The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-14
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OFFICIALS ARE
ALL APPOINTED
Prominent Sportsmen Consent
to Act at Marathon Race
on Sunday.

The officials who will act at the
league park for the Marathon race next
sunday have all been selected and have
consented TO act. Senators Moore and
Chillingworth and Walter Drake will
be judges, Charles Bartlett will be
clerk of the course, while w. II. Smith,
Al Thurlow, and III. M. Ayres will act
as timers. The scoring viii be in charge
of George V. Jakins, who understands
this kind of work thoroughly and has
had experience in all lines of sport.
1t was Mr.. Jakins who brought the
Mooheaus over from Hawaii to play
baseball here, and he is well and favor
ABLY known in connection with all
forms of clean sport. He will have
corps of assistants to work the numbers
on the scoreboard and the position OF
each runner will be correctly shown all
through the race.
The management states very positive
" that nobody, no matter who he may
be. will be admitted without ticket
or pass, with the exception of police
men in uniform Everybody who en-
tiers the grounds must be provided with
the necessary piece of pasteboard, ana
there will be no walking IN on your
face
Meanwhile the management is hav-
ing its work cut out looking after the
many minor details. Special arrange
ments are being made for the comfort
of contestants. Mr.. Scully expects to
have cot for every contestant and
ample space in the dressing rooms for
the trainers to be able to get at their
men before and after the race to rub
and groom them.
There will be no free gallery on the
fence next Sunday, SO anybody who is
figuring ON taking in free show had
better preempt comfortable place II
one of the high trees or on a telegraph
pole early in the day. The usual fringe
of spectators that makes sierra of the
outfeld fence will not be there and, il
any daring head hobs above the fence
it will receive a peremptory warning
from police stationed there. If the
warning is not obeyed, something i:
liable to happen.
The Denver Post, one of the mos
powerful and progressive newspaper
in the United States, is promoting {
Marathon race from Litt1eton, towI
outside Denver, to the Post building
This is in charge of noted athletic
instructor, Will c. Bryan. In lone
and carefully penned article on train
/ ing for the race, Mr.. Bryan has the fol
lowing to say:
"But the principal thing in all long
races is pace and being able to contre
ones self. Runners in training fol
The Post Marathon should beware Of
hot water-only once week should he
have hot bath, and let that be on Sun
day, when he can rest after it. The less
bathing a runner INDUCES in is better
,, for him; cold salt shower after his
work the last four or five days before
the race will tighten up his muscle:
and make them strong.
CAN runner needs after his prae
tice is to be in warm room, have q
good rundown with dry, coarse towels
and thorough rub with witch hazel il
which is a little bit of wintergreen
this will correct any strain of nerve
and tissue, and is all he needs.
"He should look well after his feet
for when they go back on him he viii
have to quit. A bath of solution OF
warm water in which is a spoonful OF
fannie acid. twice week, will harder
the feet and prevent them getting
sore.''