Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-01
HE DEFEATS M. GRIFFITH
Johns Hopkins Crack Runner I'm
able to Make Up Handicap.
FRAILE, Y. M. C. A., IS THIRD
Victor Is Eighteen Years Old and
Has Never Contested for Long
Distance-Success a Surprise.

Washington University won the ten-mile
annual handicap cross-country run, con-
Quoted by the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation. this morning in which many
Washington and out-of-town organiza-
tons were represented
With a handicap of minutes and ~
seconds Fleming Won easily from NJ.
Griffith of Johns Hopkins University.
scratch, who finished second. NJ. J. Fraile,
Y. NJ. G A.. carrying a handicap of min
utes and 20 seconds, finished third
Flemng's actual time for the distance
was | hour ! minute and 50 seconds.
Griffith's actual time was % minutes 81
seconds F'raie finished in 81 minutes 40
seconds.
The winner is eighteen Years old and
weighs los pounds. Today was the first
time he attempted a long-distance
contest. Heretofore he has run the quar-
ter. bit never with any degree of success
His victory this morning came as a sur
prise Ia all but few Of his friends who
knew how well he had been training for
today event.
Former Y NJ c. A. Boy.
Until II few months ago Fleming was a
member of the boys department of the
Y. NJ. c. A. where he received all the
training he had ever had. In September
he entered George Washington University
as a freshman in the academic depart
nnent.
Tn training for today's race Fleming
did all his work on the Chevy Chase road
at night. He began jogging six miles
gradually increasing the distance until
he was doing ten miles. Then he worked
Un his speed
Those hills on the Chevy Chase road
give fellow pretty good training said
Fleming after the race. When you get
accustomed TO climbing up and down
them you are At to run over almost any
sort of country"
For about six miles out Fleming kept
within striking distance Of the first flight
of runners When the turn at the red
church had been made he let out few
links and overlook the leaders. At about
three miles and half from the finish he
took the lead and kept it.
Crossing the bridge on the way home
he had a long lead. From there until the
finish he loafed along. finishing in good
condition.
Griffith Ran Good Race.
Griffith. one of the Johns Hopkins
scratch men. ran a smashing race. He
ran the first mile in minutes 16 sec
onds, gaining ! minute 45 seconds on
the leader Throughout the whole course
he ran a well judged and powerful race.
When he found he had negotiated the
distance in 81 minutes 33 seconds Grif-
fifth did not believe the course was a full
ten miles. He thought it hardly possible
that he could have made that time under
the conditions. the going was bad.
L. G. Connor of the Washington Grove
Athletic Association Fraile of the Y. NJ.
c. A. and Boyer of Johns Hopkins ran
good races, but could not overcome big
handcaps against them.
Owing to some miN-Up in the arrange
ments 1t was after II o'clock before the
start was made although 1870 O'Clock was
the hour set.
a crowd OF at least a thousand friends
of the runners. We're hand to send
them off. Overhead the conditions were
ideal the air being crisp and fresh. with
out being raw. Under foot. though. they
were bad. The ground was hard frozen,
but where the sun struck it had begun
! TO thaw out on top. which made the going
slippery without being yielding.
Thirty-Four Face Starter. :
OF thirty eight men scheduled to start.
only four failed to face the starter. Near
ly all who did start finished. There were
no serious accidents and the whole affair
was a pronounced success.
When the team points were figured up
it was found that the local Young Mems
Christian Association had won.
The start was from the north side of the
Monument Grounds. at 10Th and streets.
thence south along the Speedway to the
Southern railway tracks. over the Poto-
mac Park roads to the Highway bridge.
across the bridge to the junction of the
Fort Myer and Alexandria roads, north
west on the Fort Myer road to the red
stucco church near the magistrates court
house.
Turning at the church. the men ran back
on the same road until they crossed the
Highway bridge, when the course through
Potomac
Speedway. they turned east and finished
on the bride path at the point where they
had started.
Starters in Race.
Those who started in the race were:
X. W. Woodward. ]. n. Cults, E. P. En-
zor. d. Z. Winchester. NJ. ]. Fraile, w. c.
Greenley. w. Y. NJ. c. A. William Yea
kel, G. Y. ". c. A. Frank Frazier s. B.
G.; T. B. White, B. A. c.: l.. G. Connor
W. G. \. A; W. Mex: Dunn, unattached:
J. V. Cannen. F: A; korge, C.; c. G; B.;
G. l.: c. w Decker r. A. Weeks, w. H s.:
J. *. Kelley. McC. A. c.: S. l. Smoot W.
Y. NJ. c. A; w F. Gains. B. II. s; c.
Dement,. b. II. s.; James Fegan. B. II. s.:
J. E. Hill. jr., B. H. s.: P. WinIock. unat.;
Walter Heald. W. Y. NJ. c. A; r. Wolfe
J. II. t.: A b Reside. j. Fl. T.; Frank
Breyer, J. II. L: NJ. Griffith. J. II. l.;
Harold Russell, j. IL. L.: James Stockett
j. II. L.. j. H. HdTr1eleS W. " NJ. 4. n.
j. ID. Bolac. unat.; W. f. Blair. T. A. c.
The officials were: Referee. Dr.. d. E.
Wiber: clerk of the course. A. NJ. Chesley:
assistant clerk of the course. a. A. Nc
Laughliu; judges at the finish, G. l..
Harding Theodore f. Strauss. DR. w. f.
Phillips J. j. Rettalata, William Knowles
Cooper; timers. Emory P. Wilson. w. c.
Thacher, c. E. Edwards. W. Fl. Jose;
scorer. Chase Taylor: starter. w. G. Stu
art: judges on the course. DIR. J. III. Me-
Connell. G. Harris White, DR.. j. kaveney, !
Fl. W. Long, DR.. Frederick Yates. LeRoy
Cough, NJ. A. Joyce. Eugene Cough,
Charles Goeciler. George Reyes. DR.. w
b. Hudson, E. w. Hubbard ". l.. Jones,
John Croghan Q. W. Stratton, Robert
Duncan. Charles Lockwood, r. C. Fowler
and G. G. Hammer; manager, c. E. Beck
ett.