Arizona republican., 1909-07-13
HaPPyM M'LeaR, Phoenix Indian
 Captures That Event HAD TWO MILES 10 SPARE
Over the Former Champion of the Pacific Coast the Runner of the Olympic Amateur Athletic Club of San Francisco.

Planting. dripping with precipitation yet smiling in his own Indian way. Harry Mclean, the Phoenix Redskin. tore by the Ascot grand stand yes terday afternoon two miles ahead of his closest rival mid a roaring. yelling mass of ten thousand Elks and members of the Los Angeles Athletic club. Harry Mclean is the champion Marathon runner of the Pacific coast. winning his laurels over Otto Broed- dicker, champion of the Olympic Anna teur club of San Francisco, in ? hours and minutes.
 Not only Trainer Lewis, who first discovered the wonderful possibilities of Mclean. but every one of the members of the P. A A. who was in Phoenix during the training of the Redskin, claimed for him wonderful future on the track When it was known that the Indian was running mile after mile at a clip of 6:45 all chances of Boeddicker winning, or any one else. dropped. Such ad- vance training by a Marathon runner without even a pacer. has never been known in the west and only in the
  eight laps to the mile is accessible. It will be remembered that a short time back Mclean ran 13 miles in v min utes at the fair grounds and came in without being winded.
 The entries for the long distance race were as follows: Harry Mclean, Phoenix Indian School; William Gar win. Olympic club, San Francisco; H. s. Becker. unattached, San Diego; c. Hubenette, Swedish American Athletic club; Edward Deitrich, Los Angeles Athletic club; Bert E. Hatten. unat- tached, Los Angeles; John W. Zoe rangninos. unattached, San Gabriel; Thomas Verdugo. unattached, San Ga briel; Guido CallagarO. G. B. Haggart, Frank Edringer, Lester McMurray. Harry H. Wheeler. unattached, Los Angeles.
 The athletes were registered mem bers of the Pacific Athletic Associa- tion of the Amateur Athletic Union. and are among the best amateur long distance joggers on the coast
 Harry Mclean. who is a full blood Hopi Indian. is said to be the best runner who has ever been developed in Arizona.
 Otto Broeddicker. the Olympic club entry. is considered the best amateur runner in the north. He won the last Marathon race held by the Olympic club. covering the distance in close to three hours. William Garvin, Broed- dickers running mate, also has a good record, and the northerners were expected to finish within the point winning places.
 4 handsome loving cup and a gold medal were awarded the winner of the event. and the next five men received trophies and medals The track had been put in good condition
 Ed Dietrich of the Los Angeles Ath- letic club. who won the first Los An geles- Venice race. thought he could outdistance the field over the eight een-miIe course. and had been train ing hard for the event. He is the only runner entered by the local club
 H. $. Becker of San Diego was look ed upon as a probable contender for first honors. He has engaged in run ming races for ten years, and when Tn good condition is capable of maintain ing a fast gait for from ten to twenty miles. He claims that he has covered fifteen miles in 1 hour, 34R seconds and ten miles in 57 minutes He was formerly member of the New West Side Athletic club. New York.
 The names of the officials follow; Referee. Charles B. Raitt: starter, Charles Parsons; judges, Charles Fly ion. Harry Wycoff, Dean Cromwell, pr. Everett Beach; timers, Ira B. La throp. Wallace Robb, Ralph Noble, Frank Garbutt; scorer. Chester Law renee: marshal, Capt. John B. Frank lin.
 E,ks and women companions were admitted to the grounds without charge.
 The track at Ascot Park is one mile in circumference. The Los An geles Athletic club, which is promot- ing the race and wrestling bouts, orl- ginally intended to hold a regulation Marathon event, but on account of the probability of hot weather it was decided to cut the distance down to eighteen miles.
 The following telegram, the first re- port of the Marathon race. was re ceived by Frank Hflderbran last night;
 "F A. Hilderbran. Phoenix. Aria Harry won by two miles in 2:O4.- l. T. Hosey.'
 The team that left Phoenix to enter the P. A A. meet at Los Angeles went under the high school of Phoenix, and though the expenses of transportation and training were met by the members of the P. A. A at Los Angeles, Trainer