The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-06-10

suuer the tortures Of the tempest
IL Is almost criminal" said Mr.
sullivan the way some Of these runs
are conducted. No boy under eighteen
should ever be permitted to enter
men, That boys race in Piusburg
should never have been sanctioned
physicians should be appointed by the
A. a. U, to examine all prospective
starters. The clubs that promote
these events should limit their entries
10 athletes who have been registered
at least one year; then we would not
nave the roadsides Uttered with the
unconscious forms of mere noyices.
The whole thing is overdone. II is
pity that man like James Clark.
who Is at least twenty-five years old,
and has full control Of his senses
should be foolhardy enough to run
two Marathons within ten days, as
he did recently. 1t is the older ones
that set the bad examples.
1T is all right for professionals to
do this he continued, for they are
making a business Of it and have
plenty OF time to rest and recuperate.
agree with the statement of Mike
Murphy, In Sundays Herald. that
young boys and older men have no
business running long races unless
they are specially fitted by long train
Ing, and are so situated in a business
way that they are able to accommo-
date themselves to the tremendous
strain. The clubs that promote the
events should try to pick out only
men who have had the experience and
are well seasoned"
There is altogether too much COM
petition now among schoolboys, and
what they need is organized play. Let
the youngsters go out to the suburbs
in the fall and have hare and hounds
runs just for the pleasure Of it, and
as they develop they can go to. cross
country work. There are any num-
Der of cross country runs in outlying
sections every week, and the clubs
could get a line of Marathon starters
by watching these. II a contestant
falls to show the necessary strength
to complete one of these six or seven
mile courses he should be promptly
rejected for a Marathon. Incidentally
the weight question is the ruination
of many boys. Recently heard Of a
thirteen.year-old youngster who was
taking Turkish baths in order 20
train down a few pounds in order TO
be eligible for a schoolboy race Of a
certain class. A regulation should be
made on the basis Of height or age.
1T is not the duty of the A A. u"
said Mr.. Sullivan, Ito curtain the num-
Der of Marathons, for believe the
more we have the better will our dis
lance runners become, but quantity
must be sacrificed for quality"
f. Jascosy, of the Trinity Club,
who has shown unmistakable signs OF
good running ability in many five and
six mile cross country runs early in
the season entered the Brooklyn-Sea
Gate Marathon race on Lincolns
Birthday, with the avowed intention
of finishing the run at any cost. Jas
cosy accomplished his purpose, being
the eighth runner to complete the dis
lance, although several Of his friends
who accompanied him on bicycles
aver that he was ready to drop from
exhaustion at any moment after the
fifteenth mile.
After one weeks rest Jascosy was
entered by his club in the senior
cross country championships over q
six mile course in the Bronx. To the
surprise of many of his friends, who
had been led to expect a cred1ta9le
performance on his part, Jascosy
seemed to have lost much of his form
or vitality and trailed the pack.
He was finally forced TO quit the
struggle after three and a hah miles
If labored running on his part, dur
ng which time he was beaten nearly
i mile by half a dozen athletes whom
le had little difficulty in outdlstancing
,arly in the season.
In England the problem OF running
,oys health by this excess OF running
,as become a serious one also. ], Her
,ert Farmer, who was captain from
$50 TO 1891 of the Old Harrowans
md Middlesex County football team,
made inquiry recently of some Of the
highest medical authorities in Great
3rltain as to the opinions they held
8 On riding distance races for boys. The
newer he received was unanimous
,rotest against the practice. The fol
owing eminent authorities spoke
eainst the evil: Sir Lauder Breun-
on. Sir Thomas Barlow DR.. James +.
,oodhart. DR.. w. Hale White and Sir