Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-31
ALL READY FOR THE
CROSS-COUNTRY RUN

Thirty-three athletes representing
eighteen different organizations will brave
the cold and snow tomorrow morning to
compete in the Y. NJ. C. AS annual New
Year days cross-country run, doing a
ten-mile spin over the frozen roads of
Potomac Park and old Virginia for cups
| and medals and banners. So far as the
number of clubs. schools and colleges
represented is concerned. tomorrow's run
will be one of the most representative
affairs of the kind ever conducted in the
South Atlantic Association. The athletes
Will come from Pennsylvania, Maryland
and the District, and the captain of the
Yale University crOss-cOuntry team will
be among the starters. One of the most
noticeable features in connection with the
race is the new local men and local rum
ners who have gotten into the long-dis-
lance game. The Rayliew, Kendall, Road
and Memorial athletic clubs and Techn-
cal High School will be represented in
cross-country competition for the first
time. and by some very promising long
distance material. Business High School.
Central and Southeast branches of the
Y. M. c. A., Strayer's Business College.
George Washington University. Potomac
Athletic Club and the National Guard
are: the other local organizations repre-
sented. Other entries will represent the
Baltimore Cross Country Club. 5th Regi-
ment of Maryland. Lyceum Athletic Club
of EddystOne. Pa, Philadelphia Athletic
Club and Bordentown, N. j.. Military In
stitute.
The race will start and finish at the
18th street entrance to the Monument
grounds After making a circuit of the
bride path, the runners will go down the
Speedway to the Inlet bridge. turning
back into Potomac Park for a short dis
lance then cross the new Highway bridge
over the river, continuing to the Airing
ton road. making sharp turn to the
right, passing the brick yards, thence on
to fIa LSrSvf TO &h, I1tI list
Church. half mile west of the IN agis-
trate's court. The church is the turning
point, and the return trip will be made
over the same route until the Highway
bridge is recrossed. when different roads
! of Potomac Park will be traversed, the
runners finally passing down the 14th
street side of the Monument grounds.
then along the 3 street side to the finish
at the 18th street entrance.
Each contestant will be required to
pass a physical examination before the
race tomorrow morning. and there will
be physicians at regular intervals along
the route. with instructions to report to
the referee at once any man who is in
bad condition. The referee car VIII
follow the men over the course, and that
official will keep particularly careful
watch over the race at all stages. The
runners will be kept in the association
that all the officials are at their posts
along the course. SO that the men may
be sent from their marks as soon as they
reach the start, and not have to stand
in the cold waiting for the officials to
get in their places. The race will be
started promptly at 1890 o'clock.
The entries are as follows:
Central branch. Washington Y NJ. c.
A.. E. C. Morse. H. 8. Shaw, Max Yude-
Levitt, b. f. Galloway, ]. G. Stecker and
j. NJ. Cults; southeast branch, Wash
ington Y. NJ. c. A, Joseph Crist: Ray
lew Athletic Club. NJ. III. King: Yale
University, W. NICK. Dunn; George
Washington University, John P. Flem-
ing; Baltimore Cross Country Club, J.
D. Bolac. John X. Kelley: Technical
High School. F. l.. Renner: Business
High School, w. H. SchoHeld, G. w.
Holland: Philadelphia Athletic Club, r.
D. Clarke: 9th Regiment of Baltimore,
H. f. Hutchinson; Kendall Athletic
Club. C. c. Mullady, H. C. Hansen: Dis
trict of Columbia National Guard. Hers
chel Reese: Strayer's Business College,
Frank Frazier; Potomac Athletic Club.
Archie Farrell; Bordentown Military In
stitute, w. F. Nash, jr.; Road Athletic
Club, Edwin Beller and Warner Curley:
Lyceum Athletic Club. Eddystone, Pa;
Memorial Athletic Club. G. A. Douden,
Richard Mansfield and j. H. Schomber,;
unattached. Washington. A. ]. Edwards.