The Washington times., 1909-05-03
MEN OUT TRAINING
FOR MARATHON RUN
White and Tolbert Do Ten
Mile Jaunt at Soldiers
Home.
Y. NJ. G. A. RUNNERS
ON NEW SPEEDWAY
Entry List From Washington Bids
Fair TO Equal Baltimore's
Number.
How far did YOU run as morning7

How far did you run this morning?
The Soldiers Home grounds and
Speedway park in the vicinity of the
Washington Monument presented ami
mated scenes today and yesterday.
Runners were out in uniform at both
places for training preliminary to The
Times-News Intercity Marathon, on
June II.
Tom White, a distance man from the
BloOmingdale Athletic Club. did ten
miles in 1:O7 and Harry Tolbert, of the
same club, who has been training for
other events, turned the trick in 0:59.
White is well known in track circles
for his work in croSs-cOuntry events
under the colorS of the BloOmngdale.
Tolbert is new man at the game. He
has been conscientiously trimming this
spring and those who lave watched his
work declare he has The making OF a
distance man. He has unusual powers
of endurance and his stride IS free and
easy. His advent viii be a surprise,
for he has not been heard from before
III Washington track athletics and a
Sllod showing on his part would mark
the advent of a new distance man in the
Capital.
Trials on Speedway
Prospective competitors from the
Young Mems Christian Association are
training on the speedway. The squad
oIt today numbered ten men, but this
aggregation viii be thinned out by Di-
rector Beckett. The Y. Nj. G. A. will
mack strong bid for team honors.
tive work for this event, but that CLUB
IS expected to be Y. NJ. c. AS strong
est rival for the team trophy
The present week is expected to very
largely determine how many men
Washington viii enter in the event A
conservative estimate at the start
placed the number at fifteen, but from
present indications the men from Wash
lng-f0n no vorlfx fir-sa orb
the nuSsber promised from Baltimore
congratulations from various sources
on the project of The Times and News
continue to come in.
A. A. U Men Approve.
In no circles is the Endorsement OF
The Times-News Marathon more com
plete than among those men high in
the organization of the South Atlantic
Association, A A. L. whose president
Theodore E. Straus, made the follow
ing comment:
Il have gone on record as being .op-
posed TO the holding of indiscriminate
Marathon races, and some tiu,s ago I
was quoted as having urged a law to
prevent the running Of them prornis-
cuously, and I still stick to THAI but if
the proposed Marathon watch The
Times and the News are preparing for
is carried out according to the rules
which were named in the paper yester-
day, l can say nothing except that il
IS an excellent idea and a thing which
the athletic world about Washington
has needed for some time past. Mara
thon running is good thing, but there
are certain rules regarding certain
things, and the certain rule that must
be taken into consideration in Mara
thon running is that no person should
be allowed 10 enter the race until he
is fully examined by a capable physi-
clan.
Age Limitations Proper.
Under no condition should young
man be allowed to euter the Marathon
unless he is over eighteen years Of age.
Under that age the gene,pl run OF boys
have not the physical Stamina that is
necessary to endure suck a long test
or their lungs and bodies. The phvsi-
que OF the person should be examined
thoroughly. as well as the heart, AMI
due consideration should be given his
wind"
Leimkuhler Approves Idea.
W. Leimkuhler, a member of the
board OF managers Of tAe s. A A, in
dorsed the contest and said:
4 am highly in favor of the proposed
Marathon which The Times has inaueu-
rated, and I think that it should have
the loyal support Of every young ath-
lete in this section. It is positively the
best thing that has happened in ath-
leucs recently. and, IN my mind, there
IS no doubt that il viii be a success.
sm sure every Baltimore boy is in
tereSted IN something that will promote
the welfare of his city. and, know
ing that a Marathon will help build
up athletics in Baltimore and Wash
tngton. am sure thai a plentiful num-
Der OF entries VIII be received The
only thing that we have had in the
line Of Marathon was a roller skating
Marathon, and that DID not amount 10
much except for the roner skaters; but
this Is something that every boy above
the age limit can enter. ! understand
from what 1 have read in The Times