The Washington times., 1909-06-06
List Exceeds Brightest Pre-
dictionS Made in Early
Stages.
BOOKS WILL CLOSE
ON TUESDAY NIGHT
When Possible Men Should Bring
Blanks in Person to Mara
thon Editor.

Washington has an even forty runners
entered in the InteTeity Marathon for
June L.
The men who turned in blanks this
morning are John A Mahoney, Potomac
a. c.; Russell Q. Kluge, Joseph H
Ketner, Riverdale A. c.; Archie Farrell
Potomac A. c.; Wilton Hale. Potomac
A c.; Charles Jones, Potomac A. c.
Thomas F. Toone. Georgetown A. c;
Wilbur A. Johnson. Archie NJ Murray,
WaIlach School. and Ralph Urner.
From this list It viii be seen that the
Potomac Athletic Club, heretofore a
dark horse In the race, hopes to make
a strong bid for the team trophy. This
club has among its number several we'll
known distance runners All of the
men who viii run on June y have been
training for at least a month, and the
clubs officers are confident that their
organization will take this chance of in
dicating their supremacy in the distance
game. IN numbers they run close sec
ond with the Y NJ c. As entries, and
number about the same as Technical
High Schools team.
The Intercity Marathon has grown
beyond the brightest hopes of its pro-
moters. Fifty entries from both cities
was the mark set in early predictions.
The entries from Washington alone will
reach this mark while Baltimore's list
already exceeds that number.
Should Rush Blanks.
The Times is anxious that everyone
who wants to compete should have a
chance 20 enter, and prospective en-
trants are again urged TO turn in their
blanks at once. Il is a little late to mail
them and to insure their safe delivery
they should be brought to the Marathon
editor in person or left at The Times
once. The entries positively close on
midnight Tuesday and a. A u rules
prohibit the receiving Of any blanks
after the time announced for closing the
books.
Owing to the unusual interest dis
r,layed in the inter-city event The Times
Is anticipating some trouble from con-
eestion of automobiles that may at
tempt TO follow the runners along the
course. Friends Of the contestants viii
do them the greatest possible service ny
cooperating with The Times on that
day 10 keep the course clear.
The very best place to watch the prog
,-oss Of the race from start to finish VIII
he In front of the Munsey building
scoreboaras that VIII tell the order IN
which contestants pass each fiVe-mile
uoin+ win be installed in front of the
btJjIdfne and a megaphone man viii be
on hand 10 supplement this with a run
ming account OF the race.
10 Watch Race.
The arrangements for providing the
STORY Of the run 10 the waiting crowds
bin be one OF the most elaborate ever
devised in a track event. IT would only
We possible where the cooperation OF a
newspaper is feasible. This viii be
printed in letters large enough to be
seen plainly across Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. Four scoreboards viii be provided,
one for each I'VE miles of the race In
parallel columns will be printed numbers
of the athletes and the consecutive
order OF their passing each point From
this spectators can see just who IS pull
ing up and who is falling behind The
finish viii be in front of the Munsey
building and the numbers and names OF
the athletes win be called as each
crosses the line,
Theodore E. straus, president Of the