The Washington times., 1909-05-11


Ietic Instructor and trainer.
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Three more distance runners handed in
their registration blanks this morning
20 the Marathon Editor of The Wash
sngton Times for the Inter-city Mara
thon to be run on June u
These entrants swell the number who
have filed blanks filled out in acord-
ance with A. A U. requirements to
eight. Those who entered this morn
ing are Francis J. Staegere. unattached.
living at the Brunswick; W. II.
Shears, fremont A C, living at 3O6
c street northwest; and F. l. Renner.
OF Technical High School. whose ad-
dress is 1874 z street northeast.
Those who had previously turned in
signed blanks are NJ. J. Fraile, Y. NJ. c.
A.; +. A. Schirmer, Aloysius A c.; II.
i. Talbot. BlOomingdale A. c.; ]. S.
Rose. Mt Pleasant n c, and G. L
Washington. Mckinley Manual Train
ing School.
Experienced Runner.
Shears was the first man 70 appear at
The Times Office after the announce
Inent OF the run was made. he has
had experience is a distance runner at
Field College, Newfoundland. and on
English tracks as a youngster. His
record, rs published in The Times, held
out the hope that he might prove a find
among the distance men OF Washington.
For the last two weeks he has been
training daily and now looks to be
rounding out into prime condition. His
daily work has consisted of short runs
lie believes in working up gradually TO
The required distance and declares that
too great a strain at the start will do
infinite harm. Shears knows a thing or
Two about the distance game from his
exp srience in Canada and mas theories
of lis own about training.
F. l. Renner is the second man to
enter formally from Technical High
School The manual trainers expect TO
put team OF at least five men in the
fieigs but who the other members will
be has not been decided. Renner has
been seen in the Y. NJ G. a. events at
Marathon viii mark his first appear
auce in distance running lie Is train
ing rigtdly under the high school direc-
tors care.
Staegere New Man.
Staegere IS practically a new man in
Washington athletics. His only appear
anoe was with the Advent Athletic
Clubs team at the Georgetown meet
which won first place. He enters the
race unattached. Staegere is doing his
training at Mt. Pleasant with a number
Of other prospective entrants.
The Times wishes to urge prospective
entrants to attend the meeting this
evening on the tenth floor of the Nun
sey Building. when Tom" Burke viii
talk to the gathering. A number OF
local trainers and promoters win be
present 10 meet Burke. whose reputa-
ton asa trainer IS national, and The
Times takes pleasure in afTordlng ath-
rfrrf rrfr mi of nalrf lii
questions.
II should be remembered that his
services are al the disposal Of any
athletes who wish To train for the race
lie has been enga ged 10 coach Marathon
entrants IN this city and Baltimore
One-half his time viii be spent in
Washington He has not been engaged
merely to give series Of talks, though
these VIII be helpful; he is a trainer IN
the fullest sense OF the word. and IS
ready. at any time 10 take uD indi-
vfdual cases.
Burke's Valuable Articles.
His daily articles in The Times will
be Invaluable 10 runners whether they
20 In The Times race or not. and the
series should be preserved. as It will
constitute a complete compendium OF
instructions on training for a distance
race.
The general qualification that has
been expressed at The Times choice of
repeated when the roster Of officials is
announced next Sunday. DR.. Wiber W
g. Stuart. and w. c. Thacher will 20
70 Baltimore on Saturday for q confer
ence with the Baltimore committee on
the personnel of the staff OF officials
and the result Will be announced in
The Sunday evening edition Of The
Times.
While a tentative list has been drawn /
ND I'm both cities IL can not be given
out until approved by the board. It
includes, however, the most competent |
men ia the South Atlantic Association |
OF the a A. u.
Promoters Enthusiastic.
No athletic event in recent years has |
attracted so much interest among ath- /
letic promoters as the intercity Mara /
thon- They unanimously indorse The |
Times opinion that the race will /
heighten interest ia intercity COM |
petition, and be a boom for distance /
running in the South.
Rudolph Jose, an athletic official well /
known through his connection with 4
many local games I'm recent years. to- |
day set his approval on The Times /
event. He said:
Your Marathon is one Of the most /
timely and attractive athletic events 4
planned around these parts for - long /
time / am thoroughly In sympathy /
win any attempt 20 boost sports, and /