The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-13

call for every long distance runner
IN the District National Guard to begin
training at once for The TimeS-News
1ntercity Marathon race on Nay =. has
Just been issued 10 all companies
through Capt E G. Edwards.
The announcement that the Y NJ g.
A IS anxious TO have the largest. repre-
EeutsJion in the big event and is hopeful
% having a team Of twelve entered was
largely responsible for the increased in
terest IN the National Guard While 81
IS. Of course. impossible 10 tell nearly
2 month before entries close Just how
many men VIII ne i'm shape TO start. the
present Indications around the Center
Market armory are that al least ten
men VIII toe the scratch at Laurel on
0sy .
Horn In Charge.
Prof Joe Horn is in charge Of the
miliJisTen-s team and is thorOuChf5
enthusiastic over the work Of the men
The squad that IS reporting each even
ing is the largest that has ever taken
u IouE-distance running in the guard.
Bnd the good spirits existing among the
athletes is taken as an indication that
practically every man VIII be in the
rsce-
Each day the men have been gong
. over practically the same course Lcav-
IuE Jhe srmory they so through the
mall until the Speedway Is reached
Through the Speedway the men have
their best opportunity 10 develop speed
auc by completing their evenings work
e. the gymnasium they have the bene-
on of tho shower baths
The y N o.. A squad. under Captain
Ftecker. Prof Beckett, and Coach
Stuart Is working out over pTdcLiraiiE
the same rrounI as are the EuardsInel,
q rn Of
District are content TO do their WORK
arcsnd the Soldiers Home
Diamond-Studded Medal.
: dfamond-studded gold medal viii
rr awarded the victor in the biz race
Tn addition TO the first prize, the next
five mon who cross the chalk line 1-il
receive handsome gold medals The
nest FIVE who then follow TO The finish
viii he rewarded with sterling silver
medals while all those who check in
within an hour after the winner viii
receive the bronze medals a. their
prize.
The team trophy has not been de
r.ded uuon. but u iS thought a statue Of
bronze OF q great silver loving cup viii
-t~ offered go .be first four men Of amy
team crossing the lI1e Er>t- cam
points count N the order or the nDfSl-
-o- instance II "a .--ui, has men to finish
fr-t- fliTd- Nth and seventh their
Score for the team would he total OF
these numbers or sixteen points
Last year the Y n g. A defeated
the Balrimc-r cross Country Club Tor
The bronze statue trophy. and, judging
from the entry lists several new teams
viii be- in the field. making the fight
Tor that honor q good one
Course Satisfactory
The course through Baltimore, which
was announced yesterday, has been
pronounced the best ina; could have
been selected, and the race officials
have ueen highly commended by Mara
tH0neTs, who thiDk &c an ideal one.
Thirty-siN entrants for the great
Times-NeNs Marathon Is far from bad,
when It IS considered that only a little
r1-re than "A week has elapsed since the
announcement was made public
The entries have come in steadily
Tr0m every quarter. indicating than
both cities viii have an interest In the
great race The tax OF the CLUB ath-
leies Is Upou but one subject, and that
e. Marathon
II r Hutchinson. Who was The Sec
end enrranr in the race went over part
- the pike. which is % he the scene
nf the great race, last night. and was
highly pleased with the condition under
foot