The Washington times., 1910-04-05
WASHINGTON CLUBS
ENTER MARATHON
Nine More Capital Athletes
Start to Train for
Race.
SOUTHEAST'Y. M. c. A.
is NOW IN LINE
Team Begins Work and Is Conf
dent of Making Good
Showing.

Any doubt as 70 Washington being
represented in proper number in the
Times-News Intercity Marathon race
on May z. was removed this morning
when eight entries brought the total
number Of athletes who will compete
for the attractive trophies cup TO twent-
ty-one.
The announcement that Prof. c. z.
Beckett, Of the Central Y NJ c. A. had
called a meeting Of the crOss-cOuntry
team for tomorrow evening. aroused the
Southeast branch 70 such an extent
that Capt Harry F1ddeoOp late yes
terday made a request for half a dozen
blanks, which ne will have filled BY
representatives. OF the Fifth and Vir-
Ginia avenue branch.
Captain Fiddesop. wearing medals
won in the Herald and Hiberruan Mara
thons last year. will have with him
Joe Crist, who finished third IN the If
teen-mile race which ended at 1he Ben
ming race track last summsar, and
Charles Jones. and Archie Murray.
Start to Train.
The Southern branch association men
started training yesterday. and believe
that as soon as they get their fun team
organized they will be in. d position TO
make a strong hid for hOnors With the
best distance men Of this city and Bal
timore.
Richard Mansfield. another south
eastern athlete. is anxious To- match his
speed in the big event on May Z. and
VIII start work without further delay.
He has had considerable experience in
long distance races. and is looked upOn
as likely contender.
Following marked success Throughout
the indoor season which has just closed.
the Kendall Athletic Club met last
night and decided TO have its full
strength in the Intercity Marathon.
c c. MUllady II. Q. Hansen and J
Mccormick are the Kendallites Who have
already started a regular course Of
training which consists Of long runs each
afternoon in the vicinity OF GalLaudet
College, where the roads are considered
as good as any In this vicinity. Three
more members of the club are consider
ing taking Up marathoning. and It IS
probable that when the official entries
close there will be half a dozen repre-
sentatives Of the Kendall Athletic Club
on the list
Other Clubs Active.
The Tremonts, Vigilants. Mercury, and
Gurley clubs, are three other Washing
ton organizations that are considering
men, and plans will probably be COM
pleted for all Of these clubs before the
end Of the present week.
Encourag ging replies are being re-
ceived al headqua rters OF the Central
y. NJ c. A from the order SEM out by
Prof. Beckett to all candidates for the
cross-country team 70 attend an i'm
portant meeting tomorrow evening at
O'Clock.
Prof. Beckett is determined on one
point. and that IS that the y. NJ. Q. A.
shall lead all other organizations in the
number Of entries. This morning he had
received assurances that justified the
prediction that the association will
have at least a dozen athletes on the
mark when the gun is fired MAY T.
First Official Work.
Some of the men are already taking
runs each day, but official training
will not start until Thursday evening,
when the whole team will report for
work on the Speedway.
Thirty-twO days remain in which 70
train, and, according to the leading ath-
letic trainers dope" that is plenty Of
time 10 round an athlete into shape for
the long race. OF course, II VIII require
diligent training. Il IS not necessary TO
run long distances every day, for II IS
essential. to obtain best results, that
some light work be sandwiched IN be-
tween the longer training spins
Long distance racing has never hurt
any one when trained for properl- It
was noted in last years race that Of
the seventy-three fnishers, not one
showed any symptoms Of heart strain.
A competent staff Of medical men made
the examinations, and when they passed
on an entrant he vas undoubtedly physi-
cally At.