The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-12
PRO RUNNERS TO
HAVE BIG INNING
Money chasers to Compete in Weekly
Meet Next Summer--W Worlds
Greatest 70 Enter.

Greatest 10 Enter.
Things look roseate for the profes-
sional foot runners, especially in the
east The fifteen mile race held IN
New York recently put the sport on
its feet, and from now on the money
ehasers VIII be kept busy. The recent
contest was only forerunner OF sew
eral other big events. The next big
race on the program Is az the same
distance as the first one, fifteen miles,
and win be held in Madison Square
Garden, New York, March "a.
This race, with a few others, win
lead up to another $4,000 Marathon
Derby to be held at the Polo grounds.
New York. IN April
The promoters OF the affair are max
ing arrangements 10 get the worlds
greatest distancers in action Sport
followers viii recall Henri St Yves
great race 10 victory in the last Polo
grounds Marathon Derby. when more
than 10000 persons sat IN the rain and
watched the contest The field then,
however. was not nearly as classy as
the field which Will break from the
barrier in the coming Derby.
In the fifteen mile event to be held
March Il all the cracks Of the country
are entered. It was proposed to make
the event a twenty miller, but Shrubb
said that would be too far for him,
and FIVE miles were cut on 70 please
the little Briton. The rest Of the Geld
win be practically the same as that
which competed Ia the recent race won
BY Fred Meadows
IN conjunction with the distance az
fair it Is possible that Lawson Rob
ertson and Nat Cartmell win meet IN
two match heats at 1870 and go yards
Robbie Is willing to race Nat at any
distance and is anxiously awaiting
Cartmelrs decision II the sprint is
put on, Robertson and cartmeli win
clash IN one heat before the long dis
lance contest and another heat after
the distance race.
Such progress has been made I'll the
organization OF the much talked II
professional athletic league that week
II meets in New York or its imme-
Giate vicinity are practically assured.
The promoters of the league have
made arrangements to secure the Polo
grounds. American League park and
Washington park in New York when
ever an athletic meet win not inter
fere with baseball game. and the
same concessions have been secured at
the Eastern league plants in Jersey
City and Newark
Throughout the east and middle west
this plan will be followed. The league
expects 10 make up circuit compris-
ing Boston, New York, Philadelphia.
Jersey City, Newark. Pittsburg. Gin
cinnatl. New Haven. Hartford. Buf-
falo and number Of the smaller Con
nectieut towns The local league base
ball parks will be used IN each city
st. Louis and Chicago Will probably
be brought into the scheme.
Nor win the meets be confined to
the late spring and summer and early
fall months When 1t becomes too
cold to hold the meets outdoors they
will be brought in under cover.
The promoters plan to 20 into the
thing on big scale Handicap races
with an occasional match event VIII be
the rule in the sprints, but in the dis
lance contests every race will be
scratch affair To make this possible
the runners viii be divided into classes
fourtwenty men. four-twenty FIVE.
four-thirty, four-thirty-fve, four-forty
and SO on In the mile, for distance AS
fast as an athlete becomes too fasf for
one class he will be moved up to the
next.
At the close Of the outdoor season
the championships viii be held. some
idea Of the purses that VIII be offered
IN these title meets will be gained
when it IS mentioned that $1,000 ii
cold cash will 60 to the winner Of the
l.o yard sprint championship.