The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-18

The twenty-five long distance run
ners OF 1his city, who have already en-
tered The TiTncs-SeWs IuteTcity Mara
thon race on May :, are enthusiastic
over the announcement made yesterday
afternoon OF the arrange TI7eIlJS thar nave
been completed for the comfort and con
veuieuce Of those who compete In the
biz run.
arranged for each man VINO crosses the
finish lire in Baltimore and LhaC d spe-
ciaI car has been engaged for the &C
Com-uOLatlCl OF the athletes and LlelT
attendants has served 20 make the race
even more attractive 10 those who in
tend 10 nv FOR the most va liable prizes
ever offered fer athletic competition II
this section
Rain Helps Athletes
The heavy rain OF yesterday has acted
more as a benefit than as a drawback
70 those who are training on the roads
about this city one Of the complaints
that the athletes had up TO Saturday was
that clouds OF dust often interfered win
LneIr work but tHs dOwnp0ur settled
this, so this evening the men VIII be
able 20 do their best work
Another beneficial result OF the rain
VII be that the contestants viii be Of
TOrded an opportunity 10 become aCCuS-
TONED 70 heavy going 50 II May Z
duly handicapped
The suspension OF Capt. John g.
Stecker. of the Y NJ Q. A team. for
competing unattached in q recent race
in Baltimore, came IS a big surprise
Prof Beckett of tEe registration com
mIrree took this action yesterday but
StecEe- out OF the lnrerCity Marathon
as the violation was purely technical
and In no manner affected the amateur
status OF the man
Stecker Is Victor.
Running unattached, Stecker won the
second annual cross-Countly run a.
Baltimore by beating a field OF sixty
six starters He Is generally considered
the best I0ng-distance runner IN Wash
tGBton.
Mt St Joseph IS the first college to
enter representatives. and a great
amount OF enthusiasm IS beng mani
Tested a. the Institution The lads en-
tered are being strongly backed
Il IS only lately that the CoIIeEfaus
9aNe taken up long-distance running,
IrsI appearing with a team entry In
the second annual five-mile crOss-coun-
Try race OF the Baltimore Cross-Couutrv
Club held recently. Smith and IrnmIer,
upon whom the college pins IT'S faith.
first sprang into the local athletic lime
light with splendid performance in the
CrO5s-COuutry Clubs race, and since
That time have been IN training carefully
Tor the big race
Germans N Race
That the Marathon fever spreads rap
IDLY and to al sorts Of athletes Is fndi-
Gated BY ne fact that the SokeI Jedhota
Blesk, a Baltimore gvmGastic society,
win have representatives.
Frank kadan- who brought IN the en-
tries OF his comrades. IS an experienced
athlete, and although he has never ap-
peared IN an open race, he has won
medals IN closed gymnastic meets
John Carmak has never dOnned the
abbreviated trousers used by the run
Ders and VII make his debut on Nav :
CarTak, however. Is q WeII-knOWn
Gyrnnast or ability and competed sue
cessfu1Iy in the Chicago national fest
last season BIS teammHre Victor
PrObEt- was q partner with him when
they Won hOnOTs at the greet meet
ProDst has never raced. but thinks he
has the requisite endurance to carry him
through