Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-19
THIRTY RUNNERS
ENTER MARATHON
LOS ANGELES-T0-VENICE RACE
ATTRACTS
MANY AMATEUR LONG DISTANCE
WINNERS START
Local Athletic Club Annual Event for
Washington's Birthday Looks
Like a Record
Breaker

The closing of entries in the Venice
to-Los Angeles Marathon race, TO be
held Washington's birthday under the
auspices of the Los Angeles Athletic
club, shows that thirty-odd long dis
tance runners will toe the mark at
starting time in front of the Athletic
club annex at Venice. Among them
will be several of foreign reputation.
who will compete for the first time in
this country, while many others have
already made a name for themselves
along the long route in Southern Cali
fornia.
Among those OF foreign distinction
who will make their first appearance in
athletic competition in this country are
Alf Jones of England and Harry Leeeh
of Australia Jones will run under the
colors of the G. r. C. of Nottingham,
and while representing tnat organiza-
tion in long distance events in the old
country he broke the tape in two firsts
over the full Marathon distance and
won three fve-mile events in success
sion. The Australian, while looking
every inch the winner, gave his Aus
traliau record in the following curt
sentence: Il have won several long dis
tance races in Australia, but this is my
first appearance in this country"
One sturdy little fellow who will have
to be reckoned with at the finish is l..
McMurray, who will run as special
representative of the Tufts-Lyon sport
ing goods house. Although he failed
to show better than sixth in the 1S-mile
event during Elks' week at Ascot park,
his constant training since then should
place him among the foremost at the
finish Another star of the Elks' week
distance event is George B. Haggert,
unattached, who finished in second
place then. Many pick him as pos
sible winner, and it Is a certainty that
he will carry the responsibility OF nu-
merous wagers when he lines up for the
starting pistol shot.
Undoubtedly the most interesting
character entered is Grover Braden,
who is registered unattached. Braden
is a blue blooded Yankee from Boston,
where he competed in the Boston Mara
thon of 1906, finishing third, and later,
in 1909 finishing in the same position in
the Pittsburg long distance event. Ow-
ing to the extreme could during this
race, the thermometer registering only
80 above zero, the suffering of the con-
testants was almost beyond human en-
durance. Those who did finish did so
with icicles attached to their clothing
and with blood OoZlng from lHeir leS9'
california for mine," said Braden,
when relating that experience. This
is the ideal climate for the Marathon
STUNT
Italy will be we'll represented in
Guido Calligaro and B. Raphael, the
former already having figured as a
crack among the local long winded
joggers, having won the Italian labor
race of March %, and since then he
finished fifth in the Mount Wilson
climb. Raphael was the only contend
er for first honors in the italian labor
race, finishing strongly in second place.
Through this strong representation or
the local Italian element it is expected
that there will be a goodly array Of
spaghettites along the route of the race,
cheering Justify for their countryman.
Another who may be a serious con-
tender for the honors is Lew Pennock,
q, Frisco lad, who recently won a five
mile race in the northern metropolis,
running under the colors of the Olyrn-
pie club. Lew is entered in this race
as a local Y NJ. c. A. entry. An unat-
taehed contestant who also may prove
a strong finisher is Edward Mathis,
who has covered the route of this race
before, finishing third in the last Los
Angeles Venice Labor day race. AL
though some of the entrants may have
a little better record than the others
picking a winner in this race is the
hardest proposition of the year. and the
dopeSter who claims he can figure this
event is either a near relative of a.
Mutt or has been hitting the hop. All
have a good chance.