Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
BIG RUN TOMORROW
Washington c. c. Clubs First
Race to Be Large Affair.
START AT STAR BUILDING
Practically All of Best Men in the
South Atlantic Division Are
Entered.
START AT STAR BUILDING

The Washington Cross Country Club
will break into the game as a promoter
of amateur races tomorrow afternoon,
when forty-one men will start from the
mark at $3.50 pm. in trent of the Star
building on the first lap of the first race
ever given by the club. Arrangements
have practically been completed for the
event, and it is practically assured that
it will be big success from every stand
point. A fairly large number Of entries
have been received, the officials who will
have charge of the meet are the best,
the course to be run is an excellent
one. both from the spectators and con-
testants' point of view, and all that re-
mains to make the affair an unqualified
success is that the weather will be good.
While the list Of entries is not an es-
pecially large one. it embodies some of
the best long-distance runners in this
section. Elphinstone. the Baltimore
crack, is not entered, and the race will
not be the walkaway that have the other
events of the kind held SO far this year.
The Baltimore man has no superior at
the distance in this part Of the country,
and 1t has resulted that almost every
event which was for over ten miles
went to him practically without a ques
ton. Tomorrow the race is almost sure
to be closely contested, more closely, in
fact, than any event of the kind held
here in a long time. While there have
been one or two individual entries in the
other long distance events that were more
classy, 1T is doubtful IL the entry list
showed to any better advantage than the
one in the hands of the local club for
the run tomorrow.
After some consideration it has been
decided to change the course of the run
n q nj ho
ners travelling to the old Bladensburg
bridge, they will stop at the District
line, where they will return over the same
route. The rest of the course will be
the same as at first announced. The
start will be in front of the Star build
ing, and the first part Of it will extend
up Pennsylvania avenue to the Capitol.
where the runners will turn off into
Maryland avenue and continue along it
until they reach 18th and H streets north
east At that point they will turn off
into the old Bladensburg road, and will
run to the District line, where they will
double and return over the same route
The course as laid out should be one
of the easiest ever run by men in a
long distance event.
There is no doubt that the run will be
we'll contested, one Of the closest finishes
that has been seen here In years being
looked for. The men who are entered
comprise the best individual talent in the
section and are closely matched. There
are some names in the entries who would
make the best OF them hustle. The Bal
timore Gross Country Club has several
entered, any one of whom is able to give
Elphinstone at his best a good race, the
man who stands about the best chance to
win the event being John Kelly of the
same club. He ran second to Elphin-
stone in the South Atlantic race and
seemed just as strong when he finished.
At the end he was not more than fifty
yards being his clubmate and seemed
to be gaining. Geller, the other crack
Baltimore man. will not compete because
he. in company with Elphinstone, is
training for the mile run to be held at
Georgetown in the South Atlantic cham
pionshfps May 9. Besides these two the
club is sending over several men who
are bound to make the others hustle for
the team trophy.
The 9Th Regiment of Baltimore is send
ing over a team OF six men. and among
them McLaurin, Maggie and st. Martin
should be we'll up among the leaders. 1t
was not thought that Stecker, who won
the six-mile run given by the Baltimore
Cross Country Club the first OF the
month, would compete. but yesterday
afternoon his entry was received in COM
pany with that Of John Bolac. Both men
are stars at the distance and 1t is certain
that neither Of them will be worse than
NTH at the finish. Bolac. Seeker and
Kelly should finish in one, two. three or
der. with Kelly or Stecker first and b.
lac third.
follows:
M. Fitzpatrick, Technical High School.
H. Brapdesr TechnicalsHigh School,