The Washington times., 1912-05-05
One Hundred and Sixty-two
Athletes Enter Dis
ance Run.
TIMES-NEWS EVENT
LOOKS PROMISING
Time of Two Hours Eleven Min
utes and Eleven Seconds
May Be Bettered.

All records for the annual Times
News marathon race which will be
run on Saturday from Laurel, Md, to
the Baltimore News Building, in Bal
timore, went by the boards when
the entries closed at midnight last
night. One hundred and sixty-two
cross-country mon signified their in
tentions of competing in what will
prove the greatest distance race ever
run in this section of the country.
: The list of 1913 set in 1909 is eclipsed
: by "a, almost one-fifth more than the
banner year. Athletes in Baltimore
are now in the pink of perfection and
the men who turn their faces toward
Baltimore and wait for the starters
gun at 10 o'clock next Saturday morn
Ing are confident of setting a new
mark In the classic event.
Indications point in every way to-
ward exceptionally fast men entered
and 1t would surprise no one II the
mark of hours, IL minutes, and ii
seconds would be broken by several
minutes. 1t is known from a number
or tast workouts that several runners
nave done well enough to come close
10 the record for the event and that
II pushed hard could have done even
better Times reported for ten and
ana washington and Baltimore men
are looking forward to Saturday with
mark.
Elphinstone Enters.
Ihat famous Marathoner and cham
pion of last years race, Henry G..
Elphinstone, sent in his entry last night
and Will again compete under the colors
OF the Baltimore Cross Country Club,
Elphinstone Is regarded as one of the
pest runners ever developed in this sec
non Or the country and is the oply man
reared by the Washington runners He
was entered in the 1910 Times-News
Marathon race, but collapsed before the
finish. Nothing daunted, he stuck at
the game, and was the winner of sew
eral shorter events. Last year he tri-
.unphed over the cream Of the Mara
tnoners of Washington and Baltimore
and annexed the championship and dia-
mond studded gold medal emblematic of
the championship.
John OCallaghan, who finished up
among the leaders in last years race,
entered with Elphinstone, and will COM
pete for the Baltimore Cross Country
Club. The fact that these stars are to
run for the famous Baltimore organi-
Zation puts a different complexion to
the advance dope on the probable win
ner OF the team trophy.
News Gets Eleven.
Eleven runners sent in blanks to the
Baltimore News last night, and five
Washington men came across with ell
tries to be added to the Washington
contingent. The entries received are as
follows:
1F-H c. Elphinstone, c. c. c.
1S-Harry Karger. Univ of Md
149-J. F. Folan, c. C. C.
H0-R- L. Pryor, Idlewilde Club.
151-B. Finnegan, st. Johns A. A.
l62-William Colleran, st. Johns A. A.
lS3-Leo Clancy, st. Johns A. A.
l54-John O'Callaghan. c. C. c.
155-Milton Erdman, unattached.
16-Albert Forrest, unattached.
157-J. A. Murphy, unattached.
15S-J. j. Bourke, unattached.
ism. K. Holdings, Rosedale A. c.
1SO-J. D. Mahny, Memorial A. c.
161-Albert Lawson, Memorial A. c.
162-P. ]. Hunt, unattached.
All details of the race will be pub
1ished during the week. There will be
an official physical examination of all
Washington and Baltimore athletes
competing in the race, which will be
held the latter part of the week. The
time and place will be announced later
in The Times. The other details incl
dental to transportation to Laurel on
Saturday morning and the arrange
ments for attendants and baggage will
be announced later.
A full list of the officials for the race
which have been selected from Balti-
more and Washington and the men
who have been decided upon to check
the runners at the different stations
along the route are to be listed and
ct.