The Washington times., 1912-04-19
Capital Athletes Prepare for
Big Race With Cross
. Country Runners.
BALTIMORE RUNNERS
OUTNUMBER LOCALS
Forty-four Monumental City Hill
and Dale Stars to
Compete.

The entry list for the twenty-mile
intercity Marathon to be held under the
Joint auspices Of The Washington Times
and the Baltimore News, from Laurel,
Md, to the Munsey Building, in Balti-
more, on May II, has gone up in leaps
and bounds in the last few days. Ath-
ietes from Baltimore have been send
the result that the grand total is now
eighty-two, but two less than the num-
Der entered in the classic last year.
1t was at first thought that the
mara thoners would be reticent about
entering the race, as weather condi-
tions and the fact that the spring has
allowed but little chance for road work
would keep the list down. Last year
great race. This year, however, the
District athletes have become enthused
to the point of going out after avail
able athletes to get membership in the
two big cross country clubs here, in
order to enter them in The Times News
race.
Has Large Entry.
Washington representatives in the
race are for the most part from the
Memorial Athletic Club, although the
! Washington Cross Country Club has a
goodly number. Both clubs have been
taking more or less long and short runs
IN preparation for the race on May II.
Every member of the twenty eight en-
tered from the Memorial A. C.. is ex-
pected to get into the run to be held
next Sunday morning when the team
goes on it's run to Alexandria. Several
of the stars showed up we'll in the
workout held on Tuesday night, when
veleven members of the club went into
Vne country for nine miles.
Members Of the Memorial A. G. say
they will be in condition to take the
eighteen-mile run to Alexandria on
Sunday and affirm that they have nc
fear of the poor condition of the roads
They are likely to meet unfavorable
conditions on the day of the race II
the weather is not good and they al
say that the experience will be of the
best. The bunch will be led by Camp
Bready Registers.
The thirty-fourth athlete to register
his name was Frank P. Bready, Of the
Fifth Regiment Athletic Association
while shortly afterward Frank Hale o
the West Pleasure Club was booked
Milton Mauck. OF the Harlem Athletic
Club, G; w. Bosson, OF the Immaculate
cposs eonnry cSB F. 'G5sph DsHd
unattached; Walter E. Leutbacher
Cross Country Club; Laurence A. Fen
nelly, unattached: John NJ Bach, un
coaGty cS 3GsePn Phd 3 eon S%f p fhpp GFoS
the Baltimore Running Cluo are those
registered to date, and the Baltimore
total is now forty-four, while Wash
ington is pressing hard the locals, hav'
ing thirty EIGHT to Its credit
OF the entries the names of Stool
and Smith stand out, for they have beer
through the race before, and this ex
perience will no doubt stand them II
good stead. Clifton Phipps of the Bal
timore Running Club is another tina
will likely be heard from.
This is mighty interesting to the pro
moters, for it indicates that all previ
Gus records are likely to fall wher'
entry lists are concerned. The great
est number that ever entered wa
in the first race, when 129 sent in thet
blanks, This year there is every indi
cation that this set of figures will b.
reached, for the race has been an
nounced but a comparatively few days
The athletes are acting wisely by for
warding their names early. as it give
them something definite to work for.