Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-23
WILLIAMS Wins OUT
Bob Comes Home First in Car
rolls Modified Marathon.
DOES TEN MILES IN 1:O1.::34
Beats Johnny Bolac by 400 Yards,
With Fred Baer
Third.
DOES TEN MILES IN 1:01.::34

Robert f.. Williams Of the Washington
Athletic Association won the first an
nual scratch modified marathon held by
Carroll institute yesterday afternoon over
a ten-ri.e course. starting from the Car
roll Institute building and going to Liv-
ingsto one street. Chevy Chase, and re-
turn. the youngstcr negotiating the fu'i
ten mics i'm tho good time of one hour
one minute and thirty -four seconds. Near
~ three minutes later John u. Bolac of
Carroll Institute crossed the line poor
second Fred Baer of the Baltimore
Cross Country Club was third: L. r. NC
Kcnna of tho Idle"iide Club of Baltimore
was fourth: George w. Holland of the
Washington Athletic Association, NTH;
l.. Il. Hiteshcw. Baltimore Central \. NJ
G. A.. sixth. and then came three Carfoii
Institute men, u. NJ. IIcaly. Capt. NJ }.
Lynch and Patrick Gala CHER. Douglas
Schenner of the Monumental city. who
came in tenth, was the other runner who
finished within the required time to
draw down a medal
The work of Williams was of the best,
and his victory, which was we'll de-
served one came as quite surprise lie
is only q yOungeter and has had little
experience and his work Of yesterday
stamps him as n conner. In the recent
South Atlantic cross-country champion
ships, he finished fourth. and as Hite-
shew, who came in sixth, had hnlsned
next to Johnny Gallagher in the same
race, he was generally picked as yester-
days winner. with Johnny BOlac as
second choice. But Williams took the
lead at the start and was never headed.
At the mile mark he was leading by
about twenty yards; at the quarter dis
lance, he had increased this lead to 100
yards; at the five-mile mark. the second
man was zDO yards behind him: and he
retained this lead until the last mile.
when he spurted and finished fully 4O)
yards to the good 1t was a beautiful
race and he was cheered to the echo at
the end of it,
With but one or two exceptions. very
few changes were made In the positions
of the men after they had spread out
after the first couple of miles. Fred
Baer who finished third, did some pretty
work when he closed up big gap at the
halfway post. going from sixth to third
and holding it rather easily during the
last half Of the run.
Dick Schofleld, local boy, running
under the coiors OF the Baltimore Cross
Country Club was also looked upon as
dangerous. but he was not in good shape
and quit after sticking with the leaders
for the first five miles.
The Carroll Institute team With 81
points. pulled down the point trophy, with
the Baltimore Cross Country Club with
IT, points, second. These two organiza-
tons We're the only ones TO enter full
teams.
Several athletes who took part in the
recent Memorial Athletic Club run, under
ausuhces OF the Amateur Athletic Fed
Grafton of the District, entered the event
but were not allowed to compete. be-
cause of the fact that they We're not in
good standing with the a. A. {. on ac-
count Of competing in the Memorial Club
event.
The run was very well managed and
was more of a success than was an
ticipated. in view of the fact that many
of the best distance runners did not en-
ter because of the George ashinSton
meet in the evening.
The officials in charge We're DR.. T. Sui
Ivan. physician vino examined athletes;
Prof Maurice Joyce. manager: Charles
j. Dean. clerk of course: Messrs. Mont
somery Hawkins and Smith. judges. and
Messrs. Meaby, Dubuet and Merkiing.
timers.
The men finished in the following or