The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-28
A. A. j. WARNS
LOCAL RUNNERS
Men Who Participate In Me-
mortal Run Will Be
Suspended.
CARROLLS ARE In LINE
Will Hold a Ten-mile Modified Mara
thon February on q.
Other Gossip.
By c. w. SWAN.

John T. Meany. chairman of the regis
tration committee of the South Atlantic
Association of the A. A. u, stated last
night that all men registered in the
A. a. U who take part in the proposed
ten-miIe run to be held by the Memorial
Athletic Club will be suspended by the
governing body for a period of not less
than six months and not more than a
year.
The Memorial Club has, through Coach
Foley stated several times that the run
would be held. no matter what action
the a. A. L. takes in the case. Chair
man Meany is hot after the men who
are reported as having entered the run,
and stated last night that the South
Atlantic Association will not overlook
a single matter in connection with this
case.
4 do not want any of the local run
ners to go into this thing blind. Any
man who runs in this race who is regis
tered in the A. A. L. will be suspended
for at least six months" said Mr.. Meany
last night THE Carroll Institute track
management will hold a ten-mile Mara
thon on George WaShington's birthday,
and this will be a race which will be
held under the A. a. L. rules. as it has
been sanctioned. If the local runners
desire to get busy, let them enter this
event, which will not get them into
trouble with the A. a L." continued
the A. a u. official.
1t is plain to be seen from the fore
going that those who run in the me-
mortal event viii find themselves in
trouble, as Chairman Meany will not
overlook a chance to take shot at an
organization which is bucking the A.
~ U.
The ten-mile modified Marathon. which
will be held by the Carroll Institute on
George Washington's Birthday, is open to
all registered athletes in the A. A u,
and Prof. Joyce, of the institute. stated
last night that everything would be done
TO make this event a huge success.
Ten prizes, including three gold and
three silver medals will be handed out.
ard it is planned to give the team or
club scoring the most points large
trophy of some kind
This is the first event of it, kind to
lie fathered by Carroll Institute in some
six or eight years. and from present in
dications it is sure TO go big. 1t is I'M
derstood that some of the best distance
men of Richmond and Baltimore will en-
ter, while the institute will have team
of ten men in the race. Entry blanks
will be out in a few days and can be had
at any of the local sporting goods stores.
The basketball games scheduled for the
Catholic University quint for this week,
have been Cancelled, and the BroOkland-
ers are without a game, although efforts
are being made to schedule contest
for Saturday night. The North Carolina
A. and NJ. game for Wednesday was can
celed owing to the fact that the Farmers
found it impossible to arrange the re-
Inainder of their trip on time.
The Broklanders are going at fast
clip at present and TO remain inactive
a week may throw the Red and Black
quint a little off its stride, but should
a game be arranged for Saturday, the
boys will hustle hard all week.
Jim Thorpe will be declared a profess
sional to-day This was learned from
Philadelphia late last night. There are
two men in this city who played in the
Carolina Association when Thorpe was
a member of the Rocky Mount team, one
q. manager of another club. This party
stated several months ago that Thorpe
was a professional. but as the wonderful
Carlisle star played baseball long time
ago. nothing was said about it.
There is no getting away from the fact
that Thorpe played professional baseball,
but it seems a pity that so great an
athlete should be barred from further
competition after making one Of the most
wonderful records in history. Thorpe is
a wonder, and the United States will lose
one of the greatest athletes of all times
81 the report is true that the a. a. L.
has declared him a professional.