The Washington times., 1913-03-16
T|MES-NEWS RUN
HELD NEXT MONTH
.Twenty-MiIe Race, From Laurel
to Washington, Announced
for April II.
ATHLETES SHOW INTEREST
Distance Classic Has Been
Held by Newspapers Since
Nineteen-Nine.

The fifth annual intercity marathon
to be held under the joint auspices Of
The Washington Times and the Balti-
more News. over a route of twenty
miles, from Laurel, Md, to the Mum
sey building, in this city, will take place
Saturday, April u.
The race will be held under the rules
and regulations of the South Atlantic
Association of the Amateur Athletic
Union, which has given its sanction
for the event.
For several weeks past distance run
ners In Washington and Baltimore have
been asking when the annual race
would be held and a petition signed by
Baltimore and Washington runners has
been received, asking to have the race
held at an earlier date than usual.
With this in view the event is now
scheduled for a month earlier than has
been the custom and interSt manifested
at this early date tends to show that
the 1918 classic will break all records
for entries. Both Washington and Bal
tfmcre men have made great strides
IN the marathon game during the past
year and the healthy support given the
game by the annual run each year has
done much toward bringing the runners
to such high state Of perfection.
Record Il Bettered.
Each year, since 1903. the first Times
News Marathon beink held then, has
seen the record broken for the number
OF entries and there is little doubt but
that this year a record-breaking entry
list will come in. -
The Times-News Marathon race has
come to be looked upon as the South 8
premier distance event. interest in
creasing yearly with additional en-
tries and more spirited competition.
Rival clubs in Baltimore and WASH
tngton have been holding short runs
practically all winter and the majority
q the runners are in the pink of con-
dition.
Last year the race finished In BaitI-
more. and those who were so fortunate
In getting q look at the runners will
remember the stirring finish made by
Frank Ruth, of Baltimore, who was
beat Johnny Bolac, the Washington
runner. to the tape
This year. following the usual custom,
the race will be run from Laurel to
the Munsey building here over the same
course that has been followed in past
races. Washington runners have come
to know the course well, as many of
them frequently use the roads in and
around Laurel and on in toward Wash
ington for training stunts.
Must Be Registered. -.
Ii is well to bear In mind that only
athletes who are registered members of
the South Atlantic Association Of the
Amateur Athletic Union will be per-
mitted to start. Only bona-fide resi-
dents Of Baltimore and Washington are
eligible to contest for the honors, and
any attempt to smuggle in a man will
mean disqualification Of the guilty
party.
The entry blanks will be ready for
distribution next week and may be had
Of the sporting departments OF The
Times and The News. No entry will
be received except upon the printed
form, and 1t is imperative that every
man tender his blank as soon as pos
sible, and before midnight. April II,
when the time will have expired No
entry fee is charged.
AS n the first Laurel to Washington
race in 1910, the team scoring will be
based on the point system The five
members of any club scoring the least
number of points will constitute the
winning team. The points are scored
for each place made in the race. For
instance, IL a team has its members
finish in the following order. first. sec
ond, fourth. tenth. and twelfth. its total
would be the sum Of the numbers, or
twenty-nine.