The Washington times., 1913-04-01

According to John T Meany, member
OF the Amateur Athletic Union, South
Atlantic division, the board of man.
ayers will meet at Carroll Institute
tomorrow night at 80 O'Clock to take
up the cases Of all athletes in The Dis
trict Of Columbia who have drawn sus-
pensions from the union.
As Tar as can be learned there is
every disposition on the part of the A.
A y. authorities to allow the men who
have drawn suspensions to be REIN
stated. 1t would appear that the Dis
trfct athletes now under the A. A. u
ban will be given every consideration in
the event that they show any willing
ness to come before the board for re-
instatement.
At the present time the majority Of
members Of the various clubs in the
District which belong to the District
Federation are under suspension and
many OF these athletes wish to enter
the Times-News Marathon race which
will be held April u.
Bolac Will Enter.
Johnny Bolac. Carroll Institute Cross
country runner, who last year In the
annual Times-News marathon race
forced Frank Ruth to break a record to
win. settles all doubts as to MS ability
to get into shape for the race this year.
by announcing his entranco in the run
TO be held April IL.
Bolac is somewhat nettled at the re-
port that he was not in the best Of
condition and says that he will show
the others that he is in even better
form that at this time last year. He
points to some road work done recent
y the best he has ever been able
10 do and plans not only to finish al the
head OF the procession on April l., but
promises to break the record.
The Carroll Institute runner took
lonk workout on Sunday at Laurel and
breezed on to Hyattsville in l hour and
20 minutes. Last year at this time
Bolac took up the running over tie
same course in preparation for The
Tins News race and did the distance in
five minutes longer time
At the Carroll Institute. Gallagher.
Healy, and Lynch are expecting to en-
ter with Bolac. and the organization is
expecting to win the team trophy.
LYNCH volunteers the information thet
tim and that Bolac will be up at the
top all the way.
williams To Enter.
John Stowell, who takes care Of the
fortunes of the Washington A. A., will
cthars. Williams has come to the front
among the distance men and bids fair
70 vreet the honors from such cracks as
Campbell. Bolac, Scofeld. and Curley.
who have long held the palm in Wash
ington.
races have earned him an enviable
reputation which he will endeavor TO
maintain in the long race from Laurel
10 the Munsey Building. While twenty
miles IL thought TO be too long for the
Washington A. A. athlete it is expected
that he will be able TO stand the gaff
ard come across near the front.
Entries are flying in at Baltimore all
the while and more than fifty men have
sent In their names TO enter the Times
News classic. Washington will have
C,ose TO thirty when the count is finally
made and the entire entry list is eN-
pected to be something like 100.
This afternoon. for the information OF
the runners. a trip will be made over
ihe course from Laurel TO the Munsey
Building. Every bit of the road will be
gone over and the course will be min
utely described from those Who plan
10 run on Saturday week.
Familiar With Course.
Many of the Washington runners are
already familiar with the course and it
is advisable to take the run some time
bSlOIS IL 10 itiu III 10 D6 lnOT-
cughly capable of negotiating every
turn and twist of the long hike:
Th'. hill and dale men are cautioned
about too strenuous work at this stage
OF Ihe game. In order not TO go stale
dsys before the race II Is advisable not
TO take too strenuous work. All of the
prospective runners should have been
working out for the past two weeks
and should put In the remainder OF this
week in fairly long sessions on the road.
II possible. IL is advisable to 20 over
the entire course some time between now
and April l.. In past years IL was noted
that all of the athletes did too much
work the last week of training. In a
desire TO accomplish much that was i'm
possible due to the lateness In starting
10 train. many of the boys took long
runs two or three days before the race
last year with the result that there |
were many whose muscles were too
tied UP to be able to make any sort OF
showing on the day of the race.