The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-10
ALMOST SO ROAD RACE
STARS ENTER IN BIG
CROSS COUNTRY EVENT
Seven Teams to Compete For
Trophies This Afternoon
Race Begins at 3 O'Clock
From Capitol Park
SPORTS

One of the biggest races ever put
on in Birmingham will be run this
afternoon when the entrants in the
Birmingham Athletic clubs eleventh
annual road race line up for the
start. The entry list includes At
names this year, which is one of the
largest number of entrants that ever
competed in race of this kind any
where in the south. The race this
time is not only strong in numbers,
but it also has more stars in it than
most any race that the Birmingham
Athletic club has put on. The race
starts at 8 o'clock.
There are seven teams competing
in the race and all of them look ex-
ceptlonally good, but the Mississippi
a. & NJ. team and the Atlanta Ath-
letic club team seem to be the favor
ties. to carry off the large share of
the honors. The A. e. NJ. team prob
ably has the best balanced team In
the race, their six men having been
chosen from 40 competitors for the
team. The Aggies not only had good
material to start with, but they have
also had some long and strenuous
selves conspicuous in the big run to-
day. Spencer is the big star of the
Aggie team, and all eyes will be TO-
cused on this long gent when the
runners line up for the start, as he is
being heralded as one of the best dis
lance men that ever competed in
southern event.
A. A. G. TEAM STRONG
The Atlanta Athletic club, while not
as well balanced as the A. & NJ. team,
Will probably put in just as strong Il
bid for first place as the Aggies Will.
Emory Stokes is the bright light of
the Atlanta team and the man that
beats him will not come very far from
cracking a record If he runs anything
like up to his usual form.
Birmingham is putting all of Its
hopes on one man, and this gent is
long, lean individual who answers to
the name of Ellsworth Richter. Rich
ter has not been given as much tout
ing as other stars that are in the race,
but Just the same he is a good man
and will more than likely give the
winner a stiff race II he runs up to
his usual form. Richter has run with
the b. A. c. team for two years and
has a great record lie should give
any,iof the entrants in the big event
a lively run for the first honors.
Richter Sets Record
Richter set record for the course
last year when he galloped off the
three miles in the remarkable time of
IL minutes and So seconds. Richter
did this on a bad day and over streets
made slippery and dangerous by rain.
There will be numerous trophies
awarded to the winners of this race.
but the big trophy is that offered by
the Birming CHAM News. To gain per-
manent possession of this cup a team
must win it three years. There will
he Some lively competition today in
an effort to get leg on this race by
every team in the event. The Missis-
sippi Aggies have on leg of the cup
in their possession, having won the
) ace last year
There will be IS individual trophies
In the form of medals awarded to the
first is men to finish the race. The
winer will eceive gold medal while
the others will receive medals of sill
yer and bronze, according to the or
der In which they finish the race.
Previous Winners
This race has been won three times
by Alabama, three times by Acipco
"Y.p twice by the Central "" and
once each by Mississippi A. & NJ. and
Central High school. The Central
High school team won the first race
in 1911. but since that time they have
not had a team entered.
The race will start at ; o'clock at
Capitol park. Officials are as follows:
Honorary referee, DR.. Henry D. Phil
lips; referee. C. w. STREET.; starter,
Homer l.. Thomas.
Judges-C. r. Orr. Herbert Warren,
Jim Furman, Borden Burr. Ed Chais-
sci. Karl Landgrebe. Herbert Cobbs,
Claud Shill, J. f. Ball. Duncan Nolan,
Harry Strong. w. f. Hargrove. r. l..
Lang. Tom Sells. Hill Ferguson, Fac
Smith. w. M. V. Robertson. Jr.
Clerk of course. II. NJ. Starnes;
scorer. r. NJ. Starnes; timers. Macln
Carter. C. McEa chin. W.. w. Able Ray
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