Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-26
FORTY-TWO ATHLETES
TO FACE STARTING Gun
Mayor Ainslie Will Give Sig
nal Which Sends Run
ncrs OH Hike.
TEN MEDALS ARE PRIZES
First Athlete To Finish VIII Receive
Solid Gold EmbIcm-SiIrcr Trophy
Goes 10 Hest Tcnm-NirginIn and
Iuchmond Favored.


Forty-two cross-country runners.
representing Richmond. Virginia and
North Carolina, will compete for a
medals this afternoon, when the sec
ond annual modified Marathon run
of The Evening Dispatch will bc held.
The runners Will assemble at Bou-
1evard Field nj / o'clock to receive
instructions and their numbers. The
race viii begin at 2:15, and Will finish
at Boulevard Field Il few minutes
before the start Of the football game
between the Richmond Athletic Club
and the Sewance eleven. OF Norfolk.
Mayor George Ainslic will fire the
starting gun and present the prizes
to the winning athletes. The pre-
sentation VIII take place between
the first and second halves OF the
football game.
University of Virginia runners hold
the trophy, which must he won three
times before any organization can
retain II permanently. The Virginia
team arrived here early today, and is
determined to return 10 Charlottcs-
willie tonight with the cup. Virginia
has one OF the best crOss-country
teams in the South Atlantic division
and is favored to win team honors
again this year.
Virginia Has 1920 Team.
G. h. Stands, captain of the Nir--
Blue runner across the line last year.
is with the team this year. lie has
practically the same men with him.
4. X. Stands. Coward, Greene, Bo-
harmon. stevens. Cohen and l.cavell
are the other Virginia runners. Last
years event was held over the
country surrounding the Country
Club OF Virginia, and was one OF the
stiffest courses in this section.
Stands and his teammates gave an
I'm, 81 h low, pf
try running, and are in excellent
condition this year as the result OF
long practice grind.
Frank pobson's University. OF
take second team honors. The
Spiders have an inexperienced out
fit, but the men have been putting
in considerable practice at West
hampton recently, and skinny"
Williams, captain OF the track team.
condition. Coach Dobson turned the
cross-ccuntry team over TO the track
captain because he was busy with
tho gridiron squad. Dobson and
to represent the Spiders in the an
sual event. Hike. Dixie, snyder,
Miller. Bramn, Sadlcr. Ferguson,
Johnson and Aloore will represent the
Red and Blue. Hike will be acting
captain OF the team.
Richmond took second place in the
1920 run, and followers of the
Spiders are pulling for them TO make
at least as good showing this year.
Williams has given the men n <tiT
practice session. and Improvement
was noticed In their recent work
outs over that shown when the team
first started.
"Hillr Wharton VIII Hun.
Local organizations are cOnccdinE
the team victory and trophy to Vir-
Einia. but they predict that the first
athlete in will be "a Richmond boy
Richmond has an athlete declared to
be one of the best distance runners
In tho South. lie Is "Bnl" wharton
former John Marshall High school,
Church Hill Athletic Club and Vir-
Einia Tech star. winner of the 1920
run. Wharton outdiStanccd the Nir-
ginia team last year. while running
Athletic Club, lie is representing
the Virginia Boat Club this year.
The course over which the 1927 run
Will he held is good six miles
starting from Boulevard Field. the
runners will proceed south 20 Ken
sinEton AvcrSe, then vest on Ken
sinGton Avcnua and Patterson Ave-
nue. 10 the road leading through
Hampton Gardens. by this route TO
Gary street Road and along this
thorouShfare back Ia the boulevard
and once more To boulevard Field
y solid eold medal will he award
Cd the first runner across the line.
Gold hllcd medals so to the second
and third athletes. silver to the next
three. while the last -four Of the first
ten Will receive bronze medals.
Following is the entry list for all
teams, with the exception Of Uni
Nersity Of Virginia and the Univer-
sitY Of Richmond:
Elon College-W II. Marlettee,
Erannock, Sholz and !iaincr.
Virginia Boat Club-NNharton. IIcu-
bi, Stephenson, Alcott, l'ranck, Wood
and Franklin.
Church iii \. C.-Edwards, Beas-
ley. Tucker, Smith. Hattor, Holman.
Nicely ana Pierce
knights Of Columbus-Rain. Rer
nier. Dreclin. Dohcrty. Caravati and
Thurman.
crewe Y. NJ. c. Al. u. Wilson and
T. T.. Wilson