Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-14
Williams Gains
in Marathon Race
Continued from Page One

'N'"'"sH lHc HlUIplpS got away from
III" city Hall in this city in automo. .
LiI"s at 1870. the running start wnS
NOT made in Camden until II "A.
Frank Van Hart, Mayor of Camden.
vas the starter.
, There wa> crowd estimated at 5000
ground The athletes when they got away
on the long grind which will be made
, III relays, There are thirteen teams
: entered from Now York, PHILADELPHIA
and Atlantic city. Ten men compose
each tram, so that 1870 athletes will be
used un during tho race.
Th" course out of Camden took the
athletes out Federal street to Haddon
avenue ~ the Mount Ephralm pike.
Ii t> tho first time such an event
= ha. been held in the East. races Of
/ This character previously having been
confined to the West.
All "f tho best barriers in the East
were entered and thirteen men tocd
tho mark for tho first lap. 1t was then
socn that nlmar prim. winner of the
Nilanova Legion marathon, was the
first to start instead cf running anochor
as anticipated.
This sudden shift in the plans of
tho Finnish American A. c., which Is
brook for first place. was the subject
OF considerable comment.
Prim Starts First
tiuthamito> were making Il bad move.
PrIm j. distance runner and hits his
stride only after ton miles or So. He
vas sent of first to get a commanding
ADJ antase. but this Will not be an easy
rHttor in the first relay Of six and a
half miles
Ire first Mcadowhrook man TO too
the mark was ;. Srcudcnroth, who j.
Il native Of Camden and knows every
inch of tuc way. The hardest part of
course is the second relay. Bellmaw to
Biackwood. and another Meadowhro"k
I'nu who i a resident uf this section
and knows every one Of the steep hills
in the luCaiitN was named in j. +.
Williams.
B"for" tho start Of the race Lou
Spcnl"r. the veteran coach Of the
Meadowbrook team. figured that his
rcam would cover the course in nv"
hours. Fow shared his opinion. Pre-
viouS 70 last night only twelve teams
were entered. but Shanahan at the last
moment started two teams.
The West Philadelphians had posted
and after picking the men to run. the
other nine decided that they would par
ticipatp.
They Immediately picked up the
'oNth man 70 complete the team ana
fine little family scrap was started
when the race began. rs the Shanahan
second choice outfit promised to take
I'll" measure of the first selections.
Every one OF tho runners entered was
on hand. although John J.. Romig the
State star, entered from Meadowbrook.
Il 10 % 81 Il
las figured at the last minute that b"
was not in the best Of condition.
Only tho first and second runners
were in racing toCS al the fctaway.
They Wero in two automobiles. Eight
other largo machines carried tho ath-
,o'cs Of the other groups and they did
no' drcs, until nearing their destina-
r.un.
IN this CITY the CONTESTANTS were
started hv Director Corr"yOu. acting
for Mayor Mucr". who is out of the
city. All those taking part with their
friends and thousands Of Gnlooker>
crowded around the music pavilion
whero 'hc first men were handed batOns
.,".aIU!n! message from Mayor Moore
?" Mayer Ba lor.
They were zen conveyed in autos TO
camdou whore they we're greeted by
Mayor Van Hart. who gave III" word
'H'' >'.F''t 'h' ~ II" most mover races
ever l".I IN '!u~ locality.
Afrer Tie frs relay of runners
got >'arr"! tn" motors sped ahead 10
R"IIua"I, who're III" second relay Of
men wer" dropped to receive their
ha'on' Th"S" hat"ns. by the way,
c"n'alned message from Mayor Moore
70 ne presented n Mayor Edward L.
Rader, Of Atlantic City. by the first
man 20 eros. the finish line. When all
n" runners of the first relay had nm.
I>hod. an aUfomohil" picked them up
and followed the race TO the shore.
The acruaI course, from Camden 10
y y an" w., nnr. "nr, 'No,,l'ro no,n,osod on'S
lN'"S. ~ ten runners rohlpoS"d eaCh
n.a, = ~ r,i,ay ritz bororer
Was fn,od 10 hc jmpossible. 50 the dis.
,"rc', rMn hv rho various men varied
TI. shortest rc'ay was the second. from
ReIImawr 10 Rlackwood. a distance
~ - miles The longest Was the third.
rrnm Fjerkwood 70 Berlin, distance
~ : nI,N..
Towur along the route supplied the
s,arrlpg paints for the various relays.
THts ie,prd much in making il as con-
yenient a. possible for the runners.