The Washington times., 1929-04-08
PYLE GREW.
ATTRACTS
MANY
By Juno Kinerk

Dy vuuO AluSEhI
Hundreds, yes, even thou
sands, Of Washingtomians were
among those who witnessed
the runners III the interna.
! tional transcontinental foot
derby promoted by-C. G, Pyle
(which started from New York
April ] and ends in Los
Angeles June Is, as they
plodded their way from Fred.
erick, Nd, to Hancock, Md.
syesterday.
The derby route follows the Ma.
htional Highway and motorists as
well as al the natives along the
route were on hand to watch the
odd caravan Of patient, plodding,
6puppy-pushers.
While the event attracts the at.
tentlon. yet the fact that 1t Is billed
ais a race rankles In the minds OF
the spectator. Practically the only
ilne the accepted appearance Of
race suggests itself is at the start
A,of the days trip when the sur.
vivOrs all start out together
In less tlaam five minutes the
runners are struggled out, some
walking. some jogging, sollse
running and 0theFs going
through All these naOtiOns and
i travelling hardly any faster
than baby.
This latter bunch are those who
are stiff, sore or crippled, but
refuse to give up the chase. The
original field OF ZIG had dwindled
down to 40 as the trek from
! enFrederick begaP sore muscles, sun
burn. hlistered feet and lack of
finances TO continue being the prin.
ecipal contributing factors to their
giving up the endurance battle for
: the first prize OF $4,000. Steve
Owens. referee Of the race, estL
mated that about is men would
@finisk the grind.
about as colorful and odd looking
D lot OF men as one welIld find.
Their running costumes challenge
the rainbow Flags of their native
countries vie with brilliantly hued
silk and cotton running suits. be-
draggled sweat suits, just plain
wooden underwear and even ac-
cepted civilian clothing, which, how.
ever, appears rather far gone.
- The mountain laps between Free;
erick, Md, ami Wheeling, w, Va.
which Is to be reached Thursday
hnight are man-killing tests. and
Referee Owens declared that la
thought, pertains. only rs men
would remain in the race by the
time they We're crossed. The blis-
etering heat Of the past few DAYS
has discouraged more than one rum
ner, while the lonA. tortorOus climb,
ing mountain stages Is expected to
cause at least a dozen more to fall
out, he said, FOR each man has to
reach the conrol roint by midnight
J Or he is out.
While the runners were pW-
u ting forth their hest efforts 10
caila time en- the leaders or Just
continue In the race yesterday,
C. g, Pyle, the guiding spirit Of
the event, ialled at ease IN
. EfrederieI'a leading hotel and
did not make an appearance On
the highway up until late
hour IL the InOrning, IL then, al
though the. runners all started ;,
ut O'clOcli.
q Mr.. Pyle's touring carnival also,
took perforeed Sallbatical trst
This carnival includes the usual
&xind of carnival entertainment, fhe
state laws of Maryland prohibits
sunday shows of this kind. and be.
Y sides the carnival tent was just
abosst ruined in HaVFe de Grage,
Enid. by the neavy wind storms Of
last week. 1t viii be In commits,
sion BY Thursday, Hence. the an,
forced rest yesterday
SpectatOrs took fancies to many
Of the runners as they passed.
Eddie ''Slliek" Gardner and Phil
granville, both negroes, were run.
| ming strong yesterday and members
Of their race appiauded them heart
WgS. However, Pete GayuzZi, Arthur
Newton John Salo, Mike Joyce and
! Gus SchnIidt weresthe heroes to the
majority.
81 Gayuzzi and Newton are Eng
Nshmetl, SalO Jersey police
man, Joyce. Cleveland Irish
man, Is very popular because
lle chats with fans as he passes,
N%HtfMG
way often singing 10 the top
: of his v0iee. He y called the
.sSing1ng DWtehMan." rlghtGHIIy.
The above named contestants are
considered the most likely to win,
Gavuxxi being the fayorite, with
, the rest Of the bunch closely
grouped. However, I'm such long
trace anything can happen and to-
davis leader may be out tomorrow.
T,sek and endurance. in addition
= fhe obpious and necessary
sIaneed time, will do much TO de.
ternine the winners.
The first Is to finish the race
nviIl receive. respectively, for their
: efforts a. follows: S2a.000. $4,000,
Is 000 S3.5OO. SO Ellt ~ 00N. $1,5a0.
IsI5O0 $3.50 81 900 $S5e, $500 and
s7oO.
N HANCOCK. Nd. April G,N.s.I
with q 36-mile jog over the noun
Atains facing them. C. &. Pyle's sec
ord eross.eOnRtFy derby Tunners
left here today for UniOntowp. Md.
John sSalo, Passaic. n. j.. police
man. stilI holds the lead. his elapsed
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