The Washington times., 1929-05-24

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marathon tomorrow, and it is
for the course will be lowered
Whitley Nicholson and Bill Agse
are the two distance stars who are
expect to fight 1t out down the
stretch. Agee has boasted that he
VIII show the way home. but there
are many who disagree with his
statement. Nicholson has been
training faithfully for this race and
many think he will run the Balti-
niorean in the ground.
Nicholson runs under the colors
OF the Miilrose Athletic Club of New
York, and Agee represents the
Emorywood Club OF Baltimore. The
Millrose team Is coached by Mel
Sheppard, famous star of score
Of years ago, and besides Nicholson
there are several other noted run.
neFs In the MiIlrose team. which u
pointing for the team trophy.
The entry list which win face
the starter this year is almost
double that OF any past year,
los runners being scheduled to
rum There win be plenty Of
these dropping out. but at least
IS OF 40 are expected to finish.
Haskell Clark. local entpant,
has been reporting sensational times
for turning the course. However,
the wise ones are taking Clark's
statement with q grain Of salt.
especially the one which reports
him covering the entire is miles
five minutes faster than last years
time.
THE race will begin promptly
nc l2 noon. No parking will be
permitted on g Street between
thirteenth and Fourteenth be-
tween a and 2:30 p. M, BY
which time the last runners
viii have crossed the line.
The, course which starts at the
City Club proceeds out g to Elf.
teefltl1, turning west on Pennsyl-
vailia Avenue 10 seventeenth Street,
nortl1 On seventeenth to Connecticut
Avenue, thence 10 Cathedral Avenue,
west 10 Woodley Road to- Wisconsin
Avenue. south to M street, George.
town, east on NJ, rounding Washing
ton Circle, following Pennsylvania
Avenue to Seventeenth Street,
thence south on Seventeenth to
Potomac Park, skirting Twining
Lake, and following the river around
Hainer Point and back to Four
teenth at d Street Southwest,
turn will be made and q connection
made with Maryland Avenue. Thence
via MARYLAND Avenue to Garfield
eskakrsA aEanAea6 eVfk HTFR T0oraNl.
,gylvanfa Avenue to Eleventh, to @,
and end at the City Club, 1920 g st.
Officials handling the race are:
I Starter. Rudolph Jose: Sergeant
Sanders In charge of motorcycle
escort: Mrs. Lillian Richards, Red
Cross Nurse and Ambulance Corps;
claief checker, III. r.. Marks: scorer,
Charles Hirschauer, A. A. u, Baltl-
more, referee, Charles Ornstein,
chairman of marathon committee;
chief timer, Maurice Levi, A. A. u.
Baltimore, Md; inspector OF course,
Larry Cotton. A. "A. u, Baltimore,
Nd: chairman Of judges, Earl
Weeks. Washington Canoe Club:
chairman OF traffic, Major Henry
Pratt: chief observer, DR.. O. II.
Singer. official car committee, Ru.
dolph Jose; chief timer, John d.
O'Reilly. Georgetown University.
The prizes to be offered are as
follows: The o. u. Singer Trophy
which has to be won three times
for permanent possession. The win.
ner also receives the Fl. r. Marks
cup for permanent possession
Team trophy, Cadillac-La Sale
trophy, by Rudolph Jose. Team hav-
Ing three men TO finish scoring the
lowest number Of points.
Second to seventh prizes, silver
cups
Eighth to seventeenth prizes, sill.
yer medals.
Bronze medals for all boys who
finish.
District Prizes Three cups are to
be given to first, second and third
District boys to cross the line. In
view Of the fact that contiguous ter.
ritory runners are entering, the club
is allowing those not more than
twenty miles from the District of
Columbia to be in competitions for
the third cup.
First The spauIding Cup. cy Nc.
Donald.
Second The Pearson ana Grain
Cup.
Third The Louis Gallery CUP.
Louis Manusco.
The entries follow:
Haakell E. Clarke, X. of c.. wash-I
lngton. p. G.; W. Henry Haynie. Balti-
mere Cross Country Club; Charles Pres
fia, 1IfIirose Athletic Association: Fred
Ward 5r. Milirose Athletic Associa-
'tton: MAx Lamp. MfIlross Athletic
Association; Arthur Gavrin, Milrose
Athletic Association: Albert MtcheIsen,
lGillrDHe Athletic Association; Russell
Miller U. q Navy, Baltimore; Law
renee q. Miller. unattached Baltimore;
James ~. Holler, Baltimore Cross Coun-
try Clubs Charles Wheaton PindelI jr.
Hfm0ryWpod Clubs John r Booker, Bal.
Ginora Cross Country Club: william
Agee, Emorywood A. c., Baltimore.
Allen Manth6rp, Warrington Central
Z. ~. G. A.: John Davidson, Eyory.
wood A. c.. Baltimore: Franklin Smith,
sunattacheds Columbus Ohio; James HI.
Montague unattAched Washington;
sHeroId FfsIds Sarepta l. 10. o. ii, No.
4e. Alexandria, Va; Harold A. Garvln,
unattacheds Philadelphia; Ray Harrison,
unattached. Baltimore: ]. Anderson. Arr
butus AthIetie Association, catonsyllle,
Association. Gatonsville, Nd: George
elation, CafpnsvilIe. Nd; George Lotz,
Arbutus Athletic Association. Cations
Vile. MIDI Roland q. Parisr American
Univ, Washlngton, d. c.: David r. Nor
gan, American Univ, Washington, d. c.;
William GFelner, Langley Field. Va;
Martin o. SILVER Gorbram A. A.. wal
than, Nass-S Joseph w. Pusnta. United
etAtes Army. Fort George q. Meade, MAJ