Evening star., 1935-05-28
H|KER COLLAPSES
BUT WINS CROWN
Dengis Is Out to Get Even
With JackeIski, Former
$4,000. Meter Champ.
BY ROD THOMAS.


~ the most dramatic sports in
~ cidents of the last decade will
be renewed Saturday with the
running of the annual Evening Star
marathon. for the National A. A. U.
title, over the Mount Vernon-to-the-
White House course.
It will bring together two Balti-
moreans, Pat Dengis and Philip Jack
elski, the latter twice winner of the
national 50,o0O-meter walking cham
pionship.
Jackelski, a youngster, defeated
Dengis for the heel-and-toe title in
1892, and in such manner as to place
his name in the archives of track for
keeps
Dengis. who had started out as
walker under the instruction of the
old master, A. L. Monteverde, was in
record breaking form the day of the
walk He started fast and soon was
half mile ahead of the field.
Jackelski Whittles Margin.
THIS margin he held until the final
mile, with Jackelski struggling
doggedly to keep the leader in sight.
Arriving at the athletic field where
the contestants were to cover a mile
and a half, Jackelski had whitfield
- Dengis' edge to a quarter mile.
Then Jackelski's legs gave way. He
fell to his knees.
ITS DengiS race now sure enough"
thought the spectators
But Jackelski got up and strange
thing occurred. He lit out after the
leader with a speed that made him
Seen fresh athlete.
In the meantime Dengis had be-
come woefully weary.
Jackelski caught him, passed him
as though Pat were tied to a post,
and went on to win by 200 yards
Jackelski's entry was one of three
from the Stonewall Democratic Club.
John w. Merson and Charles Ran
dolph Miller, jr. we're the others
Conspicuously absent from the
Stonewall lineup was Bill Agee, for
mer national marathon champion and
winner of many distance events in
Washington Agee has been un-
able to prepare himself properly
for the grind here and probably will
not compete.
Ended Agees Reign.
FOR ten years Agee won virtually
every distance race of note held
in this city. Then. last year, his
reign was ended by Dengis, who beat
him in the Playground Department
Takoma Park Citizens Association
race for the District A. A. U. cham
pionship.
Although Dengis and Jackelski will
have an eye on each other, they will
be striving for a common goal to-
gether. The rivalry between the
Stonewau Democratic and the Balti-
more Cross Country Clubs is keen. and
Pat and Phil will be out to beat a
common enemy.
A similar club battle will be fought
by the Monarch and Gladstone clubs
of Canada. For years the Monarchs
have been the strongest distance run
ming group on the Continent, if not
IN the world, but in recent times the
Gladstones have gained It was a
blow to the Monarch club when it lost
to Dave Komonen. who helped them
to win two national championships
here. This time Dave, defending title
holder. will represent the Frood Mine
Athletic Association of the nickel
mining town of Sudbury. Canada. The
Gladstones are competing in The
Stars gallop for the first time.
Of1cial notification came today of
the postponement of the first annual
Junipero Sierra International Mara
thon which will be held as a feature
of the San Diego Exposition. This
event promises to become a classic
1t was postponed from next Saturday
to June 80 "at the request of a great
number of Eastern runners who are
participating in The Washington Star
Marathon for the national champion
ship"