Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-31
K0M0NEN IS HERE
WITH CANADIANS
Champ Admits He's Against
-. Stiff TeSt-Course Is
Changed Slightly.
BY ROD THOMAS.
= FADED by Dave Komonen, the
- champion, marathon runners
were arriving in Washing

EhDED Dy Lave hONlOIlell, lllc
- champion, marathon runners
were arriving in Washing
ton from nearly every section
Of the country and Eastern Canada
today for the fourth annual Evening
star race for the national A. A. U.
Championship to be run tomorrow.
Komonen. native of Finland, but
now resident of Sudbury, Canada,
accompanied group of runners from
the famous Monarch Athletic Club of
Toronto. He appeared in perfect con-
dition and quietly confident of re-
tanning the title he has won for the
last two years.
After examining a list of the
entrants, Dave commented: Its toff
race"
And tough it seems to be, even
for the great little Finlander. who
has won more major marathons than
any other runner in the world, except
the aging Clarence De Mar, and De
Mars record of 20 victories appears
doomed if Komonen is to continue
galloping another year or two.
Team Champs Arrive.
IN THE Monarch group were tiny
L Percy Wyer, Vic Callard, Jim
Shaw and Ernie Wyer, president OF
the club. The Monarchs hope to
regain the team title they won here
In 1882 and 1888.
The defending team champions, the
United Shoe Machinery Athletic AS
ISOLATION barriers of Beverly, Mass.
arrived last night and put up at the
Burlington Hotel They included Cecil
r. Hill, Clarence Sabine. Gordon Nor
man. Andre Brunette, Walter Ray, Roy
Kimball. George Dungin and John
Kula. William Simons, unattached,
accompanied the Beverly delegation.
The Machinists will be striving for
their second major title of the year.
They won the team trophy in the Bos-
ton Patriots day marathon. Last year
they won the national A. A. u, Bos-
ton and New England titles.
Johnny Kelley, this years winner at
Boston. was tempted to accompany the
Machinists. but accepted what ap-
peared to be sound advice and didn't.
The marathon distance of 26 miles
1886 yards is Furnishing to the little
Irishman, who is best at routes from
10 to IS miles.
Course Slightly Altered.
THE Mount MISUNDERSTANDING
l. House course has been resurveyed
by the A. A. A. The only important
change carries the runners out East
Capitol street to Seventh northeast,
instead of Ninth. Here's course:
Mount Vernon to Memorial Bridge
over the Mount Vernon Boulevard,
Memorial Bridge to Hams Point via
the speedway, Hams Point to Four
teenth street, north on Fourteenth to
Constitution avenue, east on Constitu-
ton into Pennsylvania avenue, east on
Pennsylvania to First. south on First
to South Capitol Hill. east on South
Capitol Hill to First street southeast.
north on First to East Capitol. east
on East Capitol to Seventh northeast,
north on Seventh to B northeast. west
on B to Constitution avenue, west on
Constitution to Pennsylvania, west on
Pennsylvania to Thirteen and a half
street. south on Thirteen and a half to
E. west on E to Elipse, around Elipse
to finish at Zero Milestone.
The entries total 100 and there may
be several post entries. Race head
quarters have been established, as
usual. at the Y. NJ C. A., where the
athletes will report tomorrow MORN
ing at II o'clock. Following the race
the International Marathon Runners
Association, of which A. l. Monte
verde of Los Angeles is president. will
hold its annual convention in the as
Sembly hall at the Y M. c. A.
This evening Bill Coyle of Station
WMAL will devote his Chevrolet sports
program to unusual incidents in mara
thon running Bill will broadcast the
finish tomorrow over WRC.