Evening star., 1935-06-03
RUNNERS TO ASK
FOR GALL0P HERE
Many Organizations Work
as Perfect Team in
Handling Race.
BY ROD THOMAS.

THE fifth annual Evening Star
marathon next year will be
an olympic tryout as well As
the National A. A. U. cham
pionship If the International Mara
thon Runners Association Is needed
by the Olympic and A. A. u. powers.
In q convention that followed The
Star race last Saturday the associa-
tion, through its president, A. L. Mon
teverde OF Los Angeles, expressed the
desire to make the next contest here
the classic OF the year. 1t has been
superseded in size heretofore only
BY the famous Boston Patriots day
iun and In class practically has
eoualled that event which is 80 years
Old.
In the meantime. The Star wishes
10 express It's appreciation of the 100
per cent cooperation given in the
conduct Of Saturdays classic by the
Emergency First AID Corps, the Dis
trict A. A. u, the National A. A. u.
the Public Parks, Metropolitan, Alex
andria and Capitol Police. the Num-
cipal Playground Department. the
Y. M. c. A., Station WMAL of the
National Broadcasting Co.. the Elks
Boys Band, r.. Harris & Co. and the
International Marathon Runners As
sociation.
There was team that functioned
perfectly straight down the line to
give Washington one of It's most IN
teresting sport shows OF modern times.
First Aiders, Cops Lauded.
CPEC1AL bouquets were proffered the
~ Emergency First Aid Corps and
all the bluecoats by the International
Marathon Runners Association.
Never In my experience" declared
President Monteverde, who has run
more marathons than any other man
in the world, "have runners been given
better irst-aid treatment or better
police protection than IN The Stars
race. In fact, 1t couldn't have been
better"
The winner, Pat Dengb OF Balti-
more, won like true champion. Part
OF the way he fought stitch" that
would have made many another quit
Before the race he told Mrs. Char
lotte Randall, In command of the
Emergency First Aid Corps, that he
was bent upon winning at any cost
and requested not to be picked UP
Immediately If he collapsed.
II might recover quickly and be
able to carry on" he explained But
Pats request was ordered by race
officials to be ignored.
Having consumed a gallon or so of
beer, the colorful Baltimorean said
he would start training soon for q
contest at Toronto, Canada.
K0menen Not In Trim.
THROWN out OF condition by the
long journey from Sudbury, Can
ada, the defending champion, Dave
Komonen, suffered intensely through
the late stages Of the race and ordi-
narily would have dropped out, Us
many OF the stars do when all hope
OF victory is gone. But Dave kept
faith with his friend, Emil Peterson of
Takoma Park. who paid the little
Ffnns expenses. and gave his all.
Komonen proved his gameness in
finishing fourth. a humiliating posi-
ton for runner of his greatness.
Fred De Mar, representing the De-
partment of Labor, who won the Dis
trict championship in finishing sew
enteenth, might have been higher in
the list but for shoe trouble. The
sallop barely was under way when
De Mar was forced to change foot
gear. The second shoes were clumsy
and weighed pounds.
AT the end said De Mar, Il lifted
ton with every stride"
The time of the winner. 2:s3:S3,
was unusually slow. due probably to
the heat, for the field was one of the
fastest ever assembled.
Some OF the runners rested over the
week end and left town today.