Evening star., 1937-07-04


motional stunt, the annual
Independence day run for
the District A. A. U. cham
pionship, on tap tomorrow, in some
measure will be a preview of the
classic marathon to be run July l8
at Dallas, Tex, as the crowning fea-
ture of the Pan American Exposition
games.
In the 10-mile test sponsored BY
the Municipal Playground Depart
ment and Takoma Park Citizens AS
sociation and directed by Tennyson,
likely will be two of the three runners
who will represent the United States
in the American race and the
Peruvian entry. Jose Safarias Rios,
marathon champion of South Amer
ica.
Yankeeland's best bet at Dallas will
be Mel Porter of the Millrose A. A.
Of New York, who ambled to triumph
in the recent Evening Star race for
the National A. A. U. championship.
He and Clarence De Mar. Keene,
N. H., and Pat Dengis, Baltimore.
and the betting is that one of them
will win the pan-American crown.
Porter Promises to Compete.
PORTER has assured Tennyson he
will be on deck. Dengis isn't GER
tain to run, but Rios is all hoped
up over the contest in spite of the
fact that for 10 days recently he lay
abed with leg infection. He ap-
peared in fine fettle yesterday after
workout with his temporary train
er, Bernie Cassell director of the
emergency first aid corps which will
care for the runners tomorrow as it
did so efficiently in The Star contest
Porter Dengis and Rios will match
strides at Dallas. but tomorrow fourth
outstanding runner may pale the three,
meaning bounding Billy Agee Of the
StoneWall Democratic Club of Balti-
more. No less than six times Agee has
won The Evening Star Cup. first prize
of the race. Only Dengis and Bill Will
son of Philadelphia besides Agee have
won it.
More Than 50 to Run.
SO. ALTHOUGH more than so run
ners from throughout the East,
south Of New York, are expected to
start, it shapes up as four-man race
and corker. Porter is the national
marathon champion-a runner who for
five years has finished no lower than
third in The Star chase Rios. before
boarding plane for Washington. won
the championship Of South America at
approximately marathon distance. Two
days before he ran second in a shorter
one. Dengis won the national mara
thon title two years ago and was Sec
ond to Porter this year. Agee, a for
mer U. S. marathon and 15-mile cham
plon. holds the record for the course
55 minutes 81 2-5 seconds-exceptional
time for lo-mile jaunt mostly up
hill
With Porter, Rios. Denpis and Apee
IN the field. the defending champion,
Bill Wilson of the Passon A. c. Of
Philadelphia, is a peculiarly minor
heure. Wilson was injured vhj'a
back and will do well to finish in the
first half dozen.
Mitchell Is d. c. Champ.
HE District A. A, Z. title will he
defended by Louis Mitchell of the
southeast Business Mems Association
VINO led the association last wear to
the local team title. with JIMMY Car.
rick and Bill Zimmerman picking I'm
tne other points, The German-Amer-
lean Club of New York won the gen.
eral team prize last year, btft is with
Out group entry for tomorrow. The
man team award will be trophy pre-
sented by the District Commissioners
Inc nrst nine fnishers VIII receive
eolo medals and the next nine silver
medals.
Inc regulation A. A. U. medals will
go 10 the first three Washington nm
hers 10 cross the finish stripe in front
OF the Takoma Park swimming noo1s
commissioner Hazen will make the
presentation of prizes.
starting on the Mount ver,o,
highway. $50 yards below the railway
orloee. the course extends over the
hlghWay, across Memorial Bridge and
out TWenty-third street to Constitu-
tlon avenue, east to Fourteenth north
10 +, thence to Thirteenth and north
10 Logan Circle, then continuing suc-
cessiVely on Vermont. Florida. sher-
man, New Hampshire and Georgia
avenues to Van Buren. where tn. nm
ners will turn east into the home
stretch to the pools.
Features Celebration.
HE race will be a feature Of the
annual Independence day Gel
ebration at Takoma
-Four of the entrants have taken
part in ali the Independence dav
runs, namely. Agee. Pop Herr and
Phil Jachelski of Baltimore and Ber
nard Mccoy of Washington. Among
the comparative newcomers to the
event are DR.. Ben ChitVood, District
marathon champion, and Lieut.. Dick
Bauer of Fort Myer. who was s4l4
miller at West Point and merely is
curious to try his lanky legs over
10-mile stretch.
TENNIS CHOICE BEATEN.