Evening star., 1938-07-03
SEEKS TO RETIRE
IH|RD3-YEARCUP
Ninth Victory in II Races
Would Give Him Another
Evening Star Award.
BY ROD THOMAS.

Bounding Billy Agee. Baltimore's
great distance runner, tomorrow will
attempt an unprecedented achieve
ment in the history Of major endur-
ance contests in the East-the retiring
Of a third 3-year trophy.
In a trophy-tilled room OF Agee,s
Baltimore home reside two Eve
ming Star Cups won in the annual
independence Day contest conducted
by the Municipal Playground Depart
ment and the Takoma Park Citizens
Association. He moves into tomor-
rows 10-mile struggle with two legs
on a third and a favorite to add the
clincher.
In spite of the sometimes brilliant
and always high-grade field, Agee has
dominated the Independence Day run
as no athlete has held forth in any
other important gallop in the East,
stronghold of distance running in this
country.
Scores Eight Triumphs.
In the 10 years of the race, founded
in 1928 by Dick Tennyson, assistant
supervisor of Fairgrounds, as 7h-
miller and changed to 10 miles in 1892,
the muscular Baltimorean has won
eight times and finished among the
leaders in the other two events.
He was beaten by his famous Oriole
Niyo1 Dot non0ic ivN 1904 iya 109E
by Bill Wilson of Philadelphia. Will
son, accompanied by group of other
formidable Quaker competitors, will
run tomorrow and Tennyson hopes
also for the entry of Dengis. A dis
tance race scheduled in Baltimore for
today was postponed to permit the
Orioles to compete here.
To the first Washington man to nm
ish will go the District A. A. U. 10
mile championship, a title won last
year by Lieut.. Dick Bauer Of Fort
Myer, who will be unable to defend it.
Lynch Competes at 56.
Among those valiantly trying for
the District crown will be the dean of
Washington athletes and one of the
truly grand old men of the marathon
Mike Lynch. Lynch will celebrate
his 56th birthday anniversary tomor-
row.
Jerry Looney, chairman Of the Long
Distance Running Committee Of the
District A. A. u, also an entrant,
ventured hopefully last night: Il gotta
get home first to look after my duties
at the finish.'
Big Jim Montague, perennial
bringer-upper of the rear, has trained
down from 220 pounds to 100 and
hopes to be last by shorter margin
than customary.
Capt Carroll Starts 1t.
With Capt. Patrick j. Carroll Of the
Parks Police as starter, the runners
will leave Reaches Run on the Me-
mortal Highway at l pm. All are
requested to report at the District
Building for physical examination 1T
II am. They will be transported by
bus to the starting line.
The new course, featured by Thir-
teenth street hill, follows: Start,
Reaches Run. half mile south of the
railroad bridge; follow highway to Me-
mortal Bridge. across bridge, around
Lincoln Memorial to Twenty-third
street, right on Twenty-third to Con-
stitution avenue, out Constitution to
Fourteenth, left on Fourteenth to E,
right on E to Thirteenth and Penn
kylvania, left on Thirteenth to Logan
Circle, around Logan to Thirteenth
again and out Thirteenth to Piney
Branch road, right on Piney Branch
to Van Buren, right on Van Buren to
finish at Fourth and Van Buren Gin
front of Takoma swimming POOLS.
The Emergency First Aid Corps,
with Bernie Cassell directing, will look
to the comfort of the runners, many
Of whom no doubt will need attention
when they reach the top Of Thirteenth
street hill, about three miles from the
finish