Evening star., 1941-07-05
Miles Under Minutes Goal
Of KIeinermon After Record
Triumph in Contest Here

taking longer strides and stepping
out with my legs. Instead of jogging
along l sort of bound and it's not
only faster, but much easier"
The absence of traffic meant gaso-
line fumes weren't so bad, he ex-
planned Sometimes the runners al
most gag when the fumes are dense.
Kleinerman good-na turedly cussed
his luck with trophies, for he's al
ways winning legs but seldom get
ting an outright claim TO the hard
ware. Yesterday, for example, he got
first leg on new Evening Star tro-
ply. A couple of years ago four,
diamond rings were offered the first
quartet to cross the line in GER
tain race and Joe was mortal cinch
to cop hunk of the ice, but a dark
horse teammate came along and
beat him out for fourth.
Joe's victory put him one up on
Don Heinicke, who was second in an
unsuccessful attempt to defend his
crown, and who ran the last miles
in his bare feet. >Kleinerman beat
him in 1888 when he won his first
local victory and the Baltimorean
was third, and last autumn at Ber-
wick, Pa, Heinicke won the 80 and
40 Washington runs.
The combination of Kleinerman
winning, Paul Fuchsman finishing
fourth and Mike OHara fifth was
enough to give the trio. representing
the Millrose A. A. of New York, team
honors. O'Hara is a veteran and
Fuchsman the baby of the squad.
Paul has been running only year.
IF I had O'Hara's endurance and
my speed, or if he had my speed,
one of us would be the greatest
marathoner you ever saw. He's a
slow starter, but he can run anybody
know into the ground if the race is
long enough"
OHara was not at his best for
yesterdays race after eating a plate
Of scrambled eggs shortly before the
starter pulled the trigger. 1t was
not the eggs that slowed him. he
explained. but his failure to top it
off with the usual steak.
II say man can't run on an
empty stomach" he insisted, land
nothing I eat ever affects me-"
And he hadn't even pulled of his
soggy running togs before he had
between his teeth one of the longest,
blackest cheroots this reporter ever
saw.
This trio shapes up as one of the
best marathon teams in the country
for Fuchsman seems to have the
stuff and Kleinerman and OHara
have proved their ability. Millrose
would have won the big Boston race
If Lou Gregory, running third,
hadn't dropped out. Kleinerman
was tenth and O'Hara eleventh.
Johnny Leiss, Washington A. A.
entry, took the District A. A. U.
title, crossing the line sixth in the
good time of 61:28. He gained an
early lead and for time threatened
to spring an upset. Jimmy Carrick,
teammate, who finished eighth.
was the second local man, and
George Shorb, fourteenth. was third.
Don Turkol of neighboring Mont
gomery Blair High School was
twelfth.
The order of finish and times Of
the first 10 are as follows:
Joe Kleinerman. Milrose A. A..
a+pon Heinick.. stonev.n A. c.. ~ ~
sLsnslish ssD walker. unattached, oo'''
Charlotte, N. C 56.41
New York '~-------------- S642
New YorE -N..-.~--'N - S7.ss
washington. b. C'-,,--.---.- bsas
Phiiadelphia @--~--,.--,"--- e2s4
A.. washington. D. c.l-U- 6s.s4
9-George Lieberman, Mitchell A.
1o-5aTryy ". Murphy, unattached a. a.
PfasE R1uhs1i; WuasnSaaR e otS,t Army Aber
deen. Nd Nd; D. D.. L. Turkol, ris Moanesomsry- No
McKssosS So,S Mitchell A. phiadephis
lns'0n pSiadeieSIs sSIse Ssef saa Nshofson, sas
Washington a. A., Washington., D: G.;
Forrest ". st Clair. gnsttsehsd n,;iSs Wash. Wash.
Rs'Sa Horss Social. & as ssitmere M Riehard s KEITH
Neumann, unattached, Washington. D.
e; Joe Hsrvey, Mitchell A: A." Phils-
Warrington. A. A.. washington. D. c.; ].
B. Scott. unattached, Hopewell. Va: Ray
pond Z. MullinA q. q Army. Fort Myef.