Evening star., 1942-07-05
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.


In long, rythmic strides that de-
voured huge bits of a humid trail
Don Heinicke of the White Horse
Social Club of Baltimore yesterday
ambled off with his third victory in
the annual Independence Day 10
mile run co-sponsored by the D. c.
Recreation Department and Takoma
Citizens Association.
The new course, shaking through
Rock Greeks leafy bowers before
emerging in the brassy glare of a
sunbaked homestretch, was no test
for the Edgewood Arsenal runner but
it felled half dozen rivals, leaving
one seriously i'll in Washington SAM
tarium.
Walter Schultz of Baltimore was
still unconscious at the sanitarium
last night, hours after the race. His
condition resulting from combina-
tion of exhaustion and heat pros
tration was described as serious. He
will be confined to the hospital
several days at least.
Marvin Fairchild. also was seri-
ously i'll at Garfield Hospital was
slightly improved last night after
regaining consciousness. He, too,
will be detained several days, ac-
cording to hospital officials.
Leiss Misses d. c. Title.
Fairchild collapsed on Connecti-
cut avenue just below the turn down
Tilden street back into the park,
but Schultz had completed most of
the soaring grind before staggering
and falling prone at Georgia avenue
and Piney Branch road.
Johnny Leiss, trailing Heinicke
by some 40 yards and looking a
mortal cinch for second place and
the District AAU championship,
topped at Piney Branch road and
Underwood street, scant five blocks
from the tape. He was given first
aid and soon revived.
Leo Kursch and Richard Newman
also toppled over and were removed
to Garfield Hospital, but discharged
after treatment for exhaustion and
prostration. Ray Smith and Jimmy
Carrick dropped out about midway
in the race, leaving only IS of the
original % starters to finish.
Heinicke's time of 1:02.5 for the
new course compared unfavorably
with his best effort of 0:56.09 for the
old, but he was not seriously pressed
and not putting at the finish. He
hit it up pretty hard at the start, y
settled into his long, mechanical
stride after opening up comfort
able margin over the field and clop-
ped home as he pleased.
Four minutes behind the victor
was Alvin Smith of the Roanoke
Va) Recreation Center. and third
place went to Joe Harris of the
White Horse Club, who negotiated
the blistering course exactly 39
seconds slower.
Trains Lightly for Race.
1t was a hollow victory for he had
anticipated another race with Joe
Kleinerman of New York, the lad
who beat him last year, but Klein
erman was engaged elsewhere
Heinicke felt he would have whip
ped his rival, who doesn't fancy
hot weather.
Heinicke's training for the grind
consisted of attending to odd chores
around his home after moving into
a new house in the suburbs OF Bal
timore. He had trained strenuously
for a previous race and finished a
disappointing fifth, so he loafed fol
this one. His work, seven days
week. nine and half hours a day
didn't give him much time for prac'
tice running, either.
1t was Don's second major victory
of the year after finishing fourtf
in the Boston blue ribbon classic
last January. His first triumph wa!
in the 20 kilometers run at Endicot1
City a couple of weeks ago.
Immediately after the race, Hem
icke departed for Baltimore Where
he was scheduled to run another
smile chase last night.
Shorb Leads Local Field.
George Shorb, touring the course
In 1888, carried the Washington A
A, colors to the District champion
ship, beating Richard Green, nj
closest city rival, by almost five tul
minutes.
Jim Montague, veteran Washing
ton A. A. hoofer. and Donald Turko
of Montgomery Blair High School o
Silver Spring were the only othel
runners from the Capital area Il
finish.
Team honors went to the Whit
Horse Social Club with six point
while the washington A. A, the onl'
other team to count, was secont
with Is.