Show Battle L Looms oms Over Count in ill Stork Marathon TORONTO Ont Oct 28 CUP UP- UP Four of the five mothers tied for I leadership in jn the Charles Vance Millar maternity marathon for a prize expressed their willIngness willingness willingness will will- today to enter only nine of their children as eligible under terms of the fantastic contest Their proposal seemed doomed to defeat because of the determination tion of ot the fifth mother Mrs Martin Martin Mar Mar- tin Kenny to stand by her claims to 11 eligible children Decision of Provincial Secretary Harry C. C Nixon that no late regIstrations registrations reg reg- of births would be accepted accepted accepted ac ac- ac- ac reduced the claims of the five leaders A late registration is one made after the legal period of one year after birth Mrs Kenny whose claims to 11 children since Millars Millar's death were reduced to nine under the ruling said she would fight to the limit to obtain permission to to register her two other children whom she says were born within the period Mrs John Nagle Mrs Pauline Mae Clark 25 youngest and prettiest est mother entered Mrs Arthur H. H and Mrs Alfred Smith who entered the lists only a week ago all aU claimed ten but agreed to abide by Nixons Nixon's ruling concerning registrations and each thus reduced her claims to nine children Mrs Grace Bagnato whose claims to nine eligible children were reduced to seven under seven under Nixons Nixon's ruling ruling rul rul- ing also threatened a court fight The race ends at 30 p. p m. m Saturday Sat Sat- |