Show Commercial Club Is Too Generous With its Is Marathon Prizes Pries Tile The mile five mara marathon thon race planned planed by the Commercial club for fot- text next Saturday afternoon may ho be bete the te cause caus of several strong stron amateur athletes being beig turned professionals unless une the te local loal A. A A. A U. U officials ta-ko ta tao a hand in the affair According to the ruling or of the te A. A A. A U. U governing the te amateur I. I standing of athletes any athlete who receives a prize pre valued at over I 50 0 for competing in an athletic event is made a professional do- do de dared cared President William E E. E Day this thi morning mori A motorcycle hM has been ad- ad a- a as the te prize prIe for first firt in the Commercial club place pla cub marathon mara mara- thou thon and the list includes many highly valued articles arices for second third fourth and ad fifth places As Asto A to t whether the tho prizes for the places plaes other oter than first fist are worth over 50 0 is not known know but the tho motorcycle is greatly above the te valued price of a a prize pro for an a amateur athletic competition according to t the A. A A. A U U. and the winner would be turned professional As many college and university runners gymnasium at athletes ete and even high school athletes will wll corn com pete peto In the te mile five marathon on 01 Saturday President William Wiam E E. E Day declared this morning moring that he would notify Freeman Bassett chairman cairan of the te committee on fields cleared and sports up and and have the matter Severa runners at the tho University of Utah Uth havo spoken concerning the advisability of competing for fora a prize and wore wee reluctant to enter the Saturday race because they feared a first place might cause some queston concerning their amateurism It I is likely liely that tat some other prize pre will wi be substituted for the motorcycle |