Show COAST STAR SI AR TARES TAKES RACE Bob Martin Finishes Seventh Seventh Thousands See Classic SAN RAN FRANCISCO FIl Jan 2 Bill 2 Dill Churchill of tho the Olympic club San Monday repeated S his hi vic victory vic vic- victory victory tory of ot last year by winning the San Francisco Bulletins Bulletin's twelfth city annual cross cIty race tho biggest event of the New Year sort port ort schedule In 41 minutes minute and 66 56 seconds seconda The race was started at the terry building by Chief of ot Polio Police PolI Daniel J OBrien O'Brien who sent sont G El 64 runners runner on their way for tor the tha seven Beven and five eighths five mile grind 62 2 of whom finIshed Charlie Hunter of ot the Olympic club immediately took the lead In the race whIch he lie held until he reached Golden Gate avenue the tho first mile Churchill passed Hunter at this mark mach but only held the tIle lead tor for a 0 fe few few- blocks and the lead f seesawed i e wed I between the two runners for tor tho entire race raco until the thelast thelast thelast last half halt mile when Hunter weakened and Churchill left lett him many yards and ards and finished with 33 seconds to spare Eddie Stout and Bert Hooper both Olympic runners finished third and fourth Cariani fifth I sixth BIth Both Doth ot s sf f those runners wearing the colors of ot tho the U S I Robert Robort Martin of ot Salt Lake Lako City I finished In a the SO seventh but thIs chap 13 a real sportsman and the Bulletin and San Francisco are proud to have such men as Bob Martin com com- compete compete compete pete for lie Ie never uttered tho the form torm of ot an alibi Such athletes as he heare ere are what tends to promote sports ot of all sorts sors The streets were ware lined the entire course with people and the crowd at nt the beach bench was wag one ono of ot the largest that has e over eser er witnessed the finIsh of ot the New Now Year classic The Tho day was ideal tor for the event the sky wa was a clear light blue which was as not note esen e cn spotted with a tiny cloud One can Imagine the tho cast east staging a contest on New Years Tears day under conditions such as those |