Show England X Weak x X In Track Field 2 X t RECORD HOLDER GIVEN EDGE IN DISTANCE RACE Veteran of 15 Seasons Americas America's Hope In Paris Classic BOSTON B BOSTON OSTON Jul July Times 1 Times have i changed change since the I shavIng mug and the A Ascot cot tJI te t were were ere in fashion I I For Instance It Is no longer a positive crime to christen the young youn hopeful Clarence ClarenceA A Clarence no Ion longer Ion Oer O'er Indicates Indicate a I passion for pink pinic edas das and cro croquet que and credit tor for lifting the un unjustly justly maligned na name me to a position ot of dignity and respect belongs to toa toa a 11 middle-aged middle Boston printer b by byname byname name Clarence D Do 10 MarIt Mar MarIt r rIt It may be b that Clarence Do DC Mar likes hI his pink sodas and pIau an ano o occasion caslon l I round of or croquet roQuet but also he happens to be America Americas s gre greatest test marathon runner as well ell 0 Os the country's chief reliance In inthe inthe th the Olympic struggle You don t find many faint faint- hearted faint willed weak ak or poorly I conditioned men going out for the marathon with Its It gruelling dl- dl distance dis distance tance of or 26 mile miles yards FREAK 01 OLYMPIC U M DC Do Mo Mar liar r I is the most unique fig fig- figure fig figure ure on th the American team unIque In the sense that tha ho he is hl his 0 own n trainer and bo boss De Dc Mat Mathas has hils a st stile Ie Ia all nil his own lie He runs with a vigorous I leg awing awing- much after the fashion of a sprinter At Atno Atno Atno no time docs does he hI seem sem to he matters mattera easy which Is t the he a approved ed custom of the long distance runner ru n ncr He De Mar I Is not on oil a training diet as are aro the thc other Olympic pe form r Cr He eats what and when hen h ho pleases DIt Diets Inns Inn's teo ave never meant an thIng In the Boston man mans a life jo I-jo has been running for or 16 15 s era and has never had a stomach pan pain pana a 1 common aliment ailment among mara mara- marathoners mara A Acting on the t theory heon that tu ou C n t teach leach an on old setter to lIao a 0 finger bowl the 01 coaches turned De Mar loos loose to 10 do a hI his fancy dictates dictate They Thy realize they arc are running no big risks As lecent a as lat last April De DC Mar set a anew anew anew new world orld worlds s record for tor the mora mara mara mara- marathon marathon thon winning the Boston Boton run In 2 hours houn 29 9 minutes 40 5 1 eec eec- sec seconds ec WILT WILT- r M-FD-r OLD OI-D RIVAL Rl The old record of 2 hours 32 minutes 34 5 4 46 seconds second was heLl vi-tannes vi I tt ie t e Finn who Incidentally will III t C n hIs bis 11 most dangerous don rival lit at ParIsI ParIs ito His Mar liar first tint broke Into the limelight ht In 1911 when hen he won the Boston Boton marathon in time I for the local event Th- Th Th I t ear he be is went ent Cot lo to Stockholm s I the Olympic tea Ito n hut fIT fir back with lIh the also alao ran rans Discouraged Discouraged aged he gay lip up boning til III i l r- r r out of or athletics until he found himself In the arms arm during the war star warDe ar arDe De Dc Mar I Is slightly built almost frail and Is Ii a 11 printer by trade Also Aleo he l Is the hoop master masier ot of o thel the largest squad of Boy Scouts In Melrose Mass and the teacher or of ortho the tho i Sunday school class clas InI In Inthe inho Inthe I the ho same sante neighboring nel Boston Boton vii vii- vil lage village It Is hardly necessary to add that the young citizenry of th the community are more than Interested In the outcome of the Olympic marathon no Do I |