Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-02-13 | Page 12 | Handicap Modified Marathon Planned for Ogden [Illegible]

I Handicap Modifi ; 2 Fmmm 1!' t ; Fair I RUNNERS CUMQR I FOR ACTION FOR I PROPOSED. TILTS Plan Handicap of From Half Minute to Three Minutes in Old Feature BBS i Plans are bPlng complete J by offl- BB rial Of the Ogrden high School, the BBfl Weber Normal academy and the Or- BBa li f)on Athletic nssoei.it Ion for a flve- BBfl j mile handicap modified marathon, to BBfl 5 bo Staffed In Ogden during the early BBa ;1 part of April. The plans as outlined B'j call for the start of the race to be Hid at North Ogden. five miles from BBfl J Twenty-fifth street and Washington B li avenue. Tho finish will bo at Twen- BBfl ll ' -fifth streot and Washington ave- B 1 nu. according to present plans BBfl Ogden has a number of veteran BBfl J runners and a race of this nature be- BBfl J I Ween the runners of th two local N I .Miools and the Ogden A A would BBS r create considerable Interest it Is stat- 1 ! I Although the plans as mapped out BBS 1 have not been completed it is expect- BBI jl r.,l that the representatives of inn 1 ij three organisations will complete BBB n them during the present week. 11 1XDH PS l Bl 1 N BBB I Handicaps ranging from thirty scc- j onds to three minutes are planned BBB 1 for the runners with about four local 1 ; stars on h scratch line A race of BBB m hPKi i Qgden and it Is expected that BBB M it would cause a riot. BBB j The handicapping will be done by BBh M several former old time athlete and BBS "fl kith the limit men getting off three BBB 1 minutes prloi to th.- scratch men. the BBB i onvpctltlon should lie keen. BBB 1 If the plans mature the contest will BBB I l,r siagod on a Saturday afternoon the BflB 1 ;art to be made about 3 i. m. Run- r. the Ogd. n high school have BBs 1 been clamoring for just SUeh an even, fl A this and the men in charts arVI 1 picted to announce complete pinna jfl during the week. BTO will ESTER B y "SpcedHmir Allen, former star dis- Ita tanee runner at tne minoiM v. v,.. 1 3 one of the best 2G mllers hi the gome. I trill be one of the men to be P"tea U on the scratch line If the race is held., I Allen, although h. has been out of a ct for mor.- than ihrec years, states . 3 that he Is again r.-arin' to go (1 Kern, the speed merchant who cap-1 J tilled the Ogdetl Inch school tare last; 1 vear and Lovedahl. another Tiger star. j re two stars who will bs hard to beat S in a race of this nature. 1 Coach Malcolm Watson of Weber H l,as several men who aie expected to 'ij .how to pood advantage m the coming m j classic With weather conditions pre- H d ailing the tracksters of the Ogdon A. I Ogden high and Weber rni..r jj W1U don the abbreviated togs during the coming week. i . oo