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Show CISTJUIGE STARS ENTER CLASSIC Lon Kump Favorite to Grab Honors in State Jaunt at Salt Lake SALT LAKE April 3. More than 70 long-distance runners are to enter the marathon, which will be held here Friday under the auspices of the East high. West high and the L. D. S. I, invitations to all schools In tho state to enter men wen- mailed last week. This year the event will be' staged over the City Creek course, the distance dis-tance being about 2 1-2 miles, the change being made to avoid the pavement. pave-ment. The new event will replace the East-West East-West four-mile jaunt which was Instituted In-stituted In 1 5 1 c. it l planned to start the classic at the state cupitol and proceed into City Creek canyon over the Wasatch Boulevard. On meeting the City (.'reek road the run-nera run-nera will turn down the canyon, finishing fin-ishing at the Richmond apartments. The distance is said to be three mllen. "Lon Kump. winner of the La! -Weat run for the past two seasons Is the favorite to win the classic The Eist-W-est run staged m 19K, for the first time was held with 85 men in togs. The winners of this event since 1916 are as follows: 1916. Al Warden. 1920, Lon Kymp; 1921. JjOii Kump. The classic was not staged In 1917. 1918 or 1919. |