The Great American Foot Race

	MORRIS RICHMAN Mt. Vernon, NY One of the two brothers who will race together in the race. Morris and his brother Samuel have laid out a campaign for the long grind. He is a strong runner and should be home at the finish.		SAMUEL RICHMAN New York, NY Finished ninth in a field of 125 starters in Porchester Marathon, 12th in Boston Marathon with a field of 111. Richman ran a great race in Baltimore Marathon and finished eighth, leading almost 100 runners across the tape.
	J. WALTER RICKETTS Southampton, Ontario, Canada Member of the Candian team. Ricketts has done all his road racing in Canada as an amateur. He is a strong runner although his name does not appear on the record books. He should be there at the finish.		TEODOCIO C. RIVERA Minneapolis, MN Winner in a five mile run, Manila, 1916, 1917, 1918, and 1919. In 1918, Rivera won the 100 mile run at Manila. He is a native Filipino and has a great record as a swimmer and all around athlete.
	WYNN R. ROBERTS Wallace, ID Roberts was born in Colorado, but will race under the Idaho emblem. He has a good record on the local tracks at Wallace and is only 23 years old. He has trained hard for the race.		SAMMY ROBINSON Atlantic City,NJ Robinson is a four letter man in sports. Has held the amateur lightweight boxing championship of Atlantic City and has a good record as a professional boxer. He comes to the start with much backing from New Jersey.
	ALBERT N.A. ROGERS New York, NY Rogers is a fast and popular member of the group of runners who have journeyed from New York and will wear the emblem of the Empire State in the grind. He is only 17 years old.		ALBERT ROTHSCHILD Los Angeles, CA Is a 54-year-old hiker who believes that a walker will win. Rothschild was born in Germany, has spent 46 years in daily hikes. He claims that the runners will not be able to stand in the long grind.
	AUSTIN RUSE Gordon, NE Born in Tabor, IA 21 years ago. Ruse has no records to his credit, but has been training for many months for the greatest running test and will depend on youth and natural strength to carry him through.		PAUL SALMI Chicago, IL Another native of Finland who is a veteran in the field of distance running. Salmi has competed in the six marathons abroad. In 1914, Salmi won the championship of South Finland in both the 10,000 and 20,000 meter events.
	JOHN SALO Passaic, NJ A native of Finland and a member of the Finnish-American Athletic Club who has had lots of racing. He has good records in the Port Chester, Boston, Brooklyn and Philadelphia Marathons, and should be up with the leaders. See featured runner		ROY T. SANDSBERRY Los Angeles, CA Sandsberry has had no competitive experience in distance running but is well known in Southern California as "The Phantom." This is the title he has carried through his many remarkable individual tests of endurance.
	MORRIS SAPERSTEIN Newark, NJ Saperstein is a runner with High School marks in both the 100 and 220 yard dashes. Has won many races at one and five miles. He is a law student and has been training hard for the long race.		AUGUST SCHERRER Uster, Switzerland Scherrer is one of the International figures in the race with a record in distance work. He has traveled a long way and worked hard for the test and starts in the best condition of his career.
	LOUIS SENKUS St. Louis, MO Senkus is a native of Litvening who has registered from St. Louis, MO. His ability to keep plodding will be his chief asset to carry him through to New York. He is 24 years old and a husky lad.		WALTER G. SETTY Peebles, OH Here is a good baseball and basketball player who has had some amateur competition in distance work. He is 28 years old and a native of Hillsboro, OH. Setty has been training for the race for several months
	HARRY SHEARE San Francisco, CA Sheare is 49 years old and has driven dog teams in Alaska for 12 years. Has covered the Marathon distance many times as well as winner in the Alaskan 50 mile race. He was born in Franklin, PA.		GUY H. SHIELDS Los Angeles, CA A native of Baxter, KS who has entered from Los Angeles without a record as a runner. Shields is 36 years old and a great student of distance running who has been training faithfully for the long grind.
	HOMER H. SHIPP Ranger, TX An athletic product of the High School and College at Ranger with four years of track experience. Finished first in the District Run in two years and ran second once. Winner of the Oil Belt athletic meet in 1925.

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