The Great American Foot Race

	'WILDFIRE' THOMPSON Berryville, AR Thompson is a nicknamed. He is everything it implies when he gets going on the trails. He is 27 years old and is running for his native town, where he has shown well in training.		HERBERT TIEDCKE Hollywood, CA A native of Hamburg, Germany, 27 years of age, who has competed in and won many amateur races in his native country. Tiedcke is carrying Hollywood's colors, where his many admirers of his athletic ability reside and are backing him to win.
	ANTON TOSTE Berkeley, CA Toste was born in the Azores Islands, had his early training in the Portugal Military Academy. He is 25 years old and a natural athlete. He is a good soccer football player, but this will be his first trial at distance running.		CHARLES TURLEY Tulsa, OK Turley was born at Frankfort, KS 22 years ago. He has a record on the track of the Tulsa Central High School and has kept in running condition since leaving school. He has trained hard for the race.
	GUISTO UMEK Trieste, Italy Guisto is well known as one of the greatest distance runners. His records are too numerous to mention here. He has traveled from Trieste to carry the Italian colors in the race and is favored by his countrymen to win.		FRANK URGO Los Angeles, CA A native born Italian and just 28 years old a good runner. Urgo was an entrant in the Culver City race and has been working hard to get himself in condition for the greatest test of his career.
	JOHN VALIS Los Angeles, CA A native of California of Greek ancestry who will try to be the first of the Native Sons team to enter the Yankee Stadium. Valis is 36 years old and a sturdy performer.		JOE VELIZ Los Angeles, CA Here is a Spanish lad born in Del Rio, TX who will run with the other boys from Los Angeles. Veliz has no past records, but is a sturdy runner and may prove to be the dark horse. He is 22 years old.
	JOHN VIERRA Alameda, CA Born at Hilo, Hawaii, 24 years ago. A great swimmer and wrestler, with much competition in distance track events, but is new in the cross-country game. Vierra has a good record as a boxer.		FRANK R. VON FLUE Kerman, CA A Native Son who was born in the Santa Clara Valley and a popular member of the California team in the race. Von Flue has had no competition since his school races, but is a strong runner and can go the route.
	DUANE WALKER Casper, WY Here is a lad who enters from his native town with plenty of backing. His running experience has been confined to the state of Wyoming and his records there show well. He is only 20 years old and can go the route.		JAMES R. WALSH Walnut Park, CA Walsh is a Native American. 36 years of age, who is running under the California banner. His stride and easy running attitude promise to place him among the leaders on arrival to New York.
	JAMES WHITE Duluth, MN White is 37 years old and was born in Worcester, MA. He has good records as a football and basketball player and on cinder tracks. Has had little distance road work, but has trained hard for the run to New York.		JOHN C. WHITE Clinton, OK White is native American. 24 years of age, who has no records of achievement in running races, but his work over the highways of his native state gives him a prominent place in the long race from Los Angeles to New York.
	CARL I. WILLBERG New York, NY Has competed in the FAAC cross-country runs for several years, and is a big favorite with running fans in New York. Willberg is a student of long distance test and has trained hard for the long grind across the continent.

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