Demar To Compete In Texas Marathon Race (3/1/1930)

HOUSTON, Tex., March 1 -- Clarence Demar of Boston, national champion, and a half dozen other distance stars, will take part in the National A.A.U. 20-mile marathon here tomorrow.

Some of the runners have arrived and when the out-of-state stars check in the entire field of 18 will be ready for the trip to the San Jacinto battle grounds Sunday.

The marathon will start at noon when the runners are sent on their way back to Houston.

Besides Demar, Bill Agee of the Emerywood A.C., Baltimore, winner of the national 15-mile marathon, and Joe Savage of New Orleans Athletic Club are entered.

Source:  St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Saturday, March 1, 1930