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...Jock and the Boston Baddies
...Jock Semple, the man responsible for much of the logistics and other busywork of the race, has been complaining for years about all the pseudo-athletes who make every Patriots Day a nightmare for him, and it's impossible not to sympathize with him. 1100 people present a lot of problems, and as Jock must have known, 1200 would cause even more...
...most equitable way to limit the number of entries and to keep Jock sane was to make ability a prerequisite, and it was hardly surprising that Will Cloney, chairman of the sponsoring B. A. A., announced two months ago that unless you had completed a marathon in less than four hours, Boston didn't want you. A runner could also qualify by doing well in two ten-milers or getting the authorization of a coach or trainer, but only a decent runner can get by those two obstacles...
...between 1000 and 1100 runners in Monday's race. There are simply an awful lot of competent distance runners these days, and the Boston Marathon is becoming more and more a prestige race. One wonders how many would have entered had there been no qualifying rules. I'm sure Jock wonders, and undoubtedly, he and Cloney are glad that they put the clamps on when they...
...four two-man Harvard teams were loose and confident when they arrived at N.U.'s Docksen Hall. They helped put up tables and watched in admiration as a jock from N. U. strutted around the gym, toying with an imaginary paddle...