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Eastern promoters plan big pro races this winter
Plans by eastern promoters to stage three major professional races in New York and lure top distance runners to turn pro signal a coming boom in athletics. Notables like Jim Crowley and Jimmy Lee are eyed, with stars such as St Yves Shrubb Svanberg and Dorando expected to race in winter events across the country and Canada. An amateur-to-professional jump is anticipated by a fast five to twenty five mile racer, with Ernie Hertbere guiding a Jersey City armory series of races.
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Jim Crowley
A. C
New York
Jimmy Lee
Charley AM Tuller
Henri St. Yves
Alfred Shrubb
Tom Loungboat
Johnny Hayes
Hans Holmer
Paul Akoose
Canadia
Derando Pietri
London
John Svanberg
America
St. Yves
Dorando
Longboat
Svanberg
Shrubb
Ernie Hertbere
Irish American Athletic Club of
John Swanberg
Charley Muller
Pat White
Fourth Regiment of New Jersey
Jersey City