The 1929 Bunion Derby: Johnny Salo and the Great Footrace across America

Appendix A

191 Appendix A List of Starters Starters City State Country Abramowitz, Harry New York City New York USA Ahlfors, Antti Eveleth Minnesota USA Amos, Paul Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA Apelquist, Karl Sweden Bagley, W. S. Newport News Virginia USA Baum, Sylvester Genoa Ohio USA Baze, M. M. Los Angeles California USA Black, William Cumberland Maryland USA Block, Richard Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA Borden, Eddie Redwood California USA Chavez, Frank Mexico Christensen, Pete Brooklyn New York USA Cleary, Claude Amarillo Texas USA Cools, Juul Belgium Cools, Karl Belgium Crowley, Elmer Clifton New Jersey USA Dalzell, Jesse Springfield Missouri USA Diorio, C. Italy Downing, William A Bedford Iowa USA Eastman, Owen Salem Massachusetts USA Ellis, Thomas Hamilton Ontario Canada Ellsworth, R. V. Monongahela Pennsylvania USA Eskins, Charles Elyria Ohio USA Gardner, Eddie Seattle Washington USA 192 • Appendix A List of Starters Starters City State Country Gattis, Leonard Fresno California USA Gavuzzi, Pete England Gober, John Moberly Missouri USA Gonzales, Seth Raton New Mexico USA Granville, Philip Canada Harbine, Edwin Ukiah California USA Harrison, Pat Sullivan Missouri USA Hart, Charles England Hedeman, Herbert New York City New York USA Houfstater, Voight Manistee Michigan USA Jensen, Clarence Glendale California USA Johanson, Martin Rockford Illinois USA Joyce, Mike Cleveland Ohio USA Jusnick, George Poland Kester, Herman Sawtelle California USA Lewis, Leonard Muncie Indiana USA McMurty, Roy Indianapolis Indiana USA McNamara, M. B. Australia Marini, Pietro Voghera Italy Meeks, J. St. Louis Missouri USA Megrddchian, Moosh Modesto California USA Miller, Harry Richmond Indiana USA Miller, Tracey New Orleans Louisiana USA Montalbo, Anthony Newark New Jersey USA Morady, William Newark New Jersey USA Moot, Everett Marchand Pennsylvania USA Mullen, Ken Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA Newton, Arthur S. Africa Nielson, Niels Chicago Illinois USA Oakes, Robert Buffalo New York USA Pandolfi, Colombo Italy Perrella, Louis J. Albany New York USA Appendix A • 193 List of Starters Starters City State Country Randall, Milton Chicago Illinois USA Rea, Harry Long Beach California USA Rehayn, George Germany Richman, Morris New York City New York USA Richman, Sam New York City New York USA Salo, Johnny Passaic New Jersey USA Saperstein, Morris Wheeling West Virginia USA Savalak, A. M. Cleveland Ohio USA Shields, Guy Baxt. Springs Kansas USA Simpson, Paul Burlington N. Carolina USA Smith, Paul Bend Oregon USA Suominen, Arne Chicago Illinois USA Sutton, Harold Cleveland Ohio USA Spangler, Joseph New York City New York USA Stone, John Jr. Marion Indiana USA Trapp, Merle Atchison Kansas USA Trimble, Troy Bakersfield California USA Umek, Guisto Italy Wanttinen, Olli Finland White, John Duluth Michigan USA Wollenschlager, W. Los Angeles California USA 77 starters Notes: Seventy-seven appears to be the correct number, given that two dropped out in stage 2 and thirteen after stage 3. Sixty-two started stage 4 according to press reports. Seventy-five runners are listed in the NYT, April 1, 1929, as starters. Two others, Charles Eskins and George Rehayn, were not listed but finished the race. Two other runners were listed as finishing a stage but not identified in the list of starters: Anthony Wenneger of Boston, stage 10, and Gus Schmidt of Berlin, Germany, in stage 32. ...