4-Time Winner of Local Marathon Awarded Track "H"; De Mar Broke World's Record Last Month; Pleased at Official Honor

The University track insignia has been awarded to Clarence Harrison DeMar A. A. '15 by the Athletic Committee because of his winning the Boston Marathon run four different times. He won this 26-mile classic first in 1911. Business and the war interfered with his track career from then until 1922, when he repeated his victory of eleven years earlier. He again won the marathon in 1928 and 1924.

Last month he broke the world's record for the course, which is exactly 26 miles 385 yards by running it in the phenomenal time of 2 hours 29 minutes 40 1-5 seconds, and also assured himself a position on the Olympic team. DeMar also holds the B. A. A. Course record of 2 hours 18 minutes 10 seconds for a little under 25 miles.

When questioned on this award, DeMar said, "I am very, very pleased to receive this official recognition." In 1911, after his first victory, he was offered a letter by Vermont University, which he had attended, but is reported to have said that he didn't have the check to accent it. "I have the check to accept this letter, however," he said, "for during the war I acquired some from the army."

DeMar was connected with the University from 1910 to 1915, being listed as in the College from 1910 to 1913 and as a special student from 1913 to 1915. His degree of A. A., toward which Summer School courses are counted; is practically equivalent to that of A.B.