Tuesday, April 13, 2010

1976 Palace Saloon 5K T-Shirt

Here's a photo of the T-shirt from the second annual Palace Saloon 5K, run in 1976. I had Jo Lena Pace model it several years ago; for some reason it no longer fits me. Back then they must have been made with a fabric that shrank a lot. At the time that John Kalin took this picture I had this crazy idea that I was going to get photos of each style of shirt ever made for the race.

As you can see, "Muggy" is already in place. He's the single mug with the moustache, which was the original logo for the Palace Saloon bar. Nowadays "Muggy" has a partner on the bar sign. The current "Muggy" on the Palace Saloon 5K race shirts is yet a third character who has his mouth closed, which probably gives him trouble breathing when he's running (don't tell me he might be a she with a figure like that).

If there was a shirt at the first race, this was probably it. Hochstein did not change the shirts for several years, and shirts only went to award winners anyway. It was several years before local races started giving shirts to all finishers. In fact, the only race I remember in the Bad Old Days that did have a shirt just for finishing was the Peachtree 10K. This might have something to do with the phenomenal growth of the Peachtree Road Race in the 1970s, altho' more of that had to do with the "Running Boom," being one of very few road races in the region, and being located in the biggest city in the South.

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Posted by Herb Wills at 9:01 PM
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  1. Joe G.April 17, 2010 at 5:11 PM

    Herb Wills - You ran like the wind, bro., unknowingly inspiring softies like me, et. al....you get older and maybe you don't realize the impact you may have had on people. You, David Yon, Jessie Close, Felton Wright...a few others....CONTINUE MISSION, my friend. Thanks for your hard work over the years. IT DID NOT GO UN-NOTICED.
    - Joe Gunter

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