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LO: Who were some top runner's
in the early days?
JK: One of the best Millrose runners was Lou Gregory a 1936 Olympian in
the 10,000 meter. He later ran the Boston Marathon in 1942 came in 2nd,
that year Millrose had 4 men in first 10 but the way teams were scored
then Millrose took second place while the same result with today's rules
would have won first place. Victor Dyrgall a 1952 Olympic marathoner won
many national championships was another of the Millrose star runners of
the early days.
LO: How did you come to join
the Millrose?
JK: By the 1940's The Millrose was an elite running club I was recruited
after winning the Jr. Metropolitan AAU championship I was invited to join
the ranks. At that time Millrose only invited the best to join. At that
time there were 50 or 60 members all either college stars or distance
champions. 
Joe K. running in 1941 with Lou Gregory
LO: Tell us about the Millrose
Coaches.
JK: The first
Millrose Coach was Mel Shepherd an 800 meter and 1500 meter Olympian,
who died in 1941. In the old days whoever was coach was the manger of
the clothing dept. at Wanamaker's, the assistant coach was the one who
really did the recruiting and in the early days that was Tim O'Connor.
He Recruited me. Later another Olympian, Mike Devaney a steeple chaser
in the 1912 Olympics became coach and under him I became assistant coach,
when I retired from competition in 1957 after Ted Corbitt beat me in the
Met AAU 30 Km Cross Country Championship. I became coach in 1967 when
Mike Devaney died. John Garlepp became assistant coach soon after. Around
1992 I handed over the job of Coach to John Garlepp, and I am now Coach
Emeritus. continued
