The Washington times., 1907-12-27
Fight Against Halpin
AS American Manager
Continues Unabated
Eaton, 60Yard Champion, Refuses to Go Under
His Care-Sheppard Joins MaIcontents-C
try Depends Upon Irish-American A, C.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-FOllowing Mar
tin Sheridan's announcement that he
would positively refuse 10 try for the
next Olympic team if it was managed by
Matt HaIpin. other athletes who wera on
last years team yesterday declared tnat
under no circumstances would they 'ry
to 20 to London under last years man
ager.
w. d. Eaton, OF Boston, the world 8
champion slxty-yard flyer. said little,
but expressed much I'd swim to Lon
don before I'd so under his charge" he
said.
Eaton is one of the fastest sprinters
in the country, a popular member Of
the Boston Athletic Association and
considered by experts to have chance
second to none of beating the best men
in the world in the short dashes.
Sheppard Expresses Opinion.
Melvin Sheppard. the fastest half
miller I'm the country. says he Will not go
to London in Halpin's charge.
Il wasn't en- last years team and
can't say from experience how Halpin
treated the athletes, but when men
whose truthfulness / believe tell me
now badly they Jared under his man
agement. I've come to the conclusion
that he is not the proper man for the
position. and I'll not take the chance or
being insulted and buliied by him next
summer
While sheppard was net member Of
last years team. n was not because OF
his inability To make the team He was
under suspension by the Amateur Ath-
letiJ Union when the team sailed and
was not taken along. While his Ameri-
can fellow-athletes were winning glory
in Athens he was reinstated, and since
then has been IN good standing with the
team. experts say. would seriously IN
iure the chances Of the Americans scor-
ing victory
Mike Spring. and Billy Frank also en-
Iphatically declared they would make no
effort TO go abroad il Halpln manages
the team
Country Needs Them.
In case the athletes OF the Irish
American A. c. back uo the clubs
threat to stay out Of the "trip to London
for the Olympic games next summer II
NJ Z. Halpin, of the New York a c.,
J has charge of the expedition. America s
/ chances in the big English meet viii be
materially affected.
The action Of the Irish-American A. c.
I IN casing resolutions COuheltIilllE Hal
pins appointment leaves little doubt but
I that the Celtic Park Club means bust
ness but Just how far the individual
athletes will back up President Conway
and his board OF directors remains 10
/ be seen.
! The Irish-AmeTiCIn furnished more
point men than any other club in Amer
/ lea in the last Olympic games at Ath-
| ems Sheridan was almost a team IN
himself. scoring first in the discus and
snot events, besides getting second
| places in the stone throw and standing
lump. Myer Prinstein. another winged
fstite, won the broad jump with a
wonderful leap OF % feet inches. Law
| son Robertson was third I'm the standing
/ broad jump. and tied for second IN the
! standing high jump. Another winner
was George ROnhag. in the 1500-meter
walk These men picked up over twen-
tv-fve points, or more than One-third
OF the American total. Without them
the Yankee team would have made a
sorry showing Sheridan alone scored
more points than most Of the nations
! represented at the meet.
America Against Hard Game.
Looking ahead at the prospect OF
! Irish-American A. c. men who would
he on the London team the same condi-