Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-02

are Of the opinion that Flanagan win
thave 70 equal his record TO win. while
some say he VIII be dethroned as mon
arch Of weight men.
The 1%g-pound hammer event Will
bring out mine contestants and tbs
sporting world Is looking for a new
champion Of this sport In the person
Of Marvellous Matt MeGrath, Of the
IN. Y. A. G. II Is claimed Flanagan
has reached the limit and that a ne
man viii supplement him hnd the
reason the Sherlock HOmers Of the
athletic world have picked McGrath y
because he has, In practice. hurled
the hammer 174 feet 3 inches; true II
Is but 10 inches beyond Flannagants
mark. but McGrath Is younger. larger
and has a longer reach, enough to
make him favprlte. II Is figured that
these two men VIII fight II out for
first and second and big Ralph Rose
land a. -. Piaw Of California for
third. although Tom Barrett, Of Balti-
more and Dennis Horgan Of New YORK
will put up a stiff tight for q place.
The shot put VIII have q champion
land two ex-chainpions Of this class
lamong the twelve contestants. A. ".
Coe. Of Boston a. A.. who holds the
present worlds record, 40 feet 9
inches. ex-Champion Ralph Rose Of
the Olympic club. with o put Of 4S feet
Z inches. and the old intercollegiate
champion Dick sheldon, Of Yale, with
q mark Of 40 feet. 4 inches.
In addition 10 the above named men
there are NJ. J. sheridan. all around
champion with a put Of 43 feet. ana
Dennis H0rgan, with 81 feet y inch.
Rcports from the coast say that Rose
Is In splendid form n Is getting tue
shot out better than ever. In an eA-
.hlbitiOn he recently put the l2-pound
missile several inches beyond the rec
ord. Coe told Lee Talbot that he
heard Rose was IN fine fcttle and was
coming east for the NATIONAL cham
pfoushln. THAT can ! have my
work cut out for me said Coe, Rose
has the advantage of height, reach ana
weigh on me. He IS q dangerous nan
II would not be surprising 10 see MN
score n victory over the present cham
plon. HOrgan and Krenger are show
ing n reversal OF form ana are rap
idly rounding into shape and VIII be
dangerous %contenders. Martin Sheri-
dan Is figured by many to nose out
Horgan and Krengef as he Is good Tor
a. feet. but the writer has seen the
Wing fist n mercury foot athletic
Ia action and doubt the mighty Mar
tins ability to do so.
All weight men In the country are
entered I'm the discus, both free and
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premacy In the free style Is conceded
by experts 10 lie between Sheridan
and Rose. the flowers Of the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts. It Is hard 20 PICK a
winner In the Greek style. There arc
eighteen men entered In this event. all
good In the free style. but unknown In
the Greek, Wesley Coe. the premier
honor man I'm the American style Of
discus throwing would on form be
picked to fight It out but when such
powerful men as Matt McGrath, A. J..
plaw. Ralph Rose. William Krcnger,
James S. Mitchell ana Dennis Hor-
gan are competitors In an event that is
to all as the Greek style Of throw
ing the discus Is, 10 Is difficult To select
a winner. and on September Z tho
dopesters viii awaken and realize that
10 pick a winner out OF the eighteen
men entered IN this event Is Ike buy
ing lottery tickets, for every one Is a
winner until he Is beaten.
The hurdles will bring out an army
" crack timber toppers. In the 100,
trio from the Pacific coast are fig
ircd on hitting the tape first. smith
OF the Multnomah A. A. c.. ore
last July equallcd the record of
10 1-5 seconds. while Powell ami
heck. of the Olympic club, California,
flushed In 10 2-b seconds. The
lnly man from the east figured OF
having "a chance rs w. r.. McCulloch.
II The n. Y. A. c.. whose best perfoI-
nance ~ 10 As seconds. Cheek IL
n the best Of condition, ana II he
DOESN'T go stale between now ana the
Of the meet, he VIII be a safe bet
The 220 has practically the same
.ntries as the 100. ln this cont 'st cN
'erts have picked up Harry Hillmnn,
\. Y. A. c., and NJ. A.. Powell, Olynl-
Nc club, To- fight 10 out for uist place,
In Eller. of the l. A.. A. G.. smith
Multnomah, A. c., Herbert
heck, OF the Olympic club, and A. T.
.haW. OF Chicago A.. A., they viii have
a%ngeroua men who are capable Of
.osing out "A victory. ~ VIII be a 7,
race, and the winner viii know !,
hat he compelled 90 some close TO rec
rd time 10 win, and who knows he j.,
lay have 10 do even better than that. =
There are fully as many entries ina ,
he junior events VIII. be- pulled OFF i,
u the 6th, and some of the men viii E.
the scnlor events next day. +,
This meet viii be the greatest in [,
he history Of the union. and JAMES ,
,wn viii go down In the history or =
ports as being the battle ground Of /,
he greatest athletic championship {
icet ever held IA the United States. F.,
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