The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

[ They saw FIalswelIe had shot his bolt.
( Carpenter and Robbins both beat Halls
welle- Il was a great victory for Murphy.
The trainers subtle hand was seen
again when Irons, a new star, made the
] phenomenal leap Of a feet 81 inches and
won the broad jump. even surprising
his own team mates. NIurphy's crown
/ ing achievement was, Of course. the
Marathon. when Americas team, con
sldered weak one, not oily produced
the winner. but thoroughly bect the Eng
/ iish runners. Murphy had paid special
attention 10 Hayes. the victor. In two
weeks he put him in such shape that
he ran a great trial OF rwenty-six miles
on the sands OF Brighton.
The performance Of Irons. reminded ole
timers OF AIUrphy's work with Sweeney
back IN 1855. when the London Athletic
Club team was fairly slaughtered at
Manhattan Field Sweeney came 10 Afur-
phy the best jumper in the world. and
worked for two weeks with the wizard
Of the athletic field. What you need
IS rest" said Murphy. aad for three
days before the international meet
Sweeney spent most of his time in bed
When Sweeney went 10 the field he was
so full of ginger he could hardly stand
stiIl and ne won the high jump with
the marvellous leap Of 6 feet - inches.
The present worlds record Euglishuen
at that tine never believed the stories
from America 20 the effect that Sweeney
was clearing over 8 feet 8 inches They
said thls was impossible. and they con
si1ersd the American performances II
The uglt Of fakes But seeing Is be
-eving-
Gets ConHeR in shape
America had no miller in those days TO
compare with the British. Murphy. could
think OF but one man capable Of beating
the BrlcO1s. This was Tommy ConreN
and he had disappeared After d search
OF weeks. Conner was found and found
almost q paysical wreck His condition
was pltiable, and merely for the sake OF
old days Conner was taken 10 Travers
Island and given a chance 10 train de
went there IN the winter. and AIurpay
dc not allow hiEl 20 run until late IN the
spring
BY July Conner had beaten the other
nilers on the American team. and late
II August he put the worlds record for
a mile % 4-l5 3-5. the greatest cone
back" Of an athlete II The annals Of the
sport That piece Of training made MGr-
ply Fre-emineEt in his profession
The same year the champion ten
mile runner q America sp-aI1ed his
ankle a few weeks before the champion
snip race az his special distance 8Iur-
ply was away and the crack tried ali
TIE WeI-kCOWn remedies TO cure the
strain When Murphy got back 70 the
training quarters q few DAYS later the
champion was stil II bed. Murphy had
the athlete carried 10 the float where he
sat al day with his injured foot dangling
IN the salt water Of the sound Three
days later the athlete was able 70 dog
lrOt He won the Championship race
Another di-hcuIt case vas that OF Cy
Chase. The hUrdler, who few weeks be-
fore the International meet Of 1916 went
stale from sheer worry He was in perfect
shape physically. but was running over
the sticks II slower time every day. Rest
was tried without avail, and Il looked
Ike sure defeat for America in the law
and nigh hurdles Murphy ordered Chase
sent 70 the Catskills in charge Of the late
champion sprilte-. Tommy Lee They
danced al the hops and had a good time
generally in the CatskiIls- Chase old not
come back until the very day OF the
games He won his events in record tine.
There are dozens OF such incidents II
the history OF Nike Murphy. Hundreds Of
Yale and Pennsylvania athletes viii swear
BY him They cal him a great doctor as
Vel as great trainer. and. as a matter
OF fact. Murphy has studied medicine for
years he Is extremely versatile. for he
cannot only develop men for running. hur-
G-lng, weight throwing. and jumping. but
he IS thorough IN football, baseball. swim
ming. and many other branches OF snort
Murphy comes naturally by his athletic
wisdom, for he was himself one Of the
geratest professional sprinJers this coun-
Try ever saw
How this trainer gets such permanent
llOio on Jhe affections Of the men who
train under him has often puzzled his
rivals The answer is simple AIurnhv's
bump OF sympathy is remarkably wen de-
veloped- After the contests arr. over. he
IS seen comforting the defeated and cheer
ing them up He lets the winners take
care Of themselves