Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-08
TEAM
OF TRACK ATHLETES

While it is not yet certain that all OF
will represent the Amateur Athletic Union
in the Olympic games at London next
July. America can, on paper at least
place team in the field that appears
practically invincible. The selection OF
an ail-American team shows practically
the same number of college eand club
athletes.
1co-yard dash--M. ]. Cartmell. Pennsyl-
vana.
220-yard dash-M. ]. Cartmell, Pennsyl-
vana.
44O-yard rum. B. Haylor, Pennsylva-
mia.
SSO-yard run-M. W. Shepard. 1. A. A. e.
One-mile run-Gpy Haskins, Pennsyl-
vana.
Two-mile run-Floyd Rowe, Michigan
Five-mile rum. A. Bellars. N Y A. c.
120-yard hurdles-J. G. Garrels, Michi-
gan.
High jump-Tom Moffit, Pennsylvania.
Broad jump-Dan Kelly, Oregon
Putting shot-Ralph Rose. o. A. -
Throwing discus-M. ]. Sheridan, l. A.
A. c.
Throwing hammer-Matt McGrath, N.
Y. A. c.
Pole vault-E. T. Cooke, jr., Cornell.
Cartmell is the peer of the eastern
dashers, and conquered Morton, the great
Englishman as well. Huff, the college
conference and national champion, looks
just as fast in the 100. and must be con-
sidered in the furlong. CartmeH is the
better without doubt. The quarter mile
has only one candidate-the great Taylor
He is the fastest man the world has seen
since the days of Maxey Long. and looks
to be sure winner at London for the
Stars and Stripes.
Melvin Sheppard leads the half-milers,
but not by such a gap as does Taylor his
division. This year has brought to the
front couple of record breakers in An
drew Glarner Of San Francisco and Frank
Sheehan of New York. The latter won the
junior championship in 1 minute So %
seconds-an unheard-of performance for
a runner of his class. In the mile Guy
Haskins. with his minutes 20 3-5 seconds
at Cambridge, gets the call. Outside of
him James p. Sullivan. who won the
metropolitan and national titles, showed,
along with Coe of Michigan and Lewis
of Cornell. as Americas fastest Fred
Rodgers, lyast years A. A. p. champion.
showed none of the speed that carried
him under the minutes % seconds so
many times.
1t is almost impossible to pick the best
iong-diStance man. Bonhag, DAILY. Rowe
and Bellars have all had big slices of
the 1907 honors, and to pick any one as
best would be playing favorite. Where
Dan Kelly failed in the sprints he made
good in the long jump by winning the
national championship at jamestown
with a leap of % feet II inches. This one
effort put Kelly in a class by himself
among American jumpers. Prinstein, the
three-time Olympic champion and vet
teran of ten years campaigning, made an
effort to regain his old form, but found
it futile on account of an old injury.
Just as Kelly has superseded Prinstein,
so has Matt McGrath taken the hammer
throwers' crown from another champion
of a decade-John Flanagan. Time and
time have the two men met this year. and
in all but few of the tits young McGrath
outdid the old champion. One of the
times that Flanagan won. however, was
at the national championships, so he
holds his title for another year
For consistent high jumping Con Leahy
of Ireland was the seasons best, for the
nimble-footed Celt has never found trou-
BILE in clearing feet . inches. and his
only defeat was on the boards. where he
was novice. Nevertheless. he could not
represent this country. and in his place
should be selected Tom Moffitt the lad
who topped feet inches at the inter-
collegiate games.