The Washington times., 1908-01-26
COMING
TO CAPITAL FOR
FEDERAL GAMES
He and McGrath Will
Attack 56-POund
Record.

Martin J. Sheridan, Of the Irish-Amer-
lean Club, all-round champion amateur
athlete Of the world, and Matt Me
Grath, Of the New York Athletic Club,
conqueror OF the mighty Flanagan in
the l6-pOund hammer throw, and the
present American champion weight
thrower. will'meet in two weight events,
ana Guy Haskins. Of the University OF
pennsylvania, intercollegiate half. one
mile and cross country champion, will
run in the one mile handicap and on the
pennsylvania two mile relay team at
the Federal indoor games in Convention
Hall on Saturday, February 10.
Sheridan and McGrath are 20 COM
pete early in the evening in a special
l2-pound shot put with the best men Of
the South Atlantic division, and near
tie end Of the program the two New
York giants VIII meet in a special So
pound weight throw for height in an
attempt to make a new record for the
event. Sheridan viii also be in a spe-
ciaI three standing broad jumps against
several local and Baltimore Jumpers.
Expect to Be Olympic Stars.
The fact that these men. with Cart
nell, the Pennsylvania captain and in
tercollegiate champion at 100 and 20
yards, are practically certain Of being
members Of the American team which
viii compete in the London Olympic
games in July. makes their appearance
ia the Federal games a most interesting
event The work Of Sheridan in the
Olympic games at Athens in 1906 will
rot soon be forgotten. for it was in
those events he scored more points than
any other man in competition and al
most as many as all the other members
Of the American team combined
At the National A a. L. champion
ships IN jamestown last September,
Sheridan won the discus throw in both
the American and Greek style. COM
plstely outcIassing his competitors, in
Guiding big Ralph Rose. the worlds
champion shot putter.
MeGrath and Haskins.
Although McGrath is an aU-round
weight man, his speciaIties are the 30
pound weight for height and the IG-
pound hammer throw He won the In
door national championship IN the form
er eveUr last November. beating Shcri-
Ian only an inch and a half. and the
aH-rOund champion is anxious 10 get
another chance al his rival McGraJh
has a re ord OF III feet for the 10
pound hammer. Although slightly tall
ct. he is built very much on the same
lines rs Flanagan, who is his cousin.
Haskins is the fastest amateur mile
runner in the United States. and only
two other Americans have ever made
better time for the distance. II was al
the intercollegiate championships IN
Cambridge last May that the Quaker
flyer ran the mile IN 40 3-5. breaking
a record which has stood for twelve
years After a rest Of only forty min
utes, Haskjns went out and won the
half mile in Isl - and By so doing
won the championship for MS univer-
sity. The versatility OF the man was
well demonstrated in November wher
ne won the intercollegiate cross coun-
Try championship.
Penn and InteTcity Teams.
The Pennsylvania two nile relay team
on which Haskins Will run the final re-
lay, viii nave as the other members
Jones. cross country captain; Quigley
and Hartranft. This team will run a
handicap relay race against George
Washington and probably also John:
| Hopkins.
Besides the two mile relay. there vii
| BE a one mile event between the Cath.
| Ole University OF America and st
! Johns College Of Annapolis. ct. John:
| beat the Catholics in the Federal games
/ last year by a very narrow margin. anc
| IS they have lost Harrison. their form
/ er captain and fastest man, f. looks a:
| If the suburban quartet Will have more
/ than an even chance 70 wipe out las
| years defeat.
The men who viii run on the teams
| which Will represent Washington and
| Baltimore in the intercity one mile re
| lay will be selected this week. Smith
thr South Atlantic champion, seem Il
, be sure OF making places, with the
! choice for the other two places resting
among Smith, Of GEORGETOWN Prep
/ Dick and Hamilton. of the Central Higf
School; Burke, OF the Washington
! School for Boys. and SchIOsser. of tbs
National Guard; Head. OF the Y. NJ. c
A, and Tanner. OF the Western High
| School Baltimore has Harrison, of the
| Mt. Washington Club: Stollenwercl
and Stewart, OF Hopkins, and Burns
and Sadtler. also OF the Mt. WaShiag
ton Club.
Entries for the Federal games viii
close on Friday. February T. with "
! G. Stuart, 709 Fourteenth street aOrth
west,
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