The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12


Marathon race ooh, you're the top notcher DO
Ell" said the president, Selling the young man
hand. Pm pleased indeed to see YOU and Il
pleased at having a New York boy do it." Melvi
M Sheppard was the next introduced I'm part
ularly glad to see you" the president said "Wh'
you did was simply fine. You know | have followe
you from those days at Athens" AS Sheppard VIZ
turning away the president shouted: ooh, Shel
pard, do | understand you on the New Eor
city police forceH
mo, sir; l am not" said Sheppard, grinnins
Il wanted to be but was turned down." "Graciou
[ wish was still commissioner" was the president
comment.
To ]. A. Rector he said: Il am mighty glad t
see you and | congratulate you heartily By th
way, you're from the west, are you not" Recto
said he was from Hot Springs, Ark. us that so!
asked the president. Il wonder if you know m
friend Jack Greenway, who was with me in tn
Rough Riders" When the athlete said he kne7
! Greenway, who lived short distance from hin
the president laughed and said Isn't that bull
good! My son Kermit is going away tomorrow t.
visit Greenway for short time"
You're big man, all right" was his greeting
to John D. Flanagan, "and | congratulate you"
When he caught Forrest G. Smithson's hand h
said: We'll well! You did fine. l am told you're
from the west. I'm westerner myself, you know
Il am very glad to see you" he said, emphasizing
the YOU" as j. B. Taylor, the negro sprinter OF
Pennsylvania, passed.
10 Lewis Tewanina the Indian from Carlisle
he remarked: Il am real glad to see a real Ameri-
can"
Matthew J. McGrath was introduced as "the
heavy man." and the president smiled "He looks it,
and I'm glad to see him"
the presidents remark Mr.. Murphy, the trainer.
came along. NO" said Murphy, 1--WE have met be-
fore, Mr. President"
When told that F. j. Connolly, the writer, who
enlisted in the United States navy that he might
better equip himself for his literary labors, the
president said: I'm glad to meet you, for | know
your brother well. How are the crested seas and
old Gloucester? That was great cruise your
brother took on that battleship Some one recalled
one of Mr.. Connellys stories in which he gives
vivid account of the victory of japanese warship
" I es the president commented, "but | wish he had
written that story about an American battleship'
Mrs. Roosevelt said as Connolly was presented. 81
would know you at once from your resemblance to
your brother" So it went until all had been in
troduced the president having some happy remarks
to make to each.
Most of the athletes had gathered in the big room
ornamented with bears heads high on the wall
swords and flags and pictures of battle scenes As
the president was going to this room Sheppard
pressed forward and said he wished the president
to have one of his medals he had won for the 500
metre race Thanks" the president said Il am
glad was not racing with you"
i am, too" the runner said from what l have
heard about your racing" ooh, | wish [ was in
training" was the reply.
Not to be outdone John Flanagan went forward
and handed medal to the president "But don't
want to take your medals from YOU" the president
protested. ooh, go on" said Flanagan sure have
plenty more"
These are some of my trophies" said the pres-
dent, pointing to the bear heads Il was never an
athlete, but used to ride and shoot some Some of
you, understand, are National Guard men. When
came out L made up my mind [ wouldn't have to
hire any one to do my shooting Or boating" Then
holding up his hand for attention, he said
Gentlemen: [ just want to say one word of
greeting to you. | don't want to speak in hyper
pole, but think it is the literal truth Mr. Sullivan
10 say that the feat that this team has performed
las never been duplicated in the history of atb-
etics. think it is the biggest feat that has ever
'een performed by any team of any nation and ! /
all of you. There is not man on the
cam who does not deserve his share in the total
.redit 1t is not only the men who won the frsts
'ut IL is every man on the team who did his duty
IS they all did, who deserves his share of the credit
congratulate you all and l thank you all.
L want to say Mr. Sullivan word of special
hanks to you. Without you we would never have
ot together, and sent over such team; our graft
ude, gentlemen, is due not to those who were so
lad to see you come back victors-there are plenty
those-but to those who in any way contributed
send you abroad in such shape that you could
e vlctors, | think | can come pretty near passing
competitive examination on the records and feats
each OF you. Now that we are here we must
OF forget how proud we are of the American rife
zen and revolver-men. You know, [ believe in
tra1ght shooting for the batteship or private citi-
en-, either one"
AS ne ended, Michael Regain, one of the visitors.
louted: three cheers for the greatest president
e ever had" 81 don't know about that the pres.
lent said; but the cheers came with hearty will.
PRESIDENT Roosevelt then seated himself near a n
1ndow, Mr.. Sullivan on one side, little HAYES on
he other, and the rest standing around He said
was especially interested in the Marathon race Y
nd that he had no idea Americans would make such
phenomenal showing" He continued: "You
now the English always said that while we had
'eed we had no endurance But we showed them, /
leSs thaf we had both was mighty well pleased
18th the showing made by Oregon. and particulars
leased to see what the city men did. It was simply
1enomenal, the best that was ever done anywhere