The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-24
SHEPPARD ENTERED
Middle Distance Champion
for Federal Games.
BIG SQUAD FROM PENNSY
Mike DriscoII. National Five-nsiie
Record Holder, Also Sends In His
Eutry-Robertson and HiIIman VIII
Show in Three-IegEed Event
SchooIboys Down 20 Hard Training.

Melvin ". Sheppard. champion middle
distance runner Of the world. winner OF
more points in the London Olympic
games than any other member Of the
American team. holder OF the worlds
record for both the $50 and I,560 meter
runs. and the only man ever appointed 10
a government position because Of his
athletic ability. viii compete in two
events in the Federal Olympic indoor
games in Convention Hall the night OF
February %.
Besides Sheppard, Michael P. Driscou.
Of the Mercury Athletic Club. New York,
national fve-mile junior. national two
mile senior. and metropolitan junior and
senior three-mile champion, VIII start IN
the 3.D0-meter run Lawson Robertson,
Of the Irish American Athletic Club who
beat Rector in the final heat OF the TO-
meter run in the Olympic try-outs, and
Harry HiHman. Of the New York Ath-
letic Club, member Of all the American
Olympic teams since 1900. viii compete
in the invitation and open handicap
events.
The University OF Pennsylvania viii
send down a team OF dozen men. in
GLIDING one-mile relay team. and Ten
men viii come from the University Of
Virginia Practically the entire track
team OF Georgetown, George Washington.
and Johns Hopkins universities viii be
entered in the open events
Mercersburg Academy will send along
eleven boys. and every other high ard
/ prep school 81 importance in and out OF
Washington within radius Of 10 miles
viii have their best teams fighting fo-
the Pennsylvania alumni trophy
To Run Six Hundred Meters.
Starting first in tire I.500-meter hapdI-
/ cap, his favorite distance, Sheppard viii
toward the end Of the programme. also
/ go 70 the mark in the 600-meter handicap.
It was in the Olympic games last July.
under the handling OF Nike Murphy, that
/ Sheppard made his greatest reputation
Sheppard's first and probably his Only
competition in Washington this season
will be in the Federal games
Robertson and Hillman, who viii retire
from competition this year, are going TO
make 2 trial for a new record in the
70-yard three-Iegged race These two
stars have run together II three-lzEged
races for several years. and with three
pairs OF local men having liberal handi-
caps. they are sure they viii be pulled
along fast enough 20 set 70 new figures
The present record for seventy yards IS
6.s:2-5. held by Hall and Pierce, OF New
York. and HiIlnan and Robertson hold
the records for 80. 81. .. Io0 10, and y
yards. Robertson vii also be in the s.
meter handicap and invitation and high
jump. and Hirman wiH start in the 3
meter hurdles and 5o9-meter run.
Mike Driscoll viii be the scratch mar
in the 3.Oo0-meter run Tai. lanky. and
red-headed. he is the fastest man f.
America in two and three miles H
! holds the national indoor record o.
+ 0-s:2S S-5 for Two miles. and on Septem
Der y last year won the metropolitan
; three-nliIe championship in 0.15-03-4-5- H
has the reputation Of being one Of Int
{ cleanest and NEST spOrJsmanIike runner
now in competition
? The University Of Pennsylvania viii b
represented in the Federal games by N
, biggest squad sent 20 Washington thi
! winter Besides the relay team tn
Ouakers u,iu send PAUL, interscholastu
record-holder at one mile. and Beck. Wit
q record of 01-5S in the half-mile. 70
the distance events Capt. Hartranft 70
the hurdles. Minds and Hough for n
sp-ints. and Pickles and Parker for -
invitation pole vault
Tom Smith in Hurdles.
One Of the most interesting OF the invi
, tation events viii be a 5o-neter hurdle
with Tom Smith, Of Georgetown: Hal
Of Mercersburs; Hartranft. Of Peunsyl
vania. and Martin, Of Virginia. the Soutl
Atlantic champion. as starters. Hart
= ranft won the hurdles in the Fedora
games last year by a narrow margin. bu
Georgetown men believe that Smith wi
be fast enough to finish in front thi
year
The coaches OF the local and OUt-Of
town schools are beginning 10 select boy
/ for the various events in the contest 70
the point trophy and for the relay teams
: The Washington School fCr Boys expect
e TO make a strong bid for the Distric
scholastic championship relay. and ha
most promising lot Of youngsters froT
whom 20 pick a team The squads q
} Technical. Business. and Western Hig
= are beginning to come in good style, an
= the boys in the grade schools are work
/ ing hard every day for the relay cham
pionship and the sprints.
The ticket sale for the Federal game
will begin February l at the sportin
= goods stores.