The Washington times., 1912-01-29
Great Runner Is Hot Under
Collar Over Recent
Treatment.
HAS SOUNDED HIS
WARNING RATTLES
Will Make Unpleasantry if Mill
tary Decision Is Not
Reconsidered.

NEW YORK. Jan. 2o.-Melvin sbep-
paid. the peerless one," has spoken.
or, rather. like the rattlesnake, he has
given warning! 1t wouldn't take a very
heen eyosisht to see that the great
runner Is sore. hot under the collar,
IN III the air ana Il few other things
about the way the military authorities
nave barred all armory doors against
him. and won't let him play in their
drill sheds any more.
Shep sounded his rattles pretty Wig
orousiy the other night; In fact, SO
loud that one could hear the noise all
over Madison Square Garden. Accord
Ing to him. II the military Authorities
do not reconsider their decision against
him. he intends to make 1t mighty
unpleasant for some at present un-
named officers Of the National Guard.
Vie claims that the latest action on
their part In closing the armory doors
on him and refusing 70 allow him to
display his athletic prowess il the last
straw.
Tired Being "Goat."
Il have been the goat long enough, ;
said Sheppard, and now I IN going to
make somebody else squirm. I could
have avoided this latest humiliation
had I not been assured by Johnny
Ileeson that I would not get in a
miNup with the authorities at the For
ty-seNenth Regiment If I competed in
.the Millrose meet. OF course, Fleeson
was not as strong as he thought he
was and could do nothing when they
larred me.
"t have fully decided" Sheppard con-
tinued. 'thlt II the people who have
been bounding me do not reconsider
,h"ir action within reasonable time I
Will make 4 public declaration az to
under just what conditions Joined the
Twenty-second Regiment. and, while I
was in favor there, just how mucn drill
ing ard other military duties I was
called upon to perform. intend to
disclose the names Of the officers who
made cartain promises which induced
me to join the outfit: will also tell
pay before / got in Dutch up there,
and what they demanded Of me after
ward.
Was "Candy Kid"
you know. I WAS the Candy KID -
he Ca:d. until that occurrence down III
Philadelphia. when I got in bad because
] would not consent TO run and by
doing so missed by train for New York
after they kept the event waiting until
IL was 100 late. since tnen tney nave
all been taking 4 kick at me. But watch
me- H. added.
Sheppard. when he appeared at the
court-nlartial. which resulted In him
Icing discharged from the Twenty-sec-
ond Regiment. claimed that his Govern
ment job al customs inspector caused
him to work lat, on some of his drill
nnhts, and that he considered the Ma
tional Government before the State.
JIowever. the Twrnty-Second showed by
producing the Government records that
on many drill nights Sheppard vas OF
from work early.
Sheppard says III explanation OF this
eff did not work late on drill nights
I probably worked the night before until
] or o'clock in the morning. and was
too tired to shoulder a gun
1t will he noticed that the great ath-
lcte hints Of paying little dues before
he ceased to be fayorite In the Twan-
ty.second. An interesting incident
hc mentioned in connection with that.
While he was up before a Court-martial
about a year ego bc .ause of his failure
10 attend drills ani for delinquency in
dyes, the full amount Cf his indebted
ness was paid by some unknown party
IN very mysterious way, in what ut
the time looked to be an attempt TO
hush up the Investigation.