The Washington herald., 1913-02-14
FUREY
FORGEORGETOWN
Philadelphia Boy, All-around
Athlete, Hopes to Enter
Hilltop Institution.
GOOD In THE POLE VAULT
by G.. w. SWAN.

! Georgetown is to have another Furey
representing the institution sports, IL the
present plans of Charles A. Furey, of
Philadelphia, materialize.
Furey Is the all-around champion Of
| the Middle Atlantic Association Of the
Amateur Athletic Union. which he won
IN 1910. in Philadelphia He il at present
attending the College Of osteopathy in
the Quaker City, but is slated to enter
Georgetown next fall, taking q course at
the medical school
Should Furey enter the Blue and Gray
| institution, II will have an athlete who
will make this section OF the country set
up and take notice, as his record is one
| OF the best
The athletic career Of Furey is one that
| any athlete should be proud OF He join
| cd the Aquinas Catholic Club, of Phila-
delphia. in 1906. and Immediately started
tG seek athletic honors with q rush.
During that year he gained fifteen frst
places, defeating some OF the greatest
athletes in the East. The victories were
divided among shot-putting. running,
and pole-vaulting. But the greatest
achievement OF all during that year was
his ability to break the pole vault record
of the Young Mems Archdiocesan Union,
he making a new mark Of 10 feet II IL
inches.
As he gained more experience in ath-
letics he followed the methods of the
best athletes and improved steadily.
Wins An Abound.
In 1876 he won the all-around athletic
championship OF the Catholic Young
Mems Archdiocesan Union. also in the
Quaker City. Since then he has won II
every year up to and including the year
1911. In 1906 he was the second highest
scorer in the track and field meet of
the St. Columbia Athletic Association.
The following year he took first place in
that event. While Furey first special
lied In the polo vault, he afterward took
I'D the various other branches of ath-
letics It was not long before he became
known frum coast to coast, and he was
looked upon as one OF the greatest au-
around athletes in the world.
With Furey Il became a habit to take
part in a nmber Of events in any track
and field carnival, and he gained an
endless number Of prizes for his efforts
To compete in a 1-Inile run, 1a-yard
hurdle, s05-yard walk. 16-pound shot-put,
running high jump. 6-pound weight,
running broad jump. and pole vault on
the same day became the usual thing for
him.
Winner Again.
F'urey Is best remembered for his
achievements In 1910. the greatest Of
which was the winning of the all-around
championship OF the Middle Atlantic As
sociation Of the Amateur Athletic Union,
In which he took first place, beating
White. the wonderful colored athlete.
who was then a student at the Univer-
city Of Pennsylvania His number OF
points for that day was $3.50 The meet
proved to be q sort of try-out for the
all-around championships of the ANA
teur Athletic Union, which were later
held in Chicago. in which he took fifth
place, with q total of 5.6O0 points.
This WAS disappointment, for he real
lied that he had not done his best work.
However, there was consolation for him
in the fact that he won the mile run,
the Anal event on the programme that
day.
1t was only in this race that he showed
his true form.
At the present time Furey is coaching
the track athletes of the College OF Oste-
opathy. and he will run for the college
in the annual relay races Of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania.
The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph of
yesterday prints a feature story, with Il
Iicture OF the young athlete.
The ''perfumed notes. are not respon-
sible for Art Shafers retirement from