New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
Mems and Gossip
of the amateur Athletes

very satisfactory. James +. Sullivan,
secretary of the American Olympic Com
mttee, took Spalding's specifications
to the international congress at Lyons,
France, where they were passed on by
the federation, and hereafter are to be
used in all internationl considerations.
After the regular A. A. U. meeting, in
November, the members will pass on
both shot and hammer and will start in
using them after January l in all
American championship meets.
Paddy Ryan, the giant hammer
thrower of the Irish-American A. c.,
tried out the new federation ham
mer" and made a worlds record throw
of 1872 feet in his first trials. As to
the shot, the select few who have had
the pleasure of using it are more than
satisfied.
More than four hundred individual
entries have been received for the &c
centric Firemen games this afternoon
at Celtic Park. Both the New Eorks
and Irish have entered their entire
track teams, and hot fight will result
for the point trophy.
Will Gordon, who last Saturday at
the knights of Columbus games did >
minutes 1876 seconds for the 1000
yards, will attempt to break the
worlds record of minutes II % sec
onds for the distance. Many Of the
experts are picking Gordon to turn
the trick.
When last heard Of AL Copeland,
with his wife and daughter, were IN
London en- route 10 the United States.
tn
coach the Austrians in 1914-'15-16, but
after working with their athletes for
four months the war put an end TO his
activities. Kind of soft for Cope"
as he was beaten by the Hungarians
without a coach in a dual meet, and
what might have happened If Robert
son was coaching them would have been
another story.
Well, we all will soon feel the inAu-
ence of Copeland and his wonderful
thousand dollar bets" "SparrOw'
Robertson, the How old is Ann" of the
cinder path, is anxously awaiting the
arrival Of Al, so both millionaires can
start in and scare the present day ath-
letes with their wonderful stories Of
days gone by on the cinder path.
They cannot keep a good man down.
Mel Sheppard has been training for
the last ten days down at Wildwood,
n. j., in preparation for to-day's thou
sand" at Celtic Park. Shep. claims
that he does not have TO pull JEFF
fries" for the simple reason that he
never went back. If to-day's race is
slow in the first half Shep. has a bet
ter chance of coming through with his
wonderful sprint in the final dash.
Mel is slowly but surely getting INTO
condition for the Nationals and The
Metropolitans in September.
Sheppard was born under a lucky
star. Last Friday morning he and the
Jersey Amateur Athletic Union COM
missioner, Tom Cassidy, were standing
in front of Dieges & Gusts show win
dow, when steel die two inches
square, used for stamping out medals,
broke in half from too much pressure
and came crashing through the window
Of shop on the opposite side of tn,
street into Dieges & Clus.'s window.
The two men were regulating their
timepieces, when they heard a whiz
between them and then the crash.
The writer ran out TO see the dam
age, and Sheppard was about a quarter
of mile away, breaking all kinds Of
amateur records for all distances.
Cassidy has to wait till "Shep" comes
back in order to find out what hap
pened TO him.