El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-22
1000 NEW YORK
POLICE ATHLETES
1000 of Number Would Wi
High Honors in Almost
ANY Meet.
By Briggs

New York. July 22.-An estimate
one familiar with the subject stat
there are 1000 men who might
classed as athletes in the 1900 pole
men Of the New York department
these fully 1000 would win high al
letic hOnors in the best amateur
professional meets
Detective Martin Sheridan OF {
first branch bureau. an Olympic chiaI
pion. WHO by many persons was
garded as the premier athlete Of I
department. has retired from scti5
sports Sheridan won 1000 cups an
as many medals It was not unconj
mon for him 70 win during a meetin|
eight or a dozen cups In announcinI
his retirement Sheridan said he hal
TO quit He won world fame as a q
Gus thrower and shot putter. ~
The irregular hours OF a police "a II
life might be considered a handicS
to a man aspiring 10 win honors as
athlete. but Sheridan did not find
the case.
Policeman Always Training.
a policeman he said. ais aIwa
more or less in training. for he muz
exercise daily 10 keep himself phys
cally fit l never found that being
policeman prevented me from ge1tiI2
the proper training for a contesN
college athlete trains a long time abe,
for an event In his training he pro
ably acquires finer physical edge TIL
a policeman but when il comes to
contest II the policeman has train
properly ne is in about as fit cekSU
ton as the college man
Most Of the police athletes beloI
10 city athletic clubs Many of III
are members Of the y Y. A c. P
time 4 c.. Long Island A c. BIZ
Church House. and 500 exercise re
larry IN the Symnasiums Of the ID
Y NJ c A They often compete
the games held by these Organizatio
In order TO do this they must II
obtain the consent Of the police Cd
missioner Mr.. Woods has helDez
men to realize their ambitions K
department does not maintain an Al
letic club, and the only way il has
getting a line on its athletes is n
the list Of entries to the annual poi
carnival and from the reports m
the precincts and the police traini
school
Some of the Good Ones.
PatrOlman Matt McGrath Of the o
Street station is an Olympic champiolN
and holds the worlds record for
pound weight, Patrolman RAtri I
Babe" Mcdonald OF traffic c N>ht
has Won more than 1000 prizes putt
the 10 pound shot; patrolman Z
Erickson OF traffic {. a member Of
olympic team. is a high jumper
a record Of 6 feet 4 inches: patrolrn
John ]. Eller OF the 15Ist precinI
Brooklyn a member Of the Olym
team. is hurdler. and for the last
years has been competing in no
games He has won 20 championss
fatrolman Eugene Jennings, is
other high jumper, with a record
feet I inch.
Middle AGED Men Compete.
Some of the middle-aged athletes
the force do not yet consider themse
TOO old TO take part in athletic ga
Patrolman William McHuEh off
, l4th precinct. patrolman John J. VI
of traffic a. and patrolman FIJI
Schulka OF the 5sth precinct have
)n the force . years. They never
less ran in the 100-yard race at
recent police games at Sheepshead
Schulka in 1SSS was known thrOr
lut the United States as a cham
Tub swinger.
Each police inspection district has
baseball club These teams h
Ormed a police baseball league,
lave a regular sChedule OF game,tc
OF . department team
'hosen from the cream Of these nj
The inspection districts also have N
ug OF war teams. boxing, wrestl
encing, and club swinging teams.
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