The sun., 1916-09-10

ming broad Jump title In 1907. He won
the national hop. step n jump cham
%pionships in 1907. 1908 and 1912; the
standing high jump titles In 1909, 1910,
1911. 1918 and 1914 the standing broad
jump championships OF the country in
1913 and 1914 and the running broad
jump championships In 1908. 1911, 1912
m 1914. TIL pole vault for distance
championships were captured by Plat
In 1910, 1913. 1914 and 1915.
Great "A jumper as Plat Adams IL. his
younger brother Ben has given him some
hard tusslcs. The most notable was at
the olympic games at Stockholm in 1912,
when Ben forced Plat TO the limit In the
standing high jump championship, Plat
capturing the premier laurels for Uncle
Sam, with Ben beating the rest of the
worlds greatest Jumpers for second hon
ors. In the standing broad jump Tsicli-
tiras or Greece won, Plat Adams having
10 be content with second laurels, but
once again young ben was right on his
back and grabbed third prize.
Lou sheldon. who won the oil rourd
championship OF the United States in
1895 and who captured the broad jump
In the dual meet between the London
y. {. and the New York 4. G., was Sue
ceeded by his brother Dick, who won
the nationa, championships with the sho,
In 1898 and 1899. with the discus in
1899 and 1900 and with the hfty-six
pound weight in 1898.
The walking LiebxoIds.
Louis Liebgold gave his brother Sam
some OF his hardest races and sam was
one of the greatest walkers this country
ever produced. Sam Won his first ma
tional championship in 1899 and his lns,
In 1Q1n An.s affiliate Ella. ,.. -
championship form for eighteen years
certainly is n wonder. 1t was only his
3rother's proves that kent Louis L.ieD-
gold from being a champion. Louis An
shed second 10 sam in cores of races.
sam won the national one mile walk
ing championships In 1894. 1895. 1896.
1897. 1907, 1905 and 1909. and three mile
championships in 1892. 1898. 1894. 1895.
1895, 1907, 1908. 1909 and 1910. lie
would have won many more titles, only
walking was wiped on the national
championship programme for several
years.
Dick clifford. the national three milo
walking champion Of 1912. and his
brother are worthy successors to their
father. who won the national five mile
running championship Of the United
States in 1850. Tim Ahearno won he
Olympus :-.T!c Jump championship ..
London Ia 1908. but since then his
younger brother Dan has developed into
so great a jumper as 10 make the fans
forgot all about Tim.
Brother Tim, with the winning OF Sew
eral Irish championships as we'll as he
English long jump championship in 1893
and the olympic triple jump In 1903 ai.d
by hanging up a British hop. step and
Jump record OF As feet III. inches.
thought himself some pumpkins. but
;Neu young Dan came along and ec!ipsed
Tins best efforts.
Dan now is holder Of the worlds hop.
step and jump record vi 80 .r"t II
inches. Dan won tie Junior national
broad jump titles III 1905 and cipturct
IN. Senior hop. step and jump titles Ia
1910. 1911. 1913, 1914 and 1915. He
Won the indoor hop. step ard jump cham
p~ionsh.p of the ccuutry In 1905. and 1910.
For several years'JIck Eller has been
considered one Of the greatest hurdlers
in tn" country. jack captured the ma
tional low hurdling titles in 1907. 1905.
1910. 1871 and 1912. BOB Ellcr was no
match for his brother over tho iurlong
route. but in the spr.uts over the fences
he several times forced Jack 20 run in
record time and twlv" beat him. On the
same evening in adisun square Garden
in 1911 both Of IN" lllcr boys %equailed
'H' s'N'INs sHf' ''N Hui'''hb
figures.
The Montreal Desninrteaus.
one Of the most wonderful, families OF
brothers was the pcsmdrteius ~ Mon
trcal. The only ono who made n world
wide reputation was Eugene. who cap
trrcd the 81 pound championship of the
United states IN 1909 and defeated tia
great John Flanagan in the ID pound
weight throw AZ the -. Louis Olympiad
of 1914. Eugene pcsmarteau had four
brothers. and around Montreal AL of thu
Dosmartcaus were noted for their ath
l"tic proves. The Desmarteau brothers
tug OF war tcam-it was made up az the
live brothers WAS indicated for sew
cral years.
All of the athlctro enthusiasm ar
familiar with the doings OF the kolch
mainen brothers, Hanrcs. when IN cor-
di'ion. being without a peer IN the ANA
tour distance running ranks. and BIZ
having humblci the cream OF the profess
sional long distance runners. W q
George was n Of the greatest milcrs
tho world has ever seen, but A.. II. George
also achieved international fame. Ton
Flanagan never achieved the success
that his brother John d.l. but Tom WAS
m AL fired good athlete at That,
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