Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-03-08

| In 1894 at the A. A. u. meet he
stepped on the $50 in'- 4 ;s5 IS. The
next year he breasted the cape In
I: So %. and followed this upsjn 1896
Yithta mark Of 1851 3-5. ID 1895 he
raced to The tape IN the fastest half
mile that had ever been finished, In
1853 2-5. Ted Meredith lowered this
mark IN Stockholm, hut Kifbatrick's
mark is stiH an American record.
After Fitzpatrick ieft the athletic
field number OF other runners came
70 the front, .amqng item being Gre.
gan. Marvel Alex Grant Howard
Hayes of Detroit, Wright, and later
Yalentine. About this time Chicago
was booSting q runner, and this man,
Lightbpdy, proved q star in the dis
tance runs. He not only defeated
Spider Coe and other stars IN the
west, but he went to st. Louis at the
Olympic games and won from many
stars in the 500 meters. Chicago has
had number of star half milers, but
Lghtbody win always be great IA.
yorite among the Midway students.
Sheppard i Msryei.
Many critics consend that Melvin
Sheppard was the greatest half mile
runner who ever donned spike shoe.
Sheppard was great runner. IN fact
he was one Of the greatest stars that
the writer has even seen in action,
and that includes Caldwell, Meredith.
Campbell, Edmundsen, Windnagle and
others.
Any runner who can win three A.
A. U. meets IN succession In time
faster than 1:56 is q wou6er, and that
IL what Sheppard accom- lished. He
IS the only half.miler "a the country
to win this event in an 4. A. u. meet
five times. Shep3ari started bis
work in earnest in the season of 1906,
and captured the SSQ-yard run in
ISb: 2 The next year at Norfolk In 4
great race to- the tape he took the
honors In Is Of second slower. He
made stars like Andy Glarner and
Wilton Paul. look weary. The next
year he won out IN 1.55:3 8, which show
ed that he was 9 consistent runner.
idaho Furnishes Star.
Paul Pilgrim had captured the hon
ofH at Athens n the 500 meters II ]
1906, and other runners III the East
had made q bid for fame. Then out
Of the West came call that Idaho
had developed great middl e-distance
man. The Northwest and the Rocky
Mountain sections had been neglect
ing the 680-yard run, the critics from
tho East said. but at the Seattle meet
III 1903 Edmundson Of Idaho showed
his heels to the best runners Of the /
East when. he breasted the tape in
1851 Gissing. the great New York
star. was at Seattle, but could not
WIN The next year he captured the
honorH IN slow time
Then Melvin Sheppard came back
into the lirnelight and won the 1911
and 1912 events with good marks,
chalking uf, 7.54i1e5 In the former, and
leading the field IN 1.57 rs in Che last
race. Baker Of Ohio was coming to
the front and he made good time in
the next two meets. running home in
1914 ius1.51 3-5.
4 Net.nle occasiop SE,,a1
Last year number Of the gfeetest
runners q the day faced the :starfef In |
The halfmiIe event at the IA. A. U. |
ships ID San Francisco. At
The start were Dave Caldwell, Joe Hig-
gins Roy Ca1npbeil Eby. Bonnett and
lesser lights. Every one Of these run
ners had made better than. 1.57.
There was strong wind up the |
back stretch, and poor time was ex-
pected, but II was grand race
throughout. Campbell timed his race
nicely, while Caldwell was all in at
Lhe tape and was making q frantic
effort to catch the fieeting Chicago I
man. who won out, running /
n perfect FORM Caldwell was sec
1nd, only traction ahead of Joe Hig-