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Vol. TIL, No. 22. Whole No, 142. Extend a gcop-clane mater, Oct 103, at he Po Oia PRICE FIVE CENTS.
MARTIN SHERIDAN GREATEST OF ATHLETES OUR OWN IN SAN PRANCISCO NEED RELIEF
ee
Father Yorke Puts the Case Clearly and Forcibly
in an Appeal in the ‘‘Leader”’—‘‘Irishmen, Con-
certed Action Is Now Most Necessary’’—The .
Real Pinch Will Come After the Regular
Relief Work Stops—The “Gaelic
American’s” Fund.
His Prowess Rivals That of the Heroes of Ancient
lreland — Robert Edgren’s Tribute to His Per-
formances at the Olympic Games—Made the
Highest Record of Any Competitor—Beat
r the Greek Champion at His Own Game.
Banquet to the Victors.
The splendid record made by the Irish Martin took his turh, ran as furiously, tried The following amounts have been received | abomination of desolation through dim eyes,”
ahletes at the Olympic games in Athens | 8 hard and dropped the rock a few inches by Tue Gazuic ‘AMERICAN for the San Fran- | shall we leave them to are of the
vig smothered up, as far as it could be done, | Over the Greeks ark, Then came a fin et Fund: stranger or the chill aid of the poorhouse?
eer a ae ao all parte of the | Contest. The people in the tmarble galleries | | Atresdya jged .......1+-$2,788.50 | They are the veterans of our warfare, the
in the : Parts clapped their.hands. The Finns and Hun- "98 Club, dea, Pa. 34.00 | elders of our congregation. Where should
yold by the English news agencies, and | garians, the Egyptians, the English, the Wolfe Tone i, Os. 25.00 | they be cherished save under the care of the
Md have been almost unknown to the | French’ and Americans—all the rest— y, Cincinnati, Ohio. soo | angels of merey who afe their own kith and
id but for the American corresponden nis | crowded around to see the unexpected clash New York.... 25.00 kin both by the bands of Adam and the
Sho accompanied the American athletes of champions. 24.35 | charity of
fobert Edgren had an article ‘on Martin J,| “Martin thi w phenomenally | well But i Pas el tit Cw be "Brighton, ‘Mass. 10.00| The thousands of young Sit, so many
ae sertget Sunday's New York World | 9S the Greek’s own gam skill in it Stephens Club, Oil City, Pa. 10.50 amilies, Test not be
ich does such complete justice to that | Be inherited from ancestors: wat pack over fein sith Chub, Pittsburg, Pa. 5.00 brave the miftries ‘of crowded
‘ Tr c housands of years. With a final splendi jonovan, 5.00 | ns of an unset-
feat a Sh me we en ot it fee “AX | effort he out-threw Martin's best by sevei Cre “Cha, MeKeesport, Paws: 25.00 r them a safe
(re of its readers outside of New York | et: eridan went out and looked at th Bro 25.00 | home ani treat, where among their
ut saecttunity of seeing that | Mat, shook his head and walked back again. Chas 3 Klckbam Cl “hee, ‘Ariz, 19,00 and under competent care they -
myer, The tribute will be appreciated all | 1™ wae arailing: | Shesiden went wp | may Prepare in anew the
ore from the fact that it comes from | t© bir and tt his hand, The Greek Total to date vee ee $3,001.35 nd to which they may return, -
frst-class authority who is not Iris] shook i sorgantas” said true sport, . thei ' certain that before ~
- Pan that r. Edgren could get out of the . thought I could beat you, but you're a bet- Parts, May 15, 1906. | them at the door is the welcome of the
soit gant in the way of an interview was | ff, an than T am at this game. I'll run a Mu, Duvov tue’ Gancre Rueaean | Mother of Fair Love and the protection of
fallowing account of himself: you as close as I can, but I think you can of Te NS hand and I have read | her whom we love to call the Tower of
“twas born a the County ‘Mayo, in Ire- | Wi” pees go and have a try out of the with admiration your noble appeal for help | David. | *
ua, twenty-five years ago, May 28, T's a| ‘Seus’ for our countrymen in San Francisco. For. Then there are the members of the socie~
ace “er siete. My § father wat ne | ‘All this you understand, was in the prac- eigners are not allowed to conteibutes tut | tis themselves scattered to the four wind:
antry. a great | et, Tm, the games Georgantas only beat CE anew dgner te the Unit ‘ln heaven—when can they be asked to re-
at | Martin about two feet wi States. ume the payment of dues? Yet sickness
nae he | that after Sheri m we look with the love and al comes and to the work of death there is no
d Teeiand | UP to that time Sheridan fed tion we once looked towards France; eee sureease. We must provide for proper hos- :
and | , “close run’ for the Gree con ve orcas of the great Republic in | Pital attendance; we must see that the great
Wikene’ he took it | Practice day in the Stadion Sher fact me ae eon intention, an ne and all | corporal work of mercy to bury the dead is
me Georg: it out wi e ve are ready to die for the maintenance of | duly perfor
hts. It’s a | Style. Before going further, I'll explain that . a independence ‘as our fathers died to ob- | WE MUST NOT SHRINK FROM THE TASK.
w the smooth- | this Greek style of dis Last, but not least, how many of our peo-
fltiron with the handle odd,’ as the Englishme No further apology is therefore needed for ple a there who will need a helping hand
in my part | Place everything i in the Tiberty It es ake 2 lorwar ling my rte fo r them on their feet ‘again? This
ancient glo the victims of the San Francisco earthquake. —t
sine country at that, and don't think Eve bs Mit on the ruins of the ancient one. The MARTIN SHERIDAN, WORLD'S ALL-ROUND CHAMPION. “My only 1 ret is that my pos means thes crest vo al ce _ ten and
her that way, and ie buildings im Athens, are. modelled revent its being a larger contribution.
‘o’s a fine athlete), I closely after the ancient styles of architec~ hands with us all and talled we Mastin in| “It would have made a picture for an ar-| Believe me, faithfully 9 yours,
js a ‘ eon “a reek: s try to bye ng fe eet broken English. Martin stood over at one | tis paint that trial of Sheridan's. Fly- CARRIGNAVAR,
‘ke my hi 1 | traditions in everything. sn side while waiting for his wn he hurled the’ stone —_—— fia
Bnihe world’s record with the discus, al- | Stange that they even try to copy the old | nervous moment. Our champion sat ‘dow ing over and over in air, it | Pathap Yorke's Urgent Appeal
1 cd i i ome of jms nee ef tralning and ‘ving. go a grest ie the. shade of a—palm_tree— and tain a. nto the-elay: several feet be . - Ip a
‘A couple of th cai S es 0 Ke ai “
. & srashiog ‘the eas rec cord. The re statue of seus 0 TO tame mane | sree eck 10 ook ‘heie iin throws Georgantas judset, sane stepped bas sek | (Father Sore a ‘ager,
0 points, and T raised it to Myre st | u stepped over the mark. Then competitors. In
ton That Wasa’ jump of 460 points, | Sculptor to put real action Into figures. Bs Sheridan threw. The discus sailed out | t! reat th ning with. ali his | We are glad to see that the Irish societies
al think I would have added another 400 ao ee ere te men ia 5 ficld in a great, graceful arc, to | mi is left leg, he had strained his | Of San Francisco are coming together to
T hadn’ -d my knee gelled from the cold white marble men in | f41] in the running track on the other side, eee, ae i. who tries to con- pers united effort for the. benei . ‘of our
rgantae inthe | full flight, runners in the middle of a stride, | yards and yards ahead of anything else. | se enemy ‘Sheridan | People who have suffered so sorely in the |
left knee is | boxers striking a blow, discus throwers i ere was a wall there (the throwing | waked ‘igh ® "og as he was in range devastated city. Union is strength and now |
f having slipped a the yer a ‘s stile movi ee is- | was done in an athletic field near. the Sta- | of C ntas’s e is the time when we need all the free that |
have fon met it | Cobolus shows an athlete iB Mion, because the oficials were afraid . concerted action may bring us. These are
. v the discus now and | the act of thro a discus. He is doubted Crooked throw nvght go into. the Manne m ves INJURED KNEE, the days that try the value of men a or-
worse, but that's the event was held in the Stadion Oat) | “lt was the Greck’s turn to try. These zat ur people and | on” with the gracious ‘help of God, Our
tiean do just no heross the running. track, Martin: wanted |W were far ahead of all the others. are. to suffer still more. Societies and brethren in distant parts will recognize our
Then Mr. Bigren records his. personal to throw over the wall into the Iilysus, | battle lay between them, . Twice Georgantas | their members will be judged in the future | earnestness and the freatness of our need.
ante of Sheridan ard, toes turned down like a ballet dan- | Prince George wanted to see him perform | made the effort and fell short. at debates they dold por by what | Of them we have no’ fear. . Their hearts are
“In writing: “about Martin Sheridan 1 witt | cer's) just ersring the ground. that feat, which would have become historic. | attempt he beat Sheridan’s mark ns they pass, but hey do. | kindly Irish hearts; their hands are princely
THE PECULIAR GREEK METIIOI Before. Sheridan's. second throw Prince | the lead again. Martin tried his best, but | Action tells now, and only by ‘nl nited action | Irish hands. Their generosity shall come
Now the modem Greeks take that serie George stepped up and said jokingly: “if | his weakened left knee would not stand the | can we do anything to alleviate our wretched | to us as one mighty stream which like ane
ou starting position, awkward as it fon't. throw the. iaeas into the iver, | rain and he could not increase his throw. | plight other Nile will overflow and fertilize the
cee to etal ati in that eramped. att ii Ahrow you in! The Prince ip sie eet Georgantas, with another grand effort, added | It is not as a prophet of evil, but inspired | places wasted by earthquake and fire and
se Ps thon suddenly: straighten up with | three, and woe e ie raateh | 2 few inches. Anocher Greek threw just be- | by wise foresight, that we say plainly that | renew the promise of the springtime in our
2 the throw. In the National Museum at for Jef ked hi i an jest_was over. | we have not yet reached the depths of the | desolated hearts and comfort us with the
Athens there is a small bronze statuette | replied ce, ike to be a ‘antas had won. He didn't to nat have flown in upon us. Let | assurance that though we have passed
showing a discus thro andi: ‘ect wt hi . an ci e from her ashes, as she | through the valley of the shadow of death -
wnth the discus held in both hands, the arms | wall as I am that you could throw me over. utted in front | stands, | must arise, more prosperous, more beauti- | the Lord is still our shepherd and His rod
Uxtended straight over his head. The Grecks | Which was a peace of Trish barney that | From ne . ful tha et her arise as soon as hu-| and His staff are our strong support.
ke thi her starting position. Stu- | made a great hit with the royalty bunched putting. And he won again, Two | man power and Ifuman wisdom can lift her a
take thig as another starting position. firsts and two seconds were now on his | up, still a certain time must elapse before .
. ag away Fron the sory e card—sixtee the normal relations of commerce and labor | L6{fer From James J. Caniffe.
To continue, | ( contest of five events). was | and civil society can be resumed. Let the . °
SRIMINARY CONTEST WITH GREEK CHAMPION at thre He oat aw | next “on. the open to-morrow, Jet. the insurance ca Mu
after the arrival of the Ameri- te Gr ‘hi and took second place in the. broad jump- | companies pay to the last farthing, it wi 8 Fnanetsco, May 25, 1906.
aadhletes, before they were yet free from | 2 curious, style, hich is supposed te ee | iim second pine (124 feet on ing, but here his injured knee troubled him take Finan if not years before the ruins are Editor Tue Garttc Amen .
‘eects of their long voyage, they went | “Correct Hike white tes Wien teenie discus | over 136. A Samson-like Finn was third. | and he dropped out. oe cleared 1 the Dean Sin—I have just received the bun-
se scene of the coming contest for prac- | “Martin, then, Nea Tits edelled like | After the even Martin walked over to Geor- |. “Two days later he was at it again, in the | of civic dle of copies of a Gariic “Auraican,
“Thee were" says Mr. Edgren, “Hun: | (507) ot non which the Diseobolus stands) | fantas, eld out his band and said: "Welt, | Greek discus throw and the standing high | channels, | Dur which you so kin This is .
visng trained there, and san Ps h him, old man, you ‘of hard luck. But | jump. Both events were held at the same aligam st the first ray of oe viet hae penete ated the
‘mehmen and Swedes—and others of all and, Georgantas threw w wie rit’ foot in ad-| 1 want to Congratulate you, anyway. Sure, | time and only a few yards apart. First Mar- hinations, the daily want, of the people con- | gloom and the horror of the terrible catas-
‘ales and colors and nationalities. Still | | arte ee ee as “hat way. Tm. | you made a great fight for it.’ Georgantas | tia would jump and then héd run across the | tinue and must be met. Now is the time to | trophe of oe 18, bringing ae real inet
aaeshat awed by our surroundings, we | Vanre. te er eek told him he must have | Put his Tight hand behind him, turned his | field to throw. The discus was finished first. | provide for the future, not when the storm | gence of the great work you are doing for
nt day's training. Sheridan and I) medisthy like the statue. Mar- | back Sheridan, and wal ed away. In There was one thing the Grecks intended to | and stress have come upon us. us, and of the splendid and practical sym-
“ered around with the shot and the discus ue viet eet iit took a good swing and | full justice to the Grecks I say that | Win, by hook oF crook, and that was the THIS JS A TIME FOR BROAD VIEWS, pathy | which our appalling Condition has \
xa while, watched the Swedes throwing | °°) .ited the Greek's throw. Then Gtorgantas Ful ieee iors showed themeetves such | Greek discus throwing. Georgantas was | 1 cannot be long before the distribution evoked.
«javelin, ‘and saw a Fre in clear 12 | eavalte ‘ - ‘ ev ortanne their best man, Martin Sheridan had_al- | o¢ free. st be long before be | The, Post Ofice has not detivered any
2 inches i ractice pole 1f | explained that he must first stand with arms | Pope, ed famous from that hi tk pe second-class matter since our city e-
Scehalbean move ike the Inter we would | Faised overhead, squarely ip fromt, with it) wie he went “iy sere his hotel the Greeks ‘ stroyed, and consequently, we knew but "ite
rely have carried off so many events. | Teh arm Strat a is tet ae crefully | all through the city streespassed his name what oue good. fens were doing for
looking over the square, | © °80 ¥ 1 ‘th t hot | along ‘ook eir hats as he went felt confident, however, that we
esta, from which the discus was | double up into the position of that stare This was ‘only the beginning of Sheri- vay befor yantan an in ould mot be forgotten’ by our countrymen
te thrown in the Greek style, thet 3 | in » the Dn * dan’s exploits. atin, virled the weight far F beyond aay that day to the man who ot feel a | and count ywomen 2, thouahont the United
: oment, looking as much like the statue as p! ‘the others had done. Ss fen i ih ine
‘ir at the upper end of the stadion. Th nent, y Le CONTESTS. ° brother Beside him Shoulder t0 shoulder and | St nd ere stricken ag i
Suping thoneands whe had turned out to | Possible, and then straighten up and theow: HE TOOK A HAND IN ALL edie the Gre ‘Se jumped upon the | brother bes es, a . wos inthe ea fe
au pritice Congreat crowd they would | “Sheridan tried it, The Greek beat Om | wa Ftte fater he competed in the stand- ent through a lot of satin iit for that day we ask the Iris site tei ‘assume our old
jee twenty feet or more. Georgantas smi @. | ing broad jump. Ewry, of the New ! Ot to be vide . that base among “the ‘prowdest and the best in
Foe evan ‘and ‘stirred ‘a hie The people in the stadion clapped theit Vee Athletic Ciub, is holder of the world's 1 ee to reo ua societies, ae there | the land,
ae hands. But Martin was not to be whipped | record in that event, and it was a foregone always have been and always will be, m Ne wll be @ source of Strength and energy
wn the middle of the field a man was | Without a struggle. threw te Tn | conclusion that he would win The real no Of narrow minis and stunted imaginations and hope for our sorely stricken people to .
an proudly. He was a remarkably fine- | 284i". The ay position mace an as about the places, There were swung who cannot see through the fog of their | know that the great Clan-na-Gael is coming
shag tan, tell, well built Koy ath | possible for him to ‘scale’ the discus; that | over thirty competitors, gathered from all his leg in de- | petty ‘ambitions and. cannot “devise beyond to their rescue, and is endeavoring to dry
vad Shoulders anda deen chest, His skin | iS throw it flatly so that it would sail | countries. E ‘on, but Martin Sheridan ges im the cirele of their own petty needs. This is | the tears that are now falling upon the gray
"i bumed to bi van it had | through the air. Time a time it wade | wi with a fine jump of 10 feet 23 | diately allowed the potent | an told Sheri- not the time to listen to fe suber aod ashes of what were once their happy homes.
Ys te ith own, as if it had | sted and fell short. Georgantas smiled | inches, Ancther American from the Trish: | dan that his throw wow unt. Ihave | Whinings of such as these, ‘They are nat | My dear sir, you will not wonder if ve
init it Inut juice, His hair | sore broad! ‘American A, C., Robertson, was third. I| with me now a printed copy “of the rules. | Of the seed by whom Scivation’ shall ‘be | weep over the ruins of our fair city. We
‘Eo his he eas brushed straight WON PLAUDITS PROM THE POPULACE, Aung “Martin ‘Sheridan was more pleased | They make no mention of any such techni- | \vroueht in Israel jon shall be | were a proud and a generous people. Some
fn his forchend and fell in waving | | NON Plat pop tout se the [eae winaing second in the jump than over | cality. So Sheridan was forced to throw in | broad’ views and ali-embracing charity. Our , Of Us hove lived here many years. aw :
eect of i Me bl saicclle, flying high like a gull | taking the discus-throw. He was just be- | an impossible manner, and he couldn't make | rr 0a help. aaa ieinas them | it an insignificant, dirty litle town, wil
see of his coming was startling. | plate-shaped mechgs, and fell fully ten fect | ginning to demonstrate that he was & great ince, In the meantime Georgantas, | $4" must not be. bottn 2 Taipation | only about half a dozen half-decent how
Te gn htble running pants that he | on outspread wings, and i. Greek looked | all-around atblete. throwin actly the sam threads of Small jeal ‘he tim und in it, But its inhabitants then
1 FARE Bight have teen some ancient Greek | over Georgantas's best ion of armaze- |” “Next, a couple of devs, Tater, came the | been barred to Sheridan, made @ vanity of the incapable must not be per ‘mostly of the noble. pion ;
"y ind cae Ott from the at the throw with an exp he to meet | and had what appeared to be a Initted to val the relief of the needy. Deeds | builded greater than they knew. ‘They were
rhe turned’ to es at a test again. Ths time te ai "tha a eon Srcumatanes defeated te nent deeds well dy. Deeds onerous, chival rows men, who laid the foun
ineed, . d grace- | quite such a fri feeling for the Greel giga and owiftly accomplished. jations of this city, and those noble char-
* tal Coogi! cle "San again. After that Georgantas retired grace: auive Sh tT stake hands with. hi to on aoe cena wien pe eanen Pow. acteristics have to a great extent remained
rg GY Suing came and shook hands | fully from the field. The next day el | who id discus throwing, Georgantas wa The judges allowed his t aaa
a had Fr eame out with a tong 3 ie Sheridan | a great stone thrower. The event was held w Every great disaster leaves in its wal Our own race took a mighty part in the
saying that Georgantas ad eb a | a erat fadion, with at least a bundred and | it was measured at the rain OF ee dependent he greatness of pling of San Trancieey, and we have
ange his style time after time, but | i a thousand people counting those on the Ee iene crotect, but it | our disaster may make us realize the great- | eed ot an ane avery. smal
every different point the America . f the arena, looking on. G - te thed to do anything. The Finn | ness of the responsibility thee every day is | Seaport town, to
nit victorious, After that ‘Sheri-dan! wine | tas threw first, and the stone whirled out far tri disagreement over to grow heavier upor orphans and | and. most prosperous cities im
heard everywhere—on streets, le | fas Tharks made by the other con- < uniting, ‘Sheridan slipped away to | the half-orphans PAT be’ well taken care of hd when now: .
cafes, at the little round tates in the Pac | bey fe At last. Sheridan's. turn cal j in, and managed to tie for | by the ordinary generosity of the State and fen cy
. of the Constitution, And everywhere the | testants. | Ot ih ithe runway, carrying | second place. It was a fine jump he made— | the. ordinary resqurres of the Catholic insti- | Our delyehtful hills,
Grecks politely took off their hats to the | Martin w nes ing for a moment, he gath- | five feet.” tutions; but what about the children of pat- | most appalling and
i 0 a| great American athlete. birt he stOT is coeemies for th en A GREAT ALL¢ROUND ATHLETE. ents reduced to destitution who must aban- | jay
“ ti J. | ered al is . . : * 2 rami i s 0 ve ii y
rg iy AB BE reached the mark be ‘A few days later came S Shscns throw ing down he came, running like a war_ hors: Mr. Edgren conehdes this interesting don the cage of ome and family to provide tears “How Wve ‘a indeed been sorely
“Bh and 2H arm, tot Te was te re te we ie in Ameri | with his brown haie fying in th 3 | sketch of Sheuen for the elementary need of food. For them | stricken. A few
% ihe Piece of Pe Sie fi Je, just as we throw it i : is int wi is ust beg thi o 1 gh- | of our ‘atamity we were ri
tama emtalic’ marble | froma eiteley j . g set, his blue eyes starin: Ph ar point winner fs an °
tren the ait cela as they. throw it ail over Burope. | jaws set, tie bine care (ar eeed eke thet out the world. The awed, whose Title store =
sa . i ic before the event. | clay, inf ‘ard | (Continued on page 8.)
a Semaknificent throw, I had Sheridan met the Greek ed Georgantas's throw.
ce \ eran could come near it. put Georgantas, smiling and confident, shook e
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