Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 285, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1910 — REJECT LONG DISCUS THROW [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

REJECT LONG DISCUS THROW

Chairman Sullivan Says Mark of 142 Feet 2 Inches Made by Sheridan Will Not Be Accepted.

James E. Sullivan, chairman of the record committee of the Amateur Athletic union, announces that under no circumstances can the wonderful discus performance of 142 feet 2 inches made by Martin J. Sheridan at Celtic

park, New York, the other day, be accepted as a record. “While I am certain,” says Mr. Sullivan’s statement, “that every condition relative to the fairness of judging, measurement and the like was ‘lived up to, the rule about records precludes those which are not made in open competition, and the event was limited to Irish-American Athletic club men. There is no way of side-stepping so potent a rule as the one on records. “Sheridan’s previous mark of 139 feet 10% Inches is still the world’s record, while the 142 feet 2 inches will be tabulated as a wonderful performance." „

Martin J. Sherldan.