Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1914 — Patrolman James Kennedy Is Some Fast Runner [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Patrolman James Kennedy Is Some Fast Runner

SAN FRANCISCO. —If Patrolman James Kennedy can run two given blocks in 15 seconds, how fast can Patrolman James McEachren negotiate the distance? If-one must ask this question, he must be prepared to do some

running himself, because of what happened in the Richmond not bo long ago. McEachren is an athlete, as his Portola records will evidence. That is why, the other night, "when the policeman chanced to encounter some iof his fellows at a certain corner, he was lured into a heated argument "This Jim Kennedy is somerunner,” was the wentence that greeted McEachren, as he joined the group. “He ran these two block in 15 seconds the other night and I’ll bet no one else can 4o it” ' .■- As was meant, McEachren took this as a tentative challenge. It took about three minutes for !feka to offer to demonstrate that Kennedy was no wonder, McEachren having figured the distance at about 120 yards. A stop watch was produced,

McEachren stropped off gun, uniform coat and helmet, and with the understanding that he was to atari. with the blowing of a police whistle, he walked off toward the given starting point As McEachren disappeared in the darkness, the others were joined by the •patrol sergeant of the section, who had slipped up unawares. “Where’6 McEachren?” asked the sergeant. “He was here a minute ago,” replied one of the group. “He walked up the "block, but if you chip your whistle I think he will join you out.” The sergeant raised his whistle and blew a shrill blast At the first sound there came out of the night a clattering noise resembling nothing the sergeant could imagine. Even as the ranking officer prepared to voice his surprise there hove into sight a hatless, costless figure that catapulted itself with thb speed of an Arthur Duffy directly toward the sergeant.. It was McEachren. The whistle had brought him.