Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 278, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 December 1917 — NIPS WORLD WEIGHT MARK [ARTICLE]

NIPS WORLD WEIGHT MARK

Makes Unprecedented Distance of 43 Feet ing for Record. Matt McGrath, the giant weight thrower of the New York Athletic club, went to Travers Island the other day and hurled a 56-pound weight to a new world’s record. With an unlimited follow he threw it the unprecedented distance of 43 feet, 1% inches, adding nearly 3 feet of the old figures of 40 feet 2 inches, made by John Flannagan 13 years ago. McGrath did not make the trip In quest of record, prize or fame. His sole desire was to help make the games a success. They were the last of a series the Mercury Foot organization has held for the benefit of the athletes who have joined Uncle Sam’s service, and the big Irishman wanted to do his “bit” by swelling the entries.