Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1915 — Champion Runner Retires. [ARTICLE]

Champion Runner Retires.

New York, Feb. 12.-—Melvin W. Sheppard, Olympic hero and former middle distance runner, announced his retirement from track athletics. Sheppard received a heavy fall and painful injury when a board in the Garden floor gave way during the running of a race Wednesday night.