Show SUGGESTS SUGGESTS' HAll ILL OF FAME FOR THE THE- GREATEST A ATHLETES AMES PHILADELPHIA Sept 4 In In Ui the following conversation heard at one ot oE the boat clubs there is Is' Is Isa a HUg sUg stig- stig First dirst Have Have you ou e ever er er considered con con- how sad sad ad It is he I for a gr great nt veter veteran veteran vet- vet er eran n athlete to sit sil In public lat later r In lifo life and have but an intimate friend or 01 two know his athletic record Has It over ever occurred to you ou that th there rc I should hould b be some some hall hail of fame a place I where the he names of ot the greatest American athletes might bo be posted to act as as an Incentive for or greater w work rk on the part of ot future generations genera genera- tiona Second Speaker Speaker-I Speaker Speaker-I I have often otten thought of or such a sch scheme m b but t how can It be worked Unless a man IsI is isa isa a I worlds world's champion athlete In his chosen field and all asa R. R record holder there are ho no other records a save ve In Inthe Inthe the memory of or those who witnessed sed lila his thrilling feats tats of ot strength s or who w were re c active themselves That is in the distressing part of ot it all all alIt and 1 hope to see ice the names of ot tho the future athletes athletes ath ath- letes enrolled In this gathering place for tor th the mighty First Speaker Speaker-I I can point to a hundred oarsmen n and for tor that mattor matter mat mat- ter tor r. r many others In various various branches who wh have simply died lied natural deaths so 50 tar far as at keeping the name In the public mind Is conc concerned Just for tor example continued the the first speaker ker there Is Is' Edwin Hed- Hed 1 Icy ley Y the Vespers Vesper's g great a single le back In the ninety Ed Pd now Is connected with the Malta Malt Boat club as a hou houseman eman In his eta day he was Just as popular and Just as powerful an around all-around oarsman arsman as Jack KelIi Kelly Kel lCd ly Ii is today Why Vh man mane Edwin Ed Hedley pe performed performed per per- torm formed d such wonderful feats teats for tor America tha that his hll l name lh should uld b be written n In iii the hall hail of or fame but there Is ho no no such thing Ho He won at Chicago Chi Chi- c cago go In 1893 and set act all the fans of ot that day clay to talking by winning b both th the quarter-mile quarter dash and the mile mUc and a a. half halt race with a I turn He Ho row rowed d the in flat smashing smash smash- ing all ll rec records for tor the distance The Theold Theold Theold old high Water vater mark marle was was 19 He was waR th the tho first man to r row w a R mile and anda a a- a.- a. half hat In loss Ices than ten minutes In Inthe Inthe the Chicago race he be was officially lb clock clocked l in 9 93 53 Sec Second nd Y Speaker Speaker-I I recall Ed iid H Hedley dley very well wen I was much Impressed with his work In t the e Paris eight hh In 1900 Eddie Durnan was then In his his' prime prints Old Ed Id I Hanlon was the ch champion professional cutler then Those were the happy daysI days I sigh for tor the return of or the old spirit for for things are n not t. t what they seem seemon em emon on art the water these times s. s Then the theo o oarsmen trained more conscientiously fought for tor their colors with greater effort than Is usual nowadays Oh for tor a a. return return of ot the old times I Just now there seems to be a wo woeful lack of ot enthusiasm over the game but maybe after r the general depression there rc w will U be the accompanying rise |