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Show MEL SHEPPARD SIGNS UP AS TRACK COACH New York, Feb. 17. Melvin Sheppard. once the world's greatest I middle distance runner, holder of man worldB records and Olympic 1 championships, set all doubt at rest ! about his permanent retirement from competition in amateur track athletics by signing a contract today as a professional pro-fessional coach for the Mlllrose Athletic Ath-letic association. Sheppard Is still under (he doctor s care as a result of his fall at the Nfw York Athletic lub games in Madison Mad-ison Square Garden last week It was at first feared that blood poisoning poison-ing would develop in the wound he received in his arm. but his physicians Bay he Is now past the danger point. nn |