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GAliiAGHER APPOIVTED.Itf (Cwggtonn Truck Team Cnp-ttia Made Physical Director.John J. Gallagher, of Philadelphia,former captain of the Georgetown • University track team, a finisher in j the Stockholm Olympic marathon Ihas been appointed physical j Sector of the Chester Shipbuilding \ , Company, at Cheater, I’a. He has j already entered upon his duties. ‘The appointment of Gallagher is! the drat step taken by , the shipyard1 company to provide sporting activities on a large scale for its employee. Gallagher will teach more than 3,000 men the principles of car- j log for their physical health in order- H jlfe: h' r\ ’*«• • y*.f 'to be in great form to turn out more ships.Gallagher’s first athletic activitieswere during his days at Brown l’rep, Philadelphia. where he blossomed j forth as a distance runner of skill J sad endurance. He later carried the colors of the Shanahan Club, of Phil- j adelphia.* Following his running in the Olympics, he entered Georgetown llaivendty and became one of the best quarter-milers In the South At-Uuitic section, starring on the Hilltop relay team. Leaving college, he became a member of the famous Mead-owbrook Club, of Philadelphia.Gallagher has many friends In' Washington who are interested in his success as an instructor.
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Charleston Daily Mail
Charleston, West Virginia, US
Tue, Apr 09, 1918
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