 The "Toronto Daily Star" of August 18, page 13, had a three-column montage of Gillis in action.Another athlete and competitor in Jack's career was Martin Sheridan, who came from County Mayo to the United States in 1897, became a New York policeman, won nine Olympic medals and won three U.S all-round competitions, forerunners of the decathlon.In the first all-round between Gillis and Sheridan, Gillis won four events and Sheridan won six.