The Washington times., 1902-07-05
ENGIUBER BATTALION
ATHLETIC TOURNEY
All-Day Program of Events
at Washington Barracks.
LAND AND FIELD CONTESTS
Company L Wins Nine First and Nine
Second Prizcs-Conpary l Second in
Winnings - Well Contested Field
Spo-ts and Novelty Games.

Yesterday was field day at Washington
Barracks. and the set of athletic con
tests given by the Third Battaiion ofI
Engineers, L. s. A.. embraced almost
every known field and track sport usual
in this sort of meet, as well as many
novelty events. which afforded afHuse-
ment TO large crowd Of spectators.
It has for some time been known that
the engineers have one of the strongest
ball teams in the city. and yesterday
the battalion demonstrated the :ae- that
it has in its ranks some very clever
track and field material, which only
needs some good coaching to bring 1t
Gu, and shape it up 20 that it would
haniily be winner anywhere
The spirit of rivalry between the va
rious companies is Intense, and the
number and kinds of coaching and root
ing was a revelation to the onlookers.
Cash prizes were offered to first and
second men in each event In individual
contests. and in team events the priza
was split up among the winners.
Company L Had Best Men.
Company L furnished The largest num-
Der cf men. and handily won the great
est number of prizes. It's representa-
tives won nine first and nine second
prizes.
Company l came second. with seven
frsts and three seconds. Company
had three nrsts and five seconds. Com
pany N, three first and three seconds,
and the dispensary landed one SECOND
prize.
The meet began at o'clock and last
ed nearly all day. The officers OF the
battalion oficiated as Judges. timers.
and starters. and generally helped to run
off the program in orderly manner.
Corporal Harry Porter. Company L.
was very much in evidence, and handily
WOE the running high and running broad
jumps. and the hop. step and jump. and
Corporal Dohson. OF Company 1, landec
first prizes in the 220-yard dash, in 2S
seconds; 120-yatd hurdle, and putting
l6-pcund shot.
Pontoon Races.
Among the most interesting events
were the pontoon races for canvas and
NOcGtA DydbS SdG4l toA4lpdiis lstl bL.k
crew OF FIVE men, and ali showed
their expertness in this line OF aquatic
maneuverinS. In each event Company
K came in first, with Company L second. /
OF amusing features there were sev-
cral. The Wheelbarrow race. with blind /
folded contestants. with their backs
turned TO the course, swung around at
the word and took every direction but
the right cae and the way they scatter (
ed the crowd was laughable. One OF the /
men only escaped rolling his barrow
into the river by striking q tree. Private /
Dunham of Company ! proved to have /
the best bump eI location and won. with
Private Patterson, Company X. secon1. I
Nearly every msn in the 100 yard sack !
race fell en- his way down the course /
and to regain the feet was next to i'm |
possible. In some way all crossed the I
line but Private Mayatt, Company I. got /
there first. with Private WelneT, Com
peny K, second. Pfirates Quist. O'Dell. /
Patterson and Newton also competed.
Pie-Eating Race.
If any of the contestants in the pic
eating race want pie at mess for the /
next week. they must be very fond Of |
the king OF dyspepsia. Pieces OF pie .
we're placed twenty feet apart over .
l00-yard course. Each piece had to be .
eaten before running to the next pie {
station. The pies were of the blackberry
species, and what did not so into the .
mouth went over the face and the t
grCtesCue appearance of the men Great .
ed roars OF laughter. Private Wnilden, |
Company /. proved the fastest pie eater, /
and Private Borzone, OF same company, /
was second.
va-.F-. e., nrtsr 7 r.
first man to gel over, under ard through .
oil sorts Of obstacles and crossed the I
line some distance ahead of Private
!dcnahan, Company NJ. second.
On top of a well creased pole thirty .
feet high flve-dollar bill fluttered for
several hours. while half i dozen eager
engineers worked hard to reach it by
Climbing the stick. All sorts OF schemes
we're tried 10 reach the top. but sand .
and grit availel the men nothing except
tc rub the grease well into their cloth
ing Al last after everybody else had .
rubbed cfG rearly all the grease 10 with
ing FIVE feet Of the top, Private Jackson.
COMPANY Nj. made q last and determined .
effort TO land that little spending money
end he succeeded amid the applause Of
Els comrades and the crowd which
gave all sorts of suggestions to the
climbers IS to the best way to get to
the top.
Tug Of War.
Pure grit strength and endurance
we're the ingredients which were requir-
cd in the makeup OF the teams which
In the tug -of-war event. Each
had In Il team OF eight men
and a coaching captain II was a tug
over the ground ana neither cleats nor
1vprG 1.Epd
Companies X and L opposed each
other and Company l. won the three
minute bout with a gain Of two feet.
Then Company NJ and Company I rug
eed away and Company NJ won by three
feet. Then in the final struggle the win
ners of above tried their skill and after
a long heave and then another with
steady pull and hard one, Company l.
won. pulling its opponents six feet over
the line.
And that finished very enjoyable
days sport
The Summary.
The summary-Track events: