The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-16
SOLDIER ATHLETES
HAVE MEET AT
SMELLING
Men of the Twenty-ffrst Infant
ry and Tenth Battery Have a
Field Day Sergeant Frueh
Wins Gold Medal-Threat of
Rain HoIds Attendance Down.

The first spring athletic meet of the
soldiers of the Twenty first infantry
and Tenth battery was held at Fort
Smelling yesterday morning and after
noon. In the morning the preliminaries
III the running events We're held and
the afternoon was devoted to the finals
on the programme.
The hOnOrS of the day were carried
off by Sergeant Frueh, of Company A,
this athlete winning two firsts and one
second in the four events he entered.
Sergeant Frueh's record was not
eQualed by any other participant and
he was awarded the gold medal of
Tered for the soldier making the best
showing. Private Newton and Ser
geant Head were also prominent in
the winning list Newton winning one
first and two seconds and Head one
nrst, one second, and one third. Pri-
Vate Behrends won two firsts.
Under the supervision of Lieut.. Love
and his assistants, the programme was
carried through without a break and
without the tiresome delay always
noted at field and track meets. The
track and grounds We're patrolled by
squad of men, and the moment one
event was checked off the next was
started.
= The appearance of dark rain clouds
in the sky held in town a number of
civilians who had planned to attend
the meet, but the soldiers were out in
force to cheer on the representatives
of their companies. A number of the
0fhcers and their wives received friends
from the city and Minneapolis, and,
resting under shelter tents. these par-
ties were entertained between events
py an excellent band programme ar
ranged by Director Charles Graves.
The men scoring places in the DIFF
ferent events made good records. con-
sidering the short time allowed them
to train for this meet, and the marks
made by the soldiers at Leavenworth
were eXcelled in several of the events.
The Summary.
1QO-yard das1h---SeEgt. Frueh, Co. A.
tIrst; Private Newton Tenth battery. sec
ono OF Esergt. Head, Co. D, third Time.
Ego 25o-y g55,o da9sh-sergt. Frueh, Co. A.
SSergt. Winters, Co. D, third. Time,
44o-yard qash-sergt. Head, Co. D,
Prichard, Co. A. third. Time So 3-5.
Half-nnile run-Private Tripp. Co. C,
4rst; Private. Simpson, Co. B, second:
P6 a5s Warrington, Co. D, third. Time,
One-mile run-sergt Winters, Co. D,
IPT ril - PTiyate H0lms; Co D. second;
High Jump-Corporal Dunn. Co. F. first:
Private Newton, Tenth battery second.
Five feet. l inch.
VI O6tu JuIIlp--COrpOral DeSWan.
GO. H. first; Private Newton, Tenth bat
terry. second; Private Pritchard, Co. A.
: th 5P6 Sc, Seventeen feet 9 inches.
battery, first; Sergt. Head. Co. D, second:
Private Grigsby, Co G, third Time. 81
Putting shot-Private Behrends, Co. D.
nrSt; Private Watson, Co. A. second:
Private Anderson, Co. c. third Thirtv
three feet 10 inches.
. Throwing hammer-Private Rehrends
co: u, first; Private Watson, Co A sec
ond; Sergt. Baker, Co. A, third. Eightv
six feet 10 inches
Pole vault-Private Jones, Tenth hat
terry, hrst; Private Stone Company D,
second. Seven feet inches.
Inc officials of the meet were:
ReIeree-MaJ. Liggett. Twenty first in
Inspectors-Flrst Sergeant McCov Com
pany II, TWenty-ftrst infantry; First Ser
geant Bradley, Company c. Twenty-first
mfantry; Sergeant Wilson. Company n
IWenty-frst infantry
Judges for Races-Capt H. Hall. Tween
ty-hrSt infantry; Capt. William M. Nor
wv 1WehIy-frs infantry; Lieut. J. F.
ware, TWenty-frst infantry
Field Judges-Lieut. L. c. Bennett
; wentty-first infantry; Lieut. ]. F. Ware,
FoIlensby. Tenth battery. sergeant
Timekeepers-Capt G. e. 5anon+o,
TWenty-first infantry: Lieut. H. T. J0r,'
dan, I'wenty-ffrst infantry; Sergeant Mer-
r1II, Signal corps. 4-0
Starter, Capt. A. L. Parmenter. Twen-
1y-frst infantry; scorer, Lieut. q n
freeman Jr, Twenty-first infantry: clerk
of course, Sergeant Major ]. Dreschei
TWenty-frst infantry.