The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-06-14
SOLDIER ATHLETES
HOLD FIELD MEET
Corporal Newton Takes Big
End of Points and Wins
Medal

The much deferred field day at Fort
Smelling was held yesterday and despite
the occasional downpours, proved a sue
athletes failed to break any records. but
when the fact that there is no SyStema-
tlzed training, except in general way.
Is taken into consideration the figures
made yesterday mark them as well de-
veloped and speedy young men,
Corporal Newton. of the Tenth battery,
was easily the star performer of the day,
as he figured among the winners in every
event he entered, and finished with three
nrsts, two seconds and third, a total of
won the medal awarded to the soldier
making the greatest number OF points.
Sergeant Freuh. last years champion,
was the speedy soldier, winning the quar-
ter, 220 and 10e-yard dash, while Private
Potter, of the Thirtieth battery was the
strong man, who captured the hammer
throw and shot put.
The event of most interest alike to
soldier and civilian was pitching the
shelter tent, which is purely a military
affair. Two soldiers pitched a tent and
to win. Each soldier carries half tent
slung over his shoulder, inside of which is
his blanket.
While the men were lined up awaiting
the signal the spectators were afforded no
end of amusement by the crafty tactics of
the contestants to gain some slight ad-
vantage by lOoSening the knots and other
wise making advance preparations. The
judging officers were strict, however, and
time after time the willy ones were COM
PEELED to unShouider the tents and retie
them. Corporal Aitkin and Musician
Burns of the Thirtieth battery had their
tent ready in three minutes and l second.
while Corporal Pitts and Private Shaw
came next, nine seconds later.
Company A Won 2315 points. Tenth bat
terry. p, and Thirtieth battery 20. Sum
marieS:
Quarter-nile dash-SeTgeant Freuh.
Company A, won; Sergeant Read, Com.
pany u. second; Musician Simpson, Com
pany HI. third Time, :5S 15.
220-yard dash-Sergeant Freuh won.
Sergeant Giliies. Company C. second;
Sergeant, Simpson, Company I'll. third.
Time, &c.
1Oo-yard dash - Sergeant Freuh won.
Corporal Newton second, Sergeant Gil
lies third. Time 10 %.
1nter-company relay. 400 yards-COm-
paHy c. Sergeant Clark, Corporal GilIies,.
Privates Heglund and Trip won; time,
AS As; Company H., Sergeant Simpson,
Corporal Ward, Musician Simpson, Private
Puffer, secondfh time. AT 3-5; Company A.
Sergeants Freuh. Humphbies, Privates
Crowthers and Eberhart third; time,
:48 3-5
120-yard high hurdles-Corporal Newton,
Company D, second; Private Sentonge,
third
Hammer throw-Private Potter. Thir-
tieth battery SO feet IL inches won:
feet II inches, second; Private Schmitto,
Company A. IS feet II inches, third.
Shot-put - Private Potter, 30 feet 4 15
inches, won; Private Semitic, 81 feet ga
inches. second; Sergeant Brown, 81 feet
IL inches, third.
Standing broad jump-Priyate Peter
son. Company D. 8 feet 81 inches. won;
Corporal Newton. second; Private Sallee,
Company G, third.
Running broad jump-CorporaI Newton
II feet "a inches. won; Private Mash
burn. second; Musician Finnigan third.
Running high jump-CoTporal Newton.
feet TO inches. won; Pnvates Howell
Company A. and Bridges Company d.
tied for second, at feet inches.
Pitching shelter tent-Thirtieth battery,
Corporal Aitkin and Musician Burns. 3:01,
won; Company F, Corporal Pitts and Pri
vate Shaw. second. $40; Com
pany E. Corporal Farnsworth and Cor
poraI SwenSon 3:27 3-5 third.
Throwing baseball-CoFp- Gillies. S0S
feet inches. won; Priv. Bardy, 302 feet
6 inches. second; Corp. Newton, 500 feet
1 inch third.