The San Francisco call., 1905-08-25
ARMY ATHLETES
IN GREAT FORM
Soldiers Show Speed in the
Department Competition
on the Presidio Grounds
HONORS FOR Z. G.. HUNT
Ladies in the Grand Stand
Cheer Runners Who Tie
for Place in Sprint Race

The second day Of the military athletic
competition Of the Department of Cali
fornia held at the Preside yesterday
again brought out some speedy winners.
| Private Samuel w. Johnson showed he is
crack sprinter. winning the final heat
of the 1O0-yard dash in ten seconds.
The event of the day was the 220-yard
run. In this Sergeant Fachman and
Private Hunt tied for first place They
crossed the tape together, covering the
distance in the sensational time of
twenty-five seconds. For the last ten
yards down the stretch the men ran
abreast. The excitement was intense dur
ing the race, not only among the officers
and soldiers but also among the specta-
tors in the grand stand. The ladies, who
were present in large numbers, joined in
the general applause and, standing up on
their seats, cheered the sprinters as they
raced down the track to the finish. AS
they crossed the line both fell into the
arms of their comrades exhausted.
Hunt was the lion of the day. as, be-
sides tying for first place in the 220-yard
dash, he won the I--yard hurdles and
ran second in the 220-yard hurdles
In the afternoon the Preside baseball
team played the Fifteenth Infantry team.
AT the end of the fourth inning the score
was IL to in favor of Presidio. At this
Juncture the pitchers of the Fifteenth
Infantry were exhausted and refused to
play longer. The umpire declared the
game forfeited to Presidio with q score
of to 0. The team of the Thirteenth In
fantry beat the Fort Miley team 13 to 8.
The contests will be finished to-day.
They will begin at 8 o'clock with one of
the most interesting events of the COM
petition-the obstacle race"
About 5000 spectators were present yes
terday and the crowd to-day will prob
ably be much larger, as the programme
is the best of the three days sport.
Summary:
Running broad jump-First, Private Fer
nandez, 20 feet IA inches; second, Corporal
Thomas L. Stokes, 10 feet inches; third,
First Glass Private Oliver c. Staufrer 10 feet
81 inches.
Exhibition conicai wall tent pitching-The
and 50 seconds.
22o-yard hurdles-Ffrst heat won by Pri-
vate Yarmouth in 2e 4-5 seconds; second heat
won by Private E. G. Hunt in % 3-5 seconds
Standing broad jump-First Electrical Ser
geant Mutt. 10 feet AZ inches: second. Cor
poral Meilicke. 10 feet inches; third. Cor
poral Joseph x. Bennett, feet inches
1oq,yard dash-F1nal won by Private Sam
Artillery. in 10 seconds
Standing high jump-F4rst, Electrical Ser
geant Mutt. 4 feet inches; second. Private
Stephen l.. Hartman feet y inches; third.
Corporal Groves. feet inches
220-yard run. final = Sergeant FacEman
Sixty-fifth Company. Coast Artillery, and Pri-
vate f. g. Hunt, Company ID, Thirteenth In
fantry, tied for first place. time % seconds;
Private Yarmouth, Seventieth Company
Coast Artillery third.
Mounted wrestling-Won by Corporal Rob-
erts and Private Huber OF F Troop, Fourth
Cavalry.
120-yard hurdle fnal-Ffrst, Private e.
G. Hunt, 16 2-5 seconds; second, Musician
George Gillespie: third, Corporal Van Metre.
Mounted relay race-Won by Troop G.,
Fourth Cavalry, covering 1000 yards in 2
minutes and 36 3-5 seconds. First heat
Troop g. Fourth Cavalry. beat First Battery,
Field Artillery. Time, 2 minutes and 43
seconds. Second heat-Twenty- fourth Battery.
Field Artillery, beat Troop H. Fourth Cavalry.
Time minutes and 80 seconds.