New-York tribune., 1908-04-16
NEW MILITARY RECORDS
SULLW4NS FAST NILE.
Trenty-second Regiment Wins Point
Trophy at Cham piOnship Meet.

Two records were broken IN the annual cham
pionship games Of the Military Athletic League
held at the 22d Regiment ArmOry last night In
the mile ] P Sullivan. Of the I'D a national
champion. covered the distance IN 429. which
lowered the old military mark. held by himself.
by one and three-ffths seconds IN the two-rlile
bicycle race ". Van den Dries. another I'D man.
lowered the record by twelve seconds. riding the
distance in ass As
The championship point trophy. so eagerly sought
by the various associations. was won by the ed
Regiment team with total OF 53 points The
18th had y points. the I'd % poizs. the list
points. the 14th points. the l2tn points and
the 6sth points
In the mile run Sullivan was content 70 trail for
three-quarters OF the distance but when he made
his effort the Others were outclassed- By good
sprint Berker got the place. with Malone third
Sheppard always had the half-rniie az his mercy
Ten seconds after the start the POI representative
strode out in front. and reinqUished his adj
vantage F J. Wright. Of the list. strongly IN
the early stages. but he had 10 give al the
6OO-yard mark 10 D c. Kennedy, % the 18th. and
Carl Walther. OF the 14th. Sheppard eased
up. closely followed by Kennedy and walther IN
the order named Walther. however was disquali-
fed the statement OF one OF the judges that the
runner had cut the corners This gave third 20
Wright The time was 201 +5. and had Sheppard
been pushed he would probably have been able 70
make the distance inside OF Two minutes.
The Iong-legged Robertson won the seventy yards
dash in the excellent time OF 30 seconds Robbie
showed in front from the start c. 3. Clarke. cf
the I'd. after the hardest kind OF sprint. barely
managed to beat ". E Finley. OF the 18th. for the
place
For real enthusiasm the supporters OF the soldier
athletes were there all the time BUgles we're
quite common. but IL remained for the 2zd Rexi-
ment TO put al others In the shade for noise max
ing devices The 22d rOotsrs hired an italian
organ grinder. who worked overtime IN endeavor
to keep pace with the band.
The 44o-yard run proved interesting sedley
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followed by Sheppard and HoLer- Before the celt
had covered half tha distance Sheppard took
mand but he had 10 extend hinlsek for time when
McEntee made his run Sheppard however. drew
away in the last hundred yards and beat McEntse
by about seven yards. Holer got third The
winners time was 50 SO seconds. The surnrsA-J
follows:
Eight hua5Ted- aT siEhtZyaTd r1IsEyOn ~
seyentyy9Ea tash tsha132oEshi2: ma SsAI.Won y
RegiToeut ssco1d " 8 F5sy ian Rsxst t.-d. a
one lap sack raeemwoa By 7. MaoMsekta. ssa E.s-
FoJlr hurSreq- ne Id-fortS 7yATd ,T T1n-vseS %
second HOsr. Ism Regiment third Tiz2s. o.sas:
William Bsrks. 2@d Esginen. second: J, c. Malone.
Two -hunsrsi- -tV-snty-yard r7nWoa 81 1a--
Tidge- sd Rssiunent5 third L 3 Do-iA1d- z1Ss
22d Regiment. second. L J weintz 22d RsE1lnsnt.
Tas Of VaWaa 5S 14ss Rss-n' i sseo2a Is 1s,a
Regiment. third. 22d Regiment
TVo-Iap obstacle race (dnaI hsat&-won BY = ].
LouEhIin. 22d Regiment. second. F I Sypher, 18th
Regiment. third. W Il Thompson, 14th Regiment.
One-mils bicycle race (anal heetp-won by w. Van
den Dries, 22d Regiment, second = q weint4 2od
Regiment. third. O. J Devina. 19th Regiment Tine.
2-29 4-5
Three=egsed racs tssveary yaras-wou BY o 2 Han
and l. Pierce 18Th Regiment. p Lawson and @ W
Flood list Rsg1ment second. lawson Robsrtson and
Teevan. 12-h Regiment. third Tine. ooS7s
Two-hunared- ,gTe1tyyard hurdle tanai h-s9-woa
by Q. 7 Bacon. sd Regiment; : G. Sorthrfdg-. 23d
Regiment second C CIunetndsr 22d Regirnsnt third
/ Time, O.2s2s
One-ulie relay ave team. rsaa 20 run
two laps,-Won BY 22d Regiment Smith, McEnree.
Frank. Koch and Sheppard 2Sd Rsgtmeu. G5arksI.
Nor1hrfdEs Sedlsy and Bacon. second; lSrh
Regiment GoIIer, Teevan- Pierce. Riley and Becker.
third Time. 3-22-s-