Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-19
SPEEDY MEN IN ARMY?
Records of Enlisted Men Put Ama-
 teur Champions in Shade.

By command of Major General Grant the best athletic records for the different army posts have been made known and sent around for general information. The top notch marks in all the leading branches of track and field sport as we'll as mili- tary contests are included to the number about fifty-six. It is pre- sumed that the records are correct. as they are issued from headquar- ters, department of the east, Cover nors Island, and the figures reveal the fact that the army has within it's ranks some men who would make star athletes look like selling platers were they to meet.
 For instance, the record for the loo yard run is given as 3-4 sec onds by Sergeant Williams of Fort Creole in 1906. There is no men tion of the conditions that prevailed when the Sarge" strode over the century" whether breeze blew with him or against him, and only the bare figures are left for the guild ance of the civilian. At any rate, there is but one amateur sprinter in the outside world to-day who on form could give Sergeant Williams an argument. He is Dan Kelly, who holds the worlds mark for the hum tired, and he would have to be in his best fettle at that. The best record last year was 10 seconds by Cor poral ]. P. Menard of Fort Warren and F. Winters of Fort Washington The record for 220 yards is 22 AS seconds and was made by Private K. F. Matthews of Fort Monroe in 1906. .s...-.-
 The 440 yards record completely dwarfs anything to the credit of the amateurs. no matter where. It is 46 2-5 seconds, and the soldier down for the honor of having sped the quar- ter last year at this remarkably fast clip is Private T. Holt of Fort H. G. Whight. On a straightaway track at the old Guttenburg racetrack on October 1. 1900, Maxey Long of the New York X. c. ran 400 yards in 47 seconds. and this is now the fastesi record, amateur or professional. in the world. The fastest quarter of recent years is 4S 4-5 seconds by ] B. Taylor of the University of Penn- sylvania at last years intercolIeg- fate meet According to calculation Holt could give TayTor yards and a beating Once in England the late l.. E. Myers came inside 47 seconds, but the record was never accepted as fl was found something went wrong with the timing watches.
 But by far the most marvellous rec crd of the army list Is that for the 120 yard hurdle race. IL is II sec Gnds. and the man to whose credit it stands Is Sergeant r. F. Jones If Fort Creole. If ls moi stated what height the hurdles were not how many hur- dies were on the course. hut t Is tak en for granted that therp wer. ten of them and that they were each ! feet [ inches high. The worlds amateur record is IL i-5 seconds by <. q. Eraenzlein. and to calculate the dif- ference Of time Sergeant Jones cnuid give Kraenzlrin SeyeFai yards and catch hin as he hit the finish IIns. The lest record for the mile run Is ! min utes 20 seconds lsy Sergeant Merrill Of Fort Creole and this Is sIasaInz Sccl time for the distance In all pfolsa- lrility there Es nox an amateur in Amer iea whs. s.suEd beat sfIese figures. and perhaps only reszpic eoutd bc found who would apFNoach them