The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04
UNCLE SAM'S MEN
HOLD FIELD DAY
Battery E Captures the Honors
by AnnexirG Four of the
Featu ne Events

The field day at: the Presidio athletic
grounds in which Uncle Sans men
participated was witnessed yesterday
ty several thous;s nd persons and some
exciting sport resulted. The honors of
the day were caIytured by the members
of Battery q, who annexed four of the
events. Their Superiority in these
events was clea rly demonstrated.
The section contest was the most
spectacular eve tnt of the day and 1t
gave the specta Eors an idea of how well
drilled Uncle ans men are. 1t called
for speed in sbaddling horses, getting
the field gun.i ready and firing the
guns. This event went to Battery E.
and the bows we're roundly cheered for
their clever FORK. The time of the
winners was I. 1 minutes and Al seconds.
battery D. hich was the other con-
testant, vents through the test in
Battery e was represented by fine
collection of athletes who showed
themselves 10 be all around athletic
performers. They captured the tug of
war contest the section contest and
the honors or general excellency as
well as getti ng the largest number of
points Foulf trophies went to the vic
A baseball game was played between
the Presiiio post team and the Nine
teenth infan try, the former team win
ming, 6 to 3. Summary:
100 YARD haSH-Won by Machinist Smith.
Thirty eighth opmpany coast artillery; Private
Liberty. con amy, Thirtieth infantry, second.
Time, 10 Id.
TUG OF wA5,-Won by field artillery. Time,
:46 3-5.
HIGH JUMPl-Won by Machinist Paxton One
Hundred and forty seventh company, coast ar
tillery feet g inches Machinist Smith, Thirty
eighth compaI ~, coast artillery. second, feet
inches and private Bloodworth, Twenty ninth
comDauy. st artillery, third, D 1eet . lncnes.
SHOE RA, 5E-Won by Private Gallagher, Com
pany E. signa-l corps, time 100; Private Noonan.
Thirty eighth company, coast artillery second,
and Private ,ile, Tenth company coast artillery,
third.
SECTION CONTEST. FIELD ARTILLERY
Won by Bait FRY f. Captain Jesse Langdon time
3:44; second,, Battery ID, Lieutenant Browning,
4:o6.
RELAY ACE-Won by Company c. Thirtieth
Infantry ( tnne :46 40: second, Thirty eighth
company aast artillery, time, AZ 3-5; third,
Company G. Thirtieth infantry, time, :52.
CENTIPF DE RACE-Won by Company @, Thir-
ieth infant ry, ting, 100 t-5; second, Battery D.,
field artlie ry, timeS :09 3-5; thiro, Battery T.,
field srtillei ~ time. TO-
REEL CA nT RACE. SIGNAL CORPS Won by
third sect ri in 2:25; second, second section.
time. 2;27 -.
EQUIPM ENT RACE-won by Corporal Story
Twenty min th artillery. time. 140; second.
Machinist Bodenberg One Hundred and Forty
seventh co mpany, coast artillery, and third. Pri-
yste Wall ace, Sixty fifth company, coast artil-
lery.
WALL SCALING CONTEST, INFANTRY
Won by G. Fnpany F, Captain Shaw Time 81 30.
oFFICI ILS-Referee, Colonel j. c. Brooks,
coast ard Rery corps starter, Lieutenant +. f..
Pritchet, First field artillery; judges, Captain F.
b. Shaw, Thirteth infantry; Lieutenant W. S..
Browning,, First field artillery; Lieutenant A. b.
Hatfield. Thrtieth infantry Lieutenant H. Ii.
Pfel hzt field artillery; Lieutenant H. W.
Stephens "a. coast artillery corps; time keepers,
Captain d. ID. Reams. Thrtieth infantry; Lieu
tenant p (, w. Beck. signal corps; Lieutenant II.
J. Burn l. First field artillery; clerk of course.
Lieutena ut w. c. Koeng, coast artillery corps;
announc E, Sergeant Major Pagel, Thirtieth in
fantry.