The sun., 1909-02-21
2SRD TAKES The RELAY RACE
WINS THE RUN AT THE 71ST
REGIMENT MEET.

HEuIMENH MhEA'
Gels Disqualified by tho Referee sor cut.
| tins In In Race Against Malone-Fas'
Time Made. but II Doesn't Count
The winners OF the various Events
The Seventy-frs Regiment held its an
nual sprins games in the armory last night
The feature OF the programme was the
! 400 yard relay handicap open to the Mill
tary Athletic League. After . highly eI-
citing race the Twenty-third Regiment Of
Brooklyn. which had a start OF SO yards,
won by 20 yards from the Sixty ninth. with
an allowance Of es yards. The Fourteenth
Regiment Of Brooklyn, having an allowance
OF o. yards. was third
The mile run handicap, closed TO the
Seventy-flrst Regiment, attracted some
| attention when II was announced that
\ Joe Malone Of Company Z. who won the
oross-country championship In the after
noon. was in the race and was In receipt
Of rs yards from NJ. T. Gels OF Company +.
the scratch man. Two laps from home
Malone sailed to the front. and the crowd
roared as he sped around. Gels. who was
not far away. came along and showed
| nght. and 1t was great race for the last
lap
inches. Subsequently one OF the track
inspectors reported that Gels cut one OF
the corners. and he wAs disqualified. Gels
was asked for an explanation. He said
that Malone forced him over the edge and
he could not help cutting In. The time.
minutes 81 seconds, would be now armory
record for Gels. and an effort was made TO
get the referee. John j. Walsh, to reconsider
his decision. He would not listen to any
argument and stuck to his FIRST ruling
giving the race to Malone and disqualify-
ing Gets.
came out ahead. making twice as many
points as any other company. There was
2 military point trophy. and this went to
the ooS Regiment RsDd. Sl
the Military Athletic League was the first
nnsl Of the night. and there was some
good racing, Gardner Of the thirteenth
yards, made the pace for a lap, after which
Hsysllp OF the Twenty-third shot out and
paced for a lap; Soon after Mssterson
among the trio, Hayslip winning by a
couple OF yards from aSIdnner SSith Mas;
The 'P TWENTY 'Iia third n Resiment % who % had %
yards, tried hard In the last lap but his
effort was too late.
Loo Yard Run; Handicap Military Athlete
ment, 81 yards; p. L. Gardner, Thirteenih Regi.
ment q, yards. second: P. Mssterson. Twelfth
Reslment' So yards. third. Tine, minutes ie+-
p; . Yard Bun; NovtseTcl9:sa 70 Seventy nr:, m
ssse SeS,.Sy Sy s.sSaa fC%%ssny
man GS,mpap 'STd , 1rTs ss seSS0a ,o
Company X, Inches, With an actual jump OF
feet inches; c. Ranges, Company X. inches,
croft Company @ sinchcs' third with an actual
7oTsrd Run. Handicap Closed TO the seyeotE,
g. Dorsnd Company p, scratch. third. Time
40 Ward Run H.n4le.p- Military Athletic
Regiment, 10 yards. second: Il. {. De Ia sale
Thirteenth Regiment 10 yards third. Tine
50 Yard Run; HandicApt-closed 70 seventy
nrSt Regiment-Won by F. j. Rdgvay. Company
b. u yards; r. s. o. lawson. band, IS yards, sec
Time, "a seconds
600 Yard Run Noyice-clesed 70 Seventy nrs,
b1 j. N. stuart Company N. second; v #.
whitman. Company b, third. Tine minute
ono Sns Run Hsndcae-clo<ed to seventy
8 yards; W. de!EeI, ccIp.ny K, 20 ysrd:
Company F. finished hrst but was disqualified.
go Yard Run, Handicap. Closed TO Seventy
u -
n. 80 yards; I. ". Rosenan. Company r. "a yards
second X. Bulst Company h, IL yards, third.
Putting il Pound shot, Handicap: Closed
TO Seventy -frst Reriment-J Miles, Company D,
5 feet with an actual put OF 50 feet GA inches
T. NJ. McGraw. Company G, feet, second. with
land. Company =, ! foot 2 inches, third, with
SO Yard Run Handicap; Closed to Seventy.
E. s 20 V ysrds F. V. Wright. Company i, sd ysSds
second J. \. Rehernsnn. Company Y, 2s ysrds
third Time minutes. -.
League-won by W. Vanden Dnes Twenty
second Regiment. scratch; " Raleigh. Thirteenth
Regiment, so yards, second; c. Nerent, Seventy
nrst Reslment 90 yards. third. Time, minutes
$40 Yard Run, Novice; Military Athletic
second c. B. Clarke Jr., Seventy INST Regiment
third, Time. minute "A IS seconds.
go Yard Hurdle. Handicap Closed TO Seventy.
X, feet r. z. Gorgin, Company b ,ysrds sec.
ond; r. +. Harris, Company b, scratch, third,
SO Yard Heavy Marching Order. Handicap:
Closed to Seventy INST Regment-Won by G.
4. McGovern. Company G, ~ yarus: II. II. Grove
ps%P.ny psny q iHd %e st
Zoo Yard Relay; Handicap; Military Athletic
ysads Win ROSSn %hss sedsS
and +; Haywood; Sl,y- min I'll q Regiment; ss ysIds
third WITH Go Rsislss, Esson. EsSsH bka.nS k.ai
and +. X. wsen. limo, S minutes 5 seconds.
one Mile lntercompany Relay, Handicap-won
sy g. e'Rsesz T. Gent Ssn and sSwss1fy wasys
Company X s. yards second. with g. HoyI ]:
r. z. Goggns and r. v, Wright Time. minutes
. is seconds