Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-25
MILITARY TRACK
AND FIELD MEET
,.,.,.,.tlnr Athletic competitions 10
BE Held at Fort Douglas BE
ginning Neat Monday.


al. Monday and Tuesday nest Fort
,....,i,s VIII be the scene Of great ac-
,.,ts in athletics when the soldiers viii
-sto In ali sorts of track and field
ts une program has been ar
.d and AN the dctails are complete
series OF contests that are sure
:. b-ne out the ability Of the boys In
blue
-.sri mocs. signaling contests. Jumps.
.,of put. ug-of-war boxing bouts and
other events
The progfam for Monday follows
rlrsf second and third battalions In
coward dashes. trial heats Each COM
rsny 10 enter one and not more than
three men
shos race each company to enter one
man
battalion tSd) physical drll without
sr,,s q men, limited to 10 minutes
Running broad jump, one man from
each company,
SHOT put Is pound shot, one man from
Inward dash. preliminary Two men
from each battalion to qualify for nnals
Eaupmgut race. Each company 20 en-
ter one man. Leggings viii be placed at
Do wards campaign hats al 20 yards. belt
with Wspenders Including haversack
md cautcen ai 30 Yards rife at 50 yards.
one blank cartridge at ~ yards, car
trdgo Go Doe fred al 40 yards aud men 10
stand 40 attention after firing cartridge.
orderly contest. ono man from each
company Uniform service as at guard
Guard mounting an this post
4 shelter tent pitchiug. Each company
vin enter two men. Shelter halves TO be
spread and pins go be placed on ground
III front of competitors. under direction
or Judges ru4form. service. olive drab
shirt as issued without blouse. Time TO
count ~ per cent, accuracy 90 per cent
fN-ysrd hurdles, preliminary.
Orier-First battalion. third battalion.
second battalion. one man only from
each company 90 enter. one man in each
battalion to qualify for finals
Mounted orderly relay. Teams OF six
men.
Running high jump. one man from
each company must enter
Estimating disianc 'uch company
uill enter two men. W. .sn range finder
90 b. used.
Hasy uuenchment. Each company to
enter one man. Uniform. fun neld equip
mcnt ass issued. Each man 20 constl.
q shelter trench. lying. ono yard Wide.
other dlmepsious as prescribed. (Beach's
Field Engineering 1870 Edition..
Tug-of-War Battalion vs.. battalion.
Each battalion will enter 81 team OF 10
TUESDAY. SEPT. 2s
Final lO-yard dash.
Frst aid Carry litter 10 Yards. apply
a dressing and bandage to wound as
diagnosed on card attached 10 wound
ed man. aud return TO starting point
with wounded man.
Pole vault Not less than two men
aHHHaH uHI
H0-yard dash, Two men from each bat
talon will enter.
Wal scaling contest. one squad from
each company will enter Each man
wiI carry rifle, bayonet. scabbard. web
belt I'VE rounds OF blank ammunition in
magazine Canteen and haversack will
not De worn. Uniform, service and olive
drsb shirt as issued, without blouse.
Squad 90 be IN line 10 yards from wall
AZ signal to scale wall and 40 into ao-
ton IN prone position Is yards on far
Their side. then FIRE at will five blank
cartridges per man Height OF wall u
feet length 10 feet and feet wide on
TOP
Fiual l0-yard dash
aMchne gun platoon contest Each
section viii pack piece advance 80 yards.
90 into action and nre one blank car
fridge
Final ia-yard hurdle.
Butts Manual, hrst and second sets
buiis Manual, physical drill Twenty
our men from each battalion. order,
inlrd battalion, second, first battalion
Iug-of-War. Teams TO consist Of ten
men each Battalion vs. battalion
Battalion relay race. Teams OF eight
men from each battalion. distance one
Nslt mile Each man 10 run 10 yards.
boXing contest. Four rounds.
tlg-of-War To determine second and
third place Of battalions
These officers will act AS follows. Of
i.ef ih charge and starter. Second Lieut.
pm o. Ellis, assistant TO officer IN
aaIgo Second Lieut. Enoch b. Carey:
ntiee' FIRST Lieut.. r. II Slllman: clerk
u course Second Lieut. Hugh l. Wal
satili announcer second Lieut. Eugene
oaulschi Jr., marshal. First Lieut.. John
. Waterman judges Of military events.
Mal w. T. May Mai A. s Rowan. Mai
James NJ Arrasmith. judges OF track
4lh hed events, Capt. Willis Uline.
ept Bryan Conrad Capt Frank w
howell First Lieut. Ned NJ Green: time.
hefpefs, First Lieut.. Clark r. Elliott.
fiisl Lieut. kneeland s. Snow. First
lfeut John W Ward Second Lieut.
george ~. lIuddleson. second Lieut..
tauhleN NJ Miller Second Lieut.. Alva.
i-e, quartermaster. second Lieut. Edwin
,, ,l Judges Of first aid contest.
1el nam y Purviance. First Lieut..
H events In which company or hat
'a'en competitors compete viii be count
~ PIP we ratio Of s. 3. ] 10 FIRST. second
''N MIRO places respectively.