The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18
REGIMENT MEET
4 BIG SUCCESS
Soldier Athletes Give Good Per-
formances on Floor Of
Armory.
STARS DO wELh
STARS
W.E'Lh
Payne and Polly Lead Company A
Squad With High
Scores.


Before small but appreciative
crowd of spectators. the athletes of
the First Regiment extended them
selves 10 good performances in the
second annual indoor meet held in
the armory Thursday night. The list
of nineteen events were run OFT in
good order, and the officials kept
things moving from the start Of the
first event until the last man crossed
the tape in the company relay race,
which ended the meet.
Eayne- Protested
l.. Payne. who was the star of the
games, was protested by some of the
other athletes. but the protest was
not sustained. 1t was claimed that
the athlete was not properly enlisted
in the regiment. Manager Cousins, of
the athletic department Of the regi-
ment, made up all the entries and
would not have allowed Payne to en-
ter had he not been qualified TO do
SO.
Payne was easily the star perform
er, winning the b0-yard hurdle, H.
pound shot put, l6-pound shot put,
SS0-yard run, 44o-yard run and rum
ming with the winning company re-
lay team. Polly, who Is considered
one OF the track stars of the regi-
ment, was always In the limeiight
In the 50-yard dash. which he was
expected Ito take, he secured a big
start. and led Payne by several yards.
In jumping the second hurdle he
wrenched his knee. and was seen 10
hesitate in his stride, allowing Payne
to pass him. Polly easily took the
so-yard high hurdles from Payne.
Polly also took the potato race. won
second in the running high jump and
third In the 44o-yard dash.
Only two entrants appeared for the
ene-nile run. These were Carter. Of
Company r. and Schifter. of Company
A. After running together for nine
teen of the twenty laps, Schiller sud
denly drew away from his opponent
and Carter fell exhausted into the
arms of spectators without finishing
stthe race.
In each OF the two wrestling
matches the winners easily oufeiassed
their opponents In the first koenig
threw Wildbore with q half nelson
and waist held In IA minutes. IA
the second match koenig was thrown
in two minutes by Joe Herbert with
a half nelson.
sse-Yard Run.
The Sso-yard run Was probably the
most exciting event OF the meet.
Krausse took the lead In the first lap
! and held 1t through the second. CIV
ing place to Bibb In the third lap.
and took third place when Payne
nassed him in thu Bihb kept
the lead until the ninth lap. when
1Tayne passed him coming into the
stretch. Payne kept this position
through the tenth and last lap, ana
won with lead of twenty yards
Bibb finished second, with krausse
third
Payne also took the A4e yard run
by wonderful burst of speed. In
this race Berg took the lead at the
start and held IL until the beginning CT
tn. fifth lap with Pole va chose Sec
ond, Payne trailing Policy. In the
stretch Payne made a great sprint
aud breasted the tape se,afit six
inches ahead of Berg. Polly taking
third place. The summaries:
First embarrassing niatch--H
b. Koenig threw NJ. s. Wtidbcre III
i minute and is seconds
Second event---5e- yard dash. trials
first heat--Krausse. first. Evans
SECOND: second heat--koenig, first,
Herbert. second; third heat--Payne,
first, keim. second,
Third ayent---one mile rum
Schtfter, first C. Carter. second.
Fourth event--fifty-yard hurdles
Payne. first: Policy. second. Time,
80 seconds.
Fifth avent--heayy marching order
raiay--tompany G. first; Company A,
second. Time. a:l5.
Sixth event--twelve-p pound shot
putt. Payne. first: III. II. koenig
second: j. III. Campbell. third, dis
tance IS feet 5 IL inches,
Seventh ent--sixteen-pound shot
putt Payne. iIrst. Koenfg. second;
! Policy. third Distance. 80 feet IL
inches.
Eighth event--Sso-yard run
Payne, first: Bibb. second: Krausse
third. Time. $40.
Ninth event--5o-yard high hurdles
Policy, first; Keim, second. Time
80 seconds.
s Tenth event--standing broad jnmr
klein. first; Campbell. second: eight
feet four Inches.
- Eleventh event---finais, 5o-yard dash
Payne, first; Krausse. second Time
S15 seconds.
Twelfth event--wrestling match
Y won by Herbert against Koenig In two
minutes.
Thirtecnth .event--running high
I iunlra-C Campbell, first: Policy, second
i HeiGht. feet inches.
Fourteenth event--44c-yard dash
Payne. first: Berg. second.
Fifteenth event---three-feg race
4 pany e; Harrison and Campbell. Of
4 Sixteenth event--polc vaulting--
1 Keim, first: height 7 rect three inches
i Seventeenth event---potato race
! won by Policy; Bihb, second.