The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-03
COMPANY D WINS
ENDURANCE MARCH
Hikes to Petersburg in 5:IA
Taking Forty Minutes
Off Record.
OTHER SQUADS DISQUALIFIED
One Member Each of Companies
4 and Z Fall Out ami
Lose Race.

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One man from each Of the COM
petlng s4uaaB Of Companies a anu Il
ia.i..Is ouL lrom eAnauslsvn Or illness.
Company d WAS Al easy winner VI
the Anmua. mae OF Tue tticnGoIu LaSnt
ody.
But the cup given as reward for
the winning team IN the onuarance test
"~s "ea Ca nco W thv s.cSSssi1i
squad II ieppea tuii forty mln-
ut.s from the best previous record.
maAing The entire distance OF twenty
taree miles from the arAiory a. SiAt.i
anu MARSHAL. streets. III tnis city, TO
the south end Of the bridge over the
Appomattox river rs fotsrs1urg, In
ave hours and fourteen minutes. Even
mad either o. both the other teams
been able TO finish, 1t Is doubtful In
deed IL they could have defeated d
Company with such time to It's credit.
The squad kept up its best efforts
throughout. since II could not know
OF the mishap that had happened TO Its
competitors. ~ il started first and
was ahead throughout
4 Company Lsses Best Chance.
The disappointment to Company 4
is bitter. For two successive years
in 1910 and lsli-it has been the vim
ner in the march, and had IL made
the best time this year. the cup would
have become IT. permanent property,
as an earned ornament TO the COM
pany room. Now 1t will take three
years TO get II back. II It can be done
at all. Company D must win two more
successive victories to own the trophy.
Col vora, A. h.swArA, OF Conipaay "A.
5ecai,ic III ~itnin nve Macs u PsterS-
uai :. being attacked Y.ua vlo,snt con-
vu,sIohs. IT Was EVIDENT that he LAO
been seizea vain cramp. p-r.aps De-
CAUSE OF an Unruiy stomach. ttis fell
io~ -members OF the squad worked
over him fer some time. hopins TO
restore nlm SO that he could nnis.l
Corporal Warx manfui.y tried to con-
auer MS innrmity. but in vain. II be-
came necessary to summon an auto.
mobile. and the corporal. with his com.
rades. was taken on to Petersburg.
The dropping out Of the man. under
the rules. disqualified the whole squad.
and A Company was a definite loser.
Both in 1910 and 1911 Corporal Wasx
has made the hike. being thoroughly
game and finishing without physical
discontinue.
D Also Has AisAaD.
While the team Vas worAing over
the stricken corporal, it was passed
by the squad OF Company B. which
had started last. on the double quick.
The boys were in good spirits. but had
proceeded only a mile and half fur
ther when Private Albert c. Word.
q brother of the battalion's crack foot
ball player. became Ill and. like the
man in Company A. could not proceed
further. He was also taken to Pc
tersburC.
Major z. W. Bowies went to the
Cockade City by automobile. and saw
to Il that the two sick men were
made comfortable and had the best at
,ention. Before he left last night to
return to this city. both were practi-
cally recovered. and no serious result
10 anticipated.
In the meantime. the victorious D
Company squad finished its hike and
fell into the arms Of the waiting Blues
who had gone over by train. trolley
car. automobile and aeroplane. A 5ol-
lification was held last night
Deaails Of March.
Lots were drawn for the order In
waien The suuaus snouid leave tho
armory. Company d wicn.ng nrst
cnoice ana taxing the rfist round. sinos
IL Is to the advantage Of the "urst
OUT in getting more daylight Com
pany Us squad left the armory 1t
O'Clock. Company had won second
place, but was not quite ready At l:So.
anu Company "A went out instead, B
Company following at o'clock
G.aca man carried q bIanAet roll
contaanlnE blanket .poncno. half
shsileS tent pole and pins Eacn TOOK
has rifis. with bsyonet web belts were
used, with cantesn and haversack. tae
latter containing . knife. fork. spoon
and meat can. In other words, the
men were In heavy marching order.
AT the nnish all eight men OF the
SQUAD we're requi.ed to b not more
than two yards apart, or fourteen yards
between the arst man and the last
The route Was on Sixth Street frc'n
the armory to Marshall Street. TO Ninth
street. on Ninth TO and across the Free
Bridge, on Seventh street 70 Perry. on
Perry TO Cowardin Avenue, ana thence
In the Petersburg Turnpike. which was
followed 20 the Appomattox Bridge.
Pep,csse1 - Sq1sSa
The victorious squad OF Company ID
vas composed ~ follows: First Lieu
tenant william Crum1 Tucker. sergena,
Ernest 3. Allen, Corporal William W.
Crump. Private Fted q Valentine. Phi
yale Evans Liadsay. Private fSyson Il
Bruce, Private James French Stro;her
Pirate william L BlaSsinham-
Company A's squad vas eouaposed OF
the following men: Corporal n r
war;. Corporal J. 7. Houston PIivats
Lewis wsiker. Private TnoiaAs Grant
Private Oscar !. kohm4nn.
Private Thomas Russell Cocoa PA.
vsss Lso B. AainOusao. Pv'veas Aaa-
ssee J. Swesny.
so;lo~,ag was the personnel u
Company Ds sausd: Corporal John
Cary, Private Denny u. wriSat FL
yaxe ]. Temple wa~diii, Ir,vSte Owe.