New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-14
Militia Athletes Make Up
for His Absence with
Keen Contests.
COMPANY III WINS
THE POINT TROPHY
Smith Beats Leslie by Fifty Yards
in Three.Mile Run-SetS
Armory Record.

Mayor Kline disappointed a big crowd
Of athletic enthusiasts at the forty-third
games Of the sd Regiment. in Brooklyn.
last night by not being able 20 be pres
ent. The keenness of the disappointment
was quickly taken of, however when the
games got under way, for they were the
most exciting and most bitterly fought
that the 23d has ever seen, Until prac-
tically the last event was decided the
regimental championship was between
companies and II. and in the final con-
tests Company II was the victor. captur-
ing the point trophy by a score of "a TO
Company Els 30.
Harry Smith and Sydney Leslie of the
Long Island Athletic Club, took up their
weekly battle as TO long distance SD
premacy in the metropolitan ranks. and
Smith. running one of his usual spectacu-
lar races. rOmped home the winner by
fifty yards over the Long Island youth.
Smith and Leslie were to start from Z
mark seventy-hve yards behind scratch.
but at the last minute the handicaps were
revised. and Smith and Leslie got of
caps Of all the other competitors We're
boosted seventy-five yards
George Critchley, of the New York Ath-
letc Club. made most Of the running
after the first half mile. but Smith grad
ually crept up on him and passed him at
fifteen laps. Smith shook off Leslie in the
first two laps and wore down the men
in front of him in relentless fashion.
At the two-mile mark he had brushed
through the entire field and was leading
by twenty-five yards. lie held the ad-
vantage to the end and was never hard
pressed. His time for the three miles
was 14:46 %. which in view of the fact
that the distance had never before been
run in the armory will stand as an
armory record.
Ollie de Gruchy, sometime OF the New
York Athletic Club and last night running
for Company X. had his efforts 10 set a
new mark for the 1,O0O-yard run crowned
with success He showed wonderful
turn of speed in the event and won over
II. +. Thomson, who started from the 20
ward mark, by ten yards. His time was
21S1-5. The old record, which he broke
was 9:2OIa, made by n. V. Valentine in
1906 De Gruchy caught Thomson in the
last lap. and although il seemed that
Thomson would be able to last out the
distance in better condition than De
Gruehy he failed TO come through in the
sprint for the tape.
II. de Loiselle, of Company Il, alone
scored more than half of the points made
by his company by capturing first place in
the hopping hobble and obstacle races
and third in the low hurdles.
The point summary was: Company II,
ga Company Z, so; Company +. l6; Com
pany I, Il: Company A. 9; Hospital Corps
S; Company c, 7; Company G, 3, and Com
pany B, !.
The summaries follow:
seventy-nve-yard dash cnovice)-Won by u.
NJ. Newman. Company NJ; +. x. Sar ger, IL
Company II. second: II. {. ShechN. Company
ioo-yard dash Chandicap,-won by II. Gavey.
Company II % yards. r. Northridge. Company
Y q YARDS second; w. Selover. II. c.
one-mile run Gandicap)-won by }. r.
O'Neil, Company 20 YARDS; T. Herd, lr"
Company II 40 yards. second; i. J. Seyiier'
Company y (65 yards), third. Time 445 20
Sevcnty-fve-yard hopping race-Won by H.
e de Ioiselle, Company T.: 5. c. Northridge
Company b. second II. y. Foster, Company
c. third. Time. OIL.
lerup Company T.; 9. A. Huelser, Company A.
second: J. J. Redlien. Company II. third
Time liza
Company IL: J. A. Harvey, Company A, sec
ond +. X. Long Company G. third. Time
oa7 rs
Isoiselle Company +: II. A. Sedley, Company
Z, second: w. J. sly, Company G. third
Time 1:0l SIS.
De Gruchy. Company X (scratcm: II. r.
Thomson. Company = GO yards, second; H.
II. Smith. Company CS yarcs), third. Time
220-ysrd obstacle race (handicap)-won BY
II {. de Loiselle Company r Cscratch). H. *.
sullivan, Company + (2i YARDS, second T.
HueIser, Company DC yards. third Time
Three mile run dandieapl--wOn by Harry
!. Smith. Bronx Church House tscratch}
second: W. T. Clesry, Glencoe A. c. $50
YARDS. third. Time. 14:46 rs.
Two-mile bicycle race handicap)-Won oy
T. II. Goodwin. Irish-Amerlcan A &c;
yardsJ. second: \. IT, Guton, Atlas B. {.
Gl5 YARDS. third. Time. 4:5j 4-5.
30 yard hurdles Chandcap)-Won by +. ".
Bacon. Company II q YARDS; T.. Is. Sanger
ir.. Company II 30 yards, second: II. Z. de
Loselle Company tscratch), third. Time
Half mile intercompany relay handicap -
Won by Company DC YARDS: Company II
90 yards. second Company CO yards)'
third. Time. 1:3S -.
Running high jump (handicap)-Won by W.
o. Wilson. Company I 02 inches), with a
jump Of . feet inches r. Bacon. Company
II Is inches. with jump Of feet inches
second: H. c. Wall. IT, c. ~ inches) with a
iump OF feet II inches. third.
Shot-put (handcap)-Won by G. NJ Nichols.
Company Is feeD. with put OF 50 feet 10
inches: II. 5. Reilly. Company II Ql feeo,
with a put OF 81 feet inches. second; II. c.
koehler Company NJ with put Of 81 feet 7
inches third.
Pole vault Chandicap)-Won by II. S. Cald
vel. Irish-American a. G. % inches, with A
vault OF II feet; G. b. Dukes New York a. g.
tscratchD. with a vault Of II feet inches. sec
ond; l.. y. Schneider. Mohawk A. G. 90
inches), with vault OF 10 feet inches, third
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