Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-23
.BLUECOATS STRIVE
FOR FIELD HONORS
IN ANNUAL MEET
Annual Police Carnival,
With Many Novel Fea-
lures, Brings Together in
Contest Best Men of Force.

The first days events OF the tenth an
nual police athletic carnival for the bene-
ht of the Police Pension Fund were held
this afternoon at the Philadelphia Ball
PARK before fair-sized crowd. For the
first time since the Inauguration of the
game the events will require two days
to complete. The finals will be decided
tomorrow. The weather was ideal, the
air heing just chilly enough to put the
athletes on their mettle.
The Philadelphia police band, composed
OF some so members, entertained the
crowd with popular airs between the
races.
The real feature OF the afternoon was
drill executed by some three score of
! Philadelphia "1nest' under the direction
Of Drilmaster Harry Edwards. They
went through some military figures in
Guiding revolver drill, and ended up
with running jog around the field, keep
! ing perfect time.
Following this little Florence McLough-
| lin. the 1O-year-old swimmer, gave
! demonstration of how the police handle
rough characters. Miss Mclaughlin dis
| played marvellous strength for one so
young in breaking her opponents holds.
| The latter were full-sized men,
The carnival this year Is replete with
! novel exhibitions. Among the features
scheduled for this afternoon are first
! aid-to-the-injured test, in which 20 fire.
/ men, 10 TO a team, contested. DR.. {. w.
! Davis, OF Washington, n representative
! of the National Red Cross Society, was
! Judge of this event.
| All the fine horses OF the department
were brought together today in a horse
/ show, OF which the judge was Major
| Charles s. Turnbull For weeks the
mounted men and the officers have been
carefully grooming their steeds for the
| occasion.
! The police are taking more interest
than ever in the carnival because OF the
adoption OF the handicap system. In
previous carnivals most of the races were
! easy for the stars" and the regular
| men could give them no competition.
! Special races also had been arranged
/ this year for those unable to participate
! in the regular events.
| Boxing again predominates at the meet.
/ In the welterweight class alone there
! were l5 bouts and all were hotly con-
| tested The race between six policemen.
! each OF whom weighs more than go
| pounds was held this afternoon Another
| was the race for officers in the service
more than 20 years. Only sergeants en-
| tered, the lieutenants eligible declining
| the Issue
THE SUMMARIZES.
1OO-yari dash handicap;
First heat-won by CneEss HesssG sG ns,T,c SssTTS'
| yards; third. Michael CAulheid, 4th District,
| 4 yards. Time. 10 as seconds.
sf Second yssS. Ry IShH S 4s s.s 4Gs
2 yards: third. William DenEes, 2sth District
ySrdss fourth ,Ly Harry os,sIh9d'' .SG6S. traffic
Third heSt"%on by Joseph Denning, Sd
District sGra,ch second AlSnzs DGdson, ,a ,gih S
squad, : yards: fourth, John Grlbbln, 18th
D5; D!,woT ysrds TpS SS John ''SGP4S MGsd. motor
"a pi.tSsi ysfa;i tsiTd; James ~, J. DALEY Ts$
District, / yaTds. Time, II So seconds
h soD5 sy Jo..Ds j. TsSTss soRssr,. F.sS asS
Diltr!c., 2,a yards hire r. NJ Wsrrsn: nom,S.S I'd
ioO,yard dash for policemen weighing eco
pounds pounds Or moTS; %o, ,y J,n.s BLACK r7th Dis
ric1. r'i yards; sscona Albert idsi iith bis
qss 'fS.a sr,et scratch Second aatths~ KEENAN,
3ist District, ysrds. Time, IA seconds
| Gallagher. 2oth pistrict got the decision over
! George Kline aoth District. after three rounds,
GALLAGHER BEsTs KLINE
A. usual. tho boxing bouts held the centre
| OF the stage. In the hrst hsht Of the wtlter-
| weight division Charles Gallagher, Of the
| 20th District knew too much for George Kline,
! of the Both District. and easily gained the de-
''FST Edvard ard slattery, OF the 4th District. and
! John AfcCiucken. OF the gath District, put up
so'IT a Tattlns good bout in the same class, the
foFTsT' .ssmihhal ssnfihhSilhl ldoyard das@wOa By
Charles Hs,ss qaS RfssTs atr,st S6I2S
John Harysy. Reserves. yards, Time lo4-o
p:Ts. S8Hd .eSsoh essMSe Second IiOh5o bSdsaH 18th
| District, sla Yards; thiIa -Ia Iohh neSisIs, ,
! motorcycle squad yards Time lof-' sec
T6i.d By Ihomss !Is5G g.,S .Gqaq
| ~ yardE: third. r. NJ; Warren, "a District,
STWT9Iit STWT9sIitsrIwsisht Isiiht 5o1ins-secoad bout Edward
Slff'Tz T6Sh Hoassb tis 'ES 2tS Bst5t after three
F'TSi6sd ISi4d bout-John O Brlen. IAN District got
| tho decision over Thomas GreaEes, 3'th Dis
no Fourth 6oatHEdWsrd Kelly, asth District. got
the decision over James Ward, 9th District
He HSeafywsisht wrestling, 49, pounds hrst
hopt-Charles CuTIy. 5gh District threw
arm and BODY hold in . minutes 4-5 seconds.
t,,-sV John Walsh Motorcycle squad With
I a half-nelsnn IN 50 seconds,
lOcyard dash for policemen connected vita
the service 70 years or more-Won by Joseph
Malcolm Mcdonald Trafnc squad scratch:
third Fred Bartle, alst District. yards
Rui ning hroad jump. handicap, three to
. qualify form al-Won by Harry FryckburE.
Reserves. scratch, distance p feet; second.
inches Is feet ~ inches: third wnnsn
tnehes