The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-01
USHER OLD YEAR OUT
WITH FEW SENSATIONS
Seventy-first Regiment Games
Serve to Bring Out New
Miller Of Class.

Old 1918 turned out a few sensations
In the athletic way at the games OF the
Seventy-first Regiment last night TO up
hold It's record or a remarkable year In
track and field sport. There were plenty
of star athletes on the BILL but the only
one TO make good was Willie Kramer,
who carried of the three mile handicap
from scratch In the easiest possible man
ner. The Long Island boy was In front
a mile from the finish and won by half a
lap from T. +. Barden OF the Irish Amer
lean a. g., TO whom he conceded 100
yards handicap.
Mel Sheppard failed to get In the final
heat of the 500 yard handicap and Eddie
Goodwin. whose name has been one to
floors, was neatly beaten In the two mile
scratch race by A. o. Lake, the riding
star of the pedal pushers.
The biggest upset Of all was in the one
mile handicap closed to members OF the
Seventy-iirst Regiment. Homer Baker.
who wears the gray as one of the hos
pital corps and who is the half mile
champion Of America, was outpaced or
outjudged by W. Anderson OF Company
n a comparatively unknown man, who
went back to scratch TO test his speed
against the champion. The race ended In
IA sprinting finish and Anderson won by
i've yards in 4 minutes 20 LIS seconds.
which beat the regimental record Of 1 :33
made by Matt Gels In 1899.
T. Lennon smashed the regimentai rec
ord for the ego yard dash when he won
the second heat from scratch in 20 as
'econds, lowering the mark Of Tom Nc
kinnery by three fifths OF n second. Ray
I,onsib finished second In the quarter mile
handicap. and his time " taken would
h I'VE beat the existing figures. In the
half mile heavy marching order handicap
81. LII ...k Asxvs 80 r
Company Il retained the J. Kennedy Tod
tro ohy with a total OF 20 points, the other
companies scoring as follows: X. IA !:
Band. 10; Il, II: l. 10: II. o: c. 6; N
and Hospital Corps. 3 each
There was knockout In the 500 yard
handicap. hen W. r. Storey OF the New
York \. e. was hurled to the floor on
taking the turn. He was stunned by hit
ting his head on the floor hut recovered
quickly. \ similar fail In the relay race
laid up : Kennard OF the Navier 4. A.
for several minutes. The summaries:
20. Yard Run, Handicap; clossd-.won by
Fitzpatrick. Company l.. feet, second; 4.
Y, farkes, Company F. 3 feet third. Time.
q Yard Run, Handicap, 4. A. u.--wen
;thilrd,, '" TI%s IS; So :sssnd. -' rect
$50 Yard Run. Handisap. Clossd,w9n by
D. DAILY, Company T.. IL yards: 81. Ntzhugh,,
pS"y safd. third i"' Time minute,
s2o Yard Run, Handicap. clo.ea-won by
T Lennon; Compans g. scratch on %eorSe
case" band, ] yards, third Time. 2. Is
seconds.
George Bindor, band. j b Frederick. com
pany y. second: J. H. Heath, Band third
One Miie bicycle Race, Handicap Closed
Won by W. waeldner. Company. d. SO
tmhird Time . minutes z: f-s seconds.
one Mile Run; Handicap, closednw9n b,
DAILY, COMPANY Z. 80 yards, third, Time
40 Yard Handicap, cio.sd-won b,
Jane, a Connolly band; II yards; Ra,
h Rarss C SSmpny ', yards ,hins Tim.
one Nile Relay. Handicap, A. 4, u:-wor
de-" Gruchy; knight Of s.. Anthony. t,
y "a GoSeS o"S and S' r. "Messvsns ives, SD
| Y. N. Q. A., - yards. third, with c. w
Borgmann, W. A Weber: A. H. p'lder an,
800 Yard Run, Handicap, "a. a: A; ,o M;-wG'
S Ss Hn'r r. J. Holmes, unattaessd, yard.
second: S. 4. Shapiro Ninety second Stree
NJ. II. A., 81 yards third Time sat-
$50 Yard Heavy Marching order, Handi
| cap. Closed--won by NJ. McHugh, Compan.
| Il. scratch: II. Caring. Company I. 10 yards
second: w. Beck. Company |, Is yards, third
| Time, 2 minutes 20 Id seconds.
Running High Jump, Handicap. Closed
| Won by c. Martens, Company IL, scratch
! with 8 feet inches; T. l. Matsukes. Com
| pany X, inches. second, with feet II
| inches; no third.
| Putting l? Pound Shot Handicap. Closed
| Won by r L. Matsukes, Company X. scratch
| with ~ feet inches; G. Martens Compan,
II, l foot inches. second. with 40 fee
| So inches; W. Anderson. Company T., I feet
| third. with SO feet ~ inches.
| Three Mile Run. HanJicap,-Won by W
IL. Kramer. Long Island A. c., scratch: 7
| +. Barden. Irish American A e., 100 yards
second; " Gianacopulos. unattached. l5
yards. third. Time, IL minutes as ~
| seconds ,
Leasue@Won by H. Hooking twenty secont
battalion, y n yards, second; r. /
| Gardner, Thirteenth Regiment, Is yards
| third. Time, 1 minute IL seconds.
| Two Mile Bicycle Race. Scratch. Open
| Won by A. U. Lake, unattached; II. ". Good
| win Irish American A. C., second; Jacl
| Townsend. Bronx Church House. third. Time
| s. minutes As second.
| Equipment Race. Closed-Won by John j
| Kelly, Company Is: Il. Paterson, Compan!
| NJ. second. &. Martens. Jr, Company II
intercompany Relay--won by Company T.
| Company i, second, Band. third. Time.
| minutes 25 As seconds.