Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-06-11

ganization having attained the
highest total OF points win be
awarded the general excellence
trophy
Rules.
(a) The general rules published by
A. G. spalding Bros, win apply to
base ball, foot ball soccer football
and hand ball
tb) Those eligible TO play on or
ganizasion teams are officers assigned
70 or permanently attached 20 the or
ganization, and enlisted men belong
ing TO the organization.
(cl If military duties or weather
prevent the playing Of any game
scheduled on date OF schedule the
athletic officer will postpone the game
until some day which will be mutually
satisfactory to both teams concerned.
Id For football games, an officer
belonging 70 each organization, ehe
teams Of which are participating Ia
the game, will be present to act rs
time-keeper. Each officer will pro-
vide himself with a stop watch. II
no officer is available from an or
ganization playing, the athletic officer
Will designate some member Of the
non-commissioned stan as time
keeper.
(el II any team fails to appear
within twenty minutes of the time
scheduled for the game TO commence.
The offending team shall forfeit the
game, unless the circumstances shall
be those over which they had no con
troll
% In case Of forfeiture under Rule
TEL, the decision OF the athletic officer
will be final. Written protest by the
organization commander concerning
other matters in dispute will be acted
upon by a board of three officers, con-
sisting Of the senior line officer pre-
sent (other than the COmmanding
Officerl. the Defense Adiutant, and
Defense Ordnance officer
(gl Ties IN base ball series will he
decided by playing another game.
Ties IN football, soccer foot ball and
hand ball will be decided in similar
manner.
th) Official umpires for the various
games shall be those appointed by the
athletic officer. He shall make an.
nouneemant Of captains of the teams
of the officials prior to the games.
In tho program for the season, the
rules for the various events in the
field meets are laid out The rules
are mostly of the A. G.. Spalding
rules.
In the revolver firing competition.
the entries will consist Of one team
Of ten men from each company do
string 10 enter. The calibre .3S re-
yulver will be used. The competition
will be the revolver Dismounted Re-
cord Course. Rules are stated In the
program for the firing by the various
company teams. The 1l2th Company
won the competition last year with !
very good record
For all individual contests the ath
letic officer will provide a suficien,
number Of tags about four by siN
inches, numbered in duplicate from
one to rs, or a sufficient number %
| that each contestant will be provided
with numbers for front and back with
pins for attaching.
The senior officer, other than the
Commanding officer, present for duty
on the post on the occasion of the
revolver firing competition and the
three iield meets, will act as referee.
the star officers of the defense pre-
sent for duty will act as judges and
time-keepers. The referee will ar
range details in such manner that the
required number of judges and time
keepers will be present for each
event. In case the number of star
officers present are insufficient to act
in these capacities, the referee will
call upon such members of the nom
commissioned staff as may be needed.
II the number is still insufficient he
will call upon such company officers
who are not contestants as may be
needed.
For the revolver firing competition
ne VIII utilize the services of such
members of the on-commissioned
stan and quartermaster corps as NAV
be needed to act as markers ana
scorers provided they are needed.
These arrangements are to be
made in advance by the referee and
the names of the judges and time
keepers, markers and scorers, puh-
lished in the order announcing the
schedule for the revolver firing COM
petition or the orders announcing the
date Of The field meets.
The athletic officer is responsible
that provisions are made for supply
/ ing the accessories for field meets
and for revolver firing competitions
as may be required.
At each meet, the referee will make
the necessary arrangements for an
nouncing the results as soon as prac-
ticable after each event The results
VIII be published in orders after each
meet. Likewise results OF the Re-
volver Firing Competition, foot BAH,
base bail, and soccer foot bali will
be published in orders as soon a.
practicable after the completion ~
the same
With the various branches OF snort
as enumerated In the program. the
soldiers Will have plenty Of sport for
the whole year Last year there was
much interest shown in the athletics
and from indications this year, the
interest will be greater. The grand
trophy was won by the 45th Company
last year, but the struggle for the
prize was a hard one. between the
winners, the 18TH and 18th Com
panies.
First Lieutenant John N. Reynolds
Athletic Ofhcer, is an enthusiastic
sportsman and hopes to produce good
results among the enlisted men this
year He plays base ball, foot ball,
and is somewhat OF track man.
MRS. RILEY WON TROPHY.
Mrs. Z. I. Riley won the Major