Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-06-11
PLENTY OF SPORT
FOR FIGHTING MEN
Coast Defenders TO Show in
Three Field Meets
This Year
SOCCER AND FOOTBALL
ALSO ON PROGRAM


Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DELAWARE CITY. Del, June H.
The athletic program for the season
of 1914 has been given out by the
Athletic Officer Of the Coast Defenses
Of the Delaware. who IS First Lieu
tenant john n Reynolds, of the l39tn
Company. The following sports and
exercises win constitute the athletics
for the defences of the Delaware;
Baseball, football. soccer football
Fistol firing competition matches and
field meets. The athletic year will
be coincident with the Calendar year.
Handhall will be omitted this year.
The baseball league has been formed
and will complete the schedule Of the
league.
Al Defense Football League lAmeri-
cam will be formed. composed of one
team from each organization desiring
10 enter. A series Of games will be
arranged bg the Athletic Officer such
that each team will play each other
team two games during the season.
A Defense Soccer Football League
will be formed, composed Of one team
from each organization desiring TO
enter. A series OF games will be
scheduled by the athletic officer such
that each team will play each other
team three games
"A date for revolver teal $50 firing
competition matches will be selected
by the athletic officer as soon as
practicable after the completion Of
the annual revolver practice.
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in June. one in August, and one in
October. The events for the June
meet nave been announced. The
events in the second field meet are:
Shelter tent pitching contest, signal
ling contest. 220-yard dash, running
broad jump, equipment race and sack
race. The events for the October
meet are: tug Of war, hose cart race,
running high jump, 1l0-yard dash,
push ball contest and three-legged
race.
Trophies will be awarded to the or
CARNATIONS whose teams have won
the highest percentage Of its
scheduled games, as follows:
Base ball: The Spalding Cork
center' base ball having been adopted
aRlthe official ball, the winning team
VAL receive a trophy from A. G.
Spelding Bros without expense The
choice Of the spalding prizes will
~ left 20 the winning team
Foot ball A silver plated foot ball
oflthe regulation size.
Soccer foot ball A picture with
frame not to exceed $40, to be selected
bT the organization winning It.
THE individual making the highest
aggregate score in Revolver Firing
Competition will receive a new cal
.45 Automatic Colt pistol, suitably en-
graved. The pistol was won last
year by First Sergeant George Neville
Of the 18TH Company.
The three individuals making the
highest scores in the field meets In
the individual events viii each re-
ceive a gold watch feb, suitably en-
graved.
The organization attaining the
highest number of points in all the
branches of athletics enumerated will
receive a bronze tablet of an approved
design, as a general excellence prize.
This trophy will be kept in the pos
Session of the winning organization
for one year or until won by another
organization. In case any organiza-
fion holding the tablet is ordered
away to another defense, they will
leave il with the Athletic Officer or
deposit $50 as a guarantee that it
viii be returned at the end Of the
year.
Table Of Points.
The following is a table OF points
for all the events In athletics
where there are leagues, the percen-
tage Of the teams will be considered:
First Field Meet.
Event LIST 2nd Bird 4th 5th 9Th