New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
LOWERS THE ARMORY
MARK FOR DISTANCE
Fourteenth Regiment Capt
ures Wall Scaling Con-
test Easily.
DAHL VICTOR IN DASH
Big Crowd Sees MiIitiamen Vie
for Honors at the Annual
Indoor Games.

Homer Baker. who wears the silks of
the New York Athletic Club in open COM
petition. satisfied one of the ambitions of
his athletic career by defeating Abel r.
Kiviat in the half-mile run in the Mill
tary Athletic League championships held
In the armory OF the list Regiment last
night
Baker led his rival to the worsted.
after running him into the ground on
the last lap. by about two yards in the
record smashing time OF 1 minute and
Sc As seconds. The old record of the
Military Athletic League for the distance
was l;6S As, established by Mel Sheppard.
of the I'D Regiment, in 1907.
Baker well deserved his victory. Rat.
ng along in fourth position for about two
laps, with Kiviat setting the pace, he
worked his way to a commanding posi-
ton, and about one and one-half laps
from home went out into the lead. In a
trice he leaped two yards out in front
and there he stayed. On tho bell Ian
Kiviat went at him hammer and tonxs.
but there was no stopping Baker Lons
had he waited for just this chance, and
would not be denied in the moment Of
triumph.
Running with every ounce Of speed at.
tainable, he held his place, and although
Kiyiat did creep up few feet he waa
nos quite up 20 making the full distance.
Ollie De Gruchy, representing the IA
Regiment OF Brooklyn, won third honors.
The wall scaling competition was son
by the 14th Regiment in hollow style.
The Brooklyn lads fairly few over the
wall coming and going, ana crossed the
finish line in. 43 seconds. The I'D team
was second. 1874 seconds slower, while
the I'd Infantry was third. 81 seconds
back.
c. Dahl, of the Second Naval Battalion,
won the seventy-yard dash from Frank
Stephenson in 0:1 S-5. In the semi-iinaI
heat the latter equalled the record for
the league Of O'O7 2-5 seconds held by Law
son Robertson. ]. Nsbal OF the list Regi-
ment, captured the seventy-fve yard raos
| for novices.
More than two thousand spectators
I were on hand to cheer the boys on TO
greater effort.
Peerless" Mel Sheppard to the delight
OF his friends, proved that he has many
! another slashing race left by winning the
quarter-mile run in sensational style. He
came through In the last lap, running on
winged feet, and while the crowd rose in
its seats to below approval the hero of
the London Olympic games rushed by
p. P. Hauser, Of the I'd Naval Battalion.
and X. Shelly of the 74th Regiment. of
nunaio' 10 WIN by a fair margin The
time was 90 As seconds. \
1t was the real Mel Sheppard who ra,
those closing yards. He had the old hon
10 his sprint, all the old fire in ALI his
running Laying back for the first zoo
yards, he allowed the others to run THAR
heads Ct, but once he cut loose the race
was over Hauser did some heroic run
ming when Sheppard made his challeng.
but he was Just little beyond his depth
and was forced to yield
a heet-footed field Of novice runners
toed the mark for the 600-yard run.
which was won by G. Binder, OF the Tat
Regiment, in ! minute and q seconds. f.
Ballestier, of the 47th Infantry, was sec
ond, while w. Friedman, OF the 14th Revi.
ment, came in third.
Binder ran the race with his head quite
as much as with his stalwart legs, and
won by comfortable margin. going
away. He showed great promise and will
undoubtedly be heard from in the future.
The 22O-yard championship was won by
Tommy Lennon, OF the list Regimen
who fairly flew around the sharp angles
OF the track in "a seconds. Running on
the nome course was undoubtedly q great
advantage to the young Staten Island lad.
but he had the speed of the field and
would have undoubtedly won no matter
where he met the same men. Harry OFT
man and c. J. Dahl. of the I'd Battalion
OF Naval Militia, trailed him home in Sec
and third places. respectively
seventy-yard dash (novice)-won by J.
Natal. list Regiment; G. Hogan, 18th Rexj-
m Ia' second; John Foley. 18th Regiment,
third Time 0:06.
seventy-yard dash champiOnship)-won by
X. Mcdonald. Cd Naval Battalion; Frank
stephenson. 18th Regiment Coast ARTILLERY,
second T,n G; J: DAHL I'd Naval Battalion third.
Wall scaling eontest-won by 18th Regiment.
time o;4s: 2sd Regiment, second. time i:oe IS;
"a infantry, third. time i:40
sS0-yard run-Won by Homer Baker nh
Regiment: A. r. Kiviat. 18th Regiment sec
9 T1 q; w De Gruehy. ed Regiment. third.
one-mile bicycle race championship Won nv
u: Llghtiedn. ed Regiment: w. G. LenTren.
lSth Regiment. second: j. De Cross i3,h Cos,
%NsitcAy, thiru. lime, Z.JZ1k.
eoo-yard run (novice)--won by Ceorrs r,,,..
ISL regiment; r. +. Ballister. jr.' am In.
fantry, second: William Friedman ia,h ID ~.
nent. third. Time. I:2I ~" nesi-
z.V-yard dash-Won by T. Lennon. list Rssl-
ment Harry Gilman. "a Naval BattaIion -
9nd; c. j. Dahl. I'd Naval Battalion. third.
Running high jump-won BY l.. r. Gear IA
rinlsnry feet 50 inches: H. Ludke. list
regiment , feet s7s inches. second; C. Martens.
coward obstacle race-Won by n. G u.
Loiselle. I'D Regiment; C. Haskell isth Ri
ment' second; c. Huesler. I'D Infantry, third.
Time. 0:53 2-5.
Two-mile bicycle race-won by A. q Lake
list Infantry; w Van Den Dries, list Reef-
ment. second: II. Lightnend. I'D Engineer.
third. Time. sos.
22o-yard hurdles-won by p Never. isth
Coast Artillery: I. J. Lowell lith Resinent
second; r.: e. Goggins. fist Regiment third
Time. 02sx.
i40-yard run-won by Melvin W. sheppard.
18th Regiment; p. II. Hauser. "a Naval Rat
talon. second: r. Shelly. fifth Regiment Buff
faio third. Time, 05S as.
l6-pound shot-won by A. Fetter, sth coav
Artillery. ~ feet sis inches: &. W. Kresan.
Esd Regiment. ~ feet ga inches, second; /. Il.