The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-18
REGIMENT IS LIKELY
TO PROTEST GISSING
Dropped by Twenty-sccond.
He Now Wants to Run for
Seventy-first.
ASE Is LIKE SHEPPARD'S

Harry Gisslng. the half mile champion
1910, who has shown a wonderful re-
m 30 form during the present season.
liable to a protest IL he attempts 20
rry out his Intention Of representing
= Seventy-irst Regiment in the MILL
" Athletic League a~mpionships on
lril 10. There WAS considerable sur
Sc when 1t became known hat CHS
& had enrolled in the ~Seveuty-nrst
,tead OF the Fourteenth Regiment.
G latter seemed the logical destination
the come back" as he lives in
ooklyn. and Lawson Robertson trains
Fourteenth men as we'll as the Irish
nerican 4. G. team. with which Gissing
associated.
n n protest Is forthcoming. as was
ted at yesterday. Il will be made in
probability by the Twenty-second
yimen'. In the early days OF his ath-
c career Gissing Joined the Twenty
Ond and was dropped from that reg
mt, without receiving the usual hon
bic discharge. An inquiry into his
. at the time brought out the fact
t he had Joined the regiment while
Ter the prescribed age. No actual
honorable discharge was registered
inst the athlete, but tho circum-
noes are such as to lead 20 the pre-
option that the Twenty-second would
Justified In protesting his Joining an
er regiment without the consent OF
one he Joined originally. Similar
vs. were taken in the case OF Mel
,ppard when he Joined the Four
nth without receiving his honorable
charge from the Twenty-second.
officials of the New York 4. c. are
| to be not at all pleased over the
earance Of Homer Baker as a con-
ant in the Jasper three-quarter OF
nile race on Tuesday night. After
New York \. g. games II was an
need with a loud flourish OF trumpets
t the half mile champion would not
pete in any more indoor races.
ger was suffering from a strained
Ion which required a long rest. lie
not compete in the A.. A. L. cham
rships. whore he might have scored
ew points for his club. but Il was
ed about that time that he would
4 competitor in the Military Athletic
que championships wearing the
YRS Of the Seventy-hrst.
here was general surprise when
'Ier was found 10 be one OF the high
IS field that turned out for the Jasper
e. but his running did not Justify the
TT. He Vas last all the way and HE
1mates said he would have shown
ter judgment in sticking to his an
need intentions OF cutting out indoor
X.
here was q slrfe!t OF rough work
he Manhattan College games. and
AL of NJ was due 10 the small track
the S!Nty-nirth Regiment ArrnorN.
the quarter mile scratch race Win
igh Of the Millrosc \ 4. was the
lc.pal offender. backed ny by Phil
User of the LoughlIn Lyceum Cough
( an early lead on Ted Meredith
thereafter made IL his particular
mess to force Meredith to run wide
the turns. Hauser joined in the game
p while and II was only the ire
7dous superiority OF the quaker that
bled him 10 cut loose and secure an
y victory.
ate in the night Hauser was the
'hor man on the l<ughlin Lyceum
N in the Catholic Athletic League
~. As they started the last lap a
~ Cross man was in front and had
, pole. Hauser dashed up the turn
I instead OF going To the outside
uldered the Holy CrNss runner out of
way and grabbed both the pole
the lead. The offence was 50
rant that Referee Matt Halpin Dis
lifted the offender without waiting
q protest. II was joStlinG and
wding that allowed Gissing 20 take
ond place IN the quarter mile
'itch race. Dave Caldwell was I'm linz
this position when he WAS forced -
far 10 the outside on the last urn.
,artists who were croWding him out
a big gap near the curb and Gss-
2 shot through tho hole 20 take
ond place.
\bel Kivat. who has hcen PERFORM
indIferently in his last few races.
expected to show marked improve
Mt in the games of the Thirteenth
gimeu; next Saturday night. k!viat
star, from scratch IN the half mile
pdicap and as he Will have to con-
Q big starts to many men of class
= believed that he will have TO max"
new armory record TO win. Cracks
the Irish American A. c., Long
md 4. &. and New York A. c. Will
rpete in events closed l. the regiment
"A good race is looked for IN the
, mile invitation bicycle scratch event
n Lake, Goodwin. Lighttine, Van Den
- and OF her fast riders entered.