New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-28
SOLDIERS FIND
FITZPATRICK IS
FIT AS EVER
John, Of Yale, Proves a
Star in Military League
Games.

Returning TO his old love after an
sb.ence a. some five years. John r.
Fitzpatrick, the former Yale football
star ana all-around athlete. caused
much surprise when he defeated many
better conditioned rivals in the six
teen-pOund shot-put event at the track
and field championships Of the Military
Athletic League held at the Sleeps
head Bay Speedway yesterday after
noon.
Fitzpatrick tossed the ball a distance
OF II feet 81 inches, proving mora
than two feet better than Teddy Mat
sukes, Of the list Regiment. who An
isked sttono The Eli gTsduAts also
compete In the running high jump,
and with a leap OF feet 2 inches sue
cecded in taking third place. His ef-
forts accounted for six points 10 the
credit Of Squairo A.
The games were witnessed BY .
crowd estimated at $4,000, and the att-
letes we're practically lost competing
on the large wooden track. After =
spirited fight. the boys OF the list
Regiment won the team honors for
the second year in succession. with =
obtained by finishing men in the place
positions The 18th Regiment was see
ond, " IN % points, only one point
in advance Of the l4th Regiment
Severo' other good individual races
enl:vtncd the proceedings. Hannss
Kolshmsinen captured the three-mile
run. with Pat Flynn, OF the seth Regi-
inert, second. Sydney Leslie. OF the
18th Regiment. covered the one-mils
route ir 4:26, after he had finished
second 20 Homer Baker III the one
half-rlile, which the latter won in
1906 Is. An upset occurred In the
one-mlle bicycle race championship
when both Lawrence Gaffney and
Anthony Attardi, representing the 18th
Regiment. succeeded in leading Alfred
o. Lake. the strong fsvorite, over the
finish line.
The summaries follow:
laiS RssImshs ne" e. olsen "a Naval nsasiioo.
second 7. Meyn. l3lh Regiment thiIf nme. ~.
So3sa S RoS ao ~ ss assm. s''. sss
r. " Mcdonald. % Naval Battalion. third Tine
600 ysri run tnoycel-won ~ L Phirrs isla
pes,m,nt: G. G Spencer. iNh Regiment. s-0hd .
X Troen esard "a Naval bausnen, third hpe'
ons-nHs w,k-won ~ r p Rem., 20 Res
m.nt. j Pearmen 7lI Regiment. second '. Plant.
18Th Regiment thlsl. Tine. $40 -
ment. sydney Leslie 18Th Regiment. second Her
man Browser IAN Regiment. yh,d fine ! % 49,,
RsyImsSf. r. " McDonsld "a Naval Bit,alien.
second. Roy Mosss. SIN Regiment thifa- Time
1ins.mll. bicycis rsce-won By l. Girnsy. irh
Regiment. A Ausrdi. 18Th Resimsnt Second ~
o. Lake. Ilst Regiment. thiTd ne, !" s,.,n.a
son ian Regiment. r Haskell. 18Th NeTmsht
second. { A Hulser sd Regiment thi'd' hm'
4,o.yard mn-won by lanes M,sGuir IN
Regiment. p Hauser. "a NsTal Battalion. seesnd
J b Mscslin. lHh Regiment. third Tine
iTsii nile heavy marching ort,r-wcp y M,..'
! Mcliugh list Regiment D. Noole "a Nn' psi
/ talon second. ". Leslie laih Regiment tA'rd'
'.' so.ysr,i low hurd.es-won By W r. Bureh 80
sssser 7ist REGIMENT third lime. g IS
Tpo,miie blc,c,s faae-Won by o. LAKE il,'
W RssR,1' Il R R:.,mear III ihin Tms 500 as
7 Oue-mile un-NOn by :. leslie. l5ih hslneu,
" Anderson. 7lst tesnenL Second. H. honoh'n'
Three mite Fun-Wm by Hsnnes kolehmtlhs
iith Regiment. ?. Fbnn. con hssimsn, ,.sena
ors.miie reiay race -four -msn tesml-NOn ny
81 Naysl Rae alton. list Regiment second. iSh
regimen t3 l,5 s Time. M a., sy W p. s.nE.
99d Resiment with feet inches Lld'h' -
Resmeui with feet Inches second ~ NJ
nsi,lek squadron A. with feet inches thh1
nunnins broad lump-Won ~ d foiii.r i,th
Rssrent' With - feei "a inches. $ Gr.hm ll.'
ssfron' list Regiment. with IS feet 80 inches
'hi, ,t,,iry ID. Mound sho,-Won hy ' Kpstros.
soisdra' A win al fee' - inches. T Ma,sukss
III, Regiment. with ~ feet second hsnp'
io6.ysri equipment race-Won hy } MlN
tgsd Comoany { A &. G. Roiendel'e ~" Nt
Po'nf sro-e-.is Regiment s.: isth Rsrn.ri
8. lifh Regiment. q. "a Naval b,taion ~ ~
Regiment n. Squadron A q. ''ih HSn'"N %
a.I Regiment c: S'h Regiment. !.