Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-24
GILBERT runs
100 YARDSN
9 "a SECONDS
colored Sprinter Makes New
Mark in Century Run This
Morning
STOlC0FF DEFEATS
CHAMPION WRESTLER

First finals OF military meet at
\ Alexander Field tomorrow morn. =
= ing at o'clock.
y Wrestling, 135-150-pound class :
| = Schmidt. 4th Cavalry, vs. :
y Scales. 25th infantry.
,15OL166-pOund class - Work =
= man. Hospital Corps, VS.. -Gettss =
y 1st infantry. s.rsstt tsa css
y 1861 s0-pound class- Stoicoff. :
\ 1st Infantry, vs. sVyioskl ID In :
= fantry. se ( asss r7'sssfs =
= Tuk-of-war-.1st Infantry VS.. I'd =
y Infantry for first placesfne finals.
n 25th Infantry. vs.. Coast Artil.s<
=. lery FOR third place In finals. -
EHEz Ea 4 & 4 HEs aA aRg
: Running in perfect form five yards
ahead Of the field. Pvt Gilbert Of the
25fh Infantry made the fastest time
for the i00-yard dash ever recorded in
Hawaii, when he breasted the tape In
q burst of speed in As seconds. This
mark equals the army record, although
no official records are kept
This race was the banner one OF
the day IN the preliminaries of the
military athletic meet at Alexander
field this morning. Gilbert was out OF
the holes fast, and showed burst OF
speed % he arose In the first few
strides. He took the lead from the
start and was running in, pretty form.
After the 50.yard mark was reached
the 25th representative seemed To In
crease his speed with every stride
and hurled himself into the cord five
yards ahead of Smith, list Infantry. In
8 As seconds.
! Lieuts. Schneider, Pepin and Martin
were the timers and two OF the watch-
es caught the colored flyer IN the re-
corded time. The other watch show.
ed 8 3-5 for the distance. Gilbert Is q
great sprinter. and, although many be-
lieved that the time was too fast. still
the watches recorded the time under
even mark. and it Is certain that the
cinder path expert is at all times
close to flat runner.
He Runs Like Morse.
Gilberts form closely resembles
that Of Morse. the colored runner who
was last years national champion In
the furlong. He has long stride. and
gets away fast off the mark. His first
few strides are carefully taken and he
rises up for his squirt In excellent
form. Gilbert Is destined to be the
fayorite In the finals, despite the fact
that Mills Is picked by many to finish
ahead in the century.
Mills, who is the present champion
of the service, was pushed by Bray of
the 1st Infantry in the 220-yard run.
Rounding the turn the 25th man and
Bray were running together At the
100.yard mark Mills was leading. but
in the last 40 yards Bray made great
finish and Mills breasted the tape less
than one yard to the good. The time
as announced was 22.4, which should
be lowered in the final event. Van
Pelt of the I'd Infantry was third. with
Herzog of the Coast Defense fourth.
Were Many Favorites.
Spectators lined the fields as the
sprint events were run off and each
one had favorite in the field Mills |
was picked as star by
many of the athletic fans, but both |
Bray and Gilbert had many friends
who expected them to finish in the
lead. Mills and Gilbert should fur
nish great race in the sprints. They |
are both about the same size and |
have an abundance Of speed OF the
two speed burners, Gilbert showed
The best form today, and in the shorter
distance should breast the tape up
with the present champion.
The 25th Infantry had another op-
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