The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28
MILITARY ATHLETES
TURN OUT IN FORCE
Victory in First outdoor
Games Crowns Standard
Of list Regiment.
SECOND IS Undecided

Men OF the Seventy-hret Infantry,
stationed Ia MashAttan. proved h best
athletes In the National Guards nine
teenth annual games, held under the
auspices OF the United Service Assooia-
ton. Inc. At the S%heepshead Bay speed
way yesterday afternoon. They scored
II points to IS made by athletes Of
the Fourteenth and 3? by men Of the
Thirteenth regiments.
Second place was not definitely de-
clded because the tug OF war was post
poned, to be contested In an armory at
an early date. The Thirteenth and the
Fourteenth. both Brooklyn regiments.
were so close In yesterdays results that
the winner Of the tug OF war. with D
points 10 Its credit, will have second
place.
II was the first time that the annual
games have been fought out Of door,
and 1000 persons witnessed tho event
from the grand stand. Besides the
athletic contests there were military
games. not all of which figured IN the
trophy awards but in which regimental
rivalry was no less keen. The winner OF
each Of tho Individual competitions re-
ceived a medal.
Frank l.. Stephenson cf the Four
A'''Ai h'blINtH' III IIlhi'N tipp WV
the star of the afternoon, scoring three
iirsts. His wins were the 100 yard and
the 220 yard cha mpionship runs and the
220 yard championship obstacle race
The $50 yard championship run provided
the most exciting finish OF the day.
=. Leslie, Thirteenth Regiment and Ions
Island y c., led until the last fifteen
yards were reached. when Home Baker,
Scv-ntv-rrst Regiment and New York
~ " --s Ir IN
narrow margin. The summaries:
100 Yard Ds4h, Sov,ce Won by I !
Second Naval Battalion. second. v. Meyn
' Thirteenth Regiment. third. Time y
100 Yard D.ah.WSn BY Frank RdL,
Morse. Eighth Rekin'snt s.oondi ~ w
Time. 10 Id seconds.
600 Nari Run. .No,icc-W Won by l.
,cr, Fourteenth Regiment. second; Ia
rr1enseEatd. serond NaNal Battalion
thiri rinc, ! minute 81 20 second
bue Nile walk Won by ". 7. Rem"r
T~~,u'y-"cond nesim.nt j. r'arinsu
; ,rnt' mrs., kssInent seoonl, T. P.sm'
Thi't."nih Reet'n, MT, third Time : min
~, yard Nun Won 10y Homer Baker
seventy n,st regiment. sydney ,L.s.ie
krowser, Fourteenth ties mont thtrd
Time. / minute 90 /. seconds. =.
z-0 Yard Kun MoH ~ Frank J.
Mcdonald. second Naval Battalion. sec
ond. Roy Morse, Esh,h Regiment, third
nns Mis Bicycle Race Won by !. CAT
nsy. Thirte,uih Regiment; \ AtiardI
snir,Trn,a ,%'finysm,, ,''9gGi \ rrd l;aS'
"a Ward obsta..e Race Won 10y Fran
stephenson four,.en'h Regiment !
ksSN-il. Thirteenth Regiment, second, {
\ Ndl>ct. T~-nt. third Regiment, third
Time, 30 seconds.
ic Nari Ron Won by Jam. Maoguir'
Thir.-,nih Regiment. T. Hauser. s.Tou
NAVAL Battalion, second I. " Nackir
Fourteenth regiment, third. time .. :
,ialt Nj. Heavy Marching order NO
- y !oh H.H.-i S,trH;s IL , Il s!.olt
y. %on'c. %S"goui NaNai Battalion, se,"rt
" Leslir. Thittreuih N%cslreui thlr.
Tlfuc, . minutes .. - seconds.
200 Ward Low ~iiurli,s Won by /
BUR- h. twenty third krsim.u', ; Gfuhu
seventy hsSt Regiment. third. Time, &c ,
~" Mic bicycle Rae. WON b, , ,
latr' seventy nrst Regiment y ,i"rue'
IhirIr'ulh Regiment, >rcont ". w"ine
s",enN nr,i Regiment, ibiri. ruur,
one No. Run Non b, : Lc-lie. rhi'
teeutn Regiment " Anderrnn S"veut,
'nts ur,' Regiment. thitd. Time. , mn
rh,ro 81, Run WON rv IIlnno, hoie,
s,Ai, ninth Regiment. second, Srherr
Thirtr'n'h regiment tiirl Tine,
/, minute ~ l seconds
one Me RELAY Rae ,fpur u.u teuut.
Won th Second Naval Battalion, ~'t,ui,
hisl Reg m.nt. SECOND, tH.-lscuth H.s
lnrni' thirt rin', , nr'nute- q - -
;. Running nlsn lunp Won 20, " y |
h",h IN'iN ,h,rd Regimen VIM fr
mro' Win fee' I b. hc-. teroud j I
. ki,patr'rh .>Gnadr"n A. WIEN o feet