Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-02
ATHLETES LEAD IN
JOINING MILITIA
John fitzpatrick, Kid Mccoy,
HOBBY Baker and Other
Lights Answer Gall.
FINNISH RUNNER ALSO GOES


New York, July l.-When the war
cali rang through Europe nearly
twenty-three months ago no class OF
men rushed to the aid of their re-
spective countries quicker or made
finer showing on the field OF battle
than the sportsmen. And now his
tory Is repeating itself. Uncle Sam
has sounded the clarion call to arms.
He wants his volunteer state troops
to go to the Mexican border to back
up his matches regulars. The New
York militia has responded as a man
clerks, bankers, millionaires, labor
ers, mechanics and ali have rushed to
the colors with spirit that bodies i'll
for the misguided people to the south
Of the Rio Grande if real war comes.
Among the New York regiments
are found hundreds of sportsmen,
representing every pastime from foot
bali to chess. These young fellows,
like the others, have tossed aside
everything-home ties, business and
ALL They may have but to go camp
ing for spell and do some border
duty perhaps, but if the fates rule
that the Mexican capital is to be In
Gle Sans goal, the boys will see some
real hghting-and fight they will.
Though the track and field men
predominant in the local regiments
because OF the great activity in this
sport in the armories, other pastimes
are we'll represented. Perhaps the
most famous foot ball player In the
New York guard" is John Reid Kill
patrick, the famous end. He will 60
out as a member of Squadron A, and
heaven help the poor Mexican who
tries to stop Johnny going around
HOBBY Baker, the great hockey and
foot ball player, will probably be
there in short time. He's training in
the aviation school at Governors
island and just as soon as he becomes
proficient enough the former Prince
ton star will toss aside his duties in
J. P. Morgan's office and fly away to
the, Mexican border. HOBBY will
probably show the Mexicans some OF
that twisting and lodging that has
made him famous as the greatest
hockey player ever developed In this
country. 1900 y
Another Baker.
Another Baker-Homer-is q mem
Der of the hospital corps Of the Sew
enty-hrst, and Hannes Kohlemainen,
the great distance runner, who es-
capped the European war by coming
to the United States, goes out with
the fighting Fourteenth Of Brooklyn.
An athlete who should make his mark
in the Mexican campaign is Nick
Giannakopulos, one of the score of
boys to whom John Wannamaker
will pay full salary during his term of
service. Giannakopulos in practice
hikes has often carried the equipment
of two other men besides his own, so
that these fellows could keep up to
the murderous pace he set, This
sort of stuff will help in real cam
paigning. .-..t.- 49,,
When it comes to hiking Dick Re-
mer and Bill Plant, the walking cham
pions, ought to be there. Remer
makes a real sacrifice in going out,
as he will leave five fine little Remers
at home behind him. In the Seventy
first's list is Kid Mccoy, the famous
boxer Of yore. The Kid has licked
all manner of men in his day and
wants to add a few Mexicans to his
list. Just imagine the surprise Of the
greaser who, expecting mild bayo-
net thrust, gets the Kids corkscrew
flush on the nose.
Hurdle Champ Goes.
The most famous active COMPETE
tor that will go out with the Twenty
third of Brooklyn is Walter Bursch
of the New York Athletic club, who .
celebrated one of the greatest track
comebacks on record last summer
by winning the junior national low
hurdle championship at San Fran
cisco. 1t will take more than few
barbed wire entanglements and
trenches to stop Corporal Bursch
The bike, riders will be strongly rep
resented, too. Bill Van Den Dries,
Eddie Goodwin, Jack Townsend. AL
Lake and w. Waldner are few Of
the good riders who, because Of their
experience awheel, will probably be
put in the motorcycle squads.
Arthur Chapple, the famous mo-
torcyclist, has enlisted. Chapple will
serve either as dispatch rider on his
motorcycle or else as driver for one
of the guards armored automobiles.
Depend upon it, Chapple will drive
whatever machine he pilots right into
the middle of the nearest fight An.
other bad customer for the Mexicans
to handle will be Myles McHugh,
the big middle distance runner Of the
Seventy-first regiment. Myles does
MT care any more for. q fight than
the average man does for his right
eye. 1t once took whole squad OF
policemen to put McHugh out of a
race he was determined to finish In.