Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-28
ATHLETES Do THEIR BIT
PRACTICALLY ALL FOREMOST
AMATEURS NOW IN SERVICE
A. A. u. branches Throughout Nation
Hard Hit by Whr-Stnrs of Newark
= Games Have Enlisted.

=
! That. the war has cut It's swa,h in
amateur athletes was never more evil
dent than now. Other fields have con-
tributcd their quotas but it is doubt
full IL they can EQUAL tho number who
have gone from the Amateur Athletic
Union branches throughout the coun.
try. Practically all OF the foremost
athletes. holders OF titles at one sport
or another. are among those already
in the army. and this allotment is
more than BALANCED by The many ath.
ietes of lesser prontnence who have
beard their Couptry'S call.
A glance over Inc list of winners
q the national \. !. Y. track and
Newark. \. J. shows quite the best
athletic production Of the country
lnurelS, and the rosters OF enlisted men
will show these same athletes taking
their places in. II. line-lp OF soldiers.
All but three of the victorious compcti-
tors are in the service. aud these three
are prevented from cnnsting by in
cap3Sitat.on, OF home ties.
Allie NuckS, the University Of Wis
consin athlete who won the shot-put-
ting championship. was accepted FOR
the army and later rejected because
the veteran walking champion. is TOO
and has :. family dependent or him.
victorious champions or iYi6 is Pal
Ryan. the record holder with the six
teen,pound hammer, and his reason for
as that which keeps Aiuc!is Ineligible
Joie Fay. the Chicago distance run
ner. VINO won the iive-mile champion
The service and with him are Ted
Meredith iunner.up for the quarter
mile title: Andy Z. Ward. OF tie chi
Gaso a a. 100 and eoc-yard champion;
Don NJ. Scott. OF the Missisaippi Az.
ricultural College. half-mile chan1p!on:
Ivan Myers, Illinois = G, winner Of
yersity Of Missouri. l2O-yard high
hurdles. Fred s. Murray, San Francis.
co: CO., 229 n;yii, low hurdles; W. ~. Hum,
hurdles; sherman Landers. Chicago A.
A.. pole vault; IL. T. Worthington. Dos-
ton \: a.. broad jump; Wesley NJ, OIcr
George Brond-r, in the javeiin throw.
l."omis Now in Army.
sy o.ners VINO competed in the 1916 title
are: 10 G. LOOMS, Chicago A. A.. third
In tho loo-ynrd dash l. r. Howe.
Irish AMERICAN a. c., fourth in the 22o:
Lagay. New York A. G.. third ana
fourth respectively in the i4o.ynrd run:
Larry Scudder, New York A. G.. Johnny
Si xs['9T 9a.e rniXsrsi'y and Joe ig
ond. third and fourth in tho hnlf-milc
run; Harry, Holden. New York a. c.,
fourth In the fve:.mile run; Fred w
hurdles titles; Billy Mcanx. Roston 4,
A., runner-up for tho ii0-yard hurdles;
+. w. Floyd. Missouri 4. ~. and j u
NaE!e. New York y. c., third aud fourth
In the pole vault; Alma Richards, Salt
Lake City, and j. G. Lawlor. irish
American \. Boston, second and
third in the fhot-put: Jim duncan
Irish American ~ C., third in the dis
Gus; w. Lynch Irish american A. g.
Boston. third in the 5G- pound weight
throwing contest. and Z. l.. Nour$c
who Finished third in tho javclin event
Amateur boxing also has contributed
largely to the makeup of Uncle SANS
army, with many OF the national cham
ptons In SOME branch Of tnc service J.
Tomasulo. Elizabeth ~. ID y. NJ G. A.
who is The title holder az ll5 pounds
Is in the naval reserve. Earl Baird
Seattle, Wash, l2i pound champion is
with tho Washington Artillery: T. Muir
ply. 155-pound Champion liz with tho
Kansas City Field Artillery: Ted jamie
son. OF Milwaukee. Ms pound Charnpion
Is In the army, ana John Gaddi ST.
bartholomew Club. heavyweight cham
pion. is at Camp linton.
or the local talent some of the more
prominent engaged in army work are
Eobe:t Gleason. dominican Lyccum.
New York state and METROPOLITAN dis
GuartcrEastcr's corps: Frank Cassidy.
oSanam Association. New York stats
lS5- pound champion, tero corps Min
cola. andy OBoyle, Bronxdale 4. G.
runner-up for state and district cham
p!onsh!p laurcls. Fort Wadsworih.
Coas, Artillery. and George f:,celi'
Union Settlement \. C.. !lG-pound
netT opoHtan champion One Hundred
ana E!ghtA Coast Artillery