Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-31
ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIP
GAMES DRAWING CARD
InterregimeMta1 Events Prove In
teresting to SOldiers-Kedal
Awarded to Winners.

Awarded TO Winners.
A great deal Of interest and enthusiasm
was shown at the first divisional pentath-
Ion conducted for the athletes Of Camp
Meade.
All nve events were closely contested
throughout. and It was only with superb
ability that the 315th Infantry nosed out
the other contenders for first place. Eleven
different units had a team Of twenty-five
men representing them in the contest.
making a total Of ats men competing The
different units represented were:
The 313th Infantry, 304th Ammunition
Train, 312th Field Artillery, 23d En-
gineers, S11th Field Artillery. 304th En-
gineers, 31eth Infantry. S10th Machine
Gun. Battalion. 315th Infantry and the
The events Of the pentathlOn consisted
of a fifty-yard relay which was won by
the a14th Infantry. The 315th Infantry
was second and the 311th Field Artillery
finished In third place. A piggy back
relay was won by the 3o4th Ammunition
Train. with the 312th Field Artillery
second and the 315th Infantry third.
Relay Race Events.
The 1o0-yard relay was the next event,
and it was won by the 312th Field Artil-
lery, with the 313th Infantry in second
place. The 316th Infantry again was
third In this event.
The 3l5th Infantry came forward strong
in the next event, the medicine bah relay.
and captured firgt place amid lot Of
the slOth Field Artillery Battery regi-
ments finished. respectively, az second
and third In this contest.
Tug-of-War Spirited.
BY this time the spirit Of both the
contestants and spectators had reached
fever heat and the next event, the tug
of-war, caused q small stampede. The
interest was 90 keen and the contest so
close that the spectators broke through
the ropes and rushed past the guards and
the military police In an effort to see
Nlcholsen. VINO Was acting as the hon
0rary referee, were not sufficient to keep
order during this particular part of the
meet.
One by one the organizations were
eliminated In the tug-of-war until the
finals brought together as contestants
the 304th Ammunition Train and the
31Oth Field Artillery. These teams were
srx s .r@ b aId Ss crs y zee
0nlookers. who cheered thei favoFite
team on to victory. The whistle of the
timer found the winner to be the 310th
Artillery.
Three Banners Presented.
Three beautifully Inscribed banners
were presented 60 the three representa-
Of points In the meet. The 31Sth Infan-
try won the first. scoring IL points: the
Slxtn Fled Artillery was second with =. 3
Ammunition Train. which likewise scored
points. A tO.s sa,c -
latter team. The a1Oth and the 3l1th
Field Artillery were also tied for third
place. The winning banner went to the
The officials Of the pentathlon were
Brig. Gen. Nicholson. honorary referee:
George w. Brmden. referee and starter:
Lieut.. rim" Jcrdon. announcer, and
scorer. These officials were aided by
the regamental athletic officers and other
members Of the Y. n. C. A. stan.
Cross-Country Run.
On, saturday afternoon the first iivis-
tOnat crOss-countFy run was held. Start
ing at p block, the course was Laid out
que east over the roads and fields, the
total distance being about two and three
fourthg miles. The time Of the first
man was approximately fourteen min
utes. This was an exceptionally good
record tor rum over sandy ground The
loop course arranged made it possible to
have the start and the finish at the
same point.
There were los runners in the race
and ninety-fiye finished These runners
represented nine different units, each unit
being permitted TO enter fifteen men. The
men ran In regulation uniform minus
jackets, ieggins and hots. Any kind
Of shoes were permitted and everything
from sneakers to base baIl shoes were
used by the contestants.
Medals Awarded Winners.
Each man who finished scored points
for AAg unit. while individual medals were
given to the FIRST three to crE y the tapa,
Goodrich Of the 31efh Infantry was the
MrBk man to finish. coming in at Last fftv
feet ahead Of Maddaford who repgeSant-
ed the 811eh Field Artillery Third placr
was won by Mullery Of the 23d Engineers
Maj. Gen. Kuhn was present and acted
as the honorary referee OF the r1ca. The
officials OF the race were: George w
Bra0en. starter and judge at the finish;
Dean Nicholson and Bauer. the district
z. n C. A athletie direcAORA acted a
judg8as While uaem0erB Of The I'D En-
gineerS checked the runners along the
entire Route.