The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-22
tATION'S ATHLETES
DOING THEIR :'Bll'.
All But Three OF Title Winners at
Newark Games Have Enlisted
for War.

That the war has cut Its swath in
the ranks of the country's leading
amateur athletes was never more evil
dent than now. Other fields have con-
tributed their quotas. but 1t is doubt
full If they can equal the 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-
letes Of lesser prominence who have
heard their country's call.
A glance over the list of winners at
the national A. A. u. track and field
championships held in 1915 at New
ark. N. j.. shows quite the best athletic
production of the country emerging
from the competitions with laurels,
and the rosters of enlisted men will
show these same athletes taking their
places IN the lineup OF soldiers. All
but three of the victorious competitors
are in the service and these three are
tation or 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
he was too heavy. George Gouldlng,
the veteran walking champion, is too
old for the service, and Is married
and has a family dependent on him.
The only remaining member of the
victorious champions of 1915 is Pat
Ryan, the record holder with tie To-
pound hammer. and his reason for
not being in the service Is the same
,flt, val,
Joie Ray, the Chicago distance run
ner, who won the iive-mile champion
ship. is one of the large number in
tho service, and with him are Ted
Meredith, runner-up for the quarter
mile title: Andy L. Ward of the Chi
cage A. A, 100 and 20o-yard cham
pion; Don M. Scott Of the Mississippi
Agricultural college, half mile cham
zion: Ivan Myers. Illinois A. c., WIN
Nor OF the one-mile title; Bob Simpson,
IL lverstty Of Missouri, I20-yard high
hurdles; Fred S. Murray. San Francis
co. 22o-yard low hurdles; w A. Hum
B1el. Multnomah A. A. C., 44o-yard
hurdles; Sherman Landers, Chicago
A. A, pole vault; H. T. Warrington,
BOSTON, A. A, broad jump Wesley NJ.
Oler, Jr.. New York, A. G., high jump.
and George Bronder. In the javelin
throw.
CHEERS who competed in the 1916
tttia eN snts and who are in the army
now are: 10 G, I4omis, Chicago A, A,
third in The f00-yard dash: l. r. Howe.
Irish American A c., fourth in the
220; A b. Booth. Chicago A. A, and
r. Lagay, New York a. c., third and
fourth respectively in the 44o-yard
run. Larry Scudder. New York A. c,
Johnny OVerton, Yale university, and
who
were second. third. and fourth in the
haf-mile run: Harry Holden, New
York A c.. fourth in the five-mile
run; Fred W. Kelly. runnerup for the
12e and 22o hurdles titles; Billy
Mea9tix, Boston A. A, runner-up for
the 44e-yard hurdles; r w. Floyd,
Missouri \. A. and ]. D Nagle. New
York A. C., third and fourth In the
POLE vault: Alma Richards, SAT- Lake
city. and J. c. Lawlor, Irish American
A A. Boston. second and third In tue
shot put; Jim Duncan, Irish Am erican
A. c, third in the discus, W Lynch,
Irisf-Auerican a. c.. Boston. &hird IN
the ffty six-pound weight throwing
contest. and r. L. Nourse. who finish
ed third tn the iayelin event.
Amateur boxing Also has contrib
used Target, to the makeup of Uncle
ANS army, with many of the, ma
t{onai champions in some branch OF
the service j. Tomasulo. elizabeth
IN, J) y. NJ. c. A., who is the title
holder at 115 pounds, in in the naval
reserve: Earl Baird, Seattle, Wash.
125-pound champion, is with the
Washington artillery; T. Murphy, 1885,
pound champion. is with the Kansas
CITY field artillery; Ted Jameson of
Milwaukee, i76pound cham pion, is
in the army, and John Gaddi. ST.
Bartholomew club. heavyweight cham
pion, Is at Camp Upton.