New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-29
Soldiers Show
Skill. TOSSING
Hand Grenade
Sergeant HALEY Excel. ii
Dropping Bombs" Into
Trenches at TraversI..
BY A. c. CAyAGNARo


That the American soldier, IN,
prove themselves adept In the Ar. y
hand grenade throwing was dsu.,
strated in the military games for a.
men stationed at Fort Siocum and Pa.
Jay, held at Travers Island yes..,d,s
under the direction OF the New Y.,s
Athletic Club. The men had had a.
previous practice in hurting "bemb,s
but they had little trouble In dropvl,.
them into the trenches"
The leading honors fell to sere..,,
]. T. HALEY, Of the 2lst Company frcr
Fort Slocum, who made the only bulv,.
eye of the day-that is. dropping u.
grenade" into the centre trench ara
receiving the award Of points. Thrs
men tied for second honors with ,
points each, with the position nn,ll,
going to H. J. Witherite, Of COMPANY
A, Fort Jay, when his grenade" landed
q second time in the trench" giyins
him two additional points.
Tin Can "Grenades"
A group Of twenty men took part IN
the competition. The "grenadesS vers
ordinary tin cans filed with sand snd
weighing about two and hall
pounds. The competitors were con.
PEELED 10 throw the "ammunitons
from behind a canvas fence, tv.lvs
feet high, at three separate trenehe,
situation at different angles disarcs
Of ninety feet away. Each trench vas
divided into three parts, four Zee. IN
width and seven feet long. A -hll' in
either of the side trenches netted he
thrower two points. II he dropped N,
grenade into the centre block he wa
allowed six points.
Fronting each trench were two up.
rights, held together by q piec Of
cloth at the top. II the grenade struck
this cloth the thrower was allowed two
extra poirtz- One shot was allowed 6.
each trench
Haley dropped his grenade into the
centre trench on his second shot his
first effort went behind the lines, willis
his third landed on the brink Of tie
trench, but it was not declared an ef.
fective shot
Witherite, in three throws, hurled
the grenade into the centre pit Of each
of three trenches.
Starred With JaveIin
The most spectacular fests BY tbs
soldier athletes were performed IN the
jsvelin throw, when L H Kinbsll ard
Frank Powers, both Of Fort Sloeur,
hurled the 12-foot stick over 100 fee,.
First prize went TO Kmball, who made
q fine heave Of 1875 feet 8 inches, while
Powers's throw was less than I'VE fees
behind
A spirited fight WIS seen In the SO.
yard relay race, in which the team Of
the 4th Company Of Fort Slocum Won
by two yards over the 18th Company
boys Of the same station.
The 4th Company men from yrE
Slocum won point honors, with u
points. which was two more than fhs
25th Company men gained
The summaries follow:
TRACK AND YLID EvEyn
rco-yx-1 da,o-won By N. A. rrn- rut &c
cum; u T. Charles Fort soe,un- ssema W.
Cayror Fort slocum. third Ina III "a
sSo-ysrd r1n-wn BY u J. Lnts. I1 sc-
cum; z MecOach Hor, s,ocH,r; sse S1i sfs'
Rluuinx high p1mp-Wou ey W PszW,
For Jay with feet inches; c. n sriie, rers
Sloeun. with fees nchss, scnn. J. 'eii-
For slccum. with feet l inch third
Hand srvnlde throwna ort<S-Wn y ~
resnt j. T Haley. 2lst COMPANY. Fc'. Ssr5n.
with s points; Withertts. C-upery A, "a u
fantry, Fov. Jay. with pofntx seoond: ". Bafsr.
2ist Company. Fort slocurn. with : potntA ulft
ss0-yard intercompdny rolU race abide -
,umel-won BY ith Company, For slcc1n. VIA
v 81. John, J. e.. BALM. Ro-sele sd Puor'
95th Company. Fort slccum. NTH W. Cgn@,
J. Finn. NJ J. LOrdan and Vita s>oolf; 70
Company. FUr Sloeum, with W. H. rceks " y.
Graham. y. McGinnis and T. J. hies' erA
Time / ,i5.
Throwing IN. .svelfn--won By L II nnbth "a
Company Fort slocum, with l55 fee, i1ers: y
Powers 2lst Company. Fort sloSuu. VIII 10 ie,t
4 inches seccnd; ". r. Gxucr. 9Th Cones,y.
Fort slocum. with l2s fee. 10 inchss. third
Equipment rsce-won By Lance CoYor ht
dick, ?lst Company. Fort slccun. s.coud; G. pcr'
dis Company d. 22d Infantry. Fort jay. HS.
iso-yard wan telo-ed 10 For, JU,-wn -
w Petersen: G. Dolznds. second; w. Hdn @'-
Litter race-won By ,5th Company Fat Sra,
an Company. For socuEn. sroond; For 'u' "N
Point s.ore-rour.h Company For slcrs. ~
s5,h Company. Furt Hocurn, % :lS So1sTl
Fort SloclIm. II: Fort Jay. 10: "a Ccrnne' ."
Slocum. 3.