The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-05
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Representatives of Army,
Navy and City Get To-
gether on Subject.
EXTENDED PROGRAM
OF SPORT ARRANGED
List Valuable Prizes Offered
May Be Supplemented by
Special Trophies.

Final plans for the. big sport meet
October 13 at Kupfrian's park be-
tween the Aeronautic station and
Forts Barrancas and .Pickens were
drawn up at conference last evening
In Mayor Johnson's office between
representatives from the station.
forts, and Army and Navy Life Activ-
tiles committee. A loving cup will
be given by the committee to .he win
ming side, and individual prizes of
five dollars in gold or its equivalent
as IS desired will be given to the man
winning each separate event. For sec
ond place there will be a prize of
two dollars and a half.
The fast college men in the navy
are thought to have a shade the
best of it in the running events, such
as the 1O0yard, the two-twenty. the
relay, and half mile, but in the tug
of war and the novel equipment race.
chances seem to favor the army. In
the estimate of impartial judges,
there will be a very even break in
the remaining events, the mile race,
the running broad, and running high
Jumps, the shot put, and the three.
legged race. AS the total points
which the army can make from the
tug OF war and equipment race equal
those which would come to the navy
from the running events, the contest
gives every indication of being very
close and a fight to the finish October
13 on Kupfrians field. Both sides are
preparing to go through careful
training this coming last week before
the event.
A Gala Affair.
Preparations are already underway
to make this sport meet gala affair.
One of the military bands will furnish
the music, and a street car schedule
will be arranged for the meet. Auto
mobiles can go up Jackson street to
y street and then north to the park
This is a good route. The old route
up Lee street to the park is in bad
condition. All men of the service
will be admitted to the meet free, but
there will be a charge of twenty-five
start at 2:30 sharp.
The equipment race which winds
up the events will be of unusual in
terest. The competitors will be
dressed in olive drab breeches, olive
drab shirts and issue stockings. Shoes
will be placed on the ground at
scratch; leggins at 20 yard mark:
olive drab blouse and cap at 40 yard
mark; belt, bayonet, and scabbard
(bayonet to be out of scabbard) at
60 yard mark; five rounds of blank
ammunition and clip ammunition not
in clip) at so yard mark; rifle with
belt taken out and apart at 100 yard
mark
at pistol shot, competitors will put
on shoes, fully laclng same, then run
to 20 yard mark; puts on his leggins.
fully lacing same; then run to 40 yard
mark, put on his cap and blouse
(blouse to be fully buttoned and
hooked), then run to so yard mark,
put on his belt and place bayonet in
scabbard; then run to 80 yard mark;
inserts blank cartridges In clip and
places clip in cartridge box, then run
to 100 yard mark, assemblies bolt, put
bolt in rife and returns to scratch;
inserts clip in magazine, loads and
fires his rifle as signal of completion.
The list of events and points they
count will be as follows and come off
in the order given:
1. 100 yard dash. 2. mile 8, shot
put. 4, relay, 440 yards. 5, running
broad jump. 6, 22O ward race. Z. run
ming high jump. 8, tug-of-war. 9,
half-mile race. 10, three-legged race.
IL, equipment race. First place in
the 100 yards, 22O, relay and half
mile counts four points, second place
two points. First place in the tug
of-war and equipment race counts ten
points, second place in the equipment
race five points In the three-legged
race, mile, running broad and high
jumps and shot put the first place
counts five points and second three
points.
Amy merchants who wish to give
additional prizes for these events are
asked to communicate with Herbert
H. D'Alemberte as soon as possible.
Several have already indicated de-
sire.
The officials for the event are as
follows: Mayor johnson. Lieutenant
Sutton and Lieutenant Mayo. Starter,
w. A. Blount, Jr. Clerk, Julian Olsen.
H. H. D'Alemberte. Lieuten-
ant Cromack and F. C. Brent. An
nouncer, Will Fisher. Scorer, Will
Lurton.