Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-07
WOUNDED MEN
CARNIVAL STARS
Crowds at Police Games
Cheer as Veterans
Limp Past
PARADE AROUND FIELD
Patrolman Haigh, of Tacony,
Winner of Thrilling
Mile Race
PARADE AROUND FIELD

Ten thousand persons went to Frank
lin Field this afternoon for the four
teenth annual police athletic carnival
and cheered over and over again the
thir,y-two wounded soldiers from the
Lakewood. y. j.. hospital. who were the
honor guests.
The applause was deafening when the
soldiers, led by Captain Jerome Shaffer
and Lieutenant II. II. Hoey, limped
around the field just before they de-
parted to catch a train for the return
TO the hospital.
The soldiers sat in the press box,
which was decorated with the Stars and
Stripes, the Red Cross flag and bunting.
Philadelphia girls sat among them enter
taining them.
- Limp Around Field
At the end of the seventh event on
the athletic program, the parade around
the race track was held The police
band, led by Joseph Keifer. headed the
procession. Behind the band were
seventy policemen with rifles, a special
drill squad. commanded by Drillmaster
Lieutenant Vincent.
Then came twenty-eight of the SOL
diers on foot, and those who were unable
to walk rode In automobiles, accom-
panied by the young women who had
entertained them In the press stand. and
driven by members of the Red Cross
motor messenger corps.
AS they passed around the track, the
crowd went wildf all manner of noises
uniting in one tremendous ovation for
Pershing's heroes.
The band, police drill squad. and the
soldiers came to front at the end OF
the field. where they stood while the
star Spangled Banner" was played.
Return to Lakewood
After the soldiers had been cheered
again they left the field for the West
Philadelphia station of the Pennsylva-
mia Railroad, where they entrained for
Lakewood
| The mile run was the most spectacular
event of the athletic program, which is
| given each year for the benefit of the
| Police Pension Fund Association.
| This race was won by Patrolmar
| Lenny Haigh. of the Twenty-seventt
District, In five minutes and six and
! fOur-fifths seconds. Haigh was the only
/ man to start the race from scratch. The
handicaps ranged up to ninety yards
He won by sprint in the last twenty
| five yards that broughk the crowd in
both the north and south stands to its
| feet, cheering.
! Summaries
! The summary of events follows:
| 1oO-yard dash for men more than twent,
/ years in the service-Won by Robert B
wilde. Thirteenth Districts; second Johr
terson. Twenty first District; Time. is sec.
! I0O-yard dash for men weighing more thai
| 25O pounds--Won by Edward c. Sanner, Mo
teenth District. Time. IA sec.
tEss h0r dsre
Robert Fouche. Tweniy-ninth district. Time
lso-SaEEd low hurdlesmwcn by !; 6. Nor Nor
High jHmp;awon, by Charles "; seidsr
tTiii Hs,sht rbhoa C 6 iebny an Ha,rn twenty
Thirls.foarth, district. third Harry HaiEh
rhTtsensh Ma,k district Time SGS b,
Blackburn. thirteenth District; third. Wal
ter mian,es II 81 seconds
44o-Sard dashS.Won BY James Emerson
Sr ds
RunnnF broad .jumpSWon by John +
kinson, Thirty.nfth district; third, Thoma
Brown, Fifth District Distance, 10 r. In
a2O-ysrd dssh--Won by James Emerson ,
Thirty-second District: third Robert Parker
Twenty-iirst District Tine. "a & S,S sec; o,
sse sauas By
t.enth Districts: third Matthew Butterfly
twentieth District Time. IA 4-6 sec.