The sun., 1918-10-06

York fight fans could see some of the
mills and fights. Why. they'd crowd
moro action into one round than ordi-
narily Is seen in twenty over there.
And say, the same bunch that used
to play Gaelic football every Sunday
at Celtic Park cleaned up at soccer all
along the line at Baccarat- You know
soccer long has been the rage in France
and Italy. There were many French
and italian regiments at Baccarat. The
kiltic Park boys from the 1S5th met
the French and the Italians at their
own game and swept the boards All
the time I was at Baccarat the Celtic
Park Gsels did not lose a single match.
They won every game except two, which
resulted In ties.
Later on was with the 1s5th at
Chateau Thierry. Besides the Rainbow
boys there the Seventy1seventh Division
from Camp Upton and the Twenty
eighth Pennsylvania were there. The
old Sixty-ninth did some wonderful
work-they and the 151st Minnesota
Field Artillery.
When the drive at Chateau Thierry
started l went there from Paris as a
volunteer worker. For three days and
three nights there was no time for sleep.
followed up the boys with supplies
L
volunteered as a stretcher bearer and
lasted thirty-eight hours at that What
I saw at Chateau Thierry IL anything
caused me to love my country all the
more and deepened my hatred for the
despicable Boche."
France Wins Relay.
II was Eller who promoted the big
Independence Day meet on the race
course at Colonies. near Paris. There
the soldiers Of the Allies met In friendly
rivalry. with IN international relay race
between France and the United States
AS the feature. Uncle Sam was repre-
scented by Corking team-Major Ted
Meredith. the worlds hall mile and
quarter mile record holder; Lieut..
Tommy Lennon, the former U. of p and
New York A c. star; Sergeant Kline.
the corxing Splinter from Hamline Uni
versity, and Eller himself--but Frances
flying four. Tissier. Beudon, Gauthier
and Andre, brought the Tr!color homo in
| front
TT was who lost the race" says FL
Ter. for Andre walloped me on the last
leg. Meredith. Lennon and Kline all
beat their men. and I was sent away
with three yard lead on the anchor
leg. Andre outfooted me and showed me
his heels. much to the joy of the thou
sands OF French soldiers and people who
attended the games.
Murray, Kiviat and Duncan.
Though We were beaten in the relay
race at Colombes. the lions share Of
laurels went 10 America. Fred Murray
OF the New York A c.. the intercollegi-
ate hurdling champion, won the shot put
and was second in the 100 yard dash,
and Kline captured the ego yard dash.
Abel Kiviat, the former little Irish
American A. Z. star. won several mile
races in Paris last summer. My kid
brother. George. who is with the Vt. s.,
won the grenade throw at Colonies
Jim Duncan Of the Mohawk A c. and
Irish-American A. c.. then a sergeant
but who since believe has been commits
stoned Lieutenant. gave an exhibition
with the discus. and I gave a hurdl!ng
exhibition.
I'm the regular service relay race the
American avlators won both first and
second places at Colonies. France
evened up things by taking the tug OF
war: the Motor Transport Service of
Paris winning from the Tenth United
states Engineers and Foresters In the
final pull. Georges Carpenter. the IA
nous French heavyweight, showed his
versatility by capturing third place in
the running high jump.
II had planred holding another big
intra-allied meet in Paris on October -,
Columbus Day. Tho French Govern
ment was keenly enthusiastic over the
Fourth of July AFFAIR. and said Its ef-
fects were widespread. They had asked
me TO start working up the Columbus
Day affair when I got word 10 report
back to New York. am sorry that
will have to miss II. We had hoped to
have another international relay duel.
and we Yankees were going to get back
for the defeat the French handed US on
July L."