South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-08
BATTERY { HAS
TRACK MEET
South Bend Boys at Camp
Shelby Hold Ath-
IetiC Event.
.evs- Times Special Service

Jews Times Special Service
CAMP SHELBY. Miss. Sept. -
The 18th field artillery held "a regi-
mental track meet at Camp Shelby
on Labor day. with the following re-
suits.
Battery @ CNfonticello) was the
victor in the hrst -regimental track
meet held by the 18Th field artil-
lery. Battery r CElkhart). however.
a close contender for the hon
ors. finishing second, five points be
hind battery c..
The individual honors went 20
Rhinesmith Of Headquarters com
pany. when he garnered five points
IN the 40 and one point in the 100
yard dash. The 22O-yard dash
proved 20 be the thriller Of the
meet. II was a nip and tuck battle
for the last 100 yards, and ended
with Grant of battery + just nos
ing u Pickens of battery g.
Weathers of battery c had no
trouble in winning the half mile.
and his teammate, Powers. also
breezed i'm an Easy winner in the
mile The relay. which was won by
battery y. seemed 20 be a soft thing
for the winners until the last lap
Lodes. anchor man for battery c.,
started 80 yards behind and grad
uaIy closed up on the leader, but
he didn't have enough TO win. and
the honors went 20 j battery by
five yards.
A large and enthusiastic crowd
attended and cheered their heroes
on to victory. The regimental band.
under the leadership of Lieut.. Doc
Mcconnell, rendered many fine Sc
lections during the meet.
The officials Of the meet were
Col. ~Freyermuth, referee: Lieut.. Col.
KiImer. Capt. Carson. Lieut.. Schuel-
Ike. judges Of track events; Mr..
Thayer. physical director Of Y. NJ.
G. 4. Lieut.. Matthews and Capt.
Hershey. judges Of field events,
Lieut.. John Miller. 15Oth infantry
CNNre Dame track captain. 1916-0
starter: Lieut.. Meehan (Notre Dame
two-mile relay. 1910. clerk O.
course; Capt. Bassett and Chaplain
Finnigan CNotre Dance. time
keepers: Lieut.. McNuIty. scorer;
Lieut.. Fossler, recorder; Capt. Cray,
announcer: Capt. Burke. medical at
tendant.
The meet was held under the di-
rection of Lieut.. Ed Meehan, or
mer Notre Dame two-mile relay
runner. who is at present in charge
of the mercury squad of this regi-
ment.
The results are as follows:
1OO-yard dash-Frix, battery z,
first: Edwards. battery D, second:
Rhinesmith. headquarters company,
third.
2~2O-yard dash-Grant. battery E.
first: Pickens. battery Q, second;
Edwards. battery d. third.
44O-yard dash - Rhinesmith,
headquarters company. first: Eli
son. headquarters company. second.
S~SO-yard ~dash-Weathers, battery
G. first: Nimtz. battery +. second.
Mile dash-Powers. battery c,
first; Forbes. battery +. second:
Warner. headquarters company,
third.
Shot put-Lodes, battery G, first:
Brown. battery \. second; Warner.
headquarters company, third.
Broad jump-Kail, battery Z.
first: Heath. battery G. second; TeeI,
battery d, third.
High jump-Bielenberg, battery
4. first: Engle, battery Z. second;
DOYLE. battery L. third.
Half mile relay-Battery D. first;
battery c. second; headquarters
company. third.
Points scored-Battery c. "a; bat
terry L, 10; headquarters company,
u. battery .. 10: battery A. s; bat
tery +. 8; battery B, 0; supply com
pany o..