The sun., 1918-07-14
GOTHAM ATHLETES
win over THERE
Make Meets Results in France
Read Like Summaries OF
Local Games.
OLD GOTH BOYS BUSY
See the "Daily Rumor' ana
Learn All About Sports Do
ings at the Front.
NJ sPRINTER.

That the boys who had habit OF
winning athletic laurels over mere
haven't shaken their winning ways
.oyer there" is evinced from snea'
Of the Daily Rumor recently received by
John p. Boyle from his son, Corporal
John r. Boyle Of the 165th Infantry.
The Daily Rumor Is newspaper pup
lished at one OF the big environments IN
France by the Y. NJ. c. A. il Is a one
mage paper. A Photographic copy OF the
Nav 81 issue reduced to one-quarter
sise appears in THE SrN to-day.
CHANGING at the names under yes
terday's Winners one would imagine ne
was looking at the summaries OF meet
held at the Travers Island. Celtic farH'
Madison Square Garden or some other
track or arena around little old New
York OF the eight events CONTESTED
four we're won by former New York
athletes.
sersean, Pat Flynn carried the silks
Of Company |, l65th Infantry. to victory
In the 704 yard run just as he used TO
carry the Winged Fist and the Green OF
the Old Sixty-ninth over the line In s.
lance events around this neck OF the
woods. Private Cook Of the 11Ith
Engineers nosed gu, Private julius Katz
Of Headquarters Company. 165th Infan-
try. for second honors. Katz Is the
same crackerjack hill and daler who used
to compete for the Mohawk A. c. and
Pennant A. C. Of New York.
Hasssy Miilrose Athlete.
Corporal E. ]. Hussey Of the 165th
Infantry, who captured the 352 YARD
sun carrying race, won many races here
for the Millrose A. a. and the seventy
Grst Regiment. Hussey Is one Of the lit
tie band Of Seventy-frst Regiment ath-
letes who at their own request were
transferred to the 165th Infantry. the
old Sixty-ninth in order to go to France
and get at the Hun among the first OF
the Yankees.
The ls5th Regiment put over both
FIRST and second prize winners in the
two lap Goa yard) relay race. Husscy
competed on the headquarters company
team that captured the race. even
though the roar OF the cannon made
the printer put his name down as BUS
ssy" Flynn was a member of the Com
pany I team OF the 165th Infantry which
finished second. So was Eugene Sanger.
the former New York A. G. and Seventy
first Regiment star. Sanger. like Hus-
sey. is one Of the old Ssventy-first Regi-
ment bows who transferred to the lS5th
for quick action sake.
The Fighting SIAty-hInth"-New
York simply can't get u.,ed to calling
the regiment the "lG5th Infantry>'--madA
q clean sweep in the hand grenade
throwing contest. Strenk. Elson and
Sweeney. who finished rrst second and
third, are all well known Gotham ath-
letes.
Military Police Beat OOth boys.
The old Slxty-rinth boys were beaten
by the military police in the baseball
game. but that the Fighting Sixty
ninth" died with their boots on can be
in,inGs II safely can he said that to
this day the Fighting S!xty-ninth" will
rot own up they were beaten by the
NJ. r. Every mothers son OF 'em will
swear Il was the unluclry thirteenth.
Another copy of the Daily Rumor con-
tains mention OF a hurdle racing ex-
hibition by Jack Eller." Jack is the
same chan who used tn win champion
ships and smash records for the Irish
American \. c. here n few short years
ago. He now is in France "A sports
director for the Y. NJ. C. 4.
The Daiiv Rumor not only publishes
sporting news and editorials. 1t also is
addicted to printing poetry. In the edl-
ton OF June 8 under the head OF Poets
Corner" appears:
THE following beautiful poem by an
unknown author establishes beyond a
doubt the antiquity of the coo.ie:
adam
Had em