The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-31
NAVAL TRACK MEET PROVES.
EXCITING AND INTERESTING
Course Was Heavy and Weather
Hot, But Good Time is
Registered.
FOUR BRANCHES
OF SERVICE ENTER
Close Finishes, With Mechanics
School Team Nosing Out
Close Victory.

helu Oh many dn atnletlc course, by
many colleges and athletic clubs where
the contests We're grueling and the
finishes exciting but perhaps none
were more so than the one held yester-
day afternoon by the men of the naval
air station at Kupfrian park and
throughout the afternoon the winning
team was in doubt up Go the very last
event. the standing broad jump. which
resulted in the mechanics school win
ming over the student aviation oorps
by two points. decided the winning
team for the day. And had IL not been
for member of the Beach team get
ting the high score in this manly sport
the chances are there would have been
a time between the winners.
On the afternoons sport the mechan-
les school carried off the honors by a
total score OF 80 1-2; student aviators
4S i-2. beach team 25 and the dirigibles
Z. It can be said for che latter that a
number of their men had been trans
ferred recently and they were unable to
put men in the field that had been Sc
lected. The beach team did not have
so many entries. hence their coming
in third. But they had star, f. r.
Loukes. short of stature but strong
of sinews who won the first two events
tiit 8pN edIu udSt dIu the EZU YhfI
dash which followed close afterward.
b. f. Mulvey of the mechanics school
also piled up points for his team
Every man worked hard and while no
records were broken. some good ones
We're made The track was in fair
shape but could have been better. 1t
was not track upon which to break
any records, The contests were ham
died perfectly and there was not an idle
moment, some of the men working I'm
two contests at The same time such
as jumping and putting shot going from
one point to another as their turns
came.
The navy was out IN large numbers
and despite the baking sun. there was
a fair sized assemblage OF ladies'.
Captain Bennett Is Spectator.
Captain F. NJ. Bennett, commanding
the naval air station and Mrs Bennett
and party were interested spectators
Captain Fitzgerald, captain of the yard
was active on the track and one of the
most interested men at the meet
Officials of the air station were in
charge of the affair in various capaci-
ties. Commander Wood was referee
the inspectors We're Lieut.. S. d. Young
and Ensign D., Hogan; Judges at the
u.
Higgins. Chaplain II. NJ T. pesrce and
Mr. David ]. Yates. Field judges, En-
sign ]. Coggeshall. n. Matter and r. II.
Geddes. Scorer. r.. E. McCune, L. S.
air station; cleark OF the course, En-
signs II. f. Haynes and r. z. McDon-
aid NJ. NJ. 1 c., assistant; tmekeepers,
Ensigns ID. Mandoza NJ. p Jeffrey and
If. c. Brent. Jr. Starter, Lieut. C. G.
Cheyney. Official announcer, r. II
Moore, coppersmth, second class, II.
S NJ
All of the entrants were members OF
the mechanics school, the student Of
ficers school, the beach detail and the
drigible
The city end of the meet was han
died by the entertainment and sports
committee of the War Camp Community
Service, W. Chipley Jones. chairman.
f. c. Brent in charge Of grounds Mayor
Thomas II. Johnson and John p. San
dusky in charge of tickets
Throughout the contests the men mt
every bit of energy into their work amt
strained every nerve to win. The heat
was intense but all OF the men were in
excellent physical condition and had
they not been some would have sue
cumbed to the rays of old Sol before
they had reached the tape in the sew
eral races. There were a few who
were on the point OF exhaustion al the
finish. one athlete literally falling ove--
the line, determined not to give up W.
til he reached the goal But their SUI
perior training told and those who felt
the effects OF the strain, revived ln
few moments and responded to the
announcer's call for the next contest.
Relay Race Attractive.
Perhaps the prettiest OF all was the
half mile relay race, participated in by
the mechanics school. the beach men
and the student officers. The relays
were placed at several points on tho
track and the starters dashed off. each
with stick in hand to reach their team
mates who stood expectantly with out
stretched hands for the transfer of the
stick. The tfe runners reached their
fellow racers the sticks changed hands
and off flew the second relay TO the
third and again the stick was trans
ferred and the last relay came in the
home stretch with the mechanics school
first. the beach team second and the
student officers third. Time 4 As The
teams were composed as follows:
Mechanics Mulvex. Gates
and Oaks.
Beach-Graham. Gum. Hester ana
Blanchard.
Student officers XXettach Rhodes