Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-26
RELAY CARNIVAL
GETS GOOD START;
MILITARY EVENTS
Penn's Annual Track and
Field Classic Has Many
New Features

Philadelphia, April 26.-Pennsyl-
vania's two-day relay carnival open
ed this afternoon on Franklin Field.
A total of thirty-two events was to-
days program, the most important
beginning at $40. In honor of the
scores of soldiers and sailors who
will compete in seven events especial
ly arranged for them. this afternoon
is called Army and Navy carnival
day. Five of them, namely the wall
sealing, the bugle competition, the
squad drill, the rescue race and the
bayonet charge race are distinctly
military in character, and the SOL
diers and sailors will give good idea
of some phases of our army and navy
training.
Military Rivalry
The other two service events are
athletic in character. both being re-
lay races, one a half-mile light
marching order relay and the other a
medley. The latter is recognized as
representing the championship of the
army and navy, and some of Ameri-
cas- ebest runners are found on the
teams. Camp Dix has several men of
national reputation on its list,
such as Berry, of Pennsylvania;
Finch, of Cornell; Anderson, of the
n. Y. A. c.; Kelley, also of New
York, and Mt. Pleasant, the great
Carlisle athlete of a decade ago.
Camp Funston in Wyatt, Niedorf,
Welch and Daggy, have four athletes
very well known in the Middle West.
The Pelham Bay Naval Training Sta
ton have well known 'athletes in
Willie Gordon, Clark and Eastman,
while the Wissahickon Barracks, the
Philadelphia Navy Yard and the
Charleston Naval Training Camp also
have fast men on their teams. The
Marine band of the Navy Yard will
play. Several well-known army and
navy officers will act as officials for
the army and navy events.
Pentathlon Features
For the real athletic enthusiast the
pentathlon and the medley college
relay championship will be the big
features. Eighteen of the cleverest
all-aroUnd athletes of this country
will compete in the pentathlon. Cliff
LAM of Notre Dame, the western all
al ound champion, will be the favor
lie, but in Shea, Of Dartmouth; Had
dock, OF Kansas; Hammond, of the
University of the South; Robson, OF
Rutgers; Demming, of, State; Bartels,
of Pennsylvania, and Bechtel, of La
fayette, Gilfillan will meet perhaps
the best lot of athletes that have ever
competed in an all-around competi-
ton in the history of American sport.
IL is possible that all the pentath-
Ion records will be broken. This event
consists of the broad jump. the .jave-
lin, the 200 meters, the discus and
the l, 500 meters. All of the men must
compete in all of the events. and the
lowest scorer will win the champion
ship. 1t will take all afternoon TO de-
eide the various events. so that these
men will have hard afternoons
work ahead of them.
The medley relay championships
have o remarkably fine entry, as
Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Chicago,
Wisconsin, Chicago, State. Michigan,
Lafayette and Columbia have entered
teams. Michigan is said to be capable
of making new figures for the race,
but Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Chi
cago and State also have fine teams
in this event, which should be one of
the best of the carnival,
Championships for the high
schools. grammar schools and inter-
academic league and also a suburban
high school relay championship will
be run off to-day, and in addition
the class relay races for the grammar
and parochial schools.