Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-13
NEW YORK ATHLETIC
CLUB DISCARDS SPORT

No club in the world has made so much
sporting history as the New York A. e.
The Mercury Foot emblem has emilia
zoned the breasts of countless champions.
On the tracks and field. in boxing, wrest-
ling, shooting, rowing, fencing, swim
ming, tennis. golf, hockey, skating, in
every known branch of amateur sport
the Red and White athletes have harvest
ed many laurels writes George b. I'm
derwood in the New York Sun. Its
champions have carried the Mercury
Foot all over the globe. Whether at
home or for foreign fields wherever the
Mercury Foot is seen the emblem is rec
ognized as the trademark of merit and
efficiency, the tocsin of champions tri'
umphant.
Back of all the brilliant athletic sue
cesses have been wonderful clan and a
whole souled patriotism. An athlete was
expected to do much for his club, but
more for his country Whenever a Mer-
curry Footer entered the lists in Olympic
or international competition he knew he
must Guido himself. Ringing in his ears
was the final instruction:
you are competing for your country
as well as your club now Much as you
have done for the Mercury Foot. more
you must do for Old Glory. You have
given unstintingly of strength, skill, grit
and courage for the club. You may have
thought you were giving your all. But
soul, tap the last vein for the winning
punch It's in you. Out with it for the
honor of Old Glory and Uncle Sam"
When this country was driven into the
terrible European holocaust the New
York A. c., true to its high motives.
discarded sports for sports sake, and
bent all efforts to making sports to do
its bit for Uncle Sam.
The Mercury Footers dropped the MAX
ing of champions and set to work making
good soldiers. All the resources and
energies of the club were directed to-
ward providing training and entertain
m6nf for the hOVQ in khaki and
navy blue,
During the last year the New York
A. G. has expended approximately $4,000
In supplying boxing gloves and athletic
equipment to various army posts. 1t do
mated about 5000 to various patriotic en-
terprises, such as The Sun tobacco fund
camp library fund, etc. 1t held six sets
of athletic tournaments for the men Of
1t promoted various boxing shows for
the service men at the city clubhouse
Fort Slocum, Fort Jay, Travers Island
the Ninth regiment armory. 1t organized
Il football league among the men of Forts
lOcuA, Totten, Jay and WadsWorth, the
United tates aviation training station at
Mineola and the United tates naval train
ing station at Pelham Bay. The games
provided entertainment for $4,000 enlist
ed men and one of the gridron contests
at the Polo Grounds Melted $500 for the
two teams, which was used for the pur-
chase Of athletic supplies.
The New York A. C.'s patriotic ac
tivities will be even greater this year
than last. Among the things the Mer-
curry Footers have cut out for themselves
to do is to provide every transport sail
ing from the port of New York with box
ing gloves, medicine balls and other ath-
letic equipment and also to continue fur
nishing army cantonments and naval sta
lions with the same.
The club will stage athletic competi-
lions for enlisted men onca month at