El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-20
ABSENCE Of TRACK EVENTS MAY
CAUSE UNEXPECTED CUP CHANGES
Field Events and Boxing Bouts To Decide Cup Winners
In Wednesdays Meet At Bliss Athletes of Different
Regiments Train Briskly For Cup Contests; New
Events Feature the Field Day Prom of Sports

/ THE absence Of track events, depart.
I turs Of several well known point
winners and coming Of new athletes
I upset the dope on the results Of We'd
nesday's big athletic meet at Fort
] Bliss. For this reason more than
usual interest centers IN the results.
It may be anybody's victory. The
prospect Of many trophies changing
hands under the circumstances adds
new life to the first big meet OF the
year
The three legged relay race. push
BAH contest, platoon contest bending
exercise contest and other new fea-
lures also tend to add interest to the
meet The complete program and
conditions OF contests as announced
from headquarters OF Brig. Gen
tant Lieut. Daniel H. Mccarthy fol-
low in full
Morning Events, 0sOG.
1. Caterpillar Race, 500: Team OF
p men from each organization. Uni
form, service, o. D. shirts without
hats. Team TO line up in column Of
files. No. 1 man at scratch. Each re-
naming man locks hands around the
waist Of man In front Of him Run 20
yards around stake and return. First
team completely across line wins. ANY
team that breaks or loses a man is
disqualified
2 Three Legged Relay Race, $3.50:
Uniform, service, o. D. shirts without
hats Team OF u men from each or
ganiZation. Two marks so yards
apart First pair with inside legs
tied together with rope at ankle and
above calf men on right carrying q
semaphore flag. start from scratch at
- anHH
ond mark when second pair take flag
and run back 10 scratch. giving flag
TO third pair and so on until all pairs
have run Any team allowing ropes
70 break or become united is disQual-
flied
2. Tug Of War (Dismounted), $40:
Team Of 25 men and one coach. Uni
form, fatigue, without hats, service
shoes without cleatss equipment, rope
! = inches in diameter with marker
OF white tape at center. Three marks
on ground 6 feet apart. Tape marker
directly over center marger. Con-
testants start with both hands in air.
At crack Of pistol contestants lay
hold Of rope and pull Team pulling
marker over its own line wins.
l. Pushbal Contests. 1920: Same
conditions as last meet SpaIding
rules apply. A team shall consist OF
40 men, Fatigue uniforms shall be
worn with hats. The men shall be
arranged in squads under the direc-
ton OF corporal or leader. One
squad OF 8 men shall be placed 10
yards away from the ball and at the
blast Of the whistle they shall charge
the ball and put It in play. The other |
squads may charge thereafter. The
game shall be played on the regula- I
ton football field. There shall be !
no unnecessary roughness. The score
Pushing the ball between the goal I
. < a.
ball over the cross bars shall count 4
points; pushing the ball over the
goal line shall count . points Time 4
81 game: There shall be two periods /
lf six minutes each, with three min /
ltes' intermission. The teams shall 1
The bah to be placed in the same rel
alive spot II was when time was
,alled- In case neither side scores
hen the side at the end OF the game
who has had the ball the longest in
he opponents territory shall be de-
Jared the winner. The referee shall
for smuggling or any un-
'alled for rOughness- Any man
irawilng on top OF the bali NAV be |
pulled off II any team is found 70
ave more than 30 men on the field.
hey shall be penalized by having re-
moved from their team, twice the
lumber OF men found over 40.
Afternoon Events. 1.30.
J. Best Trained Mount: Condi-
Ions as previously published En-
ries-One officer and one enlisted /
nan from each organization. Points 4
J, 3. and /, to be awarded to the
TO which the contestant
belongs.
2. Platoon Contest: Platoon OF 20
men and a leader. Saddles packed
IS plate No. 342, Noncommissioned
officers Manual Arms. pistols only.
inform, service. Conditions: At
Command, platoOns move about 200
ards. go into shelter tent camp. and
display equipment as shown on plate
"a. Noncommissioned Officers Man
lsl All teams TO be inspected prior
o start and the event to be judged
. follows: Appearance Of camp and
display Of equipment, 60 per cent;
line. 50 per cent
3 Bending Exercise Contest: Team.
TX men and leader from each organf-
alton At word OF command. each
cam 10 20 bending between a line
Z standards. 20 feet apart Number
Z standards to be prescribed by