El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-20
Many Qualify For Big Meet
District Athletes Show Class

TORT BLISS athletes Wednesday
showed that they possessed that
Inherent spirit Of pep and snap
o. the post when they qualified in
final events for the departmental
Eames at Fort sam Houston during
track and field meet in which vir-
tually every organization OF the FL
Paso district and the New Mexico
subdistrict was represented by sturdy
men
One Of the bright stars OF the meet
was Sergt Hildebrand, Of the Seventh
cavalry who won the 100 meter dash
by a splendid run Battles, OF the
oath infantry, stationed at Columbus
n. NJ. also showed much speed, com
ing first in three events The events
in which the Bliss athletes qualified
for competition in the southern de-
partment Were- The 100 meter dash,
200 meter dash. 400 meter relay, high
Jump, and the broad jump. The finals
Of the pole vault were postponed
owing TO the fact that both poles
were broken and more could not be
shongo a Victor.
Shougo, Of the Quarterrnaster corps,
won the 1900 meter race, which was
closely contested Capt Edwards, OF
the oath infantry was second IN this
Those who qualified in the differ
ent events viii not enter training FOR
the games at Fort sam Houston IN
June. The victors in the depart
mental meets viii be sent 10 cen
tral training camp to prepare TO rep
resent the United States army IN the
Olympic games.
The results Of the meet follow:
100 Meter dash-(first heat) first
Battles oath infantry; 2nd Kiel, 8th
/ cavalry: time. II rs seconds
Second heat) first Burton, 24th
/ infantry; End Morris, 18th cavalry
time, II 2-5 seconds
Third heat) first Strange, oath
, infantry; End Hfldebrand, 18th cavalry
time. Il As seconds
airy; 2nd Battles, oath infantry; 5rd
Burton. gath infantry; time II 10
seconds.
10 Meter Hurdles-first Beck. SIND
I F. A; 2nd Burton, 24th infantry; Sro
I Kalamans 18th cavalry Time, q sec
200 Meter Dash-Cfirst heat) First
l Dobson, oath infantry. Weaver, sth
I cavalry. Time p As seconds
Second heat First, Pierce. 24th
/ Infantry; End Strange cath infantry
Time % 3-5 seconds
/ End Pierce. Gath infantry; 3rd Strange
Gath infantry. Time % Is seconds
400 Meter run-First Buriey, 18Th
] infantry: End Johnson, Sth engineers
I 3rd MCFARLAND, Sth engineers Time
/ 81 3-5 seconds
] 500 Meter run-First Barnes, 18Th
l infantry; 2nd Butler. oath infantry
I 3rd Flood, eth cavalry. Time
minutes 2T rs seconds
1900 Meter run-First Shongo, 9
I II. c.; 2nd Edwards, Path infantry; 5rd
/ Wallace Air Service. Time 4 minutes
! IS seconds
/ 5000 Meter run-First Grygo, sth
! cavalry; End Wunderlich, Air Service
Time "a minutes.
400 Meter Relay-First oath infan'
try; End SIND F. A; 5rd 9TH cavalry
I Time 50 2-5-
1900 Meter Relay-F'lrst 24th IN
3 fentry: End 18th cavalry; 5rd SIND F. A
Time 8 minutes 55 seconds
I 10000 Meter run-Flrst Graczy k
! 9TH cavalry; 2nd Buckaloo, Air Ser
vice. Time 1 hour, 5 minutes, g
seconds.
5000 Meter walk-Firsr Swafford
! It'll cavalry; 2nd Webb. send F. A
! Time % minutes 2 seconds
Running High Jump-First Battles
/ gath infantry; height feet 5 inches
End Gray, Remount Depot, height
! feet ( inches: 3rd BuckaloO, Air Ser
vice, height 3 feet 2 inches
Running Broad Jump-Battles, z4tl
infantry, 1s feet III inches; 2nd
Miller, 18th infantry. 1s feet z inches
5rd Brewer, 24th infantry IS feet Z
inches
Discus-First Wallace, Air Service
90 feet 2 inches; End Capt Collins
18th cavalry, 50 feet inches; 3rd Pat
ten. SIND F. A. 81 feet 9 inches