The New York herald., 1921-05-01
MILITARY ATHLETES
IN CLOSE FINISHES
Much Enthusiasm Marks Re-
vival Of Soldier Games in
Brooklyn.

With set OF games which provided
many spirited finishes and plenty OF en-
thusiasm the Military Athletic League.
which has been inactive Since 1916,
made its remittance into the world OF
amateur sport as promoter of field
and track competitions for soldiers,
sailors and marines at the Thirteenth
Regiment in Brooklyn last night. The
fields In ali the events were very large,
indicating that the revival OF .ne
leagues athletic activities was popular
with military men. The number OF start
ers in all track contests made Il neces-
sary 70 run six or more heats before
/ the prize winners were named Tho
competitors represented regiments as
far up state as Buffalo. United States
Army men also tried for prizes.
In the mile handicap run. which was
one OF the feature events. Sidney Leslie.
"a winner OF indoor championships al
running middle distances. who repre-
sented the Thirteenth Regiment, ard E.
/ T. letter of the Sixty-fifth Artillery Of
Brooklyn started from scratch Leslie
retired after racing half a mile. letter
completed the full distance but was
unable to finish in bett-r than third
position. lie was beaten for the Place
by few inchea. The winner turned up
in W. Crunden or the Twenty third
! lHAdHliS, NlO Ibu III dliONdiN6 u
seventy-five yards. lie breasted tho
tape with twenty yards to spare.
100 Yard Dash for Sovices-Fiist heat won
by G. Nohl. Twenty-third Infantry: r. Nc
Cam. Thirteenth Regiment. second. Time,
! II - seconds. Second heat won by J.
Desllvn. Thirteenth Regiment; 9. Miller.
Twenty third Infantry, second. Time. II Is
seconds. Third heat won BY J. ,paiion.
third Infantry, second. Time. IL 10 sec
onds. Fourth heat won BY f. Alternately.
thirteenth M Resiment 9: Deerins. Twenty
Fifth heat won by II. Tegge Twenty-third
Infantry; jeremiah Sullivan. Aviation Corps.
United States Army. second; Time II -
Twenty third Infantry; J. Gallagher. Twenty
( second Regiment, second. Time. II 20 sec
/ Thirteenth Regiment; " J: Purdue, Twenty
third Regiment, second. Time, IL 8-5 sec
/ ends. Eighth heat won by H. Dick. Seventy
! first Regiment; II. Edel. Thirteenth Resi-
ment, second. Time. il 2-5 seconds. Final
I heat won by Desllva; Dalton, second; Aber
nathy. third: Vohl fourth. Time. II sec
j. 100 Yard Dash. Hsndlcap-First heat won
! by L, Rawlings. Thirteenth i;esiment t5's
ards, ocanS TsSse' TTenytsTa q infant
/ Second heat won by J. Young. Thirteenth
Regiment g YARDS: W. Frick, Twenty
second Regiment (6 yardsy, and W. Snyder.
/ Twenty third Regiment Il yardsl ran dead
neat for second place. Time. 10 1-5 seconds.
Third heat Won by i. X; Lomas. Twenty
-. ~,
Thirteenth Regiment (51s yards). second.
Time. 10 ~ seconds. Fourth heat won by
Z: Faith, Thirteenth Post. American Legion
a yardsl; q. Perryman. Twenty-thlrd In
iantry dik YARDS, second. Time. 10 70
( eeconds. Firth heat won by j. Byrne.
Twenty-third Infantry t4is yards J. Lo-
renee, Thirteenth Regiment (BM yards), sec
ond. Time. 10 So seconds. Sixth heat won
by y. BrEtton. Thirteetnh Regiment (5is
yards) l." Bauxbaun, Twenty-third Rcgi-
mont q YARDS. second. Tilne. 10 20 sec
oDds. Final heat won by Young Lomas.
second; Rawlings. third, Faith, fourth
Time. 10 l-5 seconds.
one Nile I.un. Handicap - Won by W.
crunden, Twenty-third Infantry C's yaYdD
NJ. Leslie. Thirteenth Post. American Legion
Field Artillery OF Buffalo, N. y. (scratch)
third; Louis AiilofsAy, Thirteenth Regimen
COS yards). fourth. Time, minutes Q;
20 Yard Hurdle Race uIsndicap)-Firs
heat won by ]. 5. Sloink6, Tweaty -thrS
sntsnt's % gards) Ted Huntisy. hsnasI ls
Time, ~ Sd seconds. Second heat won hl
Clifford Brundage. seysnty-first Regiment q
yards). seconc. Time. 2s second. Thir,
heat won by John r.. Sellers, Thirteenti
third Regiment 90 yards). second. Time
Brundase second, Sellers third. Adams
( fourth. Time. 81 seconds.
40 Yard Run (Itanaicsp)-Won by W. ]
:: u; Mailon, seysnty-tlrs, Reslmsn; q
ment 90 yardsJ. rnird A. Arcuri, Seventy.
first REGIMENT GO yards), fourth. Time
80 30 seconds.
600 Yard Race for NovIces-won by @
y. Newton. T~eaty-third Regiment. 4
AorahGIns. Thirteenth Regiment, second; 5
/ Goldsteln. Thirteenth Regiment. third W
Etioch, Tweaty-third Regiment, fourth
Putting the Twelye Pound shot uiandieap'
Won by }, Lichtman. East Side Post
American Legion f2if teet1. with a put u
hi feet = inch; Bernard Lichtmar, Eighth
! Regiment fGia fecD, with put OF so feet.
racond. G. Vrettos Thirteenth Regiment
tscretclD, with pu' ot 40 feet = inches,
tftrd: g.. GCttissar, Thirteenth Regiment f8N
ieet. with a pct OF ~ feet 10 inches. fourth.
go Yard Dash (Handicapl Final heat
Won by H. Heismsn, Seventy-fIrst Regimen,
! III yards) r. A. Lomas, Twenty second
/ Regiment ts wards). second; @. BrctteN,
Twonty-third Regiment "a yards), third
: Time. % 50.
one Mile Walk CfIandicap) BY II.
I f.obou. Twenty Division Veterans
{ Association t22 seconds): II. Hultle, First
/ Fieid Artillery fJ0 seconds), second; i,
| Coughtry Seventh Regiment a minute IL
sccondsl. thlrd. Time. .:ie.
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