Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 171, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1918 — SPRINTING IS QUITE POPULAR PASTIME AMONG ALLIED SOLDIERS BEHIND LINES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SPRINTING IS QUITE POPULAR PASTIME AMONG ALLIED SOLDIERS BEHIND LINES

That the soldier is always keen for Recreation, whether on the battlefield or in training camps, is shown in this picture of a field of athletes ready for the start in a 1,400-meter run which is being held behind the firing lines In France. For the time being the runners have discarded their uniforms and rifles and equipped themselves with the best possible athletic material on hand in order that they may show their best speed.. Trench work and camp training have hardened the men, and although many of them had not competed in a race for many years, all succeeded in completing the long distance. ' .