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Feb. 20.
Sports and Recreational Activities at Camp
GEO. R. FLEMING, ASSOCIATE DIVISIONAL ATHLETIC DIRECTOR.
BASKET BALL
Company M's basketball team of the
112th Infantry played the Augusta Y. M.
C. A. team Friday night. The score, 72 to
8 seems rather large, but when we come
to think of it the Augusta Jive have been
playing together for two years or more.
Company M’s five—some of which haven’t
played in two years—and too. Company M
had no practice for the game on account
of the Y. M. C. A. grounds being repaired.
Besides having no practice they had to
drill ail day and some were tired. With
all that the Augusta five said they had
never played a team that fought as hard
to the end as Company M did.
The Augusta “Y” five have not been
beaten this season. They have a very
■fast team and every man js «. mean
plaver.
The line-ups:
Company M. Augusta "Y.”
Peterman Bredenburg
Foward?
Locke s' Hester
Foward.
Fleming - Claussen
Center.
Nelson Rhodes
Guard.
Johnson Muller
Guard.
Armstrong Ed. White
Substitute.
Furgeson Robertson
Substitute.
Ambulance Co. B. 109th F. A. Bat C.
Kimmel O. Hughes
Forward.
Dillman Badrtian
Forward.
Fox Summers
Center.
Flagley Jones
Guard.
Center T. Hughes
Guard.
Played on Ambulance Field.
Referee —Lessig, H. C.. 109.
Umpire—Strange.
Timekeeper—Schaiffer.
Scorer—Luttenberger.
Won by 109th Field Artillery, Battery C
Score, 31-22.
A fast game of basket ball was staged
between Ambulance Co. No. 3 and Bat
tery C, 109th F. A. The game was a sen
sational one all the way through and not
until *the last few minutes’ of play was
the result certain. The score was 31-22.
with the artillery team on the big end.
Many times during the game the spec
tators were thrilled by the fast passing
and. almost impossible shots made by
both teams.
The feature of the game was the shoot
ing of Turk Jones who dropped them
in fiom the foul line without any trouble.
The score at halt time found Artillery
leading by one point.
They lined up as follows:
„ , FG. F. T.
Badman ...1 o 2
Semmers 3 o 6
Jones 2 0 4
Hughes 4 5 13—31
„ ’ FG. F. T.
Krimmel Z.. rrr;... .1 4 6
Dillman 2 0 4
4 o 8
Feagley 0 0 0
Confer 2 0 422
Referee—Strange.
Timekeeper— Strozny.
GOOD BOXING AND
WRESTLING AT 77
A large crowd witnessed a very good
program of boxing and wrestling at
Building No. 77 on last Friday even
ing.
Winebrunner of the Motor Mechan
ics, threw Donaldson of Company B,
103rd Engineers, with a hammerlock,
in a very strenuous match.
Starhara, of Company A, Signal
Corps, won over Manning, of the Mo
tor Mechanics in a fast three round
of boxing.
W. E. Moore and Johns of the Motor
Mechanics, wrestled to a draw.
Hodgert and Hunsinger boxed three
rounds to a draw.
Nat Roy issues a challenge to box
any 116-pound man in the camp and
Moore of the Motor Mechanics will
wrestle any 145-pound man in camp.
Men interested in these challenges
should see Physical Director Batchel
der of Building No. 77.
baseballTeague
• STANDING
Motor Supply Train, Sanitary Train,
and Quartermaster’s Corps.
Won Lost Pct.
Ord. Comp. Depot 2 0 1,000
Field Hosp. 110 .2 0 1,000
Field Hosp. 112 2 0 1,000
Ambulance Co. Nol 0 1,000
Motor Sup. Train Co. F.. 0 1 .000
Motor Sup. Train Co. 8..0 2 .000
Motor Sup. Train Co C.. 0 1 .000
Ambulance Co. No. 2....0 1 .000
Fieuld Hosp. 109 11 .500
Field Bakery .. .. .....0 1 .000
Field Hospital 1110 0 .000
Quartmaster’s Corps .. .0 1 .000
M .S. T., Co. E 0 0 .000
Ambulance Co. 3 0 0 .000
M. S. T„ Co. D 0 0 .000
FIELD HOSPITAL VS. MOTOR TRUCK
On February 16, Field Hospital No.
110 opened their baseball season with an
overwhelming victory over Motor Truck
Co. No, 2. The game was called at the
end of the third inning, score 12 to 0.
On Sunday, Feb. 12, they journeyed to
the Q. M. C. grounds and defeated the
Q. M. C. train to the tune of 6 to 1. The
feature of the game was the wonderfid
work of the battery. Burgert and Culp.
This little pitcher with an arm of steel
struck out 14 men. Culp received his
offerings in fine style. The playing of
Alburger at third and a spectacular catch
|>y Sham and the all-around gopd etc.
TRENCH AND Camp
Report of Recreation Activities
REPORT OF WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 17, 1918.
- No. No. No.
. games, participants, spectators.
Setting up drills n 405
E as e’ >a ’ 1 128 2,182 2,602
I; 0015 * 1 13 460 74
P a ® ke ‘ ball 297 3,523 931
Volleyball 374 3,996 543
9“ olt ®.. H 56 11
Wrestling 42 84 200
B°xing 363 7 26 2.625
Soccer . 49 684 * 350
PJay-ground baseball 97 101
Medicine ball 103 3,567 360
Mass athletics .. 38 10 647 397
Staff exercises is r.a
Special;; ;;;; - | 36 00
Total .. 4,477 30,595 4,284
Personal interviews, 30.
Match games, 101.
Today is Boxing Day at Hancock
This afternoon is boxing day at Camp
Hancock, and the plan of the Divisional
Boxing Instructor to hold a free boxing
show for the men’s entertainment, is
meeting with the strongest support possi
ble, not only from Division Headquarters
Officials. Regimental Commanders, and
Athletic officers, but from the men as
well. Every unit in the division is send
ing some of their very best boxers to rep
resent them.
While the lists already turned in con
tain the names of many noted boxing
stars, the great majority of the men who
want to take part are beginners.
Ever since late in October ‘‘Billy” Arm
strong has been going through the di
vision holding big boxing classes, ranging
in size from 150 to 700 men in.each class,
several classes being held daily. In this
manner thousands of young enlisted men
who had never taken the game up before
became interested, and it is with the idea
of just what progress the men have made
in this work, that the boxing day shows
BASEBALL OF INTEREST
The I Co., 110th Inf. is showing good
form and it looks as though they
would walk jpff with the bacon again
this season. They have a splendid start,
winning a double header from teams
from the Second Reg. Motor Mec. The
game was played Sunday afternoon
and a great crowd enjoyed the games,
line up is as follows:
Co. I, 110th Inf. 2nd Regt. Motor Mec
McElwee, If. Ghio, Ist b.
Elpern, M. F., 2d b. Rungan, s. s.
Baughman, S. S., p. Whitehead, 2 b, p
Dickson, Ist b. McClane, rs.
Miller, 31 b. Mack, 3d b.
Bennett, 2d b, s. s. Montaguem. f.
Bender, rs. Annis, p.
Malley, rs. Blumis, p.
Berggren, c. Richards, 2d b.
Maxwell, p. Kejles, If.
2 B. H. Montague and Berggren.
3 B. H., Bennett & Baughman. Struck
out by Maxwell 13, by Annis 2. B. B.
of Maxwell 2, by Annis 3, by Blumis 3.
Double plays, Maxwell, Bennett to
Dickson. Umpire, Bud Cox.
Co. 1, 16 runs; 2nd Motor Mechan
ics, 3.
After the first game Co. I was chal
lenged for a game with No. 19 Motor
Mechanic Co. to a five inning game,
and defeated them by the score of 9 to
3.
Batteries, Bennett, Baughman, Mal
ley, for Co. 1; Seymour, small, Schri
ver, Motor Mec.
F. «. VS. M. S.
The 112th Field Hospital opened the
season with a 2-to-l victory over No. 6
Motor Supply Company Saturday af
ternoon. The game was fast through
out, both teams playing in mid-season
form. Sutherland was the big star of
tiie game holding the non-skids to five
hits, then winning his > wn game in the
last inning with a timely two-bagger,
scoring Greer and Wilson.
Field Hospital. Motor Supply.
Smathers, rs. S. Rock, ss
Halimton, 2b. Croft, 2b.
Clancy, 3b. Shiri, 3b.
Miller, c. - Coly, lb.
Fenton, If. > Stafford, p.
Greer, If. Raker, c.
Blanck, cf. Sloss, If.
Brown, ss. Stewart, cf.
Weber, lb. Kerf, cf.
Sutherland, p. Yobb, rs.
Wilson.
Score: K.
Field Hospital .. .. .» • > —2
Motor Supply —1
Summary: Two-base hit, Suther
land, Ssiri. Wilson batted for Weber.
OLD RIVALS MEET
The company teams of baseball who
are the first on the schedule in the league
in the 112th Regiment, have put up some
stiff practice games this week. Especially
Company D and M. These teams have
played two games this week and both
games were unusually fast for the prac
tice the men have had.
Score: R■
Company D 21
Company M 7
Batteries in first game—Company M:
Sanguise, pitcher; Company D: Winters,
pitcher.
»■■■■ —«
Score: &•
Company«M7
Company D 4
Batteries in second game—Company M:
Redic and Richards; Company D; Rey
nglds ftnd Repman,
are being held. They are scheduled to
start at 2 o’clock sharp, one in the Lib
erty tent, and another in the ring of the
108th Machine Gun battalion, near
ion Headquarters.
Boxing representatives of the Infantry
Brigades, Machine Gun Battalions-Head
quarters trains and Military policy Sign
als Corps, will appear in the ring at the
108th Machine Gun Battalion, near Di
vision Headquarters, and will report to
Marshall Keefe at Mess Shack No. 336,
which has been dsignated as a dressing
room for the contestants. This building
is located in the area of the 108th Ma
chine Gun Battalion. They will report
at 1:30 p. m., Wednesday, February 20th,
1918. ,
Boxing representatives of the Artillery
Brigade, 103rd Engineers, Motor Me
chanics, Ammunition and Motor Supply
trains, Field Bakery and Field Hospital
will report to Division Boxing Instructor,
Mr. Armstrong, at the Liberty Tent,
Wrightsboro Road, 1:45 p. ni., Wednesday.
109TH MACHINE GUN
BASEBALL
Little have we heard of baseball in
the 109th Machine Gun Battalion un
til the present time but evidently the
good old saying “Still Waters Run
Deep ” has been their motto. We now
hear so the league that is formed with
the complete schedule be announc
ed later. Already several gafnes have
been played and judging from the cal
ibre of these games the league promis
es to be the best organized in this di
vision. The lid was knocked off Wed
nesday with a big bang and Company
A met Company B in tho first contest,
and judging, from the crowd of spec
tators at hand the teams were well
supported by baseball enthusiasts. The
line-ups for the opening contest were:
Company A. Company B.
Oxfar 3d b Wilson
Omara 2d b * Sipe
SWacher Ist b Plummer
Collins c Grungan
Kennedy rs Adams
Swartz If . Stone
Smith cf Besinger
Knacher p Munce
Becker ss Arton
Co. A . . .. *9
Co. B 8
Tho - lid match of the series was
hel< ay and again Company A
car .gh the victors, taking into
cam,. ...mpany C by the merry tune
of 8-5. Excellent baseball games can
be seen any Wednesday or Saturday
afternoon at Y. M. C. A. No. 232, and
it is not au uncommon sight to see five
games oa at the same time.
LINE-UPOFTWO GOOD^GAMES.
Ordnance, 11 ;Fleld Hospital, 10.
Ordnance —Rate, shortstop; Blumen
that, rifht field; Laird, right field; Ben
der, catch; Dwlne, third base; Schafer,
second base; Adams, center field; Mad
den, f.'rst base; Meek, left field; Eberline,
pitch; Fullers, pitch.
109th Field Hospital—Snyder, catch; F.
Carlson, third base; Myers, second base;
Forshaw, catch; Hoffman, catch; Aurm
baast, shortstop; Banghman, shortstop;
Simpson, first base; Bratchie, left field;
Schrimer, pitch; Bowers, right field.
110th Field Hospital, 6; Q. M. C., 1.
Q. M. C.—Fletcher, third base; Doty,
catch; Friece, pitch; Baldwin, first base:
Kirkwood, center field; Block, second
base; Hiller, shortstop; Sharo, left field;
Toner, right field.
Field Hospital—Albriger, third base;
Fisher, catch; F. Kelly, second base; Dor
sey, left field; Worthington, shortstop;
Burgut, pitch; Connor, right field; Som
mers, f.'rst base; Culp, catch; Shaw, right
field.
Scores.
‘Ambulance Co. No. 1, 2.
Co. B, Motor Supply, 1.
Ambulance Co. No. 2. 6.
Ordnance Depot Co., 10.
baseballiTithinfantry
Company G added one more victory
to its credit by defeating Company
F in a one-sided affair Wednesday af
ternoon. Co. F’s claim to the cham
pionship of the 111th was shot to
pieces when they were handed at 21-5
defeat. Other victories for Company
G are over Company M, 14-1 and over
the Supply Company, 3-2. The game
with the Supply Company was a Na
tional Leaguer. It was anybody's game
up to the last inning and Company G
came through with the needed hit at
the critical tipo.
BOXING M. C. A. 79
Last Tuesday evening the boxers were
ready for their battle in the ring, and they
showed form. Sergt. H. Cross from the
109th Infantry. Company M, referred the
bouts. He is also very much interested in
boxing and is doing everything in his
power to make them a success. Next
Tuesday's bouts are being arranged and
a pleasant and enjoyable evening is
looked forward to. Any one wishing to
box on these evenings can do so by leav
ing their name and address with the
physical director, E. B. Peterman, at Y.
M. C. A. No. 79.
The last evening’s boxing is as follows:'
Bout I.
William Cusick, Company H, 109th vs.
Wagner D. Company C, 109th.
This bout was very good and the men
showed good form throughout.
Bout 11.
Walsh, 110th vs. Schock, 1245 Casual
Co., Second Motor Mechanics Regiment.
This bout was the funniest bout of the
evening. It was as funny as a .crutch.
Every one who saw the bout says “Let's
have another.’’ Walsh was not too much
for Schock or Schock not too much for
Walsh, but the actions of Schock would
have made a sick man laugh and we all
enjoyed the bout and would be more than
pleased to have another.
Bout 111.
William Chapman, Company H, 109th
vs. John Donovan, Company 7, Second
Motor Mechanics.
This bout was pretty evenly matched
and was very much enjoyed by all.
Bout IV.
Titus, 1214 Casual Co., Second Motor
Mechanics vs.• Hughes, 1244 Casual Com
pany Second Motor Mechanics.
This proved to be a very good bout
although the first round was spent in find
ing out what the other partner had to
deal with. The second round, however,
made up for the first and it was fast
and interesting.
Bout V.
Chriorano, IT Second Motor Me
chanics, vs. M... Company C,. 109th.
This was an e..uv.nely interesting boiA
from start to finisn. Tne most harm that
was in all of the bouts of the evening
wa.'* done in this bout. One lamp grew
dim and then in the morning when \the
sun got up there was a beautiful green
ish blue cloud to look through, but
everything is coming fine and he will be in
for next week's bout.
PITT ATHLETES Tn ARMY
Statistics compiled in the athletic
offices of the University of .Pittsburg
show that between 125 and 150 men
who have won their ’varsity athletic
insignia are now in cite service of the
nation. .
Many of ftiem are already in France
and quite a few have their commis
sions. Twenty-five of the twenty-nine
memljer of the 1916 football teams are
in some branches of the service.
Basketball provided the entire men
that performed last year.
Other minor sports are well repre
sented.
Twenty-two men who have captain
ed Pitt teams have responded, 17 var
sity managers, and eight track record
holders. •
Major J. 11. Thompson, former foot
ball captain and coach at Camp Han
cock.
Other Pitt Men are:
Hastings, Denhart and Morrow were
three of the members of <shenn War
ner’s great 1916 backfield combination
that run roughshod over Pennsylvania,
Syracuse, W. and J. and Penn State.
Williamson was a brilliant gridiron
performer - and won the annual Penn
State game in 1913 by a sensational
run. Peck was Walter Camp’s All-
Arperican center for two successive
years. Herron was on Camp’s second
team for two years as an end. He is
an aviator now in France. Fry was
a brilliant fullback who is now in the
aviation at a Liuisiano field.
McMaster holds the university pole
vault record. He is now a lieutenant
at Camp Dix, N. J. Budwell, holder
of the 100 and 220 dash records, is also
a lieutenant jjs is Livermore, two-mile
title holder, who is at Camp Taylor,
Ky. . .
BOXING AND BAYONETING
Says Benny Leonard, boxing instructor
at Camp Upton, 7th Division:
“It’s incredible the Way boxing has
taken hold of the men here. They're simply
wild over it. In the classes, when lam
explaining and illustrating the blows and
positions they hang onto every word and
watch my movements like a cat watches,a
mouse.
“The results of the instruction are
plainly seen in the bouts the men hold
in their barracks and the camp recreation
buildings. Instead of lowering their heads
and whaling away wildly in windmill
fashion which is the style of the novice,
they square off and sail into each other
with heads erect and their guards up just
like real professionals.
"In bayoneting where the boxing in
struction is particularly valuable because
the principles are so much alike, the re
sults are even plainer. The men charge
the dummies with more dash than before
and they are sending their blades through
the figures of boughs and burlap with a
force that speaks volumes for the training.
When some of these men come back from
France our champions will have had to
improve mightily in the meantime if they
expect to hold their titles!”
LEISU RE
“Where are you driving the pigs?”
asked a .Northerner who was riding
through the West Virginia mountains.
“Out to pasture ’em a bit."
“What for?”
“To fatten ’em.”
“Why fatten them on grass? Up
where I come from we pen them up
and feed them on corn. It saves a lot
of time.”
“Yaas, I s’pose so,” drawled the
mountaineer. “But what’a time to *
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