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i8 THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK a n d RIO GRANDE RATTLER >. CAMP SPORTS EDITED BY F. J. ASHLEY THEY’RE SETTING ’EM UP NOW. 107th In f a n try Bowlers in F ir s t Game. Now th a t they have built a new bowling alley in the city, the ten-pin artists have been able to get in a few innings. In the first contest last W ednesday, the players of Company C, 107th Infantry, defeated the team of Company D, sam e regim e n t, by a 35-pin lead. A lthough m o st of the players showed lack of practice the games w ere all nip and tuck affairs. Crosbie, of the w inning outfit, showed up strong in all the three contests which m ade up the program . The Box Score. Company C 1st Game 2d Game 3d Game Crosbie ........... 200 141 161 M aher (Capt.) . . 131 159 149 B e ttes .............. . „ 140 120 157 McKinlay 155 132 150 626 552 614 Company D Tingle (Capt.) .. 168 133 150 Fairbridge „.. 131 144 135 Shafer ........ 123 143 173 H enry ........ 144 154 137 566 574 595 Total Score: Company C, 1792; Company NO LOVE GAMES FOR NURSES. In keeping w ith the recent order bidding the nurses over at the Base H o spital to bew are of the naughty soldiers, the fair dam sels have decided, them selves, th a t they w a n t nothing of love games. Don’t give up hope yet, brave soldier, for th e ir aversion is not all for you! R a ther they are adverse to love affairs on the tennis court. Instead of losing all their skill a t the net game by lack of practice, they have a r ranged to play right in the shadows of their own N u rses’ Home, and tennis courts are to be constructed there for their exclusive use. It has not been decided as yet w h e ther walls will be built around the grounds to prevent their enlisted adm irers from view ing the perform a n c e s, but for fear th a t some of the boys will bring their scouting ability into play, Mrs. Byers, the head nurse, will be on hand to m a intain discipline. Mr. Jenney, of the Y. M. C. A., is also planning to introduce other forms of athletic activity for the benefit of the Red Cross angels. Prospective coaches would do well to ad dress the Gas Attack. WRESTLING INTEREST ON THE RISE. M at Tournaments Started at Several Y. M. 0. A. Units. D, 1735, ATHLETIC MATERIAL COMING. Mr. Ray Jenney, physical director of all the Y. M. C. A. units, has m ade arran g e m e n ts to secure plenty of sporting goods for the different activities now on the calen dar. H e has already distributed over $5,- 000 w o rth, including baseball, soccer, foot ball and w restling equipm ent. A standard m o n thly supply of apparatus will be sent here to accom m o d ate future needs. MORAN BACK AT WORK. F rank Moran, the camp pugilistic instruc tor, is w ith us again. The big P ittsburger has been on a little trip to New York City, and to his home in the Smoky City for the past fortnight, recovering from a severe cold. A rrangem e n ts have not yet been com p leted for his fight w ith Fred Fulton, which has been tentatively scheduled for W a shington’s B irthday a t New Orleans. NICK WINS AT THE MILLROSE GAMES. Nick Gianacopolus, the flying hospital m an from the 106 Infantry, won the special half m ile full equipm ent race a t the Mill- rose Games in Madison Square Garden last week. The race was closed to men from this camp. The sturdy Greek w ith his gun fly ing behind him and in heavy m a rching or der rapidly drew away from the rest of the field crossing the line half a lap ahead of his closest pursuer. H is tim e was 2.20 2-5, show ing far superior to any yet m ade in m ilitary circles. The other m en from the 27th Divi sion who made the trip to New York, found the indoor track a little strange after six m o n ths in the open and failed to place in the finals. HANDBALL COURT ERECTED. A new handball court has been prepared a t Y. M. C. A. U n it 93. T h e playing will take place behind the large stage. Efforts are also being m ade to locate some courts outdoors to the rear of the building. W o rk on them will be started this week. W restling is rapidly gaining favor w ith the local athletes. Tournam e n ts have been started at all the Y. M. C. A. units. The weekly program s now include every oppor tunity for the m a t m en to get in as much work as the boxers. The best work so far has been shown a t U n its 92 and 93. At 92 the w restlers display their w a res every Monday night. Plans are now under way there to arrange w restling and boxing tournam e n ts betw e en the com pany rep r e sentatives of the 102nd Engineers, the Sanitary T rain and the three M achine Gun Battalions. Each company will be allowed two men in each weight. Corporal F rank Beny, Company F, 2nd Pioneers, is boosting the catch-as-catch-can game at 93. He is well qualified for th e task having learned all the tricks of th e science a t one of the largest Y. M. C. A. gyms in Brooklyn. To date, he has en rolled 35 men in his classes, and as these are all th a t he can accom m odate a t once, a large w a iting list has been started. Beny is a son of M ajor Beny, 106th Infantry. BASKET-BALL PRACTICE IN CAMP NOW. Basket-ball courts have been erected at U n its 92, 93 and 95. They are too sm all for gam es and are to be used for practice only. The men, who have been playing in the games at the Spartanburg Y. M. C. A. gym have all shown lack of daily drills, and w ith the hardest p a rt of their schedules still in the future, it was decided to give them all a chance to keep in trim by w ork here during their spare time. OPENER AT 95 A HUMMER. U n it 95 staged its first set of bouts last Monday evening. If the work shown is any criterion of the in terest and ability, the men of th a t p a rt of camp have in the m anly art, some lively scraps are expected during the near future. T h ree battles were- on the opening list. In the first setto, Kiddie Diamond, 52nd Pioneers, who claim s the lightw eight cham p ionship of Camp W a d sw o rth, w ent three fast rounds w ith Johnny Lore, a Brooklyn young ster who has m e t the best of them all over the country. Red Mack and Trixie Kelly, both of the 51st Pioneers, battled all over in the second. N e ither m an had the usual style expected in the ring, but w h en it cam e to giving and taking, they w ere right there. Stockings Conroy and Kid McQuade starred in the closing act of the night. More Fights Coming. Bouts will be held at 95 every M onday night. A new ring has been built by Mr. O rtner, the physical director. It m e a sures 18 by 16 feet. H a rry M ethin, 51st Pioneers, has been nam ed perm a n e n t referee. Those who w a n t to train for the scraps can use the boxing room which has been built in the rear of the building.
