The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-25
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MOUNTED ARTILLERY DRILL
TWENTY-SEVENTH INDIANA BAT.
Terry DISTINGUISHES ITSELF.
Incidents of the Camps Mt Chicka-
En- Route to Newport News.
Correspondence of the Journal.

PORT TAMPA CITY, Camp of the One
hundred-and-ff tyseventh Indiana United
States Volunteers, June 22.-It is just re-
ported in camp that seven transports have
arrived in the harbor One Of them is an
English ship named the Specialist. The ar
rival of the vessels is an Indication that
some of the troops here will soon receive or
ders to embark.
One Of the most exciting games OF ball
played in this camp was the one this morn
ing between the First Ohio Regiment and
the Observation-Disclosures ffty-seventh Indiana.
: The game was nip and tuck from start to
finish, but the Indiana boys proved them
selves 10 be the better, and they won in the
tenth inning. The game was tied in the
seventh inning, and the demonstration made
from that stage of the game was enough to
deaden The roar of some of Uncle Sans
powerful guns. AT several decisions of the
umpire it looked as though a trough house"
would follow, but the appearance of John G.
Capron, officer of the day, acted like the
unexpected coming OF a father among
crowd of quarreling children. The first half
of the tenth was marked by a brilliant play.
The Ohio nine had men at second and
third bases, with two outs. One of their
number at the bat knocked fly way out in
South Bend, was equal to the emergency.
To catch the ball he made a good run, and
just as the ball landed in his hand his feet
tangled in some shrubs and over he went
on the ground, but luckily held the ball in
his hands few inches from the ground.
The umpire justly decided that it was an
out. In the last half of the tenth the In
diana boys rolled up their sleeves and pre-
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to the plate and. taking the bat in his hand.
placed ball in the field, getting to first
base Then came Morton Mills, of Goshen.
called all ene strike" While this wa was taking
place Lutz on first base, stole half way to
second; the catcher of the First Ohio threw
a wild ball and it slipped from the first
basemans hands over into the crowd, CIV
stopped for a breadth, and, seeing. the ball
had not yet been thrown to third, darted
for the home plate. The third baseman was
ratified by the loud cheering of the Indiana
boys and made very bad throw, which
went over the catcher's head. Lutz then
slid across the home plate, and the game
ryextled Score:
Indiana t.........O 0 0 0 2 o Is
The Hoosiers received the trophies of the
game, a bat and ball. Tomorrow the
Champions will play the Third Pennsylvania
Regiment nine and another good game IS
promised. The Indiana nine is composed
of thSRpuowing players. Joe Reed, of Lig-
catcher The best Battery cry Il in 1T the Brigade:
Privates Anspaugh and Stage, of Company
l.. Ligoneer, second baseman and center
Harry Brown, left field; Joe Brokaw, short
stop, and William Jarrard right field, of
Company II. Angola. Ind; Bill Lutz. of
The alligator fad has struck camp Every
F5epdent of natural history has a desire to
possess one of the vicious animals. A novel
is O6 n d.
ford Glazebrook of Knox, Ind. The lieu
tenant had captured one of the reptiles and
placed wire around it's neck and fastened
it to a stake near his tent. Before retiring
tain and himself. but as their appetites were
the table This attracted the allgator's at
ention 1t shifted and jerked until it sue
ceeded in freeing itself. Then it made for
Captain Windisch's tent. 1t was about
o'clock in the morning and the captain was
awakened by the intruder. The hungry
Captain Windisch called for the lieutenant
who at once responded to the midnight call,
and after short struggle they succeeded
in recapturing the reptile. 1t was close
call for the captain. Hereafter the officers
will exercise more care with gators. 1t is
said the captain will place a guard I'd at MS us
by the reptiles which promise to become
very numerous in camp.
Capt. Charles Barnett vaccinated 40 men
this morning. He says the soldiers vacci-
mated last week are getting along very well.
1t is stated on good authority that Cen
eral Hall has telegraphed to Washington
for pay rolls, ard as soon as they arrive
and are completed, the boys will be made
happy by receiving the money for which
they so anxiously are waiting.
AS soon as targets arrive the men of the
Observation-Disclosures fty-seventh Indiana will
be trained at target practice. Twenty-Five
rounds of ammunition will be allotted to
each man for this purpose. The discipline
of the camp is very good and the practice
at shooting is another step forward.
The hospital report this morning gives the
number of sick at Chattanooga Hospital. 3;
at Port Tampa Division Hospital, g. and
sick in quarters at camp II. The actual
strength of the regiment is 1905: the best
showing of any regiment in the brigade.
1t is quite warm here, but the expression
around the camp is that it is more COM
Portable here than the people at home had
pictured it to them. OF course it is dusty
and dirty, for the reason that the camp is
situated on a palmetto marsh. which, at
various times in the last two years, has
been swept over by forest fires. This is the
cause of the black color of the soil. The
charcoal has become mixed with the white
sand. and if a person were to change clothes
every hour he would find ii impossible to
keep clean. But the bathing facilities
are of the very best kind within a short
distance of the camp, the soldier boys have
no reason to complain. B. e.