Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-15


Regiment. yesterday, their first full
day of real military duty. Camp Cobb
is undoubtedly one of the coolest spots
in this vicinity any day, but yesterday
1t was really pleasure to be there and
the boys entered into the spirit of
camp life and doing their duty well
last night. had the satisfaction OF
knowing that their officers We're well
pleased with their maneuvering and
having n clear conscience in having
done their duty.
A large number Of visitors, for a
week day, visited the camp and prOba-
bly, not one in a hundred had ever seen
a real live camp of soldiers and all
seemed interested in the sights to be
seen about the camp grounds. The prin-
cinal attractions offered outside of the
routine drills and evening parade were
the various sports INDUCED in in the
different company streets, such as box
ing, wrestling, jumping and in fact,
everything that a full hedged and
strong spirited young American would
do to while away leisure hours. 1t is
true that some of the boys in olive drab
will remember these past pleasures for
sometime to come, but they had the
fun while it was going on and that is
ample recOmpence.
The ball games between the different
companies, non-commissioned officers
and priVates of the same companies and
the buglers taking their lessons meath
the shade of the old apple tree" added
to the liveliness of the situation at
Camp Cobb and taken all around it
was one of the liveliest days of the en-
camrment. The ball games called forth
a large amount of noise from the en-
thusiastS Of the several teams, no less
than six ball games being in progress
at one time on the parade grounds, fol-
lowing the MONDAY mess, and the lung
power of the assembled citizen soldiers
equalled the noise made at many of the
Trolley League ball games.
No injuries We're received in these
games with the exception of one fell
low that Knocked a finger out Of joint
in catching a hot one coming to short.
The playing, considering the condition
Of the field on which they played, was
good. many fine catches being made,
but the star feature was the heavy bat
ting. The pitchers being somewhat in
experienced. for the most part threw
straight balls and the way that some
of the balls were lined out was a eau
ton and there was more ground COW
cred in running from long hits than
there was in running under them. as
many of the players seemed to have
dread of getting them on their hands,
no doubt having been taught by ex-
perience that the horsehide is practical
ly solid.
OF the buglers in practice under the
hill, little need be said. although at
varying intervals during the day one
floating up and over the camp ground
until one might almost imagine that
there were a brigade of buglers in the
vicinity.
Yesterdays routine will be followed
practically during the remainder of the
encampment and will consist Of battal-
ion movements together with regiment
al formation and outpost duty, in fact,
about everything that would include
the duties of a regiment at the front,
except the expanding of ammunition
otherwise the duties will be the real
thing. %'SS'
The boys were first called from their
slumbers by what is known as the hrst
call at 52y A. NJ, with reveille sounding
10 minutes after and the firing Of the
morning gun succeeded i'm fully awak-
ening the men. Assembly for roll-caii