Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-07

browbeaten into passing d man against
orders. 1t was a bit odd, perhaps, but
| the general run of comment over what
| proved to be Il trifling incident. was
| in favor of the sentry. The Emperor
of Germany 50 the press dispatches say,
! has just recommended the promotion
| of 4 sentry who failed to recognize
| him, and refused him admission with
| the lines of German fortiiications the
| other day. In the eyes of the 200 or
[ 300 persons who witnessed yesterdays
| incident. the sentry on post No. is
| already hrevctted to Il higher rank
! And the citizen soldiery of Maine,
known as the National Guard of the
State, is not made Of tin. walk
| down the company streets Go" which
| obtain permission of the commanding
| otficer) will tell 4 straight story. Sew
| ers,l of the company guides are verlta-
| bic giants, standing head and should
ers higher than the man one usually
| meets on the street. The rank and
| file are nearly all men Of fine physical
/ equipment, and the man who seems to
| be understood will often be found to
| have Il record in some branch of ath-
| letiCs. Many college graduates have
| found their way into the Guard, and
| to some of them the opportunity Of
| holding a commission has not come.
! They have to eat their soup ana beans
with the rest. and prove their mettle
| in the field of honest and Soldi2r1y COM
petition. And that means work.
| Baseball between picked teams oc-
cupied part of the time. But good
many of the men who We're off duty
took the opportunity of conducting
| their friends about, and showing them
the various things which go TO make
| up the ensemble of a GuardSmen'S life
/ in camp. Tents, equipment and the
general surroundings were given
thorough inspection by the visitors,
and the boys We're the happy recipients
of many well deserved compliments.
At the general headquarters, many
VINO are prominent in the affairs of
the State were received and wclcom-
cd. Among the visitors present were
EN-Gov Sclden Common, Ex-Gov. John
F. Hill, and Hon. Bert NJ. Fernald,
Republican candidate for Governor.
| At 4 r. NJ, the time appointed for the
beginning of the dress parade, rain
began to fall again, and the prepara
lions were hastily abandoned. Under
Portland, a purse was raised and a
| list of sports made out. This proved
the very thing; just what was needed
to fill an aching void in the program,
and Guardsmcn and visitors alike
watc he'd the contests with a great deal
of interest and pleasure, despite the
fact that the low-lying masses or
cloud We're giving up an increasing
|
| ment.
The first on the program was the
equipment race. In this bayonctS We're
stuck up at equal intervals and man
| stationed at each. The contestants.
equipped as if for heavy marching or
der, ran to the first man, who told
him what article of his equipment to
drop. When he had run to the end of
the line, he rcinvcsted himself with the
arr iclcS in reverse order
The 30 yards dash was only an ap-
proNImatc distance, and although the
time was taken, it was not given out.
/ The bayonet race proved to y. about
as thrilling as anything on the sport
menu, ard King. the winner, was
i given a hearty cheer as he finished,
snapped the last bayonet onto his rifle,
and stood at "attention.'
The Shclter-half race, in which two
teams Of two men each undid their
blanket rolls in the manner prescrib-
cd by the regulations and erected shell
ter tents and crawlcd within them
was interesting. Owing to an unfore-
seen difficulty to 90. f, I'd Infantry
team in their tent supports not fitting
tie was declared, as in the lninds OF
the judges the race would have been
about oven otherwise. The 4i0yards
dash closed the race program.
The following is the summary of the
sports of the afternoon:
! Equipment racc-Won by j. Coch-
ranc, Co. II. 1st Infantry; ]. w. Bailey
second; y. Hodgman third.
220-yards dasll--Won by l. Illsley. Co
B. LIST Infantry; A. Mayberry, Co. NJ
1st Infantry. second: j. +. Christie
Co. F, I'd Infantry, third.
Rayonct race-Won by King, Co. J.
1st Infantry: Cochranc, Co. II. 1st In
fantry, second.
Shelter half race-Tie between team
Of Co. I, list Infantry. consisting of r.
d. March and G. Hus<ins and the
team of CO. f, ID Infantry. consisting
of J. l.. Shattuck and o. r. Thomas
Time, min, IL sec.
440-yards dash-Won by Christie, Co
F. I'd Infantry; Reed. Co. NJ, 1st In
fantry. second; York, Co. G, I'd Infan-
try, third; A. Manchester, Co. NJ, 1st
| Infantry, fourth.
During the latter half of the sports,
Chambers Band took it's station in
front of general headquarters and gave
an open air concert. 1t was not long,
however. before the members of the
band had to retreat to the shelter of
the headquarters veranda, which had
by that time become partly vacant by
the hasty leave-taking of these who
wished to reach the city before the
rain became too heavy. Many stayed,
however. to enjoy the concert. which
was male up Of very choice numbers.
Everything was quiet about the
camp last evening. If the weather does
not clear today. officers and men win