Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-16
COAST ARTILLERY
OFFICERS MEET HERE
School of Instruction at Armory-
Probable that an Indoor Baseball
League Will Be Formed.

Lieut. Colonel Dorsey, Captains Con-
Rer and Payne, Lieuts- Barrows, CAD
bois. Bradford and Silva of New Lon
don were in attendance at the arInory
Friday evening for the officers school
Of instruction, conducted by Captain
b TAYLOR. L. s A. All the local Off
GERS were present
There was also a meeting of the
companies and the two local compan- :
les concerning the formation OF
league for indoor baseball this winter
Five came up from the two New Lon
don companies, and there were nine
present from reh local companies in
This regard, and much interest was
manifested A game for next TUESDAY
evening between the Fifth company of
New London was arranged, this being
the first of what will be a series or
games. though no schedule mas as YET
been arranged
The committees had assembled with
a view TO starting a basketball League,
but II was reported from New London
that there was no interest in the game
In that city, but that indoor baseball
was having a big following there 1t
was therefore decided TO play that
game though the expense of the larg-
er number on teh teams was pointed
out
The teams which will enter are the
Third and Fifth companies of this city
and the First and Tenth companies of
New London AS neither of the teams
which meet next Tuesday evening has
been beaten, a hord fought battle is
anticipated The game will be played
here Another meeting of the commit
tee will be held later to arrange
schedule.
II the members Of the National
guard fail TO have their teeth cared
for hereafter. il will be simply because
they do not care 10 divert TO the dem
list a part of the money allotted for
their support A ruling by Brigadier
General Evans. chief of the division of
militia affairs, Just issued. sanctions
the attachment OF a dental corps TO
military organizations in the same pro-
portion as they exist in the regular
army
This paragraph. which has been
quoted from the Army and Navy Reg
lister. viii not affect the Connecticut
National guard. for General George NJ
Cole was visited yesterday afternoon in
the ad1utant generals department at
ne state armory and he said that the
state would not consider the annexa-
ton OF a dental corps to the state
guard now or for two or three years
he said in explanation that a dental
corps is unnecessary in time of peace
IL being necessary only in war times
and in continued service in the field.
When the troops are encamped for
II ulster the service Is SO short that a
dental corps would have little oppor-
nation of such corps would be need
less expense TO the department
General Cole was asked if the regu-
lar army did not have dental corps.
He said that ii has. but it also has
need or it. inasmuch as troops are
posted in the island possessions and
other stations where tooth carpen-
ters" rarely go The general was
a ked IL the ambulance company or
hospital corps were necessary in days
OF peace He replied that these at
tachments require tactical training TO
be OF any assistance on the field. He
said that he sees no reason for con-
the addition of a dental corps
to the Connecticut National guard.