The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-09
Provo Lads Show Superior
ity as Result of Their
Training.

Special 10 The Tribune.
LEHl, July s.-Yesterday the Boy
Scouts had the greatest day of their
encampmeut at Camp Saratoga, the
event being a sham battle in which
practically every boy in camp took
part. Lieutenant Seigal of Provo, an
army officer, had charge of the ma
neuvers.
The several squads were divided into
two camps and were known by the kind
of ribbon worn on their arms as the
"blues' - and "reds.'f
The fight was along scientific lines
and in accordance with the rules gov
erning the army signal corps. Each
side had flag and the object was for
each to capture the others flag by
means of signals which are made by
different motions of the arms. For
over two hours the battle wages and
several times the ''reds' captured the
"bues - flag and the latter by Wig
orous work and scientific fighting would
recapture it, The Provo lads who
training in signal work and showed
the advantage gained thereby. The
reds won in the final score of SO
to 80. The Ogden lads headed the
"blue' army.
Midgets Play Basket Ball
Yesterday there was basket BAL!
game between the Salt Lake midgets
and the Provo midgets. the former win
ming by score OF ~ TO I.
From present indications it appears
that the Salt Lake squad would cap
ture the large pennant for point win
ming in the track and field events be-
cause of the superior work Of Tay,
Repath and Hutchinson, who are show
ing championship ability and who have
each won about twenty points for Salt
Lake.
The Kodak club of forty members
has about used up all the films in
camp and every boy will have souvenirs
galore for his doting parents. Some
Of the pictures taken would do credit
to professionals Mr.. Weyman is di
recting the Kodak club
Fishing continues 10 be a favorte
sport and the boys, besides having
caught all that the camp could use,
have salted down a whole barrel of
them. Yesterday was record dav
along this line, between 500 and 1000
being landed, one young Isaac Walton
landing over 100.
A religious census of the camp has
been taken, showing a representation
from nearly every religion in the state
there being Mormons, Methodists, Bap.
fists, Congregationalists, Presbytcrians,
Catholics, Christian Scientists. Luther
ans and Uuitarians, numerically in the
order named. Only one was not affiliat-
ed with any church.
Take Yachting Cruise.
The adult officers of the camp took
yachting ride yesterday, the guests
of ". A. knight, superintendent of
the big, pumping plant in Jordan
river. Mr.. knight is also a great fav,
orlte with the boy fishers by reason of
his showing them how and where to
get the best angling.
As an evidence of the kind of appe-
tites the boys have developed, besides
having vast quantities of meat, po-
tatoes, mush, vegetables and fish, the
commissary department is called upon
daily to supply nearly 500 loaves of
bread.
Tomorrow religious exercises will be
held and the boys will spend the day
resting quietly preparatory to their
five-mile hike early next morning to
Lehi where they will take the several
trains for home.
The leaders and camp officials are
enthusiastic over the results of the en-
campment and predict that the success
attained by this, the initial gathering,
insures an attendance of from 1000 TO
5000 next year and that the annual eu-
campmeut will become permanent
institution.
Salt Lakers Lead.
Frank Hutchinson OF Salt Lake won tire
highest number of points in the athletic
contests OF the encampment OF the Utah
boys clubs which is being held near Lehi
yeste rday. his total being "a points.
The Utah boys clubs, which have been
camping at Saratoga camp, near Lehi
on Utah lake. for the past week. will
break camp Monday. They will hike"
10 Lehl and take train from there to their
| homes. Everyone is loud In his praise OF
the cncampment and IL is regarded rs A
great success. There is no doubt In the
minds of the boys that the encampment
will be an annual affair
Yesterday the features OF the day were
the final summing UP OF the athletic
standing OF the different clubs. In the
final scores OF the athletes Salt Lake won
/, and in all of the swimming events
except one, Provo winning one first. salt
Lake won 20S points in the final windup
OF the athletics, Provo 46 points, Spring
vile rs points. Ogden IL points. Eureka
5 points and Helper points. The lead in
athletics which Salt Lake has gained
gives It's club excellent chances TO win the
big trophy. which. goes to the club win