The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09
Racy Story Ot Doings At
 The Y.M.C.A. Boys Camp
Yogser Tells Story of Camp De Soto and the Joy of Rough ing It-Defintion of Tenderfoot-Resuts of Athletic
 Meet and Other Events.
By JAMES DowNEY, JR.


 alone and the veterans were lining up in front of their tents. Well, l fell to and took part in the setting Up drill, the purpose of which was to get our blood circulating and thereby knock out colds and camp sickness.
 After the drill the daily programme was read, and them we fell in the lake After short splash we heard bugle call No. 2, which they said was mess call. l sure was In a mess as I didn't know that it meant, but since I was some hungry I suspicioned that perhaps it had some thing to do with eating, hence l beat it just in time to come in. for good square meal.
 They saw that at some camps fellow doesn't get enough to eat, but l came home fat and plump all ready to be picked, so if there was any starvation going on it didn't come our way. I sure was in the race for first prize when 1t came to eating Old Uncle Lewis did justice to his job The general always saw to it that we had a great plenty
 After breakfast every morning we met and had Bible study. The course that we took was prepared by the State Boys secretary of Massachusetts, who knows how to put tBible study up to fellow in the right way.
 <AlleI CltdlIlB up OuT lenlS TUT lHSptC- tion we were ready for ball games, ten his, horseshoe pitching. bowling, row ing, tramping and other stunts.
 Baseball
 The most interesting game was played between the Cherokees and the Amazons, and who'd a "thunk" it the kids with B. Nelson in the box handed them lemon to the tune of 16 10 IA.
 rA1.tN he 1Q a m n three games in the first They quit on account of Umpire Keys balll decision; the second was tie and the third to 1 in favor of Chattanooga. The fourth game was scheduled, but the Chatta- preferred to sleep.
 We did good for a bunch of youngsters.
 The LookoNs defeated the siouxs.
 Those Outings
 The places of interest to us were the following: Eagles Nest, Signal Rocks, Burgess Orrs, The Caves, De Soto Falls and Pool and Fosters Bowling alley.
 This big shin dig was the social stunt of the camp. All the pretty girls on the top were there looking their prettiest. This is the way the programme ran:
 d) Mentone orchestra, (2) bugle calls by Bill Cosby, the camp bugler, (3) the AlS MdS Npi BHs bS Nillicl ihobiiiSOiii opO Thornton and pr. Berill, (4 orchestra, (5) song by all, Were Here Because We're Here" (6) Camp quartet, Nasty, Bevill, Sims and Cobb @ clogging by Hal Howe, (S) Just Before the Battle" Has ty: (9 ''Marshmallow Roost,' 10 camp songs and yells
 There were about 150 around the big camp fire fire and every one voted the af- fair a success and voted the camp so- eial success.
 The Athletic Meet
 On Thursday afternoon, June %, the camp track meet was pulled off. The boys were divided into three groups, A, B, C. The As were the largest boys in camp. Bs were the mid de size and the C's were the smallest. For the A class the events were as fol- lows 1O0-yard dash, 220-yard dash, 440 yard run and ss0-yard run; the high jump, the broad jump.
 In the class the events were less, having only the 10o-yard dash, 22o-yard dash. high jump and broad jump. In Class c there were just four events, the 50-yard dash, 10O-yard dash, high jump and broad jump.
 In Class A the vlctors were as fol- lows: 10O-yard dash, won by c. W. White; second, Burbage; third, Vance. 22o-yard dash, won by White; second, Vance; third, Cobb. quarter mile, won by White; second, Burbage third, Vance. The half-mile was won by H. Bowers; second, Burbage; third, White. The high jump was won by Barker; second, Bur bage; third, Vance. The broad jump was won by Vance; second, Barker; third, Bowron.
 In Class the 100-yard dash wan won by Whatley; second, Thornton; third, Robinson. The 2O0-yard dash was won by Whatley; second, Thornton; third, Robinson. The high jump was won by Robinson: second, J. Downey; third, Whatley. The broad jump was won by Long; second, Bishop; third. Thornton.
 In Class c the 100-yard dash was won by Eustis; second, R. Bowron third, A. Harrison. The 50-yard dash was won by A. Harrson. The high jump was won by Eustis; second, Cox: third, Harrison. The broad jump was won by Eustls; sec-' ond. Harrison; third, Badham.'
 The Cherokees won the meet with otal of 42 points; the Amazons second with 31 points, and the Lookouts third with 24 points. George Eustis won the individual honors with 20 points; White second with IS, and Vance third with 4, closely followed by Burbage with he unlucky 13 points.
 The most interesting race was the lalf mile race where Burbage and White played Alfonzo and Gaston. An experienced racer named Bowron. ran way with the race. In the c class 3adham ate six chickens feet, so he ,ould run fast, while Eustiss ate the wings, and in the race Eustis flopped lis wings and travelled while Badham lad too much feet and was left be- lind. The audience. was % party of girls from Birmingham. TRe officials were: Starter Doc Bevill; judges, MT. 1ubbon, Professor Williams, MT. Bowl ng, Capt. Dick Kelley and Dr. Key. The meet was carried on very smooth y and rapidly.
 Tennis Tournament
 Then tennis tournament with "A en- ries finished in the following order: Williams, Vance and Cobbs. These three yictors will be awarded ribbon prizes ,n victots' night, Friday, July 21.
 The Cherokees easily defeated all ,omers on the box ball alleys. Barker was high man with 12S.
 Horseshoe Pitching
 The .kidets in the Look out camp were great on pitching the horseshoes. John Terry Badham easily scalped all the Next to him came Tinsley Harrison with his side singing, chick sn scratching style. Eustis and Cooley were close followers.
 Dr. Key says the bunch was healthy lot of young Indians. A couple of slight colds and much sunburn, say nothing of the chigger bites, was all f,f tt,a