Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27

sionally with col
ege athletes not only in football but In wrestling.
rowing boxing or any other sport.
So to further this speciality there is in the
navy regularly organized feet athletic commit
tee composed of FIVE officers. Lieut. s. c. Hooper
Of the flagship Connecticut Is at the head of it.
This committee exercises a general oversight
over all sports and arranges dates for regattas
and sporting events Outside the daily participa
ton In sports there are four distinct seasons
when Jack Is put on his mettle far as athletics
so. They are when the games are pulled on at
Guantanamo, Newport Bar Harbor and Boston,
when the feet is together. At such times interest
ashore is quite as great as aboard ship
II rooters for college games think themselves
the acme OF infectious enthusiasm 1t is because
they haven't seen a navy contest. 1t takes
bunch Of jackies, effervescing with the excite
ment OF an intership contest, to give the former
cards and spades In emotional pyrotechnics, for
the games are always vigorously contested the
various ships crews being represented on the
side lines, bowling encouragement in their own
peculiar fashion,
As rule competition In the events is elimina-
i've, the ships first contesting by divisions in
championships playing each other for feet cham
pionship
For the last two years the Connecticut team has
won the football trophy-a wooden football
gnded
II is when the feet is In southern waters for
serial target practice that baseball is particularly
enjoyed
Then" says Lieutenant Hooper, baseball par
ues are landed each day and the games are as
noty contested as those of the major leagues.
me men are as rabid fans as those ashore and
Keep as sharp tabs on the official scores as any
Anosman. Each evening about o'clock the
scores OF the various games in the National and
american leagues are sent from the flagship by
RADIO
When It comes to the boat races" says the
cnlef athletic officer, 'the sailor is naturally in
ais element and the races are highly spectacular.
Inc course Is usually between the line of ships
ana as the boats skim over the waters all the
men man the rails and cheer their favorite team
to the echo"
For this competition the regular twelveoared
service cutter Of the navy is used that is. unless
y sometimes happens, the men Of a special ship
~ 'Oeetner and buy one of their own. Such
san y generally termed "tailor-made" boat
seause OF It's superior style and finish The
Gutenberg cup, presented by Prince Louis for
sne crew races, is most desired and all efforts
~ 'ene al winning 1t. A large number of other
s1ps nave at various times been put up for com
' a,l' among them by August Belmonts
I'D, IoHey prizes are sometimes offered, too, and
Ip VIII sometimes win as much as $4,000 in
purses One year the Indiana won that sum and
maine $2,SOO In a special event three-mile
~. ~, which was pulled of in rs minutes On
~ same occasion the marines on the Indiana
cup ''OVO OeS'ueS 'ne Dutcn chaiienge
A. oaantanamo also occurs the final bouts to
ree'eImne the feet CHAMPIONSHIPS in boxine
~ ms the men train as industriously as though
49, we're really the white hopes of the pro
ciass' and In spite of the fact that their