Evening journal., 1912-08-01
TROOPS AT
BEST, MARCH
In REVIEWS
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several others that were blown over
! little damage was done
From the first bugle call at $50
/ o'clock yesterday morning until after
( evening parade at $50 o'clock last
night not a minute was lost by the
soldiers. Everything was gotten i'm
readiness for the ceremonies in honor
Of Governors Day.
From 7.30 o'clock until 11.30 o'clock
! yesterday morning the two battalions
under the command of Col. Townsend
and tho Hospital Corps we're out on
long extended order hike over the
| roads In the vicinity Of the camp. The
men marched below New Castle to
State Road and back 10 the camp.
distance of about seven miles. Tho
men seemed to be almost exhausted
upon returning TO the camp from
their long march in the hot sun.
Men At Sport.
In tho afternoon. at 100 O'Clock.
battalion drill. under command of Col
onel Townsend, was conducted on the
parade grounds before Governor Pen
newill's tent who viewed the maneuver
with several guests who motored down
20 tho camp. During a period of rest.
Lieutenant Hunt conducted the trials
and the final of hundred yard dash
TO determine what track team material
Was in the regiment. lt is planned 30
have the regiment organize track and
| relay teams and take a permanent
place in athletics I'm Wilmington and
cities Of the state. There are several
old college track men in the regiment.
and there is no reason why team
could not be organized that would
bring credit on the MALTA of the state.
There were four heats run off. No time
was taken. The first heat was woN by
Corporal Bradford. by about ten
yards, the second by All Dean. an old
Delaware College athlete, by six yards
the third by Roger Daniels Of this city.
by two yards, and the fourth heat by
Lieutenant Ennis, also of Delaware
College, by FIVE yards
In the final heat Lieutenant Ennis
came in a yard in front of the others
amid the cheers of his men on the
side lines. A. II. Dean was second,
Corporal Bradford third. and Roger
Daniels Of this city fourth, about two
feet behind. All of the men will be
given a trial at later day I'm the
week
Guard mount was held at 4.SO
O'Clock. During It a team from each
battalion engaged I'm spirited ball
game on the parade grounds In front
of Governor Pennewill's tent. The sol
diers played good ball for five innings,
when the game was called to allow
chicken race to be run. Someone had
! .r.4 g.. a. .
and two men from each company we're
selected TO catch them. After three
chickens had been caught, all of the
others were turned loose at once. A
regular football skirmish followed Tor
the next fifteen minutes, in which
both battalions engaged One com
pany did not capture a chicken during
the sldrmish, but they possessed that
which is more valuable. a cook known
as Red Wing Sam Sam seemed 70
sink into the ground whom told Of the
bad luck OF his company. and no one
could find him for half an hour but a
little later he was at his post with
three big chickens in the oven and a
smile from ear to ear.
Back to War Duties.
After the sports Lieutenant Hunt
conducted non-commission officers
school and delivered a short talk to
the officers. Dress parade was held at
$50 o'clock and from the showing the
men made the visitors at the camp to-
day probably saw some OF the best
/. drilling ever done at the range. The
non-commissioned officers viii make
, up a company and give an exhibition
, drill in honor of Governor Pennewill
: Lieutenant Hunt will be I'm command
Captain A. c. Parks. Of Company A.
p is officer OF the day. and Lieutenant G.
p Jones, OF Company G, is officer OF the
! guard.
Drum major. Sergeant Dawson. re.
lports that good program has been ar.
= ranged for the circus, which will b,
hold after guard mount to-day
Chaplain Stephenson will hold shor
services at 7.SO o'clock tonight. Afte~
wards a fve-reel moving picture show
will be conducted by Private Guyer.
Rifle practice on the 5O0-yard rang
: was held all afternoon and the mel
r made better scores than they made th'
day before on the 2o0-yard range
The officers engaged I'm pistol practic'
y and several qualified as experts.
n Band Leads Garbage Collectors.
e One Of the funny things Of the cam
yesterday was when the band escortel
z the garbage collectors from the camp
;. playing "Everybody's Doing IT, Upol
returning with the collectors the banl
= struck up the funeral march and tn
T. whole camp was turned into laughte
as the collectors beat a hasty retrea
\ 90 their tents.
Several men have been confined II
the guard house for creating disorde
% I'm the camp, and one is confined ol
the serious charge of threatening q
strike an officer.
4 II is said that Private Gilbride I
ir still looking for the % yards of skir
N mish line which he was sent after soy
Ir eral days ago.
i The band serenaded Mrs. Mary Con
ner. at her home on Market street, d
l. New Castle, last night Whitney Youn
r. and Drum Major Dawson were th
chief performers OF the evening.
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