Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-31
CAMPER ATTEND
CHURCH ON SUNDAY
Y. N. c. A. BOYS PROVIDE MUSIC
AT kEosAUoUA; DEFEAT
TEAM FROM THE TOWN.

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Courier from Camp Woozle WIZ
where Y. M. c. A. boys from Ottumwa,
Centerville and Washington, under the
leadership Of Secretary l.. S. Deal of
this city are enjoying q ten days out.
ing tells Of the way In which Sunday
was spent. The youths, according to
the information, are having the time Of
their lives, especially enjoying the
baseball games. They defeated. the
Keosauqua team Monday by an over.
whelming score Of II to 5. The let
ter follows: ,. g..,..,.. !.
ACTIVITIES in camp are moving mer-
rily along. There never was 1ollier
and happier bunch than the Wooxle
Wives. The entire camp membership
attended church and Sunday school In
KeosauQua Sunday, making the, trip
on hay rack, making some load with
forty-eight boys on board. The church
goers wondered what had broken
loose when the boys all filed in. A
Quarteto composed Of A. w. Hadley
Happy Winter, Paul Greene and
George Walker gave special numbers
at both the Sunday school and church
services, which were much appreciat.
ed and enthusiastically received
When the lads returned home they Ger.
tainly did justice to q fine chicken
dinner prepared for them by Cook
Harold Gooch.
Sunday Afternoon was spent in writ
ing letters, sleeping and playing the
talking machine. After an early sup
per the youths took a hike and made
q visit to the old church tree. When
they returned they were delighted to
find Harold Halter and Edward Rut.
ledge in camp, having come down on
their bicycles. As soon as these boys
had appeased the awful appetite ere.
ated by the long ride Rutledge was
turned loose on the cornet and the
Wives enpoyed q concert such as
only "'Skeeter' can give.
The baseball teams played their
fourth game Monday morning. The
Wasps defeated the Mosquitoes 2 to l.;
Greene pitching fine game but losing
when-he failed to tag a runner at
third. The Bundle Bees lost to the
Hornets, to 1. Doty Daggett pitched
shut out ball for the losers but was
given poor support. The Crickets
were defeated by the Grand Daddy
Long Legs by close score, 2 to 1, in
a pitchers battle between Walker and
Keck, the latter only allowing three
hits and base on balls. The Grand
Daddy Long Legs, with Sloan and
Keck pitching excellent ball will make
a strong bid for the camp champion.
ship. The batteries for the games
were as follows y Wasps,, Carlson and
Edgington Mosuui toSs v, Green and
Names; Bundle Bees,s Daggett and
,Rees; Hornets, Winter and Kirby;
Grand Daddy Long. Legs, Keck, and
Deal; Crickets, Walker and Gooch.
& The Keosauqua boys came out for a
game Monday afternoon which result
ed In victory for the camp boys II
to 5. Every fellow on the camp team
played a splendid game. The features
of the game were the work with the
big stick by Bruno and Kirby and the
spectacular work of Payne, the midget
second sacker. The lineup and score
follows:
Camp Woozle. WIZ, Kirby, captain.
c.; Names, ss.; r. Winter, 1b.,: Payne,
3D.; Bruno, 3d.; Tyler and Daggett, IT.;
Elstrom and Keck. CT; Hollowell and
Duke, IT,; Walker, p; Sloan, p;
Greene. p.
Keosauqua, Barker, c. Van AIKEN,
captain, p; sigel, h.. Pittman, 2b.;
Mcintosh. S.; Edgington and Sloan,
3D.; Behrens, rf.; Jameson. IT,; Buck
ner, CT.
The score: -
Woozle WIZ ......111S061O AT
Keosauqua ...... 10000 l. 8
Camp sIdeIiohts. IL
The talking machine is certainly
worked to the limit.
Edward Rutledge and Harold Hal
ler's. visit was certainly enjoyed. Ed
wards cornet was great.
Some neighboring campers made
dish pan full Of fudge today for the
boys. Some class.
We had fair visitors as guests for
dinner Monday. Several boys combed
their hair and moved the facial vege-
tation for the first time in a week.
Oakley Payne caught fish that was
so long that he had to stand upon
box to exhibit it properly.
Several bows were present at fao