The Washington times., 1916-11-09
TROOP A BOYS WIN
|NATHLET|C MEET
Semmes, Scott, and 0'Brien
Are Heroes Of the Day In
Field Competition.
BY Staff Correspondent.

CAMP WILSON. SAN ANTONIO
Tex, Nov. Shy maiL)-Corporal
Semmes. Private Winfield Scott,
Bugler O'Brien. and Private Kes-
senich. of Troop A. romped of with
80 points In an athletic meet In which
| Representatives Of a dozen other or
ganisations participated. Semmes an
nexed twenty.one points as a result
Of winning the high jump. pole vault,
hop. skip and jump, and finishing sec
ond In the standing broad jump. He
vaulted IL feet with the pole. Scott
won the 100, 220, and running broad
Jump; Kessenich was third In the
shot putting contest. while oBrien
| won the standing broad jump and got
second place in the high jump.
Troop AS nearest competitor had a
total OF only 20 points.
The cavalrymen are looking forward
10 tho next athletic meet. which will
be staged the end of this week. A
number OF military events, buch as
rescue races, obstacle races, and sad
ding contests, will be included In the
Corporal Scott has been presented
with currycomb attached to a broom
STICK. This Is for use in grooming
winnie, the most obstreperous mule
the District cavalrymen have ever
seen: The mule was christened Winnie
animal dragged all over Camp will
troop.
All of the troopers who have en-.
catapulted through the air as a result
| OF kicks. Scott having led the animal
from the corral to the picket line has
permanent assignment to groom the
animal. To prevent the necessity for
doughty, blond. corporal, the cavalry
men conceived the idea OF inventing the
| long distance curry comb. Scott says
the mule Is as docile as a panther. He
says the animals gears" are twisted.
the watering trough he starts pulling
her In the opposite direction from the
big tank. In less time than the mule
| could trot to the trough It backs up to
It. when you want that beast to 20
north, the quickest way to get II there
Is to start pulling II south, and you
will reach your destination In Jig time,
saws Corporal Scott.
The troopers have agreed to substitut,
Dutch supper for the evening meal a
least one night a week. or as long nj
the money holds out. The last supper
| consisted of sauerkrsut. sausage, sew
eral kinds OF imported cheese. pretzels
| rye bread. and what usually accompa
MES tnese articles OF diet. Following
| the supper the cavalrymen enjoyed
musical. in which all of them partici
psted, the theme OF their ballads beins
Excelsior. Excelsior all of our GROVE
L. present." which Is Bostopese FOL
Hall, hall. the gangs all here"
Private Mark Ingle. who Ia employed
/ In the Bureau OF Chemistry. at the De
partment of Agriculture. has been de
tailed to assist Private Ernest u. John
son as keeper OF the canteen. and hal
been the recipient Of considerable Josh
ing by the troopers. As an employe o
the Bureau Of Chemistry he has an
alyzed many of the soft drinks ant
knicknacks sold in the canteen ant
openly expressed an adverse opinion
concerning them. Now he is sellinj
soft drinks. candies. and cakes to hi
fellow soldiers. When n trooper ask
for ice cream Ingle does, not inquir
| whether they want chocolate or straw
berry. but merely says Pink o
brown" As the troopers approach tn
canteen he inquiries. ""Well, what'll yo,
have. liquid or solid POISON" johnson
has threatened to IRE him for knock
| Ing the business" Notwithsta ndin,
1ngle's disparaEfng remarks. the can
teen Is doing 500 day business.