Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-28
GOV. .BRUMBAUGH .
TO VISIT CAMP
Lieut.. Fleming, of Harrisburg,
Heads Athletic Committee
to Arrange Contests

Fort Niagara. n. Y. 2S. - Through
the efforts of George w. Braden of
Phlladelphia, director of athletics at
the post, field day of events Is being
arranged for Wednesday afternoon,
when Governor Brumbaugh will be a
guest OF the post officers. 1t is in
tended to hold military pentathlon.
in which 375 athletes from the COM
panies will participate. Each COM
pany team VIII number twenty we
men, selected by the commanding Of
hcers. Ten men from each company
viii participate in each event
The program has been arranged by
Colonel Samuel w. Miller, who with
the post adJutant. Captain Strong, will
meet meet GoEeInor Brumbaugh at Niagara
rails and accompany him to the post.
Wlth Governor Brumbaugh will be
george Wharton Pepper, of Philadel-
phia, chairman of the Pennsylvania
state Defense Committee.
Immediately upon the arrival of the
SUPERNATURAL party exercises will be
heid on the parade grounds. There
VIII be a presentation of national col
ofS ana regimental flag from the
state of Pennsylvania. This presen-
tation viii be made by Mr.. Pepper,
and the colors will be accepted in the
name of the State of PENNSYLVANIA by
Governor Brumbaugh, who will hand
them over to Colonel Miller
FollowinS this the troops, as an es-
cort. will march to the historic post
Day exercises. at which Governor
Brumbaugh viii deliver the address.
me me post chaplains, the Rev, John
MGoeRridge and the Rev., Edwin $.
andrew Mutch. will participate. There
NIL MI also be a regimental parade:
These These exercises arSi will be concluded
be the regulation army service at
tending the hoisting OF the colors to
topmast. The men will then be eX-
cused for the day.
M IN =
ed to begin at Ihioa oeioek and d t6eepT t6e pro-
gram will continue about two hours
TO Dedicate Y. NJ. c. A.
r. me formal dedication of the Y. NJ
evening and every effort is being
made by the men in charge of this
DTanGh OF the work to induce Cover
nor Brumbaugh and Mr.. Pepper tC
| remain over Tor this event. Mr.. Pepper
| mas son In camp.
The baseball league got away to 8
good start Saturday afternoon. six.
nation contest--it's a Iose-and- out af.
Ialr. Two games were played Satur.
DAY and two more yesterday. The
team representing the Second Com.
pany, 6 to /; the Seventh Company de.
feated the Sixth Company, II to 3
Yesterday the Third Company defeat
ed the Fourth Company, 6 to /, anC
the Tietb Eighth shl COMPANY defeated the
close game. In the last half of the
ninth, with the score to S, a home
run brought in another run and wor
the game for Eighth Company.
-, Athletics have taken big jump tC
the fore since the arrival of Mr.. Bra,
den. who is director of physical train.
lns or the Y. Nj. c. A. of Philadelphia
| Captain w. A. Johnson. regular armS
instructor of the Second Company In.
tantry, Is leader among the men il
| athletics and takes a great interest
in baseball and other sports. Lieu.
tenant 5. w: Fleming. of Harrisburg
lS another leading spirit in sports
The three men have organized a base
pail league, with schedule that viii
take about three weeks to play, anC
1nen other sports, will be arranged
| sixteen teams will compete, the las
one being from Company NJ, of III,
Ihird New York Infantry. on garri
son duty at the post
The committee on athletics consist!
OF Lieutenant G. Riley. of Philadel
phia. of the Fourth Company, In.
fantry; Lieutenant Roy w. DelepIain
of Philadelphia; Seventh Company. In,
tantry and Lieutenant S w. Fleming
OF Harrisburg, Second Company. In
Iantry. Lieutenant Fleming is chair
| man of the cOmmittaa