The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-18

from the farms Of the middle west
\ collection certainly ot Americas
gathered ON the deck ~ n noat-
INK fortress a. form the nrst line oi
tho nations defense.
ON every sun tanned face Is worn
a broad smile in expectation OF the
sport hat the afternoon will bring.
over the rail. the visitor sees the
ships launches bubhing about the
seaway with the bowmon holding
fast to the ships side with their boat
hooks. Then the sharp word Of COM
maud rings out ON deck aud the wsite
line of sailors begins 10 q forward
toward h gangway n the mon go
over the side to me waiting launches
Discipline begins To- give way a lit
tie az this point. although The COX
swain at the boat is all business as
ne calls to the hoWmcn to shove uf.
The afternoons recreation has begun.
Thousands ~ supernuously healthy,
absolutely carefrec and very young
men are turned loose. To he sure
there IL the provost guard with their
policemeu's sticks. but has H. the
Only guard against the chance uf
ugly blood developing from the fun.
which does not happen.
when the dock at the athletic neld
is reached the men from The launches
tumble out pell men and Immediately
begins a raid upon the cantecu. Pop
is sold faster than corks can be
pulled. The nan who gets anything
over the cautecn counter nights Tor Il.
You must come with your change ur
go without. There ~ too mucl; BUSH
ness "a stop To- change money
\ pump receives the overflow from
the cantceu and those who have been
unable t. spend their molo, for
candy or pop take their chances on
getting ducked under the pump \
farmer drives onto the field with u
load q fwatcrmclons At hr,y cents
apiece his watermelons last about
tiity seconds \ coluTtd cooks
helper buys "a melon aud dives into II
when Il huge hand belonging To q
Jackie from an Indiana farm burl9s
the ~darkry'~ face into the melon az,
10 his ears Another cntcrprlsiug
farmer brings some Old farm uugs ON
the neld to hire them out for gem
tlemen's mounts" Ia the sailors. ob-
Niuusly the hurSv~ are about az used
to their saddles ~ q hog is to work.
But they are hired 10y the sailors a,
n price the farmer asks \ Lad
hailius from Maine takes his first
chance ON horseback and slides down
the hursc's neck, His shipmate yell,
at him, Go al. you fuol, 20 art"
The thousands Of Jackies swarm
4 ... tI.. ft.HI IIrA.I..-l. - Tho
break aud vua for the beach for d
swim. \ crowd or them gather a.
target practice with small rifles 81,
of the ten baseball diamonds az,
! promptly pui .uto use hy scrul
teams.
And then more launches from IA,
battlcships come ia bringing the stat
baseball teams from four ut The bat
tleships \ doublr-hoadcr iS To- 10
| played between -four uf the best team,
OF the iicct Ia a series tu determine
the hrct championship The grand
stands mn rapidly ana SCOT they are
a sWolling sea uf white suits aud red
and brown faces a. The sailors cheer
their ships teams ou to victory rat
zling good ball Is played by these
navy AtsAAliNH lt hAlN NAANh NN NV
diamond represent the pick 80 4
thousand from a Outtlcship aud they
play with interest and a good bit oi
thc money ~ the whole crew back
ing them. They train aud wurk fur
months for = championship series lie
this.
s Il Is the liberal.ty Npriyate Amer.
icau citizcus that has given these
men Of the fleet their 8ig athlct,
ueld. When the war came on th'
iieet lost the incoms u usually had
FOR it, athletic fund from b Guam
1auamo canteen aud the Na,y league
of the United states offered to Ia, out
70 field for the men Of the hcrt, la
all about li5 acres have been OBJ
tained The ground has been levoled,
plOughed and prepared Ten base-
ball diamonds have hecu laid Out.
Docks were quilt at the waters edge.
A bathing beach was cleared. The
officers ~ the ieet also were provided
with tennis gourts and a gOll course