Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-07-25

teams quite often. These games are
well attended and some classy base
ball is seen So far the Barracks
cam has never been beaten.
Indoor baseball is the most played
game at the barracks at the present
lime for the reason that the Y. NJ. G.
\. have several of these balls on hand,
md in this game gloves and mitts are
aot needed. The boys seem to derive
l great deal Of amusement from this
game and many hotly contested games
can be seen.
Next to baseball and indoor baseball
it seems that boxing has the honors.
Every evening a crowd can be found
around the Y. M. G. A. tent where the
boxing is pulled off. The crowd forms
a ring and anyone who wishes to put
the gloves on steps into the ring and
they go to it. They have a referee and
a time keeper and usually 60 two
rounds. That is plenty as a rule for
the soldiers are soft and they sure go
some when they get into the ring
Sometime a bloody nose is the result,
but what is a bloody nose to a soldier?
One can watch this sport all evening
and never realize that he is standing
and that his limbs are tired. One is
very lucky in fact if he has place to
stand where he can have clear view
of the boxing. He must be early on
the ground and never back up or some
one else has his place near the ring.
Wrestling is a, favorite with the
boys and one can see quite few good
matches.
Jumping and jumping games are IA
vorite pastimes. Putting the shot also
has place in the sports.
Each company has library and a
pool room. Here the boys can come
and read the daily papers, a good book,
or, if they prefer they can play pool.
They can also have friendly game Of
cards if they wish.
One of the chief sports this hot
weather is swimming. They have re-
Gently opened a swimming pool and
the indications are that it will be in
much demand. A swim in nice pool
Of clear water about the right temper
allure may not be the greatest thing in
the world but it is nigh to it when the
air outside is about hundred in the
shade.
Y. NJ. G. A.
A new building has been put up by
the Y. M. G. A. which is large enough
to accommodate a great many soldiers.
This association has a powerful in
fuence among the soldiers. Many a
lad will make a better soldier and in
civil life will make better citizen on
account of the work Of the Y. NJ. G. A.
Nearly every evening some good speak
er or singer is on the program and as
rule these programs are well attend.
ed. The association furnishes paper
envelopes, pen and ink and I should
say there are thousands of letters
written in this building every week
They also have a supply of balls, bats
gloves, mitts, quoits, checkers and
games of various kinds which they let
the boys use.
They Also, have a piano and some
of the boys are singing and playing al
all times during the, afternoon and ev.
ening.
They have also rugged up curtain
and every evening, with the exception
of Sunday, the boys can take in pic
ture show without cost. These shows
are well attended and one must be
on the ground early to get good view
OF the pictures, even tho they are giveI
out on the campus where there is all
kinds of room
Remarks.
The boys of Jefferson Barracks al
ways like to have Sunday come
around. There are several reasons fol
this. First, they do not have to drill
Second, they get pippin Of Sunday
dinner. Last, but not leask there are
many pretty girl visitors. After see
ing nothing but soldiers for six days
the boys sure do welcome the pretty
girls and do their best to entertain
them. T should say in this they were
successful as the girls keep coming
back.
Excursions from St. Louis come
down the river nearly every day and q
big paddle wheel steamer can be seer
locked here quite often have heard
few things in my short life that car
make suchs noise and variety Of
sound as one of these steamers. They
have whistle that lis regular wild
cat whistle. Another that is an ole
time Mississippi steamboat whistle
Either one of these would turn ove1
the dead. Then they have whistle
that sounds like passenger train, anG