Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-14

| tug or war. Inc last named event was
hotiy contested and was decided after
sudden and successful try on the part
of team No. A, when 1t seemed as II
they were doomed to defeat. In the course
OF the afternoon dispute arose between
: Willie Baker and Eddie Revoire as to
which was the faster sprinEer To set
tie the matter they decided to run
special event, and Baker won by a slight
| margin. Both men are well known pu-
gtlists from the city Of "Brotheriy
Love-" Incidentally, 1t was Eddies
team that won the tug of yyar.
Lieut.. Roberts. the regfmental athletic
officer of the supply train, VIII pick q
representative team from his unit to
compete against the strong team from
the ammunition train next Saturday.
Game Ends in Tie.
Not to be discouraged BY. the fact
that they are out Of the foot ball league
running, the 314th Infantry battled
against the Ammunition Train Wednes~
day In q hard contest. When the whistle
announced the end of the game the
score stood %. The. S14th was the
more aggressive on the ofense. bat
failed to have the punch when In strik-
ing distance Of the goal.
In the third quarter well directed
drop kick from the 4Osyard line lust
failed to cross the bar. This was the
nearest approach to q score during the
entire game. The close OF the game
found the ball resting in midfeid. It
has not as yet been decided whether
the teams will play OF the. tie
Events in o Section.
.Pentathlons have proven to be very
popular here. Saturday afternoon saw
three battalions of the 311th and 312th
Field Artillery in a hard-fought con-
test on the o athletic field. The 310th
Field Artillery and the Esd Engineers
were also scheduled to take part. but
the drill of the afternoon upset these
plans. This pentathlon was organized
and directed by Mr.. Nicholson of the
Y. M. C. A., with the aid and cooper
alton of the officers and men Of, the
competing organizations. Handsome
banners, suitably inscribed, were offered
to the team finishing first and second
in the meet.
The three battalions competing were.
each represented by team of twenty
men,. In the tug of war five additional
men were added to each team. The
rivalry was keen and the contest hard
fought.
The events are OF an order which will
aid the men when they get on the other
side, in agility, speed and accuracy.
About 500 pals Of the competitors were
on the side lines. The contest went of
in good shape. and the first event, the
6O-yard relay, found the 1st Battalion
of the 311th Field Artillery the win
ners. and fhe I'd Battalion Of the same
battery in second place. The LIST Bat
TALON OF tho 312th was disqualified in
this event for running only nineteen
men.
The next event. the medicine-ban re-
lay, stu found the LIST Battalion of the
the LIST Battalion of the s12th came
through strong and captured second
place. leaving last place for the I'd
Battalion of the 311th.
The 'piggie" back relay produced as
much merrimsnt as usual. and again
through with hrst honors. The I'd Bat
talon OF the same battery finished sec-
ond and the representative team of
the 312th brought up the rear.
Tug Of War Spirited.
The tug Of war always produces a
great deal OF enthusiasm and this was
not an exception to tlle general rule.
Because of the three units particle
pating. IL was necessary to draw to
see which two teams were to pull first
The first pull was between the LIST Bat
tAitons OF the 311th and the 312th Field
Artillery. The 1st Battalion of the
latter had the majority Of the rope in
their possession when the timers
whistle was blown. The 1st Battalion
the I'd Battalion Of the 311th to decide
first and second places in the event
The I'd Battalion OF the 311th then dem
onstrated its superiority by comDIctAIv
running away with the rope and the
event amid the cheers OF the spectators
The nnal summing up Of the score
showed the 1st Battlion Of the 3l1th to
be the winners OF the meet with a
grand total OF nineteen points. The
I'd Battalion Of the same battery came
through strong second, with a total
Of seventeen points for the~contest. It
was necessary for the LIST Battalion Of
the S12th to be satisfied with third
place since its score In the whole meet
was only eight points. The officfaIs Of
the meet were: Referee and ststfker. d
r Dean or the Z. NJ. c. A.: cher GeId
JuGGe and ecorer, y. w Nichd4n6Fs sf
the 7. III. G. a. Lieuts KnaupNy fslarl-
and others aided in Checking III = fhe
men and the events s5y4 ee
8 Three Games Sunday H..
Sunday was the big foot ball -day of
the week. there being games ON the three
main nelds and several informal games
played. 3
On the Post once feld the sf4th In
fantry completely outc7assed the ga EN-
gineers i'm the race for the championship
by the score OF Is to 0. On the 10" field
the 311th Field Artillery proved them
selves to be the masters OF the alO4h
Machine Gun Battalion in another Of the
scheduled league games. winning by the