The Springdale news., 1917-10-26

l ou know that county seat bunch of boys have always ''copped" every com petitiye drill held in the old Second Arkansas, and they are well drill- ed and disciplined bunch. We just had 'hunch' that perhaps it would be we'll to see them "go"
 We had very little interest in the other batteries in the regiment, ex- cept "B" and "M." "M" is from Har- rison, you know.
 Well Battery "B' came on the field finally But we soon saw that they had mo chance" Or at least we thought they had no chance; for they didn't look near so good to us as Battery "A" But they drilled, and drilled nicely. Lieut.. Thorpe has fine battery, and they will give any organization in the regiment tough tussle for first place, and about the only batteries that "B" fears is "A" and "H." All three are from north west Arkansas, the Garden of the Gods, and they all work hard to beat the boys from the cotton fields and flat woods"
 Soon came Battery 'M,' and they didn't do so bad either. That battery has four platoons, and a few more men than Battery "A, , 'B' or I'll, !" and perhaps the men didn't get the commands as well as they should, or were a little affected with stage fright. At any rate they didn't come under the wire for a place This was the last battery to drill, and the sun was sinking low behind the hill as they passed off the field. We finger ed around for few moments, wait ing for the decision of the judges, but they did not give out the results until the next morning.
 The prize was $50, and the result as announced the next morning was as we had anticipated, hoped and expect ed Battery "A" first; Battery "H" second; Battery .B" third. A Il places "copped" by the boys from northwest Arkansas.
 If the "senior editor' don't cut us off here, and slip in line continued next week" we'll proceed! We heard him say: "Take all the space you want, the readers want to know what's going on.'
 Battery "A" Football Team.
 Here's something about the recrea tion for the boys. Almost every bat tery in the 142nd F. A has football team now. At the start Battery "A ' was the first team to be uniformed Right here and now, folks. It's pretty hard for the boys to spend their hard earned money for football equipment, when maybe the company next door is equipped with the very latest ma terial by the folks at home who make up a fund and send it here. But, be that as it may, it's only the fellows OK that's being gored that hollers, and we don't hear much "holler' from Battery A, and they are now pretty well equipped, with the exception of football shoes, and they bought the equipment out of their own pockets. Lieutenant Bouton was the instigator, or rather che originator of the idea, in which he was ably seconded by Eurie Graham, who has been selected the captain of the team, and is playing quarter back. Most of the folks at home will remember Red in the high school days, and will remember that be played football like veteran. Well, he's doing the same thing again. As we said in the beginning. Lieuten- ant Bouton and Corporal 'sRed' Gra- ham took charge of the situation, got the boys organized, and purchased the uniforms We saw the boys out the first time, and say what color do you suppose they were wearing? Do you think they'd change from the old red and white of the Springdale High School? Not for a moment. They have red and white jerseys, red with a heavy white stripe around the cen ter They have good football pants, we'll padded, and red and white stock ings. To see them at practice would make you think of the Springdale High School, except now note these exceptions There are some "huskies' on Che Battery A squad. Some of the boys who never attended the high