Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-31
MANY ATHLETES
NOW AT CAMP DIX
Good Baseball and boxing
Material Among Latest
Draftees.

Camp Dix, Wrightstown, n. j., May
3I.--Athletic officers who have been SIZING
mn the new quota of $4,000 recruits
reaching camp during the last week are
finding some big surprises In store Tor the
soldier fans on the ball field Several
professional PLAYERS are said to have been
discovered. Put into baseball uniform
and rushed into the game yesterday
afternoon. when the camp team played
the Meadbrooks of Newark. Captain
Robbie Davis, of the Syracuse Inter
nationals, set the crowds wild with giee
when he knocked out two-bagger on nus
first time Mt bat. and on the second round
followed this with home-run hit. Carl
strom. of the Buffalo lnternatlonals;
Rrurrv. of Newark and Rip Campbell,
Of the Patterson White SoX. are three other
widely known players who reached camp
This week. and have been signed up already
for the Dix team
The promise of boxing talent among the
new men is said to be equally good, and
Sol Netzgcr. camp athletic director,
has announced the opening OF the third
camp boxing tournament Tor thursday
evening. June IL. BY which time the rockies
will have recovered from the elects OF
vaccination and incubation, and the
athletes among them will be ready for the
pugilistIc try-outs- ?
IS far rs possible, with thousands OF
recruits getting adjusted IN new quarters
and passing through other details OF
their reception into military HE EcS'er-
dav was a holiday IN the cantonmcht-
Thousands OF visitors, despite the threat
cning weather, motorcd to see thch
friends in the service
At ono stroke Of the pen Major General
i 9IFT
fruit crops in the army's new war garden
bcre and preservation of soldiers from
aches IN the train OF efforts 10 digest green
anples or peaches. Several fine orchards
remain on the reservation and thousands
OF soldiers have been gazing longlngly
at the growing fruit
Danger Is now avoided by the General
order which places these orchards IN the
farm areas under cultivation by soldiers
under the National War Garden Com
mission : direction Soldiers and clvllIans
arc forbidden trcspasSlng on these gar
dens except for military necessity ana
hence the apples and peaches Wall have =
chance 10 ripcn for general distribution.
The Generals order has not included
several fine strawberry patches on the
reservation and thousands of soldiers
have been enjoying feast during the
last week.
Foys Of Is paid tribute 10 those who
have already gwen Their lives IN the
world war as we'll rs to the honored dead
OF the Civil War al massed service
YESTERDAY morning Soldiers who have
died wilhelm training at the camp and those
who have laid down their lives for the
flag over there were recalled as patriots
whose memories hundreds of their friends
here wish TO keep hallowed as the inst OF
the Camp Dix men 10 make the supreme
sacrifice. The service was held by dlrec-
ton of Major General Scott In the y
NJ. G. A. open-alr stadium. Soldiers
from all units In camp marched 10 the
scene and were closely maSscd about the
stage In keeping with the President
proclamation much OF the service was
gwen to PRAYERS for the nation and its
allies in the great crisis. The present
situation on the French front made this
feature the more impressive. The Invo-
cation was BY Rev Father Walsh post
chaplain. who had previously conducted 8
special Mass for Catholic soldiers at the
main X. Of c. building. Their followed
mass singing Of national anthems and
Captain J. H. Dudley, of the 153d
Depot Brigade. made brief address on
the significance Of Memorial Day In the
new army
What the French Front has Meant
to Me was the subject OF a thrilling
Memorial Day address to large soldier
audience last evening, by Edward Van
Zile. the French war spondent,
who Is touring this country.