The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-24
CHAMP PIE EATER
Pvt. Reinke of Goth Infantry
Is Winner.
He Won Pie Made by FunstOn'S
Best Cook.
BIG GET-TOGETHER PROGRAM
Several Big Boxing Bouts Are
Staged.
The Goth Infantry Programs
Are Unique.
BIG GET-TOGETHER PROGRAM

Private Reinke. Company I, 90 in
fantry, is the champion pie eater OF
this regiment. His record is rs sec
onds. Reinke won this distinction at
the Twentieth's get-together last week,
when he defeated his nearest COM
petitor with three seconds to spare
His accomplishment won for him a
whole pie made by the best pastry
cook in Camp Funston. Red Gibson.
NJ. G. Co.. Clarence Hagedovn. NJ Co..
and Paul Ka ufman. * Co., all OF the
Twentieth, 'also ram"
Possibly, the pie eating contest was
not the feature of the evening; that
is a matter of personal taste-tnot
the pie.) The Twentieih's get-together
is unique. You'd classify 1t some place
between a county fair and the New
York hippodrome. Altho varying
rather widely from week to week in
their programs, these get-togethers
uniformly have two things in COM
mon-they are boisterous and they
entertain the officers and men of the
Twentieth.
Big Boxing Program.
The boxing bout of last weeks pro-
gram was better than ordinary. Fitz-
patrick, c Co. 20 NJ. G. Bat. had his
Inf. The referee called it a draw at
the end of three two-minute rounds.
That was all he could do. altno he
was greeted with 'robber and thief" 70
from the respective camps of the
Irishman and the Jew-or rather from
the sections occupied by Co.. 20
Inf, from which organization Suss-
man only recently transferred. and
c Co., % NJ. G. Bat. which claims the
Mick. Fitzpatrick had the edge in
training. Sussman's blows lost pow ~
after the middle of the second round.
yet he kept the initiative to the end.
altho he did not hurt the Irishman in
the last round. They mixed it like a
grudge affair or a holy crusade. Often
they exchanged blow for blow. paying
no heed to their defense. Each was
on the floor more than once. Truly.
the referee didn't dare give the deci-
sion. Fitzpatrick and Sussman each
weighed in at 1913 pounds.
Tommy Ryan Was There.
Tommy Ryan's boxing exhibition
was a bit tough on his sparring part
ner S. Monroe, but pleased the spec
tators. The former we1terweight
champions trick of lodging and
parrying puzzled none less than Mon
roe, who accepted every surprise with
philosophical complacency.
E. r. Smith. NJ Company. goth in
fantry. got a mat decision over Ray
Reynolds. supply company goth in
fantry, in six seconds.
Headquarters company. 10th in
fantry, distinguished itself in Song
Leader Guthrie's sing. But other units
that compared favorably both in
harmony and volume maintain the
comparison is not favorable in view of
the fact headquarters includes the
band in its organization. Mr.. Guthrie
| aroused organization spirit by permit
ting a number of different companies
to try their luck alone. He received
his usual vociferous ovation. Twenty
minutes wasn't long enough after the
doughboys got warmed up. He showed
the men how to keep step to music.
explaining that the heavy beat always
is to be accompanied by the fall of the
left foot.
Music Was Good.
There was other music. too. with
enough variety to find response in
| every soul-a cornet solo by Antoine
| Goetz, leader of the goth infantry
band. a couple of marching tunes by
| the band and a bit of jazz from which
| all rebelled except the bass drummer
and some 1000 hearers For the
| Jazz was the occasion for wholesale
assertions by members of the band.
| First the temperamental leader
stepped from the ring with disgust.
He was followed by the claronetists.
and they by the cornetists. At last
there was left only the tuna ana the
bass drum. and the horn player was
| outdone by the player of the more
primitive instrument.
Colonel Jordan Talked.
Colonel Jordan. commanding officer
| of the goth, talked extemporaneously
| for fifteen minutes. His words were
addressed to the newer members OF
the regiment to whom he explained
briefly what would be expected of
them: he gave /; $50 a sketchy history
of the regiment to which they belong.
| Four negro soldiers in a battle royal
for a watermelon sent everyone home
with a smile on his lips. John Post.
of Oklahoma, won in walk. Then
/ he did it over again and made a good
! Job of it when Colonel Jordan offered
| 81 for the best man to assure every
| fighter a fair show of 1t.
The Twentieth get-together is held
weekly on Thursday evening at the
| Kanso- building
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