Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-10
ATHLETICS At CAMP LEE
SCORES OF MEN THERE
OF NATIONAL REPUTATION
REORGANIZATION Bcirs Effected Undes
camp Athletic officer. Captain
ID. u. Murphy.
Especial to The Times Dlspatch.l


CAMP LEE. VA. July 9.-Under tho
direction of Captain Il r. Murphy.
camp athletic officer. plans for pro-
noting athletic activities at Camp
cation is being effected and in "A Short
time Il regular schedule of sporting
GnentS VII be prepared. Assisting
talon athletic officers. who will take
the leadership in promoting the vari-
GUS sports In their particular bat,a-
John *. collins. u; NJ. Dunbar. II
Former athlete Of Allegheny College;
j. l.. 'iuliiver. formerly OF the Uni
versity Of Maine q. u. Hart. an oars
man who belonged to the wcll-known
Alpha Boat Club OF Chester, Pa: l1a-
i r%.a Have } Charles r. Hutchinson.
son, athlete from the George Wash
,ns,ton University. kilough * smith.
Tec r. , kmhman' form.t,y of Carnegie
ION Military Academy: George + Muel-
icr M j. Mulhorn. Charles r. Parker,
s Dartmouth; John S: Rinert.
from the University OF Buffalo: Wal
Ter IT, Peters, from Syracuse Univer-
shy ~ Sanborn, from Dartmouth.
and scveral years coach at Virginia
folyiechnic Institute; a. H. Schwalb,
aihiei: OF Virginia Military Institute
ana bGthanN. oscar c. Scikel. of New
81 rutgers. Captain James w smith
Lieui"nants George Stewart. of Yale.
~. y. VEST Wallace Wilson. Of Penn
state College. ana Captain II. o Wolre.
who has had long experience Ia tho
training OF soldier teams With this
corps OF directors il can be safely pro-
pheSied that athletics VIII soon be
HOf:HLiNt: Will TAKE
rAKT ~ THE CANE: AT CAMP
Already list OF enlisted men, wh.
arc known 20 be Interested in athletic:
work has been prepared and is being
added 20 daily. Among these men arc
- as.l
tcrna;ional fame. so the class OF teams
VIII be OF the first order. In the num-.
Der OF ball players. for instance. arc
John Boehltng, formerly OF the
Washington and Cleveland American
League teams. Elmer q. Myers. OF the
Philadelphia Athletics. Merle EGmunds.
Leagues. Also there ~ NJ. S Ma
sack champion swimmer, who par.
licipa,ed in the oi%mpic games at
stockholm and London. OF the col
lego athletes there are William Rosser.
Of the University OF Pittsburgh. Tai
shelton. OF tho University of West
Nirsinia Thomas Havican, Of, No,re
DANE University. OF West Virginia.
OF Woodbury. Forest School.
The baseball season, already begun.
will undoubtedly develop some fine
he greaty Increased at The complexion
OF the new athletic heid. This feld.
which Is AT present occupying the at
tention OF Captain Murphy. should be
finished within few weeks. II is
admirably located in hollow not far
from the camp headquarters. and is
now hcinS erected Will hold . 600 per-
sons and arc so arranged that back
ground OF evergreen trees viii furnish
relief to the eyes OF tho spectators
The diamond when completed Will be
oiled thus anording additional relief.
Il is estimated ina, abou, 5000 would
De required TO surround the field with
stands and provide seating capacity
o. $4,000. II the athletics are as sue
cessful AZ anticipated. the additional
stands VIII probably be erected at
some future time.