Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-11-15
ARM0RY TO Become
GREAT SPORTS Club
War Camp Commuuliy Service Has
Entirely Converted
Interior.
The Basketball Court ooapIsied AMI
Ready ior Beginning
ssseon.


Elaborate preparations nrr under
way at the armofy. where the War
Camp Community Service hae ~ head.
quarters. to provide n place where the
men from Camp Cody may stage IN
,loor athletic events II various soriS
where Deming p,sople may see Them, N
fact. the soldiers who have confined NJ
the camp since the outbreak ~ ihp
'ilu'' several weeks ago are having
some difficulty recognizing the interior
of the big building. ~ great are the
changes that have occurred during
their Incarceration within the camp
limits
The hlg auditorium. where the dances
are held aud will continue 10 le held.
has heen lifted up as basketball court
and ns an indoor baseball court. sOldler
teams will compete IN tournaments he
ginning Just ns pon as schedule can
le arranged. Basketball and indoor
baseball leagues will he organized at
unce NJ camp. md contests held at leayi
once week. 4 moveahle stage will
also he erected IN the center of the
hall for boxing contests and the cham
pionship Of the camp IN al the various
weights viii be decided by a process
of elimination. which means that the
public win Eet 10 see IN action every
man at the camp, from heavies down
to hywelghis before the championships
are decided Il Is as0 very likely that
men win be brought here from ". Bliss
and from Columbus 80 thar ihe border
championship can be decided IN Deming.
All the events win he conducted under
A. A, r rules. no cash prizes vim he
awarded and q numlnal admission fee
win he charged at the door 20 defray
necessary expenses
At the boxing contests the crowd
will he provided with seats al around
The ring In the customary style, hut
az the indoor baseball and basketball
games the spectators will have "a do
their spectating from narrow fringe
Of seats around the wall and from the
gallery. This merely means that the
crowds will have to be smaller az these
events. but those who get IN will have
seats from which they can see every.
thing that transplres The basketball
court IL undoubtedly one Of tho hnest
10 he found anywhere IN the whole
country, for the ha.l Is largr enough
TO permit full regulation court, am
the ceiling IL high enough 10 permit
long passing and the longest possible
shots at the basket.
The hlghschool basketball team will
probably engage In several games there
during their regular seasm--ln fact
they take part IN the Graiag game
against some soldier organization.
Teams viii also he formed IN town. IN
I all probability ty-there Is no restriction
ON the use Of the court as long AZ the
proper formaIilies are complied with,
The sports events win probably hr
lnaugrated with big smoker 10
be staged as soon as the camp aulhorl-
ties deem hest. General Lindsay anil
most Of the stan officers at the camp
are enthusiastic sports fans and are
giving the new plan their hearty sup
port.
Two other innovations at the armory
are meeting with tremendous approval
from the soldiers. One Is q tanleen.
IN the east end Of the billiard room.
where eats and drinks are 10 lie dis.
pensed 10 the men at cost. or as Az
soclaie Secretary Bassett puts Il. "loss
than that II we can do It." A chef
manager and one assistant viii lle en-.
ployed 70 take charge II this canleen.
and these two positions are open rleln
now 10 The first sulinhle applicant The
other inn4allon u the new hot waieg
heating plant, which makes the wl'olc
building a. comfortable n the cold3sf
: weather az the eozy reading rom has
always heen kept hy the blg hreplacc.
AR. Daselt informs us that ftlll
another addition T. shortly 10 b. made
to The equipment 81 the place. IN lsn
shape oi q number ol ail paintings o|
4 very hleh degree Of merit from lhe
state art department at Santa ~ A
number oi paintings hS laredo Tai. lAI
Wnli-knoun fhIIa0n nrIfeI a4a lI.. ~.