The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-14
Camp Sports.

camp Sports.
Athletic activities In army camps arc
Of interest not only to the boys there,
but to the general public as well. or
course. there are varied sports which
occupy tho stage. and in looking over
statistics compiled It IS without Ques-
ton that baseball, Americas National
Game, tops the list. For example. dur
ing the past summer season in the va
rious camps Of the southeastern dtvis-
Ton 37,S1s games Of baseball were
while 2.2638s4 occupied tho role OF
spectators Baseball IS thus demon
stroted to have been the leading sport
among the soldiers. Boxing, popular
as it was came IN a poor second. with
1.74.SS9 men either participating in or
watching thte boxing bouts. volley ball
coming in third with 1.02S.28I men
reached through the sport. Including
all sports In this particular section.
some ten million men took active part.
Great news comes from Camp Hancock,
Georgia; Camp Pike. Arkansas. and
Camp Travis. Texas. and numerous 9TH
els. In regard to the colored athlete.
word from Camp Funston has II that
the director there IS quoted TO have
said that he has turned out something
less than a million Jack Johnsons and
Sam Langfords from that camp, to say
nothing Of dozens Of dusky Ty Cobbs.
and he Is very proud OF his black
huskies. claiming that s0SS Of his men
have knowledge Of boxing. and that
means that for in-dghting they can't be
beat, BMaseball has had big run at
Camp Upton, New York. At one OF
the camp championship games there
s.papt NJ Oft Hn
One Of the camp fire department COM
pantes won the championship. At
Camp Sheridan, Ala. when the base
ball championship Of the camp Wa de-
cided. more than 10000 soldiers turned
out to witness the gave and there was
q big celebration for the winners. the
team representing tho Forty-sixth in
iartry 4 handsome silver cup was the
award instead Of pennant. The
Forty-sixth infantry team includes
number Of we'll known players who hail
from Ohio. but to make this city justly
proud Of the team II Is we'll to inform
the public that Edward Buggy" WEIGH.
captain Of the fast champion Bauers
nine OF this city. ts the catcher Of the
Forty-s!xth champion infantry team.
while Joseph Weith. former McConkey
hurler. Is one Of the beavers on the
same ClGD. tQeSe pOyA SlHS6 Aed'AhS
this city have made a wonderful i'm
preston in camp. and the several clip
pings that the writer has substantiate
this statement Baseball will never
die!
Bg Battle
The seasons classic IS .carded for Sat-
nrday. in which two rivals will meet at
Padden Park, and whenever the an
nouncement that Wheeling will battle
Ferry Is made. this Is practically all
that need be said to the public, the rest
Is understood. For years these teams
have been bitter rivals. and it was the
custom years ago to meet annually on
Turkey Day. but due to some Difficult
ties that could not be adjusted. ath-
lotto relations between the institutions
we're severed and remained in this state
FOR two years. and through the true
sportspanshIp Of Coach Guy E. Holden
resumption took place. but the old
date was still left for Bellaire. who
lived UP to the rules and the wishes
In first class order and change would
not be warranted. Since resuming re-
lations Wheeling has met Ferry twice,
winning two years ago by els count.
while the locals held the champions 20
90 score last year. However. Ferry
Is expected to come back and even