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Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-15
GUARANTEED co.
HOLDS FIELD meet
Provisional Co. D of Ordnance
Training School Completes on
Track and Field.

Ihe monotony of quarantine was sue
cessfuliy broken by ID Company of the
Ordnance Training School last Friday by
the holding of a track meet on the COM
pany street. Eight events were staged
and college stars past and present step
ped out at their best to outdistance the
long range boys from the country The
events were closely contested several
ties resulting, and the interest of sew
eral hundred spectators was held for the
better part of two hours At the finish
line the old excitement of the intercol-
leglate contests was evident with the
usual surging crowd at the tape.
The meet was ably managed by Mr.
Machemer of the Y. M. c. A, Corporal
Rhatigan and Private Smeeth of D. Co.
Sergeants Baggs and Denhardt also as
sisted in timing as did Private Leydc
Private PlaXico of the 4th squad was
the star of the meet and the highest in
dlVidual point winner.
His contribution of four firsts. a total
of 20 points, and his work as a mem
Der of the squad relay team carried
away the honors of the meet to SQUAD 4
Ferguson and Busby donated three points
to the same squad by nosing out q sec
ond in the three-legged race, making
total of rs points for squad 4 out of q
possible rs.
Squad seven was second with IL 1-2
points, squad two third with 10 points.
squad one was fourth with IL points,
oHudu llIll Win points, squad SIX
was sixth with IL points, followed by
squads II, 9, Is, 1G and in the order
named.
The individual point winners in the
events follow with the time made:
Shot Put, (16 Ib.)
list Kern. IS feet inches.
End Harbinson, IS feet
Bird Merrck. 80 feet 10 1-2 inches.
4th Cahil. so feet 10 inches
Fifty ward dash Time G r. seconds
L. Plaxico. 2. Thomas 3. Allen,
a. Holstein
Fifty yard low hurdles. Time is
l. Piaxico. 2. Klein. 8. Kerr
Standing Broad Jump:
/. Murphy, 8 feet 1-2 inches.
2. Rounds, 3 feet 1-2 inches.
3. Gross, 8 feet / ga inches.
4. Potts 8 feet
High jump:
]. PlaXico. feet inch.
2. Murphy and Potts. feet
4. Ellenberger 4 IL .1-2 inches.
Three legged race. SO yards, time
10 AS seconds
l. GOsser and Rounds.
2. Ferguson and Busby
100 yard dash Time II is seconds:
!: Plaxico. 2. Holstein. ). Upton
and Klein
l. Fourth Suad Team. g Eighth
Squad Team. 3. Second Squad Team.
Time rs 1-5 seconds
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SOMETHING ABOUT THE
CARE OF FIREARMS
Many Guns Are Ruined For
Lack of Attention, But the
True Sportsman Gets AS Much
Pleasure in Cleaning His Guns
AS He Does in Shooting Them.

More firearms are ruined by rust than
by any other cause a well oiled or
greasy canton flannel rag. passed over
al exposed parts once d week III the
dampest kind OF climate will keep a gun
absolutely free from rust and looking
bright and new at all times
With the inside of the barrel, however,
it is a different proposition. In the old
black powder days an oily patch swabbed
through the barrel once or twice would
suffice. The gun could then be laid
away for a reasonably length of time
without any fear of it's rusting.
But nowadays smokeless powder is
used almost entirely and unless the bore
is cleaned shortly after shooting, the in
gradients used in the manufacture of
modern, high pressure. quick burning
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co. C ORD. SUPPLY
STAGE TRACK MEET
Company in Quarantine Make
Some Good Scores in Field
Events.

The first athletic competition of the
newly formed Company &c" of the Ordi-
nance Supply School, a track meet, was
staged in the company street at $50 last
Saturday evening. and for an impromptu
affair proved highly successful bringing
out considerable track talent.
Four events made up the program, in
Guiding dashes in the fifty and hundred,
a basketball throw for distance. and the
standing broad jump.
Kenneth Jordan of the Oregon class
which arrived in camp a week ago, was
the individual star of the meet, taking
firsts in both the fifty and hundred. Ore
gon probably scored the most points. as
they placed second in the fifty and bas-
ketball throw, and third in the standing
broad jump
runner of Portland, oregon, showed a
clean pair of heels in both the dashes
Farren, another Oregon man, proved fast
i'm the fifty while Harris and Gilmore
ran well in the hundred.
Private Brown won the basket ball
throw with hurl of ia feet. although
Earl DilIer of Oregon made the longest
throw in the finals.h heaying for a dis
lance OF 107 feet EDiier is a former
All-Pacific Coast basket ball star.
Privates Bramstetter and Harris hook
ed up in a pretty duel in the standing
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"TELEGRAPHlC" TRACK
MEET PLANNED

AS both companies are in quarantine,
dual Geographic" track meet is be-
of the Ordnance Supply School for next
Saturday evening Both teams have held
meets, and are anxious to get together
i'm competition. A number of former col
lege stars will undoubtedly participate,
among the institutions represented being
Chicago, Pittsburg. Northwestern, Ore
gon, California and other universities.
Owing to the fact that the companies
are in quarantine, the meet will be run
on time, stop watches being used. and
the results of each event carried from
company to company by some telegraph
system not yet definitely decided upon.
The meet is expected to prove both a
novelty and the means of bringing out
some keen competition.
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broad jump. both tying at feet, four
inches a mark neither could afterWard
beat. Corcoran of Oregon was third.
platoon relay and high jump had
been planned for the meet, but were
abandoned on account of lack of space
and accessories.
Machomer of the Y. NJ c. A. acted as
starter, and Shepherd of Oregon was
judge. A feature of the meet was the
announcing of Hubbard who batted
around 400 with the megaphone.
The meet was enjoyed by all the cQm-
pany, which is at present in quarantine,
and was acclaimed a success. Private
Bramstetter was in charge Of arrange
ments for the affair
The results in the finals:
Hundred yard dash-Jordan. first;
Harris, second; Gilmore, third.
Fifty yard dash--Jordan first; Farren,
second; Oehn, third.
Standing broad jump-BramsJetter and
Harris tied for first; COrcoran third. Dis
lance, 0 feet 4 inches.
Basketball throw-Brown, first; Diller
second; Thiesen, third. Distance ia
feet.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-15

St Peter: hear you are at war with
the Germans.
Newly Arrived Spirit: Yes, "What do
they look like?'-Life.
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water camp may be boy spirit picture proves that hs
IN tact He's grandfather,
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United States - a%oSsseS "t Ia"
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MITCHELL NOT ELIGIBLE
New President Cannot Represent
Cubs at Meeting

New York. Dec. John A. Heydler.
acting president of the National Base
ball League. today notified Charles
Weeghman, president of the Chicago
club, that Manager Fred Mitchell was
not eligible to represent the Chicago
club at the coming meeting of the league
in this city next week.
President Weeghman previously had
reported to Heyder that, owing to bust
ness pressure, he would be unable to at
tend the annual meeting and that he had
nominated Mitchell and William H.
Veech to act for the Chicago club.
The constitution Of the league pro-
vides that each club shall be entitled to
two representatives.. They cannot, how
ever, be under contract to the club in
the capacity of manager or player,
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Lewis kicked off to Pearce, who ran
tne Inc ball back 20 yards to his own
oo-yard line. On the first play League
Island was detected holding and
pahalized Is yards. Simmer punted
% yards to Rote, who ran out of
bounds in his own 29-yard mark.
roster ran around League Islands left
end for yards and Rote made first
down. Lewis, failed to gain. Derr lost
yard. Rote lost another yard.
q, Lewis punted As yards to Pearce.
who ran back yards to his own 80
yard line, Yeabsley tore through the
line for yards. Simmer made 5ls
Yards and first down. Yeabsley made
5 more yards.
On two more tries Yeabsley made 4
and yards respectively for another first
down. Yeabsley tore Hancock's line to
pieces on two tries and made IA yards
and another first down. An offside
penalty inflicted on Hancock brought the
ball to the Soldiers 29-yard line.
Hawkins was substituted for Koch
at right tackle for Hancock. Simmer
Haehl and Yeabsley advanced yards
each. On a forward pass formation
Ieabsley plowed through for first down.
carrying the ball to the 18-yard line
Haehl made l yard, and simmer 3.
The stands went wild when Berry took
Fosters place at left halfback for
Hancock
Simmer plunged through for yards.
Yeabsley carried the ball to the 5-yard
line for first down. Haehl tore through
for a touchdown. Simmer tried for the
goal, after touchdown. but the ball hit
one of tho upper rights and bounced
back into the field of play.
Score-League Island, 13; Hammock, 0.
Murray kicked off to HaehI, who re-
turned the ball 20 yards to his own
37-yard line. Haehl tore through for
s yards and Pearce made another chalk
line for first down. Simmer failed to
gain, but Yeabsley ripped off yards.
Haehl ran through for 8 yards and
another first down. After a couple more
formations the third period ended.
Score, League Island, 13; Hancock, 0.
FOURTH PERIOD
Shortly after the start of the fourth
period, Howard Berry intercepted Sim.
mer's forward pass at midfeld. Only q
few yards were gained at the line, but
Berry shot a forward pass to RoSe foi
a 10-yard gain, and first down. Berry
and Lewis made another first down
Berry ran off tackle for yards, and
then tossed forward pass to Gerber for
a 6-yard gain and another first down.
Lewis tried to run the end, and lost
yards He made up the distance on
the next play, carrying the ball 10 the
25-yard line. Pearce knocked down
Berry's long spiral. Allie Cornog. who
had been substituted for Haehl at full
.
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YEABSLEY AND HAEHL TALLY TOUCHDOWNS THAT
GIVE LEAGUE ISLAND WIN OVER CAWP HAA1OCK


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caught by Yeabsley as the ball was sail
ing over his shoulder. Bert was down.
ed yard and a half away from the
goal line. He made the score on one
play through the line, and Simmer
kicked the goal This gave League
Island a to 0 lead at half time.
The second Dickson touchdown was
tailed in the third period, and came at
the end of Il continuous march from the
Camp Hancock 40-yard line. 1t was
the nibbling process. Haehl Simmer and
Yeabsley, with the last-named player
doing the most of the work, carried the
ball on short bucks at the line to the
5-yard mark. From this point Haehl
plunged through for a touchdown, but
Simmer failed to kick, the goal
Twelve thousand spectators were
gathered within the gates of the historic
Penn Stadium. The majority of the
throng represented the fighting forces
that made the world safe for democracy.
Besides sailors, marines and soldiers of
Uncle Sans forces, British tars and
marines were in the crowd.
Celebrities from all walks of life were
present, Admiral Helm, Commandant of
the Fourth Naval District, being one of
the interested spectators. The admiral
of the game.
FIRST PERIOD
League Island won the toss and elect
ed to defend the west goal Simmer
kicked off to Guimares who was downed
on his own 15-yard line. Lewis punted
to Pearce, who was thrown on the Han
cocla 45-yard limo after advancing
yards
Haehl ran off tackle for yards, but
Pearce lost on an attempted end run.
Simmer tried the line and failed to gain.
SINNERS forward pass grounded and
the ball went to Hancock OH its own
40-yard line
Budd stopped Lewis at the line and
Newcomb dropped Eckberg for 9
yard loss, but Ben Derr made
yards at center. Lewis punted 35 yards
to Pearce who ran back to his own
33-yard line.
Three League Island plays failed and
Simmer punted out of bounds on his
own 47-yard line. Eckberg slipped off
tackle for yards. Rote tried right and
made /. Budd stopped Lewis for a
8-yard loss. Eckberg punted 40 yards
to Haehl, who was thrown In his tracks
on his own 1s-yard line.
Yeabsley plowed through tackle for
yards. Haehl went through for
yards and Simmer made first down.
Budd opened a big hole for Yeablsey
and the former Ewing star tore through
for ~ yards.
Yeabsley and Haehl made 2 yards
each and Simmer plunged through fo.'
another yard. simmer punted 81 yards
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SETBACK TO JUNIOR
TENNIS GAME HERE
Failure to Complete Sched-
ules During Last Season
Causes Serious Injury to
Sport
1919 OUTLOOK BRIGHT
BY WILLIAM T. TILDEN, I'D

BY WILLIAM T. TILDEN, I'D
THE world war is over. Sport Ia
i again to take its natural place in the
life Of mankind For the last two years
the men of America have used sports
Of all kinds to aid In raising funds for
the Government TO carry on its war
activities. All tennis enthusiasts turned
in and aided the U. S. n. L. T. A. in
its great work for tho war fund and
the Red Cross.
Out of the chaos In which tennis was
thrown by the events of the last two
years arose knowledge that the future
of the game depended on the Young
players This was talked of years be-
fore. but little was done IN Philadelphia
until 1916. when the first match with
New York was planned for the early
season of 1917, and tie first junior
tournament of real Importance was held.
This event was then the Philadelphia
clay court championship. In 1917 this
title was changed 10 the Pennsylvania
State Junior championship.
Schedule Collapsed
During 1917 no less than eight junior
events were held at six different clubs
a schedule of ten junior tournaments
was arranged for 1918 and the first tour
nament played at Germantown c. c. was
great success. Philadelphia defeated
New York two out of three matches in
June, thus proving the value of the
course of instruction given the boys in
the past. Suddenly. without the slightest
reason, the whole schedule collapsed and
the remainder of the year was COM
plete failure
l have no desire to accuse nor criticize
only to point out that a serious injury
has been done the tennis situation in
Philadelphia by the dropping of the jun
ior work just when 1t bore real fruit.
While away l received many letters
from the boys who had counted on play
ing these events asking me why the
schedule was not carried out lndi-
vidually the boys were all keen to play.
but they We're not keen enough as a
group to go to the Philadelphia Tennis
Association and request that the sched-
ule be put through.
Season Failure
That is one reason that the season
failed The officials Of the association
are busy men, but 1t is unfortunate that
the great opportunity of the tennis his
tory Of Philadelphia was allowed to
lapse from just want of supervision
The past is dead. Tennis received an
injury in the failure, but it is not a
lasting one If the same situation does
not occur again. Next year must see
junior tennis at the crest of the wave
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back for League Island at the beginning
of the fourth PERIOD intercepted Berry's
forward pass on his own 15-yard line.
On the first play League Island was
penalized yards for offside Simmer
punted 45 yards to Rote, who was
thrown on the League Island 40-yard
line.
Berry got his fingers on Rote's for
ward pass, but he could not hold the
ball and it grounded. Rote threw
forward pass to Austin for a 20-yard
gain. Derr hit the line for five yards.
On the forward pass formation Harry
Rote squirmed through the line for -
yards, and Camp Hancock touchdown.
Berry booted the ball too late and Budd
blocked the kick.
Score League Island 13, Hancock 6.
Peterson was hurt and had to retire
Sutherland took his place at left tackle
for Hancock. Stone replaced Yeabsley
at left half-baclS for League Island, and
Anken took Higgins's place at right end
for Dickson's team.
Berry kicked off to Pearce. who ran
back Is yards to his own 25-yard line
Referee Maxwell took Austin by the arm
and put him out of the game for rough
work Davis took his place at left end
for Hancock
Simmer punted 35 yards to Berry,
who was thrown at midfield. Rote failed
to gain. In the next play League Island
was offside and penalized Is yards,
Hancock getting the ball on the. Navy's
35-yard line.
Berry's forward pass hit the earth
Davis came within an ace of catching a
25-yard toss from the former Red and
Blue star, but the ball was just II trifie
beyond his reach. Berry's next forward
pass fell into Ben Derr's arms for
12-yard gain and first down.
Berry tried another forward pass but
this time Oliver intercepted for League
Island on his own l5-yard line and ran
65 yards before he was downed. After
one more play the game ended.
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If we are to make up for the gap from
last season.
Philadelphia has cause to be proud Of
its juniors. Rodney NJ. Beck, Herman
F. Dornhem. G. B. Pfingst and Carl
Fisher. all would fnake the coveted
first ten," If the ranking committee saw
tit to add Junior ranking to it's already
great task. Besides these boys. there
are AZ least 100 others, all of whom
are first class material and may develop
into great players If given the oPpor~
tunity for tournament play.
Next Year Promising
The tennis situation in Philadelphia
in 1919 bids fair to be the most promiss
ing of any city in the United States.
Wallace F. Johnson. Craig Bidd1e, A.
d. Thayer. Rowland Evans, L. c. Wis.,
ter. myself and possible Willis Davis
and ]. ]. Armstrong all will be out OF
the service and playing around the city.
The old guard, DR.. P. B. Hawk, c. 8.
Rogers, p w. Gibbons, Percy Osborne.
c. c. willetts, C. c. Van Horn and
many others. are sure to be among the
loyal supporters of the game, while
with the return to normal conditions
we may look for out-of-town entries I'm
all our important tournaments.
The widespread expansion Of athletic
activities makes it imperative that Phil
adelphia give junior tennis serious com
sideration If we wish to hold out Leaders
ship In the tennis world. Only by a real
demand, both by the boys themselves
and by all those interested in their
development, can we again reach the
high level of junior tennis We had at
the close of June last season.
No one can or will be able to handle
the whole situation. 1t Is now q case
of universal cooperation or fiat fall
ure.
Mr.. Tilden has selected his PhStddel-
phid junior team. The dll-s selectt0s
,OiH appear in Mondays EDening Publtc
Te61er
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walked into his fathers office without
an overcoat.
Forgets North
Lieutenant Howard may have become
southerner when he moved South, but
he's forgotten to do as the Romans do
and be a northerner in the North
1t will not be long before he will be
living in Philadelphia again and once
more burning the midnight oil q over
studies. He intends to finish his course
in the Wharton school at Pennsylvania
and plans to re-enter college as soon as
he is released from service. He hopes
to be "A civilian by the first of the new
year.
1t will be champion against champion
when spring rolls around and brings to
us the Pennsylvania relay carnival
Berry will be in the pentathlon cham
pionship again, and he will have pitted
against him Johnny Bartels, who won
the title this year. Berry held the crown
three years in succession before he en-
tered the service.
Howard also plans to play baseball
at Penn, and he will make mighty
sweet shortstop for Roy Thomas.
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RACE ENDS TONIGHT
Cyclists Finish Six-Day Grind at
Midnight

Madison Square Garden, New York.
Dec. Z.
Eleven teams entered the final day
Of the annual six-day bicycle race with
seven of the pairs tied, having covered
1856 miles two laps at p. m, the 1880
hour. The record for this hour is 2591
miles four laps, made by Goulet and
Grenda in 1914.
Sprints- will create excitement, and
fast riding in the final hours. partcu-
lary after IL o'clock tonight. until the
race ends at midnight. During this
last sixty minutes every mile will be
a sprint.
The team of Dupuy and Bello dropped
out of the raceJat 3 p. M Before retir-
ing Dupuy made claim for rating
with the leaders. His contention was
that he had teamed up with Bello after
Kramer had quit and that the new COM
bination should only have been penalized
one lap instead of two.
If this claim were allowed then Dupuy
and Bello would have been entitled to
a tie with the leaders, as they regained
a lap early Friday morning
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Second Team
South Phila. High Gira
HADDINGTON VS.. HOG ISLAND
Big Football Game at Oath and
Tinicum Tomorrow

The Haddington Athletic Clubs eleven
will travel to the Hog Island Athletic
Park, Ninetyfourth street and Tinicum
avenue, tomorrow. to meet the strong
team representing the Shipbuilders'
Athletic Association.
The Hog Islanders are now in the
best shape and with Harrick. the star
back and captain. again in the lineup,
Coach Fullers proteges promise to give
the visitors the game of their life
HaddingtOn's record on the gridiron.
during ths-present season is an excellent
one, the team having met and defeated
some of the strongest professional teams
in the CITY
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to Rote, who was thrown on his own
1S-yard mark. Eckberg punted to
Pearce. who fumbled and Peterson re-
covered for Hancock on his own As
yard line. Lewis ran off tackle for 12
yards, and first down.
Rote slipped off tackle for II yards
and another first down. Derr was held
without gain. Derr tried the line again
and smashed his way through for 4
yards. Rote threw himself over the
line for two yards. Before another
play the first period ended.
Score, League Island 0; Camp Han
cock, 0.
SECOND PERIOD
At the start of the second period
Allie Cornog was substituted for Haehl
at fullbacl1- for League Island Foster
was sent in at right halfback In place
of Eckberg for Hancock.
The League Island defense stiffened
and Dickson's eleven regained the ball
on it's own 20-yard line. Hancock was
offside and penalzed yards. Cornog
gained yards on two tries.
Simmer punted 40 yards to Rote, who
returned the ball to his own 45-yard
line. Derr made only / yard in two
tries. Rote slipped through slim hole
for yards. Lewis punted 20 yards out
line.
Murray threw PearCe for a 2-yard
loss. Simmer made up the 2 yards
Simmer punted so yards to Rote, who
was thrown on his own 20-yard line
Budd broke throug and downed Lewis
yards behind the line of scrimmage.
Lewis punted 25 yards to Pearce who
was thrown on Hancock's 37-yard line
SINNERS forward pass grounded,
but on the next play he threw the ball
to Yeabsley, who was downed yard
and a half from the goal line.
Yeabsley set the navy Tooters wild
by blowing through for a touchdown.
Simmer kicked beautiful goal from a
difficult angle.
49, Score. L ague Island, Hancock. 0.
Murray kicked off to Cornog, who re-
turned the ball 15 yards to his own
30-yard mark. Yeabsley and Simmer
made 2 yards each, and Cornog added a
yard. Simmer punted out of bounds
on Hancock's 24-yard line. Lewis fun
bled on TIE next play, but recovered for
a 15-yard loss. Lewis punted from his
own goal line to Pearce. who ran back
7 yards to HancoclS's 33-yard line.
Pearce ran off tackle for a yard.
Yeabsley made yards at the line.
Pearce's forward pass grounded. AN
other forward pass grounded just as the
half ended.
Score: League Island, z Hancock, 0.
THIRD PERIOD
At the start of the third period, Haehl
was back at fullback in place of Cor
nog. ~.