Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-04

hss an undefeated record to It's credit.
Dumping into the First Group in
Ioes Wednesdays athletic pxogram, the
+: Second Group eleven energed with a
43-to-0 victory
AS in its previous victories, the for
i ward passing Of the Second Group
| team was responsible fer the big score.
/ HAsat Group was unable to stop the
U@@& en@S and backfield men of Second
I &re1p. even though two elevens were
| used by the defeated team. A COM
18te hn91p was sent in by First
Group at the end of the first half.
The Indian players of Second Group
were in the nrneligbt all during the
game. So was HoIngren, who played
Quarterback after Dewitt WAS knocked
cut In tbs first quarter. Verkett. who
sEaaSse 6o-yard run for touchdown Rf-
I e3T engaging a pass, drew the specta
! sers TO their feet
| SquarxAl who recently returned to
s.ssecoaRd Group. was pressed into sery-
t7fce in the backfield after HolmGreu
/, switched to quarter and acquitted
himself nobly. With the other two
t rcd skin stars Of Second Group, Sum
xners and St Germain, he carried the
ban for continuous gains
Second Group had no trouble making
it's distance, seemingly carrying the
bah Just as far as was needed The
First Group eleven was utterly un-
@qRAl to the task Of stopping the
+ plStnges Of the backs and the end runs
and passes. On the other hand First
Group was able TO make first down
through Seconds line only few times.
Lieut., c. X. Perrin, group athletic
officer, is more than ever pleased with
the showing OF the eleven and is con-
fident that they can defeat any team
In the South He Is trying to arrange
q game with the Ordnance eleven in
the near future. A game with Fort
SCrcyen, at Savannah, Ca, has been
scheduled FOR Saturday,
The men have been practicing stead 20
lily and the team work has improved
wonderfully Of late. There is still a
weakness in the line, but no enough
to cause any worry.
There is a strong possibility that
Second Group will lose Summers. the
big Indian star. however. He has
been asked TO try out with the camp
eleven and there is no question in
the minds Of those who have seen him
play but that he viii make the first
team without trouble. This big grid
iron warrior had three years expert
ence at tackle with the famous Car
Isle Indian team under the ipstruc-
ton of Glenn Warner, one Of the most
successful coaches the country has
ever known Warmers team this sea
son, at Pittsburgh University, has du-
plicated it's last seasons achievement,
coming through without single de-
feat. Any player who can play three
seasons under Warner must have the
stuff" Summers friends say.
The acquisition of Squirrel viii in
some way Offset the loss of Sumemrs.
Squirrel is also a star pigskin lugger.
n N
thick Of the fray.
Basketball prospects in Second
Group are picking up.
The first game Of the season, played
at "Y' 76 O utdoor court during last
Wednesdays athletic program. showed
q possible Second Group quintet in ac-
ton against all Corners. Tn team con
sisted Of st. German, Summers, SOUR
rel, McArdle and Grady, all members
of the football team.
These five men bumped allows with
a number of other quintets during the
program and in every case proved an
overwhelming superiority, All Of the
men know the game we'll and handled
themselves on the difficult clay court
as though they were perfectly at
homo,
Lieutenant Perrin is arranging for
an indoor floor to be used by the bas-
ketbnu enrn. and viii probably secure
the use OF the augusta moor
FROM an lnalca'i9h5' the HVe men
menh Toned ABOVE VIII represent SECOND
Group N tho pasketpali Held, unieSs
some other good mon come 20 lhe front
soon Lleute nant fefFln lhsures every
can iuS'te LOT t'4e lFSHl d 5"Ii y you'
nent position until he can demonstrate
satisfactorily that he can hold down
ore of +be five points better than auv
other candidate fol. the team.
Second Group men took part last
Wednesday in the first Of series OF
weekly athletic programs.
The principal attraction was the
football game between First and Sec
ond Groups, which was won by See
ond Group, @3 to 0.
4 pushoaN game in which the com
panies composing the east half Of the
Group defeated the companies COM
posing the west half, was another
feature,
In the tug -ofwar the Fourth Pat
TALON won the Group championship
by defeating the Fifth and sixth Bat
TALON teams in succession, A number
OF volley ball games were played and
the prospective Second Group basket
bali team took ON all comers at bas-
ketbaii.
A 100-yard dash run in three heats,
went to tie in the final heat with