The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-24

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troops In France They are h.'|l p'N'l
aud AS popular ar ever. hui there H mot
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''''' ''"0' ' 10"
want TO play
TO meet this need. mass athletic. haas
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cduCntlon and h,rlrnr M mr r..,rrsI,
of knnsu.. Lawrence. kau.. and inventor
of basketball. pr George T. Nnnn pro-
fesSor nf phyNtl education ni tuuuhu
university and Ir D. y. Post director uf
physiCal education Of the y NJ G. 4 of
Newark. n. ] Not only whulr companies
hut entire regiments take mrt uuu enter
into compctitlon Win oihrr ,umplnIc,
and regiments
The army heads demand that c,rrN
man shall be- given a rnlnrr io take uri
IN the sports This wa. tirrnssIlIr with
the older Eporty. nS ronrutrliyrt few
men play al ai "a Time nnI nn.drmhIp
Ma. A,.I.,Ir. I,y.,,.d
N'''''e' '''''''''
II will como os @ surprise lo many 20
Know ihhl lhr American troops hl0lIE ln
France are now marched directly from
the transports 10 athletic il'ldS "mio
they are pul Imoufh lhl'l regimen, wv
contests lheH' Eh'u,7 IRON "ul 'hr M,
acquired on thlph"hlu 'ihuh''N J.. llN
bett, mo Wili"' Wh" was pIoS'u' NnN
thG tIst shmes WrlN PlhN Gui gives "'.
tailed account oi mem as follows
Ihe Er'n' CONVOY ma" 'ohe NIl" l"I'
inc olu'ml InSp''' 'ohN nHu 'N,n'I"l rs
mao hf'h hAuo hIl" NlNNh h'u .''I ''".
Inc hhlps N'Io 'I',I Wy "l""h WV Wv, ~
'feal gahs"aNH an" HU'"N''kI'N """'I H
pcIe N"h I'""' '"' US
The decks were lnmmcd Win American
soldiers anxious to land aud for thr jos
Of unrestricted freedom ot bodily move
ment. \ naval oinrer accompanied hA
several soldiers Cnmo aboard. There were
n Few nllnu'eS oi patl'y ana tlmul'nr-
onHly mo bands on ch'h ahIP began 10
plhy
Down me toro hhh "II gnuEpWhh'
mHrched me mrl as ON parade luWuNlnt
II own band each COMPANY. TOOK up Ns
allotted space IN a slchI l'N,l il'ln 'hulI
way from the dotkS. ! lg H'h'uulo Tor the
Ilrht houI HH'u i"r WV u''l
lhere lhey Soou w 'u,ui."S w ,,'..
twenty me-. 10 NV ''hI' i"'H y"
COMPANY Between company files WAS n
hhe Ieot W,uc A. c..,.
men arc furious
Inc men I"oNer hp"u' 'uli""Nt wv,
WIN lnterssl. ms ,"' ',hF H,'I ''I
UIlVIenlH uuu' nUS uIH IVY m'u un'
80 isI sNpelrn''u. N'IuNN 'nr i'u,u 'N1
huuuIeu ldIua hW"N t'""u I" INV W
nlAkesi ea,h company ihH n'luE w
.HCneu 10 'he h'aN' u'c''N ]" II""' "'
u ,
The tlrst man IN enrh ill', was h'hN-
ing nenlhI rope WBk'u u9"h III
rinau nll'h SlN ieft u.Son" nm" IN
alel 10 II stIct'heu hno'n'l rope inc
men beChlne more hhH UI",t CUT i"UH 'H
theN TOOK W lnese u'I'llN n Nh'N group
az the y M g a. men ma "I. .,''IN Nu''
consulting togeth'T IN we mluSl ~, h'
iltiu' Nuuu'hIN N"'0.' 'I'N "'," WV
little central groups scattered 10 all cor
ners OF the ileld Th' 'uwmAnalhE OF
ilcer OF ehch COMPANY '"oN hIH PW''
across the sh-loot SWALLOW U'h'h "Il'-
hlle MS men
An order rang out.
FIRST man IN ehrh nc ~" 'nc rope
on command do stnuding hlond lump
across the fehch. hd\nn'r ihl'' Hl'I'
rom whcIe YOU lnnh Nnl Nh"uI nee
Next man IN each ille 40 lIkeN's" i'Ulhg
IN behind the ilr'i Wnu l'oh mNn
clearing the ullCh counts one point In'
MS company
Numher ono IN oN'n 'u, '"'h'' u,'
Nousb down ih' I.n' '' W., w., "'n', u'
fortunate NuIuu,' Ih'N lucy ''''"'''
"sar .!.y wy E"H', W. ,',,' p.o ,,l,,
loo .lo ,ni E .'' '''
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inc n", wi NV" ,""h Iw.''
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,'N,,r,s.s ,r,or ,,,,c a., r,I,r mud
,ho .econit,,sr Ip corn lilo di5 uItruIsr
Ifnur men banded I'm I'M, ditch much to
sh,t rr,s.,,,.,t
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o. u,n,,.o,d cic,, ,,,n ,,It nt Inc ltp
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,',,d,,, ,,',s riy,r ,r1 tho ,u,Y
found th,raclycs formed nr,iu Am their
,riEtnal ppsitipps facing ihr limo of com
n,nv Cless
A abort ,pure hsfore tho officers Inul
n Ionc limo of mon holding "a ropr. M MINIS
I.nvth ovsr their hcpIs TIr men Wrr.
r,derod Ia stunt ,rrirtiur in tho prpspni
,nrr,ntior urtI prothor vhi.fIr' hIeu
thirty seconds later An the men VIII.
,vsrc h.vond he ronc vIirl, vou drorppl
to uaIs, beIgh, M tho whistle. counted
,,,o nnJ,,, fon ,bcir ror,pprirs ibnsc he.
,ina e.. ,orc ,,Ji,J Ia s1n,e II ann. .unu
,,,,,i1 o,,,sr,I,t ,br man ip Olc phruI ni
80, ne 20 lo a, rs.s.og ON h,
i.U' when tLo rsrc O1s finished tho.
n,ers ,n limo nm In nIc. by thc ,ompou,
IlsEs
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"A
tbe n1d r,co h.g,u picture lttn mon
.np III H." .',,,i,oncou,Iy dn,,p "A oolH
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t,,uu is. All, ,t ','s' ,s n,,, , uc,,cl ,tc r.'I
'"s wv 10 wv u..,,..
inc rope Nl'0'hl. uI"lI'', N..II05
Ine loiycH u'1,W '' WA ,,.,,.r, ,,..,,
hhu ctn, l"uI ,Tr nN I'.N,.' w
amend oi l.' lnNi. N' N,N. lnu'."k ".."
ii,nanEhlnk, lo.'n,l ln,,' ll't "'.o ",,,, ..'
lhls was II'uN e9"u lUN lw N'' '.'
neuVreF Nhhi unu'I 'h' sum WI. COM
ing next
Company Soccer.
Apparently variation was about iu
bs introduced There unmc &c \ VI. q
A man oyprtopppd hy u met hpl iU
which were sixteen Inflated soccer mUlIs
The Y. NJ. g. \. man explained the neat
event n vns called company soccer
THE men were divided mi6 eirhf ,lUl
,cams of ono hundred and seventy i've
men eacb ON four I1rrc fields tho,
sN'N 'h''l wv ''N' '.'. f'.