Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-02-27
BRER RABBIT.
He Done Found Another Laugh.
ing Place in w" Block ~

The laughing began when the whis-
tie of the eX-first leftenant of Com
pany !. 115th Infantry. but now rec
reational director at "V'' hut. started
eight men off in the "1O0-yard" dash.
Each contestant had a piece of string
in his mouth, the other end of which
was fastened to the opposite side of
the stage. The object was to see
which one could chew in his bit of
cord first. DascenZo of the .. Nj. c.
took first place by about foot e,
Connors of Q. NJ. c. came in a close
second, and Corp. Conn of the same
organization. third.
After the yelling had died down suf-
ficiently for the ringmaster, Carey,
called in for the bloody dog" fight.
j. E. Cox of Salvage Corps finally
won from J. w. Meyers of the recla-
nation department. Say. They could
surely scrap, all right. Then came
McGuork of Sal. versus Harris of Sal
in same kind of fight. They fought
until both were "all in" and Doc
Holder. who acted as referee i'm sew
eral of the stunts, gave the decision
10 Harris on account of being more
aggressive These boys could sure
give some bull pup good rub for his
bone.
Scene three called for some toe
wrestling, in which Corp. Bill Conn
won two best in three throws" from
Private DaScenZo, the dash man. They
WreStled both standing and sitting
They hoped around so lively that
one might think that they had missed
their calling and should have been on
the stage instead of in the Army.
Maybe their dreams will come true
yet.
The next part of the program was
the 'try-for- goal contest. There
were ten entries. Sergt. E. q. Jones
of Q. M. C. won with four out of five
second. with three out of five.
And then. oh. joy! That blindfolded
can fight, for which 'V' hut is ia
nous. Just be examined by a doctor
before you see one of these. Cause
you'll well nigh bust yo' sides open
laughing, and dar amt no two ways
bout dat. Joe Clarelle of Cooks and
Bakers School fought Newander of
q. M. {. 1t was impossible to give a
decision in this bout, as it was so
close and the ringmaster. Doc Holder,
and University of Louisiana Amoss
were all too tickled to think about a
decision.
Now, gentlemen we'll have some
Indian wrestling bouts" Mcdonnell
threw McCampbell of NJ. T. G.. who in
turn was thrown by Carpp of =. M. c.
Carpp's victory was not long lived,
though, as he was thrown by New
hardt of the Rec
NOV, you farmers. sailors and bare
back riders. take notice" A rail
eight with Joe Salem, the "Y's'
friend. against Mcdonnell. Al the
command Mount" both riders
mounted the rail, facing each other.
Clubs were given them, and they
went at each other. Mac scored first
when he endorsed" Joe with a crack
on the side-Of the head. Both climbed
up again. and after some hard and
fast blows. Mcdonnell was knock ed
off. The third time they climbed
aboard they had on boxing gloves. as
The clubs We're all in. down and out
l tell you that it surely was some
fun and Joe proved the better of the
two and Mcdonnell lost his seat
again.
At the opening of the show the
ringmaster had announced that
prizes would be given to the CON
testants in the different events and
that all the entrants would be per-
mitted to enter the final fun. a crack
creating contest. the winner of this
last form of amusement to be given
a large box of candy costing less than
$25
Oh, YOU crackers, There were ff-
teen men lined up to eat the gra :
hams. The boys enjoyed the first few
but as they progressed progress be-
came slower. Finally it almost
ceased My. but some water would
have gone good, for they were all as
dry as the Sahara. After eating the
crackers the man to win had to whis-
tie. Joseph Clarelle of Cooks and
Bakers got his down first. but try as
he might, he could not get sound
from his lips He pulled and he huff
fed and he huffed and he puffed, but
the little fellow could not whistle.
All that came out was a little dust
whirl. Dascenzo. winner of the 100
yard dash, finally whistled and won.
He was proud of that candy
After the grand prize was given
out there were a couple of grab bags.
in which contestants scrambled for
various prizes.
And I say. old Top. 1t was sure
some fun.