The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-08
:. M. =. A. BOYS AT SUMMER
CAMP AT RIVERA PARK
NEAR BOONE, Ia

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NEAR BOONE, la.
Monday morning July 81 twenty.
seven boys of the colored Y. M. G. A.
under the leadership of the secretary
left Des Moines to spend ten days at
the Y. M. G. A. summer camp five miles
above Boone, La. Each boy admits that
never before in their lives have they
had such an enjoyable time. Their first
impression of a Y. M. G.. A. camp was
a good and lasting one.
The eats-Not boy had kick on
the meals for they were as good as
could be had, prepared by an expert
enced cook of our own race whose de-
light was to see that the boys had q
plenty three times a day.
Manners-The boys never forgot
their home training They were the
sixth group to enter camp and the only
colored, but won the honors of being
the first group that did not have to be
told to remove their hats on entering
the mess hall the first time. They were
the first among whom there was some
boy who voluntarily cleaned UP the
headquarters building when it needed
it.
Activities-Various activities were
Fcarried on each day under expert super
vision. The boys were divided off into
four volley ball teams, three indoor
baseball teams, and into track and
aquatic meets according to weights.
The results Of the games are as fol-
lows:
Winning teams only-Indoor base
ball: Lavere Ewins, captain 10000;
Chester Brewer, Harold Hughes, Roose-
velt Carter, Lloyd Shelton, Robert Tur-
ner, Richard Savere and Effie Perry
Volley ball-Alvin Snyder, captain;
George Woods, Robert Woods, Everett
Wadsworth, Robert Turner, Eddie Per-
ry and Herbert Williams.
Champion horse shoe pitcher-Chcster
Brewer
Track meet-1O0 yard dash, heavy
weights, 85 lbs. or over: James Will
liams, first; Chester Brewer, second, and
Everett Wadsworth, third.
Fifty yard dash, heavy weights
James Williams Chester Brewer and Al
vim Snyder.
Standing broad jumpJames Will
Jams, first; Chester Brewer, second Al
vim Snyder, third. !.
Hop step and jump James Williams,
first; Chester Brewer, second, and Al
vim Snyder, third.
Running high jump Chester Brewer,
first; James Williams, second, and
Roosevelt Carter, third
One hu9dred yard dash, light weights,
85 lbs. or less-Eddie Wade, first; Rob
ert Turner, second, and Harold Hughes,
third.
Fifty yard dash-Eddie Wade, first;
Harold Hughes, second, and Harry
Brown, third.
Hop step and jump, light weight
Harold Hughes, first; Eddie Wade, Sec
ond, and Robert Woods, third.
Standing Broad jump Harold
Hughes, first; Robert Turner, second,
and Eddie Wade, third.
Running high jump-Harold Hughes,
first; Chuck Deering, second, and Harry
Brown, third.
Aquatic meet-Forty yard swim, any
stroke-James Williams, first; Roose-
welt Carter, second, and George Woods,
third.
Twenty yard, any stroke--Roosevelt
Carter, first; James Williams, second,
and George Woods, third.
Twenty yards, back stroke--George
Woods, first, and James Williams, sec
ond.
Heavyweights Clancy diving by
points James Williams, IS; Roose-
velt Carter, 10; George Woods, ID.
Forty yard, any stroke, light weight
Harry Brown, first; Robert Turner,
second, and Robert Woods, third.
Twenty yards, any stroke-Harry
Brown, first; Robert Turner, second,
and Robert Woods, third.
Twenty yards, back stroke-tiddle
Wade, first; Harry Brown, second, and
Fred McCracken, third.
Fancy diving by points, light weights
Melvin Carr, Is; Fred McCracken, IA,
and Eddie Wade, IA.
The honor tent-Tent No. won the
honor of being the best kept tent OF
the camp. Each boy winning an honor
tent pennant.
Winners Of athletic championship PEN
nants-James Williams.
| Winners of aquatic championship pen
nantsrJames Williams
Winner of the honor of being the best
all around camper as voted by each
:amper-James Williams.
Tuesday night which was the last
night in camp was most solemn and
:; gnifcant one. Here the boys received
IL cir honors and trophies which were OF
various kinds, such as pennants, skull
caps. monograms and ribbons. The en-
tire trip was an overwhelming success .'s
and It is hoped that the number will