Trench and camp., 1919-05-22
NORSEMAN SAYS GOOD
BYE; MAKES AMENDS
Busy Nights at "Base" Y Mark
Closing Performances Staged
by Hansen. -

Last week was a terrible time for
the "Norseman" in the base hospital
"Y." For some reason or other ht
entirely forgot to mention our usual
stunt night" doings in the last edi-
tion Of Trench and Camp. All our
stunt performers were mad" be-
cause they had not been rewarded with
publicity for all their deeds-deeds
which they so gallantly, untiringly
and willingly exhibited every Thurs
day night. Yes, they were SO mad" that
they, according to words from abso-
1utely truthfully witnesses. had adj
vertised q strike last Thursday night,
thereby Furnishing the "Norseman" by
leaving him and all his crazy stunts
alone. The descendant from the old
Viking tribe was up against it, He
finally had to send peace delegate
with beseechings for an armistice. but
nothing doing. He had to surrender
unconditionally and promise to make
up for shortcomings in this issue OF
our camp paper. This he does, hoping
that all his transgressions may be
forgiven.
In the week before last we started
our stunt night" with a pillow
fight" Dan Hochaday, one of our col
ored lads and our always willing and
masterful "jazz" and piano-player,
won the event, after a bloody battle
with Oscar Meyer, who took second
place. The individual "log rolling"
race was won by Monyer, Oscar being
second. With two men on the log,
very successful team race was con-
Quoted, and won by Monyer and Hoch-
aday. A wonderfully screany "ob-
stacle race" in which the performers
very much against their will ana
wishes-at the finish had to dive
headlong down in a basin Of water,
was won by Paul Angle. A half hour
was given over to Jack Hurt. the
boneless wonder, who thrilled the
spectators with very rare exhibition
of human knots and spices. aero
batic Oscar" tried very hard to com
pete with Hurt, but he had to give It
up in vain, after he had come very
close to breaking his neck several
times. Then we had competition on
the trapexe between Carney, Meyer
and Hurt, but here Meyer was in his
element and did some wonderful
tricks. which even bafi1ed Hurt.
That finishes up this stunt night.
Now for the doings of our last one.
The curtain raiser was. slack rope
walking contest and Monyer was the
winner, with Oscar in the second
place. Next was a team race on
wooden horses; Hartzell and Roger
had to defeat q field of twenty COM
petitors in order to take the prizes
home. Then HartSel. Mohyer. Carney,
Wlnnert. Davidson and Dickson lined
up for q blindfolded race. Some race!
The contestants went in every possi-
BILE direction. but the right one. and
the referee decided to call the race q
draw ana reward each runner" with
q prize for his futile struggle.
A barrel race proved to be the fea-
ture event of the evening. Monyer
took the first prise after very hard
struggle with Meyer: a Juvenile race
between two ten-year-old boys was
very exciting and comical. Charles
T owen was the lucky winner of the
race. Oscar had one of his big nights
in his performances on the trapeze
he was constantly challenged by Car
ney, who introduced some new tricks
on the dying bar. but Oscar was right
there every time to repeat Carney Is
tricks and 1t was unanimously voted
by the audience that Oscar still is the
unconQuered king of all aerial per-
formers in the Medical Detachment
and Base Hospital .'Y."
Getting the kaiser's goat" was the
next and. also. because of the big
competition. the last event of the
evenings program. Thirty-flve boys
tried their level best in order to get
the ssgoat', and Davidson was the man
who sgot it,
Well, fellers, is that satisfactory to
you all? Have lived up to my prom
iseS / hope 80. cause youse guys are
standing swell chance to get, even
With me now, HoW's that? Oh. Only
that got my discharge and am going
& hQlae xek aif. said home! Bye
bys. BOYS we Aas lots o fun 70.