Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-08
CAMP KNOX MEN
INITIATED INTO
PITDETAIL DUTY
Week on Rife Range Keeps
Student Army Members
Busy.
By DONALD D. HOOVER,
STAFF Correepondent Of the Times

CAMP KNOX, KY, Aug. s.-The stu
dent soldiers Of Camp Knox last week
received the initiation into the ancient
and accepted order of the pit detail. OF
course the men do not like to work in
the pits and work the targets but, as
some one has to do 1t. the details are
arranged by companies one company fir
ing. one marking. another scoring and
acting as operators OF field telephones,
and another receiving instruction in the
back area.
The whole Of last week, with the ex-
ception Of Saturday, was spent on the
range. Instead of the usual Wednesday
afternoon holiday, the candidates were
given liberty Saturday morning as we'll
as the afternoon. The near soldiers spend
from o'clock in the morning till go
p. m. on the rife range. Mess is eaten
near the point Of firing at noon. When
the men arrive home" at night there ia
a big rush for the accumulated mail OF
two deliveries. And some are disappoint-
ed. The candidates appreciate letters
very much, even though they be for
waFded advertisements. They all want
mail.
INDIANAPOLIS
MAN IN CHARGE.
Track teams are being organized IN
each company. One OF the companies
with a formidable array Of talent is &C"
Company, which contains a great many
high school and a few college athletes.
An Indianapolis man. Glen Finley OF
Technical High School, has charge Of
track and field sports in this organiza
ton. The baseball team is under the
management Of Harold Cox OF Gary.
A boat trip was taken Saturday up the
Ohio to Fern Grove and return on the
America" This boat was chartered for
the trip and the only passengers were
the students, about FIVE hundred in num-
Der; a few commissioned officers. four
hundred Louisville girls and their chap
erons.
An informal dance was given Wednes-
day night at the Service Club The dance
committee from the second platoon Of
&c" Company had charge and assisted
Miss Dorothea Denvs, the hostess The
whole committee, composed of these men
and a representative rom each company
kept things moving" on the boat trip.
All non commissioned officers detailed
as company officers in the C. NJ T. C.
are firing on the range for ratings.
pleted and company inspection was held
pleted and company inspection were held.
SMALL. But
CAN WRITE.
One Of the smallest men in camp is
Ralph Arnold, an Indianapolis high
though he is only Just 49," and about
five feet short. he wishes to receive some
letters from n girl. He is in c Company
and says that he Graves mail.
Col F. c. Marshall, c. NJ. T. G. com
mandmant, says that he expects General
Pershing to visit the camp at the next
important event. Maj Gen. George ".
Read. commanding the 5th Corps Area,
viii arrive N camp on the afternoon OF
ThusGay, Aug. II. He viii stay over
Friday.
Today. tomorrow and the morning OF
Wednesday, the candidates viii be 10
structed in unit firing. Hitherto, thA
man has fred as an individual The in
stsuction OF next week viii be in system
attic squad, section, platoon and com
pany fire under the supervision OF off
GERS or competent students.
Capt. 7. ". Bryant, athletic officer,
has collected the names Of all the men
who are entering the boxing and wres-
Ting tournaments. The entries from In
diana follow: Boxing, Charles Noble.
Lewis McCarty, Paul Williams. Fred Nc
Intosh, Blanford Boston, Paul Gayman;
wrestling. Joseph McCOlm, Roland Stan
ley. Paul Gayman. Christopher Cosgrove.
Edward Zollner. Myron Moore. Edwin
Spencer Cryer, Wilbur Dali
zell and Claire Watkins. There are seven
classes in both boxing and wrestling.
They are to weigh in at rs. 125, 135, 145.
15S, 175 pounds and unlimited, which is
all men over 10 pounds. Thus all men
are given an opportunity to enter COM
petition, no matter what their size. All
bouts will be held in the open air theater
and begin at o'clock in the evening
The matches will begin at soon as range
work is completed.