Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-06

the league, while mines from Ander-
mach, Neuwied, Fingers. Mayen and
Sayn make up the eight-teams. Two
games are played each week by all
teams and, while it is too early in the
season to predict whether and Ty
Cobbs or Babe Ruths will be devel-
oped. the brand of baseball which is
being dished out here would compare
favorably with high class amateur or
semi professional teams which play
Saturday games in medium sized
cities in the United Sites.
Besides the regular league, every
company has it's baseball nine and
from these are taken from time to
time ambitious youngsters to gradu
ate in the big league"
Boxing and soccer football which
have been to the fore during the past
winter have now practically been re-
legated to the second place. The third
Battalion Of the Sth Infantry won the
soccer championship from the Second
Battalion o. the Sth Infantry and the
footballs have now been put in cam
phor until the fall.
Boxing, in spite of the hot weather,
still retains much of the vogue it
has enjoyed during the winter. At
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
between 1000 and 5000 officers and
enlisted men, with General Allen oc-
cupying a ringside seat, gathered to
see a ten-rouni bout between Leo
Higgins of Jersey City. the feather
weight champion of the American
Army of Occupation, and Dienard, the
French champion. who had come up
from Mayence to try conclusions with
the American.
The French champion won, and. al
though the doughboys We're greatly
| disappointed at the defeat of their
favorite, they cheered the winner with
as much enthusiasm as if he had been
one of them. Some pretty fair fight
ers have been developed.
The basketball season closed early
in April and the pennant was won by
the 9Th Infantry.
Officers have become addicted to
the polo habit. Four teams are play
ing semi weekly games and the COM
landing general is taking a deep in
terest in the games. He is encour-
aging young officers to take up riding,
as he told the correspondent it was
one branch of the service in which
we were somewhat behind the other
armies of occupation on the Rhine"
This deficiency is being promptly
remedied. however.
The spring trials of the Coblenz
Racing Club which took place early
in April developed some spirited rae
ing over the half mile track. Forty
four horses, ridden by American army
officers we're entered in the five races
! and, but for the absence of book
| making the affair would have looked
like real racing at any well regulated
| track.
| The y. NJ. G. A. is maintaining SO
tennis courts throughout the area
and nine courts in Coblenz.
"A golf course with well appointed
! clubhouse is in operation at Airdrome
| field a few miles out of Coblenz.
Another well freQuented spot is the
army library composed of $4,000 vol
umes under the management of the
Y. NJ. G. A. and which is opened to
; officers and men from one to ten P. NJ
The Salvation Army canteen and
Mems Club is also very popular with
! the boys.
/ Both welfare organizations are do
| ing their utmost to make the Ameri
! can soldier in Germany feel some
| what nearer home and it is the con-
census of opinion. from the com
. manding general down, that they are
! doing wonderful work and that their
! departure from the field would Great
void which it would be impossible
10 fill.