Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-05

A field and track meet for the men
of the 103rd Regiment. in which the
Regimental Headquarters Company
OF Auburn, Capt. John Bowler COM
handing, won the cup offered for the
organization winning the most
points, was the feature of the days
program Wednesday at Camp Keyes.
The races were run off under the
direction of Capt. CRUDE b. Cornish,
regimental athletic officer and the
contestants and the other members
Of the companies showed much en-
thusiasm and company spirit"
throughout the contest.
The Auburn outfit had a total of IS
points with Co. /. Of Millinocket and
Co. G. of Waterville, being tied for
second place with eight points each.
Co. K. Of Belfast finishing fourth
with four points.
Rutledge of Auburn was the main
stay of his team winning three firsts
in the dashes, taking the 100 yard,
220 yard and 440 yard events in fast
time. The Third Battalion team won
the tug of war matches and the Sec
ond Battalion team took the tent
pitching contest. Private Ferguson
leading a squad of the medical corps
won over the other contestants from
that company in litter bearing
match.
Co. H. of Lewiston, a machine gun
unit, made a perfect score in the ele-
mentary drill, while NJ. company of
Bangor won the regimental trophy in
the machine gun drill
The summary of events: 100 yard
dash, won by Rutledge, Rg. Hq Co;
second. Williams, Co. l third, Jun
To ~ H-ord loch. Anyl
by Rutledge, Rg. Hq. Co.; second.
Juneau. Rg. Hq. Co.; Williams Co. 1.
440 yard dash: Won by Rutledge,
Rg. Hq. Co.; second. Goode, Co. G.;
third, Thomas, Co. X.
$50 yard dash: Won by Goode Co.
c.; second, McGary, Co. l.; third,
Fletcher, Co. X.
$50 yard relay: Won by Rg. Hq.
Co. Duncan, Wooley, Wight, Abbott
and Rutledge.)
Tug-of- War: Won by Srd Battalion
Sgt. Peters, Hq. Co. captain; Nc
Cleary, Co. 1: Holmes, Co. *; c. Page,
Co. l.; Wentworth, Co. L; E. Page, Id.
Co.; Hood, Co. 1; Bailey, Co. K; Ride
out, Co. I; Clark. Co. l; Gallant, co.
NJ: Youman, Co. NJ. Second place, 2nd
Battalion-Sgt. Roy. Co G: Frank, Co
Z; Withee, Hq. CO.; Kellam. Hq. Co..
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Towle, Co. E; Wilcox, Co. f: 1ozier,
Co. E: Liable Co. E; Sgt. Lessard, Hq,
Co; 1t Cooper, Co. F, captain.
Machine gun drill: Won by Com
pany NJ (Cpl. Nichols, Parlee, McDon-
aid, Foster, Nichols, Patten, Pomeroy,
Gallant, Pelky, Leighton. Grant;) sec
ond, II Company (Bennett, Mcguire,
Derosiers, Sweeney, Garnet, Bernard,
Fox, Murch); third. Company d (Cpl.
Hebert, Moore Drottar Kinch, Trask,
Childs, JoIicoeur, Bernard, G. Osgood,
NJ Osgood, Poulin).
Elementary machine gun drill: Won
by Company II (Bennett Mcclure, De-
rosters, Murch); second, M Company
(Cpl. Nichols, Parlee, Nichols, Nc
Donald: third, Company D (Cpl. He
bert, Moore, Drottar, Kinch).
Litter drill: Won by Medical detach-
ment captained by Ferguson and in
Guiding Moss, Hutchins, Alley, May
nard andFrench.
Major General Mark L. Hersey, Z.
s. A. retired publicity director for
the State of Maine, was a visitor at
Camp Keyes Wednesday. He was
very much pleased with conditions
there and had fine chat with sew
eral of the officers. Mayor Wiseman
of Lewiston, was also guest at the
camp for a short time, and four
members of the G. A. r., Charles Da-'
Wis, Charles Tibbetts, Nathan1eI
White and Mr.. Foss, visited with
Brigadier General Albert Greenlaw
in the late Afternoon.
Routine work occupied the fore
noon for all outfits, but in the after
noon while the field and track events
were taking the time of the 103rd
regiment, the members of the Head
quarters Company seth Infantry Brl-
gade. went by auto truck to the Y.
NJ. c. A. camp at Lake Cobbossee,
where they went swimming. On
Tuesday they had gone to Tainters
quarry for the same purpose.
First Lieut. George Froberger of
Co. F. of Augusta, served as officer