The Apache sentinel., 1943-07-23

a participant. She delivered a
splendid talk over the Public
Address System and threw out
the first ball, to start the epic game
between the 92nd Divisions "All
Star" nine and the great team rep
resenting the Service Command,
team that has won IA straight
games, with no ties and no losses
to mar its enviable and brilliant
record.
elsewhere in this issue of The
Apache Sentinel you may read
about the baseball game, which was
played in fine style by a group of
fine sportsnen.)
Early came the fans and late they
stayed, despite the large and many
large rain drops that fell during the
final inning of the baseball game.
The sight of SO many fans was
both impressive and inspiring, and
the new field promises to be one of
the best in all Arizona. The infield
of grass and the spacious outfield
(Which made the players out there
look like midgets, SO distant were
they from the home plate) lends
strong support to the claim that
''The Rube Foster Memorial Base
ball Field" is truly Big Time and
Big League.
Ovation For Col. Hardy
When Colonel Hardy came to the
microphone to introduce Mrs Fos-
ter to the fans he received a thun-
derous ovation in. appreciation of
his efforts to give not only new
and modern baseball field to the
troops of the 92nd Division but
many other new and useful and
wholly necessary facilities to the
entire personnel, military and civil
ian, at Fort Huachuca. There was
no Disgusting the sincerity of the
reception given Colonel Hardy, it
was 100 percent honest and 100 per-
cent generously given.
Mrs. Foster won everybody's heart
by her .naturalneSS and her gracious
personality. The occasion must have
been a trying ordeal for her, for
memory, on such occasions, is not
always kind. However, Mrs. Foster
stood up to the microphone like the
fine soldier" she is, and, but for
an understandable and pardonable
"break" of but a few seconds dura-
ton, went right through with her
talk, splendidly delivered and as
splendidly received.
General Almond Gracious
General Almond did" fine talk
and his graciouSness to Mrs Foster
was marked, and his appreciation
to Colonel Hardy pleasing to see.
Brig. General B. o. Davis, who
is one of the finest of officers, did
not fail those who are used to hear
ing him say things really worth
while
Chaplain Grant Reynolds and 1t.
Baxter Scruggs thrilled the gather
ing by their choice of words and
splendid diction, while Staff Ser
geant Lawrence Wishonant sang in
his usual great form.
AS master of ceremonies per eX-
cellence, 1t. Colonel c. F. E. Nelson,
Post Special Service Officer, lived
up to his reputation.
Colonel Hardy said:
ga successful life and successful
accomplishments depend upon the
proper balance of things. A good
race horse must have proper bal
ance of all the parts that make up
a horse in order to accomplish the
maximum speed. 1t is the same
with soldiers. There must be a
proper balance between work and
play. All work and no play makes
a soldier pretty dull article.
when I came here Is months
ago as Post Commander, to help
in every possible way in the work
and welfare of the troops training
at this station I was Immediately
impressed with the necessity of not
putting our dependence on outside
amusements and recreation. I also
saw that it wouldn't do to sit down
and look at the mountains and
moan about our isolation. It was
obvious that we must at this station
be more or less self-contained and
provide our own amusement and
turn the isolation into an asset
rather than liability.