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Ping Pong, pool, billiards, checkers, chess, cards, and dominoes are available in all the hotel recreation rooms.

The Special Service Officer and his staff have prepared a complete sports program for everyday in the week from breakfast to dinner time. You can play golf at the beautiful Asheville Country Club Course. There are no fees. Clubs and balls are furnished. One of the Special Service Officers, a former Georgia State champion, will give golf instructions to help you get back on your game or to give you a right start in learning the fundamentals.
There are tennis courts at the YMCA, Grove Park Inn and the College. A former national professional champion, now a GI, is the tennis instructor.
Basketball, football, softball, and volleyball games are scheduled. The Athletic Officer is a former All-American athlete from Indiana University.
Arrangements are being made for fishing in season in the nearby mountain streams and lakes.
Riding horses are available at the stables at the Grove Park Inn. There is a nominal charge of 50c an hour for riding. There are many fine trails in the vicinity.
These activities are all voluntary. If you prefer bunk fatigue, that is your privilege.