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TRENCH AND CAMP

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Physical Activities of the Soldiers at Sevier
By A. E. Marriott, Camp Physical Director.

113-114-115 FIELD ARTILLERY

On the last Saturday afternoin Batter-
ies A and C of the 115th Field Artil-
lery staged one of the best baseball
games of the season on the 115th
athletic field. Battery A won by a
score of 9 to 3. The feature of the
game was the pitching of Arnold for
Battery A. Arnold showed splendid
control and had plenty of "stuff" on
his Spalding official. He is credited
with 18 strike outs. Matthai, for aBt-
tery C pitched a good consistent
game, but his teammates failed at
the critical moment to connect with
the benders of Battery A. The field-
ing of both batteries was good; Bat-
tery A, being credited with 4 errors,
while Battery C showed a total of 10.
Batttery A succeeded in roping in 9
hits, and Batery C rang up three.
The following is the line up:
Battery "A"--
Brown, 1b.
Ditto, 2b.
Austin, 3b.
Mousieur, cf.
Klouse, ss.
Barron, rf.
Torain, c.
Mitchell, lf.
Arnold, p.

Battery "C:--
Sager, 1b.
Morgan, 2b.
Gilbert, 3b.
Norris, cf.
Dixon, ss.
Bryant, rf.

Bougaski, c.
Prestley, lf.
Matthai, p.

Score: R. H. E.
A ... ... ... 020 013 201--9 9 4
C ... ... ... 001 010 100--3 3 10

Summary: Batteries A, Arnold and
Torain; C, Matthai and Bougaski.
Stolen Bases--Bougaski 3, Dixon 1,
Brown 2; Sacrifice Hits--Morgan 1.
Umpires--Lieuts. Lunda and Hall.

In the second game of the after-
noon Battery B of the 115 F. A. de-
feated Battery D, also of the 115 by
the score of 10 to 1. The features of
the game were the pitching of Alred
for Battery B, and the catching of
Sanders for Battery D. Catcher San-
ders is a whole battery of "pep" and
"ginger" in himself, using his head
at all times, and showing a consider-
able knowledge of interior baseball.
Battle, of Battery B, as usual, was
on the firing line, and his rapid-fire
talk and sarcasm was in evidence
throughout the game. Following is
the line-up:
Battery D--
Rayburn, 1b.
Lassing, 2b.
Rogers, 3b.
Foster, cf.
Mooney, ss.
Ray,rf.
Sanders, c.
Giddeon, lf.
McDermon, p.

Battery B--
Battle, 1b.
Mulliken, 2b.
Bailey, 3b.
Long, cf.
Ferguson, ss.
Caldwell, rf.
Hicks, c.
Gilfgillian, lf.
Alred, p.
Umpires--Lieuts Lunda and Wood-
ward.

Lieut. Waggoner, of the Medical
Corps, has consented to give a talk
on "Practical First Aid," shortly, in
which he will demonstrate the ele-
mentary principles of First Aid. We
are sure this talk will prove an at-
tractive and interesting feature, as
well as instructive. Announcement of
the date will be posted on the Bul-
letin Board.

Derreyberry, Physical Director, at
Unit 86, who has enlisted as Pilot in
the Aviation Section of the Signal
Corps, U. S. Army, has been notified
by the Southeastern Division of the
War Department that his call to
Ground School will probably be issu-
ed about May 1.

The Physical Department annou-
nces that the first Athletic Night at
Unit 86 will be Wednesday Night,
April 3. All men interested in Box-
ing are requested to see Physical
Director Derryberry as early as pos-
sible, in order that a place may be
kept open for you. Each bout will be
three rounds, and a programme of
about six bouts will be offered. Look
over the men in your battery and
turn their names in at the office.

As a measure of war-time economy
the American Grocery Company, San
Benito, Tex., has recently substituted
one motorcycle and one bicycle for
two horse-drawn vehicles formerly
used for deliveries.

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"OVER THE PLATE"--By Grantland Rice
World's Famous Sport Poet--Now 1st Lieut. in 15th F. A.
at Camp Sevier.

Bill Jones had the speed of a cannon
ball;
He could loosen a brick from a
three-foot wall;
When he shot one across it would
hurtle by
Too swift for even the surest eye.
No one could hit him when he was
right.
As no eye could follow, the ball's
swift flight,
Bill should have starred in a Big
League role.
But he stuck to the miners, he lack-
ed control.

Jack Smith had the curves of a loop
the-loop,
It would start for your head with a
sudden swoop
And break to your knees with a zig-
zag wave.
And the league's best batters would
road and rave
At the jump it took and the sudden
swerve.
Shades of the Boomerang, what a
curve!
But Jack's doomed to a Bush League
fate,
He could not get it over the plate.

Tom Brown had both the speed and
the curves,
A combination that jarred the nerves
He would steab 'em by 'till they
looked like peas.
They would take a break from your
neck to your knees.
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MILITARY BOXING IN 117TH

Physical Director Johnson started
military boxing in the 117th Infantry
Tuesday. This is the first boxing of
this kind to be given at this point.
As soon as the work gets well under
way additional classes will be or-
ganized and the work given to the
entire regiment. Johnson is instruct-
ing a number of non-coms and bay-
onet instructors in hand to hand
fighting about three hours daily is
given to this work by the new phy-
sical director.

ATHLETICS AT 105TH ENG.

The athletics are on the jump at
the 105th Field Signal Battalion. The
entire battalion have one hour daily
for athletics. All of the men are
now receiving instruction in hand to
hand fighting. Military boxing will
be given the men in a few days. Phy-
sical director Gardner reports 100
men daily in medicine ball work, 200
men daily in indoor baseball, 20 daily
in volley ball and 30 daily in basket-
ball.

Three teams daily average one
hour each in baseball. Indications
are that the signal battalion and the
Q. M. C. soldiers at this unit will be
heard from when the baseball hin-
ors are handed out for the camp.

Q.M.C. DEFEATS BRANDON MILLS

The Brandon mills baseball team
met defeat at the hands of our own
Q. M. C. baseballers on March 23rd
in a well played contest. The Spin-
ners played a good game but were no
match for the soldier ball sharks.
The game was full of interesting
plays and was thoroughly enjoyed by
the big crowd of spectators. The re-
sults follow:

Q. M. C.--Barberry, 1b; Seignous,
J., 2b; Crumbler, rf; Curry, cf; Sid.
Seignous, ss; Prince, 3b; Crown c;
Gibson p.

Brandon Mills--Cashion W., 1b;
McGill 2b; Cashion K., rf; Thack-
ston cf; Sullivan ss; Casson, 3b; Tur-
ner, G., c; Turner B, p.

Q. M. ... ... ... 310 000 100
Brandon Mills ... ... 000 010 000

Underwear.

Here is the latest paredy on "Over
There," written by a Yaphank boy

Underwear, underwear.
Itching her, itching there, every-
where.
On a frosty morning
It may be warming,
But when the sun begins to shine,
That underwear under there
Begins to scratch and to rub and to
tear.
Now, will you tell me, will you please
tell me,
How to stand at 'tension
Itching under there?

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From the best to the worst in the
league, by jing!
He had 'em all in the phantom
swing,
But he missed the mark o fthe truly
great,
Poor Tom, he couldn't locate the
plate.

How is it with you, if I may ask.
Have you got control of your daily
task?
Have you got control of your ap-
petite,
Of your temper and tongue in the
bitter fight?
Have you got control of your brawn
and brain,
Or are you laboring all in vain?
It matters not what your daily role,
Have you got control, have you got
control-

It matters not what you "may
have," my friend,
When the story is told at the game's
far end.
The greatest brawn and the greatest
brain
The world has known may be your's
in vain.
The man with control is the one
who mounts,
And it's how you use what you've
got that counts.
Have you got the bead, are you aim-
ing straight?
How much of your effort goes over
the plate?

INFANTRY DEFEATS FURMAN

On Friday, March 22nd, the 117th
Infantry baseball team handed one to
the Furman University team to the
tune of 5 to 2. The game was a hard
fought contest from start to finish
and many clever plays were staged
by both teams. This is the first of
a series of contests to be played be-
tween the teams at Unit 85. Lieut.
Leach, athletic officer of the 117th,
is getting behind the baseballers in
fine shape and big doings in the na-
tional game can be looked for.

The All-Star 120th, Infantry base-
ball team won a hummer of a game
from the Furman University baseball
team by the score of 5 to 4 last Sat-
urday. The game was one of the best
played this seaeson and from the
score the readers of Trench and
Camp will get a good idea of the
scrap the 120th dough boys had in
putting it over on the college lads.
The 120th team lines up as follows:

Wm. Branch, third base.
Archie Knight, center field.
George Adams, Jr., short stop and
captain of team.
Glenn McCall, second base.
Cossie Adams, first base.
Lennie Branch, right field.
Butler Fuller, left field.
Shorty Long, catcher.
Walter Truelove, pitcher.
Ceph Silvers, pitcher.
Cooper Gill, utility.

This team has played seven games
and remains undefeated. They are
ready to play anything in the 30th
Division. Anyone desirous of play-
ing this team, address George L.
Adams, Jr., 120th Infty, Infirmary.

SEVIER TIES WADSWORTH

Company F, 118th Infantry, of
Camp Sevier and Camp Wadsworth
zaseball teams crossed bats last Sat-
urday, March 23rd at Greer in one
of the best contests of the season.
The game was a fine exhibition and
indicates the type of baseball players
in the service. The game ended in
the seventh inning on account of
rain. The score was 0-0.

Two base hit, Mabry; sacrifice hit,
Rickman; struck out by Miller 6,
by Schwartz 5; stolen bases, O'Kane,
Rivers; bases on balls, by Miller,
Stegaman; hit by pitche, Newman.
Time of game, one hour and eight
minutes. Umpires, Jenny and Col-
lins.

The 105th Ammunition Train are
getting to be a train of athletes. The
entire train has been receiving a full
hour daily of athletics for some time
past and the boys are now in such
shape that they know how to handle
themselves quite well in all aound
work. Boxing, hand to hand fight-
ing, baseball, volley ball, quoits, mass
athletics make up the daily program.
This section of the camp is one of
the best developed in athletics which
will no doubt show up in the boys
when they get in action on the other
side.

BASE BALL AT REMOUNT.

The following is the line-up of the
men who participated in the game
between Truck Co. A, and the re-
mount teams. Good ball was played
by both teams considering the limit-
ed amount of practice they have had.
Morch is to be given considerable
credit for the tenacious spirit he
showed in clinging on until the end
despite the support he was receiving.
The poor support, however, was not
a criticism of any man but must be
attributed to the lack of practice. We
have plenty good ball material and
indications are that Remount will
have the winning team within a very
short time.

The Truck Company boys played
good ball. Byrd pitched a good game
and received good support all around
Their spirit and team work both are
to be commended.

Truck Co. A.--
Byrd, p.
McAlexandria, c.
Gattis, f. b.
Timmons, s. b.
Gattis, 3b.
Leatherwood, rf.
Bristow, lf.
Floyd, 3b.
Long, cf.
Ashley, ss.

Remount--
Long, cf.
Walling, rf.
Plyler, lf.
Whatley, ss.
Adams, 3b.
Bond, fb.
Sisco, sb.
Porter, c.
Morch, p.

Medicine balls, boxing, and quoits
are all very popular. Write us up a
good one.

Physical Director Giblette of Unit
84 in instructing the Non-Coms of
the 105th Eng. in Hand to Hand
Fighting and Military boxing. Mr.
Hunter has been transferred to
Miami, Fla., and the work in now
under Mr. Giblete supervision. The
introduction of the Hand to Hand
stuff started last Monday and is pro-
gressing rapidly. The schedule is as
follows:

8.15 to 9--Non Coms. of the Reg.,
about 100 men. Lt. Thorn in charge.

9 to 10--Non-Coms of Company A
about 30 men.

11 to 11.45--the illiterate or Educ-
ational classes of 100 men.

Additional wor[k?] of this type will
be undertakes as soon of the new
Physical Director arrives.

MACHINE GUNNERS
WIN ANOTHER

Company A, of the 114th Machine
Gun battalion won its seventh con-
secutive victory Saturday, March 24,
when its crack ball team defeated
Co. M of the 117th Infantry by the
overwhelming score of 20 to 2. It
was an easy win for the machine
gunners as they knocked out three
pitchers and almost ran the opposing
outfielders to death. It is understood
that charges are to be preferred
against almost all of the machine
gunners for stealing bases. The in-
fantrymen will have a good ball club
with more practice and Saturday's
game doesn't do them justice as this
was their first game of the season .
They have some excellent material
and with a few more games will have
a team that will be heard from. The
machine gun boys hail from Nash-
ville, Tenn., and are upholding the
"rep" this city has in baseball circles
and will undoubtedly be up among
the best in the 30th Division when
taps sound on the 1918 season. Not-
withstanding the large score some
brilliant baseball was displayed by
both teams--among which were two
hard catchers by Second Baseman
Alessio of the machine gunners who
also figured in two fast double plays.
Outfielders Etheridge of the winners
hit one into the infantry stockade but
only got three bases on it because he
was handicapped by his "hobs." The
machine gun boys welcome all com-
ers and games can be had by com-
municating with Corporal A. H. Aus-
tin, Co. A, 114th M. G. Bn.

Score by innings:
Machine Gun ... 260 722 001--20 19
117th Inf. ... ... 000 011 000-- 2 6

Batteries--Machine Gun, Austin
and Escue. 117th Inf, Carr, Whitaker
and Riden.

SERGT. D. A. SPENCE.

One of the best games of the week
is expected when the fast Company
G. baseball team plays the Anderson,
S. C. baseballers. The game will be
played at Anderson and some lively
doings can be looked for. Company
G. will no doubt hold up the reputa-
tion of Camp Sevier.