The Gas Attack - O'Ryan's Roughnecks
The Gas Attack - O'Ryan's Roughnecks
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GAS ATTACK 23<br />
PIONEER PILL TOSSERS.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Crack Baseball Team Made Up of Officers of the 53rd and 54th Pioneers.<br />
WADSWORTH WALKER SECOND IN<br />
CHAMPIONSHIPS.<br />
After a lay-off of many months Corporal<br />
Joseph B. Pearman, of the 105th United<br />
States Infantry, a prominent heel-and-toe<br />
walker of the Metropolitan district, made an<br />
excellent showing in the National Championships<br />
of America, held in the Twenty-second<br />
Regiment Armory, New York. He competed<br />
in the two-mile walk, matching his strides<br />
against the best walkers in the East. He<br />
finished in second place to Dick Remer, of<br />
the New York A. C, last year's winner.<br />
<strong>The</strong> winner's time was 14:28, while our<br />
representative from the 105th Infantry covered<br />
the distance in 14:83, only a few yards<br />
behind. Rolker, of the Irish-American Club,<br />
finished in third place.<br />
Corporal Pearman led the bunch from the<br />
three-quarter mile mark to the mile and onehalf,<br />
and then Remer went to the fore, followed<br />
by Pearman. Several times down the<br />
straightaways, both men fought it out for<br />
the lead and it wasn't until the last lap that<br />
the winner could be picked.<br />
On account of being called into service<br />
one year ago, Pearman, formerly of the 71st<br />
New York, has been unable to pay much attention<br />
to athletics. <strong>The</strong> wet weather in<br />
Spartanburg, prior to this race, made the<br />
athletic field track difficult for training purposes<br />
and under the circumstances he deserves<br />
much credit for doing so well in the<br />
championships. All the competitors had<br />
months of indoor training for this race, on<br />
the armory floors in New York.<br />
In the Millrose athletic games in New<br />
York last year Pearman did 14:10 for two<br />
miles, and there is no telling how much<br />
faster he could have gone with two weeks<br />
more of indoor practice this year, especially<br />
with his added strength and weight.<br />
We are glad to state that his is the best<br />
record made by a representative of this division<br />
in the National Championships.<br />
PIONEERS PLAY FAST BALL.<br />
In one of the fastest games of the season<br />
among the Pioneers, Company I, 51st Pioneers,<br />
champions of the Camp last Fall, put<br />
a crimp in the record of the 56th Pioneers<br />
by winning 5 to 2, last Wednesday. It was<br />
the first set-back of the year for the Maine<br />
ball tossers. At no time were the Flushing<br />
youngsters behind.<br />
Slim Fontain had the Lumbermen eatingout<br />
of his hands and was aided by armorplate<br />
fielding, Company I tallied in the first.<br />
Fitzsimmons hit safely to left, stole second,<br />
and came home on Levesque's bad throw.<br />
LeConte's triple, followed by Frazier's single,<br />
evened matters in the second, but after<br />
that the New Yorkers forged ahead.<br />
<strong>The</strong> score by innings: R. H. E.<br />
51st Pioneers 100 100 200— 5 13 3<br />
56th Pioneers 010 000 010— 2 8 6<br />
Batteries—Fontain and Lewis; Levesque,<br />
DeGrasse and Winch.<br />
104TH FIELD ARTILLERY ON DIAMOND<br />
TOO.<br />
<strong>The</strong> 104th Field Artillery has hurled its<br />
hat into the baseball ring, too. Private Neuback,<br />
of the Medical Detachment, is the manager<br />
and wants to hear from all the local<br />
magnates.<br />
R. H. E.<br />
Co. A, 106th M. G. B. .330 012 010—10 11 2<br />
Co. B, 106th M. G. B. .110 200 210— 7 8 3<br />
Batteries—Sonville and Kyritz; Carroll,<br />
Richardson and Ocelik.<br />
R, H. E.<br />
106th Field Hospital. .000 110 100— 3 6 2<br />
Wofford College..... .011 010' 30*— 5 5 2<br />
Batteries—Forbes and Frey; Martin and<br />
Rivers.<br />
ACTIVITY ON TENNIS COURTS.<br />
Eight tennis courts are being constructed<br />
by the Y. M. 0. A. Physical Department.<br />
F'our of them are located at Unit 271, two<br />
at 96, one at 97 and the other at the 102d<br />
Sanitary Train.<br />
ATHLETICS AT THE<br />
STOCKADE.<br />
Lieut. George McNulty, athletic director<br />
of the 15th field artillery, and Frank Moran,<br />
boxing instructor of the camp, have<br />
organized<br />
a Mutual Welfare League for the inmates<br />
of the division stockade prison.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y<br />
visited the prisoners Saturday afternoon,<br />
and after handing out friendly advice on the<br />
importance of paying strict attention to<br />
military<br />
regulations and discipline, staged the<br />
first of a series of athletic events. <strong>The</strong> prisoners<br />
took great interest in the sport.<br />
Moran gave the prisoners an exhibition of<br />
his prowess and demonstrated that he still<br />
has a lot of fight left in him, although he<br />
announced his retirement from the hempen<br />
arena after the recent defeat at the hands<br />
of Fred Fulton. At the conclusion of the<br />
festivities the prisoners thanked Lieutenant<br />
McNulty and Moran for the interest taken<br />
in them and gave assurance that their conduct<br />
in the future would be of such a nature<br />
as to again win the respect of their commanding<br />
officers.<br />
VOLLEY-BALL GAINS FAVOR.<br />
Over fifty volley-ball nets and volley-balls<br />
have been distributed by Mr. Jenney, of the<br />
Physical Department of the Y. M. C. A. for<br />
use at his units, at the officers' quarters and<br />
in company streets. A growing interest in<br />
the game is evident. Leagues have been<br />
formed in the 51st Pioneers and in the Machine<br />
Gun Battalions.<br />
OFFICERS OF 1ST PIONEERS WANT<br />
GAMES.<br />
<strong>The</strong> officers of the 1st Pioneers have their<br />
bats all polished up and are willing to tackle<br />
any commissioned outfit in camp. Get in<br />
touch with their manager, Lieut. Waldo<br />
Burnsicle.