Citizens Military Training Camp - Full Pack Yearbook (Fort Leavenworth, KS)

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THE FULL PACK 5 I BATTERY A JEFF AS. HENDERSON On the first of August, seventeen hundred youths assembled on the reservation for the purpose of taking ' the month's training given each yearby the government to the best boys of the country. Of this group 82 were assigned to the Battery. During' the month the Bat- tery has spoken for itself, walking away with seven cups, one scholarship and one medal. f tBTrained theheflfixiienvi civfiiceriand enlisted men o attery ' 9t , o ort ile Kansas the 82 civilians were soon drilling and learniffg things aibout grtillegy. Zifhley were alia given Elsie plroper amlounft of 5 oug oy r1 so t a ey' cou s ow u te oot soldiers when they went on parade. P One of the greatest accomplishments of the Bat- taerydwiis winning the cup for the Best Observance of oa iscipline . The Battery had one man who madea record during the camp, being the most soldier- ly student intcampoand also winning the cup for passing the second est RC examination. This man was Virgil Riek of Hermann, Missouri. On account of his baseball ability he was se-lected as third baseman on the all-star team. Rick was also a musician and was no slouch when it came to riding. He was a member of the team that went up against the cavalry for the best horseman and horse-jumping contest. Riek hopes to be back next year Wearing a couple of gold bars and -rating a salute and a Yes, Sir from his former buddies., Farmer Smith proved to be a good pugilist and won the heavyweight boxing. Ross, who was quite an orator, proved it to the camp and judges when he won a cup for a talk on the National Guard. Featherstone, the largest man in the Battery,showed his strength when he sent the twelve pound shot through the air in the shot-put contest. Wellborn was the man who sent Mohawk , Sergeant Hagel's horse, over the hurdles for first place and a cup in the jump- ing contest. Henderson was the winner of the scholarship offered 'by Shattuck Military Academy. Other men who distinguished themselves were Featherstone, second place discus-throw, and Ricketts, the best pistol shot in the Battery. Noble was selected as the best Red Course man in the Battery and was awarded a medal. The baseball. team under the direction of Lieutenant Armstrong did some splendid baseball playing but had a bad day or two. The team never fell below 500929. The mem- bers ofthe team were Roney, Godfrey, Riek, Ritchie, Laufer, Hamrnonds, Ricketts, Broc- chus Dixon Miller and Thomas. I ilixon, Burns, Smith, Hendrix a'nd Rogers were the Battery .boxers. It seemed that all these boys, except Smith, found better men in camp. Smith was theronly one who finished in the finals, winning the heavyweight championship. ' E The tennis team did good work, staying until late in the tournament. The men rep- resenting the Battery were White, G. Moore, H. Moore and Vance. Vancewas defeated the third day but the two Moores and White stayed in up to the semi-finalsf Our volley- ball team and indoor baseball team did not do so well, as they lasted only through the first round. The horseshoe pitchers lost their range. The horse jumping contest between the Troop and the Battery was a thrilling affair. The Battery was represented by Wellborn, Riek and Henderson. U Wellborn, riding the Top Sergeant's horse, Mohawk , won first place and a silver loymg cup. - In the horsemanship 'contest the batterzif wias represented by Riek, White and Hender- son. White succeeded in ullin down thir ace. In every noteworthy Iparadi the Batterypwas mounted.. Ittusually brought applause when it passed the reviewing ofiicer and received much publicity in the Kansas City papers. .In conclusion, we want to thank the officers and enlisted men of the 9th Field Ar- tillery for their wonderful work during the month. JEFF S. HENDERSON Page Sixty-nine . U . , . . . .v.v.v.v.v.v.v.n