Citizens Military Training Camp - Sentinel Yearbook (Fort Sheridan, IL)

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bhp'- THE SENTINEL f i i RTHIQETIG The athletic program of the CMTC Battalion at Camp lVlcCoy covered the following branches of sport: baseball, kittenbalhvolley- ball, track, boxing, swimming, and horseshoe pitching. Teams were organized in each battery, the necessary equipment was furnished by the Camp, and after a day or two of practice schedules were drawn for a series of competitive games. Baseball proved to be the most interesting sport, both batteries having large, well organized teams. Battery D , with a good pitch- ing staff and strong defensive team won the Battalion championship. Kittenball, always a good camp game, furnished competition for the men who failed to make the baseball squad, each platoon having its team. These teams played a round-robin schedule, the Second Platoon of Battery E winning all of its games. Facilities for track and field squads were very limited but this did not dampen the spirits of the men who were interested. Each battery had its group of track and field stars. and on the afternoon of the Battalion Meet, they turned out well trained in their special events. The following were held: 50 yard dashg I00 yard dash, 220 yard dash, 440 yard dash, 880 yard run, one mile run, running high jump, and running broad jump. Battery li with a well balanced team, won the meet by the score of 38-33. - 1 1 '-5, ' 'f-3 r 7 Awruun V. Swunuunu Capt., MH: I .-l-lies. Athletic Oflicer Swimming was a popular sport, especially during the hot spell. Trucks were provided to transport the men to the nearest river fan old-time swimming holej, and non-coms from the Reg- ular Army looked out for the safety of the swimmers. On Visitors, Day a gymkana was arranged between the two batteries for the entertainment of the manv friends of the CMTC students who were in camp. Thie events and the winners were as follows: Stake driving contest, won by Battery li , mounted tug-of-war, won by Battery EH, shoe race, won by Battery DH: centipede race, a drawg and mounted wrestling, won by Battery EH, i The athletic program furnished wholesome recre- ation for both the competitors and the men on the side-lines, and helped to make the entire- CMTC training schedule more interesting to the men during their month in camp. Pagt' Um' l,1llI!ll'l'!! Fllr'Ij'-lhrw' ' 0 .v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v-v.v .v.v.v.v.v.' 0 Q ,.,,,.,.,',M,mwn'.v.v.'-Wvivlv-wvmv-'NMVM'

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THE SENTINEL SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AT CAMP MCCOY V. L. GREENWOOD The first CMTC dance was held August Sth at the Assembly Hall in Sparta. NVe were transported to the dance in camp trucks, which was a new way for most of us. The dance was attended by about a hundred and fifty girls from neighboring towns and there were also a number of fair ones who were vacationing in this part of lVisconsin. Re- freshments were served throughout the evening. The second dance of the series was held on the evening of Visitors' Day, August 15th at the same place. Some of the boys having made acquaintances at the first dance enjoyed having dates for the evening. Most of us depended on the good graces of our Hostess, Miss Kelly, and on Chaplain Patrick to provide dancing partners for us. The third and final dance was held at Spring Bank, August 2ISt, the evening of the second day of our hike. Although we were all fatigued from our day's travel we were not too tired to enjoy a Red Hot dance. The crowd was large and the refreshments were good, so the outcome was never in doubt. The boys' first choice was Miss Emma Lou lVilliams. a fair co-ed, who attended all three of our dances. Miss YVilliams was a guest of Lieutenant McClain. Although the Lieutenant was deprived of most of the dances with Miss XVllllEll11S, she never-the-less enjoyed the evenings. VISITORS' DAY V. L. Gnmznwoon The CMTC Battalion welcomed Visitors, Day with a snappy physical training period which was conducted by Lieutenant Bush. This was followed by our usual camp duties which occupied the remainder of the morning. . The guests of the Battalion were entertained for lunch at the regular CMTC mess halls and we had a chance to show our friends just how we live in camp and the kind and quality of food we were furnished during our stay at Camp McCoy. However, it was noticeable that some of the boys were handicapped by having visitors present. Quite a crowd gathered after lunch to watch the inter-battery baseball game, C7 Q? 00 ag Q I xxll! .. t ,fm 'te 5 Jigga' Q., K. fa fl lax, f N s 4 ? i 4 YQ-X f Xf X f f 1 Page Om' 11 umlrrd Forly-Icvn view gi. 5' the last and deciding game of the camp. As to who won ask Adams of Battery HD . As for yours truly, we left our adding machine in camp and therefore lost count long before the end of the game. Immediately following the baseball game, we enter- tained our visitors with a Gymkana consisting of stake driving, mounted wrestling, mounted tug-of-war. a shoe race, and a centipede race. The best part of Visitors' Day came at 8:30 that night when we adjourned to Sparta for the dance, where at the M. XV. A. hall we tripped the light for otherwisel fantastic until the wee small hours. On the whole, we vote for Visitors' Day and many of them. ........ .. .......... ......' .....v.v....vw.v.v.v..... .. ..

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