US Army Infantry School - Doughboy Yearbook (Fort Benning, GA)

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' S K i 3 noon. After the opening of school a Fall il' F 'ft' ' A ' l Tournament for the Dierks Trophy was planned to be played under the local handi- cap rules. This tournament was inter- rupted by the entrance of a local composite team, representing The Infantry School, in the Fourth Corps Area Fall Tourna- ment held at Fort Oglethorpe from No- vember 26 to December 3, I922. F. A. TEAM The Benning Composite Team composed of Captains McClure, Betts, Brooks, and Lieuts. French, McKinney and Douglas, with twenty picked horses set out to display their prowess to all comers. The first game against the 6th Cavalry HYellow Jackets resulted in an eight to nine victory for the Cavalry. Lieut. Nlcliinney, Benning's star player, was taken from the game with a broken arm. The second game ran to an extra period and after the last stroke, V- -I - - I 1 --1 -2 -, I , X Camp Bragg's Artillery Team emerged f- ' l victorious with a score of eight to Ben- ning's seven. Both Betts and Douglass were injured in this contest. During lVlarch a Spring Tournament will be held in which the Dierks Trophy will again be BLUE Timur-I5I.xi I FRENCH, at stake. The Sunday afternoon games, mean, warms and delightful teas following, have proved very popular with both the military and civilian personnel of Benning and Columbus. The Post Commander as Commandant of The Infantry School, The 2 , Assistant Commandant, and ee- ' all others in authority, are do- ing their utmost to provide at Benning, ample facilities for that broadening education, which is The Infantry School's function to impart. With this aim in view, Polo-though not a school activity-is made available to officer personnel - 1 1-:Q ,r'- fr! x il S.. .

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allairs of the Association are admin- 6 v istered by the Polo Control Committee. This committee is made up of the various team captains as members. The Oliicers' Club allots funds for the general support of the game as well as for the other athletic activities and sports of The Infantry School at Port Benning. The interest manifested by the Chief of Infantry and our Command- ing General in the local efforts to put the game on a sound basis, by im- proving and enlarging facilities, establishes beyond doubt the position the game is destined to occupy in our branch of the service. During the past year a new club house has been completed and very great progress made in conditioning the new field. This field has been designated in orders as l'Shannon Field, in honor of the late Lieutenant- Colonel James A. Shannon, D. S. C. Throughout the year thirty or forty ollicers have consistently followed the game. They have formed them- selves into six teams, as follows: The Ist and 2nd Teams-29th Infantryg The ISf and 2I1Cl Teams-83rd F. A.: The Blue Team, and The Yellow Team. - During the summer Round Robins were played each Sunday after- x X I K .-g- K COMPOSITE TEAM'-LEFT T0 RIGHT: LT. DOUGLASS, LT. MAKINNEY. CAPT. MCCr.I'uic, LT. FRENCH, Cam. BETTS, CAPT. Bnooris

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at Benning with the confident hope that in time it will spread throughout The Infantry. Polo as a Sunda afternoon entertainment occu ies rt rominent so- Y P P cial position on the Post, thanks to the splendid work of the Ladies' Aux- iliary. This organization, formed from the ladies of the Garrison, has contributed reatlv to the hi h favor the fame now en'o fs on the Post, and g . E fa J 5 assures its continued success. Af , V-f' , -... . , H 5 it it . A 5 L- ifmlir M772 S-dll QF Q7 Cf fi A Qkxoe' A '--if IL!-3' '