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

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I -X ff? , 41 1' 59.1. 1 Q f- x I .. -, .. , dw g -. . ,A PGLO BYE-BOLO at Fort Benning has been steadily growing in importance as 'ff a sport and as a means of diversion and exercise for an increasing- n f ly greater number of officers and their families as well as citizens qi, of Columbus. During the past year three or four playing teams have been in existence. Prior to June 1923 four teams were playing as follows: 29th Infantry, 83rd Field Artillery, Infantry School Blues and Infantry School Yellows, but since the latter date it has been necessary to reduce this number by eliminating one of the Infantry School teams because of the shortage of mounts suitable for Polo. At the present time there are about thirty-five players of the game at Fort Benning who regularly participate in games. This number would be more than double were the requisite number of mounts availiable. The active supporters of the game include practically every member of the gar- rison and a large number of civilians. The interest in Polo can best be in- dicated by the number of spectators who witness the match games played weekly on the post, the at- Tv tendance at which varies from I 200 to 500 spectators. X At present two fields are provided, one a good dirt field and the other a good turf field. An additional turf field is in- cluded in the Recreational Project, work on which has actually begun. During the fall of 1923 a team representing Fort Ben- ning played three games with a mixed civilian, National Guard and Reserve Corps team from Birmingham, two games at Birmingham and Q one at Benning. Much inter- mh est in Polo was aroused at ,GQi'n?5u2bv, YFIIL il l - l i X I L LV Y V 1 1 YJ 15' i 'f .,' S 9 .1 , s 1, 1 5 . ua N. i s ---'--A QWUW' I .

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Ja u -s f 9' A A ll! 411 Z, X -5. l -Y, . AS EN RESULTS January 2 Wofford College at Fort Benning January 4 University of Georgia at Fort Benning January 11 Albany Y. M. C. A. at Fort Benning Inf. Sch 33 27 17 January 16 Auburn QAlabarna Polytechnic Inst.Q at Auburn 18 January 26 Fort McPherson at Fort Benning February 1 Columbus Y. M. C. A. at Columbus February 11 Howard College at Fort Benning February 19 Albany Y. M. C. A. at Albany February 21 Auburn at Fort Benning February 26 Columbus Y. M. C. A. at Fort Benning 50 25 20 27 27 27 Opponents 32 36 35 42 26 28 23 57 17 26 .L'v':11f1 'L'f . A ,F ff K ...,., ,, , ,. . I . NEFF FORTIER. 2 1 l i ffl C ' , z 2 J J - '-5 -ff S Q' ff 1 5 5 M-L l QS' ,qw ,gn Am x . mv MCKENNA

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2 Jr, A ,gi ,V I r K ' -5, pe ak Birmingham as a result of the games played there and more games will be arranged if finances permit. In October 1923 a series of three games was played by the 29th Infantry and 83rd Field Artillery teams at the Chattahoochee Valley Fair at Columbus. Shortly after the beginning of the 1923-1924 course an Infantry School team was organized. This team was selected from a squad composed of members of the Advanced Class, the Company Officers Class and the School Division. The following officers were members of the squad: Majors Philoon, Dravo, Hicks, and Simpsong Captains Craig, Kilburn, McKee, Vernon, Crockett and Lieutenant Elkins. After two short practice periods the School team lined up for its first game against the Veteran 29th Infantry team and was beaten by a score of 7 to 2. After devoting two weeks to intensive practice the School Team played the 83rd Field Artillery which it defeated, the score being 15 to 4. The School Team followed up this victory by defeating the Post Champions, the 29th Infantry by a score of 9 to 5, in a spectacular game full of thrills for both players and spectators. The 29th Infantry was better mounted than the School Team but the latter won because of superior team work and hitting ability. Both teams played good fast Polo. K X ez Q f A Q ff! - ' X I iff i'lw'?v1l ' 1 ff '?'k J? -'14a'ff ', - . 1 ti xx ' V 'W If .:-,'1J.,:-fgi gfilgf- XQNX if ,KAL w,w ?f i ,, l.,wfmMlQ-. QL ,i .Ai-,r X E sf 44 5 wg5,?NiIi: Irlwvlibjmgi xy. VF- Y, ,ff Lu Q X ,.v' 'J'fQL'j! X 'V f ,fzfg 4,1 P? Q ' rlpff ' '- 1' x4'- u . .J ,gr , W yi r seeei ef -1 , it,,' - 2-'-e- i ' X - -A N fiizifl 'WN ' e r fl, is .,, '-Pliilif 5fw1,9'f: 5i ' c .f2 fi:-?'1'2LQl'.f-2 , H - f'f r.e4:44f' -y .uc .-f :vl xt.fap f .. ,.-fflfi 2' ' -5 , ,i C' c Y I 2 YJ -a. fs '- ua, fri 9 W' ' gl ts, vga V --Q 10 'fy I 'ill