US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Eustis, VA)

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. .kg July 9-Another crowded house at the ClV1TC Recreation Hall all day and night. CMTC men have apparently not yet discovered the Liberty Theater, where the motion pictures are shown. July 10-Motion pictures discovered. Brown of Harvardf' a school picture, drew 908. 1 Fort Eustis- O-D -Fort Eustis uly 11-Special sightseeing trip in the afternoon to Yorktown, Vlfilliamsburg, and Jamestown. A vaudeville show at the Liberty Theatre in the evening. July 12-CMTC Recreation Hall has apparently become a Post OHice. Letters and stamps galoreg we may have to requisition more writing paper. July 14-The first' of the CMTC dances. Girls from Newport News, Hampton, Yorktown, and VVilliamsburg-in fact the entire Lower Peninsula was represented by lovely specimens of femininity. Dance closed at 10:30, but it was 11:00 before the last boy had been chased to quarters. July 15-Do the CMTC men like adventure and VX7estern stories? The attendance on this night at Jack HoXie's A Six Shooting Romancei' was 1089, thereby shattering all movie records for this post. July 17-Sightseeing trip to 'Williamsburg 400 men from the camp. Second CMTC Dance. Girls from the College of VVilliam and Mary. First time VVilliam and Mary girls have come to CMTC dances. 1Vonderful time enjoyed by all. Behind the Front at the Liberty Theater competed valiantly with the dance and managed to break the post's attendance record by running up a total of 1108. July 21-Sightseeing trip to Norfolk. Navy boat. Great time reported. CMTC dance-Girls from Lower Peninsula. 100 gallons of punch disappeared. July 22-Swimming Pool officially opened. Vaudeville show at the CMTC Recreation Hall. Naval YMCA put on show. July 24-Air Demonstration in morning. Many kinds of aircraft from Langley Field. Sightseeing trip to Jamestown in afternoon. July 26- Pandora of Lilac Time -too deep for most of us. July 28-CMTC Dance. Plenty of girls from nearby cities. July 29-Sightseeing trip to Nor- folk. Navy boat. First Battalion f 1 on this trip. f'Phantom of the Opera shatters all records at the Liberty Theater. 1124 admissions. August 1-Special feature picture Yorktown at the Liberty Theater. August 2-All CMTC men at York- town. Recreation Hall without a single patron and for the first time closed during the evening. August 4-Last dance of the camp. Girls from nearby cities. Japanese lanterns outside-punch bowl also. August 5-The last of the Chron- icles of America- Dixie -at the Liberty Theater. This great series of historical motion pictures started with the beginning of the camp and 1 closed with it. Many CMTC men enjoyed them. August 6-Everything back in the moth balls again-waiting for the CMT Camp next year. ' RECREATION OFFICER AND STAFF . Page 011: Uzuzdrfd Fiat' -1-. A .1 --4 -4 .. 1 , - .Y-:annum nbunann ' 1

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ATHLETICS Fort Eustis- O-D -Fort Eustis LIEUTENANT HARRY G. RENNAGEL, Athletic Officer The athletic program was successfully carried out in the Citizens' Nlilitary Training Camp during the month of training at Fort Eustis. Coaching and instruction by competent athletes were given in baseball, football, speedball and track, and the success realized was due to the whole hearted efforts of the Regular Army enlisted men detailed as instructors and officials and the cooperation of company athletic officers and their men. The new game of speeclball was thoroughly tried out and from the experience at Eustis is destined to become an increasingly popular game. The league was close, Companies Bw and MF tying with six won and one lost apiece. In the play off Company F defeated Company HBM, 4-0, and thereby clinched the pennant. Baseball was as popular as usual and all eight teams fought hard for the championship, but Company F , under the leadership of Lieutenant Roy WVelch and Candidate Lacey, who by the way won the baseball and bat autographed by Babe Ruth, grabbed the flag by one game. The new swimming pool opened about the middle of camp with a grand splash and all the CMTC tried to crowd into it at one time on the hot days. Anaquatic meet was held on July 28. Company B won most of the places and the meet. The prizes in the various events were given by the Retail Merchants Association of Newport News. The prize winners were: Drv1NG Forster, Co. DH, lst, Shamberger, Co. B , 2nd, lVliller, Co. AH, 3rd. 40 YARD DAsH Nlechan, Co. DH, lst, lVoodward, Co. BH, 2nd, Garrett, Co. C , 3rd. 240 YARD SwrM Blake, Co. HB , lst, Bean, Co. B , 2nd, Decker, Co. CH, 3rd. 80 YARD BACK STROKE Nlartelino, Co. DM, lst, Lippy, Co. C , 2nd, Miller, Co. B , 3rd. 80 YARD BREAST STROKE Fox, Co. AH, lst, Shamberger, Co. B , 2nd, Garrett, Co. C , 3rd. 120 YARD Swuvr Garrett, Co. C , lst, Turner, Co. HH, 2nd, Blake, Co. HBH, 3rd. Volleyball and handball were played by each company during odd moments and evenings. Several fine amateur tennis players were on the courts, among them M. E. Baker of Company A , Baltimore, runner-up for the amateur championship in Baltimore this year, and Bobbitt of Company G , runner-up in last year's CMTC championship. Tennis singles were won by Baker and tennis doubles by Baker and Roseman of Company CCA77' CMTC regimental boxing champions in the various classes were as follows: Bennett, Co. HD , 105 lbs., Siegel, Co. A , 110 lbs., Hendrickson, Co. B , 115 lbs., Young, Co. NF , 120 lbs., J. Roll, Co. BH, 125 lbs., Crutchley, Co. HB , 130 lbs., Herr, Co. HB , 135 lbs., Brock, Co. G , 140 lbs., M. Roll, Co. BH, 145 lbs., Johnson, Co. F , 150 lbs., Leonard, Co. B , 155 lbs., Bratman, Co. BH, 170 lbs., Jordan, Co. C , 175 lbs. The Track and Field Meet on July 30, lX4other's Day, was an affair which Company BH won by one point. C. Swank of Company H and C. M. Hartsock of Company EH tied for individual honors with sixteen points apiece. Hartsock won the toss-up and was awarded a handsome silver loving cup by the Military Training Camps Association. Wfinners of medals awarded for first, second and third places in each event had the dis- tinction of having their medals pinned on by Major General Eli A. Helmick, Inspector General of the Army, who was an interested spectator at the meet. Page One I114.7I!I7'l'd Sfvfn x -.-.. .I -in .. .. .. . sg..-n-4 -Aynnnnn I