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April 26, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
THE VARSITY TEAM "CARRIES ON"
Captain Selig's collection of ball tossers put
over its third straight win on Thursday April
17th, trouncing the M.T.S. Team from Verneuil
to the melody of 8 to 2 and in every department
proved it's superiority over the "Gasoline
Guys" with their rubber tire uniforms. Reed
had the game well in hand at every stage of
the contest and the support he received from
his team mates was regular big league stuff.
The more we see of our Varsity team, the
better it looks and there won't be anything to
this Intermediate Section championship, it
looks like the A.E.F. honors for this Grand
Division. We've a perfect working machine,
and the Captain is there with the "oil" to
keep it running smoothly.
The game began at 3:35 with all hands on
deck, the shops having closed early in honor of
the occasion. The teams line up thusly:
Camp Stephenson Verneuil
Cowan, RF Dittrich, SS
McShannic, 3B Haskins, CF
Mohrman, SS Stockdale, 1B
Maloney, CF Rawlings, lf
Kloth, LF Ebert, 2B
Kniveton, 1B Fairgrieve, 3B
Morgan, 2B Munch, C
Geyer, C Wycoff, RF
Reed, P Stewart, P
Hoskins, P
The Final Score
R. H. E.
Verneuil. 0.0.1.0.0.0.0.0.1 2 5 4
Camp Stephenson. 5.0.0.0.1.2.0.0.X 8 8 2
CAMP REPRESENTATIVES WIN AT MESVES
Representatives of Camp Stephenson made a
big impression at the Field meet held at
Mesves on Saturday April 19, winning four
"firsts" and a "third" out of the six events
they were entered in. Wagoner Jimmy Mc
Gurk of Headquarters Det., who just returned
from a several weeks trip with the Intermediate
Section football team, won the 100 yard dash,
time 11 1-5 seconds, the 220 yard dash, time
28 seconds; and the high hurdle event.
Ramsey of 119th Company won the mile Mara-
thon, doing the distance in 5.58. McGurk,
Ramsey and Thompson of 110th Co., was the
camp relay-team entry and finished third.
Thompson, who has been out of training got a
bad start in the half mile event and finished
poorly. In two of the events, the Mesves
crowd tried to argue our men out of the deci-
sions on technicalities which were not consid-
ered.
Mesves gets credit for winning the meet but
there is'nt any doubt in the minds of the rooters
who attended from here that it would have
been a walk-away for this Camp if we had
been represented in a greater number of events.
Mesves, Verneuil and Nevers were the only
towns in the Section represented at the meet.
Mesves had the advantage as it's men have been
practicing and they had a large number of
entries.
The local track men expect to bring home
the bacon from the next field meet to be held
this week at Clermont, and lasting for three
days.
SUMMERS WINS IN PARIS
"Johnnie Summers", dean of the Camp's
fighting staff, is making a big hit in Paris and
getting away with some very good men. His
latest victory was won on Friday evening,
April 18, in the Cirque de Paris, when he took
the decision from Mickie Gallagher in the
welterweight finals. The bout was a ten round
affair and Johnnie got an even break in the first
five, due to his making a slow start. But the
last half of the affair was all his and the decision
was his, without any doubt. Johnnie's many
friends at Camp Stephenson expect him to carry
the A.E.F. title of his weight back to America
with him.
CAMP TEAM TAKES OVER THE MESVES
Evidently the reputation of the Camp Steph-
enson ball team has not been heard of in
Mesves for a team representing the 109th
Engineers from that place, motored to Nevers
on Tuesday with the intention of winning a
game and some of our loose francs. But it
was the same old story that has ruined the
ambitions of other and faster teams than the
Mesves outfit. The "Varsity" made it the fifth
straight victory, and the most decisive one on
its slate. The final score was 10-0, but no
one would have thought it in the first inning,
the Mesves gang starting out like big leaguers.
But class will tell, and another scalp has been
hung on our base ball belt.
The only dangerous stage was in the first
when three neat singles loaded the bags with
Mesves men. Captain Selig ran out on the third
base line and turned the old Pepper box loose
on the camp boys and it worked, for Fair
tightened up an retired the side without a
single run being scored. Fair got in a couple
of other holes but always braced up and closed
the hole before the Engineers could ring up
any tallies.
The whole team played perfect ball but
special mention is due to Maloney and Geyer
who were strong in all parts of the game.
"Daddy" Kloth was there with his usual two
hits and Morgan hit one that was good for
three cushions if the real American on the
Mesves team had'nt robbed him by a circus
grab.
McShannic nearly ruined his manly beauty
in the ninth when his feet failed him, and his
chin plowed the turf while he was after a hit
Looking at it from any angle, we've got some
team and the Captain says it will improve fifth
percent in the next ten days!
THE CAMP BASEBALL LEAGUE
The second week of the camp league was
almost gameless, due to the continual rain
which kept the ground soggy and unfit for
playing. Only two games were played. The
third week, however, promisies to bring the
schedule up to date as the weather has been
exceptionally good. Companies 121 and 109 are
now leading the league while 119, 120 and 110
are sharing the cellar position. Greater interest
will no doubt be taken in the league when the
camp team goes on tour, since the games of
the big team have used up the greater part of
the fan's energy.
The standing of the league up to and includ-
ing Tuesday's game beetwen "109" and "119"
is as follows:
Company 121 2 0 1000
Company 109 2 0 1000
Hqrs. & Band 1 0 1000
Company 118 1 0 1000
Company 116 1 1 500
Company 117 1 1 500
P.W.E.CO., 240 1 1 500
Company 119 0 2 000
Company 120 0 2 000
Company 110 0 2 000
CAMP NINE WINS FOURTH GAME
The "Varsity" team added to its string of
victories on Saturday April 19th, taking over a
team from Sougy by a 14 to 3 score. As in its
previous games, the local team started out
early, geting two runs in the first inning.
Sougy tied it up in the third but a brief batting
rally in the fourth gave us the lead again which
was strengthened in the 7th and cinched in the
ninth. The contest was a fairly even one and
exciting up to the seventh inning when the
Sougy outfit blew up.
Anderson started the game for the locals and
while a little shaky in the early part, he settled
down and pitched a good game. Fair relieved
him in the ninth and held the Sougy team
scoreless.
The Camp team seems to improve with each
succeeding game and barring accidents ought
to be a contender for A.E.F. honors.
ONE OF OPPERMAN'S GEMS!
Bill Opperman, the famous lover of
onions, sent this gem of thought to Friend
Wife, in a recent letter: "The rain is
shining to beat the band, the Sun is raining
like hell, the rainbow is blowing pretty
strong and the wind has certainly got some
"pretty colors in it -- everything in this
dod gas'ed country is all wrong!!"
CAMP TEAM WINS SECOND GAME
Verneuil, Apr. 20 (Special to the Pop-Valve).
It took a lot of hard work but Camp
Stephenson is on it's way home with the bacon,
having won an extra inning contest from the
M.T.S. team here, and the second game of the
series of three to decide which of the two teams
could go after SOS honors. The Camp Stephen-
son team accompanied by a hundred rooters
arrived in Verneuil at 3 P.M., having motored
from Nevers. A crowd of at least three thousand
fans were on hand for the game which was
known to be one for blood. The Verneuil dia-
mond was in very poor shape, especially in the
outfield, it being a swamp. But the ground
conditions did'nt prevent a snappy game. Ten
officers accompanied the Nevers team including
Major Lester, C. O. of the 19th Grand Division.
Maloney and Geyer started the game for the
Nevers outfit while Faucett and Munch was the
M.T.C. battery. Reed relieved Maloney in the
fifth and put up a big league brand of pitch-
ing. Kloth starred for the Nevers crew, getting
a long triple, scoring three runs and fielding
well. Stockdale starred at bat for the home
team.
It was a neck and neck game all the way and
in three different innings, the score was tied
up. The tie score ran the contest into an extra
inning, the first half of which resulted in a
score for the Nevers boys. Kloth walked, went
to second on a sacrifice and scored on Morgan's
infield out. The last half looked good for
Verneuil, there being two men on and only one
out, but Reed tightened up and fanned the next
two.
Both the Camp Stephenson team and the
Nevers rooters were pleased with the splendid
treatment accorded them at Verneuil. After the
game, all the felling that had been shown while
the game was in progress was forgotten and
Verneuil admitted the superiority of the team
from the 19th Grand Division. The third and
last game of the series between these teams
will be played at a date to be announced later.
A "DOCTOR" TAKES SOME
OF HIS OWN "PILLS"
Here's the funniest we've heard for a
long time! Lieut. F. E. Markey who
"operates" the 19th Grand Division Cooler
and the Camp Guard was a visitor in
Nevers a few days ago. He was strolling
along the Rues and Boulevards when an
M.P. walked up and invited him to call on
the assistant Provost Marshall. The lieu-
tenant obliged him and discovered that he
was under arrest, suspected of being an
AWOL Lieutenant and in the "hootch-
gow" until he could identify himself.
And then came the cruel -- est blow of
all -- the Lieutenant had to flag a passing
K. P. from Co. 110 to be identified and get
released! It will be sort of hard to con-
vince some of the birds who have been
caught in Lieut. Markey's net that when
he's off duty, he's as "regular a fellow"
as one would care to meet. He is, but
when he's Commander of the Guard, he
commands with a big "C". He laughs
himself when he tells the incident related
above, and we've a suspicion that here-
after when he sees a K.P. scooting out of
the kitchen, "out of uniform", he'll get
dust in his eye or something!
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April 26, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
THE VARSITY TEAM "CARRIES ON"
Captain Selig's collection of ball tossers put
over its third straight win on Thursday April
17th, trouncing the M.T.S. Team from Verneuil
to the melody of 8 to 2 and in every department
proved it's superiority over the "Gasoline
Guys" with their rubber tire uniforms. Reed
had the game well in hand at every stage of
the contest and the support he received from
his team mates was regular big league stuff.
The more we see of our Varsity team, the
better it looks and there won't be anything to
this Intermediate Section championship, it
looks like the A.E.F. honors for this Grand
Division. We've a perfect working machine,
and the Captain is there with the "oil" to
keep it running smoothly.
The game began at 3:35 with all hands on
deck, the shops having closed early in honor of
the occasion. The teams line up thusly:
Camp Stephenson Verneuil
Cowan, RF Dittrich, SS
McShannic, 3B Haskins, CF
Mohrman, SS Stockdale, 1B
Maloney, CF Rawlings, lf
Kloth, LF Ebert, 2B
Kniveton, 1B Fairgrieve, 3B
Morgan, 2B Munch, C
Geyer, C Wycoff, RF
Reed, P Stewart, P
Hoskins, P
The Final Score
R. H. E.
Verneuil. 0.0.1.0.0.0.0.0.1 2 5 4
Camp Stephenson. 5.0.0.0.1.2.0.0.X 8 8 2
CAMP REPRESENTATIVES WIN AT MESVES
Representatives of Camp Stephenson made a
big impression at the Field meet held at
Mesves on Saturday April 19, winning four
"firsts" and a "third" out of the six events
they were entered in. Wagoner Jimmy Mc
Gurk of Headquarters Det., who just returned
from a several weeks trip with the Intermediate
Section football team, won the 100 yard dash,
time 11 1-5 seconds, the 220 yard dash, time
28 seconds; and the high hurdle event.
Ramsey of 119th Company won the mile Mara-
thon, doing the distance in 5.58. McGurk,
Ramsey and Thompson of 110th Co., was the
camp relay-team entry and finished third.
Thompson, who has been out of training got a
bad start in the half mile event and finished
poorly. In two of the events, the Mesves
crowd tried to argue our men out of the deci-
sions on technicalities which were not consid-
ered.
Mesves gets credit for winning the meet but
there is'nt any doubt in the minds of the rooters
who attended from here that it would have
been a walk-away for this Camp if we had
been represented in a greater number of events.
Mesves, Verneuil and Nevers were the only
towns in the Section represented at the meet.
Mesves had the advantage as it's men have been
practicing and they had a large number of
entries.
The local track men expect to bring home
the bacon from the next field meet to be held
this week at Clermont, and lasting for three
days.
SUMMERS WINS IN PARIS
"Johnnie Summers", dean of the Camp's
fighting staff, is making a big hit in Paris and
getting away with some very good men. His
latest victory was won on Friday evening,
April 18, in the Cirque de Paris, when he took
the decision from Mickie Gallagher in the
welterweight finals. The bout was a ten round
affair and Johnnie got an even break in the first
five, due to his making a slow start. But the
last half of the affair was all his and the decision
was his, without any doubt. Johnnie's many
friends at Camp Stephenson expect him to carry
the A.E.F. title of his weight back to America
with him.
CAMP TEAM TAKES OVER THE MESVES
Evidently the reputation of the Camp Steph-
enson ball team has not been heard of in
Mesves for a team representing the 109th
Engineers from that place, motored to Nevers
on Tuesday with the intention of winning a
game and some of our loose francs. But it
was the same old story that has ruined the
ambitions of other and faster teams than the
Mesves outfit. The "Varsity" made it the fifth
straight victory, and the most decisive one on
its slate. The final score was 10-0, but no
one would have thought it in the first inning,
the Mesves gang starting out like big leaguers.
But class will tell, and another scalp has been
hung on our base ball belt.
The only dangerous stage was in the first
when three neat singles loaded the bags with
Mesves men. Captain Selig ran out on the third
base line and turned the old Pepper box loose
on the camp boys and it worked, for Fair
tightened up an retired the side without a
single run being scored. Fair got in a couple
of other holes but always braced up and closed
the hole before the Engineers could ring up
any tallies.
The whole team played perfect ball but
special mention is due to Maloney and Geyer
who were strong in all parts of the game.
"Daddy" Kloth was there with his usual two
hits and Morgan hit one that was good for
three cushions if the real American on the
Mesves team had'nt robbed him by a circus
grab.
McShannic nearly ruined his manly beauty
in the ninth when his feet failed him, and his
chin plowed the turf while he was after a hit
Looking at it from any angle, we've got some
team and the Captain says it will improve fifth
percent in the next ten days!
THE CAMP BASEBALL LEAGUE
The second week of the camp league was
almost gameless, due to the continual rain
which kept the ground soggy and unfit for
playing. Only two games were played. The
third week, however, promisies to bring the
schedule up to date as the weather has been
exceptionally good. Companies 121 and 109 are
now leading the league while 119, 120 and 110
are sharing the cellar position. Greater interest
will no doubt be taken in the league when the
camp team goes on tour, since the games of
the big team have used up the greater part of
the fan's energy.
The standing of the league up to and includ-
ing Tuesday's game beetwen "109" and "119"
is as follows:
Company 121 2 0 1000
Company 109 2 0 1000
Hqrs. & Band 1 0 1000
Company 118 1 0 1000
Company 116 1 1 500
Company 117 1 1 500
P.W.E.CO., 240 1 1 500
Company 119 0 2 000
Company 120 0 2 000
Company 110 0 2 000
CAMP NINE WINS FOURTH GAME
The "Varsity" team added to its string of
victories on Saturday April 19th, taking over a
team from Sougy by a 14 to 3 score. As in its
previous games, the local team started out
early, geting two runs in the first inning.
Sougy tied it up in the third but a brief batting
rally in the fourth gave us the lead again which
was strengthened in the 7th and cinched in the
ninth. The contest was a fairly even one and
exciting up to the seventh inning when the
Sougy outfit blew up.
Anderson started the game for the locals and
while a little shaky in the early part, he settled
down and pitched a good game. Fair relieved
him in the ninth and held the Sougy team
scoreless.
The Camp team seems to improve with each
succeeding game and barring accidents ought
to be a contender for A.E.F. honors.
ONE OF OPPERMAN'S GEMS!
Bill Opperman, the famous lover of
onions, sent this gem of thought to Friend
Wife, in a recent letter: "The rain is
shining to beat the band, the Sun is raining
like hell, the rainbow is blowing pretty
strong and the wind has certainly got some
"pretty colors in it -- everything in this
dod gas'ed country is all wrong!!"
CAMP TEAM WINS SECOND GAME
Verneuil, Apr. 20 (Special to the Pop-Valve).
It took a lot of hard work but Camp
Stephenson is on it's way home with the bacon,
having won an extra inning contest from the
M.T.S. team here, and the second game of the
series of three to decide which of the two teams
could go after SOS honors. The Camp Stephen-
son team accompanied by a hundred rooters
arrived in Verneuil at 3 P.M., having motored
from Nevers. A crowd of at least three thousand
fans were on hand for the game which was
known to be one for blood. The Verneuil dia-
mond was in very poor shape, especially in the
outfield, it being a swamp. But the ground
conditions did'nt prevent a snappy game. Ten
officers accompanied the Nevers team including
Major Lester, C. O. of the 19th Grand Division.
Maloney and Geyer started the game for the
Nevers outfit while Faucett and Munch was the
M.T.C. battery. Reed relieved Maloney in the
fifth and put up a big league brand of pitch-
ing. Kloth starred for the Nevers crew, getting
a long triple, scoring three runs and fielding
well. Stockdale starred at bat for the home
team.
It was a neck and neck game all the way and
in three different innings, the score was tied
up. The tie score ran the contest into an extra
inning, the first half of which resulted in a
score for the Nevers boys. Kloth walked, went
to second on a sacrifice and scored on Morgan's
infield out. The last half looked good for
Verneuil, there being two men on and only one
out, but Reed tightened up and fanned the next
two.
Both the Camp Stephenson team and the
Nevers rooters were pleased with the splendid
treatment accorded them at Verneuil. After the
game, all the felling that had been shown while
the game was in progress was forgotten and
Verneuil admitted the superiority of the team
from the 19th Grand Division. The third and
last game of the series between these teams
will be played at a date to be announced later.
A "DOCTOR" TAKES SOME
OF HIS OWN "PILLS"
Here's the funniest we've heard for a
long time! Lieut. F. E. Markey who
"operates" the 19th Grand Division Cooler
and the Camp Guard was a visitor in
Nevers a few days ago. He was strolling
along the Rues and Boulevards when an
M.P. walked up and invited him to call on
the assistant Provost Marshall. The lieu-
tenant obliged him and discovered that he
was under arrest, suspected of being an
AWOL Lieutenant and in the "hootch-
gow" until he could identify himself.
And then came the cruel -- est blow of
all -- the Lieutenant had to flag a passing
K. P. from Co. 110 to be identified and get
released! It will be sort of hard to con-
vince some of the birds who have been
caught in Lieut. Markey's net that when
he's off duty, he's as "regular a fellow"
as one would care to meet. He is, but
when he's Commander of the Guard, he
commands with a big "C". He laughs
himself when he tells the incident related
above, and we've a suspicion that here-
after when he sees a K.P. scooting out of
the kitchen, "out of uniform", he'll get
dust in his eye or something!
-
April 26, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
THE VARSITY TEAM "CARRIES ON"
Captain Selig's collection of ball tossers put
over its third straight win on Thursday April
17th, trouncing the M.T.S. Team from Verneuil
to the melody of 8 to 2 and in every department
proved it's superiority over the "Gasoline
Guys" with their rubber tire uniforms. Reed
had the game well in hand at every stage of
the contest and the support he received from
his team mates was regular big league stuff.
The more we see of our Varsity team, the
better it looks and there won't be anything to
this Intermediate Section championship, it
looks like the A.E.F. honors for this Grand
Division. We've a perfect working machine,
and the Captain is there with the "oil" to
keep it running smoothly.
The game began at 3:35 with all hands on
deck, the shops having closed early in honor of
the occasion. The teams line up thusly:
Camp Stephenson Verneuil
Cowan, RF Dittrich, SS
McShannic, 3B Haskins, CF
Mohrman, SS Stockdale, 1B
Maloney, CF Rawlings, lf
Kloth, LF Ebert, 2B
Kniveton, 1B Fairgrieve, 3B
Morgan, 2B Munch, C
Geyer, C Wycoff, RF
Reed, P Stewart, P
Hoskins, P
The Final Score
R. H. E.
Verneuil. 0.0.1.0.0.0.0.0.1 2 5 4
Camp Stephenson. 5.0.0.0.1.2.0.0.X 8 8 2
CAMP REPRESENTATIVES WIN AT MESVES
Representatives of Camp Stephenson made a
big impression at the Field meet held at
Mesves on Saturday April 19, winning four
"firsts" and a "third" out of the six events
they were entered in. Wagoner Jimmy Mc
Gurk of Headquarters Det., who just returned
from a several weeks trip with the Intermediate
Section football team, won the 100 yard dash,
time 11 1-5 seconds, the 220 yard dash, time
28 seconds; and the high hurdle event.
Ramsey of 119th Company won the mile Mara-
thon, doing the distance in 5.58. McGurk,
Ramsey and Thompson of 110th Co., was the
camp relay-team entry and finished third.
Thompson, who has been out of training got a
bad start in the half mile event and finished
poorly. In two of the events, the Mesves
crowd tried to argue our men out of the deci-
sions on technicalities which were not consid-
ered.
Mesves gets credit for winning the meet but
there is'nt any doubt in the minds of the rooters
who attended from here that it would have
been a walk-away for this Camp if we had
been represented in a greater number of events.
Mesves, Verneuil and Nevers were the only
towns in the Section represented at the meet.
Mesves had the advantage as it's men have been
practicing and they had a large number of
entries.
The local track men expect to bring home
the bacon from the next field meet to be held
this week at Clermont, and lasting for three
days.
SUMMERS WINS IN PARIS
"Johnnie Summers", dean of the Camp's
fighting staff, is making a big hit in Paris and
getting away with some very good men. His
latest victory was won on Friday evening,
April 18, in the Cirque de Paris, when he took
the decision from Mickie Gallagher in the
welterweight finals. The bout was a ten round
affair and Johnnie got an even break in the first
five, due to his making a slow start. But the
last half of the affair was all his and the decision
was his, without any doubt. Johnnie's many
friends at Camp Stephenson expect him to carry
the A.E.F. title of his weight back to America
with him.
CAMP TEAM TAKES OVER THE MESVES
Evidently the reputation of the Camp Steph-
enson ball team has not been heard of in
Mesves for a team representing the 109th
Engineers from that place, motored to Nevers
on Tuesday with the intention of winning a
game and some of our loose francs. But it
was the same old story that has ruined the
ambitions of other and faster teams than the
Mesves outfit. The "Varsity" made it the fifth
straight victory, and the most decisive one on
its slate. The final score was 10-0, but no
one would have thought it in the first inning,
the Mesves gang starting out like big leaguers.
But class will tell, and another scalp has been
hung on our base ball belt.
The only dangerous stage was in the first
when three neat singles loaded the bags with
Mesves men. Captain Selig ran out on the third
base line and turned the old Pepper box loose
on the camp boys and it worked, for Fair
tightened up an retired the side without a
single run being scored. Fair got in a couple
of other holes but always braced up and closed
the hole before the Engineers could ring up
any tallies.
The whole team played perfect ball but
special mention is due to Maloney and Geyer
who were strong in all parts of the game.
"Daddy" Kloth was there with his usual two
hits and Morgan hit one that was good for
three cushions if the real American on the
Mesves team had'nt robbed him by a circus
grab.
McShannic nearly ruined his manly beauty
in the ninth when his feet failed him, and his
chin plowed the turf while he was after a hit
Looking at it from any angle, we've got some
team and the Captain says it will improve fifth
percent in the next ten days!
THE CAMP BASEBALL LEAGUE
The second week of the camp league was
almost gameless, due to the continual rain
which kept the ground soggy and unfit for
playing. Only two games were played. The
third week, however, promisies to bring the
schedule up to date as the weather has been
exceptionally good. Companies 121 and 109 are
now leading the league while 119, 120 and 110
are sharing the cellar position. Greater interest
will no doubt be taken in the league when the
camp team goes on tour, since the games of
the big team have used up the greater part of
the fan's energy.
The standing of the league up to and includ-
ing Tuesday's game beetwen "109" and "119"
is as follows:
Company 121 2 0 1000
Company 109 2 0 1000
Hqrs. & Band 1 0 1000
Company 118 1 0 1000
Company 116 1 1 500
Company 117 1 1 500
P.W.E.CO., 240 1 1 500
Company 119 0 2 000
Company 120 0 2 000
Company 110 0 2 000
CAMP NINE WINS FOURTH GAME
The "Varsity" team added to its string of
victories on Saturday April 19th, taking over a
team from Sougy by a 14 to 3 score. As in its
previous games, the local team started out
early, geting two runs in the first inning.
Sougy tied it up in the third but a brief batting
rally in the fourth gave us the lead again which
was strengthened in the 7th and cinched in the
ninth. The contest was a fairly even one and
exciting up to the seventh inning when the
Sougy outfit blew up.
Anderson started the game for the locals and
while a little shaky in the early part, he settled
down and pitched a good game. Fair relieved
him in the ninth and held the Sougy team
scoreless.
The Camp team seems to improve with each
succeeding game and barring accidents ought
to be a contender for A.E.F. honors.
ONE OF OPPERMAN'S GEMS!
Bill Opperman, the famous lover of
onions, sent this gem of thought to Friend
Wife, in a recent letter: "The rain is
shining to beat the band, the Sun is raining
like hell, the rainbow is blowing pretty
strong and the wind has certainly got some
"pretty colors in it -- everything in this
dod gas'ed country is all wrong!!"
CAMP TEAM WINS SECOND GAME
Verneuil, Apr. 20 (Special to the Pop-Valve).
It took a lot of hard work but Camp
Stephenson is on it's way home with the bacon,
having won an extra inning contest from the
M.T.S. team here, and the second game of the
series of three to decide which of the two teams
could go after SOS honors. The Camp Stephen-
son team accompanied by a hundred rooters
arrived in Verneuil at 3 P.M., having motored
from Nevers. A crowd of at least three thousand
fans were on hand for the game which was
known to be one for blood. The Verneuil dia-
mond was in very poor shape, especially in the
outfield, it being a swamp. But the ground
conditions did'nt prevent a snappy game. Ten
officers accompanied the Nevers team including
Major Lester, C. O. of the 19th Grand Division.
Maloney and Geyer started the game for the
Nevers outfit while Faucett and Munch was the
M.T.C. battery. Reed relieved Maloney in the
fifth and put up a big league brand of pitch-
ing. Kloth starred for the Nevers crew, getting
a long triple, scoring three runs and fielding
well. Stockdale starred at bat for the home
team.
It was a neck and neck game all the way and
in three different innings, the score was tied
up. The tie score ran the contest into an extra
inning, the first half of which resulted in a
score for the Nevers boys. Kloth walked, went
to second on a sacrifice and scored on Morgan's
infield out. The last half looked good for
Verneuil, there being two men on and only one
out, but Reed tightened up and fanned the next
two.
Both the Camp Stephenson team and the
Nevers rooters were pleased with the splendid
treatment accorded them at Verneuil. After the
game, all the felling that had been shown while
the game was in progress was forgotten and
Verneuil admitted the superiority of the team
from the 19th Grand Division. The third and
last game of the series between these teams
will be played at a date to be announced later.
A "DOCTOR" TAKES SOME
OF HIS OWN "PILLS"
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April 26, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
THE VARSITY TEAM "CARRIES ON"
Captain Selig's collection of ball tossers put
over its third straight win on Thursday April
17th, trouncing the M.T.S. Team from Verneuil
to the melody of 8 to 2 and in every department
proved it's superiority over the "Gasoline
Guys" with their rubber tire uniforms. Reed
had the game well in hand at every stage of
the contest and the support he received from
his team mates was regular big league stuff.
The more we see of our Varsity team, the
better it looks and there won't be anything to
this Intermediate Section championship, it
looks like the A.E.F. honors for this Grand
Division. We've a perfect working machine,
and the Captain is there with the "oil" to
keep it running smoothly.
The game began at 3:35 with all hands on
deck, the shops having closed early in honor of
the occasion. The teams line up thusly:
Camp Stephenson Verneuil
Cowan, RF Dittrich, SS
McShannic, 3B Haskins, CF
Mohrman, SS Stockdale, 1B
Maloney, CF Rawlings, lf
Kloth, LF Ebert, 2B
Kniveton, 1B Fairgrieve, 3B
Morgan, 2B Munch, C
Geyer, C Wycoff, RF
Reed, P Stewart, P
Hoskins, P
The Final Score
R. H. E.
Verneuil. 0.0.1.0.0.0.0.0.1 2 5 4
Camp Stephenson. 5.0.0.0.1.2.0.0.X 8 8 2
CAMP REPRESENTATIVES WIN AT MESVES
Representatives of Camp Stephenson made a
big impression at the Field meet held at
Mesves on Saturday April 19, winning four
"firsts" and a "third" out of the six events
they were entered in. Wagoner Jimmy Mc
Gurk of Headquarters Det., who just returned
from a several weeks trip with the Intermediate
Section football team, won the 100 yard dash,
time 11 1-5 seconds, the 220 yard dash, time
28 seconds; and the high hurdle event.
Ramsey of 119th Company won the mile Mara-
thon, doing the distance in 5.58. McGurk,
Ramsey and Thompson of 110th Co., was the
camp relay-team entry and finished third.
Thompson, who has been out of training got a
bad start in the half mile event and finished
poorly. In two of the events, the Mesves
crowd tried to argue our men out of the deci-
sions on technicalities which were not consid-
ered.
Mesves gets credit for winning the meet but
there is'nt any doubt in the minds of the rooters
who attended from here that it would have
been a walk-away for this Camp if we had
been represented in a greater number of events.
Mesves, Verneuil and Nevers were the only
towns in the Section represented at the meet.
Mesves had the advantage as it's men have been
practicing and they had a large number of
entries.
The local track men expect to bring home
the bacon from the next field meet to be held
this week at Clermont, and lasting for three
days.
SUMMERS WINS IN PARIS
"Johnnie Summers", dean of the Camp's
fighting staff, is making a big hit in Paris and
getting away with some very good men. His
latest victory was won on Friday evening,
April 18, in the Cirque de Paris, when he took
the decision from Mickie Gallagher in the
welterweight finals. The bout was a ten round
affair and Johnnie got an even break in the first
five, due to his making a slow start. But the
last half of the affair was all his and the decision
was his, without any doubt. Johnnie's many
friends at Camp Stephenson expect him to carry
the A.E.F. title of his weight back to America
with him.
CAMP TEAM TAKES OVER THE MESVES
Evidently the reputation of the Camp Steph-
enson ball team has not been heard of in
Mesves for a team representing the 109th
Engineers from that place, motored to Nevers
on Tuesday with the intention of winning a
game and some of our loose francs. But it
was the same old story that has ruined the
ambitions of other and faster teams than the
Mesves outfit. The "Varsity" made it the fifth
straight victory, and the most decisive one on
its slate. The final score was 10-0, but no
one would have thought it in the first inning,
the Mesves gang starting out like big leaguers.
But class will tell, and another scalp has been
hung on our base ball belt.
The only dangerous stage was in the first
when three neat singles loaded the bags with
Mesves men. Captain Selig ran out on the third
base line and turned the old Pepper box loose
on the camp boys and it worked, for Fair
tightened up an retired the side without a
single run being scored. Fair got in a couple
of other holes but always braced up and closed
the hole before the Engineers could ring up
any tallies.
The whole team played perfect ball but
special mention is due to Maloney and Geyer
who were strong in all parts of the game.
"Daddy" Kloth was there with his usual two
hits and Morgan hit one that was good for
three cushions if the real American on the
Mesves team had'nt robbed him by a circus
grab.
McShannic nearly ruined his manly beauty
in the ninth when his feet failed him, and his
chin plowed the turf while he was after a hit
Looking at it from any angle, we've got some
team and the Captain says it will improve fifth
percent in the next ten days!
THE CAMP BASEBALL LEAGUE
The second week of the camp league was
almost gameless, due to the continual rain
which kept the ground soggy and unfit for
playing. Only two games were played. The
third week, however, promisies to bring the
schedule up to date as the weather has been
exceptionally good. Companies 121 and 109 are
now leading the league while 119, 120 and 110
are sharing the cellar position. Greater interest
will no doubt be taken in the league when the
camp team goes on tour, since the games of
the big team have used up the greater part of
the fan's energy.
The standing of the league up to and includ-
ing Tuesday's game beetwen "109" and "119"
is as follows:
Company 121 2 0 1000
Company 109 2 0 1000
Hqrs. & Band 1 0 1000
Company 118 1 0 1000
Company 116 1 1 500
Company 117 1 1 500
P.W.E.CO., 240 1 1 500
Company 119 0 2 000
Company 120 0 2 000
Company 110 0 2 000
CAMP NINE WINS FOURTH GAME
The "Varsity" team added to its string of
victories on Saturday April 19th, taking over a
team from Sougy by a 14 to 3 score. As in its
previous games, the local team started out
early, geting two runs in the first inning.
Sougy tied it up in the third but a brief batting
rally in the fourth gave us the lead again which
was strengthened in the 7th and cinched in the
ninth. The contest was a fairly even one and
exciting up to the seventh inning when the
Sougy outfit blew up.
Anderson started the game for the locals and
while a little shaky in the early part, he settled
down and pitched a good game. Fair relieved
him in the ninth and held the Sougy team
scoreless.
The Camp team seems to improve with each
succeeding game and barring accidents ought
to be a contender for A.E.F. honors.
ONE OF OPPERMAN'S GEMS!
Bill Opperman, the famous lover of
onions, sent this gem of thought to Friend
Wife, in a recent letter: "The rain is
shining to beat the band, the Sun is raining
like hell, the rainbow is blowing pretty
strong and the wind has certainly got some
"pretty colors in it -- everything in this
dod gas'ed country is all wrong!!"
CAMP TEAM WINS SECOND GAME
Verneuil, Apr. 20 (Special to the Pop-Valve).
It took a lot of hard work but Camp
Stephenson is on it's way home with the bacon,
having won an extra inning contest from the
M.T.S. team here, and the second game of the
series of three to decide which of the two teams
could go after SOS honors. The Camp Stephen-
son team accompanied by a hundred rooters
arrived in Verneuil at 3 P.M., having motored
from Nevers. A crowd of at least three thousand
fans were on hand for the game which was
known to be one for blood. The Verneuil dia-
mond was in very poor shape, especially in the
outfield, it being a swamp. But the ground
conditions did'nt prevent a snappy game. Ten
officers accompanied the Nevers team including
Major Lester, C. O. of the 19th Grand Division.
Maloney and Geyer started the game for the
Nevers outfit while Faucett and Munch was the
M.T.C. battery. Reed relieved Maloney in the
fifth and put up a big league brand of pitch-
ing. Kloth starred for the Nevers crew, getting
a long triple, scoring three runs and fielding
well. Stockdale starred at bat for the home
team.
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April 26, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
THE VARSITY TEAM "CARRIES ON"
Captain Selig's collection of ball tossers put
over its third straight win on Thursday April
17th, trouncing the M.T.S. Team from Verneuil
to the melody of 8 to 2 and in every department
proved it's superiority over the "Gasoline
Guys" with their rubber tire uniforms. Reed
had the game well in hand at every stage of
the contest and the support he received from
his team mates was regular big league stuff.
The more we see of our Varsity team, the
better it looks and there won't be anything to
this Intermediate Section championship, it
looks like the A.E.F. honors for this Grand
Division. We've a perfect working machine,
and the Captain is there with the "oil" to
keep it running smoothly.
The game began at 3:35 with all hands on
deck, the shops having closed early in honor of
the occasion. The teams line up thusly:
Camp Stephenson Verneuil
Cowan, RF Dittrich, SS
McShannic, 3B Haskins, CF
Mohrman, SS Stockdale, 1B
Maloney, CF Rawlings, lf
Kloth, LF Ebert, 2B
Kniveton, 1B Fairgrieve, 3B
Morgan, 2B Munch, C
Geyer, C Wycoff, RF
Reed, P Stewart, P
Hoskins, P
The Final Score
R. H. E.
Verneuil. 0.0.1.0.0.0.0.0.1 2 5 4
Camp Stephenson. 5.0.0.0.1.2.0.0.X 8 8 2
CAMP REPRESENTATIVES WIN AT MESVES
Representatives of Camp Stephenson made a
big impression at the Field meet held at
Mesves on Saturday April 19, winning four
"firsts" and a "third" out of the six events
they were entered in. Wagoner Jimmy Mc
Gurk of Headquarters Det., who just returned
from a several weeks trip with the Intermediate
Section football team, won the 100 yard dash,
time 11 1-5 seconds, the 220 yard dash, time
28 seconds; and the high hurdle event.
Ramsey of 119th Company won the mile Mara-
thon, doing the distance in 5.58. McGurk,
Ramsey and Thompson of 110th Co., was the
camp relay-team entry and finished third.
Thompson, who has been out of training got a
bad start in the half mile event and finished
poorly. In two of the events, the Mesves
crowd tried to argue our men out of the deci-
sions on technicalities which were not consid-
ered.
Mesves gets credit for winning the meet but
there is'nt any doubt in the minds of the rooters
who attended from here that it would have
been a walk-away for this Camp if we had
been represented in a greater number of events.
Mesves, Verneuil and Nevers were the only
towns in the Section represented at the meet.
Mesves had the advantage as it's men have been
practicing and they had a large number of
entries.
The local track men expect to bring home
the bacon from the next field meet to be held
this week at Clermont, and lasting for three
days.
SUMMERS WINS IN PARIS
"Johnnie Summers", dean of the Camp's
fighting staff, is making a big hit in Paris and
getting away with some very good men. His
latest victory was won on Friday evening,
April 18, in the Cirque de Paris, when he took
the decision from Mickie Gallagher in the
welterweight finals. The bout was a ten round
affair and Johnnie got an even break in the first
five, due to his making a slow start. But the
last half of the affair was all his and the decision
was his, without any doubt. Johnnie's many
friends at Camp Stephenson expect him to carry
the A.E.F. title of his weight back to America
with him.
CAMP TEAM TAKES OVER THE MESVES
Evidently the reputation of the Camp Steph-
enson ball team has not been heard of in
Mesves for a team representing the 109th
Engineers from that place, motored to Nevers
on Tuesday with the intention of winning a
game and some of our loose francs. But it
was the same old story that has ruined the
ambitions of other and faster teams than the
Mesves outfit. The "Varsity" made it the fifth
straight victory, and the most decisive one on
its slate. The final score was 10-0, but no
one would have thought it in the first inning,
the Mesves gang starting out like big leaguers.
But class will tell, and another scalp has been
hung on our base ball belt.
The only dangerous stage was in the first
when three neat singles loaded the bags with
Mesves men. Captain Selig ran out on the third
base line and turned the old Pepper box loose
on the camp boys and it worked, for Fair
tightened up an retired the side without a
single run being scored. Fair got in a couple
of other holes but always braced up and closed
the hole before the Engineers could ring up
any tallies.
The whole team played perfect ball but
special mention is due to Maloney and Geyer
who were strong in all parts of the game.
"Daddy" Kloth was there with his usual two
hits and Morgan hit one that was good for
three cushions if the real American on the
Mesves team had'nt robbed him by a circus
grab.
McShannic nearly ruined his manly beauty
in the ninth when his feet failed him, and his
chin plowed the turf while he was after a hit
Looking at it from any angle, we've got some
team and the Captain says it will improve fifth
percent in the next ten days!
THE CAMP BASEBALL LEAGUE
The second week of the camp league was
almost gameless, due to the continual rain
which kept the ground soggy and unfit for
playing. Only two games were played. The
third week, however, promisies to bring the
schedule up to date as the weather has been
exceptionally good. Companies 121 and 109 are
now leading the league while 119, 120 and 110
are sharing the cellar position. Greater interest
will no doubt be taken in the league when the
camp team goes on tour, since the games of
the big team have used up the greater part of
the fan's energy.
The standing of the league up to and includ-
ing Tuesday's game beetwen "109" and "119"
is as follows:
Company 121 2 0 1000
Company 109 2 0 1000
Hqrs. & Band 1 0 1000
Company 118 1 0 1000
Company 116 1 1 500
Company 117 1 1 500
P.W.E.CO., 240 1 1 500
Company 119 0 2 000
Company 120 0 2 000
Company 110 0 2 000
CAMP NINE WINS FOURTH GAME
The "Varsity" team added to its string of
victories on Saturday April 19th, taking over a
team from Sougy by a 14 to 3 score. As in its
previous games, the local team started out
early, geting two runs in the first inning.
Sougy tied it up in the third but a brief batting
rally in the fourth gave us the lead again which
was strengthened in the 7th and cinched in the
ninth. The contest was a fairly even one and
exciting up to the seventh inning when the
Sougy outfit blew up.
Anderson started the game for the locals and
while a little shaky in the early part, he settled
down and pitched a good game. Fair relieved
him in the ninth and held the Sougy team
scoreless.
The Camp team seems to improve with each
succeeding game and barring accidents ought
to be a contender for A.E.F. honors.
ONE OF OPPERMAN'S GEMS!
Bill Opperman, the famous lover of
onions, sent this gem of thought to Friend
Wife, in a recent letter: "The rain is
shining to beat the band, the Sun is raining
like hell, the rainbow is blowing pretty
strong and the wind has certainly got some
"pretty colors in it -- everything in this
dod gas'ed country is all wrong!!"
CAMP TEAM WINS SECOND GAME
-
April 26, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
THE VARSITY TEAM "CARRIES ON"
Captain Selig's collection of ball tossers put
over its third straight win on Thursday April
17th, trouncing the M.T.S. Team from Verneuil
to the melody of 8 to 2 and in every department
proved it's superiority over the "Gasoline
Guys" with their rubber tire uniforms. Reed
had the game well in hand at every stage of
the contest and the support he received from
his team mates was regular big league stuff.
The more we see of our Varsity team, the
better it looks and there won't be anything to
this Intermediate Section championship, it
looks like the A.E.F. honors for this Grand
Division. We've a perfect working machine,
and the Captain is there with the "oil" to
keep it running smoothly.
The game began at 3:35 with all hands on
deck, the shops having closed early in honor of
the occasion. The teams line up thusly:
Camp Stephenson Verneuil
Cowan, RF Dittrich, SS
McShannic, 3B Haskins, CF
Mohrman, SS Stockdale, 1B
Maloney, CF Rawlings, lf
Kloth, LF Ebert, 2B
Kniveton, 1B Fairgrieve, 3B
Morgan, 2B Munch, C
Geyer, C Wycoff, RF
Reed, P Stewart, P
Hoskins, P
The Final Score
R. H. E.
Verneuil. 0.0.1.0.0.0.0.0.1 2 5 4
Camp Stephenson. 5.0.0.0.1.2.0.0.X 8 8 2
CAMP REPRESENTATIVES WIN AT MESVES
Representatives of Camp Stephenson made a
big impression at the Field meet held at
Mesves on Saturday April 19, winning four
"firsts" and a "third" out of the six events
they were entered in. Wagoner Jimmy Mc
Gurk of Headquarters Det., who just returned
from a several weeks trip with the Intermediate
Section football team, won the 100 yard dash,
time 11 1-5 seconds, the 220 yard dash, time
28 seconds; and the high hurdle event.
Ramsey of 119th Company won the mile Mara-
thon, doing the distance in 5.58. McGurk,
Ramsey and Thompson of 110th Co., was the
camp relay-team entry and finished third.
Thompson, who has been out of training got a
bad start in the half mile event and finished
poorly. In two of the events, the Mesves
crowd tried to argue our men out of the deci-
sions on technicalities which were not consid-
ered.
Mesves gets credit for winning the meet but
there is'nt any doubt in the minds of the rooters
who attended from here that it would have
been a walk-away for this Camp if we had
been represented in a greater number of events.
Mesves, Verneuil and Nevers were the only
towns in the Section represented at the meet.
Mesves had the advantage as it's men have been
practicing and they had a large number of
entries.
The local track men expect to bring home
the bacon from the next field meet to be held
this week at Clermont, and lasting for three
days.
SUMMERS WINS IN PARIS
"Johnnie Summers", dean of the Camp's
fighting staff, is making a big hit in Paris and
getting away with some very good men. His
latest victory was won on Friday evening,
April 18, in the Cirque de Paris, when he took
the decision from Mickie Gallagher in the
welterweight finals. The bout was a ten round
affair and Johnnie got an even break in the first
five, due to his making a slow start. But the
last half of the affair was all his and the decision
was his, without any doubt. Johnnie's many
friends at Camp Stephenson expect him to carry
the A.E.F. title of his weight back to America
with him.
CAMP TEAM TAKES OVER THE MESVES
Evidently the reputation of the Camp Steph-
enson ball team has not been heard of in
Mesves for a team representing the 109th
Engineers from that place, motored to Nevers
on Tuesday with the intention of winning a
game and some of our loose francs. But it
was the same old story that has ruined the
ambitions of other and faster teams than the
Mesves outfit. The "Varsity" made it the fifth
straight victory, and the most decisive one on
its slate. The final score was 10-0, but no
one would have thought it in the first inning,
the Mesves gang starting out like big leaguers.
But class will tell, and another scalp has been
hung on our base ball belt.
The only dangerous stage was in the first
when three neat singles loaded the bags with
Mesves men. Captain Selig ran out on the third
base line and turned the old Pepper box loose
on the camp boys and it worked, for Fair
tightened up an retired the side without a
single run being scored. Fair got in a couple
of other holes but always braced up and closed
the hole before the Engineers could ring up
any tallies.
The whole team played perfect ball but
special mention is due to Maloney and Geyer
who were strong in all parts of the game.
"Daddy" Kloth was there with his usual two
hits and Morgan hit one that was good for
three cushions if the real American on the
Mesves team had'nt robbed him by a circus
grab.
McShannic nearly ruined his manly beauty
in the ninth when his feet failed him, and his
chin plowed the turf while he was after a hit
Looking at it from any angle, we've got some
team and the Captain says it will improve fifth
percent in the next ten days!
THE CAMP BASEBALL LEAGUE
The second week of the camp league was
almost gameless, due to the continual rain
which kept the ground soggy and unfit for
playing. Only two games were played. The
third week, however, promisies to bring the
schedule up to date as the weather has been
exceptionally good. Companies 121 and 109 are
now leading the league while 119, 120 and 110
are sharing the cellar position. Greater interest
will no doubt be taken in the league when the
camp team goes on tour, since the games of
the big team have used up the greater part of
the fan's energy.
The standing of the league up to and includ-
ing Tuesday's game beetwen "109" and "119"
is as follows:
Company 121 2 0 1000
Company 109 2 0 1000
Hqrs. & Band 1 0 1000
Company 118 1 0 1000
Company 116 1 1 500
Company 117 1 1 500
P.W.E.CO., 240 1 1 500
Company 119 0 2 000
Company 120 0 2 000
Company 110 0 2 000
CAMP NINE WINS FOURTH GAME
The "Varsity" team added to its string of
victories on Saturday April 19th, taking over a
team from Sougy by a 14 to 3 score. As in its
previous games, the local team started out
early, geting two runs in the first inning.
Sougy tied it up in the third but a brief batting
rally in the fourth gave us the lead again which
was strengthened in the 7th and cinched in the
ninth. The contest was a fairly even one and
exciting up to the seventh inning when the
Sougy outfit blew up.
Anderson started the game for the locals and
while a little shaky in the early part, he settled
down and pitched a good game. Fair relieved
him in the ninth and held the Sougy team
scoreless.
The Camp team seems to improve with each
succeeding game and barring accidents ought
to be a contender for A.E.F. honors.
ONE OF OPPERMAN'S GEMS!
Bill Opperman, the famous lover of
onions, sent this gem of thought to Friend
Wife, in a recent letter: "The rain is
shining to beat the band, the Sun is raining
like hell, the rainbow is blowing pretty
strong and the wind has certainly got some
"pretty colors in it -- everything in this
dod gas'ed country is all wrong!!"
-
April 26, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
THE VARSITY TEAM "CARRIES ON"
Captain Selig's collection of ball tossers put
over its third straight win on Thursday April
17th, trouncing the M.T.S. Team from Verneuil
to the melody of 8 to 2 and in every department
proved it's superiority over the "Gasoline
Guys" with their rubber tire uniforms. Reed
had the game well in hand at every stage of
the contest and the support he received from
his team mates was regular big league stuff.
The more we see of our Varsity team, the
better it looks and there won't be anything to
this Intermediate Section championship, it
looks like the A.E.F. honors for this Grand
Division. We've a perfect working machine,
and the Captain is there with the "oil" to
keep it running smoothly.
The game began at 3:35 with all hands on
deck, the shops having closed early in honor of
the occasion. The teams line up thusly:
Camp Stephenson Verneuil
Cowan, RF Dittrich, SS
McShannic, 3B Haskins, CF
Mohrman, SS Stockdale, 1B
Maloney, CF Rawlings, lf
Kloth, LF Ebert, 2B
Kniveton, 1B Fairgrieve, 3B
Morgan, 2B Munch, C
Geyer, C Wycoff, RF
Reed, P Stewart, P
Hoskins, P
The Final Score
R. H. E.
Verneuil. 0.0.1.0.0.0.0.0.1 2 5 4
Camp Stephenson. 5.0.0.0.1.2.0.0.X 8 8 2
CAMP REPRESENTATIVES WIN AT MESVES
Representatives of Camp Stephenson made a
big impression at the Field meet held at
Mesves on Saturday April 19, winning four
"firsts" and a "third" out of the six events
they were entered in. Wagoner Jimmy Mc
Gurk of Headquarters Det., who just returned
from a several weeks trip with the Intermediate
Section football team, won the 100 yard dash,
time 11 1-5 seconds, the 220 yard dash, time
28 seconds; and the high hurdle event.
Ramsey of 119th Company won the mile Mara-
thon, doing the distance in 5.58. McGurk,
Ramsey and Thompson of 110th Co., was the
camp relay-team entry and finished third.
Thompson, who has been out of training got a
bad start in the half mile event and finished
poorly. In two of the events, the Mesves
crowd tried to argue our men out of the deci-
sions on technicalities which were not consid-
ered.
Mesves gets credit for winning the meet but
there is'nt any doubt in the minds of the rooters
who attended from here that it would have
been a walk-away for this Camp if we had
been represented in a greater number of events.
Mesves, Verneuil and Nevers were the only
towns in the Section represented at the meet.
Mesves had the advantage as it's men have been
practicing and they had a large number of
entries.
The local track men expect to bring home
the bacon from the next field meet to be held
this week at Clermont, and lasting for three
days.
SUMMERS WINS IN PARIS
"Johnnie Summers", dean of the Camp's
fighting staff, is making a big hit in Paris and
getting away with some very good men. His
latest victory was won on Friday evening,
April 18, in the Cirque de Paris, when he took
the decision from Mickie Gallagher in the
welterweight finals. The bout was a ten round
affair and Johnnie got an even break in the first
five, due to his making a slow start. But the
last half of the affair was all his and the decision
was his, without any doubt. Johnnie's many
friends at Camp Stephenson expect him to carry
the A.E.F. title of his weight back to America
with him.
CAMP TEAM TAKES OVER THE MESVES
Evidently the reputation of the Camp Steph-
enson ball team has not been heard of in
Mesves for a team representing the 109th
Engineers from that place, motored to Nevers
on Tuesday with the intention of winning a
game and some of our loose francs. But it
was the same old story that has ruined the
ambitions of other and faster teams than the
Mesves outfit. The "Varsity" made it the fifth
straight victory, and the most decisive one on
its slate. The final score was 10-0, but no
one would have thought it in the first inning,
the Mesves gang starting out like big leaguers.
But class will tell, and another scalp has been
hung on our base ball belt.
The only dangerous stage was in the first
when three neat singles loaded the bags with
Mesves men. Captain Selig ran out on the third
base line and turned the old Pepper box loose
on the camp boys and it worked, for Fair
tightened up an retired the side without a
single run being scored. Fair got in a couple
of other holes but always braced up and closed
the hole before the Engineers could ring up
any tallies.
The whole team played perfect ball but
special mention is due to Maloney and Geyer
who were strong in all parts of the game.
"Daddy" Kloth was there with his usual two
hits and Morgan hit one that was good for
three cushions if the real American on the
Mesves team had'nt robbed him by a circus
grab.
McShannic nearly ruined his manly beauty
in the ninth when his feet failed him, and his
chin plowed the turf while he was after a hit
Looking at it from any angle, we've got some
team and the Captain says it will improve fifth
percent in the next ten days!
THE CAMP BASEBALL LEAGUE
The second week of the camp league was
almost gameless, due to the continual rain
which kept the ground soggy and unfit for
playing. Only two games were played. The
third week, however, promisies to bring the
schedule up to date as the weather has been
exceptionally good. Companies 121 and 109 are
now leading the league while 119, 120 and 110
are sharing the cellar position. Greater interest
will no doubt be taken in the league when the
camp team goes on tour, since the games of
the big team have used up the greater part of
the fan's energy.
The standing of the league up to and includ-
ing Tuesday's game beetwen "109" and "119"
is as follows:
Company 121 2 0 1000
Company 109 2 0 1000
Hqrs. & Band 1 0 1000
Company 118 1 0 1000
Company 116 1 1 500
Company 117 1 1 500
P.W.E.CO., 240 1 1 500
Company 119 0 2 000
Company 120 0 2 000
Company 110 0 2 000
CAMP NINE WINS FOURTH GAME
The "Varsity" team added to its string of
victories on Saturday April 19th, taking over a
team from Sougy by a 14 to 3 score. As in its
previous games, the local team started out
early, geting two runs in the first inning.
Sougy tied it up in the third but a brief batting
rally in the fourth gave us the lead again which
was strengthened in the 7th and cinched in the
ninth. The contest was a fairly even one and
exciting up to the seventh inning when the
Sougy outfit blew up.
Anderson started the game for the locals and
while a little shaky in the early part, he settled
down and pitched a good game. Fair relieved
him in the ninth and held the Sougy team
scoreless.
The Camp team seems to improve with each
succeeding game and barring accidents ought
to be a contender for A.E.F. honors.
-
April 26, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
THE VARSITY TEAM "CARRIES ON"
Captain Selig's collection of ball tossers put
over its third straight win on Thursday April
17th, trouncing the M.T.S. Team from Verneuil
to the melody of 8 to 2 and in every department
proved it's superiority over the "Gasoline
Guys" with their rubber tire uniforms. Reed
had the game well in hand at every stage of
the contest and the support he received from
his team mates was regular big league stuff.
The more we see of our Varsity team, the
better it looks and there won't be anything to
this Intermediate Section championship, it
looks like the A.E.F. honors for this Grand
Division. We've a perfect working machine,
and the Captain is there with the "oil" to
keep it running smoothly.
The game began at 3:35 with all hands on
deck, the shops having closed early in honor of
the occasion. The teams line up thusly:
Camp Stephenson Verneuil
Cowan, RF Dittrich, SS
McShannic, 3B Haskins, CF
Mohrman, SS Stockdale, 1B
Maloney, CF Rawlings, lf
Kloth, LF Ebert, 2B
Kniveton, 1B Fairgrieve, 3B
Morgan, 2B Munch, C
Geyer, C Wycoff, RF
Reed, P Stewart, P
Hoskins, P
The Final Score
R. H. E.
Verneuil. 0.0.1.0.0.0.0.0.1 2 5 4
Camp Stephenson. 5.0.0.0.1.2.0.0.X 8 8 2
CAMP REPRESENTATIVES WIN AT MESVES
Representatives of Camp Stephenson made a
big impression at the Field meet held at
Mesves on Saturday April 19, winning four
"firsts" and a "third" out of the six events
they were entered in. Wagoner Jimmy Mc
Gurk of Headquarters Det., who just returned
from a several weeks trip with the Intermediate
Section football team, won the 100 yard dash,
time 11 1-5 seconds, the 220 yard dash, time
28 seconds; and the high hurdle event.
Ramsey of 119th Company won the mile Mara-
thon, doing the distance in 5.58. McGurk,
Ramsey and Thompson of 110th Co., was the
camp relay-team entry and finished third.
Thompson, who has been out of training got a
bad start in the half mile event and finished
poorly. In two of the events, the Mesves
crowd tried to argue our men out of the deci-
sions on technicalities which were not consid-
ered.
Mesves gets credit for winning the meet but
there is'nt any doubt in the minds of the rooters
who attended from here that it would have
been a walk-away for this Camp if we had
been represented in a greater number of events.
Mesves, Verneuil and Nevers were the only
towns in the Section represented at the meet.
Mesves had the advantage as it's men have been
practicing and they had a large number of
entries.
The local track men expect to bring home
the bacon from the next field meet to be held
this week at Clermont, and lasting for three
days.
SUMMERS WINS IN PARIS
"Johnnie Summers", dean of the Camp's
fighting staff, is making a big hit in Paris and
getting away with some very good men. His
latest victory was won on Friday evening,
April 18, in the Cirque de Paris, when he took
the decision from Mickie Gallagher in the
welterweight finals. The bout was a ten round
affair and Johnnie got an even break in the first
five, due to his making a slow start. But the
last half of the affair was all his and the decision
was his, without any doubt. Johnnie's many
friends at Camp Stephenson expect him to carry
the A.E.F. title of his weight back to America
with him.
CAMP TEAM TAKES OVER THE MESVES
Evidently the reputation of the Camp Steph-
enson ball team has not been heard of in
Mesves for a team representing the 109th
Engineers from that place, motored to Nevers
on Tuesday with the intention of winning a
game and some of our loose francs. But it
was the same old story that has ruined the
ambitions of other and faster teams than the
Mesves outfit. The "Varsity" made it the fifth
straight victory, and the most decisive one on
its slate. The final score was 10-0, but no
one would have thought it in the first inning,
the Mesves gang starting out like big leaguers.
But class will tell, and another scalp has been
hung on our base ball belt.
The only dangerous stage was in the first
when three neat singles loaded the bags with
Mesves men. Captain Selig ran out on the third
base line and turned the old Pepper box loose
on the camp boys and it worked, for Fair
tightened up an retired the side without a
single run being scored. Fair got in a couple
of other holes but always braced up and closed
the hole before the Engineers could ring up
any tallies.
The whole team played perfect ball but
special mention is due to Maloney and Geyer
who were strong in all parts of the game.
"Daddy" Kloth was there with his usual two
hits and Morgan hit one that was good for
three cushions if the real American on the
Mesves team had'nt robbed him by a circus
grab.
McShannic nearly ruined his manly beauty
in the ninth when his feet failed him, and his
chin plowed the turf while he was after a hit
Looking at it from any angle, we've got some
team and the Captain says it will improve fifth
percent in the next ten days!
THE CAMP BASEBALL LEAGUE
The second week of the camp league was
almost gameless, due to the continual rain
which kept the ground soggy and unfit for
playing. Only two games were played. The
third week, however, promisies to bring the
schedule up to date as the weather has been
exceptionally good. Companies 121 and 109 are
now leading the league while 119, 120 and 110
are sharing the cellar position. Greater interest
will no doubt be taken in the league when the
camp team goes on tour, since the games of
the big team have used up the greater part of
the fan's energy.
The standing of the league up to and includ-
ing Tuesday's game beetwen "109" and "119"
is as follows:
Company 121 2 0 1000
Company 109 2 0 1000
Hqrs. & Band 1 0 1000
Company 118 1 0 1000
Company 116 1 1 500
Company 117 1 1 500
P.W.E.CO., 240 1 1 500
Company 119 0 2 000
Company 120 0 2 000
Company 110 0 2 000
CAMP NINE WINS FOURTH GAME
The "Varsity" team added to its string of
victories on Saturday April 19th, taking over a
team from Sougy by a 14 to 3 score. As in its
previous games, the local team started out
early, geting two runs in the first inning.
Sougy tied it up in the third but a brief batting
rally in the fourth gave us the lead again which
was strengthened in the 7th and cinched in the
ninth. The contest was a fairly even one and
exciting up to the seventh inning when the
Sougy outfit blew up.
-
April 26, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
THE VARSITY TEAM "CARRIES ON"
Captain Selig's collection of ball tossers put
over its third straight win on Thursday April
17th, trouncing the M.T.S. Team from Verneuil
to the melody of 8 to 2 and in every department
proved it's superiority over the "Gasoline
Guys" with their rubber tire uniforms. Reed
had the game well in hand at every stage of
the contest and the support he received from
his team mates was regular big league stuff.
The more we see of our Varsity team, the
better it looks and there won't be anything to
this Intermediate Section championship, it
looks like the A.E.F. honors for this Grand
Division. We've a perfect working machine,
and the Captain is there with the "oil" to
keep it running smoothly.
The game began at 3:35 with all hands on
deck, the shops having closed early in honor of
the occasion. The teams line up thusly:
Camp Stephenson Verneuil
Cowan, RF Dittrich, SS
McShannic, 3B Haskins, CF
Mohrman, SS Stockdale, 1B
Maloney, CF Rawlings, lf
Kloth, LF Ebert, 2B
Kniveton, 1B Fairgrieve, 3B
Morgan, 2B Munch, C
Geyer, C Wycoff, RF
Reed, P Stewart, P
Hoskins, P
The Final Score
R. H. E.
Verneuil. 0.0.1.0.0.0.0.0.1 2 5 4
Camp Stephenson. 5.0.0.0.1.2.0.0.X 8 8 2
CAMP REPRESENTATIVES WIN AT MESVES
Representatives of Camp Stephenson made a
big impression at the Field meet held at
Mesves on Saturday April 19, winning four
"firsts" and a "third" out of the six events
they were entered in. Wagoner Jimmy Mc
Gurk of Headquarters Det., who just returned
from a several weeks trip with the Intermediate
Section football team, won the 100 yard dash,
time 11 1-5 seconds, the 220 yard dash, time
28 seconds; and the high hurdle event.
Ramsey of 119th Company won the mile Mara-
thon, doing the distance in 5.58. McGurk,
Ramsey and Thompson of 110th Co., was the
camp relay-team entry and finished third.
Thompson, who has been out of training got a
bad start in the half mile event and finished
poorly. In two of the events, the Mesves
crowd tried to argue our men out of the deci-
sions on technicalities which were not consid-
ered.
Mesves gets credit for winning the meet but
there is'nt any doubt in the minds of the rooters
who attended from here that it would have
been a walk-away for this Camp if we had
been represented in a greater number of events.
Mesves, Verneuil and Nevers were the only
towns in the Section represented at the meet.
Mesves had the advantage as it's men have been
practicing and they had a large number of
entries.
The local track men expect to bring home
the bacon from the next field meet to be held
this week at Clermont, and lasting for three
days.
SUMMERS WINS IN PARIS
"Johnnie Summers", dean of the Camp's
fighting staff, is making a big hit in Paris and
getting away with some very good men. His
latest victory was won on Friday evening,
April 18, in the Cirque de Paris, when he took
the decision from Mickie Gallagher in the
welterweight finals. The bout was a ten round
affair and Johnnie got an even break in the first
five, due to his making a slow start. But the
last half of the affair was all his and the decision
was his, without any doubt. Johnnie's many
friends at Camp Stephenson expect him to carry
the A.E.F. title of his weight back to America
with him.
CAMP TEAM TAKES OVER THE MESVES
Evidently the reputation of the Camp Steph-
enson ball team has not been heard of in
Mesves for a team representing the 109th
Engineers from that place, motored to Nevers
on Tuesday with the intention of winning a
game and some of our loose francs. But it
was the same old story that has ruined the
ambitions of other and faster teams than the
Mesves outfit. The "Varsity" made it the fifth
straight victory, and the most decisive one on
its slate. The final score was 10-0, but no
one would have thought it in the first inning,
the Mesves gang starting out like big leaguers.
But class will tell, and another scalp has been
hung on our base ball belt.
The only dangerous stage was in the first
when three neat singles loaded the bags with
Mesves men. Captain Selig ran out on the third
base line and turned the old Pepper box loose
on the camp boys and it worked, for Fair
tightened up an retired the side without a
single run being scored. Fair got in a couple
of other holes but always braced up and closed
the hole before the Engineers could ring up
any tallies.
The whole team played perfect ball but
special mention is due to Maloney and Geyer
who were strong in all parts of the game.
"Daddy" Kloth was there with his usual two
hits and Morgan hit one that was good for
three cushions if the real American on the
Mesves team had'nt robbed him by a circus
grab.
McShannic nearly ruined his manly beauty
in the ninth when his feet failed him, and his
chin plowed the turf while he was after a hit
Looking at it from any angle, we've got some
team and the Captain says it will improve fifth
percent in the next ten days!
THE CAMP BASEBALL LEAGUE
The second week of the camp league was
almost gameless, due to the continual rain
which kept the ground soggy and unfit for
playing. Only two games were played. The
third week, however, promisies to bring the
schedule up to date as the weather has been
exceptionally good. Companies 121 and 109 are
now leading the league while 119, 120 and 110
are sharing the cellar position. Greater interest
will no doubt be taken in the league when the
camp team goes on tour, since the games of
the big team have used up the greater part of
the fan's energy.
The standing of the league up to and includ-
ing Tuesday's game beetwen "109" and "119"
is as follows:
Company 121 2 0 1000
Company 109 2 0 1000
Hqrs. & Band 1 0 1000
Company 118 1 0 1000
Company 116 1 1 500
Company 117 1 1 500
P.W.E.CO., 240 1 1 500
Company 119 0 2 000
Company 120 0 2 000
Company 110 0 2 000
CAMP NINE WINS FOURTH GAME
-
April 26, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
THE VARSITY TEAM "CARRIES ON"
Captain Selig's collection of ball tossers put
over its third straight win on Thursday April
17th, trouncing the M.T.S. Team from Verneuil
to the melody of 8 to 2 and in every department
proved it's superiority over the "Gasoline
Guys" with their rubber tire uniforms. Reed
had the game well in hand at every stage of
the contest and the support he received from
his team mates was regular big league stuff.
The more we see of our Varsity team, the
better it looks and there won't be anything to
this Intermediate Section championship, it
looks like the A.E.F. honors for this Grand
Division. We've a perfect working machine,
and the Captain is there with the "oil" to
keep it running smoothly.
The game began at 3:35 with all hands on
deck, the shops having closed early in honor of
the occasion. The teams line up thusly:
Camp Stephenson Verneuil
Cowan, RF Dittrich, SS
McShannic, 3B Haskins, CF
Mohrman, SS Stockdale, 1B
Maloney, CF Rawlings, lf
Kloth, LF Ebert, 2B
Kniveton, 1B Fairgrieve, 3B
Morgan, 2B Munch, C
Geyer, C Wycoff, RF
Reed, P Stewart, P
Hoskins, P
The Final Score
R. H. E.
Verneuil. 0.0.1.0.0.0.0.0.1 2 5 4
Camp Stephenson. 5.0.0.0.1.2.0.0.X 8 8 2
CAMP REPRESENTATIVES WIN AT MESVES
Representatives of Camp Stephenson made a
big impression at the Field meet held at
Mesves on Saturday April 19, winning four
"firsts" and a "third" out of the six events
they were entered in. Wagoner Jimmy Mc
Gurk of Headquarters Det., who just returned
from a several weeks trip with the Intermediate
Section football team, won the 100 yard dash,
time 11 1-5 seconds, the 220 yard dash, time
28 seconds; and the high hurdle event.
Ramsey of 119th Company won the mile Mara-
thon, doing the distance in 5.58. McGurk,
Ramsey and Thompson of 110th Co., was the
camp relay-team entry and finished third.
Thompson, who has been out of training got a
bad start in the half mile event and finished
poorly. In two of the events, the Mesves
crowd tried to argue our men out of the deci-
sions on technicalities which were not consid-
ered.
Mesves gets credit for winning the meet but
there is'nt any doubt in the minds of the rooters
who attended from here that it would have
been a walk-away for this Camp if we had
been represented in a greater number of events.
Mesves, Verneuil and Nevers were the only
towns in the Section represented at the meet.
Mesves had the advantage as it's men have been
practicing and they had a large number of
entries.
The local track men expect to bring home
the bacon from the next field meet to be held
this week at Clermont, and lasting for three
days.
SUMMERS WINS IN PARIS
"Johnnie Summers", dean of the Camp's
fighting staff, is making a big hit in Paris and
getting away with some very good men. His
latest victory was won on Friday evening,
April 18, in the Cirque de Paris, when he took
the decision from Mickie Gallagher in the
welterweight finals. The bout was a ten round
affair and Johnnie got an even break in the first
five, due to his making a slow start. But the
last half of the affair was all his and the decision
was his, without any doubt. Johnnie's many
friends at Camp Stephenson expect him to carry
the A.E.F. title of his weight back to America
with him.
CAMP TEAM TAKES OVER THE MESVES
Evidently the reputation of the Camp Steph-
enson ball team has not been heard of in
Mesves for a team representing the 109th
Engineers from that place, motored to Nevers
on Tuesday with the intention of winning a
game and some of our loose francs. But it
was the same old story that has ruined the
ambitions of other and faster teams than the
Mesves outfit. The "Varsity" made it the fifth
straight victory, and the most decisive one on
its slate. The final score was 10-0, but no
one would have thought it in the first inning,
the Mesves gang starting out like big leaguers.
But class will tell, and another scalp has been
hung on our base ball belt.
The only dangerous stage was in the first
when three neat singles loaded the bags with
Mesves men. Captain Selig ran out on the third
base line and turned the old Pepper box loose
on the camp boys and it worked, for Fair
tightened up an retired the side without a
single run being scored. Fair got in a couple
of other holes but always braced up and closed
the hole before the Engineers could ring up
any tallies.
The whole team played perfect ball but
special mention is due to Maloney and Geyer
who were strong in all parts of the game.
"Daddy" Kloth was there with his usual two
hits and Morgan hit one that was good for
three cushions if the real American on the
Mesves team had'nt robbed him by a circus
grab.
McShannic nearly ruined his manly beauty
in the ninth when his feet failed him, and his
chin plowed the turf while he was after a hit
Looking at it from any angle, we've got some
team and the Captain says it will improve fifth
percent in the next ten days!
THE CAMP BASEBALL LEAGUE
The second week of the camp league was
almost gameless, due to the continual rain
which kept the ground soggy and unfit for
playing. Only two games were played. The
third week, however, promisies to bring the
schedule up to date as the weather has been
exceptionally good. Companies 121 and 109 are
now leading the league while 119, 120 and 110
are sharing the cellar position. Greater interest
will no doubt be taken in the league when the
camp team goes on tour, since the games of
the big team have used up the greater part of
the fan's energy.
-
April 26, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
THE VARSITY TEAM "CARRIES ON"
Captain Selig's collection of ball tossers put
over its third straight win on Thursday April
17th, trouncing the M.T.S. Team from Verneuil
to the melody of 8 to 2 and in every department
proved it's superiority over the "Gasoline
Guys" with their rubber tire uniforms. Reed
had the game well in hand at every stage of
the contest and the support he received from
his team mates was regular big league stuff.
The more we see of our Varsity team, the
better it looks and there won't be anything to
this Intermediate Section championship, it
looks like the A.E.F. honors for this Grand
Division. We've a perfect working machine,
and the Captain is there with the "oil" to
keep it running smoothly.
The game began at 3:35 with all hands on
deck, the shops having closed early in honor of
the occasion. The teams line up thusly:
Camp Stephenson Verneuil
Cowan, RF Dittrich, SS
McShannic, 3B Haskins, CF
Mohrman, SS Stockdale, 1B
Maloney, CF Rawlings, lf
Kloth, LF Ebert, 2B
Kniveton, 1B Fairgrieve, 3B
Morgan, 2B Munch, C
Geyer, C Wycoff, RF
Reed, P Stewart, P
Hoskins, P
The Final Score
R. H. E.
Verneuil. 0.0.1.0.0.0.0.0.1 2 5 4
Camp Stephenson. 5.0.0.0.1.2.0.0.X 8 8 2
CAMP REPRESENTATIVES WIN AT MESVES
Representatives of Camp Stephenson made a
big impression at the Field meet held at
Mesves on Saturday April 19, winning four
"firsts" and a "third" out of the six events
they were entered in. Wagoner Jimmy Mc
Gurk of Headquarters Det., who just returned
from a several weeks trip with the Intermediate
Section football team, won the 100 yard dash,
time 11 1-5 seconds, the 220 yard dash, time
28 seconds; and the high hurdle event.
Ramsey of 119th Company won the mile Mara-
thon, doing the distance in 5.58. McGurk,
Ramsey and Thompson of 110th Co., was the
camp relay-team entry and finished third.
Thompson, who has been out of training got a
bad start in the half mile event and finished
poorly. In two of the events, the Mesves
crowd tried to argue our men out of the deci-
sions on technicalities which were not consid-
ered.
Mesves gets credit for winning the meet but
there is'nt any doubt in the minds of the rooters
who attended from here that it would have
been a walk-away for this Camp if we had
been represented in a greater number of events.
Mesves, Verneuil and Nevers were the only
towns in the Section represented at the meet.
Mesves had the advantage as it's men have been
practicing and they had a large number of
entries.
The local track men expect to bring home
the bacon from the next field meet to be held
this week at Clermont, and lasting for three
days.
SUMMERS WINS IN PARIS
"Johnnie Summers", dean of the Camp's
fighting staff, is making a big hit in Paris and
getting away with some very good men. His
latest victory was won on Friday evening,
April 18, in the Cirque de Paris, when he took
the decision from Mickie Gallagher in the
welterweight finals. The bout was a ten round
affair and Johnnie got an even break in the first
five, due to his making a slow start. But the
last half of the affair was all his and the decision
was his, without any doubt. Johnnie's many
friends at Camp Stephenson expect him to carry
the A.E.F. title of his weight back to America
with him.
CAMP TEAM TAKES OVER THE MESVES
Evidently the reputation of the Camp Steph-
enson ball team has not been heard of in
Mesves for a team representing the 109th
Engineers from that place, motored to Nevers
on Tuesday with the intention of winning a
game and some of our loose francs. But it
was the same old story that has ruined the
ambitions of other and faster teams than the
Mesves outfit. The "Varsity" made it the fifth
straight victory, and the most decisive one on
its slate. The final score was 10-0, but no
one would have thought it in the first inning,
the Mesves gang starting out like big leaguers.
But class will tell, and another scalp has been
hung on our base ball belt.
The only dangerous stage was in the first
when three neat singles loaded the bags with
Mesves men. Captain Selig ran out on the third
base line and turned the old Pepper box loose
on the camp boys and it worked, for Fair
tightened up an retired the side without a
single run being scored. Fair got in a couple
of other holes but always braced up and closed
the hole before the Engineers could ring up
any tallies.
The whole team played perfect ball but
special mention is due to Maloney and Geyer
who were strong in all parts of the game.
"Daddy" Kloth was there with his usual two
hits and Morgan hit one that was good for
three cushions if the real American on the
Mesves team had'nt robbed him by a circus
grab.
McShannic nearly ruined his manly beauty
in the ninth when his feet failed him, and his
chin plowed the turf while he was after a hit
Looking at it from any angle, we've got some
team and the Captain says it will improve fifth
percent in the next ten days!
THE CAMP BASEBALL LEAGUE
-
April 26, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
THE VARSITY TEAM "CARRIES ON"
Captain Selig's collection of ball tossers put
over its third straight win on Thursday April
17th, trouncing the M.T.S. Team from Verneuil
to the melody of 8 to 2 and in every department
proved it's superiority over the "Gasoline
Guys" with their rubber tire uniforms. Reed
had the game well in hand at every stage of
the contest and the support he received from
his team mates was regular big league stuff.
The more we see of our Varsity team, the
better it looks and there won't be anything to
this Intermediate Section championship, it
looks like the A.E.F. honors for this Grand
Division. We've a perfect working machine,
and the Captain is there with the "oil" to
keep it running smoothly.
The game began at 3:35 with all hands on
deck, the shops having closed early in honor of
the occasion. The teams line up thusly:
Camp Stephenson Verneuil
Cowan, RF Dittrich, SS
McShannic, 3B Haskins, CF
Mohrman, SS Stockdale, 1B
Maloney, CF Rawlings, lf
Kloth, LF Ebert, 2B
Kniveton, 1B Fairgrieve, 3B
Morgan, 2B Munch, C
Geyer, C Wycoff, RF
Reed, P Stewart, P
Hoskins, P
The Final Score
R. H. E.
Verneuil. 0.0.1.0.0.0.0.0.1 2 5 4
Camp Stephenson. 5.0.0.0.1.2.0.0.X 8 8 2
CAMP REPRESENTATIVES WIN AT MESVES
Representatives of Camp Stephenson made a
big impression at the Field meet held at
Mesves on Saturday April 19, winning four
"firsts" and a "third" out of the six events
they were entered in. Wagoner Jimmy Mc
Gurk of Headquarters Det., who just returned
from a several weeks trip with the Intermediate
Section football team, won the 100 yard dash,
time 11 1-5 seconds, the 220 yard dash, time
28 seconds; and the high hurdle event.
Ramsey of 119th Company won the mile Mara-
thon, doing the distance in 5.58. McGurk,
Ramsey and Thompson of 110th Co., was the
camp relay-team entry and finished third.
Thompson, who has been out of training got a
bad start in the half mile event and finished
poorly. In two of the events, the Mesves
crowd tried to argue our men out of the deci-
sions on technicalities which were not consid-
ered.
Mesves gets credit for winning the meet but
there is'nt any doubt in the minds of the rooters
who attended from here that it would have
been a walk-away for this Camp if we had
been represented in a greater number of events.
Mesves, Verneuil and Nevers were the only
towns in the Section represented at the meet.
Mesves had the advantage as it's men have been
practicing and they had a large number of
entries.
The local track men expect to bring home
the bacon from the next field meet to be held
this week at Clermont, and lasting for three
days.
SUMMERS WINS IN PARIS
"Johnnie Summers", dean of the Camp's
fighting staff, is making a big hit in Paris and
getting away with some very good men. His
latest victory was won on Friday evening,
April 18, in the Cirque de Paris, when he took
the decision from Mickie Gallagher in the
welterweight finals. The bout was a ten round
affair and Johnnie got an even break in the first
five, due to his making a slow start. But the
last half of the affair was all his and the decision
was his, without any doubt. Johnnie's many
friends at Camp Stephenson expect him to carry
the A.E.F. title of his weight back to America
with him.
CAMP TEAM TAKES OVER THE MESVES
Evidently the reputation of the Camp Steph-
enson ball team has not been heard of in
Mesves for a team representing the 109th
Engineers from that place, motored to Nevers
on Tuesday with the intention of winning a
game and some of our loose francs. But it
was the same old story that has ruined the
ambitions of other and faster teams than the
Mesves outfit. The "Varsity" made it the fifth
straight victory, and the most decisive one on
its slate. The final score was 10-0, but no
one would have thought it in the first inning,
the Mesves gang starting out like big leaguers.
But class will tell, and another scalp has been
hung on our base ball belt.
The only dangerous stage was in the first
when three neat singles loaded the bags with
Mesves men. Captain Selig ran out on the third
base line and turned the old Pepper box loose
on the camp boys and it worked, for Fair
tightened up an retired the side without a
single run being scored. Fair got in a couple
of other holes but always braced up and closed
the hole before the Engineers could ring up
any tallies.
The whole team played perfect ball but
special mention is due to Maloney and Geyer
who were strong in all parts of the game.
"Daddy" Kloth was there with his usual two
hits and Morgan hit one that was good for
three cushions if the real American on the
Mesves team had'nt robbed him by a circus
grab.
McShannic nearly ruined his manly beauty
in the ninth when his feet failed him, and his
chin plowed the turf while he was after a hit
Looking at it from any angle, we've got some
team and the Captain says it will improve fifth
percent in the next ten days!
-
April 26, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
THE VARSITY TEAM "CARRIES ON"
Captain Selig's collection of ball tossers put
over its third straight win on Thursday April
17th, trouncing the M.T.S. Team from Verneuil
to the melody of 8 to 2 and in every department
proved it's superiority over the "Gasoline
Guys" with their rubber tire uniforms. Reed
had the game well in hand at every stage of
the contest and the support he received from
his team mates was regular big league stuff.
The more we see of our Varsity team, the
better it looks and there won't be anything to
this Intermediate Section championship, it
looks like the A.E.F. honors for this Grand
Division. We've a perfect working machine,
and the Captain is there with the "oil" to
keep it running smoothly.
The game began at 3:35 with all hands on
deck, the shops having closed early in honor of
the occasion. The teams line up thusly:
Camp Stephenson Verneuil
Cowan, RF Dittrich, SS
McShannic, 3B Haskins, CF
Mohrman, SS Stockdale, 1B
Maloney, CF Rawlings, lf
Kloth, LF Ebert, 2B
Kniveton, 1B Fairgrieve, 3B
Morgan, 2B Munch, C
Geyer, C Wycoff, RF
Reed, P Stewart, P
Hoskins, P
The Final Score
R. H. E.
Verneuil. 0.0.1.0.0.0.0.0.1 2 5 4
Camp Stephenson. 5.0.0.0.1.2.0.0.X 8 8 2
CAMP REPRESENTATIVES WIN AT MESVES
Representatives of Camp Stephenson made a
big impression at the Field meet held at
Mesves on Saturday April 19, winning four
"firsts" and a "third" out of the six events
they were entered in. Wagoner Jimmy Mc
Gurk of Headquarters Det., who just returned
from a several weeks trip with the Intermediate
Section football team, won the 100 yard dash,
time 11 1-5 seconds, the 220 yard dash, time
28 seconds; and the high hurdle event.
Ramsey of 119th Company won the mile Mara-
thon, doing the distance in 5.58. McGurk,
Ramsey and Thompson of 110th Co., was the
camp relay-team entry and finished third.
Thompson, who has been out of training got a
bad start in the half mile event and finished
poorly. In two of the events, the Mesves
crowd tried to argue our men out of the deci-
sions on technicalities which were not consid-
ered.
Mesves gets credit for winning the meet but
there is'nt any doubt in the minds of the rooters
who attended from here that it would have
been a walk-away for this Camp if we had
been represented in a greater number of events.
Mesves, Verneuil and Nevers were the only
towns in the Section represented at the meet.
Mesves had the advantage as it's men have been
practicing and they had a large number of
entries.
The local track men expect to bring home
the bacon from the next field meet to be held
this week at Clermont, and lasting for three
days.
SUMMERS WINS IN PARIS
"Johnnie Summers", dean of the Camp's
fighting staff, is making a big hit in Paris and
getting away with some very good men. His
latest victory was won on Friday evening,
April 18, in the Cirque de Paris, when he took
the decision from Mickie Gallagher in the
welterweight finals. The bout was a ten round
affair and Johnnie got an even break in the first
five, due to his making a slow start. But the
last half of the affair was all his and the decision
was his, without any doubt. Johnnie's many
friends at Camp Stephenson expect him to carry
the A.E.F. title of his weight back to America
with him.
CAMP TEAM TAKES OVER THE MESVES
Evidently the reputation of the Camp Steph-
enson ball team has not been heard of in
Mesves for a team representing the 109th
Engineers from that place, motored to Nevers
on Tuesday with the intention of winning a
game and some of our loose francs. But it
was the same old story that has ruined the
ambitions of other and faster teams than the
Mesves outfit. The "Varsity" made it the fifth
straight victory, and the most decisive one on
its slate. The final score was 10-0, but no
one would have thought it in the first inning,
the Mesves gang starting out like big leaguers.
But class will tell, and another scalp has been
hung on our base ball belt.
The only dangerous stage was in the first
when three neat singles loaded the bags with
Mesves men. Captain Selig ran out on the third
base line and turned the old Pepper box loose
on the camp boys and it worked, for Fair
tightened up an retired the side without a
single run being scored. Fair got in a couple
of other holes but always braced up and closed
the hole before the Engineers could ring up
any tallies.
-
April 26, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
THE VARSITY TEAM "CARRIES ON"
Captain Selig's collection of ball tossers put
over its third straight win on Thursday April
17th, trouncing the M.T.S. Team from Verneuil
to the melody of 8 to 2 and in every department
proved it's superiority over the "Gasoline
Guys" with their rubber tire uniforms. Reed
had the game well in hand at every stage of
the contest and the support he received from
his team mates was regular big league stuff.
The more we see of our Varsity team, the
better it looks and there won't be anything to
this Intermediate Section championship, it
looks like the A.E.F. honors for this Grand
Division. We've a perfect working machine,
and the Captain is there with the "oil" to
keep it running smoothly.
The game began at 3:35 with all hands on
deck, the shops having closed early in honor of
the occasion. The teams line up thusly:
Camp Stephenson Verneuil
Cowan, RF Dittrich, SS
McShannic, 3B Haskins, CF
Mohrman, SS Stockdale, 1B
Maloney, CF Rawlings, lf
Kloth, LF Ebert, 2B
Kniveton, 1B Fairgrieve, 3B
Morgan, 2B Munch, C
Geyer, C Wycoff, RF
Reed, P Stewart, P
Hoskins, P
The Final Score
R. H. E.
Verneuil. 0.0.1.0.0.0.0.0.1 2 5 4
Camp Stephenson. 5.0.0.0.1.2.0.0.X 8 8 2
CAMP REPRESENTATIVES WIN AT MESVES
Representatives of Camp Stephenson made a
big impression at the Field meet held at
Mesves on Saturday April 19, winning four
"firsts" and a "third" out of the six events
they were entered in. Wagoner Jimmy Mc
Gurk of Headquarters Det., who just returned
from a several weeks trip with the Intermediate
Section football team, won the 100 yard dash,
time 11 1-5 seconds, the 220 yard dash, time
28 seconds; and the high hurdle event.
Ramsey of 119th Company won the mile Mara-
thon, doing the distance in 5.58. McGurk,
Ramsey and Thompson of 110th Co., was the
camp relay-team entry and finished third.
Thompson, who has been out of training got a
bad start in the half mile event and finished
poorly. In two of the events, the Mesves
crowd tried to argue our men out of the deci-
sions on technicalities which were not consid-
ered.
Mesves gets credit for winning the meet but
there is'nt any doubt in the minds of the rooters
who attended from here that it would have
been a walk-away for this Camp if we had
been represented in a greater number of events.
Mesves, Verneuil and Nevers were the only
towns in the Section represented at the meet.
Mesves had the advantage as it's men have been
practicing and they had a large number of
entries.
The local track men expect to bring home
the bacon from the next field meet to be held
this week at Clermont, and lasting for three
days.
SUMMERS WINS IN PARIS
"Johnnie Summers", dean of the Camp's
fighting staff, is making a big hit in Paris and
getting away with some very good men. His
latest victory was won on Friday evening,
April 18, in the Cirque de Paris, when he took
the decision from Mickie Gallagher in the
welterweight finals. The bout was a ten round
affair and Johnnie got an even break in the first
five, due to his making a slow start. But the
last half of the affair was all his and the decision
was his, without any doubt. Johnnie's many
friends at Camp Stephenson expect him to carry
the A.E.F. title of his weight back to America
with him.
CAMP TEAM TAKES OVER THE MESVES
Evidently the reputation of the Camp Steph-
enson ball team has not been heard of in
Mesves for a team representing the 109th
Engineers from that place, motored to Nevers
on Tuesday with the intention of winning a
game and some of our loose francs. But it
was the same old story that has ruined the
ambitions of other and faster teams than the
Mesves outfit. The "Varsity" made it the fifth
straight victory, and the most decisive one on
its slate. The final score was 10-0, but no
one would have thought it in the first inning,
the Mesves gang starting out like big leaguers.
But class will tell, and another scalp has been
hung on our base ball belt.
-
April 26, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
THE VARSITY TEAM "CARRIES ON"
Captain Selig's collection of ball tossers put
over its third straight win on Thursday April
17th, trouncing the M.T.S. Team from Verneuil
to the melody of 8 to 2 and in every department
proved it's superiority over the "Gasoline
Guys" with their rubber tire uniforms. Reed
had the game well in hand at every stage of
the contest and the support he received from
his team mates was regular big league stuff.
The more we see of our Varsity team, the
better it looks and there won't be anything to
this Intermediate Section championship, it
looks like the A.E.F. honors for this Grand
Division. We've a perfect working machine,
and the Captain is there with the "oil" to
keep it running smoothly.
The game began at 3:35 with all hands on
deck, the shops having closed early in honor of
the occasion. The teams line up thusly:
Camp Stephenson Verneuil
Cowan, RF Dittrich, SS
McShannic, 3B Haskins, CF
Mohrman, SS Stockdale, 1B
Maloney, CF Rawlings, lf
Kloth, LF Ebert, 2B
Kniveton, 1B Fairgrieve, 3B
Morgan, 2B Munch, C
Geyer, C Wycoff, RF
Reed, P Stewart, P
Hoskins, P
The Final Score
R. H. E.
Verneuil. 0.0.1.0.0.0.0.0.1 2 5 4
Camp Stephenson. 5.0.0.0.1.2.0.0.X 8 8 2
CAMP REPRESENTATIVES WIN AT MESVES
Representatives of Camp Stephenson made a
big impression at the Field meet held at
Mesves on Saturday April 19, winning four
"firsts" and a "third" out of the six events
they were entered in. Wagoner Jimmy Mc
Gurk of Headquarters Det., who just returned
from a several weeks trip with the Intermediate
Section football team, won the 100 yard dash,
time 11 1-5 seconds, the 220 yard dash, time
28 seconds; and the high hurdle event.
Ramsey of 119th Company won the mile Mara-
thon, doing the distance in 5.58. McGurk,
Ramsey and Thompson of 110th Co., was the
camp relay-team entry and finished third.
Thompson, who has been out of training got a
bad start in the half mile event and finished
poorly. In two of the events, the Mesves
crowd tried to argue our men out of the deci-
sions on technicalities which were not consid-
ered.
Mesves gets credit for winning the meet but
there is'nt any doubt in the minds of the rooters
who attended from here that it would have
been a walk-away for this Camp if we had
been represented in a greater number of events.
Mesves, Verneuil and Nevers were the only
towns in the Section represented at the meet.
Mesves had the advantage as it's men have been
practicing and they had a large number of
entries.
The local track men expect to bring home
the bacon from the next field meet to be held
this week at Clermont, and lasting for three
days.
SUMMERS WINS IN PARIS
"Johnnie Summers", dean of the Camp's
fighting staff, is making a big hit in Paris and
getting away with some very good men. His
latest victory was won on Friday evening,
April 18, in the Cirque de Paris, when he took
the decision from Mickie Gallagher in the
welterweight finals. The bout was a ten round
affair and Johnnie got an even break in the first
five, due to his making a slow start. But the
last half of the affair was all his and the decision
was his, without any doubt. Johnnie's many
friends at Camp Stephenson expect him to carry
the A.E.F. title of his weight back to America
with him.
-
April 26, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
THE VARSITY TEAM "CARRIES ON"
Captain Selig's collection of ball tossers put
over its third straight win on Thursday April
17th, trouncing the M.T.S. Team from Verneuil
to the melody of 8 to 2 and in every department
proved it's superiority over the "Gasoline
Guys" with their rubber tire uniforms. Reed
had the game well in hand at every stage of
the contest and the support he received from
his team mates was regular big league stuff.
The more we see of our Varsity team, the
better it looks and there won't be anything to
this Intermediate Section championship, it
looks like the A.E.F. honors for this Grand
Division. We've a perfect working machine,
and the Captain is there with the "oil" to
keep it running smoothly.
The game began at 3:35 with all hands on
deck, the shops having closed early in honor of
the occasion. The teams line up thusly:
Camp Stephenson Verneuil
Cowan, RF Dittrich, SS
McShannic, 3B Haskins, CF
Mohrman, SS Stockdale, 1B
Maloney, CF Rawlings, lf
Kloth, LF Ebert, 2B
Kniveton, 1B Fairgrieve, 3B
Morgan, 2B Munch, C
Geyer, C Wycoff, RF
Reed, P Stewart, P
Hoskins, P
The Final Score
R. H. E.
Verneuil. 0.0.1.0.0.0.0.0.1 2 5 4
Camp Stephenson. 5.0.0.0.1.2.0.0.X 8 8 2
CAMP REPRESENTATIVES WIN AT MESVES
Representatives of Camp Stephenson made a
big impression at the Field meet held at
Mesves on Saturday April 19, winning four
"firsts" and a "third" out of the six events
they were entered in. Wagoner Jimmy Mc
Gurk of Headquarters Det., who just returned
from a several weeks trip with the Intermediate
Section football team, won the 100 yard dash,
time 11 1-5 seconds, the 220 yard dash, time
28 seconds; and the high hurdle event.
Ramsey of 119th Company won the mile Mara-
thon, doing the distance in 5.58. McGurk,
Ramsey and Thompson of 110th Co., was the
camp relay-team entry and finished third.
Thompson, who has been out of training got a
bad start in the half mile event and finished
poorly. In two of the events, the Mesves
crowd tried to argue our men out of the deci-
sions on technicalities which were not consid-
ered.
Mesves gets credit for winning the meet but
there is'nt any doubt in the minds of the rooters
who attended from here that it would have
been a walk-away for this Camp if we had
been represented in a greater number of events.
Mesves, Verneuil and Nevers were the only
towns in the Section represented at the meet.
Mesves had the advantage as it's men have been
practicing and they had a large number of
entries.
-
April 26, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
THE VARSITY TEAM "CARRIES ON"
Captain Selig's collection of ball tossers put
over its third straight win on Thursday April
17th, trouncing the M.T.S. Team from Verneuil
to the melody of 8 to 2 and in every department
proved it's superiority over the "Gasoline
Guys" with their rubber tire uniforms. Reed
had the game well in hand at every stage of
the contest and the support he received from
his team mates was regular big league stuff.
The more we see of our Varsity team, the
better it looks and there won't be anything to
this Intermediate Section championship, it
looks like the A.E.F. honors for this Grand
Division. We've a perfect working machine,
and the Captain is there with the "oil" to
keep it running smoothly.
The game began at 3:35 with all hands on
deck, the shops having closed early in honor of
the occasion. The teams line up thusly:
Camp Stephenson Verneuil
Cowan, RF Dittrich, SS
McShannic, 3B Haskins, CF
Mohrman, SS Stockdale, 1B
Maloney, CF Rawlings, lf
Kloth, LF Ebert, 2B
Kniveton, 1B Fairgrieve, 3B
Morgan, 2B Munch, C
Geyer, C Wycoff, RF
Reed, P Stewart, P
Hoskins, P
The Final Score
R. H. E.
Verneuil. 0.0.1.0.0.0.0.0.1 2 5 4
Camp Stephenson. 5.0.0.0.1.2.0.0.X 8 8 2
CAMP REPRESENTATIVES WIN AT MESVES
Representatives of Camp Stephenson made a
big impression at the Field meet held at
Mesves on Saturday April 19, winning four
"firsts" and a "third" out of the six events
they were entered in. Wagoner Jimmy Mc
Gurk of Headquarters Det., who just returned
from a several weeks trip with the Intermediate
Section football team, won the 100 yard dash,
time 11 1-5 seconds, the 220 yard dash, time
28 seconds; and the high hurdle event.
Ramsey of 119th Company won the mile Mara-
thon, doing the distance in 5.58. McGurk,
Ramsey and Thompson of 110th Co., was the
camp relay-team entry and finished third.
Thompson, who has been out of training got a
bad start in the half mile event and finished
poorly. In two of the events, the Mesves
crowd tried to argue our men out of the deci-
sions on technicalities which were not consid-
ered.
-
April 26, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
THE VARSITY TEAM "CARRIES ON"
Captain Selig's collection of ball tossers put
over its third straight win on Thursday April
17th, trouncing the M.T.S. Team from Verneuil
to the melody of 8 to 2 and in every department
proved it's superiority over the "Gasoline
Guys" with their rubber tire uniforms. Reed
had the game well in hand at every stage of
the contest and the support he received from
his team mates was regular big league stuff.
The more we see of our Varsity team, the
better it looks and there won't be anything to
this Intermediate Section championship, it
looks like the A.E.F. honors for this Grand
Division. We've a perfect working machine,
and the Captain is there with the "oil" to
keep it running smoothly.
The game began at 3:35 with all hands on
deck, the shops having closed early in honor of
the occasion. The teams line up thusly:
Camp Stephenson Verneuil
Cowan, RF Dittrich, SS
McShannic, 3B Haskins, CF
Mohrman, SS Stockdale, 1B
Maloney, CF Rawlings, lf
Kloth, LF Ebert, 2B
Kniveton, 1B Fairgrieve, 3B
Morgan, 2B Munch, C
Geyer, C Wycoff, RF
Reed, P Stewart, P
Hoskins, P
The Final Score
R. H. E.
Verneuil. 0.0.1.0.0.0.0.0.1 2 5 4
Camp Stephenson. 5.0.0.0.1.2.0.0.X 8 8 2
-
April 26, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
THE VARSITY TEAM "CARRIES ON"
Captain Selig's collection of ball tossers put
over its third straight win on Thursday April
17th, trouncing the M.T.S. Team from Verneuil
to the melody of 8 to 2 and in every department
proved it's superiority over the "Gasoline
Guys" with their rubber tire uniforms. Reed
had the game well in hand at every stage of
the contest and the support he received from
his team mates was regular big league stuff.
The more we see of our Varsity team, the
better it looks and there won't be anything to
this Intermediate Section championship, it
looks like the A.E.F. honors for this Grand
Division. We've a perfect working machine,
and the Captain is there with the "oil" to
keep it running smoothly.
The game began at 3:35 with all hands on
deck, the shops having closed early in honor of
the occasion. The teams line up thusly:
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April 26, 1919
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