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May 3, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
MESVES DOWNS SECOND TEAM
The baseball sharks at Mesves decided to get
even with this Camp for a recent coat of
whitewash, and, when the "Varsity" went
away, sent a team here to play the best we
had! So on April 26th, a second Camp team was
picked (on the same plan as the draft numbers)
to face the Engineers, and face them was about
all the team did, being walloped by an 8 to 4
score. The game was an interesting one and
some good playing, especially among the
visitors featured it. The gruesome details are
missing on account of the Sporting Editor's
absence. He was in Clermont with the "Big"
team.
SUMMERS GETS RAW DEAL
Billy Kleck now owns the A.E.F. welterweight
title, but his right to it is very much in doubt,
and if he is a real sportsman he will agree to
give Johnny Summers another chance at it over
a longer route than their battle in Paris on
April 26th. The bout on which the decision
was made was intended ten round affair, but
after three extra rounds, the judges were
unable to agree and the referee gave it to Kleck
on points! In all three of the extra rounds,
Summers had the edge, but the judges pulled
Peace Commission stuff and the referee got
tired. If Kleck is a sport and will fight
Summers again, the fans at Camp Stephenson
won't have to be coaxed in to putting up a
sizeable wad for the privilege of witnessing it.
The deal that Summers received was undoubt-
edly raw.
TEN IN A ROW FOR VARSITY
The Regimental team of Camp Stephenson
had another defeat-less week and added four
more wins to it's string, bringing the total to
ten straight victories without any defeats.
The Camp boys have piled up 122 runs while
their opponents have scored only 24 times, are
are contenders for, at least, the S.O.S. honors.
The trip to Clermont netted two wins: the
University team of Clermont was taken over
in a shutout contest of seven innings, the boys
from Nevers gathering in a total of 19 runs.
Anderson sewed up the game and then turned
it over to Maloney.
On April 26th, the "Varsity" team won a
combination kidding match and ball game from
the M.P.'s of Vichy, trimming the club swingers
with a 17 to 3 score. Reed was the slab
artist, pitched wonderful ball, and was given
perfect support. Playing conditions were very
bad for both games but every member of the
team is strong in his praise of the treatment
accorded the team at Clermont-Ferrand by
everybody in general.
On Sunday, April 27th, the Camp team gave
a decisive drubbing to a team representing the
313th Labor Battalion, the final count being 16
to 4. The dark complexioned Yanks tried hard
but the home team was too strong for them.
On Tuesday, April 29th, the tenth victory was
wrested from the Section Quarter-Master team
by a 7 to 4 score. It was a scrappy game on a
bad field which handicapped both teams. Close
decisions by the umpires caused considerable
wrangling. Phayer was the heaver for the
camp, and performed well.
The previous victories of the Varsity are:
19th. Gd. Div. Opponents Score
14 Mars Hospital 2
12 Autun M.P.'s 2
14 Sougy 3
8 Verneuil 2
5 Verneuil 2
10 Mesves 0
The results of the field meet staged at Cler-
mont-Ferrand last week are clouded in myst-
ery. Nothing but rumors have reached us yet,
and according to them the entries from the Camp
failed to figure in any of the wins. St Aignan
seems to have cleaned up as the result of train-
ing and the selection of good men from among
the homeward-bound Casuals.
CAMP BASEBALL LEAGUE
The continual rain has badly handicapped the
Camp League in which only a few games have
been played since it's organization. A reorgan-
ization of the league was the feature of a meet-
ing held on Thursday evening and it is expected
that the new officers will make things hum as
soon as the weather improves,
ELKS PLANNING BIG PARTY
The Elks of the Camp have formed a club,
appointed a committee and are all set for a
"hot" party to be held as soon as the committee
has completed the details. The arrangements
will be completed at a meeting to be held next
week and the date of the party decided upon.
Elks in the Camp and neighborhood who have
not already registered are cordially invited to
"horn in" on the party; a note dropped to
Lieutenant R. S. Fraser will insure a place
being reserved for any "Bill" in France.
SPEAKING OF DECORATIONS!
Any o'you birds live in or near Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania? When you get back to the village,
keep your eyes open for a certain Second Lieut.
with a familiar face and a familiar walk. The
chances are that he'll be wearing a Croix de
Guerre and one of those green cord things on
his shoulder. Of course we would'nt want you
to give him away without a reason. He may,
on account of his Sam Browne, edge in on you
somewhere, and if he does, just tell the Editor
of the town weekly that the Lieut. acquired his
decorations in a rather particular way. The
story we get is that the Lieutenant is one swell
consoler and one of his most recent artistic
jobs was the consoling of a good looking War
Widow of this vicinity. His consoling got over
so big that friend Widow contributed the
decorations which the Lieut. salted in his hope
chest. We may have "Moore" to say about
this later!
"AND NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP!"
The clipping quoted below was "stolen" from
AS-YOU-WERE, official paper of U.S.A. Hosp-
ital No. 24 and published in Pittsburgh, Penna.
With a few minor changes, it can be added to
our daily prayers and may, perhaps, bring the
desired results:
"A SOLDIERS PRAYER
Our Boss: who art now in Washington:
Wilson be thy name, our pay does come with a
very small sum and our clothes wont hang
together. Give us this day our stew and beans
and forgive us our longings for discharges as
we forgive those who keep us from getting
them. Keep us not forever in Parkview: but
deliver us back to our homes in God's country,
Amen."
JOHNSTON KAYO'S BROWN
The headliner on the program for the Boxing
Show, staged in the Auditorium on Friday
evening, April 25, was the bout between George
Johnston of "119" and Patsy Brown from
Decize, in which Johnston sent the Decize man
down for the count, in the third section. It was
Johnston's party from the start. He floored
Brown early in the opening, gave him a husky
run in the second, and, with a hefty right to
the jaw, put him to sleep in the middle of the
third round. This is the second knock-out
Johnston has scored at Camp Stephenson,
having floored one of the French fighters from
Paris, several weeks ago.
The show opened with a wrestling match
between Cox and Miller for two out of three
falls, but after a thirty-minute struggle with
"No Fall," the match was called a draw.
Farley and Sherman, two 140 pounders fought
three lively rounds to a draw while Warnick
won on points from Buttes in a slow, three
verse thing. Kerrigan and Curtin put up a
nice heavy-weight exhibition offering on which
no decision was given.
The show was one of the best that Lieutenant
Fraser has staged and pleased the large crowd
in attendance.
THE BATTLE OF NEVERS!
A certain young man went down to Nevers
and spent a whole afternoon gathering unto
himself a choice collection of souvenirs. On
returning to camp, he counted up and found he
had 21 handkerchiefs, each bearing a card for
the sender's greetings, headed "Souvenir of the
Worlds Great War, 1918-1919, Nevers, France"!!
Historians may be kind and include us in the
Great War, but we would'nt go around bragging
about it, at least until we get something else
besides that disgusting S.O.S. insignia to wear!
"AIN'T IT THE TRUTH"?
An investigating Congressman, over here
prying into things for the sake of the publicity
he could get out of the trip, landed into a compa-
ny kitchen where he found a K.P. doing oculist
stuff on the spuds. After a few trifling quest-
ions, the congressman poised his pencil and
gazing sternly at the K.P., asked: "What my
good man, is meant by 'Passing the Buck"?
The K.P. expectorated neatly through a crack
in the wall and came back thusly: "They ain't
nothing' ever passes the buck, it always stops
when it gets to him"!
(The contributor of the above tells us that it
struck him as a gem of wisdom, full of pathetic
truth, and nearly moved him to tears!)
CAPTAIN KOLB - PHILOSOPHER!
When Captain Robert L. Kolb, Personnel
Adjutant and Chief Paymaster of the Camp, fin-
ished his college career, they did'nt nail
"Ph.D." on his name, but they should have for
he is some philosopher. The Captain generally
wears a serious expression (and his uniform)
which leads the junior officers and "bucks" to
image him a stern man. But this expression
is only his "gas mask" for actually, he is of the
"give-you-his-shirt" type.
The Captain's chief tenet is "Always pick out
the things no one else wants and you won't be
bothered!" It has worked out well in a number
of things -- his office space, furniture, etc. -- and
his enlisted staff was thinking it over when he
enlarged the scope of his system by stating that
it also applied to the picking of a wife. Con-
sistency is such a rare jewel, especially among
officers, that an investigation was started which
unearthed a picture of the "Skipper's" girl and
his inconsistency; the jury decided that if no
one wanted his girl, then every single male in
Eastern Pennsylvania is either a bum judge or
blind!
'S' MATTER STARS AND STRIPES
The inhabitants of Camp Stephenson, parti-
cularly the men who give up their own time
to handle the circulation of the STARS and
STRIPES would like to know what kind of a
deal the circulation manager of that paper is
"pulling over". They want to know why the
French newsdealers can get their supply of the
papers hours before the men wo are supposed
to be in charge of the circulation here. The
matter requires an explanation for it seems to
have become a regular thing, in this district at
least.
At 1:00 P.M. on Thursday, the circulation
representative at this canp had not received
his supply of papers, but dozens of copies were
in the possession of his prospective customers,
sold to then early in the morning by agents of
local newsdealers.
The profits from the sale of the papers here
are turned into the mess funds of the various
units, which we believe was the intention of
the Commander-in-Chief and the founders of
the paper. The profits are not going into those
funds but into the pocket of local newsdealers.
There is something wrong with the circulation
system and the units which helped make the
paper the huge success it is, are not getting a
square deal.
Surely the STARS AND STRIPES is not going
to stain it's glorious history and reputation at
this late hour by either carelessness or "penny-
wise" policies!
Imprimerie Fortin et Cie, Nevers-Paris.
-
May 3, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
MESVES DOWNS SECOND TEAM
The baseball sharks at Mesves decided to get
even with this Camp for a recent coat of
whitewash, and, when the "Varsity" went
away, sent a team here to play the best we
had! So on April 26th, a second Camp team was
picked (on the same plan as the draft numbers)
to face the Engineers, and face them was about
all the team did, being walloped by an 8 to 4
score. The game was an interesting one and
some good playing, especially among the
visitors featured it. The gruesome details are
missing on account of the Sporting Editor's
absence. He was in Clermont with the "Big"
team.
SUMMERS GETS RAW DEAL
Billy Kleck now owns the A.E.F. welterweight
title, but his right to it is very much in doubt,
and if he is a real sportsman he will agree to
give Johnny Summers another chance at it over
a longer route than their battle in Paris on
April 26th. The bout on which the decision
was made was intended ten round affair, but
after three extra rounds, the judges were
unable to agree and the referee gave it to Kleck
on points! In all three of the extra rounds,
Summers had the edge, but the judges pulled
Peace Commission stuff and the referee got
tired. If Kleck is a sport and will fight
Summers again, the fans at Camp Stephenson
won't have to be coaxed in to putting up a
sizeable wad for the privilege of witnessing it.
The deal that Summers received was undoubt-
edly raw.
TEN IN A ROW FOR VARSITY
The Regimental team of Camp Stephenson
had another defeat-less week and added four
more wins to it's string, bringing the total to
ten straight victories without any defeats.
The Camp boys have piled up 122 runs while
their opponents have scored only 24 times, are
are contenders for, at least, the S.O.S. honors.
The trip to Clermont netted two wins: the
University team of Clermont was taken over
in a shutout contest of seven innings, the boys
from Nevers gathering in a total of 19 runs.
Anderson sewed up the game and then turned
it over to Maloney.
On April 26th, the "Varsity" team won a
combination kidding match and ball game from
the M.P.'s of Vichy, trimming the club swingers
with a 17 to 3 score. Reed was the slab
artist, pitched wonderful ball, and was given
perfect support. Playing conditions were very
bad for both games but every member of the
team is strong in his praise of the treatment
accorded the team at Clermont-Ferrand by
everybody in general.
On Sunday, April 27th, the Camp team gave
a decisive drubbing to a team representing the
313th Labor Battalion, the final count being 16
to 4. The dark complexioned Yanks tried hard
but the home team was too strong for them.
On Tuesday, April 29th, the tenth victory was
wrested from the Section Quarter-Master team
by a 7 to 4 score. It was a scrappy game on a
bad field which handicapped both teams. Close
decisions by the umpires caused considerable
wrangling. Phayer was the heaver for the
camp, and performed well.
The previous victories of the Varsity are:
19th. Gd. Div. Opponents Score
14 Mars Hospital 2
12 Autun M.P.'s 2
14 Sougy 3
8 Verneuil 2
5 Verneuil 2
10 Mesves 0
The results of the field meet staged at Cler-
mont-Ferrand last week are clouded in myst-
ery. Nothing but rumors have reached us yet,
and according to them the entries from the Camp
failed to figure in any of the wins. St Aignan
seems to have cleaned up as the result of train-
ing and the selection of good men from among
the homeward-bound Casuals.
CAMP BASEBALL LEAGUE
The continual rain has badly handicapped the
Camp League in which only a few games have
been played since it's organization. A reorgan-
ization of the league was the feature of a meet-
ing held on Thursday evening and it is expected
that the new officers will make things hum as
soon as the weather improves,
ELKS PLANNING BIG PARTY
The Elks of the Camp have formed a club,
appointed a committee and are all set for a
"hot" party to be held as soon as the committee
has completed the details. The arrangements
will be completed at a meeting to be held next
week and the date of the party decided upon.
Elks in the Camp and neighborhood who have
not already registered are cordially invited to
"horn in" on the party; a note dropped to
Lieutenant R. S. Fraser will insure a place
being reserved for any "Bill" in France.
SPEAKING OF DECORATIONS!
Any o'you birds live in or near Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania? When you get back to the village,
keep your eyes open for a certain Second Lieut.
with a familiar face and a familiar walk. The
chances are that he'll be wearing a Croix de
Guerre and one of those green cord things on
his shoulder. Of course we would'nt want you
to give him away without a reason. He may,
on account of his Sam Browne, edge in on you
somewhere, and if he does, just tell the Editor
of the town weekly that the Lieut. acquired his
decorations in a rather particular way. The
story we get is that the Lieutenant is one swell
consoler and one of his most recent artistic
jobs was the consoling of a good looking War
Widow of this vicinity. His consoling got over
so big that friend Widow contributed the
decorations which the Lieut. salted in his hope
chest. We may have "Moore" to say about
this later!
"AND NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP!"
The clipping quoted below was "stolen" from
AS-YOU-WERE, official paper of U.S.A. Hosp-
ital No. 24 and published in Pittsburgh, Penna.
With a few minor changes, it can be added to
our daily prayers and may, perhaps, bring the
desired results:
"A SOLDIERS PRAYER
Our Boss: who art now in Washington:
Wilson be thy name, our pay does come with a
very small sum and our clothes wont hang
together. Give us this day our stew and beans
and forgive us our longings for discharges as
we forgive those who keep us from getting
them. Keep us not forever in Parkview: but
deliver us back to our homes in God's country,
Amen."
JOHNSTON KAYO'S BROWN
The headliner on the program for the Boxing
Show, staged in the Auditorium on Friday
evening, April 25, was the bout between George
Johnston of "119" and Patsy Brown from
Decize, in which Johnston sent the Decize man
down for the count, in the third section. It was
Johnston's party from the start. He floored
Brown early in the opening, gave him a husky
run in the second, and, with a hefty right to
the jaw, put him to sleep in the middle of the
third round. This is the second knock-out
Johnston has scored at Camp Stephenson,
having floored one of the French fighters from
Paris, several weeks ago.
The show opened with a wrestling match
between Cox and Miller for two out of three
falls, but after a thirty-minute struggle with
"No Fall," the match was called a draw.
Farley and Sherman, two 140 pounders fought
three lively rounds to a draw while Warnick
won on points from Buttes in a slow, three
verse thing. Kerrigan and Curtin put up a
nice heavy-weight exhibition offering on which
no decision was given.
The show was one of the best that Lieutenant
Fraser has staged and pleased the large crowd
in attendance.
THE BATTLE OF NEVERS!
A certain young man went down to Nevers
and spent a whole afternoon gathering unto
himself a choice collection of souvenirs. On
returning to camp, he counted up and found he
had 21 handkerchiefs, each bearing a card for
the sender's greetings, headed "Souvenir of the
Worlds Great War, 1918-1919, Nevers, France"!!
Historians may be kind and include us in the
Great War, but we would'nt go around bragging
about it, at least until we get something else
besides that disgusting S.O.S. insignia to wear!
"AIN'T IT THE TRUTH"?
An investigating Congressman, over here
prying into things for the sake of the publicity
he could get out of the trip, landed into a compa-
ny kitchen where he found a K.P. doing oculist
stuff on the spuds. After a few trifling quest-
ions, the congressman poised his pencil and
gazing sternly at the K.P., asked: "What my
good man, is meant by 'Passing the Buck"?
The K.P. expectorated neatly through a crack
in the wall and came back thusly: "They ain't
nothing' ever passes the buck, it always stops
when it gets to him"!
(The contributor of the above tells us that it
struck him as a gem of wisdom, full of pathetic
truth, and nearly moved him to tears!)
CAPTAIN KOLB - PHILOSOPHER!
When Captain Robert L. Kolb, Personnel
Adjutant and Chief Paymaster of the Camp, fin-
ished his college career, they did'nt nail
"Ph.D." on his name, but they should have for
he is some philosopher. The Captain generally
wears a serious expression (and his uniform)
which leads the junior officers and "bucks" to
image him a stern man. But this expression
is only his "gas mask" for actually, he is of the
"give-you-his-shirt" type.
The Captain's chief tenet is "Always pick out
the things no one else wants and you won't be
bothered!" It has worked out well in a number
of things -- his office space, furniture, etc. -- and
his enlisted staff was thinking it over when he
enlarged the scope of his system by stating that
it also applied to the picking of a wife. Con-
sistency is such a rare jewel, especially among
officers, that an investigation was started which
unearthed a picture of the "Skipper's" girl and
his inconsistency; the jury decided that if no
one wanted his girl, then every single male in
Eastern Pennsylvania is either a bum judge or
blind!
'S' MATTER STARS AND STRIPES
The inhabitants of Camp Stephenson, parti-
cularly the men who give up their own time
to handle the circulation of the STARS and
STRIPES would like to know what kind of a
deal the circulation manager of that paper is
"pulling over". They want to know why the
French newsdealers can get their supply of the
papers hours before the men wo are supposed
to be in charge of the circulation here. The
matter requires an explanation for it seems to
have become a regular thing, in this district at
least.
At 1:00 P.M. on Thursday, the circulation
representative at this canp had not received
his supply of papers, but dozens of copies were
in the possession of his prospective customers,
sold to then early in the morning by agents of
local newsdealers.
The profits from the sale of the papers here
are turned into the mess funds of the various
units, which we believe was the intention of
the Commander-in-Chief and the founders of
the paper. The profits are not going into those
funds but into the pocket of local newsdealers.
There is something wrong with the circulation
system and the units which helped make the
paper the huge success it is, are not getting a
square deal.
-
May 3, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
MESVES DOWNS SECOND TEAM
The baseball sharks at Mesves decided to get
even with this Camp for a recent coat of
whitewash, and, when the "Varsity" went
away, sent a team here to play the best we
had! So on April 26th, a second Camp team was
picked (on the same plan as the draft numbers)
to face the Engineers, and face them was about
all the team did, being walloped by an 8 to 4
score. The game was an interesting one and
some good playing, especially among the
visitors featured it. The gruesome details are
missing on account of the Sporting Editor's
absence. He was in Clermont with the "Big"
team.
SUMMERS GETS RAW DEAL
Billy Kleck now owns the A.E.F. welterweight
title, but his right to it is very much in doubt,
and if he is a real sportsman he will agree to
give Johnny Summers another chance at it over
a longer route than their battle in Paris on
April 26th. The bout on which the decision
was made was intended ten round affair, but
after three extra rounds, the judges were
unable to agree and the referee gave it to Kleck
on points! In all three of the extra rounds,
Summers had the edge, but the judges pulled
Peace Commission stuff and the referee got
tired. If Kleck is a sport and will fight
Summers again, the fans at Camp Stephenson
won't have to be coaxed in to putting up a
sizeable wad for the privilege of witnessing it.
The deal that Summers received was undoubt-
edly raw.
TEN IN A ROW FOR VARSITY
The Regimental team of Camp Stephenson
had another defeat-less week and added four
more wins to it's string, bringing the total to
ten straight victories without any defeats.
The Camp boys have piled up 122 runs while
their opponents have scored only 24 times, are
are contenders for, at least, the S.O.S. honors.
The trip to Clermont netted two wins: the
University team of Clermont was taken over
in a shutout contest of seven innings, the boys
from Nevers gathering in a total of 19 runs.
Anderson sewed up the game and then turned
it over to Maloney.
On April 26th, the "Varsity" team won a
combination kidding match and ball game from
the M.P.'s of Vichy, trimming the club swingers
with a 17 to 3 score. Reed was the slab
artist, pitched wonderful ball, and was given
perfect support. Playing conditions were very
bad for both games but every member of the
team is strong in his praise of the treatment
accorded the team at Clermont-Ferrand by
everybody in general.
On Sunday, April 27th, the Camp team gave
a decisive drubbing to a team representing the
313th Labor Battalion, the final count being 16
to 4. The dark complexioned Yanks tried hard
but the home team was too strong for them.
On Tuesday, April 29th, the tenth victory was
wrested from the Section Quarter-Master team
by a 7 to 4 score. It was a scrappy game on a
bad field which handicapped both teams. Close
decisions by the umpires caused considerable
wrangling. Phayer was the heaver for the
camp, and performed well.
The previous victories of the Varsity are:
19th. Gd. Div. Opponents Score
14 Mars Hospital 2
12 Autun M.P.'s 2
14 Sougy 3
8 Verneuil 2
5 Verneuil 2
10 Mesves 0
The results of the field meet staged at Cler-
mont-Ferrand last week are clouded in myst-
ery. Nothing but rumors have reached us yet,
and according to them the entries from the Camp
failed to figure in any of the wins. St Aignan
seems to have cleaned up as the result of train-
ing and the selection of good men from among
the homeward-bound Casuals.
CAMP BASEBALL LEAGUE
The continual rain has badly handicapped the
Camp League in which only a few games have
been played since it's organization. A reorgan-
ization of the league was the feature of a meet-
ing held on Thursday evening and it is expected
that the new officers will make things hum as
soon as the weather improves,
ELKS PLANNING BIG PARTY
The Elks of the Camp have formed a club,
appointed a committee and are all set for a
"hot" party to be held as soon as the committee
has completed the details. The arrangements
will be completed at a meeting to be held next
week and the date of the party decided upon.
Elks in the Camp and neighborhood who have
not already registered are cordially invited to
"horn in" on the party; a note dropped to
Lieutenant R. S. Fraser will insure a place
being reserved for any "Bill" in France.
SPEAKING OF DECORATIONS!
Any o'you birds live in or near Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania? When you get back to the village,
keep your eyes open for a certain Second Lieut.
with a familiar face and a familiar walk. The
chances are that he'll be wearing a Croix de
Guerre and one of those green cord things on
his shoulder. Of course we would'nt want you
to give him away without a reason. He may,
on account of his Sam Browne, edge in on you
somewhere, and if he does, just tell the Editor
of the town weekly that the Lieut. acquired his
decorations in a rather particular way. The
story we get is that the Lieutenant is one swell
consoler and one of his most recent artistic
jobs was the consoling of a good looking War
Widow of this vicinity. His consoling got over
so big that friend Widow contributed the
decorations which the Lieut. salted in his hope
chest. We may have "Moore" to say about
this later!
"AND NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP!"
The clipping quoted below was "stolen" from
AS-YOU-WERE, official paper of U.S.A. Hosp-
ital No. 24 and published in Pittsburgh, Penna.
With a few minor changes, it can be added to
our daily prayers and may, perhaps, bring the
desired results:
"A SOLDIERS PRAYER
Our Boss: who art now in Washington:
Wilson be thy name, our pay does come with a
very small sum and our clothes wont hang
together. Give us this day our stew and beans
and forgive us our longings for discharges as
we forgive those who keep us from getting
them. Keep us not forever in Parkview: but
deliver us back to our homes in God's country,
Amen."
JOHNSTON KAYO'S BROWN
The headliner on the program for the Boxing
Show, staged in the Auditorium on Friday
evening, April 25, was the bout between George
Johnston of "119" and Patsy Brown from
Decize, in which Johnston sent the Decize man
down for the count, in the third section. It was
Johnston's party from the start. He floored
Brown early in the opening, gave him a husky
run in the second, and, with a hefty right to
the jaw, put him to sleep in the middle of the
third round. This is the second knock-out
Johnston has scored at Camp Stephenson,
having floored one of the French fighters from
Paris, several weeks ago.
The show opened with a wrestling match
between Cox and Miller for two out of three
falls, but after a thirty-minute struggle with
"No Fall," the match was called a draw.
Farley and Sherman, two 140 pounders fought
three lively rounds to a draw while Warnick
won on points from Buttes in a slow, three
verse thing. Kerrigan and Curtin put up a
nice heavy-weight exhibition offering on which
no decision was given.
The show was one of the best that Lieutenant
Fraser has staged and pleased the large crowd
in attendance.
THE BATTLE OF NEVERS!
A certain young man went down to Nevers
and spent a whole afternoon gathering unto
himself a choice collection of souvenirs. On
returning to camp, he counted up and found he
had 21 handkerchiefs, each bearing a card for
the sender's greetings, headed "Souvenir of the
Worlds Great War, 1918-1919, Nevers, France"!!
Historians may be kind and include us in the
Great War, but we would'nt go around bragging
about it, at least until we get something else
besides that disgusting S.O.S. insignia to wear!
"AIN'T IT THE TRUTH"?
An investigating Congressman, over here
prying into things for the sake of the publicity
he could get out of the trip, landed into a compa-
ny kitchen where he found a K.P. doing oculist
stuff on the spuds. After a few trifling quest-
ions, the congressman poised his pencil and
gazing sternly at the K.P., asked: "What my
good man, is meant by 'Passing the Buck"?
The K.P. expectorated neatly through a crack
in the wall and came back thusly: "They ain't
nothing' ever passes the buck, it always stops
when it gets to him"!
(The contributor of the above tells us that it
struck him as a gem of wisdom, full of pathetic
truth, and nearly moved him to tears!)
CAPTAIN KOLB - PHILOSOPHER!
When Captain Robert L. Kolb, Personnel
Adjutant and Chief Paymaster of the Camp, fin-
ished his college career, they did'nt nail
"Ph.D." on his name, but they should have for
he is some philosopher. The Captain generally
wears a serious expression (and his uniform)
which leads the junior officers and "bucks" to
image him a stern man. But this expression
is only his "gas mask" for actually, he is of the
"give-you-his-shirt" type.
The Captain's chief tenet is "Always pick out
the things no one else wants and you won't be
bothered!" It has worked out well in a number
of things -- his office space, furniture, etc. -- and
his enlisted staff was thinking it over when he
enlarged the scope of his system by stating that
it also applied to the picking of a wife. Con-
sistency is such a rare jewel, especially among
officers, that an investigation was started which
unearthed a picture of the "Skipper's" girl and
his inconsistency; the jury decided that if no
one wanted his girl, then every single male in
Eastern Pennsylvania is either a bum judge or
blind!
'S' MATTER STARS AND STRIPES
The inhabitants of Camp Stephenson, parti-
cularly the men who give up their own time
to handle the circulation of the STARS and
STRIPES would like to know what kind of a
deal the circulation manager of that paper is
"pulling over". They want to know why the
French newsdealers can get their supply of the
papers hours before the men wo are supposed
to be in charge of the circulation here. The
matter requires an explanation for it seems to
have become a regular thing, in this district at
least.
At 1:00 P.M. on Thursday, the circulation
representative at this canp had not received
his supply of papers, but dozens of copies were
in the possession of his prospective customers,
sold to then early in the morning by agents of
local newsdealers.
-
May 3, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
MESVES DOWNS SECOND TEAM
The baseball sharks at Mesves decided to get
even with this Camp for a recent coat of
whitewash, and, when the "Varsity" went
away, sent a team here to play the best we
had! So on April 26th, a second Camp team was
picked (on the same plan as the draft numbers)
to face the Engineers, and face them was about
all the team did, being walloped by an 8 to 4
score. The game was an interesting one and
some good playing, especially among the
visitors featured it. The gruesome details are
missing on account of the Sporting Editor's
absence. He was in Clermont with the "Big"
team.
SUMMERS GETS RAW DEAL
Billy Kleck now owns the A.E.F. welterweight
title, but his right to it is very much in doubt,
and if he is a real sportsman he will agree to
give Johnny Summers another chance at it over
a longer route than their battle in Paris on
April 26th. The bout on which the decision
was made was intended ten round affair, but
after three extra rounds, the judges were
unable to agree and the referee gave it to Kleck
on points! In all three of the extra rounds,
Summers had the edge, but the judges pulled
Peace Commission stuff and the referee got
tired. If Kleck is a sport and will fight
Summers again, the fans at Camp Stephenson
won't have to be coaxed in to putting up a
sizeable wad for the privilege of witnessing it.
The deal that Summers received was undoubt-
edly raw.
TEN IN A ROW FOR VARSITY
The Regimental team of Camp Stephenson
had another defeat-less week and added four
more wins to it's string, bringing the total to
ten straight victories without any defeats.
The Camp boys have piled up 122 runs while
their opponents have scored only 24 times, are
are contenders for, at least, the S.O.S. honors.
The trip to Clermont netted two wins: the
University team of Clermont was taken over
in a shutout contest of seven innings, the boys
from Nevers gathering in a total of 19 runs.
Anderson sewed up the game and then turned
it over to Maloney.
On April 26th, the "Varsity" team won a
combination kidding match and ball game from
the M.P.'s of Vichy, trimming the club swingers
with a 17 to 3 score. Reed was the slab
artist, pitched wonderful ball, and was given
perfect support. Playing conditions were very
bad for both games but every member of the
team is strong in his praise of the treatment
accorded the team at Clermont-Ferrand by
everybody in general.
On Sunday, April 27th, the Camp team gave
a decisive drubbing to a team representing the
313th Labor Battalion, the final count being 16
to 4. The dark complexioned Yanks tried hard
but the home team was too strong for them.
On Tuesday, April 29th, the tenth victory was
wrested from the Section Quarter-Master team
by a 7 to 4 score. It was a scrappy game on a
bad field which handicapped both teams. Close
decisions by the umpires caused considerable
wrangling. Phayer was the heaver for the
camp, and performed well.
The previous victories of the Varsity are:
19th. Gd. Div. Opponents Score
14 Mars Hospital 2
12 Autun M.P.'s 2
14 Sougy 3
8 Verneuil 2
5 Verneuil 2
10 Mesves 0
The results of the field meet staged at Cler-
mont-Ferrand last week are clouded in myst-
ery. Nothing but rumors have reached us yet,
and according to them the entries from the Camp
failed to figure in any of the wins. St Aignan
seems to have cleaned up as the result of train-
ing and the selection of good men from among
the homeward-bound Casuals.
CAMP BASEBALL LEAGUE
The continual rain has badly handicapped the
Camp League in which only a few games have
been played since it's organization. A reorgan-
ization of the league was the feature of a meet-
ing held on Thursday evening and it is expected
that the new officers will make things hum as
soon as the weather improves,
ELKS PLANNING BIG PARTY
The Elks of the Camp have formed a club,
appointed a committee and are all set for a
"hot" party to be held as soon as the committee
has completed the details. The arrangements
will be completed at a meeting to be held next
week and the date of the party decided upon.
Elks in the Camp and neighborhood who have
not already registered are cordially invited to
"horn in" on the party; a note dropped to
Lieutenant R. S. Fraser will insure a place
being reserved for any "Bill" in France.
SPEAKING OF DECORATIONS!
Any o'you birds live in or near Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania? When you get back to the village,
keep your eyes open for a certain Second Lieut.
with a familiar face and a familiar walk. The
chances are that he'll be wearing a Croix de
Guerre and one of those green cord things on
his shoulder. Of course we would'nt want you
to give him away without a reason. He may,
on account of his Sam Browne, edge in on you
somewhere, and if he does, just tell the Editor
of the town weekly that the Lieut. acquired his
decorations in a rather particular way. The
story we get is that the Lieutenant is one swell
consoler and one of his most recent artistic
jobs was the consoling of a good looking War
Widow of this vicinity. His consoling got over
so big that friend Widow contributed the
decorations which the Lieut. salted in his hope
chest. We may have "Moore" to say about
this later!
"AND NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP!"
The clipping quoted below was "stolen" from
AS-YOU-WERE, official paper of U.S.A. Hosp-
ital No. 24 and published in Pittsburgh, Penna.
With a few minor changes, it can be added to
our daily prayers and may, perhaps, bring the
desired results:
"A SOLDIERS PRAYER
Our Boss: who art now in Washington:
Wilson be thy name, our pay does come with a
very small sum and our clothes wont hang
together. Give us this day our stew and beans
and forgive us our longings for discharges as
we forgive those who keep us from getting
them. Keep us not forever in Parkview: but
deliver us back to our homes in God's country,
Amen."
JOHNSTON KAYO'S BROWN
The headliner on the program for the Boxing
Show, staged in the Auditorium on Friday
evening, April 25, was the bout between George
Johnston of "119" and Patsy Brown from
Decize, in which Johnston sent the Decize man
down for the count, in the third section. It was
Johnston's party from the start. He floored
Brown early in the opening, gave him a husky
run in the second, and, with a hefty right to
the jaw, put him to sleep in the middle of the
third round. This is the second knock-out
Johnston has scored at Camp Stephenson,
having floored one of the French fighters from
Paris, several weeks ago.
The show opened with a wrestling match
between Cox and Miller for two out of three
falls, but after a thirty-minute struggle with
"No Fall," the match was called a draw.
Farley and Sherman, two 140 pounders fought
three lively rounds to a draw while Warnick
won on points from Buttes in a slow, three
verse thing. Kerrigan and Curtin put up a
nice heavy-weight exhibition offering on which
no decision was given.
The show was one of the best that Lieutenant
Fraser has staged and pleased the large crowd
in attendance.
THE BATTLE OF NEVERS!
A certain young man went down to Nevers
and spent a whole afternoon gathering unto
himself a choice collection of souvenirs. On
returning to camp, he counted up and found he
had 21 handkerchiefs, each bearing a card for
the sender's greetings, headed "Souvenir of the
Worlds Great War, 1918-1919, Nevers, France"!!
Historians may be kind and include us in the
Great War, but we would'nt go around bragging
about it, at least until we get something else
besides that disgusting S.O.S. insignia to wear!
"AIN'T IT THE TRUTH"?
An investigating Congressman, over here
prying into things for the sake of the publicity
he could get out of the trip, landed into a compa-
ny kitchen where he found a K.P. doing oculist
stuff on the spuds. After a few trifling quest-
ions, the congressman poised his pencil and
gazing sternly at the K.P., asked: "What my
good man, is meant by 'Passing the Buck"?
The K.P. expectorated neatly through a crack
in the wall and came back thusly: "They ain't
nothing' ever passes the buck, it always stops
when it gets to him"!
(The contributor of the above tells us that it
struck him as a gem of wisdom, full of pathetic
truth, and nearly moved him to tears!)
CAPTAIN KOLB - PHILOSOPHER!
When Captain Robert L. Kolb, Personnel
Adjutant and Chief Paymaster of the Camp, fin-
ished his college career, they did'nt nail
"Ph.D." on his name, but they should have for
he is some philosopher. The Captain generally
wears a serious expression (and his uniform)
which leads the junior officers and "bucks" to
image him a stern man. But this expression
is only his "gas mask" for actually, he is of the
"give-you-his-shirt" type.
The Captain's chief tenet is "Always pick out
the things no one else wants and you won't be
bothered!" It has worked out well in a number
of things -- his office space, furniture, etc. -- and
his enlisted staff was thinking it over when he
enlarged the scope of his system by stating that
it also applied to the picking of a wife. Con-
sistency is such a rare jewel, especially among
officers, that an investigation was started which
unearthed a picture of the "Skipper's" girl and
his inconsistency; the jury decided that if no
one wanted his girl, then every single male in
Eastern Pennsylvania is either a bum judge or
blind!
'S' MATTER STARS AND STRIPES
The inhabitants of Camp Stephenson, parti-
cularly the men who give up their own time
to handle the circulation of the STARS and
STRIPES would like to know what kind of a
deal the circulation manager of that paper is
"pulling over". They want to know why the
French newsdealers can get their supply of the
papers hours before the men wo are supposed
to be in charge of the circulation here. The
matter requires an explanation for it seems to
have become a regular thing, in this district at
least.
-
May 3, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
MESVES DOWNS SECOND TEAM
The baseball sharks at Mesves decided to get
even with this Camp for a recent coat of
whitewash, and, when the "Varsity" went
away, sent a team here to play the best we
had! So on April 26th, a second Camp team was
picked (on the same plan as the draft numbers)
to face the Engineers, and face them was about
all the team did, being walloped by an 8 to 4
score. The game was an interesting one and
some good playing, especially among the
visitors featured it. The gruesome details are
missing on account of the Sporting Editor's
absence. He was in Clermont with the "Big"
team.
SUMMERS GETS RAW DEAL
Billy Kleck now owns the A.E.F. welterweight
title, but his right to it is very much in doubt,
and if he is a real sportsman he will agree to
give Johnny Summers another chance at it over
a longer route than their battle in Paris on
April 26th. The bout on which the decision
was made was intended ten round affair, but
after three extra rounds, the judges were
unable to agree and the referee gave it to Kleck
on points! In all three of the extra rounds,
Summers had the edge, but the judges pulled
Peace Commission stuff and the referee got
tired. If Kleck is a sport and will fight
Summers again, the fans at Camp Stephenson
won't have to be coaxed in to putting up a
sizeable wad for the privilege of witnessing it.
The deal that Summers received was undoubt-
edly raw.
TEN IN A ROW FOR VARSITY
The Regimental team of Camp Stephenson
had another defeat-less week and added four
more wins to it's string, bringing the total to
ten straight victories without any defeats.
The Camp boys have piled up 122 runs while
their opponents have scored only 24 times, are
are contenders for, at least, the S.O.S. honors.
The trip to Clermont netted two wins: the
University team of Clermont was taken over
in a shutout contest of seven innings, the boys
from Nevers gathering in a total of 19 runs.
Anderson sewed up the game and then turned
it over to Maloney.
On April 26th, the "Varsity" team won a
combination kidding match and ball game from
the M.P.'s of Vichy, trimming the club swingers
with a 17 to 3 score. Reed was the slab
artist, pitched wonderful ball, and was given
perfect support. Playing conditions were very
bad for both games but every member of the
team is strong in his praise of the treatment
accorded the team at Clermont-Ferrand by
everybody in general.
On Sunday, April 27th, the Camp team gave
a decisive drubbing to a team representing the
313th Labor Battalion, the final count being 16
to 4. The dark complexioned Yanks tried hard
but the home team was too strong for them.
On Tuesday, April 29th, the tenth victory was
wrested from the Section Quarter-Master team
by a 7 to 4 score. It was a scrappy game on a
bad field which handicapped both teams. Close
decisions by the umpires caused considerable
wrangling. Phayer was the heaver for the
camp, and performed well.
The previous victories of the Varsity are:
19th. Gd. Div. Opponents Score
14 Mars Hospital 2
12 Autun M.P.'s 2
14 Sougy 3
8 Verneuil 2
5 Verneuil 2
10 Mesves 0
The results of the field meet staged at Cler-
mont-Ferrand last week are clouded in myst-
ery. Nothing but rumors have reached us yet,
and according to them the entries from the Camp
failed to figure in any of the wins. St Aignan
seems to have cleaned up as the result of train-
ing and the selection of good men from among
the homeward-bound Casuals.
CAMP BASEBALL LEAGUE
The continual rain has badly handicapped the
Camp League in which only a few games have
been played since it's organization. A reorgan-
ization of the league was the feature of a meet-
ing held on Thursday evening and it is expected
that the new officers will make things hum as
soon as the weather improves,
ELKS PLANNING BIG PARTY
The Elks of the Camp have formed a club,
appointed a committee and are all set for a
"hot" party to be held as soon as the committee
has completed the details. The arrangements
will be completed at a meeting to be held next
week and the date of the party decided upon.
Elks in the Camp and neighborhood who have
not already registered are cordially invited to
"horn in" on the party; a note dropped to
Lieutenant R. S. Fraser will insure a place
being reserved for any "Bill" in France.
SPEAKING OF DECORATIONS!
Any o'you birds live in or near Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania? When you get back to the village,
keep your eyes open for a certain Second Lieut.
with a familiar face and a familiar walk. The
chances are that he'll be wearing a Croix de
Guerre and one of those green cord things on
his shoulder. Of course we would'nt want you
to give him away without a reason. He may,
on account of his Sam Browne, edge in on you
somewhere, and if he does, just tell the Editor
of the town weekly that the Lieut. acquired his
decorations in a rather particular way. The
story we get is that the Lieutenant is one swell
consoler and one of his most recent artistic
jobs was the consoling of a good looking War
Widow of this vicinity. His consoling got over
so big that friend Widow contributed the
decorations which the Lieut. salted in his hope
chest. We may have "Moore" to say about
this later!
"AND NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP!"
The clipping quoted below was "stolen" from
AS-YOU-WERE, official paper of U.S.A. Hosp-
ital No. 24 and published in Pittsburgh, Penna.
With a few minor changes, it can be added to
our daily prayers and may, perhaps, bring the
desired results:
"A SOLDIERS PRAYER
Our Boss: who art now in Washington:
Wilson be thy name, our pay does come with a
very small sum and our clothes wont hang
together. Give us this day our stew and beans
and forgive us our longings for discharges as
we forgive those who keep us from getting
them. Keep us not forever in Parkview: but
deliver us back to our homes in God's country,
Amen."
JOHNSTON KAYO'S BROWN
The headliner on the program for the Boxing
Show, staged in the Auditorium on Friday
evening, April 25, was the bout between George
Johnston of "119" and Patsy Brown from
Decize, in which Johnston sent the Decize man
down for the count, in the third section. It was
Johnston's party from the start. He floored
Brown early in the opening, gave him a husky
run in the second, and, with a hefty right to
the jaw, put him to sleep in the middle of the
third round. This is the second knock-out
Johnston has scored at Camp Stephenson,
having floored one of the French fighters from
Paris, several weeks ago.
The show opened with a wrestling match
between Cox and Miller for two out of three
falls, but after a thirty-minute struggle with
"No Fall," the match was called a draw.
Farley and Sherman, two 140 pounders fought
three lively rounds to a draw while Warnick
won on points from Buttes in a slow, three
verse thing. Kerrigan and Curtin put up a
nice heavy-weight exhibition offering on which
no decision was given.
The show was one of the best that Lieutenant
Fraser has staged and pleased the large crowd
in attendance.
THE BATTLE OF NEVERS!
A certain young man went down to Nevers
and spent a whole afternoon gathering unto
himself a choice collection of souvenirs. On
returning to camp, he counted up and found he
had 21 handkerchiefs, each bearing a card for
the sender's greetings, headed "Souvenir of the
Worlds Great War, 1918-1919, Nevers, France"!!
Historians may be kind and include us in the
Great War, but we would'nt go around bragging
about it, at least until we get something else
besides that disgusting S.O.S. insignia to wear!
"AIN'T IT THE TRUTH"?
An investigating Congressman, over here
prying into things for the sake of the publicity
he could get out of the trip, landed into a compa-
ny kitchen where he found a K.P. doing oculist
stuff on the spuds. After a few trifling quest-
ions, the congressman poised his pencil and
gazing sternly at the K.P., asked: "What my
good man, is meant by 'Passing the Buck"?
The K.P. expectorated neatly through a crack
in the wall and came back thusly: "They ain't
nothing' ever passes the buck, it always stops
when it gets to him"!
(The contributor of the above tells us that it
struck him as a gem of wisdom, full of pathetic
truth, and nearly moved him to tears!)
CAPTAIN KOLB - PHILOSOPHER!
When Captain Robert L. Kolb, Personnel
Adjutant and Chief Paymaster of the Camp, fin-
ished his college career, they did'nt nail
"Ph.D." on his name, but they should have for
he is some philosopher. The Captain generally
wears a serious expression (and his uniform)
which leads the junior officers and "bucks" to
image him a stern man. But this expression
is only his "gas mask" for actually, he is of the
"give-you-his-shirt" type.
The Captain's chief tenet is "Always pick out
the things no one else wants and you won't be
bothered!" It has worked out well in a number
of things -- his office space, furniture, etc. -- and
his enlisted staff was thinking it over when he
enlarged the scope of his system by stating that
it also applied to the picking of a wife. Con-
sistency is such a rare jewel, especially among
officers, that an investigation was started which
unearthed a picture of the "Skipper's" girl and
his inconsistency; the jury decided that if no
one wanted his girl, then every single male in
Eastern Pennsylvania is either a bum judge or
blind!
-
May 3, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
MESVES DOWNS SECOND TEAM
The baseball sharks at Mesves decided to get
even with this Camp for a recent coat of
whitewash, and, when the "Varsity" went
away, sent a team here to play the best we
had! So on April 26th, a second Camp team was
picked (on the same plan as the draft numbers)
to face the Engineers, and face them was about
all the team did, being walloped by an 8 to 4
score. The game was an interesting one and
some good playing, especially among the
visitors featured it. The gruesome details are
missing on account of the Sporting Editor's
absence. He was in Clermont with the "Big"
team.
SUMMERS GETS RAW DEAL
Billy Kleck now owns the A.E.F. welterweight
title, but his right to it is very much in doubt,
and if he is a real sportsman he will agree to
give Johnny Summers another chance at it over
a longer route than their battle in Paris on
April 26th. The bout on which the decision
was made was intended ten round affair, but
after three extra rounds, the judges were
unable to agree and the referee gave it to Kleck
on points! In all three of the extra rounds,
Summers had the edge, but the judges pulled
Peace Commission stuff and the referee got
tired. If Kleck is a sport and will fight
Summers again, the fans at Camp Stephenson
won't have to be coaxed in to putting up a
sizeable wad for the privilege of witnessing it.
The deal that Summers received was undoubt-
edly raw.
TEN IN A ROW FOR VARSITY
The Regimental team of Camp Stephenson
had another defeat-less week and added four
more wins to it's string, bringing the total to
ten straight victories without any defeats.
The Camp boys have piled up 122 runs while
their opponents have scored only 24 times, are
are contenders for, at least, the S.O.S. honors.
The trip to Clermont netted two wins: the
University team of Clermont was taken over
in a shutout contest of seven innings, the boys
from Nevers gathering in a total of 19 runs.
Anderson sewed up the game and then turned
it over to Maloney.
On April 26th, the "Varsity" team won a
combination kidding match and ball game from
the M.P.'s of Vichy, trimming the club swingers
with a 17 to 3 score. Reed was the slab
artist, pitched wonderful ball, and was given
perfect support. Playing conditions were very
bad for both games but every member of the
team is strong in his praise of the treatment
accorded the team at Clermont-Ferrand by
everybody in general.
On Sunday, April 27th, the Camp team gave
a decisive drubbing to a team representing the
313th Labor Battalion, the final count being 16
to 4. The dark complexioned Yanks tried hard
but the home team was too strong for them.
On Tuesday, April 29th, the tenth victory was
wrested from the Section Quarter-Master team
by a 7 to 4 score. It was a scrappy game on a
bad field which handicapped both teams. Close
decisions by the umpires caused considerable
wrangling. Phayer was the heaver for the
camp, and performed well.
The previous victories of the Varsity are:
19th. Gd. Div. Opponents Score
14 Mars Hospital 2
12 Autun M.P.'s 2
14 Sougy 3
8 Verneuil 2
5 Verneuil 2
10 Mesves 0
The results of the field meet staged at Cler-
mont-Ferrand last week are clouded in myst-
ery. Nothing but rumors have reached us yet,
and according to them the entries from the Camp
failed to figure in any of the wins. St Aignan
seems to have cleaned up as the result of train-
ing and the selection of good men from among
the homeward-bound Casuals.
CAMP BASEBALL LEAGUE
The continual rain has badly handicapped the
Camp League in which only a few games have
been played since it's organization. A reorgan-
ization of the league was the feature of a meet-
ing held on Thursday evening and it is expected
that the new officers will make things hum as
soon as the weather improves,
ELKS PLANNING BIG PARTY
The Elks of the Camp have formed a club,
appointed a committee and are all set for a
"hot" party to be held as soon as the committee
has completed the details. The arrangements
will be completed at a meeting to be held next
week and the date of the party decided upon.
Elks in the Camp and neighborhood who have
not already registered are cordially invited to
"horn in" on the party; a note dropped to
Lieutenant R. S. Fraser will insure a place
being reserved for any "Bill" in France.
SPEAKING OF DECORATIONS!
Any o'you birds live in or near Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania? When you get back to the village,
keep your eyes open for a certain Second Lieut.
with a familiar face and a familiar walk. The
chances are that he'll be wearing a Croix de
Guerre and one of those green cord things on
his shoulder. Of course we would'nt want you
to give him away without a reason. He may,
on account of his Sam Browne, edge in on you
somewhere, and if he does, just tell the Editor
of the town weekly that the Lieut. acquired his
decorations in a rather particular way. The
story we get is that the Lieutenant is one swell
consoler and one of his most recent artistic
jobs was the consoling of a good looking War
Widow of this vicinity. His consoling got over
so big that friend Widow contributed the
decorations which the Lieut. salted in his hope
chest. We may have "Moore" to say about
this later!
"AND NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP!"
The clipping quoted below was "stolen" from
AS-YOU-WERE, official paper of U.S.A. Hosp-
ital No. 24 and published in Pittsburgh, Penna.
With a few minor changes, it can be added to
our daily prayers and may, perhaps, bring the
desired results:
"A SOLDIERS PRAYER
Our Boss: who art now in Washington:
Wilson be thy name, our pay does come with a
very small sum and our clothes wont hang
together. Give us this day our stew and beans
and forgive us our longings for discharges as
we forgive those who keep us from getting
them. Keep us not forever in Parkview: but
deliver us back to our homes in God's country,
Amen."
JOHNSTON KAYO'S BROWN
The headliner on the program for the Boxing
Show, staged in the Auditorium on Friday
evening, April 25, was the bout between George
Johnston of "119" and Patsy Brown from
Decize, in which Johnston sent the Decize man
down for the count, in the third section. It was
Johnston's party from the start. He floored
Brown early in the opening, gave him a husky
run in the second, and, with a hefty right to
the jaw, put him to sleep in the middle of the
third round. This is the second knock-out
Johnston has scored at Camp Stephenson,
having floored one of the French fighters from
Paris, several weeks ago.
The show opened with a wrestling match
between Cox and Miller for two out of three
falls, but after a thirty-minute struggle with
"No Fall," the match was called a draw.
Farley and Sherman, two 140 pounders fought
three lively rounds to a draw while Warnick
won on points from Buttes in a slow, three
verse thing. Kerrigan and Curtin put up a
nice heavy-weight exhibition offering on which
no decision was given.
The show was one of the best that Lieutenant
Fraser has staged and pleased the large crowd
in attendance.
THE BATTLE OF NEVERS!
A certain young man went down to Nevers
and spent a whole afternoon gathering unto
himself a choice collection of souvenirs. On
returning to camp, he counted up and found he
had 21 handkerchiefs, each bearing a card for
the sender's greetings, headed "Souvenir of the
Worlds Great War, 1918-1919, Nevers, France"!!
Historians may be kind and include us in the
Great War, but we would'nt go around bragging
about it, at least until we get something else
besides that disgusting S.O.S. insignia to wear!
"AIN'T IT THE TRUTH"?
An investigating Congressman, over here
prying into things for the sake of the publicity
he could get out of the trip, landed into a compa-
ny kitchen where he found a K.P. doing oculist
stuff on the spuds. After a few trifling quest-
ions, the congressman poised his pencil and
gazing sternly at the K.P., asked: "What my
good man, is meant by 'Passing the Buck"?
The K.P. expectorated neatly through a crack
in the wall and came back thusly: "They ain't
nothing' ever passes the buck, it always stops
when it gets to him"!
(The contributor of the above tells us that it
struck him as a gem of wisdom, full of pathetic
truth, and nearly moved him to tears!)
-
May 3, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
MESVES DOWNS SECOND TEAM
The baseball sharks at Mesves decided to get
even with this Camp for a recent coat of
whitewash, and, when the "Varsity" went
away, sent a team here to play the best we
had! So on April 26th, a second Camp team was
picked (on the same plan as the draft numbers)
to face the Engineers, and face them was about
all the team did, being walloped by an 8 to 4
score. The game was an interesting one and
some good playing, especially among the
visitors featured it. The gruesome details are
missing on account of the Sporting Editor's
absence. He was in Clermont with the "Big"
team.
SUMMERS GETS RAW DEAL
Billy Kleck now owns the A.E.F. welterweight
title, but his right to it is very much in doubt,
and if he is a real sportsman he will agree to
give Johnny Summers another chance at it over
a longer route than their battle in Paris on
April 26th. The bout on which the decision
was made was intended ten round affair, but
after three extra rounds, the judges were
unable to agree and the referee gave it to Kleck
on points! In all three of the extra rounds,
Summers had the edge, but the judges pulled
Peace Commission stuff and the referee got
tired. If Kleck is a sport and will fight
Summers again, the fans at Camp Stephenson
won't have to be coaxed in to putting up a
sizeable wad for the privilege of witnessing it.
The deal that Summers received was undoubt-
edly raw.
TEN IN A ROW FOR VARSITY
The Regimental team of Camp Stephenson
had another defeat-less week and added four
more wins to it's string, bringing the total to
ten straight victories without any defeats.
The Camp boys have piled up 122 runs while
their opponents have scored only 24 times, are
are contenders for, at least, the S.O.S. honors.
The trip to Clermont netted two wins: the
University team of Clermont was taken over
in a shutout contest of seven innings, the boys
from Nevers gathering in a total of 19 runs.
Anderson sewed up the game and then turned
it over to Maloney.
On April 26th, the "Varsity" team won a
combination kidding match and ball game from
the M.P.'s of Vichy, trimming the club swingers
with a 17 to 3 score. Reed was the slab
artist, pitched wonderful ball, and was given
perfect support. Playing conditions were very
bad for both games but every member of the
team is strong in his praise of the treatment
accorded the team at Clermont-Ferrand by
everybody in general.
On Sunday, April 27th, the Camp team gave
a decisive drubbing to a team representing the
313th Labor Battalion, the final count being 16
to 4. The dark complexioned Yanks tried hard
but the home team was too strong for them.
On Tuesday, April 29th, the tenth victory was
wrested from the Section Quarter-Master team
by a 7 to 4 score. It was a scrappy game on a
bad field which handicapped both teams. Close
decisions by the umpires caused considerable
wrangling. Phayer was the heaver for the
camp, and performed well.
The previous victories of the Varsity are:
19th. Gd. Div. Opponents Score
14 Mars Hospital 2
12 Autun M.P.'s 2
14 Sougy 3
8 Verneuil 2
5 Verneuil 2
10 Mesves 0
The results of the field meet staged at Cler-
mont-Ferrand last week are clouded in myst-
ery. Nothing but rumors have reached us yet,
and according to them the entries from the Camp
failed to figure in any of the wins. St Aignan
seems to have cleaned up as the result of train-
ing and the selection of good men from among
the homeward-bound Casuals.
CAMP BASEBALL LEAGUE
The continual rain has badly handicapped the
Camp League in which only a few games have
been played since it's organization. A reorgan-
ization of the league was the feature of a meet-
ing held on Thursday evening and it is expected
that the new officers will make things hum as
soon as the weather improves,
ELKS PLANNING BIG PARTY
The Elks of the Camp have formed a club,
appointed a committee and are all set for a
"hot" party to be held as soon as the committee
has completed the details. The arrangements
will be completed at a meeting to be held next
week and the date of the party decided upon.
Elks in the Camp and neighborhood who have
not already registered are cordially invited to
"horn in" on the party; a note dropped to
Lieutenant R. S. Fraser will insure a place
being reserved for any "Bill" in France.
SPEAKING OF DECORATIONS!
Any o'you birds live in or near Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania? When you get back to the village,
keep your eyes open for a certain Second Lieut.
with a familiar face and a familiar walk. The
chances are that he'll be wearing a Croix de
Guerre and one of those green cord things on
his shoulder. Of course we would'nt want you
to give him away without a reason. He may,
on account of his Sam Browne, edge in on you
somewhere, and if he does, just tell the Editor
of the town weekly that the Lieut. acquired his
decorations in a rather particular way. The
story we get is that the Lieutenant is one swell
consoler and one of his most recent artistic
jobs was the consoling of a good looking War
Widow of this vicinity. His consoling got over
so big that friend Widow contributed the
decorations which the Lieut. salted in his hope
chest. We may have "Moore" to say about
this later!
"AND NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP!"
The clipping quoted below was "stolen" from
AS-YOU-WERE, official paper of U.S.A. Hosp-
ital No. 24 and published in Pittsburgh, Penna.
With a few minor changes, it can be added to
our daily prayers and may, perhaps, bring the
desired results:
"A SOLDIERS PRAYER
Our Boss: who art now in Washington:
Wilson be thy name, our pay does come with a
very small sum and our clothes wont hang
together. Give us this day our stew and beans
and forgive us our longings for discharges as
we forgive those who keep us from getting
them. Keep us not forever in Parkview: but
deliver us back to our homes in God's country,
Amen."
JOHNSTON KAYO'S BROWN
The headliner on the program for the Boxing
Show, staged in the Auditorium on Friday
evening, April 25, was the bout between George
Johnston of "119" and Patsy Brown from
Decize, in which Johnston sent the Decize man
down for the count, in the third section. It was
Johnston's party from the start. He floored
Brown early in the opening, gave him a husky
run in the second, and, with a hefty right to
the jaw, put him to sleep in the middle of the
third round. This is the second knock-out
Johnston has scored at Camp Stephenson,
having floored one of the French fighters from
Paris, several weeks ago.
The show opened with a wrestling match
between Cox and Miller for two out of three
falls, but after a thirty-minute struggle with
"No Fall," the match was called a draw.
Farley and Sherman, two 140 pounders fought
three lively rounds to a draw while Warnick
won on points from Buttes in a slow, three
verse thing. Kerrigan and Curtin put up a
nice heavy-weight exhibition offering on which
no decision was given.
The show was one of the best that Lieutenant
Fraser has staged and pleased the large crowd
in attendance.
THE BATTLE OF NEVERS!
A certain young man went down to Nevers
and spent a whole afternoon gathering unto
himself a choice collection of souvenirs. On
returning to camp, he counted up and found he
had 21 handkerchiefs, each bearing a card for
the sender's greetings, headed "Souvenir of the
Worlds Great War, 1918-1919, Nevers, France"!!
Historians may be kind and include us in the
Great War, but we would'nt go around bragging
about it, at least until we get something else
besides that disgusting S.O.S. insignia to wear!
"AIN'T IT THE TRUTH"?
An investigating Congressman, over here
prying into things for the sake of the publicity
he could get out of the trip, landed into a compa-
ny kitchen where he found a K.P. doing oculist
stuff on the spuds. After a few trifling quest-
ions, the congressman poised his pencil and
gazing sternly at the K.P., asked: "What my
good man, is meant by 'Passing the Buck"?
The K.P. expectorated neatly through a crack
in the wall and came back thusly: "They ain't
nothing' ever passes the buck, it always stops
when it gets to him"!
-
May 3, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
MESVES DOWNS SECOND TEAM
The baseball sharks at Mesves decided to get
even with this Camp for a recent coat of
whitewash, and, when the "Varsity" went
away, sent a team here to play the best we
had! So on April 26th, a second Camp team was
picked (on the same plan as the draft numbers)
to face the Engineers, and face them was about
all the team did, being walloped by an 8 to 4
score. The game was an interesting one and
some good playing, especially among the
visitors featured it. The gruesome details are
missing on account of the Sporting Editor's
absence. He was in Clermont with the "Big"
team.
SUMMERS GETS RAW DEAL
Billy Kleck now owns the A.E.F. welterweight
title, but his right to it is very much in doubt,
and if he is a real sportsman he will agree to
give Johnny Summers another chance at it over
a longer route than their battle in Paris on
April 26th. The bout on which the decision
was made was intended ten round affair, but
after three extra rounds, the judges were
unable to agree and the referee gave it to Kleck
on points! In all three of the extra rounds,
Summers had the edge, but the judges pulled
Peace Commission stuff and the referee got
tired. If Kleck is a sport and will fight
Summers again, the fans at Camp Stephenson
won't have to be coaxed in to putting up a
sizeable wad for the privilege of witnessing it.
The deal that Summers received was undoubt-
edly raw.
TEN IN A ROW FOR VARSITY
The Regimental team of Camp Stephenson
had another defeat-less week and added four
more wins to it's string, bringing the total to
ten straight victories without any defeats.
The Camp boys have piled up 122 runs while
their opponents have scored only 24 times, are
are contenders for, at least, the S.O.S. honors.
The trip to Clermont netted two wins: the
University team of Clermont was taken over
in a shutout contest of seven innings, the boys
from Nevers gathering in a total of 19 runs.
Anderson sewed up the game and then turned
it over to Maloney.
On April 26th, the "Varsity" team won a
combination kidding match and ball game from
the M.P.'s of Vichy, trimming the club swingers
with a 17 to 3 score. Reed was the slab
artist, pitched wonderful ball, and was given
perfect support. Playing conditions were very
bad for both games but every member of the
team is strong in his praise of the treatment
accorded the team at Clermont-Ferrand by
everybody in general.
On Sunday, April 27th, the Camp team gave
a decisive drubbing to a team representing the
313th Labor Battalion, the final count being 16
to 4. The dark complexioned Yanks tried hard
but the home team was too strong for them.
On Tuesday, April 29th, the tenth victory was
wrested from the Section Quarter-Master team
by a 7 to 4 score. It was a scrappy game on a
bad field which handicapped both teams. Close
decisions by the umpires caused considerable
wrangling. Phayer was the heaver for the
camp, and performed well.
The previous victories of the Varsity are:
19th. Gd. Div. Opponents Score
14 Mars Hospital 2
12 Autun M.P.'s 2
14 Sougy 3
8 Verneuil 2
5 Verneuil 2
10 Mesves 0
The results of the field meet staged at Cler-
mont-Ferrand last week are clouded in myst-
ery. Nothing but rumors have reached us yet,
and according to them the entries from the Camp
failed to figure in any of the wins. St Aignan
seems to have cleaned up as the result of train-
ing and the selection of good men from among
the homeward-bound Casuals.
CAMP BASEBALL LEAGUE
The continual rain has badly handicapped the
Camp League in which only a few games have
been played since it's organization. A reorgan-
ization of the league was the feature of a meet-
ing held on Thursday evening and it is expected
that the new officers will make things hum as
soon as the weather improves,
ELKS PLANNING BIG PARTY
The Elks of the Camp have formed a club,
appointed a committee and are all set for a
"hot" party to be held as soon as the committee
has completed the details. The arrangements
will be completed at a meeting to be held next
week and the date of the party decided upon.
Elks in the Camp and neighborhood who have
not already registered are cordially invited to
"horn in" on the party; a note dropped to
Lieutenant R. S. Fraser will insure a place
being reserved for any "Bill" in France.
SPEAKING OF DECORATIONS!
Any o'you birds live in or near Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania? When you get back to the village,
keep your eyes open for a certain Second Lieut.
with a familiar face and a familiar walk. The
chances are that he'll be wearing a Croix de
Guerre and one of those green cord things on
his shoulder. Of course we would'nt want you
to give him away without a reason. He may,
on account of his Sam Browne, edge in on you
somewhere, and if he does, just tell the Editor
of the town weekly that the Lieut. acquired his
decorations in a rather particular way. The
story we get is that the Lieutenant is one swell
consoler and one of his most recent artistic
jobs was the consoling of a good looking War
Widow of this vicinity. His consoling got over
so big that friend Widow contributed the
decorations which the Lieut. salted in his hope
chest. We may have "Moore" to say about
this later!
"AND NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP!"
The clipping quoted below was "stolen" from
AS-YOU-WERE, official paper of U.S.A. Hosp-
ital No. 24 and published in Pittsburgh, Penna.
With a few minor changes, it can be added to
our daily prayers and may, perhaps, bring the
desired results:
"A SOLDIERS PRAYER
Our Boss: who art now in Washington:
Wilson be thy name, our pay does come with a
very small sum and our clothes wont hang
together. Give us this day our stew and beans
and forgive us our longings for discharges as
we forgive those who keep us from getting
them. Keep us not forever in Parkview: but
deliver us back to our homes in God's country,
Amen."
JOHNSTON KAYO'S BROWN
The headliner on the program for the Boxing
Show, staged in the Auditorium on Friday
evening, April 25, was the bout between George
Johnston of "119" and Patsy Brown from
Decize, in which Johnston sent the Decize man
down for the count, in the third section. It was
Johnston's party from the start. He floored
Brown early in the opening, gave him a husky
run in the second, and, with a hefty right to
the jaw, put him to sleep in the middle of the
third round. This is the second knock-out
Johnston has scored at Camp Stephenson,
having floored one of the French fighters from
Paris, several weeks ago.
The show opened with a wrestling match
between Cox and Miller for two out of three
falls, but after a thirty-minute struggle with
"No Fall," the match was called a draw.
Farley and Sherman, two 140 pounders fought
three lively rounds to a draw while Warnick
won on points from Buttes in a slow, three
verse thing. Kerrigan and Curtin put up a
nice heavy-weight exhibition offering on which
no decision was given.
The show was one of the best that Lieutenant
Fraser has staged and pleased the large crowd
in attendance.
-
May 3, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
MESVES DOWNS SECOND TEAM
The baseball sharks at Mesves decided to get
even with this Camp for a recent coat of
whitewash, and, when the "Varsity" went
away, sent a team here to play the best we
had! So on April 26th, a second Camp team was
picked (on the same plan as the draft numbers)
to face the Engineers, and face them was about
all the team did, being walloped by an 8 to 4
score. The game was an interesting one and
some good playing, especially among the
visitors featured it. The gruesome details are
missing on account of the Sporting Editor's
absence. He was in Clermont with the "Big"
team.
SUMMERS GETS RAW DEAL
Billy Kleck now owns the A.E.F. welterweight
title, but his right to it is very much in doubt,
and if he is a real sportsman he will agree to
give Johnny Summers another chance at it over
a longer route than their battle in Paris on
April 26th. The bout on which the decision
was made was intended ten round affair, but
after three extra rounds, the judges were
unable to agree and the referee gave it to Kleck
on points! In all three of the extra rounds,
Summers had the edge, but the judges pulled
Peace Commission stuff and the referee got
tired. If Kleck is a sport and will fight
Summers again, the fans at Camp Stephenson
won't have to be coaxed in to putting up a
sizeable wad for the privilege of witnessing it.
The deal that Summers received was undoubt-
edly raw.
TEN IN A ROW FOR VARSITY
The Regimental team of Camp Stephenson
had another defeat-less week and added four
more wins to it's string, bringing the total to
ten straight victories without any defeats.
The Camp boys have piled up 122 runs while
their opponents have scored only 24 times, are
are contenders for, at least, the S.O.S. honors.
The trip to Clermont netted two wins: the
University team of Clermont was taken over
in a shutout contest of seven innings, the boys
from Nevers gathering in a total of 19 runs.
Anderson sewed up the game and then turned
it over to Maloney.
On April 26th, the "Varsity" team won a
combination kidding match and ball game from
the M.P.'s of Vichy, trimming the club swingers
with a 17 to 3 score. Reed was the slab
artist, pitched wonderful ball, and was given
perfect support. Playing conditions were very
bad for both games but every member of the
team is strong in his praise of the treatment
accorded the team at Clermont-Ferrand by
everybody in general.
On Sunday, April 27th, the Camp team gave
a decisive drubbing to a team representing the
313th Labor Battalion, the final count being 16
to 4. The dark complexioned Yanks tried hard
but the home team was too strong for them.
On Tuesday, April 29th, the tenth victory was
wrested from the Section Quarter-Master team
by a 7 to 4 score. It was a scrappy game on a
bad field which handicapped both teams. Close
decisions by the umpires caused considerable
wrangling. Phayer was the heaver for the
camp, and performed well.
The previous victories of the Varsity are:
19th. Gd. Div. Opponents Score
14 Mars Hospital 2
12 Autun M.P.'s 2
14 Sougy 3
8 Verneuil 2
5 Verneuil 2
10 Mesves 0
The results of the field meet staged at Cler-
mont-Ferrand last week are clouded in myst-
ery. Nothing but rumors have reached us yet,
and according to them the entries from the Camp
failed to figure in any of the wins. St Aignan
seems to have cleaned up as the result of train-
ing and the selection of good men from among
the homeward-bound Casuals.
CAMP BASEBALL LEAGUE
The continual rain has badly handicapped the
Camp League in which only a few games have
been played since it's organization. A reorgan-
ization of the league was the feature of a meet-
ing held on Thursday evening and it is expected
that the new officers will make things hum as
soon as the weather improves,
ELKS PLANNING BIG PARTY
The Elks of the Camp have formed a club,
appointed a committee and are all set for a
"hot" party to be held as soon as the committee
has completed the details. The arrangements
will be completed at a meeting to be held next
week and the date of the party decided upon.
Elks in the Camp and neighborhood who have
not already registered are cordially invited to
"horn in" on the party; a note dropped to
Lieutenant R. S. Fraser will insure a place
being reserved for any "Bill" in France.
SPEAKING OF DECORATIONS!
Any o'you birds live in or near Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania? When you get back to the village,
keep your eyes open for a certain Second Lieut.
with a familiar face and a familiar walk. The
chances are that he'll be wearing a Croix de
Guerre and one of those green cord things on
his shoulder. Of course we would'nt want you
to give him away without a reason. He may,
on account of his Sam Browne, edge in on you
somewhere, and if he does, just tell the Editor
of the town weekly that the Lieut. acquired his
decorations in a rather particular way. The
story we get is that the Lieutenant is one swell
consoler and one of his most recent artistic
jobs was the consoling of a good looking War
Widow of this vicinity. His consoling got over
so big that friend Widow contributed the
decorations which the Lieut. salted in his hope
chest. We may have "Moore" to say about
this later!
"AND NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP!"
The clipping quoted below was "stolen" from
AS-YOU-WERE, official paper of U.S.A. Hosp-
ital No. 24 and published in Pittsburgh, Penna.
With a few minor changes, it can be added to
our daily prayers and may, perhaps, bring the
desired results:
"A SOLDIERS PRAYER
Our Boss: who art now in Washington:
Wilson be thy name, our pay does come with a
very small sum and our clothes wont hang
together. Give us this day our stew and beans
and forgive us our longings for discharges as
we forgive those who keep us from getting
them. Keep us not forever in Parkview: but
deliver us back to our homes in God's country,
Amen."
JOHNSTON KAYO'S BROWN
The headliner on the program for the Boxing
Show, staged in the Auditorium on Friday
evening, April 25, was the bout between George
Johnston of "119" and Patsy Brown from
Decize, in which Johnston sent the Decize man
down for the count, in the third section. It was
Johnston's party from the start. He floored
Brown early in the opening, gave him a husky
run in the second, and, with a hefty right to
the jaw, put him to sleep in the middle of the
third round. This is the second knock-out
Johnston has scored at Camp Stephenson,
having floored one of the French fighters from
Paris, several weeks ago.
-
May 3, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
MESVES DOWNS SECOND TEAM
The baseball sharks at Mesves decided to get
even with this Camp for a recent coat of
whitewash, and, when the "Varsity" went
away, sent a team here to play the best we
had! So on April 26th, a second Camp team was
picked (on the same plan as the draft numbers)
to face the Engineers, and face them was about
all the team did, being walloped by an 8 to 4
score. The game was an interesting one and
some good playing, especially among the
visitors featured it. The gruesome details are
missing on account of the Sporting Editor's
absence. He was in Clermont with the "Big"
team.
SUMMERS GETS RAW DEAL
Billy Kleck now owns the A.E.F. welterweight
title, but his right to it is very much in doubt,
and if he is a real sportsman he will agree to
give Johnny Summers another chance at it over
a longer route than their battle in Paris on
April 26th. The bout on which the decision
was made was intended ten round affair, but
after three extra rounds, the judges were
unable to agree and the referee gave it to Kleck
on points! In all three of the extra rounds,
Summers had the edge, but the judges pulled
Peace Commission stuff and the referee got
tired. If Kleck is a sport and will fight
Summers again, the fans at Camp Stephenson
won't have to be coaxed in to putting up a
sizeable wad for the privilege of witnessing it.
The deal that Summers received was undoubt-
edly raw.
TEN IN A ROW FOR VARSITY
The Regimental team of Camp Stephenson
had another defeat-less week and added four
more wins to it's string, bringing the total to
ten straight victories without any defeats.
The Camp boys have piled up 122 runs while
their opponents have scored only 24 times, are
are contenders for, at least, the S.O.S. honors.
The trip to Clermont netted two wins: the
University team of Clermont was taken over
in a shutout contest of seven innings, the boys
from Nevers gathering in a total of 19 runs.
Anderson sewed up the game and then turned
it over to Maloney.
On April 26th, the "Varsity" team won a
combination kidding match and ball game from
the M.P.'s of Vichy, trimming the club swingers
with a 17 to 3 score. Reed was the slab
artist, pitched wonderful ball, and was given
perfect support. Playing conditions were very
bad for both games but every member of the
team is strong in his praise of the treatment
accorded the team at Clermont-Ferrand by
everybody in general.
On Sunday, April 27th, the Camp team gave
a decisive drubbing to a team representing the
313th Labor Battalion, the final count being 16
to 4. The dark complexioned Yanks tried hard
but the home team was too strong for them.
On Tuesday, April 29th, the tenth victory was
wrested from the Section Quarter-Master team
by a 7 to 4 score. It was a scrappy game on a
bad field which handicapped both teams. Close
decisions by the umpires caused considerable
wrangling. Phayer was the heaver for the
camp, and performed well.
The previous victories of the Varsity are:
19th. Gd. Div. Opponents Score
14 Mars Hospital 2
12 Autun M.P.'s 2
14 Sougy 3
8 Verneuil 2
5 Verneuil 2
10 Mesves 0
The results of the field meet staged at Cler-
mont-Ferrand last week are clouded in myst-
ery. Nothing but rumors have reached us yet,
and according to them the entries from the Camp
failed to figure in any of the wins. St Aignan
seems to have cleaned up as the result of train-
ing and the selection of good men from among
the homeward-bound Casuals.
CAMP BASEBALL LEAGUE
The continual rain has badly handicapped the
Camp League in which only a few games have
been played since it's organization. A reorgan-
ization of the league was the feature of a meet-
ing held on Thursday evening and it is expected
that the new officers will make things hum as
soon as the weather improves,
ELKS PLANNING BIG PARTY
The Elks of the Camp have formed a club,
appointed a committee and are all set for a
"hot" party to be held as soon as the committee
has completed the details. The arrangements
will be completed at a meeting to be held next
week and the date of the party decided upon.
Elks in the Camp and neighborhood who have
not already registered are cordially invited to
"horn in" on the party; a note dropped to
Lieutenant R. S. Fraser will insure a place
being reserved for any "Bill" in France.
SPEAKING OF DECORATIONS!
Any o'you birds live in or near Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania? When you get back to the village,
keep your eyes open for a certain Second Lieut.
with a familiar face and a familiar walk. The
chances are that he'll be wearing a Croix de
Guerre and one of those green cord things on
his shoulder. Of course we would'nt want you
to give him away without a reason. He may,
on account of his Sam Browne, edge in on you
somewhere, and if he does, just tell the Editor
of the town weekly that the Lieut. acquired his
decorations in a rather particular way. The
story we get is that the Lieutenant is one swell
consoler and one of his most recent artistic
jobs was the consoling of a good looking War
Widow of this vicinity. His consoling got over
so big that friend Widow contributed the
decorations which the Lieut. salted in his hope
chest. We may have "Moore" to say about
this later!
"AND NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP!"
The clipping quoted below was "stolen" from
AS-YOU-WERE, official paper of U.S.A. Hosp-
ital No. 24 and published in Pittsburgh, Penna.
With a few minor changes, it can be added to
our daily prayers and may, perhaps, bring the
desired results:
"A SOLDIERS PRAYER
Our Boss: who art now in Washington:
Wilson be thy name, our pay does come with a
very small sum and our clothes wont hang
together. Give us this day our stew and beans
and forgive us our longings for discharges as
we forgive those who keep us from getting
them. Keep us not forever in Parkview: but
deliver us back to our homes in God's country,
Amen."
-
May 3, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
MESVES DOWNS SECOND TEAM
The baseball sharks at Mesves decided to get
even with this Camp for a recent coat of
whitewash, and, when the "Varsity" went
away, sent a team here to play the best we
had! So on April 26th, a second Camp team was
picked (on the same plan as the draft numbers)
to face the Engineers, and face them was about
all the team did, being walloped by an 8 to 4
score. The game was an interesting one and
some good playing, especially among the
visitors featured it. The gruesome details are
missing on account of the Sporting Editor's
absence. He was in Clermont with the "Big"
team.
SUMMERS GETS RAW DEAL
Billy Kleck now owns the A.E.F. welterweight
title, but his right to it is very much in doubt,
and if he is a real sportsman he will agree to
give Johnny Summers another chance at it over
a longer route than their battle in Paris on
April 26th. The bout on which the decision
was made was intended ten round affair, but
after three extra rounds, the judges were
unable to agree and the referee gave it to Kleck
on points! In all three of the extra rounds,
Summers had the edge, but the judges pulled
Peace Commission stuff and the referee got
tired. If Kleck is a sport and will fight
Summers again, the fans at Camp Stephenson
won't have to be coaxed in to putting up a
sizeable wad for the privilege of witnessing it.
The deal that Summers received was undoubt-
edly raw.
TEN IN A ROW FOR VARSITY
The Regimental team of Camp Stephenson
had another defeat-less week and added four
more wins to it's string, bringing the total to
ten straight victories without any defeats.
The Camp boys have piled up 122 runs while
their opponents have scored only 24 times, are
are contenders for, at least, the S.O.S. honors.
The trip to Clermont netted two wins: the
University team of Clermont was taken over
in a shutout contest of seven innings, the boys
from Nevers gathering in a total of 19 runs.
Anderson sewed up the game and then turned
it over to Maloney.
On April 26th, the "Varsity" team won a
combination kidding match and ball game from
the M.P.'s of Vichy, trimming the club swingers
with a 17 to 3 score. Reed was the slab
artist, pitched wonderful ball, and was given
perfect support. Playing conditions were very
bad for both games but every member of the
team is strong in his praise of the treatment
accorded the team at Clermont-Ferrand by
everybody in general.
On Sunday, April 27th, the Camp team gave
a decisive drubbing to a team representing the
313th Labor Battalion, the final count being 16
to 4. The dark complexioned Yanks tried hard
but the home team was too strong for them.
On Tuesday, April 29th, the tenth victory was
wrested from the Section Quarter-Master team
by a 7 to 4 score. It was a scrappy game on a
bad field which handicapped both teams. Close
decisions by the umpires caused considerable
wrangling. Phayer was the heaver for the
camp, and performed well.
The previous victories of the Varsity are:
19th. Gd. Div. Opponents Score
14 Mars Hospital 2
12 Autun M.P.'s 2
14 Sougy 3
8 Verneuil 2
5 Verneuil 2
10 Mesves 0
The results of the field meet staged at Cler-
mont-Ferrand last week are clouded in myst-
ery. Nothing but rumors have reached us yet,
and according to them the entries from the Camp
failed to figure in any of the wins. St Aignan
seems to have cleaned up as the result of train-
ing and the selection of good men from among
the homeward-bound Casuals.
CAMP BASEBALL LEAGUE
The continual rain has badly handicapped the
Camp League in which only a few games have
been played since it's organization. A reorgan-
ization of the league was the feature of a meet-
ing held on Thursday evening and it is expected
that the new officers will make things hum as
soon as the weather improves,
ELKS PLANNING BIG PARTY
The Elks of the Camp have formed a club,
appointed a committee and are all set for a
"hot" party to be held as soon as the committee
has completed the details. The arrangements
will be completed at a meeting to be held next
week and the date of the party decided upon.
Elks in the Camp and neighborhood who have
not already registered are cordially invited to
"horn in" on the party; a note dropped to
Lieutenant R. S. Fraser will insure a place
being reserved for any "Bill" in France.
SPEAKING OF DECORATIONS!
Any o'you birds live in or near Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania? When you get back to the village,
keep your eyes open for a certain Second Lieut.
with a familiar face and a familiar walk. The
chances are that he'll be wearing a Croix de
Guerre and one of those green cord things on
his shoulder. Of course we would'nt want you
to give him away without a reason. He may,
on account of his Sam Browne, edge in on you
somewhere, and if he does, just tell the Editor
of the town weekly that the Lieut. acquired his
decorations in a rather particular way. The
story we get is that the Lieutenant is one swell
consoler and one of his most recent artistic
jobs was the consoling of a good looking War
Widow of this vicinity. His consoling got over
so big that friend Widow contributed the
decorations which the Lieut. salted in his hope
chest. We may have "Moore" to say about
this later!
-
May 3, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
MESVES DOWNS SECOND TEAM
The baseball sharks at Mesves decided to get
even with this Camp for a recent coat of
whitewash, and, when the "Varsity" went
away, sent a team here to play the best we
had! So on April 26th, a second Camp team was
picked (on the same plan as the draft numbers)
to face the Engineers, and face them was about
all the team did, being walloped by an 8 to 4
score. The game was an interesting one and
some good playing, especially among the
visitors featured it. The gruesome details are
missing on account of the Sporting Editor's
absence. He was in Clermont with the "Big"
team.
SUMMERS GETS RAW DEAL
Billy Kleck now owns the A.E.F. welterweight
title, but his right to it is very much in doubt,
and if he is a real sportsman he will agree to
give Johnny Summers another chance at it over
a longer route than their battle in Paris on
April 26th. The bout on which the decision
was made was intended ten round affair, but
after three extra rounds, the judges were
unable to agree and the referee gave it to Kleck
on points! In all three of the extra rounds,
Summers had the edge, but the judges pulled
Peace Commission stuff and the referee got
tired. If Kleck is a sport and will fight
Summers again, the fans at Camp Stephenson
won't have to be coaxed in to putting up a
sizeable wad for the privilege of witnessing it.
The deal that Summers received was undoubt-
edly raw.
TEN IN A ROW FOR VARSITY
The Regimental team of Camp Stephenson
had another defeat-less week and added four
more wins to it's string, bringing the total to
ten straight victories without any defeats.
The Camp boys have piled up 122 runs while
their opponents have scored only 24 times, are
are contenders for, at least, the S.O.S. honors.
The trip to Clermont netted two wins: the
University team of Clermont was taken over
in a shutout contest of seven innings, the boys
from Nevers gathering in a total of 19 runs.
Anderson sewed up the game and then turned
it over to Maloney.
On April 26th, the "Varsity" team won a
combination kidding match and ball game from
the M.P.'s of Vichy, trimming the club swingers
with a 17 to 3 score. Reed was the slab
artist, pitched wonderful ball, and was given
perfect support. Playing conditions were very
bad for both games but every member of the
team is strong in his praise of the treatment
accorded the team at Clermont-Ferrand by
everybody in general.
On Sunday, April 27th, the Camp team gave
a decisive drubbing to a team representing the
313th Labor Battalion, the final count being 16
to 4. The dark complexioned Yanks tried hard
but the home team was too strong for them.
On Tuesday, April 29th, the tenth victory was
wrested from the Section Quarter-Master team
by a 7 to 4 score. It was a scrappy game on a
bad field which handicapped both teams. Close
decisions by the umpires caused considerable
wrangling. Phayer was the heaver for the
camp, and performed well.
The previous victories of the Varsity are:
19th. Gd. Div. Opponents Score
14 Mars Hospital 2
12 Autun M.P.'s 2
14 Sougy 3
8 Verneuil 2
5 Verneuil 2
10 Mesves 0
The results of the field meet staged at Cler-
mont-Ferrand last week are clouded in myst-
ery. Nothing but rumors have reached us yet,
and according to them the entries from the Camp
failed to figure in any of the wins. St Aignan
seems to have cleaned up as the result of train-
ing and the selection of good men from among
the homeward-bound Casuals.
CAMP BASEBALL LEAGUE
The continual rain has badly handicapped the
Camp League in which only a few games have
been played since it's organization. A reorgan-
ization of the league was the feature of a meet-
ing held on Thursday evening and it is expected
that the new officers will make things hum as
soon as the weather improves,
ELKS PLANNING BIG PARTY
The Elks of the Camp have formed a club,
appointed a committee and are all set for a
"hot" party to be held as soon as the committee
has completed the details. The arrangements
will be completed at a meeting to be held next
week and the date of the party decided upon.
Elks in the Camp and neighborhood who have
not already registered are cordially invited to
"horn in" on the party; a note dropped to
Lieutenant R. S. Fraser will insure a place
being reserved for any "Bill" in France.
-
May 3, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
MESVES DOWNS SECOND TEAM
The baseball sharks at Mesves decided to get
even with this Camp for a recent coat of
whitewash, and, when the "Varsity" went
away, sent a team here to play the best we
had! So on April 26th, a second Camp team was
picked (on the same plan as the draft numbers)
to face the Engineers, and face them was about
all the team did, being walloped by an 8 to 4
score. The game was an interesting one and
some good playing, especially among the
visitors featured it. The gruesome details are
missing on account of the Sporting Editor's
absence. He was in Clermont with the "Big"
team.
SUMMERS GETS RAW DEAL
Billy Kleck now owns the A.E.F. welterweight
title, but his right to it is very much in doubt,
and if he is a real sportsman he will agree to
give Johnny Summers another chance at it over
a longer route than their battle in Paris on
April 26th. The bout on which the decision
was made was intended ten round affair, but
after three extra rounds, the judges were
unable to agree and the referee gave it to Kleck
on points! In all three of the extra rounds,
Summers had the edge, but the judges pulled
Peace Commission stuff and the referee got
tired. If Kleck is a sport and will fight
Summers again, the fans at Camp Stephenson
won't have to be coaxed in to putting up a
sizeable wad for the privilege of witnessing it.
The deal that Summers received was undoubt-
edly raw.
TEN IN A ROW FOR VARSITY
The Regimental team of Camp Stephenson
had another defeat-less week and added four
more wins to it's string, bringing the total to
ten straight victories without any defeats.
The Camp boys have piled up 122 runs while
their opponents have scored only 24 times, are
are contenders for, at least, the S.O.S. honors.
The trip to Clermont netted two wins: the
University team of Clermont was taken over
in a shutout contest of seven innings, the boys
from Nevers gathering in a total of 19 runs.
Anderson sewed up the game and then turned
it over to Maloney.
On April 26th, the "Varsity" team won a
combination kidding match and ball game from
the M.P.'s of Vichy, trimming the club swingers
with a 17 to 3 score. Reed was the slab
artist, pitched wonderful ball, and was given
perfect support. Playing conditions were very
bad for both games but every member of the
team is strong in his praise of the treatment
accorded the team at Clermont-Ferrand by
everybody in general.
On Sunday, April 27th, the Camp team gave
a decisive drubbing to a team representing the
313th Labor Battalion, the final count being 16
to 4. The dark complexioned Yanks tried hard
but the home team was too strong for them.
On Tuesday, April 29th, the tenth victory was
wrested from the Section Quarter-Master team
by a 7 to 4 score. It was a scrappy game on a
bad field which handicapped both teams. Close
decisions by the umpires caused considerable
wrangling. Phayer was the heaver for the
camp, and performed well.
The previous victories of the Varsity are:
19th. Gd. Div. Opponents Score
14 Mars Hospital 2
12 Autun M.P.'s 2
14 Sougy 3
8 Verneuil 2
5 Verneuil 2
10 Mesves 0
The results of the field meet staged at Cler-
mont-Ferrand last week are clouded in myst-
ery. Nothing but rumors have reached us yet,
and according to them the entries from the Camp
failed to figure in any of the wins. St Aignan
seems to have cleaned up as the result of train-
ing and the selection of good men from among
the homeward-bound Casuals.
-
May 3, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
MESVES DOWNS SECOND TEAM
The baseball sharks at Mesves decided to get
even with this Camp for a recent coat of
whitewash, and, when the "Varsity" went
away, sent a team here to play the best we
had! So on April 26th, a second Camp team was
picked (on the same plan as the draft numbers)
to face the Engineers, and face them was about
all the team did, being walloped by an 8 to 4
score. The game was an interesting one and
some good playing, especially among the
visitors featured it. The gruesome details are
missing on account of the Sporting Editor's
absence. He was in Clermont with the "Big"
team.
SUMMERS GETS RAW DEAL
Billy Kleck now owns the A.E.F. welterweight
title, but his right to it is very much in doubt,
and if he is a real sportsman he will agree to
give Johnny Summers another chance at it over
a longer route than their battle in Paris on
April 26th. The bout on which the decision
was made was intended ten round affair, but
after three extra rounds, the judges were
unable to agree and the referee gave it to Kleck
on points! In all three of the extra rounds,
Summers had the edge, but the judges pulled
Peace Commission stuff and the referee got
tired. If Kleck is a sport and will fight
Summers again, the fans at Camp Stephenson
won't have to be coaxed in to putting up a
sizeable wad for the privilege of witnessing it.
The deal that Summers received was undoubt-
edly raw.
TEN IN A ROW FOR VARSITY
The Regimental team of Camp Stephenson
had another defeat-less week and added four
more wins to it's string, bringing the total to
ten straight victories without any defeats.
The Camp boys have piled up 122 runs while
their opponents have scored only 24 times, are
are contenders for, at least, the S.O.S. honors.
The trip to Clermont netted two wins: the
University team of Clermont was taken over
in a shutout contest of seven innings, the boys
from Nevers gathering in a total of 19 runs.
Anderson sewed up the game and then turned
it over to Maloney.
On April 26th, the "Varsity" team won a
combination kidding match and ball game from
the M.P.'s of Vichy, trimming the club swingers
with a 17 to 3 score. Reed was the slab
artist, pitched wonderful ball, and was given
perfect support. Playing conditions were very
bad for both games but every member of the
team is strong in his praise of the treatment
accorded the team at Clermont-Ferrand by
everybody in general.
On Sunday, April 27th, the Camp team gave
a decisive drubbing to a team representing the
313th Labor Battalion, the final count being 16
to 4. The dark complexioned Yanks tried hard
but the home team was too strong for them.
-
May 3, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
MESVES DOWNS SECOND TEAM
The baseball sharks at Mesves decided to get
even with this Camp for a recent coat of
whitewash, and, when the "Varsity" went
away, sent a team here to play the best we
had! So on April 26th, a second Camp team was
picked (on the same plan as the draft numbers)
to face the Engineers, and face them was about
all the team did, being walloped by an 8 to 4
score. The game was an interesting one and
some good playing, especially among the
visitors featured it. The gruesome details are
missing on account of the Sporting Editor's
absence. He was in Clermont with the "Big"
team.
SUMMERS GETS RAW DEAL
Billy Kleck now owns the A.E.F. welterweight
title, but his right to it is very much in doubt,
and if he is a real sportsman he will agree to
give Johnny Summers another chance at it over
a longer route than their battle in Paris on
April 26th. The bout on which the decision
was made was intended ten round affair, but
after three extra rounds, the judges were
unable to agree and the referee gave it to Kleck
on points! In all three of the extra rounds,
Summers had the edge, but the judges pulled
Peace Commission stuff and the referee got
tired. If Kleck is a sport and will fight
Summers again, the fans at Camp Stephenson
won't have to be coaxed in to putting up a
sizeable wad for the privilege of witnessing it.
The deal that Summers received was undoubt-
edly raw.
TEN IN A ROW FOR VARSITY
The Regimental team of Camp Stephenson
had another defeat-less week and added four
more wins to it's string, bringing the total to
ten straight victories without any defeats.
The Camp boys have piled up 122 runs while
their opponents have scored only 24 times, are
are contenders for, at least, the S.O.S. honors.
The trip to Clermont netted two wins: the
University team of Clermont was taken over
in a shutout contest of seven innings, the boys
from Nevers gathering in a total of 19 runs.
Anderson sewed up the game and then turned
it over to Maloney.
-
May 3, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
MESVES DOWNS SECOND TEAM
The baseball sharks at Mesves decided to get
even with this Camp for a recent coat of
whitewash, and, when the "Varsity" went
away, sent a team here to play the best we
had! So on April 26th, a second Camp team was
picked (on the same plan as the draft numbers)
to face the Engineers, and face them was about
all the team did, being walloped by an 8 to 4
score. The game was an interesting one and
some good playing, especially among the
visitors featured it. The gruesome details are
missing on account of the Sporting Editor's
absence. He was in Clermont with the "Big"
team.
SUMMERS GETS RAW DEAL
Billy Kleck now owns the A.E.F. welterweight
title, but his right to it is very much in doubt,
and if he is a real sportsman he will agree to
give Johnny Summers another chance at it over
a longer route than their battle in Paris on
April 26th. The bout on which the decision
was made was intended ten round affair, but
after three extra rounds, the judges were
unable to agree and the referee gave it to Kleck
on points! In all three of the extra rounds,
Summers had the edge, but the judges pulled
Peace Commission stuff and the referee got
tired. If Kleck is a sport and will fight
Summers again, the fans at Camp Stephenson
won't have to be coaxed in to putting up a
sizeable wad for the privilege of witnessing it.
The deal that Summers received was undoubt-
edly raw.
-
May 3, 1919. THE POP-VALVE Page 5.
MESVES DOWNS SECOND TEAM
The baseball sharks at Mesves decided to get
even with this Camp for a recent coat of
whitewash, and, when the "Varsity" went
away, sent a team here to play the best we
had! So on April 26th, a second Camp team was
picked (on the same plan as the draft numbers)
to face the Engineers, and face them was about
all the team did, being walloped by an 8 to 4
score. The game was an interesting one and
some good playing, especially among the
visitors featured it. The gruesome details are
missing on account of the Sporting Editor's
absence. He was in Clermont with the "Big"
team.
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