Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-10-07 | Page 70 | FootBall Popular at Training Camp

FOOTBALL POPULAB ST TRAINING GAMP j Athletics for Both Officers and Privates Encouraged at Camp Lewis. Much attention Is mow being given to athletics at Camp Lewis. Not only during dur-ing the time allowed to themselves, but also during pait of the time formerly devoted de-voted to drill, the soldiers and officers are husy traninK for coming events. The officers of-ficers of the ciunp think that this work is its beneficial to the soldiers as drill or settinK-up exercises. In a field meet on September W between be-tween companies of the S'Usi infantry, composed of men from Oregon and Washington, Wash-ington, O company took first honors. They had eleven points, while D and K companies tied for second place with ten points each. The machine sun company and the supply company were tied for t bird place with nine points each. On October 6 the canipanies of the Z2 nd ; , infantry will compote in a field meet in i tho same events as were held In the other meet tug-of-war, stick race, reiay, stand- ! In? broitd jump, three-legged race, potato I race, bop-sklp-and-.lump and 100-yard I dash. Since this truck meet contains a I number of prominent athletes from L'tah and Idaho, some fa it work is expected on that date. Football is tho most important sport and receives a good deal of an en lion. Regular practices are held every evening eve-ning for both company and officers" teams. The officers of the Co-mi infantry have the only team that is in very i.ood condition con-dition at tiiis early date, and they are training hard for t heir game witfi the Washington St;;;o college, to be played in the Tarorna stadium (on October i;;. The officers plavd their first game on . September ') with G company of the j ;;6'nd inUi ntry and won by t ho sore of Z'j to 0. Although the privates wt-re unable un-able to score in this game, some ry ; promising material was uncovered. I. ion- ; tenant Kapple, who played qcaiter for the : officers, was capta in last year of the; I'tab Aggies. Ail tiie other players on the i officers' team are former s'ars on the ' football field. i The ga iiiu with tile Washington State j coliege is attracting attention from many j parts. Spec in 1 trains will be run from ( Camp Lewis and .Seattle to Tacoma. Top-j uiar prices will prevail and the profits-from profits-from the game ar-- to go to an athletic fund for the benefit of the boys i:i camp who are attached to the o'j-nd infantry.