Show t T Tepee pee l R s 9 F Topics By TOMMIE PORTER PORTER- I I warfare in Malaya recalls memories of his own ca campaign campaign- C. C McCafferty golf pro at the Salt Lake Country club 28 who says A man must be in the best of physical cono con- con o carry on in that far eastern country a native of Reme Rem- Rem e 1 Scotland took the tilling 1 in September 1914 c in France North and Afghanistan frontier of India t tour ur of duty he served in heron neron ron and Gordon High- High the Border regind regi- regi ad rid the corps of machine J completing Ung his duty in iner iner iner er 1919 when a sergeant p r M wards ewards for ser service serce ce include lush 1914 15 Star Vic- Vic ledal World orld war medal av v w India general ser service serce ce with a bar for the Aftan Afton Mt Af- Af t ton tan n northwest frontier He was wound- wound l tion on three occasions outstanding golfer then Alex Alex won the Sc Scottish j nd md links championship in i md d took an active part r sports ports M. M C a a ay y leaders p put great stress competition in those st as as they do now says Tier rier ner kiltie sergeant No more than the British th that t excellent physical coni con- con i 31 vital ital to a soldier espe- espe hen zhen serving in m such hot aj as Africa Mesopotamia as la were were encouraged to parm parn par- par m n all possible forms of endeavor and had regular tron between the various TS iii is' is in tract trace golf soccer l md Ind d hockey Boxing and g were emphasized too l to officers staged frequent itches p- p a f a addition to keeping the it the athletic program fin n keeping them from off-duty off moments in ig lg and Ig and gambling Drink- Drink n nl n- easily wreck a white tropical countries had so few soldiers tl at I Ito necessary to keep those top shape So everyone battalion was expected I e some part in athletics a a a I 1 ling ng g the shortage of fight- fight ii nf nr McCafferty tells of a moment Doment in the Afghan jn n when an attack seemed imminent by a foe outnumbering us nearly 10 1 our commander paraded the troops out of the post around a a. near-by near hill into the post again and around that hill By repeatedly circling that hill our detachment gave the impression of being a much larger force than it was and the enemy withdrew to think things over then drifted away into the hills rather than attack us us We have no such shortage of man power today but certainly a widespread and thorough sports program will prove of inestimable value to our nation with troops again being sent to action in tropical tropical tropical cal climates concludes Ser ex geant McCafferty |