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No. 41
CORPORAL TED GRANT ’TILL FIGHT COLLIER AT JUNEAU OCTOBER L8IH; NO/ IN TRAINING
Corporal Ted Grant, of Company E, will leave on Tuesday's Estebeth for
Juneau where he will meet Joe Collier at the Smoker to be given October 18th
by the Douglas Firemen. The weight set for the event is one hundred and sixty
pounds. Corporal Lepple and Private Clarke will accompany the Chilkoot bat
tler as trainer and second.
Grant has not been in the square ring since 1915, at which he was the
terror of the Phillipine Islands, He has been spending much of his tine in the
post gymn working out wi'Gh Lepple, Gxarke and others, and seems to be in A1
condition,
Arrangaents for the bout wd?re made by cable with George Getchell. Collier,
as will be remembered, went iown to defeat less than a year ago, before Private
Butler, now all-Alaska heavyweight champ, Chilkoot Barracks wishes the best
of luck to its invading party,_________
FORNANCE IN DRY DOCK UNDERGOING REPAIRS PRIOR TO RETURN 10 THIS STATION:
The U.S. Harbor Boat Romance left Fort Worden yesterday to go into dry
dock for repairs prior to its return to this station* It is expected here on
or about November 4th,
RETIRED FIRST SERGEANT LEAVES 70R THE STATES
First Sergeant Sheperl, retired, formerly of C y ipany F, left for the States
on last Tuesday* s Jefferson* He expects to spend several Months visiting rela
tives in San Francisco before settling down. As yet he has not decided on a
permanent adlre3s.
COMMANDING O^ICER ENTERTAINS:
Major and I!r3• F. II* Maddox entertained Captain and ilrs. Ravage, Captain
and Mrs. Wright, and Lt. and Mrs. Ungethueu at a delightful dinner party last
Sunday evening.
POST DENTAL SURGEON PRO TEM LEAVES FOR SITKa:
Captain Joseph Loyd, D*C.f accompanied by Mrs* Boyd and Joe, Jr., left on
Monday’s boat for Sitka, where Captain Boyd will treat the signal troops on duty
at that city prior to bturning to his permanent station in the States.
CAPTAIN "POP" GOODE Now Bosses ATHELETES:
tlhe Army and Navy Register of September 29th, 1923, states that Lieut. P.
i R. Goode has been appointed Athletic Officer of the 30th Infantry at the Pres
idio of San Francisco. -ftie 3cheduleof trailing covers baseball, basketball,
volleyball, handball, tennis and boxing. /e’ll bet’Vop'Ridshes he could add
hunting, snowshoemg and camping to his corriculuu*
JEFFERSON MAKES LAST IRI? I5IIS SEASON :
Officers of the S.S. Jefferson, while here Tuesday, stated that 3hip would
go into dock for repairs upon her return to Seattle, and would probably make no
more trips until spring. Whether or not the boat would be replaced by another
belonging to the same company was not certain. The Jeff, which faithfully brought
mail and food all last '/inter, will be missed by all inhabitants of the Barracks.