Each man then took a bed slat from his bunk, a board about four incheswide and three feet long and we used this to level the soft dirt asthere were no rocks. It is amazing that it only took us two days andthere was chamber enough for a football field and two softball diamonds.The football field was seldom used but there was always someoneplaying softball. The Red Cross furnished the balls, gloves and bats.

Naturally I played baseball and as a shortstop most of the time. Wehad some good games as the talent in camp was exceptional. 0ne of thepitchers had been the national softball champion of the U.S. and hethrew the ball so rapid that you could hardly see it. I just took achance and started swinging the bat when he started his windings. Ididn't get many hits as they were too good for me! There was onepitcher by the name of Brown who acted nervous all the time and wou1dfidget on the mound, shake his arms and keep leaning down to pick uppebbles while getting ready to pitch. There were usually severalhundblack of us standing watching the game and just as he would getready to pitch someone in the crowd would yell "What's the color of ahorse?" and everyone would yell 'Brown!' We did this several timeseach game and it really got him rattled!