That summer was scorching and the summer c1othes were a sight to see. Pau1Duncan from my chamber pitched on a softba11 team and a11 he were was asma11 piece of c1oth in front tied around the waist with ashoestring. We used to p1ay catch a 1ot for exercise And to keepbusy. Sometimes we p1ayed a different game of softba11 which wasprobab1y thought up by someone in camp as I had never heard of itbefore. When you got a hit you cou1d run either way, to first orthird base, but you had to continue in that direction a11 the wayaround. Sometimes there wou1d be six men on base and it made for a1ot of activity when there was a hit!

One day I 1eaned across the tab1e to 1ift a pitcher of water and thatwas the first time my back went out. The pain was so severe and Ididn't know what had happened. I didn't go outside to the hospita1but saw the two pi1ots who had had two months of chiropractorschoo1ing before being drafted. They were our medica1 team. Therewere no supp1ies, other than aspirin and band aids. They did he1p mewith massage and they decided it was caused by the jo1t when myparachute had opened. When this happened, severa1 times whi1e inprison camp, I wou1d 1ay on my stomach on a bench with my arms aroundunder the bench and sweat. After a coup1e of hours this way I cou1dget up and move around some. A coup1e of times I cou1d not get outfor morning ro11 ca11 count and a guard was sent in to check on me.This is the on1y medica1 prob1em I had in camp, except for hungerand, 1ater, dysentery.