▁camp ▁in ▁Stock ade ▁and ▁the ▁smaller ▁camp ▁at ▁the ▁San ▁Jo aqu in ▁County ▁Fair ground s ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁re ed uc ation ▁program ▁for ▁the ▁P OW s . ▁Bar ager ▁hoped ▁the ▁game ▁would ▁encou rage ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁to ▁spread ▁the ▁sport ▁of ▁football ▁in ▁their ▁home ▁country ▁upon ▁being ▁rep atri ated . ▁▁ 4 4 ▁prisoners ▁expressed ▁interest ▁in ▁particip ating ▁and ▁received ▁equipment ▁through ▁don ations ▁from ▁organized ▁football ▁teams . ▁Although ▁the ▁items ▁were ▁of ▁quality , ▁only ▁the ▁first - string ▁players ▁received ▁certain ▁articles ▁like ▁sho es , ▁and ▁only ▁one ▁player ' s ▁hel met ▁featured ▁a ▁fac em ask . ▁ ▁The ▁Germ ans ▁were ▁split ▁into ▁two ▁teams ▁based ▁on ▁their ▁station . ▁The ▁Fair ground s ▁players , ▁who ▁worked ▁on ▁tom ato ▁far ms ▁in ▁the ▁camp , ▁were ▁named ▁the ▁Fair ground s ▁A gg ies , ▁while ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁Stock ade ▁were ▁dub bed ▁Stock ade ▁Te ch . ▁The ▁teams ▁were ▁later ▁nick named ▁after ▁various ▁figures : ▁Fair ground s , ▁co ached ▁by ▁former ▁Mar qu ette ▁player ▁Serge ant ▁Johnny ▁Pol cz yn ski , ▁was ▁called ▁" Bar ager ' s ▁B ears " ▁after ▁Bar ager ; ▁Stock ade , ▁led ▁by ▁Texas ▁Long horn ▁Ed ▁Ti pton ▁and ▁back field ▁coach ▁Captain ▁James ▁M . ▁K ier nan ▁Jr ., ▁was ▁named ▁" K ier nan ' s ▁Kr ush ers ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁month