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. <«*«* * *'fy Camp Adair Sentry Page Seven Thursday, March 11,1943. "Long John" Wulf Now Timber Wolf BA-hatter Hup! — PUL-lay Ball!! Two Divisions Groom For Big Tournaments Fsve-SporJ Star is Manager Of Division Baseball Team I ♦______________________________ The Timber Wolf baseball team, FIGHTING WORDS being built to meet and conquer ANYWAY whatever comes, now ha» a “busi Pvt. Harry Klein, QM’s own ness manager.” answer to the fool shortage, Sgt. Long John Wulf, 6 foot 6 ■ swears that he heard a couple inches tall, 199',i pounds, a five- of privates from Post Hq. Co., sport athlete a few years back and ’ telling a couple of Corvallis two years an all-American basket i girls in the USO that the initials ball star, was this week assigned . SCU stood for Special Com- to the duty by Lt. Bob Duffy, A.O. I mando Unit. Pvt. Klein says of the Timber Wolf division. He’s the girls were quite impressed a protege of Kansas’ great “Phog” i with the rugged talk. Allen. Wulf for Wolves It’s a Wulf for the Wolves deal now—and looks good all the way around. Long John and T Sgt. Hotch kiss early this week went on the Versatile Player Takes prowl for talent fo launch the spring training program around 362nd Under Charge April 1 and Sgt. Wulf came up Today we turn the 96th Division with this observation: sports-light on Corporal Noel Mar “We still like anyone to con tin. He’s the man behind the big tact who can play good ball— guns of the 362nd Field Artillery either myself at 3-1(16 or Sgt. Knott, manager, at 3479 (Div. . basketball squad. Martin is one of the most versa Hdq. Co.)—but the talent pros tile eagers in the Easley League. pects look great.” “Long John” looks and acts like He opens a game at center, then a guy who ought to be able to shifts to center towards the half, business manage most anything and drops back to guard a little that trips along, and has the back later on. ground to follow Jhrough. Most Important The center position, he believes, Midwest born, he attended the present Roosevelt High school is the fastest spot in basket (then the James John) in Portland. ball because the middle man has He played three years varsity bas to be under both baskets when ketball with the University of Kan on the defensive. As far as sas. ' tricky shooting is concerned, i Martin is all for it but states Col. Lindsey of 96th Wulf played football under a 1 that the main objective in win ning a game is just to be able man who is now none other to pass to a man who is in the than head of the 96th Div. G-2 —Lt. Col. Adrian (Ad) Lind I clear. sey, then football coach at I Now approaching 33, Martin is 6 feet 2 and hasn’t deviated from Kansas—following World War 180 pounds since he was a youth. I. He was center two seasons with He halls from San Francisco and the St. Joseph, Mo.. Hillyards, win coached such teams there as the ning two national championships French Athletic Club, and the and getting all-American berth Young Men’s Institute. In army competition, he has been (1926-1927). From there Wulf of ficiated in football and basketball both coach and player for the with the Big Six, Missouri Valley 362nd boys. Lately, he has been re taining the same five men from and other midwest conferences. He entered the Army service I the start of a game to the final November 9 in Chicago, came from gun, without a single -substitution. Camp Grant to Camp Adair where P.S.—His last three games wete overwhelming victories. he arrived December 3.—B. R. (Pvt. Noel Builder Of 96th Cage Stars" I — In Chicago last year. 8,105 fam- A young woman of Dallas. Tex., ilies shared the products of 547 taking A man’s place, is a “sales- community war gardens. 1 man” in an exclusive men’s store. League Leading SCU Five Meets HQ Tonite LEAGUE STANDINGS With three teams now hors d’ Won combat and the SCU-IXth Corps Q-> irlrrma.l. r IS basketball league getting close to MV 10 íif» I Uaartermaster SCI ’ Headquarter« the home stretch with 10 outfit« ; 33/» Quarte1 mi «ter in the field, one of the week’s big ; >< I Mrdl « 7 ?.’>o<» \ut<> Moint 3 games is on tap tonight. V»fi Kai! Head 2 3 The SCU QM five, which sport« St I MP. 342» Auto Maint 15 wins. 1 loss and a commanding j lead over the 691st QMs, have a I chance to drop a stitch. They’ll | tangle with the Hdq. boys at Field House in the first of two evening games, at 6 p.m. Medics vs MPs 96th Drops ToOCE Mountaineers Fight 381st; Salem Armory Lost 1 4 10 5 « X The second game, though it A basketball team from the 96th won't affect the top-rung deal in anyway, bids to offer action. It Division dropped one in Monmouth will take place at 7 p.m.. when the Monday night to the Oregon Col SCU Medics clash with the MPs. lege of Education. Score was 44-36 after a nip-and- Post Hdq. team, incidently, are becoming known as the “filthy tuck battle most of the way. Team of the 96th mostly in- lucre" boys, since a large part of the turn complement is made up (eluded players from the MPs out of players from “frenzied fi fit and the Hdq. Co. team, entered j in the current league play. nance.” No, this is NOT a dramatic moment in the fifth game of the world series, but for our money it's better. It’s the first softball game between SCU and QM, of Peat Headquarters, which wound na 11-10 (read story to find out who had 10) after six rugged inn ings played on the Hdq. lot. Monday evening. Here, in action (I to r) we give you Lt. Col. Steele (referee). Lt. Loffredo (ss for SCU) in background; Major Brandt. QM catcher; at bat. Lt. Kressaty, who clouted out a homer for SCU and watching in background (1 to r). Post Executive Officer, Col. Ferch, Lt. Hynes and Capt. Lewis. It’s play ball from now on. for officers about Post Headquarters have the old game fever in their veins. Besides the (read the story we said) team is out to redeem that defeat and they may do it next Monday. Time; 5:30 p.m. —Signal Corps Photo. 381 st Takes Officers ’ Salem Bouts Ball Game Scrappers of the 381st Infantry team of the 96th Div. and the Mountaineers of the Timber Wolf Division will push the leather Fri day, March 18, in the second of a bi-weekly series of fights at the Salem Armory. All lead toward the divisional and Post chantpion- 1 ship bouts coming up. And all, also, will help the Camp ; Adair day room fund. Admission to EM is 25 cents. Time, 8:30 p.m. Contenders in the 11 bouts will be picked soon by Lt. Preston, AO 1 of the Mountaineers, coached by I Pvt. I.iooza and by Lt. Robert Bar- : rett of the 381st, which team is coached by Cpl. Earl Gustafson. Cj'l. Gustafson, however, reports two hot newcomers who will see action — Jack Russo, 135 pounds- and Whitney Clement, light-heavy. Elks Boxing Show 18th; 96th F iters —Sally Writes It Spang on our deadline this story came in and we know of no "writ. in’ ’’ changes to improve this ac (Continued From Page 1) count, delivered to ye desk by one and Lt. Col. Clarence R. Steele Sally Jackman of the (kvrvallis called the turn from behind the Gazette-Times. We quote: plate. Nobody squawked, so the "A man called up and gave this umps must have been good. to me, and I took it down ver In absence of Post Commander' batim. Do what you will. Col. Gordon II. McCoy, who had “The Elks Club of Corvallis are been assigned to pitch the first ball but was a hold-out (for warm staging a boxing show March 18. er weather), Col. T. E. Baumeister All Elks at Camp Adair and the tossed the first six or seven over Corvallis Air Base are cordially the plate to Col. Steele, batter. invited. The 383rd infantry of the Post executive officer Col. George ' fighting 96th Division are staging these bouts which we are told will T. Ferch handled ’em. be snappy, as these boys have bean Of the sordid, play-by-play de in training for several months. ■ tails, let them go until the sea- | son wears on. There were other i Come and see these 9 bouts which high-lights enough for one simple I start at 9 p. m. after a short lodge session.” Monday evening. Among them: “Gruesome, isn't it? ... He wants Play of Week Maj. Riordan gets the Sentry’s you to put more guff with it to special four-gallon ration card for make it longer.... “Sally, the measle kid.” the play of the week. (These cards, Unquote. unsigned, will be made up by the In the March 5 Salem Armory fights, before a jam-packed house, the 381st FA boxers scored most wins in a 10-bout card, from boys of the 383rd. The box score fol lows: Danny Cox. 381st, over Doug Douglas. Handily, main event. Johnny Mathews of 381st, over Dazzy Daily (feather). Don Adams. 381st. over Will Runge, lightweight. Gene Ellis, 381st, over Al Lemme. middle. Orlie Garber, 383rd, over Will Clark, middle. Arnie Rosterman. 381st. over Alec Milutinovich, middle. Brother Jones, 381st, oxer Juicj Juran. light-heavy. Tony Gamache. 383rd. over Ted Curless. welter. Joe Rerischak. 38.3rd. over Sam my Longert, light-heavy. Jake Civello, 383rd. k.o.'d Al Le- Sentry staff as soon as the new hauf. ink supply arrives.) Prof. Kyser Wants to Dick Kurtz, 381st, over Max The play was a sizzling drive Keep Out of the Army Bekish. off the third-base line. Third- baseman Riordan dove for it. From the self-styled "professor Von Elm Shows Why tipped the hall but missed and of the college of musical knowl went down on the. shall we say. edge” Kay Kiser to the presi We Are Smart Pippie sod of Camp Adair. But he came dent of the United States went a When George Von Elm, former up and. Io! the pipe, which is question today that couldn’t be an national amateur golf champion, never seen without the Major swered by tune, it was reported shot a wild one into a trap at Los and vice versa, was still a- from Washington. Angeles’ Lakeside course recently, clench in his teeth, and still Is morale-building a qualifica he found his ball had rolled into a steaming. tion for draft deferment? paper bag . . . George isn't used Side-note: This play should for Kyser’s appeal for deferment to being in traps, or bags either, ever quash Major R.’s Charley from a 1-A classification has gon« but the situation didn’t stump him. to th«- white house, supported by H< merely lighted a match, burned Chan search for whoever it was Director Elmer Davis of the office the bag and then played his shot. . . that jammed a pipe down hip of war information which credited throat during the recent black Wondur if the match could be the 36-year-old band leader with out. It could have been a door, counted as his 15th club? much of the sucres of radio's part but the Major says it wasn't. Now in its various war campaigns on Lost; But Not While he knows it could have been most the home front. Writing On The W all anything. Will the finder of brown case Chaplain a Ringer of SCU he went out on loan to containing pen, pencil and double The 2-gallon card goes t<> QM. This, perhaps, made that end red-white pencil, which was Chaplain Lt. Victor Newman, due extra run for QM. However, Lt. left on latrine shelf in old Post to the fact that he went in as a Newman went right over to Ixurenx Hdq. building please 1 eturn same ringer for laith teams. Originally court to play a game of handball care of Public Relations Office (or afterward, which may or may not phone 2981) and relieve consider NO MORE WHITE UNDIES' mean very much. able anxiety of owner? No more snow-white undies Lt. Kressaty’a homer waa very for American soldiers is the an simple. Capt. Frank put one acrosa Ernie Pichert. two-time All nouncement of Maj. Gen. C. L. center and the Lt. «ma< ked into America halfback at the University Corbin, acting quartermaster the middle of his next leave and of Southern California, is a private Experience of U.S. troops in then rounded all liases. The line- at Fort MacArthur. Calif. foreign zones proved the white ; UP*: C M*4*r Brandt l.l. 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