Camp Adair Sentry
Thursday, April 8, 1943.
Page Six
Nine Three-Round Bouts on Field House Card Tonight
5ea Gulls Give It
To Mountaineers
Camp Adair
SPORTS
Win Majority Bouts
On Salem Program
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By Pfc. Bob Ruskauff
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A full house of Salem boxing
fans and Camp Adair soldiers were
Stand On MY Foot, Will You!
treated to one of the best fight
cards of the season Friday night,
when the Seagulls and the Moun
taineers threw leather at each other
for 35 rounds of fast fighting. The
Seaguls took the nod in most of the
nine bouts at Salem Armory, spon
sored by Capitol Post of the Amer
ican Legion.
In the main event, Seaguller
Eddie “Jitterbug” Collins won a
close decision over Johnny Ser-
jn no of the Mountaineers in the
middleweight class. In the opening
round Mountaineer Sermino drove
Kt hard right to the midsection to
Jaut Collins down for a short count.
II • >wever, Collins came back in the
second and was throwing hard left«
to the head as the bell sounded.
Toe-to-Toe
In the final stanza, both boys
»digged it out toe to toe in a whirl
wind finish which brought the fans
to their feet.
The semi «pit wa« armAb '•
ore, with Mourn aim er Willie Ep-
j inette trkir.o- a < l°se mw f-oni Col-
li*'s of the S ag-ill«. Enp nette came
ci t strong in the first with some
<»■ od close-in fighting, and a fine
J ’ht i:ik, but dusty Colleros found
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range in the second, and got in
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‘hare of long, Hoping lefts.
K.O. Department
. i) the KO department. Seaguller
J hnny Cruisehank lowered the
L orn c> Dave Christopher, bounc-
irg his man to the canvas for a
sh irt count after the first ten sec
ords. and putting him away for
ke<ps fifteen seconds later with a
)■ * utiful right to the jaw.
the same kind of action you II see in 1he nine-bout fight show tonight at Field House.
It was taken however, Friday, in the second rou id of the roaring main go between Eddie (Jitter
Frankie La Bella of the Seagulls
bug) Collins of the Sea Gulls and Johnny Sermino, rugged Mountaineer. Both are of the Timber
k-voed Mountaineer Henry Judd.
Wolf Division. C
Collins, who has iuft stepped on ore of Sermino’» poor itty tootsies is here getting
Merlin Harshman won a third
one originally aimed at his breadbasket,
this
naughty trick. • The bout was so close that every-
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KO for the Seagulls when, after
one. including _ judges, contestants and now . your boy
' . reporter,
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mixed ____
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Adding
fusion, it was a picture of Ernie Rosterman and not the Jitterbug we ran in this Hon. House Organ
taking two rounds of heavy pun-
la«t week.
Signal Corps Photo.
i irnent from Ed Kirchen, he landed
a lucky left to the head.
Bob Moses of the Gulls garnered
This Beats al king
a TKO, after two rounds pepper-
1A Mile for a
ir g Mountaineer McDaniel around
the ring. McDaniel took a nine count i
T w o packages of cigarettes
twice in the opening round, and I
I bought a Yank soldier two wives.
Was definitely distressed when Ref
A single to left field in the sixth
Pfc. James F. Lindstrom of Mil
Meet in Corvallis;
eree Pete De Grasse broke it up
Bear the end of the second. In the
waukee, formerly attached to the inning which brought in Sergeant
At Eugene Saturday Medics at Fort Sheridan, reported Gordon Murdoch from third scored
I»ther bouts:
Don Morris of the Mountaineers I
in a letter written to friends. He is the lone talley of the 383rd In-
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Oregon State’s inexperienced stationed somewhere in North
took a decision over bantamweight
fantry in their first baseball game
Frank Gracia; Weintroub of the baseball team will open its Northern Africa.
Seagulls bloodied up “No’th Carh- division schedule at Corvallis to
“One of our soldiers bought two 1 of the current season against the
the
club
favored
’lina" Ellison’s nose right at the morrow against
-
( wives from one of the Arab natives varsity nine from Oregon State col
beginning of their scrap, and easily to win the pennant, Oregon, (tame for fwo packages of American cig lege Tuesday afternoon in Corval
outpointed his opponent; Mountain time is set for 4 p. m. The two arettes. The soldier thought the
lis. OSC chalked up their third run
eer Seibert decisioned Mosley; Pete teams will move over to EugenejArab was kidding, but two women
Calderon and Joe De Martino put for a return game Saturday after- fo||owe(j hjm arount| a|( day long,” in the eighth and came out on top
j 3-1 at the end of the ninth inning.
on three rounds of classy, colorful noon>
' Lindstrom wrote.
boxing for no-decision, (exhibition).
The defending champion Ducks j “In the evening he went to camp I Captain Edward McCloy, 383rd
have a veteran team back with an and the two women were right be- athletic officer, expressed the be
Sounds Like A Lion
lief yesterday that he has the mak
all-lettermen infield, two veteran hind him. The guard wouldn’t let
Los Angeles (CNS) - A lion cub, ace pitchers and a letterman out- (them in the camp but in the morn ings of a championship ball club.
He said that his boys will improve
brought home by Mrs. Betty Phil fielder. Coach Howard Hobson
ing an office!- saw them standi g
considerably with a few more games
lips’ husband, was named as co probably will start his number one
at the gate. He asked them what
under their belts and as most of
respondent in her divorce case. hurler, crafty Nick Begleries, in
they wanted. ‘We’re waiting
them
are former pro or semi-pro
“The lion hung out in the bathtub, Friday’s contest although Captain
our owner,’ they confided.”
players, all that they nee I is a little
ripped up my satin sofa, and John Bubalo may get the starting
practice to polish up their rusty
pounced on the bed at night,” Mrs. i now.
spots.
Phillips averred. “I stood it until
Oregon State, on the other hand,
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my husband told me he liked the has only three lettermen back to
feating American hockey league
Jior better than he did me.”
I form a nucleus for this year’s club.
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rivals, Indianapo.is Cap.-, for third
stiaght time in finals.
OSC Nine io Play
Oregon Tomorrow
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W
Camel
The lusty young hurler of the
•Timber Wolf Sea Gulls, Sgt. Nicho
las Polivchak, held his opposition
hitless for two ball games and into
the seventh inning of the third, as
Co. L. more or less blanketed their
opposition in the regimental soft-
ball tournament now underway.
Thus far Co. L has:
Whitewashed Co. I, 8-0; stopped
Co. K, 15-1. In this game Polivchak.
who played on the regimental bas
ketball team, kept his no-hit record
intact, but allowed the single run
by letting 13 batters walk.
| NEW YORK. — Adolph Kiefer
' defeated in backstroke for first
I time in eight years as Ohio State
added National A.A.U. swini cham
pionshin to its title list.
COLUMBUS,
Mo. — Ferdham-
Missouri series suspended until al
ter war.
EAST LANSING, Mich.—Michi
g!,n Suite’s
f
with Oregon State and Washington
State postponed for duration.
INDIANAPOLIS. — Buffalo an
nexed Cald r cup trophy by de-
Hot Action Sure;
To Start at 7:30
Nine top-notch fights, all three-
rounders, are on the bill for to
night’s larruping “fight night” pro
gram at the Field House.
On the partial card announced
late yesterday by Cpl. Jim Shackle
ton, will be included five bouts
staged by fighters of the Timber
Wolf Sea Gull infantry team.
The main event as scheduled will
bring together Pvt. Bert Colleros.
171 pound slugger and Pvt. Jim
Moseley, who weighs in at 165 and
has been doing all right for him
self in the goes at Salem Armory
recently.
Cpl. Toby Vigil of 69th QM,
veteran lightweight main eventer
from the southwest, will take on
a young newcomer who has shown
great promise in Pvt. Ralph Men
doza of the MPs.
Other top battles will see (all
'from Sea Gulls) Pvt. Bud Luby,
1 158. vs. Pvt. Merle Harshman, 160;
j Frankie Gracia. 128, vs. Al Cakler-
; on, 128; Lee Granz, 150, vs. Indian
Dow Ramirez, 150.
Lt. George E. Heck will referee
most of the bouts. Pete DeGrasse,
fight instructor at Field House may
call a few, but it is also likely Cpl.
Shackleton will match him up with
any lightweight hopefuls who sign
up today.
Robert Ball Makes Hole-
ln-one Here Yesterday
Honors for the first hole-in-one .
to be made this year at the Cor
vallis Country club go to Robert
Ball, local photographer, who sunk
his drive on the seventh hole here
yesterday, using a number 7 iron.
His total for the round was 37.
Playing with him and witnessing
the feat were W. R. Copenhagen,
Raiph Seovall and Charles Den
nison.
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96th Drops First
Game, 3-1 To OSC
Ohio Slate Wins
A/U Swim Meeting
Sgt. Polivchak Now
Softball Mound King
Colleros-Mosely
Fight Main Event
An Imp With Yumpf
Wichita, Kan. (CNS)—And now
its the Wumps—women umpires.
Ray Dumont, president of the Na
tional Semi-Pro Baseball Congress,
has given assignments in the Wis
consin semi-pro leagues to Lor
raine Heinisch.
Lorraine wrote
Dumont: “Don’t think we girls ate
afraid to take our places behind the
batter, either. There are feminine
pin-setters .in bowling and they’re
not afraid of those flying pins—
Box scores of the O.S.C.
are as follows:
383rd
Player
H.
Nalley, ss .....................
0
Cissel, lb ...................
0
Barnacle, 2b ................. ........ 0
Hoag, 3b ........................ ........ 0
Ferret, c ........................ ......... 0
Murdoch, rf ................. .......1
Pankof, cf
0
Ramirez, If ............. ..... .........0
Payte, p ..........................
0
O.S.C.
Player
H.
Oberst, s ......................... ......... 2
Johnson lb ..........
......... 0
Bower, 2b
......... 1
Churchill, 3b ..............
.0
Rolandt, c ..................
1
Fahler, rf
0
2
Kirchner, cf
Mack, If
2
Frazier, p
.0
ga me
R.
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
E.
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
R.
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
E.
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
I)
much more dangerous than a foul
tip in baseball. Furthermore, those
hard-boiled players won’t argue
i with a woman umpire.” Oh, no!
Spartan Golfers Win
Three-Way Match
The Corvallis high golf team
was victorious in a three-way meet
at the local course last Saturday
morning, winning over Eugene and
University high. The locals ran up
23 points to 17 for Eugene high
and 7^4 for Uni high.