Camp Adair Sentry
Page Seven
Thursday, May 13, 1943.
Sea Gulls of Opinion
They'll Win in Boxing
Slide, Connors, Slide!
As Usual, Engages His
Boys With Webfoots
Daily Work-outs for Division
Title Bouts to Start May 24
Over at the Field House every
Tri-Focals M&ke Umpire!
day you will find the fighting Sea
Unquote; Major Forsman
gulls boxing team working out for
If anybody was amazed that
the Division finals that are to get Major Carl B. Forsman, Special
underway at the Field House May Service Officer, umpired a prac
24.
tically flawless softball game
Lt. Preston and Coach Liuzza of between 3CU 1911 officers and
the Seagulls are putting the boys I MP’s Tuesday evening, it wasn’t
I
Major Forsman. To quote:
through some strenuous training,
“I wear tri-focals and never
and seem to be impressed with the
miss
a play. The tri-focals make
way the boys are punching, and
how they are getting their timing officers who wear bi-focals and
coordination.
. | think they are umpires prac
Heading the list of Seagulls’ tically hams at good fair um
boxers who have appeared at the piring.” Unquote.
Salem Armory several times, are
Frankie Labella, Bobby Moses, Ed Ordnance Boldly Lauds
die Collins, Bud Luby, Bert Col-
leros, Henry Miranda, Jimmy Mos Its New Softball Team
ley, Johnny Cruikshank, Nat Wein
traub and Johnny Ferraro.
Ordnance battalion headquarter*
Give Promise
has organized a softball team. Pvt.
Lt. Preston and Coach Liuzza un Cary Cataneo, pitcher on the team,
corked two very promising boys in declared:
“We will probably play an in
the Salem fights—none other than
Johnny Ferraro and Henry Miran fantry team first if they are not
da. These boys they think are go- afraid to meet us.”
He said that they have a prom
irg to be very hard to beat in the
ising New York semi-pro on the
finals.
Ferraro, after being floored twice i team. His name is Pvt. Pete Biri-
in the first round, came back and. tera
The team is composed of Pfc. Joe
scored six knockdowns and finally
Killian, lb; Pfc. Damon Payne, 2b;
won by a knockout.
Pvt. Pete Biritella. 3b; Cpl. Alex
Like Sammy Mandell?
IZarra, ss; George Carmichael, c;
In Henry Miranda the fans saw
Pvt. Cary Cataneo, Pvt. Ken Zyt-
a boy that displayed a left jab
kowski. If; Pvt. John Smith, rf;
that hasn’t been seen since the
Wesley Maycrink, cf; Pfc. Thomas
days of Sammy Mandell, and Pres
Stanley, sub; and Cpl. Kramer
ton and Liuzza think that he will
Brendan is manager of the team.
be hard to beat from now on. Man
The team has picked as its mas
dell. as you recall, was former
I cot Pvt. “5x5” Leon Vaseris.
lightweight champion and was
credited with having the best left
Four Ranks Are Rank
jab in the business.
Capt. Gridley, SSO of the Sea Barnyard Gold Bugs
gulls team, has the boys supplied
from head to feet with all the
A private, a Pfc., a T/5 and a
necessary boxing equipment that, M Sgt. are “four horsemen” who
is needed.
pitch shoes regularly.
Their names: Pvt. George Va-
Pvt. Lechow icz In
voulis, Pfc. Joe Kilian, T/5 Robert
Golf Victory
Knell, and M/Sgt. Gust Axiatis.
The best horse shoe pitcher in
The results of the recent Ser-
the
group is Pfc. Joe Kilian. The
vice Men’s golf tounament held
■
competition
is quite strong and
at Salem were as follows:
1
although
Pfc.
Kilian is far from
First prize winner was Pvt.
Albert T. Lechowicz of the i being an expert, he manages to
Mountaineer Infantry regiment. make four ringers out of ten.
I 'Doc' Swan, Pessimistic
I
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Here’s the way Gene Connors, Timber Wolves’ left fielder,
slid into one of the eight counters rung up against the Cascade
All-Stars, when he slipped in a cloud of dust under the glove of
Catcher Taylor. Umpire Luxemberg called the turn to a GI
whisker.—Post Signal photo.
Wolf Pack Tramples
Cascade Stars, 7-2
Pvt*. Gregory Stars; Langsam
Gets Credit for Sunday Win
Coach Grant “Doc" Swan can
take only about half of his Oregon
State track squad strength to Eu
gene Saturday for the t.nnual dual
track meet with Colonel Bill Hay
ward’s Webfoots and as a result
is very pessimistic about the Bea
vers’ chances. Local fans are agreed
that the Ducks are a cinch to hang
up an easy win.
Because of the army regulations
affecting ROTC men. Swan will
have to leave home Captain Don
Findlay, Pacific Coast conference
champion in the broad jump and
one of the best high jumpers in the
league; Len Moyer, ace 140 and re-
I lay anchor man; Bill Waterman,
two-year letterman miler who
would have given Don Wilson of
the Ducks a run for his money; and
Al Flake, veteran two-miler.
The Orange should make it in
teresting for the Ducks in several
events. Both of the Beavers’ great
880 runners, Stu Norene and Bill
Shinn, will make the trip. Sopho
more Norene almost beat Gene
Swanzey, coast champion in this
event, last Saturday. Swan said
after the Husky meet that, if it
weren’t for the war. Norene shows
promise of developing into one of
the best 880 men in the country.
The undefeated Timber Wolf Division nine racked up
its second win of the season Sunday at Civic Park, Eugene, OSC Net Squad Takes
downing the Cascade League Ail-Stars 7 to 2 before a small On U. of O. Saturday
but enthusiastic crowd.
*
Pvt. Gus Gregory, the Mountain-*-------------------------------------------------
As a tuneup for the Northern
eers’ contribution to the Wolves, the bases before Gregory pulled division championships to be held
was the hitting and fielding star in Dunn’s pop fly to end the game. here May 21 and 22, Oregon State’s
of the contest, smacking out four
The players of the two teams ( tennis team will play a practice
singles in six attempts and hand formed a V for victory on the dia i match wjth an unofficial team from
ling nine chances flawlessly in the mond during the flag raising cere the University of Oregon on the
I
field.
the game.
monies before
1
local courts Saturday morning.
|Cascade League
Pvt. Roy “Beau” Bell garnered . Timber
Faculty officials threw out tennis
AB
H All Stars
H
Wolf
the only extra base knock of the Gregory s 6
4 Hntteberg 3b . 2
1 for the duration at Oregon but
:t
I
0 King 3b
’-e 2b
afternoon, poling out a two base Fr
o the players organized a team, o£
4
il Pitney cf
Bell lb
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ll
..
5
1
Sabrinsky rf
Dunn If
hit to left center in the sixth.
O their own.
11 Mullen ss
4
Connors If
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t
11 Welinitz, rf
Armstronir <-f
Cpl. Langsam Starts
The Beaver netmen absorbed a
o
il Lee 2b .. . .
Calhoun <■ ..
oi
1
6
to 1 licking from the defending
McKevitt
lb
Butler
<■
Cpl. Langsam started on the
o
11 Try lor c
.Tone* 3b ......
champion
Washington club at Cor
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Ol Pearson p
mound and received credit for Langsam p
0 vallis last Saturday morning. Lone
Knott p (4)
OI Mercer* .........
the win, giving up three hits and Ou i n p (S) .
Ol
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Soups us ♦
| Orange win was hung up by Hal
one run in three frames. S Sgt. O
Ol
’Doul •• ..
Bagby and Bob Downie. number
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Jack Knott hurled scoreless ball
3.’> 2 '
42 7 101
two
doubles team, who beat Hugh
during his tenure on the hill,
•Batter for Pitney 9th. ••B.-itt><l tor
Knott sth. ♦ Batted for Lanesani Ith.
Oswald and Walt Olson of the
allowing three hits and fanning
Umpires, Luxemberg and llowdy.
Huskies
in three sets.
two. Lt. Joseph Quin went the
final two stanzas, whiffing two
Bat Boy to Baiting Boys
All-Stars and giving up one hit Flaming Bombers Make
Ray Berres, one of the three
and one run.
10 Big Ones to 7 for
latest
N. Y. Giants to face induc
The Wolves crossed the plate Losing Det. Corps MPs
tion, told a sports writer that he
four times in the initial stanza on
two hits, a walk and four errors
The fighting Flaming Bombers of tried to enlist months ago. At the
by a jittery All-Star infield. Greg- , Ordnance Co. accepted the chal- time, he visited Army offices in
ory singled to left to open the ienge of the detached corps MP’s Chicago and ran in Bob Carpenter,
Second prize winners were
The highest human habitation in game and continued on to third as and whipped them by the score of former Giant hurler, now a private.
Cpl. Costanza C. Grasso of a
“Hey, Bob,” said Ray, “what’re
Lee errored. Frye walked, Bell 10 to 7 Tuesday evening on the
FA Bn. and Sgt. George Aleek the world is a shepherd’s hut
you
doing here?”
reached
first
and
Gregory
scored
enemy field.
17,100 feet above sea level in the
of Timber Wolf Div. Hq.
Bob
whirled, grinned recogni
I on an error by King. Sabrinsky
Lineups:
Andes of Peru.
tion,
shook
hands and said: “What-
(singled to right, filling the bases.
Flaming Bombers-— lb, Fondoco;
ya
’
mean
—
what
am I doing here?
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.. _ as
. 2b, McCarthy; 3b, Falco; if, Carvso;
>Frye
scored on a fielders choice
I j Sabrinsky was out at second and ss, Briceno; cf, Getz; c. Fine; sf, Pipe the uniform.”
Ray said he asked Bob how he
I Connors safe at first. Lee’s second Reiders; p, Provinski; rf, Broad-
liked
the Army. “I can’t say any
error of the inning put Armstrong well.
thing,
”
Bob laughed, “my boss is
MP
Corps
—
lb,
Larkin;
2b,
Dorr;
on first and allowed Bell to score,
right
here.
But listen, here’s a hot
Calhoun drove in Connors with the S9» Arnerich; ; 3b, Jordan; rf, Roell-
one
—
who
do
you think my boss
fourth run of the inning as he rich; sc, Fitzgerald; cf, Mendozo;
The Sea Gull Infantry Regiment I least once, with the exception of
forced Armstrong at second. Lang If, Hadozian; p, Nulda; c, Clifford. is?”
Berres shook his head. Carpen
“Brass Hats” softball aggregation Lt. Col. Shinkle, allowed three
The Bombers have now kept their
sam flied to deep center to end the
ter chuckled; “The batboy of the
spiked the heavy guns of the Divi hits and issued one walk. Lt. Col.
consecutive
winning
streak
(six
in
inning.
sion Artillery “Brass Hats” team Greer and Major Turnbull each
a row) intact. Teams wishing to Wrigley field visiting clubhouse!
Tally in Fifth
last week in an engagement staged collected three hits for the tri
play the Bombers phone 3162, Sgt. He’s the top sergeant in my out
The
Wolves
added
another
run
in
,
Dougherty.
fit!”—(CNS)
on the parade ground. The Gulls’ umphant Gulls and Colonel Waltz
top ranking officers pounded out turned in the fielding gem of the the fifth as Sabrinsky went to sec
Drummond, Idaho (CNS) — A.
Cpl. Billy Conn, former heavy
eleven hits and crossed the plate contest, a one handed diving ond when King threw wild to first,
advanced to third on Connors’ in weight boxer, has been transferred woman here inherited some prop
six times, while they waved “Mag catch of a fly ball.
field out and crossed the plate from Camp Lee, Va., to Camp erty in Wisconsin. She can’t bring
gies’ Drawers” before the Red
Brig. Gen. Dunckel caught for
after Armstrong flied out to left. .Campbell,
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Bill will
assist ___
the it to Idaho, however, because it is
Legs “Brass Hats” in each of the
the losers, striking out once and A single by Gregory and Bell’s two j athletic officer and act as boxing , two drums of whiskey which is ra
seven innings, allowing only three
1
being thrown out on close plays in
tioned in the latter state.
bagger accounted for a run in the coach for the Post team,
hits and no runs.
his other two appearances at the
sixth.
Singles
by
Connors
and
In reverse of usual conditions at
plate. Major Gilbert was the hit Armstrong, plus a sacrifice hit by
such a contest, junior officers com
ting star for the hapless Red Legs ’’Jones gave the Wolves their final
posed the cheering sections, while
clouting out two singles in three
The ever-improving softball team from Headquarters ( ompany
marker in the ninth.
a general, countless colonels and times at bat.
gained
its fourth victory in five starts Tuesday night on the Post
The
All-Stars
crossed
the
plate
majors, plus a few captains did the
AB B H Sea OuUa
in the third on singles by King and playing field, at the expense of the Sanitary Company by a score of 7-5.
AB R
actual playing, without a substi Red Leg«
Onnck») <•
.3 0 0 Waltz lb
.4 0 O’ Dunn and Calhoun’s error and The colored troops had the spirit and will to win, but Hq. Co. swung
tute being needed. Lt. Col. DeGraff Lee
8b
4 i 31
......3 0 1 Greer 3 b
• > 2 2( again in the ninth as Lee walked, the mightier bats.
as
and Lt. Duffy pulled their rank on Sbinkie « tti 2 3 0 n O 0 Bender
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Mondv <!
..3 1
First Sgt. Ray Atkins pitched a steady game, chalking up six
|f
:: 1 Ol McKevitt was safe as Quin errored (
the players from behind the plate Cj|bp?* !b 3 0
Hamilton If . 3 u 0 Hit« liner rf .3 0 0! and then Lee scored as Pearson strike-outs at the expense of the wild swinging opposition. Cpl “Dubby
o 0 0 l'urnbu’l 2b .3 I 3
and on the bases.
“’o-man rf
«> 0 0 ‘.«erne p
.2 0 0‘ singled to right. That ended the Duboff of Hq. Co., smallest man on the field, hit a tremendous home run
Tenia«
»
Maj. Bourne Whiffs 15
2 0 Oi
\ Irrender ef ? 0 0 Wilier ef
Lts. Marchionne and Rechek. detachment
O 4 anKii k ef .8 n *1 Stars scoring but they threw a to put his team out in front.
Major Bourne struck out 15 BeXtor 2b ... 2
*
scare
into
the
Wolves
by
filling
(
commanders
of
Hq.
Co.
and
the San. Co., respectively, officiated.
Red Legs, every opponent at
co c 11!
2*> 0 3
Score Being 6-0, Sea Gull 'Brass Hats'
Of Inf. Spike Divarty Softball Guns
Hdq. Mops Sanco 7-5 In Softball
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