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Camp Adair Sentry
Friday, October 15, 1943.
Will Miracles Never Cease?
Eleven Old Records
Broken in Series
Page Seven
Timber Wolf Trophy
Joe Gordon Tops List
With Three New Ones
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Eleven world series records of
one kind or the other were broken
and seven others were tied as the
New York Yankees wrapped up
/their tenth world championship
Monday by defeating the St. Louis
Cardinals, four games to one.
Seven of the new records fell to
the Y’ankees as the Fall classic
drew a new high of 277,312 fans
for a five-game series, established
a new attendance mark for one
game of 69.900 at the Y ankee sta
dium last Thursday and paid off
$488,005.74 to the players of both
clubs for another first.
Three To Gordon
I Joe Gordon of Eugene, the Yan-
kees^ veteran second baseman. was '
the top individual in the matter of
records. He hung up three new
standards and tied another with
his spectacular defensive play. The
flash\ three new records broke
fielding performances of long
standing.
He accepted 43 chances without
an error, displacing the old record
of 35 made by Eddie Collins of the
Athletics in the 1910 series; made
, the most putouts, 20, to top the
THE RAYMOND DUMONT trophy, awarded by the National
POOR JUDGMENT CONCERNING the outcome of the ■ previous high of 19 made by
Semi-Pro Baseball Congress to the Timber Wolf Division star base
first World Series game put lst/Sgt. Larry J. Land, Co. B. 275th I George Cutshaw of Brooklyn in
ball nine, Oregon semi-pro champions for 1943, is displayed proud
Inf., in the kitchen, on KP. to pay off a losing bet. Said the mess
1016 and handled 23 assists with
ly by Lt. Ray Donald. PRTC, adjutant. Men who won the trophy
sergeant: “Best KP I’ve ever had.” (Ed: Just another soldier
out a mistake, as compared to the
and have their names inscribed upon it are: Knott, Gregory. Frye,
bucking for an extra stripe.)—Sentry photo.
old mark of 21 hung up by Herman ] Bell. Armstrong, Connor, Rich. Sabrinsky, Ledbetter. Sipes. Barnes.
Calhoun. O’Doul, Bertucci, Maj. DeDakis and Lt. Duffy.—Sentry
of Detroit in 1907 and
photo.
Better Wear Red Hats in Field Today
> Schaffer
equaled by Johnny Evers of the i
Chicago Cubs a year later.
Tricks of Fate Lead to Fame; Light-heavy
New records:
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1— Most world championships,
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Y’ankees, 10.
Hunters who associate the tang
2— Team competing in most
of fall wil th the crack of a gun
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world
series, Yankees, 14.
may be able to gratify their wishes
It often takes just a little trick
3
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Player
on
most
winning
He met Maxie Rosenbloom in
right here on 1 the Camp Adair Mili-
of fortune to lead to the road to
teams,
Bill
Dickey,
8.
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December,
1934, at San Francisco,
tary Reservation.
4— Pitcher allowing must hits fame. That happened to Sgt. Wil- for the world title and lost the de-
As announced in Post Headquar- |
and still pitching shutout, Spud I ford, presently of the 70th Di f cision only after putting up a tough
ters Memorandum No. 37, the ,
vision MP Platoon and one time
Chandler, Yankees, 10 hits, fifth :
| battle. In a return match the fol-
pheasant season will run from I j The softball team of Co. B, 275th
leading contender for the woild
game. (Previous high was Christy,
j
lowing month, however, Tuffy won,
October 16 to October 27 and that Inf., has won the First Battalion
light-heavyweight title.
1 and stepped in as leading con-
¡Mathewson’s eight-hit 3-0 10-inn-
for migratory birds from October championship with a string of sev- ¡
Born in Correctionsville, Iowa, in
[ tender for the light heavyweight
ing shutout of Athletics by Giants
15 to December 23. In the migra en straight victories. Inspired by
1913, Dial early realized that he
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crow n which at that time rested
had quite a natural fistic ability as
tory bird category are ducks, geese the steady pitching of Pvt. Walton in 1913.)
5— Most chances accepted with a result of fights with other news j lightly on the brow of John Henry
and brant. There will be no open Thibodeaux and the tremendous
Lewis.
out error by a second baseman in boys.
season for any other birds. Army slugging of Pvt. Ralph Atkins, the
Tuffy met Lewis in Madison
H
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a ~ live-game
five-game series, Joe Gordon,
regulations:
team ran i up all its victories by Y k
43.
Square Garden on May 8, 1935. The
Only members of the armed overwhelming margins. Last Sat
bout was for the title, and it was
Ex-Contender
6— Most putouts made by a
forces may hunt on the permitted urday the championship team ac- second baseman in a five-game
only after a fierce and bloody 15-
' cepted a challenge from its officers series, Gordon, 20.
cantonment area.
round go that Lewis won by a de-
Shotguns only may be used and and non-coms, and in a hilarious
cision.
7— —Most assists made by a sec
Other men Tuffy has beaten in-
each hunter must secure a permit tussle came out victorious.
ond baseman in a five-game series,
Tiger Jack Payne. Australian
from the Provost Marshal’s office
With Lts. Bello, Auer, Brantnall Gordon, 23.
light-heavy champ; Tiger Jack
where all privately owned weapons and lst/-Sgt. Larry Land in the
8— Most hits by one club in a
rux, a tough colored boxer who was
must be registered.
infield and Sgt. Liptay giving an single game without an extra base
circulating
a few years back; and
imitation of a galloping gazelle in blow, Cardinals, 10, fifth game,
Must Register
Lew
Savold,
who is currently knock-
9— Largest attendance for five-
Hunters must register with the left field, the officers team pre
ir" over all competition.
game series, 277,312.
Range Office (west of northern sented a powerful defense.
Dial hung up his gloves in 1937
10— Largest players’ share in
vehicular overhead crossing) be- 1 ' Features were the hitting and
after chalking up 122 KOs in 17
fore proceeding to hunt. Clear defense work of the first sergeant five-game series, $488,005.74.
years of professional fighting.
11— Attendance for one game,
ance to specific area will be given and the untamed base-running of
Inducted into the Arm/ in April,
Lt. Brantnall. Pvt. Ed Geiler, fill 69,990 in third game at Yankee
and maps will be on display.
1942, he made sergeant in January
of the following year. He joined the
Each hunter must have a Federal ing in at right field for the officers, stadium.
pitched
in
with
a
triple
with
the
Trailblazers about a month ago, and
migratory bird hunting stamp
has since become the pride of the
which may be obtained at any Post bases loaded, thereby tying the Army-Navy Football
and
forcing
the
contest
into
MP Platoon.
score
Office for $1.
Game at West Point
innings.
extra
Hunting time has been fixed at
Sgt. Wilfred “Tuffie” Dial,
Pvt. George Kerr, umpiring on
from one-half hour before sunrise
foriper
leading lightheavyweight
The 100J)00-fan spectacle of the
until sunset. It will be unlawful to the bases, gave a unique perform past, the Army and Navy football contender, now of the MP pla
toon of the Trailblazer Division.
ance in calling more decisions
hunt at any other time.
game, will again be a small-tawn I —Sentfy photo.
Military personnel who expect wrong than he did right. Pvt. contest this year.
to take advantage of the hunting Wayne Wagner, umpiring behind
When he was 17, he went to a
Due to wartime curtailment on
season are urged to take every th« plate, with admirable fortitude travel, -the colorful classic, sched dance one night and got an em
The 770th Ordnance Co. chal
safety precaution and to conduct and a trembling voice, called his uled for November 27, will be broiled in an argument with an lenges any unit of the Trailblazer
superiors out on strikes with
themselves as sportsmen.
played at Weat Point, N. Y., this other fellow. Peaceful means fail Diviaion in either softball or bas
feigned nonchalance.
ing, Dial ended the argument by ketball.
year.
The championship team.all of
They are looking for some stiff
Ken Silvestri, former New York
The gaipe will be restricted to knocking th« stranger out.
whom
are
privates,
is
rqade
up
«f
competition.
that
the
man
was
Yankee catcher, repaid Lt. Johnny
It turned out
approximately 15,000 spectators
Any teams interested are re
Beazley the othar day for the ex the following men: pitchers, Thi coming from within a 15-mile radi- a professional fighter, and Dial
bodeaux
and
•
Triplett;
catcher,
us of the Point, the same system • was invited to put the gloves on quested to call the first sergeant
Cardinal pitcher’s two victories
Longworth; infielders, Atkins, Zaf- as last year when the game Was}
* J with him in the ring. Dial accepted at 23«».
over the Yanks in last year’s World
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futo,
Sehlichter,
Michelson,
Vines,
the invitation and-knocked the man
held in Annapolis.
Series. Silvestri belted a homer off
Mosquito Destroyers ( hallenge
Strand and Chin; outfielders, Tag-
out
for
the
second
time,
in
three
Beazley to give the Second Army
The 740th Sanitation Co. chal
YMCA POOL NOW OPEN
rounds.
a 1-0 victory over Ft. Oglethorpe, lonetti, Keith. Winfield and Oster
lenges
one and all on
— r the
Although the city pools are
man.—Pvt. Leonard H. Michelson,
Dial decided to go into profes
Ga. Beazley, on detached service,
Post
to
a
game
of
basketbalL
closed, Chemeketa USO advises sional fighting, and under the name
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was pitching for Oglethorpe. He
“Tuffy” Dial won his first 37 bouts • The usual rules will tn.- i * .»wed,
Pvt.
Terry
Moore,
former
cap-
men
who
like
to
swim
to
enjoy
the
yielded six hits and fanned seven
by knockouts. Training hard, he that is, the team scoring the most
while Sgt. Hugh Mulcahy, former tain and star center fielder of the YMCA pool in Salem from 12 noon
St. Louis Cardinal». b row sta- to 4 p.m. on Sundays. The only J soon became one of the best light- points will be the accredited win
Philly star, hnrled 3-hit ball for the
ner.
heavyweights in the country.
ftioned at Port of Spain in Trinidad, charge is H cents for towel.
Second Army.
Hunting Season Opens
OfflCCI*, Non-CotTI
CoiYlbO Beateti Dy
¡Title Contender Here
275th Privates
Unit Hoopsters
Issue Challenge
To One and AH
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