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Camp Adair Sentry Friday, February 11, 1944. Waltz Me Around Again, Willie Victorious Quintet Gets Trophy from CO — The 276th regimental basketball championship will be decided next | Wednesday and Thursday nights at I Field House when battalion win ners meet in a single elimination tournament. 1 Team participating include Com- I panics D, F, M and the Cannon Co. Individual high scorers in the | round A ubins held to determine the | finalists were Pfc. Arnold Fine. Co. II; Pvt. Steve Liptal, Co. M; and | Pvt. Richard Woodward, Co. L— , each of whom tallied 10 markers. Competition for the finals is keen, for the victorious quintet will receive a handsome trophy from the 276th’s commanding officer. Supervision of the tournament is by Special Service officer, Lt. I Francis M. Fillerup, assisted by Tec5 Marvin Pugh, formerly di rector of athletics at a Salt Lake City high school. “MAY I HAVE this dance?” Matter of fact, it was one of the hottest bouts in the 70th Division championships Monday night, with Teco Rene Yglecia. 70th Recon Troop, winning a decision over Pfc. Michael O’Brien. 274th Inf., in the welterweight class. Division »Special Troops won the title. (See story). Special Troops Boxers Take Trailblazer Title Here They Emanate — 276th Hoop Playoffs Scheduled Next Week . Trailblazer Photo Tage Seven Lt. Col. Bell (Continued from page 1) 274th Inf. last April. Col. Gibson will leave Camp Adair for the Army and Navy Genera] Hospital at Hot Springs, Ark., to undergo observation and treatment as the result of a recent heart attack. In assuming command of the 274th, Lt. CoL Bell adds another important accomplishment to his already long list. A graduate of the United States Military Acad emy at West Point in 1927, he served in various capacities in the Army before coming to Camp Adair, including special assignment in the South Pacific with the U. S. Navy; a member of the 6th Inf. in the Spanish Army in 1931-32; duty with Military Intelligence Service in Washington, D. C.; instructor at West Point. Since coming here, Lt. Col. Bell has served as division G-3 and 3rd Battalion Commanding Of ficer, 275th Inf. By Pvt. Edmund Arnold Not even when Champion Joe cisioned Sgt. Paul Lofren of Recon Louis boxed here at Camp Adair in the lightweight match, did ring fans enjoy a more excit- Four fighter were entered in the ing evening of fisticuffs than they middleweight class and an elimin- did Monday evening when Special ation had to be staged. West took Troops won the Trailblazer Divi- Pfc. Tindell of Recon to get into sion boxing trophy at Field House. the finals and Bausone decisioned The seven that were run off were Pvt. John Elliot of the Engineers jampacked with action and one in an extra round to meet West. TRO was scored during the hectic Tec4 Floyd Ambrose arranged evening. the card which was sponsored by The last fight of the card was a the Trailblazer Special Services fistic classic, matching Pvt. Frank I Office. He also acted as referee Bausone of the 275th and Pvt. and put on a good show in his own Lester West of 270th Engineers. right. Pvt.1 Anthony Esposito, Sv. Both men had fought bouts to open , Co., 275th, was timekeeper and Pfc. SON BORN the evening, and Bausone, who suf J Roy Mack of SSO was knockdown Pvt. Herman Gold, Anti-Tank fered n badly-puffed left eye in timer. Company, 275th, was presented his first fight, recuperated fast and Major Harvey Blythe. Division with a son by his wife, Bella, last in the pay-off bout his stamina and I SSO, was announcer. Judges were I week. Both mother and son are do aggressiveness played a decisive Lts. Walter Berger and Edward I ing fine at home in Leesville, I>. part. McKiernan of the 70th MPs and but daddy looks a little peaked Both fighters were eager for ac Lt. Gus Comuntzis of SSO. after his celebration. Who said thar tion and the first round continued Special Troops just nosed out isn’t Gold in them thar hills of after the bell. West scored a knock 1275th Inf. 60-55 for the trophy. i Louisiana? down in the first but Frank bounced up without a count. Bausone, with two pounds weight advantage, drew blood in the sec ond, and both boys were tired but punching in the last round. Two judges voted for Bausone, one called it a draw. The decision was finally won by the infantryman’s greater ring experience. Sgt L. 8. Clark, 274th light heavy, won by a technical knock out over Pvt. Roy Caples, 70th Recon, in 1 min. 50 sec. of round two. The sergeant fights in an un orthodox style, literally "leading with his chin.” In a crouch, he moves in with his head outthrust, his arm hanging almost limp. In the heavyweight match Pvt. Anthony Perillo of the Engineers pounded out a clear-cut decision over 1st Sgt. Fred MHassey of Div. Hq. Co. Massey was out weighed 198 to 185 and absorbed plenty of punishment, but he kept coming in and it was easy to see why his favorite distance is 10 to 15 rounds. The welter match was another rugged affair that took an extra round before Tec5 Rene Yglecia of Recon took a close decision from Pfc. Micheál O’Brien of 275th Inf. Pvt. Chuck Pnndal. 275th, de- .li I Trailblmer Photo TO THE RUMOR sheet. »potted strategically in No. 2 bar rack». 70th Division Hq. Co., M/Sgt. Ed N. Rzepecki adds an other hit of juicy if unconfirmed "intelligence.” Latrine Rumors Get Wider Circulation 70th HO Co. Rumor Sheet' Stirs Interest “Where they emanate, let them circulate.” was the clas sic comment of one of the barracks’ wits as he glanced over the “Rumor Sheet,” which ha”vs in the latrine of one of the ♦--------------------------------------- 70th Div. Hq. Co. barracks. On it is the invitation to "Write constant flow of laughing readers your dope here,” and the dope that and imaginative contributors, is has been penned and pencilled on the brainchild of Tec5 Edward J. the large sheet that Is embellished McDonnell of the Trailblazer Hq. with a cartooned version of a typi Det. ami cartoon contributor to the cal latrine and GI’s busily exchang Sentry. Since it was hung on the ing the latest gossip represents latrine wall last week, the three- everything from the ridiculous to foot-square sheet has l>een written the subtle truth. and scribbled on in every direction "No more furloughs! Keep it daily until now it is nearly covered with GI anticipation of brass hat quiet!" a rumormonger states. “Beginning Feb. 15. we spend decisions. two months in Miami, Fla., on Another choice one reads "AH beach landing maneuvers. Mmm!” men in Finance will fall out to the another Hq. Co. soldier writes as dispensary tomorrow morning to he stirs up visions of beautiful have their ankles examined for ul Florida girls and rare sunshine. cers liefore returning to the office “All Hq. Det. to be shipped to to be reshackled to their desks.” Camp Grant as fence sentries at ( Other rumors "Hot off the grid PW camp. Highest rank Tecfl!"i dle" inform the readers that "Wo claims another "dope” peddler. leave for Camp Farina, Tex., Feb. The “Rumor Sheet,’ ’which has a 10, by glider.” ♦ Nationally-Known Organist Also Boogie-Woogie Fan Pfc. Julius F. LaPlante, the sil- ver-haired organist at the Chapel No. 5 known professionally as Ted LaPlante, has been pUying the organ for over 15 years. He started playing when he was 14 in order to pay tuition fees at the dramatic school he attended in Minneapolis, Chicago and New York. Ted first played for the silent films at the State Theater in Mtnne- apolia and at the McVickers in Chi cago. He also played at the famous Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hol lywood. and there met the late ac- tress May Robson, eventually join- | ing her theatrical group at the Liberty Theater in Honolulu. Ijiter he became associated with Eva Le- Gallienne at the New York Civic Repertory. In 1938 he went to Vienna to study and was there when Hitler invaded Austria. From there lie was sent to Berlin to play. He escaped to Paris and returned to this country. The funny thing about LaPlante is that as long as he has lived with his liuddiee in the 275th Service Co. only this past Saturday did they i discover that he Is also an artist at | boogie-woogie. Sober Organist Also Whizz at Boogie- Trailblazer phr>to PFC. JULIUS l.aPLANTE. ac- eomplished and nationally-known virtuoso at the organ, ha» played thia difficult instrument for more than 15 years. At Adair, he has been playing at the 275th regi* mental rhapel both for services and for the entertainment of his Ser» ire (a. buddies. Only last week, however, did they discover that his versatility also included an "expert" rating at boogie