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Page Six Camp Adair Sentw Friday, February 18, 1944. Divison Cagers Series Dropped After One Clssh D/sband 91 St, 70th Boxers to Tangle on Wednesday 9 7 st Over 96th in Photo Finish ( hampionship Playoffs In 70th Ping Pong! Culmination of a two-months tournament will come Mondliy night at Service Club 2 when six regimental ping pong cham pions of the 7Cth Division will meet in playoffs to decide the division championship. Titalists of 274th Inf., 275th Inf.. 276th Inf., Special Troops, Engineers and Medics will be on hand for the final bracket of the tourney, starting at 190). A trophy emblematic of the division championship will be presented to Monday night’s winner at a later date. The tournament was run by the Service Club and the Division Special Service Office. Intensified Training Farces 70th and 91st To Discontinue Games + Fistic gladiators of the Triii. | blazer and 91st Divisions will nw in personal combat next Wednes day at the Field House, it was an nounced yesterday. Teams of fighters in lhe usual weight categories will represent the two Camp Adair division«. Out i come of the battles will decide the camp boxing championship. It is expected eight bi uts will be fought, in flvweight, bantamweight, I featherweight, lightweight, welter, weight, middleweight, light heavy weight and heavyweight classes. Points will be score 1 at the rate I of one point per bout, it was an- I nounced. Thus a perfect score [ would be 8-0. Sigce such a score | by either team is extremely im probable, a method has been agreed on for settling a possible tie. In the event of a tie, the bouts would be rescored at the rate o( five points for knockouts or TKO’s, three points for a decision. Tec4 P. E. Ambrose is coaching the Trailblazer team, assisted by ( Pvt. Joe Pittore. Lt. Sam L. Mat- j Corkle, 36árd Inf., will coach the , 91st team. Bands of both divisions will be I present to supply music for tne ; event. Admission is free to GIs and i the public. With only the fir t fray played of the projected three-game bas- ketbr.ll series between the 91st and 70th Division, the match« s were dooniod this week with the an nouncement that, due to increase«! training rrog'nms. both cage teams were being disbanded. The 91st hoip-ter* crushed the Trailblazer.- in the first game, Feb. 8, 50 to 2«. A return match in the series was scheduled Tuesday night, with the final game Feb. 22. Both have been cancelled. Faced with increasingly heavy training and an intensified sched ule, the tennis announced that meet ing the basketball schedule was an impossibility. Difficulties encountered in try Cos. M, D Met for ing to ‘reconcile rigorous training ‘ 91«t Div. Photo Trophy Last Night (PL. GEORGE FORNETTI (13) of the 91st all stars, who schedules with team practise sched tossed in the winning shot in the closing minutes of Friday’s game ules was a principal reason for the between the 91st and 96th Division. looks up as a 96th man fails The 276th Inf. this week moves move. to make hi. basket. No. 39 at extreme right is Teel Jack Mayne into the final round of the hat of the 91st. Photo courtesy Albany Democrat-Herald. "It wa* impossible, time after taiion basketball tournament, time," Maj. "Blythe said, “to as Games have moved at a lively semble the full team for practice pitch. scrimntagea. Under these circum The semi-finals found D Co. vs. stances. it has l>een impossible to Cannon Co.; F Co. vs. M Co. cavort I put a team on the court truly rep With an eye toward the 274th ing on the waxed court. M Co. and resentative of the 70th Division.’’ j regimental championship, hoop- D Co. emerged victorious in hard- Major Blythe also noted the ab sters of Co. M defeated the Can fought games. sence of three first-string stars of 1 With a landslide of 12 points stalking their brilliant The championship found the two non Co. quintette to bring them the team at Yakima firing range, i record at halftime, the 91st Division all-star eagers staged a companies in a scheduled contest into position for a chance at the plus others on furlough or in the I trophy. hospital, as a determining factor. ‘‘Paul Bunyan” in the second period as they fought their last night at the Field House. I Playing at the Field House on way r co. tt ft fn tp D Co uphill to a 37-36 victory over* ---------------------------- tp tp 1 ft ft A survey to decide the status of Wsdo 3 3 3 “ 9 1 Smith .4 4 I the previously undefeated 96th 125-25 tie. The'final cio Tuesday afternoon, these teams Rlumf'd I i O 1 2 1 other 70th Division sports is now stretch came Pool 3 1 \pi- .1 0 o a met in a fast and furious encoun | in the last stanza as the 96th at- Nt 'km'n a 0 ■J ■ 0 Î • 0[ wtMl under way. . last Friday. ’fr n o io ter. The outstanding passing and 0 o Oj Darling ..0 o A pivot shot by hero Cpl. George I tempted to recover from its slump. Weber 0 0 0 In discontinuing the 91st team, I r ’ k ■ w ’ z i o G 21 teamwork of M Co. resulted in the the division can point to a near-'Fornetti in the last five sccond* Both teams see-sawod back and Kinjr i» o O Ol Stoltz 3 3 61 team's final victory, 33 to 16, with perfect record, which included a of Pla> run« u»> “ Hollywood fin- I forth. Tec4 Jack Haync, center for a 6 22 14 J 3 31 Langston netting 12 points for the loss only to the fast-breaking !iah to ,he ?»me and the all-stars, broke the tic as he Cannon winners. M go fP f< tipped in a dog shortly after quar tp ?•. 1 ft f» ASTU quintet from the University *rnve lhe 91,,t thal o”e ip tP ' UptMk 1 A’Ryan 3 <7 3 » The next 274th hacketball en- of Oregon, in the team’s fir,t |?»int ,*’«d and victory. Until those ter time. But T/Segt. Clarence Scìe O 4 Werk 3 0 0 «4 Sh'ff^r o 14 Vuk ich o counter will bring Co. M and 3rd O 0 0 last significant seconds, however, Bolte of the 96th countered quickly j j Hchwent game of the season. n 4 Troumbl 3 0 4 Bn. Hq. Co. together to decide Durr« I the 96th had been leading. o 2 Hansen . 1 to tic the score again. With only Knapp . n 0 0 3 1 1 I . - - - which team will play Co. F for three minutes to go the 91st had , Evnrt» ,n o O'. R E Thp virtor>' n”"'krd the third • terrain (I o O' the championship. V»O. D Dears V«O. r istraight Win for the all-star«, in finally eked out a 33-32 lead. J Th'pq'n K o n — their la<t three starts. In the last Giovannetli missed a foul and I 20 42 9 9 3 21 two weeks they overran the 70th then with two minutes to go. Bolte Division 50-26 and swamped the pivoted in a basket to make the By Gamp Newspaper Service Corvallis Air Base 68-14. Tbeir score 34-33, 96th leading. Pvt. _ » ■ «only loss was to the outstanding Earol Cheyne of the 91st came back Lt. Buddy Lewis, ex-Washington Co. B. £75th. thia week climin- . ’ . . . .. . . ASTU team from the I mversitv [to give the 91st a 35-34 edge. Then infielder, is a paratroop plane ated ( o. h to gain the finals of - n ....... ... »» . .... . tourna-«. of Oregon which transport pilot overseas. the rvginwntal , basketball . , beat them 42-38 with only 30 seconds to go Bolte ] . . '¡T . . . m a photo-fmisn 3 weeks ago. The again put his team m front, 36-35. ment by (he crushing score of 36 . . , , . . . - , r - j 8 undefeated until Friday, Credit for finally tipping the j CPO Tony ZaW,-worH’a middle , having won over the 70th Division scales in favor of the 91st goes to ' The "Fleming Devils,” flashy five weight «champion, is ' a top man in Schbcter scored 12 points for „ . . . , . . . all-star* 46-33 last week in their Fornetti who tallied in the dying of F Co., 274th trrf, moved into the the physical fitness program at . the victors to lead m that depart- , .. final round of the regimental bas . . . , only other game this season. seconds to make it 37-36. ment. hut the game was featured ; ketball tournament as a result of ¡the Sampson (N.Y.)'Naval Tr*in- o"^: by the sterling defensive play of Friday's bout began fast as the« High scorer for both sides was j 1 beautifully and i1>vt Lester Witkowski of -------- the 96th Chin. ’9®»*». passing L ----------- , ---- ------- — > a fast game played last Tuesday. Seaman Tommy Campanella,’ Saturday Co. B meets Co. M for executing pivots with precision, I w,th flve P0*1’ “nd two throws Officers and GI’s interested in the Brooklyn light heavyweight. points. Giovannetti was top game were surprised at the excel the championship. Thia promise, 'burst out with a 12-4 lead in the /or — 411 . —_ _1______ all •♦•wo «.-.*k 19 The 81st wa* sloppy ; (nr ^or a" stars with 11 points, CPO Bob Feller still has plenty to be a battle par excellence as first quarter. Tk lent teamwork shown by the com of smoke on the ball. He recently both teams have been ’•hot" in its ball-handling, passed poorly Statistics paratively unknown hoopsters and and in general looked bad in com aiti DMaoadecided that thia combination has , pitch*d Wi* team 10 a 9’° '’ictory throughout the tournament. __ _ ____w.».. in a a New KeW ri* | definite possibilities of - - 'becoming 1 over another Navy nine in Lineups of the Co. B vs. Co. F parison. Cpl. Al Giovannetti of the Gmvannetti 91st made a free-lance bid for Hebrides Rame. »rame: 11 an outstanding team. Fuhrman “ j Although the Flaming Devih led B Mayna r point* in personal sallies, but all1 5 Mutanira Yoloklti 1 Big discharged by th' " ’ “ Ed Levy. . _hv«ical reas Chin Format tj .. Browu I he did was lose the ball. And by1 •*» the scoring throughout the game, S«hticter T*«hrra Mtmrv the end of the half, the 96th had there was never more than a few -rmed forces jor physjc»-------- --- K • r K ntlMork I Atkir. <oa PW'TdMd piled up an almost hopeless ad pomts lead at any time. The H Co/may replace Charley Keller as the KuntjWMn Ka«i«mn vantage. as it led 19-7. llgvbfri’rh 3« New York Yankees regular left XeUon 37 quintet put up a defense that test :-. Salteri} Uv« kland ed the abilities of the F Co. eagers. fielder next season. Keller recently Whatever happened during half- llaj M ' QVICK THINKING SOLDIER Cpls. R. J. Boles, T. J. Mitchell, accepted a commission in the Man I time when co-coache« Lts. Herburt MclioM’d and Pfc. G. J. Klass led F Co.’s time Service leaving the left field Clark and Charlie Flynn attempted j SAVES HIMSELF WORK brilliant offensive play. The work spot vacant. ito reorganize their shattered team SECTION * MATERIAL --- r---------- - . Fla. (CN'S)-Pvt. Gamp Blanding. Waahin<ton (CN9) -I Louis Saun- * •’ not revealed. But when the p,ter Glod and a couple of other! of Cpl. C. R. Brown. Pfc.’s F. J. [Bruns. H. E. Gerlach, C. N. Jew Pvt. Gerry Priddy, Washington den. 33, told a Federal District ”»« quintet came back on ** the “ guys were drafte«! to move a batch ell. Cpl. T W Kieffer, Pfc. W. P. second baseman last year, has been Cvurt he failed to report for indue- floor, it was not the same one that o f _J equipment from one building to! Rosewag won deserved acclaim. transferred from Ft. MacArthur, tion into the armed forces because 1 bad left, . * ' 4 another. A pal passed. . The Flaming Devils won 2-0 over Cal., where be san processed after I he w as “reborn“ as a Moslem and I Sparked by the aggressiveness of “Where you going?" be asked. ! A Co last Saturday, by default. hi* induction last month, to McClel is only 13 years old. Sgt. Mel Atkinson, playing his • Payhne." said Glod. land Field. Cat, as a private in the first game with the team, the all A small mob heard this ex- > A RAT FOR THE RATZI AAF. HER INH ND OF FLESH stars pulled out of the dive with change and immediately fell in i I England ICN8)—Neg.ing their Tulat, Qkla. (CNS) Ordered 1(1 consecutive points almost treb behind Glod. All were welcomed ' target in Berlin, crewmen aboard Lt. Cal. Edgard W Garbisch. to pay his wife $40 a month ali ling therr score for the whole first cordially by the officer in charge a Halifax bomber found a rat AH-American football star at We«t mony, Frank Moaley, 54, sent her half. . <f the detail who gave them each scurrying around the floor of the Pbint in 1922-23-24. has assumed $40 worth of pennies in a can of And by the end of the third quar •omething to carry although .it plane. They dropped it on the Ger • new assignment as the Atm. 's molasses. ter they had fought tbeir way to a wasn’t a pay envelope. man capital. district engineer for Naw York. 276lh's Basketball Teams Reach Finals Co. M, 274th, in Hoop Semi-Finals 91st All-Stars T oppie Unbeaten 96th Team In 275th Regiment Basketball Series Sports Slants Co. F Moves Into Finals in 274th Hoop Tournament