Friday, June 1 8, 1943 ABBO T ENG IN EER ABBOT ENGINEER Page Three Baseball in Top Spot as Recreation MORE ABOUT Abbot Units Sports Abbot Teams to Play Sunday on Home Diamond Camp Nine Undismayed Over 11 to 1 Deteat in League Opening Contest A repudiated outfit of G. I. diamond exports, wearing the ERTC colors, will clash Sunday afternoon on the camp baseball field, aimed to provide ample color and thrills to baseball- minded Abbot personnel. The game will get under way at 1400 o’clock with outfits com­ posed of varsity team members and outstanding trainees, accor­ ding to Lt. “ W hiter” Willis, camp team manager, and Sgt. Roy Rider, athletic director of the Special Service branch. The Ah!>ot Engineers hustled like guys in the steaming ,jung­ les of Buna last Sunday after­ noon but dropped a 11 to 1 fray to the Bend Elks in their first regular game. Nine of the 11 runs were classified as unearn­ ed having been scored on errors caused by apparent nervousness. However, the red-and-white uni­ formed soldier-players looked smart throughout the game, and M T not dismayed over their ^fceat. Flicker Pass for Two To Abbot Home Run Hits Camp Abbot baseball slug­ gers who connect with four- baggers during league games, either on the home diamond or in Bend, will receive a double pass to any Bend theater, it was announced by Mr. B. A. “Dutch” Stover, operator of the Capitol and Tower showhouses, and an ardent Abbot booster. Chamber Official Lists Ideal Bait For Nearby Lakes (F o r the benefit o f Camp Abbot anglers who are w orrying about what bait to use. here are a few tim ely tips from Don H. Peoples, secretary. Bend Chamber o f Commerce, whose business it is to know about such th in gs:) (Continued From Page One) VISION', Lt. Coi. M. A. Pimen­ tel. director Quartermaster Branch, Signal Branch, Engineer Branch, Rai l Transportation Branch,Ordnance Branch, Chem­ ical Warfare Branch, Purchns- in and Contracting Branch and Fiscal Branch. REPAIRS AND UTILITIES D I V I S I O N . Capt. G. E. Zelhait, director Administrative Branih Operations Branch. Maintenance Branch, Fire ¡Protection Branch and Engineering Branch. IN SI‘IX H O N D I V I S I O N , Mn.i. J. L. Ostrander, directm - Inspection Branch, A u d i t s Branch, Claims Branch, Boards and Surveys Branch and Inves­ tigation Blanch. I TV A N I» INTELLIGENT E IN TE R N A TIO N A !. SEX U R ­ DU IslON, capt. Ab Jolly, «di­ rector— Intelligence Branch, Se­ curity Branch, Military Police Branch, Police a n d Prison Branch a n d Crytograptoc Branch. MEDICAL DIVISION, Col. F. G. Crandall, Jr., director- Medi­ cal Supply Branch. Two branenes not placed w i­ der divisional supervision were Public Relations Branch, direct­ ed by Lt. P. H. O’Brien, and Con­ trol Branch, directed by Capt. Robert J. Cosgrove. M ■ > ft * y *gBç**tà By Don H. Peoples Weather conditions are chang­ BATTER UP— ('amp Abbot soldiers, like their buddies on five ing fishing daily in the Des­ chutes, but above Bend fly fish- j continents, deem baseball as the most popular G. I. diversion. Here’s a typical scene as the eamp varsity nine awaits spirited ing has been good in the eve­ action in league play. Cpl. Tony Popovich is the hatter; Sgt. nings. One school of thought got results on a small, fan-wing, I Alex Orloff is behind home plate, while "Dutch" Oakes, well- known loeal plbyer calls ’em with his eagle eye. (ENGINEER queen of the waters, fished dry. The other school obtained equal­ photo by Pfc. Bob Hahn.) I ly good results on a large buck- tail coachman, fished wet. Release of water from the Wickiup reservoir had put a damper on river fishing tempor- , arily. Softball — America’s fastest A _ X ' _.x . X Tons of material for the war Below Bend good catches of growing sport-—will be included » • ' • i / r U / C U v u l f 1/4 effort are gathered every week big browns have been made in in Camp Abbot’s recreational Athletic equipment has been in ( amp Abbot, according to the evening on a red body squir­ diet as plans were announced to- rel tail, that is, until the high day for a campwide elimination distributed to every organiza- Capt. -I. C. Burgcson, (JM repair water came along. tournament. tion functioning on the post, the officer. „ Salvaging of tin cans is play- Soldiers who have a way of | Special equipment is expected ~ to arrive shortly and it is hoped s Pcclal Service office announc- ing a hig role in ,he program* getting about will do well to try ec*- Broken glass also is carefully their hand at these lakes and to have teams representing C AM P ABBOT saved. Literally, a "mountain of streams nearby: P A U L I N A every company as well as Offi- Armed with complete baseball AB L A K E —Good results on bucktail cers’ and Hqs. ERTC and SCU team paraphernalia, units in the fdass ’ rises in rear of Bldg. 325 3b ............ . . . .3 0 R H « o ] A 2 E 2 ss llth and 12th G ds Hrp nuttin„ an(< like other conservation 0 3 1 0 1 coachman in the evening and participate. lb ......... 0 0 6 0 0 trolling with flatfish, spoon and Temporary plans also call for th eouinment to suitable and ltems’ ls sold to civilian con- W illi* .If ___ 4 0 0 1 U 0 tVainwrig" hi. i r ! ! ! ! ontovabk T s o Maioritv of ¡h e 1 ,rac,ors- Even wads of paper, 1 1 2 0 0 worms during the day. EAST the construction of a special Hannon, 2b ........... 0 1 2 0 1 LA K E —Big browns and brooks softball softball diamond, diamond, with with cham- cham- ouGj(S i_____ „ i ____ ...i .... ........... have cleared tracts of rescued from Abbot waste bas­ Conway, c ............. 0 1 8 1 0 kets and cardboard from mess F itapatric k. cf . . . . 0 1 3 0 0 are being taken on plugs, red­ ptonship games slated on the land near tholr balTacks ior Zande. p ................. ___ 4 0 0 0 1 hall supply boxes are sal vagi -d. 1 head and yellow troutorenos pre- j regular Abbot layout. baseball or softball diamonds. 0 0 1 2 0 Egg and vegetable crates also ferred. An 11-pound, 32-inch Besides baseball and softball, are sold. 1 7 25 6 5 brown was taken recently. E LK | volleyball and badminton are the BEND E L K S Nearly 100 pounds of cooked "Rack 'Em Up" Soon to most popular diversions in camp grease are obtained daily from A B R II O A E LA K E — The road is open to 1 1 2 0 0 with a quarter of a mile of the during the summer months. Be Cry in Bn. Rec Halls lb . . . ........... 5 3 3 the mess halls and used to .'rid 2 2 1 Cordon, ns Not a G. I. sport, many sold M ........« 4 3 1 2 3 0 south end of the lake. Big rain- j Destined to become the most in l the manufacture of ammtmi- H atch, lb II 2 8 0 0 bows are being taken on both popular item in battalion rec iers have been practicing in open tjon N eh l, cf ........... 5 1 2 2 0 o , fly and troll. CROOKED RIVER I R obert», If halls is the Liberty-type, regula- meadows with their drivers and j ( ap) Burgcson, ono ,,f ........... 5 0 1 (1 0 0 B ailer, 2b ................... ..........3 1 1 2 1 0 A T THE COVE—Good catches tion-size pool table, four of niblicks, pioneer officers stationed al A b - Musser, c ............... » ........... 4 1 1 10 0 0 of pound rainbows on a bucktail which have been ordered for im­ p . . . ........... 4 1 1 0 2 0 hot, emphasized that "nothing kt caddis. METOLIUS R I V E R — mediate shipment to Camp Ab­ overlooked in eamp that ean be Totals ......... 38 11 13 27 8 2 Rainbows are still feeding on bot. ■ c » m e run salvaged, clearly demonstrating __ Musser. Tw o base hits: 0 •a*«. Hatch. Nehl and Houtchens. caddis fly larvae. Fair results on Any Abbotmen having exper­ that conservation is a ‘most* pro­ •W W ifice h it : Bailer. Bases on balls, o ff a small caddis or ginger quill, ience in construction and repair ject.” Zan de: 2, o ff Houtchens. 9. Stolen base: fished dry. of pool tables are urged to con­ Gordon. U m pires: Russell and Pizzi. B-r-r-r when, oh when will tact the Special Service Office "Oil! HENRY SHEET OFT” The Elks got off to a fast since their services will be great- it be summertime in the Cas­ Like a three-day pass, the EN­ cades? start in the opening canto scor­ ly in demand in the future. The coal strike has caused GINEER welcomes with bated ing four runs on two bingles. I A collection of various weight- a tense coal shortage on the breath the spanking new “ GP 12 Zande, stellar Abbot twirler, | ed cues, chalk and other billiard Post. With use of coal limited BULL SHEET,” first inter group pitched a pretty game, his fast, academy equipment will be to water heaters, heating mimeographed blast, capably -n- ged chore to hurl with bases oc­ YANK, “The Army Weekly,” to log-fires for heat and rick and typed by Cpl. Albert J. cupied. Houtchens kept the G. 1. that will be on sale June 19 to BALL GAME I’OSTFONED all of Gp. Ilqs. lumber sticks somewhat silenced mark the end of the first year History was cheated Tuesday WAACs were seen making | DiFrank, The sheet will I k - distributed and twirled an effective game, of publieation. night when a dance at the A-P eyes not at the engineers, weekly by pigeon carriers, and earning nine strikeouts — to It will have eight extra pages rec hall forced the ERTC band but at the stacks of wood ¡there’s nocharge except the mo r- Zande’s seven. with extra Sad Sacks, pin up to postpone a scheduled softball piled outside their barracks. ! head, which is like ack nek. The slamming of Pocheck who chicks and loads of gags and in­ game with members of the garnered three bingles in four teresting yarns. Get your copy W AA C section here. The band provided music for the 51st attempts, was a bright spot in by Sansone. The Wolf trainees while the W AAC team the tussle. For the home team, (• » T "!*" 1 »*<3 *43 4» by Utwu'd Uowí'á StoR StoRM M . . < 941 terms his duties “as the best in Zande will start on the mound for one of the oufits, with re­ —better still subscribe. The ad­ the W’orld,” and considers Col. ceiving duties either by Cpl. dress is: YAN K, 205 East 42nd Besson “ a prince of a man to George Conway or Sgt. Leo Street, New York, N. Y. One drive for.” buck for eight months f35 is­ Pizzi. Veteran of nearly 20 months sues) or a frog and a half for a in the service, the Pittsburgh. full year. Enclose check, cash or Pa., soldier was formerly sta­ tioned at Camp Kohler, Calif., and Fort Lewis, Wash. M SGT. the Army’s n ew es t weekly He assumed the role of chauf­ T / S rt. BUI V. Anthony. Hq. Cm. ERTC. sheets, sends garlands of faik- feur the first day Col. Besson T SGT. 8 ? ft . Andrews C. McKe«. Hq. ( A , stained orchids to YANK! arrived in eamp. He has had con­ ERTC. siderable experience tn the han­ S Set. Peter A. Lea«ure. Hq. Co, ERTC. dling of all types o f vehicles In TAG REG1XATIOXS S SGT. Only Camp Abbot auto regis­ civilian life and during his army S it. R»ckle D Heoth. Hq. Co.. ERTC. Srt. Walter F Mayer«. Hq. Co . ERTC. tration stickers and tags will ap­ career. SGT. Besides a late model sedan pear on private vehicles of mem­ CpL Ha via Moafcv. m Cm., ERTC. bers of this post, camp authori­ provided for Col. Besson's con­ T 4th Squeeze — squeaze— squeeze1 D on ’t you know , Cpl. Harry J. Carr. Hq. Co., ERTC. ties announced. All registration venience. the post commander CPL. how to squeeeeeze?" Pvt. Elmer F. Stallard, Hq. Co.. ERTC. stickers and tags of other posts also tours the camp area in a T Sth jeep. will be removed. Softball Tourney Athletic Material r'.'n ^ rV iClints On Deck at Abbot Distributed ta The Box Score A. B-r-r! It's June In January Here Special "Yank" Edition On Sale /ii tr im p LeffLoves Job As Colonel's Driver BARS and STRIPES Pvt. Horry L. Seott. Hq. Co.. ERTC. ’J S-