Friday, July 9, 1943 ABBOT ENGINEER WANTED: Spor+s Correspondents How would you like to be a G. I. sports writer? The ENGINEER wants news about sports happenings in every platoon, battalion and Gp. on the post. I f you have any news that should appear on the Sports Page, either sub mit It to the ENGINEER ,yia Message Center, or phone Ext. 8. P. S.: You get in free to all of the games, too. Maybe we can design a "PRESS” card for hard-working correspond ents. The Wolf CapT»|iH IWJ b» lwa«i4 W Elks Stage a Stampede to Beat G.L Nine H i: F L A Y ’EM A G A IN July 26 Set As Opening of Softball Meet Championship Slated for Aug. 1; 24 Teams Sign Up To Compete for Awards Softball showed signs of be coming Camp Abbot’s No. 1 sport this week following an announce ment by Sgt. Roy L. Rider, ath letic director fo r the Special Service Office, that 24 teams will he organized here to compete in a l\ S. Service Cam p tourna ment sponsored by the Amateur Softball Association. Following t h e tournament, scheduled for July 26 to August 1, awards will be made to winn ing teams by a well-known soft- drink concern. Organizations which will be represented are the four com- ^h p iies of the 51st, 52nd, 53rd and ^ E l h Engr. Tug. Bns.; Hq. ( <>., S C U 19*3; H«|. Co., E R T C ; the M otor Co.; the Medical net., and the 55th, 56th and 57th Bns., the latter three of which will have only one team because their ac tivation is not scheduled in time fo r organization of company teams. An officers’ contingent also w ill compete. Teams will be eliminated after losing two games. Preliminary games will be played during off- duty hours in battalion areas, and the final contest, scheduled for August 1, on Camp Abbot diamond. Page Three Maybe there's a charm in the third time. Anyway, the camp varsity baseball stars oppose the Bend Elks day after tomorrow at 1330 on theBend diamond The Elks will also tangle with Red mond Air Base in a second game slated for 1530. Admission for G. I.’s is -10 cents. Providing the biggest thrill during the Fourth of July cele bration in Bend was the baseball game between Camp Abbot’s ^ ¡ n g Engineers and the Bend It was the second time the GI’s locked horns with the Ant lers—and lost. The latest score: 12 to 6. In their first clash the tally was 11 to 1. The camp aggregation looked hotter than any firecracker which was touched off before the war. Since pyrotechnics are out for the duration, the socks of polished bats provided last Sunday’s necessary sound dep’t. noise. Right off the start, Pochek, sensational shortstop, slammed out a homer to pace a hitting streak which, at the end of the second canto, hoisted Ab bot in front of a 3 to 0 lead. When the Elks came to bat in the first of the third Zande, Army pitcher, hit an airpocket and his deliveries were clothed with Maggie's drawers. In eight consecutive hits, the Elks gar nered seven runs, forging to the front and, while pushed during the waning innings of the game, maintained the lead. Jimmy Farmer, winning twirl- er, scattered out the eight hits chalked up against him, while Zande permitted 15 drives. Nehl, cf: Bailey, 2b, and Douglass, rf., shined for the hometown nine. Maslan, Abbot first sacker, led the Engies with two timely hits. Gin Pole Construction interests Abbot Trainees Playing with ten men in stead of six, a camp wide vol ley ball tournament is slated to get under way next Monday on battalion recreation fields. Sponsored by' the post Special Service Office, the tour ney will he a one-game elimin ation affair, with platoons pit ted against other units, to de termine battalion champs and later, inter-battalion winners will engage in a play-off to de termine Gp. leaders. In official match play, six positions are utilized — right forward, center forward, left forward, right hack, center back and left hack. In this GI tournament, the sextette will be augmented by a “left net- ter" and “right netter,” playing in front o f the net, and “right center,” and “left center," grac ing the middle area lx-tween the forw ards and I lacks. Teams engaged in the volley ball tourney are requested to phone I heir results to the EN GINEER, Ext. 8 after each game. A b b o t Bowlers A re Invited to Form Tearns for A ction Bowling enthusiasts at Abbot — and their number is legion— are invited to form teams for league play during the summer months at the Bend Recreation Alleys, 744 Bond St. Spurred by the incessant re quests for competitive play, Mr. Bob Dow sett, owner of the alleys, has agreed to set aside Thursday night of each week for the next three months for match action between military person nel teams. The eight-alloys will dose July 12 for two weeks during which the sliek maplelanes will lie thoroughly resurfaced, and when reo|iened, will lx- available for Abbot teams. nn P|nInr. For A b b o t Units A B B O T R O O K IE S L E A R N H O W TO M O V E H E A V Y L O A D S — AH soldier-engineers must acquire the technique of rigging— expedient methods of moving hulks loads. Shown above are recruits of the second platoon. 0-51. constructing a gin pole, which. when completed ts a standardized means for bunting and iintoading heavy equipment, placing heavy bridge timbers and other uses taught in the EKTC. (E N G IN E E R Photo by Hahn.I <u»oba*«d by C»»r N#«sp*pa. Itmu C a m p Volley Ball Tourney Set W ith Teams of 10-Men In the meanwhile, GI pinbust- ers interested in forming teams, should contact Bob at the alleys Using shears to lift the heavy ciples to form the necessary ex nightly, or by phoning Bend 532. gin pole in operating position, pedients for lifting and moving Officers, Wacs, Army nurses, as well as enlisted men can com 51st Abbot ERTC recruits this heavy loads, week spent many an ardous | Each Engineer soldier at Ab- prise teams. hour on the training area learn- hot has in his possession at all ing one of the fundamentals of times a training rope with which Q U C « w , basic engineering principles— he practices in spare time tying m o » ' o c w j u i i i ' r " ' 73 the knots he has learned. rigging. Abbotmen also are taught Purpose of the course is to QM repair shop seamstresses teach trainees how to tie the other allied subjects including common knots and hitches, tripod, high line and boom der today were doing a “piping” make lashings, prepare anchor rick, and the particular applica swell job stitching appropriate braid around rims of garrison ages, and uses of block and tion of each. Later in their training period, caps worn by Abbot EM’s. tackle. Also included in the instruc the Castlemen get practical ap A recent camp memorandum tion offered by competent in plication of what they have stipulated that G l ’s should have structors and coached by veteran learned about rigging during piping representing their indi cadre are the techniques in us construction of fixed and float vidual units; red for ERTC, ing a combination of these prin- ing bridges. green for S C I'; eohalt blue with No! This Isn't a G. I. Maypole Dance by Sansone ‘ m golden orange fo r Chemical W a r fare Service; silver grey with golden yeilmv for I -¡nance; m a roon with white for Medical Dot; yellow with green fo r M l*’s; crimson with yellow for Ord nance; Hoff for QM. and orange with white for Signal Corps. >1L —sandwiches cake n’ co ffee Everything’s free! 51st Makes 700% In Rifle Sh o o tin g ; Co. A Best Shots Effectiveness o f rifle marks manship training in the EK TC here was demonstrated reeently when the 51st Bn., the first Cam p Alilxit unit to fire fo r record on the range, qualified 100 per cent of the men who fired. Co. A took top honors In the battalion, qualifying 32 men as experts, 75 as sharpshooters and 69 as marksmen. Figures were for both record firing and first supplemental firing. Only 64 men of the entire unit have not fired. They will receive addition al instruction before firing for record. Preliminary firing by the 52nd Bn. indicates that unit also will qualify 100 per cent and prob ably will give the 51st a close race, Maj. LcComptc Joslin, sup ervisor of weapons training said. The 52nd is scheduled to fire lor record today and Saturday. Members of the 51st Bn. this week studied field fortifications, camouflage, use of the bayonet, road construction. Engineer ro- connaisance and fixed bridge con struction. Training tests were held. Individual security, scouting and patrolling, rifle marksman ship, first aid and training tests were on the 53rd Battalion sched ule. The 52nd covered rifle marksmanship, tools and equip ment, marches and bivouacs, dr fensc against air attack, demoli tion, field fortifications, camou flage and rigging. Front & Center! D-52 Is H o n o r e d Col. I rank S. Besson, |X~t commander, tossed a gaHaind of G I “vvarehids" to D-52, com manded by Capt. Donald V. Dickson, tor being an "alert organization.” Retiiriiiiig from the target range, and passing Old Glory flying triumphantly on lino camp flag pole shortly brio-« 1730, the company, instead <’f “rushing by, halted and stood at parade rest during the sounding of retreat. The com pany then presented arms te r the National Anthem, It w as an inspiration.” The commendation np|x-ai*«l in a recent DIB, under Cel. Besson's signature. That's gi f ting the A B B O T H A B IT ! Strawn N a m e d as W a c G a m e s C le rk Now that they’ve become hon est to-goodness G.I.’s, Camp Ab- bol’s Wacs this week completed plans lor an ambitious recrea tion program and named Pvt. Ruth Strawn as recreation ck-ik. Ruth has had considerable ex perience in athletics and organi zational work and has tabbed the following diversions: bo-vl- ing every Thursday night, swim ming several nights weekly, ten nis on the Bend high school courts, basketball, volleyball and softball. Over the weekends, pic nics and game sessions also are planned. Abbot n’ Around * B e in g a weekly calendar of events listing activities in C am p) and Bend for Camp Abbot personnel_________________ F R ID A Y PILO T BUTTE IN N : Dance- Hülfet Supper for Army eoupl* s, sponsored by Army Wives-USO Club; ERTC Band Music. 2030. BEND USO: Quiz and Game Night. BASEBALL PRACTICE: Post Hqs.. 1S00. SATURDAY BEND USO: Juke-Box Dance; "Saturday Nile Fun.” BLDG. NO. 211: Officers’ dance, Informal, in Officers’ Mess, 2100 to 2400. SUNDAY Because many organizations ABBOTheater: Matinee, 1100; Regular Shows. 1830, 2030. on the post lack adequate sew ATTE ND CHURCH: Chapels on post or churches in II ml. ing facilities, the QM repair shop BEND BALL PARK: Bend diamond. Baseball- game betw. < o was selected to stitch on the Camp Abbot and Bend Elks, 1330. hatcords. SUNDAY DINNER: Register at USO for Home Hospitality. BEND USO: Dunkers Club, 10151100; Musical Gems ■ class!, el recordings!, 1500; Buffet Lunch, 15001700; Snacks, 19trf}- Seven Training Bags Arrive 2200; Party Night-Games, refreshments, community sing To Toughen Mitts of GIs ing. To develop punches, toughen MONDAY hands and bolster coordination. PILO T BUTTE IN N ARMY WIVES-USO Club Meeting, 2000. Abbot trainees will slam-bang at BEND USO: “ Do as you Please Night ’ Open Hons. 75-pound heavy training bags, ERTC BARRACKS 919: String Ensemble Practice, 1830. used by prize fighters to in BASEBALL PRACTICE: Post Hqs 1800. TUESDAY crease their dynamite - laden A L L PURPOSE BLDG.: Dance for trainees of 52nd and 53rd B is. socks. t ’SO hostesses and Wacs as dancing partners, 2030 2230. Seven of these monstrous, can vas-covered bags arrived in BASEBALL PRACTICE: Post Hqs. 1801). WEDNESDAY camp several days ago and will be distributed to the 11th. 12th STATIO N KBND: "Camp Abbot on Parade,” Studio in Pilot Butte Inn, 1945-2000. and Hq. Co.s of ERTC and SCU. BASEBALL PRACTICE: Post Hqs. 1800. First bag to be installed is in the CHOIR PRACTICE: Post Chapel, 1930. All-Purpose rec hall. BEND USO: Bingo Party-Telephone call home to winner, 20(4). W E L L ME W AS A n d th#r*> » • « • t.I w ho '■anw to m » M i « « H atffH hi the W a r Bond o ffic e to m ake hi* p ir th a a t. “ W h « t dcTM im inatwin?" «h e a«ked. “ Presbyterian,” he replied TH URSDAY BASEBALL PRACTICE: Post Hqs. 1800. BEND USO: "Learn to Dance” Class 1800. BEND BOWLING ALLEYS: War Tournament Night, 1930. CHOIR PRACTICE; Post Hqs., 1800.