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Camp Abbot, Ore., Jan. 29, 1 944
ABBOT ENGINEER
Page Eight
Post to Open
Ring Series in
Mid-February
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Camp Abbot’s first intra-post
boxing tournament will get un
derway Fel). 16 with a series of
bouts to determine battalion
champions, according to Sgt.
Leo Frizzo, coach for the Special
Service Office sports depart
ment. Battalion bouts will be
held Feb. 16-17 and 18 and a
series of contests to determine
the post champions in various
weight brackets Feb. 24-25 and
26 at the Post Recreation hall.
Soldiers from all units on the
Post will be eligible to compete,
Sgt. Frizzo said. Contests will be
Post Signal Photo Lab.
governed by amateur rulings,
and preliminary bouts will con Unlike most of us, Maj. Charles H. Moore, assistant director of the
Division, didn’t have to wait until the "ghost walked”
sist of three two-minute rounds. Personnel
to invest his eash in the fourth war loan drive and take home a
ETght-ounce gloves will be used. $1,000 bond. Lt. George F. Crisman, agent finance officer, shown
Boxers who plan to enter the counting the major's change, is making preparations to handle a
tournament but have not yet record volume of sales following payday Tuesday.
started working out were ad
vised to take advantage of facili laschi, Frank Reagan, Len Esh- limelight away from King Bas
ties in the recreatiop hall and mont, George Franck, Howie ketball this week. The Rec Hall
begin immediately. Two compet Yeager and Marion Pugh, backs. stage was blocked o ff and a
gym was set up that would do
ent instructors have been select
James J. Braddock, former justice to any city athletic club.
ed to supervise training. They
are Pvts. Sam Little of Company heavyweight champion, who en The new gym is complete with
B, 56th Battalion, and Welch tered fhe army Oct. 3, 1942, as striking bags, boxing bags, jump
ropes, and a regulation size mat
Easterling of Company A, 55th1 a first lieutenant, has been pro
moted to captain. He is station for sparring. Upwards to 30 post
Battalion.
ed at the Brooklyn army base. pugilists took advantage of the
gym facilities to begin training
for the Batallion and Post boxing
Returning to the ski jumps
tournaments next month.
(B y ('a m p Newspaper Service)
for the first time in two years,
Pvt. Luke Appling, Chicago Sgt. Torger Tokle, the great
Wednesday night was really a
White Sox shortstop and Ameri Olympic ace, was outjumped for
can League batting champion I the first time on U. S. snow by record night for the inter-com
last year, now taking basic train Merrill Barber, of Vermont, at pany basketball league. Cpl. Bob
ing at Camp Lee, Va., has an Bear Mountain, N. Y., recently. Lipe, the Supply Company flash,
nounced that he probably won't Tokle was on furlough from banged in 33 points against C-57
return to the major leagues as Camp Hale, Col., where he is a for a single game record that
may stand all season. The out
an active player after the war. ski instructor.
standing individual effort gave
“ After all, I ’m 37,” explained
Lipe 73 tallies in three games,
Appling, who has been the hit
Wally Kilrea, top-scoring ace
ting star of the White Sox in of the Hershey (Pa.) Bears in 34 more than his nearest rival,
Sgt. Tognetti of A-58. And both
field for 13 seasons.
the American Hockey league,
When asked by another sol and former big league star, pass the 62 markers the Supply boys
dier what ball park suited him ed his G I physical at Harris rang up and the 8 that C-57 were
best, Appling replied: “I don’t burg, Pa., recently. Although held to, were new team game
hit home runs so the size of the he’s a native of Canada, Kilrea marks.
park doesn't bother me at all. said he would not request trans
Sgt.
Lloyd
Higgenbotham,
I can’t even see the walls—let fer to the Canadian army. In
alone knock the ball over them.” fact, he expressed a preference whose performance for the Post
basketball team, has bordered on
for the AAF.
the sensational a 11 season,
The New York football Giants
strange as it may seem, didn’t
have sent a full team into the
play much basketball until after
service and it's a better team
he got out of college. Instead, he
than the one that finished sec
concentrated on tennis. How
ond for them in the eastern di
well Higgenbotham concentrat
vision of the National football
ed is evidenced by the fact that
league last year.
The All-Purpose Recreation
he was state tennis champ of
Grid Giants in the service in hall passed from existance this
Texas before Uncle Sam called.
clude: Jim Poole and Jim Lee week in name only. The Group
Howell, ends; Johnny Melius and and Center building is now o ffi
Before being bumped o ff by
Win Pedersen, tackles; Kayo cially the Camp Abbot Recrea
the Abbot Engineers, Camp
Lunday and Ben Sohn, guards; tion Hall.
Adair had raised quite a stir in
Lou IX’ Filippo ,.nd Chet Gad-
Northwest basketball circles by
Boxing took a share of the
chuck, centers, and Nello Fa-
coming within one point of beat
ing the Albina Shipyard five of
Portland, winner of 34 out of 35.
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(In Hawo")
From that, its not hard to glean
that the Post team is strictly
first class.
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The Quartermasters bowling
team lengthened its lead in the
Camp Abbot bowling league this
week by defeating the Sad Sacks
in a contest at the bowling alleys
in Bend Wednesday night. Mem
bers of the QM unit also turned
in the top score for the evening
with a total of 2459.
In other contests, the Medics
defeated the Strikers, the Head
quarters Hot Shots won over
the Wildcats and the Wahee
team outpointed the Neophytes.
STANDINGS
Team
Won
Quartermasters ... ......23
Wahee Courts
......21
Medics ............... ......19
Wildcats .............. ....>....17
Hdqs. Hot Shots
......15
Sad Sacks...........
13
Neophytes
..... 13
Strikers.........
...... 11
Rec Hail
Ramblings
by Sansone
m
What keeps the basketball
league going? There’s Sgt. Leo
Frizzo, recreation hall com
mander, who arranges the sched
ules and is on hand to supervise
all games. And in for a special
word of praise also are the two
capable referees who give of
their services almost every night
of the week, Lt. Kulhes and Pvt.
Langbridge.
New Tile Floors
For Service Club
D o whatovor yo u Ilk * lot t h * noxt Sour orderly
The Service Club added anoth
er decorative touch this week
with the installation of tile-tex
in the cafeteria and entrance
hallway. Flooring of the cafe
teria is in green with a black
border, and hallway flooring, fin
ished in grey, has as a feature a
red Engineer castle, symbol of
the corps, in the center of the
tiling.
Hanging up i t s
seventh
straight victory, the Camp Ab
bot basketball team last week
turned back a stubborn assault
by the 70th Division Trailblaz-
ers from Camp Adair. Score was
43 to 35.
The Engineer squad was
white-hot at the onset of the
contest and built up a tremen
dous 21 to 2 lead before the visi
tors could get under way. Spark
of the splurge was Higgen-
bothem, who scored five brilliant
tallies. Camp Abbot led at the
half, 28 to 13.
In the second half, the Trail-
blazers staged a spectacular ral
ly which tied the score, 30 to 30,
with ten minutes to go.
Butz and Tucker pulled the
game from the fire for the Post
team by scoring several tallies
at the crucial phase of the game.
Tucker with 15 and Higgen-
bothem with 12 paced the Camp
Abbot squad in scoring.
In a preliminary contest, Com
pany C of the 56th Battalion de
feated the 12th Group Officers’
squad, 29 to 15.
Box score:
Camp Abbot
Fg Ft Pf Tp
iem, f . Ô 0 1 12
Miller, f ...
... 2 0 0 4
... 6 3 0 15
Tucker, f
... 0 0 1 0
Tognetti, f
Kennelly, c
... 0 1 1 1
Schiller, c
... 1 0 0 2
Butz, g ...
... 2 1 0 5
Hanson, g
... 0 1 1 1
Demgen, g
1 1 0 3
Washburn, g ....... ... 0 0 0 0
Hohenhorst, , g .... ... 0 0 0 0
I.ost
10
12
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16
18
20
20
19
RESULTS
S T R IK E R S
Capt. Hammer ........... 110
Lt. Kobe! ___ .............106
Lt. Mac Knight ........... 103
Lt. \ ancey
.............105
Capt. Strong .
156
137
131
146
126
99
138-
117
147
177-
Totals . . . . ............. 574
696
678 1948
Lt. Lanprhus . . ............. 125
Capt. Snyder ............. 169
151
104
158
139
232
196
147
109-
150-
147
Totals . . . . ............. 686
787
749 2222’
381
351
393
453
MEDICS
Lt. O'Brien
.............142
Maj. Drischell ........... 135
SPORT SLANTS
The Wolf
Post Cagers
Best Adair,
43 to 35
QM Continues
If H/n Should IInvest m l j
/ WAR BONDS? H j To Set Pace in
Bowling League
A W EEK FROM PAYDAY- TOO
192
386
382
114
548
H E A D Q U A R T E R S H O T SHOTS
Lt. PenninKton ......... 134
Lt. Gardner . . .............112
Capt. Coover . . ............. 115
Capt. W ard . . .............181
Capt. Hohenhorst ....... 172
111
117
126
141
156
94 -339
110 339
142 383
162 184
135 463
Totals . . . . ............. 714
651
643 2008
Rodgers . .
Jarvis . . . .
O xford . . .............147
Burpress . . .............ISO
Brown . . . ............. 145
179
126
116
178
141
155--493
101 379
136 399
149 487
168- 454
Totals . . . .
740
709 2212
W IL D C A T S
Lt.
L t.
Lt.
Lt.
Lt.
W A H E E C O U R TS
Maj. Landenberprer
Capt. Smith .............
('apt. H aile .............
Capt. Huber .............
Capt. W ilson ...........
. .124
. . 157
. 106
. . 96
134
132
121
131
141
Totals ................. . .614
659
NE O PH YTE S
Mr. Fleischmann .........157
Lt. Edjreren ................. 135
79
149
122
117
106
T o t a l s ......................646
567
Lt.
Lt.
Hoirlund .............. 108
W allace ................ I l l
L t Derr .................... ns
SAD SACKS
Mr. G arrett
98
Lt. K ru iie .................... 81
Maj. Diediker .............. Ili*
Capt. Oearinjr .............. 103
L t. M c R a e ...................... I l l
156
87
148
166
141
Totals ............... 18
Camp Adair
Fg
Allen, f ....... 0
721 1994 Meli, f .
Gowmover, c ...... 5
Mendell, c .......... 0
118— 305
121— 375 Cole, g ................. 0
181 438
119 121 Schlicter, g ........... 0
139- 380 Cook, g ................. 0
os 1921 Esposita, g ........... 3
Setting ................. 4
143- 401
146— 435
158- 385
104 366
170— 407
178 432
161 - 319
116 383
163- 432
125-377
Totals
T o t a l s ......................512 698t 733 1943
Q U ARTERM ASTERS
Capt. Fulkerson
Lt. Pul ver
Capt. Bunreson
Mr. Cox
.......
Mr. HenninRS .
T o t a l s .......
V *h
......... 156
......... 154
178
......... 157
......... 162
163
180
169
181
168
141 -460 i
142 476
166—513
......... 797
861
801 2459
IN IK
164
484
Post Athletics
Radio Feature
Lt. Henry Hansen, athletic of
ficer, was target for questions
fired by Lt. V. G. Henderson,
public relations officer, when
“ Camp Abbot on Parade,” a
weekly radio broadcast describ
ing camp activities, took up the
subject of athletics at this camp.
The program, which goes on
the air over Station KBND every
Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock,
was written by Pfc. Fred Cherry,
of the Public Relations branch.
7 4 43
Ft P f Tp ,
0 0 0
0 * 0 8
1 1 11
0
0
1
1
0
0 0
1
6
8
16 3 9 35
3 Squads Tied in
Post Cage Loop
Casual. Supply and Service
Companies gained top position
in a post basketball tournament
this week with teams from
Company A, 56th Battalion and
Co. A, 58th Bn., close on their
heels.
THE STANDINGS
Won Lost
Team
0
Casual ................. ...... 3
Supply ................. ....... 3
0
0
Service ................. ........ 3
0
A 56 ...................... ......... 2
0
A-58 ...................... ......... 2
1
B-59 ...................... ......... 2
2
1
C-56 ......................
2
Civ. Per..................
1
1
Medics ................... ........ .2
2
B-57 ....................
1
1
B-56
........ 2
2
......... 2
B-52 ...........
2
12th Gp. Officers
....._...l
C-57 ...................... ....... 1
2
2
A-55 ...................... ........ 1
A -59 ................................ 0
2
C-58 ..... „ ............... ........ 0
2
2
11th Gp. Officers
..._..... 0
3
B-58
........ 0
MP’s ......
....... 0
3
3
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New York (CNS) — A fter her
husband had disappeared into a
crowd at Pennsylvania station.
Mrs. Catherine Rice, 48. a visitor
from Miami. Fla., became so pan
icky that she started to give $5
and S10 bills to passersby, plead
ing with them for help to find
him. She had given away $1.500
of a $2,500 roll she carried in her
handbag before police restrained
her, called an ambulance and
Pass The ENGINEER To An
had her removed to a hospital. other Abbotman—He’ll Appreci
Hubby still is missing.
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