Post Cage Squad
Lays Claim to
Basketball Title
Camp Abbot, Ore., Mar. 4, 1944
ABBOT ENGINEER
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d e a t h in a n o u t h o u s e
3 Teams Crowd A-56 Takes Lead
Quartermaster In Cage Tourney
In Bowling Loop
The last of the undefeated fell
Thursday night in the Post Bas­
ketball League as Service Com­
Quartermaster k e g l e r s con­ pany was toppled by Lt. Fred-
Hiding the crest of an 11 game
tinued to hold the lead in* th e ,
rico’s compact A-56 quintet, 31-
winning streak. Camp Abbot’s
Post bowling league this week
Fighting Engineers now are pre­
retaining a two game lead over 19. The victory elevated A-56 to a
pared to lay claim to the state
three units tied for the runnerup narrow half game lead and left
position. Threatening teams are six clubs—A-56, Casual Co., Ci­
GI basketball title. Coach Leo
the Medics, Wildcats and Wahee vilian Personnel, Supply Co.,
Frizzo’s post team throttled the
Courts, tied with 29 games won Service Co., and B-56—all with
Camp White 96th Division 33-32
and 19 lost, against 30 games one setback and all within a
Saturday and raced away from
won and 18 lost for the Quarter­ game and one half from the top.
the Wooden Box quintet of Bend,
However, both A and B 56 leave
master outfit.
55-26 Tuesday. Both games were
In contests Wednesday night, i the league this week to go on
played at the All-Purpose recrea­
the Wahee Courts squad won three week problems.
tion hall.
A-56 broke away from a 14-14
two games over the Medics, the
A 40 foot howitzer by Lt. Bob
Quartermaster took three con­ tie in the last ten minutes to
Demgen arched in dramatically
with one minute and fifteen sec­
tests over the Headquarters Hot-1 subdue Service Co. The best
onds left to break up the Camp
shots, the Sad Sacks defeated passing team in the league, A-56,
White contest.
the Strikers in two tiffs and the hit a flurry of shots in the clos­
Abbot’s unblemished record
Wildcats won twice over the ing moments to vault into first
place. White with 12 and Bilyeu
was in peril all the way until
Neophytes.
Demgen put in the clincher as
with
10 led A-56. Service player-
Post S ign al Photo Lab.
STANDINGS
White’s “football - basketball”
coach Fred Higgenbotham gar­
Using "booby traps," it’s a simple matter for Engineer soldiers to ,
Lost nered 10 of his team’s 19.
Won
tactics forced a slowing down of convert Chic Sales’s favorite edifice into a death chamber for an 1
18
the powerful Engineer offense.
unsuspecting enemy with an urge to answer nature’s c a ll. The QM’s ........................ 30
Other scores this week includ­
19 ed: Civ. Per. 39, B-58 35; Supply
Although never having more EKTt trainees pictured heer are shown searching for traps hidden Medics .....................29
19 31, MP Co. 28 (overtime); A-58
than a four point margin, the by other trainees previously. Once a trap has l>een discovered, dis­ Wildcats ................... 29
19 26, C-58 25; Casual Co. 44, A-58
96th Division invaders let most arming it is just a matter o f following instructions.
Wahee Courts ......... 29
of the way in the roughest tus
HQ Hotshots ........... 20
28 20 .
sle of the local season. Division Demgen, g ......... ......4 0 0 8
Strikers ................... 19
26
MORE ABOUT
STANDINGS
let at half, 18-15. The Engineers j
Sad Sacks ................ 19
29
Won
Lost
3
33
..
.Totals
............
....
13
7
played without the services of
Neophytes ................ 17
31 A-56 .......
...... 9
1
Camp
White
(32)
their ace rebound man, Lt. Norm
1
...... 8
Casual ....
Mclntypre, f ...... ......3 0 1 6
RESULTS
Butz, who was ill.
1
...... 7
Civ. Per. ...
Medics
2
2
Promwics,
f
......
____1
0
(Continued
From
Page
One)
Lt. Hector, player-coach of the
Lt. Flanigan .............. 154 161 165— 480
1
Supply
....
....... 7
Maj. Drischel .............. 178 164 155 —
497
losers, was high-point man with Sands, f ............ ......0 0 0 0
M
aj. Dell ..................... 115 148 156 — 419 Service ....
devices
and
men
learn
to
acti­
...... 6
1
14 points. Sgt. Don Tucker Keller, f ............ ......0 0 3 0
Lt. Vest ..................... 120 138 118— 371
4
Capt. Snyder ............. 164 155 153— 472
1
Littrell,
c
...........
......2
0
vate
and
de-activate
them.
paced Abbot with 11. Lt. Dem- j
1
...... 6
Rector, g ........... ......7 0 2 14
Totals ....................... 731 761 747 2239 B-56 .......
Three periods are devoted to
gen had 8.
Wahee Courts
...... 2
1
Playing sloppy ball on their Plant, g ............ ......3 0 4 6 them. The anti-tank men learn Maj. Landenberger ...1 4 8 156 139— 443 A-51 .......
......
5
Callison,
g
.........
......0
0
0
Capt. Smith ............... 116 119 145— 380 A-58 .......
3
0
own hook and encountering stub­
to lay mines in several positions, Capt. H aile ............... 117 116 148— 381
...... 4
3
born resistance, the post quintet Pink, g .............. ......0 0 0 0 and, later, to lay hasty and de­ Capt. Huber .............. 117 154 142— 413 B-57 .......
Totals ............. .... 16 0 13 32 liberate mine fields. One group Capt. W ilson ............. 160 179 209— 548 C-56 .......
...... 4
5
woke up at the end of the first
Totals
........ ........... 658
Officials: Pvt. Bush and ;Lt. of men will lay a field and an­
724 783 2165
half of their game with Wooden
MP .........
....... 3
6
Headquarters Hot «hots
Box to find themselves trailing,1 Kulbes.
other de activate it.
Maj. Cuadra . ........... 107
153
88— 348 12 Gp. O ...
......
2
4
16-15. The situation was more
In addition, realistic training I.t. Shoenlein . ........... 2 01 163 150— 514
160 141— 435
........... 134
fg ft pf tp films prepared by the Signal ('a p t. W ard
than righted in the next period Camp Abbot (55)
( ’apt. Hohenhorst . . . . 157 122 137— 416
12
Tucker,
f
...........
.....6
0
0
2
5
as Abbot turned on the power—
Corps are shown from time to Lt. Shick ....... ........... 146 127 191— 464 C-58 .......
B-58
.......
......
2
6
40 points to 15 points—to romp Lipe, f .............. ......1 0 0 2 time. Here actual battle scenes
Totals
........
724 707 2177
...... 2
8
home with victory No. 11, 55-26. Higgenbotham, f ......2 0 0 4 are presented, and the men are ( ’apt. Strother Quartermasters 190 179— 519 C-57 .......
It was also game No. 11 in Albright, f ......... ......1 1 2 3 able to fit their training into Lt. Pu lver . . . ........... 164 146 138— 448 B-59 ........
...... 1
5
159 191 527
Capt. Fulkerson ..........177
3 3 2 9
which Tucker has scored at least Kenelly, c .........
149 118— 419
Mr. Hennin.us ........... 152
the picture of war conditions.
Mr. Cox .......
129 201— 495 11 Gp. O ...
10. This time the Southwestern Murphy, c ......... ......3 0 1 6
...... 1
5
A special course prepared by
Hohenhorst,
g
..........4
0
1
8
Kansas sharpshooter poured in i
773 827 2408
Totals
.........
the training division is at pres­
0
Wheeler,
g
.......
......0
0
2
12. Long shot artist Demgen
Sad Sacks
ent being given to all overhead
also racked up 12. Bog Douglas Demgen, g ........ ......5 1 1 11 personnel to acquaint them Mr. C.arrett . . ........... 161 134 175 470
106 126— 368
Maj. Diediker . ........... 136
2
Baird,
g
...........
......0
0
0
paced the Wooden Box five with
p t. Cearintf ........... 147
124 153— 424
with booby traps and mines as ('a
Lt. Mc Rae . .
113 127— 374
10. Pvt. Frank Heniges, ex-Pa-|
Totals ............ .... 25 5 11 55 part of the processing program L t. Horton .. . ........... 143 121 158— 422
cific Coast Conference arbiter,
By C'pl. Dale A. Rector
to prepare men for overseas
Totals
....... ........... 721 598 739 2058
Wooden
Box (26)
refereed.
Strikers
Company A has done it again.
service.
4
Degree,
f
.........
......2
0
0
Capt. Hammer ........... I l l
104
90— 305
For the third time this season
Lt. MarKnitfht ..........179
99 133— 411 The 51st Bn. completed firing
0 0 2 0
I t. Kobel .......
126 141— 421
an Engineer road trip was can­ Gordon, f .........
Saturday and
Lt. Yancey . . . ........... 128
152 151— 431 for record last
K.
Douglas,
f
....
10
......5
0
2
celled when it was announced
Capt. Stronpr
........... 129
136 154— 419 when the final figures were tab­
......2
3
Nehl,
c
..............
1
5
that tonight’s game slated in Eu­
Totals ......... ........... 701 617 669 1987 ulated Company A led the field.
0 1 2 1
gene between Sgt. Frizzo’s top W. Douglas, g ....
Attaining 100 per cent quali­
Neophytes
rung quintet and Oregon ASTU
The spring Post Boxing Tour­ I.t. Ho*rlund .. ........... 116 1 22 137— 375 fication is just the basis for the
......2
2
1
6
Marshall,
g
.......
Lt.
W
allace
.
.
.
...........
144
134
133—
411
had been called o ff by ASTU
nament will be held Thursday '
story. Nineteen men shot expert,
Totals ............. ...... 11 4 10 26
officials.
and Friday nights at the All- Mr. Fleischman n ___ 129 136 120— 385 66 shot sharpshooter and 81
L t. Edtrren . .. ........... 161
114 143— 418
Official: Pvt. Rrank Heniges.
Box scores:
Purpose Recreation Hall, Lt. H.
marksman.
Totals ......... ........... 717 675 695 2087
Camp Abbot (33)
fg ft pf tp
L. Hansen, Post Athletic Officer,
W ildcats
Pvt. Ralph Long led the com­
Indianapolis (C N S )— An elder- announced this week. Competi­ I.t. Morris . . . ...........
Tucker» f ............ ...4 3 1 11
181
178 189-548
pany with a score of 193, follow­
I.t. J a rvi ___
Lipe, i
ly
man
was
peeling
potatoes
in
0 0 0 0
tion will be between the 55th, Lt. Rogers . . . ........... 142 137 137— 416 ed closely by Pvt. Alfred Taylor
I.t. Ruriress . . .
138 16'.i 4 4 7
Higgenbotham, f ... .2 1 1 5 the Salvation Army hotel when 58th, and 59th Battalions.
Lt. Brown . . . .
176 177— 538 with 192 and Pvt. Julius Ulrich
Kenelly, c ...........
3 0 1 6 a state detective called and told
In the majority of weight
T o tals ........ ........... 775 785 838 2398 with 191.
Murphy, c ............ 0 0 0 0 him ho was heir to $600 left by classes, there will be three con­
Hanson, g ............ .....0 3 0 3 a relative. The recipient of this testants. Drawings will be held
Hohenhorst, g ..... ...0 0 0 0 fortune immediately threw a po- early in the week to determine
4 N C w h r w m » W iw
C * * » « * « 1*44 fcf u «a
'South PxK'fk)
l-aughridgc. g ..... 0 0 0 0 tato at the cook.
which fighter will receive an
opening night bye. Bouts will be
^
-
three rounds of two minute dur­
ation, governed by Amateur
Athletic Union Rules. The win­
ning battalion will be determined
on a point system.
A list of contestants includes:
Booby Traps
A-51 Sets Mark
On Rifle Range
Boxing Tourney
Set This Week
The Wolf
by Sansone
RED C R O S S AT W ORK
118 Pounds
Finfrock (58 Bn.) and Burton
(59 Bn.'.
126 Pounds
Taylor (55 Bn.), Soler (58 Bn.)
and Walkup (59 Bn.).
115 Pounds
F a ff (59 Bn.) and Holqqim
(58 Bn.).
14* Pounds
Millender (55 Bn.), Villa or
Green (58 Bn.), Falkenhagen
(59 Bn.).
16A Pounds
O’Hagin (55 Bn.), Cortez or
Lasley (58 Bn.), Enriquez (59
B n ).
1*3 Pounds
Wherever the American soldier goes, the Red t row goes with him.
Matzen (55 Bn.), Happell (58
Pictured here are soldiers, a Red Croaa worker and native bearers Bn.), Chevez (59 Bn.).
using bamboo rafts to transport Red Cross supplies to a military
Heavyweight
outpost on an unnamed Pacific island. Purchase of such supplies is
Bernhardt (55 Bn.), Salos (58
nude possible through contributions to the American Red t russ
National W ar • und drive now underway at Camp Abbot.
Bn.), and Castano (59 Bn.).
•'$ funny how ya forgot a ll about gals out horo. I »inf
> thought o f one for fiv# minutes!"