Camp Abbot, Ore., May 20, 1944
ABBOT ENGINEER
Page Four
WAC Ball Team
Being Organized
SPORTS
C-54th, C-58th 57th Boxers Lay
On Top Spots in Claim to Record
Softball League
Abbot’s softball tournament
breezed into hot and heavy going
this week with four games in
the American League and six in
the National League. C-54 bat
ted out a win over C-55, 11 to
10, to make it four victories in
a row which hoisted ’em to the
top National spot.
In the American League C-58
crawled up to the elevated seat
by slugging in 4 runs while A-58
Stood around and watched, get
ting none.
In other American League
contests, Service Co. beat C-57,
13 to 5. A-56 swamped C-56, 9
to 0, while the Medics took C-56
for the same figure.
National League games saw
A-54 win from MPs, 13 to 7. Sup
ply Co. lost to A-54 by the skin
of their proverbial teeth, 9 to 10.
B-55 taught their neighbors, A-55
a lesson with a score of 23 to
14. E-54 got one tally which
they nursed while C-54 was get
ting 21. C-54 got an easy win
over A-54 with a score of 12 to 2.
Here are the standings:
A m erican League
W on
C -5 8
.........
11-57
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........ ......................................... 1
S e r v i c e C o.
.....................................1
A -r .«
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......................................... 1
C -5 7
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M e t ! ics
. . . ......................................... 1
A -58
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B -5 6
.
......................................... 0
C -5 6
.........
N a tio n a l L eagu e
C -5 4
.........
B -5 5
......................................... 3
A -5 4
......................................... 3
2
11-51
.........
C -5 5
.........
O ffic e r s
. ......................................... 0
A --. ,
M P C o . . . .........................................0
Lost
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
3
Rec Hall
Ramblings
The guys on B-55 softball
team deserve genuine praise for
good sportsmanship. When the
A-55 team didn’t show up until
after the deadline set for the
game, rather than see ’em miss
the boat, the B-55 gang gave
them a chance to win. That kind
of stuff pays off. obviously, as
B-55 won 23 to 14.
A real pat on the back to Cpl.
Bilyeu of C-58! Stepping out of
bed Tuesday after being in the
hospital, the corporal pitched
the first no-hitter of the current
softball season In a tilt between
C-58 and A-58. Score: 4 to 0.
Bilyeu, it will be recalled by bas
ketball fans, was high-score man
o f the A 56 hoop champs.
Pvt. Meredith. B57, 135 lb
w restler, has a yen for a grunt
nnd groan go. An excellent add
ed attraction to one of Camp
Abbot’s popular boxing shows
eh what?
Companies needing 14-ounce
gloves for GI sluggers can se
cure them by contacting Sgt.
Leo Fritz at the Rec hall. Limit:
one set to a company.
Measles Halt Abbot W A C
Tour of Service Command
A case of measles last week
temporarily halted the tour of
Cpl. Mildred Robichaux of the
Special Service Branch, who re
cently joined a contingent of
WACs accompanying an Army
Service Forces exhibit through
the Fourth Service Command.
According to word received here.
Corporal Robichaux is confined
in the Kennedy General Hospital
in Memphis. Tenn.
The 57th Battalion set some
sort of record when members of
the unit appeared in a series of
preliminary bouts on the Post’s
spring boxing tournament card
at the recreation hall recently,
battalion officials point out.
A few hours after Lt. Philip
Kulbes, athletic officer, an
nounced in battalion mess halls
he was seeking boxers to par
ticipate in Post boxing programs,
four trainees approached him
and announced they’d like to
fight “ tonight, if possible.”
A series of bouts was ar
ranged for the regular Friday
night program later in the week,
and fighters from the 57th, with
out benefit of training, appeared
in six of the nine preliminary
bouts on the card.
This start has given us the
right to claim the title, “ The
Fighting 57th,” Lieutenant Kul
bes said: “ Beginning next week
the men are going to report for
training and conditioning, and
we’re going to keep that title.
No one can better us at it.”
Camp Abbot WACs are in the
process of organizaing a softball
team, according to a statement
by Lt. H. L. Hansen, Athletic
Officer. The girls have been
working out for the past week,
in the modest expectation of
taking a game or so away from
practically anybody.
"What is needed now,” said
Lt. Hansen, “ is a team made up
from the girls in Civilian Per
sonnel.” A recent ASF memo
randum urges all athletic equip
ment be made available to civil
ian personnel. “ We have been
doing that all the time,” he said,
“and we are not only willing,
but anxious to furnish softball
equipment to civilians.”
Plans for such a team, how
ever, are obscure at the mo-
meni. It is hoped they will ma
terialize soon enough to provide
a team of civilian girls early in
the season.
House Passes,
' Returns GI Bill
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WOT CHA M EAN—PU T MV NICKEL IN N O W !”
'Khaki Kapers’
All-WAC Show
Sing and Train,
Slogan for GIs
Following several days of de
bate, the house passed the “ GI
In connection with the desire bill of rights” by a roll-call vote
of 367 to 0 last Thursday after
expressed by Col. Frank S. Bes
striking out an amendment that
son, commanding officer, that would have prohibited unions
A unique edition of the Khaki
Camp Abbot become what has from requiring veterans to hold
Kapers show was presented at
been described as a “ singing a union card to work in a
the Service Club Thursday night
command,” Lt. Helen Martin of “closed shop.”
when an all-WAC performance
T h e maximum government
made its appearance in observ the Special Services branch was guaranteed loan to veterans was
ance of the second anniversary interviewed this week to ascer raised by the house from $1500
of the Woman's Arm y Corps.
tain what is on hand in the to $2500, but the period of un-
Emceed by Sgt. Buddy Hyde, way of singing “materiel.”
employment
compensation
The Sad Sacks came through and moving at a snappy pace,
According to Lieutenant Mar coverage was not increased from
with three straight wins over the show included several songs tin, each battalion is equipped 26 to 52 weeks, as was generally
the Neophytes Wednesday night by Pvt. Emma Hudak, and a with the Arm y Song Book, and]
expected. The house rejected
to lengthen their lead in the tap routine by Sgt. Ruth Smith. each trainee coming to the post | amendments to reduce loan in
Post spring bowling league.. In Sgt. Christine Conder floated is handed a word edition of it. j test rates from 6 to 4 per cent.
other contests, Headquarters softly into “ I ’ll Get By,” and a The collection consists mainly Rejected also was the amend
Hotshots won three games over W AC trio comprised »o f Cpl. of old favorites.
ment to ban payment of unem
the Medics, the Wildcats defeat- Bernice Stephens, Pfc. Anna Me
Another source of song sup ployment benefits to veterans
ed the Strikers in three games Cloud and Pfc. Lois Bonkoski, ply is the monthly edition of the who engage in strikes.
and the Quartermasters won delivered a ditty entitled, “ Ser- Hit Kit, which includes current j The bill has now been return
two from Wahee Courts. Cap- geant and the Wacky.”
numbers adjudged by a commit ] ed to the senate with a score
tain Wilson, Wahee Courts, took
The highlight of the evening tee to be the most popular of of amendments, the house com
the evening’s high game honors was reached with a fashion the moment. One copy of the mittee having virtually re-writ
with a 234.
show in which 20 articles of score is delivered to each bat ten the measure, and conferences
Standings:
W AC uniform were displayed. talion, the Service Club and are expected to be necessary to
Team
Points
WACs from the motor pool other possessors of pianos, ac compromise
differences
b e-
Sad Sacks ........... ......... 20 sang the Motor Corps song. companied by 50 copies of the
tween the two branches.
Wahee C ou rts..... ......... 15 iThere was also a military drill lyrics. Special Services is try
Wildcats .............. ......... 15 by W AC members of that ing to have the number of word
Knoxville, T e n n .
(C N S )—
Strikers .............. ......... 12 branch.
editions increased.
Charged with riding a mule
Medics
10
Sgt. Agho Tiemann’s orches
What with the tunes carried down West Fifth avenue while
Headquarters Hotshots . 10 tra provided the music.
into camp in the vicinity of every drunk, Ralph Lomax explained
Neophystes ................... 7
trainee’s larynx, lt is expected to the court that he wasn't real
Quartermasters ............. 7
j that our days “ shall be filled ly intoxicated. “ I was merely
In Tuesday night contests the
with music.”
suffering from indigestion,” he
Wood Choppers took two out of
said.
three from Personnel to main
When You’ve Read it— Please
tain their lead in the Tuesday
The second stage of the post Pass The ENGINEER AROUND. Buy National W ar Bonds Now !
night league, while the Pin Split- i spring boxing tournament will
tors won two over Palmers Pups materialize next Friday night at
and the Screw Balls defeated the 7 bells, when teams from 55th
1 * 4 by U w
8-Balls in two contests. Cox, and 56th battalions launch into
Quartermaster regular, scored a preliminary bouts at the Rec
203 for high game while tem hall, Sgt. Leo Frizzo, athletic
porarily filling in on the Person coach, said today.
nel team.
Fighters in all weight classes
Standings:
have been whipping themselves
Team
Points into shape for the coming slug-
Wood Choppers
fests for several days, Sgt. Frizzo
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Pin S p litters.......... ....... 11
declared, and according to a
Personnel
........... ....... 9
sneak preview r e p o r t e d by
Screw Balls ........... ....... 8
grapevine agents, the g o i n g
S Balls
should prove well worth observ
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ing.
Palmers Pups . .
.... .. 2
Sad Sacks, Wood
Choppers Still
Lead Alley Loop
Boxing Show to
Continue Friday
The W olf
Officer Goes
East to Study
Lt. Jesse N. Bailey. Post
Orientation Officer, left Thurs
day for Lexington, Va., where
he will attend an orientation ed
ucational course given by the
army at Washington-Lee Univer
sity, it has been announced.
Immediately upon completion
of the special course, which will
extend from May 24 to June 21,
Lt. Bailey will return to this sta
tion.
by Sansone
Contributing Cartoonist
Is Muralist for Mess Hall
This week's cartoon showing
a bewildered GI using a 'phone
in the field was contributed by
Pvt. Anton Heisler Jr., former
San Antonio, Tex., architect. In
addition to doing a little on-the-
side cartooning. Private Heisler
is finding time to do murals in
pastels -for the company's mess
hall. Another of his hobbies is
building flying model airplanes
powered by small gasoline mo
tors.
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