Page Four
CLOUDBUSTER
Saturday, February 12, 1944
These Cadets Are Responsible For Undefeated Wrestling Team
THE PRE-FLIGHT VARSITY wrestling team, pictui-ed above, hasn’t received much in the way of
publicity, but their record to date is the best of any of the winter varsity sports. In three meets, Duke
has been defeated twice, and the Cherry Point Marines once. Starting in the lower left hand corner
and reading clockwise, the lineup shows Cadets J. L. Ross, 165; R. J. O’Brien, 128; W. R. Page, 155;
B. Jones, 210; J. T. Swift, 175; N. A. Rivik, 145; T. R. Mundy, 136; H. J. Horan, 185; and G. E.
Moulton, 121. In the squad picture in the inset, left to right, first row: Lieut. Charles Speidel, USNR,
head wrestling coach, O’Brien, Mundy, Moulton, Rivik, and Lt. (jg) S. S. Hollobaugh, USNR, assistant
coach. Back row, standing left to right: Page, Swift, Horan, Ross, and Jones.
PERSONNEL
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Walter B. Everett, CM2c, and
Lloyd B. Smith, Jr., BM2c, all
transferred to RecSta, San Diego,
Cal., and Charles H. Richards,
SMlc, transferred to NOP Branch
Office, Dallas, Tex.
New arrivals include Lt. (jg)
William Chlopan, Jr., USNR,
from NAS, Memphis, Tenn., and
two Navy nurses, Ens. Eleanor A.
Bliss, USNR, and Romayne M.
Cunningham, USNR, from Naval
Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.
John A. Favaro, PhM3c, from
NAS, Anacostia, D. C., and
Thomas G. Harper, Sklc, from
NAS, Olathe, Kan., were attached
here during the past week.
Open House for Cadets
Pre-Flight cadets are invited to
attend open house in Kenan dor
mitory tomorrow from 1500 to
1700. Refreshments will be served.
ADM. HARDISON
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pretty good in certain respects—
but our people are definitely bet
ter.”
Admiral Hardison stated that
“while it would be foolhardy to
think we can steam right into
Tokyo harbor and blast the Japa
nese homeland, I do not feel the
alternative is that we must take
every island on the way.
“We’ve got to take some of these
islands as stepping stones, but we
certainly will be able to by-pass
others. We won’t always be plung
ing through the line. Some of our
gains will be made by what you
might call an end run.
“But we can’t ri»k the country’s
existence on a spectacular gamble
by heading straight for Tokyo.
We’ve got the strength and we
know we’ll win, but tbere is no
point in playing into the enemy’s
hands by making a mad dash into
the Japanese homeland which is
still far from our own bases.”
TRACK
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done 50 feet since. Hills (Georgia
Tech) has also bettered present
record, and Elser (P-F) has hit
50 but may not go over 45 due to
basketball.
Broad Jump—Record 22 feet
0^2. Boyd and Wanner (Vir
ginia), were second and third last
year and Mangum (UNC) fourth.
Martin (Navy) led his team in
scoring last spring, and Hamberg
(Navy) is another grid great.
Pole Vault—Record 12 feet 6.
Lee (P-F) has cleared 13 feet and
Sessions (Navy) 12 feet 9. Sgt.
Montgomery (Cherry Point), ex-
Rice star, might beat both to new
mark in one of track’s prettiest
events to watch.
Mile Relay—Record 3:30.5;
1943 championship wasn’t settled
until this final thriller. Carolina
nosed out Navy that time, but
Navy and Pre-Flight look even
stronger this season.
Bud Palmer Sets
New Scoring Record
Against Davidson
Two victories in as many starts
were registered by the Cloud-
busters over the past week. Last
Saturday night North Carolina
State was defeated, 47 to 31, and
on Wednesday the Pre-Flighters
set a new high in scoring as they
defeated Davidson College, 82 to
28.
Center Bud Palmer, leading
Cloudbuster scorer, was the in
dividual scoring star in the David
son game. Playing but 25 min
utes he connected for 32 points on
15 field goals and two foul shots.
Palmer’s scoring spree was the
highest total ever made by a
Cloudbuster player. The previous
high—31 points—was registered
last year by Gus Broberg against
North Carolina State.
Holding a 36 to 16 halftime lead>
the Cloudbusters were never in
trouble as they scored their 17th
win in 20 starts. Lieut, R, A-
Raese, USNR, head coach, used
every man on the bench. Myers
was next to Palmer in scoring with
14 points. Jones, a substitute, had
12.
Palmer’s 32 point total is all
the more amazing when you con
sider he played but 25 minutes of
the game.
Against North Carolina State>
the Cloudbusters had trouble get
ting started. With five minutes
gone in the second period, the
visitors were within two points of
tying up the game.
Whitey Myers, with 14 points?
was high man, while Artman had
10.
Record Breakers
The 40th Battalion seems to
take great delight in breaking
records. While most of the for
mer battalions have rated be
tween 80 and 86 in physical
fitness, the 40th, present senior
battalion, came through with
an all-time high of 88. The
former high of 86.51 was held
by the 37th Battalion.
In speed and agility the 40th
rated 30.73, in chins 10.38, push
ups 30,04, and sargent jumP
21.30.
Cadet Fred Hier, a membef
of the varsity boxing teani»
rated the highest of any cadet
to go through the program
individual physical fitness. H*®
mark was 132, while the pre
vious high was 130.