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As we look beck oa tlie farting diamond season, a welter of Uiou^ta
parade lij front of our mlod's eye and all aorta of angles oo the four and
a half months play pop to Ttew.
OtJ ivi'ANOXNO WAS . . . Tbe triple •oornered llfht for the league
laurels whldi the winning Tnrd. the Bledlcs and the 12th Mess turned
In. The lead nhanged hands quite oltai and was In doubt up unto the
last day of eontestlng. . . . The kaleldoso^tc train of events which cov
ered the strife for fourth plaoe and an Mtrance into ^ playoffs. Ihe
TMtb aqueeaed through Into the prtaed poeitlon just as the gun went
off oompletlng the season.
■NlTTUD TO BOtrqnsrs . . . are: HltUzig and pttehing Bennan
Kiel. 12ta Mesa; stalwart Kenny Berman, ta the now defunct Wist;
Tommy Webb. TWrd burler; Pitcher Barry Nelson, Shortstop Childers
and Catcher Mltdiell. of the Medics: Backstop Z«we. aoth Avistlon;
Luther Jordan, one of the main cogs in the 7»Tth efforts with hta toss
ing: and msny other good men. *
SYMPAIWT BBiONOS TO . . . Chief umpires Plskor sod Bogler.
Ihsy am* the other arbiters took all the customary aouse heaped upon
an ump throutfiout the season and were in constant attendaiiM at aU
the contests. They deserve a rest. . . . And so does the mentor of the
whole reason. Lt. Lester Roeenblum. The Barge has feared for the good
Lieutenant’s sanity many an afternoon as we wstehed him be driven
to near-distractloo by adiedato-maUng, toterrogaUve phone ealls, vlslti
from teaai reps, etc.
SOME APPIiADBK TOO . . . ftf the following officers who spent
much time oo behslf of their team’s welfare: Lk. Benderaon. ex-Wlst;
Lt. Rlod, Medics; Oapt. Stauffer, lath Mess; Oapt. Baker, 793rd; Lt
Rosemorgy, 79Tth; Lt. MlteheO. 794th; Lt. Bcdshouser, 80th Avn.; Capt.
Hastings, 799th. and Lt. John, SOlnd. Their support was invalushle.
MOBS MISCELLANEOUS MEDITATIONS
INCLEMENT weather had held wp the pMyl^ of the flmd hi the
Boraethoe Tawmaaeat between CpI. Paul Boyw, of HeadWrters asd
Headqaarters Sqwadrwn, and Pfe. Kcu tIopfcliM, of the 86th T.8.. as we
went to press. EesMts uezt woA . . . The Ole Barge has a >*iir to
pick the 794th as the darhlMrse ef the hard-baD playeffa. They’re hot
. . . The 8Jr haeketball leagwe starts ea Nev. 18th. . . . Plav are being
MhUshed fer beep osmpetMra against servlee and oellege teaiiH in
this Stale. lA. K P. Bekaan has been designated as esaeh ef e«r ferm-
1^ Pert team and a TWtIng five riieuld tauagurate the esmpetltteu an
aboht Devember let.
whilst en the mbject. aB jom team managers ef squadrea bmkel-
ban toaem had better asarelse eanttea te ewtfUtlag ywm Imm with
Make ava that yea haven’t seenred the same ester aaifetms
Baseball Pennant
Won By 793 TSS
Ping Pong On
The Athletio Departaeat haa
aaneunoed that the Peat Play-
affs. la the Plag PMig tewna-
aeat wlU oemmenre abeal Oe*
teber Third. Ptey wBl be ean-
daoted la the same "■■m—
was the Bnrswhis Tearaey,
First win osae the sqaadroa
enmtnatteas and then wlO M-
tew the titalar ptayeCfs wtth the
Sqda reps par**"*p***"f
Knight Win Heads
First Cadet Card
Johnson Field's newest oitlTals, the Cadets, stored their
first inter-squad boxing matches Wednesday night ot the
Arena, before o full house. Although most were ob
viously green, a few real finds were uncovered.
In the feature bout. Washington State U's 1943 light
weight champ. Dove Knight. Sq. H, had his hands full with
a determined bo^ from Brooklyn, Irvin Tamresg. Tomresg
a determined boy from Brooklyn. Irvin Tamres. Tamres. G.
scrap ef It in the later rounds. Knight proved hliuelf a
chomp by pounding his mon solidly, between times, and took
the nod. ♦ —— —
Metcalfe Boerca KO
Opening bout jMw Henn Met
calfe, O, scoring a tame TKO over
Ed Jerger, K. from Mlwlaukee.
nUa fight went all the wav wltb-
i^an!l*sstffifr'ft"*^**TOn*^^^**^°*"^*iirf»!!^j*!ai* ?*'***^- ^ ^ cUncdi.'aa they ncLanged Bob Sh^e, H, and a£k Dunca^L
^ dtettagW*ahto frea It’s vaH- jabs for two rounds. Metcalfe,8q. O. Duncan aeemed over ai^
opened ud in the third, hadlet the crowd and Bbaefe tqplc ad*
BNP 71STB PBn>UCK POSBIBLB FfTB PB08FBCT8 l^mLi m a bad wav. and irp8d bsMsgs eW-tt Se JbWB hard xMM
fcSf** *?* ^ 9th Academic, loob like he may have tbajtha rM W award bJm a Sd^&s. to the head. Be bS
maklngB. He to a bantamweight, who, we gathered trotn hto workouts.11:90. iDuncan walking In circlee and
^ a good noddle, to hiterested In the sport, to oool and b^ ntody with Sooitu a knodedovn In wymrj walked away with the daotolon.
both hands. , . . Pvt. Jae Swalwds, Tieth T^. Qp., to a tdond tongh** wmd,-^a Mold Bg. J»>ehs^;«iiH| Pyrateolipim the boats
’**'* ’ * •*' — ablv bw raadv pSEKd‘.OameDaw" Smith, oTlft Included a lost ahoe for Bullard,
uSStM boxing tlUe arid wUl msbably be ready
for stiff oppeeftten after a tune-up. Pumpa a nice toft hpok to the bead
. I^ PsBsgrka. SBrd Air Base Sq., to a slow-working, nwih'
odle^ adter out ef AUantIo City, where he did aoJer-bCKtng. West-
d^ter OoudDi K. Y., to hto heme. The dark-haired, capable looktng
Blrdem favors body pofiehlng. '
AIR-O-MBCBB SPABKPLVO LBATES FOB CADETS
.... ^ ***”* ** ^ several seBteaecs that the Sarge wtohea hs
***- * .*» —T nrj M, a nr M.arlwMr,
are, tma too muen speea ror tiaynea
Sdet ^ and clipped him around handily,
udmtalaahe^ nailed to^^’ *■*»?**?* reqatTwaiwta | During the opening minutes, Ref-
FHght Crew that he ends
Aa tateneely patrteM
: a vl-
- - . — - . I I MMMWM ,v WV ramJBV WT ■■■■ ..-wr AW. V«. fOuhdS
effervesnseS wtt and eealsgteui. twtakle-eyed mBc. frm J(^ ^terson, A,_ Iwt ^s
Medics Finish In Second Place;
794 Noses Out 797 For 4th
^.8. basebaU team took the Paet BasebaD Champlenahtp tool Sanday, ->
They draped th^ last twa games aa the fiaal day sf oampetMte^
oaaM perfleaely cloee to blag saetod from the league toad, bet were
l«nicte, ra tteir nn,-.lMc rtal, tt, Mrdo., 1,
tae TPSth Biae. ..
The Medloe eUmased thler share ta Om fear and a half mseths
seasaa by oemhig heme in the eeoead vet. The IMh Mees Gren team
ftotohed to third paaitten aiM the Tfftth edged eel the 797th fer Ne. 4
plaoe le toe rattags.
I The first game on Sunday was
between the 794th ami the Medtoa.
Bumbling the men from the Dee
Dlvtolon, 9 to 1, the 794m captured
their , Initial contest ot toe day.
Spanking out well-vaced bingles
aaul fielding nicely, the TMth
e toyed too fine a tumnd of ball to
I baaten tost day. Winning ^tch«
er was Whlttam who bad 11 strlkn-
outs.
The 797th bowed out wtto h
dsftiling no hit, no run game over
the T98rd. The newly crowned
lOngs found it bopomlble to touoli
the servings of Cpl Oarloe Moore
from the last-place 797th. Swlnghw
vainly at the supercharged fireballs
o Moore’s, the 798rd loot 8 to 0.
This was the second game of tito
day.
Third Upset Of Day
Maklna tt three upsets for three!
games, the 794th snapped up tbstf
secor win of the day over toe
9Srd. TUs was, ^ the same token^
the second toss for the flrst-ntooei*
gang. George Earp, ahorCstoto
drove In, the winning run for tos
794to and also n^ed ftowleesly
to star for hto team to' tosir 4
to t vtotory. • (
Ftayeffa Commence ,
I remain to complete tola year’s
baeebaJl scene. The tsama have
Wean selected by ”name-out.of-Qm>
Ixat” method with the result that
the scrapping was to start this
past TTursday to a sadden death
ettmtoatton sertos. B weath
er permitted, the 79S.*d was alatstt
throu^ the secoitd. Prom then on,
it was Hickman, as he staggered
his man time and again.
Bbaefe Baals Deacon
Semifinal boot brouitot together
the aso^ boqU. Bn^ took no'a bloodless TKO. a groggy ref-
pounkhi toe Int, one to toe sec-|eree. a banCf playing, and the ring
w dancing Mold clipped ropes coili^Mng twice. Xilke Brook-
htm solidly. jlytit airytolng happen at 8ey-
Gels Tmjfwi—fw* jmoor Johnson Ptold. and osnally
A real find was uncovered ta Jo®*- U«plte this, capaelty ♦. "orouB whuS
toe fourth bout as George Gets J*o«“/«•% enJoJ^ t*»® bouts and go wLiwaatociSlSte^ih^
Aninnini^ an.1 alwiA^ -Rav. loOks forwsnl to the next eet
day’s play are automatlcaUy out
outpolnled snd .taort Bob >«>k* JonrMd to tbo neirt Mt.
. JJIK
M •-«*«r ta Sport Rivalry
^ * * wild swing and floored, to toe T7*l
« sperte-aUnded lad. a dam goad news- delight of the mob. P lOIIFI^^llPft 111
““i •« to^Ally fine soldier, the Crew Habeat KM with the* Red Bullard, Sq, D, took a vl- ^ BOEkC-O AAl
9®”®"* dewn^, hM endeared htoiaetf to an his Irslillfe by his clous J>eatlng tor three^ rorods
Tsa just kov rMI^ tost oU beaa, Joe. foe aU we ggya who knew
you are roottog for ym—yea^ the tvs. Kid, GOOD LUCK!!
OPffTOBB’S COBNBB
lA. John Lukinchook, 88th TB., was a member of toe swimming
tasffl at Boston University for four years and was team captain In ’89
manager tn 1940 and partlelpatod to track there
In 89 and 40.
Be hedds several eoUegtoto swimming records, tn the 100 330 and
440 r^t^e events. Was member of the 400-yaid freestyle team which
establtohed the Boston U. rseord.—JJl .
still on his feet at toe nniah
terson sent his man spinning to
-- To stimulate Interest to sports to steal the deciding fourth *d1
the floor activities among the largest num- away from the 79^ which ■■u
fMt for Bed. He took the did- her of men In the organlMtlon as been bolding that place down for
- . the same time, ’slngls elimination quite a while. 'The pitching of
Fifth b(^ of the evening mw tournaments In badminton, borse-'Harry TThlttato was a big feature
?• ou^“t shoes, ping pong and pool are now of the team's late rush whl^ ear-
^ Coffland, D. in a hard fought in progreso In the SSSrd Base Bq.!^®*! them Into the coveted fourth
heavyweight brawl, ^fcman sent ( Air Base 8q. area under the *po- Excellent teamwork plus a
supervlBlOn ctf 8-Sgt. Milton H. Ru- m®ady outbreaking of twlnulllngs
dojpb. 86 entries have been re-1 on the baselines were an totegral
celved to the Jour contests. i P^, of the d^ive, too.
**lNO PONG TOUBNET L,.T***, **** first-place team loalDs
T-SgL Arthur J. Kish, 8gt. An- ^o contests and stlO
tbony E. Bennett, 8gt. James 6. off with the banner and
Clancy and Cpl. Rol^ W. Miller S®. *®oond-place Medics loatog
have advanced to the quaver-fin-appears that
als of the ping pong tournament. I ^ * Bollywoodesqus
Pfc. Julius Roes gave Cpl. Miller I "2?*® • hectic time to the Play-
a close shave with a 31-19, 31-19 °”®* _
score. „ Final
M-8gt. Berman Richardson and 8«agM Standings
Pfc. Julius Roee have advanced mt?
to the quarter-finals In to the
quarter Z-flnals In pool and are
looking ahead to some Interesting 704*^
matches. The highlight of the 797tii
p^ tournament so far was 6^. j
eC the mmitog and tt remains for
toe pair of w&mers to battle tt out
for the Playoff award. Contesting
In this final act of the Rieeban
play win be on tomorrow.
Diamond Dnat
One of the many sun>rlses of
the season was the way the 94Ui
highballed down the runway dur
ing the last week of the loop play
w.
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Sbown above to toe wtontog 793rd T.8.8. basebal
1 team. From left to right, they are: Rear row. Pfc.
Roy W. OolUite. Pfc. Homer R. Ellis, Pfc. Webb, Pfc.
H. 8. Btnes, O. O. Oapt. Baker, Pfc. Larry Bartmann,
Pfc. cuff Brauedi and Pfe. Steve Truss, in the front
row are: 8gt. A. V. flanchlonl. niAnagcr, Pfc. Btan
Resnlkoff, Pfe. Otto Buckqwskl, Pfc. John Lallv. Pfe.
Lou Thomas and Pfc. Pete. Vlbert. totttos In front of
the group are. L. to R., Pfd. Gbailee Werba. batboy.
Pfe. J. F. Onldettl and Pfe. Lon Cardtoall, battNg.
Anthony J. Lo Prestis 60-47 win
over Set Prank A. Pellegrino.
HOB8BSHOE8 AND KBOUNO
8gt. Francis T. Feeney. OpL
OLbert E. Free and T-^t. w1ih
are leading the horseshoe contest
but nmny fancy U-twirlen are
smiling wtth antlelpatkm of eras
ing their lead. CtoL R«w F. Watts
match with 8gC. Berbert W. West-
erfeld was a see saw affair — 31-
U.lB-31, 31-18, wtth Watts toe win
ner.
Entries for the coming bowling
clMSlc are now be^ received by
8-8gl. Rudolph from membm of
the SSSrd Base Bq. Air Rate
8q. Besides being a quaUlylng 001^
teat for a plav on..the regular
team vAlch will represent the
teuadron to toe Pul Ssagoe, a
War Bond to otfersd as first xwtos
to the one who aceumutotas 1 h t
highest number ef pins to tea Item
•f bowling.
A sweet young tolng grabbed a
cab at Wahmt and 8. John toe
o^er day and said to the driver:
..^® maternity ward of the
boemtal and never mind nddns I
only work there.” ‘ *
Bomb Loader: ”Ttaat’B funny,
when Z told him my nlcknamene
started to run.”
Bombardier: ”What to your niek-
name?”
Bomb Loader: ’’Butterflngar*.
Why?”
Bluer, Bluer, utue flower
Grow* weaker by the Etoanbowsr.
Outto: ”Toa're wt ■nppnmd ta.**