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CLOUDBUSTER
Saturday, May 29, 1943
Top Newsmen
View Pre-Flight
Training Here
The eyes of the press were on
the Pre-Flight activity here last
Monday when a party of 12 repre
sentatives of important news
papers and news agencies toured
the station.
Included in the party were San-
dor S. Klein, United Press; James
L. Killgallion, International News
Service; John Grover, Associated
Press; William Pickens, Trans
radio; Robert Reuben, Reuters;
John G. Norris, Washington Post;
William J'. Wheatley, Washington
Star; John Elliot, New York Her
ald Tribune; Roland C. Gask,
Newsweek; John Adams, United
States News; Holbrook Bradley,
Baltimore Sun, and Reginald In
graham, Time Magazine.
The newsmen are being guided
on a tour of naval training activi
ties by Lt. Comdr. E. D. Kneass,
USNR, of the Bureau of Aero
nautics, and Lieut, (jg) Leon
Shloss, USNR, of the Office of
Public Relations. Chapel Hill was
the first stop on the itinerary
which will carry the party to
Atlanta, Ga., Pensacola and Jack
sonville, Fla., before returning to
Washington.
Boxm
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fight is over and the decision is
announced.
“The main reason that so many
fight decisions are unpopular is
due to the fact that the average
fan forgets the first few rounds
and only remembers what hap
pened in the latter stages of the
fight. If the losing fighter makes
a nice comeback in the final round,
most fight fans feel that he should
win the match. However, if the
results of each round were posted
' neither spectator nor fighter
would have reason to grumble.”
Many other reasons have been
advanced for posting the results
of each round after it has been
completed.. “It would almost com
pletely eliminate slugging,” be
lieves Lt. Wolff. “Both fighters
would box more skillfully, and
would try their best to score a
commanding lead in the early
rounds. It would definitely in
crease spectator interest.”
Lt. Wolff calls it the “Carruth-
ers System of Scoring.” Whether
it will be used elsewhere is not
known.
New Music Stands Displayed by Swing Band
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NEW AND FLASHY are the music stands of the Pre-Flight band’s swing section shown above.
On the left, directing the group, is swing leader, Melvin L. Wall, Mus.lc. At the piano is co-leader,
William H. Cole, Mus.lc.
The front row of sax players includes, from left to right: Lawyard L. Wilson, Mus. 2c; Willis C.
Judkins, Muc.2c; Thomas J. Gavin, Jr., Mus.2c; Herbert E. Reeder, Mus. 2c; and Silas A. James, Mus.2c.
Back row, left to right, trombones—Wray R. Herring, Mus.2c, and Richard H. Jones, Mus.2c;
trumpet—B. D. Lakin, Mus.2c; Robert M. Tate, Mus.2c; and Huey L. Lawrence, Mus.. 2c. The bass
is played by Charles L. Woods, Mus. 2c, and substituting on the drums for Arthur W. Guy, Mus.2c,
is Bandmaster James B. Parsons, 1st Mus. All bandsmen are V6, USNR.
Vindicators,
Wildcats Battle
For Sports Lead
‘ Standings in the Sports Pro
gram, as of the past Wednesday,
indicate that a two way race for
top honors is in the offing.
At that time the Vindicators
held a 78 to 77 point lead over the
Wildcats while the Kingfishers
and Devastators held third and
fourth with 67 and 65 points re
spectively.
In all sports the Vindicators
have dropped contests, but, with
the exception of soccer where they
have won but two, lost seven and
tied two, their over-all record is
unusually good. In wrestling
they have won nine, lost two, in
boxing, won five, lost three, tied
three, in track, won six, and lost
two, in gym, won five and lost one,
and in swimming won two and
lost three.
The Wildcats are undefeated in
swimming and gym with five and
six wins respectively, have won
eight and lost three in wrestling,
won three, lost four and tied four
in boxing, won three, lost three,
tied two in track, and won five and
lost six in soccer.
Peruvian Air Officers
Visit Pre-Flight School
Two high ranking Peruvian air
officers visited the Pre-Flight
School here last Tuesday as part
of an educational tour of U. S.
naval air training centers.
The South American guests
were Col. Ergasto Silva, who is
in charge of the officers’ aviation
training program in Peru, and
Comdr, Augusto Correa, who di
rects Peru’s aviation training pro
gram for enlisted men.
A comprehensive tour of U. S.
naval and industrial plants has
been arranged for the Peruvian
leaders through the Pan American
Division and the U. S. Naval Air
Mission to Peru, in cooperation
with the Coordinator of Inter-
American Affairs.
DETACHED
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NAS, Jacksonville, Fla.; Lieut.
Everett L. Hebei, USNR, in
structor, ENS and aerology, to
NOB, Norfolk, Va.; Ens. Porter
K. Johnston, USNR, assistant
coach of gym and tumbling, to
NATTC, Norman, Okla.; Lieut,
(jg) William H. McCachren,
USNR, assistant basketball coach,
to NAS, Key West, Fla.; Lieut.
Alfred M. McCoy, USNR, athletic
department, special details, to
NOB, Norfolk, Va.;
Lieut, (jg) John W. Meehan,
USNR, platoon officer, to NATC,
Pensacola, Fla.; Ens. Arthur E.
Radvilas, USNR, instructor,
Nomenclature and Recognition, to
NRAB, Squantum, Mass.; Li.eut.
(jg) Francis J. Ryan, USNR, as
sistant track coach, to NATC,
Corpus Christi, Tex.; Lieut.
Charles R. Soleau, USNR, assist
ant football coach, to NATC,
Corpus Christi, Tex.; and Lieut,
(jg) Albert H. Werner, USNR,
platoon officer, to Commandant,
Seventh Naval District, Miami,
Fla.
SOFTBALL
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Lieut, (jg) Robert F. Williams,
USNR, was selected by team rep
resentatives last week to serve as
“high commissioner” and settle
any disputes that may arise in
softball play.