Saturday, January 29, 1944
CLOUDBUSTER
Page Three
See Terry And The Pirates On Back Page
Milton A.caniff
January
13th
1944
Dear Howard:
It was wonderful to
hear from you again and to learn the
whereabouts of the Ohio State people
in those parts.
The October 17th TERRY
page has received some very flatter
ing reaction, but your desire to post
it for the personnel at Chapel Hill
is a most gratifying sort of
commentary.
Under separate cover,
I am sending a large print of the
page via American Elxpress, which I
hope will serve your purpose.
Very sincerely.
New City
Rockland County
New York
LETTER FROM MILTON CANIFF, creator of Terry and the Pirates,
to Lt. Comdr. Howard Hamilton, USNR, head of academic department.
Cloudbusters Run
victory Streak
To 15 Straight
Extending their victory streak
of 15 games the U. S. Navy Pre-
flight Cloudbusters defeated
Camp Davis here Wednesday
night, 64 to 30.
Taking an early lead the Pre-
^'lighters built up a 30 to 17 ad
vantage at halftime, and with Ken
Laird, Whitey Myers and Bud
Palmer setting the pace ^he mar
gin was increased after inter
mission.
The contest marked the first
Same played by the Cloudbusters
®ince the departure of Stan
Skaug who completed his Pre-
Plight Training this week. Ken
Laird, former Lawrence star, was
Coach Raese’s choice to take
Skaug’s place, and he turned in a
fine performance. Besides scoring
points, his passing and defen-
play was outstanding.
As usual, it was Bud Palmer and
^hitey Myers who did most of
scoring. The former collected
points, while Myers set the
Pace with 20. Ed Ross, with six
field goals and a foul shot, scored
points to lead the losers.
State Defeated, 71 to 32
With Whitey Myers scoring 30
^^ints to lead the way, the Cloud-
“Usters defeated N. C. State, 71
32, last Saturday night at
Raleigh.
Prom the start, the Pre-Flight-
jumped into the lead and the
'■^experienced State team was
^®Ver in the ball game. Myers
^ade his 30 points on 14 field
®oals and two free throws. Palmer
^'^ored 21 on 10 field goals and a
throw.
halftime, the Raesemen were
^head 31 to 15, and, as usual, in-
^^®ased their lead in the second
period. Other cadets to figure in
scoring included Lang with 8,
^^Ug 6^ and Fugler, Forsberg
Celian 2 each.
.^ohler, with 10 points, paced
^6 losers.
^^Imer Sets Pace Over VPI
^ Bud Palmer collected 26 points
Whitey Myers 17 as the
oudbusters registered an easy
to 29 victory over VPI last Fri-
night.
With the first team combination
^ ^yers, Skaug, Palmer, Elser
ji,. in the lineup the future
^ moved the lead to 33 to 6
^ ^re Coach Raese sent in his re-
®rves.
Virginia Mittmen
Defeat Pre-Flight
The U. S. Navy Pre-Flight box
ers dropped their first varsity
match in two years last Saturday
night to the University of Vir
ginia mittmen by a 5V^ to 4% mar
gin.
With the score tied 4Y2-4Y2,
Cadet Martin Kunberger dropped
a decision to Cavalier John Mc
Donald which gave Virginia the
one point margin of victory.
The summary:
120—Draw between Wilbur
Brantly, Virginia, and James
Carroll.
125—Bennett Johnscher, Vir
ginia, decisioned Andy Shreve.
135—Jimmy Miragliotta, Vir
ginia, knockout over James Peete,
1:14 of second.
145—Edward Scott, Pre-Flight,
knockout over A. W. Hawkins,
1:41 of second; and Capt. War
ren Michael, Pre-Flight, decision
over Oliver Kessing.
155—Robert Finley, Virginia,
decisioned Pete Garina; and Stan
ley Bangle, Virginia, decisioned
SPORT SLANTS
There was a good story for
sports writers in the recent wrest
ling meet between Duke Univer
sity and the Cloudbusters.
It was no ordinary wrestling
meet. Instead of the usual eight
bouts there was a total of 23 on
the card. Results of the regular
varsity bouts were scored in the
usual manner, while second and
third teams were credited with
single points for each win. Three
bouts were run off simultaneously,
and the interest of the crowd
changed with the calibre of the
participants.
The purpose of the unique bill,
according to Lieut. Charles
Speidel, USNR, former head
See SPORT SLANTS, page 4
Hemmel Wilson.
165—Richard Fuchs, Pre-
Flight, knockout over Edward
Dodge, :40 of first.
175—Fred Hier, Pre-Flight, de
cisioned Merle Debuskey.
Heavyweight—John McDonald,
Virginia, decisioned Martin Kun
berger.
Pre-Flighters Risk
Fine Record Against
Strong Navy Teams
Undefeated in 15 straight
games, the U. S. Navy Pre-Flight
Cloudbusters are scheduled to
meet two of the top service teams
in the nation this week end in
Norfolk.
Tonight, the opposition will be
the Norfolk Naval Air Station,
and tomorrow afternoon the
Raesemen go against the Norfolk
Naval Training Station, currently
rated the number one service team
in the nation.
The game tonight will mark the
second time this season the Raese
men have faced the Air Station.
Just before Christmas the two
teams played in Woollen Gym
nasium, and the Cloudbusters won
cut, 39 to 38.
On the Air Station team are
such ex-college stars as John Barr,
All-American at Penn State; Bob
Carpenter, who hails from down
Texas way; Belus Smawley, the
player-coach at Appalachian last
year; and Eddie Shokes, a for
mer Duke great.
Featured on the Naval Train
ing Station team, which will be
met tomorrow afternoon, are such
well known players as Matt Zunic,
George Washington; Earl Keith,
Warrensburg Teachers; Ralph
Bishop, Wyoming University; and
John Floyd, Oklahoma A. and M.
This team has a record of 19
wins and one defeat.
The Cloudbusters will be minus
the services of Stan Skaug, reg
ular forward and third high
scorer, who completed his Pre^
Flight training this week.
Skaug, Dartmouth’s captain
last year, scored 101 points in 14
games, and was considered one of
the finest defensive players on
the team.
Against Camp Davis here Wed
nesday night, Ken Laird, a former
Lawrence star, played Skaug’s old
forward position and gave such a
good account of himself that he is
expected to get the starting posi
tion this week end.
Should Laird not play in both
games, Ben Celian, who played col
lege basketball at Mulenberg, ap
pears to be the logical choice. He
has participated in several games
in recent weeks.
Other starters will be Whitey
Myers at one forward, Bud Pal
mer at center, and Tippy Dye and
Don Elser at the guards.