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Saturday, June 24, 1944 CLOUDBUSTER Page Three I 49th Battalion Wins Sports Program Crown Swimming Exhibition Features Sports Program Championships j SWIMMING HELD THE SPOTLIGHT at the Sports Program Championships on Wednesday evening. 1 The above photo shows a group of spectators around the outdoor pool watching the big show. The I picture in the insert, left to right, shows Lieut. Comdr. Howard L. Hamilton, USNR, Executive Officer; Comdr. Frank H. Wickhorst, USNR, head of the Pre-Flight Training Program, and Lieut. Comdr. Mose P. Quinn, USNR, Sports Program Director. —Coming Up^— I Cloudhusters Score Two Wins Over Week End Ending a two game losing streak, the Cloudhusters scored I two victories here last week end. The first was a 12 to 5 win over the Maxton Air Base Fliers on \ Saturday afternoon, while the sec- j end one, played on Sunday, was a 7 to 5 victory over Camp Davis. I In the game with the fliers the Pre-Flighters scored six runs in the first inning, and during the game Coach Killinger used a total of 18 players. ' Cadet Siegneur was the start ing pitcher, and although he was I replaced by Greenberg in the fourth frame he received credit for the win. J. A. McDonald, with a home fun and single, and Sheehan, with • two doubles and a single, paced j the winners at the plate, j Score by innings: R H E Maxton 000 120 020- 5 10 5 I"re-Flight 621 002 lOx-12 16 3 Akens, Kalasa and Bandoch; See BASEBALL, page U Today at 1530: Maxton Air Base vs. Pre- Flight in baseball at Maxton. Sunday at 1500: Morris Field, Charlotte, vs. Pre-Flight in baseball on Em erson Field. Tuesday at 1600: Fort Bragg vs. Pre-Flight in baseball at Fort Bragg. Wednesday at 1730: Camp Butner vs. Pre-Flight in baseball at Camp Butner. Academic Lead Held by 53rd The 53rd Battalion continued in first place in academic standings with a mark of 92.46 for the sec ond week, while the 49th remained slightly over one point behind with ? mark of 91.60. With a mark of 88.74, the 51st is third, while the 52nd has 79.56, and the 50th has 77.40. Buy Bonds Until You Drop Bombs— COVEY (Continued from page one) ministration of these benefits to all veterans. Title One includes provisions for hospitalization for all veterans who are discharged under honor able conditions, and veterans dis honorably discharged if they can prove that an offense for which a dishonorable discharge was given was committed while in an un sound state of mind. It also pro vides for the establishment of ad ditional hospitals as needed and for the use of Army and Navy hos pitals after cessation of hostili ties when such hospitals are no longer needed by the Armed Forces. Title Two provides for the edu cation, either vocational or col lege, of returning veterans who meet certain stipulations. To be eligible for the benefits under this Title, the veteran must have at least ninety days service between September 16, 1940, and the ter mination of the war, exclusive of any time spent in the Army Spec ialized Training Program, the Navy College Training Program, See COVEY, page U Cmdr. Wickhorst Here to Witness Championships Highlighted by the presence of Comdr. Frank H. Wickhorst, USNR, head of the Pre-Flight training program, the Sports Pro gram Championships were held Wednesday evening on Fetzer Field and in the outdoor pool. Close to 1,500 spectators saw the 49th Battalion capture high scoring honors for the day with a total of 110 points. Next came the 50th with 89, the 51st with 68, and 52nd with 48, and the 53rd with 10. For the week ending June 21, the 49th with an overall total of 245 points paced the Battalion Competition, while the 50th was second with 189. The 51st had 143, the 52nd 133 and the 53rd 95. Breaking down the 245 point total, the 49th was credited with 75 points in military, 50 in academics, 10 in class athletics and 110 in the aforementioned sports program competition. The 50th registered 25 points in military, none in aca demics, 75 in class athletics, and 89 in sports program competition. The 51st received no points in military, 25 in academics, 50 in class athletics, and 68 in sports program competition. The 52nd had 50 in military, 10 in aca demics, 25 in class athletics, and 48 in sports program competi tion. The 53rd had 10 points in military, 75 in academics, and none in class athletics. Results of the individual sports competition gave the 49th Bat talion two wins, one an 11 to 6 victory over the 50th in boxing and the other a 47 to 37 margin over the 50th in swimming. In wrestling the 53rd won, defeating the 49th, 43 to 14, and in soccer the 52nd was victorious, winning out over the 49th, 4 to 3. Track results were 51 to 36 in favor of the 50th battalion over the 51st. Part of the ceremonies Included a drill exhibition by a platoon from the 49th battalion under the di rection of Lt. (jg) Harry Koss,, USNR, drill officer. Especially outstanding was the swimming program put on under the direction of the swimming de partment. Swimming — both serious and funny—kept the audi- See SPORTS PROGRAM, page h
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