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Page Four CLOUDBUSTER Saturday, November 4, 1944 Lt. Norman Horner Visited Japan With Baseball Team <g> Clottdbttsters Score 14-13 Win At Jacksonville Buell St. John’s toe did it again. The little halfback who has played less than 10 minutes in six Cloud- buster games to date was called upon twice last Saturday after noon at Jacksonville, Florida. He delivered on both occasions, and the Pre-Flighters returned to North Carolina with a 14 to 13 victory over the Naval Air Sta tion there. A capacity crowd of 8,000, mostly Naval personnel, witnessed the game and saw the Cloudbust- ers come from behind and score two quick touchdowns in the sec ond quarter. Pre-Flight won the toss and elected to receive, but before any ground was gained Donaldson, Jacksonville back, intercepted one of Graham’s passes on the Cloud- buster 32. Kittrell and Faust made it a first down on the 21, and moments later Leckonby picked up another first down which carried to the eight. Then Kittrell gained four yards through left tackle and a lateral, Donaldson to Leckonby, was good for the Fliers' first touchdown. In the second period a fumble by Faust paved the way for the first Cloudbuster score. Faust fumbled on the 23, and two Pre- Flight running plays picked up but four yards. With third and six to go, Otto Graham went back to pass, found no receivers, and decided to carry instead. The play was good for almost 19 yards as Graham was knocked out on the one-foot line. Kellogg hit the line on the first play for the score, and St. John entered the game to make good the first of two extra points. Another fumble paved the way for the second Pre-Flight score. After a drive from their own 85 to the Fliers’ 15 fell short, the Air Station took possession of the ball. However, two plays later Leckon by fumbled and W. E. Harding, Pre-Flight end, recovered. Jitter bug Kellogg, who was one of the oustanding backs on either team, went through’ right tackle on the first play for a first down on the six. Two line plays picked up but a yard, and on third down Graham passed to Stan Koslowski for Pre- Flight’s second and final touch down. An intercepted pass also ac counted for the Fliers’ second score. Donaldson intercepted a Graham toss on his own 48 and returned to the Pre-Flight 34 mid- Few officers at Pre-Flight have had the opportunity which came to Lieut. Norman L. Horner, En gines inspector, during his Japan ese visit of 1929. Mr. Horner at tended the University of Califor nia and was a pitcher on the base ball team which was invited to Nippon, financed by the Japs. Sailing on the Tenyo Maru im mediately after the college year closed at Berkeley, the California men traveled via Honolulu to Yokohama. They were scheduled for twelve games against Japan ese university teams. There are no professional teams in the is lands, but students attend college for six years and no freshman rule prevents capable players from competing. “Due to college examinations we were without practice for two weeks before leaving California,” said Lieut. Horner. “With two weeks on board ship, our batting eyes were a trifle hazy. Yet we won our opening game. “The Japs have some wonderful ball parks, the one at Tokio being comparable to Yankee stadium with a seating capacity up to 70,000. Their players are fast, excellent fielders, clever in base sliding, but not too potent at the plate. There wasn’t a home run hit off our pitchers in the twelve game series. However, the umpires helped the “Local Boys” on occasion. “These arbiters spoke perfect English except when contesting decisions. Then their linguistic abilities seemed to fade. Some times the umpire would make a decision followed by the Japanese coach dashing out from the bench to secure a reversal. In one case when we were leading by a single run in the ninth inning, the um pire allowed enough walks to force two runs across for a Nip victory. “If the Jap team lost a game, at tendance fell appreciably the fol lowing day. When they won, the park was sure to be crowded the next afternoon. way the fourth period. Nine plays brought the ball to within three yards of the goal, and with fourth and goal to go Donaldson^ on a lateral, carried it over standing up, Ed Vanni trotted onto the field for the Fliers, but his boot sailed wide of the goal posts. That was all the scoring as the Pie-Flighters had possession of the ball when time ran out. Varsity Wrestling Practice Starts Monday Afternoon “Varsity wrestling practice will get underway next week, and meets are now being arranged with Duke, the Naval Academy, Cherry Point, and Georgia Pre- Flight,” Lieut. S. S. Hollobaugh, head wrestling coach, has an nounced. Cadets who are interested in the mat sport should endeavor to get transferred to battalion wrestling competition as all varsity men will stay with their battalion wrestling teams. Varsity workouts will be held for thirty or forty-five min utes after each sports program. Wrestling meets, throughout the year, will consist of eight varsity weight classifications and as many additional weights as can be ar ranged with opponents. Weights to be wrestled are regular collegi ate weights of 121, 128, 136, 145, 155, 165, 175, and heavyweight. Most meets last year included ap proximately 20 cadets. “We traveled over a consider able part of Honshu, and played in Tokio, Kobe and Yokohama. In addition, there were side trips; particularly interesting was the one taken to Nikko, the Yosemite of Japan. “Off the field we were splendid ly treated, housed in the best ho tels,' feted at numerous parties, one in which geisha girls were in volved. “American salesmen we met said they hated to see American teams come to Japan since if they won the games it was hard to do business with the Japs. “The Nips are a polite group as far as externals go and might even smile, hiss, and thank you if you bawl them out. But that doesn’t indicate what they are thinking. “The University of California team will never forget its Japan ese visit, and it is likely that some of the players on that 1929 squad may later have an opportunity to visit the islands in uniforms other than those of the diamond. Per haps our reception will be differ ent, too.” Before entering the Navy in Oc tober, 1942, Lieut. Horner was an executive with the' Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. BAINBRIDGE (Continued from page one) Cloudbuster starting lineup. War ren Anderson (Colgate) will be at left end as usual, but W. E. Hard ing (Princeton) has replaced Melbourne Sheehan (University of Missouri) at the right flank- George Lorentz (Long Beach, L I., N. Y. high school) will be at left tackle with Dan Williams Urinus College) at the right tackle spot. Starting guards will be Ed mond Politi (a newcomer froin Columbia University) and Dale Pulver (University of Minneso ta). Ralph Huneycutt (Appala chian, Virginia) is the starting center. Jitterbug Kellogg (Tulane) will get the starting assignment quarterback, Stan Koslowsk' (Holy Cross) and Bill Wilso® (McKeesport, Pa. high school) will be at the halves, and Otto Graham (Northwestern) will at full. Other backs certain to see aC' tion include Dan Weitekaml (Holy Cross), Spec Sanders (Uni' versity of Texas), Buell St. JoW (Alabama) and J. T. Levay (PO' cahontas, Virginia). Both teams are currently rate^ in the first 10 in the nation. Th* Cloudbusters have defeated, thu- far this year, Cherry Point, Naval Academy, Duke, Georgia Pre-Flight, and the Jacksonville Naval Air Station. In their othe' game played to date the Universit! of Virginia held them to a surpris* 13-13 tie. 15 Enlisted Men Are Transferred Fifteen enlisted men wef^ transferred, and a like numb®' v/ere received here during the p^^* two weeks. Those transferred were: S. 0. Abell, HA2c; E. ^ PHM3c; F. H. Machiavern^ PHM3c; T. U. McLaughlin, HAl<^ Hinkle, PHM3c; W. P. Kearns J. A. Umidi, PHM3c; W. L. Mai> crief, HAle; A. Streppone, HA2<! T. R. Taylor, HAlc; R. R. liams, PHM3c; T. G. Wrigl»* PHM3c; F. W. Ziegler, PHM3«' C. E. Vernadakis, RMlc; J- ^ Neville, SKlc, and M. M. Clarl* SK2c. Those received were: W. P. ker. Sic; R. L. McConnell, HAl^ R. A. Hoffman, HA2c; A. J. Klej^ M2c; T. S. Kobos, PHMlc; H. Spears, PH3c; S. A. Sene^' PHM2c; E. J. Schneider, HAlJ H. L. Chapin, PHMlc; C. Kir®^ berg, HAlc; K. T. Lahar, HAl^ A. L. O’Conner, HAlc; M. ^ Vhamperlain, SMlc; R. E. Gra^ AMM3c, and H. L. Otter, CPHl^
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