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Page Four CLOUDBUSTER — SPORTS Friday, December 8, 194 Sports Watch Mail To The Kings High above the Hudson, be hind the bleak, gray ramparts, reign the new, undisputed mon- archs of football. For the first time since 1916 the Cadets of West Point have finished a per fect season. This week not even Ohio State, also unbeaten, claimed No. 1 ranking. In Baltimore it was cold and crisp, and it was a cold, crisp story the scoreboard told last Saturday: Army, 23; Navy, 7. Veterans of press-boxes, who normally shy away from such comparisons, boldly wrote that Army (and Navy, too), could hold their own in professional National League play. Switched at the 11th hour from Annapolis to Baltimore’s big, splintery wooden bowl, the game netted $58,637,000 for the Sixth War Loan Bond sales. So absorbing was interest that broadcasts were piped to other big stadia in the country, short- waved to ships and shore sta tions, and elaborately filmed for Armed Forces consumption all over the world. Regardless of the outcome, it was pre-destined to be a great event. Army and Navy ranked among the top three teams. No. 1 ranking was at stake. It is no longer. Prohibited from post season competition, Army’s jug gernaut is retired, untied, un beaten and unsurpassed. Prophet And A Coach Dyke Raese, who coached the Cloudbusters to 17 wins in 20 basketball games last season, harped on one subject in pre campaign promises. “We’ll be fast and aggressive,” he said, “but we won’t have the experi ence and we won’t win so many games.” There was no way of telling, last week, whether the 1944-45 Pre-Flighters would win as many games. But the Cloudbusters buried Greenville Air Base and lived up to Raese’s other pre dictions. They were (1), fast; (2), aggressive. There was a certain amount of rustiness and the quint lacked height under the baskets, but the return of Otto Graham will lend stature and the play will become smoother. The ’Busters looked as if they’ll do very nice ly until something better comes along. OPERATIONAL REPORT ATTACHMENTS: Bergamini, Y. C., PhM2c from N.A.S. Norman, Okla.; Butler, M. E., PhM2c from N.A.S. Bunker Hill, Ind.; DuPont, D. A., PhM2c from N.A.S. Norman, Okla.; Esmail, J. J. Y2c from N.A.S. Glenview, III.; Sko- field, L., PhM2c from N.A.S. Norman, Okla.; and Smith, H. C., EM2c from Receiving Sta tion, Norfolk, Va. DETACHMENTS: Ellis, J., CSM to Receiving Station, San Francisco, Calif.; and Thompson, E., SK2c to Alameda, Calif. CHANGES IN RATES: Allbright, J. L. from Sic to RM3c; Cham pion, W. A. from S2c to SAD3c; Gulette, C. T. from S2c to SAD3c; Overstreet, L. O. from SKlc to SKDlc; Spears, H. W. from RM3c to RT3c; and Thompson, E. M. from 5K2c to SKD2c. Win Over Marines Is Goal Of Quint In Tilt Tonight Out to gain revenge for last year’s 44-to-43 defeat, the Cloud- buster cagers meet the strong Cherry Point Marines tonight at 1930 in Woollen gymnasium. There is a chance that Otto Graham, the All-American foot ball and basketball star from Northwestern, will be in the Pre- Flight lineup for the first time. He was due to return from leave yesterday, and Coach Raese stated that he would use him against the Marines. Graham’s return should do much to aid the Cloudbuster cause, and his height should aid the Raesemen considerably on rebounds. Mistakes Expected Two games have been played to date, and Coach Raese likes the prospects of the future. On last Saturday night the Green ville Air Base was defeated, 59 to 31, and on Thursday night of this week the local quintet played Camp Butner there. The score of the latter game arrived too late for this week’s paper. “We made a lot of mistakes in our first game,” the Cloud buster coach admits, “but that was to be expected. As you know, most of the boys on the squad have had little previous experience. They’ll improve after we’ve played three or four games.” Donald Gleasner, an end on the football team, will start at center against Cherry Point. Meador and Mehl will be at the forwards, with Tippy Dye and either Leakey or Tobias at the guard positions. Mehl led the scoring against Greenville with 13 points. Mea dor had 12, Leakey 8, Brace, To bias and Clann 6 each. Dye 4, and Gleasner and Meserve 2. Graham, Bray Picked On A1 Mid-Atlantic Service Eleven I “Say—I heord one todoy that'H knock your eyes out." 61st Batt Pressed To Win Wrestling Although undefeated in bat talion dual meets for the last six weeks, wrestlers of the 61st almost failed to win the Pre- Flight wrestling tournament just completed. The winners had 50 points, the 62nd 48, and the two other bat talions who participated were far behind, the 63rd scoring only 33 points while the 64th had 15. Cadets George Rawls. 142, Don Kelley, 166, and M. E. Litz, 172, all of the 61st, won cham pionships at their respective weights in. the finals. 6?nd Has 4 Champs The 62nd had four champions, but failed to win enough sec ond and third places to triumph. Cadet Tom Hayden won the 148- pound class. Cadet Raymond Cournoyer was best at 154, Cadet R. L. Smith won at 158, and Cadet W. E. Machurate cap tured the heavyweight crown. In the remaining classes. Cadets C. E. Clemens won the 136 division, and S. S. Paterno set the pace at 160. Both are members of the 63rd battalion. Meet The Station^s New Mat Kings GRUNT and GROAN MEN—Close to 100 cadets participated in tne wrestlmg tournament just completed, and these eight are the new champwns. First row, left to right: Cadet Raymond Cour- noyer 154; Tom Hayden, 148; George Rawls, 142, and C. E. Clem- ens 136. Second row, left to right: W. E. Machurat, heavyweight; R. L. Smith, 158; M. E. Litz, 172; Don Kelley, 166, and S. S. Pa terno, 160. Pre - Flight’s Otto Grahar versatile back, and Ray Bra; giant tackle, were selected c the Associated Press’ All-M* Atlantic Service team for 194 it was announced this week. I expected, unbeaten Bainbridf Navy and Camp Peary’s powe house dominated, the Marylanf ers capturing five places ai Peary sailors landing three spot The team was selected I service coaches and sports wrj ers of the Maryland-Virginii North Carolina area and offers j line-up full of power, speeti at experience. With the exceptio of well-deserving Charley Trip| of the 3rd AAF, all members ‘ the first team are familiar f Pre-Flighters. ' Three Bainbridge players- Garrard Ramsey, guard; Harvfi Johnson, fullback, and Charli Justice, tailback—are repeated from the 1943 Mid-Atlanti team. Graham, ex-Northwestef star, was a 1943 college Al American nomination, and Bra last season was named to Service All-American. Flick, Koslowski On Second Graham, Trippi, Justice afl Johnson form a mythical bacl* field that compares well wit any in the country, college, ser' ice or professional. At the en^ are Ben Hightower of Peary ai^' Al Vandeweghe of Bainbridge The tackles are Bray and LO' Defilippo of Peary; guards af Ramsey and Russ Letlow Peary, and the center is Loui Sossamon, Bainbridge. Two more Cloudbusters, Guaf' Gene Flick and Halfback Sta! Koslowski, were awarded place on the second team, along wit' such other stars as Harry HopP Andy Uram and Hilliard Cheat ham. I Warren Anderson, end an^ honorary captain of the Clouf^ busters, and Ralph Huneycutt center, were given honorable mention. EM, Aerologists Take Cage Count Interest continues to mount if the newly organized officers aM enlisted men’s basketball league which was started 10 days ag^’ There are six teams in tW league. Play is divided into tW^ halves, with the winners of ead’ half meeting for the champioP' ship. Lieut. Wermuth announce^ that the championship garn^ would probably be played as ^ preliminary to a varsity gam^ near the end of the season. First round competition sa^ the upper quadrangle defeat tb^ enlisted men, 59 to 23; the lowe^ squad win over the athletic oi\ ficers, 17 to 9, and the navig^',. tion department conquer aerd', ogy, 25 to 16. !
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