SEXMOOB JOHXSON F1SU>» ll.C.
Ail-O-MEeN
IUKCH Zl, 1943 PACK 8
Sports
raujETBAU. namix
With Alghta Aiwd on a baaatl-
ttal tpophjr to bo aaaniod tha fcat
Chavlono, tha mialnatlon fbUar-
> ' ToornMint atartad on Ita war
jifht at tha Sparta Arana.
All tha Squadrona that partlo-
IpaUd In the baakatball toumap aia
anterlng tha aoUapball eirealt with
hopaa of eorradting tha alatakaa
auffarad during ttia dribbling cont-
aat. Tha Hadlea «itb thair high
hopaa and ahl^* ann are aharpaning
thair Klta and naddlaa to paddla to
another Poat rlctory, but ita aaary
aquadrona* anbitlon to do tha aaoa
thing, and probablp ara gunning tor
the Hadlea idio art than out in tha
eold in tha othar cha^iionahip tou-
map.
A taaa ahieh ia plekad bp tha
Arana erltlca to go plaeaa in thin
infant laagoa, ia Kaadquartars and
Haadquartara Squadron ukieh ia pra>
etieing aaarp night in thair aand-
ot court. But thap atill don't
haau tha "touarlng" poaar of tha
Hadlea*
A naeting waa hald bp all laa^
era of tha varlova aquadrona at tha
Sporta Arana in ahieh Lt. Frank
azplainad tha aanp rulaa and
ragulationa to be foUmaod. (Bnlaa
appaared in tha Al.*-0-Ueeh laat
uaak)
Tha fine Job of rafaraalng dona
during tha hooping oaaaon will be
r^aatad bp aoat of tha aana offlo-
iala ubo are alraodp aaalgnad to
the Job.
Itondap night, Hareh 29th, tha
following taana raeaiwa a flrat ro-
imd bpa aiwi ara aehadolad to plap.
39th Haaa 793Pd TSS 906 «
798tb TSS 797th TSS Hq-Hq Sq.
794th TSS
Winning taaw will follow aehodula
on toumanant chart at tha Arana,
Tim b lit fill’s Tritk
PPC UUo JPMti OM of tho boot oorioX hoDdboloaooro ia profoooloaal otaov booiatoo^ lo obowiag
hookj lie ttodosU hotr to koop fit by mictitliftiiigo Joatt lo about to daaonatroto o Military praoa*wtth
about 175 pounda* Ha ia eapabla of dolaf aoro than 200 5a thla lift* Tha Sport baa ooddtnlr daralopad into
ona of tha ooat poimlar at ttat Arona*
mSKBAlX ABOUT TO START
Softball and.hardball baMtall
LaaRuaa will be started in the verj
near futore* Sttaadrona will compete
agaloet eaefa oUiera. Hoat gamaa will
be twilight
la Traiaiof
A atiff left jab to tha ald-aeotlon U being practiced by PFC '
Webb, aa ioatroetmra teach boxing froa omiing 'til night at tha
Sporta Arena* Webb ia a btarTwei^t*
Boxing
PogHiaa ia definitlj on the
verge of "rolling* at SeTaour Jahib'
aon Field, aa plans for elaaaea aro
just about coi^letod* A aetaadula ia
being set up bj Lt* Krkaan fkaa
which everj aqumtron will have a
chance to eond their repreaentativas
to i4>bold individual and squadron
iKMiora*
Tha program will be run in an
intro-aural ajataa, iriiere everj aan
gets a chance to fight* hjr eli>
ainationa tha Squadron Champa will
aeet other Squadron Cta^pa, untA
quarter-finala, amii finals and tha
finals ara run off for tha boxing
eha^ion of tha eotlro post*
Many boooara have tumad out
already at the Sporta Arons, and aiu
gattlng theanalvea in aha^* This
boxing prograa ia premotod by tha
Any so that every nan will loow a
littla about Um foot-work needed
in boadng - the eene footwork which
ie needed to avoid a bayonet thruat
With this in nind the obo in our
arny are being taught to be "fight
ing laidcB" of »>• 1 calibre.
The progran ^orta a oiiaber of
fellows who have fought in Baw Toric
Qdlden Gloves and other boxing shorn
Pvt* Voci, a eurly-beadad lad fFon
Philadelphia, has already partieij^
ated in othar eanpa prim to hia
arrival here* He fought in the Phils
Golden Gloves and cans out with hi^i
honors* Pfe Tonny Webb (pictured on
thie page) ia showing proniaea of
beeoalng a good haavyweii^* Ba
also fou^ in tha Golden (Aovea in
the hecvywel^t division*
Pvt* Mayer Siegel baa baao
nanad aa nantor for thoao boxing
elaaaea* Siegel fornarly fought pro
and wus aanagod \fj Ben Aby, fm
world's eha^*
Pvt* B|Ma Schaffer, mid 'a
weightlifting ehaop in his reflect
ive weii^t, started lifting on this
field about two nontha ago* Since
than, a few hundred soldiers exero-
iae with the bar-bells every
besides doing thair regular ealiat-
bsnles*
Many foUon idM had been read*
iif napsinsa and hopelng that they
had well built bodies, no nora*
For thay have already bagun to der-
elep aoM of the fine moaclea that
Um Tachnlcal Training
glf^'iy apprevea of*
Pvt* Jesse Morris, of Philade
lphia. could only lift 110 pounds
whan he began lifting about 6 weaka
ago. Wow ha pnaanaa 175 «ith very
little effort* Pvt* Manual Boaaly,
Wew Tortc, oonhlnaa hia tiw with
weight* end hand-balancing* H* tho
ught he would oarer grip another
bar-bell while in the aray, but wbn
be arrived at this field, ha wan
elated to fine ha could itBtlmie bin
favorite sporta*
POST HOOSIESS DBIIB STIBSWIB
The Offloan' Woeainr Hot-ShoU
trlamd tha Student Xaatnetcra 30
to 26, in a baaketball gan* pl*y*6
at tba Arena laat wank* lbs battle
pro^ that ar^ mo of Indiana
hold tha BtaU'a baakatball zeputap
tioo*