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Capacity Crowd ·cheers Star-Laden Smoker
•. SPORTS .. t0 the San Francisco entertainment pounds of loosened fury, used his

Wongettes, Loprenzi
with their conception of a jivy two-pound pull in weight on Sammy
Bros. Stun Blueiackets; dance number. Reed, coming out on the top side
Joe Loprenzi and Morrie Johnson, of the verdict. Sandiford appeared
Performance Sparkles a couple of modern Hercules, awed to be the stronger of the two at
the audience with their display of the finish.
strength and timing in a well-per- Rematch . ..
Star - Spangled entertainment,
with an Asiatic tinge, swept the formed hand-balancing act. Fred Showing worlds of improvement
Treasure Island gymnasium on No- Kiefer and Willie Stout were very over his last showing, determined
instructive on the flying rings, while
vember 8 like a tidal wave, splash- Jackie Wilson turned the tables on
thP. duo of Johnny Payne and his
ing such notables as the Wong- l 3-year-old partner, Glen Weller, Martin Smith in a scorcher of a
ettes, an array of muscled talent, wt,nt through a novelty of hand- rematch. Wilson had Martin down
ana a host of top-notch night club balancing. Trampoline instructors for a six count early in the first
performers on the steps of the round but the cagey Smith lasted
flooded arena. Eric Foster, Bill Lawson and John the round with his back peddling.
Lundberg went through funda- Judges Dave Stevenson and Lt.
Reminiscent of pre-circus days, ~-ental moves, with Lundberg add-
this boat load of talent was guided ing a bit to the humorous side with Commander Joseph Livesay were in
On the left is former middleweight champion of the world, Fred Apos- to the docks by that genial gent of his clowning. Bill Shultz gave a fine complete accordance with the de-
tol!, who demonstrates first usage of the Round Ring with Vic Gruppico. mirth, Bob Rose, Sp(A)lc. rision rendered by referee Frankie
Marinship Shipyards got first crack at this novel invention, which is ex- exhibition of tumbling in between Carter.
pected to revolutionize the boxing game. MC duties were again respon- the lulls, while strong men Sam
sible to the splendid efforts of the Loprenzi, George Pavlich and Scott Game .•.
RKO star, Sarki Divisinoff, who Frankie Young gave demonstra- Big Walt Scott, down at least
Streamlined Round Ring Gets Acid put the entertainers through their tions of weight lifting skill. Sam twice in every round from power-
house blo_ws tossed by Ted Lewis,
paces in minute fashion. Visions Loprenzi added a bit to the sus-
204. displayed plenty of stamina
of loveliness in the form of the five pense, . lifting weights of 450 and
Test At November 22 Smoker and gameness in lasting to the end
\Vongettes put the crowd in the ;oo pounds to his waist. The intro-
Another great Bi-Monthly Smok- turned away. An increase of 4000 right state of mind, with their ren- Juction by Max Marek and per- of the bout. Scott was helpless more
er is on tap for November 22, in seats are expected to keep the dition of a mystic, jive routine. ;oi-mance of Jimmy Collier and than once, but just wouldn't say
the Treasure Island gymnasium, fea- "standing room only" sign in moth Sultry Kim Wong, the Chinese. 3eorge Davis, judo masters, in a uncle. Lewis, who is no relation to
turing the novel innovation of the balls. Dorothy Lamour, swayed her way reries of Jap-repelling tactics closed th"' cla_rinet player, showed plenty
round ring. A boxing ring with no There are many men under the through a Tahitian number, while .llE' show. of promise.
corners will be brought here by its impression that these fine gym- the golden voice of Son Low A couple of free-swinging mid- Wild but Willing ...
inventor, Charles Hunter, who will nasium shows have an admission brought memories of Frank Sin- Jleweights opened the boxing card. Tony Ferrari, self-styled wind-
submit •its use to the contestants fee. No sir, you are welcome with- atra. Jan Janssen, song bird of the Aggressive Ray Nickless found the mill, fired too many rights and lefts
on the punch program. Latest issue out any charge. They begin west, shook the rafters with her ,tinging left and counter punching for Chuck Ash, eeking out a nar-
of "PIC" magazine has just pub- promptly at 1900, and please re- tunes of. "Fellow on a Furlough" >f Acey Smith a little too much to row three-round decision. Although
licized this new ring sensation. member that passes for visitors and "As Time Goes By," with the 1.audle, succumbing to his heavier Ferrari missed more often than he
An All-Colored aggregation of should be made out a day before light opera star Charles Fredrick, mnching in three cantos. hit, the blows he did land were ef-
leather slingers from Marinship the show. Don't miss the fun on 1dding a few of the old classical ;lugfest. . . fee,t.ive enough to earn him the ver-
Navy Yards will swap socks with a Wednesday, November 22. songs. The Wongettes spelled finale Stocky Georgie Sandiford, 126 diet.
squad composed of the cream of
the Treasure Island crop and all
boys concerned are expected to
get a thrill in boxing by "going in
circles." Boxers from both teams
are priming for .the Twelfth Naval
District Championships which are
to be held here December 22.
Bob "Billy" Rose, Sp(A)lc, will
bring in another fine aggregation
of chorus girls and floor show tal-
ent from the big niteries of San
Francisco. Of course that band load
of Treasure Island jive will be on
hand to .give out with its entertain-
ing music, adding to the gaiety and
accompanying the entertainers.
These gymnasium shows are at-
tracting an ever increasing crowd
and its new seating arrangements
of 6000 have been filled and many

Treas11re lsl,and Mebn

Tossers Open Basketball

Season with Mat.nn Five
Old man basketball will be taken
out of the moth balls and given a
shot in the arm Monday night, No-
vember 20, when the untested
Treasure Island casaba quintet
square off against a high-stepping
Matson Navigation five. Kezar pa-
vilion will be the sight of this after
hours affair, commencing at 2000.
Under the watchful eye of play-
ing coach Lt. (jg) Matt Zunic, the
Treasure Island "melon tossers"
have been hitting the backboards
daily in pre-game workouts, and
their first taste of competition
Monday is expected to reveal faults,
corrections and a starting line-up.
At present Lt. (jg) Zunic has
plenty of material to chose from,
with experience--something he has
plenty of.
Handling the forward duties, he
has four very capable hands. Danny
Ducich, who has played with the
nationally known 20th Century-
Fox; "Ambling" Alston, rangy
6 foot two inch boy from New York
City; Six foot three inch Crum,
from Arizona U. and Brown, who
hails from Ohio. Walker and Wolfe,
a couple of "pee wee's" at 6 foot 3
inches, will handle the pivot spot,
and Jack Haines, ex-Denver star;
Ken Clark of A.A.U. fame and Ro-
hosk holding down the guard po-
sitions. 1. Watching smoker with Interest Is the former New York "Yankee" "Jr. Brown Bomber", Martin Smith, crosses right nicely as Jackie
famous center fielder, "Jolting" Joe Di Maggio, who is seated amidst Wilson wards off a pesty left hand. 8. Clown in action. John Lundberg
These are initial showings for the his party. 2. "Gam-ingly" gorgeous Is Chinese lovely, Kim Wong. was in a little trouble when this shot was taken. 9. "Flying" Fred
teams mentioned and fireworks are 3. Bill Lawson cuts loose with a difficult somersault on the trampo- Kiefer, Professor Know on the rings, goes through a series of rolls
expected to be plentiful. llne. 4. Musclemen Joe Loprenzi and Morrie Johnson show finer arts and dislocates in his pet event. 10. Highly publicized Wongettes dis•
In hand-balancing. 5. Yes sir, 500 pounds are exactly what Sam Lo- played plenty of so-called oomph In a torrid oriental number. They
prenzl Is toying with. Notice tremendous .biceps. 6. Sam Reed counters are, left to right, Sonny Chris, Vickie Lee, Jessica Wong and Inez
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with right as Georgie Sandiford tries vainly to block blow. 7. Detroit's Woo