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"Young" Millich Added

To Treasure Island
Boxing Stable

New faces seem to haunt the
Treasure Island gymnasium :from
time to time, but the addition of
George Millich to the boxing de-
partment is definitely a step in the
right direction.
George Millich Yoka was the
label marked on this bundle of ex-
plosive charge brought into this
troubled world. His little three-cor-
nered pants were the first contact
he had in the way of fight gear,
and th€ fistically-inclined city of
Sacramento, California spurred
him on to the punch limelight.
Dubbed "Young" Millich as a
boy because of an older brother
complex, George has hung on to
the title up to the present time,
using it as his fight handle. Five
boxing seasons, '39 through '44
been in· the novice class, losing four .• SPORTS ..
have carried him through some 46
bouts, both amateur and profes-
sional. Thirty-five of these have

and gaining two draws. His first
taste of tourney competition came
in 1939, winning the Novice A.A.U.
middleweight title from a star- It's Not Weight Lifting, But
studded field. 1940 saw Millich grow
into a lightheavyweight, losing the Progressive System of Buil_d Up
National A.A.U. crown in the finals
to a back peddling, hit-and-run With the call for a greater number of able-bodied seamen
artist. Georgie regained some lost needed for our fighting ships, the Body Building Department
prestige by annexing the Pacific here on Treasure Island has responded to the plea by enlarg-
Coast Golden Glove light.heavy- ing its quarters and equipment to the point where it is now
weight championship in '41.
running on an equal basis with the rest of our so-called
leading sports.
Running something like 500 blue-
jackets through the mill daily, this gains are usually made in the be-
sanctum of strength has grown ginning, circulation built up mod-
from a small, one-room, weight- erately, respiration a little, muscles
lifting group into one of the finest, stretched somewhat, but when the
if not the best, equipped gymna- body is accustomed to the move-
siums in the country. Its array of ments, it will go no further. A
bar bells and body-conditioning shining example of progressive im-
apparatus, plus the addition of new provement is the almost complete
equipment due late in November, restoration of Captain E. L. Katz-
should put it over the top in com- enbach' s, USM RC, one arm.
parison with the rest of the muscle- Wounded on Saipan, June 21, 1944,
minded field. It is a foregone con- and resulting in the smashing of
clusion that men need strength to his ulner bone, left the Marine
protect, as well as ward off, the Captain with a four-inch scar and
elements in the event of a disaster a head full of distasteful memories.
to their ship. A trip to the body-building depart-
On all your football, track, bas- ment was in grder, where he started
1942 found "Young" Millich ketball and baseball teams, 25 per slowly lifting 10 pounds of weight.
growing into a full-fledged heavy- cent of the complement are chosen At the end of three weeks, his 10
weight, tipping the beams at 199 to play because they are outstand- pounds had increased to 100 pounds.
and standing 6 feet 1 inch in stock- ing in their special field. But what Today .his grip is 75 per cent nor-
ing feet. His invasion of th€ pro- happens to the other 75 per cent? mal and his wrist is as good as
fessional ranks in the same year, Because they are undeveloped or new, all because he was a patient
proved to be the turning point in not proficient enough in any one pupil.
his young life. Winning seemed to event, they are left to go about as One advantage that it has over
be his steady habit and his string best they can without the proper the other body beautifiers is that of
of 11 straight wins pointed to · big instruction and training. "These being able to work in solitude, as
things. But Millich hadn't con- are the ones we want," states Joe no partner is needed. Big names in
tended with the blazing fists of Paul Loprenzi, section leader. With• an the weight-lifting world to guide
Hartnek, present heavyweight even chance, and slow development you are . Joe and Sam Loprenzi,
menace, losing a 10-round decision starting with sit ups and two-arm two members of the world's strong-
anJ stopping his victory streak. curls, these forgotten men can foot est famil:v ; G€crge Pavlich. 1936
His enlistment in the Navy halts it in, on an even score. Remember, military press champ of the Pacific
all further professional competi- you are never too old to begin. Coast; Dwight Davis, 1!)31 National
tion until th€ bigger battle is won. Progressive system is what the ring monarch; Johnny Payne, him-
At present the good looking Mil- whole department is based on. Pro- self a star pupil; and the professor
lich is spending all his time in the gression is the only way to make
of the bunch, Chuck Volz.
capacity of instructor at the Treas- satisfactory physical gains. The
Don't worry about space as there
ure Island gymnasium, keeping in muscles must constantly be given
is room for 45 enthusiasts in both
the pink for the coming 12th Naval more work to do, otherwise they
District Boxing Tournament. Wor- will get into a rut, reach a certain rooms. The gymn is open from CLASSROOM WORK-Top, doesn't always end in the school room.
ried looks have vanished from point of development and then stop. 0900 to 2100 and there is an ample Various exercises are presented here for muscle-conscious pupi Is. Top
left-Phil Palestina holds two dumb-bells in a difficult victory press. John
Armed Guard coaches with the ad- That. is the chief weakness of ex- supply of capable instructors on
Payne, shown in· inset, strikes remarkable form in an inverted lever.
dition of his name to the muster. ercises without apparatus. Fair duty ·an the time. Bottom-Goodlooking Bob Jacobs demonstrates on the back stretcher.

GEORGE PAVLICH, lower left, shows the way in a uniformed. leg press. Instructors nider, Lt. (jg) Zunic and Lt. Higgins, who is director of the Physical Training Depart-
Dwight Davis and Jimmy Collier can be seen in background giving valuable help. Center ment. Lower right-Three members -of the world's strongest family who handle instruc-
-Men responsible for the fine cooperati-on in putting the department over have an array ing duties and have been together through their entire Navy career are Sam Loprenzi,
of barbells as a background. They are, from left to right, Lt. (jg) Hanley, Lt. (jg) Stros- George Pavlich and Joe Loprenzi, the Sampson trio.