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T. I. Chalks Up 49-35 Loop Win Over iv\are Island

Haines Nabs Scoring
Honors As Casaba Squad
RMS SMOOTH-CLICKING CAGE MACHINE Hangs Up Third Victory

Salvos of T . I. baskets hummed
a victory tune on the Vallejo back-
boards as a point-minded Treasure
Island basketball aggregation bom-
barded Mare Island Recreation, 49-
35.
Stunned by the lightning passes
of the T. I. "tornados", the Mare
Island Shipbuilders s tum b 1 e d
through a slow first half, finding
themselves unable to cope with the
mid-court shots of Jack Haines and
the uncanny dribbles of Lt. (jg)
Matt Zunic. Shots that seemed to
come from nowhere raised havoc
with the bewildered Mare Island
cagers and only the defensive play
of Parsons and Dickinson kept the
score from becoming ridiculous.
"Trigger-eye" Haines found the
range early, looping; in three
THE 1944 EDITION ,of the "RMS cage aggregation is pictured above. buckets from center court while the
They are as follows: Front row (left to right) W. Kaufma~, assistant slow starting shipbuilders were
manager R. Lewis, G. Nogle, D. Nuttall, G. Anderson, E. R1mberg, W. scratching with a free throw.
Brooks, ~anager; back row: S. Cooper, J. Pacey, A. Patrick, D. Venetta,
C. Allen, M. Garfield, Ens. Jessup. Caught off guard by this swift turn
of events, the wily Lt. (jg) Matt
Zunic slipped through their tight
Doubles
Waves Compete defenses, ringing the bucket with
Fry, AGC - Morrison, USNH, two successive field goals, thereby
Oakland- 10-12, 10-12. mounting the score to 10-1. Here
For District Honors Baron, AGC-Dennison, U_SNH, Nelson and Dickinson of M. I., com-
Oakland. bining their efforts, bounced two in
In Badminton
Work, TADCEN-Jergentz, NSD a row off the boards, closing the
TADCEN and Armed Guard were - 11-0, 11-2. gap between their team and T. I. "RACEHORSE" SM 1TH lacing his war t-ogs in preparedness for 12th
Naval District Boxing championships. Martin has his sights focused on
well represented in both singles and Williamson, TADCJPN- Stetler, Joe Brown, who played a whale of the coveted middleweight crown.
a game in the pivot position in
doubles competition for the NSD.
The end of the second round of place of Ducich, T. I.'s stellar for-
Women's badminton trophy spon- ward, stretched matters consider-
play drew attention to that grand T. I. Sock School Graduates Talented Martin
sored by the Twelfth Naval Dis- ably, with two consecutive shots
TADCEN doubles team of Lt. Wil-
trict during the· past week. The Hamson and her team-mate Ens. under the basket and Rokosh added Smith With Bachelor Of Manly Arts Degree
play-offs were held in the Treas- Work. They put on an exhibit of another, running the score up to Shining example of Navy boxing
ure Island gym and the first round badminton strategy worth the 16-5. Matters see-sawed back and matters worse, a heated verbal tutelage is the speedy development
forth for the remainder of the half,
results for both classifications may watching, and spectators watched lashing by Haines, Zunic and Ro- of Detroit's gift to the punch world,
their progress with interest as the leaving the Treasure Isalnd casaba kosh to the referee brought tech-
be seen from the following scores. men out in front, 31-14, as they left 22-year-old Martin Smith. Brought
tournament moved into the semi- nical fouls on the hot trio. The
First Round-Singles the floor. cooling entrance of Ken Clark, who up in the same back yard as De-
An inspiring pep talk between troit's favorite son, heavyweight
Fry, AGC - Williamson, Lt., Semi-Finals--Singles played outstanding ball at guard;
TADCEN- 11-8; 11-0. Work, TADCEN - rest periods brought the Mare Is- quieted the boys down enough to champion Joe Louis, Smith is find-
Livingston, land crew to life, sinking three suc- ing it a bit tough trying to match
Gunland, AGC- Green, USNH; Livermore-9-11, 8-11. continue the game. the footsteps left .by the "Brown
Oakland-8-11, 7-11. cessive baskets before the T. I. ter- Time ran out leaving the Mare bomber," who is now trading
Doubles rors had time to remove their gar-
Work, Ens., TADCEN- Duncan, Island boys on the short end of the punches for the Army.
Hunters Point- 11-3, 11-1. . Work, TADCEN-'-Smith, Liver- ments. At this stage the roving score and the long end of the faces . Although new in the fistic circle,
guard, Ed Rokosh, sustained a hand
Doubles more-11-9, 11-7. injury and was removed from the Fine performances by subs Ca- "Racehorse" Smith is an old hand
Work, TADCEN- Holmes, Doc_- Williamson, TADCEN-Quintal, game in favor of lanky "Moose" hill, Alston, Hammond, Clark and at making it hot for someone, hav-
Livermore. Britton were commendable while
ettes- 11-0, 11-4. Alston of Boston, Mass. Alston took the steady play of Brown, Crum, ing wielded a hot torch in a defense
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Williamson, TADCEN - More- With these play-offs completed things m 1s own an s, rmg plant before trading his welding
the tournament moved into the f · t f n · Rokosh, Haines and Zunic was out-
lock, Doc-ettes. the hoop for our pom s, o owmg togs for a set of blues. With no
final night of play. The Cornman- t h t by Cahill standing. more idea of turning into a pugilist
Gunland, AGC- Rice, Mare Is- dant's trophy was to be awarded to a ~o~~i~k~ Raper and McDonald League proceedings commence
4 than a coal miner digging vainly in
land-11-9, 4-ll, -ll. the activity whose players ha:d won· of Mare Island ganged up on the December 7 and the high flying Lana Turner's back yard, Martin
Williams, AGC-Musso, Mare Is- the most points for the four rounds point ledger, scoring from mid- Navy boys are expected to come out laced his first set of mittens seven
on the big end of the score.
land. of play. After the finals it was court, bringing things decidedly months after his enlistment in the
Bu,nnell, Lt. (jg) TADCEN- found that the singles and doubles closer. Haines again came through You have a fine team Navy, turn Navy. Now with six bouts under
Mallory, Livermore-8-11, 4-11. entrants from Livermore Naval with two long shots, making his out and see them, they need your his belt, all amateur, Martin is
Rose, TADCEN-Mynard, Liver- Air Station had made a beautiful total 10 points and high digit man support as well as their own, to looking ahead to the choice field
win.
more. showing and captured the cup with of the ·game. Some fancy dribbling
before him, in hopes that his Treas-
Ens. M. E. Work of the TADCEN a t~tal of 48 points. A tie between and shooting by Crum, during the
ure Island training will be useful
Disbursing Office and Marion Fry, the U. S. Naval Hospital in Oak- lull, kept points evenly divided with T. L SEEKS 5TH VICTORY
in his conquest.
SKD2c of Armed Guard Disbursing_ land and the TADCEN team from Parsons of the invaders rwho Victorious four times in succes- Standing 5 feet 9 inches in his
kept their first-round opponents · T. I. resulted in a play-off between seemed to have taken the brunt of sion, Treasure Island Sailors, led by
dizzy with their successful com- th · t ·b·1·t stocking feet and weighing 160
the two doubles teams for the best e opposmg earn respons1 1 1 y on Lt. Matt Zunic, will clash with Ala-
bination of hand and foot work h. h Id by using his height meda Naval Air Station tonight at pounds, Smith gives a rather large
giving both of them a chance to two out of th ree games to decide t~sa~v~~ta;.:s in getting the ball off Alameda in their first Twelfth picture for a middleweight. His de-
earn second-round fame. Results who would take th e runner-up posi- the backboards, and being especi- cided advantage in reach· is what
Naval District League contest.
are as follows. tion. The by-now famous team of ii.ny elusive with his feinting. Zunic scored 14 points in their 55-19 makes it tough for the little fellows
Second Round-Singles Williamson and Work came out on At this point in the fracas, things in his division, having a longer arm
triumph over Mare Island Ship
Fry, AGC- Brown, Livermore, top and Treasure Island won the got a little on the rough side calling
Builders Tuesday night. Ed Rokosh, than most fighters his size.
3-11, 0-11. coveted second-place spot, winning successive fouls on Brown, M. Island guard, held high-scoring Smith should go far in the fistic
Work, TADCEN- Hanson, NSD, the good will of the spectators with Zunic and Rokosh, who had come
Smith of Mrure Island to a mere two world, since he is such a willing
Oakland- 11-1, 11-4. their sportsmanship and teamwork. back into the game. To make points pupil.
Sports Dribble have him on his feet in no time. year's top tourney is expected to treacherous sickness, it is roundly If a policy, favorable to additional
Barracks D, and their entry in -the been benched temporarily by the participate in post-season games.
Popular with the men as well as
officers alike, the jovial Collier has
Well men, let's bend an elbow, give Treasure Island a flying start hoped that time will prove the games is announced, such high
always shown a willingness to h.elp in the fistic handicap. healer to this gent who has given so ranking teams as Randolph Field,
throw another log into the fire and when it came to charity affairs, and
give with the . chatter. his absence from past smokers has Luisetti Recovering much to the sports world. March Field and the S-econd . Air
It seems the mysterious disap- been sadly felt. Throw an arm lock Lt. Angelo (Hank) Luisetti, the Navy Bans Post Season Games Force would be affected. Numerous
pearance of popular Jimmy Collier on that pesty sickness, Jim, and world's greatest basketball player, The Navy Department has re- requ,ests for post-season games
from active duty in gym number hurry back. has suffered no permanent ill ef- fused permission to the Bainbridge, featuring these teams have been
one, can at last be cleared up. The fects from his recent joust from an· Md. Naval Training Station foot- received, the department said.
fever bug, badly lack- Armed Guard Seiters Return attack of spinal meningitis, but will ball squad to meet the undefeated Bowl Games on Tap
ing in vitamins de- Recent appearance of the Armed not be able to return to active duty. Army Air Force team from Ran- All of the major bowl games
cided Jimmy looked Guard's socking six--Archie Rasley, This is the gist of a letter he wrote dolph Field in the New Year's Day have found foes for January 1.
like a tasty mor- Benny Calla, Jackie Burke, Chief to Mrs. Louise Burk, secretary in Oil Bowl game at Houston because Only the Oil Bowl of Hpuston is
Ray Williams, Johnny Samson and
sel and without aid Shangri-La Hall, St. Mary's Navy of its rule forbidding Navy teams incomplete. The line-up is as fol-
Tony Pereri-from the South Pa-
of a knife and fork Pre-Flight school. Luisetti formerly playing outside their district with- lows:
proceeded to gnaw cific area has bolstered the hopes stationed at Moraga, writes that he out special permission from the Rose Bowl (Pasadena)-USC vs
his way into the of Chiefs Wineroth and Medigo- will soon be sent from Naval Hos- Secretary of Navy and banning Tennessee.
trunk-like structure vich' fight stable no end for the pital at Norfolk, Va., to a rest absences from base for more than Orange Bowl (Miami)-Georgia
coming Twelfth Naval District Box- center at Asheville, N. C.
of Mr. Collier. Sinus trouble being 48 hours. 'I'ech vs Tulsa.
a headache in any man's language, ing Championship. Luisetti, the former basketball The War Department said a .. Sugar Bowl (New Orleans)-
is trying desperately to give the Armed Guard'.s stock went sky wizard from Stanford and an all- decision probably will be made Alabama vs Duke.
judo professor a tussle, but Jim- high in the sock exchange, with the time All-American, is resting within 24 hours on whether Army Cotton · Bowl (Dallas)-T.C.U.
my's fighting spirit is expected to arrival of the "bop cuties" from peacefully and although he has football teluns will be allowed to vs Oklahoma A & M.