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THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1944 PAGE3

CAMERA RECORDS FISTI.C HIGHLIGHTS AT EXCEPTIONAL T. I. SMOKER

CHIEF- ON RAMPAGE-Feeling vainly for pipe of peace is by Chief Indian Williams. Blow for blow- A couple of master
Wally Scott as he goes down from a left to the jaw administered fencers, Martin Smith and Rube Yett exchange lefts.

BOXING SMOKER IS SUCCESS BEFORE CAPACITY CROWD

93 Consecutive Wins Commandos Thrill
T. I. Athletic A Star-Studded Men's All-Star
Nine from Treasure Island will Crowd With Rough
Instructors Place
attempt t-0 halt the sensational
High in Swim Meet winning streak of the Alameda Jung le Tactics
Girls' Softball Champ Club, Sun-
Three Treasure Island athletic day, October 1. Before a sardine-packed house of
instructors placed high in the Gold- The twice women's world some 5000 yelling bluejackets, a
en Gate Bay Swim, Sunday, Sep- champs with their ace Willie combined Boxing, Variety and
tember 24. Bill Egan, CSp(A), Turner handling the pitching Commando show invaded the T. I.
swimming instructor and veteran duties, will try ·an-d_ make it num- Gymnasium Wednesday night, Sep-
of many Gate swims, placed third, ber 94 at the expense of the hand tember 20. Displaying their wares
losing second place only by a mat- picked T. I. squad. with such enthusiasm, the boys
ter of seconds. The diminutive Bob The h-0ghide will meet the from the celebrated sock circle put
Ray, Sp(A)2c, swim instructor and hickory at 1330 at the T. I. ath- on a whale of a slambang affair
swimming his second successive letic field. that constantly had the punch pa-
year in this gruelling endurance trons pulling their hair with ex-
test, fought a great fight against DD Pool Sponsors citement.
sickness brought on by the frigid The evening's fun began with a
water, and swimming on his nerve Round Robin sizzling dance number by pretty
and grit alone the last quarter mile Trudy Mason accompanied by some
pushed across the finish line in Ba$ketball Tourney hot licks from the T. I. Jive Band.
eighth place. May Hansen followed with some
Under the direction of Chief eccentric bit of Latin rhythm and
Fred Capers, CSp(A), the power-
house of the T. I. wrestling and Johnny Verducci of the gymnasium tap dancing; while a Hula dance
judo mats, added new athletic staff, a red hot intersectional by the swivel hipped Lovelear sis-
laurels to his record w h e n he round robin basketball competition ters brought down the curtain on
got under way a week ago Thurs- the Variety show.
pounded his way across to defeat
many a veteran bay swimming ex- day with games scheduled four Hair Raiser
nights a week through the middle
pert, placing number 13 at the The curtain raiser on the boxing
finish. of October. The response to the in- card found Lester Lofgren, 150 lbs.
vitation for entries was more than and Laydon Jones, 151, exchanging
Bill Smith (now of the Navy) , gratifying, showing that "tin can"
the human motorboat with feet, men are always ready for a chal- leather for three torrid rounds, only
to have the bout end in a photo
won the race adding this distance lenge. finish.
event to his title of world's fastest Twelve teams have been formed
swimmer. Roddy Andrews, last with approximately 120 men sign- Short Bout
year's · winner of the race, was ing up with their respective sec- One hundred fifty-eight pounds
second. tions and the rivalry is keen. Two of dusky dynamite in the person of
games are played each night be- Martin Smith, Detroit's Jr. "Brown
ginning at 1730 and followed by Bomber," was a little too much for
Post Office Nine Ends two others at 1830 and it is planned game Rube Yett to cope with, end-
to form an All Star aggrega- ing the bout in. the 2nd round with
Season With 7-6 Victory tion selected from the competitors a flury of rights and lefts that left
so that the DD Pool can be repre- Rube dazed and bewildered in the
An underdog Post Office nine sented in competition against other neutral corner.
signed off the 1944 softball season activities on T. I. when the league Slugfest
Thursday, September 21, upsetting is formed. Already several men of Jim Hensly, 142, displayed a
a favorite Frontier Base club 7-6. outstanding prowess have turned in wicked left in decisioning Wayne
Deadlocked at 6-6 going into the top calibre performances on th e Arnston. Both boys played give and
last inning, the Post Office aggre- court. Let this serve as notice that take for the duration of the bout
gation pushed across the winning the DD Pool is pointil)g toward with Hensly finishing fast to catch
run, giving pitcher "Kinny" Kins- copping the honors in the Treasure the judge's eye.
bursky credit for the victory. Island basketball league. Promising Boy
This hotly contested battle was Nothing has been spared to make Johnny Ward, a cool, fast punch-
played on the T. I. athletic field. this round robin tournament a "big ing lightweight, weathered a devas-
time" affair with flashy jerseys to tating opening round body attack
distinguish the teams, brand new from Frenchy Fofard, and then ap-
BASKETBALL FANS 11 basketballs, and competent officiat- plied the pressure in the second
ing by the Specialist (A) Chiefs.
Aspirants inter,ested in .trying "Pop" Pellerin is pushing this with a terrific right rand bolo punch
for a positi-0n on the T. I. Basket- tournament with his usual enthusi- to the button, that left his sur-
prised foe stretched horizontally in
ball squad report Monday, Octo- asm and interest and with all the the center of the ring. It was an
"promoting" that Chief Verducci
ber 2 at 1830. even affair up to that point.
has done, the success of the tourna-
Treasure Island is looking for- ment is assured. For a "pool" Wrestling Match
ward to a better year, with a bet- whe,re turnover of personnel is so Oscar Davis_ and Harry "Stumpy" LET ME GO I :-Dragging ''The Chief'' down with him is Walter Scott. Five yards
ter casaba squad, so anybody rapid, a remarkable interest in Jacobs, a couple of self-styled "Ace for holding, men. Slip or spilled- A wild swing sends Oscar Davis to the ca.nva.s.
recreational activities is main- Hudkins," threw sound ethics to the Referee Max Marek restrains Harry Jacobs while Davis a.rises. Sleep tight - A
with any talent pay -attention!! whistling right thrown by Johnny Ward sends Frenchy Fofa.rd to bed early. Close
tained. (Continued on page 4) qua.rt.er5--'Excha.nging body blows a.t close quarters are dusky Johnny Ward a.nd
French,- :rota.rd.