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PAGE 4 THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1944

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ALAMEDA AIR BASE VICTORS OVER
TREASURE ISLAND FIGHTERS MONDAY
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Max Marek, boxing instructor at Treasure Island, was
feeliing blue after the discouraging results of Monday's
bouts at the Alameda Air Base. Seven Treasure Island
battlers had journeyed to Alameda to give· the fighters a re-
turn match. Coming away with two victories and one draw
in the seven . bouts did not help his feelings. Trying to
strike up a~ conv_ersation,' I asked him, "Max, what IX).akes ,-
a. truly· great fighter?" He was in I . · . .
no mood to answer. The· answer to time and also this time, Rooert
Urguijo, 160, of Alameda, -reversed
that question ts· "the occasiona 1
0 the defeat that he had suffered
loss of a fight." The.-only' way a
at the hands of Johnny Samson,
man can become a really goo(
fighter is to ·-experience a defeat 159, at Treasure Island the week
early in his career so that. he will before by eking out a close de-
not suffer the pangs of ·, a broker: cision. ,-
heart later. Some of our ··great Torrez by a TKO
champions never actually attained Arthur Torrez, 136, walked off
greatness until they had received with the laurels against Harry
their first setback in the squared Bond, 130. Torrez was credited
circle. with a TK!O over Harry when the
referee deemed it wiser to stop
Spots Weight
Bill · Bueford, 180, came througl: the fight in the first round in order
to save Bond much punishment.
for Treasure Island by winning r
Poor Showing ,-
popular decision over Harry ¥ c•
Na!'):", 195, of Alameda despite the Dick Rebori, 135, of Treasure
fact that he was outweighed b:· Island, is much the wiser today
fifteen pounds. The Treasure Is after experiencing a knockout at
the hands of Don Adams, 138, of
land battler scored often with an
Alameda. Don Adams was entire-
educated left hook to the chin and
_body of the Alamedan. ly too much for Rebori. The Treas-
ure Island boy with no training
Class Tells
THIS PHOTO shows two instructors t eaching some of the men pool daily. The two instructors are C. L. Brown and E. C. whatsoever was no match for his ,-
at Treasure I sland' s swimming pool how to rescue their mates Kinstler. Men are sometimes forced to abandon ship, swim A fight that had the lare e more talented opponent. Arthur
out at sea who are forced at times to abandon ship. The for quite a long distance before being rescued and should crowd of 7,000 standing on their
correct manner is getting into a boat, how to pull a man in know the correct way of getting into a boat. Swimming Brown, 165, of Alameda, was five
safely, and many other things are taught at the gymnasium towards a life raft and boarding her without spilling occupants. seats throughout the three rounds
pounds and about fifty punches
saw Owen. Bugman, 120, of Treas-
the better over Ted MacN eal, 160,
ure Island who came away with of Treasure Island. The referee
Treasure Island Speaker Addresses Aquatic Doc-Ette Bowle rs a well-earned decision over Ray wisely intervened in the second
Phillips, 118, of Alameda. The
round and awarded the fight to
Meeting at Beaver Lake, Washington Take 4 of 12 Treasure Island fighter showed his Brown, who won by a TKO. r-
class in the third round of this
great fight by jabbing six straight Former Champs
Recently at the aquatic meeting of the American Na- Individual Trophies lefts to the face of his opponent John Henry Lewis, former
tional Red Cross held at -Beaver Lake, Issaquah, Wash., th world's light-heavyweight cham-
In the District WAVES Bowling I wi out a return. pion, and Carmen Barth, one time
Robert H. Cowing, Sp (A) le, swimming instructor at the Even Stephen
League just completed, our Doc- Olympic and National Golden Glove
T. I. gymnasium, was called upon to give a speech about The "Mighty Midget", little Joe
ettes established an enviable rec- Champion, divided the honors of
Sworek, 150, engaged Lester Seal,
the merits of swimming. Cowing obliged. The speech was ord. With teams entered in the reforeeing the fights.
153, of Alameda in another one
received with · both emotion and outspoken approval and I Class· "B" and . "C" ~eague'. our of those fights that one dreams ;-
was quoted and referred to m later speeches of high WA v_ES were v1ctor_s m their re- about. From the first bell to the
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dignitaries and officials of the - spective leagues, with outstand- 1 fimsh, these two went at it ham- First Sail-or: "Why don't y-ou
ing, scores. laugh when the Chief tells a joke?"
state and the Red Cross. which may enable him to com€ As a fitting climax to this com- mer and tongs, whaling each other Second Sailor: "I don't have to.
Cowing said in substance: "You back from out there alive!" an over the ring. The crowd yelled
have all done a fine piece of work Perhaps the impression made by petition, a twilight picnic was themselves hoar s e encouraging I'm being tr·ansferred tomorr,ow."
her-e, but you are capable of even the Navy can be summed ·up in given at Sigmund Stern Grove in these two who needed no en- I---------------
San Francisco. All WAVES present
greater activity .. . i wonder if you the simple words of a man who participated in activities (lawn couragement whatsoever but to
Lost and Found
realize the extent of the responsi- was present and who has a son in bowling, tennis, golf, softball, vol- hear the sound of the bell to cata-
bility you may carry for a greater the Navy at sea somewhere "out '.ey ball and hiking over the pie- pult them out of their corners. At The following lost and found
and a better America ... there." He said: "I feel bett€r and turesque hills and through the the finish, the crowd approved articles have been report€d to the
"We in the military see a thou- I know my wife will feel better various gardens) . most wholeheartedly with the Security Office located at the
sand every week come into our pool now that we know that our boy has The highlight of the evening was referee's decision for a draw. Security Office Building No. 222.
at Treasure Island who are non- had ev,ery opportunity to learn to the presentation of the awards in Return Bout LOST-18 wallets, 3 seabags and ham-
swimmers, who cannot swim 50 save his life in the water· and to which our teams captured the In a return bout that had lit- mocks, 2 blankets, 1 bracelet, 3 hand-
bags, 3 p ens, 1 wa tch.
yards. We will do our best to help him in every way possible to lion's share. tle to choose between them last FOUND-9 wallets, 1 jumper , 1 foot
locker, _ 1_ hat, 1 ID bracelet.
teach them. We are doing our come back to us, alive."
Parsons-High Individual series
best. But ladies and gentlemen, .r
scratch. Hitler Takes Terrific Beating at T. I. Gym
after they get into the Navy or
Morelock - H; i g h individual
into the Army, it is too late to series handicap. Thousands of men visiting the "hello" to the former paper hang-
teach them to be good swimmers! Adm. C. H. Wright, Parsons-High individual game gymnasium have an added incen- er's portrait.
It is too late, and their lives may scratch. tive. A replica of Hitler was paint- The men have nearly demolished
depend upon their ability to swim. Commandant 12th Naval and dismantled the heavy bag
Conrad- High individual game ed on one of the heavy punching
They should have been taught to handicap. bags at the gymnasium last week and it looks like they will replace
swim long before! District Commends T. I. it with another before the week is
and the terrific pounding that the
"May I urge you to see your Rear Admiral C. H. Wright com- over. All hands are cordially in- r
swimming activities from a mili- mended the entire personnel of a 19 bag has taken since then leads vited to come to the gym and
one to believe that Hitler must be
tary viewpoint! May I urge you to Treasure Island for their untiring take a crack at the '-'Feuhrer."
a most popular fellow. Daily, many
go back to your communities and efforts in helping promote the pur- ~ The artist is working on a picture
to your homes and use your in- chases of War Bonds during the 0 of the sailors walking past the gym of Tojo and from all appearances
fluence to promDt€ swimming in Independence Day Extra War Bond step in for a minute and punch a the two are in for bad time.
your high schools and colleges as Sale.
a regular and required part of A noteworthy fact is that the
their educational system, so that Twelfth Naval District ranked r
never. again will :American youth second among qther naval districts
be so unprepared to face the Un- in the country in its Independence
necessary hazard· of death in th12 Day Extra War Bond campaign
water because of lack of early and the WAVES on Treasure Island
training. went over their · quota.
"Your instruction in swimming In his letter of commendation,
is at once a patriotic:.duty and an Admiral Wright said, ''I com~
opportunity given few. For bear in mend you, your personnel and the ,....
mind tht every time you teach a 'Nar Bond Officer of your -activity,
youngster to s w i m nowadays, for the splendid support . . . This
everytime you make even the first District _ made a major · contribu-
step of breaking a boy's fear of tion towards Navy total sales in "But I wuz
the water,.you may be saving that this drive. You can look back upon knots; sir!"
boy's · 1ife in the greater risk of this successful enterprise wi_th par- - -- ,
war. You may be giving - your donable pride. I know that · the This W€ek's definition: Sir- What Ken (Red) Barton lets go a left and right to the noble features of the ''Feuhrer' '. as
Al Whitlow steadiils the bag. Barton won t)lree bouts last week and attributes that to
neighbor, your jriend, your brother Navy and the Nation echo my does a Chief say "to an officer in-
his working out on Schicklegruber daily. Jackie Burke, Johnny Samson, Jimmy Em- ),-
that very skill and knowledge sentiments -of 'Well Done'." stead of "Hey, · you!" bardy and the ''Mighty Midget'' Joe Sworek are waiting for their turn. Come on
over, fellows, its enjoyable work. ·