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SOFTBALL A POPULAR GAME ON TREASURE ISLAND FIRST HALF OF T. I. SOFTBALL
LEAGUE HAS JUST ENDED
Did you know that approximately 30 softball games
are played daily on Treasure Island? Just think how many
people are participatililg in this fine out-door recreational
and body building sport. Recreational, because the people
enjoying the game have a chance to relax their nerves and
divert their mental thinking for a brief period in this world
at war. The finest of equipment is supplied by the athletic
field for those who do not have
played by the girls and are really
their own gear. A number of the
enjoyed by the spectators.
commands on Treasure Island have The first half of the Treasure
softball gear. Island softball league has just
The athletic field has five soft- ended. The league had nine teams
ball diamonds that are in use from battling for the top rung position.
0800 until 2030 each day. The The teams are Armed Guard, In-
number one diamond is as fine a dustrial, ANTS, D. D. Pool, Fron-
softball diamond as can be ;found tier Base, T. I. Doc's, Radio Ma-
in this section of the country. This teriel School, Receiving Ship · Sta-
diamond was laid out as to grade tion, and Post Office. In the last
and dimensions by Fred J . Douse, game of this series, the Industrial
Sp(A)lc. Both Douse and Howard team won over Armed Guard 3-2
Hall, Sp (A) le, supervised the con- to win top honors.
struction_. Cooperative working The second half of the league
parties were organized by the will start about August 28 and the
Radio Materiel School to help in aforementioned nine teams will be
the building of this . diamond. The out there again to see who will
maintenance men attached to the come out on , top. There will be a
athletic field have seen that the newcomer to the league for the last
proper care was given to the dia- half. This team will be the Treas-
mond to make it as fine a playing ure Island Gym boys, who will do
field as can be found. their best to be right up on the top
This softball game has developed in the league standing.
not only among the enlisted men, If you are a softball player and
but also among the commissioned are not participating in the league,
officers. The WAVES and Nurses contact the person in your com-
are enjoying competitive competi- mand that has charge of the teams
tion from their colleagues attached and come out and get in on the
to other Naval Stations in the Bay fun. We'll be seeing you on the
Area. These games are very well diamond at game time.

Superi-or Battler _
Originating from Superior, Ariz.,
it was only the proper thing for
Al Whitlow to become a superior
fighter. Al, who is one of the in-
structors at T. I. gymnasium, has
SOFTBALL FILLS THE AIR at the athletic field as Treasure Sp (A) le, and Umpire Collier await results. Insert shows Rose,
Island Gymnasium team primes for their second half entrance Sp (A) le, being tagged at th~ platter by Catcher Barker. Bot- had ·a colorful career.' Starting out
into the Treasure Island Softball League. Top photo shows tom photo shows Foushee, ChSp, sliding home as Barker at the tender age of 12, Al fought
Sp (A) le Rose set to swat the "ho sehide" as Catcher Barker, tags him. the best fighters of his time with
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much success. He fought over 100
3600 Attend Successful Gym Show; RMS Loses to fights, annexed the featherweight
and lightweight titles of Arizona,
Treasure Island Wins Four to Three DD Pool a-6 was rated the second best fighter
in the country in 1931.
An action-entertained crowd of flurry of gloves showing T. I.'s The RMS baseball team closed
Way back in 1931, Al made a
3600 sailors, officers, and guests, Harry Bond looking good, but the first half of the T. I. League
trip to New Zealand, fought the
watched another successful Gym Vallejo's Frankie Weathers pulled schedule with an 8-6 loss to the best men they had there, returned
Show where the T. I. Boxing Team one out of the hat, landing a smash- DD Pool and again demonstrated to the States, boxed until 1935 be-
won 4-3 over Vallejo'.s. Ammuni-, ing right to the button which was a that inability to hit in the pinches
fore hanging up his glo,ves, He
tion Depot's Boxing Team on Au- sure KO. But T. L's able seconds, loses ball games. Whi!e_their show-
made a return trip to New Zea-
gust 9th. The Vallejo team came Marvin Moore and Al Whittlow, im- ing in the the league· to date has
th1 land in 1942, this time one of
to our rescue as the scheduled mediately ran in with the towel to been disappointing, the team Versatile A ete
Uncle Sam's fighting men. After
Hamilton Field Army Base lost stop the bout. Vallejo won by T. K. through their coach, Ensign Bill Bob Rose, Sp(A)lc, has done a 14 months of overseas duty, he re-
practically all their team in a 0. in the first round. Jessup, states they will enter the great deal for the men at Treas-
turned and is now teaching the
recent draft. Chief Skuthan, of Val- Winning Streak second half of the schedule with ure Island with his cheerful co-
men at T. I. gymnasium the finer
lejo, is owed a 'great debt of grati- Opening up our winning streak new determination to win. Coach operation and "always willing to arts of self defense.
tude for meeting this emergency so was Harvey Barry, who slammed Jessup, who has been playing the help" attitude, Bob, who is an all- Recently out of the . hospital
cooperatively. . out an exciting win over Vallejo's short field position, plans some around athlete, is quite a versatile where he underwent treatment for
The show opened promptly at James Weaver. Second to carry on changes that should improve both
chap, having played baseball as a catarrhal jaundice, Al is back in
1900 with announcer Chief Fred the winning streak . was the the offensive and defensive quality
semi-pro in Little Rock, Arkansas; shape and still punching. Some of
Capers bringing on a bevy of "Mighty Midget," Armed Guard's of his club. Pitching has been one
. k th d football, also as a semi-pro (under the fistic greats he fought were
e·
gorgeous femmes from the Club Joe Sworek, looking sharper than o f th b 1g wea nesses on e e- Eddie Shea, Terry Cox, ;Eddie
Lido. With tqe help of the swing ever by outfighting the clever fense; ·and the lack of the old the supervision of Joe and Dutch Anderson, Pete Nebo and Cali-
band of T. r., t_he . sailors got a Jesse Walker for the decision. Our wallop has cost most of the losses Sternaman of Chicago) besides
fornia Joe Lynch.
great floor show and hearty laughs third win came when the -classy during the first half play_ boxing as a professional.
when the gals brought them onto and handsome Bobby Plant used The return of, Barnett and Re- Prior to joining the Navy, he
the deck for a partner hip-bump- all his fighting heart to outpunch gan, who have been on the injured conducted a 14-piece orchestra in
ing routine. 'Vallejo's strong Gillis Robinson. In list, should give new strength to Chicago. Last year he was a very
T. I. Loses First Thr,ee Fights the wind-up, our fourth win, Armed the infield; and with the shifting well liked Master-at-Arms at Bar-
The bouts began with T. I. on Guard's sharpshooting Jackie Burke of the hard hitting Nosari to the racks "I" and "J" besides acting
the losing end for the first three had a tough one in Vallejo's Julius outfield the defensive play should as an investigator in solving six
fights, but finishing strong by Guinyard. This was a nip and tuck be improved. All hands are count- cases. At present he is in charge
annexing the following four fights. affair. Burke nipping out lefts and ing on an improved showing dur- of the athletic program at the
Ed Draughn, Vallejo, won a deci- rights and Guinyard tucking them ing the second half schedule. The Pre-Embarkation Center under Lt.
sion from light - heavyweight on the chin, until referee Collier roster of the team is as follows: (jg) Arthur Jarrett, who had one
Archie Rasley. Referee Jimmy and judges Lt. Hunt and Warrant Jessup, catcher and coach; Regan, of the foremost bands in the
"Judo" Comer had his speed to Officer Baumeister awarded the de- infield and team captain; Tucker, country.
thank for evading the swinging cision to Burke. Cooper, Barnett, infield; Caslavka, Whenever any kind of welfare
leather of these two boxers. Billy Ahern, of the San Francis- Nosari, Paige, Harkins, Price, out- show or event takes place, Rose's
The next Vallejo boxer, Robert co "Examiner" was timekeeper. field; Navis and Thorne, pitchers. services can always be depended
Burgess, 135, won a close nod over Chief Max Marek will take the upon, which is only one of the
the hard-punching Tom Piteri, T. I. Boxing Squad to Vallejo for A sleeve is a loose contrivance in reasons the sailors swear by him
Armed Guard boxer, and a new- a return match August 20. Watch a shirt or coat which, if you're play- and not at him. Keep up the good
comer to the T. I. Boxing Squad. for the next action-show and come ing poker, you'd better not have an work, Bob, you're doing a swell
The third set-to started with a early for a good seat. ace up yours. job.