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Fighting Armed Guard Registers Ring Victory

Valleio Punch Crew
Indian Chief Shouts Battle Cry
Take The Count. In
Ring War At T. I. To All Heavyweight Hopefuls
Chief Ray Williams, a punch im-
A visiting Vallejo Naval Depot
sock squad was given a rather portation from Blackwell, Okla-
homa, with all expenses paid by Coaching Staff Voices
rough welcome by the Armed the Navy, made his sock debut last
Guard boxing "cuties," October 18 Wednesday night with an impres- Need For Bigger
in the gymnasium, going home on
..
the short end of the punch fest only sive three-round knockout over big
Walt Scott. Showing a devastating Athletic Jurnout '+,
after giving the local boys a scare ~ ~~
- almost upsetting the apple cart body attack that literally tore his Heroes in their O\:l,'.n right are the
game adversary's trunks fro:q:i his
with their scrappy underdog crew. hard working Physical Fitne~s in-
On our dope sheet, the boys from body, "The Chief" displayed a pun- structors on Treasure Island, who
across the Bay were "evensteven" ishing left hook and a bobbing and are the men behind the men behind
when it came to gameness and weaving style that spells nothing I the gun on all battle fronts.
spirit, but were a little short on but trouble for future foes. Numerous big names of the
experience. The squad showed defi- A full blooded Indian from the sports world are performing reg-
nite signs of good training by ancient Caddo tribe, Ray is the ular duties in their specialties by
coach Chief Frank Skuth!!,n, while proud papa of a two-year-old boy conducting . every day classes for
the home team was in excellent who at this tender age already your· convenience in the Treasure
shape due to the efforts of Chiefs
shows signs of following in his fa. Island gymnasium. Many of you
Weinroth and Medigovich. ther's footsteps. do not realize the importance of
In-between festivities featured a getting that needed conditioning
host of talented entertainers pro- Veteran of some 180 ring wars before you go to sea, but returning
vided by that smiling gent, Bob over a span of 10 bop seasons, veterans sing nothing but praise
Rose, Sp(A)lc. By return engage- "Rambling Ray" couldn't seem to for that pre-hand training.
ment, Sardi Divisinoff continued find time to turn his attention to Ready to serve you in the Gym-
with his fine MC duties, bringing the professional ranks, with the te- nastics department are a host of
back a terrific show that had plenty sult that all ·of his experience up competent instructors. J ust a few
of zip and color. An opening num-
to this time is amateur. Note- on the firing line are Dwight Davis,
ber of ballet dances by curvaceous
worthy is the fact that he only has J . and S. Loprinzie, John Payne
Irene .Bromwell was followed by. a 20 digets on the losing side of his and E. Foster. These fellows handle
combined baton, juggling act, with ledger. the body building, tumbling, tram-
trim June Holmes in the featured poline and any other muscle de-
role. Naughty, gay '90 songs were With five state titles under his
I velopers.
sung by Johnny Fredericks, with belt in the "lily white" class, Wil-
Dwight Davis giving an exhibition liams went ahead and captured the Chief Max Marek, Jackie Burke,
of wonderful muscie control next. State Middleweight title in '39 and Bob Rose, Joe Sworek and Benny
Sam Slavich rang down the cur- '40. Not satisfied,Ray put on pound- Calla handle the boxing duties with
tain with his conception of Old age· and invaded the Lightheavy- at least two classes daily, plus
Black Joe and Beer Barrel Polka weight ranks, bagging the crown their willingness to teach at any
on the punching bags. after upsetting such notables as time they are on duty. Heavy bags,
Two Treasure Island boys opened small punching bags, jump rope and
Ezzard Charles and Booker Beck- shadow boxing are all basic funda-
the evening's boxing card, and the
with in '43. The crack heavyweight mentals that are taught by these
methods employed by these bop
division was next in line to make "sock-masters."
wizards were identically the same.
Acey. Smith gained the upper hand his conquest of the Oklahoma,Gold- Some of the lesser sports that
of the deal, working both hands to en Gloves tourney, winning it in do not seem to get enough atten-
Alley Weaver's breadbasket, floor- ecol fashion the following year. But tion are tennis, badminton, hand-
ing him for a seven count in the all good things must come to an ball and bowling, which should be
first and then applying the finisher end! His sensational winning streak given a try because of their splen-
in the third, via the K.O. route. was finally halted in the Semi-Fi- did body and wind development. B.
Both boys weighed in at 155. Barker handles the ball chasing
nals of the National Golden Gloves,
Vallejo Scores. . . _ losing the decision to the eventual games and strings raquets on the
Dusky Leon Hutson, 126, boxing side for your convenience.
importation from Vallejo, took winner of this annual classic. Capable Chief Fred Capers and
home the Naval Depot's only win, Championships seem to run in James Collier will give you all the
scoring repeatedly with stinging help you want on Jap tactics, tak-
rights on the wide-open face of ing care of the judo and wrestling
game Louis Johnson to gain a classes. Interesting to note is the
type of ethics which are employed
and needed to become a hardened
commando, and the Japs are get-
ting the same kind of pills thrown
back at them, only in bigger doses.
Chiefs Lewis, Oker and Eagen
INDIAN TAKES RIGHT-"Bopping" Billy Burgess (v), plants a right are the boys who keep your head
hand in the kidneys of the gallant warri•or Keeyah Beagay. Both boys above water, tending abandon
fought a well earned draw. Chief on Warpath-Quinyard of Vallejo ship, and life-saving drills during
blocks the right thrown by Ray Williams but was off balance for the
left hook that followed. Their efforts were rewarded by a terrific ovation the course of the day, plus the co-
fr,om the crowd. Bottom . . . Advancing or Retreating-Samson, Armed operation in instruction on swim-
Guardsman, left, can n•ot fig·ure out the smooth movements of Frankie ming and diving during the free
McCall-,.according to the •expression ,on his face. A damaging left hook swim period.
soon changed it.
With the coming of basketball,
there is a need for more men and
mainder of the first round, Keeyah was no match for his sharpshoot-
better competitive teams. Lt. (jg)
Beagay, Armed Guard, shifted into ing, being shaken up considerably M. Zunic is the man to see for bas-
high gear after receiving instruc- by Archie's right cross. The boys k,etball ability, while Chief Wien-
T.K.O. win in the second canto. tions from seconds Burke and tipped the beams at 175. the family, with his two brothers roth is the Armed Guard playing
Johnson showed very well and with Sworek, proceeding to give 142 Chief on Rampage ... nabbing honors in the welter and coach. Not enough men have turned
a few more bouts, he will be quite pounder Bob Burgess, of Vallejo, a Out weighed, out reached, but middleweight divisions in '39 and out to give us really great teams
a toughie to handle. neat boxing lesson in round two. not out fought, Chief Ray Williams, '40. This fighting band of warriors
Lucky Draw .. • Burgess showed his splendid condi- the Fighting warrior from Okla- have been in the hearts of Okla- 1 and we hope some·unheralded stars
Southpaw Frankie McCall, 160, tioning by recovering fast and homa, called on all his past ring homa fans so long that their names will read this copy with favorable
scored again and again with long turning the tables on Beagay, knowledge, not because he wanted have become a household word. results.
rights and short lefts on the stocky throwing enough blows in the third to but because he had to, in reg-
Armed Guardsman Johnny Sam- to earn him a draw. istering a three-round thumping to end of some right hand blows
. son, 162, but could gain no better Reverses Verdict . .. clever Julies Guinyard of Vallejo. thrown by his opponent. This was G 1 I BILL OF RIGHTS
than a draw. The Vallejo boy ab- A determined Archie Rasley This same Guinyard fought the undoubtedly one of the best bouts S EN DS 5000 TO SCHOOL
sorbed Samson's best licks like a (AG), fighting with revenge in his highly-touted Jackie Burke some on the card, and referee "Spider" New York (CNS) - More than
sponge, and still came back fight- eyes, fought sepia Eddie Draughn weeks ago, giving the ring master Roche, past ring great, was in ac- 5000 veterans of this war already
•ing. It can be said that Samson to a stand still for the three sock- a whale of a battle. Williams, using cordance with the decision rendered are attending schools and colleges
looked a wee bit out of shape, due fested rounds, gaining the verdict his terrific left hook to advantage, by judges Lt. Allen and James at government expense under the
to his seven or eight montli fishing with his aggressive, clean-cut style shook "Bruiser" Guinyard re- Collier. educational provisions of the GI
·trip. of fighting. This same Draughn peatedly by crossing his right. Ray Another smoker is on tap for Bill of Rights, Brigadier General
Phot o F inish .. . gave "Sledgehammer" a boxing was a bit wobbly himself in the November 8th and Lt. (jg) M. Frank T. Hines, Administrator of
Feeling each other out for the re- lesson a few months previous, but third round, being on the receiving Zunic has big things in store. Veterans Affairs, revealed recently.