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Wave Classes In Body

Building Conducted By Armed Guard Drops 12th Naval Tflt to T. I., 6-1
Professor Volz Durdan Homers Inside
Armed Guard Spanks
Waves, too, aspire to the body Ball Park As Bender
beautiful. Tadcen For American
Extensive classes on reducing, Hurls Fourth Win
loop lead; VR-2 Wins
weight gaining, leg build-up and
Errorless baseball paved the way
chest expansion are being conducted
Softball continued to hog this for Treasure Island's 6-1 victory
in Gym No. 2 every Monday, Wed-
week's spotlight with favorites go- over the hapless Armed Guard Sat-
nesday and Friday by Professor. ing unmolested in league play. urday, on the local diamond. Seven-
Charles Volz. Armed Guard took undisputed pos- hit pitching by CPM Bender, paced
Women are supposed to be of the session of the American League the league-leading navy nine and
weaker sex, unable to cope with the with wins over Tadcen and the Ma- enabled the loose-jointed chucker
tough jobs that confront men daily rines while the USS-0 and VR-2 from the dispensary to chalk up
but from the way they toss 50 to 60 commanded the National pennant win number four.
pound weights around, this writer chase with three wins apiece. Exciting games are not always
is of the opirnon that a woman in American League determined by the score as indi-
top physical condition could give After trailing the Tadcen nine cated by this cross-town, rivalry
any man a tussle. by three runs, Armed Guard came clash. Approximately 3000 fans
back in the second inning to score went away convinced that a five-
"Different exercises must be two runs and continued their run run advantage meant nothing to the
given to the Waves because of their
spree with two more in the fifth on Armed Guardsmen, as they stole
softer, smoother muscles," states
a triple by catcher Brown. bases, beat out infield hits and
Volz. "Women are given the stam-
Pre-Commissioning turne~ in a played heads-up defensive ball in
ina of men but lack the muscle to twin win performance with a 4-1 trying to cope with the batting
stand the steady grind." This is not victory over the Marines and an power of Treasure Island.
a muscle-building class but the con- 11-3 triumph over the Frontier
ditioning received serves as an in- Base. Tadcen defeated RMS earlier
termediate to both. COURT QUEENS SMILE
in the week, 2-0, but the radiomen
All Waves get a thorough exam- EXHIBITING the fine caliber kept in the running with an 8-3
ination by Volz, prior to their ac- tennis played by women through- drubbing over the Frontier Base.
ceptance to class. What they need out the United States were these An RMS win over Armed Guard,
in the way of exercises is deter- four smiling lassies who stopped off Monday, will throw the American
mined by the thumb-nail observance at Treasure Island, Tuesday, during League into a two team tie.
of the professor. Nothing strenuous their bay area tour for the Armed National League
is given to them at first but is Forces. Pictured from left to right USS-O copped a hard fought con-
are Mrs. Virginia Wolfenden Ko-
worked up to, through a gradual test over Receiving Ship 12-5, while
vacs, seventh-ranking U. S. wo-
period of time. men's player; Miss Barbara Krase, VR-2 remained in the unbeaten
The results obtafoed from Volz former National Jr. Champ; Miss ranks with a 5-1 win over the vast-
and his assistant, Jackie White, are Nancy Wolfenden, up and coming ly improved YO-HO men.
most gratifying. One pupil has had youngster from San Francisco and In a free scoring contest the Post
Mrs. Pat Canning Todd, rated Office trimmed th.e Treasure Island
a swollen tissue in the left hand ninth by last year's rankings and
completely restored to normal while a sure fire bet to go higher this Hospital, 24-17, ·while Operational
others have lost from five to 10 year. Almost perfect form is -dis- Training turned back the Treasure Lowe's Safe at Second
pounds while going through the re- played by Mrs. Kovacs on the right, Island Dispensary, 11-6.
ducing process. But this only comes · as she blasts a backhand placement American League Standings Neither team dented the scoring
in her 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 triumph over Won Lost Pct. column in the first two innings.
from hard work. Mrs. Todd. Notice the balanced
Armed Guard ... . .. 4 O 1000 Treasure Island drew first blood in
From 15 to 20 students visit the stance and the easy stroke.
Tadcen . . ... . . .. . .. 3 1 756 the third inning when Durdan was
professor in his sanctum of RMS . . ... . .... .. . . 3 1 756 hit by one of Howton's wild pitches,
strength. Don't be the self-consci- Pre-Com . . .. .. .. .. 2 2 500 stole second and scored on Olsen's
ous type, as there are many like Marines ........... O 4 000 long single to 'center field. Olsen
you suffering from the same ail- .• SPORTS .. 4
Frontier Base .. .. .. 0
ment. Visit Gym No. 2 body-build- National League 000 continued to second base when a
ing classes every Monday, Wednes- play was made at the plate for
Won Lost Pct. Durdan. Olsen scored a minu½_
day and Friday at 1745.
USS-O . .. .. ... .. . . 3 0 1000 later on first-baseman Williams'
VR-2 .. .... .. . . .... 3 0 1000 bingle.
Rec. Ship .. . ... .. . . 2 1 666 Treasure Island got three more
Operational Trg. . . . 2 1 666 runs in the fourth stanza on two
T . I. Hosp . . . .. . ... . 1 2 333 hits and a fielder's choice. A slow
Post Office . . .. . ... . 1 2 333 curve ball hit Dick Bartell, sending
YO-HO Men . .. .. . . 0 3 000 him to first. Bartell went to third
T. I. Disp ...... . . . . 0 3 000 on Sheely's single and scored on
Boyko's error. Bender singl-ed and
then both runners scored on Lowe's
EXTRA! EXTRA! single.
Armed- Guard got its lone tally
For Bowling Enthusiasts! in the fifth on pinch-hitter Rose's
double down the third base line,
Enlisted Men! Rose going to third on May's long
A prize of 5 FREE GAMES will single and denting the home plate
be given to the winner of the high- on Boyko's towering center field fly.
est score weekly at both Bowling Durdan poked. one of Eyrich's
Alley No. 1 and No. 2. slow outside hooks into deep right
A prize of 15 FREE GAMES to center field for a Treasure Island
the holder of the highest monthly homer inside the park and ended
score at both Alley No. 1 and No. 2. the scoring for the day.
Waves Enlisted Personnel Win- This was the first league win
ner, bowling in Alley No. 2, a prize scored over Armed Guard by the
of 5 FREE GAMES for the high-est Treasure Island team and kept
PLENTY OF WHITE HATS-Empty spaces were a sock in either paw. Young won the judges verdict weekly winner and a prize of 1.5 them in first place of the 12th
few and far between at Wednesday night's smoker. on sheer aggressiveness. Tommy Dolan catches one
Some 6000 fight fans filled the athletic arena to wit- of Fred Ruffing's left hand clouts in the photo at FREE GAMES for the winner of Naval District horse-hide race.
ness an action-packed punch card and a humor-rid- right. The husky, hard-hitting Ruffing had too many highest score monthly. Scoring: R H E
-died stage show. Giving chase to the fleet-footed Ray guns for the game Dolan and turned off the lights for T . I . . .... . .. 002 300 001-6 8 0
Rucker, is little Mickey Young, a 125-pound lad with the Irish boy in the second .round. A. G . ...... 000 010 000--1 7 2
--------- Tommy Dolan found the going Baseball Catchers, Ahoy! Batteries: Bender and Sheely;
6000 Smoker Fans Jam T. I. Gym tough against the wicked punching Don't be shy- Howton, Eyrich and Boyko.
Wednesday,· Eor_ io Kayos White In Thriller Fred Ruffing and werit out via the Come out and apply-
K.O. route in the second round. Why be a watcher- Pre-Commissioning
Something new in the way of As a farewell gesture before leav- A self-styled windmill in the per- When you can be a catcher?
Smoker entertainment captured the ing for Shoemaker, CSP(A) Max son of Minor Huff put the skids (Wm. Shookaspar) Proves to Be One of
attention of some 6000 sailors and Marek went through a liquor adver- under Bob Gilmore in the first Treasure Island Baseball team
their guests Wednesday night when tisement pantomine that eventually round with a two-fisted barrage. wants a couple more good catchers. T. 1/s Busiest Groups
the boxing ring was converted into had him good and "loaded." Gilmore had trouble with his gear Here's a chance for good experience
a miniature stage, with all its Titans of the mat, Bob Pickett prior to entering the ring. in high class company. See Dick Treasure Island's might doesn't
glamour, for the foot-light folk. and Charles Pallei wrestled 10 Roy Rucker and Mickey Young, Bartell, Athletic Field Office. stop at just one activity. Represent-
Masters of entertainment, Roy minutes to a draw while light- a couple of "paperw-eights" at 125 ing the blue and gold for Treasure
Paige and Ken Wise, had the pa- weights Jim Mata and Clyde Brown pounds, almost stole the show with type of fighter, survived a bad first Island in the San Francisco Recrea-
trons in the aisles with their riotous did likewise in the other mat fea- their punching ability. Young fin- round from Louie Williams and tional Softball league are the Pre-
display of comedy. Although Wise ture. ished fast in the closing round to then came back to give the smooth- Commissioning ball players from
handled the MC duties for the eve- Knockouts featured the boxing nab a narrow decision from the de- punching Williams a body pasting Barracks E and F.
ning he did find enough time to bouts. ' termined Roy Rucker. in the next two sessions to garner Along with their unblemished
throw Paige around so that he re- Ernie Woods and Hank Watkins, One of those pier three brawls judges Harry Greene and Bob record in municipal play is a "won
sembled something that had been two husky lads at a 160 pounds, betw-een Ernie Perrotti and Louis Perez's verdict. two, and lost two" record compiled
run through a wringer before the played tag for the first two cantos Kieviet almost ended in disaster for Joe Eorio and Bob White wrote in the 12th Naval District. All this
act was over. St. Claire and Durand with neither obviously trying to the latter. Kieviet managed to get finish to the boxing program with does not seem enough to keep the
were graceful in their acrobatic hurt the oth-er. They both opened the decision but only after he had Eorio kayoing the luckless White destroyer men busy as they are
routine while the Three J's were up in the third round with Watkins been shaken up twice by the round- with a two-mitten attack. Refere-e presently occupying a berth in the
sending the bellbottoms with their doing the most damage and getting house blows of Perrotti. Hal Rickard intervened and saved Treasure Island Invitational Soft-
torrid singing. the decision. Clarep.ce Weigelt, a boring-in White from further damage. ball Tourney.