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ALBANY EDGES TREASURE ISLAND IN SMOKER Se(ond Pla(e Alamedans Drop 8-1 Contest
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------· To Treasure Is land; Pirates Hit Three Homers
Ru(ker Loses Fight To . ,
Home runs played a major role the Alameda half of the sixth in-
M(Wade in Main Event; in the 8-1 triumph of the Treasure ning when Blakely blasted a · hit
Island Navy over Alameda Ccast that· went between the center and
Floor Show Sparkles Guard, Saturday, as the Pirates leftfielders, for a home run.
from T. I. out-batted, out-fielded Bender aided his own cause and
Spills and thrills were plentiful and out-thought their second place disproved the adage that a pitcher
in Wednesday ·night's combined cousins, for·~the league victory. can't hit by smashing one of John-
smoker show as an invading Al- Circuit smashes by Dick ':sartell, son's .fast balls out of the Alameda
bany Landing Force, sock crew, Fred Tauby and pitcher' Bender lot.
made a successful "beachhead" in more than assured victory for T. I., Ths scoring haze cleared in the
Gym. No. 1 punch arena before while the lone Alameda tally, came e_ighth stanza after Williams
some 5000 howling fans. on a ·round-trlpper by Blakely. re::i,ched the first sack on a · Coast
Chuck Pinzone's battling charg-::s Bender, a chief from the dispen- Guard error and Fred Tauby gave
put up a stiff oppositional cross- sary, hurled his seventh win in as him free passage home with a line
fire but were forced to give ground many league starts and is the pves- drive over, the centerfielder's head
to the determined Albany battlers ent king-pin of the 12th Naval Dis- for a homer.
in the boxing feature. trict chuckers. Alameda was guilty of com-
Paige and Wise, talent collectors Singles by Williams and Tauby, mitting two errors while the Pirates
delux-e, presented another sparkling a double by Dunham and a triple left the diamond with a clean slate.
floor show that fairly hummed with by Bartell accounted for the four- Scoring R HE
humor and zest. The new T. I. run uprising by the Pirates in the T. I . .. 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 2 0-8 10 0
band, composed of top-notch per- fourth frame. A.C.G. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0- 1 i 2
formers of some of the better or- ALBANY ATTACK REPULSED-Repeated left hand jabs like this one Bartell homered in the sixth to Batteries: T. I., Sheely and Ben-
thrown by Ted Hassel, enabled the Treasure Island boy to gain a three
chestras in civilian life, made their round verdict over Henry Hannon. Hannon's blood splattered nose made make it 5-0 in favor of T. I., until der; C. G., Johnson and McConnell.
initial appearance a good one, with a good point of concentration for the heavy-duty bombing of Hassel.
som,e sweet and hot music rendi-
Billy Smith of T. I., was th-e first little too much experience for the .. SPORTS ..
tions. Educated feet on the trim out in the third round by Dan Rod- sel of T. I., coming out on top over
figure of Wave Jean Clary, tapped riguez. Henry Hannon. Hassel showed a
in rhythmic precision, while gag-
sters Paige and Wise clowned in to feel the wrath of an Albany wild-swinging Hannon.
between numbers. Lewis Western, battler by dropping a three-round Bill 9lis gained a first round
S2c, provided a novelty act of verdict to Fred Alvarez. Alvarez technical knockout over Cal Carl- Charles Pollei did the same in the
wizardy and humor with his rag dished out a nasty, two-fisted at- son when the latter suffered a dis- Frontier Base Battles other wrestling feature.
doll dance and quickness of hand tack that had Billy in hot water located shoulder. Both weigh,ed in Hal Fortner traded socks with
tricks. The Skating Coplans ended from the outset. at 170. Oakland Supply To Willie Clemmons in the boxing head-
the evening's entertainment with a Joe Kabo of Albany gained the Bob McWade, a red-headed dyna- liner along with· Maurice Jackson,
sensational routine of r o 11 er split decision ov-er Gene Con- mo from New York, punched out a Entertain Hospital . Vets Bill Green, Larry Williams and Wil-
skating. treras of T. I., after the local convincing three-round verdict over lie Bishop. Frankie Carter, San
Curley and Terry Mendoca T. I. battler had wearied himself Roy Rucker. McWade lasted out an Servicem-en in th e San Lea nd ro Francisco's outstanding r-eferee,
opened the mat card with a seven from trying to land a knockout almost fateful first round to come hospital were entertained by th e donated his services as third ·man
Treasure Island Frontier Base and
minute exhibition of comedy wrest- blow. Kabo was a good three inches back slugging in the following two in the ring during the fistic scrap-
ling. The under-sized mat men taller than his stocky foe and used frames, in garnering referee Rick- the Oakland Supply Depot Friday, ples.
slammed and cuffed their way to a it to a distinct advantage. ard's decision. for the Servicemen's Recreational
draw. T. I. Triumphs Officials for the evening were Fund. ARMED GUARD DROPS
Albany Duo A coupl,e of maulers, cut from Irish Johnny Lynch and Freddie Boxing, wrestling and entertain-· DECISJON 1,Q CAMP PARKS
Andy Frain of Albany traveled the same pattern, swapped leather Cardwell, former lightweight con- ment, furnished by the above men~ They certainly are not rationing
in rather fast company for his in the center of the ring · for the tender. Tim-e-keeper was Ronnie tioned, supported a card that hits and runs at Camp Parks. Seven
first boxing encounter, being belted full three minutes with Ted Has- Easter. brought laughs to the wounded hits and the same numper of furis ·
veterans, som,e of whom have see~ in the first tv<{o frames started the
no jesting since their departurd luckless Armed Guard on _the road
Armed Guard Finally Alameda Falls Prey To · from the war zone. I to ruin, as hurler.s To:r:r:ili!i.,son and
SPORTS SCHEDULE Mat men Babe Rodriguez an<i'. Harrison were. pounded jnces.s(l:IltlY
Wins One; Trh1s Verba Fen(e-Busting Pirates, FOR THE WEEK Flash Gordon put on a ten minut~ by Camp Parks fqr ~ ll~S i:lru._b-
exhibition while Bop Pic,kett an~ bing. ., ..
Buena Island, 14-2 8-S; 12th Naval Fray BASEBALL-
Treasure Island vs Oakland of I
Bailey Field was the site of Aided by Fred Tauby's two home PCL Thursday, June 14, here at
Armed Guard's initial league vie- run smashes, Treasure Island's 1430.
tory Sunday, as they ganged up rampaging Pirates went another Treasure Island . vs Oakland
on the cellar-dwelling Yerba Buena lap in the Bay Area baseball chase Supply Saturday, June 16, here
Goats for 15 hits, pasting a 14-2 by blasting their way past the Ala- at 1430.
shellacking on their island cousins. meda Air Station, Wednesday, 8-5. Treasure Island vs Coast
Hard hitting featured th-e Armed The board-busting T. I. out- Guard Lions Sunday, June 17,
Guard attack that failed to bog· fielder broke up a tie ball game in here at 1430.
the seventh inning when he plowed
down as they had previously done into one of Hattons fast balls and
in crucial moments. Each team sent it screaming ov-er the center-
was credited with two errors. fielders head, to score two men Long Term Coritrad . . .
ahead of him. Up to that time both Although the playing roster of .
pitchers were scattering their hits the San Quentin State Prison base-
Pre-Com Drops Armed well in keeping the game at an even ball team shows an utter lack of un-
clip. familiar names in the world of
Guard From, Unbeaten; T . I. scored in the second frame sports, the spirit developed after
on TatJby's initial round-tripper and years of experience in the same
Frontier Base Wins hit pay dirt again in the fifth on league has produced a number of
hits by Lowe, Condon and a base- championship caliber squads.
The roof fell in on all the top on-balls to Bartell.
teams in the T. I. American It may seem a little odd how
Alameda came to life in their the prison lads can keep turning
Softball league this week as Armed
half ·of the fifth stanza when T. I. out winning teams year after year,
Guard went down to Pre-Commis-
chucker Terranova, issued free but a quick glance at the records
sioning for their first defeat of the
season and Tadcen suffered its sec- passage to McConnell and Lottey. will' give you two reasons. For one, EARLY BIRDS-Altho·ugh-the rink had.9nJy opened five minutes previ-
ous, the fervor of the skating craze has•al ready put some of the quicker
ond loss at the hands of Frontier Backland singled to score McCon- all their games have been played at dressing devotees on the much mauled de9k. Gym N,o. 1 facilities can
nell and Konowskai doubled: to home, as there is no room for e~sily accommodate at least 50 sailors at a time.
Base. score Lottey and Welker. H;~&on traveling games on their schedule,
Hottest contest of the week was got to first on a fielder:.s choice, and two, most ·of the members of
played between Armed Guard and Donovan ':'.l:alked and ,· ·Torncello
the team have played together at keep er,thusiastic skaters -from be-
Pre-Commissioning, Pre-Com com- singled to left field, driving Jn two the same position · for the past ten Roller Skating Is Now coming a bit too J-~ien~ly, with a
ing out on top, 4-3. The Pre-Com more runs. Relief hurler Condon bowling ball on the 'adjoining space,
boys went into the seventh inning forced Barker ate first base to halt years. Available to All Hands
leading by four runs but like so the Alameda uprising at five runs. Most big league managers have or getting tang:led with a su,rprised
many times in the past the Armed salary trouble but the San Quentin In Gymnasium N~. 1 sailor that happened ·to pas; by. ·
Guard nine s_ tarted scoring and it Hits by Bartell, Tauby and Dun- sluggers with their motto of "Bars The.comppsftion wheel, clamp~on
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looked like they still would pull the ham accounted for two rrior,e runs and Stripes Forever,',' are eas1 Y . Four-wheeled vehic~es that have type \ >i skate was obtained i~ full
t fi d
v1 en s been the subject of gas rationing quantity. A sufficient number are
game out oJ the fire. Schneider hit in the sixth and knotted the count sa is e Wl 'th th e same di 'd d
with runners on second and third wi th Alameda at five all. year after year. and rubber shortages since the out- now on hand to provide more than
to score two runs and scored later Tauby had a big day at the plate A recent game between the break of the war. still have a baby enough for the demand. Dev·otees
on a sacrifice fly. Armed Guard's for T. I., while mates Olsen, ·Lowe Armed ·Guard and San Quentin, brother that is almost untouched who have their own skates are al-
fourth run came across the plate and Dunham were hitting the Ala- produced an interesting story. Boy- by the heavy hand ,of the OPA. lowed to skate free of charge while
but an umpire's decision sent the meda chucker rather fre-ely, each ko, Gunner catcher, happened to Growing into one of the clans of the · less fortunate are obliged to
man back to third, claiming that getting a pair of hits. strike up a conversation with the transporation mediums, the roller pay a_ paltry ten-cents for the ses-
the runner interferred with the ~-----~~~~~~~-- twirler of the Big House blues. skate is rapidly becoming one of sion.
man fielding the ball. Armed Guard them hand the R. M. S. team a 5-1 Questioned as to why he wore num- the nations favorite means of get- Sixty~to ' seventy persons can be
had the bases load-eel as the final out beating. '_ . ber 14. on _his playing jersey he re- ting about. l· ./. comfortably accommodated in the
was made. American . League Standings plied, "This is my fourteenth year To keep in step with the popular 75x100 rink. No waiting is neces-
Frontier ;Base took advantage of w L Pct. of steady ball on the mound, here." demand of the · ball bearing sport; sary. Blues or dungarees ai;e ac-
a lot of loose play on the part of Armed Guard .. .. .. 6 1 857 R H E Treasure Island has converted one ceptable for entrance. .
Tadcen and sent them to the show- Tadcen .. .. . .... . .. 5 2 714 Gunners . . .. . . . . . .... 4 9 0 of its basketb1ll courts in Gym Skating is now availabl~ to all
ers on the short end of .a 5-2 score. Pr-e-Com · . . . .. ... . . 4 3 571 San Quentin .... .... . 2 , 4 3 No. 1 into a fine skating rink. This hands .at 1300 to 1450 and again at
The jinx that has been haunting R.M.S .. .. ,, .. . ...... 3 4 429 Batteries: Gunners - Howton, was just the first step in the over- 1800, in Gym No. 1. Attendan;,i·ate
the Marines all season left long: Frontier Base . . . _ .. 2 5 286 Boyko, Abbey. San Quentin-Sin- haul process. always on hand to help you. Re-
enough last Monday night to ·let Marines ·; . . : .. ; .•. . 1 6 143 otto~,, O'Brien. A partition had to be built to member the time and place,