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Growth of Athletics S.ince '41 Viewed Treasur, Isle Tennis Treasure Island Whips Armed. Guard Registers
Tourney Gets Go Signal Albany Force, 6-3, In Win Over Marine-Supply
On "Masthead's" Third Anniversary
For February 23, 24, 25 Rugby Tilt At Pablo Treasure Island's Armed Guard
What happened three years ago, or what happened two hoopsters continued their merry
Enlisted men and officers will get Continuing unchecked in chase for the class "B" title by
years has no direct bearing on the situations fadng us today, the chance to swat balls at each edging the Marine Supply Depot,
but the time element involved-the Germans running wild in other as the Treasure Island tennis the Rugby - Football league, 42-38, Thursday.
the · high-flying Treasure Is-
Europe, the fall of Corregidor-physical fitness programs championship gets underway Feb- It was a comparatively close
being emphasized more than ever, needed a voice ~o spread ruary 23, 24, 25, weather permit- land "roughies" t r a m p 1 e d game all the way through. Shulte
ting. Naval Equipment Force, Al- of the Armed Guard hit the bucket
the news. Handsome awards plus the Com- bany, 6-3, in a slam-bang con- for 14 points while Walt Peters of
Treasure Island responded, not present high rank in the bay area, the Supply Depot waltzed off with
in quantity, but in quality . .A,n in- this news-weekly has served as a mandant's Trophy will go to the test played at San Pablo. scoring honors with 17. Game was
winners.
fant was born to the young mother, conveyor and interpreter to · many A practice board with various Football might be a rough game played at Lowell gymnasium.
one with a voice loud and strong. who have not been able to see the helpful hints and marked off spots providing shoulder pads, head gear
So became The Masthead, a bellow- numerous sporting events. on where to hit the ball will be put and pants are worn but imagine it 50 yards. Treasure Island failed to
ing youth with a nose for news. "Champs" passed through here up for the purpose of strengthening without any of the above mentioned convert.
As the tempo of battle increased, in those days, often, but not in your shots and speeding your im- gear . . You do without in Rugby- Scoring was little heavier in the
so did the athletic menu in keeping great numbers. Bantamweight provement . . , · Football and use the same rules. second stanza with both squads
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with the growth of the Island and kingpin Jackie Jurich, lightweight A pillar of knowledge in CSP(A) The Februa;ry 10 fracas moved racking up points.
personnel. There were no large, contender Verne Bybee, heavy- E. McLaughlin will be on hand Treasure Island another step closer Albany made its score when Gar-
well - equipped gymnasiums and weight Tony Musto, footballer Don daily to give advice and lessons to in the heated race for District hon- ner took a punt and bullied his way
spacious athletic fields. Just space. Hamilton, Pat Valentino and
'-...- anyone desiring his experience ac- ors, leaving only California 'tied across the little chalked line for
All this had to be developed from others, saw Treasure Island go quired from many years of play with the bluejackets for first place. the score but failed to convert.
its cradle stage. through its infancy. in the racket world. Treasure Island moved into the Final point assault came in the
One of the initial purposes of The Its expansion from a small
Hurry with that entry as there lead in the first half when McCarthy closing minutes when Lipsett
Masthead was to serve as an Island mobilization center to one of the is only a limited number that can booted a long one to mid-field and gained possession for Treasure Is-
"crier" for sports. From the first largest Navy bases in the world compete. Send it to. Chief E. Mc- then picked up his own kick when land, lateralling the ball to Garner,
football game in November, 1941, today can be attributed in part to Laughlin in Gymnasium No. 1 or Albany failed to recover, to score who hopped, skipped and dived his
when a fighting Navy went down its gigantic physical fitness pro- better yet, see him in person. standing up. The play was good for way through their defenses.
before an Army eleven, 20-7, to its gram.

TH EN ... Yes, its those same familiar places, only these action shots took place some boy with the appealing back ... " Give Me Those Wide Open Spaces". No football field,
two or three years ago. Notice the men in white. They have a distinct appetite for the or giant ball diamond but just an athletic field still in the offing. A couple of lads are
outdoor life, not because they like it but because at that time they couldn't get all the really kicking up the dust in hot-footing it around the ball diamond ... This has all
basketballers on the one gym floor. Jackie Jurich, one time bantamweight champ, seems changed now, and Treasure Island will soon have one of the finest athletic fields in the
to be dissatisfied with something fr.om the expression on his face. Tony Olivera is the country .

No Matinee Idol TREASURE ISLAND BOUNCED FROM NCBA
.. SPORTS .. Is T. I. Canine LEAD WITH 48-39 LOSS TO COAST GUARD

He's got a puss that would sink In one of the most inartistic cage clashes of the season,
a thousand ships and is the ugliest
in his presence as he is highly al- Coast Guard's phenomenal shooting Sea Lions hung a 48-39
Pinzone Is New lergic to it both mentally and phy- canine sailor in Uncle Sam's Navy shiner on Treasure Island, in the feature game of a triple
- this Duke.
Addition to T. I. sically. Records prove it. In his five vessel that Duke calls home say bill played at the Civic Auditorium, Saturday.
But the crew of the small patrol
jousts against first-rate opposition
With fists flying as often as termining factors of the Coast
Fight Colony in the pro ranks, the aggressive his ferociousness and ugliness are field goals, the Coast Guard, Guard victory.
Ross has come out on top, winning
sparked by their mechanical man,
Although superb playing by Ken
from such a great fighter as Joey only a blind.
Cleveland, 0., sock center of the Duke, a 75-pound two-year-old never-miss Paul Napolitano, rang Clark and Matt Zunic failed to
mid-west, has lost another son to Maxium, present heavyweight con- English bulldog, has been aboard up a 30-15 lead at inte·rmission stem the tide, their inspired play
the Navy, this time in the stocky tender. His enlistment in the Navy the ship for almost two years. His time and then coasted through the might have paid dividends if their
has stopped further professional
form of versatile Charles Ross Pin- record is as clean as newly fallen second session in pasting the first three top men had not been ousted
zone, Sp(A)3c, better known as competition for the present. snow. defeat in NCBA play on Treasure from the game.
the maul-maestro _deluxe, Charley He is well accounted for in the Island. Coast Guard took a commanding
"~imon Pure" division, having cor-
Ross. · lead from the outset on successive
nered the City Championship in '37 It was a rather bad night for T.
Besides being handy with his I. in many respects. Unable to pry shots by Conti. T. I. rallied with
and the Ohio State Golden Gloves
knuckles, Ross has also dabbled in the lid 0ff the hoop during the field goals by Zunic and Haines.
middleweight crown the following
stage and radio entertainment, opening half, the bell-bottom boys The Sea Lions displayed their
doubling as MC behind the glim- year. were treated to an assorted display shooting prowess with Napolitano,
Chuck has three step-brothers
mering lights. of shooting by the Sea Lions that Dropo and Baker hitting the boards
now serving on foreign duty, while for ·a trio of goals. Dropo added
could be termed as slightly sensa-
the younger brother, who fights un- another one for the Sea Lions and
tional.
der the handle of Ross, is active in then Zunic again came to life with
the ring as a civilian. But what T. I. lacked in scoring a free throw. Coast Guard con-
At present Pinzone is handling punch, they certainly made up in tinued to make two baskets to
instructor duties in Gymnasium No. rugged, fighting spirit. Players every one of Treasure Island's,
one and his knowledge is a great were challenging each other from leaving the floor with a 30-15 bulge.
help to any youngster with fistic start to finish, two getting bounced Things were considerably closer
ambitions. on five personals and one for being in the second stanza as Clark,
a little too chummy with his op- Crum and Ducich rained points off
ponent. the T. I. basket. Napolitano and
Armed Guard Wrecks The 3000 who witnessed this O'Shea made point music for the
Drydock Quint, 45-33 combined basketball-football classic Coast Guard with Dropo adding a
were given the entree to the main pair to the lyrics. From here on in
dish when Al Conti, Coast Guard it was nip and tuck, with the Sea
The Floating Drydock Training
INTROO.UCING DUKE, T. l.'s
Center had its 15-game winning forward, and Jack Haines, T. I. Lions prevailing at the finish,
claimant to the title of the ugliest
streak halted rather abruptly by guard, mauled each other around 48-39.
of Uncl,e Sam's canine sailors.
the Armed Guard, as the hoopsters until the referee stepped in. Late in
an accidental hip by Matt Zunic Armed Guard Scores
from Barracks D poured it on in The wrinkled - brow, heavy the game this same Conti received
winning, 45-33. jowled Duke loves to swim. At the
Hal DeJulio again led the as- slightest motion in the water, he and sailed in his direction with
words and hands flying. Cool heads 37-30 Win Over Olympic
sault for Armed Guard with his 11- will dive in. To get him out, his
CHARLEY PINZONE tunes up on point donation. Floor play of Two- mates toss him a line. Duke closes intervened until giant Jack Phil- Club At Kezar
the jump r,ope before going into hig and Merchant was excellent his massive jaws over the end of lips, T. I. center, was tossed out of
ac:Uon. the game for mixing words and a
in the February 9 contest. the line, and is then hauled out of Armed Guard improved their per-
Belter Pinzone is an old hand in Half time score found the Armed the water. few rusty knuckles with Kevin centage in the NCBA basketball
• the leather workshop, having cam- Guard on the long end of the count, Duke, who often heeds the Bac- O'Shea. Players milled all over the standings by trimming the San
.. paigned as a middleweight in both 22-12. chanalian cry when he is ashore, court and e.ven the shore patrol Francisco Olympic Club, 37-30, at
the amateur and professional ranks has his profile painted on the side was ready to step in if the play Kezar Pavilion Sunday.
since 1937. In all he has lost three Chaplain: "Son, are you follow- of the ship's .bridge. got too hot. The• score is no indication · of
bouts in some 95 engagements, his ing the ten commandments?" The bandy-legged Duke has never The uncanny marksmanship of Armed Guard superiority as the
:- capable right hand accounting for HA Duce: "I don't know, •sir. It's been sea-sick, and is perfectly at Paul Napolitano, who scored 18 boys in blue took control from the
40 of them via the K. 0. route. all I can do to keep up with the home on the heaving and dancing points, and the brilliant defensive first whistle and held it throughout
"Lose" is not a good word to use station orders and memos." deck during a heavy sea. work of Larry Baker were the de- the entire game.