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Treasure Island Hammers Coast Guard Pilots, 6-3 McClellan Field Sinks

Treasure Island, 39-29,
In NCBA Hoop Fray

McClellan Field just about'wt.ap-
ped up the NCBA basketball title
Saturday night by turning' back,the
ill-fated sailors from Treasure. Is-
land 39-29, on th~ Civic Auditor-
ium's mahogony.
This marked the second defeat in
NCBA play for T. I, and their
third of the current season.
Due to the upset of the Coast
Guard Sea Lions to the San Fran-
cisco _Athletic Club, T. I. remained
in second place arid was also chosen
as one of the six teams to c·ompete
in the NCBA playoff.
Better marksmanship on the part
of the McClellan Field flyers was
PILOT GROUNDED-Coast Guard's Romano (36) never had a chance Davis (center) stepped in and halted the play with a beautiful block the telling factor in the Treasure
to score on this play although the support leading his interference in Sunday's classic played at San Pablo. Lynch (extreme right) of Island defeat. · T. I. was constantly
looked pretty 'bad for Treasure Island. Treasure Island Navy's Al Treasure Island ambles in for help. hampered by hair - breath shots
that rolled around or away from
the tie suffered California to the dazzle plays that, almost ended ,. the basket, that all but crushed
T.I. Tcikes Over Top Spot Mercury A. C. across the chalk mark. Tennis Finals ... their spirits early i~ the fracas.
The scoring does not indicate Alth h th • 1 · Keller and Laney were the mar-
-In Rugby. Union; Verducci the closeness of the game. , T. I., ' oug e . supenor p ayi~g The Treasure Island Tennis gin of victory for the Army lads, .
· f •t b f th T. I. team was held scoreless m tourney will see its last day of
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Scores . Clincher th e o s on avori e e ore e th e openmg s anza, th b 1 th t action tomorrow when the semi- both assaulting the backboards for
a
e u ge
game, was not up to its usual
threatened in the second half finally finals and finalists of the heated 12 points while Ducich pumped
Treasure Lsland's turf-ridden efficiency and as a result almost in eight for T. I.
had the ladder kicked out from burS t wi th "speedy" Al Davis three-day fest s q u a r e off,
Rugby-Footballers took another kicking a try for T. I. weather permitting. • Treasure Lsland led 3 to O before
under them. The Pilots were bang- the game was even two minutes
step toward the grid title by sub- ing away at the scoring gate from The lead was short-lived as Rob- Plenty of seats and standing old, this being the only time T. I.
duing the Coast Guard Pilots, 6-3, the opening whistle, their determi- erts of the Pilots came through room are available, so if you looked like the team of .old. A mid-.
at San Pablo. ation finally being rewarded. with a try that tied up the ball desire to see the best T. I. has court shot by Keller quickly fol-
The Sunday grid symphony was The opening half was mostly an game. From here it looked like to offer, come all. lowed by a free throw, annulled
the blessing note to a long uphill exchange of kicks and scrums. th~ Coast Guard was on its way to the previous lead held by the Tars.
trek for the sailors, putting them Neither team threatened although a, partial upset, but with the few when "jolting" Johnny Verducci, From here McClellan quickly sank
on the top of the heap after a the Pilots threw a scare at the minutes remaining, the T. I. team 0. T. S., dashed across the goal for a . pair of goals and then Keller
steady climb that was climaxed by sailors with a couple of razzle- _started a scoring rush that_- ended three points and the ball game. followed with another 30-footer to
put the Army in a lead they· never
Armed Guard Pastes Blind Bowling Wonder relinquished. A tip-in by Alston,
a free throw by Zunic and a set-up
by Haines again put T. I. in hand-
42-36 loss On Cellar To Perform at T. I. Pin .. SPORTS ..
shaking distance of the· Flyers. A
Dwelling Pre-Flight Alleys, February 26 pair of tip-ins by the six-foot,
seven-inch Laney gave McClellan
In the second fray of a Saturday Coming to Treasure Island· Feb- Field a 19-14 lead at the half way
night triple header at the San ruary · 26, is George McDonald mark.
Francisco Civic Auditorium, the bowling wonder who is stopping With four personal fouls against
Armed Guard basketballers clipped at bowling alley No. 2 before con- Keller, it was only a matter of time
the wings of St~ Mary's Pre-Flight, tinuing on his tour to other service until the Flyer "hot-shot"· was
42-36, in a N.C.B.A. tilt. centers. bounced from the game. The only
George will display his· wares be- sour note was that it came at a
With the game newly born, and time when McClellan Field . , no
using a fast break, the Guard fore an expected capacity crowd longer· needed hi_m.
forged ahead, 17.-5. Throwing the that will be on hand to see one of
the greatest keglers in his iine, of Christenson was a constant thorn
ball high to Burris, rangy Armed to Treasure Island, harrassing _them
Guard center, the landslide of all time. everywhere at the right time be-
tallies continued. Scarlet fever at the age of six sides contributing seven digits to
Then "Ball Hawk" Wolf, St. was the direct cause of George the cause. Zunic and Ducich tried
losing' his eye sight. Through vis-
Mary's forward, broke through the ualization and measurements he to make a game of it, scoring 11
Guard's defense and in on,e hand , . . points between them in the closing·
d' ' t th d d gradually became proficient m the
1
shots stea ily cu e ea own. sport to where he now has a top minutes but the lead piled up by •
h' h .
At the end of the half, the score · game o f 256 , w 1c 1s on y f the Flyers was too big a lead, to
1 44 rom
st00 24 19 overcome. A tired Treasure Island
d at t-_ · h' tl f th perfect, a life-time average of 150
The star mg w is e O e sec- and a hi h series avera e well in team finally submitted, 39-29.
ond half found "Big George" Svend- th ~ t· T 1 g Treasure Island faces the Borlo
sen foriner All-American football l~hmone-rut ne ies. ru Y an accom- Athletic Club in their next game
' . ta l . th p IS en .
player at Mmneso. ' a~p ymg e George has been featured in two before the play-off but it will ~ not
torch under the A1rdev1ls. Svend- movies an 1s respons1 e or se 11 -. affect the league standings any.
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sen, wearing th e gold a nd white of ing a million dollars worth of war
the Pre-Flight, and big enough to bonds. At present he is enrolite to "Belting" Bucky Mc:r-{ew, little
be a brother of the legendary Paul Los Angeles where he Will compete man of perpetual motion had to'o
Bunyan, used three field goals ~d against the world's champion blind many guns for Jose Perez, grab-
th th
two free rows as e torch, tymg bowler, who defeated.him last year. MY, AREN'T YOU CUTE . . . K. O. artist Henry Anderson has just bing the nod after d~cking the
th 28 28
e score - · Accompanying the "boy wonder" missed the jaw of Keeyah Begay with a looping right hand, but did light-hitting Perez in ··the second
Then Burris and company went are a host of seasoned bowlers who manage to land it under the armpit with no seri-ous res·ult. round. McNew's four-pound weight
to work. The attack, with Mer- will throw strikes with the best pull was a decided advantage.
chant and Fischer as the spear- Two boys turned out of the same
heads, threw the Airdevils back Treasure Island has to offer. Re- S~IZZLING FLOORSHOW, MAT MEANIE~ assembly line went at it hammer
member the time, 1930.
under the shadow of · their own and tongs for three sessions with
backboard . . The backboard was SCORE HIT ON VAlENT,INE DAY SMOKER Georgie Colar, a fast-punching miq-
pounded by shots from the ball- Armed Guard Drops dleweight with TNT in b_oth fists,
wise hands of the Guard players. An oriental tinge, four huge Nine hundred pounds of beef grabbing the decision from game
But with six minutes ·of the gam~ From 12th Naval Play grapplers and the sporting atmos- eased itself into the ring in twin S~ed Elliott. Elliott was down
left, St. Mary's again tied the score phere lured some 7000 punch- portions as big Al Stacher, 210, twice from terrific right hands
at 36 points. With 30-18 ,loss hungry bluejackets and their guests found himself facing Jack Manual, thrown by clever Georgie.
While the hands of the time clock through the gyirj. one turnstiles, 215, in one half the wrestling bill Bob Keyes, ' hiding behind a
ticked off the playing minutes, Failing in. a late rally to over- topping a St. Valentine's Day that followed. Both · boys gave a steady left hand and a col:lliter
Fischer, Armed Guard, executed a come a three-digit lead, the Armed smoker. fine exhibition in unrehear.sed punching right, pounded Robert
beautiful side shot. The ball was Guard cage team fell to Alameda Fights, floorshow and fun played drama as they battled 10 minutes Lamb at will for the three rounds
put into play, and Burris inter- NAS aggression on ·February 14, import~nt roles in entertaining the to a draw. Two hundred twenty- to grab the decision. At times it
cepting a St. Mary's pass, sunk a 30-18. The game, a semi-final in the sailors through two and a half eight-pound Kay Bell shook off the looked like Keyes had a hammer
foul effects of Wild Bill Barkly in
twenty-footer. Again Fischer had Twelfth Naval District champion- hours of mirth. in his right hand pummeling the
his hands on the ball, and com- ship chase, was played on the win- "Rolics in the rough" was a· fit- time to earri a draw with the mat willing Lamb about the head, back
pleted ·a hole shot, making it an ner's court. ting theme to a floorshow that meanie, in the other "pillar to post" and shoulders. Judges Bill Fassler
· evening for the Armed Guard. The Naval Air Station court knew no bo1,1nds, as gags and humor attraction. · and Chief H. McLaughlin saw eye-
High scoring honors went to artists chalked up an early lead were flung at the willing patrons Although the cuff card was ex- to-eye in rendering the verdict.
Wolf, St. Mary's forward, with 15 with a series of mid-court shot and· in untold numbers. Sarkee Divisi- citing, the failure of the Camp Scoring his ninth victory · in as
Park Seabees to-show, took some
points. Burris trailed with 12 digits .. fast dribbling through the Guard's noff, versatile MC introduced Viola many starts, . the heavy-socking
Thirteen personal fouls were called defell$e. Armed O:uard trailed Ala- Mendez, Latin dancing star, Char~ of the competitive spirit out of the Henry Anderson socked and·abused
against Armed Guard and ten meda imtil late in the game, then lotta Day, light opera songbird, surroundings: the willing Keeyap. Begay_ into tqe
against St. Mary's. seemingly to be injected with vim gifted and curvaceous Noel Toy, · A couple . of "paperweights" number nine slot. Begay gave a
and vigor, they hauled- themselves the Chinese Sally Rand; who de- opened the punch fest wtih Archie good account of himself before lo:j!-
Twinkle twinkle little star, to within three ·steps of· Alameda. lighted the crowd with he;r assort- Gonzales, 12th_ Nava:l District ing the decision to the stiff-punch-
A' sailor took me in his car, Player-coach Carl ~ayer, Alameda, ment of questions and answers and champ, bobbing· and weaving his ing K. o: Artist. Anderson · retired
What we dip I ain't admittin' then stepped into the spotlight and Carolyn Snowden, a real blues way to victory over Billy Grant. his old "sock and hold" .style in
But what I'm knittin' ain't for broke the rally with a set of goals singer with the zest to put her G0nzales had a little too much on chalking up number nine with a
Britain. that eased the pressure. number. across. the ball for the "greener" Grant. two-fisted attack.