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T. I. Dribblers Humble Perez Takes Treasure Island Tennis Title-.
Borla A. C., 35-28 pounded the pill into both corners by default_ from C. Smith; H. Me-
Tourney Serves As in submerging the game McLaugh- Laughlin de. L. Royston, 6-1, _ 6-2.
Fast ball handling and bullet
!in for the T. I. title, 6-1, 1-6, 6-2, Semi-finals: R. Perez de. J. Fore-
passing paved the way for the Elimination Far 12th R-esults- man, 6-2, 6-2;_ H . McLaughlin de.
Treasure Island dribble boys to
drown the Borla Athletic Club, Quarter-finals:_ J. Foreman de. D. Pearson, 6-1; 6-1.
Sport Oddities of '44 35-28, Saturday night at the Civic Naval Play In May _ F. Sorenson, 6-2, 6-4; .R. Perez de. Finals: R. Perez de. H. McLaugh-
Polled as the number one sports
Auditorium. Vi. Hines, 6-3, 6-3 ; D. Pearson won lin, 6-1, 1-6, 6-2.
oddity by 88 coast-to-coast sports.- The game, a curtain raiser on the Under the watchful eye of "old
men is- the queer quirk that oc- triple-header card, wasn't minutes man Sol," Bobbie Perez and Hugh
curred in the Notre Dame-Army old before Zunic, T. I. center, broke McLaughlin, two finalists in the
grid game when He_ad Linesman through the tight defense of the Treasure Island Tennis champion- SWAT KINGS
Dr. Dave -Reese, of Dayton, 0., was Borla Boys and drew first blood. ships held Sunday, dealt each other
caught between Cadet fullback The scoring during the first half salt pills in the way of tennis balls
"Doc" Blanchard and two Irish was relatively light, due to the for two gruelling hours with Perez
tacklers. finally winning out, 6-1, 1-6, 6-2.
sticky fingerness of both teams in
Reese, one of the country's top ball handling. Several times Borla Thirty - two entrants went
officials, suffered a broken arm and players would advance the ball be- through their paces on the T. I.
was forced to leave the game, the neath T. I.'s basket, only to lose it courts in the three-day swat-fest,
score of which-Army 59, N. D. to the ball-hawk sailors on an inter- with favorites falling 'by the way-
0-was another well-backed epi- ception. Then they in turn would side like ducks at a shooting gal-
sode. The Reese episode, already have the ball at the other end of lery.
voted the football oddity of the the court, only to fall victim to the The tourney was 11ot without its
year, now moves to the top among same fate. big names, seeding such stars as
all sports. At the halfway mark the Athletic Lt. Johnny Foreman, former North
But there were plenty of other Club, playing without its star Carolina collegiate and mid-west
"screwy" situations. scorer, Ernie Filiberti, who has an champ, Lt. T. Booth, ex-Utah Uni-
For instance, Two-Ton Galento injured shoulder, almost caught the versity kingpin, Lt. Nash Higgins,
returned to the fistic wars; three T. I. sailors, the score being 14-11. Physical Fitness officer, Hugh Mc-
horses raced to a dead heat in the The start of the second half saw Laughiin, NYU racketeer and
$10,000 Carter Handicap at Aque- Durdan, T. I. guard, sink a couple Robert Perez, ranking Southern-
duct; Tulsa's football team scored of field goals, easing the pressure. California prep flash and Masthead
a total of 67 points in ,two straight - High scoring honors went to Don sports writer.
games and lost both; Georgia Tech Durdan, stocky T. I. guard, with 12 A heavy wind on the second day
wound up with a minus nine yards counters. Zunic, sparkplug T. I. swept the four remaining hopefuls
against Navy but defeated the Mid- center, trailed with 11 points. There into the semi-finals, pitting Lt.
dies; Jim Ferrier used his mashie were nine personal fouls called. John Foreman against Perez and
as a pool cue in making a golf against Tr~asure Island, while Hugh McLaughlin with Dick Pear-
shot out of a tree, and lost the San Borla A. C. were tabbed with seven. son.
Francisco Open by a stroke; Illi- McLaughlin took the measure of
nois had ten touch-down runs
Pearson in easy fashion 6-1, 6-1, in
called back; four false starts and the 11:00 feature while Perez
two gun recalls disqualified all six T. I. Hand Ball Tourney
swatted out a 6-2, 6-2, verdict over
starters in the National A. A. U. Foreman.
100 meter dash; the Hume brothers Scheduled For March 12;
of Michigan, Bob and Ross, ran The rather exhausted duo took
nine consecutive dead heats, one in Deadlines On Entries the courts after an hour's lay-off,
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the N. C. A. A. mile run; one game both feeling the effects of the three ' ,.~ ";~ ::··
The newly renovated, sparkling day play.
of the Little World Series drew white hand-ball courts in Gym No. -
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more fans than any contest in the 1 will be the scene of action for Perez used a steady forehand P r f ~~ <>~:;t,a f;:,
major league series; and the and a deceptive cross-court back-
the forthcoming Treasure Island : ,, ,, \ "'"cil ~ •
matches of a St. Louis fan were set hand in winning the initial set, 6-1,
afire by a foul ball hit into the hand ball championship, March 12 while McLaughlin combined a fast FOREHAND BOMBARDMENT-Going to the net on a deep forehand
through March 20.
stands. serve and a smashing net game in placement is Bobbie Perez, recent winner of the Tr-easure Island Tennis
Both singles and doubles will be overcoming Perez in the second, _ championship, held Sunday. Furnishing Perez with his final round· of
San Francisco defeated Los An- open to enlisted men and officers. competition was CSP(A) Hugh McLaughlin, demonstrating a beautiful
geles in the final game of the This handball tourney will act 6-1. backhand, pictured at left. Hard serving Lt. J-ohnny Foreman, pre-
Youth told a convincing story in
Pacific Coast League playoff on a as an elimination to determine the tourney favorite and last year's winner, g-oes though the moHons, at the
the final blazing set as Perez right .
bunt that saw three men, including Treasure Island singles and doubles
the batter, _ score; Elkhart (Ind.) representatives in .the 12th Naval
High School defeated South Bend District play, commencing March Treasure Island Places
Riley 5 to 4 in a basketball game .
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when a Riley player became "con- Kingsize trophies and medals .. SPORTS •. Fifth In 12ND Sports;
fuddled" and dropped a pretty one- have been promised to winners,
hander into the wrong basket; runners up and all players reach- Camp Parks Champs' 44
Tackle Thad Ellis of North Caro- ing the semi-finals by Treasure Is-
lina was transferred to Duke, play-_ land's Physical Fitness Officer, Lt. BIG NAMES IN THE McCarthy's Kicks Turn Camp Parks' potent Seabees
ed a few games, then was shifted Nash Higgins. waltzed off with -the 1944 edition
back to North Carolina in time to Local talent is urged, with or WORLD OF SPORTS Trick On Olympic Club of the 12th Naval District All-
play against Duke; and Leo Cock- without experience. Sports trophy by combining 52
Each week we shall try to bring
rell of Durham, (Okla.) High Mail or phone entries to W. Sie- you new personalities who have In Return Tilt, 11-3 points in the various sports, edg-
School held five opponents score- ger, Sp(A)2c, or Ronnie Easter, ing Coast Guard Barracks by seven
less in a basketball tournament Sp(A)lc, in Gym No. 1, Ex-50. En- dominated their field in athletics Revenge was sweet for the T. I. digits.
game; playing alone after four tries close March 9 at 1200. during the past and present. Ruggers as they blocked, ran and
teammates had fouled out. Dick Bartell, Sp(A)3c-Dynamic kicked the Olympic Club silly for Announcement by the district
Add Volz. · .. custodian of Treasure Island's their fourth league win, 11-3, at headquarters confirmed the con-
Chuck Volz, herculean professor athletic field and ex-short stop of San Pablo, Sunday. sensus of opinion and stamped "of-
of the Body Building department BASKET BALLET the New York Giants. Nothing Although the Olympic c lub ficial" on the athletic scrapbook of
in Gym No. 2, has taken a Cap·- would suit Dick better than to see looked like champions in their I '44 for Camp Parks.
tain and a few Commanders under a 'trainload of local baseball talent first winning encounter against' Treasure Island's Training and
his wing who are anxious to get in unload at his front gate. this same T. I. team, they were no Distribution Center placed fifth,
tip-top shape. CSP Ray Fee-Flyweight and match for the improved, speedy ball while the Armed Guard Pacific
Volz voices a cry for more pupils bantam sensation during the era of club that scored three times in the crossed the wire ahead of Vallejo
as the ~eed for able-bodied men is Fidel LaBarba was a member of second half. for seventh.
becoming louder. the 1932 Olympic boxing team that The first T. I. score came on a Treasure Island has put a foot
Plenty of first line instructors stole all the honors. One-round Fee penalty kick by BiU Fassler, who in the right direction by winning
and new equipment are on hand, , fought one professional fight meet- scored again in the fracas on a the district swim meet early in the
men, so let's take advantage of a ing LaBarba in his only · appear- conversion. year. This will go on record for
golden opportunity. I ance. Fidel was champion at the East er, P1nzone, z· unmer and 1945.
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Baseball on Hand • ·. • - time. Lynch played their scrums well,
Dick Bartell needs you sturdy Ed Rokosh, Sp(A)lc- A former How they ended in 1944:
fellows, with a good eye, on the ball , Chicago prep flash in .basketball getting the ball out to their backs Activities- · P.
all the time. Dan McCarthy, full-
field. Remember it still isn't too , and football who handled a bit of 1. Camp Parks ................ 52
back deluxe, cleared kicks so suc-
late to sign up with the Treasure instruction on the side. A Notre cessfully that Olympic Club for- 2. Coast Guard .. . ...... ....... 45.
Island hog-hide belters. Dame scholarship awaits Ed at the 3. Mare Island ............... .45
wards were wearied from consist-
war's end. ently chasing his punts. 4. St. Mary's Pre-Flight ... .. .. 39
Lt. (jg) Matt Zunic-Former 5. Treasure Island ............ 30
Other scoring for the Navy team 16. Navy Hos., Oakland . ....... 28
Baseballers Attention! George Washington University was done by George Davis, O.T.S., 7. Armed Guard ... .. ..... . .. . 22
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basketball star where he was All-
Needed badly on the T. I. base- Conference selectee is the guiding and Donnie Gorgan. 8. Vallejo ....... .... .. ... .. .. 22
ball team are catchers and pitchers. light behind the 1945 hoop squad 9. V-12, U. of California .. .. .. . 18
Anyone with even a wee bit of and head of the athletic department 10. NAS, Alameda .. .... · .... .. 18
"slinging" ability is urged to come I in Gym No. 2. Medics Basketball
out. Jack Phillips, Sp(A)3c-High get under way March 5 at 1900
A scrub game today at 1500, be scoring wizard of the T. I. cagers Tournament Slated when the teams representing the
tween made-up squads that are is the property of the New York hospitals and dispensaries will trot
vieing for places on the 1945 hog- Yankees where he cavorts- at the A District basketball tournament out onto the floor for participation
hide edition will give their all for a first base sack. for naval hospital and dispensary in quick elimination battles.
spot on the team. Plenty of hot ac- TISKET A'TASKET and Marcelle CSP Max Marek- One time na- teams in the San Francisco Bay
tion is guaranteed. Robertson, Y2c, tips one right into tional amateur boxing kingpin and Area will be held March 5, 7 and 9 The entry list is swelling, it was
winner over Joe Louis in the in Gym No. 1, it has been an- further stated, and the majority of
Play in both the 12th Naval Dis- the basket to chalk up a score for
"simon pure" ranks. Also dabbles nounced. the hospitals and dispensaries in
trict and Army-Navy leagues is the Treasure Island Women's
a bit in book writing besides his The league, similar to the pres- the area will have casaba teams in
scheduled for the hickory hopefuls. basketball team now playing in the
---:;..;:::,.._...,,.,:,.-,---,....,;:...---y .:::::.:::.-..-::=:... 12th Naval District tournament. boxing instruction in Gym No. 1. ent class "C" basketball league, will the tournament.