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Undisputed Rugby Football Champs Baseball Opener Chapman, Pugilist Diving Title

Island -Sluggers Sink Sen~atio~, _Primes for
McGuigan Cops Aquatic
Roma Wine in 16-2 Tilt Spring F1st1c Bouts
A great find, a great fighter is Laurels for Treasure' Isle
Pilote_d by Dick Bartell, former Olympic Club's light-heavyweight
Treasure Island's aquatic mentor
New York "Giants" diamond ace, titleholder, agile Scott Chapman,
Bill Eagan was right when he open-
Treasure Island sluggers pounded MM2c, who was reputed as top
ly predicted that Frank McGuigan
out a 16-2 win over Roma Wine in light-heavyweight on the Pacific
a recent diamond tussle. coast and voted "prospect of the would regain his Pacific Associa-
This swat fray, the season's cur- month" by Ring Magazine sports tion crown in the fancy diving
event of P . A. championship swim
tain raiser, found skipper Bartell's scribe.
hickorymen getting off to a fine Harnessed in his "fight gear" at meet which was recently held in
start in the horsehide loop. the Frontier Base boxing stable.- the Olympic Club pool, San Fran-
Loaded with an assortment of the clever ring arti::,t who shared cisco.
minor league and sandlot players ·1aurels as first string wingman on McGuigan, Twelfth Naval Dis-
the Island Tars are gunning for all the annual All-Buckeye Eleven, is trict fancy diving titleholder, dis-
comers in the Northern California priming for ring warfare under the played old form in nabbing this
baseball circuit. The able pro men- sagacious tutorship of Chief "Ski" honor. His experience and ability
tor promises fans plenty of diamond Dynkowski, former lightweight were the deciding factors in pacing
action during the current season. • champ and South American middle- Ollie Goldsmith and Morley Sha-
weight champ. piro, who placed se·cond and third
respectively in this colorful aquatic
T. I. Swimmers Cop event.
In the 200-yard breaststroke, P .
Pac. Assn. Honors A. championship, Albert Rebstock
of Treasure Island, who· garnered
Treasure Island swimmers gained the Twelfth Naval District crown
high honors in the recent Pacific in this event, splashed his way to
Association championships held at a close second place. Rebstock,
the Olympic Club pool in San former Penn. A. C. breaststroke
Francisco, bringing 1i.0me one first, ace, displayed championship form
one second and one fourth place in as ·he stroked his way to the finish
high competition. line in the sailor style race.
Frank McGuigan, CSp(A) , form- Bob Ray, Treasure Island's 220-
er junior national diving cham- yard freestyle artist, was nosed out
BRAVO!!-Conquerors of the Northern California Rugby Union cham-
pionship are the Treasur,e Island rugby players who won six out of pion, winner of the recent Twelfth of this event- the toughest on the
seven league encounters. Top photo shows the entire squad. Back row, Naval District diving championship swim card.
left to right: Sullins, mgr.; McCarthy, capt.; Zimmer, Easter, Fassler, and holder of many other titles and
Lynch, Pickett, Douse, and White. Second row, left to right: Gallowa)'., diving honors, won the ten foot Dale Webster, another Treasure
trainer; Lipsett, Verducci, Gorse, Pinzone, Davis, Coates and P-ontut,, Islander, was unable to place in the
mgr. Front row, left to right: ·Gorgen, Cole, Skinner, Levin and Foust. board honors with the high score of backstroke event as Jack Weeden,
Bottom photo shows the champs in action against the Coast Guard 147 points. Al Rebstock, Sp(A), Oakland Swimming Association,
Pilots. Easter, in the foreground, is seen putting the ball into play deep holder of several breaststroke titles
in the Pilots' territory. turned in a mercurial swim feat as
and Treasure Island swim instruc-
he zoomed through the waves to
tor, took second in the 200 yard set a new Pacific Association rec-
Island Rugby Footballers Trounce Breaststroke, and Dale Webster, ord- time: 1 :40.8.
Radio Materiel Schools swimming
Rugged Coast. Goard Pilots, 14-6 flash, took fourth in the 150 yard The beginning of Chapman's fisti-
backstroke. Both the breaststroke cuffs dates back to 1940 when he
ized 12th Naval District rugby and backstroke events were in very donned his first pair of mittens to "Flash" Gordon, Former
Coates, Fassler Pace league next season. fast time against top-notch com- fight in Marion, Ohio's Golden Glove
NCR U LEAGUE STANDING petition. We should hear more tournament. He dropped the verdict Wrestling Champ,
Islanders in Fray W. L. T . about Dale Webster in the back- to his opponent via the foul route,
To Clinch Rugby Title Treasure Island . . .... 6 1 0 stroke event. It took the winner of but came back the following year Joins Athletic Staff_
U. of Calif . .. . .. . .. .. 5 1 0 the national championships to beat to walk off with championship hon-
Olympic Club ... . .. . . 2 2 3 him in this meet, and Webster is or.s. Teaching body-contact sports,
- Treasure · Island's rugby squad,
Albany N.L.F. . .. . ... 1 5 2 just beginning his swimming ca- Prior to donning his Navy uni- judo and wrestling, at Gym No. 1
spearheaded by the stellar play of
Coast Guard Pilots .. . . 1 6 1 reer. form, "Chappie" made his last ap- is Joseph "Flash" Gordon, former
Coates and Fassler, clinched the pearance in the boxing arena as a king of the mat.
undisputed championship of the
favorite in JAC's Golden Glove While a student of the University
Servicemen's Rugby Union of tournament. His ring triumph, the of Southern California, the quiet,
Northern California when it romped
eighth in ten starts, gave him the unassuming bone crusher pursmid a
triumphantly over a stubborn Coast middleweight crown.
Guard Pilots, 14 to 6, in a game major in the department of Physi-
.. SPORTS .. Coming here in 1943 with a cal Education. After completing his
played at San Pablo Park, Berke-
promising ring record after gradu- undergraduate studies, he turned
ley.
ating from Hampton Institute's MM to professional wrestling and be-
Fassler, who is leading scorer school, ' the 175-pound ring ace was came the titleholder of the junior
for the Islanders, initiated the cru- 'Eagle-Eye' Art Burris Oak Knoll Humbles assigned to the fight stable of "Ski" heavyweight championship of the
cial attack against the Pilots when Dynkowski, who was impressed by world.
he tallied three of his team's points Nabs AGC's Scoring Island Hospital to his ring generalship and excellent
in the first half of the fracas on a footwork in a local bout.
plinalty· kfok. Title With 230 Digits Win Medic Cage Meet When the scrappy warrior was
Gorse followed up the attack by As the curtain falls on the hoop The highly-touted Oak Knoll ready for stiff belters, he fought
r1;1nning up another three points on season, our st'atistician's book Hospital cagey basketball squad some of the best fighters in North-
conversion tries. ern California, displaying ring
shows that center Art Burris, the ran roughshod over the league-
prowess in 62 naval engagements
Coast Guard made a sharp re- Tennessee flash, was high point wrecking Treasure Island Hospital
of which he amassed a string of
buttal attack in the same half when man with 230 digits, one fifth the hardwood aces, 50 to 39, in Gym
victories totalling 52 while losing
Haynes, Pilots' mainstay, displayed club's season total of 1058. P. Mer- No. 1 during the initial stage of
eight bouts and tying two.
rare form and precision while scor- chant, stellar floorni.an, tallied 160 this week.
One of his greatest fights was
ing six tallies on penalty ·kicks. points. Playing-coach Lt. (jg) H.
By virtue of their hard-fought
This would-be fatal stab at the Fischer, former All - American his T.K.O. victory over Cpl. Buddy
victory, the Oak Knollers became
\..../ bluejackets fell short and only in- guard, while helping hold the foes Gomez, a 29-year-old professional
the 12th Naval hospital cage cham-
spired the gallant Tars to turn on to a season's total of 969 points, mauler. Re showed greatest form
pions in the final game of the medic
the heat that burned the gridiron scored 159 tallies. hardwood conclave. . in defeating Delaware Brady, P . A.
as they unleashed added fury in champ, in the Steel Gloves boxing
pelting a merciless blow that left conclave. He lost to the same fight-
the game Pilots victim of similar er in the Diamond Belt tourney the
might felt by other league foes. · More table Tennis same year, 1944.
In the second half of the rugby Chapman was decisioned
fray, Coates led the Islanders' vic- Players Are Wanted Jackie Burke in the 12th Naval
torious thrust by tallying another District final go but came back to
The response to last week's re- "Flash" successfully defended his
half dozen points on penalty kicks cop the Olympic Club liglit-heavy-
quest for entries in the Treasure title for three years prior to don-
while Fassler, with his educated weight title.
Island table tennis tourney has been ning the uniform of the United
toe, converted. excellent. But- we want more! You A great puncher, with terrific States Navy. Entering the Navy
By virtue of this win, Treasure still have time to get your name speed, high-spirited and stout- without the loss of his mat laurels,
Island became the first service team on the register and be eligible to hearted, "Chappie" has a great fu- l}e will not be able to defend his
to win the Northern California Rug- play. ture in the fight game. title until after the war.
by Union championship. The official register is in the While assuming duties on the in-
Winding up a spectacular season lobby of the Recreation Building Officers' Bowling structors' staff in the physical fit-
under the joint mentorship of J. J. on the bulletin board. Just sign it ness department, "Flash" has
Verducci and R. Easter, the rugby -or call Ex. 32- and you're all League Notes,Y. B. I. agreed to appear on the gym smok-
squad, captained by Dan McCarthy, set to enter the game. The Five Highs are still leading er card. Athletic specialist Babe
colorful fullback, received trophies Play is open to everyone and will the league by one game with the - Rodriguez, a colorful professional
from referees of the Northern Cali- be run on an elimination basis be- Snafus and Handicappers tied for wrestler, will engage the gigantic
The team won 21 and lost 7 with
fqrnia Rugby Union and the Nor~h- ginning March 26 and winding up second place. In the play of last champ in the squared areria.
an average of 34.8 per game to
ern California Rugby Union. Each March 30. Deadline for entry is Tuesday evening a mistake in av- Few wrestlers have enjoyed a
play~r received an individual medal, their opponent's 34.6. March 24 at 1200. erages of the Goatees and Handi- more successful mat career than
geld plated, with a championship The "B" team, piloted by CSp(A) cappers showed the Goatees win- the mat king. "Flash" has appeared
inscription. H . Wineroth of California-Poly- a season total of 1199 to 1108-for ning the odd game by one pin. in Canada and Mexico. He has been
Lt; A. N. Higgins, Physical Fit- technic who tallied 179 points, won the opposers. Schulte leads the team Following are standings of the in tough competition, having
ness Officer, feted the players at a 16 and lost 11. with 185 ma-rkers, followed by four highest individual scorers: wrestled such greats as Ji~ Lon-
recent banquet and announced the Armed Guard averaged 44 points Connolly with 181 and Enzenperger Fassino, 172; Roderick, 163; Carl- dos, "Strangler" · Lewis ·and · Don
tentative plans of· the to-be-organ- per game to their opponent's 41 for with 100. son, 162; Craig, 161. George.