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PAGE  10       THE  MASTHEAD,  SATURDAY,  SEPT.  29,  1945
                                                                   Abrams · Drops  District  Net  Title  to  Likas
         Bartell  Captures  Pirate  Batting  Honors -
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         Fielding,  Phillips  Figure  In . Team  Collapse                                                                   Perez-Abrams Head 12th
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           About the only flavor left from  because  of  his  explosive  bat.  In                                           Naval  Doubles  Play  At
         the baseball season is the hot dogs  ·the   clinches,  Dick  could  be
         and pop- and even they don't be- counted  on  for  one  of  his  well-                                             Calif.  U.  Courts  Today
         long to baseball alone. The World's  placed  bingles.
         Series  still  hav.e  a  finale  in Octo-  The  flawless  fielding  of  Bill                                         Unheralded  Harry  Likas  from
         beT,  but  after  that  it's  taps  fqr  Dunham  was  another  stand-out                                            Camp  Shoemaker  grabbed  a  vice
         the  boys  in _ the  diamond  togs.   of  this  year's  squad.  A  carbon                                           grip  on the District tennis  crown
           Treasure  Island  ran  into  some  copy of St.  Louis'  Marty Marion,                                            when he defeated Lt. Joey Abrams
         tough  luck  in  the  latter  part  of   Dunham  was  next  to  impossible                                          of  Treasure  Island,  in  the  finals   /"\'
         the season  after· c<;>mpiling  an en-  to  get  by.  The  second  sack  was                                        of  the  12th  Naval  District,  Sun-
         viable record over Service and Pa- never  a  worry  with  ~ illiam                                                  day,  6-1,  6-2.
                                                                                                                              Playing  a  sound,  aggressive
         cific Coast league teams earlier in  around.
                                                                                                                            game,  Likas 'hit  both  corners  of
         the year. Some of tlieir misfortune   In  the  outfield  it  was  Barney
         can  be  credited  to  the  early  loss  Olsen  and  Fred  Tau by  who, .pro-                                       the  Calif.  University  courts,  re-
                                                                                                                            peatedly  with  sound  placement
         of  three  key  men:  Jack  Phillips,  vided  the  bleacher  crowds  .with
                                                                                                                             shots  in  easing  to  a  straight  set
         rangy first-baseman ; Don Durdon,  their  most  exciting  thrills.  Olsen
                                                                                                                             triumph over Abrams. Lt. Abrams
         speedy outfielder; and pitcher "Si"  was capable of  reaching anything
                                                                                                                             showed· an uncanny retrieving de-
         Calvert.                     within  30  yards  of  his  territory _
           Some  feel  that  Phillips'  depar- while  Tauby's  accuracy  had I                                               fense  but  crumbled  when . Likas
                                                                                                                             passed him continually at the net.
         ture was partially responsible  for  reached  such  pin-point  precision                                             In  other  matches  Bob  Perez,
         the  Pirate  nose-dive.  Others  are  that he could catch a  ball in either                                         seeded two entries from Treasure
         of  the  opinion  that  the  pitching  hip pocket.                                                                  Island,  was  upset in the  quarter-
         wasn't  up  to  par.  Anyway,  T.I.   A summary of this season's bat-                                               finals  by  Henry  Pfister  of  Port
         failed to maintain the  torrid pace  ting and pitching  records will give
                                                                                                                             a  4-all  and  40-5  point  lead  but  "'
         it  set  in  the  initial  stage  of  the  you  an idea how they fared.   CH ART  YOUR  OWN  COU RSE-You  puzzl-ed  sailors  who  have  had  Chicago,  6-4,  1-6,  6-4.  P erez  ha<l
                                                                   trouble  l,ocating  the two Gymnasiums  on Treasure  Island, or keeping
         -season  and  dropped  just  enough  Player   G.   AB.  R.  H.  B.Pct.  track of the sporting  events that take  place  during  the week, can  do   failed  to  follow  up  his  advantage
         games toward the end to eliminate   Bartell  ..........  70   234   67   92   .393  so  by  the  colorful  new  posters  distribut ed  th roughout  the  island.
                                      Tauby  ·········- 53   191   49   74   .388   J ust  look ,ov,er your shoulder  at chow  ti me  i,n  galley  !<  or  while  you  by  dropping  the next three points
         them from  any title contention.   Williarrs  --····  67   268   70   9 7   .362
           Most of the hurling burden lay   Lowe  ···-·-··-··- 69   290  81   95   .324  are  enjoying  a  game of  ping-pong  or  pool  in  the  new  Welfal'e  Bldg.  and  the  following  game  to  the
                                      Olsen  ··-·-·-····- 56  23 7   65  75   .3 17                                          st eady  stroking  Port  Chicago
         on  the  shoulders  of  Frankie Wil-  S heely  ..........  46   150  26   45   .300
                                      Marshall  -···--·- 22   51   9   15   .294                                             player.
         son  and  Sol  Bender.  Half  of  the  Dunham  ........  70   296  55   79   .26 7  Navy  Relaxes  Athletic  Armed  Guard  Officers   Lt.  Johnny  Foreman  eased  his ·
         Pirates'  winnings  were  collected   Richardson  ....  45   173   29   43   .248
                                      Vallero  --·-··-···  31   105   17  25   .238                                          way past three rounds of play but
         by these two.  Wilson depended on  Maggio  --····--··  12   21   1   5   .238   Policy-Top Heads Dis- Triumph Over Staff, 6-2
                                      Donnely  ........  30   79   23  17   .21 6                                            ran into stubborn H.  Likas in the
         an  assortment  of  curves  and   Ryback  ..........   7   13   3   2   .154             Armed Guard's powerful officer  quarter-finals  in losing a  6-2,  6-3
         plenty  of  control.  Bender  com-              E.R.      courage  Financial  Gains  squad  ended  its  softball  season  in  decision  to  the  Fleet  City  rac-
         bined his  "slideT"  with  a hook  to  Pitcher   w.  L.   Avg.   P ct.                 winning  style  Thursday,  when  queteer.  Dick  Grenfell,  other  T.I.
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         overcome  a  good  majority  of  the   Odom ···--·········--  4   0   1.000   Regulations  gov:erning  Navy
                                      Condon  ---··-·····   9   2   4.24   .818                 they  clubbed  out  a  6-2  win  ever  entry,  ran  into  some  unexpected
         'batters  he  faced.         B ender  ------------ 13   3   3.18   .813  athletic teams and individual ath-
                                      T er ranova  ........   5   1   4.4   .833                the Staff Officers, on  the  Athletic  trouble in his second round match
           Bartell was  definitely  the  men-  Wilson-···--······-- 12   6   3.4   .666  letes  were  relaxed  by  Secretary
                                      Gran tham  ........   1   1   4.5   .500   of  the  Navy  James  Forrestal,   Field.   and  submitted  to  Lt.  E.  Pratt  of
         ace  at the  plate.  Aside  from  his  Collins  ..............   3   4   3.19   .429     On  the  mound  for  the  victo,rs  Hunter's  Point,  7-5,  3-6,  6-4.
         sensational fielding, Dick was the  Calvert   3   1   5.5   .750  whose'  new  dir.ective· now  makes
                                      Gilson  ..............   2   1   2.8   .666   it possible for naval service teams   was  Commander  Flaherty  who   Although Treasure Island failed   ~
         most  feared  player  in  the  league  Riden  ----········-·   2   0   1.8   1.000     labored  the  full  nine· innings  and  to capture the District title in the
                                                                   to  travel  outside  the  team's  dis-
                                                                   trict  and  participate  in  certain   aided his own  cause with  a  double  singles event,  they placed enough
          Radio Materiel Champ         RMS  Nabs Intra-Mural       benefit  contests.           that  chased  in  three  runs  ahead  men  in  the  qualifying  rounds  to
                                                                     Included in the  benefit  con_tests   of  him.          give them  a  strangle  hold  on  the
                                      Trophy; Specialists Can      are  those  sponsored  by  the  Red   Although  outhit,  the  winning  Commandant's   Trophy,   which
                                                                                                officer  combination  took  advan- counts  most for  the  team  points.
                                                                   Cross,  a  Community  War  Fund,
                                      Compete In  New Set-up  Army  or  Navy  Relief,  and  the   tage  of  the  breaks  at the  crucial   Today  the  favorite  team  of
                                                                                                time  and  turned  singles  and  Abrams  and  Perez  will  take  the
                                                                   National   Infantile   Paralysis
                                        Good  news  is  in  the  wind  for                      doubles  into  winning  runs.   courts  in  quest  of  the  doubles
                                                                   Foundation,  as  part  of  their  an-
                                      ,  Specialists  "A"  and  officers.  Fu-  nual fund-raising drives.                    crown  along  with  Lt.  Foreman
                                      · lure  competition  in  the  Commo-  Games  or  contests  staged  as   Revelation- Bathing  suits  re-  and  Lt.  T.  Gruhler,  seeded  three
                                      1 dore's  Trophy  program  will  be   part  of  government  bond  drives  veal the figure,  but sweaters point   entry,  who will  attempt to  make
                                                                   also  are  authorized.       out the  facts.              it  an all T.I.  finals.
                                      I open  to specialists  and officers in                   ~--------------,.;..,.-------~-----
                                      I                              Under  the  old  system,  naval
                                      I all  activities.  Their  _ addition  is
                                                                   service teams  were not allowed to  -a.,. "'•m  DAW IJ._A  l'lb..AtntlJ~
                                      . expected to  create a  boom  in the                                  flv  lh•~  1,11 .. ,  r" • • •
                                                                   travel outside  the bounds of  their  f"'• ,._ .. 1,11,
                                      ' Intra-Mural  play.         particular  area.  Teams  are  per-
                                        The  initial  three-month  period  mitted  to  be  absent  from  their
                                      winds  up  in  the  latter  part  of  stations  for  48  hours,  traveling
                                       September  with  basketball  being  anywhere  within  the  time  limit.
                                       the  lone  survivor.  Radio  Mat eriel   Travel by air is authorized by  the
                                                                   new  directive.
                                       has  already  accumulated  enough
                                                                     Navy  squads  and  individuals
                                       points in the other events to romp
             Heavyweight  Champ  Davis                             may _participate  in  any  amateur
                                       off  with  its  first  Commodore   event,  conducted by the  Amateur                                                I'"\"'\
                                       trophy and.needs only to 'win the   Athletic  Union  or  any  other  rec-
          Mabry  Sparks  Radio         casaba  event  to  make  it  a  land-  ognized  amateur  organization.
                                       slide  victory.
                                                                    Star  athletes  formerly  were  not
          Materiel to  37-25 Win         Pressing  the  school  boys  in  the   permitted  to  compete  in  outside
                                       diget  department  is  Pre-Commis-  competition,  particularly  in  ex-
            A  well balanced Radio Materiel   sioning.  Their  recent  triump_h  in
          basketball quintet advanced to the   the  bowling  division  has elevated   hibition  matches.
          quarter_:-final  round  of  the  Intra-  them  to  a  spot  above  Tadcen  and   When  sailors ·are  on  leave,  the                             ~
          Mural  hoop  tournament  Friday,   only  their  r-emaining  game  with   48  hour restriction does not apply
          at the  expense  of the T.I Medics,   Armed  Guard  in  the  basketball   and  participation is allowed  any-
          37-25.                       semi-finals  is  necessary to  assure   where  in  the  country.  Command-
                                                                    ing  officers,  however,  have  been
            Sharp-shooting  forward,  Jack  them of a  second  place berth.
                                                                    instructed  that no  special consid-
          Mabry paced the school boys with   Radio  Materiel  gained  a  final
                                                                    eration  is  to  be  given  leave  re- ,
          an 18 point backboard barrage.   spot  in  the  hoop  play  with  its   quests  on that basis.
            rt was Mabry who pulleq them  37-25  win  over  the  Naval  Hos-
          out of a  first  perio<l  slump  wh_en  pital while  Pre-Com  must  hurdle   Naval  personnel  are  not  per-
                                                                    mitted to  compete in games,  con-                                                     ,,-,'\.
          he scored two quick  baskets that· Armed Guard before arousing its   tests,  or exhibitions conducted  by   INTRA-M U RAL  KING-P INS-Keglers  who  responded  t.o  the  Pre-
          started  the  RMS  hoopmen  roll- rooting  section.                                    Commissi,oning  victory cry are,  (left to right):  A.  Lewis  (Pre-Com.) ,
                                                                    promoters, or group operators for  Lt.  Gilcl"ease,  Intra-Mural  officer ;  A.  Faust  (kneeling);  R.  Schwab,
          ing.  From then  on  they poured  a   Handball  elimination  went  as   purposes  of  personal  financial  Rozak,  L.  Constintini,  L.  Musal  (second  row);  A. Joh nson,  S.  Danals,
          continual stream of goals through  expected  when  the  strong  Tadcen   gains.        B.  Blankman  and  F.  Plautz  (back  row).
          the  loop  that  saw  every  regular  delegation   emerged   victorious
          score· at least four  digets.   over a  scrappy  RMS  outfit.  Tony                   seven  runs  to  win  the  Treasure Igles  and  a  wild  pitch  accounted
                                                                    Armed  Guard  Cops           Island softball championship,  7-0.  for  the  Gunner  uprising  in  the
            Spearheading  the  RMS  attack  Pontuti,  Joe  Perez,  Ed  Dankert
          along with Mabry is R. H. Mallot,  and  A.  Parker were  the  winning                   The  win  climaxed  a  brilliant  fourth.  In  the  seventh  frame  it
          a  former Kansas University star,  team  members. that  sparked  the   Softball Championship;  season  for  Armed  Guard,  who  was  just  a  matter of  how  many
          at the other forward post. At cen- Gym  No.  1 forces  to the triumph.                 were credited with 15 wins out of  tallies they were going to score as
          ter  is  rangy  Bob•  Martin,  ex-  D.  Bonnstedt  of RMS  is  an al-  Pre-Com  Is  Victim   20  trips to  the diamond.   Deter, Carascio, and Schneider all
          Southern  Californian.  Rounding  most  certain  winner  of  the  indi-                                            crossed the plate.
          out the first squad is Leo Voyles,  vidual  point  scoring  award  and   Finley,  Armed  Guard  softball   A  run  in  the  opening  inning
          versatile  athlete  from  Arizona  will  probably  head  the  awarding  chucker, limited the Pre-Com!Ilis- started Finley  on  his  way  to  the   Both Armed Guard squads, soft-
          State -:feachers,  and  H.  S.  Robin- ceremony some time  next month.  sioning  ten  tq fiv.e· scattered  hits  easy  victory  ai:id  from  there  on  ball  and  baseball,  were  honored
          son,  a  scrappy,  aggressive  floor-                     as his  Gunner' mates pounded the  Armed  Guard  was  never  headed.  at  a  banquet  in  San  Francisco
          hawk from Illinois.          For  Team  Points  'see  Next  Page  offerings of Brown for 10 hits and  Two  more  runs  on  a  pair of sin- last  week.
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