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PAGE6 THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1945
Armed Guard Bowlers
fiym No. 2 Swimming 1acllltles Controlled· /Jy Pump Room Edge Disbursing Squad
Armed Guard's fem bowlers,
capitalizing on foe's errors, con-
tinued to parade at the front of
Treasure Island's bowling tour-
ney. Their margin of victory was
much closer than in any of their
What has become of our more previous performances.
celebrated athletes that used to
It's beginning to look like
scorch the green grass of Treas- Armed Guard's two teams, which
ure Island's athletic field with
are at present one and two in the
their baseball or rugby prowess, league standings, will monopolize
or the basketball heroes who the trophy awards at the end of
made the backboards and head--
the 11th week.
lines hum with action?
Disbursing fell considerably be-
The mystery can be cleared up
hind in the final few frames and
with one word. Discharge. allowed the Barracks D bunch
Gone are the Dick Bartell's of
enough pin edge to set them back
baseball, the Matt Zunic's and
the Jack Haines' of basketball in second place. Disbursing's
total ran 1902, just 67 pins be-
and the Freddie Cochrane's of
hind Armed Guard No. 1.
boxing. All of them have been
ungarbed .and sent back to ci- A new name bobbed up in the
vilian outfits. Many more will high game and series total. Helen
leave. Some will revert to their McBride · dominated both fields
old haunts, and others will look with a 190 high game and a 540
for greener pastures. PUMP ROOM HUMM ... All the water high series to match it.
It's hard for a baseball player that flows to T. l.'s two giant "bathtubs>' After five weeks of play, both
or a fighter who entered the serv- must pass through the eight filters pic- Armed Guard squads run one,
tured. The four filters shown in the upper two in the standings with Per-
ice at the age of 27 and who has right - hand corner c-ontrol the combat
served for at least three years, to tank's sanitary conditions. Salt water from sonnel, OTS, Commissary, Dis-
re-establish himself in his old the ocean passes through the four smaller bursing, Dispensary, MAA, RMS,
field. The limbs and joints are a pipes, is distilled, an-d then emptied into and Supply in that order.
the training tank by way of the two larger
little older. The reflexes are · a tubes. The combat tank holds 620,000 gal-
little slower. The body can't stand lons of water. Below is Chief Souther han- Ann Curtis Headlines
all the tough workouts and con- dling the chlorine machinery. There' must
ditioning it absorbed before. always be two parts chlorine to every 50,000 Water Follies, Nov. 7-8
gallons of water.
The proper dieting of a fighter More stars than fill the heavens
or a baseball player must be con- should be the theme given to
tinually the same, week in and Treasure Island's Water Follies,
week out. He must have his road November 7 and 8. A boat load of
work and batting practice to keep Meadows Jockeys to Battle Pre -Com· Softball Gunners Are Logical America's brightest swimming
his legs or batting eye primed to stars and fairest maidens will pull
pin-point precision. Neither the Team Nov. 11; Mites to Visit Hospital Wards District Boxing Choices alongside Gym No. 2 and unload
manager nor the contestant, which Boxing fans will be treated to its priority cargo.
ever it may be, will be satisfied Hold your horses! ! ! are a hospital patient and can't opening round bouts of the 12th Heading the giant water car-
unless he is functioning to the Here's a real tip, straight from get to the theatre, they'll come Naval District, November 9 at nival along with Ann Curtis and
best of his ability. the feed box. to you. Wait till you see the mov- Camp Parks, and from the looks her Crystal Plunge teammates
ing pictures they are bringing
The case of Fred Apostoli, for- Keep Sunday, November 11, at of pre-tourney dope Armed Guard will be a picked crew of newly
mer middleweight champion of 1430, an open date if you want with them. They'll show full will be the team to beat. crowned 12th Naval District
the world who was just . dis- to cash a winning entertainment length races, horses in training, The .Barracks D battlers pos- swimming champions, including
charged from the Navy on points, ticket. jockeys preparing for a race, etc. sess a little too much wallop in national indoor ten-meter spring-
is a good example of what we At that time an unusual offer- Two of the films are in color. the material department and have board titlist, Frank McGuigan.
are talking about. ing, one that has the mark of Following the show and the been pointing to the District tus- Queen Ann, holder of 23 na-
Freddie is in the neighborhood guarantee stamped all over it, visit of the jockeys to the hospital sle for the past three months. tional and two world records and
of 32 years of age and still plenty will be presented here by officials wards, the little fellows will put Navy service champions from the only swimmer ever to win the
young as men go. But as a fighter, and world famous jockeys of the on their spikes, pick up their the entire bay area will compete Sullivan Award, will ring down
well his best years are far behind Bay Meadows race track of San trusty bats and go to work against in the tournament that will wind- the curtain with a series of sprint
him. If he had kept on fighting Mateo. a team from the Pre-Commission- up at Treasure Island. exhibitions.
instead of enlisting in the Navy, Under the auspices of William ing Training center in a full Fifteen Gunner sluggers will Other aquatic headliners who
there is a possibility that he B. Kyne, three motion pictures length game. And by the way, the toe the mark in quest of the title will perform in the two day swim-
would still be in there throwing dealing with the interesting jockeys, who are managed by that they lost last year to Alameda by fest will be Marilyn "Sugar"
gloves with the best of them .• angles "behind the scenes," four colorful character Hap O'Conner, such a slim margin. Sahner, former nation~! 100 yard
sprint champion and present 1500
That three and a half year pe- high class vaudeville acts and a have quite a ball club. Big Ray Williams, Indian glad- meter national titleholder; Mari-
riod he spent fighting for Uncle softball game will be yours for All in all, it promises to be a iator from Oklahoma, has his
the asking. great day for everyone on the sights trained on the heavyweight on Falconer Pontacq, national in-
Sam might have toughened him
On hand will be a dozen or two island. A tour of T. I. will be in crown, and with good cause. Ray door and outdoor backstroke
for combat fighting but it did
of the interesting little men who order and then a luncheon. First has won three golden glove titles champ and Pat Sinclair, national
exactly the opposite for his ring 220 yard breaststroke queen.
work. make t:he horses run, and if you show will be at 1300. and one AAU crown in his seven Lush, beautiful models from
You cannot lay off at that age year- ring campaign. the House of Charm will as-
and expect to come back as Another lad who shines bright semble in a pageant of fashion.
strong as ever. With some it takes HIIP KNOWS 8/ISEBIII.I., TOO! in the punching department is An eight girl water ballet
time. With Freddie, well there are 160 pound D o n S c r i m i g er. headed by Patricia McPherson,
Scrimiger has engaged in some
other ways of making a living. will represent the colors of the
20 bouts over a period of six years
Discharged and those who have seen him Fairmont Hotel.
You just can't get the Navy out workout, figure he is a lead-pipe Comedy by Clyde Diaz and
of some fellows. cinch for the middleweight title. Norman Hanley will be provided
Joe "Flash" Gordon, former It looks like the Gunners, with on the sidelines as well as in the
pool.
wrestling and judo professor of fellows like Bob Pease, Jim Mc- Don't fail to see at least one of
Gym No. 1, and Billy Marshall, Beth and Larry Kruse, will be the two nightly performances.
Pirate baseball coach, left Treas- hard to beat. It's a treat worth seeing.
ure Island last week on the "Dis-
charge Limited," still wearing PUBLIC FAVORS NAVY
their blues.
Both were seen at the Commo- DISCHARGE RATE
dore's banquet, enjoying the pleas-
ures of the Navy life but having (SEA.) - According to the Gal-
trouble with their starched col- lup Poll 45% of the general public
lars and loose fitting suits that said the current Navy release
had been purchased immediately rate is fast enough, 24% said it
upon reaching San Francisco. should be faster while 31% had
no opinion. Of the public with
relatives in the Navy, 38% said
Officer: "Just a minute, you the release rate should be faster,
didn't salute me." 38% said it was fast enough, while
Sailor: "Sir, I didn't see you." THAT'S NOT A HORSE-WHIP, HAP ... Versatile Hap O'Conner 24% had no opinion.
Officer: "That's different. I seems to know a little something about baseball too. Some of his
thought you were mad at me." softball crew huddle about him for pointers on how to bring home a Breathes there a sailor· with
winner, in this case it appli,es to their softball aspirations. The Bay soul so dead
* * * a monkey
Many a man makes Meadows Jockey club invades Treasure Island N,ovember 11 for a Who never to himself hath said:
nine inning tussle with Pre-Commissioning's DD Pool. (Left to right)
out of himself by reaching for the "To heck with muster, I'll stay
Hap O'Conn-er, Herb Keigle, Lowell Jones, Allen Gray and Bobby
wrong limb. Summers. in bed." Titlist Frank McGuigan