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For some obscure reason,
bama, the South's• representative
to the Rose Bowl, isn't getting all
the play and fanfare that is due
her. It still is the consensus of
opinion that Army and not Ala-
bama should be mingling with the
Pasadena Xmas shopping crowd
over the holidays.
It seems to us greater concern
should be invested in the Coast's
choice. Could be that Alabama,
with a good record, will find artis-
tic objection to playing U.S.C. who
is grossly tarnished already. In-
stead of finding fault with the RATING HIGH IN THE TWELFTH NAVAL DISTRICT BASKET- starters. From left to right: Cummins, D-odd, R•obbins, Williams,
B~LL TOURNAMENT, the Treasure Island quint-et last Friday Montg~mery,_ a~d. ~aglien. Defeating the S. F. Marine Supply Depot
nomination of Alabama, the Coast
tr1umped -over the Mare lsla.nd Shipbui.lders in their second appear- squad in their 1n1t1al c-ontest, the Island boys bank their hopes for
Conference should get their own ance. Tonight they meet the Varsity ·squad from the University ,of success on the fast break strategy empl-oyed by Coach Whitmer. At
house in order and offer a respec- California at Berkeley, in what appears to be a thrilling floor spec- right, high point man for both games, Al Cummins. Smallest man
table representative. tacle. Pictured at left is Duane Baglien, a larg,e contribut-or t,o the on the squad, Cummins is always -one -of the most colorful figures
victory over the Shipbuilders. Dribbling down court are the T. I. on the floor, and should prove quite a detriment to the Bear's team.
West Point was the first and
only choice of the Rose Bowl
Committee until as late as Marines Repulsed By FEM LEAGUE ISLAND CAGERS SINK SHIPBUILDERS;
Thanksgiving day, but Army itself
ended three weeks of negotiations Treasure Island- NEAR FINISH RATE HIGH IN 12th NA VAL TOURNEY
by announcing it would rather
wait till after the Navy game Pirates Cop 64-27 Big- news in the Waves' ·T. I. The dynamic fast break strat- 13 points to his credit. His occa-
before giving its answer. Bowling League last week was egy employed by the T. I. quintet sional long shot buckets added
Treasure Island captured its made when Armed Guard No. 2 was too much for their opponents many thrills to the contest, and
If Army decided against com-
initial league basketball game moved into second spot, pushing to cope with. In their second start his cool, consistent play held the
ing and Alabama accepted the
Sugar Bowl bid which was in the Thursday night when they com- their first team into the third po- of the season the Island boys last T. I. squad in perfect coordiaa-
offing, then the Rose Bowl Com- pletely overwhelmed the San sition. Though Armed Guard No. week won a 42-31 victory over.the tion.
mittee would be left without a Francisco Marines, 64-27 at Ke- 1 still garners high weekly scores, Mare Island Shipbuilders. Also turning in commendable
: good eastern representative. zar Pavilion. other results in- the league have The enthusiastic crowd at performances were Bob Robbins
Sharp-shooting Al Cummins, been consistently unfavorable to Vallejo witnessed an opening ex- playing the pivot position, who
Well, it didn't wait and it got
property of Pre-Com, edged the the Barracks D ·ladies. hibition game featuring the "B" rang up 12 points, coming second
Alabama. The worst you can say team of T. I. finding an easy win to Cummins in the scoring col-
about the Crimson Tide is that field in scoring with a 16 point OTS still rides high in the over the Shipbuilders' second umn, and Duane Baglien. Bag-
it has been in Pasadena before. digit spree. The scrappy forward saddle, basking in the glory of top
spot in the tourney as the league team with a- score of 48 to 13. lien's steady play was a contrib-
It is generally conceded that Ala- was pressed by Lyle Dodd and
enters its final week of play. The outclassed M.I. five fell easy uting factor to the victory and he
bama has the finest record this Robbins, also of T. I., who looped
Laura Ferris of OTS came away prey to high pointer Stozich who ran a close third in scoring with
season of any college team in the in six buckets apiece. garnered 12 points. Other colorful five field goals to his credit.
with top honors last week, top-
nation. The Pirates held a commanding figures in the court play were In view of their victories and
The · 90,000 that visit Pasadena pling the pins to the tune of 191
31-18 advantage at the half and and giving OTS the week's high Captain Robitaille and Cross, both efficient ball handling, the T. I.
on January 1 will get a glimpse lengthened it as the game pro- score of 1988. playing equally well on defense squad should prove to be one of
of one of the most spectacular as on the ball handling end. the major contenders for the title
passers of this or any other foot- gressed. It's a fluid organization, this Headliner of the evening was in the Twelfth Naval District
ball year-18-year-old Harry Gil- female bowling league. MAA the casaba contest between the Basketball tournament, though
mer of Alabama. WEEKLY BASKETBALL moved up two notches on the lad- varsity squads of T. I. and the there still remains a long string
der last week when they took over
SCHEDULE Shipbuilders. Not finding as easy of games. Tonight the team meets
Grid Menu fifth spot, shoving Personnel way
A proposed Victory Bond post- Dec. 10, Armed Guard v,s. down into the seventh position. a match as they had last week the California Bears' quintet in
season game between West Point ·Marine Supply Depot (A) Commissary, last week making a when they defeated the S. F. Ma- a practice game at Berkeley, and
and Fleet City fell flat upon Col. Dec. 11, T .. I. vs. N.A.S. Ala- rine Supply Depot quintet, 64 to they will have a chance to prove
hard drive for fourth place, 27, the T. I. five found themselves their mettle against a strong col-
Lawrence "Biff" Jones', graduate meda (A & B)
dropped into the number six spot on the short end of an 18-17 score lege squad.
manager of athletics at West Dec. 13, T. I. vs. Armed
Point, retaliation that Army Guard (A & B) while Disbursing in the lowly as the whistle blew ending the
would play no post-season games. eighth position rose to fourth. first half. Completely dominating
Dec. 18, T. I. vs. Fleet City the backboard play, the M. I. Armed Guard Scores
The Military Academy is defi- Entering the final week of the
(A) boys held the fast breaking Island
nitely against any game at all for keg - toppling tournament, OTS
"B" games start at 1900, men down to a slow moving League Win Over
the Cadets whose problems are seems quite secure in their top
"A" games at 2015 at Gym game.
· complicated by an examination· position, but judging by previous Together with a tight defense St. Mary's 40-36
No. 2
schedule which extends to De- results, anything can happen! and dead-eye shooting, the Ship-
cember 21. builders were by far the better St. Mary's Pre-Flight dropped
team during the first half, and at its first game in six starts Thurs-
Bowl Line-Up day when a stubborn Armed
It's Alabama and Southern Cali~ Mermen of RMS • •• Victorious I one time held an eight point lead
over the T. I. lads. Bud Smith of Guard basketball squad that
fornia in the Rose Bowl; Okla- wasn't to be denied, opened up
homa A. & M. tangles with St. the M. I. team and formerly of all its human mortars in scoring
St. Mary's College, was a stellar
Mary's at New· Orleans. The a 40-36 league victory.
Orange Bowl will pit Miami U. figure at the guard spot, while T. I. sailors got their first peek
Fred Parsons, striving desperately _
against Holy Gross; the New for high point honors, garnered at the Gunners in action and
Mexico Lo•bos scrap Denver at the the ovation Armed Guard received
El Paso Sun Bowl; Missouri and nine points during the initial pe- when they left the Gym No. 2
riod.
Texas in the Cotton Bowl, and floor was more than a reward for
Tulsa will meet Georgia for the Half time get-together must
have ironed out the difficulties, their efforts.
Oil Bo,wl struggle. Giant Art Burris and "plucky"
for the second half found a new
Navy Hash T. I. team completely outplaying Bobby Anet shared a 24 point do-
RMS is making a habit of win- the Shipbuilders. Launching suc- nation that was of no benefit to
ning Intramural sport events. cessfully their fast break plays, St. Mary's. Cox rang the Armed
The school boys just tucked an- the T. I. basketeers literally wore Guard bucket for 10 points.
other title under their swimming their opponents into· submission. Burris was particularly effec-
belts by defeating Armed Guard, The pace they set was simply too tive with his hook shot under the
Pre-Com arid OTS for the T. I. strenuous for the Vallejo boys and basket. Anet scored all his points
swimming crown ... Floyd "K.O." midway into the second period the on arched, mid-court shots.
Hagen, pint-sized Armed Guard sailor boys surged ahead and DeJulio and Mathewson were a
boxer, boarded a train headed for maintained their lead until the constant bother to the Cadets
St. Paul this week, another one final whistle was sounded. with their outstanding defensive
of the athletic specialists to leave Diminutive Al Cummins, small- play.
est man on the floor, overcame Armed Guard will play host to
the Navy on points. A month's
his height deficiency and was a the San Francisco Marines Mon-
rest and. he'll be ready to don the day night.
bulwark of defense beneath the
gloves . . . Kenny Clark, last
OVERWHELMING RIVAL contenders in the rec-ent Commodore's basket. High point man of last
year's basketball star, has re- Tr,ophy swimming meet, the RMS aquatics chalk,ed up their second weeks' Marine game, Cummins, The boys from the South Pa~
turned to his restaurant business win. Fiye out .of eight possible firsts in add_ition to the placing of at found his eye in the second ses- cific have a new definition. Dust
in Oakland. Kenny was relieved least two men in ,each event gave them the victory. Double winner sion and once more he came away is mud with the juice squeezed
was Captain Johnson Clark (first man, top row) taking the 50 and
of his military duties also. 100 meter free-style races. with the high point honors with out.