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Klepper Trades Gloves T,, I,, TRIPPED BY IIRMED GIJIIRD FIVE
Armed -Guard, RMS Top Intra-Mural For Cinema Career;

Hoop Lea_gue; Enter Second Half leaves Armed Guard

All good fighters supposedly I V
T. L's intra-mural basketball end up in a bad facial condition
Waves Bowling league tournament this week enters the but Armed Guard's good looking
second half of play. With five
boxing coach, Paul Klepper, seem:s
E~ds; Ferris Tops teams in each of the two divi- to be an exception to the rule.
Paul's punch past dates back
sions, games are played Monday
th rid 1200 2
Termination of the Treasure ru F ay at in Gym No. · to 1935 when he started dodging·
Island Waves Bowling League In the "A" division the Armed haymakers for the CYO. His first
came about this week.' It was a Guard hardwood squad is leading trek into active competition netted
very inconsistent tournament with with Pre-Embarkation in second him the Catholic Youth 160 pound
the top four spots constantly in spot on the ladder. SLCU No. 61 title, a remarkable feat for one so
different hands. and OTS are tied in third posi- young in the game.
Showing their true colors in tion while Tadcen brings up the The four years that followed
the final series, Armed Guard rear. This last week saw the were as eventful as his first. His
No. 1 came away with the title Armed Guard boys secure their climb up the fistic ladder was
with a totai score of 13,640 top- first spot position by defeating studded with Golden Glove titles
ping their nearest competitor, SLCU Nm- 61 with a score of from just about every state in the
Disbursing, with 12,795. Person- 53-25. Gertsner of A. G. was nation. Paul gained national rec-
nel, consistently in a lowly spot, high point man of the game, gar- ognition with his AAU triumph in
surprised all and wound up in nering 18 points. Tadcen for- St. Louis.
third position while the MAA feited their game with OTS. In 1939, Paul, now to become
quintet took fourth. OTS, con- RMS tops the "B" division Jimn;iie Webb, invaded the pro-
sidered the top ranking team, league with Pre-Com pressing fessional ranks. Before the year
fell into a slump in the latter them closely. The second team of was out he had traded wallops
part of the series and ended up SLCU rates third spot and Hos- with Lou Nova, Morse Brown,
in fifth position. pital and the Armed Guard Of- Tommy Tucker and a host of
Laura Ferris of the OTS team ficer's squad are in the cellar. other top-notchers.
bowled high score for the league, The RMS hoopsters rang up 58 Billy Conn's abdication as light-
topping the pins to the tune of points to defeat Pre-Com with heavyweight ruler resulted in a
200. 15 points this last week. Robin- nation , wide tourney for a new
Armed Guard's No. 2 squad sits son of RMS tied Gertsner's mark king. Klepper, alias Webb, lost
in sixth spot followed by Commis- of 18 points for high scoring out in the quarter-finals to big
sary and Hospital. Armed Guard's honors. The A. G. officers dropped
McBride bowled high series score their game with SCLU 68-29. Fer- TRAILING FOR THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE GAME, the
Armed Guard- quintet came back to win a close one over the T. I.
of 540. nandez of SCLU · was high man hoop squad. Pictured above Capt. Dodd ( 11) of T. I. leaves the floor .._,I
of the week chalking up 24 points to take the ball from Burris (10) of AGC. Robbins (8) tenses to put
to his credit in one game. the ball into play.
ISLAND 'Bs' DROP
CLOSE ONE TO A. G. SPORTIN' Twin Overtimes Net Win For Armed

It was a double win for the AROUND Guard; Long Shot Beats Whistle
Armed Guard casabateers last • • •
Thursday nigl:lt in Gym No. 2. Dits and Dahs: Man Mountain The Armed Guard quintet, in-
Preceding the double overtime _Dean, reduced to a mere 280 stead of rolling over and saying With the clock ticking away
win by their big brothers, the pounds, says he's retiring as he's "uncle" after trailing the Treas- toward the finish, Williams of T.
I. rang the bell that paid off with
AGC "B's" edged out the Pirate's "too old and too skinny" to ure Island basketeers for 39 of the
two points putting the Islanders
second team. The T. L squad, wrestle. . . . Star Pilot, Main 40 minutes of play, battled their
ahead 36-34.
captained by agile Ro·bitaille, led Chance Farm two-year-old, is a way through two overtime pe-
their opponents at the half time likely winter book choice for next riods to emerge from the fray vie- All Tied Up
17-11. But consistency won out May's Kentucky Derby ... . Ed- torious by a score of 44-42. This Playing tag with the time-
and in the last few seconds die Rickenbacker has sold the In- thrilling game was witnessed keeper, Ottoboni of AGC literally
Rhine of A. G. dropped a long dianapolis Speedway for $750,000 last Thursday night in the T. L took a long shot. While the ball
shot into the hoop making the to a local financier. . . . Primo Gym No. 2. was in the air the time-keeper
final score 30 for A. G., 28 for Carnera, once world's heavy-
Dapper Paul Klepper T. I. Leads at Half filled his lungs to blow the whis-
Treasure Island. weight champ, 'tVas knocked out Although backed loyally by the tie ending the game, The ball de-
This victory gave Armed in the seventh round of his at- Morse Brown. Ring Magazine saw AGC jazz band, a noisesome bevy scended straight for the hoop! The
Guard "B's" their third consecu- tempted comeback in Milan,
tive league win, while the T. I. Italy ... . The American Bowling ~:e to ;;,a;;:,s hi1:es:ev~~::t-~:.::~ of Waves and high point man whistle blew, and the ball was \....,
th
th
rough
e netting! The ball
"Schoolboy" Merchant, the ArGu-
juniors have lost three and won weights as a result of his fine game was all tied up
only one. Congress' 43rd annual world's Faes couldn't seem to match the ·
championship tournament, which showing for that year. hoop antics of T. L during the During the five minutes of the
Paul entered the Navy and first half. When the whistle first overtime period, the basket
starts next March 14, will be
served two and a half years with battle raged in seesaw fashion
Gently, tenderly he took his continued two days beyond the the Armed Guard of Treasure sounded ending the initial period
wife's dainty little hand in his- announced closing date of May 6, Island. Although busy Wl 'th h1·s the score stood 24-17. T. I. was with both teams styl'I)ied in any
on top.
effort to hold the lead. The game
and twisted it until she dropped because of record entries indi- Gunner boxing crew which he Came the second half and it went into a second overtime
the knife. cated. guided to one district title, he still. looked like T. L's ball game period!
was idle in his own personal
although the AGC boys began to Crowd Goes Wild
pugilism.
SPORTS EDITOR PEREZ lEIIVES POST Now out of the Navy, Paul edge . them on the score board. Two lightning successive field
plans on returning to Texas for Burris Runs Wild goals by forward Doty sent the
.a- short stay tben back to New crowd into hysterics, and pushed
Stormy weather came over the AGC in front _38. Williams of
York for a little theatrical pro- horizon for Treasure Island when, 42
cedure study. with only 60 seconds left to play, T .. I. dropped one in the hoop,
Paul's future is destined to be Burris, Armed Guard's forward, but that stellar forward, Burris,
even brighter than before as he sank a foul shot to make the retaliated with the same putting
is under contract to Chamberlin- score 32-32. AGC was now onto the count 44-40.
Brown, booking agents for Para-
the fast break strategy of the A. G. Victorious
mount studios- in Hollywood.
T. L casabateers, and their de- Under forced draft the Island
fense was spectacular. Seconds squad nailed the ball and Ball
later the irrepressible Burris tried the old "do or die" and pro-
Handicap Bowlers led made a field goal to put the duced two points. Tvyenty seconds
Armed Guard in front for the later, with T. I·. still trailing
By Public Works · first time. · by two points, the whistle blew
Instead of " blowing up," the T. ending the game. High point man
Campaigning at the head of the I. boys settled down to some for the evening was Merchant of
Enlisted Men's Handicap bowling fancy ball handling, and Wil- Armed Guard with 12 points.
tourney is the No. 1 team from liams whittled away at AGC's two
Public Works. point lead by ma.king good a free
December tallies find the "T. L throw. Trailing by one point, T . WEEKLY . BASKETBALL
SCHEDULE
handy men" a complete game L's benchwarmers desperately ro- December 26- T. I. vs. West-
ahead of their closest foe, the tated their prayer wheels. ern Sea Frontier (here)
Bakers of Galley K. Down in third
place are the Tadcen keglers who End Grows Near A&B
are three games from the top Seconds remaining in the game, December 26-A. G. vs. San
spot. Anet of AGC fouled T. L's Capt. Bruno (there) A&B
December 28-T. I. vs. Camp
Public Works tops the high Dodd. Here was the chance to tie
MR. CIVILIAN NOW- Robert Perez, BM2c, The Masthead sports Stoneman (there) A&B
editor, left the service this week. Placed on the staff in September, game series with 2631. McPher- up the old ball game. With the December 29- A. G. vs. Olym-
1944, Perez covered Treasure Island athletic events. He returns to son has bowled a 234 game, the chips down, Dodd came through pic Club (Civic Auditorium)
his home in Los Angeles. highest score to date'. and the contest was all Ued up.