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THE  MASTHEAD,  SATURDAY,  AUGUST  4,  1945         PAGE  3

                                                                                                                               Armed  Guard's  Hagen
                                                                                                                               Boasts  Impressive  Soik

                                                                                                                               Record- 2.S  Kayo's
                                                                                                                                 Dubs-the  great  Harvey  Dubs,
                                                                                                                               Canada's  featherweight  champ-
                                                                                                                               sat there, his eyes blinking dazedly
                                                                                                                               as  the  referee  tolled  the  10  count
                                                                                                                               over his tired body.  Dubs had been
                                                                                                                               starched  in  the  record  time  of  20
                                                                                                                               seconds ·and  by  a  lad who  had yet
                                                                                                                               to  see  his  eighteenth  birthday.
                                                                                                                                 This  sensational  bout  fought  in
                                                                                                                               1940  was  the·  turning  point  in
                                                                                                                               Floyd Hagen's life. Floyd is the boy
                                                                                                                               that cooled Mr. Dubs,  not once  but
                                                                                                                               twice.  The  first  contest  went  one
                                                                                                                               minute and thirty-two seconds, and
                                                                                                                               the  latter,  one  which  didn't  even
                                                                                                                               give  the  fans  enough  time  to  get
                                                                                                                               settled  in  their  seats,  just  twenty
                                                                                                                               seconds.
                                                                                                                                 Hagen,  who is  now the  property
                                                                                                                               of  the  Armed  Guard  here  on
       HANDBALL  TOURNEY-The  gloved  hand  of  A.  P,omillio  slaps  a   of the  Handball tournament.  (Phot.o  at right),  Lt.  Johnso,n scrapes one  Treasure  Island,  was  born  in  st.
       left-handed  drive  to  the  fr.ant  wall  as  "Flash"  Gordon  waits  impa-  of  Jim  Lynch's drives fr.om  the deck and  pounds  it into the corner for
       tiently for  the  rebound.  Both  lads were eliminated  in  the early stages   a  placement.  Lynch  (who  is  looking ,on)  won  the  match  in  three  sets.   Paul,  Minn.  Being  of  sound  mind
                                                                                                                               and  body  and  average  in  every
                                                                                                                               American  way,  Floyd  altered  this
       McGuire  T rjms  Marino  for  T. I.  Handball  Title                                      BASEBALL                      opinion  slightly  when  he  accepted
                                                                                                 STANDINGS                     a  bout  without  ever  having  laced
         s.mooth  stroking  Bob  McGuire                                                                                       a  pair of gloves.  An argument had
       regained  his  1944  handball  title                          Alameda  tied  it  up  in  the  third                     developed  between a  local amateur
       when  he  scored  an  easy  21-1,  21-2  Alameda  Air Suffers  4-3   with  two  consecutive  singles  and   Armed Guard  Moves Up;   of pretty good  stock  and the  fiery- ·
       triumph  over  Vic  Marino  in  the   loss  To  Armed  Guard   the break didn't come until the last                     tempered  Twin  City  school  boy  in
       finals of the Treasure  Island  Hand-                       of  the  fifth  when  the  Gunners   T. I.  Takes  5-2  Thriller   the gym,  and before  the  hot words
                                                                                                                               had  cooled,  both  lads  were  facing .
       ball  tournament,  Wedn-esday.   The  lately  irrepressible  Armed  moved  ahead  with  three  more  tal-  From  Fleet  City   each  other  in  the  middle  of  St.
        McGuire was never pressed, win- Guard stayed in the win  column of  lies.  Schulte,  Armed Guard  center-              Paul's arena.  Hagen  stretched him
       ning as he pleased from the stocky  the  12th  Naval  District  baseball  fielder,  doubled  and  scored  when   Treasure  Island  regained  undis- in one heat- and that's the way he
       Marino.  Bob used a  powerful  right  race  when  they  scored  a  4-3  win  Mooney's  drive  into  center  was  puted possession of second place in  got  started.
       hand  and  a  steady  left  handed  over  the  Alameda  Air  Station,  muffed.  Lewis  accounted  for  an- the  12th  Naval  District  baseball
       placement  in  beating  a  tattoo  on  Saturday.            ot):J.er  marker  with  his  single  and  handicap when  they turned  back a
       the  four  boards.  Time  and  again   Armed Guard went into  the lead  later  scored  on  an  error  credited  major  - league  studded  baseball
       Marino  was  caught  flat-footed  by  in  the  first  inning  when  Mooney,  to Frie burger, Alameda first sacker.  crew  from  Fleet  City  Saturday.
       McGuire's  steaming  drives  and  second  man  at  bat,  singled.   A   The game was scoreless after the   League - leading  Alameda  was
       tricky placements.            double from Lewis, who hit two for  sixth  when  Alameda  tallied  two   knocked  off  by  St.  Mary's  Pre-
        In  class  "B"  play,  Jim  Lynch  four  in the fracas,  scored Mooney.  more.           Flight and Armed Guard upset the
       succumbed  to  the  speed  and  ver-                                                      Alameda Air Station Saturday, 3~2.
       satility  of  Frank  Montgomery  in                                                         12th  Naval  District  League
                                     PIRATES  RAID  FLEET  CITY                                                    W.  L.  Pct.
       one  semi-final  match and  Lt.  Pat-
       rick  pounded  out  a  21-6,  21-8  vic-                                                  Alameda  C.  G ....... 12   3   .800
       tory over Lt.  McAteer in the other                                                       Treasure Island ..... 11   5   .687
       bracket.                      Fleet  City  Pounded  By  l. I.  Bats,  5-2;                Fleet  City  .. ... .... 11   6   .649
         Lynch  had  a  commanding  10-0                                                         Alameda  A.  S ....... 10   6   .625
       lead  over  his  sma.ller  opponent  in   Five  Double-Plays  Aid  Wilson  In  Win        Camp P arks  ........ 10   6   .625
       the  third set  but fell  prey to  a  two                                                 St.  Mary's  P. F .. .... 10   7   .589
       handed barrage that worked strains   Behind  the  masterful  six-hit  Lowe across the plate with the  sec- Coast Guard S.  R. . ..  6   I   9   .400
       on  his  left  hand  and  eventually   pitching of Frankie Wilson,  Treas- ond  marker.  Dick  Bartell  sent  a  Coast  Guard  Pilots ..  6  10   .375
       wore  him  down,  21-7,  11-21,  21-15.
                                     ure  Island  triumphed  over  Fleet  slow roller down the third base line  Armed  Guard  .. ....  6  11   .352
        Class  "B"  singles  and  doubles
                                     City Saturday, and regained second  that  scored  Olsen,  Bartell  being  Albany  Lnd.  Force ..  4  12   .250
       finals  will  terminate  this week.   place in the 12th Naval District by  thrown out on the play.   Softball                    "K.O."  Hagen
        Results:                     virtue  of  its  5-2  victory  at  Shoe-  A  five-run  lead  was  compiled  by   Albany  Naval  Landing  Force
             Singles  (Class  "A")   maker.                                                                                      Floyd  started  his  fistic  blitz  in
        Bob  McGuire  defeated  Vic  Ma-                           the  end  of  the  third  inning  when  and  Camp  Parks  share  honors  in   1938.  In  one  year  Hagen  piled  up
                                       A  tight  defense  paid  off  in  divi- Lowe  and  Williams  singled.  Tauby  the  Pacific  League  of  the  Softball
       rino,  21-1,  21-2.                                                                                                     an  impressive  record  of  36  vic-
                                     dends  for  the  Pirates  as  they  Hned  a  basehit  to  leftfield,  scoring  tourney  while  Armed  Guard  man-
             Singles  (Class  "B")                                                                                             tories,  25 of them ending in a  K.O.
                                     squelched  a  number  of  Fleet  City  Lowe, and  Dunham's sacrifice push- ages to hold  its shoestring grip on
         Semi-finals:  F.  Montgomery  de-                                                                                     Although  he  never  engaged  in  a
                                     rallies  by  brilliant infielding on the  ed  Williams  across  the  pay-off  second place  with one  win less.
       feated J. Lynch, 21-17, 11-21, 21-15;                                                                                   boxing  tourney  while  an  amateur,
                                     part ,of  Dick  Bartell  and  Bob  Dun- mound.                Also  moving up in the standings
       Lt.  Patrick  defeated  Lt.  McAteer,                                                                                   the  St.  Paul  battler  fought  seven
                                     ham.  Both  lads  wer,e  instrumental   Fleet City's  only  scores  came  in  are  the  Pre-Commissioning  ten
       21-6,  21-8.                  in  the  five  double-plays  T. I.  made.   the fifth  inning.  Nanny  Fernandez  from T. I.   Golden Glove  champions,  defeating
                                     Hinch  of  Fleet  City  gave  up  10  rapped  a  single  to  right  field  and   Pacific  League   all  of them in remarkable fashion.
                                                                                                                                 The  latter  part  of  1939  saw
                                     scattered  hits  but  was  touched  at   advanced  to  second  on  Carroll's   w.  L.  Pct.   Hagen  blossom  into  a  full-fledged
       Aug. 6 Is Golden Glove        the  right  time  for  half of  these  in   grounder  to  Lowe.  Erps  singled  Albany Lnd. Force ...  4   1   .800   professional.   The  climb  up  the
                                     giving  up  five  runs.       and then  Barney Olsen,  leftfielder,  Camp Parks ........  4   1   .800   fistic  ladder had been short but im-
       Commencement;  Gym  1           Treasure  Island  wasted  no  time  allowed Hinsh's high fly ball to fall  Armed Guard  ..... .  3   1   .750   pressive.  Two knockouts over Har-
                                     in  running  up  a  score.  Richardson  fair  for  a  two  base  hit,  both  men  Mare  Island  Repair .  3   2   .600   vey Dubs, a  decision to Joe Ghnouly
       Is  Site  of  Boxing  Show    led  off  in  the initial  inning with a  scoring. The bluejackets threatened  Oakland N.  Supply ..  3   2   .600   and  wins  over  Willie  Fields  and
                                     double to leftfield. Singles by Lloyd  again in the  seventh when Harvey  Pre-Commissioning   2   3   .400
        Punch fans get their first glimpse                                                                                     Sammy Scully elevated Mr.  Hagen
                                     Lowe  and Barney Olsen accounted  Storey  and  Fernandez  hit  safely  Camp Shoemaker  ...  2   3   .400
       of what different activities on T.  I.                                                                                  to  a  main  event  at Hollywood Le-
                                     for  the  first  score  and  Bob  Wil- but  Wilson  tightened  and  retired  Coast  Guard  S.  R. ..  1   3   .250
       have to offer in  the way of boxing   liams'  long  rightfield  clout  chased  the  rest  of  the  batters  in  order.   Coast Guard  Pilots ..  1   4   .200   gion stadium,  supposedly a  boxer's
       Monday  night,  when battlers from                                                                                      val-hala.
                                                                                                 Mare Island Navy .. .  _1   4   .200   Here  Hagen  ran  into  an  unex-
       all  over the  station inaugurate the                                                       A  near  cellar  dweller  in  the
       first  of  a  five-day  boxing fiesta  in   COMMODORE  TROPHY WINNERS                     Western  League  of  the  Softball   pected tarter in the form of piston-
       elimination bouts to be held in Gym                                                                                     punching  Guy  Serean.  Although
                                                                                                 pennant  chase  are  the  T. I.  Buz-  Hagen  had  his  winning  streak
       No.  1.
                                                                                                 zards.  The  Gunners  from  Point   halted,  Hollywood  fans  still  talk
         Golden  Glove  enthusiasts  will
                                                                                                 Montara are  keeping it a  one-way   about  the  little  whiskerless  sock-
       swarm from  almost  every  activity
                                                                                                 affair  for  the  bottom  spot  on  the   ster  with  the  T.N.T.  in  both
      · in  pursuit  of  the  fame  and  prizes
                                                                                                 ladder  with  a  record  of  six  losses  mittens.
       that await  them  if the~  are lucky
                                                                                                 and no wins.                    Floyd entered the  Navy in June,
       enough to survive  the  early  round                                                             Western  League        1943,  and  spent  22  of  the  25
       milling.
                                                                                                                   w.  L.  Pct.  months patroling the  South Pacific
         Frontier Base,  with its large  ar-
                                                                                                 Livermore  Air  . . . . .  5   1   .833  area  for  the  Armed  Guard .
       ray of battlers, is capable of walk-
                                                                                                 Oakland  Aux.  Air ...  5   1   .833
       ing  off  with  the  honors,  although
                                                                                                 S.  F.  Marines .. .. . ..  3   1   .750
       Armed  Guard  and  RMS  are  prop-
                                                                                                 Moffett Field  .......  2   3   .400   Sport Schedule  For
       erly stocked with manpower to give                                                        Ala.  Coast  Guard ...  2   3   .400
       "Ski"  Dynkowski's  maulers plenty                                                                                              The Week
                                                                                                 T.  I.  Buzzards . ... ..  2   4   .333
       of  trouble.                                                                                                             Boxing-
                                                                                                 Point  Montara  . ....  0   6   .000
         Both senior and novice  divisions                                                                                        Golden Gloves  boxing tourna-
                                                                                                   Last place casualties in the Hos-
       will  be  featured  in  the  opening                                                                                     ment  commences  August  6,  in
                                                                                                 pital League  are  the T. I.  Hospital
       night  ceremonies.                                                                                                       Gym  No.  1  at 2000.
                                                                                                 Docs. Pressing them for a  "stretch-
         Time  for  action  is  2000  and                                                                                       Baseball-
                                                                                                 er  trip"  to  the  baseball  basement
       Charley Pinzone, boxing instructor,                                                       are  the  T. I.  Dispensary  ten  who   Treasure  Island  vs  Coast
       emphasizes  the  "first  come,  first                                                     have  but one win to their credit.   Guard  Pilots  Saturday,  August
       serve" ditty if you want good seats.                                                              Hospital  League       4,  away.
                                                                                                                   w.  L.  Pct.   Armed Guard vs  Coast Guard
         A  pink elephant, a  green rat and                                                      San Leandro Hosp ...  4   0  1.000   Sea  Lions  Sunday,  August  5,
       a  yellow  snake  walked  into  a  GET  THE  "BIRD"-Radio  Materiel  used  its  experienced  band  of  bad- Oak  Knoll  .........  3   1   . 750   here at 1400 .
       cocktail  bar  one  afternoon.  The  minton  players  to  keen  advantage  when  they  trimmed  Pre-Commis- s.  F.  Hospital .. . ...  3   1   .750   Treasure Island vs Oakland of
       bartender  looked  up,  glanced  at   sioning  for  the  Commodore  trophy  championship.  The  winning   T. I. Dispensary .....  1   3   .250   PCL  Thursday,  August  9,  here
                                     combination  from  left  to  right  are:  V.  M.  Hines,  Co.  70,  alternate,  E.
       his watch and said,  "You're a  little                                                    Shoemaker  Hospital.  1   3   . 250   at 1430 .
                                     Argiudas,  C-0.  74,  L.  Leo,  Co.  89,  E.  Cripps,  Co.  79  and  L.  Allen,  Co.  70.
       early boys----he hasn't come in yet."  (Front):  Coaches  S.  Haugh,  Sp(A2c,  and  F.  Glenn,  Sp(A)3c.   T.  I.  Hospital  ... ...  0   4   .000
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