Page 4 - Mastheads July-Dec 1945

PAGE 4 THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1945

Treasure Island Band
SPORTS SCHEDULE FOR ''GI Oscar" Winner, Eddie Bracken, Heads Starlit Review
THIS WEEK Transferred to Chicago,
Baseball
Treasure Island vs. Camp Kerr Heads New Ensemble
Parks, Saturday, July 7, here
at 1400. After 32 months at this naval
Treasure Island vs. Bay Mead- base, the Treasure Island Navy
ows All-Stars, Sunday, July 8, band was. transferred Wednesday
away. to Great Lakes Naval Training
Treasure Island vs. Alameda Station, where they will r-emain for
Naval Air Stati'on, Wednesday, reassignment.
July 11, away.
During their tour of duty here,
Intra-Mural Athletics
members of the popular Navy band
July 9 starts Treasure Island
played concert and dance engage-
Intra-Mural Program.
ments for service men and women
stationed near the San Francisco
BASEBALL bay cities; and was a regular
featured attraction at San Fran-
famous Stage Door Can-
Big Six in T. I. Batting
Five men are batting the pill well
over the .300 mark while two, Dick
Bartell and Fred Tauby, are in the
selected circle of .400 marksmen.
Bartell is slamming the ball at a
.418 clip while Tauby is 18 digits
less at even .400.
As they stand: G
Bartell, ss ... . ..... 39 141
Tauby, of ... ....... 30 112
Williams, lb ...... 36 149 .369
Olsen, of ... .. ..... 29 136
Lowe, 3b .......... 38 162
Durdon, of ....... . . ·29 112 .295

Imagine a WT2c
Being Tagged by a
T. I. Peanut Vender New T. I. Band Leader

James Baston, WT2c, had just Leaving with the band were an
returned from the Pacific war. His array of talented musicians, in-
many months aboard ship had cluding composer-arranger Braxton:
taught him a lot about machinery Patterson, ex-Noble Sissie and
- things about the most modern Andy Kirk, sax man; ba,ndleaders
mechanisms which would have Raymond Brown and William
taken him years to find out about Fitzpatrick, both trumpeters; and
"THAT'S THE SPIRIT"-Mix the mad antics of act that brought the house down was that of the
in civilian life. But to heck with
funny man Eddie Bracken with the "hepsational" c-omedy-acrobatic feats of Gilbert and Lee, (top Melvin Saunders, former drummer
that. He was back in the states-- dance routines of cheerful, light-hearted, charming right) a grey-haired, sedate, sober balancing artist with Earl Hines.
ready for leave. The things he had Peggy Ryan and y,ou'II get a gay, sportiv-e musical and his beauteous, curvesome partner. From the Taking over the spot vacated by
gone through to 1-earn about comedy that "clears today ,of past regret and tomor- throng -of bluejackets, lower left, came the "lucky"
seaman who is shown with that "I'm so happy" stare the Navy band is a newly-organized
mac]J.inery were behind him. He row of future fears." Two sardine-packed sail-or audi-
ences vi-ewed -one of the best Hollywood Victory as he fondly demonstrates the manly maneuvers that Navy ensemble 1 e d by ace
could relax and plan his leave while shows ever. staged at Theatre No. 3, Wednesday, swept pretty Peggy off her feet while she was singing trumpeter and former bandleader
he was waiting. when Eddie Bracken, "GI Oscar" winner, brought his "I'm so in Lo.ve with a Sail-or Boy." Bracken and Clyde Kerr, Muslc, composer-ar-
At last the word came. He was overseas-bound Hollywood tr,oupe here. ·Easy-to-look- "Roberta", torrid interpretive dancer, ar-e shown in
at Maxine ·Com'ad, ·top left; sings while attractive the inset.-This must be wonderful work if y,ou can ranger and graduate of Xavier
leaving for home right after noon
Shirley Grey accompanies her with an accordion. An get it. University. Bandleader Kerr's ho,t
chowdown. Only four hours to go. musical ensemble was organized in
He didn't act nervous or even machine was • going to cramp his med, "Put a Penny In the Slot . . . b h I Chicago prior to being transferred
anxious about shoving off. That style. His finger felt the release. for Five Salted Peanuts ... " but Bar er s op B ues •.. to this naval base. Constituents of
was -old stuff. He sat down and
wrote a letter he figured he would It moved aside. He turned the nob Baston didn't lose composure. He When I first arrived in boot camp, the swing aggregation are former
beat home. again and peanuts rolled out. A just sat there quietly whispering The "old salts" sneered and taunted; members of name bands. Featured
A shore patrol showed him where smile flickered over Baston's sweet somethings to those peanuts Some yelled, "You'll be sorry!" soloists include Clarence Anderson,
young prolific pianist; Emanuel
the post office was. Inside he picked triumphant face. "Told ya!" scatte;red over the floor. But I tried to look nonchalant. Crusto, trumpeter and arranger;
out the right slot for the letter and He confidently turned back the Chief Storekeeper Alfred and a Ernest McDonald, colorful tenor
threw it in. On his way out he sud- nol:r-"Ouch!" His finger was Carpenter's Mate came in. They But when they saw my curly locks i,ax man; Johnny Board, alto-sax
denly stopped. pinched. He tried to remove it but worked cautiously but only after And they all called "Barber bait!" product of Coleman Hawkins •and
A little peanut vendor enticed something wouldn't let •him. His the machine was torn apart did I couldn't fathom what they meant, runner up in the Esquire Pon; and
him. He always liked peanuts- finger pained and it was caught. He Baston get his finger back. During But I didn't have long to wait.
hadn't eaten any for what seemed kicked the vendor-pulled it- be- the operation the crowd parted to alto-sax man, Thomas Johnson.
years either. Bette,r get some. In gan to pound it on the side and allow a Wave postal clerk to view I was hardly more than seated Fronting the Navy military band
went a penny. He waited as nothing shake it to and fro, but his finger the proceedings. She quipped: When the hair began to fly- is Leo Dejan, Muslc, former direc-
happened. ".Come on, ya gyp, give!" stayed put-inserted in the slot. "Tom Thumb stuck in his thumb And thirty seconds later, tor of music at Xaxier University.
He irritatedly forced the nob Half an hour later Baston was . . . " "Aw, nuts," returned Baston, "Next man," the barber cried . W. J. Nelson is Chief Bandmaster.
around. A little success--one pea- sitting on the floor. The vendor was "who ever let you in the Navy any- When I looked in the mirror
nut reluctantly rolled out. Baston beside him- his finger still in the way?" I was filled with deep chagrin, "Where is the bayonet instruc-
began grumbling. "Wise guy, ~h, machine. He was trapped all right For what was once a head of hair tor?"
well, we'll see!" and a lot of sailors were gathering "What were poor John's laS t Was now a head of skin. "He's out to lunge."
_He jammed his finger into. the around making fun of the situ- words?"
slot. He· knew all about this stuff. ati,on. Someone called him a "It sure tastes like the real
After what he had learned no penny Scotc,hman. Another sailor hum- stuff."
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