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LAST ROUND-UP-Ending the baseball seaso·n in second place of the 12th Naval Sandwiched in between a couple of "cards" is the Pirate squad. Left to right (bott.om J
District baseball league, the Treasure Island Pirates will display their fielding and row): Bender, Sheely, Bartell, Collins, Odom, Donnelly. Second row: Richardson,
Lowe, Marshall, Condon, Williams. Third ro1'/: Ryback, Terranova, Tauby, Grantham,
batting potentialities in the Invitational District baseball tournament this week with
Vallero. Back row: Olsen (sailor suit), Dunham, M-oylan. A bit of skullduggery on the
a host of teams from the Bay area. T. I. is expected to be one ,of the two teams that diamond by Fred Tauby (standing) and Terry Terranova. Williams can be seen in the
will emerge for the final play-off. Coach and pinch-hitter deluxe Bill Marshall, voice background. ( Bottom, right) Condon displays the form that has won him nine games
of this story, strikes a familiar pose that usually nets him a hit when it's needed most. for Treasure Island.
MARSHALL SPEAKS ••• Armed Guard Eliminates
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SAILORS SEE BALL SEASON CLOSE WITH TOURNEY FINALE Fleet City with 4-1 Win

Quiet Rex Maddy was the de-
Rounding out the regular infield is ova and Bob Condon are relegated ciding factor in chilling the hopes
HEAVY HITTERS BOLSTER T. I. ROSTER; Bob Williams, a circuit clouting to relief roles but they still make of the Fleet City softball club
first baseman. This burly Idaho it tough for regulars Frank Wil- Tuesday, when his single bagger
DUNHAM, BART EU EXECUTE 112 DOUBLE PLAYS homesteader has had several son, Sol Bender and Rip Collins. defeated them 4-1 for a spot in•
years of minor league ball and is the 12th Naval District softball
now ready for double A baseball."
We walked in on Bill Marshall as a boy to watch." Sharing play-offs.
Friday, trying to recntit a little duties with Vallero is Bud Sheely, Keeping the regulars in hot water Armed Guard scored three of
for
are
permanant positions
dope on the coming 12th Naval talented son of Sacramento's their runs in the second inning on
utility men "Hickory" Ryback,
District baseball tournament but great baseball mentor. Bud has Andy Maggio and Joe Grantham. a pair of walks by Finley and
ended up talking about the team raised his batting clip from the Brown. Hazer loaded the bags and
instead. Bill is the playing coach middle two-hundreds to a very "We might not have the head- then Fleet City's hurler got a lit-
on the Pirate· baseball squad and neat .312 mark. lining outfield of Fleet City but tle shaky and allowed a three and
aside from manager Dick Bartell, Parading in the Pirate infield is we certainly have the most de- two count on Schneider to get
there is nobody that knows the that jack-rabbit duo of Dick Bar- pendable. Fellows like Barney 01- away from him, forcing Finley
team any better than the old tell and Will Dunham. This key- sen, 'Rabbit' Donnelly, Fred Tau- across the plate. Maddy's big bat
"bench professor." stone combination has handled the by and Chuck Richardson make spoke with authority when he
Marshall has handled many a amazing total of 112 double plays pitching such an enjoyable job," singled to right scoring two runs.
bright baseball tenderfoot in his in 68 games. Dunham is that says chucker Frank Wilson. Olsen Scoreless until the seventh,
fifteen years of organized base- flawless fielding second baseman has enjoyed seasons with Los Levy was safe on a well executed
ball. Boston, Cincinnati, Nash- who pockets hot grounders like a Angeles, Milwaukee and Peoria. bunt, advanced to second when
ville and Oklahoma City have had housewife with a cube of butter. Tauby has 20 years of baseball Gonzales waited out a walk and
the benefits of his outfielding Bartell is no new name to base- behind him, playing in both then scored when Finley singled
prowess and although he still has ball fans. His glorious past with major leagues, International, to center.
some good years left in the big the New York Giants echoes with Southern and Pacific Coast Bob Condon Fleet City annexed their lone
leagues, Bill would rather settle diamond feats. leagues.· Fred is the property of tally in the seventh when Mele-
Collins came to the team a little
down and run a ball club of his "A fine third baseman is gang- the Oakland Acorns. Donnelly is lick tripled deep into center and
own. ling Lloyd Lowe, presently the the hustling mite that patrols late in the season but h!l-3 proved scored on a single from Hollis~er.
a pillar of strength in the clinches.
"Carl Vallero has the makings property of the St. Louis Cardin- miles of ground in the rightfield
Bender is the toiler of the outfit.
of a great catcher," quips Mar- als. Fast on ground balls and a patch. "When Sol's 'slider' is working he
shall. "A fine set of hands and a very definite threat at the plate Mainstays on the pitching is a tough man to beat," says Gunners Edge Parks
powerful throwing arm that dis- as his .360 batting average indi- mound are about as scarce as Marshall. "The man with prob- \../
tinguish an ordinary back-stop cates Lloyd is a menace to automobile tires. Steady chuckers ably the most assortment of In Championship Play
from a brilliant one stamp Vallero the opposition," states Marshall. like Archie Odom, Terry Terran-
pitches and also very capable of Paced again by pitcher Maddy,
stretching the game to the limit
Six ,vlen Will Represent ARMED GIJARD SPlASHERS , , • is quiet Frank Wilson. Frankie is Armed Guard defeated Camp
Parks Thursday, 5-4 and gained
seeing his first year of big league .the first leg of a two out of three
Treasure Island In 12th ball and should develop into a series for the 12th Naval District
fine hurler." Wilson has beat a softball championship.
Naval Tennis Tourney number of Pacific Coast League Armed Guard tallied in the
teams.
Treasure Island is expected to first inning on a walk and a
There you have·the team that's
walk off with the bulk of the ten- about to be led into the snarling sing;le. Action was slow until the
nis honors in the forthcoming jaws of opposition in the 12th fourth when a series of hits by
12th Naval District champion- Naval District baseball tourna- Brown, Finley, Peccia and Stry-
ships being held Sept. 22, at the ment this week. harz, produced two more bingles.
University of Califo·rnia tennis Camp Parks bunched all their
Play ball! ! ! runs in the third frame on three
courts. \../
Representing the island in the consecutive hits.
annual classic will be Bob Perez,
Joey Abrams, Malcom Booth, Coast Guard Swamped Was your friend shocked over
John Foreman and Dick Grenfell the death of his mother-in-law?
in the singles, and Perez and In Opener by Treasure "Shocked? He was electro-
Abrams and either Foreman and cuted!"
Gruhler or Grenfell and Booth in Island - Alameda Wins
the doubles. Under the arc lights, Dick Bar-
Bob Kamrath from Oakland A parade of runs marked Mon- tell's Pirates poured it on while
Air, Henry Pfister from Port Chi- day's Invitational District base- pitcher "Rip" Collins limited the
cago and P~l Southwick from the DOGGING IT ... Three of Armed Guards' more celebrated mer-men ball opening at Seals Stadium, as Coast Guardsmen to three hits.
Coast Guard are expected to be who do their day's work at the pools in both gyms, are Jerry Nazum, the Treasure Island nine marched T.I. scored six runs in the first
N. Cognilio and Ted Fotis. Fotis just recently placed in the Far West-
high in the ·seedings. ern swimming championships and is rapidly developing into one ,of to a one-sided, 13-0 victory over panel to ice the game.
Four places will be awarded for the better swimmers on the island. The center of the pool makes a the Coast Guard from San Fran- Alameda also scored a first
- Commodore's Trophy points. cool place to relax, pr-oviding you can dog-paddle. cisco. round win over Watsonville, 22-7.