___._.. '- ----. '._, .......... ._. _- .A .. II ,-,_....... -, ._"-. _.. .' ..... 5.:- ........ .. -_ __ __.__._-, .,'... ?" ,. .. r Page Eight JAX AIR NEWS 11 April, 1946 Boxing HoldsSpotlight I TENNIS; CHAMPriCTUKED Bosebull Team Wins . At MainsideGulf Twice; Ties Once : Coast Kings Shows Big Improvement With Meet NAS Champs; Victory Over MacDill Marek To Fight i The Flier baseball team got off to a flying start in its Mainside boxing fans are in for opening games this week, grabbing two wins and a tie in r;. a big treat tomorrow (Friday) I their three scraps with Florida U., the 16th Fleet nine, andU'' night, as the winners of the Gulf States Golden Gloves Tournament ta MacDill Field. will appear in the Mainside Audi, k i Against MacDill Field last Monday, NAS showed vast torium to slug it out with the local it i I improvement over the first two scraps, and blasted out 13 pugilists. The opening bell will hits in stopping the soldiers, 10-4. be at 2000. This is the first time Three homers were recorded in the fielder appears to be the heaviest' in weeks that fight hungry NAS t a slugfest, two of 'em coming with hitter. He poled a 400 ft. homes ;, sailors have had a chance to seethe men on bases. Little Charles Pelle- in the MacDill tilt, and in the tw I crack local squad in action, A grini got the first round-trip blow, previous games he got a triple anda And a capacity crowd is expected.The when he knocked one out in left double. Randolph Elvington. Gulf States Golden Gloves e center in his first trip to the plat- NAS reserve first baseman, got' Tourney was held at Pensacola ter, Pellegrini, shortest man on the last circuit clout in Monday'iball I" last month but since then the b the squad at 5'4", packs an amaz- game, his right field drive " winners of the fights have continued ing wallop for a man of his size, coming with two men on the basesJ. to train as a team, and they and has been hitting very well in :Meier and II. Tinsley were the : should be a tough barrier for the m a ps, e each game. NAS hurlers, and they limited the I Flier aggregation. Although they \S Chuck Shields, the Flier right- soldier nine to six hits. Meier didn't gain the success that was -- pitched for six innings and was enjoyed by the Jacksonville fighters credited with the win. in the Golden Gloves finals at 4: Both IATU Teams lo\\n 16th Fleet New York, the Gulf States team Lt Lloyd Lux's club downed the t is rated a strong chance to upset Draw Closer To 16th'Fleet 6 to 5 last Saturday on j,, the dope bucket Mason Field, after trailing 5-3 Lt. Anthony J. Rubino, coach of Volleyball TitlesThe midway through the seventh g*. the NAS Jax team, announced the frame. Johnny Johnson and Jack m m I loss of such star punchers as Ed- volleyball season came to a Seidwitz pitched good ball for the >* die Chyz, Brown Remington, and close at NAS yesterday, when the., Fliers, holding the tough Green \ Knox Brandon, all three transferred finalists in both the Admiral's Trophy Cove Springs squad to eight hits, to other stations. This puts and Commandant's Trophy but the NAS Infield committed five quite a dent in Mr. Rubino's squad, league met to decide who would be errors at bad moments to enable and he said that a "complete card crowned champions for 1916. Green Cove to get their early lead has not been completed yet, but ac. er' ,_" y.1 <1\"" '''>.>'; '''",,, ,,,<_-'' V. '>\',,;,,) i I Bob Forbes, NAS first baseman, The IATU teams of both leaguesseem AIH\K Billy Smith, NAS racketeer who tri I for three in the Saturday we'll have a fine list of fights by got two destined to walk off with the k ring time." umphed in the Riverside Tennis tournament held at the Riverside II! fracas, both solid Texas Leaguers. titles the IATU Officers have aa For most of the fans it will be Tennis courts last Sunday. Smith was ranked sixth among the Other NAS ball players showing j and losses with two Junior in 1911 and is the current number eight wins no the first chance to see National country's players one I up well last week were Jack Fee- and IATU enlisted to the Golden Gloved! heavyweight man on the NAS tennis squad.Reiuvenated. games have four go, wins and two losses- han, shortstop, John McCullough, champ, Gabby Marek, in action. with four tiffs remaining. IATU handler of the keystone spot, and The 190-pound Marine hasn't Jack Clark, left fielder. Tennis Team Officers are virtually a cinch to fought here since he won his title win their league, and the dope- The Florida game was called at in New York. If past performances the end of the sixth frame becauseof sters are picking the IATU enlist ; of NAS boxing bouts hold true, Scores Great Win In JaxBill ed to cop their league also, although darkness with the score even- I local fight enthusiasts may- glimpse the ADU squad, with up at 3-3. However, the Fliers met some new talent in Mr. Rubino's wins and three losses could four I the Gators yesterday at Gainesvilleand rejuvenated outfit, possibly another Smith, Sic playing brilliant tennis, walked away with top capture the Commandant's were hoping to erase that tie Chyz or Marek! honors in the Jacksonville One-Set tennis tournament at the Riverside with a win.Following. The in the twoleagues I 1. 0e Tennis Club last Sunday, dropping only two games in four matches. :standings is the second half of Smith, No. 1 man on the Flier team, holds the Eastern Interscholastic the '46 Flier schedule: t' INTERSTATIONBOWLING Singles and National Interscholastic Doubles titles, was ranked sixth Admiral's Trophy 17 June-Mon.-Fort Benning, among the country's juniors in 1914, and has been a member of the I Team W L, Pet. Away. PLAY United States Junior Davis Cup I ----I, IATU 8 0 1.000 June-Tues.-Cherry Point. f' team for the past two years. recent call for new players has AOS No. 1 7 1 .875 18 The six members of the NA brought it up to par with the team VSB Staff 5 3 .625 Home.19-June-Wed,-Cherry Point. TO BE RESUMED team who entered the tournament of last fall which piled up a rec- ADU 2 5 .236 Home. ord string of ten consecutive vic- AOS No. 2 2 7 .222 made the final rounds practicallyan '21 June-Fri.-NAS Hutchin- Bowling competition returnsto intra-team get-together, for tories," said Jay Burns, team captain VSBStO 1 9 .100 , NAS 16 April. A challengesent "and the new squad is very Commandant's League I son. Away. five of the team players reachedthe I '22 June-Sat.-NAS Hutchin- out to NAS Lake City has quarter-finals, three worked eager to test its new strength Team W L Pet I . been accepted and a home and their way to the semi-finals, and against such formidable opponentsas IATU 4 2 .666' son.25 Away.June-Tues.-Pending. home series arranged. The first the final match was waged be- Pensacola, Miami, Georgia Tech, ADU 4 3 '582 Wed. . 26 June- -Pending game will be played on the Main- tweeen Smith and his NAS team- and Camp LeJeune as soon as the :, O & G 3'4 .429 '28 June-Fri.-NATB Pensa- side alleys on that date. The matches be arranged." VSB 2 4 .333 I . mate Leonard Warren. can ____ ______ I cola. Home. second with Lake will ---------- ------ ---- I game City Besides Smith, this station was '29 June-Sat.-NATB Pensa- be April played, and it on is Wednesday expected that, 18 represented by two other veterans, '........,., ,..-. ,.... ..... ....... .. cola. Home. Alex Stanek and Jay Burns, !_ "" _1iU"';''.''.' 2 July-Tues. Parris Island. with other stations will _, I Ioo games AEMT2c and three newcomers, by T>d2C Home. . follow in quick succession. Ens. Ellsworth Donnell and Leon- I! :!' -__ :-- ".." :. J!!' 4 July-Thurs.-Maxwell Field. There are still plenty of open ard Warren, both of Southern -'- .....-: Home. ings on the Bowling team for California, and Lt. William I'ou.j 6 July- Sat. Camp LeJeune. I, R prospective bowlers, and Lt. former Texas University star. c, ;: .. Away. * Ray Bray, coach of the squad Big Upset i I 7 July-Sun.-Camp Lejeune urges all who are interested to Ens. Donnell scored the big up- I 1 _, Away. A'J' try out as soon as possible. One set of the day, when he defeated .. ::11 9 July-Tues.-Welch Hospital. alley will be reserved each day A. Ziebe, seeded number one, 6-2, .. & ? I Away. at the Mainside emporium, for . Fri NATTC-Jax. in the quarter-final match. Don- .; / --- .. 12 July o.I the exclusive use of the station nell's ... I Away. driving placements upset ;; , ' team between 1300 and 1400. _. : = "' ,., ;II ' a Ziebe's style of .play early in the m---- 13 July- Sat. NATTC-Jax. If match, and his sound net game Away. f provided the "coup d'etat." Billy Conn, now in training at Greenwood Lake, New 15 July-Mon.-Pending, WAVES Ball Warren reached the finals aft- Jersey, for his fight colossus with Joe Louis, expressed a violent 17 July-Wed.-Pending. '19 Banana er downing teammate Jay Burns dislike for his "country camp" "Why don't they let River. July-Fri.-NAS 1.:' in a tough quarter final match, : ?" he bawled-Maybe Billy will changehis Away. : TeamsGet'46 me train in the city '20 July-Sat.-NAS Banana if) 6-4, and then went on to narrowlyclip with Louis June 19_ mind after his get-together come River. Away. ! John Ross, the young Jacksonville - Season star, 8-6. Ross had reached they say it's much nicer to hear the birdies sing in the country 24 July-Wed.-Cherry Point. GoingWAVE the semis by tripping Lt. Pou : than in a 9x9 boxing ring! Away.25 July-Thur.-Cherry Point. In the 6-4, In the , quarter-finals, At time or another every one sports hit the NAS spotlight If he would return to Away. $5000 more finals however Warren met his ' 'I... Tuesday, when WAVE Lt. master, in the, clever stroking city In the country has had a' their "Beisbol" league Thingsare 26 July-FrI.-Welch Hospital. ,(Jg) Verla Hill announced that the brother combination in the field of getting pretty serious down Home. Softball league is getting under Smith.driving Continuing backcourt game the very which hard-had sports to brag about, but it'll be i there now, especially since Mickey 27 July-Sat.-Parrls Island. time before Philadelphia's"Toczylowski" some proved so effective against all his Owen was filched from the Dod- Away. way.Competition brothers be will be between can ; You know, mates, the 30 July-Tues.-Pt'nding. earlier Smith gers barracks this year, instead of the opponents, repeatedly topped Last week six of the] American League was branded as 2 August-Fri.-NAS Banana smashed Warren's net rushing conventional unit competition of boys played a championship basketball River Home "outlaw" by the National - tactics with his bullet-like passing an group . the past seasons. The change was shots, and Warren began having game with the Neighborhood League In 1899-but look at It. 3 August-Sat.-NAS Banana brought about by shifting of per- trouble with his volley which had Boys Club of Philly, and now! Could be that In 20 years Mr. River. Home. sonnel, but interest in the new proved its worth against Ross. were barely nosed out in a 59-5 Jorges Pasquel will be hailed as I 5 August-Mon.-NAAS Ocea- is at a maximum, and six thriller. The Toczylowskl (don'task Va. league Smith won the set and tournamentwith the Connie Mack of Mexico na. Away. teams nave already entered. The us how to pronounce it!) family 6 August-Tues,-NAAS Ocea- a 6-1 triumph. Ah well there's chance always a team in from 27 to six squads Include the NATTCenter range age na.Va. "The excellent response to teams'I j that the Mexicans will go back to Away. WAVES the Hospital entry. 9 15.When their old pastime of battin' bulls August-Fri.-NATB Corpus the WAVE Officers team, and< I Vern Stephens elected to' Christi. Home. around-instead of battin' base- from WAVES barracks FTBALL.'LEAG return to the St Louis Browns groups SO U E balls 10 AUA'Ust-Sat, NATB Corpus 713, 720. and 722. last week after signing with the Christi. Home. Actual play will start 22 and Mexican "robbers," the senors England came up with the an- 13 August-Tues.-NATTC Sax 23 April, and the games will take STARTS AT WAS; Pasquel acted like they'd tasted nouncement that Wimbledon, homeof Home. . glace on the WAVES at 1800.. of their enchiladas and international tennis, will be J; ( area one own 15 August-Thur.-Pending. ,) In the meantime practice games. 8 TEAMS ENTERSoftball threatened to sue the Americano open for business again in '46 17 August-Sat.-Pending. U will be held on Monday and Tues I they claim that Stephens took The Britishers can't spare vital 19 August Mon. Maxwell day, 15 and 16 April, at the same I gets under way here at 25,000 of their precious dollars and materials to fix 1200 blitzed Field. Away. time-same place. NAS 17 April, and with the present high-tailed it back from whence bleacher seats, though, so a rail 21 August-Wed.-Pending. "There is still plenty of room pre-season interest being he'd come and yet the caballeros ing will be put around the dam 21 August-Sat-NATrC Jax. for more teams" aaid Lt. Hill, shown, there should be a fast from south of the border offered aged section there's a seating Home. "and all girls Interested in enter- league for both officers and enlisted "their good friend Stephens" capacity of 10,000, which makesall ing a team can do so by signingup personneLA ------- comparatively well the N.Y.U. ace, Is considered better - in your barracks." round robin tournament will phy League has four teams signedup The fastest intercollegiate mile than Sink in the long race, butif J again be the rule this year, with which is the same number already of the year was run last week by the two should meet In the House Detective: Hey, you, each team in the league playing entered in the Command- Roland Sink, diminutive runner for NCAA meet this year, a great ! what's the Idea of swiping those twice a week. The games will be ant's Trophy League. Any team the: University of Southern California race would be in the making . towels from this hotel? played on the Mat Area at 1200 till Interested in entering the Sink toured the four Got a buck, Mr Golfer? That's Guest: Honestly, I didn't mean and 1600, with officers playing at leagues, can contact Lt. McGarry laps In 4:15: : Just three seconds how much it'll cost you for the to take 'em. I Just needed something the latter time. at: the Physical Training Building, better than Lea MacMitchell's best new pre-war golf balls they're putting , to wrap the silverware in. At present the Admiral' Tro-(I 126. or by telephoning Ext. 893. effort this year MacMitchell, out soon , I .. +