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and catcher Carl Vallero snares the ball to retire shortstop Walter
Top left ''SLIDE, HOEHN, SLIDE!''-Shortstop Walter Hoehn Bill Fassler, C. Tucker, M. Bennetti, S. Cooper, B. Williams, W. THE PLATE' '-The ball reaches home plate before the runner,
beating the throw to home plate as Umpire Howard Hall watches Hoehn, D. Kutch, F. Douse, manager; H. Hall, manager. Bottom Hoehn as Umpire Howard Hall looks on. Center inset--T. I. athletic
Catcher Carl Vallero catch the ball a trifle too late. Treasure Island row-K. Gambini, H. Meegan, J. Rezac, L. Riggs, C. Vallero, H. officers-story below.
Baseball Team-reading from left to right, top row-Playing coach, Tracy, F. Wheeler, J. Anderson, J. Raggati. Top right--"OUT AT
Finest Baseball Equipment Made Docs Softba II Athletic Officers Knute Rockne's Grid
Available For Blueiackets at T. I. Team Defeats Of T. 1� Gymnasium Star, Lt. (ig) Hanley,
These athletic officers supervise
Receiving Ship all the various activities at Trea Athletic Officer Here
Athletic Directors Help Organize sure Island gymnasium and are
The T. I. Docs Softball team doing a splendid job. They also Lt. (jg) D. F. Hanley of Butte,
Competitive Teams To Promote Interest entered a victory on the blue side are in charge of the athletic field. Mont. , enlisted in Chicago, Decem
ber 1941, as a Chief Specialist.
By I. Cooperman, Bkr3c of the ledger with a 10 to 5 win The trophies shown in the picture An all around athlete, he played
at Section Base Field on July 20.
were won by the athletic instruc
Baseball, a game requiring consummate skill and tech On the mound was Camp ( cap tors attached to the gymnasium. football at Notre Dame under the
immortal Knute--.ockne. He was
nique is an iinteresting sport. Every sailor should know the tain), who pitched brilliant ball. They are badminton, basketball, the star fullback of the Notre
He also contributed to the attack
fundamentals and recreational values of this great Ameri with a home run. Phillips tied into swimming, tennis, track and swim Dame championship team in 1930.
relay championship prizes.
can sport. Daily at the athletic field on Treasure Island base a fast pitch and banged out a Reading from left to right in He served aboard the USS
ball games, soccer, archery, football (in season) and even triple. The way he galloped around center picture, Lt. (jg) A. J. Massachusetts on t h e Atlantic
judo classes are held there. was something the boys will talk Strosnider, assistant p h y s i c a l
At the outbreak of the war, there was only a large lot about for some time. training officer, of Treasure Is
The exhibition our boys put on
where the baseball field is at pres- proved they are of championship land, from Dayton University,
ent. Norman Roche, former White Notre Dame and Kent University,
Sox ball player came to Treasure T. I. Receiving calibre and with such a line-up as former basketball, football, hockey
Island way back in July 1942. At Ship Defeats Ffothstein, Tolliver, Zellman, Phil and track coach at Cathedral
lips, Land, Eddie,
Toarminina
that time there was not even a Mussilli and Ellenger they ar� Latin School in Cleveland, 0 ....
baseball diamond or any semblance Stockton 7 to 3 pointing to the Captain's Trophy. Lt. (jg) D. H. Hanley, assistant
of a playing field there. Rallying in the seventh inning A new face appears among the physical training officer, coached
Under the able supervision of football at De Paul University.
experienced and capable officers for five runs, the Receiving Ship Docs, and it is Land, an up and also played at Notre Dame under
gained a 7-3 victory over the coming player. His position is first
the process of building up the fi.eld Stockton Air Base nine at the base. He has plenty of what it the immortal "Knute" Rockne .
went into effect and many wonders Lt. A. N. Higgins, physical train
were accomplished. Softball and Yerba Buena Fie_ld. Stockton scor takes, as he proved so when he ing officer, Treasure Island and
ed its three in the fifth, with smashed out a home run.
baseball diamonds were designed Blackwell's triple featuring. Yerba Buena Island,one time track,
and a system was installed. The basketball and football star at
Wabash College;_ coached many
seamen pitched in and labored T. I. Softball League track and football stars; was a
daily building the field; a working T. I. Ringsters Annex
party was organized and after Softball Results football scout for Eastern and Mid-
working all day, they played ball Vidory Over Hamilton Frontier B a s e 10, Receiving western football teams besides be
late in the afternoon. Ship 4 ing the recreation and physical
After being a�ay from Treasure Field in Slugfest A.N. T. S. 15, R a d i o Materiel training leader for Tampa, Fla.
Island for over two years, Chief With the Army, · Navy and the School ::i ... Ensign M. Zunic, all around Coast-also went to Noumea, New
Caledonia in the South Pacific and
Roche was agreeably surprised to Coast Guard collaborating as one, D. D. Pool 11, Post Office 2 athlete in sports, formerly with attended gunnery school at Nor
Tr:easure
Island Hospital 1 6 George
see the many changes. The finest a great boxing · show was held Radio Materiel 3 Washington University, folk, Va. He was athletic officer
facilities and equipment are now at Hamilton Field Air Base last Washington, D. C. , was a player at Chapel Hill, North Carolina for
Frontier Base 12, Treasure Is and coach in football, baseball and
available at the athletic field and Thursday, July 27. Four of the land Hospital 9 the V-12 program. Before joining
thousands of sailors are taking ad Treasure Island fighters displayed basketball. the Armed Forces, he· coached
vantage of their spare time by their wares and came away with A.N. T. S. 10, Receiving Ship 2 football for three years at De
working out daily. Chief Roche, three victories. Armed Guard 14, Post Office 6 Receiving Ship Paul University. After fourteen
collaborating with Chiefs Opasek Fred Capers was in charge of Standing of the Clubs months of shore and sea duty, his
and McConnell (who are both lieu the group of fighters· who were w. L. Pct. Downs Shoemaker ::apabilities were recognized and
tenants · (jg) now) were responsi treated to steak dinners and made A. N. T. S . . .... .. .. . 5 0 1. 000 T: I. Receiving Ship defeated the he received his commission in
ble in getting together the first to feel at home. Jackie Burke and Armed Guard .. ...... 4 0 1. 000 lads from Shoemaker in a wild February 1943. Well liked by all
ball teams to participate at Trea Joe Sworek, both boxing instruc Frontier Base ........ 4 2 .666 and wooly baseball game played the' men at the Treasure Island
sure Island and did a great job tors at Treasure I s 1 a n d gym Industrial ........... 2 1 .666 on the Yerba Buena diamond gymnasium, he says, "Treasure
forming the nucleus of its present nasium, handled the fighters rep D. D. Pool .......... 3 � .6 00
status. resenting Treasure Island. T. I. Hospital ........ 2 3 . 400 Wednesday, July 2 6 . The final Island has the best equipped gym
score was 14 to 8. The game fea nasium on either coast. The many
Harry Bond, 130, Treasure Is
Armed Guard Center land, won the decision over Soldi Radio Materiel ....... 1 3 . 250 Perasso, of T. I. , who limited the gram, the swimming pool, the box
Receiving Ship ....... o
tured the masterful pitching of facilities, the body building pro
5
.000
To Organize Boxing Team er George Taylor, 135. Jimmy Post Office .......... o 5 .000 opponents to three hits during the ing and judo instructors are tops.
Games This Week
It is reported by the Armed Smith, 147, Treasur,e Island, won a six innings which he worked on When a man leaves for battle, he is
close one over George Harris, 145. Monday, August 7
Guard Center columnist that plans Ken "Red" Barton, 180, Treasure Armed Guard vs R. M. S. (1) the mound. physically fit and well-trained to
are being made to organize a Island, won by a technical K. 0. T. I. Doc's vs Ind. Div. (3) Sheely and Hernandez homered meet any occasion that may arise."
boxing team to represent its ac over Lawrence Robertson; Bobby Tuesday, August 8 for Treasure Island and Antroccoli After the war, Lt. Hanley intends
tivity. Plant, 147, Treasure Island, lost a Post Office vs Rec. Ship (1) accumulated five hits in six times to practice law.
Although many Bluejackets who tough one against Jesse Walker, Wednesday, August 9 at bat. The losing team acquired
are affiliated with the Armed D. D. Pool VS R. M. S. (1) 15 hits while the T. I. Receiving
Guard Center have participated 147. The Treasure Island fighters Ship came up with a grand total "Where are you going, my pret
from time to time on boxing pro are being kept busy lately; they Frontier Base vs Ind. Div. (3) of 18 hits. After Perasso had been ty maid? Why do you pass me
grams which have been held at have fought against Hamilton Thursday, August 10 relieved, Shoemaker punched out by?"
Treasure Island, none of them have Field, Alameda and also in the No Games seven tallies in the seventh inning, "I'm on my way to gymnathtic
participated under the sponsorship Bi-monthly shows ·at Treasure Is- Friday, August. 11 in a never-say-die attempt to thcool," she lithped as she heaved
of that activity. land gymnasium. D. D. Pool VS Rec. Ship (1 ). salvage the game, but to no avail. a thigh.
