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Show VI -- II 7 n - jeers ilegilimg Jli.3e at Stake Tbnight HospitalMeetsOfficerClub In Battle of Half Winners CWO Sullivan Led Club Mates to Preview Last Week in Regular League Play Win m Raid, Utah Wednesday, April 26, 1944 Nocturnal Hellcats Monday Night Stars Tfcc 0 w strut; ? Q. Club Qualified t slugThe it Officers' out with the I Percentage Is Enough to Nip Second Decorators 625 The Hill Field Monday Nighters' Bowling League rolled to a thundering climax, with the Hellcat aggregation trimming Branch Five, 3 to 1, to take the championship, with a record of 51 games won, and 29 lost, for a percentage of u iff Ms ; 625. i!L 1! ... . A am vrnnm mi l i t mnu4 wug . Tuiwuuuvuig ax we ncumu, & grueiunr Dowiinsr season emererea as cnam- aiier Stau of the iunj. Hill Field Monday Nighters league. Captained by Don C. Sparks and paced by Louis Wirth, bo took loop individual honors with a high 246 single game over the season, the Hellcats racked up rec-- V of a 1071 team single game and a 8102 team three-gam- e series for mostest of the bestest in both ategories. Rolling as the "Blue Streaks," they took second high team honors in the recent Hill Field Open tourney. Left to right: Rulon Stanfield, Louis J. Wirth, Don C. Sparks, Carlos S. Johnson and loflin "Barney" Barnard. A regular member until his induction in March was Elmo A. Croft, whom 4-- ji&ai from ff li had V I Ikffl 1 All won individual trophies, mwrd capably replaced. emblematic of the title, donated by the Hill Field Welfare and Recreation Association. . Their Smoke Trotters Supes Hold to ire Power and Star Loaded First as ratch 1AU 17. EntW id it; hanW K famous names count for anything, the Hill Field Negro jaseball team, which has most apty dubbed itself the Trotters, V X iould begin a season that will find them auite some shucks V 1 this neicrhhorh nnH Stah liner a affcmriAnt rf AK Sanor. romisY em's nickname for his world-fame- d basketball circuit of --the Harlem Globetrotters Manager Tom Haynes and hustling crew have aspirations of emulating the better warrr I . own dine K Trotters on the diamond. woncouts for the oast three under Haynes' veteran eye ve uncovered several diamonds tae diamond in the plus rough, few experienced hands who look good i Softball Leagues Set Date for Opening of Play iit k.. M p. six-tea- m w, W CT Gale and G. Taylor Hit 630 Each to Pace Bough Match Meeting for the last time this season in the regular. Hill Field men's intramural keg loop, the Superchargers and Ramblers stuck in there and pitched until the hottest match of the year finished up in a standneck-and-ne- on any club's war- imeup mis year, -- not exclud- CVen the Clpvolnnl Tnti. att Loquacious Haynes came to the i irom Out of a softball meeting held Chicago's south side and by his appointment as man- - last Thursday in the Recreation Unit here came the Layton League of the TrntUr. k date, announced as May Z (ievement' no less. Biggest plum opening bracket f,a,n auspicious managerial rec- - Short one team for a full rounded the league was hls feat of owning and schedule, C B out recently when the Clearfield V the Maiestta Rtor. f indy City emi-pr- o Supply Depot entered a fast titles, no Naval team W Job in a sailors. However, if adof city the sise of Chi-- ditional entries are submitted beteams 29, fore may still be (JP twirling man should be Reg-- addedApril to the Layton line-uCooper. Prom Denver comes Still ahv enoueh sauads for a ace el bowers, where he peleague, the Ogden-Hi- ll rked with the White Elephants Field Intramural loop has gone rn- - Ogden fans will be treated ahead and set a tentative opening versatile athlete in action Coop break open his reper-2- r date of May 10, with the stipulaC that sufficient teams must be ,Md. er down on competl- - tion " thta area. He will also entered prior to that time. obEntry blanks that may beRecHaynes a big helping hand, and Welfare the tained from C7"f when his reation Unit, civilian personnel (W?5 chore cton't interfere. are available and Ogden-ite- s baU building, aJou,t. 30 rarm' to a flare for softball are with all calibre on hand for awaited by league sponanxiously two r;ccs, n captains have al- - sors. The deadline is May 10, so Sm- lcno,se. both men with Ogden softballers had better hurry experience. Verle to get on the dotted line in time a star for several teams for play on that date. ,AI r, Colo., vi-- g Springs, v and.locfado Sam Houston College of ion Carter, Richard Barlin, L. tm Texag( still remembers the Cradder, Reginald Cooper, Frank exploits of Warren and William Hallian. he matriculated at that Satterwhite, l when First base: LeRoy Jones and ot (7?? learning. Mathew Fife. . of emphasis is usually Second base: Rudolph Johnson on the C trainer for an ath- - and Verle Moore. after a pen- - Shortstop: William Carey, Thom) W i,.d' -specially Not for the as Haynes and Al Harris. '"ng i Cf cod nnv .h.miAn.t.i. Third base: Elmer Acker and and hi. gang ara already William Flowers. gnes 8imJLn a lirab ,or tni'" Catchers: Emmit Hughes, Wiland adhesive, one Na- - liam Espy and Wesley Taylor. No claim t Left field: Sammie Myrtledove. W VI has w"f C. "Wood v.- - hut field: Charles Byrd and Right Lincoln university of Jef-S- v and Warran Bates. Cook LeRoy ote-Center field: Omar Gaskin. lly'. Mo- - 1,6 did thr ,imrM ot cr-- Baseball .even amateur, is a busiv1 L "tbaU and ness and John Thompson and t m" or ."n,,. representing thai Frank Satterwhite will handle the Trotters arc all for administrative and figures end of the Trotters' season whleh opens r,: Upehiirch, Mer- - la Ogdea in Just a few weeks. wild Ramblers Tie it l.lf V V jeh ... at two games apiece. was the Ramblers' last chance to overtake a Supercharger five that now rests securely in first place in the standings and a comforting series for the leaders who have had Rambler hot breath on their necks for several weeks now. Still unconvinced, the boys with the Notre Dame cognomen are reportedly anxious to set up a postseason shooting match that would decide the issue between the two fast moving clubs once and for all. Glen Taylor, Rambler ace, and elongated Vern Gale, who moves from one sport to another with amazing agility, hooked up in the witn tight match to come througn identical series marks of 630. Life- saver for the Supes who were down and desperately needed the last game to hang in there with a e draw, was Lt Ben Edeien. came through with the chips down for a neat 246 single for the leaders. Seares Roach "seared" Branch One as his Unholy Five mates took e a convincing victory and he himself clambered up into first place in both singles and sed ries on the strength of a 296 and 725, both handicap scores. off It All-Hi- Rifle Club to Use Military Range Here for Firing well-rolle- 100-ya- rd 200-ya- OFFICERS O. T. Sullivan 38 6679 W71 Mallory Pearson Free 38 fWl 30 BOM 45 7524 Wilfton ENLISTED MEN O. T. 7050 Kosef Waterman Archacki 39 30 30 S17 BOM SO. .5449. David St 4704 RJee well-stock- ed . Alta Enthusiasts Head Up Again This Sunday A.M. three-to-on- Bowling Big season champs from Station Hospital by winning the first half crown and in a regular match last week on the schedule upset all dope buckets by trouncing the Medics. Inasmuch as this win which saw individual league eader CWO Joey Sullivan add to his average and prestige over the favored league leaders in the upset, the stage is now set for a match that can easily swing either way. The title and trophy are up there and both clubs are with stars who can break up any match at a moment's notice. Sullivan, Costello, Swyden, Plumb and others are bowlers who can't be counted out until the final frame is scored so plenty of fireworks are foreseen. Opined SSgt. Maxie Kosof, Hill Field's sage of kegling, yesterday anent the match, "Still can't figure what happened to the Medics last week but from what happened last week with both teams at full strength the Officers' Club ought to take it without too much trouble." So much for the experts. Winding up their regular play the Aircraft Shops knocked off second place for keeps as they took four points from 3rd Reporting De- The Decorators finished second, with 45 games won, 31 lost, for a percentage of 592; Branch Five, third, with 44 games won, and 36 lost, for a percentage of 550. The Gin Boys' Team fell by the wayside, because of shift changes and did not complete the season. The Hellcat team also rolled high series with a 3102, and high single with a 1071. Branch Five was second, with high series 2944, and the Decorators third,, with a 2920. tachment. The Decorators were in second Flashing unexpected power for place, with a high single of 1061, the first time in the second half and and Branch Five was third, with a of the season, a Operations five slapped it to the 1020. Lou Wirth, Hellcat star, rolled Signal Section to the tune of a four individual high series with 576, and point drubbing. The season is wound up; tonight a high single of 226. Croft, also of the Hellcat team, was second in the top two will struggle for loop individual high series, with a 545, supremacy. and Harris, of the Decorators, was third, with a 544. . Captain Kahl of the Branch Five team, led the entire league for high average, but due to limited participation is ineligible for any prize money, other than team prizes. ll Field team The Hellcats under the name Blue Streaks took Set for this Sunday is another third place in the tournament some big bus trip to Alta for ski adtime ago. The Decorators took dicts of Hill Field, soldiers, civilsecond place. All three teams will ians and guests, as well as those be entered in the next tournament insatiable lovers of nature who go now being planned. along just for the ride. A couple changes are in order, Although the season has finished, Nick Schlupp, Emil Rosenau, Lee however, for this week's trek: 1. Thorup and Rulon Stanfield, the The usual $1.50 round-tri- p bargains executive board, are already lay- price remains unchanged but must be paid in advance to the Rrecre-atio- n ing plans for next year's season. Unit in civilian personnel building or any dormitory area hostess. The phone numbers are, in that order, 8316 and 241. 2. To accommodate those hardier souls who like their skiing from almost dawn to dusk, a bus will leave Ogden at 7 a .m., the dorms at 7:SD Present plans of the Hill Field Rifle Club, following an inspection tour of the military range by Maj. Robert Renfro, employee relations officer, calls for utilizing the range facilities at hand, with a few minor remodeling changes. Main difficulty in making use of the range as it stands now is that target butts were not originally designed for the small bore shoot ing which the club will oe doing. However, with simply constructed ditarget holders of the correct are mensions added, club officials confident that the range will prove highly adaptable. The firing line is in exBranch Four had another attack and will be the condition cellent Outlaws of "forfeititis" and the by the club. benefited by the Four' inability to principal range ofused firthe conversion The match. for their a team present ing line will depend entirely upon wishes of the members after trial rounds have been fired. 5 Si.0"- "n ck to second-ha- lt Hellcats Are Monday Nite Champs -- I aim Tonight at 6:30 at the Ogden Bowling Center there'll b a battle of giants giants in Hill Field bowling circles, the Station Hospital five and Officers' Club crew who meet for the Officer League championship. rd and Salt Lake 8:30. The regular bus will adhere to the 8:30 from Ogden; 9 a, m. from the dorm area, and 10 a. m. from Salt Lake City schedule. Team Standings Bowling OFFICERS W. L. Ave, Hoxpifal Aircraft Shops Signal Section Officer Club Trnp. Si Opns. 3rd Detachment 42 35 18 25 ..33 29 28 31 24 18 36 42 .772 .790 .729 .791 .731 .737 ENLISTED MEN 482nd E-1- 9 Zebra Unit Personnel Hospital Med. Supply W. L. Avg. S3 29 28 25 24 17 19 23 24 27 .784 .737 .704 .703 MM 26 executive officials 35 .37 discussed of the club have already the possibility of shooting matches Avg. between other installations in this OI Kegler Is High 175.00 area with prizes and awards pur On a high scoring rampage lust 168.00 chased from funds designated ior .,.. . week in a Ogden downtown league 16735 that purpose, witn ine w. in . n. was Sgt. James J. McQrcal. The other in mm frowning matches upon newcomer to Hill Field 167.09 localities because of transportation sergeant, a local circles,' went all and bowling problems, postal matches could As-be out to blast a 655 actual series-- no Avg. shot off and the National Rifle handicap! That' mark is almost 131.00 sociation will present awards. SO top serf instruction points higher than the lTtM The classes in rifle Jim w imams 1M0 wil berin as soon as the business hit by 8 Sgt. B 164.00 of collecting Initiation fees from the regular HFEM loop play. osse uniu. In il30tn men are the 10100 members is accompliahed. Newly-electe- d A I |