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Show Particif) In Opening Ritual 1 'off p 1 r Wednesday, June 14. 1944 Hill Field, Utah and the American flag, - carried by this trim Navy served te make the opening- of the Ogden Service Base. Lesrne Sunday truly impressive. The Hill Field band follows SKIES KLBB f!ir raard SUl In the backf round. Ogden Arsenal, ASF Depot Take Season's First in League Opening Wins The Ogden Arsenal and the ASF Depot took the honors in the ' doubleheader Sunday afternoon which officially opened the Ogden Service Baseball league at Affleck park. The Arsenal barely eked out a victory over the Naval Sup 12-1ply Depot in the last inning with a score of The Hill Field Trotters were heartily setback by a stronger ASF i Depot squad, 13 to 4. Pitcher Jackie ivir. muscles Card, former St. Louis Cardinal ten touched was for hits, hurler, 1. ' meet Depot gained an only eight hits. can be The Trotter's downfall largely attributed to the loss of Savoy, whose pitching arm was hurt in the second inning. The team is fully expected to be able to meet future games in true professbut his Utah ASF easy decision, on ional style. The Navy boys outhit the Ar- Trovato of the Navy clubbed a triple for the longest hit of this slug fest. Colorful opening ceremonies featured the Navy Color Guard which paraded the field followed by the Hill Field band, under summer skies which proclaimed perfect baseball weather. Col. L. O. Grice, acting commanding officer of the ASF Depot threw the first ball into the ring. Also present was Commissioner Harold L. Welch of Ogsenal 15 to 13. den. The next league game scheduled for tonight at Affleck park will feature the widely acclaimed Hill Field Aces and the Railroad Boosters club. Bushnell Hospital's team drew a bye this week. New Colored Chaplain Reverend General Wood, Negro, Methodist minister of Ogden, Utah, has been commissioned a Chaplain in the U. S. army, with the rank of 1st Lt. He left June 4, 1944, to attend Chaplain's School at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. fV' f I, f ' y9 1 - I Red Sox Take On Hellcats League Leaders Hi m At PT Tests He Can t Be Beat 3-W- ay After the grunts, groans and grimances of Hill Field's regular military three-wa- y physical achieve ment tests subsided last week, a new champ was crowned. Of course, we're only joshing; he doesn't really get a crown but maybe he'll be satisfied with a picture and a few platitudinous remarks in " the Hillfielder. Tackle New Team All-St- ar Interest in softball now at fe ver heat among "Keep 'Em Fly ing" workers centers tomorrow night on Layton, hotbed of local balloon ball play. Starting at 7 o'clock, the Hell cats, undefeated in 12 starts and the pride of the Layton loop, meet the widely heralded Hill Field Red Sox, an Ogden aggregation, managed by Don Roberts. While not yet tested in league competition, the Red Sox are reaggregation, puted an boasting outstanding ' Hill Field diamond talent residing in the Ogden area. Kingdon Twirls Towering Paul Kingdon, a hurler of rare ability, is Robert's mound choice, with Dee Elwell in reserve. Catcher Lawrence Taylor will handle Kingdon's slants, with such other stars as flashy Ray Freeman, infielder, and Outfielder Sid Johnson rounding out the squad. Charged with but one loss in ten starts, the powerful Red Sox are ll the challengers in this Field inter-cit- y competition. While the Hellcats are a comparatively strong unit and dominate the Lay-to- n league, athletic talent in the smaller community is spread among six teams. Suave, smiling Gus Kettmann, Hellcat slab artist who has yet to feel the sting of defeat, will undoubtedly be Manager Ed Cresto's choice as pitcher. Where Kingdon throws with great swiftness, Kett mann depends on a cunning slow ball and a chance of pace to baffle opposing batters. Boasts Stars Outstanding members of the Hellcat squad are big Don Laven-da- r, a heavy sticker and smart fielder who holds forth at buck-shor- t; Keith Whitesides, lightning armed first sacker; whippet-lik- e Jim Grant, third base; smooth Kerm Kowley, shortstop, and diminutive Ed Caneen, second base. Ed Cresto, manager, will catch, with Al Kowley, Mark Kowley, Lt. Charles A. Mallory, Mel Eberhart and Speed Scofield sharing the outer pastures. all-st- sit-u- Ten ar ps Teams Compete in Games es Hawaii he took top honors in a and entering soldier weight-liftin- g competition with civilians hter-Squadrowas second best. n Around his home town, Camden, N. J, he also lifted the barbells of an afternoon and found he could softball atf!team of theh 4912th hit hard enough to win the South the HM Field 128 pound boxing crown one will Jersey medics play and the 459th here last opened year. the guards. night ith games on five diamonds in the Inter-squadr- Mjor Carl S. Menger, in chrge of special services, ted that this sort' of a legue which would include 0. tfD teams from every squadron, organized in order to give more men a chance at play-to- g was rather than maintaining one team to represent all the military field. on the personnel 1u thiM -- 0pcration team played the w- - Mi Provisional i ji svImI ,oeci,on K of the 4135th 'Won squadron; .the first team "l the 4oiol iatin piayea the 458th av- - I th 0i n o,u the Wron; team of th uJ 8a.ualron "7aay "8ht at 6:30 operations 4lh.e..460th o" he first thlrd Provisional meets mS the e medics met 4912th and played the on fha ?Hn I0I K wui a -- 11 i. battle the No. 2 . i TOE HILL - ,,,,V have fiven "KrTSKiti .316 .316 4 1 UASF Depot Arsenal H. F. Trotters H. F. Acea R. R. Boosters 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 1 0 "" O OASC Netters Cop Close Match, 3 to 2 Pardoe Youngsters Give yeterans "Buzz" Blanks Foes As Team Moves Into Second Place er, The Hill Field tennis team battle with fought a hard-wo- n youth and agility to triumph, over the Pardoe Cup team,sus-in games that held the gallery in pense until the final ball was hit, last Sunday. It remained for August (Gus) Kettmann, number 3 thesingles conplayer, to finally clinch match test in an uphill see-sawith the veteran Lew Hunsaker, Ogden's best, that ended in the Hill Fielder's favor, Kettmann, who has played very little since he left the California coast to work at Hill Field, showed by a versatility that comes onlysunyears of experience on drenched courts. Kettmann dropped the first set and trailed the cunning Hunsacker in the second before unleashing a counter-attac- k that knotted the set score and finally gave him the struggle in match after a see-saA biting service the third, ace concluded the contest. Paul Harames, playing the No. 1 spot for Hill Filed, came through with flying colors, defeating Jack The OgDonovan, den Irishman proved difficult, forcing the speedy Harames to play his best at every corner of 3-- 2, w 5-- 7, 7-- 9-- 7. 5, w 9-- 7. 6-- 4, 2-- 6, 6-- 4. the court Ray Freeman, No. 2, found a tartar in slim "Chuck" Fromberg of the Pardoe squad, who rang up the initial win for the opposition, Freeman's game was definitely off and the youthful speed and tirelessness of Fromberg overwhelmed the Hill Field star all through the match. He can be de6-- 4, 6-- 2. pended on to regain his form Saturday afternoon when the Hill Field squad meets the strong Utah Forces team on the Army Service Lester courts. In the No. 1 team match, Hunsaker and Donovan of Pardoe turned back Harames and Free0 in fast play that saw man, the winners prevail by virtue of 6-- 4, 6-- net and Sailor ' "Buzz" Conant of the Naval Depot came Clearfield through with the performance of the week in the Layton softball league when he allowedoneDuane blow Jessdp's Mustangs but while his mates were piling up an 18 to 0 triumph, last week. Manager Jessop himself robbed Conant of a perfect game when he connected safely in the fourth inning. The Navy, however, was blasting J es sop's Sunday pitch to the far corners of the lot, much to the satisfaction of Lt. John J. Lein-webgob manager. While the victory served to move the Navy into second place, it failed to disturb the winning habit of Eddie Cresto's Hellcats who are undefeated and top the loop with seven wins and no losses. Three, More Scalps The Hellcats added three more scalps to their imposing collection last week. They first defeated the Mustangs 8 to 6 with Lt. Charles (Chuck) Mallory clubbing a double to sew up the contest. Later Harold Harmer's Skyliner were twice victims by scores of 3 to 1 and 8 to 2, the initial contest only counting as practice. Cresto, making his first appearance on the mound, handcuffed the batters in impressive style. artist Gus Veteran slow-ba- ll enKettman, worked the second wingagement to run the Hellcats' ning streak to 12 consecutive games including early season practice tilts. Al Hogue's Liberators, having as much trouble with shift changes as the opposition, bowed to the Navy, 8 to 4, in Friday's nightcap. Hogue's slab ace, Ned Sniff, had difficulty locating the plate and contributed to his own downfall with several costly passes. Beys Never In Trouble former "Chris" Christensen, Coast league star who is serving as Layton arbitrer, was on every olay like a cat and kept the boys out of traffic jams on the baselines. Addition of the Layton Junior Chamber of Commerce team to the was league, starting Monday night,assist announced by Len Adams, ant recreation director. The Jay-cees will make it a loop. . Tough Competition all-isla- nd well-coordinat- ed base-lin- e Hunsaker's unorthodox style and western grip proved particularly effective. Wayne Boyle and Glen Haynes, making their first appearance with the "Keep 'Em Flying" squad, were impressive as they ran over Fromberg and Don Wilson of Parto cop the No. 2 doudoe, bles match. coverage. 6-- 3, L. They Will Rise to Fame Again athletics area. .4O0 3 4 2 2 2 - six-tea- m Up The Creek With Len Adams goes your reel, the rod bends sharply and yu are hooked to your first trout of the 1944 season. Yep, Utah's 1944 fishing season opens tomorrow, June 15th. Are you reaay u so quest of the elusive speckled beauties in the a. m.? You had better check your equipment again when you get home. Nothing is more discouraging than arriving upon the stream and then finding that m you have left your orpet uteshave you yeur other Jacket, tapered leaders, forgotten your or some other esyour fly dressing sential item. Plenty of headaches are saved for by drawing up a list needed the trip and checking them off as they are packed in the duffle bag. In order to assure the success of the trip double check everything in your pack. A report of stream conditions received from the Utah State Fish and Game Commission is not very favorable. Only fair results are in opening day catches. expected Most northern streams are high and roily because of recent rains, so bait users will probably bring home the most fish. Reliable South Fork in Ogden Canyon is clear, however, and should yield some nice catches to the dry fly addict. The Grey Hackle Yellow-bod- y is an excellent lure in the dry fly line on South Fork. Take along some in sizes 10. 12 and 14. Here are the conditions of northern Utah streams: Weber River, high and roily: Chalk Creek, high and slightly roily: East Canyon, high and clear; Ogden River, high and clear; South Fork, clear; North Fork, low and clear; J&? J i "V Middle Fork, low and clear; Lobeaten hi their nr league game in vgaen nanaay. me neys weuia gan River, high and roily; Pararan for their saeney had not Pitcher Savoy beea hart. Keg Cooper is dise, high and roily, and Blacksmith Fork, high and roily. saanager. JEJFJP on Navy Sailors Sink Mustangs 18-- 0 Ogden Service Baseball League O To Strong Man Johnny (careful on this one) Krystanowicz, a now From School JacksHarry buck sergeant in the medics, this on, crating supervisor, PT business is small shucks. plant maintenance branch, supply divisWhen questioned as to how he detreturned ion, last week from ached service at Wisconsin, where managed to accomplish the stunt or chins only half of what I used to do, not ne spent 10 19 pull-up- s days attending Wood of 125 and running 300 shuttle yards in even that!" products Laboratories school conducted by the U. S. Forest Service. 49 seconds, he replied, "This is No rookie, Johnny first took his physique into the army in time to be Pearl Harboring it when the Tojo-tykstruck. Down there in ay Liberators Skylinen Mustangs all-Hi- . STANDINGS Layton Softball League Won Lot Pet. 0 1.00 Hellcata ...7 3 4 .571 Clearfield 6-- 2, : |