Show Sports Mirror 1 r By John Moone Mooney Telegram Sp Sports Editor Homer Coleman prominent In Softball circles locally for tor several years sears continues his one-man one campaign campaign cam cam- to keep the former overseas in touch with the changIng changing changing chang chang- ing scene cene in tIn sports Two letters received recently show how Just how much sports means to our boys overseas and we belIeve believe be- be be be- lieve the boys have enough n news news- news news- ws- ws appeal to merit their getting Into print I UX really owe you ou an apology for not writing sooner but I X have ha been pretty darn dam busy I Iwas If f was aas more than pleased to re re- cehe your letter especially your yourL L accounts of the soft softball baIl touma- touma ments menta t Belie e me when I say that softball Is the game that the themen themen men In sen service lee Ice play and enjoy Its It's naturally easier for the bo boys oll to play because of the equipment equipment equip equip- ment anytime angle angie HereIn the Islands the service teams h have ve brought a new era to f and everywhere you go you C can n see a softball game The civilian n teams over here dont don't allow th se of ot spikes or cleats of ot any kind kiJ because nearly all of ot the native na- na Uve tive boys play without shoes the sight of a windmill wind mill pitcher or a smooth first baseman really attracts a lot of ot attention The only thing softball lacks r here to make a sensation is a Doc White I doubt that anyone could ever find a man who has done any I more lucre for a game than Doc For the service Ice men I would say that soft softball baIl is the id ideal al game an and If U you ou c could see the cronos mat a game gune attracts you could better realize re re- alize what I mean Lately the outfit Im I'm with ith has relaxed Its 1 rules concerning officers participating participating participating In games and I have really taken advantage of it t My l I company team has won von the regimental softball nent ment and we are arl now waiting for the big tournament In the recent tournament I pitched three games and won them all two of them no-hitters no and the third a two The games do not compare with the old games at home but at least Im I'm lla playing and that is something I I 1 was invited to pitch two tw exhibition games against a navy team and against a a. group of army stars all and got through them both without giving a hit al although although al- al although though one went 13 Innings One thing that I really enJoyed enjoyed enjoyed en- en Joyed in both games was meeting several everal boys boy from good old Utah and nd exchanging bits of ot news about sports at home that we had gath gath- i ered Lt Jack Stahl 1st Infantry APO 40 care Postmaster San Francisco Gee Homer I can hardly wait walt to get home and start playing softball again It will vilI sure seem swell to have the theold theold 0 old 1 d feam team together again I have hae been some soft- soft ball aU and hardball Il here here but its it's so 80 darn hot it takes all the fun out of the game Saw DIMaggio DI when he was here Who won the state tournament Is the U IT of U. U going to play football this year Drop me a line Une and give ghe me all the sports dope Private ate Dave Morris 1 Postal Unit APO care Postmaster P V. San Francisco CaL CaI CaLAnd CaLAnd And from Australia Australla comes a aletter aletter letter Jetter from Al AI Emmertson former former forsner for for- mer Salt Lake City and Idaho Falls sandlot a and n d professional baseball player Al AI inclosing a picture of his wife asks for one thing for Christmas Christmas baseballs Als Al's mother three new Continued on Following Pa Page PaCI |