Show I Sports I Mirror M iB By John Mooney Telegram Sports Editor Although conditions bring on many changes athletics still provide provide pro pro- vide the American boys in Alaska with most of their recreation and relaxation Ross Welser a photographer photographer photographer pho pho- with the Seabees and formerly of ot The Telegram reports For example Welser recalls playing left field for the softball team which lost in the finals of the base tournament recently Left field was on the side ide of a A. ahill ahill hill hUl Welser admitted so I played up near the ridge where I could come running down on anything anything anything any any- thing hit my way If It a ball went over my head wo we counted It an automatic homer bother and threw in a a. anew anew new ball baU Softball vas was the most popular lar kir sport and those long days gave the tho boys plenty of time timeto to complete the games before being called by darkness Why Thy I remember we were ere playing one game gamo at 10 p. p m. m and It WAS just as light as noon In Utah Fishing too provides lots of fun although the shortage of Un lines s and hooks which handicaps the men in Inthe the forces In some parts of the glo globe e doesn't affect the boys in Alaska All our fishing equipment amounts to is Js a couple of ot pick handles and some shovels Some of us go upstream and whack the salmon and trout as they swim by and the rest scoop out the stunned fish as they float back down stream Maybe it isn't s so sporting but they taste just as well High spot athletically for and amI his mates was the visit Isit of the major league baseball baseball base base- ball stars to their base in Alaska Wo We wore ero supposed to have ha a a. motion picture of f the world se series ec- ec ries to go with their appearance appearance appear appear- ance but something delayed the film for several sc weeks so we wo just had a bull session That Is one swell guy but of course all the tho boys bos were vere swell ell Weiser commented Wo We had a few boys In our outfit who had been minor league players and the they r certainly thinly had fun talking over old times We Ve mus must have haya kept the session going for six or seven soven hours bonN but It really was vas a a. high for spot me Through the thc efforts of the Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross the enlisted men and officers officers officers cers cers- cers have baseball and softball bowling handball and basketball equipment for recreation Some of the fellows checked out rifles for hunting although I didn't take advantage of this sport Welser concluded Theres There's been some comment about the tho habit of the armed forces in putting the round pegs pegs' In the square holes and vice verSe versa versa ver ver- sa Se but putting Welser In left leftfield leftfield leftfield field on a hill hili Is a stroke of military genius Any who remember the Ill Ill- fated series series' a few years cars ago b between between be be- tween the tho scribes and radio an announcers an- an will vIII agree that perched on a hill would be a fine defensive sive dve post for any of those players play play- ers and we wo remember that Welser Wel Vel VeI- VeI ser was on on the roster those Sun Sun- days Freddie Moresco former Salt Lake Bee shortstop who led th the Pioneer league in walks two y years ars is 15 reported in England weighing pounds And Claude Engberg form former r secretary for the Bees is in Salt Lake City after a sojourn on the coast Claude has been seeing Uncle Sam about a physical And Ken Vincent a prominent sports figure for many years found the theother theother theother other day hes he's A 1 with Uncle Samuel Samu l and A l with the medicos |