| Show Air Base Bits I By Private Al AI Rothenberg Private Kurt urt air base trainer had a hand in conditioning Sidney Franklin Americas America's No 1 bull fighter who comes from Brooklyn and the late Andreas i Dipple of the Metropolitan Opera company He accompanied Johnny on a tour o of Europe with the American and German swimming teams an expert expert expert ex ex- ex- ex pert diver and swimmer toured the United States with Helen Maney and Helen Wainwright S im champs of the 1928 Olympics H Ho worked at several country clubs and gymnasiums before he came to Salt Lake City i j New uniforms for the softball and baseball teams will be worn for the first time when the Military Mili 1 tary tarS and City leagues begin play playon on la 1 May r 16 a In addition to Lieutenant Jean Gordon Jordon a softball star in her own right nurses at station hospital number lumber among their athletes Lieutenant Martha Cox a life lifeguard lifeguard guard at a California beach and a swimming instructor who hails from Berkeley Cal and Lieutenant Lieuten- Lieuten ant mt Lillian Robins a Los Angeles tennis ennis player who lik likes Salt Lake Cit City ity r courts Proposed boxing bouts for the ummer months seem unlikely with the heavy sports program on tap With the softball team already al already al- al ready entered in the City and Mill Mili tar tary leagues and the baseball nine in the army circuit schedules of two to three games a a. week in each league eague will force base teams to engage league competition on an average of five to six nights each week a a Private John Macukas 1 earned ide wide reputation for his athletic feats at De Do La Salle institute and Manhattan college New York City lie He was on the New York City championship Catholic Catholic Cath Cath- olic high school relay team Macukas Macukas Ma Ma- cukas held heM the yard Jard record for New York schoolboys As Asa a member of the De Dc La Salle institute institute in in- basketball quintet Macukas Ma Ma- cukas aided in the schools school's 41 consecutive e court triumphs In his college days daJ's at Manhattan l the soldier played center field and swatted the apple for a average a a a I Horseshoe pitching is beginning to take its place with other spring sports One squadron has a horseshoe horseshoe horseshoe horse horse- shoe pitching court complete with lights for night contests A former Minnesota Private Privat Phil Lewis is currently stationed at the air base Lewis played frosh football in 1941 and L was a tackle on the 1942 Gopher eleven He alternated with Dick Minnesota line gre great t and ran interference for all Ameri can Bill Daley Lewis played in Ir the Northwestern and Wisconsin L games game before he was called into the armed forces Bob Lewis secretary secretary secretary sec sec- of the Chicago Cubs National Na Na- league baseball club is a L first cousin I a Harry Hershey former second baseman in the tile Kentucky and Ohio State Softball league is a leading candidate for the second base spot on Lieutenant Lou Lallas Lalla's club Hershey a long ball hitter has been impressive in practice sessions a a A full schedule of exhibition games for the coming week has ha S been announced by Lieutenant Lieutenan Lalla and Sergeant Don Galbreath baseball coach The softball team will met Homer Colemans Coleman's all stars Sunday afternoon on oh the air base diamond Thursday evening the Lang company will invade the base softball field to avenge their previous previous pre pre- defeat at the hands of Lieutenant Lieu Lieu- tenant Lallas Lalla's outfit The baseball team will meet the Denver Rio Grande Western nine on Municipal diamond No 2 Sunday Sun Sun- Sunday day afternoon Another game with the Magna Garfield has been scheduled for for Wednesday night i Two privates first class from Ohio are making a strong bid to hold down two thirds of the softball softball softball soft- soft I ball outfield posts Harry Goins Coins Hillsboro county beauty is Coach Lallas Lalla's choice for right field while Ralph Sudduth Middletown is a good bet for left field honors Although a team captain has not been appointed for the baseball squad Shortstop Whitey Smythes Smythe's leadership in the game with Mag Mag- na-Garfield na indicates he would d da do doa a good job as skipper |
