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Show Bom IL Ml a nJlJLU. lLIMClL Start Play Next Month In New Hoop League u- j- JLiUL a1 ii i " l a i jt i 11 LI si II Hill Field's Bombers, mighty soldier quintet, are prenew paring to "get their goin shoes on" when they enter the either and eight-teabasketball league for service squads or professional teams in the Salt Lake City area the college middle or January, nmimiivnrk far the new league was laid last Thursday at a meet- I I II O jl i M a. a lil i I aw w 11 J -- r j IILJ r mmmmmmm t i m , Court Veteran ing of representatives of six serv ice teams, neia at we Army Base in Salt Lake City. Lt Richard Pickens, basketball coacn zor tne Bombers, and physical training officers from oiner post iu mc area were present. TWinitelv established as mem bers of the cage loop are the Salt Lake City Air Base wings, me Technical Training Command Eagles from Kearns, the Second Air Force Fliers from Kearns, the Fort Douglas G.I.S, the Bushnell Medics, and the Hill Field Bombers. Two ? ! Bids have been extended to the reYoung university for the two Alterin the berths loop. maining nate teams are the Provo Steelers and the Ecker Studio squad, both AAU teams. Representatives at the meeting Thursday r creed UDOn a home- and-hoschedule, using civilian referees and making tne nome sauad entirely responsible for M mm THIS IS . Cpl. Francis E. ,(Smitty) Smith, veteran Hill Field eager, who sparked the field "Flier" last year a they won second place in the Ogden Service league and came within one goal of defeating the world-famo"Globetrotters." us He's Hepp w' n ::::::::: flnnnnlnor BKv,vo ; J v &- - I with the last srame to be played before the opening of the . AAU tournament in Marcn. TYxm arroun of FT officers ar- ran trine? the leasrue nrosrram de toa. the11 cided to present a trophy a ana mi 10 irea squaa, winning of the loop quintets to a banquet at the end oi tne season. A second meeting of officials wii slated for yesterday afternoon, when a complete schedule was to be drawn up for the new service all-arou- All-Servi- ce I ASSET . . . One off the speediest offense players the Bombers have Is 8Sgt Ernest Hepp, whose rapid-fir- e play has helped them to win three games with only one loss so far this season, HF Soldiers Win, Aces Lose in City Basketball Hill Field eager teams delivered a smashing blow and also received shattering defeat at the hands . of their opponents in the Ogden Service League at Weber gym in Ogden last Wednesday night. The soldier team, the Bombers, took Utah ASF Depot for a drub1 at least that was the bing, way the score stood when the corekeeper gave up. Baskets were made so rapidly that it was not impossible, but rather impractical, to keep a record of the shooter In each case. The ASF Depot team took the unmerciful beating as Smith, Olson, Mandl and Robinson sparked the Bombers in their mad dash around the court. Bill Fraser's civilian Aces were on the other end of heavy score, of Armstrong's near-pr- o quintet, as they fell before the onslaught 46-in the second game of the evening. The Aces were handicapped by loss of several players through illness, and also by insufficient practice. Fraser hopes to have his varsity team In better shape at an earl date. . w v. .y -i- tev.'.'.'a 'T'.'.mv.v.v.y' J Hill Field Officers, EM Split Bill With Weber has arranged a boxing bout for Hill Field boxers with a team from the Salt Lake Air Base at the latter' a gym Friday night, he announced yesterday. Although the card has not been completed, two of the Hill Field fighters scheduled to participate are Eddie Wil- m league. :v vv.v.v,a .hx. : rlsS, Boxing Card on TapatSLC Base Friday Lieutenant Dick Pickens Opening of the league schedule for the second ween in jan-unr- v The Bombers are Just getting into shape, and expect to be in fine fettle by the middle of next month. Aceordinar to Coach Pick ens. So far they have won three irampft Inst one. Very little is known about the opposing service squadrons, as most of them are just beginning their season. However, the Wings boast one stellar player, Ed Ehlers, who is a former star at Purdue university. Ehlers is an athlete, and was select ed a member of the gridiron squad in the Salt Lake City area this fall. . . . S is set a .. - to the new Salt Lake Uf A HUDDLE . . . Deciding how to beat any team that gets in their way Pfc.l)ick IJesendahl, Pfc Leo Mandl, CpL George Mayer, Sgt Georg. VnC Francis the srames. m .;?: A . 7, villas? TTtiivanitv nf Utah and Brieham tr 76-1- r NS wA 1C They're Out to Win Make Way for the Bombers Berths Open ""n. Wednesday, December IS, 1943 Ogden Utah Hill Field, Officers Pace Collegiate Varsity A The Way; EM Drop Close Thriller honors Friday night in a The Army and . Navy split tvsi. rnl.u .f imwn Hill srvnasium. wnere xuu tne iciu uiuwn twin bin at : Weber varsity team Air Cadets in a thrilling 28-2- 2, liams, winner of the Golden Gloves tournament at Las Vegas several weeks ago, and Booker T. Smith, who has been showing a great deal of stuff in the last few weeks. and the Bombers gave way to .burst of play that gave fa 3 victory. last-minu- te : ttolts Lead Layton to Play Cage League r Bombers Tooele Miners-CaspeAir Base ... tongue-in-the-che- ek 25-1- t 42-- ... 1 Warhawaa ...I"! 34-3- int I Albertson set the Weber K pace, with two fieldangoata tttl free throws for score, wtuie jacuregor I 47-1- 0. Bombers Outshoot Miners, to the the quarter. Lieutenant Dick Pickens' mighty 31-1Bombers are scheduled to meet the National Tunnel and Mines cageraj The Thunderbolts moved into the . by Chick Full credit for birth of the idea from Tooele at the Hill Field gym leading berth in the Layton Hill of a Salt Lake cage loop for ser- nasium at 8 o clock tomorrow Field cage league Monday night as vice teams goes to Lieutenant night. In a game at Tooele last they walloped the colored "WarRichard Pickens, Hill Field P. T. week, the Bombers won hawks" from the dormitories officer. That's one up for us, beThe game was on loe from the On the card for Saturday night cause the idea looks like a good one . . But the Bombers are drear- is a battle at Casper, Wyoming, first minute. Dee Batchelor scored ily expecting the loss of two of with the team from the air base 18 points and George Dixon 16 as their best players at any time. Rob- there. they dropped them in from all inson and Mandl are both expected Results of a game at Hill Field angles. The Thunderbolts were in to leave the field, Robinson, a de- last night with the Salt Lake Air their new blue and gold tached service man, for his home Base Wings were not complete spired by station, and Mandl for air cadet when this and outfits, issue of the Hillfielder they smashed out their training . . . Observers at the Lay-to-n went to press. with very little difficulty. victory loop games last week said the In the first game at the Layton only way you could tell when the Ward hall Monday night the fightvolleyball games ended and the cage tilts began was that the net ing Hellcats downed the Mustangs, was removed A 31 to 19, as Cresto paced the win25 remark from Bill Fraser, 17 ners with 12 counters to his credit men's rec director:, "We better not marked up 6 points to score Jessop say anything about our Aces in The soldier flashed the Ogden Service League last through to a 7 Bombers over for the losers. high the victory week. If you must tell it, just say National Tunnel and Mines Next week's matches they lost the game" . . . Remarks sters at Tooele high school gym the Thunderboltsschedule with the Musfrom our Layton sports reporter: nasium last Tuesday nignt. tangs, and the Hellcats with the Verdeland park women will have Leading the scorinsr Inr tha Warhawks. their first opportunity to exercise Bombers were Smith, Mayer, and The public Is and there aside from the park dances-Mon-day wnue Nelson and Neil-se- n is no admission Invited, veraoncKi, charge. nights in the Layton Ward shared honors for the Miners. cre r Um game Mondsr BlftM gym. Volleyball, calisthenics and Referees were DelPana mnA mats for tumbling will entertain K. Bennett. PU. u. UUOIL n 18 UmrriM .. S the gals. On the male side, the D Batchelor, 1( e Hellcats' hoop squad recently WKcomlM. .....18John, SjC.rUrTe ...I... t elected Jim Grant captain, Ed Thunderbolts "ndemaa, s ooukliiff, rf S U Slaughter ,T", Laa"ao' r. O5;Jacluoa, Cresto, manager, and Duane Hunt-- , Woolev. f ....... a er, treasurer, made the motion that Warhawks in I ToUl Cage Tilt Cresto "manage" to score a few Total io of the many shots he alms at the The Thunderbolts of the 308th Hrflcata bucket. Hunter has the best shot aviation squadron took the civilian . TU. . average to date, with Captain dormitory Warhawks by a 2 .V.n?!l" Harrlmss, rf .... 1 Grant leading in total points. Big score on the basketball court in e rtumer, if,... Oatea, If ,, S 4 A ahmw' Don Lavendar looms as an asset ICld lMt XettmaiM, OA. rg. Wednelay Hunter, to the quint In the gals' bowl- night rf.... Sa Im .lcaiOL If. . . .12 Ymiflt ing report last week came the Pace setters for the ThunderVI I. comment that "someone should bolts were Thornton, and tell Artie Vegas she's supposed to Clifford, guard, while forward, Gaskin was . 3l TMsl .It roll 'em down the same alley all tn Toe. Lost the way not start the ball in one Warhawks. Cre 'h00ter f . . . . Lieut. Ralph Steel alley and knock down pins on an- refers n.. " MuatafiM other one" . f X 25-1- 7. ' V stayed on the low end of the throughout their tik with tbs) Field Officers. Sparked by L 0. George Thomson, fonner uw coacn, athletic Florida, lead from tin! held a Hellcats Defeat Mustangs By 9 Score Hatching 'Em Out i.J three two-pointe- oonaj rs l game. The Officers quintet lot of skill, although few d basketeers had played topwf, fore. Several of them art college players, and uew Dick Pickens, George TW") es Ralph Sigel are JoeCuiaW while Lieutenant is a former Y. m. c pre-seni- diSctor' tnW RAmiun i.i4 at the eso first half, and matcnea score until tnree Sana the final whisUe. last in the end of the Cadets Teel, Bradford and a chance to send the qul swishing through me . Outstanding ror of "M "Smlttv" Smith, veteran Field court, who accoun points, while Cadei i r " ai. w mm -. of the season. Box i in nets flwyden, if 1 SI Ml. rf. . 1 Panago- puloa, If 2 Plefcena, if O Bern, rhonuoeu e S ... ni If.. 0 2 K06.I ,i 0 4 (in. a o'soi 2e l 1 .luiMiika." - i m l 1 iMilkf. .m i rf s Wells, rf . Vlnaoo, if. l Edflm. 1 IS 13 Totals. i Bair 3 2i air V Wa.rt.Tp. RobiMon.rf 1 Maytr, it., 21 mcoll, Wills. If., Stevens, Mandl, 1 . 1 rg- - Hlbbard, rf O Verdnckt.rg 1 Otaen. If. n.f4f.l m. 0 Salvo, Is. Valala UentansM Ci ( RiMWt Ttn, " AiMlen?j. Z J w .is i 1 |