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Show f m -f ' ? f HkdHH - A,;' jaw .S3? ; j ; ' . X Hill Field, Utah a- - frm& Wednesday, May 10, 1944 . Galaxy of Champions BIG NAMES in Hill Field sporting circles are the stars pictured on this page. Individual and team champions who copped Hill Field crowns the past season and stars expected to bring headlines to themselves and the field in : sports just ready to start are included in the Hillfielder's galaxy of champions. Meet them in this order: Across the top of the page are soldier sluggers who work in the Base Transient hangar and daily get in their PT licks with softball sessions on the same field where and Flying Fortresses come in for their landings. Hey, who took that WAC out to the ball game? Upper left is an unassuming gent who wears the insignia of a chief warrant officer and would rather be just plain "Sully." CWO Joe Sullivan, crack kegler n race of the officers' loop indiivdual honors. A real chamwho made a pion, one who proved himself over a grueling season on the mapleways and ended up with a .175 average. Top GI softballer, a ballplayer's ballplayer by acclaim of his mates, is Eddie Skowronski, who responds officially to Pfc, but more enthusiastically to "Whit-ey- " or just "Ski." Ace chucker for the 4135th diamond ball squad, "Ski" can settle down at third or shortstop with equal proficiency. The Superchargers were winners of the Hill Field Men's Intramural Bowling League and first placers most of a tough campaign. Left to right, front: George Harner and Lt. Ben Edelen. Back row, same order: Win Ames, Art Franks and Vern Gale. Under the Supes is Capt. James Phillips, rangy handball expert who last month defeated Capt. Clyde Bugbee for the Hill Field officers' handball crown. d Both are Medical Corps officers with plenty of experience behind them. one Gus Lower left is San Jose's gift to Hill Field civilian softball circles Kettmann. An athlete, Gus is number one pitcher on the Lay ton League Hellcats and in practice tussles so far has been showing the boys a wide variety of stuff. He can't' miss! The pride and joy of Hill Field baseball fan3 will be these shiny new 1944 Aces. Posing for a team picture at a practice session last week, they are, left to right, front row: Len Adams, Vern Bird, Doug Lawson, "Fireman" Bud Brady and Deanie Baird. Back row, left to right: Johnny Howe, Vern Gale, Ev Chandler, George Tiller, John Stamey and Bill Frazer, sanguine manager of the d future for the Aces through those glasses of his. club, who sees a B-2- one-ma- i l i 4s four-walle- all-arou- . nd rose-colore- frvetvHfV" .j4.Wv-'--'- . i - , " ' '4"; 1 i ' it : tw ' . V f ELD- - Mil t it,"' x 5' . It 'VlELO 1 v'V- - - - r I v.:-i-- i |