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Show i T T ERE is an extremely interest ing report we have just re ceived from Frank Leahy, the coach, now a navy lieutenant, who turned out such powerful teams at both Bosioa college and Notre i Dame ' "Dear Grantland: Just a note from out in the Pacific to say hello ; and to let you know something about ' what the writer is doing for the j U. S. navy. Am connected directly with the Commander Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet, and my job consists of further j lnstalling and su- ? : ; pervising the recre-ational recre-ational facilities of the major subma- f' jjps, " rine bases in the i Pacific area. ; V. jgi "The average sub- - "t marine patrol into 1 enemy waters is y 1 from 50 to 60 days' f . jt - duration. During , , this period the crew '. i . (v. is compelled to go Grantland Rice with very little fresh air, practically no sunshine, and, except ex-cept for the first few days of the patrol, they are without fresh fruits and vegetables. In addition to this, they are constantly under pressure, due to their presence in enemy territory, terri-tory, which is a continuous threat to their safety. As one can easily imagine, im-agine, when the patrol is completed and they finally come into port the men are badly in need of attention and a thorough rest. In fact, a mile stroll would utterly exhaust any one of them. Plenty of Athletics "Rest and recuperation centers are maintained at all major submarine sub-marine bases for the purpose of giving these men an opportunity to rest and regain their normal vitality. vitali-ty. They are assigned to a cottage at the recuperation center for approximately ap-proximately 15 days, during which time they are relieved of all duties and are completely at their leisure. Athletic programs are arranged by the recuperation center for the participation par-ticipation of all men who desire to take part. This consists of the following Softball, touch football, volley ball, handball, tennis, weight-lifting, weight-lifting, beach facilities, and several other miscellaneous games. There is a beer hall operated by the recuperation recu-peration center where the men are able to purchase a limited amount of beer daily. Nightly movies are shown for the submariners, which of course, are free of charge, two shows each night. A recreation hall is provided and includes pool tables, table tennis, and a reading and writing room. "At the end of two weeks of rest and recreation, these men are fully recuperated and are ready and eager ea-ger to go out once more to take another an-other crack at the enemy. The submariners sub-mariners are a grand crowd of young men, are doing a wonderful job and deserve muoh credit for the damaging blows they are inflicting upon the Japs. "The writer visits each of these rest and recuperation centers from time to time and Is connected with them in a supervisory capacity, making observations and recommendations recommen-dations for an ever Increasing efficiency effi-ciency in operation. "It is my fervent hope that this terrible mess will end In a comparatively com-paratively short time and that all of us will be able to once more return re-turn to our normal pursuits. Sincerely, Frank Leahy Lieutenant, USNR." Another Bowl Problem 1 If you are looking for Bowl tan- ' gles, I can slip you another one. ' Service men are Insisting that Serv- ice teams, Pre-flights, Air Fields ' and others be given a Bowl chance. ! At first glance this sounds fair ' enough. But this also means toss- lng in veterans, including former ' pros against many 17-year-old kids. Suppose for example Randolph Field's Ramblers were named. They would have to be. This squad ln-' ln-' . eludes some ten or eleven pros, plus a cumber of college veterans. They were good enough to beat Rice 59 to 0 and Texas 42 to 6, under wraps. Former pretty good pros are on their second and third I squads. Strong service teams should ! be matched together, not used I I against college teams. I mean the j ' better Service teams, and these are the ones you'd bave to pick. It would be a great idea if one of the Bowls could name the two best Service teams and put them to-gplher. to-gplher. Certainly Randolph Field would be no contest against any col-i col-i lege team in the country, including 1 Army and Navy. ! Amazing Youth This will go down as the football ' season of amazing and astonishing kids. For kids of 17 are more than holding their own with veterans. If you care for two shining examples exam-ples I can give you the names of two Georgia Tech freshmen, Dinkey Eowen and George Mathews. Each I is 17. They have met and defeated I Bob Jenkins, big Don Whitmire, Ralph Ellsworth, Bruce Smith, and j a flock of other nationally known j Navy stars. |