The White Falcon


The White Falcon - 04.03.1961, Blaðsíða 4

The White Falcon - 04.03.1961, Blaðsíða 4
4 WHITE FALCON Saturday, March 4, 1961 Roundup » n., /i roc ▼ By AFPS Gene Tunney, ex-heavyweight fistic champ of the world and a former Marine during WWI, told Eddie Olsen, sports editor of the “Pendleton Scout” at Camp Pendleton, Calif., that the Leather- necks of today are more physically fit than those who fought in that war .... Eddie Rydowski, leather slinger at Ft. Benning, Ga., floored Ling Ortiz of NAS Jacksonville, Fla., for the 10-count to win Florida’s Golden Gloves flyweight crown .... Bob Feller, former Cleveland Indians hurler, claims he developed his famous sliding pitch while serving with the Navy during WWII .... If ex-Marine pilot Ted Williams really retires from the Boston nine, Cub officials say his No. 9 will never be worn by another Red Sox player .... Boxing coach Bernard Callahan of Ft. Campbell, Ky., has the joy of having five 1960 All-Army crown owners on his squad. They are flyweight Bob Carmody, bantamweight Johnny Joiner, featherweight Dave “Bang Bang” Harris, lightweight Prentiss McGlory and heavyweight Elmer Rush .... Bill Claraham, three-sport athlete while at Oklahoma State U., now stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. STRAIGHT SCOOP—Charlie Klausing, former Slippery Rock Col- lege scat-back, has been appointed backfield coach at West Point by head mentor Dale Hall .... Jerry Keeton, captain of the Mississippi State agers in 1958 and ’59, now pounding the boards at Ft. Stewart, Ga.....Bill Gates roamed the cage courts for Boston U. before his Army days at Ft. Dix, N.J. Now he is trying to earn a berth with the All-Army five .... Jim Henry, one-time Vanderbilt U. star, and Bill Manning, six-times an All-Navy eager, have been the mainstays of the Amphibious Force Pacific five .... Don Bragg, former Ft. Dix, N.J., track ace and now aspiring for the Tarzan role in Holly- wood, has related to sports reporters that his days of pole vaulting “will soon be just a memory” .... Herb May was runnerup to Lee Calhoun in the 1960 Olympics in the 110-meter hurdles event and received a silver medal for his efforts—now he is hip-hupping at Ft. Knox, Ky.....John Egan, former Southern Cal. discus thrower, hasn’t lost his touch since he joined the Army ranks. Egan, now stationed at Ft. Ord, Calif., heaved the disc 164 feet, 9 inches during an All-Comers meet sponsored by Stanford University. DID YOU KNOW?—Whitey Ford’s two victories over the Pitts- burgh Pirates in the 1960 World Series raised the New York Yankee southpaw’s series total to seven—a record for left-handed pitchers .. The Brooklyn Dodgers were the team home run champs of the Na- tional League in 1902 with a total of 19 .... Cy Young pitched 22 years in the majors and won 511 games, hurled the astounding total of 751 complete games .... Saratoga racetrack (N.Y.) is the oldest functioning track in the United Stattes. The inaugural was Aug. 2, 1864 .... Arthur Donovan refereed 14 heavyweight championship bouts, more than any other referee in boxing history. Joe Louis appeared in 12 of these bouts..Gene Sarazen is the only golfer who has won these five big events: the U.S. Open, the P.G.A., the Masters, the British Open and the P.G.A. Seniors Championship .... The Los Angeles Rams set a National Football League single-game scoring when they trounced the old Baltimore Colts 70-27 on Oct. 22, 1950 .... Walter Camp, a football player at Yale in the late 19th century, was responsible for selecting the first All-America team back in 1889 .... The present specifications for a major league baseball—weight 5 to 5% ounces and circumference 9 to 9!4 inches— were adopted in 1872. QUOTE OF THE WEEK—When Ted Williams was trying to break into the majors, he tried his hand at pitching. During his first game he was tagged for a double, a triple and a homer. When the manager stormed to the mound, Williams reportedly stammered, “What are you excited about? There are no runners on base.” — Beachcombers Find Bottle (Continued from Page 1.) ser known outdoor activities of a number of servicemen in Iceland which lies just below the Arctic Circle. Sergeants Calaway and Eldridge were interested in the hobby by their NCOIC, Sergeant Wood, who is an old hand at the- game, having done much of it in Florida. Sergeant Wood had a whale vertebra he found in Iceland as a desk ornament—an eye catch- ing bone about 20 inches in dia- meter But he no longer has it there, having found a little aw- kward to use as a paperweight. Beachcombing areas near Kef- lavik Airport on the Reykjanes Peninsula are limited but those who pursue the hobby have found a rich array of objects ranging from fishhooks and net floats to driftwood. The fish net floats commonly found are mostly glass globes and corks but some of an older type —larger and made of metal— have also been found. The driftwood consists mostly of fragments of manufactured items—rather than the natural wood so prized by beachcombers —which is understandable since Iceland is practically a treeless island. Most surprising of the finds of these far north beachcombers, however, are sea shells. These molluks, usually associated more with the tropics than the Arctic, exist here because of the moder- ating influence of the Gulf Stream. The shells are rather smaller than some of those found in warmer seas, but this is made up to the collector by the variety found—about a dozen different types—and the brilliant colors of most of them. Editor’s Note: The WHITE FALCON plans another article on this subject for publication in the spring. The editor will welcome information from other beach- combers so that the article can be made as complete as possible for the benefit of those who would like to try their hands at it. Loca- tions of beach areas and other information of general interest is desired. MUSTANGS ARE ELIMINATED Keflavik’s Mustangs were eliminated by Travis AFB, 60-43 after win- ning two games in the MATS Tourney held at Charleston N.A.S. Team members making the trip were (standing), Lemuel C. Salyers, AACS; Edward Iv. Lyons, Transportation Sq; Wesley Frey, AFI; William R. Kolb, Rockville; Raymond C. Mannen, N.A.F.; Charles Trapp, AFI; Robert M. Stimac, Hq AFI; (sitting) William D. Williams, OSI; Douglas C. Wilson, Transportation Sq; Frank Clifford, AACS: Patrick A. Finch, Dental Clinic; -------------------------- Sports Quiz By AFPS 1. When was the last time the dimensions of a major league baseball diamond were changed? 2. Only one gridster in the 41- year history of the National Foot- ball League has won the ball- carrying crown four years in suc- cession. Name him. 3. If a professional boxer weighs 147 pounds, what is his fistic classification? 4. What is the nickname of Northwestern University’s grid team? 5. What heavyweight boxer was nicknamed “the Wild Bull of the Pampas?” Uniform Prices To Go Down In AF Exchanges Air Force and Army exchanges throughout the U. S. will hold dividend sales beginning Feb. 20 that will save every airman and officer purchasing some uniform items as much as 33 per cent. Making the announcement, Col. C. R. Frederick, USAF, Director of Merchandising at the Army and Air Force Exchange Service Hq., New York City said all uni- forms except the new Air Force shade 84 lightweight items would go for % less in ZI base ex- changes. Airmen will find one-third re- duction in prices on all dacron and worsted shirts and trousers (AF shades 193 and 505). Officers will find similar savings on two- piece uniforms and topcoats. All personnel will receive free altera- tions on uniform items that cost $6 or more. Another big feature of the sale is that it runs in- definitely after its Feb. 20 start- ing date. Purpose of the sale is two-fold, Col. Frederick explained, “to make it easier for our patrons to update their military wardrobes at a savings, and at the same time to provide them with an over-the-counter dividend.” Uniform items on sale will be well stocked for the indefinite sale period. James J. Jean, Transportation Sq. Captains Are Slated For Hikes Nearly 200 AF Reserve cap- tains presently or formerly as- signed to MATS units are slated for promotion to permanent maj- or, MATS headquarters announc- ed this week. The ROPA officers selected for promotion will get their new Re- serve grades on the date they compete 14 years service and seven years in their present grade. The majority of promotions in this cycle will become effective in FY 1962. However, 20 MATS ROPA officers, eligible for con- sideration for the first time, will get their Reserve gold leaves im- mediately with dates of rank as far back as 1955. MATS units accounted for 196 of the 3,744 officers selected by USAF headquarters and Air Force Reserve Records Center boards. Statistics show that 1,809 of- ficers on extended active duty were selected out of 2,166 con- sidered by the Reserve board, while 1,731 non active duty re- servists were selected from 2,165 eligibles and 204 of 221 Air Na- tional Guard officers were select- ed for the ROPA hikes to major. Globemaster Crews Can Do All 'Jobs' “Jacks of all trades” in airlift and airdrop procedures is the ord- er of the day for Military Air Transport Service C-124 Globe- master crews. Sixteen C-124 crewmembers from Dover AFB, Del., and Char- leston AFB, S.C., completed a special 10-day course involving airlift and airdrop procedures at Donaldson AFB, S.C. last week. Previously, Donaldson, McChord AFB, Wash., and Tachikawa AB, Japan were the only MATS units involved .in paratroop drops. The 16 men will conduct similar classes for crews at their home bases. Globemaster crews at Tra- vis AFB, Calif., and Hickam AFB Hawaii will also receive this training. IVIavyTeam Mow Leads Volleyball VP-10 won two more volleyball games and now have a record of 8-0 to claim undisputed first place in the current standings in the intramural volleyball season. Another Navy team, NAF, dim- ed into second place, ousting AB- RON who lost the two games they played. NAF has a 6-2 record while ABRON stands 5-2 with AACS and Transportation. Supply is next with 5-3, fol- lowed by Hq AFI, 4-3; Rockville 4-4; Dental Clinic and Hospital, 2-5; and Engineers and CAMRON 1-6. Here is the schedule for next week’s activity: Tuesday: AFI vs. Dental Clin- ic; Air Base Sq. vs. Engineers; and AACS vs. CAMRON. Wednesday: USNSGA vs. NAF VP-10 vs. Hospital; and Rockville vs. Dental Clinic. Thursday: Transportation vs. Engineers; AFI vs. CAMRON; and Air Base Sq. vs. AACS. Friday: Supply vs. Hospital; USNSGA vs. Dental Clinic; and VP-10 vs. Engineers. Saturday: Rockville vs. CAM- RON; Transportation vs. AACS; and AFI vs. Air Base Sq. All games begin at 6 p.m. Transportation Receives Award For Accident Cut The 1400th Transportation Sq. is to receive a MATS Outstand- ing Unit Award for its part in the significant reduction in gov- ernment vehicle accidents last year. Reportable accidents at Kefla- vik Airport were reduced from 52 in 1959 to 24 in 1960. 1st. Lt. Edward K. Lyons, sur- face transportation officer of the squadron, has received a letter of commendation for his contribution to the effort. In his letter Col. Benjamin G. Willis, commander, AFI, said: “Lieutenant Lyons’ personal par- ticipation in the training of the major portion of the base’s driv- ers; his positive, dynamic ap- proach to the management of the drivers school; and his continuing attention to the necessity for ac- cident prevention are especially noteworthy.” Colonel Willis’ letter also stat- ed, “In the overall analysis of ground accidents, the 1400th Transportation Squadron stands forth as contributing the greatest improvement .... ” (Answers to Quiz) 1. In 1893, when the distance from the pitcher’s mound to home plate was officially set at 60 feet, 6 inches. 2. Jim Brown of Cleveland, NFL running champ, 1957-60. 3. Welterweight. 4. Wildcats. 5. Louis Firpo. AEROSPACE EVENT Jan. 6, 1944 — Lt. Gen. Carl A. Spaatz assumed command of United States Strategic Air Forc- es in Europe, and Maj. Gen. Jam- es H. Doolittle assumed command of the Eighth Air Force.

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