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WHITE FALCON
Saturday, March 4, 1961
Roundup
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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;
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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.