The White Falcon - 10.03.1945, Síða 7

At left. Brig. Gen. Early E. W. Duncan, Commanding General of IBC, prepares to deliver to champion Army, Navy and Marine athletes, group-
ed behind him, Certificates of Athletic Merit at the Andrews sports show last Saturday night. 1st Lt. David J. Zink off, assistant SSO, holds thaj
awards. Center photo shows Pvt. Red Nichols throwing a right at Cpl. Danny Delaney in the best-bout of the night. At right, LAC Paul Laka,4
congratulates LAC Roger Pelletier (facing camera), both of the RCAF, on the latter’s wrestling victory. Announcer Zinkoff, left, and Referee?
George Guimond, RCAF, right, are also shewn. * " ____
PIN OPS DEFEAT REYKJAVIK KEOLE
MUSTS, RESUME FEUD TOMORROW
BEARS MOVE TO
FSQffT IN IBC
Only a week old, the bowling crown worn by the Wild-
cats—champions of the Reykjavik area—was tarnished
last Sunday afternoon at ARC’s Club 23 by the Pin Ups,
Sector titlists, 1830—1786.
Living up to predictions the
Bears plucked the Maple Leafs
and look a forfeit from the
The issue was in doubt
until the final match when
Pvt. Len Manke fired 152
which clinched matters for
the Pin Ups and aided him
in posting high three-game
total of 394.
Cpl. Clyde Wheeler of the
winners hit 158 for single-
game honors.
For the losers Tec 4 Dave
Wilson marked 141 for high
single game, while Pfc. Ern-
est Hibbard had a three-
game total of 381.
The two clubs will resume
hostilities tomorrow after-
noon, switching to the alleys
of the main ARC.
PIN UPS
3vacon llo 145 94—354
Wheeler 158 119 103—380
Kosa-
kowski 117 133 111—361
Manke 136 106 152—394
Gordon 117 91 133—341
Totals 643 594 593-1830
WILDCATS
Bryant 118 130 101—349
Newton 107 139 116—362
Wilson 141 111 105—357
Hewitt 100 134 103—337
Hibbard 139 118 124—381
Totals 605 632 549-1786
That was Auld Lang Syne the time-keeper kept bonging
on the bell at the Andrews sports hut last Saturday night,
so, before “auld acquaintances be forgot,” we’d like to
offer a verbal toast to several individuals whose presence,
work and talent has provided many a gee-eye with many
an entertaining show on many lonely and bleak arctic
nights.
Somehow, it seemed fitting to see Lucky
Lucchese refereeing in the center of a ring into
which he has sent many a boxer and wrestler.
Lucchese pulled the strings behind most of the
fight shows. He uncovered and trained fighters,
supervised the numerous details, and arrang-
ed the programs.
And, somehow, it seemed just as fitting to see Pfc.
Andy Riccardi and Pvt. Hardy Montooth, heavyweight
and lightheavy kings of the IBC, inside the same ring
with Lucchese when Gen. Duncan handed them their athle-
tic certificates. Lucchese, the promoter, Rick and Hardy,
the boxers—all pioneers in different phases of GI boxing
—all saying goodbye to island ring life.
To LAC Roger Pelletier of the RCAF — the
popular wrestling villicin — goes the last per-
sonal toast. He and his RCAF buddies played
an important role at every fight show — parti-
cularly Roger. He seemed to have but one
thought in mind — give spectators a show —
and he never failed —< even when he was mak-
ing his farewell bow.
Commandoes this week to move into undisputed pos- session of first place in the
third round of IBC basket-
ball in tbe Reykjavik area.
W. L. Pet.
Bears 4 0 1.000
Fess 2 1 .667
Maple Leafs . . . 2 1 ~ .667
Gay 90s . 2 1 .667
Commandoes . . 2 1 .500
Trojans 2 2 .500
Flyers 1 1 .500
Gripers 0 3 .000
Rangers 0 4 .000
Net Stas's Stage
Matches Tonight
Tennis on an internation-
al scale will feature the
sports program at the And-
rews Fieldhouse tonight.
The exhibiton will offer
three net veterans of the is- land and a former Wimbled-
on star.
The opening match at 1900
hours will pit Lt. Campbell
Gillespie, IBC champion
from Miami Beach, Fla.,
against Flight Lt. Murray D.
Deloford, RAF, London, who
was ranked seventh in the
1937 Wimbledon standings.
In the second struggle, Pvt.
Alex Cmaylo, IBC runner-
up from Lakewood, 0., will
compete with Sgt. Dick Su-
man, Moline, Ind., for the
honor of meeting the winner
of the Gillespie-Deloford
duel in the last match of the
evening.
Gillespie, Suman and
Cmaylo are familiar to net
devotees here on the island,
but Deloford will be mak-
ing his first appearance in
island competition.
Nichols Licks Delaney
In Bruising Slugfest
Reversing a verdict which he lost last month, Pvt. Red
Nichols of Pittsburgh, Pa., hammered his way to a decis-
ion over Cpl. Danny Delaney of the RAF last Saturday
night at the Fieldhouse in one of the most hectic leather-
slinging exhibitions seen on the island in some time.
They completely stole the
show from the main event
which saw Ordinary Seaman
Jack Bostock of the Royal
Navy take a close decision
from Pvt. Jimmy Karjanis of
the United States Army. It
was Bostock’s second win
against a single loss to Karja-
nis in their three battles.
Spectators left the And-
rews sports palace mutter-
ing to themselves after wat-
ching Nichols and Delaney
throw leather for three fast
rounds. Delaney enjoyed a
slight lead going into the
final round, but Nichols un-
corked a vicious two-listed
attack in the waning mo-
ments which gave him the
nod.
An aggressive attack was
the chief factor in helping the
judges decide the Bostock—i
Karjanis fracas.
In the main wrestling match
of the evening, LAC Reger
HcKeever Takes Grid
Position M Cornel!
Ed (Smiling) McKeever,
Notre Dame’s acting head
football coach in the ab-
sence of Frank Leahy on
duty with the Navy, has res-
igned his post at the Irish
school to accept the post oL
head grid mentor at Corn-
ell University.
While terms were not di-
vulged, McKeever is believ-
ed to have signed a lucrat-
ive and long-term contract
with the Big Red in view of
the enticing contracts offer-
ed him by Fordbam and a
post-war Chicago pro eleven.
McKeever was a former
assistant to Pete Cawthorn
at Texas Tecb and later ser-
ved with Leahy at Boston
College and Notre Dame.
Pelletier, RCAF, closed
a brilliant career on the
island by pinning another
RCAF battler, LAC Paul
Lakas, in 7'50".
Other results: LAC George
Herlihy, RAF, defeated LAC
Jeff Hinchcliffe, RAF (decis-
ion); LAC Paddy Lanigan,
RAF, defeated LAC Abdul
Connelly, RAF (decision);
Sis Eddie Gildefslave, Belle-
ville, N.J., defeated Sgt. Fred
Fleming, RAF (decision);
Cpl.Jock Daley, RAF, defeat-
ed Sgt. Fred Powers, RAF’1
(decision); LAC Rocky
Henderson, RAF, defeated
LAG Paul Landry, RAF]
(Landry disqualified).
ARMY BEATS NAVY FOR
EASTERN COURT TITLE
Army won its second
straight eastern cage title
last week, shading Navy in
its last game, 50-48.
Trailing 25-24 at the half
the Cadets marched to the
fore in the first minute of
the second half and were
never headed the rest of the
way, although Navy tied the
count twice.
Navy Challenges ’Cats
The Navy bowling team -
has issued a challenge for
a series of liome-and-
home matches to the
Wildcats, recently crown-
ed Reykjavik area champ-
ions, it was learned early
this week.
After qualifying for the
championship round in
regular league play the ::
Navy keglers were unable
to appear in, tbe semi-fin-
als due to unforseen circ- ,
Jt
umstances and forfeited %
their title chances.