The White Falcon - 07.04.1945, Page 7

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BUTTON PUSHERS TROUNCE PIN UPS
IN FIRST TILT FOR SECTOR CROWN
In one of llie biggest up-
sets of the local sports sea-
son, the QM Button Pushers
salvaged the Security Pin
Ups, 1901—1666, in the open-
ing playoff for the 1944—45
Sector bowlingj champion-
ship.
Winners of the first round
and repeated victors in ex-
hibitions with leading fives
on the island, the Pin Ups
were literally brushed off
the alleys by the QM dele-
gates who copped the flag
in round two.
Franz rolled off with all
individual honors, firing 173
for high single game which
helped him post 449 for
three-game high. Scores:
BUTTON PUSHEBS
Jefferies 143 120 140 - 403
Teruciak 92 118 — - 210
Marinari 105 163 127 - 395
Franz 173 111 165 - 449
Grimm 122 140 116 - 378
Castaldl — — 66 - 66
Totals 635 652 614 - 1901
PIN UPS
Manke 113 124 136 - 373
Bella 111 132 128 - 371
Hock 95 — 98 - 193
Gordon 132 113 103 - 348
Gurney 95 -— — - 95
"Wheeler — 10S 99 - 207
Kosakowski -4- 79 — - 79
Totals 546 556 564 1666
Mustangs, Yanks And
Rebels Move To Top
on Reykjavik Alleys
The Mustangs, Rebels and
Yanks are showing the way
in A, B, and C leagues re-
spectively in the third round
of bowling in the Reykjavik
area. Current standings:
A Points
Mustangs.............. 28
Midwesterns . . ...... 23
Hounds ............... 22
Chords ................ 8
B Points
Rebels ............... 31
Pioneers.............. 24
Dischords ............. 9
Snafus .......„ .... 8
C Points
Yanks ................ 30
Cat Skinners ......... 18
Junk Dealers ......... 13
Five Zombies........... 2
Nelson Shoots 276 To Win
Shattering the course rec-
ord with a five under par
65 in thq final round, Byron
Nelson copped the Durham
(N.C.) golf open and $5,000
with a 276, beating Tony
Penna by five strokes.
Sgt. Lee Bcrkman of Base Special Service phoned us
that he thought George Grantham played first base for
the Pirates in the 1925 World Series with the Senators,
and then Tec 5 Bob Griffiths of an Ordnance outfit wrote
us that Grantham played the opening four frays and
then was benched in favor of Stuffy Mclnnis for the
next three games. Thanks for your interest and coopera-
tion, fellows.
Another super-bomber, the B-32, is ready to sprout its
wings....For every battle casualty since Pearl Harbor,
12 babies have been born....Tiny Switzerland, a mere
foxliole on Mars’ terrain, has avoided invasion since the
18th centuryk. . .Visit Chicago when you get TD or RO
-—one of it's"'restaurants gives a cigarette to each of its
patrons after each meal.
•Marva Trotter Louis kayoed the heavyweight champ
with a divorce, charging, of all things, desertion....
C.apt. Jack Chevigny, whom the late Knute Rockne tab-
bed the greatest blocking hack lie ever coached, was kill-
ed on' Iwo Jima .... Look for the nags to start run-
ning once the race to Berlin is over.... Branch Rickey
has offered Durocher $1,000 if he’ll play the first 15
games.
Chicago will station 800 cops in the Loop on V-Day
. . . .Servicemen ripped down a 6-ft. Jap flag, flying from
Los Angeles office window last Sunday ayehi. . . .Army
claims it will need 20% more food this year.... Eisen-
hower will be the No. 1 Yank on military government
to help run post-war Germany. . . .Some say Canada will
go socialist in its next election. . . .Paris lights arc blaz-
ing again.
Cmdr. Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight champ of
the world, manned an assault boat in Okinawa invasion
. . . .Football rules committee has legalized passing from
any point behind the line. . . .Blonde Dot Nortier, fiancee
of Gunder Haegg, says no marriage because she can’t
get a passport to Sweden. .. .Washington, as usual, will
pry the lid off the diamond pastime a week from Monday.
PIN UPS WITH THEIR PIN-UP
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Shown above are the Security Pin Ups, Sector first
round kegle champs, who are currently battling- the QM
Button Pushers, second round titlists, for the Sector
diadem. From left to right, they are (seated): S/Sgt.
Lewis Gordon; Miss Susan Broaddus, ARC; Cpl. Clyde
Wheeler; (standing): Cpl. Fred Hock; Cpl. Edwin Bella;
Sgt. Harold Bolls, and Pfc. Edward Kozakowski.
(Sig. Corps Photo.)
BEARS RETAIN
LEADERSHIP IN
IBC HOOP PLAY
Barring upsets out of this
world, the triple-A Bears
and the Gay 90s will clash
at the Andrews Fieldliouse
Monday night in a game that
may decide the pennant
winner of the third basket-
ball round in the Reykjavik
area.
The Bears extended their
undefeated streak to eleven
straight at the expense of
Fess and the Canadian
Maple Leafs during the
past week, while the Gay 90s j
took advantage of the Fess
setback to move into second
place.
Past performances favor
the Bears who licked the
Gay 90s, 46-37, earlier in the
round. Standings:
W. L Pet.
Bears......... 10 0 1.000
Gay 90s....... 9 1 .900
Fess ......... 8 2 .800
Leafs......... 7 4 .636
Flyers ....... 6 5 .545
Gripers ...... 3 7 .300
Trojans ...... 3 8 .273
Commandoes . 2 9 .182
Rangers...... 0 12 .000
Toronto Skates Into
Hockey Cup Playoffs
The Toronto Maple Leafs
skated into the final round
of the Stanley Cup hockey
playoffs when they elimin-
ated the defending champ-
ions, the Montreal Canadi-
ens, 3-2, for their fourth win
in six games.
In the meantime, the De-
troit Reds Wings earned the
right to clash with the Leafs
in the ice finals when they
pounded out a 5-3 decision
over the Boston Bruins in
the seventh and deciding
game of their series.
Cleveland Hires Walsh
Adam Walsh, Notre Dam-
e’s line coach, has signed a
five-year contract as head
football coach of the Cleve-
land Rams of the National
Pro loop.
Sailor Faces Soldier
In Billiard Struggle
Army and Navy prest-
ige will be at stake to-
morrow night at 2000
hours in the billiard room
of tbe main ARC when
Pfc. Glynn .T. Anthony of
Brownwood, Tex., meets
SSMS2c Horace W. Spin-
dle of Fredricksburg, Va.,
in the first of two out of
three 50-point pool blqcks.
Both cue stick artists
have gained large follow-
ings in their respective
circles and their match is
expected to attract wide
attention when they ap-
proach the table.
Oklahoma Scores
52—44 Verdict In
Red Cross Final
Oklahoma A. and M. be-
came the recognized inter-
collegiate current basket-
ball champions of the Unit-
ed States when it upset De
Paul University, 52-44, in the
Red Cross titular tussle at
Madison Square Garden last
weekend.
The Aggies previously
whipped NYU’s Violets, 49-
45, to earn the NCAA crown
and the right to meet the
Demons who licked Bowling-
Green, 71-54, in the finals of
the New York Invitational
Four of the most popular
leather slingers on the island
will display their talent
within the squared ring of
the Andrews Fieldliouse
when boxing and wrestling-
make their return there to-
night at 2000 hours. Each
serviceman may be accom-
panied by a civilian guest.
While pairings have not
been arranged, it was ann-
ounced early this week that
Pvt. Red Nichols, Pittsburgh,
Pa., Pvt. Jimmy Karjanis,
New Haven, Conn., Pvt.
Onny Uribe, Los Angeles,
Cal., and O/S Jack Bostock
of the Royal Navy would
wrap their fists in the heavy
mitts.
All four pack wicked
punches and have treated
audiences in the past toj-ous-
ing scraps.
Featured on the program
will be a wrestling match
between LAC Paul Landry
and LAC Paul Lakas, both
of the RCAF, who are veter-
ans of numerous Fieldliouse
grunt-and-groan bouts.
tourney.
Decided favorites before
taking the court, the Dem-
ons lost their towering star,
George Mikan, on fouls six-
teen minutes after the open-
ing whistle. Fouls also claim-
ed the services of three
other Windy City players
before the fray was over.
After the exodus of Mik-
an, who had shattered all
Garden records with 53
points against Rhode Island
in the Invitational semi-fin-
al, the Aggies had no trouble
in gaining the verdict.
In the consolation round,
NYU eked out a 63-61 tri-
umph over Bowling Green
in the last eight seconds for
third place- honors.
An exhibition of glima, the
Icelandic version of wrestl-
ing, will be included on the
card.
Pictured in ring- attire is
Pvt. Red Nichols who will
fight tonight at the boxing
and wrestling show at the
Andrews sports hut. (Sig.
Corps Photo).
BOXING, WRESTLING RETURN
TO ANDREWS RING TONIGHT