The White Falcon - 28.04.1945, Side 6

Bceland Retains North Atlantic Hoop Title
LOCAL HOOPSTERS BEAT GREENLAND
IN TWO STRAIGHT GAMES, 1349; if-48
Basketball champions of the North Atlnatic for the
second straight year—the Iceland Base Command!
Successfully defending the
cage title which they won
last Spring, Ihe Iceland All-
Stars licked Greenland 63—
•18 Wednesday night on the
ATC court before a jammed
crowd for their second con-
secutive decision in the cur-
rent pennant series to re-
tain tlieir North Atlantic
crown.
Led by Pfc. Sanford (Red)
Speicher, Cpl. Dick (Ike) Is-
cnhour, and Cpl. Marshall
Gemherling, Iceland, grabh-
Greenland vs. Gay 90s
Repulsed in their bid
for the North Atlantic
flag, Greenland’s cagers
\yill seek partial atone-
ment tonight on the Field-
house court when they
face the crack triple-A
■ Gay 90s, Reykjavik third
round champs, at 2000
hours.
Other games will see
Greenland play the Navy
at Knox Tuesday night;
th Sector Hotshots at
ARC’s Club 23 Wednes-
day night; Fess at the
Fieldhouse Friday night;
and the Bears on the same
court next Saturday night.
cd the advantage in the very-
first canto Wednesday night,
*nurdered the twines in the
second quarter, and coasted
the rest of the way.
Speicher and Isenhour
tickled the cords for 16
points apiece, while Gember-
ling dropped in 11.
-ICELAND COPS OPENER
Greenland probably- began
to read the handwriting On
the wall last Saturday night
at the Fieldhouse when the
local five opened the series
with a 54—39 triumph be-
fore a packed house.
The visiting quint capital-
ized on Iceland’s jitters to
enjoy a 12—5 margin at the
end of the first quarter, but
wilted in the face of Gem-
berling’s sensational one-
handed lobs in the following
period and never was in
front again.
Gemherling contributed 21
points to the Iceland total,
most of them in the first
half; while Pfc. Mike Homa
gave some idea of why the
Marines are so tough with
his one-man show and 19
points in the last half.
First game:
Iceland 5 19 12 18 — 54
Greenland 12 6 12 9 — 39
Second game:
Iceland 20 21 18 4 — 63
Greenland 13 13 11 11 — 48
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Midwestems, Rebels
And Yanks Maintain
Pace In Regie Loops
The Midwesterns, Rebels
and Yanks continue to set
the pace in leagues A, B and
C, respectively-, in the third
round of bowling in the
Reykjavik area as the teams
began to pick their final
splits and spares.
Points
A
Mid westerns 64
Mustangs 62
Panthers 51
B
Rebels 73
Pioneers 39
Snafus 29
C
Yanks 79
Junk Dealers .... 51
Cat Skinners .... 45
Greenberg And Gillespie Meet Next
Thursday Far Arctic Tennis Grown
Sports devotees on the Is-
land will get an opportunity
to see the 1942-43 U.S. Nat-
ional Clay Court tennis
champ in action next Thurs-
day- night at the Fieldhouse
when Lt. Seymour Green-
berg of the Greenland Base
Comihand matches strokes
with Lt. Campbell Gillespie,
local titlist, for the North
Atlantic net crown.
After the championship
match, Greenberg will face
Cpl. A-lex Cmaylo, IBC run-
ner-up, in an exlnbtion.
Greenberg, a southpaw
from Chicago, heat Harris
Everett in 1942 for the clay
court title, and successfully-
defended his crown the foll-
owing year against Billy
Talbert.
At present, the Chicago
native is ranked fifth among
the amateur tennis play-ers
back home.
Greenberg first gained net
notice when he copped the
Big Ten tennis flag in 1940
-41 and the doubles title in
1940-42 when he played for
Northwestern. He w-as cap-
tain of the team in 1942.
Greenland King
Faces French In
Ping Peng Final
Displaying some of the
versatility- which carried
him to net fame back in the
Slates, Lt. Seymour Green-
berg of Greenland licked
S/Sgt. Johnny- French, IBC
ping pong titlist, in their
second match 'Wednesday
night during the intermiss-
ion of the Iceland — Green-
land basketball game to ev-
en their series and necessi-
tate a deciding match to-
night at the Fieldhouse.
Greenberg took the first
set, 21-18, lost the second,
19-21, and came back to take
the last, 21-15.
French opened the series
last Saturday with a triumph
over the Greenland delegate,
21-18, 19-21, and 21-15.
They will play- the decid-
ing match betw-een the halv-
es of the Greenland — Gay
90s basketball game.
Baseball Selects
Senator Chandler
Us Commissioner
Sen. Albert (Happy)
Chandler, Kentucky- Demo-
crat, w-as appointed to suc-
ceed the late Kenesaw M.
Landis as commissioner of
baseball at a meeting of
major league officials early
this w-eek in Cleveland.
Club owners stated that
Chandler has been given a
seven-year contract calling
for $50,000.
Senator Chandler w-as a
minor league ball player be-
fore practicing law and ent-
ering politics.
TENNIS LUMINARY
- AND STILL CHAMPIONS
Shown above in the distinguished company of their
commanding general, Brig. Gen. Early E. W. Duncan, are
members of the Iceland basketball team which beat Green-
land in two games during the last week to retain the
North Atlantic cage championship. They are (1. to r.)
front row: Pfc. Joe McCormick; Pfc. Don Weathers;
General Duncan; Pfc. George Tebbens; and Pfc. Sanford
Speicher; second row: Cpl. Dick Isenhour; Cpl. Marshall
Gemherling; Lt. Jerry Robinson, coach; Pfc. Mike Homa;
S/Sgt. Saverio Prunesti; and Y 1/c Bill Ward. (Signal
Corps Photo).
Novice Picks 7—10 Split
Veteran keglers probably
shook their heads when
they read that Andy- Liplon,
15-year-old bowler w-ith
three months’ experience,
made the bow-lers’ dream —
picking the (impossible)
seven-ten split in a recent
Philadelphia (Pa.) high
school match. Oh, y-es — he
w-as rolling in his stocking-
ed feet.

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As we w-atched Hank (Sgt.) Soar stand in backcourt
last Saturday- night at the Fieldhouse and lob court-
length passes to his Greenland cronies, time rolled back.
The last time w-e saw- Hank he w-as w-earing a different
kind of uniform and throwing different kinds of passes
against our Alma Mater for Providence College on the
football gridiron ten years ago.
Since those days, Hank played for the Boston Sham-
rocks before joining the New York Giants pro eleven in
1937 where he landed a backfield berth which he held
until last autumn when he w-as shipped overseas. Bless-
ed with a rugged physique, Soar w-as a ‘natural’ in the
‘pay-for-play’ ranks and for the past five seasons w-as
voted the best defensive back in the business.
Accompanying Soar from Greenland are two other
athletic stars. Playing w-ith the Giant ace is Timmy
Mangan, property- of the Cleveland Indians. Mangan
caught for Charleston and Wilkes-Barre before trad-
ing his spikes for GIs. The other individual is Lt. Sey-
mour Greenberg, U.S. tennis sensation, who will be seen
in action this Thursday night at the Fieldhouse.
Keep your optics peeled for the 1945 Sugar Bow-1 grid
classic which is on the current local movie circuit. It’s
in technicolor and comes to the Command through the
courtesy- of Lt. Dave Zinkoff, SSO, and his pal, F. D.
(Hap) Reilly-, publicity- chairman of the New- Orleans
classic. It covers every- score of the game and is pres-
ented in vivid detail.
Lt. Seymour Greenberg
(above), former U.S. clay
court tennis champion and
now stationed in Greenland,
will meet Lt. Campbell Gille-
spie, IBC titlist, at the Field-
house next Thursday night
for the tennis championship
of the North Atlantic.
Correct standing of the GRIPERS in the Reykjavik
loop was 8-8 for a .500 mark .... Don’t be surprised to
see Cornell on Notre Dame’s grid chart in the near
future .... Nor the running of the Kentucky Derby-
after all .... In response to several queries — w-e liked
the Browns and Cards before this season started ....
Greenland hoopsters tab Iceland a paradise — com-
pared to their post.