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THE WHITE FALCON
Saturday, November 27, 1954
Field Problem for Today
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WARMIN’ BENCH
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By T/Sgt Jim Acors
Army—Navy Battle Today
Thriller Expected in Philadelphia
By George E. Duffy II
The 100,000 odd football enthusiasts who will fill Phila-
delphia’s Memorial Stadium today may well be treated to
one of the most exciting games ever played between these
two service rivals.
Both West Point and Annapolis <$►
will field strong, aggresive ele-
vens, and there is little to choose
between the two team in all de-
partments of play. Both squads
have, with one or two exceptions,
run roughshod over all opposition.
• Army, recovering the pigskin
glory it lost after 1951, was up-
set by South Carolina in its
opener 34-20, but the Cadets then
proceeded to roll over seven suc-
cessive opponents, among them
such formidable foes as Michig-
an, Duke and Yale.
Navy has a 6-2 won and lost
record, but only a mere eight
points separates the Midshipmen
from a perfect season. They were
beaten by an underdog Pittsburgh
team 21-19 after' winning their
first three games, and they lost
to mighty Notre Dame by the
slim margin of a goal line fumble
which nullified a tying touchdown.
Among the more impressive Navy
victories were their routs of Stan-
ford and Duke.
Both teams play out of the “T”
Formation, employing a deceptive
attack with speed and variety.
The Cadets, coached by Colonel
Earl “Red” Blaik .possess one of
the fastest backfields in the
country and have in Pete Vann a
quarterback of All-American cali-
ber. The lanky senior from Ham-
burg, New York took over the
field general’s reins as an inex-
perienced plebe in 1951 after the
cribbing scandal had thoroughly
decimated the ranks of veteran
players. Vann has improved by
leaps and bounds until he has
reached the point where he is not
favorably compared to such West
Point quarterbacking immortals as
Arnold Tucker, Doug Kenna and,
Arnie Galiffa. His pin-point pass-
ing, play calling and ball handling
are a joy to behold. In addition,
he is a superb defender in this
day of the return to one-platoon
football.
And Vann is by no means the
only star in the Army firmament.
There is Pat Uebel, the fullback
-and leading scorer in 1953, Tommy
Bell, the fleet sprinter from the
track squad who has scored several
times this season on long and
sensational runs, and Bob Kyasky,
the sophomore halfback who is
considered the fastest back West
Point has seen since the days of
“Mr. Inside,” Glenn Davis. This
brilliant quartet is ably supported
by a line which features such All-
American candidates as guard
Ralph Chesnauskas and end Don
Holleder, the gentleman who fre-
quently is on the receiving end of
a Pete Vann aerial.
Navy lost the entire center
of its rugged 1953 line at gradua-
tion time, but Coach Eddie
Erdelatz has moulded another
fine frontier which has held all
but one opponent to less than
two touchdowns per game.
Ron Beagle, a superlative two-
■way end, is the key performer in
the line. He caught eight passes
in the Notre Dame game and
continually harassed Irish backs,
particularly the great Ralph
Guglielmi. Tackle Hugh Webster
is another Navy stalwart, especi-
ally on defense. The backfield, led
by ace passer and quarterback
George Welsh, is a veteran unit.
The halfbacks, John Weaver and
Bob Craig, are fast and shifty,
capable of a scoring dash from
any point on the field. Joe Gattuso,
the powerful fullback, is a human
battering ram whose off-tackle
thrusts keep the defense “honest
and increase the effectiveness of
the Naval air arm.
Both teams can run and pass
with equal facility. Navy is in-
clined to pass more often but
rolled up 383 yards against the
Duke “Blue Devils.” The Cadets
rely on a relentless ground game,
but the ever present threat of
Vann’s strong right arm gives
balance to the attack.
There is no question of the
teams being “up” for this game.
This is the big one. The success
of the entire season depends on
just 60 minutes of play.
row to remain the only undefeated
team here at Keflavik Airport.
The Navy lads added victories
over IADF 50-47 and AACS 52-
42, and then Sneaked by a hard
charging “M” Co. in the closing
seconds of play 51-49.
Led by Gordon Cole’s 23 points
Air Rescue had little opposition
in handing the Retreaders a 47-
23 shellacking. Despite a 28 point
splurge by Anton Kimmerle,
Material downed the Army boys
52-51. Two nights later Material
returned to action and upset a
highly favored Motor Vehicle
team to the tune of 55-46.
George Norman found his shoot-
ing eye and led the Air Instl squad
to a tie for fourth place with a
double victory. Big George tallied
23 points in defeating Motor
Vehicle 64—51. In a prior game
Norman raced up 20 as Air Instl
came from behind to win over
Material 63-54.
Motor Vehicle bounced back in
the win column as they edged 1400
Air Base 67-65 behind the 25
point scoring of Coach Walter
Seal, Dick Markley led the losers
with 21. In other games AACS
defeated IADF 39-34 and Opera-
tions was slaughtered by IADF
55-25.
Over in the senior circuit, Coach
Taylor’s “B” Btry boys fought
their way into a tie for first place
with Heavy Mortar. The Btry
found themselves trailing by ten
points at half time over a high
rated “K” Co. team. In the se-
cond half they came roaring back
to out score “K” by 21 points and
grab a well earned victory 57-46,
Chubby Trucchio lead all scores
with 29 big points.
Vp-10 added several new play-
ers and surprised many fans with
a 72-39 rout of Company “L”.
Three nights later the Patrol boys
defeated a determined “I” Co. 54-
46. VP now supporting a 7-5 re-
cord and three of those defeats
coming prior to their arrivial
could be the team to beat. In other
games Heavy Mortar held on to a
tie in the National league as they
edged 57th Fighter 46-43.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
George Norman of Air Instl.
won the honors for the week of
8 November in leading his team
to two big victories. Chubby
Trucchio gained the crown with
his brilliant shooting an play as
B Btry gained a tie for first in
the National League.
* * *
Well sport fans, at last the day
has come to bid the airport and
all you nice people good by. I
would like to take this opportunity
to thank the Staff of the White
Falcon, IADF’s PIO, members of
TFK and of course all the coaches,
for their cooperations and for
making my tour a pleasant one
here. So long — and remember,
“It’s not who won the game it’s
how you played it.” Be a good
sport.
BASKETBALL STANDING
20 Nov. ’54
AMERICAN NATIONAL
W. L. W. L.
FASRON
AACS ...
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Mtr Veh .
Air Inst .
Air Rescue
Material .
“M”Co ..
Retreads .
I.A.D.F. ..
Operations
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8
7
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0 B Btry.....9
2 H. Mortar .. 9
3 K Co....... 9
4 L Co ...... 8
4 57th ...... 7
4 VP-10 ......7
6 I Co ...... 6
7 I.D.F.......4
8 932nd AC &
Army Medics 0
9 W ...
11 Hq 74th
12 NE Eng
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By Lyon Castle
We are starting off with our
new name as shown by the head-
ing. Job still the same and that
is construction of the various
buildings and runways at Keflavik
Airport and other locations
thoughout Iceland.
Col Bagnulo, the Area Engineer,
presented a number of Icelandic
employees of the contractor, Met-
calf, Hamilton, Smith, Beck Com-
panies, with awards for excellence
in safety. Safety and safe practi-
ces in construction are paramount
in importance to the Corps of
Engineers. The Contractor shared
the honors with these men, as the
efforts of Mr. McArdle and Mr.
Kravel, Project Manager and
Safety Engineer respectively, in
their promotion of safe construc-
tion practices assisted these men
in learning the safe way to do
their jobs. No small honor goes
to Mr. Conner, the Safety En-
gineer of the Area Office, who
is Chief of the Safety Program
for the Area Engineer.
Lt Col Whitsitt, Ass’t Area
Engineer, is at present on TDY
in the ZI. We expect him back
soon.
High Flight
(Continued from Col i, Page 1).
in slightly more than six hours.
Four plane flights climbed into
the air at ten minute intervals,
until the last planes were cleared
off the runway.
During one month, despite icy^^
runways, a brief snowstorm, and
only four and one-half hours of
daylight, 81 jet fighters departed
Keflavik in just over two hour
And, early this year project
“High Flight” really went into
high gear when 1708th Ferry
Control Group pilots completed
the first “double-jump” of 1954.
Making this movement from
Greenland to Scotland in one day
an unusual event are the exacting
standards to be met in a “High
Flight” operation. The high winds,
unpredictable weather and short
daylight periods in the Keflavik
area during winter months usually
cause at least a one day delay in
operations. Only a few times each^^
year do proper conditions exist af^V
all stations participating in the
jet movement.
It is not until the end of their
de-briefing period at this end
the Greenland-Keflavik fligh^Jj
that the “High Flight” pilot can
relax from his grueling job. And,
as any “High Flight” pilot will
tell you, relaxation is an im-
portant part of the preparations
for the next leg of the flight—
the leg that will take him from
Keflavik Airport to Scotland to
deliver his sleek, jet-powered
fighter to a North Atlantic
Treaty Organization member.
It is after the last arrival of
“High Flight” is safely reported—
both here and at the Scotland
designation—that Keflavik Air-
port personnel begin to relax and
action decelerates.
Pablo had recently been mar
ried and a friend asked how
things were going.
Pablo answered, “O. K.,
theenk—but I theenk maybe
married my seester.”
“Why you theenk that?”
Pablo replied, “Well, alia time
she giggle and say to me, “Oh,
brother!”
Answer to Puzzle
Old Grads
Oxford, Ohio (AFPS) — Educa-
tion has no age barriers. Nine
candidates receiving degrees at
Miami University here this year
were 50 or over.
CLUB DOINGS
27 Nov. - 11 Dec.
NCO CLUB
29- 6 Bingo—2000
30- 7 Lucky Tuesday-—2000
1- 8 Western Dance—2000
2- 9 Western Dance—2000
3- 10 Buffet Supper—2000
4- 11 Air Force Dance Band—2000
12 Breakfast—0800 to 1100
SERVICE CLUB
27- 7 Birthday Party
28- 5 Chess Tournament
29- 6 Hill-Billy Night
30- 7 Dance
1- 8 Bingo
2- 9 Game Night
3- 10 Dance
4 Ping Pong Tournament
OFFICERS’ OPEN MESS
29- 6 519th Combo—2000
30- 7 Bingo—2000
8 Air Force Band—2000
9 519th Combo—2000
10 Air Force Band—2000
ARMED FORCES OPEN MESS
28 Informal Dance—2030
29 Game Night—2030
27 Sadie Hawkins Dance—2030
30 Bridge and Poker—2030
1 Bingo—2030
2 Combo—2030
3 Hi-Balls—1600—1700
4 Informal Dance—2030
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