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Sailors Win Glory Through Navy Athletics And Recreation
The piece highlights American sailors excelling in football boxing rowing and more, led by Lieut Hooper. It notes fleet athletic committees, annual regattas, prize purses, and shipboard programs from baseball to moving pictures and reading rooms. It also covers daily routines and the Navy's support for athletic training and morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Evans
Fleet
8. C. Hooper
Jackies
Uncle Sam
China Station
Philippines
Jack
S. C. Hooper
Connecticut
Guantanamo
Newport
Bar Harbor
Boston
Hooper
Prince Louis
August Belmont
Indiana
Maine
Marines
Guantanses
Navy
Sailor Burke
Tom Sharkey
Sammy Robideau
Bowne
Gailor
Hongkong
Edison
H. B. Wilson
North Dakota
Wilson
Bo’s’n