SF Gridders Meet Scott Field For AAFTC Title Challenge
Western Division champions Sheppard Field faces Scott Field at Keesler Miss at 3 pm in a high stakes AAFTC touch football final. SF reliance on key injuries may test quarterback play and receiving corps as two full teams from Keesler prepare for the title bid and possible Sunday return.
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Sheppard Field Grid Masters
Keesler Field
Miss
Scott Field
Johnny McCarthy
Len Passo
Dan Gaskowski
Te Avneactad
Ctiffe
Buck’ Holland
SF Boys
Texacts
Holland
Tat
Keesler
All Stars barely beat Enid 42 39 in 1945 clash
The 78th Sheppard Field All Stars hobbled through a shaky game to defeat Enid Army Air Base 42 to 39 at North Gym. Bob Denham led the All Stars with six points as crowd favored Oklahoma boys in a contest decided in the final seconds after a disputed foul call.
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Sheppard Field All- Stars
Enid Army
North Gym
All- Stars
Ken Fagans
Oklahoma Boys
Bob Denham
F and H Quints Capture Honors in League Action
F and H Quints earned two straight wins as post tournament continued. F defeated Squadron A 29-16 and H won 39-35, with other outcomes: Classification 24-6 over Squadron M, K forfeit over Squadron Q, H edged F 32-31, A beat M 26-25, E 35-6 over I, B forfeit over P, C 26 points beating Chemical Warfare, N over Instructors 32-18, E 31-26 over PY, and C 24-14 over B.
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Squadron E
Squadron I
Squadron P
Ping Pong Tournament at Marion Duke Service Club
The Marion Duke service club hosts a ping pong tournament at Service Club Two on Monday and Tuesday December 3 and 4. Participants must sign up at the club office by 6 PM Monday. Prizes will be awarded to the winners.
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Marion Duke
Service Club
Yankees Smother Foe Tie Lofter Bowlers in WAC action
Yankees register three wins over the first place Lofters at Post Alleys No 2 to move to 15 victories and deadlock for first in the WAC Bowling League. Led by Sgt Mary Karnowski the Yankees posted strong team totals with 1945 as Lofters held 1799 and AACS 1621. Pvt Maggie Rector and Margaret Gilbert tied for third in three game high with 415 while Cpl Wanda Ciborska led the Lefter attack at 424. Pfc Virginia Dalrymple had the top single score with 1096 as three weeks remain.
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Yankees
Sgt
Mary Karnowski
Yanks
Lofters
AACS
Clogs
Pinners
Queens
Pirates
Virginia Bartnick
Maggie Rector
Margaret Gilbert
Wanda Ciborska
Pfc
Virginia Dalrymple
Acute PT Tutor Shortage Warns of Training Delays
The PT program in the unit faces worsening shortages before 1946 with permanent officers to take on training duties. The staff includes 37 enlisted men and 13 officers, but many are slated for discharge, leaving a gap. Lt. Cecil H. Humphries notes the department may be among the hardest hit as trained instructors are reassigned.
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New Order
Humphries
PT Department
Sheppard Field All Stars and Squadrons Clash in Week Sports
Saturday Sheppard Field All Stars face Corpus Christi at North Gym in 8 p.m. action. Monday Nevis Gym hosts Squadron events and PT dept. matches. Tuesday North Gym and South Gym host multiple Squadron basketball games and bowling leagues. Wednesday bowling and tournament matches continue at Post Alleys. Thursday air and chemical warfare squadron games at South Gym. Friday Sheppard Field opponents end week with Amarillo AAF game at Amarillo venue.
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Sheppard Field
Corpus Christi
North
Nevis
South
waAc
Ft. Worth
Appointments of PT Officers Boost SF Athletic Plans
The article notes the appointment of Ist. Lts. William J. Bogan, Eugene Detullio and Richard A. Skwira as PT officers and announces continued efforts to maintain and improve SF's athletic program.
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Ist
William J. Bogan
Eugene Detullio
Richard A. Skwira
Top Competitors Leave Post Alters Local Basketball Lineup
Post Sports Scene reports the 78th outfit and key players quit, weakening Sheppard Field All-Stars. AACS squad withdraws from inter squadron play, Squadron P fills in, while veterans Denham Schudrowitz and Prichett may stay to support out of town games.
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Squadron P
Sheppard Field
Glenn Kinney
Bob Denham
Jerry Schudrowitz
Ellis Prichett
Fagans
Denham
Schedrowitz
Prichett
Sports Picker Cartoonist Says So Long To SF
Lieutenant Straub, a veteran sports cartoonist and top pick maker with an .853 grid- winner average in 1944, leaves SPF to enter the Army on July 29 1941. His art has appeared in the Atlanta Journal Miami Herald and other papers while he plans to return to his oil insurance job after duty.
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Enantvine
In. v
Straub
Garden State
Texacts
Lieutenant Straub
Atlanta Journal
Miami Herald
Macon Telegram
Aberdeen Ameri
Can News
Wichita Falls
SPF
Buck
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