Eagles Defeat Altus Cagers In Home Debut
The Eagles beat Altus Army Air Field 40 to 34 in their home debut at the north gym. Luther Stephenson scored 18 points while Zombier added 12 for Altus. The win gives the Fagles a balanced start to the season.
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Eagles
Altus Cagers
Altus
Okla
Army Air Field
North Gymnasium
Luther Stephenson
Fagle
Zombier
Fagles
Sheppard Field
Frederick Army Air Field
Frederick
Mortenson
Rainbolt
Kauth
McDaniel
Eeeore Slater
Hamilton
Stephenson
Bussard
Ewing
Hoffstein
Youngen
Skrodzki
Evnen
Zomlfer
Senee
Cooper
Christianson
Adkins
Ewes
Snyder
Bunoski
Ferar
Cuva
Sheppard
Jones
Ligon
Sedicino
Wertman
Kaplan Captures Ping Pong Meet Victory Over Swaim
Pvt. Bob Kaplan of Section II defeated CpL Ralph Swaim of 77th AAF BU in the finals of the weekly ping pong tournament at the Eighth Street USC. Fourteen contestants started the meet and Kaplan earned a free telephone call to Chicago as the victor's prize. The consolation prize went to Pvt. Bud Fleener who beat Sgt. David Benjamin.
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Bob Kaplan
Section II
Ralph Swaim
AAF BU
Eighth Street
USC
Kaplan
Chicago
Bud Fleener
Section N
Sgt
David Benjamin
Officers' Club links title winner at Weeks Park
Captain Nelson P Davies former Florida golf champion won the Officers' Club 54 hole event at Weeks Park with a total of 229 strokes. A forfeit by the 308th TG gave the rambling 601st football club their eighth straight win and an undefeated BTC loop season. Pre cadets at Sheppard Field named Jack Dempsey the greatest heavyweight champion.
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Nelson P. Davies
Florida
Weeks Park
Sheppard Field
Jack Dempsey
Opening Downtown Fight Card Delights Big Army Crowd
More than 1,000 GIs and Northwest Texans packed Wichita Falls Boys Club for a ten-bout boxing program by Sheppard Field Athletic and Recreation Association. Wallace Malpica vs Gene Farmer headline a rough thirteen total rounds ending with Farmer’s victory and top welterweight status. several bouts featured Kucera Morrison, Massien Skulley, Rives, Taylor Hunt, Torice Herman, Bridgeman, Hillhouse Hollicks, Stewart Cobrugh Smith Foxall and Autry counting knockdowns.
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Sheppard Field Athletic and Recreation Association
Wichita Falls Boys Club
Wallace Malpica
Gene Farmer
Cpl
Dave Overton
Leo T. Mahon
Dick Youngen
Carl Magaran
Dick Daniels
Section A
New York
Fisti
Malpica
Farmer
T. Sgts. H. H. Morrison
Johnny Kucera
Kucera
Morrison
Leonard Massien
Cleveland
Ohio
Charles Hillhouse
Section Q
Lakeland
Fla
Kaye
Ken Hollicks
Port Henry
N. Y
George Stewart
James Foxall
Nashville
Tenn
Smith
Suffolk
Luther Autry
James A. Willess
Alvin H. Carlin
Pfc
Bruce Ogielgie
Joseph Macaluso
Two Circuits Face 18-Game Seasonal Cards
The Post announces two eight team cage leagues starting December 12 with a 28 game schedule each. Two games weekly on Tue and Thu, modeled after the recent touch football campaign. All sections and 78th AAF BU join. American and National Leagues feature multiple sections. Section P and 78th BU favored. at least four teams in each league vie for the post championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Physical Training Department
AAF BU
Fight 112 Wins Cage Tourney in Section P Basketball
Flight 112 of Barracks 277 won the Section P tournament by beating Flight 264 40 to 27. Vic Smith led 264 in scoring with teammates Virgil Smith Wayne Gibbs Ralph Wolfe Jim McConnell and Howard Wolfe. Stanley Reddaway captained the champions with other Flight 112 players including Arthur C Milne Richard Meyers Harold F. Nord Barry Berebitsky James Ruttan and Richard A. Zito.
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Flight 112
Barracks
Flight 264
Flight 268
Vic Smith
Virgil Smith
Wayne Gibbs
Ralph Wolfe
Jim McConnell
Howard Wolfe
Stanley Reddaway
Arthur C Milne
Richard Meyers
Harold F. Nord
Barry Berebitsky
James Ruttan
Richard A. Zito
Kenneth A. Carl
M. E. Wentworth
Don Gray
Maj
O. K. Kemp
Cpl
Billy Nation
A&r
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Swaim
Sports Mirror
TSS
407Th
403Rd
Straub Sportoon
AEM
Uct
Sid Kimmelman
Glen C. Skulley
Section P
Canton
Massien
Skulley
Willis B. Rives
Ken Burger
Harrisburg
Tuscola
Miss
Rives
Taylor
Clifton Taylor
Sarasota
Ken Hunt
Joseph City
Ariz
Hunt
John Torice
Washington, D. C
Earl Herman
Omaha
Neb
Herman
David Bridgeman
Yakima
Wash
Dwight Howland
San Diego
Calif
Howland
Bridgeman
Foxall
Fight 112
Star Pro Cager
al Roberts
Philadelphia Spuhs
New York Jewels
New York Americans
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