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Newspaper
Sheppard Field Texacts
Location
Sheppard Field, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1944
Page
10
Ben Forrest NCOIC of Section C, 78th, tops the league with a 643 while pace of Dec 21 first night of the AACS Bowling League marks his rise to Class A status.
Jim Lindsey leaves TEXACTS as boxing notes emphasize his impact at Sheppard Field. The Dec 18 show featured Malpica over Hillhouse and wraps 1944 pay events with boxing resuming January 8 at Hangar No. 3. Plans include Inter-Allied exhibitions and a Louis Conn finals tourney after V-E Day.
The National Post Basketball League enters its third week with games each Thursday at 7:30 and 8:30 in the North and South Gyms. Section C defeated RD5s 38-30 led by Cristofuli with 18 and Allmaugher 11. the 78th BU won 54-18 over Section I paced by Dale 12. Dollar of Section I leads scorers with 20 points as two-game total reaches 31.
A section feature profiles Galen Norquist from Boise Idaho a tall blond right hander nicknamed No Hit who starred in Boise High and Fort Douglas impressing Kearn's Air Base opponents. Teams like the Red Sox and Yankees have shown interest with offers and a Washington State scholarship possible while he is set for professional pursuit after shipping out.
In the fourth Academic Squad bowling league Navigators won two of three lines to preserve a league-leading margin over the Pilots. Sheppard Field Officers dropped two straight cage games, losing to Childress Air Base and then Will Rogers field near Oklahoma.
Handball at Sheppard Field dominates sports pages as Major Blevins and Captain Bowling swept the recent tournament on December 19 earning war bonds. A new handball tourney begins January 3 with eleven entrants, sponsored by the Physical Training Department.
In a tight race, Section A No 1 tied Hellcats after blanking the Medics. Dun tanc 637 led the scoring as Hellcats won two from Section N with Reppe’s 254 high single. Psychoes posted 3047 for three games beating Section E. Section B topped Section H with 1018 high, Owls claimed an odd game from Section A No 2. Slats Marion predicts Cardinals dominance for five to six years.
The Fifth Army edged toward defense of its title by sending two more boxers into the finals of the Mediterranean interallied boxing tournament last week, raising their finalist tally to six and widening the gap over North African and Adriatic squads. Finalists include Cpl Leroy Jeffrey of Kansas City Cpl Melvin Pullen of Dayton Ez zard Charles of Cincinnati Milton Glass of Akron Sgt Adolph Labreque of Holyoke and Adolph Bardlow of Philadelphia.
Texan Ann Curtis of San Francisco was chosen as Outstanding Woman Athlete of the Year by country’s sports editors polled by the Associated Press. At 18 she holds a swim record for each year, revealed at the National AAU convention. Mrs. George Zaharias followed, with Pauline Betz, tennis champion for the third year, in fourth place.
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