Freeze Wins Narrow Decision In 30 Round Military Boxing Card
George Freeze rises after a long knockdown to edge Bill Schleicher in a 180 pound main event at the East drill field Monday night. The bout, marked by a late rally and a disputed finish, ends with Freeze the winner and Schleicher tiring. Other bouts feature Erwin Small over Max Cardwell and Schachtile defeating Lumpp in a sharp, bobbing style.
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George Freeze
Squadron “I
Bill” Schleicher
Squadron
East Drill Field
Wien Shavn
Aht Fanashanuravan
Freeze
Wheeling
W. Valad
Schleicher
Max Cardwell
Oklahoma City Battler
Randy” Schachule
Squadron P
Sacramento
Cal
Dick Lumpp
Craddock
Schachtile
Lumpp
Squadron Swelters
Bill McGinfey
Los Angeles
George Feehley
Baltimore
Feehley
McGinley
Saydie McGinley
Charles Shuford
Asheville
N. C
George Cheshire
Franklin
Ohio
Fred” Young
Duncan
Okio
Simard
Paul Fairchild
R” and Carry
John Garamella
St. Louis
Hugo Planz
Squadron R
Austin
Minn
Robert Young
Squadron M Battler
Portland
Ore
Young
Planz
Squadron M
New Jersey
Leo Hanis
Bert Janke
Hanis
Reiser
John Schwanger
Elizabeth
Clarence Moeller
North Tonawanda
N. Y
Moeller
Andrew Sabol
Cpl
George Tsitovich
Dick Danielsen
Joe Harbin
J. R. Yordy
tLearn
Convalescents Defeat Wacs 16-3 In Softball
A convalescent patients team at the station hospital defeated the WAC team 16 to 3 at the hospital softball diamond Thursday night. Pfc Bill Wood, editor of the hospital publication, announced the result.
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Station Hospital
Pfc
Bill Wood
Hospital Publiation
Eagles Defeat Childress in High-Scoring Doubleheader
Sheppard Field Eagles beat Childress AAF 7 5 in the top game at Spudder Park. Howie Schultz won on the mound scattering seven hits in nine innings. Don Gray led the offense with three hits in four trips as Vallani drove in three runs. The Eagles travel to Amarillo for a two game series to avenge a prior loss. In the afternoon game, Thunderbolts defeated Grasshoppers 6 1 behind Raymond Jack.
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Sheppard Field Eagles
Childress Aaf
Spudder Park
Howie” Schultz
Eagles
Don Gray
Squadron P
Sal Franjola
al Vallani
Vallani
Amarillo
Sky Giants
Thunderbolts
Grasshoppers
Raymond Jack
Spudder Park Sees 500 Baseballs Used This Season
A recent report by Lts. Arthur Hornreich and Sam Sedicino notes more than 500 baseballs have been used so far this season in daily contests at Spudder Park. The post baseball league leaders the mo guls of the league.
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Spudder Park
Lts
Arthur Hornreich
Sam Sedicino
Post Baseball League
Negro Fights Postponed To Next Thursday Evening Card
The Negro boxing show at the East drill field arena last Thursday was postponed. A complete card of ten Negro bouts will be presented next Thursday evening with fights starting promptly at 8 30. Monday night fights continue as usual.
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East Drill Field Arena
Plaster Casts Fail To Slow Hospital Team Victory
A rugged convalescent PT staff at the station hospital edged a patients’ team 4 to 3 in ten innings last Saturday. Despite bone mending therapy, the patients claim the staff was lucky. The rubber tilt of a seven game series is set for 1:00 p m this afternoon.
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Station Hospital
De Vita Leaves for Rec School at Washington and Lee
Lieutenant Thomas De Vita, 78th physical training officer, departed last week to attend the athletic and recreation school at Washington and Lee University in Lexington Virginia, under the Learn and Live program.
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Thomas de Vita
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Burdette Heads To New Post At Keesler Field
Captain Floyd B Burdette formerly director of physical training at Sheppard Field Liaison Pilot Training School departs for a new assignment at Keesler Field Mississippi this week.
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Floyd B. Burdette
Liaison Pilot Training
Sheppard Field
Keesler Field
Miss
Globetrotters Enter Texas Semi Pro Baseball Tournament
The 78th Globetrotters baseball team has officially entered the Texas State Semi Pro Baseball tournament in Waco Texas starting July 26. Top Texas teams compete with Texas winners advancing to the national tournament in Wichita Kansas late in August.
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Globetrotters
Texas
Waco
Wichita Kan
Between You and Me spotlight on Sheppard Field athlete Big Ken Wilson
CPL. HARRISON COLSON writes of Ken Wilson, a Sheppard Field standout praised for major league potential. The column notes other service baseball moves, former AL stars' discharges, Hughson’s Europe-bound game, boxing crowds, 1948 Olympics talk, 78th AAF Unit morale, and convalescent sports programs.
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Cpl
Harrison Colson
Cleveland News
Ed Bang
Sheppard
Lake Erie
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Bang
Ken” Wilson
Texas
Diamonds
Ken
Texacts
Cleveland
Red
Ruffing
Sam West
Hank
Greenberg
Big Red
Yanks
West
White Sox
Detroit
Hughson
Sheppard Field
Tex” Hughson
Europe
Col
K. E. Fields
ETO
Army Athletic Program
Ss. F
East Field
Actioen
Madison Square Garden
J. R. Yordy
Dick Danielsen
S. Set
Joe Harbin
J. S. Edstrom
London
Sweden
China
Japan
AAF
Esprito de Corps
Fred Cunningham
S. F
Selfridge Field
Michigan
Officers' PT Schedule Announced by Captain Sanderson
Captain Harold E. Sanderson, director of physical training, announced a new schedule for officers’ fitness classes. The timetable includes 0900 1060 Monday Wednesday Friday. 1000 1100 daily for those over 38. 1100 1200 Tuesday Thursday Saturday. 1500 1600 daily except Sunday. and 1600 17600 daily except Sunday.
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Harold E. Sanderson
Marauders rout Mustangs 8-2 in five innings
Marauders overpower the Mustangs 8-2 in a five inning opener as Al Decker earned the win with Wood and Lally relief. George Crawford pitched for the Mustangs and Banks plated the lone extra base hit.
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Marauders
Mustangs
Hellcats
Typhoons
al Decker
Marauder
Itlinger
Wood
Lally
George Crawford
Nelson
Banks
Decker
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Wacs
Post PT Dept
S. Sgt
Dick Danielson
Battling ‘Eagles
Childress
Gray
Minneapolis
Tommy Loughran
Tony Galento
Maxie Rosenbloom
Mike Collins
Tommy Gibbons
Prima Carnera
National Boxing Association
Northwest
Art Lasky
Johnny Risko
Danielsen
al Fay
Chicago
Marty Gallagher
Boston Gardens
Charley Ballanger
Harry Thomas
Louis Danielsen
Great Dane
Sheppard Field Childress Ab
R -B.e
R.h.e. Mercury
Robinson
Sedicino
É Doerr
Watts
Harkins
de Vita
Rec School
Ftrotters
By Sansone
Gamered Wat
Hellcat Chukker
Typhoon
Rudy Hentz
Hellcat
Warren Pearce
Wall
Wall and Booze
Vanderhoff
Malone Freer
Jarvis
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