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PAGE EIGHT Baseball Practice Starts Next Week All men interested in play ing with the Prof baseball team this season see Lt Pras se in the Co. D orderly room at once. Practice will start within a week Profs Easily Best 4th TR The Profs, now only a half game behind the third place 3rd STR Rifles in the TIS League, succeeded in breaking a four game losing streak at the ex pense of the hapless 4th TR Spartans, who were a 45-28 vic tim Sunday at the Main Post Gym. The game though a dull, list less affair, was remarkable for a low number of fouls, exactly ten being called during the fray McCrary for the Profs got his teams’ only foul point out of three Prof attempts. The Spar tans had seven foul tries, four of which were converted. The first quarter started off slowly, both teams feeling the other out. Ricks broke the ice for the Profs with a ‘crip’ shot under the basket. Then the Profs piled up an 8-2 lead but the Spartans, led by Eckerts, came within a point of overtak ing the Profs, 8-7, as the quar ter ended. The Profs in the second stan za by dint of good teamwork turned loose and added four more to their one point advan tage as the half ended, 20 to 15 Prasse threw two beauties from about the middle of the court as the crowd ah-ed in admiration. The third quarter was rather dull, but the Profs added three more points to their lead The final stanza saw the Profs really go point-wild, amassing 15 markers They completely out played, out maneuvered and out scored the game Spartan quin tet. Prof scoring honors were well distributed, Ricks leading with 12. (See boxscore) For the los ers, it was Eckerts who thrilled the fans. The lad tossed in four field goals and two foul shots for a total of ten points. The box score: PROFS (45) F.G FT Pts Belk, F 5 0 10 McCrary. F 5 111 Prasse, C 4 0 8 Ossi, G 2 0 4 Keeler. G 0 0 0 Ricks. G 6 0 12 22 1 45 SPARTANS (28) F G FT. Pts O’Brien, F 3 17 Eckerts, F 4 2 10 Kehoe, F 2 0 4 Cope, C 11 3 Maddox, G 1 0 2 Bottjer 1 0 2 Garretts 0 0 0 12 4 28 New Compass Can't Make Mistakes London (CNS) —Flying Fort resses now are equipped with a new gyro flux-gate compatß which enables navigators to get instant bearings high in the sky. News of the use of this delicate device was made public only re cently after it became known that several had fallen into the hands of the enemy. "It’s just a compass with all the errors taken out,” one navigator ex plained. H<rb Somerson. \ i o sinhs art in a lypi . cal defensive basket hall pose. is the big leason uh', the Blues have to lose a SSBBE JS ' in the Amen- can League" ISO second half. Herb is ' * C an all-around floor man and just loves ||| to hold his oppon ’W - enfs to minimum points Olhcial L S 1 As Ann;. I’hoto The b' ' - I’.fT'.'m Schorl Somerson Keeps Blues Chugging Toward Title By Cyl. Charles Schwalm The ball game tied. An extra three minute play off to decide the winner The contestants, Co. A. Academic Regiment and 771st Tank Bn., Sunday at the USO Auditorium. The hero curly haired, popular T Sgt. Herb Somerson of the Company A Blue Devils. He merely slipped the winning goal through the net in the three minute play off to keep the Blue Devils on top of the “American League” USO league. Herb’s like that.—ever dependable— land clicks in the pinch. T Sgt. Herbert M. Somerson is | the sort of fellow that coaches ' dream about He plays to win and is a key man on any club. In the Intra-Regimental tourney. Somerson was one of the big reasons why Co. A nearly licked the powerful Headquarters five. As a youngster he liked the “thud” of the football. He scin tillated with the Atlantic City high school eleven. He was then awarded a football scholarship to the University of Wisconsin, which speaks well of his prow ess because the Badgers are “tops” in the Big Ten. After two years there, he in jured his knees. As a result Herb lost his scholarship, but manag ed to continue his education He played basketball in his senior year. Upon graduation in 1940, he attended Dickinson Law School where he had the honor of form ing the school’s first quintet He was also honored with the cap taincy. His selection as team leader proved successful for the team in its many games. Being in the Army did not dampen his sports enthusiasm for Herb says, “I’m in favor of hav ing more inter-company sports with longer seasons. I like team- TiS STANDINGS W. L. Pctg. 176th Inf 9 1 900 6th TR 9 2 818 3rd STR 6 4 600 PROFS 6 5 .545 4th Inf 4 7 .364 4th TR 2 9 .182 7th A. D 17 111 •131st Inf 0 2 000 •Inactivated. REGIMENTAL MIRROR work rather than individualism and I’d rather play defensive I than offensive.” Herb, incidentally, has done as ' well in the Army as he has in I sports Coming to the Academ ic Regiment in 1942 as a private, |he has gone up the ladder to technical sergeant in two years and one month. He is at pres j ent assigned as a radio sets in ' structor in The Infantry School Communication Section. As to popularity, the Co. A boys swear by him. He’s that kind of a fel low! Overtime Goal By Somerson Wins For Blues By Cyl. Charles Schwalm Surging forward to their fourth successive win, the Co. A “Blue Devils” basketball team defeat ed the Co. A, 176th Inf., 67-22, and the 771st Tk Bn. 32-30 in the Ninth Street USO auditori um Saturday and Sunday. The “Blues” are now well under way in the last half of the USO American League. The 771st proved to be a worthy opponent, following close on the heels of the Blue team, time and again tying the score. The first half ended in favor of the Blue Devils with a score of 18-10. The third quarter found the 7 Zlst steadily gaining, but at the close the score was 25-23, still in favor of the Blues. From then on a close race ensued and it seemed as though the Blues would lose. The fourth quarter ended with the score deadlock ed at 30-30. In the three min utes overtime period Somerson sank the two winning points for the Blues. For the Academics Somerson totaled 15, Pirrello 12, and Bar rett four. For the 771st Shark- ey sank tert and Olandt eight. The Co. A, 176th team was no great threat to the "Blue Dev ils”. This was obvious from the start, as the Blues took the lead in the early period of the game making steady progress through out. The 176th did show spirit though fighting a losing game. The scoring trio for the Blues were again Barrett with 24, Pir rello and Somerson with 12 each. Zalutsky with nine was the lead ing scorer for the 176th Irish Referee Puts On Shillelagh Show: Profs Lose, Begorra, 60-45! It took a referee from Hoboken, N. J. named Pat Kelly, begorra, to arouse the Profs’ anger. Our quintet came from a six point third quarter deficit to only a point disadvantage before Bernie Mehen, ex-Tennessee star, came to the Eagles’ rescue. Bernie swirled, pivoted, dashed and furled his shots cleanly through the hoops again and again. Everytime he shot it was two points, until the game ended 60-45, Eagles’ favor, last Thursday night at the Harmony Church Sports Arena. Shannon, former Prof star, hit the bucket for the first marker of the evening. Danny Gab bianelli converted a foul. Troy Ricks got a free throw which he made good for the Profs’ first blood. Shannon connected for another double-decker. Mehen followed with a foul toss, a field goal, another field goal and another free throw Ricks and Ossi counted with two double deckers Shannon got a beauty from the left side of the court as the quarter ended. 10-5. in favor of the Eagles. Early in the second quarter Pat Kelly, ref, who incidentally has teamed with basketball’s best referee, Pat Kennedy, for Madison Square Garden attrac tions, stormed up to Johnny Belk, Prof center, and shouted: “You fouled this man!" He mimicked Belk’s act while shouting and unconsciously, perhaps, shoved Johnny backward. He was with in six inches of Belk's face, glar ing and barking. Belk neatly shoved the ref back—and then was ejected from the game. Skipper Ricks ran up to Kelly and vehemently protested the ejection—but to no avail. Then the Profs exploded Partenhei mer, Zientara, Prasse hit the hoops in succession as the half ended, 26-22, Eagles’ favor. The Profs were still ired and led by Ossi, who banged in three field goals and a foul throw, stormed to within a point of the league-leading Eagles. Mehen then hit the heights of his sea son’s play, getting so “hot" he fairly sizzled, hitting the basket with monotonous regularity. The Profs Take On 7th AD Tonight, Raiders Sunday In their last game at the Main Post Gym this year, the Profs take to the hardwoods at 7:30 tonight to face the any -1 thing-but-lucky 7th Armored “Luckies”. Harmony Church fans will see the Profs complete their 1044 TIS hoop season Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the Sports Arena, when they run up against the rugged Fourth Infantry Raiders The “Lucky” quintet, with a | poor season behind them, would | like to wind up on the pleasant I note of having bagged the I “great” Profs. On paper, they stand little chance, but this year’s Prof five is very unpre dictable and moody like a prima donna, and the Luckies are prob ably depending upon it. Basket eers like Roberts, Skillman, Ball and Wicker will have enough skill to sense any cockiness or let-down in the Prof play. Sunday’s Harmony Church game is a touchy subject. It was the Raiders who started the Profs on their four-game losing streak. Hicks and Cuddy, oppo sition leaders, can expect that the Profs are out for revenge, not to mention the fact that they are faced with the prospect of winding up in the second divis ion for the worst Prof debacle in years unless they get on the ball this week. Support the Profs! BUY WAR BONDS Thursday, March 9, 1944 ex S E. C star gathered 27 points total and almost single handedly won the ball game Back to Kelly and Hoboken— New Jersey Chamber of Com merce note—" Seven of the best refs in the country, including Pat Kennedy, hail from Hoboken,” Kelly declared Then, hero-worship style, “I used to carry the equipment for Kennedy to work Madison Square Garden games ” His eyes showed admiration for the games’ best ref. Kelly, himself, is colorful. His showmanship, his faultless decisions, his bark, and his beam make him the best ref we’ve seen He firmly lays down the basketbail law in Maj. Gowdy’s loop much to the delight of the fans. Profs Prasse and Ossi looked : best Prasse hit two beauties ’ from the left side of the court that fairly swished the nets while it was John Ossi who near ly brought down the house and the Eagles by his sterling play. PROFS (45) F.G FT Pts 1 Belk, F 2 0 4 McCrary. F 2 0 4 Harpe, F 0 0 0 Ossi, F 4 19 Ricks, C 2 3 7 Prasse, C 4 3 11 Partenheimer. G 1 0 2 Zientara. G 3 2 8 Totals 18 9 45 EAGLES (60) F.G FT Pts. Ticco, F 4 0 8 Shannon. F 5 3 13 Baric, F 2 2 6 Mehen, C . 12 3 27 Gabbianelli. G 12 4 Bamberger, 1 0 2 Genet. G 0 0 0 Totals 25 10 60 What A Battle!! Ramblers Edge Out Spirit Five In a hard-fought battle, the D Ramblers of the Academic Regiment made it five straight wins in the USO "American League” by disposing of A Com pany, 176th Inf. by a close 45 to 4 (Four) score Sunday after noon at the USO gym. The fans were moon struck by the fierce, terrific onslaught of the cage quintets. At half time, the Ramblers were hotly pursued but never theless had a slender 24 to 2 lead Sgt. Bill Estes of the D team was severely criticized by his teammates for an inadvertent flick of a 176th shot that found its way through the nets. The other Spirit field goal was reg istered from about the middle of the floor in the second stanza. Sgt. J. C. Smith of the Ramb lers flipped 21 markers through the hoops to take high scoring honors.
