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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.
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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.
