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STAFF SERGEANT RUDOLPH R. RUNDUS (left), OF G COMPANY, ACADEMIC
Regiment, and Pfc. Stephen lacono are a perfect supply-room combination. Rundus is
a topnotch pitcher while lacono is one of the most enthusiastic sports fans in the Army of
the United States. (Official U. S. Army Photo -The Infantry School.i
Everybody Is Happy
In Co. G Supply Room
All is harmony in the G Company, Academic Regiment,
supply room. S. Sgt. Rudy R. Rundus i; a baseball player.
Pfc. Stephen lacono. his assistant, is a baseball fan.
“I never miss a hall game,” lacono insists, “and I always
ImR on Rundus to win.” Sine
only two losses for the Profs last
year, all is harmony in the G
Company supply room.
“Remember that firsl series
game against the Spirits last
September'' lacono asks. “Well,
I lost ten bucks betting on Run
dus. But,” and you can see that
harmony still reigns, “I got more
than ten times ten bucks bet
ting on him in other games ”
lacono isn’t the only ball fan
around these and other parts
who will put his money on Run
dus when the chips are down
The tall, gangling 23 year old
athlete, brother of the Brooklyn
Dodger’s Joe Rundus, traveled
from his family's farm in Belle
ville, Kans., to the Cardinal try
out camp in Omaha, Nebr., four
years ago and has been assured
of a job ever since. When he
was asked his occupation at
the reception center in Septem
ber, 1942, he answered “Ball
player,” and ball player it will
be after the war.
He started out with the Mon
net, Mo. team which was in the
cellar of the Arkansas-Missouri
League, and although he didn’t
get it off rock bottom, he did get
enough experience to play for
Cambridge, Md., in the Eastern
Shore League in 1941. Pitching
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Rundus pitched ten wins and
seventeen wins out of 23 games,
he was signed up for the follow
ing year by Rochester, N. Y.,
which spells AA ball. He had
pitched six wins against two
losses for the Rochester farm in
Allentown, P.ji.. when he got
wind of coming greetings from
the President So that he could
be near home he transferred to
Springfield. Mo., pitching two
wins for every loss before he
was inducted
Coming t< the Academic Regi
ment in March, 1943, he got
his start at headquarters, study
ing supply under Sgt. Brown,
and finally, last September,
when G Company was reactiva
ted, he got his own supply room.
With lacono around to tell him
what was wrong with yester
day’s pepper practice, Rundus
finds supply is great work. laco
no. incidentally, was quite an
athlete himself in the younger
days.
“I drove a tractor for the Uni
ted States Steamship lines,”
Steve points out. His friends go
into more detail, telling how one
day he drove the tractor, trailers
and all, into the North River up
in New York.
“Ah. it was a rainy day,”
REGIMENTAL MIRROR
Steve growls.
“Anyhow,” he grins, “you
watch Rundus this year! The
Profs lost the second half last
year, but Rundus was just warm
ing up, just warming up! With
him in his prime this season,
and eight other guys out there,
just watch, just watch!"
Main Post WAC
Unit Celebrates
First Birthday
By Pfc. Kay Brown
Last Monday night we had a
birthday party, only this was
something a little out of the or
dinary You see, it was the first
birthday of the company
A year ago in Des Moines, the
66th WAC company was formed
to be sent to Second Army Head
quarters in Memphis, Tenn., as
a headquarters company. That
being a memorable occasion, the
members of our present comp
any who were in the old 66th
decided that a party was in or
der, and that we who were not
so fortunate as to be in Memphis
with them, were rather nice kids
in spite of that,' so they invited
us too.
The tables in the mess hall
were arranged in one long row
and there were streamers with
“Happy Birthdays” hanging
from them decorating the ceil
ing. In the center of the table
was a huge birthday cake with
one candle on it.
We had a picnic supper plus
the liquid refreshment that al
ways goes with picnics, and we
all ate until it took four strong
KPs and a derrick to lift us off
the benches.
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Cpl Di Raffaele has been home
on furlough, and says he had a
fine time even when he had a
date with Cpl. George Engel’s
girl friend The only trouble
was that Angel didn’t have the
foresight to give Di Raffaele the
$5.00 causing him to sweat out
the check.
Why did S. Sgt John P. Cos
tello put locks on his lockers?
Maybe Cpl. Engel can explain.
Get Sgt. Kemp to tell the one
about his fast dog! Mr Sgt. Sin
gleton has a good story about
his fast healing salve.
Sgt. W W. (Germ) Welch is
far ahead of all tall tale tellers.
He claims he can replace a
Clutch Plate in a Ford in 30 min
utes (?). The time he set this
record, he says, he had to gather
up the tools which were scatter
ed over the shop and eat lunch
too!
Sgt. Freeman claims it’s too
txid he’s in the service He would
like to run for Governor of
Maryland When did S. Sgt.
Mizner put in his application for
transfer to H Bldg.'’
Sgt Gross seems to be quite
popular 7 these days. Can it be
the loVe-bug has bitten him too?
I saw him down the Motor Pool
Way Saturday but he said, “I
went after a truck!”
The latest flash to date is that
Sgt. “Deacon” Lieberman has
made plans while in Atlanta the
past week end to get married.
The program, which followed
the gorging, was a little on the
impromptu side judging from
the gasps as they heard their
names called—but very enter
taining. Captain Nash, when
asked for a few choice and in
spiring words, got up, pulled a
very long face, and announced
that she had a new bulletin of
regulations to read to us. We all
groaned in unison, and started
getting out our notebooks. Be
fore she'd finished reading the
first so-called regulation, we
were laughing so hard that we
were all practically falling off
the benches.
Ray Fries gave a hilariously
funny imitation of Sgt. Smutny’s
first appearance before the
company, but we couldn’t per
suade Sgt. Smutny to give her
first impression of us—it must
have been pretty bad.
Then the Glee Club and our
able trio of Whitie, Scheib, and
McClain sang l for their appreci
ative audience, and the festivi
ties ended with everyone's help
ing the KPs clear the tables.
Too bad we can't have birth
days oftener. There’s nothing
like them.
Cupid has really gone to town
in our mess hall. The latest vic
tim to his honeyed sting is Sgt.
Kross-Campbell. The Campbell
is a recent change. While our
backs were turned the other day,
Thursday, March 30, 1944
Co. C Men Hear
Tales Os Woe
Os NCO Class
By Cpl Alike Kehoe
The rumors are flying fast and
furious as the boys go into the
home stretch of sweating out
Non-Coms Class No. 2, starting
the 7th of April. The visitors
from Number 1 Class are still
coming back with tales of woe
and hardships never experienced
before and adding to the pend
ing shipment a slight touch of
dilemma Sgts. John Sutton and
Red Kirby couldn’t wait for
their orders, they volunteered
and will be among the next
bunch to leave. Sgt. Whitey
Waranis is getting off an extra
epistle to Long Island telling the
folks he may have a change of
address in the near future.
The Patio or Potato Grill open
ed in good order last Saturday
afternoon with Co. C well repre
sented. The regular patrons were
right on the line with reserved
benches and the stragglers found
it hard getting seats. From now
on we can expect an empty bar
racks comes 4:30 every evening
From up-town we receive no
tice that the Terrific Three, con
sisting of Cpls. Joe Daly, Paul
Sealy and Pvt. Mark Clark
Meade were entertaining at the
Witches (or is it Winsel’s?) Cas
tie. From all reports, there
were no slow leaks present, and
as the evening drifted along
Sgts. Zepnikowski, Zuraw, Sim
oni and T-5 Knight dropped in
to add a bit of the abuse already
in motion.
One of the Anti-tankers must
have been dreaming , of break
fast in bed on his coming fur
lough, for as he left the mess
hall he unconsciously thought
his tray, cup and eating tools a
iong with him to Squadroom No.
2 Cpl. Tony Bushman was sure
surprised when he realized his
mistake, and was very red in the
face as he wandered back to the
mess hall with his loot in tow
she smuggled in this handsome
brunette, hustled him off to the
chaplain and came back with
third finger left hand well cov
ered with gold and precious jew
els. Her husband, Pvt Lewis A.
Campbell, is recently returned
from overseas and is at present
stationed at Jefferson Earracks,
Mo. Although she really doesn’t
need it, we’re wishing her all
the luck and the happiness in
the world. And Pvt. Campbell
is a very lucky man. He will
never have to worry about in
digestion because his wife is a
dream of a cook.
Q. I’m a sergeant with three
years as service in the National
Guard and three more with the
AUS. Should J receive longevity
pay for six years or three?
A. For six years. Longevity
pay is based upon a soldier’s to
tal service.
