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PAGE EIGHT JOHN RUSSO, BRILLIANT PROF SHORTSTOP — (Official U. S. Army Photo—The Infantry School.) "Profs Should Be Best Team On Post"-Russo “The Profs, I guess, should he the best team on the post,” opines Johnny Russo, Profs’ Star shortstop; “the hat ting is good and we have the best pitching stall. “Garland Lowing, Prof rookie, has been belting ’em wide and handsome in practice, and the Profs as a club look like they’re shaping up,’’ he added. Johnny’s the lad who helped the Profs come from behind the 8-ball last season in the playoffs against the Spirits. The 176th had a three game advantage in the “Little World Series” here at the post and needed only one more game to cop the champion ship. But Johnny got “hot” and the Profs won three straight to tie the playoff only to lose a heartbreaking seventh game Russo was indeed the series’ hero He batted a sizzling .357. He made 12 putouts. He handl ed 35 assists out of the Profs’ 83 total. Nope, he didn’t take up the tickets at Gowdy Field but did get a railroad ticket to his hometown New York City im mediately after the last series' game. He returned from fur lough with a brand-mew wife, the former Miss Maretta Vitan za. They now reside in Colum bus. Johnny has a refreshing per sonality and is one of the best liked men in Hqs. Co., where he does his daily duty in supply. Not only on the diamond does Johnny glitter, he was the reason Hqs. Co. won the Intera-Regi mental basketball crown this past reason. Athletically speak ing, Russo’s on the ball! Ramblers Take Spirits 31-21 The Company D, Academic Regiment, Ramblers turned in win number nine in the “Ameri can League” USO competition by downing the 176th Infantry 31 to 21 last Thursday Right on the Ninth street USO hard woods. Sullivan of the Ds earned the high score laurels, bagging four field goals and one foul toss. J. C. Smith with eight points and Phil Capella with six closely pursued “Sully” for high point honors. Creekbaum of the Spirits was best for the losers chalking seven markers. Captured Enemy Brass Gets Salute Q Is a soldier required to sa lute captured enemy officers? A. Yes, the Prisoner of War Section of the Provost Marshal General’s ofltice says that he is, and the Prisoner of War Conven tion rules signed in Geneva in 1929 require that officers who are prisoners of war shall be treated “with the regard due their sink and age.” REGIMENTAL MIRROR Profs Meet Rifles Today In Exhibition At Gowdy When a typhoon meets a cyclone—as when the Profs meet the 3rd STR basehall team at three o’clock today at Gowdy Field—there’s bound to be plenty of excitement. Be it Profs or Rifles, the fans are in for a squall of hasehits and thrills because both clubs have been whirling along at a rapid rate in their pre-season work outs. For the Rifles Lt. Arthur Shiv ely, coach, has a wealth of tal ent like Kenneth Elsie, short stop who played three years’ pro ball in the Canadian-Ameri can and Pony leagues; John Strukel, slugging outfielder from Pittsburg. Kansas; Syd Silver man, star first baseman, who formerly played with Joplin, Mo., in the Western Association; Robert Tanner, a hurler from Rhode Island State; Clarence McAloon, 1943 Rifles’ “most valuable player”; Jacques Wes ton, portside pitcher of the New Orleans (S A ) Pelicans; Elmer Glick, utility man with Moline in the Three ! League. The Rifles are especially strong on the mound, having such hurl ers as Ewell Blackwell, property of the Cincinnati Reds; Joseph Vavra, an outstanding pitcher Prof Niners Foxes Here The Prof diamond club will show their wares this Sunday at Gowdy Field, 3 o’clock, when they run up against an old rival—the Columbus Fox es. Fans are generally pro vided with hustling, bustling excitement when these com petitors meet and the bout Sunday may go down as the epic of all Prof-Columbus se ries. There are two former Profs performing for the Foxes. Bill Bobo, husky 190 pound six foot-four hurler and Sluggin’ Sammy Prophet, first baseman, will be doing their level best to turn back the Profs before their Academic buddies in the stands. And their best may be good e nough—who knows? Skipper Bowden of the Foxes isn't getting 'grey-haired over the outfield situation either be cause, there are such wallopers Shakespeare Here FBPA — Bill Shakespeare, great Notre Dame back of a few years ago, has arrived at Fort Benning and been assign ed to the 28th Company of the Third Student Training Regi ment as a student in The In fantry School’s Officer Candi date Course. The box score: D RAMBLERS (31) F.G. FT Pts. Holtzclaw, C 1 2 4 Smith, F 3 2 8 Cappella, F 3 0 6 Estes, G 0 11 Sullivan, G 4 1 9 Peterson, G 11 3 Totals 12 7 31 176th INFANTRY (21) F.G FT. Pts. Novocol, F 1 0 2 Knight, F 1 2 4 Savern, F 0 0 0 Creekbaum, C .... 3 17 Weller, C 0 0 0 Detter 0 11 Sadusky 11 3 Gray 1 2 4 Totals 77 21 in 1943 for Michigan State; and Thomas Clyde, relief pitcher for the Phillie Athletics last season. Three newcomers—Guy Well man, who captained the Univer sity of Indiana Big Ten nine in 1943; Stanley Sharp, U. of Cali fornia star; Willard King, form- TPS-Prof Diamond Battle Rained Out The Prof-TPS baseball tilt scheduled for Tuesday was called off on account of rain. Gowdy Field was a veritable lake and the playing condition was null and void. The game will probably be rescheduled at a later date. To Meet Sunday (Mi deck as Earl Carmack, “Red” Waldrop, Bobby Bridges, Milton Franklin and Bowden himself. Any of the above is capable of breaking up a ball game at any given moment. The hotsack and shortstop po sitions seem to be giving Man ager Bowden the most trouble. But somehow the positions will be plugged, and plugged, effec tively, by two of the many can didates who are spring-training up Columbus-way. Dan McQuirter, a familiar face to Benning fans, is the catcher while Burtz Tomlin, utility man of last year, will also be on hand. All in all, the game should be a hummer. Benny Zientara, a former Cinci Red star, has re turned to the roster and will perform at the keystone sack. All the other Profs are in tip top shape with their ears strain ing for the umpire’s cry “Play ball!” Intra-Regim'tal Softball League Opens April 10 The various company softball managers and umpires met Mon day night at Special Service Of fice, Regimental Headquarters, under the direction of Lt. David L. Shirk, league head, and suc cessfully ironed out such kinks as eligibility, ground rules, start ing times, etc. The Intra-Regimemtal League will officially open its season Monday, April 10th, when Com pany C collides with D Com pany on AR field; Company A meets Co. B Tuesday, April 11th; Profs-TPS Exhibition Softball Match Set The regimental softball Profs have an exhibition match slated for Friday, A pril 7th, 6:45 o’clock against the powerful TPS club, ac cording to Cpl. Willard Widman, Prof manager. The game is scheduled for Academic Regiment Field. Thursday, March 30, 1944 er pro in the Virginia State, North Carolina, and Interstate Leagues—are fighting it out for the Rifle catcher’s position. Other Rifle candidates who are showing promise are William Hacker, hotsacker from U. of In diana; James Shirley, outfielder with Gainesville, Fla., of the Florida State League; Jerry Leibowitz, first baseman and outfielder with Alabama’s Crim son Tide, Harry Tisdale, who played semi-pro ball around Jer sey City; Wilfred Olawsky- out fielder at the U. of South Dako ta; Nicholas Rosack, catcher and utility outfielder; Theodore Cook, relief pitcher; Lloyd Kerlec, catcher: Joe Sobolewski, utility infielder and William Krebs, pitcher-utility outfielder. The Profs, similarly studded with college stars —like Erwin Prasse, of lowa U., and Bill Cox of Mercersburg College, and pro ball players like Joe Dickinson, Rudy Rundus, and Herb Brem er—are expected to make it a whirlwind of a game. Bolstered Bandits Beaten By Blues Those amazing Co. A, Aca demic Regiment Blue Devils con tinued on their unbeaten way in the Ninth street USO league as they smothered a dangerous Co. B team 38-26, last Sunday. The Co. B five, bolstered by former Profs Belk and Keeler, were in the lead only once, in the early moments of the first period when a Belk basket sent them surging into a 5-4 advan tage Except for that brief splurge the B team was completely out played. Freddy Barrett and To ny Pirrello dented the twine for 26 points between them and the Blues led 20-11 at half time. Belk was completely throttled by Somerson in the second half as the Blues coasted to an easy triumph With their big threat unable to score the B’s were completely at the mercy of the rampant Blues. —B. L Score by quarters: Co A 11 9 10 8 38 Co B 7 4 6 9—26 Co. G takes on Co. H, Wednes day, April 12th; and E Company meets Hqs. Co., Friday, April 14th. “The complete play dates will be released next week,” says Lt. Shirk, who is now working on the schedule so orientation courses may continue without softball interference (or vice versa!). A Regimental team will be made up from players from each company, according to Lt. Shirk, to represent the Academic Regi ment in post softball play. Harmony Church games will be on the regular schedule and Co. E may play two-thirds of their games in their own area, the lieutenant said. Company managers attending the meeting were: Cpl. Robert Shell, B; Sgt. Peter Fenlon, H; Pfc. Sol Meltsner, G; Pfc. Valen tine Gaj, C; Sgt. P. Purdy, D; Sgt. G. R. Rutherford, A; Sgt. J. W. Ball, E; Cpl. W. J. Widman, Hqs, Co. and Sgt. Bob Hollo way representing the umpires.
