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PROFS FACE T. P. S. IN T. I. S. DEBUT
HERB BREMER, PROPERTY OF THE BOSTON REI) SOX NOW PLAYING WITH
the Profs, keeps his eye on a foul pop during a recent practice session. Bremer is no
stranger to these parts—he starred with the Columbus (Ga.) Redbirds on his way up into
major league ball. Known in diamond lingo as a “long-distance knocker” he also has that
rare quality of fine generalship which may help lead the Profs to The Infantry School
title.. (Official U. S. Army Photo—The Signal Corps.)
Profs And Rifles Play
Practice Stalemate
By Cpl Bernard Lange Ila
Taking advantage of relief
pitcher Pete Bardin s wildness,
the 3rd STR Rifles scored two
runs in the top half of the lucky
seventh, thereby gaining a 2-2
stalemate with the Academic
Profs at Gowdy Field Thursday
afternoon.
The disastrous inning opened
with lead-off man Shirley get
ting a base on balls. Bardin got
the next man via the pop out
route. But Hacker also strolled.
Sharpe came through with a
smashing base hit to right cen
ter and when Lawing’s throw-in
struck the sliding Hacker, two
runs scampered across and
Sharpe pulled up at third. Here
Bardin bore down and forced
the next Rifler to pop weakly to
Russo On the very next play,
Russo came up with the fielding
gem of the game Shivily, Rifle
captain, drove one between short
and third. The ball bounded off
Pirrello’s glove and rolled to
wards short left. Russo pounc
ed on it like a cat and with a
long throw got the runner and
ended the threat
The Profs’ two runs in the bot
tom half of the fifth were also
of the tainted variety. Harris
bounced one back to pitcher
Clyde who fumbled the ball
long enough for the Prof right
fielder to reach first base. Bar
din laid down a perfect sacrifice,
and the strategy worked when
Benny Zientara drove a hit into
left, scoring Harris for the first
run of the game. A moment la-
Chutists Defeat
Prof Softballers
The Prof ten dropped a 9-6
practice tilt to the Chutists last
Friday on the Regimental diam
ond in a game that turned out
to be a scorer's headache. 22
men were sent into action by
Prof Coach Bill Widman to give
every man an opportunity to
show his wares.
Prof pitching may be blamed
for the reverse. Passes were as
numerous as GI gripes. Ln the
first stanza, the Chutists seized
a lead, which was never over
come, through the generosity of
Prof hurler Estes who issued five
free tickets to first.
The features of the game from
the Academic viewpoint were:
the home run blast bj’ Freddie
Barrett, the only circuit clout of
the day; Bernie Langella’s pitch
ing prowess in the last three in
nings when he put the para
troopers out in order; shortstop
Leboryonne’s and shortfielder
Genaro's splendid play; and the
showing of newcomer Travers
whose pitching was extraordi
nary at times.
“Lot of positions are still
open", says the coach. “All men
interested in softball play are
urged to try out.”
ter Elmer Niebler lined oine to
left and the fiery redhead scored
the Profs’ second and last run.
REGIMENTAL MIRROR
Profs May Play
Birmingham In
Alabama Lair
The Academic Regiment Profs
may soon cross bats with the
Birmingham Barons (SA), ac
cording to Lt. Erwin T. Prasse,
Prof coach, with the proposed
game slated for Rickwood
Park in Birmingham, Ala.
It would be the first road
trip of the year for the Aca
demics. A sideline feature of
the tentative game would be
Garland Lawing, ex - Baron
now in Prof uniform, pitted
against his former comrades.
TWO RAINOUTS
Maybe the Gods of Fate have
n’t wanted the Academic Regi
ment Profs to mefct the TPS
Chutists nine until their regular
league game Sunday. Twice have
practice games been scheduled
and twice the rains have come
making the field unplayable.
Prof Ten Plays
"Old Guard" Here
The Prof ten Jocks horns to
night at 6:30, Academic Field,
with the “Old Guards” of
the Third Infantry in an ex
hibition softball game.
While “The Cockade” is the
name of the 3rd Infantry’s reg
imental newspaper, its athletic
teams are knowtn as the “Old
Guard.”
Meet Sunday On Gowdy
Field At 1:30 O'Clock
The Academic Regiment Profs, after three weeks of
training, are slowly but surely getting into shape for the
limp’s “Play Ball!” shout Sunday April 16th when they will
take to the greensward of Gowdy Field at 1:30 p. m. to face
Mike Hogan’s TPS Chutists in The Infantry School League’s
opening game.
The Profs, says Sgt. Bob Kreil
(TPS diamond strategist and
Public Relations GI) have the
best pitchers on the post in Dick
inson, Rundus, Wissman and
Bardin. We’re not boasting, but
we can look at the record.
PROF PITCHING CORPS
Wissman, former Spirit, is a
southpaw chukker who did more
damage in the TIS League last
year than the flood did to Miss
issippi last month. Lefty almost
single - handedly pitched the
176th to the League champion
ship as well as the post title.
Prof Joe Dickinson's right hand
slants were a scourge to enemy
batsmen as he chalked up ten
wins against four losses in the
same circuit. Long, lean, gang
ling Rudy Rundus garnered ten
wins against two losses. As for
Pete Bardin’s prowess — that
slinging right hand artist from
last year’s TPS team who placed
13 in the win column —the sarge
should know! Newt Cox, who
was a teammate of Charlie
(King Kong) Keller N. Y Yank
ee star while at the University of
Maryland, is another Prof port
side hurler who may alternate
between first base and the
mound. The Prof pitching corps
can thus draw upon three right
ies and two lefties, all capable
of worrying the opposition
“DOING ALL RIGHT”
The catching spot is adequate
ly manned by Bremer, Fenno
and Potter. Herb Bremer, a new
comer, is Boston Red Sox prop
erty. Ross Fenno received for
the Profs last season. Another
alternate is Lonnie Potter —“38
years old and doing all right,”
says Coach Prasse. We agree
with the coach because Lonnie’s
last inning scorcher through
short started the Profs on their
victorious rally over the Rifles
in our first practice game this
year
FIRST BASE A PROBLEM
The first base slot presents a
tough problem. Newt Cox can
hit but hasn't been fielding any
too well while Lefty Lehner has
been fielding beautifully and
hitting badly. If they only re
sembled each other, they could
alternate every half inning with
out interference. But they don’t
and it’s against the rules any-
Company C Wins
In Last Inning
The C ten, in a story book fin
ish, pushed eight runs over in the
last inning to cop a 10-6 win ov
er D Company in the first game
of the season in the Intra-Regi
mental League at Academic
Field, Monday evening.
Four errors and as many walks,
two solid blows by Burgrest and
Montelband in the final inning,
and the curtains went down for
the hapless D'ers.
Bill Estes had pitched one hit
ball for Company D until the fa
tal seventh. Paul Galley was the
hitting star for the losers, get
ting two knocks out of three
times up.
The Box score:
R H
CO. C 002 000 B—lo 3
CO D 184 000 1— 6 10
Thursday, April 13, 1944
SUNDAY’S BATTERY
The Prof battery for Sun
day’s game will be Wissman
pitching and Bremer receiv
ing, Coach Erwin Prasse has
announced.
how, so first base is still a prob
lem.
But the mess hall Academics,
who should know, viewed the
Chutists in practice the other
day on the Regimental diamond
and have been waxing eloquent
ever since about the sensational
fielding of the TPS first base
man. They claim he dig s
’em out of the ground like pota
toes and makes catches every
where in the cuartel!
In Benny Zientara, former
Cincy Red keystone sacker and
Johnny Russo, shortstop, the
Profs have a nifty double play
combination. They engineered
two against the Foxes and last
year led the TIS League in twin
kills.
Tony Pirrello will probably
cavort down third base way. To
ny was picked in the Greater
Newark (N. J ) baseball tourn
ament as the “most valuable
player” by the Newark Evening
News. He was subsequently of
sered a contract by the Dodgers
and a tryout by the Yankees
Coach Prasse may switch Elmer
Niebler or even himself to the
hotsack if Tony isn’t “ripe e
nough” for TIS competition
OUTFIELDERS
Jn the outfield, the Profs have
Prasse, who blasted an approx
imate 350 foot drive over the
scoreboard with the bases jam
med against the Foxes; Garland
Lawing, a terrific slugger, who
according to the coach “can belt
the ball further than anyone I’ve
seen here —and will probably
knock it past the Gowdy flag
pole in center, once he’s in
shape”; Elmer Niebler a ’43 all
post outfielder, who is a favorite
among Academic fans; Steve
Harris, another carryover from
the 43 club; Bill Cox, another
last year’s team dependable: Irs
feld. a newcomer who has star
red in college ball; and Lee A
Harris who formerly played for
UCLA and Ward’s Reds, a semi
pro California nine.
Blues Take USO
Second Half By
Downing D Five
Jumping off to a 4-2 lead in the
first quarter, the Blue Devils of
Company A, Academic Regiment
whipped a hard-fighting Ramb
ler quintet 23-13 last Thursday
night at the Ninth Street Gym.
to annex the USO National
League basketball second half ti
tle.
The star of the game as
throughout the entire season was
little Freddie Barrett. Shooting
from all angles, Barrett dropped
in ten points to personnally ac
count for almost half of his
team’s points.
It can be said for the Ramblers
that they never stopped trying
even when it appeared obvious
that they were completely out
classed by a superior Blue team.
—B L.
