They Are: The Skycracker Basket-Bombers

 

 

39th to Defend
Sports Title

The high-riding 39th Batt, holder of |
three straight sports pennants, was a)
heavy favorite this week to defend its
honors successfully in the regimental
finals.

The athletes of Wasp and Memorial
dominated the upper bracket of play
by leading the 38th in six out of nine
sports and tying them in two others.

The 40th held sway over the 41st in
the lower bracket by the same margin.

If the 39th succeeds in keeping its
record intact Sunday it will become the
first outfit in Athens Pre-Flight history
to take four Red H’s in a row.

Swimming was back on the competi-
tion slate for the first time since last
summer. Spectators at the Sunday
aquatic finals in Gilmore Pool will be
seated at the Lumpkin street end.

The summaries:

Bracket Bracket
Upper Lower

Boxing ss 39th, 16-11 41st, 23-13
Gymnasium_ 39th, 33-19 40th, 67-37
Track... 39th, 9-6 40th, 214%4-14%
Basketball__. 39th, 3-0 Tie, 3-3
Soccer_____.._- Tie, 1-1 Tie, 1-1
Football. Tie, 1-1 40th, 21%4-1%
Wrestling 39th, 83-44 40th, 96-48
Obstacle______ 388th, 4:47-4:59 40th, 4:49-4:51

Swimming 39th, 57144-35%
Baltimore—61

Relaxers Lead Intramurals

The Relaxers were leading the of-
ficers basketball league with two wins
as intramural competition’ got under
way this week. In the same league, the
Academic quintet, the MHellcats, and
Gunning’s Gunners each had.one vic-
tory.

Only game in the volleyball league
saw the Brainy Six defeat the Com-
mandos.

Lieut. J. Towner Smith announced
that tournaments would start next
week in hand ball and badminton.

40th, 102-93

 

STERN

The Skycracker basketball squad posed for this picture last Sunday after their

victory over Mercer.

Front row (left to right): Lieut. J. W. Rice (medical

officer), Lieut. (jg) L. B. Tamboer, Lieut. C. L. Finley (head coach), Barker,

Dooley, Snyder, Lutz (trainer), Scholbe, Boehme, Dillon, Lieut.
Arnold, Ens. C. W. Rohrdanz, Ens. Don Doolin.

(jg) P. R.
Second row: Winkler, Webb,

Preis, Parrington, Kissel, Quinn, Doyle, VonBulow, Atlman, Nienberg, Stewart,

Smith, Floyd. Back row:

Sisson, Dean, Grove, Kernan, Glover, Kluckman,

Lopinsky, Brandon, Lawrence, Henshaw, Albaugh, Lott, McWilliams.

 

New Classifications Open

The Bureau of Personnel has an-
nounced the opening of all rates in the
following classifications for enlisted
personnel: Cryptographer, Technician,
and Radio Intelligence. Information
may be obtained from Lieut. (jg) J.
J. Convery.

Spitfire—37

Cagers Lose to Tech,
Win Two Others

The Skycracker quintet won two and
lost one last weekend to bring the sea-
son’s record to four victories and four
defeats.

A strong Georgia Tech aggregation
walloped the Pre-Flighters, 34-16, at
Atlanta last Friday night. Next even-
ing, however, the Navy cagers vindi-
cated themselves with a 55-33 tri-
umph over the Atlanta Boy’s Club.

Returning to Athens Sunday after-
noon, the Skycrackers added another
victory by toppling the Mercer V-5 quin-
tet, 46-20.

— Dauntless—42

‘B’ Quintet Downs
Athens High, 40-25

The Navy Pre-Flight ‘‘B’ quintet
downed the Athens High School cagers
in a Polio benefit game Wednesday
night, 40-25, at the high school gym.

Roger Scholbe, Skycracker guard,
required emergency treatment at St.
Mary’s Hospital following a freak first-
period mishap in which his arm crash-
ed through a pane of glass.

 

Rope, Shelf Marks
Fall in Gym Trials

Gymnasium records toppled during
the first week of competition in the cur-
rent flag race.

Cadet G. A. Haton (39-F-3) estab-
lished a new rope climb mark of 13.2
secs., clipping 1-10 of a second from the
old standard set by O. D. McIntire.

The shelf climb record of 4.8 seconds
was equaled by Cadets M. T. Davis (41-
I-1) and then lowered to 4.6 by two
other cadets. The new record holders
at that figure are C. F. Eberly (40-G-
2) and C. Y. Dellinger (38-D-1).

—————. Avenger—54 ——————_

Patrick Seeks Track

Performance Record

A vigorous assault on the track per-
formance record was being made this
week by Cadet Melvin W. Patrick (41-
J-2A), who scored a perfect 28 in the
first half of the two-week test.

Patrick, who starred in track at
Needles (Calif.) Union High School,
was conceded a good chance of a per-
fect performance in all 14 events.
Closest approach to a perfect 56 thus
far was made by R. L. McCaslin, of
the departed 37th, who tallied 48.

——_—— Heinkel 111—74

Ballot Applications
Ready on Feb. 1

Post card applications for official war
ballots will be available to all Navy
and Marine personnel on February 1
and thereafter in the office of the ex-
ecutive officer.