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Saturday, June 12, 1943 CLOUDBUSTER Page Three » Sport Slants,, Sports Program “There’s a lull in my life.” i There’s been a new spirit on That’s the week’s theme the Cloudbuster nine since the ar- song for the Sports Pro ‘ rival of Cadets Theodore Wil- gram department, with the I Hams, John Pesky, Louis Gremp, switchover from spring to ! John Sain, and Joseph Coleman. summer program providing a slight scarcity of action. i Both players and spectators Total to Wednesday, June ; have shown a new interest. Where 9, shows a three way tie for I the dugout used to be the deadest first place between the Cata- ! spot on the field it is now one of linas, Vindicators, and Dev the liveliest. astators. Each squadron has From the first game the new racked up one victory apiece Cadets played in it’s been that way. in pushball, volleyball and On that occasion the Cloudbusters soccer. ^ere playing the University of Summer schedules provide ^orth Carolina. Came the fourth two new activities on the ^i^ning and rain halted the clash. scene, an old friend in the E)uring the downpour Williams, form of pushball and a new ^ho had not dressed for the game, one in the shape of volley came into the dugout. He spotted ball. Both have been added Pharmacist Mate 3/c Allen Cooke, to the hot weather program. the former Yankee star and Wil liams' predecessor as batting champ of the American Associa Marine, Aircraft tion. Ted went over to Cooke, shook his hand, and told him he’d Nines Play Here Recognized him from his pictures Marines and Aircraft workers ^nd had always wanted to meet compose the two baseball nines him. At the time Cooke enjoyed which are scheduled to play the the enthusiasm of Williams, but Cloudbusters this week end. This ^ot until moments later did he afternoon at 1600 the 23rd Regi Realize who it was. ment of the New River Marines That was Williams’ first ap play on Emerson Field, and tomor pearance in the Cloudbuster dug- row the Fairchild Aircraft team *^Ut, and it was one the team didn’t By Cadet Lamerise from Burlington comes here for a game starting at 1430. forget. Moreover, Williams has ^They say he's been up there since the first battalion came in.’* heen that way ever since. He talks Cadets John Sain and Joseph ^ lot, but never about himself. He For the Records Coleman will be Lt. George D. always seems to be interested in Kepler’s, USNR, pitching choice the other fellow. Cloudbusters Win 10 of 12 Games for the games with Lt. (jg) Robert Williams, USNR, ready to take The others are the same way. Played During the Past Month over should they get in trouble. I^esky plays shortstop just as hard This trio has been handling the if he were back with the Red Just about everything the Cloud pitching duties for the past month. While the entire Cloudbuster Sox. Coleman and Sain, ex-Ath- busters did the first month of the Playing the Army Finance Istics and Braves hurlers, have nine is hitting well over .300, baseball season proved wrong. Cadets Williams, Gremp and School from Wake Forest and a Come -through with several mound Poor pitching, fielding and hitting team from Camp Butner last week Performances second to none, Pesky and Lt. (jg) John A. Has- kept the team constantly in sett, USNR, are the leaders. end, the Cloudbusters found little ^femp, utility infielder for the trouble, and victories were few opposition as they defeated both Graves last year, has done a fine and far between. Hassett leads the foursome with teams by identical 17 to 3 scores. job at second. Recently, though, quite a change a .578 average. He has collected The Finance School game saw Along with the rest of the cadets has been noted. Over the last 22 hits in 38 trips to the plate, has Cadet John Sain put on a high- these five are going through the month the Cloudbusters have won 14 RBI’s, three home runs, a triple class pitching and hitting per Regular Pre-Flight prpgra’m. Up 10 of 12 games. Chief reason for and two doubles to his credit. formance. 0530 and on the go all day. They the difference was good pitching, Next is Pesky with a lusty .458. Sain held the Financiers to four *'6alize what they’re here for^ ^to excellent fielding and superb In 48 appearances at the plate he blows, fanned 11 and himself hit become the finest pilots in the hitting. has 22 hits, 16 RBI’s, five triples a double that cleared the bases in ^orld. They also know that base Cadet Joseph Coleman has won and four doubles. the first. In the sixth he singled ball is but a minor phase of their six games against no defeats, Lt. home another score. Vork. Williams with 12 hits in 27 Lt. (jg) John A. Hassett, (jg) Robert Williams, USNR, has times at bat is hitting .444. He two wins, and Cadet John Sain has USNR, first baseman, played only has hit one double, three homers, part of the game and slammed out won two and lost two. It might be and has 10 RBI’s. Softball Games Postponed said in passing that Sain’s losses a homer and single in his two of Gremp, who has been out of ac fensive efforts. All softball game rained out came in two tough games—one a tion for the past week vnth a bad Most of the Pre-Flight runs ^ast Wednesday have been re 3 to 0 defeat by the Naval Train knee, is hitting .390'. Included came about due to poor pitching scheduled for next week. The ing Station at Norfolk, and the other a 5 to 4 loss by the Naval among his 16 hits in 41 times at by the opposition rather than by ^ames are: Ranger vs. Saratoga, Air Station. In the Training Sta bat are four doubles, a triple and good hitting by the Cloudbusters. ^owpens vs. Enterprise; Lexing tion game he gave up but six hits home run. He has batted in six Six runs were scored in the first ton vs. Hospital Corps, and Essex and struck out 12 men. runs. See MARINES, page U Satellites..