The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 5, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 7, 1934 Page: 4 of 4
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l~ age 4. THE TEXAS ST >~R
CHAMP ABOARD
Jiany Lucas Wins Pacific Coas
A mateur Fyweight Title.
Know throughout the Fleet as Navy',
b st flyweight boxer, Jimmy Lucas o
dhe Third division came to the fore by
beating an Oakland, California, fighter
for the Pacific Coast championship. Th
classic was divided into two divisions
The northern and the southern. In orde:
to represent the southern division Jim
my had to box eleven successful fights
lie won all but one, but since this mar
was beaten by a fighter Jimmy ha
locked out he was again given th
chance to prove his worth.
Jimmy really came through in Sat
Franicsco and beat his roan. Hats of
to you Jimmy, the Texas is proud of you
SPORT SPIRIT SPURTS
(Continued from Page One)
ing about a division squad for thes
meets. Get a coach and a manager, ant
a dozen men of assorted weights who ar
willing to work and to learn, and star
NOW!, and the chances are that you wil
be the division the breaks the pristine
silver surface of the trophy plate,.
As we go to press, the rumor reaches
us that the Junior Officers, not to be out
done, are considering the purchase ofa
similar trophy to be presented to the in
terdivisional wrestling champions ona
similar basis, and it is not entirely be
yond the realm of possibility that th
Warrant Officers, or perhaps the Chie
Petty Officers Mess, may crash throng!
with something for which to run off
competition in baseball or pulling races
The boxing trophy will be on exhibi-
tion in the Crew's Library next week-
go in and figure out just how well you
division compartment would look witl
o ?n exhibition there.
This is a step in the right direction
end should lead to a keener interest it
spo ts. Every man on board can fint
some sport in which he can help the shit
to win, even if it is being only timekeepe
or waterboy, or good loud member of th
cheering section. We can't hope to brinl
home the bacon until we have created
tremendous desire to win-so let's ge
s tarted, and keep 'em rolling.ATHLETIC RESUME
t Although the year 1933 34 was not
,u-sessu a; a_'as games won and
s points acquired fPr the "Iron Man" are
f concerned, the athletes of the Texas
y proved that the ship is now underway for
r great things next year. We won the fall
e sailing races, which indicates we have
not forgotten the old Navy. The basket-
r ball team managed to win two games out
- of five as did the baseball team. Both
teams were green but we believe that
n they form the nuclei for two winning
d teams next year. Kirschke, a boxer, and
e Kill, a wrestler, both made the Fleet
Finals at Long Beach, while Conwell, a
a 440 yard swimmer, gained a fourth place
f at San Pedro Y. M. C. A. Football was
. very unsuccessful but we hope to put a
gsod aggregation on the gridiron this
fall.
The time to start is NOW! Come out
and give some team your support.
e
d THE WEEK IN-NAVAL
e HISTORY
1 April, 1865. Admiral Farragut cap-
tired Confederate transports in Red
river .
. 1 April, 1917. Aztec, American Armed
a ship, was sunk in submarine zone.
3 April, 1813. U. S. S. Constitution
aKeased and escaped from British squad-
ron off Marblehead, Mass.
4 April, 1914. Secretary of the Navy
I Josephus Daniels forbid service of in-
toxicating liquors in officers' messes in
the Navy.
L 6 April, 1779. U. S. Force of three
vessels captured seven out of nine enemy
vessels and manned them all in four
hours. British Colonel and 23 British
r
r Army officers among prisoners who were
on way to join regiments in the south.
6 April, 1917. Congress declared a
' state of war as already in existence on
d account of the hostile acts of Germany.
6 April, 1909. The North Pole was dis-
covered and reached by Robert E. Peary,
U. S. N.
7 April, 1863. Naval attacks on Fort
a Sumter and Forts at Charleston, S. C.
t -E--R-M
SEND THE STEER HOME-1 V
DWING TEAM STARTS
Using two experienced men as a nu-
cleus, one of them a former Asiatic Fleet
Champion, a diving team is being start-
ed on board in anticipation of future
meets.
Our first appearance in this realm of
sport this season will be in Panama,
where Pierson, G. H., of the 7th Division,
and Terry, R. B., of the Second, will be
seen in action against the pick of the
rest of the fleet and the Canal Zone resi-
dents, who are practically raised in the
water.
This should be a good meet, and from
past performances, our entries will not
be among the last. Pierson has had con-
siderable competition of this type among
civilian swimming clubs, and Terry, who
was Asiatic Fleet Champion in 1929,
cleaned up all opposition in that part of
the world for three years, losing only one
close decision to an Army man, Lt. New-
man, of the 31st Infantry, who was good
enough to get into the national Olympic
tryouts.
TEXAS PLACES IN FIRST
ENLISTMENT RACH
A good Texas race boat stroked by
Brooks of the first division put a scare
into the fleet last Saturday. The Steer
boat lead at the half-way marker but the
smaller and lighter Texas men finally
weakened. They crossed the finish line
only a length behind the winner but they
placed fifth.
BLACK GANG PULLS GOOD
RACE
Although they placed last the Engin-
cers race-boat strived hard to make a
showing for the Texas. The race was
close and there was only a length or two
between the boat that came in first and
the one that came in last.
"What's yon ?" asked Donald, newly
arrived in Canada.
"That is a moose."
"Weel, if yon's a wee bit moose, show
me one of your old rats!"Page 4.
T HE TE X AS S TEE R
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Texas (Battleship). The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 5, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 7, 1934, newspaper, April 7, 1934; United States. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1161797/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Parks & Wildlife Department.