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Wednesday, July 15, 1964 GENERAL DYNAMICS NEWS Page 5
AND SPORTS
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TOMORROW'S STARS-Yellow Jackets and Mustangs are
among GD/FWRA Junior Baseball teams who will wind up regular
league play this month. Names listed in story below.Area to Be Closed
Half Day July 17
GD/FWRA area will be
opened only until noon July 17.
The Area will be open as usual
July 18.
Whitney Outing
Attracts Over 80
Over 80 GD/FWRA Boat Club
members and guests took part in
a recent two-day outing at Lake
Whitney.
"After the all-day cruise Satur-
day, which was topped off with a
wonderful meal around the camp-
fire after sundown, the group
played bingo," said Commodore J.
C. Rice.
Prizes and winners were: life
jacket, David Jones; ski belt, Rose
Levisee; folding chair, Dean Mos-
ley; thermos, Roy Woods; and
cracker jacks, Mosley, Cliff West,
Norma Rice, and Jimmy Battin-
field.
E. K. Gatewood, Dept. 19-3, was
cruise master for the weekend
event. Assistants were Ned Leon-
ard and H. D. McBurney, both of
Dept. 25-3.
Next outing is scheduled July
25 and 26 at Lake Texhoma.
Cruise master will be F. E. Car-
lile, Dept. 311.
A movie on Cyprus Gardens en-
titled "The Greatest Show on
Water," will be shown at the Boat
Club meeting at 7 p.m. tonight
in the Council Room.
Door prize will be given and re-
freshments will be served.Giants, Teeners, Indians, Bucks Appear Teams to Beat
In GD/FWRA Junior Baseball As Season Nears EndRegional playoff spots were
being eyed by several front-run-
ners this month as GD/FWRA
Junior Baseball L e a g u e play
neared the stretch.
Giants won their 16th game
without a loss last week to vir-
tually clinch the Minor League
(8 and 9) title. "Good defense"
and s t e a d y pitching by Cary
Walker, Paul Brooks and Bill Mc-
Carty were strong points for the
Giants, according to Manager
Chester Gotcher.Another unblemished r e c o r d
(10-0) was sported by Teeners,
who hold a commanding lead in
the Hi-Junior League (15 and 16).
Dee Batts pitched a perfect
game recently as the Teeners
routed the Rebels 14-0. The young
fireballer struck out 13 of 15-
including the first 10 Rebels to
face him-in the abbreviated five-
inning contest. No Rebel reached
first, and the only two men to
hit the ball popped up to the in-
field.Hitter's Game
Slow-Pitch' SoFtball OFFeringNew Hope For
A pitch must be arched at least
three feet (about head high), and
bunting and stealing are out-
lawed.
These are the basic rule changes
for Slow-Pitch softball, a game
which is catching on quickly-es-
pecially with the over-30-set-at
GD/FWRA.
"Everybody hits the ball, runs
bases and gets lots of exercise,"
said Don Neal of F-111 Supply,
one of the organizers of a five-
team "league."
With the pitcher having to lob
the ball in, batsmen have ample
opportunity to dig in at the plate
BIG AS LIFE-Pitcher Chick
Terry and Bill Ferris use basket-
ball to show how lobbed "soft.
ball" appears to batters in new
Slow-Pitch play.Aging' Athletes
and slug away. But addition of a
tenth man to a Slow-Pitch team-
a roaming fielder-offsets some-
what the added batting prowess.
Naturally, there are few strike-
outs in Slow-Pitch softball. Still,
scores in most games have been
"respectable," and few home runs
have been clouted.
"This is because fielders play
back farther to defense the long
ball," Neal said. "Too, they don't
have to play for bunts or guard
against stolen bases."
A regulation softball is used,
and the pitcher can use any kind
of "spin" or "English" he wishes
-as long as the ball arches the
minimum three feet.
"The game has caught on with
players, since they get to partici-
pate a great deal more than in
regular fast-softball play, where
pitchers often dominate the
game," Neal explained.
F-111 supply personnel fielded
the o r i g i n a l Slow-Pitch team,
dropping two close ones to an
All-Star team from contracts, 9-8
and 9-7.
The Five teams now comprising
the "league," with managers, are:
Pilot Shop, Dan Pearson; Instruc-
tors, Jim Caddell; "Champs"
(contracts), W a 1 t e r O'Neil;
"Hosses" F-111 Supply, J. D. Mc-
Clendon; and "Mets" F-111 Sup-
ply, Chick Terry.
"We hope to get more players
and more t e a m s and hold a
double-elimination tournament be-
for the season is over," Neal
said.
Persons interested in either
playing on a Slow-Pitch team or
fielding a team are urged to con-
tact Neal at ext. 3471.Manager U. L. Tidwell lauded
the all-around play of James Hay-
den, Jimmy Tidwell, Batts, Billy
Mitchell, Roger Mooney, Herman
Mitchell, George Rains and Zollie
Atkinson.
If the Teeners win their League,
they'll enter a Regional double-
elimination tournament in Fort
Worth July 27-Aug. 1. The state
playoff is slated for Big Spring
Aug. 3-8.
Over in the Freshman League
(10-12), the Indians appeared to
be a shoo-in, despite suffering
their first reversal recently, a
6-5 loss to the Eagles.
They bounced back to notch
their 11th win, a 7-0 triumph
over the Yellow Jackets behind
the four-hit pitching of Greg Mil-
ler. Bucky Jones batted in three
runs while garnering four hits in
as many appearances.
Winner of the Freshman loop
will be host team in a District
playoff slated for GD/FWRA the
week of July 27. Entries will in-
clude two teams each from Cor-
sicana and Tri-City (Hurst, Bed-
ford, Euless), and a single team
from Benbrook.
In the Sophomore League, Man-
ager R. L. Buckalew's hard-hit-
ting Bucks had posted a con-
vincing 9-1 record at the half-way
point and seemed the team to
beat.
Yellow Jackets (Freshman League): Back
row, left to right, J. D. McCollum, man-
ager, Virgil McCollum, John Shipman,
Don Hodges, Steve Timmons, Larry Shirley
Jr., Joe Harris, Larry Shirley, assistant
manager. Front row, left to right, Mike
Wentworth, David Geise, RexrHathcock,
Jimmy Jones, Rickey Trout, Johnny Hen-
derson, David Gardner, andeMike Shirley.
Mustangs (Minor League): Back row,
left to right, John Landwermeyer, assistant
manager, Tim Mitchell, David Mothersole,
Steve Ballard, Jim Andrews, Marty Mor-
rison, Randy Marshall, and Bill Culbert-
son, manager. Front row, left to right,
John Cardona, DavidrCulbertson, Brian
Crawford, David Rosen, Al Clement, Bobby
Landwermeyer,Doug Heath, Tim Bendur-
ant, Mike Ballard. Not pictured is BruceHerr.
JUNIQR BASEBALL
STANDINGS
Minor LeagueGiants
Bobcats
Mustangs
Yankees
Fr
Indians
Hustlers
Panthers
Pirates
Eagles
Yellow Jackets
Braves
Sop
Bucks
Cubs
Jets
Rockets
Bears
Hi
Teeners
Colts
B-58's
Rebelseshman League
phomore League
-Junior LeagueWon
16
9
4
3
11
10
8
6
7
3
1
9
6
5
4
0
10
6
4
0Lost
0
7
12
13
1
4
5
8
5
10
13
1
4
5
6
8
0
4
6
10Armstrong Sets July 27 Deadline
For Entering Annual Golf TourneyDeadline for registration for
upcoming GD/FWRA Golf Tour-
nament is 4:30 p.m. July 27, ac-
cording to Commissioner Law-
rence Armstrong.
Entries are now open in the in-
plant recreation office. Entry fee
is $2 plus green fees.
"Many GD/FW golfers are al-
ready practicing for the annual
event, which is slated to begin
Aug. 1," Armstrong said.RETURNING-R a y Lanham,
Dept. 187-I, last year's plantwide
golf champ, will defend his crown
in 1964 tourney starting Aug. I.
Entrants will be p l a c e d in
flights according to their handi-
caps. All GD/FW employees,
members of their immediate fam-
ilies, and local Air Force and sub-
contract personnel are eligible;
however, each registrant must
have an established handicap on
file in the recreation office or at a
local country club.
Prizes will be awarded to first
four places in championship andfirst flights and to the winner and
runner-up in all remaining flights,
including consolations.
The championship flight will
consist of the 32 low handicaps.
After 36 holes, the flight will be
divided, with the low 16 con-
tinuing for the championship and
the remaining 16 comprising the
first flight. The full 72-hole score
will be used to determine the
first-flight winner.
All remaining flights will be
match play, 16 players each. First
round losers will make up con-
solation flights.
Seventy-two holes medal play
will determine the new plant
champ. USGA and local course
rules will apply.
Pairings and starting times for
championship and first flight play
will be posted in the recreation of-
fice on Thursdays prior to Sat-
urday and Sunday play.
Results of each match should
be reported to the recreation of-
fice not later than noon Monday
of each week.
* * *
Final Sweepstakes
Slated for July 18
Last golf sweepstakes of the
season scheduled at Z. Boaz July
18 will be an individual handicap
affair, Commissioner Lawrence
Armstrong announced.
"Players without handicaps may
enter and compete in a group
using the Calloway System to de-
termine winners," Armstrong said.
Players must arrange their own
foursome and starting times.
Entry fee is $1, which must be
paid when registering at the in-
plant recreation office. Green fees
are extra. Deadline for registra-
tion is 4:30 p.m. Friday (July 17).GOING DOWN-Bob Logan, left, and Gene
to keep cool while instructing latest class in Skin
Bowl Pool.Activities Cal
General Dynamics/Fort Worth Recrea-
tion Association events in the next two
weeks are listed below. Readers interested
may clip this column and save it for ref-
erence until next issue of General Dy-
namics News. For more information, phone
GD/FWRA office, ext. 2771.
Tonight, July 15
BADMINTON: play, 6-11 p.m., GD/-
FWRA Fieldhouse.
BOATING: meeting, 7 p.m., GD/FWRA
Council Room.
FENCING: practice, 8-10 p.m., GD/-
FWRA Fieldhouse.
TABLE TENNIS: play, 1:30 p.m., GD/-
FWRA Fieldhouse.
Thursday, July 16
ART: class, 7:30 p.m., GD/FWRA Coun-
cil Room.
RADIO: meeting, 7:30 p.m., GD/FWRA
Radio Room.
SENIOR CITIZENS: meeting, 1 p.m.,
GD/FWRA Clubhouse.
SQUARE DANCING: classes, beginners,
7 p.m.; advanced, 8:15 p.m., GD/FWRA.
VOLLEYBALL: play, 6:30 p.m., GD/-
FWRA Fieldhouse.
Friday, July 17
ART: class, 9:30Ja.m., GD/FWRA
Council Room
Saturday, July 18
GO KART: race, 8 p.m., Southwest
Raceway.
VOLLEYBALL: practice, 3-6 p.m., GD/-
FWRA Fieldhouse.
Sunday, July 19
BADMINTON: play, 6-11 p.m., GD/-
FWRA Fieldhouse.
FENCING: practice, 6-11 p.m., GD/-
FWRA Fieldhouse.
TABLE TENNIS: play, 1:30 p.m., GD/-
FWRA Fieldhouse.
Monday, July 20
MOVIE: "The Good Humor Man," with
Jack Carson and Lola Albright. Shown
lunch period, 50-foot aisle.
Tuesday, July 21
BADMINTON: play, 6-11 p.m., GD/-
FWRA Fieldhouse.
FENCING: beginners class, 7-9 p.m.,
GD/FWRA Fieldhouse.
STAMP CLUB: meeting, 7:30 p.m., GD-
FWRA.Eichholtz, manage
Diving at Ridgleaendar .. .
Wednesday, July 22
BRIDGE: duplicate session, 9:30 a.m.,
GD/FWRA Clubhouse.
ASTRONOMY: telescope organization
meeting, 7:30 p.m., GD/FWRA.
CAMERA CLUB: color slide contest,
7:30 p.m., GD/FWRA Clubhouse.
TABLE TENNIS: play, 6-11 p.m., GD/-
FWRA Fieldhouse.
Thursday, July 23
ART: class, 7:30 p.m., GD/FWRA
Council Room.
RADIO: meeting, 7:30 p.m., GD/FWRA
Radio Room.
SQUARE DANCING: classes: beginner,
7 p.m., advanced, 8:15 p.m., GD/FWRA.
VOLLEYBALL: play, 6:30 p.m., GD/-
FWRA Fieldhouse.
Friday, July 24
ART: class, 9:30 a.m., GD/FWRA
Council Room.
BRIDGE: duplicate session, 7:45 p.m.,
GD/FWRA Clubhouse.
MOVIE "Strange Gods of India."
Shown lunch period, 50-foot aisle.
Saturday, July 25
VOLLEYBALL: practice, 3-6 p.m.. GD/-
FWRA Fieldhouse.
Sunday, July 26
BADMINTON: play,6-11 p.m., GD/-
FWRA Fieldhouse.
FENCING: practice, 8-10 p.m., GD/-
FWRA Fieldhouse.
GO KART: race, 2 p.m., GD/FWRA
Go Kart Track.
TABLE TENNIS: play, 1:30 p.m., GD/-
FWRA Fieldhouse.
Monday, July 27
MOVIE: "Sign of the Gladiator" (col-
or), with Anita Ekbergand George Mar-
shall. Shown lunch period, 50-foot aisle.
Tuesday, July 28
BADMINTON: play, 6-11 p.m., GD/-
FWRA Fieldhouse.
COIN CLUB: meeting, 8 p.m., GD/-
FWRA Council Room.
FENCING: beginners class, 7-9 p.m.,
GD/FWRA Fieldhouse.
GARDEN CLUB: meeting, 7:45 p.m.,
Garden Center, Botanic Gardens.
Wednesday, July 29
BRIDGE: duplicate session, 9:30 a.m.,
GD/FWRA Clubhouse.a
Wednesday, July 15, 1964
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