Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 22, 1954 Page: 6 of 10
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By JIM BAPIS
Phone 4511
Old Archives and the Record Mile
The fastest mile officially written into the record books is the
3 minute 58 second effort of Australia's Johnny Landy. Mentioned in
the same breath with this performance are the gruelling efforts of
Roger Bannister and Wes Santee. Still remaining unmentioned tho is
a run made 89 years ago at a celebration at Fort Rice Dakota Ter
ritory.
Old North Dakota archives strongly indicate that the fastest mile
ever run belongs to the winer of this unknown race. This long for
gotten page of track history was recently brought to life by Eugene
Fitzgerald sports editor of the Fargo (N. D.) Forum. At a holiday
celebration at Fort Rice the first event was the mile run three times
around the fort. There were six entries for a prize of $5.
The event was won by Cpl. W. H. Green of Co. D. of the Confeder
ate deserters in the time of 3% minutes.
One of the major criticisms of the race is that the timing wasn't
accurate. But even allowing for the accuracy of the timing it must be
admitted that 15 seconds (under 4 minutes) would be a big margin of
error for 225 seconds. Even conceding that the timing might have
been inaccurate it remains known to fact .... afoot consisted of 12
inches then as it does now.
Probably the most concrete part of this story is the fact that the
distance run in this long aged race was in excess of the normal mile
run today by Landy Bannister and Santee. The distance was 6.060 feet
or 780 more feet than the regulations mile. Today's best sprinters
would require more than 25 seconds to cover the 260 yards which
Green ran after completing the mile.
The reason why the accomplishment has never been given of
ficial recognition is still unknown. Best bet tho is that it didn't result
from a lack of spectators.
Struggle of the "Gold Sox" Bonus Babies
The Boston Red Sox opened the 1954 season with what undoubted
ly is the youngest outfit in the history of the major leagues. Rookie
first baseman Harry Agganis 23 Billy Consolo 19 Milt Boiling and
Ted Lepcio each 23 rounded out the Red Sox infield.
In the Boston outer garden Jackie Jensen 27 rates as the oldest
outfielder in the youth movement. Jim Piersall and Karl Olson both
at 24 were the Boston hopes to fill in for the injured Ted Williams.
The movement which previously had been referred to as a
great step in the Beantowners pennant hopes has taken a complete
reversal in effectivness. Aiding the failure of the youngsters to pro
duce a winning team in Fenway Park has been the costly injuries of
Ted Williams and Mel Parnell.
The Bosox suffered a tremendous psychological shock at the out
set. when they lost the game's greatest hitter Ted Williams. A
broken collar bone kept the thumper out until late May .... round
ing into shane Williams was slowed up again with a threat by pneu
monia now back in action the 35 year old slugger is once again try
ing to work himself into form.
Mel Parnell's hard luck case is known to all. Hit by a pitched
ball in the second week of the campaign. The result a broken bone
in his pitching forearm. 10 weeks later and it still remains in doubt
when the left hander will be able to throw hard again.
Without Williams and Parnell in the lineup the job of contending
for the American League pennant became altogether too vast for the
young Boston nine. Too many mistakes by the pressing group made
the situation worse. A porous defense discouraged the pitchers and
there was trouble around second base. Harry Agganis who started
the season as a fielding gem on the inital sack was having trouble
digging them out of the dirt and Billy Goodman was moved back to
that position. Shortstop Milt Boiling failed to live up to expectations
and Ted Lepcio it was conceded was being used at the wrong position.
Jim Piersall. who has always played a excellent defensive role
couldn't get his share of base hits and when his average slipped to
.258 Manager Lou Boudreau lifted him from the lineup.
With utter confusion gripping the Bosox it may take the timely
hits of Ted Williams to keep the club out of the cellar. Bright spots
are few and far between as Boston hangs in sixth place in the Ameri
can Loop. Pitchers Tom Brewer and Frank Sullivan make the only
resemblance of consistent winners that the Red Sox can produce.
It may be that the Boston "Big Wigs" feel that considerable
trouble is coming in the coaching ranks if so you soon may hear of
the exit of Lou Boudreau his replacement? .... enter Pinky Hig-
gins.
Willie Mays' Surge on the Ruth Home Run Record
On July 18 in the Giants 89th game of the season Willie Mays
belted his 33rdhome run of the season. The star Giant center-fielder
has a comfortable lead ahead of the pace set by Babe Ruth in his
record-breaking 1927 season. The Bambino parked his 33rd into the
stands in his 95th game.
Mays' value to the Giants cannot be measured only in the number
of home runs he has hit during the 1954 campaign. His greatest as
set to the team probably comes through the terrific fielding that he
has applied in the outer gardens of the massive Polo Grounds. It has
been stated by more than one long time Giant critic that the field
ing ability of Willie Mays has saved at least one run per game for
Durocher's high-riding Giants. Everything goes well when Willie
is patrollng the centerfeld area.
Mays has moved further ahead the Home Run Derby than any
one actually expected. His threat on the all time home run record
is something that cannot be brushed over lightly as the Giants slugger
is swinging for his 34th home run.
Although Mays is well ahead of the pace set by Ruth this writer
believes that the circuit clouts for this spectacular youngster will
come at a less torrid pace than they have up to date. Up until the
first of September in the year of 1927 Ruth was a long way from
setting that all time swat record. It was in the month of September
that Ruth made history. In that 30 day period the Great Bambino
blasted 17 home runs .... a feat which Willie Mays will not accomp
lish in the late part of the season.
Singles To End Horseshoe Meet
The Fort Hood Horseshoe Tour
ney terminates this week as finals
in the singles brackets are sched
uled at the Sports arena courts.
Last Wednesday SFC Robert
Adams and Cpl. Jim Wainscott
pitched their way to the doubles
championship with a 50-22 victoi-y
over Cpl. Raymond Knight and
PFC Donald Harvey of the 81st
Recon Bn.
There will be no horseshoe com
petition on the Fourth Army level
tthis year.
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Meet To Begin
Next Thursday
The Fort Hood Swimming and
Diving Meet gets underway next
Thursday with swimming competi
tion at Pool No. 1 and diving
events at Pool No. 3.
All contestants must submit en
tries before July 23. At 4:30 p.m.
July 28 there will be a meeting
of all participants at the Sports
arena for the drawing of heats
and lanes.
Present plans call for competi
tion in 10 individual events. Finals
in five swim contests will be held
beginning at 7 p. m. July 28.
Finals in the other four swim races
are scheduled for the following
evening.
Diving
The springboard diving prelimi
naries will begin July 28 with
ivalry in seven events. Upon
completion of seven preliminary
dives the eight highest scorers
will qualify for the finals.
The finals begin at 1 p.m. at
Pool No. 1 with five voluntary
dives. The winners and places in
the springboard championship div
ing will be determined by the total
aggregate score of the preliminary
diving and the finals.
All competition will be governed
by National AAU rules.
Following the completion of the
Post meet 18 men will be selected
to represent Fort Hood as a team
in the Fourth Army Meet Aug.
13-15 at Fort Bliss.
Fight Results
Thursday July 15
Green
Lightweight Lawrence
6-st Eng Bn TKO'd
Romero 701st ALB.
Valentino
Light-welterweight—Billy March
24th AEB KO'd Donald Sullivan
86th Ord Bn.
Welterweight Alonzo Macon
702nd AIB dec'd Hugo Musserv
den 25th AIB Jake Gallardo 61st
Eng Bn dec'd Simon Morgan
702nd AIB James Saxton 25th
AIB dec'd Paul Fanning 81st
Recon Bn.
Light-middleweight Jesse Mc-
Call 1st Tk Bn dec'd John Jones
68th AFA.
Middleweight William Jen
nings 16th AEB TKO'd James
Wick 2nd AAA Bill Farrinson
25th AIB dec'd Don Egan 61st
Eng Bn Eddie Riggs 578th EFM
Co dec'd James Smith 1st Qm Bn
Featherweight Championship
Bennie Pearce 68th AFA dec'd
Claudio Trujillo 704th Tk Bn
Light Middleweight Championship
Stephen Taylor 1st Tk Bn dec'd
Albert Pepin 702nd AIB.
Professional Middleweight
Exhibition
Carl Smith 1st Qm Bn vs. Jesse
Gathers 68th AFA.
Sunday July 18
Light-welterweight Joe Smyer
25th AIB dec'd Lawrence Green
61st Eng Bn Regginald Williams
27th AFA dec'd Wallace Thomas
61st Eng Bn.
Welterweight Charles Taylor
13th Tk Bn TKO'd Ira Bailey
27th AFA.
Light middleweight Joseph
Shepherd 27th AFA dec'd Rodney
Hulstead 81st Recon Bn E. L.
Jordan 144th Sig Co dec'd Mike
Navarro 91st AFA.
Middleweight Jim Samuel
27th AFA TKO'd Bobby Blake
22nd AFA Johnny Jones 1st Tk
Bn TKO'd David Johnson 27th
AFA.
Light heavyweight Johnny
Johnson 100th Tk Bn TKO'd
Thomas Washington 1st Tk Bn
David Cavanaugh 81st Recon Bn
Dec'd Robert Howery 2nd AAA
Rene Cognavich 336th Qm Bn
dec'd Omar Darty 51st AIB.
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Softball Play
Features Five
Hood Leagues
Fort Hood battalion softball got
underway July 21 with single
round robin schedules in five
leagues.
Following the completion of
league play September 10 a
double elimination tourney will be
conducted among league champs
and runners-up to determine the
Post Champions. The Post Cham
pions will then represent Fort
Hood in the Fourth Army Cham
pionship to be held at Fort Sam
Houston during October.
This year companies and bat
teries engaged in double round
round robin play in June with the
winning unit being selected to
represent their battalion in bat
talion league play.
First Armored Division's Na
tional and American Leagues will
play at Liese and Delgrade soft-
ball diamond's. Fourth Armored
Division's two leagues will begin
play at other Hood softball fields
at a later date.
Company teams representing
units in the HI Corps and Post
Units Softball League began play
at Massengale Field July 19. Thus
far the 4005th ASU has defeated
K-Base 3-0 and III Corps Hq Co.
defeated G-Base 16-15.
Units represented in the IH
Corps and Post Units League are:
4005th ASU Hq Co. HI Corps
336th Qm Bn. 35th Eng Bn 46th
Eng Bn 86th Ord Bn 504th Sig
Bn Gray Base and Killeen Base.
The eight teams included in the
National League are: 1st Qm Bn
13th Tk Bn 16th AEB 26th AIB
47th AMB 73rd AFA 701st AIB
702nd AIB and Prov Bn.
There are 10 teams engaged in
American League play. They are:
A Co 1st Tk Bn Btry 2nd
AAA Co 4th Tk Bn. Hq Btry
27th AFA! 68th AFA Co 81st
Recon Bn 91st AFA A Co 100th
Tk Bn Co 123rd AOB and
Co 634th AIB.
The record low attendance for a
championship fight was in 1938
when A1 Gainer fought John Henry-
Lewis in a light heavyweight title
bout. Only 2278 paid to see the
match.
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THE ARMORED SENTINEL FORT HOOD TEXAS
Hood Takes 4th Army Golf Crown
Maxwell Smashes Course Records
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INTER-BATTALION" SOFTBALL is over for the 702nd Armored Infantry Battalion as this team from
the 702nd's Company carries the battalion's standard in National League Softball competition.
Coach Edward Johnson's sluggers boast a seven win one loss record. Behind the pitching of Donald
Richter they defeated A Company 6-0 for the battalion championship July 9. Reading left to right
they are: (kneeling) Daniel Bowman Donald Rumery Donald Richter Soto-Angel-Gallardo Martinez-
Pedro-Rivera and Louie O'Barr (standing) coach Edward Johnson Edgar Pryce Larry Hall Parrish
Jorge Pazol and Rosco Armstrong. Other team members not pictured are Ronald Koch William He
witt Charles Piper and Willie Jackson. (U. S. Army Photo by Silker.)
Organization Day
Pierce And Taylor
Take Boxing Crowns
Bennie Pierce a battler from the
68th AFA wrested the Fort Hood
featherweight crown from Claudio
Trujillo and 1st Tank's Stephen
Taylor battled Albert Pepin to
win the light-middleweight title in
the climaxing fight program of 1st
Armored Division's Organization
Day.
In an added attraction to Di-
visipn Special Service's thrill-
packed 11 bount amateur card
Carl Smith 1st Qm Bn and Jesse
Gathers 68th AFA fought a non-
decision professional middleweight
exhibition.
Taylor's Title Bid
Thursday's title win was the
climax to an uphill climb for
Taylor. The lanky light-middle be
gan his rise to recognition during
the Fort Hood boxing tourney.
Since his first bout February 10
Steve has compiled a nine win one
loss fight record.
July 11 Taylor stopped Pepin
a veteran boxer for the 702nd in a
non-title fray. In the re-match
Taylor demonstrated his fine abil
ity as a cagey boxer. Though not
a bnrd-puncher Taylor's weaving
style coupled with the wins of
Jesse McCall 1st Tank teammate
have assisted their battalion's rise
to fourth place in battalion boxing
standings.
Immediate Fame
Unlike Taylor Pierce's fame
was almost immediate. A very
effective counter puncher the
GAS
Milwaukee native upset Trujillo
in his third bout here at Hood.
Ring-wise Pierce won the right to
battle for the local crown by stop
ping Frank Trujillo 634th AIB
July 11.
In Sunday's regular program
up-and coming Regginald Wil
liams of the 27th AFA won a
close decision over talented light-
welterweight Wallace Thomas. In
winning William also took the
outstanding boxer award in the 10
bout card. Thomas customarily
a lightweight scrapper fights for
the 61st Engineers.
In another featured bout welter
weight Charles Taylor of the 13th
Tank Bn scored a decisive TKO
Ira Bailey of the 27th AFA. Tay
lor won the most popular boxer
award for his performance.
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FORT SILL PIO—Former Na
tional Amateur Golf Champ Billy
Maxwell smashed course records
and led the Fort Hood Golf team
to victory in the Fourth Army
Golf Tourney with a 20 under par
total of 268 strokes for 72 holes of
play.
Runner-up in the open division of
the tourney was Maxwell's team
mate Claude "Buster" Reed Hq.
Divarty defending Fourth Army
champion.
Fort Sill's golfing sextet took
second place in open division play.
Both open and senior division play
climaxed July 18.
Honors in the senior division for
golfers over 45 went to Col. J. F.
Bohlender Fort Sam Houston who
carded a total of 317 for 72 holes.
Maj. Ira Beard Fort Sill cham
pion was runner-up with 323 and
the Fort Sill senior tea mpushed by
the team from Fort Sam to take
first place.
a we 11 Hq. CC"B" with
rounds of 69-64-67-68 was over par
on only one hole during the four
day tourney. He cinched the cham
pionship when he fired an eight
under par 64 on the second day
breaking all existing course rec
ords. Sinking a 25 foot putt from
the front edge of the rolling 18th
green Maxwell erased the com
petitive course record of 67 which
was held by Lt. Wes Brown Fort
Sill champion.
The tournament field was liberal
ly sprinkled with outstanding golf
ers. PFC Dick Goerlich Fort Sam
Houston who lost out to Reed in
the play-offs for the runner-up spot
was Texas junior champ last year.
Brown was the former Tennessee
amateur champ and Roy Schneid
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Thursday July 22
Maxwell9 Reed
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er from B.A.M.C. is a two-time
Fourth Army titlist.
Maj. Gen. Edward T. Williams
Commanding General of the Artil
lery Center presented the tourna
ment trophies at an awards ban
quet held on the patio of the golf
club following the final round of
play.
Maxwell and Reed will travel to
Rockville Md. to compete in the
All-Army Golf Tournament July
26-31 at the Woodmont Country
Club.
Individual Open Standings: Bil
ly Maxwell Fort Hood 268 Bus
ter Reed Fort Hood 291 Dick
Goerlich Fort Sam Houston 291
Lt. Wes Brown Fort Sill 292
M-Sgt. Roy Schneider BAMC 293
Cpl. Billy Phillips BAMC 294
Lt. Bob Jacobs Fort Bliss 295
Pvt. Bob Hill Fort Hood 295 Pvt.
L. L. Nagler Camp Caffee 302
PFC J. E. Mitchell Camp Chaf
fee 302 Pvt. O. S. Moody Camp
Chaffee 302 and Cpl. J. B. Wade
Fort Bliss 302.
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records of one victory against no
defeats while Gorin had lost one
without a victory. General Man
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was made to bolster the Toledo
club which is in seventh place
23 games out of first.
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