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THE CONSOLIDATED EAGLE
April 8, 1943
CLOSE FINISH—Jimmie Hukill, Con-
sair's slugging outfielder, scores the
Bombers' lone tally against Karlen Broth-
ers at Reverchon Park in Dallas. Ed
Duren, Karlen catcher, looks like he's got
the ball on Hukill, but the umpire flat-
tened his hands. The Bombers play
Karlen a return match here Sunday.
Co ns air Bombers to Meet
Dallas Team on Sunday
Softball Team
Will Practice
Consair’s softball team will prac-
tice at Rockwood Park at 5 p. m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays and at 3
p. m. each Sunday prior to opening
of the Major City League race April
26, announced Paul L. Smith, man-
ager, today.
"Each softball player in the plant
is welcome to try out for the club,”
said Smith. "We want to pick the
18 best men for this team because
we intend to win the city cham-
pionship.”
Plant leagues got off to fine
starts this week with practice games
being played by 21 teams.
Men and women of Fuselage Tail
organized teams this week, Ray
Kendall heading the males and
Lloyd Embler coaching the ferns.
Final Assembly announced for-
mation of a hot aggregation with
Ray Bybee and Scecil Carleton as
ramrods.
Will Rogers School
Forms Baseball Club
Aircraft instructors at the Will
Rogers War Training School threw
a challenge to plant baseball en-
tries this week by forming a team
for league play this season.
Organization of the club was ef-
fected last Wednesday night and
directors were elected as follows:
Sidney Wilson, honorary president;
J. C. Harris, business manager; J. S.
McKenney, publicity manager; and
F. P. Wilemon, field manager.
Plant Recreational Director
Is Appointed for Welfare
Reserve Diamonds
Baseball and softball man-
agers must reserve diamonds
for team practice sessions, an-
nounced Asa Short, recreation-
al director, by telephoning
4287. Reservations for each
week must be in by the pre-
vious Saturday.
Consolidated Vultee’s Bombers
will tangle with Karlen Brothers of
Dallas at 3 p. m. Sunday at Sycamore
Park, Diamond No. 2, in a return
match after a 4-1 loss in Dallas two
weeks ago, said Asa Short, team
manager, today.
Making their amateur baseball
debut before home crowds last Sun-
day, the Bombers trounced Texa-
steel Manufacturing Company, 5-0.
Bill Nelms, Jay Blomer and
George Milstead allowed the Tex-
asteel nine only four hits. Curly
Whittaker and Jimmie Hukill
sparked the batting, the former
slugging a four-bagger and the lat-
ter collecting three hits.
Night Softball
To Be Proposed
To Plant Teams
How about a little incandescent
sunburn?
This is the question that will be
put to Consair First shift softball
team captains and managers at 8 p.
m. Friday at the Recreation building.
Playing under lights at night will
be proposed along with a discus-
sion of diamonds, rules and rosters.
Team officials are requested to be
present or have an appointed rep-
resentative at the meeting.
Night shift captains and manag
ers will meet at 10 a. m. Monday
in the Recreation building for a
similar discussion.
Flag Tourney May
Draw 100 Entrants
More than 100 entries are ex-
pected in a flag tournament and
driving contest beginning at 7:30
a. m. Sunday at Meadowbrook Club,
said Ralph Allmond, golf commis-
sioner, today. The driving compe-
tition will begin at noon.
Prizes will be awarded first and
second place guest flight and booby
winners.
Keep safety—keep health.
Night League
Cards Playoff
Production, Consair’s Night
league leader, widened the margin
again this week by rolling a new
high team series of 2,582.
Meanwhile Jigs and Fixtures No.
1 and Yard and Flight are tied for
runner-up honors. Next week will
mark the final night’s play for the
current season and these two kegling
quintets will play it off.
Loft and Engineering maintain
healthy margins in their respective
leagues.
The standings:
Eagle League
Team— Won
Loft .......................78
Engineering Release ............70
Engineering ...............'. . 68
Commandos ................. 64
Owls ......................63
Inspection ...................61
Plant Engineering.............60
Electrical Maintenance No. 2......60
Control Surfaces...............60
Miscellaneous Parts ............59
Fuselage Nose No. 2 ..........56
Electrical Maintenance No. 1......46
Tool Planning ..............40
Receiving Inspection............37
Tool Room.................37
Fuselage Nose No. 1............37
Fligh team game: Loft, 854. High
team series: Loft, 2,468. High indi-
vidual game: Myron Smith, 235. High
individual series: Veal, 595.
Night League
Team— Won
Production .............100
Jigs and Fixtures No. 1.........84
Yard and Flight...............84
Furnishings ..................75
Unit No. 3...................70
Unit No. 1...................64
Unit No. 5...................62
Jigs and Fixtures No. 2..........59
Finish.......................54
Unit No. 6...................47
Lost
34
42
44
48
49
51
52
52
52
53
56
66
72
75
75
75
Asa Short, widely-known in pro-’*'
fessional baseball circles and affil-
iated with the Fort Worth Recrea-
tion department during the past 12
years, was appointed recreational di-
rector for the Welfare department
this week, announced Eugene G.
Crosier, director.
Short, who played eight years of
pro bali, winding up with Dallas in
1931, will direct athletic, recreation-
al and social events for Consair em-
ployes.
He managed two semi-pro clubs
in East Texas during 1932-33, tak-
ing one to national finals in Den-
ver in the latter year.
Short played semi-pro baseball
from 1933 to 1936 in Texas leagues,
and was the playing manager of the
state championship Wolf & Klar
aggregation in 1938, but left the
club before the season was com-
pleted.
Playing catcher on city champion-
ship teams in 1939, 1940 and 1941,
Short was instrumental in each of
these clubs going to the state finals
in each year.
In Fort Worth he has donated his
services to the Recreation depart-
ment for various sports activities.
He came to Consair from the
Austin Company when the plant be-
gan operations, having been in both
Plant Protection and Material and
Purchasing.
Short’s transfer to Welfare de-
partment was effected the first of
this month and he will assume his
ne wduties immediately.
Patterson Visit
(Continued from Page 1)
the smiling, dapper Undersecretary
stopped along the assembly line and
shook hands with Bertha Dean,
working in the nose of a ship, and
Morris Richardson and D. R. Hale,
Final Assembly workers.
Keep up the good work!” he
told them as he left.
Further down the line he graci-
ously posed for pictures with two
women assembly workers, Nell
Threet and Eve Arrowhead, and
good-naturedly shared with them a
chocolate candy sandwich, which
they were eating during their rest
period.
"Keep up the good work—you’re
doing a fine job!” he commented
again, as he shook hands with each
of the girls, who at the moment had
no idea of his identity.
★ ★ ★
Asa Short
Boxers Wanted
For Glove Go
Boxers for preliminary bouts to
a proposed match between J. D.
Farmer, Consolidated Vultee’s re-
cent entry in the Golden Gloves
tourney, and J. H. McGregor, sol-
dier stationed at Fort Sill, Okla.,
were wanted today by Welfare de-
partment.
McGregor, who is the son of
Plant Patrolman A. E. McGregor, re-
ported that several other amateurs
of various weights at Fort Sill would
be interested in meeting boxers in
this section.
W. L. Hood of Blue Print, Second
shift, formerly a YMCA director for
12 years, has offered to assist in the
training of Consair fighters.
If possible to arrange several pre-
liminaries and the main bout be-
tween Farmer and McGregor, both
heavyweights, the contest will be
staged at Recreation Hall, said a
Welfare spokesman.
Lost
40
56
56
65
70
76
78
81
86
83
High team game: Production, 905.
High team series: Production, 2,582.
High individual game: Long, 226. High
individual series: Sullens, 582.
750 League
Team— Won Lost
Engineering ...... 88 28
Jigs and Fixtures...............81 35
Generals.....................65 51
Inspection ...................61 55
Fuselage Engineers .............59 57
Personnel ....................56 60
Accounting...................46 70
Electrical Maintenance ..........44 72
Structures ....................43 73
Experimental .................39 77
High team game: Generals, 897. High
team series: Generals, 2,534. High in-
dividual game: Rudis, 224. High in-
dividual series: Browning, 588.
Tennists to Meet
Summer tennis tournaments will
be planned and scheduled at meet
ings slated for 10 a. m. and 5 p. m.
at Forest Park for Second and First
shift tennists, respectively, an-
nounced Commissioner H. L. Wal-
lace, today.
LUNCH BOX
SUGGESTIONS
Sliced Roast Beef Sandwich on
Whole Wheat Bread
Shredded Spinach and Grated Carrot
Salad Sandwich on Enriched
Bread
Scallions Apple Milk
HAVE A SANDWICH—Undersecretary of War Robert P. Patterson, mak-
ing an inspection tour of the plant, seemed interested in what war work-
ers eat. When he stopped for a moment to chat during the lunch
period, the girls, Sell Threet, left, and Eve Arrowhead, right, offered the
busy war executive a sample from their pails.
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