The Adak sun., May 26, 1958, Page 7, Image 7

About The Adak sun. (Adak, Alaska) 1955-1976

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A.DAK SPORTS ROUND-UP
Old man weather is a hard soul to get
along with. The Captain's Trophy Soft
ball League starting 12 May, with a sch
edule of a game a night and two on Sat.
and Sun., the schedule should read some
IS games played, but with only 9 games,
completed, a good percentage on the team
standings can’t be set up as of yet.
The run down on a couple of games
iplayed are;, Admin, taking the first game
|of the season 10-5 over Medical. Navy
(Exchange pushing over the aecieding run
iin the bottom of the . 7th to ease out PW
j(Trans.) 8-7. AACS rolled over MCB#9(B),
113—3• Admin, with a repeat performance,
tver the NavSta CPO’s.with 6 runs in the
th for a 15-11 victory.
| MCB#9(A) winning over PW (Trans) 12-2,
jallowing PW their only 2 runs inthe 2nd.
jAACS again over PW (utilities) 14-10,
jgiving WOGPS his 2nd straight victory,
jAdmin, over Supply for their 3rd win,
jwith there break comming in the 2nd
iscoreing 3 rims. Final score 7-2.
Marines winning their first game 16-2
|over the NavSta CPO’s. WRIGHT for Com
jmunications pitching the first no-hitter
\of the season and giving up one run on
j\falks and errors in the 3rd, as they
;romped over Medical 28-1.
•BOWLING ROUND-UP
Congrt’s were given last week to the
j200 game bowler without the mention of
■•her name, in the Ladies Classic Bowling
jLeague, they go to Florence Grice™
j THE BOWLING SCORESHEET:
j
As of May 19th, 1958. The'Standings
;of the MONDAY NITE MAJOR BOWLING LEAGUE
TEAM
NavComSta
SKingpins j
IAACS Club
jOperations
jFlathats
I Civilians
jAllstars ■
Masons
WON
23
27
26
23
23
20
IS
11
LOST
16
17
•18.
2l'
21
24
26
33
ADAK BOWLING SCOEESHEET
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TUI> WORLD OF SPORTS
Berkeley, Cal., Power packed Southern I
California won its 17th Pacific. Coast
Conference Track and Field meet Saturday'
but seme of the Trojans’ glory was over-,
shadowed by California's Don Bowden andi
Willie White.
Bowden set a conference record by’
winning the mile in 4:03.7, while White,
came out. the Day’s only double winner asj
he posted victories in the 100 and 220-\
yard dases. j
Lafayette, Ind., Illinois surged toj
its 20th Big Ten Track title Saturday,]
scoring points in 11 of the 14 events, ;
but Ohio State’s Olympic champion Glenn;
Davis took individual honors with a;
World Record equalling 440 yard run.
Davis was time at :45 * B for the 440. \
Indianapolis, Ind., A record break-j
ing field for the 42nd annual 500-mila j
Auto Race was assured late Saturday when \
the tentative 33-car starting line-up;
for next Friday’s Memorial Day Classic ;
was completed. I
Qualifications for the holiday grind ;
were scheduled to end Sunday. The field ;
now averages 143.400 miles per hour, ;
nearly two miles faster than last year. I
Learn something new every year or so j
Department: j
Vicki Craves, the former Olympic Diving
Queen, says that all divers open thoir
eyes under water as soon as their hands
strike the bottom of the pool—"so we'll
know inhere we are." And where did they
expect to be after diving off a 10-foot
board?
Silky Sullivan is being branded as a
."bush league"horse in the east, but .the
•easterners should recall that they were
the ones who became so excited over this
beautiful colt. Westerners watched Silky
get whipped too many times out here to
| lable him a "miracle" horse.
I ; One thing about Archie Moore,he makes
! good copy for the newsmen. If he said
I if once, he has said it a hundred times
j since coming to San Francisco- for his
I Monday night fight: ”1’m gonna, knock
I oat Charley Norkus (Monday) and then ITm
j gonna knock out Eddie Machen. Then I’m
\ gonna chase Floyd Patterson until he
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