The NAVY - NOTRE DAME football game at Philadelphis was the 36th in the
series; the longest continuous intersectional rivalry in football*••.When
coaches Wayne Hardin and Paul Dietzel were asked whether the were thinking
about the 1st of December, both replied "No, but someone is always remind
ing us!"....AIR FORCE ACADEMY’S John Gavin kicked a 55 yard field goal for
the FALCONS against MIAMI. The boot ties a modern college record previous
ly held by Fred Powers of DENVER in 1939. Maybe that rarified Colorado air
helps.•.Just to prove that physical conditioning does help, Belgian Air
Force Maj. Raoul Mollet, Secretary-General of CISM, competed in the Olympics
of 1936 and 1948. Maj. Mollet calls Jesse Owens the greatest athlete he has
ever seen, although Bob Mathias, the decathlon champion, was the closest to
being the "complete athlete." Air Force Brig. Gen. Royal Hatch, President
of CISM, was a former athlete at Dartmouth, and was a sports writer for
awhile...After twenty years, Branch Rickey, now 80 years old, has been re
hired by the ST. LOUIS CARDINALS to "hurry" the Cards pennant chances and
player development....Baseball experts figure the sending of Bob Turley to
LOS ANGELES by the HEW YORK YANKEES, is just phase one of a Yankee re-build
for 1963...Another ARMY-NAVY game notes Winner will get a bowl-bid, though
Army has never accepted a January First invite. NAVY has had more lenient
re-action to Bowl bids in the past....Home court advantage? In the first 20
National Basketball Association games, the visiting team won only 3 games.
Eddie Yost, who starred with the old WASHINGTON SENATORS at third base, and
then went to the LOS ANGELES ANGELS, returns to Washington as a coach next
season, after being released by L0 A. Mickey Vernon, the current Washington
manager, played first base, while Yost was at third for the old Senators.
HAMMER HEAD LEAGUE;
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High women’s game will now be held by Gena Olinger she bowled a 184* Hal
Rummel bowled high game of the night which was 202 which is not too bad con
sidering he had a 121 average* The Willawnws are still in the lead in the
league followed by the Avengers and then the Chinooks, Several good series
were bowled this week, Don Ferrin had a 520 series and Bill Simpson had a
519. Gena Olinger bowled a 438 series. Top three averages among the men
are Ed Falkowski 166, Bob Straub 159 and Ray Bafus 157. The women’s top
three are Verna Ferrin 134, Jane Straub 132 and Gena Olinger 130. We will
be bowling on the 24th of November instead of Thursday during Thanksgiving
week. We bowl at 1315.
Don’t believe it: All that surveying around the old "0" Club is not for
a golf course.
Slow down all you Tiddly-wink players and live longer; take up Sky Diving and
play it safe.