Due to the remoteness of the location of Adak and to promote interest in ath
letic activities, Special Services of Marine Barracks has set forth a new Barr
acks Intra-Mural Program. The Program is set voo for competition between the
three platoons
Billiards
Basketball
Ping-Pong
Swimming
of the Barra.cks.
Activities comprising the Programare as follows:
Horseshoes • Baseball
Shuffleboard • Flag Football
Bowling * Volleyball
Track and Field Physical Fitness
In .each event or activity, each platoon will be competing withcne another for
individual and overall honors. Individuals placing in each event will receive
a medal for his efforts. Individual winners will also collect a certain amount
of points that will be put forth for the platoon trophy, tfuch is awarded to the
platoon having the majority of places in each event. • •. .
Quarterly and monthly promotions were
completed, this past week, with one of
the largest groups of personnel in
quite some time hein^ promoted. Receiv
ing advancements to Cornoral:
Edwin to. CHAPPELL
Royce B. GREEN
Jack C, HART
Ralph A, HERZING
Charles.it, HUNGATE
To Lance Corporal:
David L/EASLEY
Jack E. HJAiLLY, Jr,
John M. IRWIN
Norman L. HIGHTOWER.
Brian L. KEITH
Fernando G. LIRA
Thomas W, MORRIS
- Charles R. MEYERS
William R. SCHWINGF
To Private First Class:
William P. ESTES
William H. JOHNSON
James L, LLOYD
Ronald L. MESSENGER
Ronald G. P.iTCHIN
Francis ROSS
William A. SCER3A
Monday, through rain and sleet, etc, the
personnel being tested for promotion as
required by the Commandant, took the new
physical fitness test and ended up look
ing like theyM spent the year in a fox
hole. It's not an easy test to pass.
The point system that is used in the {
program consists of 10, 7,and 3 points
for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places, respect
ively. The majority of the events are
set up for a team victory. The platoon
that has the better team scores a trophy
In addition, the 1st place points go
toward the Commanding Officer’s Trophy.
The Track and Field has several sub
events such as the 100,2)0, and 440 yard
runs. Swimming is very similar. It has
such events as Sidestroke, Breaststroke^
Relays, and Diving events.. The total
points of each event of the swimming will
decide the Platoon Trophy,
This Program was started on 20 March, *
and as to date,the Billiards and basket- *
ballbas been completed. PFC R.O. WAGNER
took 1st place in Billiards and Port
Section to Basketball honors. Ping-Pong
was started this past week with Staff
Sergeant H. W. T. MAN highly favored
for 1st place honors. In overall points
Headquarters Platoon leads with Port
Platoon close behind.'
At the completion of the Program dur
ing June, the Commanding Officercf Mar
ine Barracks will award the COTsTrophy
to the winning platoon. Individual a
wards will be given out as that part
icular event is concluded. This type
program fills enjoyable off-duty hours
and makes the time go by fast. Special
Services is to be commended for setting
up and carrying out this Program.
"MARINE BARRACKS, ADAK, ALASKA”