The Supply and Fiscal Department was wwarded”THE CAPTAINS TROPHY” for the
first quarter of I960, “The athlet id minded Supply Department amassed over 200
point's more than the nearest competing department. This department displayed
overwhelming strength-‘in the Captains 'Trophy Bowling Leagues and entered two
Strong teams in the Basketball Competition. Supply also placed four menton the
Naval Station Varsity Basketball Team.;
"THE CAPTAINS TROPHY” isv 'awarded each quarter to the department which has
most sucessfully participated in the Naval Station Athbtic Program. The Trophy,
is awarded on a point basis’‘as directed:by NavSta Instruction 1710,1A. One po
int is awarded for.each man hrur of participation "in the program, Thirty-fifre
points are awarded for each man placed on an Adak Varsity Athletic Team. Points
are also awarded for men turning out for a varsity team and for placing in the
upper‘h'dlf of a final Captains Trophy League Standing.
So that all departments have*as nearly equal opportunity tq win as possible,
a weight-factor is ‘asrigntd each department according ' to•its actual on-board
count, . The total number of points amassed by:a 'department is multiplied by the
appropriate 'Weight-factor,"' The winner. of < !*THE CAPTAINS TROPHY” for that quarter
is then decided-by the total number of points. "" ' : ; :~'v y V
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sports
Olyngpic hopeful John F* Egan, former University of •Southern California discus
ace "VthP is’now':training at F. Ordj Calif., has -heaved the missile 1&3 feet,
10 inches. • Charles ,TBeaconM; Rories, 'former. University -6f 'Iowa, distance star and
the NCAA cro.ss-country champ ;in 1955»- now is stationed.at Ft, Lee, Va., and has
entered the Fourth Marine Corps /Schools- Relays to be held at Quantico;Apr. 15
) and 116, The annual Air Force Track and Field Ghampi on ships will be held at
' Dyoss £FB, "Tex*June? "3 "and *4.' Gerfe ^Conle’y^ the’ ^PhiladelpKiSr righthander who
turns to Fro basketball during .' the^winter, months, turned in a good overall
pitching performance ,fn 1959 -with ^ wins, 7. losses and-a fine ERA of 3/,.QCW .-3oy
Lous on, four-tiim All-Navy heavyweight champ, was dethroned atNor folk, .Fa.*, by
underdog Paul Quinlan in the 1966 .All-Navy boxing tourney. .v,
. Ft. Benning,.-Ga., can claim, .three Black. Belt holders In- the-4'formpf«\Peter
... Goyarj^ Lawrence . Trapp, and .Marcel Carles . Pa.squale Nappi, physical;specialist
with U.S* Army Europe in Kadfertal, Germany, has been nam^d coach of the Ail
Army .hexing- s^uai which will jcompete in the Inter service Boxing Championships
^ at Camp Lejeune, N.C. , Ap*v 27-29, Members ‘of the. Fourth U.S, Army pistol team
, -have.-set:a newly recognized national -record by shooting a score of 1171-4AX out
■ of a possible 12Q0 in the four-man -cent erf ire/competition.. ;6ffietally acknow
- lodged hy.Jthe.JIRA>. Jihe.new .record .shattered;the old mark of .1170 set by the-Ad
vanced Marksmanship Unit,.Ft. Benning, Ga, ; .•...<■. V ' . *•.
Quote of the ,Weqk<* ‘‘The young ballplayer in the; Army gains, the equivalent of
twp full years* playing experience ■-in the.minor- leagues,V-said veteran., -epc-Mil
waukee Braves baseball manager Fred Haney,, while visiting Paris and SHAPE Head
quarters recently, " ' " ' . ■. • ’ ■ *' . ' <