QUANTICO MARINES have cancelled remaining football games on the *62 schedule.
Army's football team lost some bowl lustre with the loss to OKLAHOMA STATE#
Coach Paul Dietzel had said the Cowboys were better than their record# Coach
Ben Martin of the Air Force, talking about playing games in bad weather, said
he could remember the time when the Falcons had two consecutive five-yard
penalties called, and because of the rain, snow and slush, the team didn't even
make their ten yards for the first down!#.. Bill Russell of the BOSTON CELTICS,
who owns and operates a rubber plantation in Liberia, is now the sole distibutor
of American records’in that country# Bill says the biggest demand in records is
for American Jazz##. Bob Cousy, playing his last year of pro basketball, says
that by the end of the decade no one under 6-5 will be playing in the N.B.A.###
After ten weeks of the National Foodball League season, the GREEN BAY PACKERS \
are the only team with the same 36players on the active roster that were listed
on opening day# Furthermore, not one of the Packers 22 regulars has had to be
replaced in the starting line-up for any reason other than injury# And it is
coach Vince Lombardi who says, "No player is indispensable".•.President Kennedy
has been invited to attend the ARMY-NAVY game December 1# No indication as yet
whether the Commander-in-Chief will be in philadelphis for the game... Navy's
basketball team is entered in the Milwaukee Basketball Tournament December 28
and 29..• The DETROIT TIGERS, winding up their Japanese tour, have invited the
OSAKA TIGERS to spring training drills at Lakeland, Florida, in 1963... After
his rousing win over Gene Fullmer, Dick Tiger of Nigeria is expected to be nam
ed Fighter of the Year by the New York Boxing Writers,## At least 17 Major Leag
uers are currently in the service. Most are expected to be released prior to the
1963 season#
SERVICE BOXERS TO INVADE D,C-> If Washington, D. C. is not the military Boxing
center of the world in early 1963 it will not be the fault of Lt, Col. Leo F. (
Gaffney, the Military District of Washington’s Special Services Officer.
Col. Gaffney was credited with reviving Army boxing when he instituted the
Annual Military District of Washington Interservice Invitational Tournament
last year0
Following this tourney Colu Gaffney was named coach of the Army squad that won
the Interservice Champeionship for the first time in three years*
Three Big military fistic events are currently scheduled for the Washington
area - The Annual MDW Invitational, Febt 5 through 8; the All-Army eliminations,
culminating in the finals March 9; and the Annual Interservice Championships,
March 10 through 15*
THE ADAK SPORTSMEN CLUB will hold their meeting on Monday, November 26th at
1930. All member and guests are cordially invited to attend.
It takes more than just nerve to ski and return in one piece. Have fun and
enjoy the sport, but use caution and you will be able to enjoy the sport again.