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L 1 - Cubs To Be Here Tuesday The Chicago Cubs, first big league outfit to appear here this season, will oppose the Camp Shanks baseball nine in a seven-inning game Tuesday at 3 p. m. at the Area 5 Athletic Field, S02d St. and West Rd. T wo other home frays are also scheduled for this week. Tonight, the Palisadeans meet the Equitable Life Insurance team at 5 p. m, at the Area 5 field and, on Thursday, the Hotel New Yorker nine jour neys to Shanks for a contest at the same time and place. Although the Cubs are- dwelling in the cellar of the National League at the present time, the strength ened camp nine will have its work cut out for them in order to quell the rampant batting order in the Bruin lineup. Cub sluggers include outfielders Bill Nicholson, one of the NL's leading circuit clouters in recent years, and such consistent hitters as Lou Novikoff, Ival Goodman nhd Johnny Dallessandi o. Well-Rounded Team Other well-known members of the Cub team who will be seen in action are Phil Cavarretta, who has staked a claim on the first base position for many years, and short stop Eddie Stanky. Bruin twlrlers include Claude Passeau, Paul Der ringer, Paul Erickson, Eddie Hanc- zewski and Hank Wyse. The 5 Cubs previously appeared •here last August. At that time they were the hottest team In their league and they slammed the slants of the Shanks pitchers all over the ball park to win, 17-1. Tbe Palisadeans captured their second game of the season Tues day, overpowering the Fort Tilden nine, 8-3, at the Tilden diamond. A (Continued on Cage 7 hree) Return Match Featured At Bouts Tonite WATCH THE HOOK! T/S Bob Licb, riglft, as a gleeful, over- zealous psychiatrist, is about to best tlie reaction of Pvt. Lenny Kent with a gruesome, oversized, gargantuan needle in a skit from ‘ About Face,\ ’ the ASF smash hit staged with a complete Camp Shanks oast. Pvt. Kent's pre-invasion reaction is, as can easily be observed, normal. \ U. S. Army Signal Const photo Col. Dillon Given New Assignment Col, Lee S. Dillon, Executive Officer of Camp Shanks since March 2, 1943, has received orders from the War De partment appointing him Commanding Officer of the Sharon- ville Engineer Depot at Sharonville, Ohio. His successor as Executive Officer has not Camp Survey Of Manpower Nea rs F inish The Medical Disposition Board at the Station Hospital this week virtually concluded its re-examination of the cases of all Station Complement personnel whose physical fitness for overseas service ’ was questionable. i The Board acted in conformity with the provisions of War Department Circular 164, using as its guide for de termining physical capacity Another string of 10, alam-bang boxing bouts, such as those which thrilled a. near-capacity, wildly- cheering crowd Monday night, are slated for 8 p. m. tonight at the fistic arena, Ave. B and 705th St., Lt. Louis J. Krem, Post Athletic Offlcer, said this week. Headlining tonight ’ s 10 fights is a revenge re-match which pits middleweight Mike Angelo of Camp hanks against Lou Perez, New York City boxer. These two boys provided a plurality of the thrills and the climax to Monday night ’ s fight program by slugging it out, too-to-toe, for three rounds with the decision going to Algiers. At the end oi the Angelo-Perez bout, the enthusiastic throng was on its feet demanding another round. Lt. Krem obliged by imme diately announcing a re-matoh for tonight. Favorites of the evening were the “ mosquito ” weights from the New York City Police Athletic League. ' Tipping the scales at weights ranging from 86 to 100 pounds, the 13 14 year olds exhi bited a surprising amount of box ing form and punching ability. Three\ of Fightdoms ’ favorite sons, now assig ned to the Athletic Section here, made appearances at Monday ’ s bouts. Sgt. Ruby Gold stein, lightweight sensation of a decade ago, announced the bouts: Cpl. Melio Bettiiva, former light heavyweight champ, refereed the final fight; and Pfc Petey Scalzo, ,ex-featnerwelght champ, was -in troduced to thfi fans. yet been named. A graduate of Staunton. Va., Mili tary Academy, Col.. Dillon later matriculated at the University of Colorado, receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering. He attended the first Otficers Training Camp at Fort Root, Ark., and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant, Engineers Reserve, on Avgust 15, 1917. Then he went overseas, took sev eral advanced engineering courses in France and England, and joined the famous First Engineers of the First Division. The outfit saw ac tion at Toul, Cantigny, Soissons, Mouzon, Sedan and in the Rhine with the Army of Occupation. Col Dillon was awarded the Silver Star Decoration for “ gallantry in action ’ ’ and the Purple Heart. After the \wari Col. Dillon went on many important assignments both in the United States and in other countries. He held the vital- post of District Engineer of the New York district, commanded the 39th Corps Combat Engineers Regi ment and served with the 12th Army Corps Engineers. • If you own a GI license \and drive a private or military vehicle on post you are a potential viola tor of traffic regulations so lend an eye. — The Provost Marshall ’ s Office announced this week that an additional 217 “ stop ” signs have been posted a t intersections throughout the entire cajnp. A summons will be issued by an MP if you fail to obey the signs. If the car is privately owned by officer, enlisted man or civilian, the first summons will call for a sharp warning. Tlie car will be banished from; the post for 60 days after the second offlense. If a third sum mons is issued to the same driver the car will be banned from the | post forever. If the violator is driving a mili tary vefilcle and is a soldier, dis cipline will be left to the discre tion of his Commanding Officer. If a civilian is the driver of a military vehicle and violates the stop sign order, ‘ punishment will be dealt out by the section head. Civilian Employees Invited To About Face,' Smash Hit “ About Face,'' the ASF musical revue staged with a complete Camp Shanks cast in its world premiere at Victory Hall last Friday, will be played again tonight for the benefit of civilian employees on Post and military personnel who were unable to attend Vast week. Admission to tonight ’ s perform ance will be by ticket only until curtain time, 8:15 p. m. Anyone who wishes may enter Victory Hall after 8:15 provided seats still remain. Civilian employees and enlisted men who have not yet received their tickets for tonight's show may pick them up in the Special Service Office, Wing ' “ A ” ground floor, 1 Post Headquarters. The mpin. PX cafeteria opposite the railroad station ■will be kept .upon..untiL_flJ0 -p_.-m. -to- date civilian employees who wish to eat supper. In addition, Thea tre No. 1 on Victory Road near Avenue “ A ” wilt be open .to civil ian employees from 6 until 8 p. m. The price of admission to Theater No. 1 will be the usual 15 cents. At the conclusion of the film, the ■Mvilian employees may enter Vic tory Hall, adjacent to Theater No. 1, in time to see \About Face ” as guests of the Camp. Smash Success ■ , “ About Face ” was a smash hit in its premiere last week. From prologue to. finale, it moved with tremendous speed, piling up laugh after laugh. Keyed to fever-pitch perfection after the months of in tensive rehearsals during every minute of its spare time, the cast put oh an inspired performance •before a packed, rollicking house, wowing Generals and drama critics as well as the whistling, highly, responsive enlisted men. Among the distinguished guests who attended the first official showing of “ About Face ” were Major General Homer M- Groh- , Commanding G e n er a l of th New York Port of Embarkation, Major General William M. Good- map, Oversea Supply Officer of the ' New York Port of Embarka tion, Brigadier General Joseph Byron, ASF Director of Special Service and Colonel Harris D. W. Riley, newly - appointed Comroand- (Continued on Cage Four) TC to Shoot For Record Next Weelc Enlisted men of TC and allied detachments will again have an opportunity to display their prow ess as marksmen during June when they fire the .30 caliber Springfield '03 rifle for record at Camp Smith. Starting Monday and continuing eaoh day until all have fired the weapon, the men will report to the TC supply room at 7:30 a. m with fatigues, leggings, helmet liners, cartridge belts and zlighjt packs. They will be taken to Camp Smith and remain there until each .sol dier in the group has fired for record. E>ach section chief will assign his men a day to go on the range. Eaoh soldier will be on the range only that one day unless he falls to qualify. In that event, he will be permitted to return on another day to fire again. Attendance at the range excuses men from the regular four-hour drill class that week And the following week. Capt. Elmer E. Okey, detach ment commander, expects fine re- aulta from the men. The optimism springs from the fact that the troops have additional incentive in becoming better acquainted with a weapon that is their “ best friend\ and that medals and prizes will be awarded. Qualifying scores are. minimums of 130 for marksirten. 160 for sharp shooter, and 170 for. w expert. the standards outlined in the circular. As a result, it was found that about one-fourth of the soldiers previously considered as .possibly available were unfit for overseas duty. Subsequently, they were classified as physically equip ped only for service in the con tinental United States. The directive had emphasized the necessity of insuring that ev ery enlisted man. is assigned to duty where he can render the. maximum service by declaring that \it is contrary to War Department policy to permit ;an enlisted man physically Qualified for oversea service and under 38 years qf age to ' remaim at a fixed installation or activity of the zone of the in terior in excess of 1 year, unless he shall have served honorably overseas. ” In accordance with this policy, some troops here classed as gen eral service, except for certain spe cified exceptions, may eventually be transferred. Strenuous efforts have been made to have Camp Shanks and similar installations exempted from the order requiring shipment because of the importance of the work performed. Increasoq Duties The soldiers who do leave will be absorbed in ground and service force units and will receive ad vanced training. With the camp depleted in strength because of their departure, troops -remaining may assume added duties to keep ' the post functioning smoothly un til anticipated replacements arrive. The replacements will consist ot troops returned from overseas un der the rotation plan, newly- enlisted Wacs, and newly-recruited civilian employees who can per form certain types of duties not specifically requiring soldiers. About 50 men returned from abroad al ready have been assigned as re placements, and the Wac and cl- (Continued on Cage Four) Rhythm Reveille Do you like the behavior of your barracks leader at reveille T Is be kind to you, or does he awaken you from pleasant dreams with a shake, a growl, a scowl, a cuss, and a rude “ Git outa bed, ya lug l\ If he Is of tbe crude, ungen- teei type, why not send him to Barracks 76-21 for an educa tional course in streamlined barracks leadership as exempli fied by a smiling Irishman, T/l Michael G. Sullivan? When the reveille whistle toots at 6 each morning, smil ing Mike bounds out of bed and gently nudges each slumbering laggard. . As the man ’ s eye ’ s flutter open, Mike croons his name in a resonant baritone, hunns a tuneful refrain and then grins broadtj^ The results ari* amazing. In- slead of waking up grumpy and mean, every man bounds from Ids bunk, stands reveille with a smile on his lips and is happily prepared for his day's duties. And Mike ranks tops In popu larity. The moral: .Rhythm rooked reveille receives results! • 1 ,
