Evening star., 1930-11-30
ID. C.. Naval Reserve

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Athletic Association, composed of mem
bers of the 1st Battalion, United States
Naval Reserves of the District of Co
lumbia, staged series of boxing bouts
as the first event of the organization,
and the affair was largely attended, not
not only by members of the battalion,
but by many guests of the enlisted
men.
The boxing bouts were between am
eteur teams representing the local Re-
serves and the Ritz Athletic Club OF
Baltimore. The sailors took the match,
winning four bouts to the Baltimore
battlerS' two bouts. Vance, Ball,
Swet1an and Ryan were winners for
the Reserves, the first three by decisions
and Ryan by second-round knockout.
Bradley and Fritz were winners for the
Ritz Club, Bradley from De Lacy by
default and Fritz from Haas by decision.
Balls decision over zinkman did not
meet with popular approval, many be-
ing of the opinion that Zinkham should
have been awarded the decision at the
termination of the third round. How
ever, the judges decided that an extra
round was necessary, and, as zinkhan,
who was suffering from a cut over the
left eye, was not permitted to enter the
ring for the fourth round, Ball was
awarded the decision.
It was announced that the Naval Re
serve Athletic Association intends to
have the Ritz Club come again for an
other series of bouts. The officials of
the matches were: Chief YeoInan
Shultz, announcer; L. Minor, referee;
Lieut.. Moore, Lieut.. (Junior Grade)
Shenier. and Mr.. Cassidy. commander
of Victory Post, American Legion,
judges, and Mr.. Essinger, timekeeper.
1t was announced that the Sd Fleet
Division has five vacancies in the unit,
and efforts are being made to obtain
five men to fill them. Applicants are
requested to see Lieut.. C. H. Williams,
who commands the Sd Division, any
Monday night at 1880 o'clock.
Several of the Reservists who were
formerly attached to the U. S. De-
stroyer UpShur. training ship of the
local battalion which was ordered away
from here as a part of the Navy's
economy move, have been released from
active duty on their own requests. Upon
the transfer of the Upshur the Navy
Department authorized the retention Of
the shipkeepers here until at least May
!, so that they would not suddenly be
thrown out of work, but the force
gradually is being depleted as the men
find jobs.
One of the men released last week, it
was said, will go back to the ship
which, instead of being decommiSsioned
rs originally planned, was transferred to
the U. S. Coast Guard. as a part of
the rum patrol feet. He is Christian
S. LantZ, water tender, first-class, who
was ordered discharged at his own re-
quest in order to enlist in the Coast
Guard. Upon his enlistment In the
latter organization, 1t was said, Lantz
will be assigned to duty aboard the
UpShur
The other two men were merely re-
leased from active duty. at their own
requests. They are: Teodorico Con-
sepcion and AndreaS M. Martinez, both
officers cooks, frst-class.
The opinion was expressed at a
Naval Reserve conference that due to
the lack of competent instructors and
lack of radio apparatus FL and vi
radiomen have not been properly in
structed: that feet divisions average
about one FL radioman per division,
which is about all that could be ex-
pected since the regulations only permit
each feet division to carry 20 men In
their four upper pay grades. and that
little has been accomplished in the way
Of training radiomen in aviation divi-
sions. Aviation officers it was further
aviation bases.
The Bureau of Navigation commented
that it fully appreciates the difficulties
In the way of instructing radio men in
the average fleet division and believes
that the solution of this problem lies
In the direction of securing closer work.
ing arrangements between the feet and
Volunteer Communication Reserve.
Wherever possible, the commanding Of
flcerS Of fleet divisions, it was pointed
out, should obtain the services of
qualified officer for the purpose of In
structing radio personnel.
In several districts, it was added,
radio equipment has been purchased
and installed in Naval Reserve armories.
Where this has been done, excellent re-
suits have been obtained. according to
the departmental officials.
Answering a question as to what
steps can be taken to insure cooper
alton between the feet Naval Reserve
and the Volunteer Communication Re-
serve, 1t was said that the majority of
the conference felt that the following
steps would tend TO increase cooper
alton between the two branches: The
joint use of Communication Reserve
equipment, frequencieS and personnel;
the joint use of Fleet Reserve armorieS
and equipment; the joint use of Re-
serve medical officers and the aSSocia-
ton Of Communications Reserve Of
flcer with each feet division for the
purpose OF instructing Fleet Reserve
personnel
The bureau reported that it desires to
encourage In every way practicable, CO.
operation between the Fleet Naval Re-
serve and the Volunteer Communica-
ton Reserve. 1t added that armory and
other training facilities now provided
Tor the training Of the Fleet Naval Re-
serve should be. wherever practicable,
made available for the training of the
Volunteer Communication Reserve. Due
TO the fact that the average feet Of
flcer Is not qualified to give instruction
to radio personnel every effort should
be made TO obtain the services Of
qualified Communication Reserve Of
hcer for this purpose, the Regular Of
hcers said. Medical officers attached TO
feet divisions should be made available
for the examination of the personnel of
the Volunteer Communication Reserve.
The general opinion was expressed at
: the conference that fitness reports were
desirable in the case of Fleet Reserve
officers in order TO give the unit COM
manderS better control over the officers
under them, and in order to give COM
mandants and the Navy Department
better idea of the relative value of the
various feet officers. A form of report
to accomplish this, 1t was said, now is
under consideration by the Bureau of
Navigation. However, in the case of
other classes of the Reserve, it was
thought that these reports would be of
little value and would only result in
ptling up paper work.
Regular officers assigned to the Re-
serve organizations as inspector i'm
structors were declared to be valuable
aSSatS IN the units II Wag said how