The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-09
Walkie-Talkie
To Spot Plays
Will Be Used When
Army Meets Aeros
FoRTy-FrRsT DIVISION CAN.

FoRTy-FTRsT DIVISION CAN
TORMENT. Fort Lewis. WASH
Something unheard Of in football
annals will be thrown into the fray
Sunday when the 41st Division
team meets the Boeing Aircraft
Company's Aeros In Tacoma sta
dium.
The soldier coaching staff plans
10 uncover from It's bag Of tricks
"walkie-taIkie." of all things.
Now the "waIlSie- tallsie" II
not some sort of mechanical
man or any other strange
robot-liIe device that the
name might connote to the
layman not familiar with mill
tary terms.
The "walkie-talkie." briefly. Is
merely a two-way radio communi-
cation system used by the army
IN combat and on maneuvers
II will he utilized by First 1t.
Loren w. Tuttle. head coach of
the 4ist. in directing the attack
against the visiting Aeros.
To SPOT HOLES
With the aid of the ''walkie-
tslkie" futile hopes TO spot holes
in the Aero forward wall and
center his offensive plays at these
weak points.
Likewise. the device will help
him determine his own teams
weaknesses in time to send In
reserves 10 relieve the players
failing to execute plays according
to scrimmage strategy.
Tuttle' plan IN to spot First
1t. John Hacl<enbruck, assist
ant coach. In the press box
high In the Tacoma stadium.
Hackenbruck II the logical
man for the Job as he learned
football inside and out as
star with the Oregon State
and Detroit Lions.
Hackenbruck, supplied with
powerful army field glasses and
the "walkie-talkie." will study the
plays that are clicking those
that don't-and flash the informs-
ton down TO futile on the side
line bench. Tuttle's only equip
ment necessary for the successful
operation of the scheme is a pair
of ear phones.
This is the first time, football
wiseacres of the 4ist aver. that
the army's famous radio device
has been pressed into service In
a football encounter. They predict,
however. that 1t might spread to
general use In college and pro-
fessional gridiron circles.
NOT UNETHICAL
ut certainly cannot be CLASH
fled as unethical,' Tuttle declared,
"since all colleges use the system
OF scouting opposition teams and
scouting is accepted as an integral
part Of the game.
In the case of the 'walkie-
talkie' the scouting is done not
before the game but during actual
play" he added.
Tuttle said the radio will be
used In all future games Of the
4lst II the experiment Sunday
proves successful.
PLAY SATURDAY
Another football game of in
terest to the 4ist Division Is that
to he played Saturday ut Fort
Lewis between the 163rd Infantry
and Fort Lawton. Last week the
l63rd. a Montana regiment, lost
SO 10 the 1slst Infantry, an Ore
gon regiment.
BAsKETEERs BUSY
Basketball players turned out In
droves here yesterday to sign up
as aspirants for the 41st Division
All-Star court team.
Second 1t. Boyd M. Goff.
acting recreation officer. said
that company and regimental
teams will be organized in
addition TO the divisional
team. In order that all the
basletballers will have an OPP
portunity to play In this poPu-
lar sport.
Training for the divisional team
will bet underway even while the
football season is in full swing
he announced.
Now that fall Burroughs are over,
Private Len Mslody, boxing coach,
has his several score fisticuffers
going through their PAGES daily in
preparation for the division box
ing tournament scheduled TO begin
Friday. October IL.
Winners in the tournament will
20 TO make up the division team
which will participate in a service
mems boxing show in Seattle AZ
a later date.