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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
Seeking First Big Win;
u. 5. Gate $4,000;
RYDER List Named
BY CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

CHICAGO, July 26. Blushing
Buck White, unaccustomed to the
glare of flash bulbs and the hand
clasps of we'll wishers, modestly went ?
after the first big tournament VIC
tory in his otherwise uneventful golf
career today-the Tam O'Shanter
All-American Open championship.
White, 32-year-old ex-caddy,
who now is pro al Greenwood, Miss.
seldom has finished in the money
of the cash circuit, but today he
meets jug McSpaden of Philadel-
phia, a seasoned follower of tho =
rainbow trail, in an 18-hole playof
for the $4,000 first prize and the title,
which goes with the games richest
tournament. The loser gets a run
ner-up award of 81 400. ~
This is the second consecutive year
the Tam extravaganza, which drew
approximately 10000 customers dur
ing the week and netted Uncle Sam
about $4,000 in War stamps and
bonds, has required a playoff to
decide the champion. Last year
Byron Nelson beat Clayton Heafner
in the extra round to pocket his
second straight Tam title and $4,000
in cash.
Deadlock With 282's.
McSpaden, winner Of the Ca
madam Open in 1889 and the Miami
Open last winter, tied with White
at the end of their 70 holes yester-
day with an aggregate of 282 after
both had fired 71's-one under par.
Chick Harbert. the young Battle
Creek, Mich, aviation cadet, took a
brief lead with three straight brides.
but blew it with pair of bogies to
! tie Nelson for third place with 283.
Harbert eventually emerged from
! the maze of onlookers to post a par
| u while Nelson rounded out a 68
with 4-under-par 80 on the back
nine.
Meanwhile, Patty Berg of Mime
apolls won the first prize of 5000
in the Tam Women's Open by
shooting a 70. three over womens
par for 72-hole medal of BOT
! the second lowest score in her tour
nament career. 1t gave her five
stroke lead over SPAR Elizabeth
Hicks of Long Beach, Calf.
/ The next stop for most of the big
name pros will be the Ryder Cup
matches at Detroit, August and 8.
Names Ryder Cup Team.
! Fred Corcoran, PEA tournament
manager announced this Ryder Cup
team: Jimmy Demarest, Byron Nell
son, Lloyd Mangrum. Sergt. Vic
/ Ghezzi, Gene Sarazen, jug Nc
| Spaden, Ed Dudley and Capt. Craig
( Wood.
| =. Other possibilities are Seaman
Sammy Snead and Horton Smith
The challengers under Capt. WAL
ter Hagen will be Sam Byrd, Bobby
| Cruickshank. Chic Harbert, Willie
Goggin Henry Picard, Dick Metz,
Coast Guardsman Jimmy Thompson
and possibly Clayton Heafner or
Joe KirkWood, ST.
Corcoran said Henry Cotton, the
1884 and 1887 British Open cham
pion who has recuperated from
wounds suffered in action with the
Raj had been invited to join the
challengers team and also to COM
pete in series of Red Cross matches
| in this country this fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
Turf Wagering Boost
Due From Shifted
Saratoga Meet
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 26.-The in
| creasing success of New Yorks war
amazing as time goes by, is showing
no sign of a letup today as Saratoga S
30-day session opens at Belmont
Park. Betting for the Jamaica, Bel
mont, Aqueduct and Empire City,
at-Jamaica meetings. already passed
showed total of 1924, 1869. 548, cover
ing SO days. This is gain of
| $28, 626, 612 over the S95 $40 .936
wagered for those meetings in 1912.
Attendance so far is 1857, TOO.
against 1868 1857 last season, a jump
of 89,343. or almost 1000 per day
And 1925 breakage total for SO days
trails this years $938, 57414 by
$184 66407
Only Belmont, which was not so
easy to reach in the spring, dropped
under last season in any depart
ment: its attendance decreased from
437 ,2l5 to 1862 ,739. but betting was up.
Most remarkable is the rise at the
gates, especially when you consider
that parking lots have been bare
| this year.
The State, of course, profits more
on wagering this season. Instead of
splitting with the tracks as of yore,
Albany now takes 6 of the 10 per
cent cut on betting and 60 per cent
, of the breakage, or odd change"
1t looks more than ever as if the
sl4 100000. which has been estimated
as the States revenue from 1870 days
OF racing this year, was anything
but exaggerated.
Empires four-Week extravaganza
| at Jamaica, which ended Saturday
saw the $35 .299,645 total play bring
a new world record daily average
for a meeting of Sl,470,818.
The biggest increases of all
naturally, will come with Saratoga s
sojourn at Belmont, beginning today
with the seth running of the Flash
Stakes for 2-year-olds and the re-
newal of the American Legion
Handicap for older horses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
Mats to Tip Youngsters
On How to Run Bases

George Case and Bob johnson
of the Mats will demonstrate the
niceties of baserunning to an an
ticipated crowd of more than 100
youngsters tomorrow at Eastern
High Stadium at II o'clock, where
the city-wide baserunning contest
sponsored by the Boys Club of
Washington and the Touchdown
Club will continue.
Case will show how 70 circle the
bases, take a lead and break for
first base, while Johnson will DEM
onstrate sliding technique. Presi-
dent Clark Griffith, Secre airy Ed
ward B. Eynon. jr., and Pitcher
Dutch Leonard of the Mats also will
be present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
Redskins New Talent
Joins Vet Gridmen
For First Practice
By WALTER McCALLUM,


SAN DIEGO. Calf. July 26.-Due
to step into a fast training schedule
to wind up in the unusually short
space of three weeks, 26 RedSkin
football players swung into their
first workout this morning at Bal
boa Municipal Stadium with another
drill coming up this afternoon at
the San Diego High School Field.
Ten players from various points
in the West met the train yesterday
which brought in most of the squad
from Chicago New men are Bob
Masters, a fast back with Philadel-
phia last year; Al Fiorentino, Frank
Hams. highly touted Washington
State back and protege of Assistant
Coach Turk Edwards; Ted Key of
U. c. L. A. and Dave Bernard Of
Mississippi, with the Steelers last
year. Edwards escorted the squad
to the U. S. Grant Hotel, one of the
largest hostelries here and now
crowded far beyond normal capacity
with servicemen.
Several thousand men in uniform,
largely from hospitals will see the
August Is intrasquad game. first
for the Redskins. Some of the play
ers ribbingly predict Coach Dutch
Bergman will lose his first game as
Skin mentor with Sammy Baugh
likely to be assigned to the squad
coached by Edwards.
Missing from the squad is Clyde
Shugart, veteran guard He is sched-
uled to leave Washington August T.
Andy Farkas, holdout back, probably
won't join the club.
The coaching board is expected
to begin Thursday, to teach the
squad the new offensive plotted by
Bergman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
Juvenile Racketers
Draw Many Byes
BY the Associated Press,

KALAMAZOO, Mich. July 90
Only four of a dozen seeded con-
tenders in the Western Junior and
boys tennis championships faced
action today in flrst-round matches
as the other eight joined a parade
of Al players who edged into the
second round with byes.
Seventeen juniors, headed by top
seeded Jack Tuero of New Orleans.
and "A bows including all the seeded
players but Herbert Flam G. San
Diego, Calf, No. /. got byes.
The opening days headline junior
match promised to be between
second-seeded Charles Oliver of
Perth Amboy. N. j., and Gerhard
Kalkofen of Elkhart, Ind. Fourth
seeded Gene Garrett of San Diego.
Calf. faced Phil Smith of Cincin-
natl and Howe Atwater of Will
mette, Ill, seeded fifth. drew Howard
Stoddard of Lansing, Mich.
Featured boys match paired first
seeded Flam against William Turner
OF Narragansett. r. I.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
Long Shots Have Big
Day on Nations Turf

NEW YORK, July 26.-saturday
was long-shot day at the Nation
racetracks. Of 40 races, % paid
off in double figures.
Here's the big price winners at
Jamaica: Michigan Chevy, s27.7O:
Cleo Louise, 1920; Transformer
s27.3o; Singing Torch. sl2.7O; Fire,
$3.50; Teta Maude. $3.50.
At Detroit: Forest Do. s12.4O;
Up The Creek, $500; Smacked
s58.4O; Valdina Sonora, S27.2O: In
dian Watch. s22 40; Try Fin, s18.4o
At Washington Park: Saxon Paul
$500; Valdina Groom, $17.O0; Slide
Rule, sl1.80; Wedding Call, $3.50
At Suffolk Downs: Paille, S14.4O;
Conrad Man, $3.50; Valdina Melia
s24.40; Journey On, $3.50; Play
Greenock, $500.
At Garden State: Golden Novice
$3.50; Stop Harping, $3.50.
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La Choppe||e and Leone
To onqIe on Mot

Maurice La Chappelle, a favorite
with Turner's Arena customers, will
return here after a long absence on
Wednesday night to squirm with
Michele Leone, billed as a wicked
character, in Commute engage
ment on the weekly rassling card.
Babe Sharkey and Milo Steinborn
will exhibit their muscles in the
feature brawl, while other matches
list Dick Lever facing Jack Winthrop
and Chief Thunderbird meeting Abe
Stein.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
Women Seek Record
Tonight in 50-Game
Bowling Contest
BY ROD THOMAS.

Madge Lewis and Dolly Puryear
tonight will attempt to set a ma
tional endurance record for women
boWlers when they clash in So
game match staged in conjunction
with the Silver Spring Board of
Trades war bond tournament, which
is entering its second week. The
marathon" will start at s O'Clock.
1t will be strictly an endurance
test for Mrs. Puryear, of Silver
Spring, most of whose competitive
bowling has been in the Womens
Country Club League, but Mrs.
Lewis, who swept to stardom in the
last year, aims to set formidable
scoring mark No woman ever has
rolled more than 30 consecutive
duckpin games. The little ball sport
is more wearing than tenpins.
Harry KrauSS, now member of
the Bethesda Bowling Center staff.
in 1908 rolled tenpins without let-up
for "a hours for a world record that
stood for many years. He said he
could not have lasted that long
rolling duckpins
In tournament side features last
night. 1t. Lou Jenkins, formerly
ranked No. ! nationally, defeated
Bill King, District match-game
champion. 500 to 629, and lost to
Sergt. Fred Murphy. another ma
tional star, 627 to 649. In an "old
mems doubles contest, H. T. Har-
rison and L. H. Bryan prevailed over
DR.. E. E. Hobbs and Howard Elms
and Fred Prentiss. shooting 1926
with handicap of 70. The other
scores were: Hobbs Stewart, 1,185,
and Elms-Prentiss. 30-l,218 Prem
tiss was high with $40, trailed by
Stewart with 626
During the proceedings Arville
Ebersole, live wire of the National
Duckpin Congress, auctioned duck
pins for total of $4,000.
With 100000 needed to buy Fly
ing Fortress, the fund is well past
the halfway mark with sales pick
ing up rapidly. Yesterdays haul
was by far the largest of the tourna-
ment to date. Mrs. Puryear, Incl
dentally. has sold $500 in tourna-
ment bonds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
BUGS Climb as Slab Vets Shine:
Yonks Snap Groves Streak

tossed tWo-hitter to take yeSter-
days opener and Hebert backed it
up with four hitter in the after
piece, and the Pirates rang the cash
register II, each time. SeWell, who
already has IS wins this season, and
Hebert are IS years old each, while
Klnger is a mere calloW youth of 80
Cards Make it Eight Straight.
OF course, all this is just so much
extra gravy in the stew for the
Cardinals of St. Louis, because they
also grabbed off a pair of decisions
yesterday. knocking over the Boston
| Braves, 81 and 7-3, to run their
winning string to eight straight and
skyrocket their National League
lead to 81 games. The chief feature
! of the afternoons proceedings was
the seventh hurting job with which
Alpha Brable made his debut in the
opener, because Alpha was rushed
up from Sacramento when the Cards
sent out an sos for pitchers.
Over in the American League
meantime, the Yankees hoisted their
lead to seven full games by splitting
with the Chicago White Sox. The
Sox sQueaked through in the opener
FL. on Thurman fuckers ninth
inning homer, while the Bombers
hit the jackpot, 6-3, in the after
piece. in which they handed Orval
Grove his first defeat of the year
after nine straight wins. The Sox
played the second game under pro-
test after balk was called on Grove
in the eighth
The second-place Detroit Tigers
dumped Philadelphia. SO, in their
first game. behind Dizzy Trout S
five-hit t1inging. but the Athletics
came back for a 81 edge in the
second tussle, although held to two
hits by Johnny Corsica.
Bosox Belt Browns Twice.
The Boston Red Sox belted the
Brownies tWice-7-0, as Tex Hugh
son turned in win No II with a
three hitter, and GA as Bobby Doerr
hit his fourth homer in four playing
days
The New York Giants losing run
reached seven straight as the Chica-
go Cubs clouted the Coogan Buffers
twice by 20, with Hi Bithorn pitch
ing five-hitter in the first game
and Ed Hanyzewski and Claude
Passeau combining in six-hit white
washing in the second. A l4-hit
attack gave the Cincinnati Reds a
7-3 win over the Phillies. but Jimmy
Wasdell knocked two runs home to
! pace the Phils to 81 nightcap win
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
Costello Legion Leader
By Beating Cathedral

In a game featuring 8 errors and
IA stolen bases, Costello Post grasped
undisputed possession of first place
in the American Legion Junior base
ball series yesterday on the West
Ellipse. defeating National Ca
thedral, lit.
Hook obtained two of the winners
seven hits, while Hunter and ONeil
each got two hits for the losers,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

In the public parks finals at East
Potomac, Sergt. Nathan Askin de-
feated Bob Davis for the singles
title, As, 81, 6-1, Ga and
Askin, former University of Mary
land star, paired with young Lee
Wood to capture the doubles crown,
GO, 53, 60. The day prior
Wood won the Middle Atlantic
junior title at Richmond, Va.
A high wind bothered all the
players and greater experience was
a factor in Askins triumph over
Davis, who starred at the Uni
versity Of Oklahoma.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
johnson, Lynch Rule M. A. Net;
Askin Double Parks Victor

Davey johnson and Hugh Lynch
today shared the Middle Atlantic
tennis doubles championship follow
ing torrid final at Edgmoor Club
Yesterday in which they defeated
Navy Its. Burke Wilkinson and
Dick Murphy, 4-6, 6-3, 60, IS
With both pairs playing some of
the best tennis of the season, it
was battle all the way and partic-
ularly in the final set in which
johnson and Lynch were able to
score points when most needed. They
came from 0-40 to win one game
Finest play Of the match marked
the last set.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
Ace Swimmers to Race
In Weeks Memorial

Some of the Nations top swim
mers are expected to compete in
the first annual A. Earle Weeks
memorial meet at Takoma Pool on
August 2, it has been announced by
Wlnfree johnson. who will accept
entries postmarked not later than
Thursday at his Welfare Recreation
Association office
The late Weeks was a charter
member of the District AAU and its
president from 1886 until his death
a few months ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
MussoIini Could Pick Up
Change in GoIento Bout

BY the Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Greg, July 90
Benito Mussolini can start his come
back right away.
Advised of the Italian dictator s
resignation, Fight Promoter Joe
Waterman wise-cracked:
I'D like to match him with Tony
Galento."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
Paddock Memorial Rite
Is Held at Pasadena

By Tue ASSoClHCtu PfeSS.
PASADENA, Calf, July ga
memorial service will be held today
for Capt. Charles Paddock Of the
Marine Corps. former track star
killed Wednesday in a plane crash
near Sitka, Alaska.
Mrs. Paddock and the couples two
sons, Prisk, Is, Marine Corps private,
and Paddy, IL, will attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26

At this point, of course, McNeely
broke up the game and the series
with the blow that struck a pebble
in front of Lindstrom and rico
cheted over his head for a double,
touching off baseball's widest dem
onstration until Detroit spanked the
Cubs in 1885
There have been some dramatic
moments in World Series history,
but somehow "Baseball's Greatest
Drama" doesn't ring the bell de-
scribing them.
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Official Scores


1oVals 30 10 - Totals "a Z 81 IL
TBatted for Candini in hfth.
+hatteo Tor Scarborough in seventh.
Cleveland ooo ~ ooo O
""sifihstoh ----------- 100 0lO 600
:, rI RunsMHockett (.l, Cullenbine tep. gou-
E Errar ", Mack. Kennedy. Case Myatt.
-, keltner. Moore, Mack, EdWards.
vernon vernon Rocket G t2l, Rocco. Two-base hits
Case Sacrifices-Kennedy -. Double
pIay-Priddy to Sullivan to Vernon Left
on bases-Cleyeland. Z: Washingto 6
lkennedy, !; of Pyle, I. Struck out-Ry
HSenledy 3: by Scarborough. Hits-Off
Ganoini' in innings; off pyle 3 in q
borough. in = innings: off CarrasoueI .
m innings LOSING pitcher-Candini
ss, .np,r, iT, Wesfer. Summers and
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Win, Lose or Draw
By BURTON HAWKINS,
'BosebaII1s Greatest Drama, Misses Hiqh Spots

latest literary
Babas Greatest an mateush offering in which pages 1913
154
and publisher It's hamm history of World Series all 22 of
for predict Gertrude Stein
last pecked out such thoughts is
Milwaukee
hobby collecting
magazines
collecting
N between
the personal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
Maryland Aces Keep Lead

Maryland Aces retained first place
in the Prince Georges County Base
ball League yesterday, defeating
Cecil Juniors. 20. at Shady Oak,
Md. Collins limited the losers to two
hits. while Bowers and Bennsky
contributed two hits each to the
winners six-hit attack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26

Five years ago-Hank Green
berg hits 30th and 31st homers of
season; Al HoStak knocks out
Freddie Steele in 1:43 of first
round In Seattle bout for MIA
middleweight title.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
Vets Won't Softly Games

CQnvaleScent patients of Forest
Glen branch, Walter Reed Hospital,
have organized softball team and
want action Call Shepherd ABA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION,

W. L. Pct. W. L. Pct
M1lw kee 4S 33 1913 Minne'lis 43 46 .4S9
fndian'hs 46 80 .571 Louisville 40 a .476
Columbus 4S 30 .65S st. Paul 30 4S .44S
Toledo 43 ~ .494 Kan. City 81 80 373
Louisville. ..a-2: Minneapolis, 6-3,
Indianspoiis, "a; St. Paul. 2-5.
Kansas City. -; Toledo. "a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
Gowdy's Mask Big Help

Came the twelfth inning and
with one out Ruel doubled to left,
but Mr.. Kruger neglects to mention
Muddy never would have thumped
that vital blow if, moment pre-
Vlously, Catcher Hank Gowdy hadn't
stumbled over his discarded mask
While pursuing foul fly off Ruers
bat
Muddy held second as Travis
jackson fumbled Johnson's grounder
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26

Io'aIS Sd a IT Totals 50 So s
fBatted for Hevins in fifth.
tBatted for DeSautels in ninth.
Stated for Milnar in ninth.
Cleveland Ooo ooo M, n
"ssi'nstoh ----------- 900 Ali 10x-7
Runs-Edwards. Heath. Clary, Case.
MOORE Vernon; Spence. Priddy t2j Error
Sullivan. Giuliani t2), Case. Boudrea,'
Mack. ,Two-base hits-Mack {2). EDWARDS
stolen oase-Clary. Sacrifice-Culienbine
o Bases on balls-On Mertz 2: of Nav.
mick a 2 Of Heving. ]; of Miinar.
STUCK out-By MertZ, 4: by Poat .; by
Milnar, Hits-On Poat. . in az in
M On Naymick. 0 in O innings ipitched
70 70 We oatters,: Of Heving. l in "a inning:
on Mi,har' 2 In innings. Losing pitcher
-foat Umpires-Messers, Summers.
Stsssrt and Weafer. Time-2:O6. At
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26
Capitals Bio Moment

Included. however. is the 1924
World Series. the seventh game of
which ranks as the most dramatic
moment in the Capitals sports his
tory. Mr.. Kruger misses one of the
Items that made it dramatic.
That was the game in which the
Mats entered their portion of the
eighth inning trailing the Giants.
81. Memo Leibold batted for Tommy
Taylor and doubled with one out
He shifted to third on Muddy Ruel,s
slngle-his first hit of the series
ana the bases were damned when
Benny Tate went up for Fred Mar
berry and walked.
In that situation Earl McNeeIv
created one of Griffith's Stadium
more moanful groans by lifting a
meek fly that kept runners shackled
to their bases, out Bucky Harris
slapped a grounder at Third Base
man Freddy Lindstrom and Leibold
ano Ruel scored as the ball bounced
over his head into left field for a
single.
The Giants threatened to end it
In the 18th when Heinie Groh
batted for Hugh McQuillan and
doubled, then took third on Lind
strom'S sacrifice In that crisis,
Walter johnson struck out Frankie
Frlsch. Intentionally walked Ross
YoungS, then struck out George
Kelly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-26

series SlIuBSiCS lllIU uSlI tliC eyes VI
somebody labeled the odd Timer, y
It's necessary, it seems, for the Odd
Timer" to contribute some conclu-
sive comment on every game, but by
the time you've struggled through
the 1906 series you're sort of wish
ing the old boy would pop up before
ycu so you could wiring his blooming
neck
1T was an interesting contest for
the Old Timer" says the old
Timer" of one series game. He gets
around to making such other keen
observations as. 1T was great con-
test. according to the Old Timer, the
OLD Timer has seen another marvel
Gus series. it was another great day
for the Old Timer" and 1T was a
great game to the Old Timer"
Black Sox Overlooked
The "Old Timer" was easy to
please, but prospective purchasers of
Mr.. Krueger's classic may be more
discerning It's dull sort of recital
minus a lot of first names which
apparently were too bothersome for
the author to include.
At that baseball owes a debt of
gratitude to MI Krueger's publisher
We were anxious to see old Timers"
charming comment on the 1919
World Series. when the White SoX
explored get-rich-quick scheme
The publisher protected the
notorious Black SoX, though. We
were Skimming furiously through
the pages when the publisher gave
us a tremendous lift. He skipped
from page 122 all the way to 283,
which struck US as a great arrange
ment. When we advanced to page
3l4. however, we discovered the fol-
lowing page was 1855
Between the absent pages of 1913
to 154 is nestled the story OF gang
sterism in baseball but the book
leaves the impression that the kim
ly odd Timer" stepped out for a
hot dog and coke to avoid viewing
such crooked capers.
Evening star., 1943-04-18
Following the T. S. Coast Guard Around the Globe

and the job of landing equipment and
supplies while harried by naval gun fire,
planes strafng and bombing. The entire
crew working continuous watch with no
reliefs, to unload thousands of tons of
guns, tanks, ammunition, provisions, etc,
from the ship into boats.
Running these big transports and the
landing boats is one of the jobs of our
Coast Guard personnel in this war Each
landing boat has crew of three Coast
Guardsmen. Then there is Coast Guard
officer (beachmaster and about 40 of
our men (beach party) who go on the
beach to supervise the landing of the
boats, the unloading, and repair and
salvage of the boats when they get
damaged or stranded.
Can you imagine the transports in
one of these operations being attacked
by high-level bombers out Of reach of
the ships gun fire, with those damn
bombs dropping too close for comfort
and now and then finding the mark?