Macomb (DD 458 DMS 23) - Naval Cruise Book

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THE GREAT BOXING MATCH p As the ships of Minron 20 were anchored in Tsushima Wan on the night of October 24, 1945, the boxing team of the Mighty Mac invaded the squared circle between the stacks on the U.S.S. Hambleton for an eveningis slug-fest. The Macomb pugilists had been coached and trained for several weeks by Chief Pharmacistls Mate Mlungle Jimi? Sullivan, one-time professional boxer. The first match of the evening brought to- gether Chet Kenny of the Mac and Pertz of the Hambleton, each at 135 pounds. Both boys fought hard and fast for three rounds and de- livered some hard punches. At the final bell, the boys were slugging it out toe-to-toe and the decision was a draw. Charlie L'l3uck Reeder crawled through the ropes to engage the Hambletonis Merrimo at 14.5-pounds for the second match. Buck started off with a barrage of blows and set the pace fo the entire fracas. It was R r and at the final bell he h d h H iS belabored Op, ponent hanging over the ropes ln 3 decisive eeder all the Way, victory. The next match brought together Glenn HUP. per Jones and Gordon of the Hambleton in the 145-pound class. Both boys showed their ex. perience in the ring and put on a good, fast fight. ln the last two rounds Jones was throw. ing hard rights and lefts and had Cordon stag- gering to gain another unanimous decision to assure the Macomb of victory in the match. The final and feature event was the heavy- weight bout with ularring Jugheadi' Telling- husen representing the Mac against Simmons, an experienced boxer for the opposition. Telly, a boxer of one monthis standing, was engaged in From le-ft to right. top to bottom: Kenny's fighting pose, Jungle Jim and Tom mix it upg Jughead Tell- Iughnlse-n-Mau-mnlfs white hopeg Muscle-man Bogaczg the great Macomb ball teamg Navy builds men in Zfr. A I at I A 'I I My ffr a - at r r .v T it M f -u Z f H l M- .. 4 J 1 . .n A4 Q is I , J . 1 . V V N- ge V Q f .--- ' I , J ,' .. 3 1. h ., V- N ,I ' W , I r. A 'N I . ' 'A Pg . 5 .4 A , Y K ,A .f ,, t . 1 f , Q. is 'Li . t 1 ' 'I' 1 X' ' i 1... - f Ly li , V., . , Y, ,- 'f.'T'f AMN 43 4 ' 1- 1 ,

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Q1-gt bout. He opened with a rush and a of blows which would have startled a i foe. However, after his first- rush, Telly tired and Simmons landed game solid rights to win on a technical k.o. But it was another victory for the Mighty Mac, and the spectators. hanging from booms, guide- wires. and various sky-hooks and other points of vantage noisily pronounced the evening's matches a success. HOW THE MACOMB BECAME ATLANTIC FLEET CHAMPION Thg Mighty Mac has nearly always had a couple of hot softball teams, crew's and oflicer's. This fact became more apparent on the shores of Vialfordur, Iceland, when a team composed of seven officers, one chief, and two enlisted men tool: the field against a confident, jeering of- ficeris team of the USS. Alabama. The team from the battleship, feeling somewhat con- descending about even getting on the same Held with a makeshift outfit from a tin can, had as an umpire Chief Specialist Bobby Feller, an awe- some enough addition in itself. However, when six innings of the rc-quired seven had passed, the score was only 3-l in favor of the hattlcwagon, due mostly to righthe-lde-r Frank Swint playing a popfly off his hc-ad for an Alabama homerun. Came the top of the seventh and Doc Arling, by rr-fusing to swing at the ball. strolled for at ts alla. A couple' of outs sinnnered the rally down. until lilenn liopper jones drove out a liner, un which the Doc puffed around to second. placing jones on first. 'llhen pitcln-r john lit-nge-l slammed out a long hit and the doa' pounded past third and in-mfr-il for home by way of the .Xlalmnia ln-nvh. llard on his hm-ls rann' lloppvr. who got ln-hind and pushed. finally sh-ning the lloi- and himself down avross home plate- just as the vatm'lu'r tooli thi- pi-gg ln thi- plate-. 'l'hvn in the next inning. Shilll slvppvtl in llla' plztlv, vlost-d llih 1105. tllltl filllIN'1l out his first hit of the' svnson to get Us tl run for thi- xirlory. Side-light in tln- vonte-st uns the- fart that ltsu si-lf-stxh-d limos from liroolt- lyn 4-ontrllmti-d six nnpn-ssiw wlnlhngs in six times nt the- pint:-. M ORUN ? All incident took place on the bridge- of the Macomb while in the Mediterranean which has been an object of much laughter at one ship- fitterls expense. It seems that this man was tak- ing over the job of lee-helmsman for the first time, and having no end of trouble with the various signals. dog-vars. vtv. Alta-r one par- tivularlx had fonl-up. Captain llntvhinson. vxaspe-rate-d. nslwd him sarmstivally Nwhalis the matter. Salts-rs, are you a moron or sonn'thing? 'lin which thi- man indignantly replied, No, Captain. l'm a shipfittcrlu 49 at 5 1 in A V , E? if fi ii, fi '