New Jersey (BB 62) - Naval Cruise Book

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DEDICATION We dedicate our athletic section of this cruise book to Lieutenant Commander Io- sephgF4 McGinnis. our Athletic Officer. It was almost solely due to his efforts that the New Iersey athletic program expanded so efficiently and rapidly on our recent Medi- terranean cruise. For giving up ,countless hours to organize sports activities in Nor- folk and in each of the foreign ports that we visited, the crew extends a heartfelt We1l Done to Lieutenant Commander McGinnis. 'i1Um! ' W 3 1 3 E l l V I 3 K E i 'L it ll xy.: A ' ' l' 'V 5 '-ff M-' ir

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First row, left to right' D. Dominice, GM3: E. Robinson, SN: R. Brown, SN: LTIG R. W. Nishman tCoachl: ENS. T. Brennan: I. Mon- ' PFC- A. Quinn PFC, P Thomas, PFC' sko, YN3: F. Crayton, .PN3: I. Sullivan, SN tM1gr.l. Second row. left to right: D. Albany, , , ' . , I. Wallace, PFC: R. Weeks, PFC: G. Schnitker, FN tCapt.j:ga,Egrgaabw?sser, SN: M. Minerd, SN: A. Olsheiski, YN3, C, Marcum, . gr. . BASKETBALL Without a doubt, the most active athletic squad in New Iersey competition Was Coach LTIG. Robert Nishman's basketball team. Playing games in every Medi- terranean port, the hardcourt artists established themselves as one of 'the foremost Navy ship's teams in action this year. Receiving publicity in almost every Navy magazine, the basketball team started fast and then settled down to polish an at- tack that should justify their pre-BatCruLant tourney top-seeded berth. Flying to Boston, the lersey hoopsters had done a creditable job in the l955 BatCruLant championships. Whipping the USS Wisconsin, Des Moines, and Co- lumbus, the team was turned back in the double elimi- nation affair by the Mississippi and the Salem,thus gaining 3rd place. Beginning serioustworkouts last August in-Ports mouth, Coach Nishman groomed a fast, rugged squad. Playing their first game in Valencia, the Ierseyman polished off a Spanish team and thus set off on a 13- game Win streak. Stumbling momentarily in lstanbul, the lersey squad quickly regained its poise to stop teams in Leghorn, Trieste, Cannes, Barcelona and Palma. Also engaging other Navy teams from Sixth Fleet ships, the squad thoroughly prepared them- selves for the tourneys they would be playing in upon the ship's return to the States.