New Jersey (BB 62) - Naval Cruise Book

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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.

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Left to right, front row: C. Ricker, MM2: R. Sweet, FN: D. Nedeau SH3 W Varhol ET3 H Lalfzanza SN T McLoughlin PFC Left to right, rear row: R. Micheal, MM2: W. Dean, HM2: LT ilql L Azello LT Ugl W Scarborough LT bgj V Crane A Rubmq f SN: D. Stack MM2 SOCCER Introduced as a New Iersey sport, primarily for the Med cruise, soccer played an important part in the athletic picture during our four month cruise. Spending the grueling hut nec- essary time to condition a squad, LTIG Lloyd Aiello took the Wraps off his Iersey hooters for the first time in Valencia. From that time on it Was an uphill grind with experience the prime objective, Although losing to all their foreign opponents, the Jersey squad proved their Worth against Sixth Fleet competition by going undefeated in this category. The tight contests played in Barcelona also gave indica- tion that the team had arrived, and while the lack of stateside competition makes the team's future doubtful, nothing but praise can be giv- en all the men who injected soccer into the Iersey scene. , s.i1tzmaw..n.::saxz'm2x..4..4 az,..vf+...2IL.s.,S .' 1wmi:.t,2'5-21m-1.Ef'1LLi.PL-ini'