New Jersey (BB 62) - Naval Cruise Book

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From left to right, front row: V. Lautato, FN: I. Caldwell. CSl: E. Buchanan, YN27 I, Busch, RMI: V. Cleary, SN. From left to right, rear row: LTIG W. T. Iohnson: H. Trent, MMC: LTIG V. G. Crane. BCDWLING ln 1955, the crown of a champion team was worn by the New Iersey keglers, as it has been for the past four years. Bowling in the tournament by proxy, the team rolled its tournament games in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and sent the scores by speed letter to Norfolk, Virginia, the tourna- ment site. When the New Iersey arrived fro-m Guantanamo Bay, team trophies and all indi- vidual honors, except one, went to the Iersey Squad. In the Atlantic Fleet Tournament, the Iersey Bowlers stayed at the top throughout only to be driven to fourth place just before the end of the tournament. Once in the Med, the Iersey Bowlers again be- gan readying themselves for Stateside matches by engaging foreign teams from those countries that had bowling facilities. Under the direction of Coach LTIG Wesley Iohnson, the team com- peted against squads in Spain and lftaly. Several matches were held in Barcelona, one a cham- pionship affair with the lersey's Ioe Busch emerging as victor. Defense of the BatCruLant title is now the big goal of the keglers, and the future looks bright. NYM W Captain Atkeson presenting trophies to the 1955 Bat CruLant Champion bowlers. Left to right: Captain Aike- son: LT Ugj V, G. Crane: I. Grove, MUS: H. Heiser. BT2: I. Caldwell, CSI. we 1, lXt ' l xt A M, f7 N ,N 1 f 1 - . iff' Q,

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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'

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