Spruance (DD 963) - Naval Cruise Book

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ports provided an excellent tension relief throughout the cruise. Sunday afternoon volleyball, 10881122 around the deck, or riding the Lifecycle all fit the bill in the search for fitness. I In port, sports provided a chance to see the countryside as well as fostering fast friendships with the natives. The SPRUANCE volleyball team, though inexperienced in in- ternational play, made a mostly smooth transition from the helo hangar to the courts of Greece. Though the team finished a few points shy of victory, they made some new friends and got some neat souvenirs out of the deal. A high-point for SPRUANCE Sportsmen came in the NAVOCFORMED tug-o'-war staged in Palermo. After ab- sorbing losses in volleyball and basketball, the SPRUANCE tug-team, including such lightweights as ET2 Harper, GMM3 Baker, and DKSN Haffner, absolutely dominated the apparently malnourished squads from our Allied ships. The Turks, averaging 140 lbs. per man, nearly went airborne at our first tug. Fortunately, none of them were seriously injured, and all participants traded hand- shakcs and compared abrasions afterwards. Right: RM3 Wells docs his best Bo Jackson im- itation climbing Mt. Carmel. Below Left: EN2 Hartzog and DCI Beavers play cricket in thc SPRU Gym. Ab0VC3 CL I0 RJ STG2 Vincent STGSN 130 , yle EM3 ggeingale- ,SN Quinones SHSN Miller FN Dennis and A 05913 CHJOW 3 C133 Of football on the Haifa beach

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Initiated by COM- CRUDESGRU EIGHT to boost morale and relieve de- ployment stress, the EIGHT BALL Competition pitted Group 8 ships in several con- tests. Points were awarded for organizer originality, per- Haifa Hill Challenge 5K run was easily the most popular EIGHT BALL event. The race's tortuous course wound up the seemingly vertical face of Hai- fa's Mt. Carmel and came to an end at the doors of the USO. Like other subsequent 5K runs, -BALL formance in the contests, and overall participation. SPRUANCE's EIGHT BALL representative, LT Dougherty, wasted no time organizing dozens of events including an lron-man con- test, Sunday volleyball, a tal- cnt show, and a dart tour- nament. The First Annual o 13: X338 I 3 Above: M RCMQSNU Rohneri it was won by our Chief En- gineer, LCDR Dan Davenport. SPRUANCE was leading all other Group 8 ships in the standings when the contest was cancelled due to the demands of Desert Shield. No trophy ever arrived, but SPRUANCE reigned supreme as champions ofthe eastern Med. if-sp 1. keeps an eye out tor tins. Rl!-hli YNSN Prosper holds the lend in the llaillx Hill Challenge. - 56 0 DAILY ROUTINE . E-