Delta (AR 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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n ( f Skeet, Team: 1st Row; Cowie, Wallace, Kosch, 2nd Row: Barns, Zirpolo, Nester, Hilliaker, Cooksey WAITING FOR THE BIRD Zirpolo DELTA BOXING TEAM During the early stages when the team was being formed, it was doubtfuhf we could add to the collection of trophies won in the past. Then, with determination to win, our pugilists dispelled all douot by bringing home many trophies. One of these was the Far East Point Championship. Among individual awards were the Far East Bantamweight Championship won by Mitchell; the Lightweight Runnerup earned by Moeschler; and the Lightwelterweight Run- nerup nabbed by Crocker. SKEET TEAM The second month of our vessel ' s sojurn in the Far East, March, saw 32 men vying for a place on the DELTA skeet team. Each man shot a competitive 150 rounds, and eight triumphed: Barnes, Cooksey, CowIe, Hillaker, Kosch, Nester, Wallace, and Zirpolo. Our octet ' s record is a sterling one — four wins and no losses. Falling before the Deltamen ' s impressive marksmanship have been: DIXIE (212 to 176); PRAIRIE (182 to 181 and 210 to 181); and YANCEY (230 to 217). 1st Row: Jenkins, Mitchell, Moeschler, Smith D. 2nd Row: CHMACH Green, Helms, Ezell, Crocker, Wynn

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Matthews, Verdeck, Hill, Bartodziej, Larson. IT ' S FORM THAT COUNTS DELTA ALLEY CATS Verdeck The U. S. S. Delta ' s bowling squad, the Alley Cats, enjoyed a profitable season while the AR 9 was serving its third tour in Japan. The Cats racked up an impressive total of 20 wins against 5 losses, in four months. The Cots hit their season ' s high April 20, against the Yokosuka Sea Hawks. They re- corded a 933 game and a 4376 series for five games. Matthews, and Larson head the Alley Cats with 171 averages. Other season ave- rages are as follows, Hill 168, Verdeck 165, Bartodziej 162. The team average is a hefty 840. LJnder the eye of team captain Hill, the Alley Cats have recorded an amazing 70 victories against only twelve losses, since the squad was organized in September 1952.

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1st Row: Canada, Brewster, Cantor, 2nd Row: Whittaker, Durham, Ens. LTJG Ritten, Rudberg TIGHT DEFENSE LTJG A. G. Hennessey KEEP YOUR HANDS UP Cantor, Canda SHIP ' S BASKETBALL TEAM Opening the season with a close victory over San Pedro ' s Fort MacArthur, and closing the year with a last-quarter win over the PLATTE, the DELTA basketball team, coached by LTJG Ritten, ran up an 8 win and 6 loss record. New additions in WestPac helped add six wins and four losses to the tally. Highlight tilt of the season was a 50-20 triumph over the Republic of Korea ' s Naval Academy at Chin Hae, Korea. Playing before the entire student body of the Korean school, plus several hundred AR-9 men, the Deltamen combined to play their best game of the season. Back in Sasebo and the All-Navy Tourna- ment, our quintet won one game before being eliminated by a strong LST-803 five. With Whittaker, Rudberg, and LTJG Kelly leading the way, the squad played well but, was no match for the taller and more experienced LST Five.