Ernest G Small (DD 838) - Naval Cruise Book

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':. - ' The lure of fhe ring! I SPGRTS The Small is always one to try some- thing different. Someone suggested it, someone seconded it and the cap- tain ok'd it. Thus was born a smoker on a destroyer, again something not too frequently done. While We Were disappointed in not encountering any blood all evening there Were still plenty of thrills. Box- ing styles ranged from early street- brawling, street-brawling, advanced street-brawling and oh yes, boxing. Between round excifmenf was furnished by Gunner Hart, a mixture of Jackie Gleason and Bob Hope . . . Bob Hope? ? W' -., A