George Clymer (APA 27) - Naval Cruise Book

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Danish and Spurgeon can ' t guite reach it in the game with Portland State University at Hong Kong, China. Ballet Dancing against South China with Hastings as the main attraction. boxing skeet team Our boxing team broke a couple records too, at the Ideet Gym in Yokosuka when I ields ana Harry took tne long count in tne rirst 28 seconds. Akove tne professional, Brelis, gives a little advice to Fields berore tne big one. Tne Skeet team was tne only team aboard that had a perfect record beating tne TJSS Estes in it ' s only match. Above although the three Schatz brothers brothers dominate the picture, 1). J. Ray proudly displays his Par hast Championship Sheet trophy.

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DATE C 10 20 54 10 22 54 11 15 g4 11 22 54 11 26 54 11 29 54 11 30 54 12 1 54 12 3 54 LYMER OPPONENT SCORE 64 USS HORNET CVA 12 65 79 USS CONSOLATION AH 15 42 80 1 87th Airborne Co. Champs 43 59 Camp McGill 51 77 Camp McGill 61 58 USS SALISBURY SOUND 38 46 49 12 6 54 91 12 15 54 12 16 54 12 17 54 12-23-54 12-25-54 12 26 54 12 27 54 12 30 54 1 2 55 61 8 4 50 92 41 63 54 65 59 - 4 55 15 55 1 6 55 18 55 1 19 55 20 55 1 22 55 1 -23 55 1 -24-55 67 70 85 5 7 1 85 91 67 67 AV 13 USS LEWIS DE 535 USS BEGOR USS CONSOLATION AH 15 USS WHETSTONE LST 27 NSD YOKOSUKA USS YORKTOWN CVA 10 USS ESTES AGC 12 Southern College, H.K. Portland St. College Amoy Canning Co., H.K. 59 USS YORKTOWN CVA 10 Marine Police, H. K. South China Athletic Ass. Hong Kong Cham- pionship Game 49 AmoyCanning Co., H.K. 54 USS HENRICO PA 45 45 USS WALKE DD 723 40 Phib Ron ONE 31 USS NOBLE PA 218 52 Base Public Works, Yokosuka 44 USS FRONTIER AD 25 64 USS WASP CVA 18 49 Yokosuka Sea Hawks 79 32 33 4 4 36 27 3 8 ' -8 20 70 62 44 41 Total games: 28 Wins: 25 Losses: 3 sports I tie sports scene ol the George lymer while on our WestPac lour was dominated by an outstanding record posted by the ship s basketball squad. Posting i record ol 2o wins againsl three dereats the team coached by Dr. Wayne Heath and paced by the scoring ol Gonzales, Hastings, and Dameron played games wiln service and college teams in Japan, Korea, and Hong Kong where at the latter they captured the mythical Hong Kong Champion- ship. The men who amassed a 25 win-3 loss season i JiBiif in, jffaii ; ' » « i it ifiii ii fftikj? ' ■■■ ft k inn m4 i v 1 • ri it Coach Doc Heath and Captain Monte Gonzales with their Oriental trophies. ) ' :. m Just before one of the big games in Hong Kong

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shipboard activities They all watched the movies . . well almost all of them. Orphan- li.Mii ,i nearh) Kamakura Orphanag2 were the guests l the snip on I hankgiving Day L954 1 . Snowing them how to use knives and corks in place nl chop-stick did ' nl slow litem TheUSO brought ustke MICHIGAN MADCAPS while in Yohosuka. 1 he men approved enthusiastically- especiallv the two young ladies. A highlight o [he cruise was the CHINA NIGHT DINNER teaturing kimonos ana Oriental rood in the messhall.