Leyte (CVA 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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? 1 1 l l I i i l 5 l ll' S . r I A ,H , 'il 1 l THE LEYTE basketball team met all op- position in the Sixth Fleet, completing the cruise without a defeat! Challenges were issued to all ships, including carriers, cruis- ers, destroyers, and supply ships. A high spirit and a will-to-win resulted in the fol- lowing illustrious victories for the team: U.S.S. U.S.S. U.S.S. U.S.S. U.S.S. U.S.S. U.S.S. U.S.S. U.S.S. U.S.S. U.S.S. U.S.S. U.S.S. U.S.S. U.S.S. U.S.S. U.S.S. U.S.S. U.S.S. U.S.S. U.S.S. LEYTE 76-U.S.S. MACON 30 LEYTE 30-U.S.S. FITCH 5 LEYTE 58 -U.S.S. SIBONEY 38 LEYTE 44-U.S.S. WORCESTER 30 LEYTE 33-U.S.S. ROOSEVELT 23 LEYTE 57-U.S.S. DES MOINES 29 LEYTE 30-U.S.S. SUMNER 28 LEYTE 61-U.S.S. MOALE 39 LEYTE 47-U.S.S. FURSE 28 LEYTE 76- U.S.S. AULT 19 LEYTE 70-U.S.S. CAMBRIA 34 LEYTE 64-U.S.S. MERCURY 17 i U.S.S. LEYTE 57-U.S.S. SIBONEY 46 LEYTE 68-U.S.S. INGRAHAM 15 LEYTE 100-U.S.S. ALBANY 34 LEYTE 112-U.S.S. BAILEY 22 LEYTE 60- AIR GROUP SEVENTEEN 47 LEYTE 45-U.S.S. TURNER 21 LEYTE 88-U.S.S. WARE 30 LEYTE 81-U.S.S. JOHNSON 17 A LEYTE 142-U.S.S. HOLDER 40 LEYTE 58-U.S.S. KEITH 31 FU.S.S. LEYTE 53- U.S.S. LEYTE 45-U.S.S. NOXUBEE 36 :lc Return games. U.S.S. ROOSEVELT 42 1 INTERNATIONAL SCOREBOARD U.S.S. LEYTE 56-FRENCH 34 U.S.S. LEYTE 68-ITALIANS 43 U.S.S. LEYTE 57-GREEKS 37 U.S.S. LEYTE 60-TURKS 31 ,. , -:u,--- A 11-1- THE ACTIVITIES of the Leyte basketball team were not confined solely to competition within the fleet. The team found interesting opposition in many of the foreign teams at Cannes, France, La Spezia, Italy, Athens, Greece, and Izmir, Turkey. The language barrier presented no difficulty, as there seems to be a common understanding of sportsmanship and good will among athletes. ' 1 I

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.SIXT u:l:1' l2ASl4l:'l'lz LL CHAN PID S Co-Captain Robert VV. Eng, SN 49 il 5' fl , 4 , .. T Co-Capt. Ken C. Moore, SN, ' - h t . -'Tr - , . hkes one handed long S O S . . was teams highest scorer. ' ' Left to Right QFront rowj: Clay Warner, Bobby Lam, co-captain A V Robert Eng, Ted Moore, jack Reed. co-captain Ken 'Moore, Ken Wasserman, Keith Treen. S f 1 if 1 f 1 Ed T. Gibson, HMS, gave team a Madison-SquareGarden look. I Ensign Ted Moore's super ball- handling added lots of class. 194 A , Back Row: Coach LCDR Arnold Erickson, Ed Gibson, joe Turner, S is ,ye . I- gg ' ., .VA .. Q A., X , . 5 si-Q a s , ,WX 'SR 5 .wr 'N N ' - Ensign Ivan Towns was one of team's most colorful players. Donald L. Smith, AA, was the team's long-shot specialist.

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DXI C OF all the Leyte s fine athletic teams none provided more thrilling entertainment than the boxing team This group under the able leadership of Ensign F L McGeachy was successful in eliminating all but two of their opponents teams It may be remembered how ever that in a return match the score was evened when the Leyte turned the tables 1n a very decisive shut out fashion It was not possible to obtain a return engagement with the second team The Leyte team was well suited for match competition because of the amazing variety of styles its boxers have perfected It had them all the cool calculators who worked their opponents with an a1t approach 1ng prec1s1on the flexible stylists who not only left their adversary but the crowd with a feeling of bew1lderment the rugged sluggers who dished it out with a vehement rapidity and some with a com b1nat1on of them all. , . . . . 1 - J . 4 . . . K , - a - J J . 1 : . . . . J : . . Pictured at the top of the page is the team's captain, Everett Tatum, famous for his expert adaptation of the bolo punch. Domingo Rodrick, Qbottom leftj has developed an elusive bobbing and weaving style which completely baffles his opponent. R. T. Frias is 'noted for his peppery punches and short jabs. Famous for his long lean thrusts and gazelle-like agility is Don R. Southern, second from right. At the extreme right is Calvin Nixon, a fierce slugger with a dogged and plodding determination. x 196