Leyte (CVA 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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' . k Row: LTJG G F nt Row C Murray SN J Conti AN D Battistella AA L Cimino AA R Voltz FA H:ATV1dSOH, SN l3ac l l Dleclnng R Green SD3 R Johnson RD2 W Fresch AT2 K Goss EMFN J Allman PFC3 Truax, Cpl, G. Hill, Jr., AN, C IZIZSTLINC Tum UNQUESTIONABLY the strongest wrestling team in the Sixth Fleet, the Leyte wrestlers were always ready to meet and beat all comers. During the cruise the members of the team won approximately 9075 of all their bouts, mostly by falls. Initially coached by LT W. Champion, MG, USN, former University of Pennsylvania wrestler, the team was more re- cently under the able leadership of LTJG G. E. DeLong, ex-Uni- versity of Illinois and U. S. Naval Academy wrestler. The Leyte team has learned fast and has developed into a good team which shows promise of becoming a power in All-At- lantic-Fleet competition.

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The U.S.S. Leyte Boxing Team: Left to Right: Ensign F. L. McGeachy Coachg R. T. Frias, SD3g C. Nixon, ANQ D. R. Southern, SNg E. H Tatum, AN5 F. Rodrick, SNQ C. K. Harris, AN, team managerg and P. O Brien, SN, Qkneelingj. THIS IS the outstanding record of the Leyte boxing team: U.s.s. LEYTE 214-,-U.S.S. MACON 4 I U.S.S. LEYTE 2-U.S.S. ALBANY 3 U.S.S. LEYTE 4-U.S.S. SIBONEY O U.S.S. LEYTE 5-U.S.S. CAMBRIA 0 U.S.S. LEYTE 5-COMPOSITE TEAM 0 U.S.S. LEYTE 3-U.S.S. ALBANY 0 U.S.S. LEYTE 5-U.S.S. SAIPAN 0 THE BOXING TEAM alsoparticipated in a Sixth Fleet Smoker held in Suda Bay, off the isle of Crete. The Leyte team emerged victorious in two bouts, with Tatum and Southern carrying the honors. Frias narrowly missed the victory parade as a result of a head-on collision which dis- abled both him and his opponent, causing the bout to be stopped. ' It was unfortunate that J. P. O'Brien, one of the team's m0St promising boxers, was not able to prove himself in com- Petition. This was because it was not possible to find HH OPP0Hent in his weight class, Hy-weight.

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Front Row: J. Rooney, AM2g C. Del Carpine AN ENS R Owens LT Cleveland V Ciarrone BTS J Fein AN W Cottle BT3 Back Row: L. Rider, ADCg ENS. E McLane R Wentworth YNSN E W'ackrow AOAN R Pace FN ENS R Westerfield H Land, YN3g LTJG. R. Chewg E. Anderson AE3 H McDan1els BT3 S r1'lz LL Tl: M BALL TEAM concluded a very successful season in the Mediter- ranean area by winning the coveted Sixth Eleet Softball Championship. The champion- ship was wrapped up only after the Leyte team defeated the U.S.S. Macon team for the sec- ond consecutive time in a play- off game at Izmir, Turkey. The Sixth Fleet Champions displayed a high degree of team- work and training in all their games. They were under the su- perb management of LT. S. Cleveland of Fighter Squadron 34.