Salem (CA 139) - Naval Cruise Book

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TH E SALEM SWIMMER 7he T952 lvlediTerranean cruise ohfered an excellenT opporTuniTy Tor The organizaTion oT a swimming Team because oT The availabiliTy oT TaciliTies, Though someTimes quiTe m various porTs To challenge. The willingness oT The men oT The Salem To accepT such chal- lenqeg was shown by Their parTicipaTion in a long disTance race aT VilleTranche on BasTille Day, AlThough The iniTial challenge by The crew oT a French naval vessel called Tor a SOO meTer race, The race adually proved To be over an T800 meTer course. Several Salem parTicipanTs Tinished in saTisTacTory posiTions. ln Turkey, The swimmers combined wiTh swimmers Trom The Wasp and BalTimore and swam againsT The champions oT Turlcey aT Lido Swim Club. ln lvlalTa, The Salem joined Torces wiTh The Wasp To deTeaT T-l.M.C.S. lv1agniTicenT. In The TuTure, The Team expecTs To operaTe as an independenT uniT, CollaboraTing wiTh oTher Teams was necessary as well as helpTul aT TirsT, buT in Time The Salem Team should develop inTo a uniT able To hold iTs own in any waTers. K5 NLM ,, I , 4 if' Y Look i Md ,I . o hands - ,1 odesT, and The readiness oT swim clubs in x .QVN f l 1 5 j J , sl ,159 -s . SixTh FleeT Swimming Team They're OTT T l I Only one more lap To go

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RECREATIO I COU CII, -.eJ V A D I Q! COMMITTEE D 'T' 'l'lI 'I' POured mio Iores and small ' I I I, i ,. m-in fm The SALEM, bringg 'I If WelTare and nfh. This Tund ships dances, .' i In S T S B B IST LT R Ebel' Paslorius J' CoIier A' l F im ' lowers Tor ' 'hf-EN.. : -- '- ' '...,', .,-Q,.. ,Q,,s,,, - Iiziziaif Tiffaas. 3. Wmiiii C, Us fi I I , ' nd fof lSeaTed leTT To righfi '- LT- R- l-Ofdi Kulii. C-2 CDR- J- P. Quinng Hell, J,g LTJG, li.,li.i.ii,- fiiiiiivig Iliia CIUITC l'3'0'3lf. and which E. Swillog LT. J. Mulveyg Barlow, S. ifv. ii- iiiii I .Il iii-'lIiiI'71fi:f7T!, dlhlelic equip. menT, TV seTs and a sTaTion wagon, is adnwini-:Ierswd ily This TiwIIIlII-Hllillllll I 'llu vi. The Captain, in Turn, has appoinled can lillliiifml Iii . iii.,Ii.iii Q iTIllTlITTl'l', wlii- I, if-Iwi ii- The eyes and eergof The RecreaTion Council. composed enhrely c-T oliliiiii-. Iliii .iiriiiiiilli i- IIIHQI- ni.nIIIiIy Iii luring up ideag and +0 recommend expendiTures depending on The :mul-O .mil .Tiifiiw -I Ilii- I ww, A Tr-W Tiny-, l.iITQr The Council meeTs, discusses The ideas broughT beTore iT and i'eiiiiiIIm-i.iI- .ii Iiiiii Ii Ilif L .iiileiiii wliii .Ilwnya qpproveg of egfivilfieg which bring recreaTion,enioymenTandIl1elweTIeiimAiII..l Illiilixlt' I.i Ili. I iiiw. CRUI E BOOK COMMITTEE Wow many lines oT copy Tor The VCX Diviuiori7 Wlifsiif .nie This .ni Indiv Iii, IIN' ',i,III,,f,lI piiejTUre? These are buT 6 Tew oT The cries TheT could be heard The pfinl Tifw mfndli' .I- Ilii. di-.iillinii Iiir Ihiv f iiuivie bool: loomed in sighT. Lond hours andlherd work were The Trails riT Thia f,iq,,m,,,1ii.i.m IMI iii III' lninl .ninly-ii' if All ,,,,4,f, IOI5 OI Tun for These yOung men To aid in The producTion oT This Tyeek, 4 if I , ff! 21 lt 1 xi' 2 'wiv I' -9 UI ILef+ To faghii 5 , . N Pr b k, T,- R.. Raleigh. P.: Haywoxd? DT Brac-GFONES .Eulfigihwsgi Corvrilbs, Class. G.: Mann ' ' ' 3592 uIIa ,M, '

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W HlP'S SOFTBALL TEAM since The Salem soilball Team, popularly known in lhi- i'Vx il. ln-1 T wii- ln-i iiigiiiiimil three years ago, il has compiled an amazing record. During This lime il haf, win of ii-ifnv' nliill lrfifrfi frilly 7. iilfiying in every por? visiled by The ship. ln I95O The leam had a won and losl record ol I8 I, .ind ifiiiia-yvil lliv lillii ill 'fiiilli Tleel Champions . ln l95l il again won The coveled lille, ils record being Q74 and l. So lar in l952 The Wi+ches have won 25 and liifl 5 and :ii-ini well cili llic' way lu again winning The 'rifle ol Champs , The 'ream has mel and delealed almosl every ship in the Sixlh llviil an wi-ll an many loc al Teams, fhese games being arranged Through The cooperalion of The USO or The YMCA, ln many piillfi The games are played on fields which leave much lo be desired, as sollball is nol ii widely played :iporl in The Miedilerranean area. -Due 'ro 'rhe employmenl schedule ol The ship, lhe learn has mfvvr lswieri able lo parlicipale in a 'rournamenf in The Slales, buf The schedule does afford an oppoilnnily lor lho lmnn lil hold il-i i'Spring Training in Cuba each year, a 'racl which may accounl lor The amazing Three year roi card, The Team has had many oulslanding players in il-. linrvnp, lnrl one man liars iornplelely oulshone all olhers. This man is pilcher Alex Dowzyclci, who in lhrec-2 scfavoiix h.ii. won 'TU qiirmw, while losing only one His vicforieS incl d ' u e I2 no-hir, no-run games. The name Dowzyilri i-, well known lo ffvrrry ln.illpl.iyer in The Sixth Fleel. ' 'TUV' l'- 'sKl B'.I, J.: '- ., - Second Rowe- Gormli-p I Ci i RYH- T- l , Ur-nslr-r, R I , Iirirlhiilrn A T 4 nrdierv, J- Third ROW N J j.,- srll Qf'fl, TJ! PW fsmli, l IT, ll,,,,,,j,,,mA 5 I yiuikxhwg ky ,I QVUULV WA L' . anrer, Dow1yc'lri,A,, i!nrrliL.r,,,gi, M 1 K',,,T,,,,, I 1 A Ksliiii-v-NL, R , INS, E, Kellerman