Sheliak (AKA 62) - Naval Cruise Book

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r Pictured above are a group of ship's officers who ran amuck of the Royal Barber during the initiations commemorating Shellback Day. Where once lay the locks and tresses of yesterdayis glamor now shines the newest cranium keys to Bald Pate and the only logical argument for the riddance of salty dandruff. On the aver- Galley Arsenal Bowling Alley Material lShelIback Dayl age, the restoration of each waylaid coiffure required the time interval of nearly two hundred shampoos. Needless to remark is the fact that none of the shorn mariners will ever again recall the equator Without some degree of shuddering and apprehension. ' lnner Sanctum

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L Q I of AM lim? Americans have a knack for putting an ounce of play into every hourls work re- gardless of the seriousness of that work. Especially' is this quality in evidence aboard the Sheliak and more specifically in the work of sports. Despite the funda- mental difficulties incurred through sea duty and the disattachment from land, the ship personnel, under the guidance of Mr. Mathews, was able to muster enough ball players to put a team live times into action on the iields of Oahu. Over and above the absence of proper uniforms the team incorporated into itself enough spirit and hustle to chalk up three victories from a five-game schedule in an alto- gether too limited season. Juggling the roster of a small squad Csome of whom were abetted by semi- SPORTS OVER SEAS pro experiencej Mr. Mathews developed a team which in their iinal game justified his every effort in beating a varsity Miner fNavyj club by the nip and tuck margin of 7 to 6. It was during this game that the team first began to hit a normal stride of good ball. Kirchner, one of the three regular moundsmen, started the game but quit early when a loss of control per- mitted the Miners three runs in the lirst inning. Joe Silvestri, another regular and southpaw, took up the duty from there and, behind the slugging cooperation of Israel, Rizzuto and Hein, went , on to chalk up a tight but well earned victory. It was likewise during this same iinal tussle that Captain Lowrey hitherto an ardent rooter from the stands came down beside the dugout to pinch-hit for an ab- sentee bat boy and pep-talk the squad to its third win. Beating the scrub and var- sity Miner teams twice while winning one and dropping two to the Seabees, the team' came up with the promise of a snap- py infield including Johnson on iirst, the alternates of Duncan and Brush on sec- ond, Hardyniec at short and Rizzuto Cbrother to Philj on third. Behind the plate crouched with. consistency and a good right arm was Corbett coupled in the play with the all-around hustle of Joe Cialella. 'Pacing the regular nine as utility players and getting into almost every game were Long, Green, Cybulski and Trentacoste. By statistics the .team finished up the season with Israel, Rizzuto and Hein batting well over .400. Members of the Squad in Action