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July 16, 1952
CONVAIR1ETY
Page 7
All-Stars Squeeze Victory From
Near Defeat in Little League
The All Stars fought off a
bases loaded final inning rally on
the part of the River Oaks Pi-
rates July 2 to win a 5-4 victory
in a big mid-season tilt for CRA
Little Leagues at Convair FW.
The All Stars represented West
Ridglea, White Settlement and
Arlington Heights in the game
against the league leading Pi-
rates.
Jimmy Heflin started the scor-
ing when he came in home for
the Pirates in the first frame
after a wild pitch.
The Stars bounced back with
three runs in the fourth and
added one each in the fifth and
final innings. River Oaks scored
one run in the final three innings.
The Pirates loaded the bases in
the bottom of the sixth only to
Six Weeks Left
at Lake Resort
Convair FW folks were remind-
ed this week that they still have
over six weeks in which to enjoy
swimming at special rates under
arrangements made by CRA with
the operators of Burger’s Lake.
Hugh Pennington, x-ecreation
committee chairman, explained
that the reduced rate is open only
for CRA members and their im-
mediate families, including fami-
lies of Air Force personnel on
duty at FW Division.
CRA members may purchase
books of tickets -at—CRA—office
One book is good for Monday
through Saturday and sells for
$1.50 for 10 tickets. The second
book is good Sundays and holi-
days and sells for $3 for 10
tickets.
These tickets are presented at
Burger’s Lake for admission. No
tickets are available at reduced
rates at the lake, Pennington
adds. Burger’s Lake is open from
9 a.m. until 10 p.m.
Big White Sea Bass
Earns Fish Button
H. A. Burdick, Dept. 822,
Guided Missile Division, San
Diego, landed a white sea bass
last month weighing 34 lbs., 2
ozs., which qualified him for a
CRA fishing button, S. W. Mat-
son, CRA commissioner, said. The
catch was witnessed by V. F. Cer-
nuto, Dept. 22.
have the final man go down on
strikes.
Stan Stanridge of Arlington
Heights was the winning pitcher,
while the loss was chai’ged
against Terry Barber.
The Little League loop is ready
to swing into second half play.
Ten Flights Sign
in Golf Tourney
More than 156 Convair FW
golfers were scheduled to tee off
over the Ridglea golf course July
12-13 in the opening rounds of
the CRA plant-wide golf cham-
pionship.
The third amxual plant event is
a four-day affair with the final
x-ounds to be played July 19-20.
F. F. Foster, golf commissioner,
announced last week that suffi-
cient players had entered the 1952
event to make up nine flights in
addition to the championship
flight. The match play tourna-
ment will feature 18 holes on each
day of competition.
Mei’chandise pi'izes valued at
$500 will go to the winner and
I'unnei'-up in each of the flights,
plus consolation winners in the
championship and first flights
only.
FW Archers Elect
Gene McFall Prexy
Gene McFall, Convair FW Dept.
24-1, has been elected chairman
of the newly organized CRA
Archery Club, according to Com-
missioner H. L. Lucas.
McFall was named at the club’s
second meeting which attracted
22 amateur archers. Additional
officers will be chosen at a later
date, Lucas said.
To date 26 persons have offi-
cially joined. Most have their
own equipment, but bows and ar-
rows are available to those who
wish to use them.
The archery range is being
erected at CRA ranch and will
include, in addition to several tar-
gets, a 30 x 10 x 10-foot shelter
building with storage room. A
lighted field will permit evening
use of the facilities.
Club meetings are being held
temporarily at the CRA Center.
SLIDE KELLY, SLIDE—Jimmy Heflin slides home with first run for
River Oaks in Little League game that saw All Stars beat Oaks 5-4.
Catching ball is Charlie Clark, White Settlement, while umpire is
Lorin Clark (Dept. 31), and batter is Fred Baker.
FOR BETTER BACKHANDS—Students of tennis get personal attention from Charles Samson dur-
ing CRA classes held each Wednesday night at Forest Park. Left to right, Samson, Walt Jaderlund,
Barbara Beam, Billie Harding, Rita Schavone, Jan Gignilliat, Mary Jane Shook, A. J. D'Ascenzo,
John Riza.
First Shift Dept. 76 Continues
to Lead CRA Softball League
Tennis Novices
Sought at FW
John Pressley turned in his sec-
ond no-hit game of the season for
his Dept. 34 team in the CRA
Convair Softball League during
the past two weeks of battles at
Convair FW.
Pressley’s no-hit, no-run per-
formance gave his buddies a 1-0
victory over Dept. 8.
Dept. 76 (first shift) is still
tops in the league with seven
wins and no losses for second half
play. Dept. 8 and Dept. 4 have
won three and lost three each for
a second place tie.
Vernon Hall paced his C.V.A.C.
teammates to a 2-1 victory over
Empire Steel in Major City
League play with a two-hit game.
C.V.A.C. is now second to Melvin
Jewelry.
Dept. 74 pulled a major upset
in Convair League play for sec-
ond shift when it bested Dept.
76 (second shift) the only unde-
feated team left among CRA soft-
ball legions. The 5-4 victory was
won by Carl Richardson in a close
pitching duel.
The Bombers of the Industrial
League hold down third spot in
CRA Baseball Nine
Trips Loop Leader
CRA’s entry in the Major City
League at Fort Worth continued
a blazing sti’eak toward the loop
crown during the past two weeks
as baseball teams held their own
on all fronts.
The Major City nine is now
second behind Boswell Dairies
after handing the milkmen their
first loss of the second half July
1 by a 9-5 score. D. Kirk was
kingpin in the batter’s parade,
clouting a four-bagger.
The CRA men lost to Carswell,
9-5, and won over Weatherford
by a 10-9 count in other games.
The Sunday League hai’dball-
ers, winners of the first half, are
now in a two-way tie with Air
Police for second behind the
league leading Ratliff Independ-
ents.
SD Designer's Models
Capture Four Firsts
Although Jim Saftig, CRA
commissioner at Convair SD,
usually enjoys any model plane
contest, he derived special pleas-
ure from the recent Southern
California regional eliminations
for the Plymouth International
Model Contest in Los Angeles.
Saftig, who served as master
of ceremonies for the meet, did
not enter any of the events, but
first place winners in four of the
five main contests were using
Saftig-designed models.
that loop this week behind Bed-
ford Independents and Kinnard
Motors.
CRA in the American League
and Convair of the same loop are
third and fourth place holders.
In ASA play for the city cham-
pionship, C.V.A.C. has won two
straight and was scheduled to go
into the play-offs for the city
crown last weekend.
Anglers Repeat
For CRA Prizes
Three fishermen dominated the
CRA fishing scene at Convair FW
this week as monthly and quar-
terly prizes were handed out by
R. D. Jones, fishing commissioner.
R. G. Welborn, Dept. 25-3, won
a minnow bucket and a rod, reel
and line for his eight and one-
half pound channel cat. The first
prize was for the monthly con-
test and the latter for the quar-
terly.
A three and three-fourth pound
crappie registered by H. L. Grif-
fin, Dept. 27-4, won a DeLiar
scale, i’od, reel and line in the
same contest.
Clyde Kirk, Dept. 82, won
monthly prizes for the largest
sand bass, a two-pound, six-
ouncer, and the largest bass, a
three-pound, six-ounce prize. He
received a DeLiar scale and a
minnow bucket.
J. R. Townzin, Dept. 82, won
the quartei’ly prize of a i~od, reel
and line for his seven-pound bass.
Hugh Tayloi’, Dept. 82, was
awarded an ice box for his three-
pound sand bass in the quartei'ly
contest.
CRA tennis leaders at Convair
FW this week were on the look-
out for more women and children
to take advantage of free tennis
classes for beginners now being
offered by CRA without charge.
The classes are staged from 7
until 8 p.m. each Wednesday
night at the Forest Park courts,
according to Terry Stephens, ten-
nis commissioner.
“Tennis is a family game in
which all members may take
part,” Stephens says. “That is
why we are interested in getting
more students, especially women
and children.”
Special sessions are Deing
ranged for those who have never
played tennis, regardless of age
or sex.
Charles Samson, well-known
local tennis star and plant cham-
pion, is chief instructor. Begin-
ners may join the class by attend-
ing one of the Wednesday night
sessions or by calling CRA office,
ext. 5141, Stephens says.
Bob Emerson Named
Archery Club Prexy
Bob Emerson, Dept. 24, was
elected president of the CRA
Archery Club at Convair SD at
the July 2 elections, E. C. Gen-
eras, commissioner, announced
last week.
Other officers elected included
Fred Cohenour, vice-president,
and Tom Shulze, secretary-treas-
urer. Both are also in Dept. 24.
Following the election and busi-
ness meeting, colored movies of
a goat hunt on San Clemente Is-
land, showing San Diego archers
in action, were shown.
FW's Dewett Single Point Ahead
to Take 'Big Bore'
Convair FW marksmen again
took top honors in the Fort
Worth Rifle and Pistol Club’s
“big boi’e” match in June to re-
tain the traveling trophy for an-
other month.
Winner of the award was T. B.
Dewett, Dept. 22, with a score of
94 out of a possible 100. C. E.
Bombardier, Dept. 27, and W. W.
Jaderlund, Dept. 6, were close
behind to tie for second with
scoi’es of 93. Fourth place went
to W. L. Patrick of Dept. 29,
with 88.
The match was fired on the
club’s 200-yard l’ange from basic
militai^y firing positions of prone,
sitting, kneeling and standing.
Weapons were .30 caliber l'ifles.
Dewett won the match using
ammunition which he had hand-
loaded himself.
June Trophy
ON TARGET —T. B. Dewett
(Dept. 22 FW) shows style that
won him recent "big bore" shoot.
Photo by Mrs. Dewett of CRA
beginners camera class.
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