1950 Fort Eustis Virginia Army basketball Tournament program For Sale

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SPECIAL SERVICES Presents

The ARMY

BASKETBALL EUSTIS VA. 20-25 FEB. 1950

TRAINING CLASSROOM - BLDG T-1630

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HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY

OFFICE OF THE COMMANDING GENERAL

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MARYLAND

On behalf of the Second Army,

I extend a warm welcome to all partici-

pants in the 1950 Second Army Area

Championship Basketball Tournament.

You have earned the right to

compete in this championship playoff

by demonstrating athletic proficiency

at your home station, and in District

competition.

I congratulate you on the

victories you have already achieved

and wish for you a most successful

tournament. Regardless of the out-

come, I know that sportsmanship will

prevail both on and off the floor,

and will reflect further credit both

on your organizations and the Army.

L.1. Decou

L. T. GEROW

Lt Gen, US Army

Comdg

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MAJOR GENERAL R.B. MCCLURE

DEPUTY COMMANDER

2ND ARMY

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COL.S.T.HAMES

SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICER

2ND ARMY

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IS INDEED A PLEASURE FOR ME TO WELCOME YOU TO FORT

EUSTIS ON BEHALF OF THE TRANSPORTATION CORPS. I TRUST THAT

YOUR STAY HERE WILL BE A PLEASANT AND PROFITABLE ONE.

YOU ARE ALL INTERESTED IN WINNING THE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR

WHICH THE SECOND ARMY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT IS HELD. RE-

GARDLESS OF THE EVENTUAL WINNER, I KNOW THAT THE COMPETITIVE

SPIRIT AND SPORTSMANSHIP WHICH CHARACTERIZES THE AMERICAN

SOLDIER WILL PREVAIL DURING THE SPIRITED ACTION TO COME.

Muller.

WALTER J. MVLLER

Brig. Gen.

USA

Fort Eustis, Va.

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We, of Fort Eustis Special Services, extend a

hearty welcome to all participating in the Second

Army Basketball Tournament.

We give our most appreciative thanks to each

and every individual who has made it possible for

the organization and completion of successful pro-

grams by the unit teams, the District Tournaments,

and lastly, the Second Army Basketball Championship

Tournaments, which involves the competitive spirit

of the American Soldier.

Hawston F. Garner

LAWTON F. GARNER

Lt. Colonel, TC

Special Services.

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TRG

DATA ON ALL TROPHIES AND HOW TO WIN ETC.

Commanding General Perpetual Trophy is awarded to the Second Army

Championship Team.

It is retained by the winning post team until the

following years tournament.

It must be won three years for permanent.

The same model of trophy will be used in each tourney

thereby making possession of this trophy a distinctive honor.

retention.

PERMANENT WINERS TROPHY --This trophy is kept permanently by the

Team winning the second Army Tournament.

PERMANENT RUNNER-UP TROPHY --This trophy is kept permanently by

the second place team in the Second Army Tournament.

INDIVIDUALS AWARDS --Members of the winning team will be presented

miniature gold plated basketballs.

Members of the runner-up team will received miniature silver 9 -----------

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District Tournament

WINNERS & RUNNERS UP

VIRGINIA & WEST LEE

WO JAMES MILLER (COACH)

CPL. HENRY BRANCH (MGR)

SGT. WILLIAM WINTERS

CPL JOHN PERRY

PFC. EDGAR HARRIS

PPC.

PFC. RICHARD MASTRI A

PFC. ALEXANDRIA YOU DA

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PFC. JAMES GO RT

PVT. ELMER MATHEWS

PVT. LEROY HALOPPA

PVT. DAVID COLE

PVT. THEO DORE GOTHARD

RUNNER UP

FORT EUSTIS

WINNER

FORT GEORGE MEADE

MAJOR GILBERT MONTI (COACH)

LT. JOSEPH RENDERSON (MGR)

SGT., ROBERT THOMAS

PFC. HENRY LESLIE.

CPL. PAUL DAVIDSON

PFC. STANLEY STEVENS

PVT. DOMINIC PARLONTI ERI

PFC. RUSSEL RILEY

PFC. HOWARD HAROLD STAMPER

PVT. RICHARD ECKELS

PFC. JACK PEARMAN

PFC. JOSEPH RAYON

MARYLAND DISTRICT

RUNNER UP

ABERDEEN PROVING

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KENTUCKY

WINNER

FORT KNOX

CAPT. DILL A. CHRISTIAN (COACH)

SGT. CHARLES R. BICK (MGR)

SFC. GLENWOOD L. JANNUSCH

SGT. PAUL L. VAHLE

CPL EDWARD L. BRYANT

CPL. TROY L. TUCK

CPL. WILLIE L. CERF

SGT. PARK R. LIPP, JR.

PFC. DONALD J. DOOLIN

PFC. AUGUST R. OLLRICH

PVT. BEN A. DAVIS

PVT. JAMES D. NORMAN

CARLISLE BARRACKS

SGT. FRANK J. SULLIVAN, JR. (COACH)

IST LT. CHARLES J. MASON (MGR)

IST LT. GEORGE L. WITH EY, JR.

CPL. CARL L. DAVIS

PFC. DAVID J. LYNCH

PFC. GERALD W. WAITES

PFC. LAWRENCE E. WRIGHT

PFC. EARN EST A. SLANE

PFC. RAYMOND A. REEVES

PFC. GEORGE A. LAFFERTY

PFC. LARRY L. THIMGAN

PFC. CHARLES R. SASHER

Jules Lambiotte

James Boyle

Otis Allmond

Edward Allmond

Willard DISTRICT

RUNNER UP

OFFICIALS FOR TOURNAMENT

Ernest McDermon

Lefty Haynes

Julius Conn

Lou Plummer

Channing Cole

CAMP CAMPBELL

VALLEY FORGE

GEN HOSP

Jack Bell

Bill Price

Julian Jurzer

Dan Fisher

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COL. RUSSEL V. PERRY

COL. ARTHOR C. RAMSEY

COL. CHARLES H. WILSON

LT. ERIC O. PICKER

SFC WALTER B. ALLEN

LT. COL. LAWTON F. GARNER

CAPT. PHILLIP A. ROWE

MAJ. C. B. McELROY

CAPT. TALMAGE J. PHILLIPS

LT. OSCAR DURBIN

2ND LT. OSCAR DURBIN

SFC WALTER ALLEN

SFC CLIFFORD SNYDER

SGT. RAY MARSHALL.

SGT. JAMES MCGUFFY

HONORARY COMMITTEE

LT. NORMAN LUTTIG

PFC RICHARD ABBOTT

PFC GORDON MCPHAIL

TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE

FIELD HOUSE

LT. COL. JAMES W. BENDER

LT. COL. WILBUR M. GAIGE

LT. COL. CHARLES F. TANK

TIMERS SCORERS

SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICER

ASS'T SPECIAL SERVICES O

BILLETING AND MESSING

ATHLETIC OFFICER

ASS'T ATHLETIC OFFICER

ARTIST AND PROGRAM DESIGN

TRANSPORTATION.

PFC EDWIN GAFFORD

PVT ANDY LESKO

PVT DAVID MCNAMARA

PVT HUGH CALLAHAN

PFC JACK PEARMAN

PVT DONALD BANKS

PVT THEODORE KANIA

SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE OFFICIALS

Sincere appreciation is expressed by the Special services Section of Fo

Eustis, Va. To the Transportation School and all other Persons concer

for their time and effort in making this Publication a success.