The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 19, 1919, Page 6

Apprentices for Merchant Marine Now Trained on “Cargo Cruiséfs” ee * Novel Kind of Schoo! Ship Employed | by U.S. Shipping Board to Fit Boys for Places as Sailors, Engincers or Deck Officers on Sea-going Vessels, or for Careers In the Shippin, Busl- ness, The first of a fleet of novel school ships for Merchant Marine appren-| tices, fitted out by the U. S. Shipping} Board since the end of tho war, 13} now on her {nitial voyage. | The vessel, named the Alabat, 13 known as a cargo cruiser. She is one of the much discussed wooden fleet with which America started to break the submarine reign of terror against the world’s shipping. As a school ship she {fs fitted to carry a “crew” of between 280 and 300 active and eager young Americans bent on see ing the world and finding out what career there is for them !n the Mer- chant marine, Four other simflar ships have beea fitted for the same service as the Ala bat, and. will make their maiden voy- ages ag commerce cruisers in the near future, i Ships Specially Equipped. Boston, where the Alabat was fitted! out; the Utoka and the Newton, fit- | ting out at Portland, Me, and the! Brookdale, at Seattle, | These vessels vary but slightly in| design, and are all 3500 tons dead-| weight capacity, except the Sturgeon | Bay, which {fs 2500 tons. All are fitted with special living quarters for the apprentices, and are equipped fn| every way as mcdel school ships. | No other nation has anything like! them in the way of training equip- ment for merchant mariners. The Shipping Board, which during the war trained as many as, C000 merchant marine apprentices at one time on chartered passenger ships, gave orders to create its peace fleet of cargo cruisers soon after the arm- istice was slgned, When all five ships in the new training fleet are In com mission, approximately 1500 boys will be given training at one time, The training, like the ships, 1s unique. Each vessel will make reg- ular trips, like a commercial vessel carrying between 1009 and 1590 tons of cargo, to domestic or tropin port f NORTHWEST | SPORTS ts BY Aberdeen, Harry Craig, a well known Spo! been appointed physica erdeen high school. ketball and football with teams, while stationed at Camp Lewis. He served in France. Winnipeg, Mar ‘ything ¢on- sidered, baseball came back in fine fashion in \ Several playe major leag' ern Canada this year. were bought by the and other probably | edge of sea trade a Ph a at vet BISMAROK DAILY -TRIBUNE ; > him for $500, Recently Gibson, who had a splendid season, was: sold’ to the Philadelphig Americans, sr ‘ Watertown,..9. D.—Charles Sweiz- gerger, professional at the Watertown country club, .4s° state’ golf champion, He won the professional finals at the Mitchell tournameyt with a card of 192, which was 10 ‘strokes better than the medal. performarice of Nolan of Mitchell, runner-up.» —— Pullman, Wash.—Frank | “Curley” Skadan, star. halfback for North Cen- tral high school, ‘gat Spokane, will try for a position with Washington state college ‘this fall.’ ‘Skadan was, a half- back on ‘the Camp Lewis team. Calumet, : Mich,-Boxing bouts are being arranged for Calumet by Troop A, Calumet cavalry; and the first show probably will be staged on, Sept. 15. Tom Andrews, of Milwaukee, is as- sociated with ‘the club. ° — Portland, Ore—The “emery ball,” the spitter, and other freak deliveries are under the ban in the Pacific coast league. Saskatoon, Sask.—A six club circuit for the 1920 Western Canada: league is considered -a-cewtainty. The pro- posed cities are Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw ‘and ‘Regina with Calgary and Edmonton added, ~ Thermopolis, “Wyo,—Wyoming — is baseball mad: The tri-state ‘tourna- ment, now on, .has\ increased the in- terest, Teams from Wyoming, Colo- rado and South: Dakota are ‘compet- “| ing. this week-and:it is possible that. a Nebraska independent team. may. also take. part.” Thermopolis, Casper and Greybul,: Wxo., -haye had. fast teams and: the id City nine also is after . championship honors. Thou- sands of dollars’prebably’ will cliangé hands on the ‘resuit,” aie Boise, Idaho.—Mickey King, the Australian middleweight, has arrived in Baise and: probably will fight be- fore two or. ‘three. state clubs this ABOVE—"CARGO The purpose underlying these voy- They are the Sturgeon Bay, now at| ages is to train the apprentices not] only in seagoing, but in the arts of caring for cargo, protecting it from weather and the sea, stowing It aboard ship, transferring it to or from lighters or barges, and inspecting the process of stevedoring and stowing goods in warehouses. Shipping Board Helps Boys. This practical work is expected’ to appeal not only to boys who want to become able seamen, or officers on American merchant vessels, but also to those who expect to make a knowl- stepping stone to a career in the shipping business. | Whichever way in life the Merchant 1 U. S. Shippi! help him in months es to the ¥V the ant 51115 1 OF for more exte ilar seamen, or as fire Those who fntend to make seagoing will go to cli A. clubs. Purchases include, Hennion to Brooklyn; Morri- son to Portland; Gibson and Fuhrman to the Philadelphia Athletics; Heath to the Chicago Americans; Beyers to 3rooklyn, and Murphy to the New York Nationals. 3 30ise, Idaho.—The hunting» season for doves in Idaho opened on Sept. 1. 2 state season usually opens’ on 15, but the federal law takes precedence. Th ason closes on De- ceniber 15. Twelve mourning doves is the limit. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.“The Cop- per Country may see some real hoc-{ if w] PRENTICES CRUISER” FOR TRAINING MERCHANT MARINE APPRE ELOW--APPRENTICES HANDLING CARGO their business are encouraged to took toward an officer's berth. High school graduates are eligible for a third mate's license after one year at sea, Firemen may become oilers by promotion, and after two years in that position may become engineers. Schools for Officers. The Shipping Board maintains at principal ports free technical schoo! in navigation and marine engineering where the young man who has com: pleted his preliminary sea service a3 described may fit himself for an offi- cer’s license. Boys preferring to follow the ship- ping business are encouraged to take a special school course in sea trade after which he will be in Hne for e position in an exporting oF shipping house. The recruiting service of the Unit- months King formerly lived in Seat- tle. ¢ F ;»Spokane, Wash.—Harry~ Goetz has |, been- appointed -swimming iqstructor |. for the Spgkane Athletic club and is arranging for several inter-tourha-| © FRANK MANTELL Claimant . of © the welterweight championship of Canada and who is willing to meet:any man in the world ut 145 pounds, Mantell boxed two two- roynd bouts at. the Mandan fair Tues- LANPHER day night and, could have put either one of fits opponents out for the coun- ty. if he had. desixed. FAST SCRAPPER IS | HERE LOOKING FOR BOUT AT 145 LBS. Frank Mantell Who, Put Up Fine Exhibition at Mandan Wants to Box at, Homecoming Frank Mantell, claimant of the’ welt- erweight championship of Canada and the boxer who toyed with two fast scrappers Tuesday night at the Man- dan fair, was in’ Eismarck today. (Mantell wants to-stage a fight in tins city. during the time the first conven- tion of the American Legion is: held here October 16 and 17 and he wili haye the matter: brought up at the meeting of the Legion tonight, + Mantell is fast, well built, aggres- sive and scientific and those who saw him box two rounds exhibitions at Mandan are confident that:he would put wp a strong scrap here regardless | who his opponent might be. Mantell is willing to meet any 145 pound man in the country and if he is engaged IT’S A. WORTHY AMBITION TO MAKE A HAT THAT ANY MAN WILL B WEAR. THE THE. HAT. ments. Swimming became popular here last season. ed States Shipping Board, which has charge of. the cargo cruisers, has al ralned more than 25,000 boys. Its ining work began {in January, 1918. Its headquarters are* at the Custom House, Boston, waere boys who wish to enter the Merchant Ma- rine may make application, by letter or 1D person. key this winter. A plan is under consideration to reorganize the old International league and include Du- luth, Sault Ste. Marie, Houghton, Cal- umet, Sunbury, Ont., and possibly Winnipeg. Some of the greatest play- ers in the history of the. game were developed in the International. Seattle, Wash.—Seattle fans have sharply been criticizing Manager Bill Clymer of the Puget Sound league club, for allowing Pitcher George Gib- son to slip through his fingers. When Clymer managed Seattle, he gave Gib- son a try-out but decided he was too young for service. 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