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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18

Although several promising rockies are on the St Louis roster, none of them with the possible ex- ception of the recruit hurlers, are believed capable of busting the veterans.
 The player who has the best chance of breaking up the cham pionship combination is Lewis (Hack) Wilson, roly-poly outfield- CT obtained from the Chicago Cubs. If Wilson is retained and regains his 1930 form, he is cinch to earn q regular assign ment.
 Hack in Right?
 A return to form by Wilson would give the Cardinals an ex- ceptionally strong outfield. John L. Martin, known to the trade as Pepper" and the 1931 world series hero, will be back to patrol centerfield with Chick Hafey, bat ting champion of the National league in left. For the right field berth there are George Wat kins, a dangerous hitter, and Err nest Orsatti in addition to Wilson,
 Oliver Joel Hunt is the lone re- cruit outfielder. He was re- called from Columbus. Hunt is regarded as a good prospect and is likely to stay with the Cardinals throughout the season.
 Street has no infield worries. Jim Bottomley and James Collins are veteran first basemen. There Is Frank Frisch for second, Sparky Adams for third and Charles Gel bert for short.
 upI~..s.,
 Pat Crawford, first baseman re- called from Columbus. and Eddie Delker, regarded as most prom ising prospect if he can over come an old injury handicap will be fighting for berths on the inner defense but hardly stand to crowd any of the veterans out. Ray mond Cunning ham. recalled from Danville, is another rookie infield- CT on the roster but he probably will be sent to oen of the Cardinal farms for further seasoning.
 Jimmy Wilson, Gus Mancuso and Mike Gonzales form a formidable trio of catchers while the St Louis pitching staff is probably the best all around mound corps in the majors.
 Veterans of the staff are Bill Hallahan, Jess Haines, Paul Der ringer. Sylvester Johnson, Flint Rhem, Tony Kaufman, James Lindsey and Allyn Stout.
 Extra Pitchers
 Heading the list of new men are Jerome (Dizzy) Dean. Ray Starr and Bud Teachout, southpaw ob- tained from the Chicago Cubs. Dean and Starr are regarded as sure-f fire major league timber while Teachout, in-and-outer last year. may show enough to win Il place on the staff.
 James Carleton, recalled from Houston, also is a likely prospect ror Street's firing squad, The other new pitcher, Albert Fisher, purchased from the Keokuk, Ia, Three Eye elague team, probably will be sent to n Cardinal farm for more experience.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18
BOYS CLUB TEAMS
 DRILL FOR GAMES

Tomorrow night the Boys club Cadets and B. C. Junior basketball teams will practice at S:30 o'clock in preparation for their coming tussles this week. Pete Ginger ie coaching the Juniors who VIII meet the Bridgeport A. A. Juniors In n prelim at the club Saturday.
 The Cadets. coached by Jimmy Menturwick of the varsity. will try some new plays tomorrow tn preparation for Saturdays game In Hartford with the Brown Bears. This is the second game of a three game series with the Capitol City Ave for the state junior title.
 Wednesday night the Boys club varsity i've wIli work ont In view Of two games this week. Thurs day night the clubbers journey 10 Ioly0ke. Mass. for a return en- gagement with the Mater DoIorosa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18
Y Volleyballers
 Beat Torrington

Frank Squires Central Y volley- ball team invaded Torrington Sat urday afternoon and defeated the New City Y representatives. four out of five games. The locals are now in first place in the state league with 25 victories in 35 games. Saturdays scores:
 (W) 15, (T) 5; (W) 15, CT) 10; (W) IS, (T) 13; (W) 15, (T) H.; (T) 15, (W) 12.
 The Waterbury players were George Holloway, Carl Hassell, Normen Folsom, George Merkle, Frank Squires. Harry Hollis and Herb Pinter while the Torrington team consisted of Cradlemire, Me- Lean, Smith, Yale Ganem, Jasch and White.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18
ALL HARTFORD E
 SPORTING DEFEAT

Hartford, January IS - Greater beaten schoolboy basketball team, Coach Chick Bowen's Hillsouse High School quintet having ruined Hartford hopes for an .unspotted seasons record with 42. to 37 defeat at their Elm City court last week.
 Hartford is scheduled to play East Hartford in their next start at the Hopkins Street Gymnasium Monday, January 25.
 West Hartford will go lover east" next Friday for its first game this year with Coach Johnny McGrath's East Siders. Both teams have poor records thts season, both against Greater Hartford rivals and in the Central League, West Hartford being able to eke out on- ly one victory and East Hartford failing to come through once in all its five starts.
 Bulkeley, which has lost five games in row, is out of the cham piOnship race, although the Soutn Siders, by upsetting Hartford. could prevent the awarding of the cit? title, which Is only conferred upon q team unbeaten by a city rival.
 Weaver, by winning most of the games remaining on its seasons schedule, including the clash with the Newellmen, February 12, can claim the Greater Hartford cham pionship. an honor available to West Hartford and East Hartford as well as the squads in the city proper.
 Weaver will go to .Willimantic for its next game, facing the Wind- ham High school hoopmen next Friday night.
 Bulkeley has no game scheduled for this week. The South Siders will be given, a weeks lay-off to prepare for their mid-year exams and will then take the court for their. next encounter with school boy team. February 2, when they will entertain Rockville on their South Side court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18
NAUCY Y DOWNS
 LOCAL COLLECIANS

The Naugatuck Y Midgets de- feated the Naugy Y speedboys Sat urday at the borough Y in an in- teresting tilt, 22 to 20. The losers held a 12--O lead at intermission. but fine shooting by M, sweeney and T. Edmunds in the second half turned the tide. J.. Crosby scored 10 of the losers points.
 The Collegians of the Central Y of Waterbury were no match for the Naugy Y Saturday and came back to this city on the short end of a 43 to 19 count. Beardsley led the attack on the locals with 12 points while Harrison was next with two less. Ray Kozen and Marty Egan excelled for the To- calls.
 The Naugatuck Pirates defeated the Elmwood Juniors Saturday, 24 to 13. It was just case of too much Meyers, the Pirate cen ter annexing 12 points. Crosby starred for the losers. with six points.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18
Yale Cagers vs Penn Tomorrow

New. Haven, Jan 1S-The Uni versity of Pennsylvania basketball team will meet Yale in the Yale gymnasium tomorrow night. this being one of the most important athleti cattractions of the week on Yale's program of sports. Penn was just nosed out by Dartmouth last week, as was Yale the Red and Blue giving the. crack Hanover team as hard a battle as the Ellis did in the gym last Monday. The varsitl game will follow contest between the freshmen and Rox- bury school The freshman game will start at 1915 and the varsity teams will take the floor at s:S0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18
K. of L. Hoop Chatter
BY JOHNNY sTANKUs
K. of l.. Community League
 Schedule Tonight
est Joseph's Al


 ZOO D. m.-Yale vs Princeton. r
 TAO D. m.-Cornell vs Notre
 s:3O p. m.-Holy Cross vs Stan- Atty Bronsky to Address Audience
 The principal speaker for to- night will be city court clerk AL bert Bronsky. one of the Brooklyn sections brilliant sons, and a great booster of the young Lithuanian sports element of this city. who will have an interesting short talk for every miss or young man. at the new St Joseph's auditorium Everyone is kindly urged to attend this short talk by Attorney Albert Bronsky, who promises everyone an interesting evening, which will get under way at S:15 o'clock.
 Schedule Revised
 To-night's schedule has been re- vised due to the inability of several players to appear on time sched- uled as previously announced. Yale clashes with Princeton in the open- ing bill at z o'clock, while Cor nell and Notre Dame battle 1t out in the second tussle. to be followed by the feature game between Holy Cross and Stanford.
 Four Weeks Left
 The main tussle which will have a bearing on the championship of the K. of sL. community league, will show Stanford, second place holders, and the Holy Cross, lead ing outfit in the big battle of the fourth and final round series. AL though their remains four weeks of play to wind up the series, victory for Holy Cross will almost win them the title. while a defeat for them will give their nearest opponent, Stanford. a chance to compete for first place honors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18
COLBY AND DUNN
 EXCEL AS TONNES
 DOWN BROOKLYNS
North End Kids Exc Out Point Win Over Defend-
 ing Champs, 36 to a. Emeralds Topple Hearts

Herb Colby and Harp" Dunn, teammates for the past seven years with the crack North End Y Juniors, Crosby high and North End Thomas club quintets, put Frankie Conroy's 1931 Tommies or the map yesterday afternoon as the north enders tagged the first de- feat of the current campaign on "Skiddo" Dumschott's Brooklyn A. C. in the feature City Amateur league offering at the Phoenix arena. 36 to 34. in a most interest ing fray which was settled with 45 seconds to play when Herb Col by drfbbled past Joe Swasey and sunk a enchanted shot to break a SABA count and give the Conray- men their second win of the C. A. l..
 Way Behind at Half
 The Dumschottmen opened in their useual manner and after two fast periods were on the long end of a 21 to 12 count, due to some fine shooting by Matty Sheehan and Joe Swasey. The Tommies were a different team in the second half when Harp" Dunn was ushered into the fray. The B. A. C. scored but five points in the third canto and as the fourth quarter began the B. A. C.'s held a 26-20 lead. Then Lewis, Dunn, Colby and Dunn again registered double suckers before Joe Swasey on a number five play tied the count at 2S all. Sheehan then popped one from the woul line and Colby duplicated his feat knotting 1t at 30 all.
 Plenty of Action
 With only three minues to play Sheehan sunk another but Harp Dunn matched 1t with a long shot from the side of the court. Then with 45 seconds to play Colby drib- bled down the center of the court to register his seventh goal of the afternoon which decided the tilt. Colby's fine exhibition of dribbling and shooting was little short of ex- cellent and in addition to that he held Jay" Dunn to two field goads.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18
C. U. OR NOTRE DAME TO GET MULLIGAN

Young George Mulligan, two sport letter man at Crosby high school will he enrolled at either Catholic university or NOtrc Dame next IaIi, according to present plans of his parents. Because (. Y. Is nearer home and was first considered by htc youngstcr, 1t is probable that young George will continue to do his stun on gritliron and dia. mOnd at the nations capitol. He Is also an excellent swimmer and a good golfer, which talents can he more fu.iy developed If he attends Catholic university, though his chances of going to the famous South Bend institu. tiOn are not entirely dead as yet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18
WILEY SHARES TOP
 SPOT OF LEAGUE
 WITH TORRINCTON
Great Win Recorded Over
 Naugatuck Puts Wild-
 cats in Good Position |. Play Central Saturday

Though fame may be fleeting, the athletic talent of Wilby High school represented by Coach Jim my Lee and his, basketball squad are tasting it's sweets deservedly today. By coming from behind an eight point lead in the final period Saturday night and beating Naugatuck High 30 to 26, the Wildcats moved right into tie for first place in the Naugatuck Valley circuit with Torrington.
 Both Crosby and Wilby lay off all week until Saturday night when the Schofield squad plays host to Tracey Garey's Torrington High hoopsters and Lees lads hop down to- Bridgeport for joust with Central High. Both Central and Crosby have won two out of three legaue games to date, and wins over Wilby and Torrington will tie up the top position like your in- come tax statement.
 Into Reverse.
 Big Jim Tracy and Johnny Bal insky were the standouts of Satur- day nights hair-raising contest which seemed a sure Naugatuck victory, for 26 of the 32 minutes of play. However, things hap pened fast and furious during the last five or six minutes with the result that Wilby pulled out with four point win. which was con- vincing enough to the hundreds who watched Wilby close up and eigh hi point lead and come through with two points minute to do the trick.
 Spadoia, Crichton, LaRusso and Briotti all had a part in the hard won victory while Balinsky and young Red" Scally performed the heavy work for the boys from Foleytown. Wilby outshot Naugy 13 to 10 from the floor. It was all Naugatuck in the prelim, the Garnet and Gray reserves wining 31 to IT Loman scored ten mark CTS. The score of the main con- test:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18
'KEEFE'S SHOOTING :. GIVES BOYS CLUB
 HOOPMEN VICTORY
Locals Even Series With Bridgeport Y, Winning B to 30 = Cadets TrOunce Psi Upsil0ns

Charley Oberdicks Boys Club varsity and Cadet teams returned to the win column Saturday night on their home surface, defeating the Bridgeport Y, 32 to 30, and the Psi Upsilons 42 to 16. respectively.
 The varsity trailed the Park City five throughout the majority of the game, but with a minute and 40 seconds to play the locals sunk three field goals which put them back in the win column again and enabled them to even the series with the Red Triangle resprsenta- tives. Big Jack Keefe copped scoring honors for the evening with eight field goals. The summary:
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18
To-Day's Sport
 P ar a d e
BY HENRY MCLEMORE { United Press Staff COrrcspOndcnt)

Limited Press Staff COrrcspOndenD
 New York, Jan 1S-Reports from Fresno Calif., that the third winter Olympic games stood an elegant chance of being switched from Lake Placid to the Yosemite Valley park have that hollow ringing sound common to not very high class publicity stunts.
 It seems like some over-ZealOus booster of dead old Fresno. read ing that nature had temporarily deserted Lake Placid just when she was needed most, decided to get in a free blurb for his own. Need- less to say the bames won't be transferred to Fresno. Nor will they he switched to Salt Lake City, Key West. social circle, Ga, nor Mur- der Kill, Delaware. They'll be held tn Lake Placid, or not held at all.
 There are several substantial reasons for this. The most substan- tial being money. AS you probably know. practically all of the foreign teams now at Lake Placid for the games, are there despite the de- pression. Most of the countries had to rake and scrape, to raise the funds necessary to sent representa- tation. Now the transfer of the games to Fresno or some other distant point. would require money lots of 1t. Transportation how ever, would not be the only item. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent in and around Lake Placid for equipment, and this equipment could not be knocked down, placed on fiat cars and hauled to some other site.
 Further more, the winter games just can't be transferred on a mo- ment's notice. Before such move can be made the August interna- tfonal body must go into August huddles and come up with an okay The more you think about the mat fer. the more absurd becomes the claim of one Colonel C. G. Thomp- son. manager of the Yosemite Val lev park. That there is a strong possibility that the games might be moved here"
 Calling the turn to prizefightS is very risky business indeed, but that one scheduled for Madison Square garden Friday night be tween Billy PetrOue. the arg Express and Eddie Ran. the 'Polisf pounder should just about prove to be the class of the year. Ran the most savage 147-pound hitter New York fans have seen in years has been coming along like com et. In his last three engagement' here the Pole has knocked Kic Kaplan Kicking. splattered Franti Nekolny all over the ring ant sfopped Jimmy MsNamara.
 Ran may not know 1t. but m great record will work to his dis adyantage against Petrolle For Bil ly has a penchant for stepping II there against men who seem heade' for a title. and knocking 'em DOW legged, He did this against Jimm. WcIarnin Justo suarez and recent; Diljy Townsend. And l think ne ! 6o the same thing to Ran. Ifs har' fo bet against PetroiIe once you v, seen what happens when that iei hcok of his lands. lfs just hpon fhe meanest punch In the ring
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18
BROOKLYNS . HARTF'D K. OF L. FOR ORPHANS

So that a little money may be raised to help carry on the work of St Joseph's Orphanage fin Brooklyn, two of the best Con- nccticut basketball squads in action this season will meet at St Joseph's hall, Saturday night, January 30. The Hartford K. of L., city champions of the In- surancc City for the past two years will meet the Brooklyn A. c. in the benefit performance, which is expected to draw a ca- pacity audience in view of the calfbre of the contestants and the worthy project for which the game will be played.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18

Score at half time-Cadets IT.. Psi Upsilons z. Referee - Hank" Honyotski. Time-4 S-minute periods.
 Zi.Theta.Pi Win
 Freddy Moulthrop's Zi-Theta-Pi quintet defeated the Winsted Saturday night on the central Y court, 34 to 21. Howie Kraft sank four field and three foul goals to garner high scoring honors with II points.
 Star A. C. VictOrs
 The St Michaels of Bridgeport gave the Star A. c. a close battle Saturday night In Bridgeport. but the locals came out on top. 29 to 23. Alex Mazzerella starred for the Stars with nine points.
 Cardinals Lose
 The Nomads scored a 3i to 10 victory over the Cardinals Satur- day night as w. Kenny and J. Ber- gen went on a scoring rampage to net . themselves six held goals apiece. Wagner scored eight of the losers points.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18
GRILLS PLAY

<. Johnny Kid Burke and his Grill 4. C. basketball team, still In a daze from 60-2b pasting Satur- day night at Woodbury VIII be right up and at 'em again this eve- ming, going to Chase park Tor n tussle with Mike Moore's boys set to begin at s:30 o'clock. should they lose again tonight the GrlIl' CTS will go into A period Of tratn' ing on the i've year plan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18

,(Copyright 1892 NEA Service, Incl
 Basketball once was a cage sport played in space surrounded on four sides by cord netting. or more often, four walls. The first teams were composed of seven players, then nine, then eight. They've got 1t down to five players on team now. and two periods. or halves, where before there used to be three periods.
 The rules name no size as stand. dard for playing court. Fof school children, the right size if 70 to GO feet. Tn more modern high schools the accepted size ii 4s by 76 feet. According to the rules. n maximum sise is co by 9s feet. and a minimum size 3b bs 60 feet.
 Technically. the long boundaries are side lines and the short boun' diaries the end lines. Play must Dc confined within these boundaries And Of course the objective is e toss the baiI through ibe oppo' nsnfs' basket.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18
PLOUCHBOYS MEET
 NAUCATUCK NEXT
(SpecIal to The Democrat)

Thomaston, Jan 18-The Nauga- tuck Valley basketball league schedule for this week will bring together Ray Lodges Naugatuck Firemen and Billy Braun's Water town Ploughboys Wednesday night at the Oakviile community house floor. Charlie Denehy's Waterville quintet take on Rudy Novakowskrs Free Polands Of Thomaston In the prellm. In the other game Harry Lynch's Kaceys oppose the Com pany L. five of Torrington.
 standing to date:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18
.O'BRIEN MEETS MILLER
 IN HOLYOKE TONIGHT

Benny Miller. said to be fistic poison to southpaw boxers. Is the middleweIeht who faces Frankie O'Brien. humping Irlshman. in Il ten round bout at the Valley Arena, Hoiyoke. tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18
LAST NIGHTS COLLEGIATE
 BASKETBALL RESULTS SC Bonhventure's 3s. ft Vincent

Boys club whom they defeated earlier in the year iD this city. Sat- urday night tb Bridgeport A. A. will play here in ibe feature game Of a double header which will be followed by dancing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18
Able Rockies Have Hard Task Ahead
 Crowding Card Vets
By LEO H. PETERSEN

New York; Jan 18-(UP)-Manager Charles (Gabby) the St Louis Cardinals is expected stand pat in the lineup which last ended the reign of the Philadelphia Athletics baseball champions of the world
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18
LEAGuE STANDING

THIS WEEKS GAMES Tucsday-Hartling at AnsOnla. Friday = Gilbert ut Harding; Naugatuck at AnsOnia.
 Saturday-TOrringt at Crosby; Wilby at Central,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18
TEnRYvILLE Vs TMOMAsTON

cagers, fresh from their decisive victory over fitchheIf Friday night, meet Terryville this Friday in the Lock Town. Walter <. Han. ley of TerryvIlle win efiiciate. The IassIes of both schools will meet in the preliminary starting at ( o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18
Hearts Lose Six Straight

Norman Johnson and Stan Pos cavage led q basket barrage on the Sacred Hearts In the prelinm and handed the silent" five their sixth consecutive setback, 39 to 29. At intermission the boroughites led, 2n fn q The SummarY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18
AMATEUR BASKETBALL

CADETS WIN EASILY ."Yankce" ScOvillc dropped In 10 points, the same number the entire Psi UpsilOns registered, as the Ca dets rang up a AZ to 16 decision over the Frat five. Summary:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18
Boys Club Varsity

Score at half time-Bridgeport 17, Boys Club Varsity 12.
 Referee - Kelly.
 Time = 4 10-minute periods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18
Coast Batlers Stick Together

one Of ths unusual features iD fhe Pacific Coast league batting averages for. 1881 was the large number Of ties in the various dee partnsnts of play.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18

Next Sundays Schedule Brooklyn A. c. vs Sacred Hearts. Washington Hills vs Carringtons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18
erKoReKYs WIN

Drideeport, Jan is--The hikor. -t. v. advaneed to tho semi.fnAls in .cc ciiy soccer championship ser st. Mere yesterday afternoon by de' fsr{lns the Ali-peois. , to E.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18
Naugaturk.

" Score at half time-Naugatuck 13. Wilby 9. Referee Ahearn. Time-Four minute periods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-18

Score at half time: Brooklyn Fl, | Thomas club 12. Referee John
 Cluney. Time: four 1o-minute periods.