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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28
BLESSED SACRAMENTS
 HAVE BUSY SCHEDULE

Coach Lefty" Overton's fast step ping Sacraments will enjoy a busy week on the court in and out of the city with strong opposition. To- night the Sac's will play the Cubs at Russell school in return con- test. Both teams are very fast and tough battle is expected. The Sac raments have been victorious in "A games and defeated in only 8 con- tests for good record.
 The Torrington St. Joe's will meet the West Side lads in Torrington Wednesday night. This will be the first meeting between the two teams and many local fans will journey up the line to see the popular Sac's try to stop the St. Joe outfit. Sat- urday night they journey to Bristol to tangle with the up staters. The probable starting lineup for the Sac's will be Jim McGrath and Casey at the rear court, Mclean at the pivot post, and Foster and Tom McGrath at the forward positions. Switz, Joe and George McGrath and Dutil will be ready to go ill at a moments notice from Coach Overton. Frank Dutil who has been improving in every game will have to be watched pretty close by the opposing teams or the Sac's will take three out ot three.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28
METRO, MAFFI WIN
 LOURDES RING BOUTS

Greekv Metro of the Lourdes won a well earned decision Friday night by outpointing Billy Petit in the main event of a great boxing show at Lourdes Hall. It was a hard fought battle all the way with Metro taking all of the three rounds in which they fought. In the first round Metro kept jabbing lefts to Pettit's nose that made it very red. Round two found Metro at his best. Two hard lefts to the jaw de- livered by Metro floored Petit for 8 short count. Billy bounced back into action and kept Metro busy through the remainder of the round
 It was fine performance turned in by Greeky, and his manager, Bat Bonaldi, is confident that his fighter will go places in the boxing world.
 In another bout. Frankie Maffi, of the Lourdes outpointed Nicky Mastraccio This was nip and tuck battle all the way. In the first round, Nicky was caught with a crashing right that floored him. But he jumped right back up, avoiding count. In the third round Mas tracio's eye began to puff up like a balloon. It looked like the end for Nicky but the bell rang saving him from technical knockout.
 All in all it was great show and the crowd enjoyed it very much.
 Mecky Verno was referee, "Chic" Morrison and Selesie Daly were judges and Jimmy Fazzino was timekeeper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28
West Haven Devils, K. of L. Speedboys Tangle Tomorrow

Back III winning stride once more after a temporary let down, the Knights of Lithuania basketball team will face two major foes this week.
 The West Haven Red Devils will show at St. Joseph's hall tomorrow night and the Pawtucket Townies will provide the opposition ill a re- turn game Saturday night.
 The Knights turned an about face Saturday night to whip Ghint's Big Five, of Freeport. N. Y. 54-26, and atone for the dismal showing at Hartford against the Underwoods the previous night. They will have chance for revenge when the Hart ford club plays here in two weeks.
 The Red Devils, enjoying one of their most successful seasons, which has seen them chalk up IT straight victories, will be out to maintain their jinx over the Liths. The clubs met three times last year and the West Haven club pulled out with three victories, all of the two and three point variety.
 A victory over Joe KantroW's club would put the K. of L. into the thick of the mad scramble for the state title now that the Danbury Guards have made it two straight over the once mighty Meriden En- dees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28
RANGERS MOVE
 UP IN ICE RACE
New Workers Only Four Points Behind Leading
 Bruins; MaroOns Alert
(By United Press)

The New York Rangers scored two important weekend victories tc within four points of the leading Boston Bruins ill the American divi- sion of the National Hockey League today.
 After licking Toronto Saturday the Rangers last night beat Chicago Al to gain four points on the idle Bruins. Chicago's left the Hawks only one game ahead of the Detroit Red Wings. who remained in the running for a Stanley Cup playoff berth by ekeing out a 2-2 tie with Montreals Canadiens.
 Surprise?
 In the only other game, MontrealS Maroons won their first game in 1C starts by vanquishing the New York Americans Az It was the first time in seven games this season that the Amerks had failed to lick the Maroons.
 Schedule
 This weeks schedule: Tuesday, Toronto at Maroons, Canadiens al Americans, Detroit at Boston, Thursday-Americans at Canadiens Detroit at Rangers. Boston at Chi cago; Saturday-Maroons at To- ronto; Sunday-Maroons at Chicago Toronto at Canadiens. Rangers at Americans, Boston at Detroit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28
OLYMPICS LOSE
 TO WEST SIDES
SpeedbOys Win Second Game By 4l=34 Edge;
 Five Out on Fouls

Very nearly duplicating the exact score by which they won the first of two games played, West Side Speedboys pinned a second defeat on the Waterbury Olympics yesterday, thise time by a Al to 34 margin. The score of the first game was 40-35. Olympics spurted bit in the third period, after a 20 to 12 deficit at hal ftime, but were six points behind going into the final heat, 29 to g, the usual fast finish by the West Siders stretching out the margin of victory, though, at one time the Olympics led 33-32. Nearly 50 per- sonal fouls were called by Referee Ralph Santopietro who banished Stollar, Grey and MsLean of the Speedboys; Lallier and Gene Sweeney of the Olympics.
 No one player scored more than three field goals, Frank Darlington being high man of the game with 12 points, half of them on free throws. Stollar, Grey and Sullivan with 8 and g points led the West Side at tack. Summary:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28
LOSES
 TOSANTA CLARA

Naugatuck, Feb. 28-Playing the third games of the second round of the Naugatuck "Y' Senior league, Santa Clara defeated Stanford Sat- urday, 27 to 20. Schrul with eight points for the winners and Janik with the same number for the losers were the individual high point get ters.
 The second game was runaway for Notre Dame against Princeton. The score was 45 to 15. Carnaroli with F and Kovach with 10 points were high scorers.
 Another one of those nip and tuck games was played between Manhat- tan and N. Y. U. with Enamait coming through with four seconds to play with a long shot over half way of the floor to settle the issue, 32 to 30.
 Enamait, Jones and Korowotny with eight points each for the win ners and Raytkwich with 10 and Gig notti with were the point men of the game. Two referees handled the game to perfection, Myles Long and Al Rozint.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28
WATERBURY YMHA
 NICKS DORCHESTER
Special to The Democrat

Portchester, N. r., Feb. 27-Nearly blowing" an eight point lead at hail time, the Waterbury Y. M. H, A.. basketball unit came through in the final seconds of play with 4342 victory over the Community Center team of Portchester, when Howie Block scored mucn-needed hoop as the timers whistle was halfway to his mouth. Block scored IA points. Silverman and Schecter 10 each for Portchester, who picked up II points of 12 point deficit in the final period. Len Block, Kabot and Shapiro also scored well for Water bury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28
Crosby, Fairfield
 in Tourney Test

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 28-CUP) -Preliminaries for the State Inter scholastic Basketball championship tournament will open here and at East Haven tonight in the class "A" division.
 Competing teams here will be New Haven Commercial and Bassick; New Britain and Windham. and New Haven Hillhouse and Hartford Deaver. At East Haven the games will be between Stamford and Dan- bury; Crosby and Fairfield, and Warren Harding and Middletown.
 Qualifying rounds in the class "B" division will be held at Wesleyan university Wednesday, and in the "C-D' division at Hartford, Tuesday.
 Division winners will participate in the New England championship tournament at Providence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28
Greenleaf Not to
 Defend Title

New York, Feb. 28-(UP)-A dozen of the worlds finest cue ar tists begin play today for the worlds pocket billiard championship left undefended by Ralph Greenleaf New York, 16-time holder of the title.
 Included in the field were four other former champions: Andrew Ponzi of Philadelphia; Erwin Ru- dolph, Cleveland; Jimmy Caras, Will mington, Del: and Benny Allen Of Kansas City.
 Other contenders are Irving Crane, Livonia, N. Y.; Joseph Pro- cita, Gloversville, N. r.; Willie Mos conf, Philadelphia Onofrio Lauri, New York: Charles Seaback, Bos- ton; Joe Diehl, Rockford, III; Marcel Camp, Albany; and George Kelly, Philadelphia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28
CUNNINGHAM TO
 MAKE SUPREME.
 TEST THURSDAY
Kansan to Try for New World Record on Fast
 Dartmouth Track

New York, Feb. 28-(UP)-Mile King Glenn Cunningham, unbeateIl ill his last 19 starts, will make his supreme effort to lower the worlds record for his favorite distance Thursday on Dartmouth's fast in- door track at Hanover, N. H.
 The tranSplanted Kansan, who set new worlds indoor record of 3:49.9 for 1500-meters in winning the national championship Satur- day night, will match strides with four Dartmouth runners in spe- cial mile invitation handicap sane toned by the A. A. U. He will be shooting at his worlds outdoor rec ord of 4:067 as well as his indoor mark of 4:084. Dartmouth Track Coach Harry Hillma1- believes his oval is from four to five seconds faster than the board track in Madison Square Garden. In the first place, there are only 2-3 laps to mile instead of 10 at the Gar den, and in the second place he be- lieves Cunningham will be amazed at the unusual springiness of the track and its well-banked curves.
 13 New Marks
 Including Cunningham's new rec ord, which eclipsed Gene Venzke's s 3:49.9, three world marks were set in the national championships Sat urday night. Only three of 16 titles were retained.
 Allan Tolmich, Wayne Univer- sity's sensational hurdler, topped the 60-meter ti1nbers in 8.5 seconds in a preliminary heat to break the 8.6 record held by Percy Beard. Forrest (Spec) Towns of Georgia, however, won the title when he de- throned Sam Allen of Bristow, Okla, i'll the finals. Tolmich got out of stride and finished fourth.
 The other record to go was Eddie O'Brien's 1:21 in the 500 meters which was lowered to 1908 by Jim my Herbert of N. Y. U. It was Jim my's 10th win in II starts this year. Ben Johnson of Columbia equaled the 60-meter dash record of 6.6 which he shares with Jesse Owens in retaining his title. Don Lash, In- diana's two-mile world record hold CT, bettered the American native mark for the 5000 meter run, finish ing in 14:390. This was 6.8 seconds under the mark of 14:45.8 set by Norman Bright of San Francisco's Olympic club last year.
 Besides Johnson, who retained his 60-meter crown, Irving Folwartshny Rhode Island States giant weight man, and the New York curb ex- changes 2900-meter relay team, re- tained their laurels. FolwartShny threw the 35-pound weight 57 feet, two inches; and the cub exchanges relay team combined for a 7:091 victory.
 McCluskey Wins
 In addition to Cunningham. Her bert, Towns, Lash, the new indivi- dual champions are: Francis Slater, Fordham, 1000 meters; Joe McClus- key. N. Y. A. C., 5000 meter steeple- chase; Otto Kotraba, New York, 1900 meter walk; Lloyd Thompson, Xavier University of New Orleans, high jump: Herbert Yeast, Colum- bia, broad jump; Richard Ganslen, Columbia, pole vault; Francis Ryan, Columbia, shot-put; New York University 1000 and 1,600 meter medley relays.
 The New York Athletic club to- tailed B points to carry of the team title for the seventh consecutive year. The Curb Exchange A. c. was second with 18, while Columbia and N. Y. U. tied for third with IT.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28
HOPEVILLE BOYS
 OPPOSE SQUIRES

The Columbian Squires will be host to the fast stepping Hope vile Speedboys tonight at the Kings bury school sym at 8 o'clock. With both teams entered in the State Tournament next month this game should be very fast encounter. The Souires will have such lads as Bot Carr. Peter and Jim Luddy, Gilman tin, Stover. Stevens and Meehan ready to check the lads from the vile.
 Walsh and Armstrong ill the front court. Dick at the bucket and Da- lio and Smith ill the rear will see service for the Speedboys with Carta and Andro held in reserve.
 Wednesday night the SpeedboyS will play the Naugy zyphers III Naugy at Military hall at 7:30. The strong Winsted Catholic club first round winners in that city league will come to Hopeville Friday nlgh' at g o'clock. Hopeville took tht first game with the Catholic clut in Winsted by close margin O 52-5l in an overtime tussle. Friday nights match should prove to be one of the best games played i'll the state this season.
 Winsted's team will show such stars as Clarke, Joe Sehagini, Don Hayes, V. Serafini, StanozoWskl brothers and Vita. Coach Doc Carey will send his strongest men in to stop the up State" lads and make a clean sweep of the series between the two teams. Capt Da- loia. Dick. Chamberlain, Walsh Armstrong, Smith, Dubuque and Carta are the dependable men on the Hopeville squad. Everyone ls welcome to come up and SC this fast and thrilling game at no admission charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28
MELROSE BOWLERS
 DEFEAT CROWNS

Waterbury Melrose, local entrants in the Southern Connecticut duck pin league, were to winners over the New Haven Crowns yesterday at Mattatuck alleys, four of the six strings rolled going well above 500, while some excellent individual bowling was marked up, Cappiello of the Crowns getting 162 high single, and 4O4 high three with White and Barber of Waterbury hitting 157 and 152 singles and both scoring 403 set, one pin behind the New Ha- ven pin craSher. New Haven won the total pinfall by 53 pins, 1892 to 1889. Scores:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28
BALDWINS, ROBINS
 IN CRUCIAL GAME

Fully aware that their chances for participation in the title playoff hinge on the result of their game tonight, the Baldwin Preps will meet the Robins with decks cleared for action. The game will be the first of the regular two-game bill at the Washington Park Community house court.
 In the feature game the Gents of the Hill will stack up against the Tribunes, in what should be a thrill CT. During the first round, the Tribes and Gents met, when neither had suffered defeat, and the Gents won out by slim Elargain. Both teams have tasted defeat in this round, but the competition is ex- pected to be equally as fierce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28
EAGLES, RAMBLERS TIE

New Haven, Conn. Feb. 28-(UP) The New Haven Eagles and Phila- deplhia Ramblers played 2-2 over- time tie here last night in an Inter- |national-American Hockey league game.
 Mason scored for the Ramblers in the first and Mancuso tied it in the third. The overtime period found each team deadlocked on goals by Kirk and Boyd,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28
OWENS, TOWNS RECORDS DRAW
 COMMITTEE OK.
Chairman Wanted Both Marks Thrown Out;
 Track N=in Short

Paris, Feb. 28-(UP)-Disputed
 track records of two United States
 athletes, Jesse Owens and Forrest
 (Spec) Towns, were made official today by the International Anna
 teur Athletic Federation. Owens
 mark was 1O.2 seconds for the 1O0-
 meter dash; Towns was 13.7 for the 11O-meter hurdles. In adopt
 ing these records the I. A. A. F. abided the recommendations of it's records committee which 0verrOde the wishes of it's chairman, M.
 Stankowitz. The projected English
 fight against holding of the 194O
 Olympic games in T0kio, as sched-
 uled, failed to materiaIize.
 Paris, Feb. 28 - (UP)-Disputed records of Jesse Owens and Forrest (Spec) Towns come up for formal approval today before the Interna- tional Amateur Athletic Fedora tion's congress.
 The records committee overrode the wishes of Chairman M. Stanko- witz who wanted to shelve Owens mark of 1O.2 seconds for the 100 meter dash and Towns 13.7 for the 110 meter high hurdles. The corn- mitteemen re-examined the reports of the American Amateur Athletic Union yesterday and found no ev1- dence of irregularity in the record making performance.
 The dispute of Owens mark re- suited from re-measurement of the Chicago track on which he set it June 20, 1886. 1t was found to be 99.98 instead of 100 meters or 3-4 of an inch short. The committee de- cided this fractional distance could in no way have affected the timing. Owens also was clocked in 10.2 ill the semi i-final heat of the Berlin OlympicS. but he did not claim a record because of a slight following wind.
 Looks Promising
 Most observers felt there was no doubt that the congress would ap- prove the recommendation of the record committee rather than fol- low the wish of Chairman Stanko- witz. Committee approval would give Owens his seventh official world record and end a fiveman deadlock at 1O.3 seconds. He already holds the records for 100 and 220 yards; 200 meters; broad-jump; 20O-meter hurdles and 220-yard hurdles.
 If Towns hurdles record is ap- proved, it will lower his own recog- nized mark of Al by four-tenths of a second and make him the timber topping king at both l10 meters and 120 yards.
 The committee sent list of ? records to the congress for promul- gation Twelve of these belong to the United States; 10 to Finland. Use of starting blocks also was ap- proved by the committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28
BOYS CLUB BOMBERS
 DEFEAT NAUGATUCK

The Naugatuck "" Flashes were defeated by the Boys Club Bombers Saturday 35 to 24. Karpowich and J. Yucewicz led the winners with II and opints, respectively. Ashmore with field goals and Dennis with tallies led the losers.
 Davey, Mahan and Johnson did very well on the defense for the losers while Doolan and J. Luce wicz played similar game for the winners.
 The Bombers won two of the thre games played.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28
FIVE ROLL FREE IN
 BRASS CITY SWEEPS

Five young gents who like to "roll their own" but always on a bowling alley, won free entry into the third annual Brass City Sweepstakes scheduled for. next Saturday, when they proved best of a field of 43 probable entries that tried their luck" last Saturday at the Matta- tuck alleys. Tommy Scully, Will Hams cf the Ecoviil Dusty league team, GAarinelli of American Brass DiNico,a of the Hopevillc lcaaie an' Johnny Nel1on of the BeveraG. league were Sha winners, each oa- bowling in q block O. ten comrett tors. The free entry is worth !
 with guaranteed first prize of sl0t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28
BROCK=HALLS BLANKED
 IN HOCKEY FINAL

Boston, Feb. 2S-UP)-The Bos- ton Olympics established themselves as the strongest amateur hockey team in America by retaining their national championship in drawn out playoff at Boston arena Satur- day and Sunday.
 The local six had little trouble in winning four games in 31 hours. Their final victory, so, was scored over Brock Hall Hockey club of New Haven, which had eliminated the St. Nicks of New York 2-1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28
Record Group SHghts ]. A. A. r. Chairman
Horton To Pitch
 For Hartford?

New Haven, Conn.,, Feb. 28- (UP)-Ted Horton, who for three years was Yale's ace mOundsman and brought an intercollegiate che mpionship to the team explained by Larry Kelly, has been signed by Bob Quinn, presumably for the Hartford club which begins operations this season, it be- came known today.
 Horton, now on the faculty of Mount Hermon School at Northfield, Mass, will report for training at Evansville. Ind, April l. He pitched for TOrOn- to last summer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28
BRISTOL TEAMS
 ENTER TOURNEY

The Swedish Lutherans of Hart ford. Tigers of Bloomfield, Gus'S Grill of Bristol and Eds Collegians of Bristol today entered the fifth annual statewide amateur basket ball tournament which will get un- Gerway at the central Y week from next Saturday night.
 Entries in the tourney will close definitely tomorrow. Earrings will be announced Al local papers next Monday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28

' points, while Darby, Ostrander and Schrul showed fine pass work Grossman and Johnson each had 5 tallieS for the AbnerS.
 In the second game the Daisy Macs won a thriller, q to 20, over the Hairless Joe's. Dennis and Curtin led the Macs with T and 6 points respectively; Krilis led the losers with 2 tallies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28
Mt. Carn,els Win
 Holy Name Title

Mt. Carmel bowiers came down from the hills of Town Plot to roll over the St. JOseph's Holy Name pinmen on the lat ter's alleys yesterday afternoon and take home the city cham piOnship among Holy Name teams. The two outfits from the Brooklyn section survived an elimination tournament over the last three weeks and met for the title yesterday, Sammy Zaza leading the Car mels to a 1,799 pinfall win with singles of 146 and 123. st. Jos eph's hit TIT which is quite a bit below their usual average on their home drives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28

St. Ann's A. A. won long shoot ing game from the Hartford Mitch ell House 31-27 ill the prelim, Rosa and Kozlowski scoring 10 points apiece for the opposing teams.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28
PAPPIES AND DAISY
 MAES COURT VICTORS

Naugatuck, Feb. 2S-The Pappies won their first game in Il starts in the "Yp Yokum league defeating the Li'l Abners 1916. Voegeh took scoring honors of the winners with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28
BRASS CITY CAPTURE
 HARTFORD SERIES
lSpecial to The Democratl

Hartford, Feb. 28.-The Brass City Big Five. formerly the Waterbury Boys Club Cadets. .wept the series with St. Peters Holy Name array here yesterday afternoon by 37 to 32 victory in a well-played contest. The box score.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-28
THREE OLD MEN

Three men connected with pro- feSsional hockey back in 1909 are still in the game-Lester Patrick. Art Ross and Tommy Daly, Toronto trainer.