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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-01
COCO KID 7 TO 5
TO WALLOP BRITT
New England Welter
Crown at Stake in Savin
Rock Go Tonight

West Haven, July Coco Kid,
New Haven Negro, No. /, chal-
lenger for Henry Armstrong; well
terweight title, today ruled a Z to
5 choice to defeat Farnkie Britt,
Fall River Portuguese, in their 12-
round battle for the New England
welterweight championship at DON
ovan Field, Savin Rock, tonight.
Action will start at $3.50.
Despite the fact that Britt has
two victories over Coco, the last
scored in January Of 1889, the bet
ting fraternity has made Coco the
favorite. The figures are based on
the showing Of Coco in the past
year, during which time he has
bowled over all contenders, and has
fought his way into the front ranks
for q shot at Armstrong; crown.
Coco weighed 147h, to 149 for Britt
last Friday, but the show was post
poned when rain poured down few
hours before starting time.
Promoter Charley Brown has O
stellar UNDERGRAD, and has kept 1t
intact despite two postponements.
In the eight-round semi-final, Joe
Iannotti, New Haven prospect, faces
Jimmy Webster, Toronto feather
weight. Shocks Lacey, New Haven
featherweight, Is bracketed with Bill
Buckley, Fall River Irishman, In the
top Of three skies.
Another six finds Frankie Foley,
ard-hitting New Havener, meeting
Make Berg. Boston Jewish Light
weight, while frankie Young, New
Haven welterweight, meets Young
Warren Of Meriden, In the opener.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-01
HILLS AND SACS
CLASH THURSDAY
Game to Top Holiday Cele-
bratiOn-Public Parks
COnfab Tomorrow

Pat Slatetry's Washington Hills oil
the City Amateur Baseball League
and Joe Cavanaugh's Blessed Sac.
raments of the Public Parks League
will hook up in an afternoon tilt al
Washington Park Fourth of July az
one of the feature attractions on the
Independence Day program Of the
Washington Park Community club
The game will get underway at 2:3i
o'clock.
Tuesday the Public Parks mana
gers will gather at the Central Y al
1880 o'clock for a special confab over
which AL Moraska will preside.
Saturday the Sacraments engaged
the Bristol Cobras and after seven
innings of play the Bell City clut
refused to play any further. Bristol
held a 9 to 6 lead and insisted that
it was a seven inning contest while
the Sacs held to their story that il
was to be a nine inning contest. The
game was late starting on account
of the wet field.
The Hills went to Ltchfield Sat-
urday and with Johnny Kirel hurl-
ing four hit ball chalked up Is to
2 victory over the Cowboys. 1t was
the locals second victory over the
Parlor Town boys.
The score by innings:
Washington Hills $40 204 010-15 II
Cowboys ....... .001 900 100 2 4 8
Kirel and Perrault; Morgan, Hla-
dick and Zurick, Zinser.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-01

have outside help in swimming up-
stream Both Max and Galento
are well educated Baer attended
Livermore High school (colors: Pur-
pie and gold) while Galento went
to extremes (colors, black and blue)
;. at extremes Galento majored
In taxidermy but all he learned to
stuff was himself.
Tony Once Had wig
Baer once made a moving picture
but now he doesn't even make q
moving target His chief hope in
tomorrow's fight is that Galento is
a sportsman who frowns on taking
aim at anything not on the wing.
{. .. The name of the picture Baer
made with Myrna 10y in Hollywood
was The Prizefighter and the Lady
Miss 10y is still a lady Galento
Is balder than the American eagle
but has worn wig only once {.
That was in the fight with Louis
and 1t was fright wig Baer's
hobby is collecting counterfeit cigar
store coupons and autographs of
vice presidents Of boullion cube
companies Galento, however,
collects nothing but cuts about the
eyes. -.
Galento's favorite dish Is octopus
under bell, a La William Beebe,
but he has never been able to get
it Galento is an amateur inven-
tor and once took cut a patent on
device to protect the scruff Of
kittens neckS when their mothers
pick them up. He once thought
Of turning professional when he
perfected sun dial which worked
in the shade The only thing
Baer ever invented was a series of
alibis after his fight with Louis, and
innumerable tales Of how he has
reformed
Baer is managed by Ancil Hoff-
man, who assumed the task when
his job Of head nitro-glycerin stirrer
in q munitions factory palled on
him. s.. Hoffman Is a prominent
sportsman and his clubs are: driver,
brassie, mashie, niblick and putter
Galento is managed by Harry
Mendel, whose other love Ito show
you what sort of a man he Isl is
the promotion Of six-day bicycle
races Mendel, who has one Of
the coutnry's finest collections of
white mice pelts, came to this coun-
try from Jersey City and was quick
ly naturalized Asked how he
feels about the warm Europe, Men
del always winks and says: I'm
on the alkaline SIDE"
Styles the Same
Both Max and Tony use hte same
style of fighting And the style
is patterned after the encyclopedia.
It contains little bit Of every
thing, from Brai to Extr and from
Libi to zygo Much has been
made of Galento,s great left hand
but it really isn't so extraordinary
I saw it up close and it was
only the usual four fingers and the
one thumb The same goes for
Baer's supposedly marvellous right
hand :.
If you can possibly want to know
anything else about these two men
allow me to recommend Darwin's
origin of the species.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-01
BRYAN AND GOSS
BOW TO c. D. TYACK

Alex M. Bryan and william M
Goss were defeated by G. Dana Ty-
ack in the finals for the I. w. Day
trophy at the Waterbury Country
Club Saturday. Tyack carded 85-13-
u, Bryan 9o-17-78 and Goss re-
ported no car. The three tied two
weeks ago for the handicap prize
with 70s.
Harold w. Smith won the ball
sweepstakes with 39-40-79. Low net
winners were: L. H. French 4-40-
81-12-89; j. Francis Smith 45-37-
82-12-70; and James H. Darcy
45-48-93-23-7O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-01
Today's Sport Parade
BY HENRY McLEMORE
UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent

New York, July I. (UP)-The
most popular newspaper columns
being written today are those which
reveal intimate, inside and con-
fidential information on persons
and events. So, in the hope Of WOO
ing more readers my way, I am 60
ing to adopt such a style for a day
and tear away the cloak Of mystery
which surrounds Tony Galento and
Max Baer, who fight tomorrow
night in Jersey City.
So shy are these two strong, silent
men, so deep is their reserve, that
the general public knows little or
nothing about them. Listen to the
lowdown:
Baer's real name Is Baer, but
Galento's actually is Galento :.
Baer has tagen firm stand against
double features and co-educational
schools, but has spent years trying
to prove his theory that Salmon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-01
TONY GALENTO
CATCHES beer
GLASS ON Chin
Fighter Suffers Minor Cut
as Kid Brother Winds
Up Tavern Argument
By JACK CUDDY
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

United Press STAFF Correspondent
Jersey City, N. j., July / = (UPJ
Tony Galento's little brother
clouted him with q beer glass last
night and Tony got q minor" cut
on the chin, but his fight with
Make Baer at the roosevelt Sta
dunn tomorrow night will 60 on as
scheduled.
That was Promoter Mike Jacobs
version Of 1t, at least. But there was
a cloud Of mystery over the whole
affair and Tony's buxom blonde
wife didn't do much to clear it
when she announced this morning
that "Tony's sleeping like a baby
e. :. this is all silly. I was with him
all night and nothing happened. He
has no cuts. He's fine"
Tickets Start It
The report circulating around Or
ange, N. j., where Tony holds forth
at his tavern, was that 26-year-old,
150-pound, five feet, seven inch
Russell Galento, brother whom
few Of Tony's friends knew he had,
dropped in last night and asked
Tony for couple Of tickets" to
the fight. Tony, it was said, told
Russell he would have to wait until
Tuesday afternoon for them. Rus
sell didn't want to wait. A quar-.
rel started and a beer glass sailed
through the air. The fat man didn't
duck in time. A doctor treated his
wound.
Jacobs said Tony's managers had
informed him that Tony had been
cut but that the wound was min
or one and would not interfere with
the fight.
Further confirmation Of the cut
ting came from the Orange police
station, where an entry on the blot
ter read:
cat $3.50 p. m. June 30 Russell
Galento Of 149 Oliver street, age 26,
arrested on South Bay street, by
officer William De Medic. Paroled
until wanted"
Tony's bar is at "a South Bay
street.
Prisoner Par0led
On the police blotter, the line
starting charged WITH" was filled
out with the word investigation"
It did not say who made the COM
plant or in whose custdy the pris-
oner was paroled.
Before hearing Of the brawl,
Price-Maker Eddie Borden had
posted odds Of eight to five favoring
Galento to win; even money against
Galento scoring a knockout, and 2
1-2 to one against Baer winning by
a knockout.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-01
Public Parks League.

The Blessed Sacraments defeated
So. Peter and Paul, Al, in a Public
Parks league encounter yesterday
at Fulton park. Ralph Bradley al
lowed three hits and struck out 10.
Jack Thompson gave out four hits
for the losers, but they were
punched In the second inning when
the Sacs pushed across four runs.
The Pond Aces defeated the
Aviglianese, 1877, in game that
was featured with weird ninth
inning Suggest. The Aces entered
their half Of the ninth trailing 6-3,
but rolled seven runs across the
plate before they were retired. The
Avigs attempted rally of their own
In the last Of the ninth, but were
stopped after scoring twice.
STANDING
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-01
JOE SHEA CAPTURES
$50 AT NEW HAVEN

Joe Shea, former Crosby High
school track star, won the $50 yard
in the annual Connecticut A. A. U
track field events on Yole's Dewitt
Cuyler field yesterday. The winnings
in the meet were dominated by rep
resentatives Of the New Haven Har-
riers, who took IS Of II individual
championships. Walter Melnichuck
of Norwich, who captured the jave-
lin throw was the only other first
place winner besides Shea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-01
RICE CONQUERS
GORDON RIACH

New Haven netmen swept the
series with Waterbury Sunday In O
State Tennis League match. Scores:
Rice, N. H., defeated Gordon
Riach, 6-3, 60: Schwartz, N. H., de-
feated Joe Sullivan 6-3. 6-l; jack
son, N. H., defeated Joe DAILY. 6-l,
Ga; Lopatin, N. H., defeated Joe
Bachman 6-3, 6-3; Taylor, N. H..
defeated Phelan 60, 6-l. Doubles:
Schwartz and Lopatin, N. H., de-
feated Ray Bates and DAILY GIL,
So: Jackson and Taylor N. H., de-
feated Harmed and Sullivan 6-1, Ga
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-01
S sss:5s:r 4 s: II: IT. ssss 49,:
Runs batted in-Neyers 2. r. Ne,

Runs batted in-Nevers 2, r. New
Garthwaite Q, Desjardins. Two base
Three base hits
T. Nevers, r. Nevers, Zuvatis. Sacri-
es--Garthwaite r. Nevers. Bases on
balls--off Descoteaux s: or Cart
waite. 4; OFF Desjardlns 8. Struck
1; by Dejardins 2. Hit by pitcher
by Descoteaux Q; by Gartwaite 4;
by Desjardins 2. Passed balls-H.
Heroux. Left on bases = Oakvilie
Royals s.; Danny's WATERFOWL Jrs.
6. umpire-Storry. Time OF game
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-01
BENSON-CALHOUN
CHASE RUNNERSUP

Helen and Tim Sullivan posted
a low net score Of l01-27-77 to win
the mixed foursome tournament at
the Chase Country Club yesterday.
Richard Benson and Miss Molly Cal
houn were runnersup with 70.
Lyn and Bob King posted 46-49-95
for low gross honors while Bertha
krulish and Dick Hyland won the
kickers tourney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-01
ST. FRANCIS MEET
GRAMMAR CHAMPS

washington Park will be the
scene Of the championhip city
!, schoolboy BASEBALL contest Thursday
morning when st. Francis, parochial
league winners, cross bats with
Chase, grammar champions, as part
OF the holiday celebration planned
by the Hill Community club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-01
Recreation League.

"Jacey" Goldson, freshman pitch
Ing star Of Crosby, made his debut
with the Immaculate Conception
nine yesterday, but the North End
Tabs walloped him freely, winning,
- to 2. 1t was the second straight
loss for the church representatives
in the second round of the Recrea-
ton League.
The South End Bulldogs had a
batting practice at the expense Of
the Abrigadors, winning IL to 3.
Travers, Kovach and Reardon hit
hard for the winners.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-01
STANDING
POmperaug League

The Naugatuck Bluebirds moved
closer to second place In the Pomp-
eraug league yesterday with a de-
cisive 11-2 victory over Roxbury.
Whitley" Anderson pitched the
Union City Sacred Hearts to an
8-4 win over Newtown In a game
played under protest over a question
Of Anderson's eligibility.
Middlebury was shut out by the
league-leading New Preston Hillies,
100. Southbury banged out an
lis victory over Bethany.
STANDING
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-01
PONIES TAKE 6 TO 4
VERDICT FROM FRATS

Due to the vacations In local fac
tories this week no games will be
played next Saturday afternoon In
the 1talian-American Baseball
league. Only one contest was
played last Saturday, the Ponies
chalking up their fourth straight
contest, 6 to 4. at the expense Of
the Fratellanzos.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-01
The Broadway
Bugle
By DAN PARKER

GEORGE MORTON board Of directors Of the
Roosevelt Raceway in August and September was heavy
until Gov Lehman them Robert scnS 0 M ons @
danger night racing appeals class who
cant go to the race tracks during the day and lose their saT DS
racing either it that the poor pepoe who can a
every " on Broadway s s to-day
gone oTossngers develop golf drive
twins George cSvsho and Joe And for FOrdba@ scoring
beat on Is other colleges which offered them Inducements S %
the majors has opened tavern in East Orange Tommy Cor
Montreal state that the behind the
Quebec of his association without
authority to lend dignity to their heir racket Ss Robert ssnos %
forms that the tub win be enriched shortly BY the hsronS
ELMER the Great" for the MapwOOd IN ~ stock COM
boxing writer who relieved Of kidney
stone last week local hospital to have set scarf pm o ms
had eight fights the service five by m09 aas n
IN the Florida East Coast League has been promoted after only ve ana
A. Mason big gambler $500 betting single
n r pnoun WodDone Y makes appeal for
books biography fiction and travel nut no detective sto
ssndlotters recently,
ton This brought flood Of protests from who pointed out that
troupe So the Tommy richardson pres
dent has rodered that The Star spanged
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games? licked Paul Junior twice.
how about on Paul cs s Mae Of e sa
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attack at the
Washington boxing named Oden White,
has written Arturo Godoy asking him send him
When BOngbrOke the Alfred G. Vanderbilt coil hung its
betting Arturo Louis
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volunteered referee Your correspondent
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-01
GOODWIN GOLFERS
TOP LOCAL ENTRY

The Goodwin Park golf team, Of
Hartford, trounced the Waterbury
municipal team, 20 la to 8 la
here today. Joe Cwikla, Of the Hart
ford team, was low with 70.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-01
OAKVILLE ROYALS
UPSET WATETOWN

WATERFOWL, July I - Eight runs
on eight hits told the story and the
Oakville Royals chalked up an 8-6
victory over Dams Watertown Jun
Tors yesterday at Deland's Memorial
r1iaId
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-01

Lou Gehrig hit HIS first homer for
the Yankees on September a. 1928.
and his last on September n. 1888.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-01
NAUCATUCK BEATS
CHASE GOLF TEAM

State Treasurer Joseph Talbot led
his Hop Brook Club golf team to a
43 IL to II IL victory over the
Chase Brass and Copper club of
Waterbury in Naugatuck Saturday.
ziggy Furs posted a II for low net
honorS. A return match will be
played at the Chase Country club
next month.
The scores:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-01
WATERBURY
GOODWIN

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-05
E GERMAN PLANES CLAIMED IN FIGHT
British Fighters Shoot Down Enemies in Midaft=
 ernOOn Battle in London

London, Oct. 5 - (UP.)-Fifteer German airplanes were shot dowr by British fighters up to mid-after- noon today, the air ministry said ir communique.
 Fleets of German war planes bat tered at London and other objec- tives today but suffered severe losses from a counter-attack.
 British defense forces tackled the NaN bombers and their escorts oi fighting craft as they crossed the coast. Battled them all the way to London and then over the capital area.
 The first waves of raiding planes were driven of but they were fol- lowed by others in formation and the fighting continued for hours. Bombs were dropped in East Lon. don and the southeast part of Eng land, damaging homes, church an6 other buildings and causing casual ties, including deaths. British planes combined with the anti-aircraft guns to drive of the raiders, but bombs were dropped 1T east London, damaging homes anc a church and causing numerous cas- ualties including some that were fa- tai.
 German formations of 20 anC more planes smashed through fierce coastal anti-aircraft fire to resuml their attack after a cloudy nigh which hampered both the British and German air forces.
 German formations were seer flying across the Kent coast at un' usually high attitudes this morn ing.
 Penetrating the London outel barrage, IT planes flew over tn central part of the city during mid-morning air raid alarm bu veered off under fire, to the south east.
 Immediate intensification of Brit ish attacks on Germany and Ger occupied territory was fore cast as the result of the appoint
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-05
BRIDGE PROJECTS HERE CRITICIZED
City's Handling of Jobs May Be Attacked at MOrl-
 days Board Meeting

Failure of the city administration to erect the new Baldwin street bridge this year was criticized to- day by Alderman Burton H. Walker as an unnecessary delay. "The bridge is badly needed, the money is there, and it should have been built" said Alderman Walker.
 Mondays meeting of the board of aldermen is expected to be mark ed by attacks on the city's handling of bridge projects by Alderman Walker and Alderman George |. Kingston, both Republicans. Both have been outspoken in their criti- cism since the first of the year.
 'Its hard to understand what explanation the administration can give for the delay on the Baldwin street bridge" said Alderman Walk CT. we were told early in the year that everything was ready, that all the preparations had been made, and that we'd have the new bridge this year. Now, without being giv- en any explanation, we find that the appropriation for the bridge is be- ing carried over into next years budget"
 The proposed 1o41 budget calls for an expenditure of about $90, 1000 for the Baldwin street project, in stead of the $50, 900 that had been set aside this year. The difference will come from funds set aside for new bridges on Plank road and Idylwood avenue, the plans for which are now apparently to be dropped.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-05
Dependents SaDe
 Many Fro,,, Draft

Boston, Oct. 5UP)-The draft will not disrupt the home life of any man with depend ents, Maj. Joseph r. Battley, representative of the assistant secretary of war, said today.
 we have determined that there is a large pool of physi- cally-fit males between 21 and 36, without dependents, who ob- viously are immediately avail able for training" Maj. Batt- ley told newsmen last night.
 He arrived here to meet with selective service administrators of New England and to ask that they adopt a broad, liberal pol icy under the draft law to pre- vent any interruption in the economic life of the six north eastern states.
 We will not disrupt the home life of any person who has dependents, said Maj. BattIey. "Thc man asking de- ferment on grounds of having dependents will be given the benefit of every reasonable doubt"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-05
My Greatest Honor, " Claims Judge Healey
ing; Town Chairman Tangney Makes NOminat- ing Speech-l942 Committee Appointed

Describing it as "the greatest hon. or I have ever experienced" Judge Patrick Healey today accepted re- nomination by the Democratic party for probate judge of the Waterbury district. Elected to his first term two years ago, Judge Healey was to- day chosen without opposition by delegates from Waterbury, Middle bury and Wolcott, assembled in the aldermanic chamber at the City Hall. Immediately after the conven- tion, the delegates were entertained at. luncheon at The Elton by Judge Healey.
 Judge Healey praised the record of his predecessor. Judge Dennis J. Slavin, Expressing gratitude to the delegates for naming him again, he promised to. maintain in the probate court simple and direct procedure.
 Town Chairman Maurice F. Tang ney placed Judge Healey's name in nomination, praising his record of the past two years.
 The convention was opened at Il a. m. by Thomas Mccarthy, chosen two years ago as chairman of the probate committee. Miss Marie E.. Nolan was temporary secretary.
 Raymond Tanning was elected permanent chairman of the conven- ton, and Miss Elizabeth Smith was chosen secretary. The credentials committee consisted of Judge Sla- vim, Town Chairman Tangney, J. Francis Smith, Charles D. Gibson of Wolcott, and William Dwyer of Mid
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-05
DISPUTE BATTLES
 MAJOR FACTORIES
Government Labor Poi. cies Concerning Defense
 Equipment Confuses
BY LYLE c. WILSON

Limited Press Staff Correspondent
 Washington. Sept. 5 n (UP0 - The status of some of the biggest business concerns as suppliers of na- tional defense equipment was con- fused today by e dispute over gov ernment labor policies.
 Republicans charged that an opinion by Attorney General Robert H. Jackson regarding the eligibility Of National Labor Relations Act ylos lators for government contracts ser- iously would impede national roc armament. But a national defense advisory commission spokesman said that was not true.
 The controversy also cropped Up before the special house committee Investigating tho National Labor Re- latlons board during a hearing yes- leEday. A committee member nleil- toned Jacl,son's ruling. In passing, and Chairman Howard W. Smith indicated ho might invite the aftogs noy general 70 appear alona Hllh sidney zkil|mhn, labof eooEdlnaioA on tfe defense commissions it Na1 fi'iimnn Who iiFsk announced that follfnela Noal1 he den|cf llKnf flos latlnT tho aci. and Smith lufInale1 lhat if iha iHo nppeAt before ihs lflonlinned on paHe g
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-05
GERMAN SEAMAN
 SHOT TO DEATH

Ottawa, Ont, October 5-UP)- Ernest Neuller. 6 German merch- ant seaman who escaped from on internment camp in northwestern ontario, has been shot to death by q posse. Col. II. stethem, director of internment operations. aa- riollnced today.
 fle was the first of almost Q score Of Germans who have brok. on out Of Canadian internment camps 10 be shot during Fecapture, Ills companion in flight, Rudolph Ralischenbach, i7, was recaptured, Dlethem announced. Io gave no details. z.
 KeuIIer. %. and Rausehenbach had arrived with c recent ships ment of war pfisonefas They were described as merchant sohlnen oiiieorB 0f the lnieTnnont camp nald they escaped while on c Ea' tlen pnfis