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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-17
|CIESLEWSKI CHAMP
OF BRISTOL MEET
Naugatuck Man Takes
Thrilling Five-Set Ten
mis- Match
Especial to The Democratl

Bristol, July 16-Henry Cieslew-
ski, slim, wiry ana lantern jawed
Naugatuck high school teacher, is
able to play tennis so well that, with
in two years, he not only ranks as
top man Of tennis in the borough
where he works and lives, but has
beaten the best in Waterbury, and
now in Bristol, where, this evening,
he captured the Bristol open cham
pionship from George Squillacote
Of New Britain in one or the greatest
tennis matches of tournament rec
ord, in any part of the state. Two
years ago, Cieslewski won the city
championship of Waterbury and the
next year was promptly barred from
defending the title he had won, be-
cause he comes from Naugatuck.
He spotted Squillacote two sets to
one and went on to take two straight
sets 81, Ga in a nve-set match
that carried the championship.
Some of the finest tennis of the year
was shown by the pair, with a little
drama in the form of a statement
by Squillacote to Cieslewski that the
former would take a set In which
he was trailing games to 5, and
did 1t Us. In the last two games,
the winner allowed his opponent but
two points. Play was witnessed by
q capacity crowd at the Copper
Lodges courts.
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LITCHFIELD MEETS
TORRINGTON STARS

Litchfield, July 1.-THE Litch-
field Cowboys will meet the newly
organized Torrington All-Stars at
the Community field tomorrow
night at $50 p. m. The Torrington
club will have Mike Kissko and
Ralph Gatti to do its pitching, with
Omar Pollok behind the plate.
Tommy Kiely of Duke university
at first, AL DiLaurenzio of Univer-
sity of Connecticut at second,
Freddie Pollack at short and Vic
Radzevich at third will comprise
the infield. Andy Pavlicovic in left,
Gus Broberg of Dartmouth fame in
center and Lefty Silano in right
are the outfielderS. This club looks
like one of the strongest to repre-
sent Torrington in many years and
should give the Cowboys great
battle. Lee Porter will do the
Litchfield lineup will be the same
as that which plays in the Inter-
state league, with Knox, Monaghan,
Kapura, Baldwin, Towne, Comprini
and DaRoSs all in action.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-17
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
ON FIGHT PROGRAM
Eight Racial Groups Rep
resented on Waterbury
A. G. Card

No less than seven or eight ma
tionalities are represented in an
other "league of nations" fight pro-
gram booked by the Waterbury A. G.
for tomorrow night at Randolph
Gloves Stadium. In the main go Of
eight rounds, Dick Turcotte, Of
French Canadian descent meets up
with Ernie "Cat" Robinson, a negro.
In a six round bout Tommy Carlo,
Itelian-American is paired with Joe
Polowitzer, Windsor Locks Polish
boy; Max Minnich, a Hebrew is
paired with Dula Kovach, Of Hun
garian parentage; Jimmy Kid
Hatcher, Of Spanish American stock
is paired with Kid Sal, Italian-Am-
erican; and Tom Collins, negro boy
meets Irish Billy Duffy of Hartford
Minnich, who fought q slashing
six round draw with Kovach on
the last card in this city, Is in town
and scheduled to work out today at
the Boys Club.
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New York, July 17-(UP)-1n my
best fools rush in where angels
fear-to-thread style, I unblushingly
and unhesitatingly name Henry
Armstrong to stop Lew Jenkins
sometime between the seventh and
eleventh rounds of their fight at the
Polo Grounds tonight.
I chose the seventh and eleventh
rounds because those are natural
numbers, and this is natural fight
if there ever was one. In one corner
(and wearing purple tights be-
lieve) therell be Armstrong, the
one-man panzer unit who wages
total war from bell to bell. The
chunky little negro welter cham
pion attacks on all fronts at all
times. His motto is to keep swinging
until something falls, and up until
now that something has never been
himself. Henry doesn't grow discour-
aged if he fails to get his man with
the first 500 punches. but keeps fail
ing until Nos. 756 or 921 or 1924 do
the work. He does all his work in
close, very close, with his head snug
gled against his opponents chest.
This is a style that enables him to
utilize his noggin, his shoulders, his
elbows and his wrists.
That is an effective mode Of at
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Armstrong To 5 Choice This EDening
Five Horses Will
Win $68,75O At
Suffolk Today
BY TOM NOONAN
United Press Staff COrrespOndent)

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Boston July 17-(UP)-Champion
Challedon starts his second bid fol-
national honors when he prances
to the electric starting gate at Suf-
folk Downs today to face IL OF
Americas finest thoroughbreds in
the $4,000 added Massachusetts,
Handicap, richest race of its type
In the east.
The mud-loving son of Challenger
II was an even-money favorite on
the morning line to capture the
sixth renewal of the mile and q
furlong fixture despite his top
weight of 100 pounds.
The four-year-o w. L. Brann
colt, voted the top horse of 1889
was reported at his peak by Trainer
Lou Schaefer though he is making
only his second start of the season
In his 1910 debut the Maryland
bred speedster easily whipped many
stings here week ago in a special
match race. Under restraint he was
only one second off track record.
Winner of seven straight races
counting his sensational 1889 wind
up, Challedon seeks to avenge his
disappointing fourth in last years
Massachusetts, cap the only time
in the campaign that he finished
out of the money.
Clear skies and a fast track were
predicted with about $4,000 fans,
lured by New England's No. / race,
expected to wager some 100000 in
the pari-mutuels during an eight
race program.
Jockey George Woolf will be up
as Challendon breaks from the
ninth post position. Challendon will
be coupled with stablemate Aethel-
void in at 108.
Second choice of the betters is
George D. Widener's Eight Thirty,
victor in the Suburban and Tobog-
gan Handicaps and strong claim
ant for four-year-old honors. Harry
Richards will ride Eight Thirty
who will carry second top weight Of
1876 pounds.
The Belair stud entry of Isolater
and Fenelon is assured strong back
ing. The English bred Isolater trim
med Eight Thirty in the Brooklyn
handicap. Fenelon, shipped in only
Monday after winning the Empire
City Cap, may surprise as did his
stablemate Fighting Fox in last
years running.
Two other starters in addition to
Fenelon, Brandon stables Pass Out
and Samuel Riddles The Finest,
are three-year-olds. The Finest re-
portedly has worked a mile in SEN
sational time after recovering from
his recent foot ailment. Pass Out
was supplementary nomination
on the basis of his triumph here
in the $4,000 Yankee Handicap
July 4th. All will have at least a
24-pound pull in the weights.
other probable starters are
Greentree stables Hash, lis; Bran
DIVINE stables Masked General,
lis; Star Boarder, 104; Big Pebble,
10; Upstream, 108 and War Dog,
106.
If all 10 start, the winners share
will be $4,000. Place will be worth
approximately $4,000 with show
about $1,000.
Seabiscuit, 1887 winner, was the
only favorite to finish first in five
previous trimmings of the Massa-
chusetts.
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JENKINS LOOKS
BEST IN DRILLS;
BETTING HEAVY
Little Men May Attract
Record "Gate" for Nom
Title Go
BY HARRY FERGUSON
UNITED Press Sports Editor

New York, July 17.-(UP)-An ir-
resistible force meets an immovable
object at the Polo Grounds tonight
and about 10000 students Of the
theory Of thump are going to gather
under the stars to see what hap
pens.
The irresistible force-Lightweight
Champion Lew Jenkins, the killer
diller from Texas who Is riding a
string Of eight straight knockouts
and who may turn out to be the
hardest hitting little man who ever
lived.
The immovable object-Welter-
weight Champion Henry Armstrong,
veteran Of lit fights, q tireless, ma
hogany -colored chunk Of flesh and
bone who has never met the man
who could knock him off his feet
Armstrong; great record-He
once held the featherweight, light
weight and welterweight titles at
the same time-made him a o to s
favorite. Betting is heavier than on
any recent fight here and the GUS
toners are looking forward to the
best brawl between little men since
Benny Leonard and Lew Tender
tore into each other % years ago.
No title is at stake and nobody,
including Armstrong and jenkins,
seems to care. The only stipulation
is that each man shall come In
weighing between 1876 and 140
pounds. Armstrong; natural fight
ing weight is 1879; jenkins has been
fighting around 1873, but couple
of extra pounds will only put more
steam behind his destructive right.
OF the two, Jenkins has looked
better in training despite the fact
that his wife persuaded him to leave
his camp two days ahead Of time
and finish up in Stillman,s gym
nasium here. The lightweight king
punched sharp and true against
sparring partners and practiced an
uppercut to use against Armstrong.
There were times when Armstrong
looked bad in training. He seemed
slow and listless and some think his
terrific fighting pace has burned
him out. But Hurricane Henry has
looked bad in training before and
always has come up with what it
takes when the battle begins.
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THREE PLAY OFF FOR
u. S. P.G.A. PLACE

Boston, July II. - CUP - Former
National Open Champion Tony
Manero Of Salem will play off tie
with Jack Harvey of Sycamore
Springs and Stan Parzich of Will
braham for the eighth position al
lotted New England in the National
P.G.A. Championship at Hershey,
Pa, starting August 26.
Playoff dote for the trio who
deadlocked at Longmeadow Country
Club July / has not been determined
yet.
The other seven who qualified as
result Of yesterdays announcement
awarding eight berths to New Eng
land were Harold (Jug McSpaden,
Winchester, Harry Nettlebladt,
birmingham, Ben Loving, Long
meadow, John Thoren, Woodland,
Tom Howe, Wellesley, Henry Ban
tempo. Springfield, and Alec Hack
ney, Oxford.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-17
CENUA TEAM WINS
AT THOMASTON

In the Thomaston tennis tourna-
ment, now in progress, three
matches were completed before last
nights heavy shower, with Anna
and AL Genua winning from Dick
Jenkins and Ida Rossini in a mixed
doubles match; Dorothy Bunnell Of
Forestville won from Harriet Dick
inson of Bristol in a singles match,
6-3; 60 while John Hansen and
Paul Roberg won from George
Dewell and George Axelby. Ga; 60.
The teamwork Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Genua was excellent.
Today's schedule:
Mems Singles
400. Joe Sullivan vs.. Jack
Kirkham.
$3.50. CHI Lytsl vs.. Almond
0nazzo.
$3.50. Henry cieslewsd W. Joe
etrogatz.
$50. John Hansen We. George
Amsden.
Women's Singles
800. virginia Kane We. Dorothy
Bunnell.
$50. Anna 0enua VS.. Ida Romini.
Mixed Doubies
$3.50. George Alnsden. .. Punk
W. Ray phaneuf, q. WeliFie.
$50. B. Bates. .. sHearlneen W.
B. huogard. A. onazzo.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-17

Giving. getting and carrying out
signs win close games.
Signs are given by word Of mouth
and movements.
They are given by the manager In
the dugout. coachers' box or on the
field.
In the case OF the bench man.
ager. q coach transmits offensive
signs 10 the players concerned.
Players usually look 10 the third
base coach. but on some clubs right
hand batters get signs from the sirst
base coach. This docs away with
the right-hand batter having 10
turn around 70 get tho sign.
There are take" and hit" signs.
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Salient Facts And. Figures
On Massachusetts Handicap

Boston, July 17-(UP)-Facts and
figures of the sixth running of the
$4,000 added Massachusetts, handi-
cap for three year ODDS and UP at
Suffolk Downs today:
Distance: Mile and a furlong.
Approximate purse to winner:
$4,000, $4,000 to second, 5000 to
third, $4,000 to fourth and $3.50 to
fifth.
Conditions: Weather clear, track
fast.
Estimated attendance: 10000.
The field of 10 entries listed In
order Of post positions:
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this system upsets batters.
The batter should be permitted
to pick his own ball until the count
Is, say 3 and !. Then the manager,
taking into consideration the pitch-
or. setup and stage Of the game,
may order the bad bail hitter to
take the pitch, while the good ball
hitter may be allowed 10 hit.
The hit and run Is automatic on
some clubs when there Is q man
on FIRST and the count on the batter
Il 3 and I, but Connie Mack and
other ball managers let the hitter
cell II.
signs between the batter and base
runner are checked.
NExTi The Cus-On Play
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Hash-115 Arcaro-10-1.
The Finest-103 F. A. Smith 20-1.
Upstream-l08 Bodiou-20-1.
(a) Aethelwold-l08 Taylor-even
(b) Isolater-122 Ttout 6-1.
War Dog-108 Meade-10-1.
CD Fenelon-104 Durando-6-1.
Passout-106 Wagner-20-1.
(a) Challedon-130 G. Woolf even.
Star Boarder-104 Duffey 20-1.
Eight Thirty -126 Richards ST..
Masked General-115 M. Peters
-10-1.
Big Pebble-109 Nash-15-1.
a)-W. L. Brann entry; (b)-Belair
stud entry.
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FACTS ON THE FIGHT

New York, July 17.-UP)-Facts
on tonight'S fight:
Observation-Disclosures Cham
pion Henry Armstrong, Los Angeles,
and Lightweight Champion Lew
Jenkins, Sweetwater, Tex.
Place-Polo Grounds at 9:45 p. m.
EDIT.
DiStance-12 rounds.
Conditions of the bout-Neither
title shall be at stake and each
fighter must weigh between 1876 and
14O.
Expected Standardization.
Expected gate-$175, 900.
Promoter-Mike Jacobs Goth Cen.
tury Sporting club.
Broadcast-NBC Blue network.
Betting-Armstrong favored at 8
to 5.
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III Ss;|a7};2 Ard;
Drives in Golf as Exaggerated as Fish Stories; ESQ.,
Yard Smack Will Win Most Any Contests Hogan
Averages 240 Under Perfect Conditions
By Herb StOrlie

der favorable conditions.
From an elevated tee at the Pitts
burgh Field Club in 1888, Jimmy
Thomson, daddy of hitterS, manu-
facturerd a 317-yard drive in a dis
lance contest preceding the P. G. A.
tournament, but it hooked off the
fairway and didn't count.
Samuel jackson Snead and Law
son Little may be outdistanced by
Thomson off the tee, but Hogan
considers them longer than the
Scotsman on full wood wallops from
the fairway. AL three were aided by
brisk following wind when they
banged 300-yard drives in the Ma
tional Open at Cleveland's Canter-
bury, but, as Hogan points out, Lit
ties tremendous second shots
proved decisive.
Hogan is the only golfer who has
scored a field goal with golf ball.
He socked a drive 264 yards from a
tee built high up on ramp in the
Is Angeles Coliseum. The lofty walls
Of the stadium served as a wind
break, yet that was as far as he
could hit the ball in three attempts.
One shot split the opposite goal
posts.
Willsie Turnesa drives long ball
for a simon-pure, and Frank Stra-
faci isn't exactly short, but Hogan
noticed that their tee shots in the
Metropolitan Amateur, over the
Century Country Club course, STOP
ped only few PAGES beyond the
200-yard markers on several holes.
Hogan doubts that Turnesa aver
aged 220 yards, despite an occa-
sional 250-yard drive. He battled
head wind on half the holes, and
roller-coaster fairways, heavy from
frequent rains, somthered distance.
Some hit much longer ball than
others, of course, but even the we'll
built Jimmy Thomson must couple
a stiff wind and a hard, down-lop-
ing fairway with his might to hit a
golf ball 800 yards.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-17
East Mountain
(s) Putters
BY PETE SLICER

Well, fellows, here we are back
again at you this year. The reason
for the late start is that we have
had a Drew Connolly hook" which
of course we had to get rid Of be-
fore we could write under our pen
name. Let's go.
Joe Halloran, the well-known
Fulton Market meat cutter, who adj
mits he can cut lamb chop better
than he can hit a golf ball, is really
improving If the reports around
the clubhouse are true. Joe is in the
low 80's now and can hit long
tee shot. Jack Kearney, his golfing
partner, says when Joe is hitting
them he's a tough man to beat. (If
you're interested in how Joe cuts
lamb chops ask Kay Bouley).
We haven't seen much Of Marty
Monti this year and we are begin
ming to wonder what the trouble is.
1t can't be the new cigarette tax
which has you working overtime,
Marty, or Is it?
How you like the new score
cards?
Where all the new faces on the
golf course are coming from?
If Len Corrado can keep up his
excellent golf?
If you all realize the significance
of the So which Almond Durante
shot the other day?
How many holes-in-one have
been made at East Mountain?
Who will be the club champion
this year?
How Bill Egan is making out as
a golf teacher?
What is the longest drive ever
made at East Mountain?
How many people read the bull
letin board?
The handicap committee reports
that many will go down quite q bit.
a few days and your truly knows
that many will go down uiqte q bit.
This is q good sign for 1t shows we
are improving rs the years 60 by.
Don't forget that the last day on
which you may play your second
round matches In the club cham
pionshlp is Sunday. July q.
A. the last meeting OF the board
OF governors. Ray Paradis was
voted q member Of the board 10 flli
In the unexplred term OF Harry
Hauk who has resigned from the
board for lack OF time. Welcome.
Ray. and thanks 10 Harry for ali
his help.
Keep your head down.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-17

There are signs for the bunt. hit
and run, and the steal. double steal,
delayed steal and the squeeze. A
sign pulls the infield in or places 1t
back. Pitchers get signs telling them
what kind OF ball 10 throw In GER
tain situations. The shortstop and
second baseman have their own
signs In connection with who Is TO
cover second base.
There are switch signs from
bunting 10 hitting. etc. A few play
ers can't seem 10 get switch signs.
John McQraw and Rogers Horns.
BY called every pitch and gave the
batter = sign on every pitch, but
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-17

George Fuller, 100, knocked out Joe
jackson, 179, Worcester, Mass, %;
Billy Perrin, 100, Bristol. outpoitned
Tony Clio, 1856, New Haven, 90:
Lou Laurie, 1913, Cleveland, knocked
out Earl Miatz, 100, New York, 90;
AL Evans, 40, New Haven, techni-
cal knockout over Leo Swacki, 141,
Worcester, ~.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-17
In This Corner
BY HARRY GRAYSON
NEA Service Shorts Editor

Long drives IN golf are grossly eX-
aggerated.
Ben Hogan is famous for his hit
ting, despite the fact he weighs no
more than 140 pounds, but the tap
ping Texan tells you he can't aver
age $40 yards unless the fairways
run downhill
A 280-yard smack will win most
are baked hard and most of them
any driving contest, even though
such events are usually staged un-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-17
Last Nights Fight
Inv limited Press,

New York-Vic Dellicurti, $50 IA,
New York, outpointed Frank Ca
wanna, 148, New York CD; Harvey
Massey, 1852, New Orleans, outpoilnt-
ed Tony Cisco, 1877 1-2, Morristown,
Pa, 90.
West Haven, Conn-Julie Hogan.
134, New Haven, knocked out Benny
Cartagena, 1877, New York ca:
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Tale of the Tape
on Henry and Lew

New York, July 17.-(UP)-How
Lew Jenkins and Henry Armstrong
compare for tonight's fight:
ARNTCTDnNG UENpTAyc
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ODD DISTINCTION

Frank Crosetti of the Yankees has
led the American League for four
years In getting hit by pitched balls
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