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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-19
DEFENSE PROGRESS


army divisions, navy ships and
army and navy fighting planes are
something like the earlier way of
reporting ornaments ''on hand or
on order"
Progress has been commendable.
Most officials in the armament eff
fort have done the best they could
under present handicaps of faulty
organization, planning and INSULT
Gent authority But it is a mistake
to make promises of performances
so far ahead and especially to do
so in terms of "airplanes," "divi-
sions," or linen under arms" They
are too general in their meaning.
They do not paint the true picture
to people who are not familiar with
just what the words mean. They are
apt to paint too rosy a picture.
A survey of all the utterances of
the war department, for example,
over the past few years, would gen.
orally indicate a continuing salts
factory state of affairs-at least up
to the spring of this year. A glance
at our present predicament, in COM
parison, would indicate how mistak-
en- and misleading they have been.
The phrase $1,000 army air.
planes" in estimating future produc-
ton IS not very informing. 1t doesn't
tell whether they are fighting planes
or transport planes or bombers and
that lack of specification is confus-
ing enough. But there is an even
greater confusion.
One airplane isn't a good unit of
measure.
One airplane means at least one
and sometimes three or four extra
engines. 1t means a crew aloft of
one or more highly trained pilots
aid sometimes as many as eight
other more or less expert techni-
clans. 1t means an adequate me-
chanical ground equipment and a
ground crew of skilled mechanics as
numerous as the flying crew and
sometimes more numerous. Even
more significantly it means arma-
ment-cannon, light and heavy ma
chine guns, torpedoes, bombs and,
for all these, sometimes tons of ex-
plosives and incendiary material in
the racks or in reserve storage on
the ground.
Of many of these things our pres
ent supply is a trif1ing quantity.
Preparations are being pressed to
get them on principal units. Some
OF the published reports and esti-
mates are fairly clear. But of 9TH
ers, like cannon, trained personnel
and ammunition, the difficulties of
getting into production from a near
zero point of existing capacity have
been so great that it is almost GER
tain that they cannot be delivered in
step with the air force that requires
them without a time lag of from
one to two years.
Nevertheless, we haven't got them
yet. Our defense will not be ade-
quate to our problem until we do
get them IN the very balance that
has been discussed here. In the
sense of that balance, recent Off
clal reports suggest far more rap
i'd preparation than We have any
right to hope for. This discrepancy
IN time might make our people COM
placent to some rash action of shoot
ing before our gun is loaded or even
ready. For that reason, roseate de-
tense reports are very bad business.
For that reason also, there should
be less secrecy and more frankness.
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-19
BRITISH DAMAGE

Confidential military estimates of
Nazi bombing damage to Great
Britain are that British industrial
production has fallen off about 80
per cent.
While this is a very serious crimp
in the output of British planes, anti
aircraft guns and shells, it is not as
bad as the pictures of shattered
Bristol, Coventry, and Southampton
would indicate.
Reason damage to British indus
trial production has not been great
er is CD that the British more than
a year ago began scattering their
plants in small units throughout
Scotland and northern England,
which are hard to locate and hard
to hit after they are located; (2)
that those big plants which do re-
main are protected with a virtual
forest of anti-aircraft guns.
Far more serious is the damage
to British navy yards. These cam
not be broken up into small units,
and they have been so heavily dam
aged that the repair of British ship
ping is very materially retarded.
In many cases, British warships
have been repaired at sea.
This, plus the tremendous in
crease in the sinking of merchant
vessels, is what makes the British
shipping plight so desperate at pres
ert.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-19
In Doing Right

III DUNG Might
Do the right and your ideal of it
grows and perfects itself. Do the
wrong, and your ideal of it breaks
up and vanishes.-Martineau.
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G. 6 N E RAJ
HUGH S.
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Washington, ID. C.
DRAFT PRINCIPLES

The attempt to have all New York
city policemen and firemen exempt
ed from the draft, if successful,
would weaken popular confidence in
the fairness of the selective sys-
tenn. The underlying principle of
the draft is that each mans case
shall be considered on its own in
dividual merits and under exactly
the same rules governing the Selec-
ton of all other men. If he has
dependents, he is not exempted. He
is merely deferred after establishing
dependency in his particular case.
Occupation deferments are deter
mined in the same way. A man can
be deferred for his occupation only
if it is shown in each individual
case, that he is indispensable to
some necessary industrial enter
prise.
Some particular fireman or some
particular policeman might be
shown to be indispensable to a city
police or fire department, and so
deferred, though it is difficult to see
how. That is exactly the rule in
New York city now, but it is not
what New York's mayor wants. He
wants to say to the national govern
ment: 'You can't take any fire.
man or policeman" A mans badge
Gusts the board from even consider
ing his case.
This is what is called blanket
exemption" automatically lifting
out of the selective service systems
two entire and very numerous
classes of men. It couldn't be done
without changing an established ma
tional policy of the draft. If it is
permitted in New York, it must be
permitted everywhere throughout
the nation-in some cases with gro-
tesquely absurd results.
This is old stuff. The first six
months of the 1917 draft were a
continuous battle to prevent the sys-
tenn from being discredited and i'm
paired with blanket" exemptions
pressed for by some of the most
powerful influences. This case of
policemen and fremen came up
first. Equally strong pressure was
brought to exempt locomotive engi-
neers and firemen, brakemen and
finally all railroad employees as a
class, for reasons here stated and,
for another reason, we successfully
resisted
The other reason was that we
feared that the creation of blanket
exemptions would create loopholes
as broad as boulevards for whole
sale draft evasion. And so it proved,
for finally we gave in on one case
blanket exemption for the Emer-
gency Fleet corporation.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-19
new YORK RING
BODY SURPRISES
Reported Trying to Force
Title Defenses in En-.
pire State

New York, July 10. (UP) -
One Of the stormiest sessions in the
history Of the New York Boxing
Commission was expected today
when Chairman John J. Phelan calls
to account welterweight champion
Henry Armstrong and lightweight
champion Lew Jenkins.
In addition to the fighters, thei1
managers and promoter, Mike ia
cobs, will be present this afternoon
when Phelan explains his action II
ordering the purses of both fighter
upheld after Wednesday night
fight at the Polo Grounds.
Phelan refused comment wher
asked to explain his order, but Il
was believed that the commission
will try to force both champions tc
contract for their next title defenses
to be made in New York state, and
also that the commission intends to
withhold certain sums from the
purses as forfeits to guarantee that
these defenses be made in this state
Furious at the commissions action
Promoter Jacobs threatened to re-
tire from boxing altogether as soon
as present contract are completed. :
Jacobs accuses the commission OF
menacing his promotional invest
ments and the welfare of boxing by
their unorthodox actions.
Both fighters fought for ~ 1-2
per cent of the net gate of $94 ,992.27
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-19
Today's Sport Parade

blame on jenkins manager, Hymie
Caplin,o on jenkins manager wife,
Katie, Is ridiculous. One Of the chief
duties Of the commission is to pro-
tect the public, and one of the best
ways to protect the public Is to see
to 1t that the men who fight under
its patronage, are fit to do battle.
Silly Stuff
Then there was the silly business
about hand bandages that went on
In the rival dressing rooms Just be-
fore the fight, and which at one time
threatened q calling of Of the whole
thing. The two fighters had made a
private agreement whereby ARM
strong was to be allowed to use an
extra bit of gauze and tape on his
fists. At the very last minute the
commission said this wouldn't be al
lowed, and threatened to call of the
fight. This so angered Mike Jacobs
that he threatened to call it of him
self.
Now what sort Of business is this;
Commissioners squabbling away TN.
der the stands, while $4,000 waited
to see a fight they had bought ex-
pensive tickets for. Pripate agree
ments concerning bandages are COM
mon in boxing, so the commissioners
must have know about it, and If they
were going to make an issue of 1t,
why wait until the last second? If,
on the other hand, they didn't know
about it-why? Or, If they are
against bandage conspiracies be-
tween managers, why haven't they
put q stop to it by ruling out pri-
vate agreements?
But here I 60 getting hot and
bothered about the boxing commits
sion. Why, oh why? Shame, shame,
on you Henry McLemore.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-19
Star Midget Auto
Racers AT Danbury
Speedway Tonight

Danbury, Conn. July 10 - Over
thirty cars are entered In the eight
midget auto races to be held ct the
Danbury Speedways tonight and In.
dicatiuns today point TO q monster
turnout Of lovers Of speed to see
the classiest drivers Of the East
strut their stuff.
The feature event Of thirty laps
locks like q wide-open affair with
the cream Of the ARDC pilots bat
Ting for the $500 In prize money
given by @. Stuart Mclean.
Among the daredevils competing
are Broncho Bill SCHNEIDER, one
legged ace Of Freeport, L. l.; Ernie
Gessell, Doc Shanebrook, Wild Bill
Holmes, George Rice, Len Duncan,
Andy Divercelly, Mike Jesephs,
Dutch Schaefer, Ted Tappett and q
host Of others.
It win be the iirst appearance
here of Doc Shanebrook who & q
star in both big and little cars.
Holmes win be In an Offenhatiser
while Tappstt viii be behind the
wheel of the Hauptner Special
which Holmes formerly drove.
The first qualifying heat win get
the green flag from starter Doug
CLARK Of New York City at $50
O'Clock.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-19
BUXTON TO HURL
AT WETHERSF!ELD
Waterbury All.Stafs Il
Oppose Prison Gold Sox
Sunday Afternoon

Motor ratrclman Jack Driscoll
will take an all-star team to Weth-
efsfieid State Prison Sunday after
noon to oppose A. L. Randall's Gold
Socks, made UP Of inmates.
Driscoll will don the mask and
protector while Winnie Buxton Of
Waterville will share the pitching
assignment with Red" Mariana Of
Naugautck. Dick T'tircotte, local
fighter, will be at first base. Francis
Mulligan at second, Joe DAILY ct
third, Joe Butler ut short, and Tom
Clarity, "Sluggr" Tuttle, Frank Ty-
burski ana Bill Morris In the out
field.
The boys will leave from Multi
gan's restaurant ct 1880 O'Clock IN
private cars.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-19
First Thing Scout Looks For In Player Is Arm
Pitcher Requires Speed;
Inflsldef Must Be Agile;
Outiieldsrs Have 10 hit
~ JOE ChONllt

IN &4R &A4QeNAN
Manages u ~ nosten nee eex
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= psh player " nh ARA.
A pitcher Maet have Q fast bsM.
The curve and the rest can BE- de-
veloped.
A catcher must be 3 reed receiver
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ana ket the Jan away xAbaaN.
II an inhelder u an exception
ally fine hitter, 70 much the better.
A left-hander has 4 physical cd
vantage n piayinR firek baSe btit re
does NOT necessaYiiy nave Is b tail.
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4 fsst IA II. .S is,chss. 49, - ''' ~
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a pig league inaeldsf should y, e
sDie 70 tn.ow tne PAL neewssn 80
snEies and maximum reacn OF
me-. nas $500 We ~ y nas,Ss ~. "a.
An outneioer mnst % tsst ano nv
oil Kinds o. pitching. -. -.
WINE tney tean 20 - no,s
managers are not Opposed % smah
players Provioed tney meet re-
qurements. -, :. i.
SCOUTS 40 more IMAM LOOK %
payer Ihey cneck ms personal
napls. ... a.
Lney Consuis opp.sSne MSs ats Is
whom they are interested.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-19

New York, July l9-(UP)-r never
have seen the coat-of-arrns Of the
New York state boxing commission
but I have q good idea Of what II
must look like.
The shield must have upon II
dozens Of horses being stolen, while
dozens Of barn doors are being fran
tically locked too late. And the
motto Of the commission, I am quite
sure, must read: Betteriirn latterum
than iieverurn, which, In q free
TRANSLATION from the Latin, means
better late than never.
II this isn't the coat-of-arns and
motto, II certainly should be. Be-
cause the Messrs. Phelan, Brown and
Wear or would 1t be more appro-
pirate to cal them the Messrs. up
pers Phelan, Brown and WEARY
always spend the day after q fight
crying about things which happened
that they could have prevented had
they been On their thrifty twinkline
toes.
The commissions present griev-
ance concerns the poor physical con-
dition Of Lightweight Champion Lew
jenkins when he entered the ring
against Henry Armstrong at the Polo
Grounds Wednesday night. jenkins
was in no shape to fight anybody,
mitch less q man who has been as
good as Armstrong has. The terms
Of the fight called for jenkins to 60
IL rounds II necessary, but Lew
couldn't have shadow.boxed twelve
rounds without having the shadow
win.
shameful Shameful" cried the
commissioners the do yafter the fight.
why, or why, was jenkins allowed
to get into the ring In such bad
shape?"
Should Check Up
Well, let's cry Shameful" right
back at them, and ask why, oh why,
they didn't check up on jenkins
training methods and see to 1t that
he followed q routine that would
have assured him being ready to
fight as the holder of a champion
ship should fight. They knew where
the Texans training camp was, and
1t seems as they might have taken
time of from their various bust
nesses - brassiere manufacturing
(Phelan), health camp (Brown)
and shoe manufacturing (Wear)-to
check for themselves as to how he
was getting along.
This bushes Of trying to place the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-19
DAVIES az

Runs batted in-Keilty 2, Rawli-
son 4, Frevers 2, Pichette 8, Klam-
aroin /, r. Movers 2, Descoteaux /
Kaltor 2, 0renier 2. Two base hits
IF. Never 8, Rawlinson !, r. Her
oux, Zaccana. Three base hits-F
Movers. Home rtins-Pichette, LAM
prom, T. Movers, Carabella. Stolen
bases-Keilty, Rawlinson 8. Grenier.
Bases on bails-Off Fem !, on Poe
mea /, on Grenier 1. Struck out BY
r0enlef 8, by Fem I, Poen1eo 8. Hit
by pitchers by Grenier !. Wild
pitches - Grenier. Balk - Poemeo
Left on bases--Watertown 8, Oak
Vile 5. Umpire-corso. Time Of
game l:He.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-19
The Standing
Parks League
Sunday Games

Long Hills and North End Pals
meet In a replay baseball game Of
the Public Parks League Sunday to
settle the issue Of o game forfeited
to the Pals and then ordered re-
played by the league officers. The
Sunday schedule for games In the
league Is as follows:
Fulton park - lis = SITS. Peter
Paul VS. Pond Aces: Sis = Long
Hills VS. Pals. Umpir, Gerace; scorer
Hortley.
Waterville park = Ills - Avig-
lianese VS. Sacraments: sis : Ro-
bins VS. Indies. Umpire, Crocco;
scorer, Cello.
The Long Hills-Pals game e .
replay OF first round affair which
was forfeited TO the Pals and later
ordered replayed by the league.
An important meeting will be held
at T:i5 Tuesday evening ct the Gen.
trail "y".
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-19
BIMELECH HEADS
SMALL FIELD IN
ARLINGTON RACE.
GallahaliOn, Dit to Oppose
BIN in $4,000 Race
Saturday
BY JACK GUENTHER
UNITED Press Racing EAlt0rl

Chicago, July 1D-(UP) --One by
one they've fallen steadily by the
wayside until today 1t appeared that
no more than five survivors Of the
1910 three-year-old campaign would
enter the Arlington Classic Satur-
day for their last chance to knock
the divisional crown OF Bimelech's
shaky head.
The small field Of six was named
for the twelfth running Of the $4,000
added event shortly after sun-up
this morning. Col. e. r. Bradley
sent trainer Bill Hurley out with
slip bearing Bimelech's name and no
sooner was that slip dropped In the
box than the last son Of Black
Toney was established an even
money choice in the middle-west's
most famous race.
But this time again Big BIN faced
strong opponents. His rivals were
topped by Milky Way Farms Gal
lahadion, who humbled him in the
stretch Of the Kentucky Derby, and
they included Arnold Hangers Dit,
winner of the Wood Memorial;
Millsdale Stables unpredictable
Andy K; Dixiana Farms Sirocco,
and a brand new figure in top flight
experimentation.
Competition
Those five comprised no unbeat-
able field but they did not shape up as
group which would-or at least
should-give the Bradley Bullet q
rousing run In the mile and q quart
er race he needs to win to clinch
the three-year-old championship
which Col. Bradley covets more than
anything else in life. A strong( con-
vincing triumph for Bimelech means
that the title race Is over and that
the green and white silks Of Idle
Hour will rustic atop them all again.
Conversely, a defeat for Bimelech
means that perhaps not until No
vember will divisional king be en-.
throned.
The sentiment in Chicago was
all for Bimelech today but there
still were skeptics a'plenty who re-
membered that the classic Is the
race in which Blue Larkspur whip
ped Clyde Van Dusen in 1929, Mate
defeated Twenty Grand in 1881,
Cavalcade lowered the silks Of Dis
covery in 1884 and-the upset which
Johnstown right into the ground
still defies elief-Challedon ran
just exactly year ago.
So the mahogany coated colt
which the Colonel still believes is
the best horse he ever bred will &C
to the 2-5 position Of Johnstown last
money. He'll be favored, but 1t lie
hardly probable That he will sink
to the g position Of Johnstown last
season-not even If the track re-
mains fast and the skies clear as
they have been all week.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-19
CLAY COURT MEET
NEARS SEMINAL

New York. July 10. - (rp) -
The battle for berths In the siini.
| final matches OF the eastern clay
court tennis championships contin.
ued today with three angles clashes
on tap.
Frankie Parker Of Pasadena.
Calf was scheduled 70 meet joey
| Fishback Of New York. second
seeded Frank Kovacs Of Oakland.
Calf, win play william uEnstaedter
Of Millbufn, N. j., and third-seeded
Ernie suffer Of New Orleans win
meet Gerard rodestA, seeded sixth.
Topssssded virginia Wolfenden Of
San TFaFcisco viii play Miillcezt
fiirsh 81 New York, f0lirthsbeedea.
IA 4 womtn's eenil-tinal match.
Mlss Woifenden defeatke ~Uiesy"
Madden Of Boston. 60. 60. yeseers
dny. ana Mas fllfsh, downed Nellie
sl,psf u ttiafii Beach. Pa &c. go
Wv
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-19
Patrick Shoots
Par AS Medalist

Eastern Point, Conn, july 10. -
(UP) - A lanky l7-year-old school
boy, Bobby Patrick. Norwich, was
medalist and strong favorite to.
day in the 2ist annual Marston.
Shenecossett golf tournament as Q
field of 81 teed off for first round
matches.
Patrick pared the course with q
35-37-72 to lead the qualifying
round. His nearest competitor was
ICY" jerks Norwich, who Jagged
three strokes. Defending cham
pion, Tony Kosinski, Bridgeport
finished In a four-way tie for 18th
place. He had q 70. Former cham
pion, Dom Soccoli Wethersfield, shot
a 70 to share third place with SIX
others.
Patrick turned In sub-par golf for
the first nine holes but broke up
on two homecoming holes to miss
what might have been an equal to
the course record.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-19
TEAM CYCLE RACING,
NORTH HAVEN TONIGHT

Speedway Night" delayed Q week
by rain, will be observed tonight at
the North Haven Speedway, with
team racing-making its first 1870
appearance at the track-slated as
the feature.
The team event viii send six
stellar scratch riders into action,
with Pete Coleman, 0oldie Restall
and Ed Koch riding for the Pater.
son Reds; and Kenny Browder,
Crocky Rawding and Bud Reda bat
ting for the New Haven Blues.
There will be . round-robin Of nine
one-lap, two-man heats. Total
points will settle the issue. The Gus
tomary scratch and handicap races
and q special event for surplus rid
ers win round out the bill.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-19
.HOSTAK DEFENDS
CROWN TONIGHT

Seattle, July 10. - (UP) - A pair
Of fists, fragile, but as hard-hitting
as any In the nations boxing ranks,
appeared to hold the answer to AL
Hostak's defnse of his National Box
ing Association middleweight crown
tonight against Tony Zale, Chicago
challenger.
Twice before In his spectacular
career, the 23-year-old Hostak has
lost ring battles because of broken
hands. The last was In Chicago six
months ago when Zale-nee Zaleski
- pounded out 10-round, non-title
decision.
That triumph earned the Chi
cagoan a 15-round shot at the crown
In Seattle Civic Stadium tonight
after beating his way through the
club circuit for nearly a decade.
Uncertinty as to whether Hostak's
hands can handle the dynamite in
lbs fists made itself felt In the
betting odds which were hammered
donw to SO in his favor. zales
workouts here have convinced fight
followers that the N. B. A. champion
Is In for his toughest scrap.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-19
Leading Ponies To
Meet Aviglianese;
Civiltas VS.. Frats

Two games are on tap for to-
morrow afternoon in the popular
Italian American baseball loop.
The first game of the. afternoon
will show the league leading Ponies
against the scrappy Aviglianese
outfit. This game will start at 1880
o'clock and is scheduled for Fulton
Park.
At the present writing the Ponies
are leading the league with five
victories and no defeats.
This game is expected to be a
very interesting one. The Ponies
have defeated the Aviglianese twice
this year by the small margin OF
one run. A victory for the Avigs
tomorrow would be a big feather
in the hat Of Dom Accousti who
is the manager Of the team. Nal
Malario will pitch and Joe Rinaldi
will catch for the Ponies. The
Aviglianese will have Basile on the
mound with Lo Russo behind the
bat.
Civiltas vs. Frats
LII Gklc 4.UV y ClOEh C1lCOultCA VAAC
Civilta Progresso and the Fratel-
lama will furnish the excitement,
The Civilta Progresso, defending
champs, are slight favorites in this
game. The Fratellanza have yet to
break into the win column. AL
though they have lost six games
they have been losing some tough
ball games and are no pushovers
for any team. AL Sacco and Tom
Rinaldi will form the battery for
the Civilta Progresso. For the
Frats, Mobile will pitch and Gam
bino will catch.
Charles Gerace will call balls and
strikes with Peter Polletto doing
the scoring.