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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
CHALLED0N TO RUN AGAINST
 LINK TOMORROW
Brann Horse to Carry
 l3O; FeneIon May Sur. 4 prise Everyone
By TOM NooNAN

United Press Stan Correspondent)
 Boston, July 16- (UP)-W. L. Brann's Challedon, the nations top horse in 1889, is heavy favorite to win tomorrow's sixth renewal of the $50,000 added Massachusetts handi- cap, but turfmen wonder if he can conquer the jinx that has caused the race to be dubbed 'The Crave yard of Champions"
 Challedon, conqueror of Le Mar stock farms Many Stings in Spe- cial ro-betting race here last Tues day, will tote top weight of l30 pounds. George D. Widener's Eight Thirty, winner of the suburban and toboggan caps, will carry l26 pounds, English bred fsolater, owned by VII liam Woodward, in at l22 pounds, is the only other starter asked to carry more than 120 pounds.
 Other probable starters are Bran don stables Passout, Brandywine stables Masked General, Athelwold, stablemate of Challedon. Mrs. Emil Denemarks Upstream, Falaise sta- ble,s War Dog, Samuel Riddles The Finest, Fenelon, another Woodward horse, Greentree stables Hash and Edward Moore,s Big Pebble.
 Favorites "Jinxed'
 In five previous runnings of the Massachusetts. only one favorite reached the winners circle. That was Seabiscuit, greatest money winner of all time who triumphed in 1887.
 Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt's Mighty Discovery twice was a beaten fa- vorite in the Massachusetts In the 1935 inaugural running, he was de- feated by Top Row and the follow ing year Time Supply scored the up- set. War Admiral, shortest-priced favorite of all, failed to stand the muddy going of 1888 and finished fourth with Hal Price Headley's Menow driving to victory.
 Strangely enough, Challedon was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
NETTLEBLADT NEW
 ENGLAND LINKS CHAMP

Worcester. Mass, July 16. (UP)- Carl Nettelbladt. 33-year-old wire worker, today held the New England Public Links championship and his Green Hill teammates retained team honors.
 The heavy-hitting Nettelbladt carded a 36-hole total of i44 over his home course yesterday to de- throne Fred Hill, also of Green Hill who scored a iSi for a four-way tie for fourth place.
 Four strokes behind the leader was Sam Videtta of Happy Valley, Lynn. Joe Pajak of 6pringfield was third with i4o. Tied with Hlll were Bruno psrdee and A. 0edney Of New Haven, Conn. and Tony Bud- witz Of Meriden, Conn.
 Second to the Green Hill Club, which won the team title for the third straight year with ia35 points was New Haven. oCnn.. with f1oe. George Wright Of oBston Was third with 1907 followed by MeFidcn. Conn. i2i2. FFnnconia Of spring. field 1896. Springfield Memorial 153e, 0cnrboFo of Boston ie4S and TFiega Memorial of proyidence. H r. A4IAs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
Today's Sport Parade
By HENRY McLEMORE United Press Staff Correspondent

when he was winning three titles. They say he is no more the Arm. strong of old than the whisper of 8 conch shell is the roar of the real surf, and that Jenkins dynamite fists will cruelty expose his true con- dition.
 Others, and just as competent ob. servers say that even Father Time and his scythe haven't been able to appreciably slow down the muscular fury of the one-time bootblack from California, and that he will be the same old leather-handed dervish once the bell calls him into action.
 Frankly, I wouldn't know.
 My gifts are many and varied, but they don't include an ability to look at box-fighter, sniffling and snort- ing and sparring around a practice ring, and determine what the pass. ing of two years has done to him. I am 8 good hand at making fudge. Few are consistently able to take me at tic-tac-toe. My Stars and Stripes Forever on the musical saw is touched with genius, and I'll >pogo-stick with the best. But I'm a poor hand at spotting erosion or corrosion in a fighter.
 Surprised
 I thought Lou Ambers was at his peak when training for this same Jenkins few months ago, and you know what happened. Ambers came into the ring only 8 hollow shell of a hollow shell. and the Texan all but killed him. Then there was Galento when he was training for Maxie Baer. Tony looked about the way he always had to me, but the bout revealed him as a completely Stove-in barrel, and in a condition that any fight class veterinarian would have pronounced as serious.
 So, I'll just have to guess at how Armstrong feels And so will every- one else, for that matter. My guess is that he isn't the fighter he was two years ago, or even year ago. My medical knowledge is limited, but I am quite sure that muscles don't thrive on abuse. And Arm- strong has abused his. He has thrown tens of thousands of punches in his time, and taken thousands.
 Now, having decided that Arm- strong has gone back, there is noth- ing left to do but take a guess at how far he has gone back. I don't think he has slipped enough to war rant picking Jenkins to lick him. Even if he is only two-thirds of the man he was when he was lick ing everybody in sight. and licking the daylights out of them, that1l be sufficient to tame the cowboy from the plains.
 If events prove me wrong, why send me handsome gift to cheer me up. I'll be so Respondent, and little gift package from all of you would restore the sunshine to my life.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
Grand Circuit Meet at 'Gansett to Award $1O,60O

Pawtucket, R. T., July l5.-Stake and purse money totaling $l0,600 will be distributed at Narragansett Park next Saturday, July 20, when the Rhode Island Trotting club opens the first Grand Circuit meet ing ever held at the Pawtucket plant.
 The American Stake. estimated value 5000, for three-year-old trot- ters, is the outstanding feature of the opening days program. Two of the fastest youngsters in training, Dunbar w. BoStwick's Kuno and c. w. Phellis' Spencer Scott, will hook up in this race and the result will probably determine the favorite for the rich Hambletonian Stakes to be run at Goshen next month. Kuno has been pointed especially for this race and has worked in fast time at Goshen. Spencer Scott, already Ia winter book favorite for the Hambletonian, Is also in top form as he proved recently at Toledo when he won the $4,500 Matron Stakes in straight heats. Twenty eight were originally nominated for The American and among these are several other Hambletonian candi- dates whose presence in the lineup Saturday for the American will give the stake the aspects of a dress rehearsal for the Goshen fixture.
 Three Two Heaters.
 In addition to this highly impor- tant stake, which will be best two heats out of three, Secretary Saun- ders has carded three two-heat dashes. The Pawtucket, two one- mile dashes for IS class trotters for a purse of $500. will open the program. The Narragansett. free- for-all pace open to all-comers, to be run .n two one-mile dashes for a purse of $l,000, is the supporting feature. This event has attracted a field of ten, including such big name performers as Chief Counsel, Little Pat. worlds record half-mile track pacer. Peter Chilcoot. Dusty Hanover, Blackstone, Grattan Ax- worthy. Her Ladyship. Royal Napo- leon. Single stine and stoneridge Direct.
 The Little Rhody, two one-mile dashes for IS class pacers will wind up the opening days program. This event Is for purse of $500 and a field Of eleven will face the starter. The Pawtucket and Little Rhody have been restricted to horses owned in New England and which have not trained South Of Virginia this past winter.
 Post time on opening day will be 2:iS and the daily double windows will close at 2 D. Ti.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
MANDLY, MARTUCCI
 BEST PRO.AMATEUR

Hartford, Conn, July 16.-(UP)- The Connecticut PGA pro-amateur championship was held today by Jimmy Martucci and Holly Mandy of Avon.
 They posted 6o-70-138 to lead a field of 1S other combinations at Rockledge Country club yesterday. and were 52S strokes ahead of Will lie Whalen and Max '0oldstein of Tumble Brook, the runners-up.
 Mandy turned in the low indi- vidual score, 7O-73-l43. It was three strokes better than that of Harry Gerardi, Putnam. who shared third place honors in his pairings with Joe Mitchell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16

New York, July l6.-fUP)-There is only one man whose opinion con- corning the outcome of tomorrow nights fight between Henry Arm strong and Lew Jenkins is worth considering.
 That man is Henry Armstrong.
 Only he really knows how much he has deteriorated as 6 fighter since 1898, when he owned three world titles. Locked in his mind is the secret his muscles have told him as he worked for the 12-round battle with the hard-faced slugger from Sweetwater.
 With Armstrong reluctant, as usual. to make prediction, there is a great difference of opinion con- cerning what the past two years have done to him. Some of the ex- perts would have you believe that father time has been as unkind to the little negro welterweight cham pion as Henry was to his opponents
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
MOTORCYCLE RACES
 AT DEVON SUNDAY

Leaders among the casts motor. cycle racing daredevils who ride for fame and fortune promise to stage a carnival of daring performances featured by ath-taking speed on Devon's curvaceous and unorthodox track Sunday afternoon.
 No longer forced to slow up for the "big dip", which has been elim- mated by packing and hardening, and with the Straightaways also hardened to speed up" the track, the classy contenders due will be able to let out their motors and go roaring around the tricky course at speeds that will jeapardize not only themselves and their mechanical mounts, but also the track records.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
BOUT
 SURE TO DRAW
ArmstrOng-Je Jenkins May Attract Better Gate
 Than LOuis- Godoy
BY HACK emmy

United Press Stan CorrespOndent)
 New York, July l6.-(UP)-This city of 7,380,259 humans is display. ing more enthusiasm for tomorrow nights Jenkins-Armstrong battle than for any fight among smaller men" since the Leonard Tender brawls in the early 1920s. "
 Betting is the heaviest ever known for this type of tilt. Jack Doyle, veteran Broadway price.maker, quoted the odds at 9-5 favoring Armstrong today, with the bookies laying 8-5 and taking 2-1.
 The ticket advance had bettered $45,000 last night, and the sale was increasing robustly by the hour. Promoter Mike Jacobs, hoping for a gate of. $l75, 900, is confident now that the Polo Grounds brawl will out-draw the recent Louis- Godoy heavyweight title bout, which grossed $149,500.
 Tribute to Small Man.
 If this l2-round non-title encoun. ter does out-draw the Louis- Godoy engagement, it will be a tribute to the prowess of Champions Jenkins and Armstrong because New York has been somewhat apathetic to lights since the outbreak of the European war. But there's no apathy toward this one. It shapes up as a grand battle, and the fans are talking 1t up" all over town.
 Seven other fights, featuring small men, have drawn more than $l50,0 900, but those scraps had no European war to contend with. The biggest gate of this knid was the $452.65s attracted by the second Leonard Tender thriller in 1923.
 Meanwhile Henry Armstrong. the welterweight king, was slated to break camp at Greenwood Lake, N. F., late today and motor into New York. He will spend the night at a Harlem apartment and be on hand for the weigh-in tomorrow noon. He expects to scale l40 pounds, nearly five more than Lew Jenkins, lightweight champion, will register. Jenkins hit 135 yesterday after lim- bering exercises at Stillman's gym- nasium. Lethal Lew broke camp at Grossinger Lake Sunday night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
Dempsey Belts Out
 Wrestler In New Comedy Technique

Detroit, July l6. (UP)-Jack Dempsey today hold two successive knockout victories in his ring come back, but he apd Bull Curry set a new high for ring comedy last night before Curry went down under two fiy-fiicking punches which Dempsey in his heyday would have scorned.
 Until one-minute and five seconds of the second round in their sched- uled six-stanza exhibition, Dempsey and Curry mauled around the ring --and out of 1t. Curry used his grunting wrestling tactics. Dempsey unloosed few powder-puf punches during the moments Curry'S chok- ing arm wasn't around his neck.
 The Manassa mauler's future ring plans remained uncertain today. Prior to last night 1t was predicted Dempsey might dicker for a bout with Arturo Godoy. His manager, Max Waxman, said we'll take on Godoy in Buenos Aires for anything of six rounds or less," but Dempsey himself said he wanted no part of the Chilean.
 The climax of last night. came shortly before the bell in the first round when Curry wrestled Demp- sey out of the ring. but preceded him into the lap of John Hettche, Michigan's boxing commissioner.
 Hettche, dumped from his chair. removed his glasses and cuffed the puffing Curry about the face before boosting him back through the ropes.
 Curry went to the mat for the first and last time nj the second round after Dempsey had belted him twice over the heart. He bounded to his feet at the "l0" count and ape-like, shuffled Into the center of the ring shouting T
 Booed heartily by the crowd of 4.Do0. he ambled over to Dempsey's corner and swung Q vii dhaymaker that staggered Jack. Dempsey chased him across the ring. belting and Kicking hirn through the ropes before seconds pulled them apart.
 After Dempsey had left the ring. Curry stood alone in the center of ths white light holding iip his own hand in victory. hurlIng taunis and arguing with the crowd.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
CARDINALS SET FOR FREE CAMP
 IN BRASS CITY
Trials to Be Afforded Lo- cal Youngsters Interest-
 ed in Becoming Stars

Some people may doubt the value of Trial Camps for young ball play. CTS, but such Is not the case with the officials of the Roct1eter club. Oliver French, president Of the Rochester Baseball club, has prob ably had more experience in organ. izing and conducting these trial camps than any other executive in the Cardinal organization. And, the records speak for themselves so far as the success of the camps Is cor1- cerned.
 Many players now in the major leagues are there directly as the re- suit of their ability as shown in some trial camp conducted by the Cardinal organization. Such bud- ding young stars as Enos Slaughter, Marty Marion, Morton Cooper, now with the St. Louis Cardinals, all owe their start in baseball to some trial camp. Not oely these, but many others now with Major League clubs received their first trial in the Mi- nor Leagues, the number of such players would run well into the four figures.
 Take the case of the Rochester Club. sponsors of the. Waterbury camp which opens next Monday at the Watertown Avenue Municipal Stadium. There is young Charley Brumbeloe, up from a Glass D club only last year. Brumbeloe has al- ready won twelve games for the Red Wings and the same is true of Pitcher Henry Gonricki. Both. of these boys are expected to win well over 20 games each and are con- sidered sure shots for the Major Leagues next year. Short-stop Frank Crespi is another Rochester player
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16

the victim last ear, finishing behind Fighting Fox, Pompoon and Burning Star. It was the only 1889 start that the Marland-bred colt was out of the money. He won his last six races and wound up as the seasons big gest purse winner.
 Though the cratic Fox is a doubtful starter, his stablemate Fenelon may prove the 1940 sur- prise, Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons, smart Woodward trainer, shipped Fenelon here yesterday after the three year old won Saturdays Empire City han dicap. Fitzsimmons used similar tao. tics with Fighting Fox last year.
 Challedon has won 14 of 9 races and annexed purses totaling $253,- 73S in his comparatively brief ca- and four times third. He has been reer. Twice ne has finished second unplaced but twice. Tn his only l940 start, the match with Many Stings, Challedon under restraint was only one second of1 a track record.
 If Challedon joins Discovery as a twice-beaten favorite, 1t probably will be the result of some form of bad racing luck such as interference that will enable a light-weighted contender to win.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
F. KOVACS, F. PARKER
 LEAD CLAY COURT PLAY

Jackson Heights. N. F., July i6.- (UP)-Two Caiifornians. Frank Ko- vacs of Oakland and Frank Parker of Pasadena, headed the field as competition in the Eastern Clay Courts Tennis championships con- tinued today.
 Koyacs breezed through three matches yesterday to reach the fourth round. defeating Tim Lanza. Jackson Heights. 60. e-3; V. Pre- witt. New York. 6-i. e-0 and Les- ter Hirschfleld, New York, 6-O. e-3.
 Parker ran through Richard Todd. Jackson Heights. 0-i, e-a and Rich- ard geeler, Dellerose. V. r., o-s. e.3 to reach the third round.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
ST. THOMAS QUOT
 TEAM z3-l3 WINNER

With John "Pocohontas" Smith in rare form, the St. Thomas Holy Name Society quoit team had little throuble with the St. Patrick's ar ray last night, winning g to 13, despite a double ringer by Rev. Wirkus. Tyrell and Petite of St. aPts and Roller, Blacker and Carney of St. Thomas performed well.
 In a special match, Smith and Brenneis defeated Loftus and De- laney of St. Patrick's 2i to 20. The teams will play a return match at the st. aPtrick Lyceum grounds on July 9. Tonight, the St. Thomas lawn bowlers will play . match game at Fulton Park.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
ThiSSbOrting
 World
Can Armstrong Be Stopped?
BY JOHN A. CLUNBY


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 The prospects good that attract more than the heayWght title bout Arturo Godoy was worth on ne occasion with due respect to the great nte ngnr that Henry Armstrong would like the short end of those 10 odos Jenkins knock him out
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
Local Sports Calendar

Italian league baseball meeting m Wednesday a YACA with Deo in charge Pine His VS west diamond Hamilton Park umpire Serace softba game Charley English Vs Mke SernIVa city amateur the Wooster Last night Jack Day 7533 Waterbury Unteds soccer 1ooaM team meeting at at Kitchener Post rooms With all committeeman be on hand State seniors Gon society Waterbury Country club today with two classes or men rom % through 75 in 18 holes of medal play
 Though husband defeated Mrs eenua won the omen singles Bristol yesterday with straight set win PAnvine West Ends easly won Kelley soban game last night 12 to tnougn 70
 wide softba latter 87 Fulton Markets
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
A Little Of This And That

welknown outdoor athlete IS thinking putting but two silver trophies at the Chase cun November to which players from
 rroundng towns would Torngton
 aouf acquainted before he does that he would like Wheherseld of the best golfers pool the state the two men to take part in four pocket billiards pool as Its he has the edge the alleys and billiard Dom great the pool table and on hot golf Anyone want to back line the right Tom Mean hte former World Tely writer pictremag PM the Water the best sports punch line of the week which S showed flaw n night baseball by pitching daytime Under lights he hit Bakg reflected there's around town braggn Mirror the nations best word grs The guy probably with but imagine the noive of people Ceslew the athletic from Naugatck lost
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16
American League Race Is 194O Thriller
Seasons Best Local Fight
 Card Slated For Thursday
TurcOte-R Robinson, ateherSal Bouts Attract Inter-
 est of Boxing DevOtees in These Parts

All that is needed is . 'breal" in the weather for the presentation, by the Waterbury A. 0. of the out- standing outdoor boxing card of the season, carded for Thursday night of this week at the Randolph Gloves Stadium. Locally there Is as much interest in the Dick Turcotte and Cat Robinson and Jimmy Hat cl1er-Kil Sal forthcoming glove duels as there is in the Armstrong; Jenkins battle in New York toFnor. row night.
 Waterbury fans who saw Robin- son box Eddie Dolan, are unaI1i- nous in the opinion that the color ed boy from teh big town will give Turcotte 90 much opposition, that the Fighting Frenchfnan from this city will have his hands full trying to punch out a win over the willy Robinson who is fast and shifty and seems to be able to be quite a hit- ter in his own right.
 Slambango
 Then there's the knock down, drag out" six rounder between Jim- my Kid Hatcher, the South Caro. lina Cyclone and Kid Sal Carabetta, the new Meriden Buzzsaw. Both "club" fighters who waste little time on ring science, they are head down, bull-shouldered, slam-bang sluggers of the first order, and against each other should provide the best action on the card, or at least, the most of it.
 On top of those pair of potential punching parties, there's a return bout on tap, featuring the two boys who "stole the show" on the last Waterbury A. o. card, Max Minnich of New York and Dula Kovach of Naugatuck. They wound up in . draw, and there was not dull mo. ment with Kovach apparently set to score . kayo, only to have Min- nich come back so strongly that he earned an even stephen nod from Referee James Thorndyke Calvin, the merry Manville machinist and idol of the east end.
 Hard MitSerS
 Tommy Ciarlo, outclassed by Julie Kogan of New Haven in his last local start, gets a chance to get going again but he will have his work cut out for him in trying to win from Joey Polowitzer, the southpaw slugger from Windsor Locks, who has been tough to beat for more than a year. There again is the 'slugger vs slugger" propost- tion with . knockout quite likely if the boys do not 90 six bruising rounds. ~
 Even in the opening bout of four rounds, there is something special to look forward to in Hartford Bill Duffy, villanova grad and inter- collegiate welterweight champion of two years ago. He is paired with Joe Mobiles Dark Destroyer, Tom Collins, the shifty boy with those roly-boly eyes and an al ost iden- tical replica as to fighting form and actions of the late Kid Hershey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16

who Is expected to win 6 major league job next year, and any one who has seen him play cannot deny that he certainly deserves the chance. And the same is true of outfielder Augie Bergau1o. These four boys all received their chances because of their participation in . Summer Trial Camp.
 So, if the youngsters in the vi- cinity of Waterbury believe they have the ability to eventually be- come Major-League ball players, this is the opportunity they have been waiting for.