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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
IS
MYSTERY MAN
OF PRIZE RING
Philadelphia Fans Expect
"Super-Armstrong" to
Stop jenkins
BY JACK CUDDY
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

NOAASCu 1ACSS OsaAA NVEICSpOuueHbD
Leiperville, Pa, August 7.-CUP)
= Here at Jim Dougherty's historic
training quarters we found Bob
Montgomery, the most whispered
about but least known big-time
in the ring today.
Montgomery is principal in the
very latest whispered philadelphia
story: That he, Montgomery =
the super-Armstrong - will knock
out lightweight champion, Lew
jenkins, in less than the six rounds
required by the great Henry ARM
strong three weeks ago.
It seems that this mystery man
Of Maui, Montgomery, is slated for
10-round non-title bout with
Senior Jenkins of Texas at Phila-
delphia's Shibe Park a week from
Monday, August 10. And all over
nearby Philadelphia, the boxing
fans are shedding tears in advance
for poor Mr.. jenkins.
Montgomery is a Negro, aged only
81 years, but fans in the City Of
Brotherly Love insist that he's the
greatest lightweight Philadelphia
has known since the rey-dey Of
Lew Tender, some Is years ago.
They refer to him as the super
Armstrong, the "Chocola tie
the Brown Bob-Cat," etc.
Montgomery, pleasant faced,
soft-spoken Negro lad who was
born and raised at Sumter, S. c.,
says, IT don't know anything about
this super business. I just know
that boxin' is easier than workin' in
a laundry - which I did when I
first came to Philadelphia. I'm
tryin' to make a few bucks for my
self and family, and if knocks out
Jenkins, maybe me and my little
Mallie can get married"
They call him the "super-Arm-
strong" because he fights with the
same Whim- Wham -Shimmy Bob
and Weave as Hammering Henry,
but he is taller, rangier and hits
harder than Hurricane Hank. He
Is broad-shouldered and spindle
legged like Armstrong, but some
what elongated. Beaten only once
in 81 professional fights, he has
IS knockouts. In his last
trip through the ropes he belted out
Jimmy Vaughan Of New York in the
second round. Vaughan, a veteran,
never had been kayoed before.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
CYO TRACK MEET
SESSION TONIGHT

This evening, at 8 o'clock, in the
Immaculate Conception church base
ment, plans for the running of the
third annual G. Y. o. track meet
will be drawn up. Last year, with
the cooperation of the Waterbury
park and police departments, and
of the officials who directed the
events, the meet was staged with
a minimum of confusion, much to
the satisfaction Of contestants and
spectators alike.
For two years now, the runners
of the Blessed Sacrament parish
have dominated the boys events,
and the Immaculate Conception
girls have carried off first honors
in the feminine class. This year,
increased interest in the meet will
make it difficult for either of the
two aforementioned teams to re-
tire the three year trophies which
they have held for the past two
seasons.
At this evenings meeting, the
members of the athletic committee
intend to iron out any difficulties
concerning eligibility and to COM
plete the listing of events. All men,
bers of this committee are urged
to be present.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
POPULAR FIGHTERS
HERE TOMORROW
Hatcher, Wright. King,
Brown, KOvach Well
Liked By Local Fans

Considerable "tried and true" fis-
tic talent or known quantities" in
sofar as Mr.. John @. Fan of Water
bury is concerned will make its ap-
pearance on the weekly professional
boxing card sponsored by the Water
bury A. G. at the Randolph Cloves
Stadium. Down the line there is
Jimmy Hatcher, the South Carolina
kid, who has never shown dull
moment in four bouts seen by local
fans.
Then there is Hatcher's stable
mate, Cotton" King, classy and
clever, whose training sessions with
Hatcher are almost as good as con-
tracted fights. Dula Kovach, the
Naugatuck boy who is always trying
to knock the other guy bowlegged.
Frankie Moraz, the tall heavyweight
from New Haven, who defeated Ko-
vach last winter in this city. Billy
Brown, the southwest and middle
weight who is improving by the
week, and Billy Duffy of Hartford,
who looked good in his first local
showing against Tom Collins. How
ard Wright of New York easily beat
Billy Perrin and Sam Shumway be-
fore local fans.
Harper o. X.
All these boys are on deck tomor.
row night with Hatcher to meet
Texas Lee Harper, whose fights with
Make Shapiro, AL Reid, Irish Bobby
Ruf1n and joey Fontana have
pleased New York fans while his
two fights with Bobby Ivy of Hart
ford were worth more than passing
notice.
King was signed last night to box
the Iambo Kid of Mexico in six
round bout while Howard Wright Of
New York Is paired with the able
Italian, Francesca Montanari, whose
two wins over Howell King stamp
him as plenty good enough to tan
gle with the hard hitting Wright.
The opener, Billy Brown of Wa
terbury and Billy Duffy of Hartford,
is a nifty that will provide plenty
of punching for the four rounds the
boys are in the ring, If a kayo does
not occur in the meantime.
Ticket reservations at Mullgan's,
3-9450.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
Kodak To Meet
K0gon, August ~
At West Haven

West Haven, Aug. Julie Kogon,
New Ravens Jewish lightweight con-
tender, who at times Is stamped as
another Benny Leonard, and in the
next appearance puts on a disap-
pointing exhibition, faces the tough
est assignment of his colorful career
at Donovan field, Savin Rock, on
Monday night, August 10, when he
clashes with Leo Kodak, ranking
Chicago Pole, in a 10-round star bout
on Promoter Charley Browns show.
This is jules big test. Kodak de-
feated Johnny Bellus in the semi
final to the Armstrong jenkins fight
recently, handing the New Havener
a decisive defeat, ending Johnny's
long run Of victories. Previous to
that, Kodak fought joey Archibald,
featherweight title claimant, in the
latter's hometown of Providence, and
the decision was given to Archibald
at the end Of is rounds, with the
fans booing the decision despite the
fact that Archibald was favorite.
Ambitious
Kodak has campaigned from coast
to coast with brilliant success, and
he wants a shot at the lightweight
crown. However, jenkins and AM
bers both sidestepped him, but he
still hasn't given up, and plans on
using Kogon as stepping stone.
But Julie has his own ideas, and
should Kogon show that will to win
spirit, Kodak may find himself a
very surprised young man on the
night of August 10Th. Kogon
trounced Willie Andrew in tune-up
fight here last week, and two weeks
previous kayoed Benny Cartagena in
less than two rounds.
Promoter Brown is busy lining up
a strong UNDERGRAD, and may show
AL Gamer, New Ravens Black
Panther, in the semi-final against a
formidable opponent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
DRIVERS
TAKE TO RACES
UP MOUNTAINS
Larger Field Expected in
Pixies Peak Run on
Labor Day
BY CARL REICH
UNITED Press staff Correspondent

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Denver (UP)-Colorado' twisting
mountain highways, which provide
tougher competition than the 21a-
mile brick speedway at Indianapolis,
rapidly are showing this state to
front line position In the automobile
racing field.
Addition of a second hill climb
this year brought additional out
of-state entrants, including sew
eral of the nations top oval track
racers, to Colorado. Another noun
tain grind, held annually at Pixies
Peak, Colorado's most famous sum-
init, on Labor Day is expected to
beckon several more of the eastern
dare-devils to the states hazardous
roads.
The first Lands End road race
10 miles south of Grand Junction,
on the western slope near the lofty
continental divide, was held on In
dependence Day and will become
an annual event. Eight entrants
seven of them from Colorado-hurl-
ed their cleaning racers up the cir
cuitous slopes of Grand Mesa one
by-one before crowd of 10000.
Event Won BY Rogers
AL Rogers, Colorado Springs
youth, won the event In Is min
utes 3 9-10 seconds. He piloted his
machine around the 218 curves and
switchbacks of the climbing 14.5-
mile course to come in just one
minute faster than George Ham
mond of Colorado Springs.
Rogers described the Grand Mesa
course as "the toughest I've ever
SEEN" He said it made any other
including the indianapolis speedway
and Pixies Peak road-look like
Sunday afternoon boulevard"
The Pixies Peak climb, which has
been in existence for more than a
decade, first introduced to the casts
brick and dirt-track racers the diff
ficulties of racing up Colorados
mountain roads. Louis Unser of Col
orado Springs, recognized as the
race driver who knows as much
about climbing as any
man alive, has won the event the
last five years in a row.
Unser Holds Record
Unser holds the record for the
Pixies Peak climb, which he set last
year. He was entered in the Grand
Mesa event, and led qualif1ers, but
his racer crashed into a bank as he
negotiated a curve, and was so badly
damaged that he was forced to
withdraw
Although eastern drivers have
been slow to accept Colorado
mountain racing as one of the
toughest forms Of the sport, for
themselves, they have tested their
cars in the states climbing
grinds. Russell Snowberger of In
dianapolis, who finished fifth last
May in the Memorial Day Speedway
classic, had Unser pilot his machine.
Walt Woestman of Altedena, Cal,
entered two machines at Grand
Mesa. George Hammond finished
second In one and Bus Hammond
of Grand Junction was third in the
other. Both will enter the Pixies
Peak race.
Phil (Red) Shafer of Des Moines,
Ia, who makes circuit Of the Mid
die West and Eastern tracks, fin
ished in a tie for fourth. He prom
ised to be back in September for
the Pixies Peak event.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
Runyan, Klien, Bauer, Cothran
In Red Cross Golf Match Here

w. R. Gilman, chairman of the tournament CON-
mttee at the Country Club of Waterbury, announced
Willie Klien, famous New York professional as the
hole exhibition golf match Sunday afternoon at the
local of the finest in the east Other play
ers include Paul Runyan, White Plains professional
and of the finest players the game has known in
the past decade; Jean Bauer of Providence nationally
known woman golfer and winner of the Grswold Cup
at Shennecosset and Jane Cothran of Louisville Ken
lucky, one of the four top players from the south
Proceeds of the exhibition, for which tickets are
selling at dollar each, will go to the Waterbury
chapter of the American Red Cross for relief work
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
Championship 40 Lap
Race AT Danbury Friday

Danbury, Conn.,, Aug. IA new
attendance record is expected to be
set Friday night when the Eastern
Circuit 40-lap championship midget
auto race will be held at the Dam
bury Speedways.
Besides the title and the Walter
G. Stebins trophy, q handsome sill
yer cup, the winner will receive the
lions share Of the purse of nearly
81 900 given by G. Stuart Mclean.
There will be over rs pilots in the
race and the chauffeurs will be the
cream Of the pilots east Of the Mis-
sissippi. This means, of course, that
the competition win be red hot.
Ted Tappett. winner OF the last
two feature races here. Is the popu-
lar choice Of the railbirds and hum
dreds viii be clamoring for the Brit
ish air force reserve pilot TO win
for the third straight time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
RAIN POSTPONED
LOCAL NEW PLAY

Practically all of the tennis play
scheduled In local park last night
was washed out by rain including
the quarter-final match between
Mrs. Anna Genua and Ida Rossini
Of Bristol which will be played this
evening, weather permitting. Nancy
Norton OF Naugatuck won the first
set from Virginia Kane Of Bristol
before the match had 10 be halted, q
quarter-final test which will be re-
sumed Thursday evening at 9
o'clock.
Tonight Il Fulton. virginia Kane
and oerda Wehrle OF Thomaston
meet with Helen shukis to meet
Evelyn Brown. Both are quarter.
maj tests scheduled for Q p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
Boston Mayor
Probes Red Sox

Boston, Aug. 7.-(UP)-Charges
that the Boston Red SOx had vi0-
lated a 1929 city ordinance by
boosting Sunday admission prices
to $1.40 from the weekday rate
of $L10 were Investigated by
Mayor Maurice ]. Tobin today.
The investigation, started as re-
suit of a city council order, was
precipitated by a test case filed
Monday in municipal court
against the Boston American
League Baseball Co. The suit was
filed by former City Assessor
Timothy W. Murphy who seeks to
recover 60 cents, allegedly repre-
senting the overcharge on a pair
of grandstand tickets for a Bos-
ton Red Sox- Cleveland double
header July 81.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
Nations Capitol
Louis p aston Site:
Publicity Stunt
BY JACK CUDDY

lUnlted Press Stan Correspondent
New York, Aug. 6. (UP)-Last
week it was Pittsburgh for a Joe
Louis title fight in September. This
week it's Washington, D. c., next
week East Lynne.
The fact is that Promoter Mike
Jacobs never looked a gift vehicle
Of publicity in the tenders, regard
less Of its name: Pittsburgh, WASH
ington, Chicago. Detroit. Los
Angeles, etc.
Particularly when Uncle Mike
happens to be promoting the Billy
Conn-Bob Pastor heavyweight title
contenders' battle at the Polo
Grounds next Tuesday night. And
whenever a city Is mentioned as a
possible site for a Louis title tilt in
September, it must be emphasized
that the Louis challenger Is depend
ent upon the outcome Of the Conn
Pastor fight.
It's Tuesday
In this adroit manner the citizens
Of our fair land are notified again
and again that Conn and Pastor
are fighting next Tuesday.
Along Jacobs Beach, everyone in
the fight mob knows that Conn Is
favored at s-5 to beat Pastor. and
that II Conn beats the former N. Y.
y. halfback impressilvely Louis and
Conn will tangle in September
right In little old New York-at
Yankee stadium.
However. during the next week
Promoter Jacobs will welcome every
outside offer for q Louis fight In
September, figuring that every offer
means q story on Tuesdays fight.
You too can puhlicize your home
town promoter and fair city by
negotiating with Uncle Mike during
the next week for 3 september
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
Today's Sport Parade
BY HENRY McLEMORE
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

New York, Aug. 7.-(UPl-There
was a doctor in the house yeSter-
day.
Before you go and get your hopes
up, and happily picture me as toss
ing on a bed of pain, let me say
that it was Doctor Jock Sutherland
and that he came by for no more
serious purpose than to talk foot
ball.
It was mighty hot to talk foot
ball. The sofa slmmered in the
sun. The end tables perspired free
ly, and now and then, one could
spot a mirage dancing over in the
corner where we some day hope to
replace the coal company calendar
with a van gogh.
But when an old All-American
like myself (you remember-McLe-
more, Vat 800 and the new coach
Of the Brooklyn football Dodgers
get together, August becomes No
vember and every chair in the living
room becomes an operating tackle
to be taken out. We had had many
such sessions when he was coach
OF the mighty Panthers OF Pitts
'burgh University, but never
before in midsummer. Our swell
tering meeting was necessitated by
the fact that in two weeks Doctor
Sutherland, the first famed college
coach ever to switch to the profess
sional game, is scheduled to take
his Brooklyn squad to training
camp.
There were dozen questions I
wanted to ask him.
What we're his freshmen" pros
poets? Were Niles Kinnick and
Banks MacFadden going to sign for
pro ball? Was he going to continue
to frown on the use of the forward
pass as he did at Pittsburgh. or was
he going to change his method of
attack? How would 1t feel to take
charge TO team whose veery men,
Der had played at least three years
of college football? How difficult
would it be for him to make the
change from coaching midst an
atmosphere of student enthusiasm,
pep talks, bonfires? And how, as
a college coach who leaned toward
100 to 1876 pound players who were
fast, was he going to adjust him
self to the tremendous poundage of
the pros?
The doctor answered all the ques-
tons.
He thought his backfield would be
only fair, what with Ace Parker still
on the mend from a leg fracture,
and his two stars of the draft-Kin-
nick and McFadden-unlikely to
come to terms. He is hopeful, how
ever. that Shelley of Furman, Zad-
warny of Ohio State and Dough-
erty and Donovan of Oregon will
live up to their regulations.
Sutherland figures the line will be
more than adequate with such a
veteran as bruiser Kinnard on
hand to bolster such newcomers as
Gussie of West Virginia, Kuharic
and Beinor of Notre Dame. Merrill
of Alabama, Coon of North Carolina
State. Bailey of Duke and Petro of
Pittsburgh.
AS for passes, Sutherland says no
team In the league will throw more
Of them than Brooklyn.
my reputation as a pass-hater
was earned during the years when
we didn't have a pasesr at Pitts
burgh. The last time we had a
paSser at Pitt was In 1882 when
Warren Heller was there. II you will
recall we emphasized the aerial
game then and won plenty of games
with It,"
Sutherland scoffed at the idea
that his sparse use of the pass in
recent years meant that he didn't
understand 1t.
Even though we didn't pass
he. said. "all Of our oppon-
ents did and you can't map a de-
Tense against the pass unless you
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
HUDSON PITCHES:
SECOND NEAR
PERFECT GAME.
Washington Pitcher Gives
One Hit-Lee Pitches I,
Second TwO-Hitters
By GEORGE KIRKsEY


UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
New York, Aug. 7.-(UP)-It was
between morning and afternoon
workouts down in Orlando, Fla, last
March and all the Washington ball
players except Manager Bucky Har-
ris, coaches Clyde Milan and Benny
Bengough, and outflelder Gerald
Walker had gone in to town for
lunch.
1--WE got one guy on this bali club
I'm sold on" said Harris. 81 mean
Sid Hudson, who is the finest pros|'
pect I've had under my wing Since-
Schoolboy Rowe at Detroit in 1883.
Look at his record, ">said Harris
ANY time guy can win "a games
and lose only four, all of them COM
plete, he's got to have something.
don't care If he's pitching in the
Epworth League. He famed 1872 and
walked SO men in $50 innings. One
Of those games he lost on an error
and in the other his team didn't get
run for him. OF course, Hudson did
all this for Sanford in the class D.
Florida State League" $
The 6-foot, 4-inch Hudson, who
came out Of Oliver Springs, Tenn.
and now lives at TT. Oglethorpe, Ca,
has made Harris prediction come
true. ~.
For the second time this season
the 23-year-old Hudson pitched a.
1-hit game yesterday. He blanked
the Athletics, Ito, and had q no-
hitter until the seventh when Sam
\Chapman singled. 1t was the only
hit Hudson allowed. Hudson has
now won 10 games and lost IL, but
IN some of those games he either
didn't get any runs or any support,
Hudson came nearest the hall Of
fame In a night game at st. Louis
on June 81 when he had a no-hit-
ter until Rip Radcliff, the Ameri-
can League batting leader, doubled
in the ninth.
Detroit took over first place In the
american League by defeating the
ST. Louis Browns, 60 in a night
game before 8,252 fans while the
INDIANS divided with the White Sox.
Buck Newsom, with some ninth-in-
ming aid from Archie McKain, held
the Browns to seven hits for his
18th victory. The Tigers put over
-FOUR runs in the sixth to win.
Thornton Lee, who let the Sena.
tors down with two hits Aug. q.
pitched his second two-hitter in a
row to give the White Sox a ST. win
IN the opener with the Indians. The
Tribe now the nightcap, 80 but got
a scare IN the ninth when the SoS
rushed over two runs. Bobby Felier
came to Johnny Aliens rescue in
the ninth. but Heath dropped SOL
ters' fly and two runs scored. Then
Jimmy Webb popped out to end the
game.
The Red Sox handed the Yanks
their fourth straight defeat, 8-3,
despite Joe DiMaggio's 2lst homer.
Joe Cronin and Lou Finney, with
three hits each, led a 14-hit attack
on Chandler and Donald.
Ken Heitzelman pitched the Pr
rates into fifth place tie with the
Cardinals with Bel victory over st.
Louis. The second game was called
at~the end Of the third because Of
darkness.
The Bees moved two games ahead
OF the last-place Phillies by win
ming twice from Doc Prothro's club
SO and 1872. Manuel Salyo pitched
a 4-hitter in the opener and Joe
Sullivan a 7-hitter in the after
piece. Eddie Miller hit a homer in
each game. -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
BALDWIN PREPS,
MOHAWK INDIES MEET

Plenty OF excitement Is figured
to be on tap tonight when the
Baldwin Props and Mohawk Indies
meet at Hopeville diamond In a
game which will decide the better
team among the popular south end
clubs. Although the Indies have a
good team. with such well-known
pitchers as Holden. somers and La
roches; the Props are q 6 10 s fav-
orite. for they viii have their ace
hurler. Bill Mccormack on the
mound. starting at $3.50 p. m
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
SUBDUE
TRIBE JUNIORS

The Crimsons beat the Tribune
Jrs., Az behind Red" Pelch's fine
hurting. Simpson got two hits for
the winners while Bernier got two
for the losers. The loss knocked
the Tribes into last place while it
put the Crimsons in a four-way tie
for first. The winning runs were
scored in the sixth inning by
Cashin and Keefe. Hayden ex-
celled in fielding. The score:
Crimsons go. 90 o O 2 2 o. Z 2
Tribune Jrs. 90 o OF 20-2 4 6
Batteries: Pelch and Monzello;
Hooker and McCormic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
Score by innings:
st. Louis al 0 O 90 0 o 0 OIL
Pittsburgh II 20 Dol 10 ks

Runs-Garms 2, Moore, Fletcher.
Errors-J. Blown, Fletcher, CUTIE
ridge, ]. Martin. Runs batted in
K oy, Vaughan, Van Robays. Two
base hits = Vaughan, CAIRNS. Stolen
base-Moore. Sacrifice-Elliott. Dou-
BILE plays = Lopez and Gustine:
CAIRNS Cuisine and Fletcher. Left on
bases-St. Louis 8, Pittsburgh IL.
Base on balls-off Heitzelman /, off
Cooper A Struck out-by Cooper 4;
by Heintzelman 6. Hit by pitcher
by Cooper (Fletcher). Empires -
Pinelli, Reardon and Goetz. Time -
1858. Attendance-7,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07

Louis fight. OF course Uncle Mike
VIII not close with you for such Q
night. He wiz leave certain details
to be ironed out"
That's what Jacobs did yesterday,
somewhat belatedly, when he am
nounced that an agreement was ale
most reached for Louis TO Tight Pas
TOR IN washington. .. c.. In mid
September, II Pastor beats Conn.
When Jacobs threatened TO stage
the third Louis-Pastor fight In the
capital city. II was done without any
rancor toward EDR or Congress. Il
was done for publicity purposes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
FEW WIN 800 GAMES

Only eleven National League pitt;
cheers have won 200 or more games
since io00-Alsxander, MatheWson,
Grimes. KIxey, Brown. Mcoinnity.r
Haines, Marpuard Cooper. HuhbslI,
and Fltzsimnaons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07

The Jockeys Community Guild
now has representatives at every
track In the United States 10 look
after those IN need OF medical or
financial assistance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07

OLD INDIAN GAME

Lacrosse was played by the IN
dians long before North America
was discovered. It was known Is
"baggataway" and serviced e train
ing for war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
LIKE DUCK no WAITER

Wayne. Weber. i7-year-old Jockey
who weighs only 90 pounds. had
never seen Q thoroughbred horse
until two years ago. HIS services are
In great demand by horse owners.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
; STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Games Standing.
Boston 8, New York 3.
Chicago 5. Cleveland l Qst).
cleveland 3, Chicago 2 (2nd)..
washington IL, Philadelphia 0.
Detroit 6, st. Louis 2. .
Ge )
Games Today -.4s
New York at Boston (2).
Cleveland at Chicago. j
Detroit at st. Louis. yn
philadelphia at Washington. -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Games Standings
Boston 3, Philadelphia (lst).
Boston II. Philadelphia 2 (2nd).
(2nd game called, darkness. three
innings, 0-0).
rain).
N. York-Brooklyn. not scheduled.
Games To-day
Brooklyn at New York (night).
Boston at PHILADELPHIA (nirhtc
st. Louis at Pittsburgh (2J. fihr
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07

Bob Macdonald. 5b-ycar-oid Chi
cago golfer, has been q competitor
IN thirty United States Open cham
pionship tournaments.