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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31

PaSaQena, Cal, Dec. Sl - (U.P.J This won't make Nebraska, Ford ham, Tennessee, Mississippi State and Arizona State like me, but I like them in the Rose, Cotton, Sugar Orange and Sun Bowl games to- morrow.
 Now that I've picked these teams, I know of no easier way for you to fulfill that yearning you've had for a corner room in the poorhouse than to parlay them. My last win ner was Daniel over the Lion, I be- lieve, but I remember hedged a little on that one by saying the Lion had a good chance to score an upset.
 had planned to withhold my sel- ections until the very last minute in the hope they would appear so late no one would read them and be tempted to risk a wager on them ex- cept night watchmen.
 Nightschool teachers, Owl fancierS, and lamplighters. But then I got to thinking of my very good friends who coach the teams of my choice. such as Biff Jones of Nebraska. Jimmy Crowley of Fordham, Bob Neyland of Tennessee, and Dixie Howell of Arizona State. They de- served, concluded, honest warning to ready themselves for the defeat that must surely come from my kiss of death.
 Seek The Truth
 They all are strong men who pre- fer to know the truth to living in a fools paradise for an extra day, and going about spinning dreams that can never come true. Too, it will enable them to ready gracious speeches to deliver in the winning teams dressing room after the game, and it will furnish them with 24 extra hours to think up reasons for the defeat that will soothe the nerves and calm the anger in the breasts of the old grads who have just lost chunk on Alma Matters boys.
 Just what will cause the downfall of my selections is not known to me. But something will, just as surely as the moon and the tides have Q working agreement. On paper, I have five might good teams Nebraska is tougher than barbe- cued Belgian block and figures to overpower the Stanford fancy-Dans but now that I've tapped them with my poison pen the Cornhuskers will probably pull a Ferdinand and for get all about football and spend the afternoon smelling the flowers. Fordham's a swell team and has the power, speed and passing to shade the NTexas Aggies, but they'll figure out some way to make chump of me. such as stopping touchdown drive to spell and pro- nolnce their names to the Aggies. A Tennesse team that has Foxx Suffridge, Molenski and other play CTS of like calibre figures to win from Boston College but they'll manage to lose even If they have tc kick on first down, call for bad pass from center when two inches from e touchdown, or have the quarterback play ''K-k-katy" on a xylophone before each forward pass play.
 Great Line
 And it'll be the same ct Miami and El Paso. Misslsslppa mas Ulis of the greatest lines ever turned oul in the south, c inc that George town shouidnt do much against
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31
Cow.ey Holds Lead; Apps, Hextall Close

Montreal, Dec. 31.-CUP)-Bill Cowley of the Boston Bruins scored two goals during the past week to protect his six-point lead in the National Hockey league individual scoring race, statistics revealed to- day.
 Runner-up Syl Apps of Toronto collected four points-two goals and two assists-to remain one point ahead of Bryan Hextall of the New York Rangers.
 The Standing:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31
Bristol Hunbles
 |Hillhouse 42-37
Special to The Democrat)

Bristol, Dec. 31 = Proving one of the best Bristol High school teams in many seasons, the current crop of courtsters coached by Tommy Monohan handed the strong Hill- house High team of New Haven a AZ to 37 setback here tonight be- fore 1900 fans, who attended the game, proceeds of which will go to Bristol, England to help victims of the European war. Lowicki and Utke scored 27 points, Lenzi B for HillhouSe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31
BEAN JACK AGAIN

fIolyoke. Mass, Dec. 3is-(UP)-
 Beau Jack. is0is, Springfield negro scored his 18th win in i6 professional fights last night when tho scored a technical knockout over Mel Neary, i2e, of Harrinblifg, Pa, in the fifth round oi Q scheduled six-round bout
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31

Score at half time: PoN 2l, Sacred Hearts g. Referee: Graham.
 Fast Start
 Eleven points in the first ten minutes. % at the half, g at the end of the third heat gave the 444 Club an eventual 8 to 26 win over the East End Community Club in another league game. Donnelly and Ciancaola scoring II points each for the opposing teams. Score:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31
PlIxE ELUnEs xnNhK

Although the Toronto hockey t'Is has Wtol 4Aflnaoun hoafkz. 70 f=z Der of that team hes eyer 9He=A the Georn4a VQNIna feHNl'y E4& F'd standing soalstenf|n1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31
BREEDERS INCREASE

Due ot the increased Interest in horse racing, the Jockey Club re- ports that iaO men and women Joined the ranks Of breeders ln the past year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31
YMCA GAMES

Centrals and Epsilons were winners of recent basketball gal played in the lily league at | Central YMCA. The scores were follows:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31
Totals

Referee -parmelee and Courtne3 Time-4 S-ninute periods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31

Demand for automobiles h in- cresaing In chile.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31
BASKETBALL GIANT

Ray Shelley, freshman basketball player at the University of Missouri. Is six feet seven inches. weighs 2l5 pounds and wears size No. IS shoes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31

Purchases of ski equipment have increased about sixty per cent over lest year, according to New York department stores.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31
Great Line

And it'll be the same ct Miami and El Paso. Mississlppa snas Udie of the greatest lines ever turned out in the south, c inc that George town nhouldn't do much against,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31
~AAz''

Noore at half llme. "ll1" 70, Ea6E Ends i3. Referee: Graham.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31

Time-4 8-minute periods.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
EAST, WEST GRID
DRILLS DELAYED
Rain Pelts Entire San rr,,
cisco Area And Floods
The Practice Fields

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26.-,n.
Coaches of the East and WAs,
Star football teams which mao.
the charity game here New yo..,
Day practically tore their hair
by handfuls today.
Rain pelted the entire area ~,
made practice fields ideal wortor' '
places for ducks.
From Berkeley, where eas,sr,
mentors Andy Kerr of COLGATE .ns
Bernie Bierman of Minnesota tbraa
up their hands in despair Of pat,inn
in enough solid outdoor session
came a reassuring note. Force,
Evashevski, fine blocking back from,
Michigan, showed decided innroro
ment after a mild case of influor,,
Halfbacks Francis Reagan, Pennsr,
vania, and George Muha, Carpepo
Tech, were recovered from bumns in
CURED yesterday.
Evashevski, who did yeoman uorl,
in clearing a path for his illustrtons
teammate, Tommy Harmon in tbo
season just past, was out of bed br.
still confined indoors. He said bo
''felt fine" and expected to he in tbo
lineup to lead the way for Harmon
runs.
Meanwhile, Harmon and the hal.
ance Of the East squad ATTENDED
luncheon in San Francisco. An in.
door drill was scheduled for later in
the day at the University of Califor.
mia in Berkeley.
The West, fighting rain trouble #
Palo Alto, plotted plays indoors,
meanwhile watching the skies in the
hope of a cessation of the downpour.
Co-coaches Matty Bell of Southern
Methodist and Grin E. Babe" Hol.
lingbery Of Washington State empha,
sized they still were shifting line and
backfield men in an effort to shape
up a smooth eleven.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
Britain Is Named Pilot
Of Greenville Spinners
Blue And Gray Program
Opened At Montgomery

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. &c.
tR-Over hills Of Coosa county the
"A college gridiron headliners who'll
compete in the third North-South
game here Saturday, left tonight a
sport strange to most of them but
one stepped in deep-south tradition
the fox chase.
They planned to follow at nearby
Kellyton a pack of hounds actually
picked with voices" to cover the
musical scale from the private ken
nels of Sidney q. Mitchell, former
utilities tycoon, and Coosa ma
tive. The chase was over his fox
and raccoon stocked Ann Jordan
preserve.
While both clubs spent the morn.
ing sightseeing in this one-time cap
ital of the Confederacy, the first
competitive events Of the Blue and
Gray all-sports week got under way
to the booming of shotguns along
skeet traps which drew experts
from throughout Dixie.
The tour ranged from the still
used capitol where Jefferson Davis
took the oath of office in 1861 tc
the "air corps" southeast pilot
training center at Maxwell Field
where airplanes roared in. and out.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
C0NN NAMED TIGHTER OF YEAR,
Maroons. George to1un Reach Miami For Game
Wake Forest Cagers
Return To Hard Work

WAKE FOREST, Dec. 2e.-LR-
After a Today rest for the Christ
r-as holidays, Wake Forests basket.
ba, squad resumed drills this morn.
ing and jumped right into two'day
workout routine in preparation for
a game with st. Bonaventure in Buf-
falo, N. Y, on New Years Day.
Coach Murray Greason has an
nounced that his boys will leave by
train Monday for Philadelphia, where
they will practice Tuesday. They
will go to Buffalo Tuesday night.
Nine players and Manager Alden
Kuhlthau will make the trip. The
players are Capt. Vince Cenvery,
Herb Cline, Jim Bonds, Hank Lou
gee, Ev Berger, Rob Buie, Chuck
Fineberg, Harry Hutchins and John
Polanski.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
Eddie Miller Signs
l94l Boston Contract

BOSTON, Dec. 26.-(R)-Eddie
Miller, the National leagues best
fielding shortstop, today signed his
1941 contract for President Bob
Quinn of the Boston Bees and then
headed for Orlando, Fla, with his
family.
Miller, who remained unsigned
last season until after his arrival
at the training camp, probably re-
ceived a big salary boost, but
neither he nor Quinn would discuss
their terms.
Miller is satisfied and so am
L." Quinn said. He has assured
me he will do his best to earn his
salary and that's all anyone can
demand"
Miller, who batted .275, perform
ed in ISL games, making As putouts
and figuring in 122 double plays.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
Victor Seixas Advances
In Indoor Tennis Meet

CAMDEN, N. j., Dec. 26.-lR-
E. Victor Seixas of Philadelphia,
seeded No. l, smashed his way
through "a. games without losing
one today to gain the third round
of the 26th annual national indoor
junior tennis tournament.
The 16-year-old youth trounced
E. Raymond Morris of Philadel-
phia, 60, 60 in the first round
and then after a few minutes rest
eliminated Joseph Delate of Tren-
ton, N. j., by the same score. De-
late had advanced to the second
round by default.
Seixas, who ranks 18th in the
United States, was the only Junior
to gain the third round but other
favorites won their first roun d
matches easily, both in the boys
and junior divisions. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
PROMINENT MEN
ASK F. R. TO ACT
TO DEFEAT AXIS
(Continued From Page One)

fend America by Aiding the Allies or
its adjuncts, Ulrich Bell, newspaper
man and one Of the signers, said that
no organization was behind the ar
peal. The White House said that so
far as it knew the telegram was
spontaneous.
The signers included James B.
Conant, president of Harvard univer-
sity: Frank Altschul, New York
banker; Charles Seymour, president
of Yale university; Gerard Swope,
New York industrialist; Mrs. Dwight
Morrow, mother-in-law of Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh; Lewis w.
Douglas, president of the Mutual
Life Insurance company and former
budget director; Carter Glass, Jr.,
Lynchburg, Va; Arthur Garfield
HAYES, New York lawyer; Rupert
Hughes, author, and Douglas ~lr-
banks, Jr., motion picture actor.
At New York, Lewis Douglas SAID
tonight that he was one of the orlgl-
nators of the telegram. 1t was also
announced that William Allen White
had telephoned Douglas from Kan
sas asking that his (White's) name
be added to the list of signers.
While there was no announcement
whether or not the President agreed
with the telegram, the fact that it
was made public by his foficial aides
caught the attention Of the capital.
Pledging complete approval OF
the Roosevelt plan to lend arma-
ments to Britain, the telegram also
,,reed the chief executive to tell the
country CLEARLY and boldly OF the
changes of English failure and the
consequences to the United States
of such an eventuality.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
VOLUNTEERS PREP
FOR BOSTON TILT
Settle Down To Rigorous
Grind For Game In Sugar
Bowl Next Wednesday

EDGEWATER PARK, Miss,
Dec. 26.-IR-The Tennessee Vol
unteers settled down today to a
rigorous training grind on the rain
swept coast of the Gulf of Mexico
to get ready for their Sugar Bowl
encounter with Boston college in
New Orleans next Wednesday.
Coach Bob Neyland, taking the
victory-gorged Volunteers to their
third Bowl game in as many years,
showed the somewhat stale squad
into a stiff practice soon after they
detrained this morning, but called
it off when a semi-tropical rain
storm swept the coast.
He Immediately ordered another
session for mid-afternoon which
was rained out also and the squad
went into skull practice. Neylano
was much disappointed at the
weather, but said two sessions
would be held tomorrow regard
less of the weather in order tc
bring the teams back to the form
with which they ended an all-vic
torious season a month ago.
There will be much hard scrim'
mage right through Monday .
Neyland said. 1--WE are up against
the biggest and best team we've
had to face, and we must plan &C
cordingly. The hard scrimmage
means we probably will enter the
New Years Day game minus a
few men with injuries, but we
must take that chance because we
are so far behind in training"
1--WE only started real work Mon
day after a layoff for examina.
tions and our timing and other
things are off,
Neyland professed to be much
worried by the size of the Boston
college Eagles, who are in train.
ing IS miles farther west at Bay
st. Louis, Miss.
Boston has about IS pounds tc
man on us. Southern California
was huge against us in the Rose
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27

terweight title fight, in which Arm
strong, both eyes punched closed,
fought blindly to the final bell,
then tumbled on his face.
Most promising fighters Conn
and Tami Mauriello, New Yor k
middleweight.
Best comeback fighter-Baer.
Best comeback in a fight-Over-
lin, on the verge of knockout
in the sixth round of his first fight
with Belloisc, rallied to win the
decision.
Biggest 'flop'-Pat Comiskey,
New Jersey heavyweight.
Most knockdowns in one fight
Phil Furr flooring Steve Mamakos
ten times.
Outstanding knockout artist -
Jenkins.
Leading money-maker-Louis.
Most sensational knockout-Lou
Ambers, by Jenkins. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
Cornhuskers Face Hard
Practices For Contest
With Stamford Jan.

PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 26.-R-
Nebraska Cornhuskers worked out
today in a final series Of three stiff
workouts which is expected to put
them on edge for their Rose Bowl
encounter with Stanford universltys
Indians New Years Day,
The coaching staff said the Ne
braskans would be put through hard
practice sessions tomorrow and Sat
urday, before entraining for Pasa'
dena, Calf, and that nothing bul
bit of polishing up would be at
tempted after the team reaches 'ne
coast.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
Ell Paso Will Welcome
Arizona State TODAY

Ell PASO, Dec. 26.-(R)-El Paso
will tender a western welcome to.
morrow to Arizona State of Tempe,
Border conference gridiron cham
pions who hold ideas Of roping and
hog-tying Western Reserve univer-
sity in the Sun Bowl on New Years
Day.
1t will be the second such welcome
to the Arizonians, who are making a
repeat performance in the bowl. Last
year Tempe and Catholic university
Of Warrington, D. c., battled to a
scoreless tie.
Los Rancheros, an organization of
mounted Ell Paso sportsmen who eat
pinto beans for breakfast and talk
football will be on hand in full re.
gala when the Arizona team shows
up.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
WODEHOUSE WRITING
BOOK In NAZl CAMP
Continued From Page One)

leather belt; a blue turtle-neck
sweater; a tweed sports jacket,
trousers and a pair of knit gloves.
He carried a three-inch stack of
sheets of paper-the innards of the
new book.
Coming over here to east Ger
many came as an absolute blow
to me-" he said. "It all happened
so quickly, you know, that I really
didn't have a chance to leave
France.
Really before I could do any
thing the war was over for me. By
the end of May the whole thing
was settled in my territory"
His eyes twinkled as he told of
the months during which he had
to report every morning at nine
o'clock to the German police.
In July he was sent along with
other British prisoners to Loos and
there, he said, they had their
worst experience as they were
turned over to the French police
who treated them as criminals and
allowed them only one hour in "a
outside a cell.
But "the' German commander
came to inspect" the author re-
lated, "and went through that
place like an east wind. He raised
hell"
Shortly the prisoners-Wodehou
and his oddly assorted companions
were transferred to Belgium and
from there to the present camp, a
group of red brick buildings with
barred windows which formerly
was an insane asylum.
Asked about his daily schedule
Wodehouse laughed and said, look.
ing at the camp commander:
"Well, am I allowed to tell
him."
"Sure, why not?" the English
speaking officer replied.
The prisoners, Wodehouse then
said, have reveille at 6 a. M, dress
and wash, have breakfast and then
roll call at 9 a. m. After that they
have chance to see the doctor,
and are free to pursue their chosen
activity until lunch time, since as
civilians they are not required to
do manual labor.
The 1,1oO men eat in three shifts
in dining hall.
Immediately after roll call I go
over to the white house, our
amusement and concert hail."
Wodehouse said, "to do some more
work on the book which 1 started
here. It's about three American
crooks who appeared in one of my
other books and the scene, as usual,
is laid in England.
"This is the first time in IS
years that I've written a book in
long hand. Oh, but now" the writ
er recalled, "even that's stopped, as
the commandant has been kind
enough to lend me his typewriter"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
MISSISSIPPI CLUB
STARTS PRACTICE
Weather Is Principal Topic Ut
Discussion In Camps OF
Orange Bowl Teams

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 26.-R-Both
Orange Bowl football teams rolled
into Miami's 80-degree sunshine to
the blaring strains of band music
today and one of them ississippi
State-lost no time settling down
to work for the New Years Day
game.
The Maroons, detraining at p.
m. (EST) went through the usual
arrival fuss, then hurried to the
practice field for brisk session.
Geogetown's Hoyas came in a
half-hour later at a different sta
ton, enjoyed the reception and Ia
ter contented themselves with a
long walk around their M i m i
beach field to loose the train kinks.
The weather was the principal
topic Of discussion in both camps
but neither coach thought the heat
would be a serious detriment.
1--WE had some 70-degree weather
just before we left Starkville," :"
Coach Allyn McKeen of Mississippi
State said, ''And I think we can
get accustomed to the warmth
shortly
Coach Jack Hagerty Of George
town said he believed the Hoyas,
too, could become acclimated.
"We should have enough time to
get used to it," he declared. 1.-The
heat got us when I brought an
other Georgetown team to Miami
in 1886, when we arrived the day
before the game. I have two good
teams this time, however, and feel
I can give the players enough rest
in the game to keep them fresh. -
The University of Miami
whipped Georgetown 1917 in that
1886 game.
Both coaches predicted a rather
wide open game because neither
had had chance to scout the
other effectively.
McKeen sent his men through a
hustling 15-minute ession Of calls
themes, then put the linemen to
work on the dummiec and wound
up with dummy scrimmag2.
The reception ceremony was
much the same at each station.
Mayor Alexander Orr, Jr., Orange
Bowl officials and the events sun
girl, Miss Elaine Edgar, welcomed
Mississippi State first, then rushed
three miles to the other station
to greet Georgetown. A high school
band whopped it up at each place.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
Wilmingtonian And Former
Pirate Accepts Terms; Will
Start About Feb. l
BY SCOOP LATIMER

GREENVILLE, S. c., Dec. 26.-
Santa Claus slipped down Green
ville's sports chimney yesterday
and pinned on the community
Christmas tee message from
Calvin Griffith who announced:
Britain is your 1941 manager.
Terms accepted today"
This telegraphic advice clears up
the muddle which for weeks be-
clouded the Spinners' baseball
managerial situation.
Britain accepted t>rns in a con-
ference with Griffith at Charlotte,
and reports emanating from the
office of the Spinner president in
dicated the peace parley" also
emphasized the aims for the new
order in the Sally l.ague."
Gus and Cal. each a member of
two respective class B teams, went
to the mat in the friendliest terms
with the double-edged determina-
ton to get the best available
talent from the parent Washington
Senators.
Britain took the job with the
assurance that he will have only
one boss-Clark w. Griffith, owner
of the Senators who purchased the
Greenville franchise from Joe
Cambria. Griff is the one man to
whom Gus must look, and even
the Old Fox said he wouldn't med
die in the business of running the
Spinners.
II have adopted hands-off
policy" Griff was quoted. 1.-The
reins will be turned over to Brit
tain. hope and believe he can
handle the job. If he can't, then
it would be the responsibility OF
the Washington organization to
make whatever changes deemed
necessary in the best interest of
the fans and the ball club
Manager Britain, who took over
the Spinners late last season from
Alex B. McColl and moved them
up notch to post-scason play
off position, informed the writer
by telephone he was happy to re-
| turn here.
"From the looks of our roster
know we have the nucleus of a
good b a IL club" he added.
Furthermore, we are reasonably
certain of getting good prospects
from the Washington training
camp at Orlando"
Gus said he would come to
Greenville about February / when
the newly named business manag.
er, Harold Gray, is scheduled to
report here. Then he will make
arrangements to move his family
from Wilmington, N. c., where he
is engaged in the wine business.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27

Bowl last New Years Day, but Bos-
ton college is bigger, biggest of
anything we've faced" he said.
The squad, coaches and others,
a party numbering about 70, ar
rived early today after an over
night trip from Knoxville. A b e
Goldberg, president of the Sugar
Bowl, and other Bowl committee
members greeted the coach and
players, but welcoming ceremonies
were cut short as Neyland showed
the squad quickly past the break
fast table and on to the practice
field.
Neyland led the Volunteers to the
Orange Bowl in Miami in 1888 and
the Rose Bowl last year.
Trainer Mickey Obrien said that
Big Bill Luttrell, first string tackle,
was still suffering from an injured
knee and would be unable to un-
dergo heavy scrimmage, but he
hoped he would round into shape
for the game. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27

PASADENA, Calf, Dec. 26.-P)
Greeted by a bright sun and crisp
breezes blowing off snow tipped
mountains, Stanford universitys
football squad gathered for its first
Rose Bowl practice session in Pasa-
dena today.
Relaxed after a one-day holiday,
the Indians were in mirthful mood
as Coach Clark Shaughnessy sent
them through light workout at
Brookside Park, a short distance
from the bowl.
Shaughnessy said the team lost
valuable time when several members
were stricken with influenza in the
last two weeks, but that he hoped