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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
Fielding Records
Put Reds on Top

NEW YORK. Dec. Pin case
you arc wondering how the Gin
cinnat Reds Won their second
consecutive National League pen
nant last season. maybe the Of
fetal fielding records released
today viii help YOU.
The world champion Reds. both
as a team and as individuals. eS-
jabII>hed three new senior circuit
fielding records and led the league
in no les Than four fielding posi-
TONS.
The Rods club percentage Of
qs2 broke an old .97S average
made by the Chicago Cubs IN 1898
and tho Boston Bees IN 1884. Tho
champions fumhied only III
chances in 155 games 10 shatter
a former standard of l35 mIScueS
over a season made by the Cubs.
CinCinnau'S center fielder,
Harry Graft. was the leading out
fielder in the fielding department
with .qq7.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
Five Chisox Sign
For 1941 Campaign

CHICAGO. Dec. 21.-GNSl--
Five of the Chicago White SoX
baseball team have signed con-
tracts for next season. according
TO announcement today by Harry
Gardiner vice president of the
organization.
Latest TO come into the fold
are Bill Dietrich, pitcher, and
Tom Turner. second string
catcher Dietrich. who Won It.
games and lost SIN last year. r..
iected the first SoX offer with
the comment that If given an OPP
portunity he would win 20 games
next year. Dietrich was believed
10 have received a substantial in.
crease.
White Sox players who had
previously signed for next season
are Ted Lyons, Luke Appling ard
Mike KreeVich
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22

to carry The colors of Louis b.
Meyer. movie mogul, in the Santa
Anita Handicap.
Hunters Moon is a French-bred
4-year-old which was unbeaten in
his homeland and won two of his
three starts in England before Ed
ward ESmond sold him to Mayer S
agent several months ago.
The big colt is Just one of a
group of foreign-bred horses named
for tho Hundred Grand He'll
opihs. third IN the EPSON Derby,
and Kayak II, winner in 1889 and
runner-up 10 his stablematc. Sea-
biscuit. last year are among those
who may face William l.. Brann'S
Chailedon which has been assigned
top weight of 1870 pounds by rae
ing secretary Webb Everett.
Another newcomer 10 the
United States is Cornelius Wander
bilt Whitney'S Mahmoud. winner
of the 1896 Derby for the Aga
Khan the eastern potentate who
sells his bath water for fabulous
prices 10 followers, of his religion.
The old Aga must not find his
Sideline booming these days. be-
cause he has disposed of many of
his horses for spot cash g.. . Nah
moud, one Of the two gray horses
10 win the EPSON Derby in the
history OF the famous event, IS now
at stud in the quarters formerly
occupied by EqIipoise -. lie cost
Whitney So 900.
The New York race tracks.
which used 10 vie in races. now are
popularity rated by the number of
parl-mutuel windows Jamaica
officials are bOasting that although
Aqueduct is being overhauled TO
the tune of S6000O0 Jamaica will
be the leader in mutuel windows.
$50 10 APT. when alterations at
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22

ton Tommy Harmon drew ca
pa,lty crowds AT Minnesota and
ONO State rillotson expects one
OF she schools biggest years ever.
Michigan State viii open the
home slate September y the Sat
urday before school opens Iowa,
which hasn't faced Michigan FOR
Two years comes here the follow
ing Saturday and the Pitt Pan
thrrs vii complete a thrcc-g game
home stand October l.
Illinois and Columbia follow in
games at Champaign and NeW
York. After an open date Novcm-
her 3 tho Wolverines VIII swing
INTO action in that last 'lnsur-
mouniablc finish climb
Pittsburgh replaces PennSyl-
yania on tho schedule Columbia
is added instead Of Harvard and
Iowa fills m the gap lcffs by the
Withdrawal of Chicago from The
Zig Ten. BY playing Michigan.
the PaniherS add another Con-
ference foe 20 their h>t and
strengthen their hopes of filling
Chicago 5 vacancy IN the loop.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
I'm Reverse
Linemen, Not the Backs,
Gain State AWard

EAST LANSING, Dec. 21.-It's
the backs who usually get the
glory, but not when it comes to
winning the Governor of Michigan
award which annually goes to the
senior judged most valuable to the
Michigan State College football
team.
The linemeR- have more than
held their own in this contest. In
the 10 years that the award has
been made, six linemen nave won
the honor. Co-Capt Jack Anon,
fullback from Grand Rapids, be-
came the tenth winner recently.
The award carries with il a
watch engraved with the signature
of the governor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
Gridders Labor
During Yu|etide
Continued from First Sport Page

frUTH II ITSI SDOTI rage
Aggies was none too pleased with
his players drills against Ford
ham defense. Norton gave the
boys at College Station. Tex. a
workout in fundamentals yester-
day
Co-coaches Andy Kerr and
Bernie Bierman of the East have
decided TO start Tommy Harmon
and his Michigan blocking mate,
Forest EVaShevSki. as halfbaCks.
A squad of Is Western Reserve
players VIII depart from Cleveland
December % for the Sun Bowl
games against Arizona Tempe in
II Pasn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22

luftwafe responsible for the American
gaining worlds horses thooughbreds which
England France would for the
threat of bloOdnes carried bombers racks
hunters " this Cesarwitch the latest
TO reach Kentucky, is shipped
preparing
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
Meter, 9, Will Vie
In National Meet
Mrs. Hoxie Also
Takes Kovaleski
and Witczak
BY CLAYTON HEPLER

He isn't as high as .the. net
but 9-year-osd Johnny KolibaI who
attends ST. Flofian's grammar
school in Hamtramck. is going "a
take his first jump into competi-
ton as the youngest METER ever "a
enter the National Boys Indoor
Tennis tournament which begins
the day after Christmas at Cam
den, N j.
"Nincent Richards said a
youngster that age cant even
hold a'racquet, let alone swing it
with any skill. So we're taking
Johnny along with us to show
him." says Mrs. Jean Hoxle,
physical education director at
Pulaski school and coach Of the
championship Hamtramck High
School team.
LeaUe Monday
We includes Mrs. Hoxie. Fred
Kovaleski, Metropolitan League
and Detroit Junior champion, and
Harry WitcZak, another member
of the Cosmos team who COM
peted in the national tournament
last year. They'll leave here by
car at $50 a. m. Monday and ar
rive al Camden Tuesday afternoon
Richards boy, Winnie, Rich
ards Dr., was the youngest 20
compete in the tournament last
year when he was II years old.
And II little Johnny doesn't get
BY the first round, then miss
my guess" Mrs. Hoxie said Sat-
urday at the Hamtramck High
School gym where the three
worked out.
It Will be no new experience for
Kovaleski. the best of the junior
crop hereabouts. Last year he
went TO the semi-finals in the
boys division of the national in
door and paired with Al Schaefer
OF Washington. d. C., TO get 10
the doubles final.
Now in Junior
lie became 16 years old in Oc-
tobcr. which lifts him out OF ins
boys class into the Juniors tbs
year. Witczak. II, was in til
Junior division last year and had
the tough luck 10 bump up against
jimmy Everts of Chicago, the
1899 champion, in the first round
This year, however. the Cosmos
METERS Will be seeded. Mrs HoXie
has been assured. In fact they
were the only Michigan playe.
invited to compete.
Little Johnny. a prospect for
the 1914 Hamtramck High School
team. will transfer TO Pulaski
school next term. kovaleski and
Mitezak have played on the Gus
mos team which has won the
Metropolitan League team. Singics
and doubles championships for lie
past TWO years under Mrs. HoNie :
guidance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18
153O-WBRY--96
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400-Dance Hour 4:15-We, the Abbots - 4:30-Hllltop House 4:45-kate Hopkins, Angel of
 Mercy 5:00-Santa Claus in Toyland 5:30-SplnS and Needles 5:4O--harmonica Lessons 5:45-Spins and Needles l 6:0O-W Weather Forecast; News 6:05-LowinN C. IIhl Presents the
 Human Side of the News 6:15-Supper Tunes 6:30-NeWs 6:45-Ihe World Today 7:00-Waterburyk Rhythm Revue 7:l5-To be announced 1:3V-Bill Dupre ana His Connectl-
 cut kamblers 7:45-MusIc TOT Alouerns S:00--New Haven State Teachers
 College Program S:l5-HeIty Dupre, songs S:30-Dance tancIeS S:5o-European News 9:U0-Masler Singers 9:I5-Iommy Dorsey Orch. 9:3U-On with the Dance l0:UU-GLenn Milier orch. I0:15-Fublic Affairs IU:3O--Back Where l Come From lO:46-NeWs of the World II :O0-NeWs I1:15-Clyde Lucas Orch. ll:30-Eudy Duchln Orch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18
In The Local TheaterS
STATE

Starring John Garfield, Brenda Marshall and Marjorie Rambeau, East of the River, drama of New York'S slums. arrived at the War ner Bros. State theater this after noon for an engagement of four 1 days.
 Garfield is seen ill the role of Joie, the wastrel son of Mama Ravi- ola, Italian restauranteur, played by Marjorie Rambeau. Mama's adopted son, Nickie, is played by William Lundigan, Brenda Mar shall is Laurie, Garf1eld's girl friend with shady past, and George Tobias is Mama's head waiter.
 The talented cast have important, strong roles. The story is about Mama Raviola's attempss to raise her boys through all the hardships of life in tough New York neigh borhood. Nickie turns out wonder fully, graduating from engineering school while Joie is released from San Quentin after three year term, during which he was sup posed to have been a successful orange grower ill California.
 With his hardened girl-friend, Laurie, the prodigal son returns. Mama accepts Laurie as Joie's fiancee, and a fine understanding between the two women grows to love. All is well until Joie gets into another scrape, then expects Laurie to run away with him again. Joie leaves alone, but when, Laurie and Nlckie fall in love and announce their engagement, Joie returns to threaten Laurie into coming away with him. The exciting climax comes when Joie, remorSeful, want ing to square things, gets Laurie and Nickie married while gang ster mob is waiting to get him.
 And for your further enjoyment the management presents the grandest song and spectacle show of the year "One Night in the Tropics" starring Allan Jones, Nancy Kelly, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Robert Cummings, Mary Roland and hoss of other favor ties. Jerome Kern furnished the musical score of the film.
 Plan to see this show at the State before the closing perform ances Saturday evening and be sure to make the State your en- tertainment headquarters because new season of hit pictures is on the way to you.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18
STRAND

The laughs of Midnight" and the love story of Farewell to Arms" are combined in 1940s love affair, Arise, My Love-" which opened its four day engagement at the popu- lar Warmers Strand theater this afternoon with Claudette Colber. and Ray Midland in the co-star- ring leads.
 Weaving romance, laughter, and thrills out of the headlines of to- day the film carries Miss Colbert and Miiland on the crest of the sea- sons most thrilling romantic com- edy.
 With a hard hitting newspaper girl for it's heroine, handsome fly in fool for its hero, Arise My Love" takes up the thread of drama in Spain where Claudette snatches Midland from firing squad death
 She IS assigned to Berlin as a reward for her scoop, but Midland forces her to join him in a stolen vacation. When war is declared they attempt to sail for America, but submarine and shipwreck send them back to Europe to fight for democracy.
 The romantic pursuit skips from country to country across Europe Adventure is piled on adventure as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18

Purchase District rates better communications all around. The farm where Put Smith lives, TOm- my NelSon's place, Kuhnes, Ober- stadts, and John LudOrf's are all on a road so narrow that two cars often clink lenders trying to pass, not to mention what happens to the underwOrkS of the vehicles. MT. StillSon might just as well live in Alaska, most of the winter, for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18
POlI'S

The Gangler Bros. circus featur- ing a troupe of clowns and sensat- ional animal acts, headlines the big show being presented this evening at g P. M. on the stage of the Loew Poli Theater for one performance only.
 Here is circus that is grand. en- tertainment for every single mem Der of the family, young and old alike, so be sure to be here this evening.
 In addition there are other big acts including, Eddie Miller, the minstrel man of radio. He has been featured on all the major networks, such as WEAF with Phil Spitalney; WABC with Abe Lyman; WIZ and many others.
 Then there are Reynolds and Shawn, musical comedy favorites of Broadway; Wallace's Puppets in an unusual novelty, and to complete the show are the famous Step Brothers, quartet of fast-stepping dancers from the Cotton Club.
 A musical background for the show will be furnished by Gus Meyers, Jr., and the Loew Poli Theater orchestra.
 Tonight is Holy Cross Night-at 8:30 D. m. the exciting films of the Holy Cross-Boston College football game will be shown. Remember this is for one performance only, so don't miss them.
 Movie Party, thrilling game of fun and fortune at which $100 in cash awards is given away weekly, will be played at Loew's Poli tornor- row night. Make up party and come on down.
 Opening three day engagement at Loews Poli today is the stirring Pastor Hall" with Nova Philbeam and an all-star cast, and on the same program, Meet the Missus" an uproarious comedy with the new Higgins Family.
 The New Year, 194l, will be ush- cred in with gala celebration in the form of a special midnight pre- view, for one performance only at Loew's Poli on Tuesday night, Dec- ember 31st, Manager Ed Fitzpat- rick announces.
 This years New Years Eve sur prise show will be a stupendous com- bination event of stage and screen. Make your plans now to attend tickets are now on sale at the box office.
 Boys and girls-don't forget the big Christmas Show at LoeW's Poli this Saturday morning at 10 a. m. Your only price of admission is some item of food.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18

Midland joins the English fighting squadronus and Miss Colbert con- tinues her hard-hitting newspaper work. But love and fate find a way to arrange a romanatic climax for the couple which brings the pie ture to it's strong and emotional close.
 Others in the big cast include Walter Abel Dick Purcell Dennis OKeefe, Esther Dale and George Zucco.
 Co-featuring the program will be Cherokee Strip starring Richard Dix with a big cast headed by Flor ence Rice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18

party wanted it to go. How abOu some decent roads now, just to mak' 1t all even all around?
 The difference between town road engineering and state high way planning has never been so marked as now. Surveyors have spent more time just measuring U. s. 6 than it took to build the Pyramids of Egypt. Every morn ing, field parties arrive, stick up a sign to slow traffic, and then look at that humped-up mess of traprock and tar as if they eX- pected it to have vanished before they got the tools out. Bill Weasa keeps U. s. in shape and he doesn't need any engineering as sistance. If a new road is needed, and it probably is, there's no par ticular need of measuring Ely Hi- cocks pig pen more than once. It's just the same size now that it was in June. The trees are in the same place. Frost has not changed the elevation of the hills. Yet. those boys are always out there with steel tapes and trans its, measuring and figuring.
 {. On town road job, things work out different. Swampers cut a few roadside alders. Town off ciaFS come along and drive few poles high enough so you can see them. Then the trucks haul in gravel and the shovel hands level it off. When the job is complete, selectman will drive over it with twenty-year-old Ford, and if the Lizzy doesn't scrape, the job is accepted.
 Somebody figured out how many tons of blue prints had to be made before starting work on battle ship. Won't somebody compile a tally sheet of the sketches, plans, prints, and projects prepared be- for starting work on U. s. 6? Per- haps the yokels who pay taxes would like an account of the engi- neering man-hours, too.
 We're all for plotting a job be- fore it starts, but we'd like the time between plotting and execu- tiOn shortened so that children born now could drive over the new highway just few times be- for they died. Nerves along U. s. are awfulIy ragged the dogs that live along that road have parked at surveyors so often that they won't warn folks when a tramp turns in at the gate.
 Some people carry technical re- search much toe far. There was a man we know who always wanted to know exactly what mileage he was getting on different motor fuels. He would never fill tank until there was just an odor of the previous tankful left. That worked all right as long as he trav- eled alone but one day he took some ladies over to Waterbury and the car stuttered and quit on the Ben Sherman grade. When the lad had jockeyed around and rolled down to the nearest gas station, the fuel pump had dried out and wouldn't deliver gas to the motor. Losing his head, the gentleman nursed the carburetor with squirt can full of gasoline over the dreary miles to the Brass City. It took three hours to make the trip He doesn't know yet how much gas he took to drive mile. He was so busy ex- plaining that he forgot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18

all the contact he has with
 outside. Ly- man Gre e n, the Bee Man, and 8 tenant farmer on the Garnet M i n c Road are de- prived of the society of civil ized people just because of the on d i tion of highways. Town election W e H t just the way Ahn ma ainrifv
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18
Dial Doings
By JIM PARKER

Russell Bennett conductor of Sunday night just wiecacking young man about town serious gifted and for that reason
 Radio listeners "1nomaton Please" Alley accams of their own audiences applaud him gifted pianist ana readers sprighty best-seer During Sunday nights broadcast Bennett VIII n the pognt % s on eya % S a % @ h the air composition of his called The Lone Ranger in caed to literary smattering orchestra will also perform of eyants ultra-modern first string quartet
 wATR-MBs hshhghts tonight 5:45 Captain Midnight
 Fulton Lewis Jr 8, New England Meeting. To- Raymond Gram Swing 11:30 Adventures in Rhythm
 Again year step from heard in Christmas Sunday D g o8s m as 9 finished work on movie Magazine NeWsgek will new ua popularity survey
 running neck and neck They compete with each other rga Bright Idea Club this addressed to The BighEyed Deer Club
 few Spnners,' on % Monday nights at s S & About snt the bss They specialize novelty sh soss fosonss e 18th 18th
 centuries includes spriual cowboy songs novelty medleys that folk related thing to be boundary they ssn @ M at the s drop of treble e n Cns
 part the development social life early America music they sang their own songs pre- Revolution barn dances, it was emnently respectable
 Ralph Edwards Truth or Consequences show will play week in presentation.
 the Dec p and broadcasts Graham Pasadena the Rose Bowl Game Kaskas will WATERS n" Saturday trying touch with negbor with whom who moved out leaving address The dog did not belong to Miss kas but to fancer who wants to exhibit show other football They keep yelling Block that k points out, and I'm afraid some day they that"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18

ATRMBS highights tonight 545 Captain Midnight City Sleeps. Fulton Lewis IT, s, New England Meeting. Raymond Gram Swing n Rhythm
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18
 NORTH END TROJANS ARRANGING PARTY

The North End TrojanS Social and Athletic club will entertain some 100 children at its first annual Xmas party at the club rooms, Bron- son street, Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Peter Pellotto is chairman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18
MORE NAMES AMERICANIzED

Rochester, N. Y.-(UP)-Monroe county officials report that since the real shooting started in Eu- rope last spring the number of persons who have had their names "Americanized" has almost doubled the total for the early part of the year
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18
SOUTH BRITAIN BRIEFS
By BILL GARRIGUs

Roads are again in the spot light. People with increased val uations on acreage are asking "how about 8 road to the land?", and officials are listening. Jeremy Swamp Road, that goes from Somewhere to Nowhere, is being improved while that road that would link Roxbury to Purchase District just hangs in the air.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18
288-WTTC-Hartford-1O4

2SS-WTIC-HartfOrd-1O4O 4:00-Backstag Wife d:15-Stella Dallas 4:30-LorenZo Jones 4:45-Young Widder Brown 5:00-Girl Alone 5:15--Lone Journey 5:30-Jack Armstrong 5:45--Life Can Be Beautiful G:00--News and Weather G:f5-Knights of the Road 6:30--Serenaders 6:15--LoWell Thomas T:00-Fred Warnings Orchestra 7:l5-Ee wsroom of the Air 7:30-Inside of Sports 1:49-Swapper John. S:00-H Hollywood Playhouse S:30-Plantation Party y:00-Eddie Cantor and Al Good
 mans Orchestra 9;30-Mr. District Attorney 10:00-kay Kyser II :00--News and Weather 1l:15-I'he Party Line II :30--When Day Is Done 12:00-War News 12:05-The Party Line 12.55-NewS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18
l29O Kilocycles

Workers thrown out of employ ment by Japan,s anti-luxury regu- lations have appealed to the gov ernment for new jobs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18

party wanted it to go. How about some decent roads now, just to make 1t all even all around?
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Don't Take NV
Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Anchors Aweieh!

Today's column is for landlubberS
only. The words which follow are
commonly mispronounced by us
mariners whose seafaring expert
ence is limited to an occasional
voyage in a rented roWboat.
Boatswain: A petty officer. Ac-
cording to ancient nautical custom,
about half the letters in most of
these words are silent. The first
syllable rhymes with toe: the vowel
sound in the second syllable is
practically obscured: BOE-s'n.
CoXsWain: The sherman of a
boat. Correct nautical pronuncia-
ton: KAHK -sn.
Dinghy: A light rowboat. The
first syllable is not 'dinge" to rhyme
with hinge; it should rhyme with
swing. thing: DING-ee.
Ensign: A commissioned officer
In the Navy. Do not say Ensign" D."
The second syllable is exactly like
the word sin: EN-sin.
Frigate: A ship-rigged war YES
sci. The first syllable is not fridge"
to rhyme with ridge. This word
rhymes with dig it Correct pro-
nunciation: Fright.
Gunwhale: Where the deck
meets the topsides. This word
should rhyme with funnel: GUN-nl.
Mainsail: Sail" in such words
as mainsail, topsail, skysail, is not
pronounced sail" but "sl' as in
vessel: MAIN-Sl
Do not say The ship is under
weigh" It is correct to say THE