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Evening star., 1940-01-14
Prusoff Beats Riqqs
And Plays Cooke in
Florida Final
Letter Wins Over Hare,
British Netmon; Wet
Clay Bothers Chomp
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ORLANDO, Fla, Jan. 13.-Bobby
Riggs, ranking player of the world,
was just another amateur to Henry
Prusoff here today as the e-foot
Seattle player blasted him out OF
the semi-finals of the 18th annual
Florida tennis tournament, Ga,
81, 3-6, 61.
Prusoff ranked 10th nationally
will meet Elwood Cooke, sixth rank
ing national player from Portland,
Greg, tomorrow afternoon In the
finals.
Cooke erased Charles Hare, Eng
lish Davis Cup player, 6-1, 60.
e3.
The defeat was Riggs third In
as many weeks.
Wet clay again proved Riggs
nemesis.
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Dempsey and Kearns
In First Pact Since
Fighter Retired
Sign Articles Switching
Pustor-Burmun Bottle
As Champagne Flows
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PresS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-Jack
Dempsey and the man who man
aged him to the world heavyweight
championship, Jack Kearns, today
Joined in their first business pact
since Dempsey quit fighting, as ar
ticles were signed for 12-round
fight at Detroit between Red Bur-
man and Bob Pastor.
The agreement for a March IA
bout was put into writing at a tur-
KEY and champagne luncheon, with
ali its attendant fanfare, in one OF
Dempsey's. midtown restaurants a
year to the day after Burman beat
Welshman Tommy Farr here.
The bout originally was intended
for Miami, Fla, under Dempsey S
promotion, but Kearns persuaded
the parties concerned to stage 1t
at Olympia Stadium, Detroit.
Pastor was guaranteed $4,000 or
an option of 30 per cent, and Bur-
man was given a guarantee of $4,000
or an option of 20 per cent.
Evening star., 1940-01-14
exos Ag's Norton
Gets 5-Yeur Job
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLLEGE STATION, Tex,
Jan. 13.-Mild Homer Norton, a
man who strobe from the dog
house to the top of the football
coaching heap in four months
with a great Texas A. & M. team,
signed new 5-year. contract
today.
Rewarded by the same athletic
council that had pondered dis
missing him before completion
of the '38 schedule, Norton re-
ceived a salary increase and the
security he demanded.
The contract was dated Sep
tember l, 1910, to extend through
the playing season of 1914.
Salary figures were not cited.
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Maryland 7osse Boxers Score While Catholic IT, Wins Easily in RnQ
Rangers Win Sets
HockeyL Mark
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TORONTO, Jan. 13.-The New
York Rangers established a new
National Hockey League record
of 10 consecutive games without
defeat tonight when they
trounced the Toronto Maple
Leafs, 4 to /.
The mark surpassed by one
game the record established by
the Montreal Canadiens in the
1929 season.
Since their last defeat, by the
Montreal Canadiens on Novem-
Der 10, the Rangers have won II
games and tied 5.
Tonight's victory gave the New
York club undisputed possession
of the league lead, putting them
2 points ahead of the idle Boston
Bruins and in front of Toronto.
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Some Reds, Fons Believed What They Read

Come, now, Mr.. Werber. After all
L mean It, he said Il swell position certain
angles Some OF fellows
didn't play the kind of ball they during
pennant ngh And the that
up they where Yankees
were going to wipe them off the face of the
The papers said that Lombard couldn't
n and that Craft Berger and Goodman
field with the Yankee
Dahlgren Gordon built thought they
stagefrght"
Mr. Weber shook his finger
believe thing
why did they the They
they have the best pitchers baseball
It, They call that
and the print
"Grf just another ball
to that
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Mcleod in Thrd-Spoi
Tie al Half Point
OF Senior Golf
Matches CIorson With
IA; Hutchison Hits
Top II, MiIey 73
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FleSS.
SARASOTA, Fla, Jan. 13.-Jock
Hutchison, former United States
Open and British Open golf cham
pion, treated himself to 1-under-
par II today to lead the National
P. G. A. Seniors Tournament at
the halfway mark.
The Chicago, Ill, veteran, who
won the seniors title two years ago
carded a So Oh the outgoing nine
over the North Shore Country Club
course and then came home with
a IS.
Two strokes back was Fred Miley
of Cincinnati, father of Marion Mi
ley, the feminine links star, who
took a 70.
Freddie Mcleod of Washington's
Columbia Country Club, the de-
Tending champion, and Richard
Clarson of Knoxville, Tenn, tied
for third place with 74s.
Long Jim Barnes of West Orange,
N. j., one-time P. G. A. and British
Open titleholder, was far back of
the pace settlers with a IS.
The veteran pros, all more than
so years of age, may find the going
a bit easiero tomorrow when they
move over to the par-70 Bobby
Jones municipal course for the final
18 holes.
Mcleod carded one over regula-
ton 37s on each nine. He equaled
standard figures on the third,
fourth, fifth and sixth and seventh
holes and was one under on the
eighth par hole.
He equaled par on the next four.
slipped to two over on the 14th, was
one over on the 18th, even on the
18th.
He turned on the pressure on the
final two, clipping off one stroke
on the 17th and 18th holes.
McLeod's card:
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Foirfox High Bosketers
Too Hot for Firemen

With Ross Walker pouring %
points through the net, Fairfax
Highs basket ball team defeated
the Fairfax Volunteer Fire Depart
ment, 1922, at the new Fairfax High
gym. Herman Thorpe also sparkled
for the winners, with 13 points.
In e preliminary game, Fairfax
girls and wives of the flremen bat
tied to an 11-11 tie, at which stage
the game was called. Ethel Young
was high for the scholastic team,
with 6 points.
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Books Virginia, CoroIino

DANVILLE, Va. Jan. Is R.-C.
Stuart Wheatley, president of the
Dannville Chapter Of the Virginia
Alumni Association, announced to-
night that a basket ball game be-
tween Virginia and North Carolina,
Originally scheduled here on Janu-
ary 9. would be played here Febru-
ary ).
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Pirates Will Start Camp
Drills on February 70
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 13. - The
Pittsburgh Pirates today announced
spring training drills will open Feb
ruary % at the Pirate camp at San
Bernardino, Calf.
The first squad, including pitch
ers, catchers and Coach Honus
Wagner, will leave Pittsburgh Feb
ruary "a. Frankie Frisch, new Pi-
rate manager, will 60 to California
several days earlier.
The second division, made up of
infielders and outfielders, will leave
Pittsburgh March 2 and arrive In
San Bernardino three days later.
Evening star., 1940-01-14
HyottsviIIe High Bows
To Alumni Busketers

Paced by Dick Reamy's 6 points,
Hyattsville Highs alumni basket ball
team defeated the school team, 18-
II, on the Hyattsville court.
Raymond Kidwell and Roy
Pranschke collected 4 points each
for the varsity.
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Grady Rovers Take Come

Willie Barber scored IL points yes
terday to lead the Grady Rovers to
q 31-16 Wctory over the Merrick
Boys Club in q 90-pound basket ball
game ct Nerrick Boys Club.
Evening star., 1940-01-14
(Scores on Poge B-9.)
Bosketers Seek RivoIs

Immaculate Conception Alumni
basketers are seeking unlimited op-
position with teams having the use
OF gym. Call Joe Marshall at EN-
erson 1491.
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Win, Lose |: !;':;': or o! Draw
By FRANCIS {. STAN.
A Matter of BoseboII POLICY
By FRANCIS {. STAN

The fellow who sells insurance began
right he pronounced
another ball club the
It," -
NOW TINS fellow is something than policy pedder.
soe Bill Weroer the
NaUonal League to
Word Series with the
authority TOO because before he
the Yankees And for the Red Athletics
sick of picking
the Yankees
No. why?
Because of you"
Come Me?
Yes and all of the other fellows
The Yankees buffalo and buffalo everybody
real baseball like Grf, frinstance"
Evening star., 1940-01-14
Di Mag Only Yonk, on Paper, to Stand Out

Why Mr. Weber how you talk Couldn't Dckey and Mi Maggie
and those fellows something
ming too?
Sure" Werber. good probably
the best catcher in baseball
fielder They're good but that's
last year"
The Yankees took it,
That's the Listen
something
the Yankee
Our nfed better than the
S
Il thought the
still think have still
games 1t crying shame that he didn't
OF them thought
and that fourth game ours"
Wel you saw what happened The Yankees
games because they got the breaks
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-24

It's to make a little extra money
with which to pad out the annuities
he has that Make is fighting again.
And for the first time since have
known him, and that goes back to
the early 1905 when he came to
New York to fight Ernie Schaaf in
the Garden, Max seems to have
what can best express as "men-
tai peace" The roaring playboy
is gone.
That is sure. What remains Of the
fighting equipment that made Baer
heavyweight champion of the world
will not be known until he gets into
the ring with Galento in Jersey
City on May %.
To the eye and to the touch, Max
is still a tremendous physical Speci-
man. There isn't one ounce of fat
on him right now. Moreover, he
has genuine hatred for Galento.
He feels that the Jersey buffoon,
through actions which cannot be de-
scribed in print, has violated even
boxings curb-level code of ethics.
II just want to swing on him
once" Baer said,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-24
East Mountain
Golf Grist
RY Pete Slicer


At meeting of the board Of gov
ernors of the East Mountain Golf as
ISOLATION last night Sunday, June Q,
was selected as the date Of dedica-
ton of the EMGA memorial plaque
for this year, with May 30, Memorial
day to be selected in years to come.
Mayor Vincent A. Scully, members
of the park board and President
Jack Kearney Of the association will
speak.
Any person wishing to join the as
ISOLATION is urged to get membership
cards soon, as new members will not
be accepted after June l. See Chair
man George Bergen, Jack Kearney,
Armand Durante, Guido Durante or
Johnny Bergen for cards at once.
The schedule for 1910 was submit
ted by Guido Durante and accepted
by the governors.
A spring dance was discussed and
social chairman, handsome Jimmy
(Hook) Burke will make an an
nouncement about 1t within few
days. Don't miss this one, fellows,
for when Jimmy handles an event
of this kind he does it up brown.
Mayor Vincent A. Scully, Super
intendent of Parks James Curtin,
Park Board Secretary Thomas F..
Moore, other members of the park
board and club professional frankie
Paul were voted honorary member
ships in the association. E. M. G. A.
has joined the Connecticut State
Golf association, for the sixth con-
Secutive year.
Special warning to j. Fitzmaurice,
j. Curtin and T. Moore have
less than three days to get into shape
for that important event Saturday,
as the sun will shine and Mayor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-24
Sports
QUESTIONS
Answered

Have you a sports question you
want answered? Write your ques-
ton clearly, sign your name and
address and mail your query to
Sports Fan Question Man, Sports
Service Bureau, The Waterbury
Democrat, 1913 18th street, Wash
ingtOn, ID. c., enclosing scent
postage stamp for personal reply
Don't telephone: write as directed.
@. What new all-time majol
league home run record was estab-
lished by the New York Giants last
year?
A. BY hitting 5 homers in one in
ming, the Giants hung up a new
all-time record for one inning by
one club. The record making indi-
viduals were banning, Demaree
Whitehead, Salvo and Joe Moore
the last 8 consecutive.
@. What is. Lou Zamperinps best
time for the mile run indoors?
A. -Four minutes, eight and one
fifth seconds.
@. Did Johnny Risko ever fight
George Godfrey?
A. Risko defeated Godfrey on a
decision in 10 rounds, June a.
1928, in Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, N
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-24

June 23-Two Ball Foursome-
Combined handicap 40 or more. Low
net Prizes.
June 3O-Goodwin Park. at Wat
erbury.
July 4-Red &c Blue Match with
Hookers & Slicers.
July 6-7-Third Annual Cham
pionship E. M. G. A.
July 8-9-10-11 - First Round
Matches.
July 12- 10 = IA Second Round
Matches.
July 15-16-17-1-4 Finals.
July 18-19-20-Semi Finals.
July 21-FinalS.
July 21-Senior Tournament.
July 28-Stanley Park at Water
bury.
Aug. 4AOpen Date.
Aug. 11-Open Date.
Aug. 18-Open Date.
Aug. 25-Open Date.
City Championship.
Sept. 1-Open Date.
Sept. 2-President's Cup.
. Sept. 8-Open Date.
Sept. 22-Spet. 29-List, the re-
mainder of the season being open
for ladies eclusive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-24
Public Parks Baseball Champs To Challenge For City Title
Today's Sport Parade
BY HENRY McLEMORE
UNITED Pres sStaff Correspondent

New York, April "a. - CUP) -
Max Baer is a mixture Of sweet
ness and fight.
In one breath the big fellow tells
you how, on the night Of May %, he
is going to back Tony Galento into a
corner and give him the full treat
ment.
"I'l hit that loud-mouth every
where and with everything. Hell
get elbows, knees, thumbs, laces and
heads. That's what he hands out
so I'll give it to him in a double
dose. I was a butcher boy once
and I'll become butcher boy
again."
IT amt fightin' for myself any
more" he said. IT got enough to
take care of myself. I want to
make little extra for some others
Lissen, femme tell you when I de-
cided to take this fight with Ga
lento."
The swagger was all gone from
Max as he told me about little OLD
woman in her sixties - his Aunt
Olive from Ohaha. A few months
ago, at his home In Livermore
Calf, he came in to find hel
there. She had come from Omaha
to see his baby.
"Get a load of this" Max said
"She had sat up all night on q
coach train to save Pullman fare
and had packed her own box lunch
to save going into the diner. She
had done all this to come out and
see us and the baby. I took hel
purse out of her hands, and what
do you think she had? Just enough
to get her back to Omaha, that is, il
she sat up all night again anc
packed her own lunch"
Cooled Off
Make didn't look like the Make
most people know as he told me this
story. He didn't sound like the
braggart Baer of the sports pages
either. He looked me In the eye
and CROPPED for words, and for once
had the feeling that he wasn't try
ing to sell me a bill of goods.
IT told my aunt right then thai
she was going home first class, ano
live first class from now on" he
said. "And so are a lot Of the others
who mean something to me and have
been kind to me. Hell-it's lot
easier to take punch on the Jaw
when you're 81 than 1t is to sit ur
all night in a day coach when you'e
sixty-five".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-24
EAST MOUNTAIN
GOLF CALENDAR

Guido Durante, tournament COM
mittee chairman of the East Noun
tain Golf association, announced
the following list Of events for the
municipal course which begin on
May 5 with the Red and Blue match
and concludes September %:
East Mountain Mems Golf AS
ISOLATION Schedule-1940.
May 5-Red & Blue match in
CONJUNCTION with Hookers & Slicers
Losing men pay.
May 14-Million Dollar Script
Tourney.
May 26-Keney Park at Water
bury.
May 3O-Memorial Day Flag tour
nament. Ladies Invited.
June 1-2-Annual Handicap Tour
nament. (Qualifying).
June 8-9-Get-acquainted Tourna-
ment. (Handicap Affair.".
June 16-Men's Two Ball fore
some. Selective Drive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-24
MEMBERSHIP OF
LOOP INCREASED
TO EIGHT TEAMS
4 New Clubs Get Places ;
May l0 Agreed on for
Opening Day

With three local baseball leagues
ready to operate on an "all-Water-
bury" plan, insofar as playing talent
is concerned, the Public Parks
League made a bold move at its
meeting last night that, at any rate,
is bound to increase local interest in
the various games played.
Not content with increasing its
league membership from six to
eight teams, move which the City
Amateur league managers voted not
to do, the Parks managers went on
record as favoring a challenge to
the City League winners to decide
the Waterbury championship at the
end of the season, for the Parks
League lads feel, that if the senior
loop sticks to its plan of using local
talent, the Junior league winners
have a right to challenge for the IT,
tie, mythical though it is. Many of
the managers resent the remark at
the City League meeting that the
admission of two Parks League teams
to the City Amateur League would
weaken" the loop if one team is a
Standout to win during final round
of play.
New Entries
Pond Aces, Long Hills, North End
Robins, formerly the Lions and the
Fulton A. G. are the new Public
Parks clubs which will swing into
action, Sunday, May 10 with the
other league members. Long Hills
won 80 to SO games in the Recreation
League last season.
The North End Robins, formerly
the North End Lions won II and
lost year ago, playing home and
road" games. They will hold spe-
cial meeting Friday night 7:3O at
their club house to discuss further
arrangements on baseball practice.
George Graham will coach the team
this season.
Charley Gerace and George Crocco
are to umpire again with scorers
and collectors to be named next
week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-24

Scully has been in secret training
for three weeks and is going to town
in big way.
What Is this? Georgiana A. Ber-
gen, who, we understand, has been
made q life member Of the E. M.
girls association, is having his mem
bership encased in gold. Volta man!
Seen at East Mounatin already
this season and early-Professor
George Grady, local high school
teacher, who is going to surprise
the boys this season and I don't
mean perhaps or maybe.
"Snowshoes" Len Corrado, Stan
Kovel, j. Kearney and j. Halleran
played is holes already, most of
them in the woods, but they will
come along-they hope!
ANY club member with handicap
Of IL or under see Captain Armand
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-24
TRACKS owe BAY
STATE MILLION
Such Is Charge of Anti
Gambling Research
Worker

Boston, April 24.-(UP)-John L.
Feeney of Cambridge, militant foe
of pari-mutuel betting, was cam
paigning again today to force the
state racing commission to revoke
dates issued Massachusetts horse
and dog tracks because he alleged
they we the Commonwealth $1,O42,-
sos in "breakage".
Feeney, former research director
of the New England anti-gambling
association, sought a writ of man
damuS in supreme court yesterday
He won supreme court ruling a
year ago that race tracks and the
state were splitting more "breakage"
than they were entitled to.
The test case cost Feeney $4,000
in legal expenses to win the ruling
and to recover 10 cents in break
age".
Feeney's new bill, based on this
ruling, named the racing commits
sion as sole defendant. 1t asked
the court to determine the exact
amounts in "breakage" owed the
state by IA racing associations, sew
eral now defunct, to collect the
money owed and to revoke licenses
for dates already granted for horse
races at Suffolk Downs and dog
races at wonderland Park, Revere
Supreme Court Justice Louis s
Cox will decide Friday whether a
hearing on the petition will be
granted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-24
MOVIE COMPLICATIONS

The fact that Canadian winter
scenes for Paramount's Technicolor
"Untamed" had to be shot at more
equable season of the year, caused
unexpected complications. The prop
men met them by shooing the sum-
mer birds out of the fir trees, which
were supposed to be silent in No.
vember.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-24
Birnelech in Same
Boat With Louis
By DAN PARKER

land boat Is
only having
opposition sight Bradleys boss such sndOut for
In fact bunch dr fellows our set were ns s'teS up
thing called Of This viii save people having
stepped week from Saturday viii prevent the Louisville Hotel 1
nations keeping locked up in
refrain of: "My Old Kentucky Home"
Pancho the Of
bought by
PanchO Royal including
which 81
by club.
as there Every
s 'i BIND to fe
the operators Or they interested only in gath
erng deuces and fins?
81 OBSERVE that The Dancer Maurice Hyam making
about who should have jobs at tracks in state observes
Everybody that And that the books
crack 60 pretty
% h s the 1a1 r% at the % be hal"
per cent the profits for the oys stadium
neat profit Yet there has been no what anything
tn G 10 cent share Of the were n And there
three decades hit the ranks? Are there
million dollar stalker The answers from left right would appear
to be Yes and No.
years ago. heayyvelshts
Buddy Nathan
turned
ranky inferior that the contenders take
by comparison.
bbodied complains about
opportunities these I'm going him swift boot
middle million dollar
lnity
HAVING PREVIOUSLY SOUNDED warnings
declaring eatherweght
positively
them fight him 70 rthe title
Immediately within
Reilly the will
him.
bunch Of 194O" writes Mike of wheeling twas Good
Narragansett Saturday.
paying $780, $34.40 and $3.50"
PLAY HAS COST the Dodgers fartg this
while
with
Pitcher started busting
exhibition that didn't
a ball be costly
Copyright 194O King Features Syndcae)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-24
LOWLY AND LONELY

st. Louis, April pa st. Louis
daily paper didn't consider the oc-
casion important enough to send a
correspondent to Detroit to cover
the Browns opening game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-24
SKIING IN DIXIE

Cumberland, Md, April 24.-The
first skiing organization south Of
the Mason-Dixon line has been
formed here by the Western Mary
land Ski club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-24

Brookfield, Conn, April 24.-The
Gene Sarazens expect to adopt Their
second child soon. It will be a boy
The first was a girl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-24

LEROY DIRECTED
Mervyn Leroy directed Vivien
Leigh and Robert Taylor in water
loo Bridge"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-24

Durante about Joining Division A
league. Each division is to have six
or more two-man teams. Division B
members will handicap between 10
and 20, see Captain John Marcoux,
Division c members handicap 81 to
80, see Captain Mike Carosella.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-24

Bill Egan and ]. Bergen would like
to know if anybody would like a
piece of them this weekend or any
weekend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-24

See youse on the first teel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-24

HORSE Dodgers a farthng spring
Duocher injured his throwing while wrestling clubhouse
Clearwater with Trainer Are Mcovern action
month Pitcher Carl Doyle who started busting off Detroit Tigers
exhibition that didn't thing being hapooned
pitching hand by John Corsica repsal dusto that
pitching
a costly
Copyright, 1910, King Features SyndcateJ
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-24

writes Wheeling,
Narragansett Saturday.
paying $780, $34.40 and $780,"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-10
U. S. Is Preparing for Any
Eveniualities" in Far East
Navy Gets Ready; Supply Ships
Purchased: F. D.. Admiruls Confer

train" of supply. service. tender
and transport vessels. TO serve the
fleet in event 1t is sent to areas
distant from its American bases.
o-Conferences between President
= Roosevelt and his two most
trusted naval advisers, Admiral
William D. Leahy, former chief Of
naval operations and present gov
ernor Of Puerto Rico. and Admiral
J. o. Richardson, commander of
the fleet.
A-Revelation by Richardson that
= when he rejoins the fleet at
Hawaii. he plans to take several
thousand" additional naval person
mel with him.
E-Announcement by the depart
- ment Of agriculture of suspen-
sion Of the export subsidy of APP
proximately rs cents a bushel.
which 1t has been paying, on all
wheat or wheat flour exported TO
the Japanese-controlled areas OF
China, and Hongkong, which Ia
practically surrounded by Japan
ese-controlled territory.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-10

Knox Disagrees
On Wars Date

WASHINGTON - Secretary Of
the Navy Frank Knox said today
that he dld not concur in pub.
llshed reports that the United
States would bs Al war with Japan
on Oct AZ. the scheduled date for
Britain's reopsning Of the Burma
road 10 China.
DO you concur IN thu feeling
that the United states viii b. At
war with Japan Oct. ~. a. stated
In a Newspaper today" Knox vas
asked AZ a prsss conferences.
4 do not concur and lido not
think that anybody kB0ws.s kn0z
said.