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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-04
Layden Expected To Emulate LdndiS
GREG RICE BEST DISTANCE MAN
 ON US. TRACKS
Defeats Classy Field Again; MacmitchelI
 Leads MehI in Mile

Jersey City, N. J., Feb. 4E(UP)- It doesn't seem to matter much whether it is on fiat floors, banked turns, or up the side of a mountain, Greg Rice is still the greatest dis tance runner America has ever had.
 The former Notre Dame wonder, racing the same field he beat in the Millrose A. A. meet, and the same group he's been defeating all sea- son, speeded to his 11th consecutive victory in the Leo Lloyd two-mile special at the Seton Hall games last night.
 Rice was clocked in 9:21 for the 20-lap flat floor. Joe McCluskey N. Y. A. c. veteran, was 8 surprise second over Tommy Deckard of Bloomington, Ind, Don Lash, Indiana State cop, finished fourth, George Degeorge, N. Y. A. C., fifth, and Bobby Madrid, Fresno State, sixth. Ralph Schwartzkopf, Ann Arbor, Mich, and Forest Flaw, Saltwater, Okla, did not finish.
 Two other Indiana runners Campbell Kane and Roy Cochran helped Rice form an unbeaten tri- umvirate today.
 B0rican Beaten
 Kane, unbeaten in three starts this year, moved up to 1000 meters and administered a five-yard beat ing to John Borican of Elberon, N. J., world record-holder for the dis AoV noJInt1f in C.1Q Gene Venzke, N. Y. A. C., placed third, Jim Kehoe, Washington, D. C., fourth, and Lynn Radcliffe, Syracuse U., f;fth.
 Cochran won his fourth straight by striding to 1:15.5 win in the Waldron 600, beating Jim Hebert, New York, by four feet. Charles ODonnell, Holy Cross, placed third and Charles Beetham, Columbus, O., took fourth.
 Les MacMitchell, N. Y. U., who had run fourth, third and second in his last starts, came through with a five-yard triumph over Walt Mehl, Wisconsin, in the mile. Mehl edged out John Munski, Columbus, O., for S6COIlO WILLIE AuAS4 oCSOdAAS 4N. - "A C., placed fourth. MacMitchell was clocked at 4:23.4.
 Barney Ewell, Penn State, won the 60 and 70 yard sprints in 0.06.5 and 0:07.2, respectively, beating Herb Weast, N. Y. A. C., in both instances. Eulace Peacock, Shore A. C., won the 50 n 0:05.6.
 Fordham's two-mile relay team defeated N. Y. U., Georgetown, Man. hattan and Maryland in that order in 8:094; Art Byrnes, New York, won the high jump with a 6-foot, 5- inch leap; Al Blozis, Georgetown, heaved the 16-pound shot 55 feet, 6 inches, and the 12-pounder 62 feet, Az inches; Fordham's one mile relay registered the games fastest time in beating St. Johns and Manhattan in 3:31.8; N. Y. us unbeaten mile quartet defeated Pittsburgh and Georgetown in 3;35.4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-04
Frank Leahy Signs
 Boston College Contract For $47,5OO

Boston, Feb. 4-(UP)-Frank William Leahy, personable 32-year old Notre Dame graduate who pilsoted Boston College football teams to the Cotton and Sugar Bowls in his first two seasons, will remain head coach of the Eagles for five more years at an increased salary reported at $9,500.
 The announcement was made prematurely last night by graduate athletic manager, John P. Curley at Haverhin dinner rendered Gene Goodreault, Boston College All America end.
 It followed the resignation of FL mer Layden as head coach at Notre Dame to become commissioner of professional football for five years at $20,000 yearly.
 Reports persisted that Leahy would leave Boston College to &C., cept Notre Dame berth, and Cur ley was forced to release the an- nouncement which was scheduled for Sunday at the Boston College varsity banquet here.
 Asked if he had been approached by Notre Dame, Leahy replied:
 T have nothing to say regarding that"
 Three Offers
 Leahy reportedly, however, had received offers from Purdue, LoulSi- ana State and the Detroit Lions of the National Professional league.
 Leahy signed his new B. c. con- tract here yesterday afternoon, it was learned, after a conference with Rev. William J. Murphy, s. J.. college president. His previous con- tract had a year to run.
 The new five-year contract first was offered Leahy in December previous to Boston Colelge's thrill ing 1913 triumph over Tennessee in the Sugar Bowl. Leahy coun- tered with requests for salary in- creases for his assistants and bon uses for their extra work in connec- tion with the two Bowl games.
 The asSistants-backfield Coach Ed McKeever, formerly of Texas Tech, End Coach Johnny Druze FOTulld1l SIduunGC, AAAAO OOo~SAA ONN McArdle and Freshman Coach Tom Powers-all are expected to con- tinue.
 Lost 2 in 2 Years
 Leahy came here to replace the veteran Gil Dobie. His Boston Col lege teams have won 19 of 20 regu- lar season games, losing only tc Florida, TO, in an early 1889 upset The Eagles also were defeated by Clemson, 6-3, in the Cotton Bow on January 1, 1940 but since then have been unbeaten.
 The 1940 team went through IL regular games undefeated and was the natoin's highest-Scoring eleven Victims included Georgetown, Temple, Auburn, Tulane, Manhat- tan and Holy Cross. The Eagles flight was climaXed with the post season win over previously unbeat- en Tennessee in a game which gave Boston College a claim to the mythical national championship.
 Leahy, successful executive with a rubber company, started football at his native Winner, s. D. high school and later played tackle at Notre Dame under Knute Rockne. He served as assistant coach at Georgetown, Michigan State and F'ordham before con- ing to Boston College.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-04

Los Angeles, Feb. 4(UP)-The old jockey read aloud from the rac- ing form:
 "He will ride the favorite up there find the track wide, the turns well banked, and clear sailing along the rail"
 This fine tribute to Earl Dew, couched as it should be, in the lan- guage of the turf, appeared over the signatures of Eddie Arcaro, Sonny Workman, Carroll Herman, Johnny Gilbert and a score of other riders who had thundered along the back stretch and fought down the straightaway with the Iowa boy whose tack is hung up forever.
 That's mighty nice" the old jockey said, choosing his words as carefully as he used to pilot a thor oughbred through needle-eye opening in the stretch, "and I hope we won't have to read any Anore things like it this year. But I'm afraid we will. It's miracle some boy isn't hurt or killed every day."
 More Races Now
 As if to explain this somber statement, the man who used to boot the racers home 20 years ago recalled the days when he was an- swering the bugle's call astride a thoroughbred's back.
 "In my time there wasn't a third of the racing there is today. There were no tracks in New England, Cal ifornia or Florida. So, there were jockeys enough to go around. Most of the boys who rode were old hands at the game. They had come up the hard way and knew all the answers to the dangerous game of racing. Now, there are something like 18,o0O races year in this country. That
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-04
By PO-Kunl

The New Dealers continue to set the pace by a very scaut margin due to the failure of the Scouts which is considered the strongest team in the league to stop them last week. In this column last week warned the Scouts that in order to beat the New Dealers they had to find some way to muzzle Pat" Sylvestro and in failing to do so it cost them two games. Timber" Dan Briotti of the New Dealers was so hoarse after the match that his voice was just above whisper. But it was worth it," cried Dan.
 Tom Iannachino is still waiting for his form of 20 years ago to re- turn. "Goldie" Giordano's rare form was short lived.
 The Senators with their new re- placement, Winnie Barbieri, almost wrecked the hopes of the Trailers to overtake the New Dealers by los- ing three close games by a margin of seven, nine and one pin respect fully, in fact the games were not decided until the last ball was thrown and with few breaks the Senators should have won two of these games. But the Senators will not be the leagues pushover any more.
 Father McVerry was way oil form last Monday, his footwork was very poor. But Clem Briotti more than made up for Father McVerry, hs 13O in the last game was the mar gin of victory for his team. This Clem is sure poison"
 The Presidents were more than a clue for the G-men; result, Presi- dents two, G-men one, thanks to the return of Lefty" Spagnola.
 "Galento" John Mandillo is clip ping those pins at such a rate that Tony Soluri will have to do some tall stepping to hold his lead in high average. Nike Derita after being down with the flu returned to the New Dealers lineup and his 323 set helped his team down those Scouts
 Frank Mairto is doing much bet ter since the female spectators moved to the other side of the al- leys. Poor Mike Manfredi, the harder he tries the more pins stay up.
 After the New Dealers and Scouts match last Monday I cornered Danny Briottl and asked "What dc you think of the Scouts chances in taking first placer" Danny came right to the point, q don't think that they'll finish in the league they're just . bunch of chumpS that's all." and 70 that Is all.
 Tuesday night. February II, [ very important meeting will be held at the parish hall and I'm serving notice now to al bowlers to be pres' ent, Two very interesting spoakeri win be there and hot dogS and beer will be ln order So don't make lio dates for Tuesday night, February fl, iei, and this doesn't mean flve
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-04
$5
 Tops At Philly

Philadelphia, Feb. 4-(UP)-Joe Louis will receive 40 per cent of the gate when he defends his heavy weight boxing championship agains Gus Dorazio of Philadelphia in 15-round bout here Feb. IT, Promo ter Herman Taylor said today.
 Taylor-predicting gate of $60,- 000-announced four classes of tick cts for the fight, Philadelphia's first heavyweight championship bout since Gene Tunney won the title from Jack Dempsey in 1926. The prices-$1, $2, $3 and $5-were the lowest in modern ring history for title fight in the unlimited division, and should lure enough people into Convention hall to more than make up for the low scale, Taylor said.
 Dorazio will receive 12 1-2 per cent of the gate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-04
SETH THOMAS TO CHASE IN MATCH TONIGHT
Feature Match in Dusty League = FultOns vs.
 Speedy Parcel

Chase Metal bowlers will have to be very much "on their game" to- night when the Industrial league resumes action at the Mattatuck al- leys, as they will need all three games over Seth Thomas clock roll CTS to hold slim one game lead which was left for them last week, when they took two of three games, one of them by two pins and an- other by nine pins.
 American Brass, the runner-up, has a three game set with Water bury Tool, which should help the Brassies, unless the Tool team pro- vides the unexpected by winning two games. Last week, Dom Nardi of Oakville had a nice 402 for high three while Winsted was heard from when Fax Healey, now a Brass roller, hit a 1858 high single. Waterbury Manufacturing ano Lux Clock; Blake Johnson vs. h. gersoll and Naugatuck Chemical and Oakville Pin are other matches scheduled tonight.
 l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-04
HAYDEN HERE FOR
 TECH TONIGHT

Hamden High Of New Haven, which provided Leavenworth with It's only basketball victory Of the season to date. comes to town to- night for q return game with the Tech hoopsters at the Wilby gym, On Friday night of this week, West Haven, q winner over Leayenwofth. meets the local array ln . second game at the Wilby gym,
 Crosby and Naugatllck clash tos morrow in the borough and the sec- ond WIlby-C Crosby game A set for Saturday night. Tonight Wilby Is ln Meriden.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-04
Bombers 5S, Partners 0

The Bombers scored their third victory in the Gra-Y League Sat- urday defeating the Panthers at the Central Y, 58 to o, believe it or not. Perrone was high scorer for the winners with 24 points. Nothing can be said about the individual performances of any of the Pan- liners who were anything but what their name implied.
 The box score:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-04
TRIBES AND 444
 CLUB WINNERS
Sacred Hearts and Gents Lose Hill Hoop Games
 Last Night

Tribunes and A Club, entries In the Washington Park Community basketball league, had little trou- ble in the final halves of their games with the Sacred Hearts and Gents of the Hill last night. Tribes were AT to 37 winners over the Hearts every one of the winners scoring, White and Chipman get ting g of the Al points. Goodwin and J. McVerry scored 24 for the Hearts. Summary:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-04

W1CECd1AtIACs
 In the Mercantile League, also set for tonight, the feature game will bring together two teams tied for fourth place, Fulton Markets, led by Benny Marcoux, and Speedy Parcel, explained by Tony Greco. Considerable difference of opinion is hanging on the outcome. Other competition will show the Brock Hall and Metro teams in action with the Verriker Paint men and Mohi- can Markets also paired in match where the Mohicans have a chance to cut down the six game lead of the Printers.
 Brookside Dairy and Matzkin Furniture are to meet in a three game test, also.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-04

Art Taft. law Instructor at c, c. N F.. has been official scorer at the Beavers home basketball games for twenty.three years. missing only one game due to Illness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-04
WAR TIME DIvOTs

The Birthstone 0olg Club Of Great Britain, organized in 1888, now has il0 bomb craters on its course.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-04
NEVER roo LATTE

Chester Emerson, an official Of the U. s. Eastern Amateur Ski Ass soclatIon, took up skiing when he waS flity.one years old, 70 prove the Dilort knows no Age.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-04
BRAZILIAN GOLF STAR

Mario Gonzalez. Brazilian anna. tenr g0ifeT, established a new c0ins potltlye record Of thirty Tor tho first nine holes of the famous uayea Golf Club iia fli0 de Janerio'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-04
IMPROVES FooTwoRK

sam Barry, basketball coach of the University of Southern Caii- fornia, has made group dancing Q part of the squads practice sessions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-04

After a close first half in which the 444 team led, 20 to r, the game finished 48-32 in favor of Ray Car rington'S outfit in which Donnelly and Luke got 26 points while Mo- Grath and Vollone netted 21 for the Gents. Summary:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-04

paraehules made Of Q sllk sub. stltule, may soon bo placed ln full service by the U. 6, Army.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-04
MISSED ONE GAME

Score at half time: "444" Club 20, Gents i7. Referee: 0aham.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-04
St. LucyS Holy Name League

off six, but 30 men of the bowling league.
 Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-04
Going Away.

Score at half time: Tribes 2 Hearts 16. Referee: Graham.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-04

Referesi Baker. Time { O-IAlnnis periods,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-19

q Navy Secretary Knox, speaking
in Washington, said competitive sys-
TENS could be worked out whereby
the government would give awards
to one of two groups of workers in
any shipyard finishing first in the
building of two ships of the same
type, and to shipbuilding companies,
based on time elapsed in construc-
ton of the same type of ships under
construction.
q President Roosevelt signed an
act authorizing requisition of all i'm
modified foreign vessels in Amer
lean harbors and issued an execu-
tive order placing the foreign YES
sells in the U. S. in the jurisdiction
of the maritime commission.
q War Secretary Stimson told his
press conference skilled workers
serving in the regular army, nation
al guard or selective service will be
released if their services are re-
quired in key civilian jobs. Mr..
Stimson said the war department
would determine whether the work
er is key man specifically needed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-19
NATIONAL DEFENSE in the ne,us

q Treasury Secretary Morgenthau
announced that more than 5000
members of the Coast Guard will
be transferred to the navy to man
transport and auxiliary vessels.
q Selective Service Deputy Director
Hershey asked congress to enact
legislation authorizing deferment
from military service of all men who
had reached their twenty-seventh
birthday by October Is, 1910.
q Director Alexander of the OPM
Labor Division Minority Groups sec
ton, speaking to the National Con-
ference of Social Workers in Allan
tic City, said defense industries must
absorb 100000 more workers by
January, 1912, than were employed
in January, 1941.
q The war department said basic
maneuver training equipment for
this summer is sufficient and every
man has a rifle but there will be
some shortages in anti-tank guns,
anti-aircraft weapons, field artillery
loss and 155s, motorcycles and
larger trucks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-19
STARNES:
Sees Reds

Congressman Starnes, acting head
of the Dies committee, dug down
into his files while studying the de-
tense strike situation, and found
Communists everywhere at the head
of the individual unions in the stand
out strikes.
One, he said, headed North Ameri-
can Aviation's CLIO union, and anoth-
er was the head of the "loggers
group" which defied the mediation
board, and so on down the line.
This drew public opinion and at
tention along different line with
regard to defense strikes, and fire.
quent demands were heard on the
street that the government take
steps to stamp OUT the subversive
leadership of such unions.
This movement gained ground
when it became known that Philip
Murray, head of the CIO, and Rich
ard T. Frankensteen, head of the
JAW aircraft division, striking at
North American Aviation, both took
stands opposing continuation of the
strike.
Frankensteen took the air in a
nationwide broadcast and said:
81 serve notice on the Commu-
nists that they must keep their
hands off the policies and the affairs
of the aircraft division of the CIO
on the West Coast"
He branded the strike as entirely
unauthorized by national headquar-
tiers, called by local leaders while
negotiations were still in progress
before the mediation board, and in
direct violation of an agreement
with the employers not to strike un-
til the board had completed its find
iuqs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-19
PRODUCTIONS:
At Home

AS the conflict overseas went into
a breathing spell, the nation moved
forward to forge wartime industri-
al plan which would succeed in pro-
ducing the goods and getting them
to Britain.
AS Wendell Willlie toured the ma
ton urging immediate conveys, and
flashing back at his critics for so
doing, step by step President Roose-
welt was trying to carry out some OF
his "freside chat" pledges.
The knottiest and most immediate
problem was that of labor, which
found more than $4,000 workers out
on defense strikes, with the North
American Aviation walkout the most
serious, and the logging strike in
the Northwest the bitterest-being
the one which Haunted the powers
of the National Defense Mediation
board.
The President, after waiting until
the board had patiently fallen down
on the job, issued what he had new
er done before, plain threat to the
unions involved that if they did not
submit to arbitration, the govern
ment would take over the plant.
Despite the pleas of the national
union officials local strike leaders
decided to continue the strike.
It was then that the Presidents
threat became fact and U. S. army
moved in to take charge of the
plant. Troops advanced on the pick
ct lines and were soon inside the
plant. Notice was given that all
workers desiring to go back to work
were now able to do so.
Thus the governments patient
policy with labor to help in the all
out defense effort turned from that
of merely a request to a demand.
It was clear that under the provi-
sions of the unlimited emergency
the government had the authority to
act as it did. - .st
Although the army was in direct
charge of the plant and had as
sured all workers that they would
be given adequate protection, medi-
alton efforts still went forward.
q. Washington official sources dis
closed that every effort was being
made to reach an agreement be-
tween the demands of the local I'M
ion and the company.
simultaneously it was learned
that few of the strikers, who had
been classified IA in the draft, were
called for their physical exams, and
informed that if they went back to
work they would probably be re-
classified in the deferred group, but
that if they did not, they might be
expected to be sent to camp forth
with.
The presidential threat and the
draft action were seen by observers
as the first sign that the govern
ment was cracking down" on the
labor-capital problem with some Of
its total force.
The administration also gathered
to itself the right to dictate priori-
ties on the flow of raw materials and
machine tools to defense industries,
and also moved to meet shortage
of oil by presenting favorably plan
to build huge pipeline system from
the southern oil fields to the indus
trial East.
A recommendation for gasless
Sundays and daylight time for the
whole nation were other steps show
ing the trend of the day-toward a
recognized, workable plan to mobi-
lie American industrial men and
factory power to point where its
functioning would be sufficient to
turn out the needed engines and mu-
nitionS of war.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-19
VICHY:
Scurrying

With almost daily interchanges OF
"orders and concession" between
the Darlan-dominated Vichy govern
ment and Berlin, the unoccupied
French gave the impression of rush.
ing about, trying to bring order out
of chaos.
Some observers brought out the
"blackmaiP' parallel, and compared
the Vichy scurrying to that of a
person blackmailed, who once hav-
ing paid off, finds himself forced to
hurry to raise funds to meet further
demands.
Scarcely had Petain outlined in
most general terms that France
would have to collaborate with Brit
| ain than AbetZ asked for more con-
cessions and apparently gave some
| tightening of the armistice terms to
France in return.
The upshot of it all was that Sec
rotary of State Hull described the
bargaining with the Axis as ''intol-
erable," and many felt that the
recall of Ambassador Leahy was
| imminent.
But the most sensational outcome
of the whole affair came from the
great man of mystery, Marshal
Weygand. Weygand, in on all of the
conferences, found finally that the
upshot of the matter was that he
was himself to be sent to colonial
Africa with orders from Darlan to
defend that part of the French en-
pire, also the Middle East part,
against all aggression - pointedly
meaning British.
Weygand listened, apparently
agreeing to everything, but, sensa-
tionally, just as he was safely on a
plane bound for Algiers, a statement
purporting to come from him an
nounced that he "could not answer
for the French colonial troops en-
gaging in battle with DeGaulle's
Free French"
Weygand, in other words, knew
that the British, while fronting in
whatever resistance might be Of
fered to Nazi infiltration of Frances
colonial empire, was hand in glove
with DeGaulle, and that where the
British fought Frenchmen, French
men also would be fighting French
men.
Weygand, apparently, could not
see fight of that kind, where
French could be "blackmailed" into
| fighting their own flesh and blood,
in spite of the fact that DeGaulle's
forces were technically deserters.
Yet, despite the Weygand story,
comforting enough to British sup
porters, it seemed that France had
gone long way toward realizing
Hitler's dream of having French
men shooting at Britishers and vice
versa while German soldiers stood
quietly by and let the former allies
exterminate each other.
A distant prospect of this back in
1939-but close to a bitter fact at
the present.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-19

ST. LOUIS, MO.-A fiippant an
swer by some boys to a stranger
started Courtesy Club" in little
village in Missouri, back in 1887,
and from this beginning by hum
Bile farmer, Courtesy Clubs" have
sprung up in many localities in the
Middle West and seem destined to
spread to every state in the Union.
The farmer who observed this i'm
politeness on the part of the boys
was A. Harry Orr, IS, Of near Mt.