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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-22

CHRISTOFORIDIS
 ITO 5 FAvORITE OVER LESNEvICh
NOn-Title Bout in New York Tonight Sure to Ef.
 feet Greeks Crown

New York, May 22.--tUP)--Anton Christofos1dis, the National Boxing association's light heavyweight champion who Is campaigning for universal recognition, throws his hat into New York's private 17S-pound ring tonight and takes on Gus Les. nevich for 16 rounds In Madison Square Garden.
 Apparently designed as the living answer to the question: "When is 6 champion not 6 champion3", the match is the second in . series of three dreamed up by the New York state athletic commission to de- ternaire Q successor to Billy Conn when handsome Billy relinguishes his crown to take Q shot ct Joe Louis title in June. The winner of tonight's bout qualities for the finals--against Jimmy Webb of St. Louis who kayoed Tommy Tucker in the tournament opener.
 Christoforidis could fight in any of the MEAS 40-odd states tonight and be introduced as the flight heavyweight champion of the world," but all he will get from Garden Announcer Harry Balogh will be "The promising young con. tender from Greece" .s
 Title Bout? f'
 Despite the New York position of completely ignoring anything cen- nected with the rival N.B.A., Chris. toforidis actually will be risking his title, or his part of the title, O his claims to the title--just as you desire-and should Lesnevich win he will be the new i75-pound king e Ia N.B.A.
 The whole thing started when Conn began fighting heavywelghts and neglected to defend his title within the required slx months. The N.B,A. vacated the title and deslar. ed that the winner of the ChriEto. foridiS.Melio Bettina bout sn Cleve. land last January would be tho champion. Bettina was the former champion, the one from whom Conn won the title, and ChrlstoscridiS licked him. The New York coan- mission decided to overlook Conns breach of the rules and thought up the tournament. christoforadis Is cooperating. l... I~. p' [ Although Sinall for the divlaoaa, ChriStoforidis is the 6-7 favorite over the plodding Lesnevich, who has been trying his luck in the heavyweight division and will have to pare down from around ie0. Mid- dleweight and light heavyweight champion of Europe, Christoforidis has won Il of the a fights he has had In this country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-22
ThiSSpOrting
 World
Pert Paragraphs of Sport
BY JOHN A. CLUNEy

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 Can't understand Umpire Charley ougsmo trying for two seasons then works two Sundays and tcisi After all the league managers report protest filed Charley very well knows What's years football baseball and basketball teams added golf n Its sports curriculum and w take on TSEnsson ton street. ''-'''
 students the croSd quite thrill last night ss,en Shsn the second limit but the other was tossed iet y
 bassmss but when susy wssrs @ ns: o winning? 5000 to i Giants yesterday sn % sU wUns @ @ 0 @ o&n 5 s a SSs x close to the National League cellar they getting musty
 night in Washington weighed 4 and was Ing game Piedmont california h mother made him fearful chips down which they will be tomorrow u SSjS st what Buddy and his Max are shy of fod Yet I've Buddy 1aer knock Eddie Hogan dead akere and he quitr himself made Nate Mann fold
 The business men around town archupporers snt viii have soitba tea for those running oSn DeoS and os viii s Soy Sdy at Washington Park
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-22
Police Shades St. Pierre In S-Cushion "Thriller Dller"
JIM MAC GREGOR

Lou Police, city pocket-billiard champion and Q statewide com. petitoin In the pool" game for 20 years, took up c new "angle" last night. when he played e challenge match Uf thre-cushlon billiards with Charles st. Pierre of Hartford and won a "thriller-diller" 70 to 39 vic- tory for one of the most interesting and even indoor events of the spring reason. They play 10 points in Hartford Friday night to complete the homo and home match.
 At one time, Police led St. Pierre 22 to l4, but the Hartford shot. maker came back 50 strongly that he took a 3i-30 lead, after which Police went ahead again 36-33, but the men wound up at 39 billiards apiece before the match was clinched
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-22

nounced today.
 pobbs, who played professional football in New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Pittsburgh and Louisville and baseball with Columbus Of the American Association, will register ct Maine next fall as Q special stu. dent. He formerly attended Ohio State.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-22

by Police following ono deliberate "safe" allowed by the rules, with out penalty. High runs of five in two innings, four and three were turned in by the winner, while St, Pierre had two huns of three in O match that gave the large crowd in- cluding many from Hartford quite a "kick".
 Several waterbury green table fans will make the trip to Hart. ford Friday night, to see the evenly matched players have another 60 at the difficult game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-22
sTRAFACr NEAR HOME

New York = Frank Strafaci, in- ducted into the army, is stationed short distance from his Brooklyn home at Fort Hamilton. The Brooklyn boy won the national pub- lie links, north and south, Long Island and metropolitan amateur golf championships.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-22
AMER. BRASS SOFTBALL

Scores of the American Brass inter department softball league plyayed last night at Golf Lots are as follows: W1G
 West Tube Mill 3, Wire Mill 2 O innings).
 North Sheet 8, South Sheet {.
 Brass Gods l5, North Plant Ma chine il.
 General Machine 1, East Tube IA. Metal Hose l2, Casting Shop 3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-22
DOBBS, NEBRASKA, GOES
 TO MAINE AS COACH

Orono, Me, May 22.-(UP)-Wal- Cor Dobbs, an assistant coach In khree sports at Nebraska State Preachers college. has been signed by She University of Maine as assist ant football line coach, 1t was an-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-22
ST. MIXES BLANKED

Waterville, May 22 - St. Mich ael's ael's c. Y. O. baseball team suffered c defeat last evening. from St. Francis' ct Watervilie Park, 20. The battery for st. Francis was O'Donnell and quinn: for St. Mich- aels Bowes and Holmes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-22
PITCHING SWITCHES KELLER

New York Against right.hand pitching, the New York Yankees employ Tommy Henfich and Bill Dickey. and Charley Keller drops from third position to fifth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-22
orr TAKES EASIEST WAY

New Work-Mel Ott has hit 3ei home runs In 10 years with the
 New York Giants. He has walked
 about every seventh time he hes gone to bat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-22
%iiSS ,.... sSs Gda Gi Gss

Runs-F. Meyers 8, zuraitis, Des. coteaux, A. Rowlison 8, Roberts g, Paseyso. Seysfs Dalton E kG%llison sslvstcre sssr varez 2, Garrlty. Errors-F. Meyers ?, Skelte, Sizer 2, Dalton, Kalosky, Salvatore, DiGeorgio. Two-base hits -F. Nevers, Fenn, A. Rowlison. Three-base hit---F. Meyers. Double doifo, Kaiosky to Sizer to Pandolfo. Left on bases-Watertown 8, Wilby 8. Bases on balls-off Fenn 1, A. Rowlison ;, Salvatore l. Hits-off Fenn, 5 in innings; off Rowlison, s In 6 innings. Struck out-by Fenn B.. A. Rowlison 3, Salvatore 2. Win stanton. Time-2:40.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-22
Scholastic Baseball

West Hartford 8. Middletown 3. St. Thomas 9, Weaver 2. Bristol II, Manchester 3. Hopkins 6, Taft 3.
 Junir Republic 5, Washington High {.
 Lewis 5. Terryville 0. Thomaston 10, WOodbury z. Bridgeport Central II, Bassiclx 9. Wesleyan Frosh 13, Cheshire s. Ken 5, Hotchkiss {.
 simsbury 2, Gilbert 6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-22
THOMASTON TOPS
 WOODBURY, 10 TO !

Thomaston, May 22.-Thomaston high schools baseball team set back Woodbury, l0-7, here yesterday. Martin, with four for four. led the Thomaston nine-hit> attack.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-22
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-22

Those Yale students gave the crowd quite thrill they entered the New Haven Rodeo One of them staye
 ronc for the 10 second limit but the other was tossea C tagged Payday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-22

Atwood, Richards and Dawson. Um- pire, Manxi.
Evening star., 1941-09-24
Second German Effort
To Capture Murmonsk
Thworted, Reds Soy
RS the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Sept. 24.-The COM
plete failure of a second German
attempt to capture Murmansk, Rus
sia s ice-free port in the Arctic, was
reported today by Red Star, organ of
the Russian Army.
The Germans second offensive in
the Far North began after the ar
rival of relnforcements early IN Sep
tember. Red Star said.
The drive was wrecked, with the
Germans losing 1000 killed between
September and Is, the paper de-
clared. 1t indicated, however. that
fighting in that sector was contln-
uing.
The first Nazi drive against Muir
mansk was launched in July, but
Red Star said the bitter resistance
of the Red Army compelled the in
vaders to remain on the defensive
throughout August.
Reinforcements From Norway.
Red Star said German reinforce
ments were transferred from Nor
way and included two SS-Black-
shirt-battalions and the 10th,
l36th and 18th Mountain Troop
Regiments.
The NaziS lost 800 dead in the first
day of fighting of the September
offensive and the 88th German In
fantry Regiment was routed, it de-
clared
Soviet warplanes matched power
with the German air force through
See MOSCOW, Page A-21)
Evening star., 1941-09-24
J Nozi Planes Credited
To r. A. F. Unit in Soviet

LONDON, Sept. "a tP).-The r. A.
F. has gone into action at the side
of the Russians on the eastern
front and in its first engagements
one squadron has destroyed seven
German MesSerschmitt planes with
the loss of only one fighter, the Air
Ministry announced today.
A communique told of patrols
flown in bad weather over the long
eastern front and successful en-
counters with enemy fighters"
The communique said:
Reports now have been received
of the first operations carried out
by R. A F. units now in the
U. S. S. r.
"A number of patrols have been
flown in bad weather and there
have been successful encounters
with enemy fighters. In the first
engagement one of our squadrons
destroyed three ME 109s with loss
of one of our fighters, the pilot of
which was killed.
The same squadron later de-
stroyed four ME 1O9s without loss
| to themselves. The wing is COM
manded by Wing Comdr. H. N. G
Ramsbottom Isherwood, A. F. c.
and included officers and men from
Great Britain, Canada, Australia
and New Zealand"
Evening star., 1941-09-24
Young Orders Patrol
OF Main Traffic Arteries

Immediate assignment of 10 to IL
motorcycle policemen to patrol the
Districts main traffic arteries to
discourage motorists from speeding,
passing red lights, weaving and
failing to give signals was ordered
today by Commissioner John Rus
sell Young.
After consulting Acting Police
Chief Edward J. Kelly, Mr. Young
announced the special detail would
be on patrol probably by tomorrow
morning, but the streets the officers
will tour from day to day will be
kept secret
This is the latest move in the ef-
fort to make Washington safer and
to reduce the death and accident
toll.
AS now planned. the patrols by
motorcycle men will be part of their
regular tour of duty. The Police De-
partment now has Sc motorcycle
men, and Commissioner Young and
Inspector Kelly are agreed there
should be at least a score more. The
Commissioners are expected to seek
a large increase in the department
for the next fiscal year and some OF
the additional men would be de-
tailed to the motorcycle unit.
Mr.. Young said he believed the
mere presence of motorcycle officers
on heavy-duty streets would serve TO
make motorists more careful, but
added that IF they see any fragrant
violations they are expected to make
arrests"
Evening star., 1941-09-24
Nozis Claim Army Is in Sight
OfLeninqrod's Dock Section
Two Villages Outside
Great Red Port City
Stormed by Troops
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN. Sept. 24.-German troops
have stormed two villages just out
side Leningrad and fought their way
to within sight of part Of the great
port city's dock section, dispatches
from the front declared today.
Red Army defenders of Lenlngrad
were said to be keeping up counter
attacks in swift succession, but the
German dispatches said these
seemed to be losing force.
The high command declared Rus
sian forces in the trap east OF klev
had been split into two tightly-en-
circled groups facing annihilatlon,
perhaps within the next few days.
DN.B expressed the opinion that
bombardment of Lenlngrad and
house o-house fighting of the bit
terest character would be neceS-
sary to subdue the city, repeating
previous German assertions that 1t
is to be expected that Leningrad and
its population will suffer the fate of
Warsaw"
Worse Condition Expected.
The news agency added that con-
ditions under which 100000 per-
sons were crowded together in Len
ingrad must daily become more
gruesome."
German spokesmen said they ex-
pected no capitula ton but that re
sponsibility for what happens hes
with the Russians.
The Germans reported chaos
See BERLIN, Page A-210
Evening star., 1941-09-24
Bad Weather Prevents
R. A. F. Raids on Reich
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 24.-Bad weather
over the continent last night pre-
vented the Royal Air Force from
offensive raids on Germany for the
third successive night.
German night raiders operating
against Britain were few in number,
confning their activity to coastal
districts of Southwest England and
South Wales
A government announcement said
bombs dropped at several points
caused some damage and a small
number of casualties.
BERLIN, Sept. "a (P.-German
air raiders effectively bombed the
Bristol Channel area and ports on
the British south coast during the
night, starting fires at several places,
informed sources announced today.
FOLKESTONE, England, Sept. "a
(P).-German long-range guns fired
several salvoes across the Channel
this afternoon, shaking towns on
the Kent coast.
Evening star., 1941-09-24
Wiekord Urges Farmers
To Help Beat Hitler

NEW YORK. Sept. "a tP).-Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wickard today
called on American farmers to pro-
duce enough food to help England
defeat Hitler, anl at the same time,
meet expanding demands in the
United States.
The need for food. he said. is so
great that he urged farm workers TO
>seek deferment under the Selective
Service Act, even if this required an
appeal from local draft board orders.
Il have an idea that most farm
ers' sons and hired men can serve
their country best wearing overalls
instead of a khaki uniform" Mr..
Wickard declared in speech before
an agricultural mobilization con-
ference of farmers and Government
farm officials called here from
Northeastern States.
Difficult Goals Set.
Reporting on similar sessions held
recently at San Francisco and Chi
Cago for % Western and Northern
States, the administration farm
leader said he found the public and
farmers convinced that we are
threatened, that We should not kneel
to the threat, that We must act Wig
orously to avert the threat of "Nazi
fanatics who are fighting a total
war for total domination of the
world"
Attaining the largest production
Icoo room pooo AZ
Evening star., 1941-09-24
Liner Crippled in Storm
Arrives in Hampton Roads

By the Associated Press
NORFOLK, Va. Sept 24-The
passenger liner San Jacinto arrived
in Hampton Roads today with her
steering gear out of order and she
was ordered to the Newport News
Shipbuilding & Drydock plant for
repairs. approximately 100 pas
sengers are aboard. They left New
York last week end for a cruise to
Puerto Rico.
The liner encountered high winds
and raging seas in the storm which
buffeted the coast Saturday, Sunday
and yesterday. During the storm
her steering apparatus broke down.
but no information as to when the
trouble occurred was obtainable at
the Offices of the ships agents. 1t
was not known whether the pas
sengers would be sent on their way
on another ship or returned to New
York.
Evening star., 1941-09-24
Aided by D. {. Iron Lung,
Baltimore Child Improves

Her breathing kept steady by an
iron lung borrowed from Provi-
dence Hospital here, 9-year-old
Margaret Holcomb, infantile paral-
ysis victim in Sinai Hospital, Balti-
more, was reported much i'm
proved today. Doctors, who yester-
day declared she probably owed her
life TO the borrowed respirator, said
she now has better than even
chance of recovering.
The Holcomb child lay near death
for several hours yesterday in a
broken-down respirator, kept going
by hand, until the Providence
lung was rushed to her rescue.
DR.. Harvey Fuller of Sinai Hos
pital, the Holcomb ChildS physician,
called every hospital in Baltimore
in an effort to locate an available
lung" Failing, he tried Wash
ington hospitals, Providence re-
spending.
The weighty machine was car
ried by express truck and special
train to Baltimore in two hours
and a half.
Evening star., 1941-09-24
Senate Subcommittee
May See Films Named
In Propaganda Probe
Schenck Denies U. 5.
Hos Dictated Making
Of Any Motion Pictures
Ry 7 A. 0'IEARY.

The Senate subcommittee looking
for evidence of propaganda IN war
movies reached a tentative decision
today to see some of the pictures
next week. as advocated from the
start by Senator Mcfarland, Dem
ocrat, of Arizona.
Chairman Clark of Idaho made
the announcement at the close of
morning session. in which Nicholas
M Schenck, president of Loews,
Inc, denied the Federal Govern
ment dictated the making of Land
Of Liberty" or any other film.
Senator Mcfarland. only member
of the committee who has taken is
sue with the isolationist Senators,
who are in the majority on the sub
committee. has repeatedly urged
that the subcommittee stop hearing
the testimony Of others and judge
the pictures for itself.
Will Call Dietz.
In executive session. the subcom-
mittee decided to call Howard Dietz,
publicity director for M-G-M, this
afternoon. Mr.. Schenck asked that
Mr.. Dietz be called when the sub
committee questioned him concern
ing earlier testimony by Jimmie
Fidler. Hollywood columnist, that
the movie industry had reduced its
advertising in the Los Angeles Times
after protesting against publication
of the Fidler column in that paper
Chairman Clark also announced
the subcommittee had adopted a
motion by Senator Tobey. Repub-
lican. of New Hampshire that
Norman Chandler. one of the officials
of the Los Angeles Times, be invited
to appear
Questioned about earlier testimony
that Maurice Saff1e, an M-G-M
branch manager in Seattle, had
tried to persuade an Idaho theater
man to show the Land of Liberty,
explaining that it was made at the
request of the Government, Mr..
Schenck said the manager made a
mistake and was wrong in referring
to the Government. but did so only
through over-anXiety and overzeal-
business to have every one Sc the pic
ture.
A sharp verbal clash between
Chairman Clark and Senator Nc
Farland marked the morning Ses-
sion. 1t came when Senator Nc
Farland. the only member who has
taken issue with isolationists on the
committee and defended the film
industry, said he had seen Land
of Liberty" thought it was a fine
patriotic picture. and again Sug-
gested that If the committee would
go to see the films being criticized
I'VE might all agree they are good
end this inquiry and go home"
Duty Keeps Him Present.
Senator Clark replied the hear
ing was a legitimate and proper in
quiry, and while We are glad to
have the Senator here, whenever
you think you are wasting your
time you do not have to be here
Il can assure you, if it wasn't
my duty, I wouldn't be here" Sen
Evening star., 1941-09-24
Fleeing Shah Near Bu|uchistun,
But Fate of Jewels Is Mystery

deep in India preparing, if possible,
to continue to South America.
Before his secret departure Sat-
urday the bald, white mustached
former Shah signed over his prop
erties-among them the biggest land
and factory holdings in Iran with
an annual income reputed to be
$40, 900 ,0O0-but not before his de-
mand for compensation had been
rejected.
Even conservative estimates of his
wealth in England, the United States
and other countries, accumulated
from oil revenues and other mo-
nopolistic industries in Iran, place
the total at more than S50,000, 900.
Some put it as high as $500 ,000, 900.
Some of the crown jewels are
priceless antiques.
Evening star., 1941-09-24
Quurtermuster School
Moyinq to Comp Lee

Daily trips Of motor conveys from
the Schuylkill Arsenal. Philadelphia,
are being made in moving the Army
Quartermaster School and personnel
to new site adjacent to Camp Lee,
outside Petersburg, Va
The move will establish a garrison
of about $500 men. about double
the size of the Philadelphia school,
which was the main training head
quarters for the Quartermaster
Corps. The new site was regarded
as preferable because of the re-
placement training center for the
Quartermaster Corps at Camp Lee
Conveys of IS trucks arrive and
depart daily and are manned by
more than $50 drivers. working in
shifts. The academic Offices of the
school at Schuylkill Arsenal will
close October 5 and open at Camp
Lee the following dav,
Evening star., 1941-09-24
Bv the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TEHERAN, Iran, Sept. "a de
laye6 "A grimy mortorcade of
American limousines bearing the
former Shah of Iran into exile was
reported tonight near the wild
desert frontier of BaluchiStan.
With the deposed ruler on the
dusty trek were his wife and three
sons, but whether $4,000,0 900 worth
of royal jewels also were with him
or safe in steel vault here was
not known.
BY the time a parliamentary COM
mittee completes an inquiry into the
mystery of the gems, the Shah. who
is said to be despondent and given
to spells OF weeping, expects to be
Evening star., 1941-09-24
Aerial Domination
In Central Sector
Claimed by Reds
l,e40 Nuzi Planes Felled
Since SmoIensk Bottle
Beeon, They Declare
By HENRY c. CASSIDY.

Associated Press war correspondent
WITH THE RED ARMY AT
CENTRAL FRONT, Sept. 24.-Red
Air Force pilots claim domination
of the air over the central sector Of
the German-Russian front through
smashing of about 1.940 German
planes since the start of the battle
of Smolensk.
BY air duels. anti-aircraft fire and
raids on German-held airdromes,
they declared, German pilots as
signed to the sector have been
forced into comparative inactivity
During a tour of the Smolensk
area, one bombing plane and two
observation craft were the only
signs I saw of the German Air
force.
Russian planes showed intense
activity. Low-fying biplanes were
almost always in evidence on pa
troll and communications missions.
High-fying fighters and bombers
sped to and from German lines.
I visited an airport where 10 fast
new planes had just returned from
a raid on an airdrome at Smolensk.
The youthful pilots, bundled in fur
lined flying suits, said they had set
from II to IS fires.
1t. Alexei Rodin, 19-year-old
pilot. glanced at a shell hole in the
Red Star on the right wing of his
plane and shrugged:
That gave us pretty good
shaking" he said.
Around the Soviet airport lay
the wrecks of three German planes,
downed on raiding missions.
Our air force at the present
time is master of this sector" an
officer said.