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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
Female Daredevil"
 At Cherry Park Fair, July 4, 5, 6

Avon, July 1-They're going tc send a 21-year old, red-headed miss on a mans errand at the Cherry Park fair grounds here this coming weekend, and the expectation is that she will equal if not surpass the efforts of her male contempo- rarieS.
 For vivacious Betty Mason, whc shattered precedent when she en- tered a heretofore mems only field by taking up automobile stunt rid ing several years ago, will be one oI the featured performers on the pro- gram to be presented by Flash Williams thrill drivers at Cherry Park Friday, Saturday and Sun day, July 4. and 6. The thrill drivers will be coupled with a spec tacular wild west rodeo as the head line attraction of giant three-day celebration at the picturesque fair grounds. There will be afternoon and evening performances all three days, rain or shine.
 Flash" Williams stated today that Miss Mason, a doughty coun- try girl from the hills of West Vir- ginia, will present her speciality of the burning board wall crash" Tn this act she rides spread -eagle across the hood of speeding automobile: and with only 8 light football hel- met for protection, is driven of high ramps to hurtle through a thick board wall which has been saturated with gasoline and is a mass of flames. This daring maneu- yer IS just one, of the mediums bv which Betty Mason has earned her enviable reputation and sobriouet of
 queen of the Auto Stunt Artists J
 Miss Mason, Flash Williams aIgd others in the cast of 20 dauntless youths who brave serious injury and possible death to present their thrilling repertoire of crashing and Stuntlng with automobiles. have aIl worked at the risky trade of "dou- ping in moving pictures. Their suicide" programs at Cherry Park will include many of the most pre- carlous stunts ever developed for the silver screen as well as new thrills conceived especially for the l94I summer season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01

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 Barring playoffs for division titles, the championship game will be play ed on the home field of the western olVlslon winner on December IA. Layden announced. The schedule:
 OFFICIAL 1941 SCHEDULE Sunday, September 7- Pittsburgh at Cleveland Sunday. September IA Detroit at Green Bay
 New York at Philadelphia Tuesday, September 16-- Cleveland at Chicago Card inals Sunday, September 2l-
 Cleveland vs Green Bay at Mil- waukee
 Philadelphia at Pittsburgh
 Detroit at Brooklyn Saturday, September 27-
 Detroit at Philadelphia
 Detroit at chicago Cardinals Sunday, September 2S- Chicago Bears at Green Bay New York at Washington Sunday, October 5- New York at Pittsburgh Chicago Bears at Cleveland Chicago Cardinals vs Green Bay at Milwaukee Brooklyn at Washington Sunday, October 12- Philadelphia at New York Washington at Pittsburgh Chicago Cardinals at Chicago
 Bears
 Brooklyn vs Green Bay at Mill waukee
 Cleveland at Detroit Sunday, October 19-
 Green Bay at Cleveland Pittsburgh at New York
 Detroit at Chicago Beass
 Chicago Cardinals at Brooklyn
 Washington at Philadelphia Sunday, October 26-
 New York at Brooklyn
 Pittsburgh at Chicago Bears
 Chicago Cardinals at Philadel-
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 Green Bay at Detroit
 Cleveland at Washington Sunday, November D. OAAACd6O GdIulIldlS AL N6W .YOGk Green Bay at chicago eBars
 Pittsburgh at Washington
 Detroit at Cleveland Sunday, November g.
 Detroit at New York Cleveland at Chicago Bears
 Pittsburgh at Philadelphia
 Washington at Brooklyn Sunday, November 16-
 Cleveland at New York
 Chicago Cardinals at Green Bay
 Brooklyn at Pittsburgh
 Philadelphia at Detroit
 Washington at Chicago Bears Sunday, November 23--
 Washington at New York
 Chicago Cardinals at Cleveland
 Chicago Bears at Detroit
 Philadelphia at Brooklyn
 Green Bay at Pittsburgh Sunday, November S0-
 Pittsburgh at Brooklyn
 Green Bay at Washington
 Chicago Bears at Philadelphia
 Chicago Cardinals at Detroit Sunday, December 7--
 Chicago Bears at Chicago Card
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 Brooklyn at New York
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
Ziuic May Be 3 To Choice To Win Battle
Zivic, Davis Bitter As Fight Nears; Champ Is 3 To I
BY JACK CuDDY

DIX JAGA COOUL United Press Stan CorrespOndent)
 New York, July = CU.P0 = Two "dead-end kids" settle one of the rings bitterest feuds at the Polo Grounds tonight.
 Snouldering with hatred, Private Al (Bummy) Davis and Welter- weight Champion Fritizie zivic meet in bar-the-door brawl that has lit- tie chance of lasting the scheduled 12 rounds.
 zivic's title is not at stake in this over-the-weight melee, but his pres- ttge is squarely on the spot as he tangles again with the Brooklyn hoodlum who has been believing for seven months that zivic is the foul est fighter in the game" However, Fritizie is 3-1 favorite.
 More than 35,0O0 fans are expect- ed to attend - all hoping that the rancorous rivals will stage an even more tumultuous tussle than their first encounter at Madison Square Garden November 15, which the com mission branded as "the most dis graceful boxing exhibition in New York State history"
 Because of the hurly-burly over that riotous tilt, both feudists have promised the commission that they will conduct themselves as Little Lord Fauntleroys tonight. But everybody figures they had their fln- gers crossed when they promised.
 Wants Revenge
 In Davis pre-battle statement, he declared he was out for vengeance deternained to 'belt zivic's brains out" He is even more bitter than Pittsburgh Fritde, whom he &C., cuses of foulng him to madness in the first round of their November match. That's why Bunny went beserk in the second round and was disqualified after pumping more than 10 low blows into Zivic's groin. That's why he went plumb loco after the disqualification and wound up kicking Referee Billy Cavanaugh in the thigh, he says.
 Since then Davis, who is q, has nao the oenef1t Of Army discipline in the coast artillery at Camp Hu- len, Tex, from where he now is on furlough. And while preparing for this fight at Summit, N. J., he has been under the wing of that master psychologist, trainer Ray Arcel.
 zivic, now 27, came up the hard way, rising from the sockeroo en- vironment of Pitsburgh's sooty streets. Youngest of five fighting brothers, he had to live up to the family reputation. Like most Pitts burgh battlers, he learned a lot of tricks" He added more to his re- pertoire during Il years in the ring.
 Promoter Mike Jacobs, who ex- poets a gate Of about $125 ,000, indi- cated that the bout might be post- poned to Wednesday night, if the weather mans forecast of showers proved true.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
Odds and Ends


 back Today he proprietor Chicago tailor Dahbender IT, of Atlanta being discussed by and Charley er worlds bantamweght champion managing Amanda sica summer pcc August 10 Bobby 6rownell college golf Duko this season Maryland has five halfme operate through and track Havre de Grace tis includes with State Ed Renor star like to return to the ranks of the Chicago Cards this his weight down Grover Kemmer sophomore erS or california IS future 46 quarter mile Aamnon Deney eyes The Rochester Kodaks will make bid this meI TOT tne straight worlds title sobau the Baltimore coach club at Johsown At the end of the summers golf Jimmy South America neds with the soO0 open in Providence R. l. 26-28 - -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
Three Night Games Only In
 1941 Pro Football Schedule

Chicago, July = Especial = Ma tiOnal Football League teams will open their annual 55-game cham pionship race on Sunday, September 27, and continue with two or more contsts each week through Decem- Der 2, Elmer Layden, commissioner of professional football, announced today.
 The ofacial schedule, as released by Layden, includes only three night games, all of which will be played on week nights. The remainder oi the contests are scheduled for Sun. day afternoons.
 Pittsburgh gets the season under way by invading Cleveland, where the Rams will be making their first start under the ownership of Danie Y. Reeves of New York, and Frec Levi, IT,, of Louisville.
 The champion Chicago Bears, who gill represent the league in the Chi. cago All-Star game on August 2S begin defense of their title one month later, September 2s, in Greer Bay. After 8 trip to Cleveland ths following week, the Bears return home on October 12 for six consec. utive games before closing their sea. son on teh road against Detroit Philadelphia and the Chicago Card inals. It will mark the first time since the formation of the league ir < 1920 that the Bears have played siz successive contests at home
 t1Nnron AfhA~ To la S,Aa IA. Philadelphia and Brooklyn, were all lotted six home games, while the New York Giants came of with seven, including one each with theiI eastern division rivals and Detroit Cleveland and tke Cardinals of the western division.
 Chance For Revenge
 One of the high lights of the schedule will be Washington's No vetnber 19 appointment in Chicago where the Redskins, Eastern division champions last year, will seek tc mvenge the B to o lacing handed them by the Bears in the title play on last December.
 philadeIphia's Eagles, starting out under . new owner, Alexis Thomp- son, and a new coach, Greasy Neale open ct home with the Giants on September l4 and meet Brooklyn Washington, Cardinals, Pittsburgh and the Bears in Philadelphia.
 Pittsburgh, now under the joint ownership of Art Rooney and Bert Ben, with Bell. the former Eagle owner, doing the coaching, comes WsAt to meet the Rams in Cleveland, en September T and the Bears in Chicago on October 26.
 Detroit opens its season in Green Eag on September IA, with trip to Brooklyn and night game against
 e Cardinals in Chicago before z0nle town fans get an opportunity k0 zee the Lions against Cleveland Hn October I2 under their new coach #ili Edwards, formerly of Western ssefye, who Is undergoing his first SiS in professional football.
 line Cardinals figure in two of the three night games. meeting Cleve- 1a1ad under the lights of Comiskey park on Tuesday, September 16, in Hodltion kb the Detroit contest on &t1rday, September 27. The other 1[aht contest will be played at Phil slpiia on Saturday. September 27
 &a ta4 Brooklyn Dodgers meet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01

 SCOREBOARD
BY HARRY CRIMSON NEA Service Shorts Editor

New York, July 1.-Larry Mac Phail has kicked the Dodgers out of Ebbets Field.
 Not the baseball Dodgers. Not even the unpredictable Mac Phail Wuold give the boot to team that played to close to a million paid admissions-522, ,494 at home in less than half a season.
 The orphans at the moment are the professional football Dodgers.
 The trouble dates back to last winter when 8 New York newspaper wanted the Brooklyns to combat Eastern College All-Stars in an an- nual Fresh Air Fund game on the night of Sept. 3 at the Polo Grounds.
 Through he is Flatbusher trans planted from Grand Rapids, Mich, the day he took oyer the baseball Dodgers, MacPhail formed a asviolent dislike for the Polo Grounds and every Giant attached thereto. He can't see Brooklyn having anything to < do with the Polo Grounds, except when the schedule of the National League of Profes- feSsional Baseball Clubs forces the Dodges to keep appointments in the lee of Coogan's Bluff.
 MacPhail told Daniel R. Topping, millionaire owner of the football Dodgers, that if his athletes appear ed against the All-Stars at the Polo Grounds, they never again would set cleats on Ebbets Field turf.
 Pressure was brought to bear, but as the America First Committee found out, the fiery MacPhaiI doesn't change his mind easily once it is made up.
 Dan Topping withdrew his outfit from the benefit game at the Polo Grounds.
 But MacPhail is mad about a Brooklyn owner as much as flirting with the idea of taking a band of Dodgers out of Ebbets Field in favor of the Polo Grounds. HIS is not sure he wants the football party back.
 With the Dodgers out, the New York newspaper sought the cham pion Chicago Bears, but a MacPhail ultimatum caused George HalaS to call the whole thing of. Red-headed Larry advised Halas that the Bears also would be of the list.
 Having lost an attraction he felt belonged to Ebbets Field. MacPhail didn't intent to see the Polo Grounds get one quite as good, even though it was for sweet charity.
 The New York newspaper finally had to take the New York Giants.
 MacPhail had no objection to that. The Giants belong in the Polo Grounds.
 Elmer Layden, new commissioner of professional football, couldn't straighten out the difficulty Calling on the cantankerous MacPhail, he was told to contact Magnate Top ping in Honolulu, where the heir to the tin fortune is vacationing.
 MacPhail says the Brooklyn Base ball Club netted no more than $8O00 on its 15 per cent football rental and share in the concessions last fall. There is considerable expense, not the least of which is sodding the field. The entire business Is worth more than $8O0O, contends Mac Phail who hints that if the foot ball Dodgers return to Ebhets Field the rental will be upped to 20 per cent.
 Because the incredible Brooklyn fans would not stand for the foot- ball Dodgers playing their six home games at the Polo Grounds, the Topping interests are said to be considering Yankee Stadium as the teams base.
 That would be all right with Larry MacPhail.
 Just so long as anything Brooklyn has nothing to do with the Polo Grounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
STEADY RUNYAN HOLDS GOLF EDGE
White Plains Pro Two Strokes Up On Strong
 Field at Oyster HarbOrs

Oyster Harbors, Mass, July l. (UP)-Little Paul Runyan of White Plains, N. r., twice former National PGA champion, held 8 two-stroke advantage. today over defending champion Horton Smith of Pine hurst, N. C., as the field started the second half of the 72-hole MaSSa- chusetts Open championship.
 The 140-pour1d Runyan, recent winner of the $5,000 Goodall round- robin tournament, carded twin rounds of 70 yesterday for a mid- way mark of 140, four strokes un- der par for the testing 6600-yard layout.
 The slender Smith jumped into a triple tie for. first place with a first round 68 but slipped behind the steady Runyan with second IS of "A for a 142 total.
 Braicketed in a three-way tie for third at 143 were Harold (Jug) Mo- Spaden of Winchester, thrice Mass achusetts titlist, Bridegroom Willie Turnesa of Detroit and Herman Barron of White Plains, N. Y. Bar ron closed ground on the leaders with g 'second-round 69.
 New England champion Leo Mar tin of Trapelo and Alex Watson, Yonkers, N. r., veteran still were in the running with par-equaling totals of IA. Watson also posted an aft ernoon 69.
 Al Brosch of Farmingdale, N. Y, and Harry Nettlebladt of Framing ham who held the early lead with Smith slipped badly on their second tours of the course. Brosch fash- ion g 77 while Nettlebladt had a 7S.
 Brosch's total of 145, however, landed him in eighth place. At 146 were Sgt. John Thoren of Camp Ed wards, former National Open cham pion Tony Manero of Salem, long hitting Jimmy Thomson of Chico pee, Edmund Burke of Wianno and Nettlebladt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
PROBABLE PITCHERS
By United Press) NATIONAL. T,EAGTYw


 NATIONAL LEAGUE New York (HubbelI 6-sl at Roe. ton (Posedel 3-2).
 Philadelphia Beck O-5) at 6rooklyn (Fitzsimmons a-O). St. Louis (Lanier 6.S) At. pitts. ourgh (Sewell 7-6).
 lOnly games Scheduled).
 AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit Trout (5-S) at Chicago (Smith 7-T..
 cleveland Milnar T-S) at st.. Louis (Auker 5-9)-night game. Washington (Chase 3-S) at Phila- delphia (Marchildon 5-4)-night game.
 Boston Robinson 4-3 and Harris S-0) at New York (Gomez 5-S and Chandler 0-S)--two games.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
BRISTOL OPEN LATE
 TENNIS RESULTS

At the Copper Ledges Courts in Bristol, latest results of matches played yesterday with Waterbury entrants holding their own, with re- suits as follows:
 In the women's singles, Josephine Senesac defeated Mrs. Ethel Dewell 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 and Lenore Gaubin Burnieka trimmed Mrs. Helen Beardslee 4-6. 7-5, 9-7.
 Tn the mems singles, Joe Sullivan defeated Francis Murphy 6-l, 5-7, 6-4; Albert Gnazzo trimmed Jack Kerin 6-1, 0-6, 6-3 and Almond Gnazzo won over Jack Kirkham by default.
 Gordon Riach and John Tata whipped Bob Strong and Harry Marrow. 6-1, 60 in the Mems doubles. Play continues tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
Triple Tie Fo1. Pro-Club Official
 Golf Tourney

New Haven, June 30 = The Con- necticut section, PGA of America staged its annual pro-club officer, sportswriter tourney yesterday after noon at the New Haven Country Club with twelve pros turning out to participate in the event. A three way tie resulted in the pro-club of1i- cer section with net best-balls of 68's which were registered by Tom Donohue and Walter L. Wirth, rep- resenting the New Haven Municipal J. J. Bud" Geoghegan and Roy Bleiler, of Rockledge and Willie Hunter, playing with Dr. Riordan, both of the Willimantic' Country Club. Two district entries, Jack Williams and c. Ray Brock Of the Country Club and Eddie Burke with Charley Johnson, both of Meadow brook, finished in the runnerup spot with 69's.
 Best Team
 Tn the prospcrtswriter division, Geoghegan, playing with c. s. Hem derson, led the list with a best-ball net of 69. Tom Donohue found a steady partner in Bill Harding to top runnerup ho1lors with 70.
 Willie Hunter led the individual scoring with a 72 with Eddie Burke and Tom DonoIue posting 73's Jack Williams was all alone at "A with Cliff Bruneau and J. J. Bud" Geoghegan having 75's. Willie Ma son rounded up a 76.
 Pro-CIub OflciaIs Tom Donahue and W. L.
 Wirth, New Haven Ma :. willie Hunter an d Dr.
 Riordan, Willimantic .. 33-S5--68 J. J. Bud" Geognegan
 and Roy Bleiler. Rock = JacR asaEs Ewsiliiiam.s; and (. Ray so-'1--0' Brock, New Haven c. c. 85-34--69 Eddie Burke and c. G.
 Johnson, Meadowbrook. S4-36-69 Willie Hunter and L. H.
 Arnold, Willimantic ... 33-3S-71 Ben Roman, Giant Valley
 and Larry Walsh, Wa Jack Williams and E. P.
 Bradley. New Haven
 c. c. .........:....... S6-36-72 OllH 6IuuSdu anu J. Its
 Demarest, Woodbridge 3S-35-73 Ernie Doering and c. C.
 Zerbe, Edgewood .... 36-37--73 Willie Mason and R. M.
 Wall, New Haven c. c. 35-39-74 Al Labutis and John Cav-
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 Journa1-C Courier ....... S4-36-7O Eddie Burke and Chick
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
ThiSSpOrting
 World
Bar The Door
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

welweight boxing champion Fie York will ansle tonight under ordinary circumstances should will beat Davis easily though the champ to choice but because there much genuine fight easily repeat the foulfghtng d of last November in which Davis was disqualified after hitting zvc remember Davis entirely to blame E z cool calculating customer who likes to cut up opponent and call tolose his head" until he purposewinnng boxing of the there Davis mental incompetent who nuts" at the slightest vocation m smart Davis touch and they repeat their November bar-room the door" while the
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
(Reg. U. S. Pat. Off,) By HARRY FERGUSON
limited Press Shorts Editor)

United Press Sports Ed1t0r)
 New York, July 1.-(UP)-Scat- tered paragraphs containing scatter ed thoughts:
 The Boston Red Sox open a two game series with the New York Yankees here today. Joe Cronin, Boston manager, speaking: Were out to win ball games and we're not interested in any hitting streaks. If Joe DiMaggio comes to bat and the situation calls for us to walk him, then we'll walk him."
 The record that DiMaggio is after now is the one set by Wee Willie Keeler who hit in A straight games in 1897. Keeler was the little fel- low who coined the immortal phrase Hit 'em where they ain't", when somebody asked him the secret of his success as a batter. DiMaggio, with 42 straight, needs three more to pass Wee Willie.
 The soldiers certainly stick to- gether. Lew Jenkins, lightweight champion who did a stretch in the cavalry has been coaching Private Al Davis on methods of waging war against Fritzie Zivic at the Polo grounds tonight. Just what Jenkins could have taught Davis in their secret sessions is something of a mystery, for Lew can't do much ex- cept punch hard with his right and that's something that can't be taught. Regardless of the coaching, zivic will be favored tonight and the odds may be as high as 3 to 1.
 WOOD GRAND SLAM?
 It will be nothing short of mira cle if Craig Wood comes through with a victory in the PGA at Denver and completes 8 grand slam of the Augusta Masters, the Open and the PGA. The law of averages is against a golfer after two big tour nament victories, not to mention the fact that in the match play at the PGA some obscure pro is likely to get hot and knock over big shot.
 One glance at the pitchers chosen by the National league managers for the all-star game makes a liar out of whoever said youth must be served" There isn't youngster in the bunch-Derringer, Walters, Wyatt. Warneke, Passeau, Blanton and Hubbell. However, that doesn't mean that the National league won't get some good pitching. No pitcher IS permitted more than three in- ningE in the all-star game and guys Ike Hubbeu and Warneke can do a whale of job over a short stretch.
 The forgotten man in the midst of au the excitement about DiMaggio,s hitting streak and the Yankees bombardment of home runs is Ted Williams, tthe string bean outfielder of the Red Sox. All he is doing is hitting a cool .404 and he has knock ed in 56 runs in 63 games.
 Dilemma department-what if Buddy Baer and Abe Simon should hit the deck at the same time in their fight next month? Their com nined weight would be enough to break the ring and bury both of them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
Connecticut Women Lose

Bridgeport. Conn. July 1.-(UP)- A team of women golfers from New York WeStchester county outciasSe6 Connecticut rivals at Brooklawn Country Club yesterday, ll-4. It was an annual tournament of lS- match singles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01

and two dozen other leadfoots will also be in the Hat City to battle for the big prize money offered by lAeLsan.
 Rice, winner of last weeks feature event by nosing out Gesell at the wire. says that he will make 1t three wins here.
 The parking of cars will be free as well as the fireworks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
WALL sCRAWL

Wayne Morris aslB guests to Msn their names on a wall In his rumpns room in Lieu of sVlsstbook.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01

Underground erosion is constantly at work, and entire farms have cayed in overnight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01

Dilemma department-what if Buddy Baer and Abe Simon should mt the deck at the same time in their light next month? Their com bined weight would be enough to break the ring and bury both of them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01

The forgotten man in the midst of an the excitement about DiMaggio's hitting streak and the Yankees oombardment of home runs is Ted Williams, tthe string bean outfielder or the Red Sox. All he Is doing is hitting a cool .404 and he has knock ed in 56 runs in 63 games.