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Evening star., 1941-07-06
BeIin Jinx Is Routed
By Willie Herbert
At League Net
Victory in Women's Loop
First for WWdmon Ace
Over Stor Meet Champ

Willie o. Herbert provided the
Women's Tennis League with its
biggest news of the season last week
when she defeated Mary C. Belin,
her conqueror in the final of The
Star tournament last month. in a
three-Set league match. Represent
ing the Wardman team. Mrs Herbert
whipped her former nemesis, whom
she never has beaten in tournament
competition. 6-3. ST, 6-3. Mrs.
Belin was playing for the Racqueters.
Mrs. Herbert's victory helped her
team gain third share of first
place in the latest standings, Mount
Pleasant having risen with Ward
man to tie the former undisputed
paCe-setting Nationals. All have
500 percentages to date
= Mrs. Belin returned later in the
week again TO defeat Sara Moore.
As. ga, 64. while Charlotte
Decker also was credited with a win
over Miss Moore. 6-8. 6-l. 6-.
Standings and last ueek'S n, q tcbes.
Evening star., 1941-07-06
20 Years Aqo
In The Star

For the second day in success
sion the Mats took both ends OF
a double header over Boston,
winning 7-5 and Al, while help
ing Boston establish some sort
of record of losing eight games in
four days.
Babe Ruth got his 31st homer
Of the year, knocked against the
Athletics. He would have had
another but a fan attempting to
catch the ball knocked it back
into the playing field and the
Babe was held to two bases.
For the first time since the
season opened, Iris Speaker of
Cleveland has ousted Harry He'll
mann of Detroit from the Ameri-
can League batting leadership.
Iris has Ais average to Harry's
Alb.
Evening star., 1941-07-06
Gibson Girl Annexes
Ocean Yacht Test
In Record Time
Victor Over II RivuIs
In 129-MiIe Contest;
Time Is l3::34.48
Ry the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
HAMPTON, Va, July 5.-John r
Sherwood's Gibson Girl broke all
records for the event today in
winning the Virginia Cruising Cup
Race. a feature of the 14th annual
regatta Of the Hampton Yacht Club
The Glass C boat covered the
129-mile nautical course from Glib
son Island to Old Point in cor
rected time of 13 hours, "a minutes
and 48 seconds. The elapsed time
was Is hours, 54 minutes, and SO
seconds.
Twelve boats competed in the
race which began at 10 am. yester-
day at Gibson Island.
Glass A winner was William H.
Labrots Stormy Weather, with a
corrected time of 13 hours. 81 min
utes, and A seconds.
First in Glass B was L. Corbin
Strongs Narada with a corrected
time of IA hours, % minutes, and
48 seconds.
Second in Glass c was J. Miller
SherWoods, Cygnet.
Evening star., 1941-07-06

of at Bannockburn tie for (
l94l Federal title with Jack Harr
Gipe plays from the Navy Depa; :
ment. and Harris is with GeneI
Accounting Office.
They tied June II at 14l for
holes over the Bannockburn course
and tied again few days later Will
rounds of 73.
-Four of Columbia S top golfer
are to play today for the Cumming
trophy. emblematic of the best bal
team championship of the club
Defending champions are Martin F
Mccarthy and George F. Miller
Challengers are Maury Nee and
Earle Skinker.
Evening star., 1941-07-06
Gilbert Hunt Is Ousted
By Subin in Two Sets
3, the Associated Press.

e" tHc ASsOS4dlSu EEcsS
GLEN COVE, N Y. Juy s.
Wayne Sabin of Reno New. former
high-ranking tennis star who is
back in circulation after a year S
suspension from competition. made
his bid to regain the first of his
major Eastern crowns today when
he won his way into the semiinals
of the Nassau Country Clubs tour
nament.
Sabin. winner of the tourney in
1889. eliminated Gilbert Hunt of
Washington. D. c.. 1878 winner,
in today's quarterfinals. IS. 50.
Advancing with Sabin were Joe
Hunt of the United States Naval
Academy. the top-seeded player;
Sidney B. Wood. jr., of New York.
former Wimbledon champion, and
Francisco Segura OF Ecuador.
Evening star., 1941-07-06
Shorey Moy Fare Well
Imp. 6. A. Tourney

Mel Shorey, Indian Spring pro,
faces his big test of the year to-
morrow over Denver's Cherry
Hills course, in the first qualifying
round of the P. G. A. championship.
Mel is submerged in a big field of
nationally known stars, but as long
as he has that well-known ability
to chip and putt he can do all right.
Witty Cox and Bob Barnett look
for Chandler Harper, the lean boy
from Portsmouth, Va, to get along
in the P. G. A. Both declare Harper
Is the most improved man they
have seen in many a year, and
compare Harpers mannerisms and
his style with Shute.
"But hes better than Shute right
row." says Barnett.
Evening star., 1941-07-06
ROD and STREAM s}s155 s}ssE'aAu
Anglers Covet Rod and Reels Red Bodee
WyIie Wonders How He Can Eorn 1t

BY our standards, the Rod and
Reel Club is the outstanding angling
organization in America. Excep-
tional because the Wednesday night
meetings always are different-in-
triguing, interesting. Members-and
there are 400-rate only accord
ing to their angling ability, not on
what they have accomplished in
other pursuits. Color of badges de-
notes their standing, white for the
novice, green for the more prof.
cient and red for the expert. The
latter is steadily sought, seldom
earned.
Phillip Wylie, quite some pump
kins in the outside world because
of his Crunch and Des fishing sto-
ries. is a Rod and Reeler. He is
quite fisherman, too. but has yet
to get that coveted red badge. In
the quest of information about what
he should DO next to get it. he lists
his accomplishments in letter to
the club. We think it interesting
He says:
For something more than two
years now l have been proud
member of the Rod and Reel Club.
an asset on occasion, a liability on
others. I have deemed this MEM
bership a great and warming honor
and 1 have truly endeavored to
carry out in the spirit and the
flesh the tenets and the practices
of this organiZa ton. l have entered
no Puritanical demurrer against
any of the members notions of suit
able entertainment. I have offered
to pay for any breakage incurred
by me when in my cups and have
sought diligently to improve my
standing as a member of this no.
BILE and ennobling society. 1t Is
relative to this latter condition that
I seek certain specific knowledge in
a hopeful and modest manner.
Badge Fades to White.
Upon entering this club my pas
record as an angler was searchingl!
reviewed and I was given the fiat
tering status Of Wearer of the
green badge. May I report, paren-
/ thetically. that this badge through
the months has faded back to pure
white? At the same time and SUBJ
sequently 1 strove with continuing
and varying effort to render uI
such claims, reports. deeds, stuffed
fish and other totems as would make
me a fit subject for the bestowal O.
that last great symbol of power, the
red badge.
In pursuance of this exalted OBJ.
jective, I have taken by the faires1
means known all but five of tht
various species of fishes listed or
your renowned program as worthy
of attack by hook and line. These
five which I have not taken are the
African pompano, the Allison tuna
the broadbill. the mako and the
permit. OF the five I have hooked
and lost three on at least one occa-
sion in each case, including the
fighting of permit on plug cast
ing outfit for 20 minutes. after
Evening star., 1941-07-06
SIovok CqthoIie Comes
Taken by Chicuqoons
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. July 5.-A
strong team of Chicagoans claimed
the team title of the 18th national
Slovak Catholic Sokol athletic meet
today at the end of the second day 5
competition. which saw three new
senior meet records established.
The Chicago group, coached by
Steve Hletko, former Loyola College
basket ball star. rolled up an un-
official total of 80 points, while
teams from youngstown, Ohio, and
Charleroi, Pa. tied for runner
up honors, with 80 points each.
More than l.500 athletes men,
women, boys and girls--conpeted in
the annual games at ST. Joseph's
College stadium. where the program
will end Sunday.
Evening star., 1941-07-06

the boat captain across the
shoulders as he came down, tenn
porarily putting the captain out
of commission. while DR.. Wolfe,
knocked unconscious, was unable
to help. After a 20-minute fight
the fish was subdued. 1t weighed
between 105 and 108 pounds, and
was more than 6 feet long.
Last winter, at Key West, Fla.
another big tarpon in the boat
injured D. L.. Norman, we'll
known Washington railroad man,
cutting and bruising his legs.
Tarpon are bulky, powerful fish.
Occasionally. particularly in deep
water fishing, they jump into the
boat, as In the case Of DR..
Wolfe's experience.
Evening star., 1941-07-06
Swimming Lessons
To Be Given Free
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSociated Press.
Free swimming lessons will be
given for the rest Of the season
at pools operated by the Welfare
and Recreation Association.
Both children and adults are
eligible and separate lessons
having been arranged for begin
ners and experienced swimmers.
Life-saving instruction also will
be offered. Last year an esti-
mated 10000 took lessons.
The opportunity applies to
East Potomac, Takoma, McKin-
ley, Anacostia. Francis and Ban
neker. Admission to the pools
Is free from 8 am. until noon
and soldiers In uniform are ad-
mitted free at all times.
Evening star., 1941-07-06

pom grounds of the world. The
fishing is in deep water, and
the fish, when they strike and
are hooked, Immediately leave
the water. Most of the fishing
on their trip was done at night.
One night DR.. Wolfe hooked a
big fish. and was looking over
the side of the boat into the
water when the tarpon jumped.
The fish came with a fast rush.
hitting the side of the boat and
striking DR.. Wolfe on the jaw
as it went up. Then the fish
fell in the boat. and turned it
into a Shiny shambles. Tarpon
are covered with a thick coat Of
slime. The tail of a big tarpon
Is his most potent weapon.
With this tail the fish struck
Evening star., 1941-07-06
ConIyn Wins Cox Trophy
At Congressional Club

T. Bryce Conlyn, one of Congress
sional's steadiest golfers. yesterday
won the Witty Cox Trophy tourna-
ment. postponed by rain Friday.
Conlyn scored 80 with IA
handicap for a net SO to annex the
trophy. The gross award went to
M. Parker Nolan. former Maryland
State champ, with 70.
A flag tourney at Indian Spring.
also postponed from Friday, was
played yesterday. John F. Feeney,
president of the club. played his
final shot % inches from the cup on
the 18th green, to win the event
Louis Watman was second, 2 feet
from the 18th green.
Evening star., 1941-07-06

eral questioned his ability to do this,
including Duncan. with whom he
has had numerous duels.
Wagering is not permitted by the
midget auto circuit to which both
belong but even without a cash
consideration both agreed to go all
out to win next Tuesday.
Another big field has been lined
up by Racing Director Walter Steb-
bins, including Lyle Dickey, winner
last week. and Mike Joseph. winner
of the inaugural program two weeks
ago
Evening star., 1941-07-06
SchindIer-Duncon Feud Marks
Next Midget Auto Program

A friendly but nonetheless strong
rivalry will be part of the midget
auto racing program on Tuesday
when Bill SCHNEIDER. popular one
legged veteran, tries to beat out Len
Duncan, big Brooklyn driver.
SCHNEIDER made his first start at
the West Lanham Speedway last
Tuesday and broke a motor part in
the semi-feature. failing to finish.
He had a good look at the track,
though. and after the last race made
the prediction he could beat the
best time of any other driver. Sew
Evening star., 1941-07-06
Brilliant Qualifying 7est Spencer Mye With Major Golf Failures
Plane on Fuirwuy
DELAYS Golfers
BY the Associated Press.

bN tne hSSOclateu fIesS.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July
5.-Golfers on the seventh tee at
Meadow-lake Golf and Country
Club Eere today were startled to
see a new hazard Suddenly
descend onto the fairway.
Frank Archibald. sportsman
pilot of Sarasota, Fla, set hk
single wing cabin plane down
when he ran out of gas on a
Chicago-Atlanta fight.
He was not hurt and soon
rolled the unchanged plane to
the rough, allowing the golfers
to play through.
Evening star., 1941-07-06

Cup star, now 36 years old. has been
playing golf at Chevy Chase. Alli-
son has about given up big time
competitive tennis and, like Ellie"
Vines, is giving his playtime to
golf. Not bad golfer, either. this
Allison fellow A few days ago he
played the tough Chevy Chase
course in IL.
Evening star., 1941-07-06

Frances Rowan M defeated Msrsaret
Graham C 81. 6-1: Mary Gass IN. }
defeated BuelW care c.. -. ia. 6-4 ::
M, 6-l. 2-6, 6-I: Helen Richards
.Nl defeated Agnes DAILY &c. W.. 6-4.
16. 81: Helen Richards tND defeated
Dorothy Aos ms (R.l. I'll. 6-l Nell
Stockton 'WJ defeated Jean McGregor
r, c.; 6-1. 10-s; Willie Herbert CW. !,
defeated Mary c. Belin CRl, 6-3. -,
Meyerhor tR. c., 6-4. g: Buel Wesre
Co defeated Frances Colbert CW.i. Sc,
feated Martha Clarke IR. c.. O.. 6-3:
Charlotte Decker tsl defeated Sara Moore
r. CO, 6-s, 81. "a: Backy Yob5t
g; Sara Moore tR. c. defeated Frances
Rowan M. g, 6-l: Jean McGreeor
lR c. defeated Matte Pinette fS,. I'll
Sc: Mary Belin r. defeated Sara
Moore ,R c.. 4-6. 6-4, s. Ena
oelllneer tR.l defeated Mrs. J. B. Ballinger
"a. M, 6-l. 4-6. 6-3
Evening star., 1941-07-06
Palace at CoIesviIIe

Colesville Cardinals will entertain
the Palace A. c. baseball team today
at 3 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-12
NEW RECRUITING
 OFFICER COMING
Chief MCGibbOn to Return to Fleet; Set Excellent
 Record Here

Preston Thorns, chief fire con- trolman, USN., will succeed John McGibbon, chief electricians mate. in charge of the local naval recruit ing station. McGibbon is to be returned to sea duty in several weeks. Lieut.. Walter F. Hinckley, director navy recruiting in Con- necticut, announced today. Thorns has arrived at New Haven and will remain there for week or 10 days becoming familiar with the recruit ing system, and later he will be sent to the Waterbury naval re- cruiting station.
 Lieut.. Hinckley said McGibbon will stay on duty for about three weeks more before he will be re- lieved He commended the work Chief McGibbon has done at the recruiting office and his record since he has been stationed here, adding that the Waterbury office, under his supervision, has maintained its quota and has enlisted large num- Der of first class recruits,
 The new officer to take charge is a native of Norfolk. Va, and enlisted in the navy October {. i024. He served four and a half years aboard the U. s. s. Colorado, the same length of time on the U. s. S. Pillshury as an Asiatic station and later two and one half years more on the U. s. s. Black Hawk, also on the Asiatlc patrol Since that time he has been stationed on the U. Q. 6. E.lls. o0hhis az< tha Nil. waukee.
 His career in the navy has been colorful and eventful,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-12
St. Michael's Women
 Hold arty Tonight
C. Y. 0. Plans Roller Skating Social Tomorrow ward Barlow, Jr, Undergoes Operation At St. Marys
w AT ERVILLE
Correspondent-Mrs. R. w. Henon Telephone s-546s

Auxiliary, will be held Friday even ing, February IA, at Fraternity Hall with Mrs. Dorothy Cook, president, in charge.
 Representatives of the Post and Auxiliary will attend the Second District meeting tonight in Nauga- tuck.
 Scouts On Hike
 Fifteen members of Boy Scout Troop Mo- 32, of the Salvation Army, were guests at the regular meeting of Troop No. 31, last evening at Fraternity Hall. The Scouts were given first aid instruction and games were played. Plans were made for 8 hike which the boys took today, beginning at 8. m. this morning from the Scout camp.
 Scouts of Troop No. 31 attending last night were:
 Cobra Patrol-Jack Hughes, Mi- chael Killeen, Norman Henchel, Walter Barker, Joseph Killeen.
 Lion Patrol-William Scanlon, Al Sullivan, Henry Lefevre, James Ahrens.
 Flying Eagle = Francis Killeen, Carlton Bird, Charles Barker, Don aud Brown.
 Scout leader, William Christie; assistant, Frank Ware, also Wendell McKennerney, Edward Franks and Harry Clark.
 The Holy Name Society of St. Michaels Church were hosts last night to the men of the parish of Waterville and boys of high school age at an entertainment which in- cluded the showing of sound pie ture, '"The National League" and other pictures taken by William Wityak in recent travels.
 MT. Wityak operated the machine
 John Cluney, sports editor of The Democrat, gave an interesting talk on the difference between American and European sports. He told Sev- eral amusing stories.
 Other entertainment followed and refreshments were served.
 Valentine Party
 The Women's Society for Christian Service of the Grace Methodist Church will meet tonight at zoo o'clock at the church for a pot luck supper and Valentine party.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-12

The Infantile Paralysis Fund in Naugatuck should be given grand boost Friday night, for welbalanced sports carnival been arranged for this most char able The has donated the floor the borough Purple Knights will oppose the Ansonia Chiefs basket ball team in the concluding number on the program. Between these two attractions there will be boxing bouts featuring Police Sergeant Tony FarrS proteges, hor izontal bar exhibition, musical and vocal numbers and
 three round exhibition of fist throwing by Dule Kovach, well known pro- Postmaster Frank Green chairman ot High School Coach Pete Foley and Johnny Balinsky Syracuse grad The boys working hard to make It grand financial and the Tower hopes their efforts will be rewarded with an overflow audience.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-12

the factories here, working as an apprentice, is a fellow who used to be a customers man on Wall Street. RESERVOIR
 OF LABOR
 Thus Bridgeport is building a arge reservoir of labor = which ex- perience has shown is the best kind of bulwark against .'war boom"
 Just before the last war Bridge ports labor market was in a state of complete and utter chaos. Trained labor became SO valuable that the situation reSernbled noth- ing so much as continuous auc- ton with employers as bidders, each prepared to offer more than the rest. Wages scared sky high.
 That won't happen here again. not if the defense industries can help it.
 Their preparations to that end have bitterly disappointed float CTS" who have flocked in Bridge port, drawn no doubt by the we'll pubicized tale that labor here was living a life of luxury tapping up champagne
 unskilled workers, and as yet no greatly increased demand for skilled ones.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-12

As one Bridgeport executive puts it, "A new era of practical training is coming in. We used to hide the fact that we were actually working in a machine shop when we were boys.
 wed spend hours scrrlbbing the grit and grime off our hands be- fore we went home - but now the social tendency has changed. Why, the sons of some of our best fami- lies are working in our factories. And they plan to make career of it, too"
 TRADE SCHOOL
 ATTENDANCE TRIPLED
 Bridgeport's big defense plants Bullard's (machine tools), Vought- Sikorsky (aircraft), Remington Arms, General Electric have for years trained young men to fill va cancies appearing in their shops.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-12
Huge Crowd Expected
 At School Carnival
5000 Tickets Distributed Among LeavenwOrtn High
 Students Varied Program To Be Presented

to equip Leavenworth's first football team.
 Last year the carnival funds were used to organize the first baseball team.
 All money beyond expenses will be turned over to the athletic com mittee to be used fo roperating costs of the football, baseball and basket ball teams.
 Frank G. Began, newly-elected principal, is honorary chairnn an of the carnival, while Earle Blanchard, newly appointed vice principal, is honorary vice chairman of the ar. arrangements committee.
 Other committee chairmen are as follows: Tickets, John A. Dillon; basketball, co-chairmen, Jacob Reig- CT and Bill Tracy; refreshmnts, Elizabeth Brophy; door, Ellry c. Kil- bourn; publicity, James Colman;, entertainment, James O'Neill; ward robe, John l.. Sirica, and dancing ar arrangements will be made by Jacob Rieger, James O'Neill and John A. Dillon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-12

The sixth annual Leavenworth high school athletic carnival, which includes vaudeville, the annual bas- ketball game between Bill Tracy's Leavenworth varsity and Jake Reiger's alumni five, and dancing throughout. the evening, Is scheduled to be held at the state armory on Field street this Friday night.
 James O'Neill, director in charge of dancing and entertainment, has arranged many novelty surprises for St. Valentines day. Five thousand tickets were given students at the high school for distribution, and re- tuns are very satisfactory, John A. Dillon, president of the athletic as- sociation, announced yesterday.
 The Tech Scope, school paper al der the guidance of Earle Blanch- ard, faculty advisor, put out Q special carnival edition devoted to this and past carnivals held by the school. Among the features of the issue is the story of the first carni- val held six yearas ago to raise funds
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-12

This and that Old time bicycle enthusiasts, of which there still few left in Waterbury may recall the name of Fred Reid If they don't then surely the veteran automobile mechanics the real old ones, will know him. Forty years ago Fred Reid was one of the best cyclists in the state He lived in Hartford but he raced all the state It is also claimed he established the first automobile repair shop in Connecticut The highest registration number in those days only 2OO Mr. Reid died Sunday at his home in Hartford He was 77 years old. Rocco V. Guerrera IT,. is still winning paudts for his work in decorating the stage for the recent South End Harmony Kings minstrel show Rocco must have what it takes, judging by the fanmail we get about him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-12

Now they have taken on more men and speeded up the process.
 Like many other plants through out the country, Bullard's doesn't yet have its expansion program un- der way. To train the many new men it soon will need but for whom it so far has no space, it has ar ranged for the Connecticut State Trade Schools to take over the job. The company pays these appren- tices while they go to school,
 The other defense plants here are following Bullard's lead in hiring
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-12

apprentices as well as more experi- enced men, who are supplementing their knowledge, as quickly as the trade schools can turn thenf out.
 So industry and state have pro- vided the training facilities; what is more important in the labor pool picture is the change in job psy- chology, perhaps national in scope, that has provided the men. Attend ance at the trade schools tripled in the last few years.
 Even men in their forties are talk ing up machine work. In one of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-12

Bill Gillette common pleas court clerk, absent from his busy desk yesterday. bad cold kept him at home MT. and Mrs Frank Frederick are postcarding friends from paradise Miami Fla, to you Frank, you know is of John J. Collins crack Salesmen Harry and Russell Bartlett and Oscar Warner are enjoying the climate of Rutland Vermont these days where the skiing is extraordinarily fine Louie Schick, Grand Street banker back from we'll deserved vacation in Florida which is the state of states he claims. Dick Baldwin of Willow Street is the deans list for Febru arv at St. Bonaventures College. Students who com pleted the preceding month without receiving any demerits the only classified. It's the second time the local boy has been so honored