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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02
WALTER GOMEZ
 INJURIES NECK
Abbott Ave. Driver Teach- ing Girl to Drive Taken
 to Bristol Hospital

Bristol, September 2. Two per" sons were injured Monday morning when an automobile in which they were riding crashed into a state highway fence on Wolcott Road, Wolcott.
 They are Walter Gomez, 22, of S4 Abbott avenue, Waterbury, driver ot the car, who Is in the Bristol Hos- pital with @ severe neck injury and Miss Catherine Cephas, 17, of Sixth street, who was also in the hospital with a possible fractured arm.
 According to Policeman William Thompson who investigated, Gomez was teaching Miss Caphas to drive
 The car, he said, knocked e'own nine fence poles and was badly damaged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02

The heaviest travel rush in Wa terbury's history was over today, and the city settled back to normal after the Labor Day week end. Railroad and bus company officials agreed that the demands on their services were the greatest ever ex- perienced.
 Trains and busses carried hun dreds on hundreds of Waterburians to New York and other points Sat- urday and Sunday, while yesterday the rush was reversed, coming in this direction. All available extra coaches were placed in service by the New Haven railroad and by bus lines. Main highways were choked with automobiles, though city streets were largely deserted Sunday and yesterday.
 There was such a rush for tickets for the New York excursion train Sunday that scores had to be turned away. Regular trains were also damned with passengers, despite extra coaches. So many from the Naugatuck Valley were on the New
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02

about a quarter of mile east of the Torrington- Goshen town line, and ran across the street. He was struck by @ taxi operated by Cam
 file LaChat, Jr., of Torringford ave- nue, who is employed by Donne's Taxi service. The taxi, police said, was following another car which swerved to the right side of the road to avoid hitting the boy, while Lachat turned his car to the left
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02

EeVs u Es OOmmeAAy ktuSSAAA OASA dox church, and offered Mass m the old Russian cathedral.
 THE STONE MASON
 OFFERS MASS
 The big sign in Russian was sttll on the front of the Church dsscrib- il.R 1t as an anti-religious museum, but within the man who had laid aside his trowel, Serge 1wa1o Ltlz- kyn, was offering the first public Mass In the city in many, many years.
 MT. Steinkopfs report said: "This Monday in Smolensk is great day for Orthodox Catholics, who are still talking about the Mass read yesterday in the white and gold cathedral on the hill. The ornate old structure was almost undanl- aged and 1t now bristles with signs In German saying 1t is 'verboten to steal sacred objects.
 "The Germans say that yester- days was the first public Mass Sn1olensk could remember in the last twenty-one years. I saw some hundreds of worshippers, some of their eyes dim as they heard a stone mason read the Mass. That is, he had been a stone mason under So- viet rule; under the Czar, he had been a priest. But yesterday this man, Serge 1wano Luzkyn, laid aside his trowel and resumed the robes of his priesthood"
 OFFICIALLY EXECUTED
 BUT NOT DEAD
 whether or not Gods Providence and the sufferings of war will re- store to the Russian people the faith which was once their proud possession is Gods secret. Before the invasion by Germany Yaras- lovsky, head of the League of the Militant Goddess, declared that the 'society had 3,450,l82 members at the end of l940, compared with B. 292,036 in 1889. The war however will certainly hinder the program of, the Goddess. With no heaven in the future the atheist must seek his heaven on earth and such is in . deed a difficult prospect in these days of suffering and imminent death.
 But in spite of It's official execu- ton the faith Is, not dead in Russia Now and then there come the re- ports that indictae thab the faith and love of God still live and give reasons for hope. These reports tell of priests in peasant garb offering the Holy Eucharist in some peasant shack; of newly-weds seeking the Church's approval of their mar. riage; of others who take 6 board from a coffin to Q priest that q requiem Mass might be said over it for the repose of the soul of him who has died.
 A priest Of London who conducts a series of weekly broadcasts tc America under the title Democracy Marches" recently gave similar in. formation based on his personal ex. perience. ''In my first few days ir Russia" he said, T often question y,ung people about their religious
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02

The first playing cards were de- signed by an insane man in an asylum.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02
WAR IN EUROPE A YEAR AGO,
 SEPT. 2, 1940
tBy United Press)

tBy United Press)
 Giant, fOur-mOtored German planes made their first appear ance over Britain. Speculation rose as to whether Germany was making plans to land troops by air.
 British bombing of Chartres, France, was reported by Ger many. Famous cathedral was said to have been narrowly missed.
 The British slo0p Penxance was tOrpedoed and sunk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02

into a highway fence and struck the boy. None of the taxi paSsen- gers was injured.
 Policemen Anthony Werner and Emil Elsensohn investigated and are rested Lachat on a charge of vio- lating motor vehicle laws.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02
WOLVES HUNGRY IN MISSOURI

Linn, Mo-, (UP)-Osage county farmers who have lost livestock to wolves are planning 6 drive to stamp out the predators. Forty Stockmen have petitioned the ln- terior Department to send federal trapper to the county and the state conservation commission has prom ised to pay one-third the cost.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02

ing out or the Russian city of
 smolensk which is now occupied by the German army, tells the story of a man who lived and worked in the city as a stone
 mason for the past twenty-one years and who recent y laid aside his over- alls, ionrled the vestnents of @
 priest of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02

The Guatemalar1 Thysania moth attains wingspread of more than l2 inches.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-02
Catholic Thought And Opinion
By REV. JOSEPH F. DoNNELLY

Very much like a chapter of fic-
 ton was the recent sparsely-publish- ed report of Alvin J. Steinkopf, q former Milwaukee newspaperman who is now a war reporter on the Eastern Front. The dispatch, con1-
Evening star., 1941-12-10
.5|ugger Waived
From N.L.. Has
$4,000 Tag
Chisox Obtain Moses,
Giants Lond Werber,
Brooklyn Buys Rizzo
BY JUDSON BAILEY,

CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-The trading
tempo of the major league meet
ings ouickened today with half a
dozen deals closed and several
others, including the possible sale
of Dolph Camilh to the Yankees
in the negotiating stage.
Overnight the Phillies announced
sale of Outfelder John Rizzo to
Brooklyn and Infielder Emmett
Mueller to Montreal, a Dodgers
farm, and the New York Giants
bought Third Baseman Bill Werber
from Cincinnati and sold Outfielders
Joe Moore and Morrie Arnovich to
indianapolis.
AS Get Pair for Moses.
This business followed such deals
Of the meetings first day as the
Chicago White Sox trading Out
fielder Mike Kreevich and Pitcher
Jack Hallett to the Philadelphia
Athletics for Outfielder Wally Moses
and the Boston Braves buying Out
fielder Tommy Holmes from Newark
for cash.
The big talk, however, was the
bidding of the World Champion
New York Yankees for Camilli, vet
eran first baseman of the pennant-
winning Dodgers and the National
Leagues most valuable player last
season when he led in both home
runs and runs batted in.
The best guess was that Larry
MacPhail, Dodger president, was
asking about $4,000 for his prize,
even though all other National
League clubs waived on him at
$500. President Ed Barrow of the
Yanks was thought to have offered
about $4,000.
Representatives of the two clubs
met yesterday and last night and
the dickering was to continue today.
If it should go through the
Dodgers hoped to buy Johnny Mize
from the St. Louis Cardinals.
Tigers May Sell Radciff.
Also on the fire were the possible
sale Of Outfielder Rip Radcliff by
Detroit to the Boston Braves and
the White Sox offer Of Second Base
man Billy Knickerbocker and other
inducements to the Tigers for Out
fielder Bruce Campbell and Pitcher
Dizzy Trout. Washington also seeks
Campbell.
The Werber sale was closed IN five
minutes. Although the 33-year-old
infielder, who helped Cincinnati win
two pennants, batted only 239 last
season, the Reds were believed to
have received $4,000, approximately
S. 900 less than they paid the Ath-
letics for him in 1899.
The Phillies were understood to
have got $4,000 for Rizzo. When
he broke in with Pittsburgh. in 1888
the righthanded slugger looked like
promising star, but never has
measured up and last season batted
only .217.
Evening star., 1941-12-10

care of the demand for the East
West game. Missouri can't get
enough Sugar Bowl pasteboards
to fill all its applications.
Odds - and Some Ends. - DR..
Charles G. Murray, jr.. Of Lub-
book, Tex, suggests enlisting the
Texas U. football team to look
after the war because they seem
to understand the Pacific situa-
ton perfectly" Skip Alexander.
former Duke U. golfer, plans to
turn pro in the Miami Open. He
has been promised q job with a
club next summer. Athletes at
Chicago's Morton High School
who received watches for playing
In the finals of the American
Legion baseball tournament last
summer will get consideration"
for reinstatement by the Illinois
High School Association If they
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Dodgers and Giants Both Seeking Mize Of Cards
Quick Seu Alexander Duke Golfer to Turn Pro

return the watches. Since the
Stork Club champ got his Jumps
from Freddie Archer Monday,
Jacobs beachcombers say he'll be
known as boo Jack" until
further notice.
Hot Stove Warmup. - Rival
major league managers have
just about given up the idea of
outsmarting Hans Lobert since
they learned that one of his first
acts on reaching Chicago for the
big league meetings was to take
Bill KLEIN to lunch. The Cardi-
nails. who carried "a men to Jack
sonville, didn't take Billy South
worth along to Chicago. Billy
had some carpenter work to do
on his new house near Columbus,
Ohio. Best gag Of the meeting
so far was Frank Frisch's: my
pitching staff Is shot"
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Three Redskins Invited
To PIuy in Richmond
Nv the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 10.-Three
Washington Redskins-Frank Fill
chock, Wayne Millner and Ki AID
rich-have been asked to play with
the Richmond All-Stars in the an
nual Smoke Bowl game against the
Norfolk All-Stars here on Decem-
ber 81.
Riley Smith, former Redskin star
and now football coach at Wash
ington and Lee, will coach the Rich
mond team.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
EnIists in Navy
After Spending Day
With Gene Tunney
Cleveland Indions Won't
Have to Worry About
Pennont, He Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-Bobby Eel
ler's high fast one may be served up
to the boys in the japanese league
next summer instead of to oppo-
nents of the Cleveland Indians, for
whom the 23-year-old Iowa farm
boy has pitched the last six years.
Bob, who faced early induction
into the Nations armed forces un-
der the Selective Service Act, de-
cided yesterday to enter the Navy.
Nobody knows what's going to
happen. Maybe I'll see you fellows
again and maybe I won't" he told
sports writers at the major league
convention.
Feller spent the day with 1t.
Comdr. Gene Tunney of the Navy
and appeared at the baseball gath
ering to tell his friends he would
become a chief petty officer in the
Navy by tonight. He passed his
physical examination at the Great
Lakes Naval Training Station.
Feller thought he might receive
training at Great Lakes,
north of Chicago. and said he might
go to his Van Meter Qowa) home
for Christmas. Then he expects to
leave for the Norfolk (Va) naval
base to receive his assignment.
Bob said this was his only chance
"to help out where I can be of most
service to my country I think I'm
going to Ike the work I'm signed
and ready to go wherever they send
me-"
There were few eyebrows raised
when Feller, winner of 25 games
for the Indians last season, opined:
We'll, I don't think Lou Boudreau
will have to worry about winning
the pennant next season"
Evening star., 1941-12-10

Giants both are supposed to be
after him, although they may be
scared off by hearing that he's
still bothered by a sore shoulder
even though he hasn't tried to
throw recently.
Today's guest star-Jay Simon,
Coffeyville CKans) Journal:
This is the time of the year
when one of those little typo
graphical dashes means more to
a football coach than a 70-yarder
did last month-that is, If it diff
ferentiates between his re-signing
or resigning."
Prosperity notes.-the Bears
Packers pro football playof was
sold out-all 46,484 seats-within
a few hours after tickets were put
on the market. The Shrine ticket
Office In San Francisco has had
to go on q l2-Aour shift to take
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Manders Of Dodgers
Tops Bears MeAfee
As Pro Gamer
Hutson os Pass Receiver,
HinkIe as Field Goal
Kicker Keep Titles
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-The Ma
tional Pro Football League could
have crowned its individual cham
pions in the offensive department
almost IL weeks ago, for the race
ended exactly as it started, with
three Green Bay Packers and a
Brooklyn Dodger still in front.
Leading the ground gamers was
Pug Manders, Brooklyn fullback,
with 1876 yards in Ill attempts,
league statistics showed today.
George McAfee of the Chicago
Bears was second in yardage, but
his 474 net in IS attempts enabled
him to wind up with the best aver
age of the lots yards try.
Don Hutson and Clarke Hinkle of
Green Bay retained their titles as
the No. / pass receivers and field
goal kickers, respectively. They
were Joined by a third Packer, Cecil
Isbell, who dethroned Washington's
Sammy Baugh as the leagues ace
passer. Isbell completed lit of 206
attempts. They gained l,479 yards
and produced Is touchdowns, both
league records
Hutson's So pass catches for the
season tied the league record. He
also won the scoring title with 95
points. Hinkle led the field goal
kickers with six.
Here are the figures on the lead
Evening star., 1941-12-10
By HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.,
Wide World Sports Columnist.

NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-New
York's first aid raid alarm yes
terday busted up Fordham's
opening drill for the Sugar Bowl
game. And the reports said it
was Missouri that is weak on air
defense! Wonder how serious
Don Barnes Is about moving the
Browns to Los Angeles? 1t was a
cinch he would be turned down
this time. The transportation
problem is hard to beat as long
as club owners are hesitant about
trusting their valuable ivory in
airplanes and the ballplayers feel
the same way about it.
A deal of some sort for Johnny
Mize of the St. Louis Cardinals
may be the next news from the
baseball meetings. Dodgers and
Evening star., 1941-12-10

fnals-must work like the other
hanads around the big Phillips Pc
troleum Co.
Furthermore. personnel officials
say, players get no extra pay for
basket balling. Their monthly sti-
pends are the same as those OF en-
ployes in similar positions.
When they apply for jobs, person.
mel department scrutlnizers put
them through the same questioning
as others. The player is placed
where his talents seem to fit.
The sky is the limit, says the COM
pany, when players seek advance
ment. There is stellar example
K. S. Adams, the president, himself
a eager of parts for the company in
1921 when a warehouse clerk.
Another old-time player, the late
o. K. King, was secretary-treasurer
at the time of his death.
Few players leave the company
after their usefulness on the courts
is over.
Phillips officials say they are not
considering a rule such as one re-
ported being studied by Firestone to
limit player participation to three
years. the same as in universities.
In the past five years the average
Of players has been only about two
years.
This seasons edition has the usual
galaxy of stars, with here and there
q super Nova. Angelo Hank
Luisetti, late of Stanford. may be
classed in the latter category.
Other players. with home schools:
John L. Adams and John Frei-
berger, University of Arkansas;
Clarence Anderson, st. Mary's,
Morga, Calf: Howard Engleman,
University of Kansas; Grady Lewis,
Southwestern (Okla) Tech; Paul
Lindeman, Washington State, ard
Bill Martin and Jimmy McNatt.
University of Oklahoma.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Son of Richmond Coach
Leeds Basket Team
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 10.-Father
and son will lead the University Of
Richmond basket ball squad into
action this season. The coach Is
Mac Pitt and the captain and for
ward is Mac Pitt, jr.
Playing center on the quint Is
Dick Thistlethwaite, son of Rich
mond's football coach and athletic
director, Glenn Thistlethwaite.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Boys Club Basket PIoy
Opens December 26

The fifth annual Christmas basket
ball tournament will be held by
Boys Club of Washington beginning
Friday, December 26, with competi-
ton in the 80, 105, 120 and l35 pound
classes.
Prizes will be team trophies and
individual gold basket balls. There
also will be another trophy to the
outstanding team in the tourney.
Entries will be received until Tues
day, December %, at Eastern Branch,
Seventeenth street and Massachu-
sets avenue Sc, or Central Branch,
Third and G streets NV.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Sports Stuff for Soldiers.
Two Griffs Pound Floor.

The former Griffmen, Earl White
hill and Walter Miles, are pound
ing the floor of the hotel lobby here
in search of jobs. Whitehill was a
coach with the Cleveland Indians
last year but when Rog Peckinpaugh
was kicked upstairs and the man
agerial job was given to Boudreau,
Whitehill found himself out Of job.
Miles has been cut loose from the
Phillies.
Gabby Hartnett, another ex-big
Lacquer who was out of a job but
who landed the managerial post at
Indianapolis. probably was the
busiest pilot yesterday. The red
faced guy bought out Fielders
Morrie Arnovich and 10 10 Moore
from the Giants.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Jacobsen Five Plays F. B. ].

Undefeated Jacobsen Florists meet
F. B. l. in the $50 feature game in
tonight's Heurich Basket Ball League
triple header at Heurich gym. The
opener at 7:30 has Arlington Mac
cabees playing Hot Shoppes, to be
followed at $50 by j. c. G. against
Michelbach.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Griff Mourns Old Friends.

Not that it will surprise anybody
but for the sake. Of the record Clark
Griffith, who is mourning the deaths
of two old friends, Uncle Billy
Smith and Sylvester Breen, again
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Institute Willing

National Institute of Health bas-
ket ball team wants a game with a
team having gym. Call j. B.
Davis, Franklin 1879, after S pm.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Boudreou Grabs Crying Title
As FeIIer Goes Into Navy
Makes Griff and Harris Take Buck Scot;
Brooklyn Gets AI!-Stor Game in July
By Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

Correspondent
CHICAGO Dec 10The Mats have lost Buddy Lewis to the
Shortstop Cecil Travis and Pitcher Sid Hudson
if Clark Griffith and Bucky Harris feel
like bawng they will have to buy their crying towels
in the headquarters hotel of the annual winter
meeting already absorbing the salty tears Lou
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Fletcher Is Hunt Leader

j. North Fletcher Of Warrenton
has been named master of the Cam
den, S. c., hunt and will ship his
string there.
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Great Phillips '66' Five Comes
From Among Regular Workers
Get No Extro Pay for Playing Basket Ball;
Few Leave Company When Court Days End

BY he
BARTIESVIILE Okla, Dec 1oThe lads who man the Phil
lips topgt basket ball club are no ugltve from hgra
athletic their
bosses.
Members teasecond in the Nations semi pro ranks
last wear losing oywoods 10th CentuyFox in the national
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Yankees Seeking Dodg Cam Many Deals Leave Nationals Out Cold
Win, Lose or Draw
California Bids for Big League Rotinq
By FRANCIS (. STAN.
Star Stan Correspondent.

D.
for major league baseball franchise goal which, attained
almost certainly would have that professional football and
possibly other branches of the sports industry would follow suit
Almost as the American League club owners marched into the
meeting yesterday to consider the shifting of the Browns
from ST. Louis Angeles the with Pinch banner
headlines hit the streets proclaming that japanese warane
had flown over the West Coast
cheap publicity
OF Commerce made when Donald president the Browns
approached The terms were not publicly revealed but the offer said
the majors pointing out that has the necessary population with the
necessary scratch mooee support big league ball. With the Browns
ii
They had knowing that headlines screaming Of
invasion would simultaneously with their plea How
there that planes had rced San
Francisco something the American League club didn't know
reports disquietng They
the that wartime time for bold business
But It's Long Way to Los Angeles
possible probable that with wasn't the only
didn't dignity the bid
voting M M m a @ ms % % on @ s ac s nsye m
this hatering offer Mr. Barnes colleagues who
just
agreed
Washington for that matter
fact proposition the
y Comfortable trail They had made things right
Angeles of the Pacific Coast League franchise owned
sneoues mao oeen mapped S ou, ~ ~ , was p @ d +h % - @ @
that a
Angeles Browns without the loss OF too much time
startling Even the face
os Angeles reportedy promised 600 paid
like Clark
Griffith risky financial venture
Transportation Expenses Make Move Too Risky
They right estimated that to transport
from ST. Louis to Los Angeles would cost
SIS o0o This is from st Louis and Is
what requires to take team from the East to far
Mississippi include
incidental
American League explained
$4,000 the number Of teams
Coast he said "and the total
Angeles would have draw about 100000
After the first 400 1000 cash custom
would begin be paying proposition
viewpoint majority Of the American
encng Most lack individual
like
Washington
world only between o
and Naturally less and there
which also failed meet this figure 1t
be terrific load Los Angeles
Witt Names Frisco us Coasts Best Town
looking beyond the Jap the success
removed from the
major only question OF time
before perhaps another West Coast city or two Will De
big time scheme Of sports
who next scheduled
manage authority on
California OF the best IN the
Country whole State he adds rs San Fran
No. majors wouont make mistake
in either one
going to stand pat While there
the West Coast they not gong to move
teams Apparently figure that since ST. Louis
for another season or two won hu
Evening star., 1941-12-10
Virqiniu Strong in Track

Coach Archie Hahn has a promis-
ing track team coming up at Vir-
ginia.
Evening star., 1941-12-10

was elected vice president Of the
American League yesterday.
Both Griffith and Secretary
Edward B. Eynon, jr.. took the
passing of Mr.. Breen to heart. The
Alexandrian was one Of the Mats
stanchest friends. He was one OF
the first men around Washington
who really welcomed me when I
came to the District in 1912 as man
ager," said Griffith.
Sports Stuff for Soldiers.
The American League not only
accepted the National Leagues
challenge to play the 1912 all-star
game in Brooklyn next July, but
enthusiastically agreed to double
the ticket prices.
Brooklyn has small park" said
Mr.. Eynon. reporting on the matter.
Under normal circumstances. we
wouldn't agree to raise the prices
but this is an emergency. 1t is
understood that all over the country
and in foreign lands our soldiers are
without baseball and sports equip
ment. Proceeds from this game will
be used to buy that equipment"