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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-17
ENKCORS MEET

The Enkcors will meet tonight at 7:5O o'clock at the Boys Club in- stead of Thursday to discuss the coming basketball campaign.
 The following players and mem- bers are to be present: Captain Joe Ftilliero. Lou 5chiavone, Mario General. George Evon. Pop Ando- Ina, Pete zaccaria, Fred Bianchini, Ray Galli, Willy Behr. Henry Behr, Peter Mini.
 John Tssenza and Faust DiNapo- Ii are also urged to be there be- cause it is very important that they be present.
 Lazaro Iannacone was again ap- pointed coach and is also to be on hand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-17
Sport QUESTIONS Answered

Have you sports question you want answered? Write your queS- tion clearly, sign your name and address and mail your query to Sports Fan Question Man. Sports Service Bureau, The Waterbury Democrat, 1913 18th street, Wash ington, D. C., enclosing Scent postage stamp for personal reply.
 e. When was the last time that Joe Louis, heavyweight boxing champion, was defeated?
 A. On June i9, 1886, when he was knocked out in l2 rounds by Max Schmeling at New York City.
 o. Why was the race horse WAR MINSTREL, destroyed?
 A. He broke his leg in running in the Grasslands Handicap at Arlington Park on July 9, i94l. He was 2 yeras old and was owned by Mrs. Emil Denemark.
 Q. Are there any size or weight restrictions on a catcher's glove used in the major leagues?
 A. A catcher may use a leather glove or mitt of any size, shape or weight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-17
Cadets Capture
 City-Wide Grown

Repeating their victory of the first piayOff game, Cadets of the Citywide Softball league gained a 6 to 5 decision last night over the Walnut 4. c. which carried with it the le4i championship, the winners deciding the Issue in two straight games. At that. the Walnuts, bat ting against Hardy Brownell had a great chance to tie or win the game with one out in the last inning and a runner on third base. after which the next two hitters filed out to end the inning and the game.
 Walnutse got seven hits of Brownell. as the Cadets hit Pagano safely eight times. the winners scoring one more run and one hit more than their playoff rivals. Wall nuts took Q 2--i lead at the end of the first inning then trailed z-2 in though the losers made 1t close the second, then e-2 in the fourth, with a three-run tally in the sixth and the tieing run on base in the final inning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-17
IDROOKSIDES WIN
 PIN THRILLER.
 TN MERCANTILE.
Six Pins Decides Last Two 0ames-HOIIister Goes .
 We'll for Metros

Metropolltans, defending Mercan. tile League bowling champions of lo40, were pretty much the whole. show last night as they blanked the, MatxlSin Furniture woodworkers, 80, Hollister hitting high slngle of i40 and high three of 406 Q shis team rolled high team single and total Of 6i4 and l7i0. The winners started with c $40 game and got better as they went along with B07 for the second game and Q 0i4 fin. ish that was much too much fot the furniture crew whose best ef. for was Q 6S0 game.
 Speedy Parcel knocked over Brock-fIall 2-i, Verriker Paint won two of three games from Fulton Markets and Brookside Dairy took 2-l decision over Mohican Mar, kets in the best match of the night In which two pins decided the sec. ond game and four pins the final game and match. Scores:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-17
Close Competition Marks Local Pin Leagues
Odds And Ends Here And There In Sports World
By JACK GUENTHER

FVAA%A&IANh
 New York, Sept l7.--(Up)--This and that from here and there in sports:
 The Philadelphia phillies, unQues- tionably one of the oddest groups of miS-fits in major league history, boast at least one National league record,-thatN of stolen bases. The number is, or was at last count, 50. The students who made up the football brochure at old Miss used colorS with 8 fine disregard for the war between the states. The booklet comes in both blue and gray, with Q little red, orange and white, too. If you still are wondering how Wh!rlaway was beaten So badly by War Relic In the Narragansett Special, just try and remember how many of days you've experienced yourself Whirlaway, of course, is not subject to hangoverS
 The New York Yankees runaway In the American is cogtxng the man. agernent plenty of money, Since the day they clinched the fiag, the YanRs haven't drawn any better than c beach party in December, The other day only 2,77i people watched them In the stadium. {. Mickey Walker will try the liquor business once more. He 6 open. Ing a tavern in his home town, Elizabeth, N. J., this weekend. :. Don't look now, but the work of Dean McAdanlS, the sormer Wash- ington U. all-America, with the Brooklyn football Dodgers has taken big load of Jock sutherlandS 6 mind. ..
 Advance A.A
 The west coast reports that the build.up of Stanfords Frankie Ale bert as the football star of le4l" already is under way. It would ap. pear of hand that Albert started his own campaign as long ago aS Jan. 1. And father-and-son football combinations: A fifth string blockine back ct Cornell Is Carl Snavely, N. It Is now revealed that Lou Nova was . star high jumper in grammar school. His exs act marks aren't available but 1t may be assumed that he can clear the ropes ct the Polo Grounds if it becomes necessary the night he fights Joe Louis.
 The real reason that Bobby Riggs won't turn professional 6 that noe body will make aa offer. Although perhaps the best amateur around, V9lmma TaaLm AA1aua MV4A kAM tgnSeAMW. man" glaEnor attached to Tilden, Perry and Budge. The Baylor Bears hold their football practice at two of the oldest hours of the day-at Q .. m. and 4:I6 ?. m. The reason ig that the boys like to eS. cape the severe heat. The coach. ing staff has been hampered by the approach of darkness in the sec. ond session of late. George Gable, the regular tackle at Iowa, will Dc kept out Of action by . bad knee.
 Best Batter
 It will surprise flo-one If Ted Wil- Hams hauls off all the batting titles in the American league except that for most hits. Het would probably take that one, too, if the opposing pitchers would throw to him in- stead of walking him so often. |. The four big eastern teams of ie40 should lead the parade again in l94l, although in this order: Ford. ham, Pennsylvania, Cornell and Boston College. This may no longer classify as news but Santa Anita Park again will top all turf records in purse distribution next winter. Even the tremendous total of q ,i00,0 900 reached last season will be surpassed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-17
RizzutO Easily Looms As l94l Rookie of the Year
(Edltor's Notes Following ls the third Of . series on the American LeAgue champion Yankoes.)
BY GEORGE KHRKsEY United Press Stan Correspondent

United Press stan Correapondent)
 New York, Sept. i7.--(Ur) - Phil RiEzuto looks like the Yankees mas cot and his teammates kid the very life out of him. He is naive and good -natured and doesn't seem to mind what the Tanks say or do to him just as long as he plays short- stop for the American League cham. pions.
 Playing with the Yankees is on indescrlbable thrill to the tiny little Italian--he's Ave feet six and weighs i00 - who was born within iB- minute ride of Ehbets Field, where the Dodgers play in Brooklyn. He's like Q kid with Q new toy and noe body can tell him there's no Santa Claus,
 Hero Worshlpper
 The other day RlESuto was getting autographs of his teammates on their pictures and, if he hadn't had on Q Yankee uniform, you'd have thought he was 6 youngster who'd s'Iped past the guard and got into the dressing room to rub elbows with his heroes.
 RlxEuto is easily the American Leagues "rookie of the year" but there were some anxious moments for the little fellow early in the sea- son. He was benched in mid-MAy in Q general Yankee shakeup and spent . month out of the lineup. Tn fact, it looked as if he was on the bench to stay but Frankie Crosettl received Q bad spike wound on the finger June ie and RiEzuto got his second chance. That was all little Phil needed. He's been ball of fire ever since.
 When he was henohed he was hlt- ting .246. His batting average now Is .3i4 and only 10 American League players who'vo participated in 100 or more games arc outhitting him, He is fast and sure In the field and tho only criticism heard of him is that his arm isn't powerful enough. Still, he gets the ball away like . shot and just when you think maybe his arm lacks power he'll uncork a rife throw from deep short that leaves the impression that he sAveH his power u@til he needs it.
 Best Bunter
 There is one thing about RiG4uto on which there's no Argument--he is the best bunter in baseball. He was taught the proper way to bunt as c kid ct Richmond Hill high school by Al Kunitz, who had played ball at Columbia. His secret is to disguise his intentions until the last possible split second and ct this he's Q master. He can lay the ball down neatly and he has speed.
 RlyEuto will be g Sept, 26 but he looks and acts aS If he were closer to i7. Even his pal Gerry priddy, who played alongside of him for three years and who's not yet 2i, seems a veteran in comparison. Uns til a couple of months ago RlEEuto drove from his Glendale, L. T., home to Yankee Stadium In Q 1881 Ford, with foxtails streaming from radia. tor cap and windshield, movie stars pictures pasted oil over the dash. board, red and black wheels and . yellow stripe around the body. RiS- zuto's jalopy looked out of place alongside the shiny Cadillacs and | Bucks of the other Yankees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-17
CHASERS BEAT BRASS BOWLERS
 IN FIRST CLASH
LOvaIlO, TatO Strong in 2.l Win-BrasscOs, New
 Dusty Team Clicks

Chase Metal, with . strong six man team that rolled two of three games over the GOO mark, got the hop on their rivals of last season, American Brass with e 2-i victory last. night in the first io4l alley clash of the Industrial league rivals at the Mattatuck Alleys. Chase, with Joe I,ovallo as leadoff, and Bill Tato as anchor man hit e sizzling o6l for It's first game, exactly l40 pins bet- ter htan the Brassies, who listed Fax Healey Marinelli, Papa, Baza and Dente against Lovallo, White, Bux- ton, sharon, Tato and Chet Ban- nick.
 American Brass bounded back with q nifty 62T for its second game 29 pins better than Chase which rolled a 808 final, just 9 pins better than their rivals which gave them the match by a 2-l margin. Lovallo, with i45, 10S and i38 was good, with Tato scoring nicely and very steady with lAi, i2s and llS. Denete had q sour 90 for 6 starter but hit two springs og i20 while Sammy zaza had a all big i72 high single in his second game, just 7i pins better than his l01 of the opening game.
 Promising
 Binnie Buxton q "comer" aS Q top-line duckpin roller, was the steadiest man on both teams with i30, i22 and i23 strings for Q very neat 375 and a i26 average.
 Brasscos, 6 new Dusty entry shut out Waterbury Manufacturing 3-0, Ossie Duguary owning 1b6 string and Jimmy Fiscvhetti 8 l6S. U. s. Chemical took Q 2-l nod over Wa. terbury Tool, Ingersoll edged French Manufacturing 2-l and Blake 6S Johnson won from Seth Thomas by the same margin. Scores:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-17

c. Who won the le41 annual Wo-ld-Telegram Hole-in-One Tour nament?
 A. Oscar Goess, with teh only hole-in-one of the tournament.
 c. At the beginning of the base ball season, what odds were quoted against the St Louis Cardinals win ming the National League pennant by Jack Doyle, betting commission CT?
 e. How many cards are used to make up the deck for "Skat" (standard)?
 A. This card game Is played with 32 cards, seven spot low.
 e. What is the football record be- tween the Carnegie Institute of Technology and the University of Pittsburgh2
 A. Teh dual series record between these universities was begun fh 1906 Pittsburgh having won 2i, lost s and tied 1.
 e. In a baseball game. the batter hit a ball that struck home plate and then bounded into fair terri tory. The pitcher fielded the ball and threw to first base in time to retire the batter. Was the batter out or was 1t a dead ball? ! Alt was a fair hit ball. and If the pitcher picked 1t up in fair ter- ritory the batter was out.
 e. Had lazy Jannazzo fought the Cocoa Kid prvelous to their recent bout on August 5, loli2
 A. Jannazzo won a l5-round de- cision over him in October l940, al Baltimore, Md.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-17
BRoTHERLY REUNION

Four brothers --0ene. Herman, Victor and Galbo Kahn--have . standing agreement to play golf to. gether once a year at the Lido Gut on Long Island.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-17
DEVELOPS JOCKEYS

Max Hirsch, trainer for the King Ranch, i8 credited with developing more good jockeys than any other trainer nov in action.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-17
FINE INVESTMENT

Bought as a yearling last year for S7O0, Alsab already has brought his owner almost $75,000 in winnings this season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-17
N DAD'e FOOTsTEPs

Charley Mayo, Jr., VItntu BOI1 professional recently, following in the footsteps of his father, the ta- nous Long Island pro.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-17

In England today. . used auto mobile in good condition costs more than it did when it was new.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-17

Totals ......... .585 603 High single-Mendello, l26. High three-Mendello, $40. High game-Red Sox, sos. High team-Pirates, l749.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-17

TVNUIF FNE EFVF High Single--Rotella, l29.i High Threc-~Rotella, 3jS, High Game--Roteila, 532. High Team-Rotclla, 1859.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-17

lVtWtb Dvb UOO bW High SlnKleHelilater, i4e,
 High Three-HoliBter, 406,
 High a--Metropolitang, 0i(, High Team-Motropoiitana, i7i0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-17

High three--Hrooks, 800.
 High game -Lumarith, S2s. High tsauA--kAiEnarath. 1881.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-17
NssO Director of Fridrs

e. R, |, Sent i7-WP)-T Rev AioySuu B. Bsglsy. assumed the post oe director Of ahlscs at Providence ding Che Rev. vincent O Dcss, F. who became csllsge
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
WOLABOR UNITS ATTACK ASSEMBLY
Councils Resolution Calls l04l Session Disgust.
 ing and 'Disgraceful'

New Haven, Conn, June 0,-(Up) The I94i General Assembly, Whicl, adjourned Wednesday night, was attacked today by two labor groups as Q "disgraceful" and "disgusting' spectacle.
 The New Haven Central Labor Council adopted Q resolution which described the legislative session "aS ono of the most disgusting spectacles which democratic government has had to contend with in this state.
 "The battle for patronage, fought up until the closing minutes of the session; the disregard for pledges made to the voters; the brutal blocking of social-lahor legislation which the state sorely needs, Is the striotest form of notice to labor and It's friends that this situation In the General Assembly Is the result of voting for men who are interested in getting political jobs, and not In meeting the requirements Of these highly critical times"
 Calvin J. Sutheriin, legislative agent for the State Industrial Union Council, said of the session:
 Tt would have been just as well had 1t never convened. It was 0 dis- graceful squabble over political pa- tronage while the needs of the peo- ple went Nnn1et."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06

The statements by Admiral 'Klch. iSabuFo Nomura, Japanese ar1bassa- dor at Washington, that he had not abandoned hope for better rela- tons; the failure of the United States to apply full economic re- strictions against Japan, and Pres- ident Rooseyelts failure to include Japan in his recent denunciationS of totaiitarian regimes, were cited as reasons to believe that some friendly negotiations might take place.
 Japanese held that the United States must intensity It's aid to Bri- tain, and possibly rc"ort 10 drastic meagureS such AS u.i"g warshipS for convoy work, as the result of the German victory In Crete and the favorable position of Germans for an attack on Egypt and tho suez Canal
 They said that the United States, because Of the thought that 1t might have to take more active war measures, was eager to improve ASAhbAOtlO Wtbtl VHHbAAt
 Significance was attached also to the visit to Washington of John c. Winant, American ambassador to Great Britain.
 1t was reported that Ambassador Grew ifl his talk with Matsuoka sought information of the Brenner Pass conference between Adolf Hit. Ter and Benito Musgolini, at which the Axis leaders were reported to have discussed means to deal with increased American participation in the war.
 There was no indication that, it Japan sought better relations with the United States, 1t was prepared to alter in any way the policies which have caused the strain,
 The government-gibsidized Japan Times and Advertiser, often for. eign office mouthpiece, said today that on the bagis of information he had obtained since his arrival In Washington Ambassador Nomura had not abandoned faith in q peaceful solution" Of Japanese. American differences.
 If good will Is displayed on both sides, and especially if the United States withholds such acts as might force Japan to fulfll it's obligations (to Germany and italy) the desired end can be achieved" it laid.
 The ultra -Nationalistic newspaper Kokumin said with less polish
 If the United States really de. Sires readjustmcnt of Japanese American relations 1t should aban. don anti-Japanege actions of an enemy character, including it's un. desirable assistance to China
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
HARTFORD SCHOOL
 COACH SUCCUMBS

toontinued from Page D was c wonderful fellow, and Q splen- did companion under any and oil conditions is putting 1t mildly, My sincere condolences 90 to his fam- iiy."
 Coach James W. Lee of Wilby, who had many athletic and business contacts with Coach Stone for the past several years, remarked; Pred was one of the most level-headed coaches In the state Of Connecticut and has always shown himself to Do Q fine contact man between the coaches and the Connecticut Inter- scholastic Conference. His conduct of the annual Glass B basketball tournament ct Weaver was just one tribute to his exellent judgment and ability. The city of Hartford has suffered G distinct loss, and l know that his many Waterbury friends will Do most sorry to hear of ais sudden death"
 Coach William K. schofield of CfoSby, was very much surprised to hear of the death of MT. Stone, with whom he spoke earlier this weak, MT. Sehofield said: "the city of Hartford has suffered e great loss In the death of Coach Fred Stone. He was capable, devoted instruc- tor and, at ail tmies, served as an inspiration to those boys who had the privilege of coming under his supervision"
 Coach William Tracy of Leaven- worth High school, though not ac. quainted with MT. Stone for any length of time, spoke to the Weaver coach over the telephone only yes- terday. Mir. Tracy said: "The re- port of Coach Stones death Is real- ly shocking to me, as I talked with him only yesterday, about Q Leav- enworth- Weaver football game next November 1. Though I did not know hiEl very well, do know he had 6 very high reputation as c coach and aS Q gentleman among his fel- low workers around Connecticut"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06

(Continued from Page D Co maritime circles.
 The plan Is to place these vessels an the 2,000,00-ton emergency pool being formed for national defense and aid to Britain.
 Among the ships under "protec- tive custody" are 30 Danish ships 2e Italian and two German. The balance Of the Idle fleet Is owned by French interests and by lines under the flags of Balkan, Scandinavian afid Baltic nations.
 The presidents order specified that the commission could operate, charter or lease any or ali Of those vessels deemed necessary to the na- lticnal defense, but required preSi- dental approval for any transfer, charter or lease Of these vessels to any "belligerent government"
 Under the order the commission has the power to purchase, requisi- ton, or charter any or all Of the atiniobili2ed foreign vessels if 1t con- Diders such action "dcSirable and conducive to the national defense" !"
 Tine commission itself could op- crate the vessels, either directly or through an agent in any service Of the United States, or in any com. kierce, foreign or coaBtwisc.
 ThS maritime agency also was authorized:
 l. To document any or all of such vessels under the laws of the United States or any neutral country of the western hemisphere.
 2. To make such other use or dis. position of any or oil of these yes. eels eS the president may hereafter direct.
 3. To repair, equip and man such vessels and to do whatever may be necessary to accomplish the pur. poses Of the requisitionlng act or the executive order.
 The commission was directed tc determine and make just compenSa- ton to the owners of the vessels Fequisitioned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
STARNES PLANS
 BEING OPPOSED
tContinued from Page D

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 officials to go to Inglewood and de- termine the members position on their demands for wage increases and . union shop. The strike was called yesterday despite requests by the board that work continue dur ing negotiations.
 Other labor defense developments l. President John L. Lewis of the CIO's United Mine Workers called Q meeting of the unions policy com mittee to consider Mediation board recommendations for ending the three-months-old soft coal dispute which has threasened to cause Q new stoppage of bituminous mining. The UNIV and the coal operators were given until next Monday either to accept or reject the recommenda- tons.
 ?. CIO President Philip Murray reprimanded leaders of the l2,000 sawmill and lumber workers--mem- hers of a ClO union-who have struck mills in the Puget Sound, Wash, area, for their defiance of a back-to-work recommendation by the board. He called on the strikers to return to work and accused their leaders of indulging nj a campaign of misrepresentation, islander and abuse contrary to all the well-de- fined policies of the CIO.'
 3. The board awaited reply on lie recommendations f0Y sAttlin1 n threatneed strike of 5000 Columbia River basin lumber workers in Ore gon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06

anaalu aan= Berlin had issued instructions to Sympathizers here to follow two procedures in regard to peace talk, The first, he sad, was to spread tho rumor ana an impression that Germany had no thought of ever doing anything against any country in the entire western hemisphere. The second order, he said, was that as soon as Winant arrived such agents should spread the story around that he was carrying 0 scarehead story that Great Britain was about all in. Further he said, the order was to spread the story that Britain Is talking peace.
 That story, he said, originated in Berlin and by Q most amazing co- incidence appeared in columns of some kinds of American newspapers shortly thereafter.
 MT. Roosevelt's statement came amidst increasing reports that some sort of a peace move might be afoot,
 As related by MT. Roosevelt, there was an increase in such rumors fol. lowing the arrival here of Winant to report and consult with him and Secretary of State Cordell Hull.
 Administration officials long have given little credenee to the DOS. sibility of any early negotiated peace between Germany and Bri- tain, although from time to time MT. Roosevelt has been called upon to offer his good offices to such on end. The suggestions have origin. Tated generally in isolationist and noninterventionist quarters.
 l Mr. Roosevelt emphasized several