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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-01

ByrneS and Mrs. Lena Platt are rep resentatives of the Casper s. Davis, American Legion Auxiliary attend ing the 7th annual national defense conference and dinner of the Amer ican Legion Auxiliary, department of Connecticut, at the Hotel Taft, New Haven, this evening at 6:30.
 Mrs. William Moore of Driggs street is confined to her home be- cause of sickness.
 Church services tomorrow will be as follows:
 St. MichaePS
 Masses will be held at 8 a. m.; 9:15 and II o'clock, with Rev. Fran cis c. Higgins officiating.
 St. PauPS Episcopal
 Rev. Roger Barney, rector. The Purification. No early service. Church school will be held at 9:30 and morning prayer and sermon at 10:45. The Confirmation class is scheduled for 4 o'clock in the after noon, and if there are any adults who are considering being confirmed they are urged to attend the class. The Young Peoples Fellowship will meet at 6:30 for business session which will be followed at 2 o'clock by a talk on "Propaganda" by Ray Leopold of Waterbury, after which there will be A discussion period.
 Grace Methodist
 Rev. Ernest Weise, pastor. The Everyman's Bible Class will meet at 9:15 a. m. under the leadership of Frederick R. Book. MT. Weise will address the class on "The Parable of the Talents"
 The monthly Communion service will be held at 10:30 followed by Sunday school at 11:45 a. m. Even ing service will be at ' o'clock.
 The Tither's Society and the Ofh- cial Board will meet at the church Monday evening.
 Waterville Union
 Miss Elizabeth M. Weeks, mi1- ister. Church service at 10 a. m. which will include Communion, fol- lowed by Sunday school at Il o'clock.
 Sizer To Preside
 The monthly business meeting of the Fairmount Community Club will be held Wednesday evening, February 5, at the clubrooms on Essex avenue at which Harry Sizer will preside.
 The drive for funds for the Visit ing Nurse Association of Waterbury will come to close Monday. Cap tains in charge of the campaign in Waterville are Mrs. c. Arthur Du- Bois, Mrs. Russell Atherton and Alfred Kennedy. They have been in charge of volunteer workers who have called at practically all homes in the community. The drive is for $20,000 which will be necessary for the association to carry on its work for the coming year. Only one-third of that goal has been realized. If anyone wishes to make a contribu- ton before Monday, he or she may do so by contacting any of the cap- tains.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-01
Round-T Farley
 Monday Night At 8
St. Michaels Pastor Schedules Parish Hall Gathering
 to Create Better Church Understanding
WATERVILLE Correspondent-Mrs R. w. Henion. Telephone 3-546S

waterville, Feb. - Rev. James J. O'Brien of St. Michael's church will be in charge of a round-table get-together, Monday evening at 8 o'clock in the parish hall, the pur- pose of which will be to create a better understanding of the Cath olic church among the people. The public is invited.
 Mrs. Dorothy Cook, Mrs. Ethel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-01
OFFICE "ICER"

A built-in wall refrigerator was constructed for office scenes in "The Trial of Mary Dugan."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-01

More than 100000 species of beetles are known to mankind.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-01
APPEAL DEBATED
 ASSAULT CASE

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Sizer To Preside

SiZer To Preside
 The monthly business meeting of the Fairmount Community Club will be held Wednesday evening, February 5, at the clubrooms on Essex avenue at which Harry Sizer will preside.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-01
Waterville Union

Waterville Union Miss Elizabeth M. Weeks, min- ister. Church service at 10 a. m. which will include Communion, fol- lowed by Sunday school at Il o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-01

The controversial birth control legalization bill was among the batch filed yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-01

Mrs. Dorothy Cook, Mrs. Ethel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27
Kovacs Seeks Fourth
Straight Tennis Title
After Beating Riggs
Seeded Behind Bobby,
However, os Miami
Tournament Storts
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CORAL GABLES, Fla, Jan, 81
Frank Kovacs, Glowing Californian,
who is the winter tennis circuit SEN
sation, goes after his fourth consecu-
tive victory in the University OF
Miami Invitational Tournament
opening here today.
The lanky Oakland star is seeded
second, however, behind Bobby Riggs
of Chicago, who he defeated yester-
day in the finals of the Florida West
Coast Tournament at st. Peters
burg.
Kovacs previously won the Tampa
Dixie Tournament and the Florida
State meet at Orlando, debating
National Champion Don Mcneil Of
Oklahoma City. Mcneil is not an
entry here.
Both Kovacs and Riggs, ranked
second nationally, a notch ahead of
the Californian. drew first-round
byes and will not 60 into action I'M
til tomorrow.
TOday's feature match sends fifth
seeded ElWood Cooke Of Portland,
Greg, against Joe Kristuhk, captain
OF the University of Pittsburgh ten
mis- team
Billy Gillespie of the University Of
Miami, eighth seeded, meets Larry
Larson Of Coral Gables.
Jack Kramer of Los Angeles, CO.
holder of the national doubles cham
pionship, is third on the seeded list.
Gardnar Mulloy of Miami is fourth,
Wayne Sabin Of Portland, Greg,
sixth. and Hal Surface of Kansas
City seventh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27
Completion Of UIine
Arena Rushed for
|ce-Capades
Show Stdrts Tomorrow
After Troupe Tests
New Ice Surface

Feverish toll by corps OF labor
ers today was expected to produce a
completed Uline Arena, which will
house its opening attraction tomor.
row night at $3.50 o'clock when the
Ice-Capades Of 1941 will launch .
two-week run.
Installation Of windows in the
north wall was all that remained to
complete the outside Of the arena.
Inside the concrete ice surface base
is ready and water for the ice was
to be poured this afternoon.
All except a few scattered seats
have been riveted into position, and
that, too, was to be completed to-
day. Ammonia brine pipes have
been installed and tested, as has the
heating system, and everything will
be ready, says General Manager
Raoul LIE Mat, for a dress rehearsal
tomorrow afternoon.
The Ice-Capades troupe arrived
early this morning from st. Louis.
The show vii run through February
9. with matinees slated on Satur-
days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27

The most contrasting members of
the pro tennis troupe scheduled
to play at University of Maryland's
Richie Coliseum Friday night are
proving the greatest magnets for
the show here, judging from daily
pre-match discussion.
Everyone. it appears. wants most
to see Alice Marble and Bill Tilden-
the daddy and baby" of the trav-
cling foursome Miss Marble, making
her first professional transforming
tour, not only is the youngest of
the four, but never has played a
public match in this vicinity. Tilden,
the old warhorse of a decade, is
old enough to be the father of both
Miss Marble and Don Bulge and
has played here more than any
other ranking star.
Yet everyone appears anxious to
see Tilden in action again, although
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27
Win Of Smile Skate
Gets National Title
For Bartholomew
CormeIito Landry Eorns
Women's Outdoor Speed
Crown at La Crosse
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LA CROSSE, Wis. Jan. 27-Ken
Bartholomew of Minneapolis and
Carmelita Landry of Fftchburg,
Mass, today shared top honors as
the Nations outdoor speed skating
champions.
In tow days of competition with
the country's star skaters, Bartholo-
NEW regained the senior mems title
which he first won two years ago,
while Miss Landry captured her
first major ice championship by
winning the women's senior event.
No new records were set.
Paced by Bartholomew. who
amassed a total of 100 points by
virtue of two victories and runnerup
in two other events. Minneapolis
skaters won the team champion
ship with a total of 760 points-170
more than earned by Chicago's blade
speedsters.
Miss Landry, one of the few East
ern entries, was the high point win
ner in the two-day racing, coping
four first places in five events for
a total of 100 points. The Massachu-
sets girl won the 440, $50, three
quarter mile and mile races and nm
ished 40 points ahead Of Louise
Harou Of Minneapolis, her closest
rival
Bartholomew clinched the mems
title when he beat a classy field in
the smile race, the final event. A
team mate, Charles Leighton, and
Leo Freisinger of Chicago, last years
champion. and Del Lamb of Milwau-
kee. finished in a deadlock for Sec
ond place honors, each with go
points
Bartholomew also won the 2-mile
race and placed second In each the
half-mile and mile, which were won
by Freisinger and Lamb, respec-
tiyalv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27
By LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

Of the form it showed in beat
ing Lock Haven Teachers last Sat-
urday night Catholic UniverSity's
ringmen hardly can hope to match
last seasons undefeated record.
In this observers pessimistic eyes
only one lad, Lightweight Leo Gaff-
ney, had the mark of a consistent
winner The others decidedly were
unimpreSsive. Link Capt. Gerry
Strang's name with that OF Gaf1ney
and you have two potential points
in every meet. although no line on
Strang was obtainable as he did not
box But the Canadian middleweight
went to the final round in the ma
tional tournament last year and that
speaks well enough of his ability.
La Fond Not Enthused.
Coach Eddie La Fond wasn't over
" enthused with his boys. While
telegraphers' keys spelled out their
cold metallic words he anxiously
polled the press for its opinion on
his l941 edition. Uppermost In his
mind was the question, How will We
do against Maryland" With no
attempt to qualify as an expert
prognosticator. we'd say Maryland
would take the Cards, 5-3, after
looking them over in their first
bouts.
We think Judson Lincoln would
whip Ted Mandris of C. u, who
plainly was not up to par against
Lock Haven. Maryland's Charley
Dorr would be at least an even
money shot against hard-hitting
Lennv Baritone, Gaffney has more
poise and polish and probably would
outpoint Pat Quinn, Maryland's
135-pounder. We'd take 'Hotsy'
Alperstein over Huck Hughes for the
same reason.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27
New Colorado Coach
Faces Hard Work
With Al Eleven
Many Veterans Gone,
Incoming Material
Appears Spotty
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOULDER. Colo. Jan 27-There
is plenty of work ahead for jim
Yeager, ColOrados new 3l-year-old
football coach.
The former Iowa State pilot will
inherit no made-to-order eleven
when he takes over March u as
G. US third coach in three seasons.
under three-year contract calling
for S. 900 annually.
Many 1910 veterans will be grad
uated and the incoming sophomore
contingent seems spotty.
Material Usually Abundant.
But Colorado. largest school in the
Big Seven Conference. usually
produces lots of material The back
field will have such high caliber
players as Paul McClung, all-con-
ference last season; Vern L0ckard,
Ray Jenkins and Chuck Hanev.
and the line will be built around
Lloyd Oliver, all-conference tackle.
and number Of commendable re-
serves.
Yeager Will be the youngest coach
in the Big Seven. He is coming here
Friday to confer with officials re-
garding assistants and will be
guest at an alumni dinner at Denver
that night
Potts Given Higher Status.
Ray DonelS. Iowa State freshman
coach. was named Yeager's sue
ceSsor.
Frank Potts, Colorado track coach
for IA years. undoubtedly will be one
Of the new pilot S lieutenants. When
Bunny Cakes stepped out after five
years as Colorado coach last March,
Potts was drafted to handle the
team last autumn.
He informed the university Deem
Der 9 that he preferred to resume
his former status. The regents
voted Saturday to raise Potts 70
full professorship on the athletic
staff with an increase in salary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27
Rough Going Against Maryland
Seen for C.. u. Rated on Form
Shown Against Lock Haven

Catholics Leon Wowak was a
distinct disappointment after show
ing to much better advantage in the
gym. This 155-pound position IS
open at Maryland since Fred Bach
broke his thumb, but whoever gets
the birth should hold his own with
Leon Strang would be the favorite
over George Pyles at 1855 pounds. but
could not be considered shoo-in
by any stretch of the imagination.
Leo Houck, C. us 175-pounder,
was not impressive despite his
Knockout victory and would have a
rough session with Herb Gunther
julius STANCES was not in the best
of health so his performance in the
heavyweight class will have TO be
disregarded, but he'll meet a stiff
puncher in Len Rodman and we
think the Marylander would take it.
Both Figure to Improve.
Catholic undoubtedly will improve
in the two weeks before it engages
MARYLAND. This weeks match with
the Coast Guard Academy will help
put it on edge. but Maryland, too,
will be sharp after tackling Virginia
at Charlottesville The Terps have
two victories under their belts and
will be a smooth, confident crew
when 1t hits C. U.
And after Maryland the Cards can
look forward to another exciting
evening in the company of Columbus
University. Jim McNamara's team
still is an unknown quantity, but he
has a habit of coming up with a
formidable group of youngsters. If
this years aggregation is no ex-
ception and we have Maryland &C
curatelv doped, c. U. may be in for
a double dose Of the bitter medicine
it spooned out so freely last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27
-Four D. {. Men Tough
Piekings for Table
Net Favorites
Little Bobby Bensinger
Cit's Dark Horse in
Eastern Tourney

No Washingtonian is expected to
win or share in any Of the four
championships at stake in the East
ern table tennis tournament at
Heurich gym Saturday and Sunday,
but local paddle enthusiasts are
looking to four of their number to
make it interesting for invaders.
Stanley Fields and Elias Schu-
man, Nos. l and in District table
tennis, always are considered fair
bets against any topnotcher. but
even Lou CORN is coming in for
considerable attention in view Of
his showing at Baltimore.
For it was there, In the Middle
Atlantic tournament, that CORN
extended Laszlo Bellak, the Hun
garian star, to the limit of five
games before losing. Bellak, as
District fans know from several
exhibitions, is as good q paddler
as there is in the game.
Little Bobby Bensinger also is
improving his game by leaps and
bounds and beat Nanny Moskowitz,
former Maryland champion, in the
sectional tournament. He undoubt-
eddy is Washington's dark horse"
in the impending competition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

Undefeated in more than three
weeks, with a string of 10 games
blotched only by a tie with the At
lantic City Sea Gulls, the Wash
ington Eagles return to Riverside
Stadium tomorrow night for an
Eastern Amateur Hockey League en-
gagement with their chief tormen-
tor.
That would be Atlantic City, of
course, for in six struggles with the
Sea Gulls the league-leading Eagles
can display no better than an even
break-quite a contrast to WASH
lngton's record of 81 triumphs and
a tie in "a games with the New
York Rovers. Boston Olympics and
River Vale Skeeters.
Tipping the scales in Washington's
favor will be the fact the Eagles
haven't dropped decision at River
side in more than five weeks. Not
since December II have the Eagles
been walloped here, but neither have
they been forced to face the Sea
SuIlo III otIUlllluldIlllk llLllc Stl dISlll
wins on their own ice
Only once have the annoying Sea
Gulls shown here this season and
on that occasion they rallied to
snatch a 6-5 victory. Only twice
this season have the Eagles allowed
as many as six goals to be scored
against them and both times At
lantic City was their foe.
Washington is in the midst of a
sizzling, scoring achievement. hav-
ing compiled 40 goals to its OPP
ponents' 81 in its last 10 games.
Over that stretch they have spanked
the Rovers and Olympics three
times each, the Skeeters twice and
the Baltimore Orioles once. The
Sea Gulls tied them Saturday night
at Atlantic City.
While that tie interrupted Wash
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27
Bruins Pro Club Wins
Fifth STRAIGHT Game

Washington Bruins, colored pro-
fessional basket ball team. sport a
five-game winning streak in as
many starts and promise to be hard
to stop next week when Dolly
Kings Blackbirds come here for a
game at Turner's Arena.
The Bruins fifth victory was add
ed yesterday over the Affiliations
team, a group of New Workers rep
resenting seven nationalities, 1924.
After a slow start the Bruins took
a l4-8 edge at the half and increased
the margin thereafter. led by Will
bur Clark and Reds Briscoe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27
Yankees Start Mats
Season, Play First
Night Game Here
Woshineton's Road Rough
EorIy in Campaign
Opening April ID

With the New York Yankees as
opening game foes on April IA In
Griffith Stadium, the Nationals will
inaugurate a history-making base
ball season in 1941 when, for the
first time, night ball will be played.
With four other clubs, Washing
ton was granted seven home games
TO be played under the arc lights
now on order for reported price
of $4,000 TO $4,000 The other
teams also playing night baseball
in the American League are the
White Sox, Browns, Indians and
Athletics.
IN addition to getting the Yankees
for the opening game of the season,
the Nationals also will play host to
them in the first night game on
May %, it is revealed by the official
l94l American League schedule, re-
leased today The final local noe
turnal game will be played Septem-
Der against the White Sox.
AS usual the Washington pitchers
WILL 4ldNC VI 4CdL OiOuUle VII
their hands at the outset of the
season because 10 of the first IL
games will be played against the
Yankees and Boston Red Sox. two
of the most dangerous offensive
teams in baseball. 1t was this
schedule that strapped the Mats
last year. They got off to a bad
start and never were able to improve
their position.
Getting a full quota of Saturday
and Sunday dates-a dozen apiece
the Mats also got a home double
header with the Athletics on
Memorial Day and two juicy out
of-town holiday dates. On July 4
they will play the Yankees a double
header in the stadium that seats
10000 and on Labor Day they will
be in Boston. F. E. S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27
Veteran 7Hden Rivals Marble,
Pro Baby, as Gate Magnet

he hasn't played a great deal since
his automobile accident several
weeks ago.
Plans for taking the entire
troupe-Miss Marble, Mary Hard
wick tthe No. British star, Bulge
and Tilden-to Nassau to play be-
fore the Duke and Duchess of
Windsor next month were an
nounced today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27
Louis
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the Los Angeles outing before catch
ing up on his vacationing.
However, the work so far and
the prospects of all that's still in
front of him doesn't seem to be do
ing Joe any harm. When he f1oored
big Abner Powell with a right-hand
shot to the head in his workout yes
terday, he seemed to be enjoying it
as much as an afternoon nap. To
one who saw his subpar showing
against Al Mccoy in Boston last
month. he looked better in his prac-
tice session yesterday than he did in
actual competition that night.
Since he started working for Bur-
man. he has boxed five days a week
one more day than for any of his
fights up to last summer Despite
the extra action, he still weighs 204
and his handlers expect him to pack
203 pounds against the Baltimore
redhead Friday. At that pound
age, Louis will be heavier than for
any Of his II previous title defenses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27
Bonuro May Be Drafted
By Army in July

by lIlt HkSUOIdItU FIeSs'
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2.-Zeke
Bonura, New Orleans banana man.
who turned to raising cabbages this
winter. may be farmed out to Uncle
Sam this summer, instead of play
ing first base for the Chicago Cubs.
J. J. Garvey, chairman of Bo-
nura's local selective service board,
said he expected Bonura to be
called into training within Ave
months, possibly in July" II pro-
nounced physically fit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27
BIenheim Colt Better
Than Lawrin, His 80
Victor, Says Vet
Ben, Handler Of Horses
30 Years, Is Looking to
Classic Confidently
BY FRED HAYDEN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

MIAMI, Jan. 27.-Plain Ben Jones
has his eye on the Kentucky Derby
again-which means the boys be-
hind the backstretch have their eye
on Plain Ben.
Ben'S the silver-haired trainer
who came up out of Florida three
years ago with big country horse
tagged Lawrin. And. while every
body around Churchill Downs was
touting such renowned gallopers as
Fighting Fox, Stagehand and The
Chief. Plain Ben sent his big fell
low out to gallop off with the jack
pot for Owner Herbert Woolf. the
Kansas City merchant.
Since then. Ben has switched to
the stable of Warren Wright, the
Chicago baking powder man. He
didn't have much in the way Of
Derby stuff last year. But right now
he's back with big, tender
mouthed, stretch-running racer,
Whirlaway-and Plain Ben can hear
the blue grass calling once more.
Horse Coming Along Fine"
'At this time of the year" the
Missouri magician said fatty today,
I'm more confident of winning the
Derby with Whirlaway than I was
with Lawrin at the same period of
his training back in SO.
"WhirlaWay is coming along fine.
Worst thing he's got is little boil
hIc loo thot'c ronfhirn
never was sound and had lots Of
trouble, but he was wonderful
horse. He ran with bar shoes in
front when he lost the Derby trial
by noSe-mile in 1856. Ten DAYS
before the Derby, he had a separa-
ton in one hoof Whirlaway. on
the other hand, is a sound horse
and has improved 1000 per cent in
disposition"
Bens latest hopeful, being pointed
now for the Flamingo here at Hia-
leah as we'll as the Derby, is a son
of the famous English Derby VIM
ner and sire, Blenheim II, who was
purchased by an American syndi-
cate from The Aga Kahn in 1886
for S25O,0OO. Ben says all the Blen-
helms are high strung"
Top Winner as 2-Year-Old.
Given the benefit of the usual
Jones masterful care. Whirlaway
won more money than any other q
year-old last year-S77,275. In Whirl-
away, the rival horsemen are finding
1t a job, as usual, keeping up with
the JoneSes." for Ben and his son
and assistant, Jimmy. know most of
the answers.
The big 200-pound rudy checked
trainer really grew up" with horses.
His dad. Horace. founded the little
Missouri town of Parnell pop. about
300 and began raising Ben before
the farm became a town. Young
Jimmy has been mayor of Parnen.
"As a child" Ben recalls, II was
crazy about horses. We had
mile track on our farm and
held Saturday meets.
L entered real racing about 30
years ago, buying studs and brood
mares when the game was at its
worst. Best horse I ever owned was
Captain Seth. He was by Seth, which
bought to stand in Missouri. Cap
tain Seth was good horse, winning
ID out of II races in 10 months of
racing, including two stakes at Chi
cago.
Big Year at New Orleans.
"One year, at New Orleans, when
the game there was good. I won the
first. four Juvenile events of the
season with Major Seth. Dolly Seth,
Captain Seth and Bethilda Seth
Ben's only set rule for training
horses is hard work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27
Tank Forum Features
Methods of Judqinq

A forum for swimming officials
will be held tonight at the Central
Branch Y. NJ c. A.
A. Earle Weeks, president of the
District A. A. u. will lead the dis
cussion, after which there will be
a practical demonstration of judging
in the "Y" pool.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-01-27
Win in Overtime Aouin

Overtime games are becoming a
habit with Gonzaga Highs bantam
five, which today is credited with
two consecutive extra period con-
tests. Eastern Branch Boys Club
120-pounders were their second VIC
Tins yesterday by a 1925 score at
the losers gym.