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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-03
Nova To Make Last Stand As
 Title Contender
Meets Pat COnliskey Next Week to Decide Fistic
 Future
Special to The Democrat)


 New York, January 3. The first all-heavyweight program of the New Year takes place at Madi- son Square Garden Friday night and is headlined by a ten-round match between Lou Nova, of Ala meda, Calf, and Patrick Edward Comiskey, hard-hitting heavy from Paterson, N. J.
 A second ten on the same pro. gram pairs Bill Poland, up-and- coming young Bronx heavyweikht, and Al Delaney, of Winnipeg, Cam ada. Freddie Fiducia, seasoned Newark heavy, meets Joe Matisi, 8 promising youngster from Bing- hamton, N. Y., in six; with a second six listing Henry Moroz, Brooklyn, and Floyd Gibbons. new- conner from Detroit. Frank Poreda, Jersey City, and Joe Baksi, Culp- mont, Pa., meet in one four, and Tommy Madden, Brooklyn, and Bill Renfro, St. Louis, cash in another over the same route.
 Nova is making his first eastern appearance in more than D year. During the summer of 1899 Nova stopped Max Baer in eleven rounds at the Yankee Stadium. He became ill shortly after that but went through with a match against Tony Gallento in Philadelphia. In poor physical condition, Nova went odwn to defeat in the 14th round.
 Taken III
 Returning to California immedi- ately after the Galento fight, Nova spent several months in hospital and for while it appeared he would never be able to box again. He was suffering from a serious blood in- lection which so weakened him that he was on his back for many months.
 But slowly Nova began to recover and by last fall he was ready to take light exercises. His strength gradually returned, he put back the weight he had lost and soon Nova was in the gymnasium ready to don boxing gloves again. Last October 30 he got back into real action, taking on Johnny Erjavec in Oakland, Calif., and halting Erjavec in five rounds.
 Then Nova came east again to take up where he left off when stricken ill a year ago last summer. His meeting with Comiskey will de- termine whether Nova is again ready to challenge for high honors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-03

North Carolina, were the basket ball players of the year. SHAW WON THIRD 5OO-MILE TITLE
 Wilbur Shaw won his third In- dianapolis 50O-mile auto race. A hard rain began to fall when the cars had passed the 275-mile mark, and the speed of all had to be cut down to a maximum of 85 miles. Shaw, in the lead when the max imus was placed in effect, coasted to victory.
 Alb Jenkins, Salt Lake City's racing mayor set q new auto speed records in 8 run on the Utah salt flats.
 Joe Platak, Chicago, was top ranking four-wall handball play CT for the fifth consecutive year
 Freddie Fischer, Buffalo, won the all-events title at the Ameri- can Bowling Congress tournament in Detroit with a score of 2001 pins.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-03
PAGLIARO TO LEAD
 U. s. PING=P PONGERS

New Haven, Jan. 3.-Lou Pagliar0 of New York, national singles cham pion, has been named captain of the United States table tennis team which will play in an international match at the Arena on January Tth.
 Paglairo is deserving of this honor in view of his rating as the No. ta- ble tennis player in America. He is also the typical American player and his style is aggressive. fast and spectacular, while the European team of Sandor Glancz and LaszIo Bellak is smoother and more fluent.
 Pagliaro will pair with Jimmy O'Connor, Cuban champion. in the America vs. Europe" matches.
 Glancz will captain the Hungarian team.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-03
'lOuters WfH DeDeEop ODerEinis Foe Tonight
Rangers Arrived To Lead Hockey Parade In 194O
.Warmerdam's Topped Track
 Pole Vaulting
Last of six year-end sports reviews.

AG8b Uk bA8 war ~CAA0 SRO~e
 reviews.
 BY DON SANDERS NEA Service Staff Correspondent
 A young New York Ranger hock- ey team that was the product of an intensive four-year building pro gram arrived in the 1039-40 season to triumph in the Stanley Cup play offs.
 Manager Lester Patrick bought Art Coulter and Davey Kerr be- fore the season, but the remainder of the club came up through the Ranger. farm system.
 Three well : matched forward lines, a quartet of experienced de- fense men and the best netkeeper in the circuit = Kerr = carried the Rangers to victory in two tough elimination series, including the playoff with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Rangers won their re- quired four victories in six games.
 War abroad affected track and field, as it did other sports.
 Most devastating assault on ex- isting records was that made by Cornelius Warmerdam, the Tuo- lumne, Calif., school teacher, who did what the experts said couldn't be done. He raised the pole vault record above 15 feet.
 Competing under the colors of the San Francisco Olympic Club, Warmerdam set 8 new worlds record of IS feet 1-8 inches in the A. A. U. meet at Fresno in June. On several other occasions he cleared IS feet.
 GREG RICE BECAME
 BEST DISTANCE MAN
 Gregory Rice, former Notre Dame runner, emerged as the finest dis tance man America has yet pro- duced. He defeated the great Fin nish runner, Taisto Mawi, on a number of occasions, once cracking the American 300-meter record to do it. He also set new worlds record for the two-mile run, cover ing it in 8:56.2 at Madison Square Garden in March.
 Harold Davis, 19, of Salinas Junior College, was the sprinter of the year as the west coast contin- ued to lead the pack in track and field.
 Davis edged the great Clyde Jeffrey, Stanford, and beat out Barney Ewell, Penn State, in the A. A. U. meet sprints. He was defeated only once during the sea- son when he fell as he came from the starting blocks.
 Ewell broke a worlds record for the 50-yard dash that had stood
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-03

THAT MUCH rUBlIcIzED which supposed wide the Hudson with that which sometimes divides great football team from also-ran.
 particularly, Fordhan outfit no better than lost counting Wednesdays Cotton would waste time considering the Yet he who ar the record and digs superficial will find that the margin by which Fordham missed the national championship heartbreakingy sm
 All the St Nars in mid without from the GaHopng Gae that the better team lost had of those oRdays which football team encounters and the Cae riding high that afternoon This the Rose Bowl but their merit far Dallas Texas and Miami F Cotton Bowl respectively Accepting the Dallas bd Fodham made the long trip surprised the nation with the exception which FOdas real worth all the tne by the
 
 out played Agges for them that counts unfortunately for FOrdham,
 the 1312 in favor of the Agg has into the books
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-03
Sport  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 2 Scent postage stamp for personal reply.
 e. What IS the football record between the Universities of Califor- mia and Southern California?
 A. The dual series record be- tween these universities was begun in 1915; California won IA, lost and 3 were ties.
 c. Against whom did Gene Tun- rey have his last fight before retiring from the ring?
 A. Tom Heeney, the New Zea- lander, was Tunney's last opponent. Ttinney scored a technical Knockout in eleven rounds, at New York city, July 26, 1928.
 @. What are the racing colors of the Idle Hour Stock Farm?
 A. Green and white halves, white white half, green and white sleeves, hoops on green half, green hoops on green and white cap.
 @. When did William w. (BilD Roper, famous Princeton football coach, die?
 A. December 70. 1883.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-03

back, ever strike out sixteen batters in i1ine-inning game?
 A. No; his best effort in this re- spect was fifteen strike-outs on Sep tember 27. 1919. against the Phila- delphia Athletics.
 e. Tn basketball. what Is the reg ulation distance between the back board and the basket?
 A. The nearest point of the in- side edge of the ring must De 6 inches from the face of the back board.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-03
WRESTLING RESULTS
(By United Press)

Hartford, Conn: Steve (Crusher) Casey pinned Sammy Menachers Boise, Idaho; Leo Numa, eSattle, threw George Linnehan. Boston: Abe Kashey, disqualified against Albert Mills, London; Jack Wagner. Provi- dence, won by default over Andy Brown, New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-03
BROTHERS RIVALS

It will be brother against brother in the American association next summer with Bsll Killefer managing Milwaukee ard Wade KeIlifer pilot ing Indianapolis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-03
BY BOB PALMER

Last Weeks Results Whites 3, Blues0. Reds ?. Stripes I. Eagles 2, Stars l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-03

WANTED: An inspiration, a booster-upper, Benny Stokes. George Skilton, Shiek Garafarlo or some- body or something to help the Blues snap out of their losing habits.
 The Whites, dear readers were the latest team to hand the Blues a three-game whitewashing, the lat- ter teams third such beating in four weeks. By virtue of the clean sweep, Fred CaroSella and Company edged their way into third place a game ahead of Christie,S team. Perry White and Harry Becroft were really the heres in the dwnfall the once peerless Blues. Perry coming through in the first game with a spare and strike filler in the last two boxes and H. B. pulling the last two out with timely spares. Then old Harvey Green chimed in with 113 score in the first game to help out considerably. Vir- ginia Sheperd 46 pin margin over Nil D,Angelo in the third game was too much of q handicap for the Blues to overcome. Incidentally Virginia set 8 new high single of IF, the third time she has beaten her own record this season.
 Jammin' Joe Howell's Reds cooled the Stripes off momentarily at least. to whip the leaue,s co-leaders in two out of three matches. Lou Fal- cone had his strike ball working to perfection = well near perfection and that coupled with fine bowling by Howell and Graham was too much for the Stripes to overcome.
 we warned MT. Duhamel last week that the Eagles meant busi-l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-03
PAROCHIAL LOOP

Tn a closely played game in the Parochial basketball league yester- day, St. Francis Xavier was a 16 to Il winner over St. Margaret's the game being played at the Kingsbury School gym. Summary:
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-03
WALL STREET sKIERs

Membership in the Wall Street Ski club is limited to those who are associated with companies h the stock, curb and produce exchanges.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-03

In Patrick Edward Comiskey rick fell for the idea that he puvg when he really only pushing trained met real opponent Max Bae he discovered suddenly that fighting wasn't at all like he had been led to believe before he had shed drop of blood suffered bodily turned tail on Baer and the white
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-03

the Fordham the Fodam scored of those victories mpesg
  fully overlooked by those nations great had recognition due Fordham had to get nosed out by Americas to focus attention its true merit.
 UNTIL GET the official designation Friday nights bout from Daniel DeFoe Morgan, Salvaged Submarines Comsey Uboats that sunk apparently the surface again But enough nost ho) into by thsr and, they again.
 Lou Nova is victira of potent disciple the mystic Indian trained filled Nova with seventh reinarnatiOn a claDtra LOu fine heavyweight tangled up with Yog employed his will the extent of refusing n advice the snto brawl with the result that he took of beatings I've fighter assimlate. forgotten Yogi and listened night pob- ably have hastened the exit being hte point handicap battle against him. Like the to swim upstream Now he's back ready climb prohed bitter lesson to his advantage this time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-03
ST. FRANCIS

Score at half time St. Francis 2, St. Margaret {. Referee Chestone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-03

We warned MT. Duhamel last week that the Eagles meant busi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-03

e. Did Bob ShaWkey, pitcher for the New York Yankees some years
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-08
ENLISTED MEN TO
 GET GOOD CHANCE
5S Percent Have Oppor- tunity to Advance to
 Higher Army Places

Washington, Aug. 8.-(UP)-The army figured today that 58 per cent of all enlisted men, including selec- tees, have opportunity of advancing to commissioned and non-commis- stoned ranks during their first years training.
 Under a new plan, which in creaseS the number of enlisted men to receive officer training from 1O,- 400 to 14.280 annually, a candidate becomes eligible for officer training after his first six months in the army. If selected, he spends three months in one of the candidate schools.
 On the basis of l4,28O candidates a year, the army estimated that 10 out of each 1000 enlisted men will be able to become second lieute- nants and five may gain warrant of ficer ratings.
 With an additional l66 becoming various grades of sergeantS and & corporations, 28 per cent of eact 1000 soldiers can become commis. stoned, warrant or -comnis. stoned officers.
 Tn addition, 3l per cent of the men, or BOT out of each 1000 car become privates first class, leaving AT privates. Of the TIA privates frs class and privates, ofiicials said, 4 per cent gain specialist ratings,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-08
NEW ENGLAND IS
 AWARDED MOST
More Than Half of Con- tracts for 100000
 Pairs of Shoes Here

Boston, Aug. 8-(UP)-New Eng land firms received more than half of contracts which were awarded by the army quarternaaster depot today for 1,00O,008 pairs of service shoes for the regular army.
 The awards for leather sole shoes were as follows:
 J. F. McElwain Co, Nashua, N H., 36,00O pairs at $3.35: General Shoe Corp, Nashville. Tenn, 10000 at $S.4S; Joseph M. Herman Shoe O.. Boston, 30.0OO at $3.A9: Ansill Shoe Co. Athol, 10000 at $3.49: En- dicott- Johnson Corp, Endicott, N Y., 15,OO0 at $3.51; Charles A. Eaton Co, Brockton, 64,0O2 at $3.52. and R. F. Hazard O., Augusta. Me, 25,- OO0 at $3.55.
 The awards for composition cole shoes were as follows: Esndicott- Johnson Corp, Endicott. N. Y. 45,- 000 at $3.35; International Shoe Go. St. Louis, Mo, 15O,O0O at $3.36; Brown Soc Co., St. Louis, 15O,O 900 al $3.36; Moose River Shoe Co, Olc ToWn, Me. 25,000 at $3.36; Allen Square Go, Spencer, S6,0OO at $S.S7; Shelby Shoe Co; Salem. 35,OOO al $3.38; A. R. Hyde & Son Co, Cam bridge, 25,O0O at $3.4O; Daly broth. CTS Choe co. Inc, Boston, 50.0O0 al $3.4f5k; Holland Racine Shoe Go, Holland Mich, ,5Q, 900 at $3. .42: Leon. ard 6E Darrow Shoe Co, Middle. boro, S6O0O at $3.42; Charles A Eaton Go. Rrockton, s85 ,De8 at $3.4S Craddock Terry Shoe Corp. Lynch, burg. Va, 36.O0O. at $s.4S, and Hub. bard Shoe Co. Inc, Rochester, N H., 26OOH at $S.z5. ..-.S.-..s..s--
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-08
BOY QUESTIONED
 FOR THREE HOURS
l5-Year- Old Lad Is Still Held as Suspect in
 Girl Staying

Lynn, Mass, Aug. S-(UPl- A 15-year-old Lynn boy was question ed extensively and held pending further investigation of his story as the search for the sex-slayer oi comedy Frances Cochran took new turn today.
 Police Chief Edward D. Callahan of Lynn said the boys father own ed an outmoded Essex Sedan, sim- liar to the square-back auto in which the 19-year-old bookkeepeI was driven to her death July 17.
 Callahan said 1t was because ot this similarity that the boy was questioned and that there were ''somc other angles that need check ing" He declined to elaborate or his statement.
 For three hours the boy was clos eted with Callahan and his chie1 inspector. When they left to attend conference called by Dist.-Atty Hugh A. Gregg of Essex county il Salem, the boy was interrogated by nther detectives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-08
FIFTY PEOPLE SIGN UP FOR HOMES TODAY Unnamed Sites Are Not Yet Completed, But Public
 Doesn't Wait APPLICANTS MUST BE
 IN DEFENSE WORK First Tenants Probably Will Move in By Middle
 of September

Applications for homes in the two as yet unnamed sites where construction is under way began to be filed this morning at the office of David T. McGrath, housing manager, Room 203, in the post office building. An nouncement was made yes terday that application blanks had arrived from Washington, and more than fifty persons had filled them Out by noon today.
 It is essential that all aEts for rents in the federal sites be eti- gagged in defense work, MT. McGrat1 said today - others will not be considered. Even among defense workers, applicants must show 3 clear necessity for better housing than they have at present.
 The housing manager said that some people who are working on defense have requested homes in the federal units simply because they want cheaper rents than they have to pay at present, but this de- sire Is too prevalent to be consid- cred in rating the applications.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-08
War Bulletins

Pisa, Italy, Aug. 8(UP) - The body of Capt. Bruno Mussolini, g, second son of Il Duce. killed in an airplane crash here yesterday, was taken to the family home of Pre- dappio today. Funeral services will be conducted there tomorrow.
 The body was attended by Mus solini, Donna Rachele, his wife, and the widow of the young flyer. It was carried from the Fascist head quarters in Pisa by eight pilot friends.
 Il Duce and the members of his family were in deep mourning Fascist flags throughout Italy were at half staff. Aboard the special rtain which carried the body to pre- dappio were wreaths from King Vic tor Emmanuel, Adolf Hitler, Pope Plus XII, Crown Prince Umbertc and Mussolini. The wreath from Il Duce bore this inscription, "from father"
 Mussolini, who kept vigil through out the night beside the body of hl son. Today he visited at Santa Chi ara hospital the five aviatorS wflt were injured in the crash.
 The wounded men asked for news of Bruno.
 Bruno is quite we'll" the Premier replied. ''Ee is no longer in danger Mussolini's wife and other mem- bers of the family joined him dur ing the night in the watch at the bier. All theaters and motion pic (Continued on Page 6)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-08
Officer William Mccarthy, Brother of Victim, Ready
 for Blood Transmission
BUT SHE FAILED TO
 RECOVER SUFFICIENTLY
Graduated From St Mary's Where She Died, in Class
 of 1922

Miss Ellen M. Mccarthy, 51, of 167 Edson Avenue, died this noon at St. Mary's Hos pital from burns she suffered early yesterday morning at her home when she fell asleep while smoking in bed. Her name was placed on the danger list on admission to the hospital. Traffic Officer William Mccarthy, brother of the victim, was typed yesterday as blood donor in ordel that he would be ready for inlme- ufAts ttahsfusiOn fl the need arosS AS result of the smoldering rug which the cigaret had set on fire, Miss Mccarthy was overcome from the smoke and only for the timely discovery by Mrs. Dennis Mccarthy who summoned her husband, was the woman rescued and the spread of the fire confined to the room. Mrs. Mccarthy told fire officials she heard heavy thud and became al- armed. She said she went to the room and flung the door open and was met with a abelch of smoke. Her husband forced entry through the heavy smoke and while freeing his
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-08
Soviet Planes Must Have Flown Over 1000 Miles
 to Berlin and Return KRUPP WORKS AREA
 CRASHED BY BRITISH German Troops Smashed Through to Odessa, Rus
 sian Black Sea Port
CBy United Press,

Enemy planes bombed Berlin Thursday night and there was circumstantiat evidence that they were Rus sian planes, not British. If they were, it marked the first knonw Russian air raid on Germany proper and the first Russian blow at the Nazi capital in retaliation for re- peated raids on Moscow. Foreign correspondents in Bers lin were permitted to cable early l today that weak enemy forcesn had bombed western Germany and that "a few planes" had reached Berlin. A few explosive bombs were dropped which caused damage and killeA some civilians, the German cczn- munique said. It did not specify whether the bombs had dropped in Berlin or western Germany.
 Royal Air Force planes were oyer western Germany during the night. the British announced. They bombed Essen, Hamm, and Dortmund. The air ministry was told that the Ger- mans had acknowledged 8 raid on Berlin. The ministry replied: .N0 RAF planes attacked Berlin lass night"
 There was little to indicate from the official German communiqu0 the extent of the Berlin raid. For eign correspondent are not per~ mitted to report air raids on Ger many until an official communiGue has been issued and their reports must then conform in every particu- lar to the official version.
 The airline distance between Moscow and Berlin Is more than 1000 miles. making round trip of 2,0OO miles. The Russians demon- strated their ability at long distance flying before the war by flying over the North Pole to the United States. Britain bombed Berlin for the 47tl1 time last Sunday. Two hundred Royal Air Force planes dropped tons of bombs and reported that they left wide areas of 1t n flames.
 Maxi Factory Targets
 London, Aug. e-tUP)-The Roy- al Air force attacked German in. dustrial towns fin force" last night dropping "a great weight of th5 heaviest bombs" and causing huge fires. the air ministry said today.
 Targets included armaments fac- tories at Essen, site of the great Krupp works. Dortmund and Hamnn also were heavily attacked with great damage" Smaller forces raided docks at Boulogne, France and planes of the coastal command attacked airdromes and other tar gets in Denmark and shipping off the Dutch coast Bombers arle fighters raided airdromes in nortn- ern France.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-08
NO CONVENTIONS
 AT WASHINGTON
Govt. Officials Believe They Will Interfere With
 US. Defense Work

Washington, Aug. 8-(UP)- The Capital faced the sacrifice of its $5,000,0O0 a year convention busi- ness today because government of- ficials believe that the 100000 dele gates interfere with the defense agencies.
 Administrator Leon Henderson of the Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply asked hotel men to cancel convention bookings already made, if possible, and tc refuse future reservation.
 "The presence of conventions in Washington contributes to growing difficulties of restaurant facilities the availability of taxicabs, and general congestion in the city which is bound to interfere with the effective functioning of import ant government business activities during the emergency" Henderson wrote hotel men.
 During the past few months, the government and various British agencies have taken hundreds oi rooms and two entire hotels-thl DuPont Circle and the Grafton for office space.
 Henderson said that if the hote men were not willing to comply voluntarily with his request "thi! office will lend the weight of it public influence to the move fol complete discontinuance." Fred A. Smith, president of tn, Washington board of trade, and | Gardner Moore, president of tn, Washington Hotel association, sait they were "in sympathy" with Hen derson's recommendations,