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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-07

Crosby Splashers Meet Able Hartford Squad Saturday
BY ALAN RIEFE

On Saturday evening Crosby's once defeated mermen encounter a poe tent array of splaShers from Hart ford Public High School. Last week the old Iivy bowed before the efforts of a highly-touted Hillhouse team by the score of 44-3i. Coach Larry Amann's Hartford boys triumphed over the Elm City lads by the same margin two weeks ago. Crosby, in dripping their first meet, managed to salvage only two firsts, the div- ing and the 120-yard relay. The New Maveners led by Novak, Barra- bait and Flannagen had just a little too much power in their attack against our local combine.
 The future looks anything but rosy for the Mancherzmen, but If our memory serves us correctly the odds were pretty tall in face of Cor nell in last years grid tussle with Red Blaik's Hanover Indians, but in the grand finale 1t was Bob Krieger's magic toe that split the uprights and sent Dartmouth home with a 80 victory and the biggest up- set of the college season.
 If Crosby does defeat Hartford, then a three-way tie will exist be- tween New Haven, Hartford and Crosby for the state championship.
 The chief exhibition will be the private battle to be waged between Domenic Spallone and Tevald of Hartford. Last year Tevald walked off with the state championship and Crosby's suave splasher, who has come along fast this season, will put up @ stiff struggle to wrest the diving laurels from the champion. This event alone will be more than worth the 50 cents at which the du- cats are ppriced.
 The meet Is the last of the season for the old Ivy before closing with the C.I.A.C. meet in Payne Whit ney pool at Yale.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-07
ROE HODGES MEET
 LITHS SUNDAY EVE

One of the most colorful court combines to show here this season, Buck Roe's Hoboes, will invade St. Joseph's hall Sunday night to swap baskets with the K. of L. The con- test will get underway at 8:30, fol- lowing a z o'clock preliminary fea- turing St. Joseph's Holy Name.
 The Hoboes will stage a "camp- fire scene" skit between halves of the feature to further enliven the evenings program.
 Showing Buck Roe, former Ameri- can Pro leageu star at Fort Wayne. and "Dopey" Dave Nelson, ex-De- troit Clown and House of David ace, att he forwards, the Hoboes have two of the cage games most colorful characters.
 Roe earned himself the nickname of "Swellhead" after his five min ute one-man freezing act two sea- sons ago againstt he great San- dusky Furniture Go. club of Dan- vile, H., to protect a one-point lead. He makes speciality of "swishing" the ball in the basket over his head, while Nelson, @ great scoring threat with his one-hander from the side. spends much of the time clowning.
 A fellow who plays it strictly straight is Lee Woodward, the cen ter, who last year led Southern California conference scorers while piloting the Whittier colleeg team to the title. A good one-hand shot, he also plays a strong defensive game.
 The guards are two colorful gents known as Happy" Bell and Ears" Ross, the former a sensational first year man with the squad who set a new team mark by scoring 4l points in two successive games. Ross, a great floor man, can shoot, dribble and pass with the best of them He sets up most of the scoring plays.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-07
CLOSE, SPEEDY GAMES FEATURE
 VALLEY MEET
Semi-Finals Play Tonight; BOmbers Win in Over.
 time, 27-23

Four .well-matched basketball teams survived to the serni-final &C., ton of the Naugatuck Valley tour- rament in progress ct the Water bury Boys club, with the following pairings tonight:
 St. Josephs Holy Name and the "A Club at 7:i5 p. m.
 Torrington Rivers and Boys Club Bombers at 8:i6 p. m.
 The Bombers, "A Club, and the Naugatuck Admirals won their quarter final Naugatuck tourney games last night at the Boys Club gym and along with the St. Joes' Holy Name quintet will clash to- night in semi-final games beginning at 7:l5 o'clock. The 444's won a thriller from Q dashing Naugat,lck team, 42 to 70, when Frank Lukes last minute hook shut out the cords. The Bombers took thrilling over- time decision from the Warriors, 27 to g, and the Naugatuck Ad- mirals lost to the Torrington River A. O., 3l to 28.
 With Charlie Armstrong and Frank Donnelly leading the way the "A Club team ran up 23 to l2 lead over a younger and spirited Naugatuck quintet at half time. The second half was Q different story, however, with the Naugy two team combination running wild with Gar- linski and McDermott splitting the nets on beautiful combination plays that resulted in 6 deadlock with one minute remaining in the final ses- sion. At this point Herb French tossed 0 beautiful pass to Prank Luke and Luke did not waste much time in laying 1t up for the winning markers. The Naugatuck team actually ran the 444's off their feet, but the first half advantage was just too much for htem to cop the game.
 Any attempt to tell about the thrills of the Bomber Warrior en- counter would be a wasted effort. It was billed as 6 natural" and 1t did not let the spectators down. With Dave Karpovich and Tony Cugno fighting their hearts out and ably assisted by the entire team the Bomhers went ahead in the sec- ond half despite the brilliant and heart breaking effort of the War riors. Tony Cugno and Andy Lu- cewicz checked. the high scorers of the Warriors, the Fisher brothers and held them to 0 single floor goal. Santa Lucia had his eye both from the field and from the foul line to lead the scorers with eleven points. The teams really battle throughout regulation playing time and in the overtime session Ray Chipman and Tony Cugno tossed in the deciding points for e victory that could have gone to either team without cheat ing the other.
 The final contest between the Torrington Rivers and the Nauga- tuck Admirals was very much an anti-clinax with al lthe spectators drifting out after the hot Warrior contest The Admirals had the Rivers most of the way with Dunn and Peterson playing good ball. With minutes to 90 the Torrington team came to life and Severi and Torsiello tossed in the winning hoops to bring the Rivers once again into the semi- final spot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-07
CARS CORILLAS
 ROUT TANCREDI'S
Five.Way Tie Developes for First Place in Dart
 Ball League

Naugatuck, March ' -- A flve-way tie for first place developed last night in the U. s. Rubber Dart Ball League.
 Bob Gair's Gorillas exhibited some fancy dart throwing in beating Tangredi's Tigers, 3-0 and 7-l.
 The first game was clinched by Paddy Marnon who hit a home run with one on. In the second game, Gair batted 1000 collecting five sim gles and a triple.
 Other teams on their way up are the Steers, Titans, and Goats.
 Outstanding individual honors go to Johnny Tamoskys Goats for four home runs in one game and Heinie Freeman of Pumas for three.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-07
SOOSE ii TO 5 FAvORITE OVER {. v|GH TONIGHT
Underdog Backed for K. 0. Chance; Return Bout
 May Draw I5,OOO '.
BY JACK CUDDY

United Press Stan Correspondent New York, MaEch 7.-(UP)-With c title shot rNing their stormy leather, slick Billy soose and slug ging Ernie Vigh--outstanding mid- dleweight contenders-tangle again tonight in a i2-round return brawl at Madison Square Garden.
 More than 5000 fans are expect ed to witness this engagement be- cause their first encounter, exactly a month ago, was such. 8 thriller. Slender, dark -haired Soose won hair-line; i0.round decision that night, but only after the bell had saved him in the eighth round.
 Soose, "uncrowned king" from Farrell, Pa, Is favored at ll.5 to win again because of his brilliant record, his skill and speed. How ever, Vigh-squat, brown-haired dy- namiter from Newburgh, N. Y.-is receiving heavy backing because of his explosive punch and ruggedness.
 Soose is called "uncrowned king" of the l60-pounderS because last summer the former Penn State scrapper won non-title decisions over both title claimants: Ken overlin, the New York commissions champ, and Tony zale, National Boxing Association titlist.
 Promoter Mike Jacobs has prom ised tonights winner Q shot at Overlin'S crown.
 Clever, No Clout
 Soose, 8, Is Q master boxer, but he lacks Vigh's crushing punch. Vigh, 2i, has belted out 36 of his 53 opponents. And on Feb. ' he had soose on the floor for the count of eight when the bell rang end. ing tho round Billy's elongated build makes him 6 bit fragile, ale though he never has been counted out or stopped.
 Most experts figure that Billy will weather Vigh,s punches again and wind up with the decision, particu- larly because of the longer i2-round route which favorS slow-starting Soose. Each will scale close to the i60pound limit.
 In the eight-round seni-ilnal, Georgie Abrams of Washington, D. O., who has beaten both Soose and Vigh, engages Coley Welch of Port land, Me. Another eight-rountler matches two crack Latin American middleweights: Antonio Fernandez of Chile and Jose BaSora of Puerto Rico. 6
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-07
IMMACULATES TOP
 ST. JOHN CYO 27.z2

The Immaculate Conception hoopsters won close game from the St. Johns 0. Y. O. of Water. town last night by, the score of 27- 22. Bobby Conlon fresh from the Crosby Reserves was on his own last night when he came through with 10 of the 27 points. L. Heroux was the high man for the o. Y. O. quintet. t} N
 The Immaculate conception will be host to the St. James Speed sters of Danbury Tuesday night. St.. James up to date has won l6 out of 17 games, and the Immaculate has five games and no defeats to their credit. 3r,
 Gene O'Brien and Rudy Marno will do the refereeing. the game will get under way at 7:30.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-07

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 lads lasses like golf clubs during the and unable pame in Florida Patrcks 18th Chase Country club will bring them together hataway Del Knox has done job Ltcfied this his will the
 probably win Ernie vgh his last chance Billy tonight the clever Penn State boxer in order to wn he will oupont the nifty choice the bell with vgh the hadesthtng middleweghts the earscrambng business St. Mys basketbaers will
 night the Church basement the Parochal School championship this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-07
The ndings:
ST. THOMAS HOOPSTERS TOP ST. MARY'S 2l TOl9

With Scott in the leading role, scoring sixteen points, the St Thomas school basketball team was a 2l to 19 winner over St. Mary's yesterday afternoon. Rogers was good for 10 points in behalf of St.. Mary's who played off for the runner-up spot to the Catholic league champions from Sts. Peter and Paul parish.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-07
BRONX OF HARVARD
 NEW GREEN" TRAINER

Hanover, N. H., March 7.-(Up)
 John Bronk of Reading. Mass. 25-year-old assistant trainer at Harvard for the past four years. as- sumed new duties today as head trainer at Dartmouth. Bronx, who formerly helped condition the Bos- ton Redskins professional football club. was appointed yesterday to succeed Rollie Bevan. who accom- panied Coach Earl Blaik to West Point. sf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-07
Rhode Island State Makes U. s. Tourney

Kingston, R. T., March 7.-(UP)-- The Rhode Island state basketball team had voted unanimously today to accept an invitation to play in the intercollegiate basketball tour- nament at New York March l8. Averaging nearly 75 points a con- test, the Rams won 2l games in 24 starts and compiled victory strings of 10 and nine straight games.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-07
(By United Press)

Hartford, Conn.-Ben Morgan Texas. fiopped Won Robert. Can- ada: Handsome" Marty Jones, Co., lumbus, O., drew with Abe Kashey; George Macricistas. Athens, Greece pinned Pete Baltram, Montreal; Tommy OToole, san Francisco tossed Angeso CistoIdi. Boston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-07
A HOBBY AT FIRST

Bob Qlegengack. Fordham track coach. taught ct Fordham Prep ard served as volunteer track coach without pay until the success of hsi athletes attracted attention.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-07
LOWRY WINS CLOSE 'NOD-

Fall River. Mass. March T-(UPD Ted Lowry, ie7, New Bedford, gained a split decision over Ted Maneini, fe3. Philadelphia in Q i0- round bout last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-07
Narragansett
 Notes

Judges Jim Dooley and Ray Me- Mahon beat the gun @ few days by returning from Florida last night Chairman Jim Cononrs and Vice. President Al Daly will be back or Saturday, leaving John Ltendre John Orr and Bill Lamarine te bring up the rearguard around Apri lst. Meanwhile, everything Is in 1int shape for Gansett's opening, Apri 18th. Work on teh clubhouse ant new Terrace Club is way ahead o schedule, all other arrangement! are complete and tests reveal tha teh frost has almost disappeared from the racing strip.
 Harris Brown, one of the 1uckier horsemen in New England last season, will return to Narragan- sett Park for the opening of the Rhode Island course on April 12. Brown has picked up formidable stable during the Florida season and will ship such horses as Doubt Not, Balloter, Supreme Chance, Liberty Franc, Speed to Spare and Busy Man to New Eng land. Brown turned out to be the newest "halter king" at Tropical and Hialeah Parks, claiming Bal loter for $3,500. Speed to Spare for the same sum, Busy Man for $2,O0O and Liberty Franc for $3,- 800. All have proven rare bargains. There will be 16 in the Brown shipment for Mrs. T. Christopher, J. U. Grafton and other patrons.
 Racing Secretary Bob Shelley sends word that two thousand horses still remain in Florida, witf nearly one-half of that number tag ged for Narragansett within thu next few weeks. Horsemen are re- minded the Gansett Spring Stake nominations close April 1st.
 Governor J. Howard McGrath has the boys guessing as to the constitution of the new Racing Commission. Some say 1t will be a three-man board, others say 1t will remain a one-man affair and the grapevine has already ap- pointed most everybody from the governor himself down to the Biltmore bellboy. But the governor still pays '0l Man River and don't say nuthin!'-though an appoint ment is expected not later than next Monday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-07
Training Camp
 BRIEFS
RED sOx

Sarasota, Fla, March 7.--(UP)-- The Boston Red sox journeyed to Tapa today to play the first of a series of exhibition games with the world champion Cincinnati Reds Rockies Dick Newsome, Oscar Judd and Woodrow Rich were named to pitch for Boston. The Red Sox reg ulars defeated the Yannigans, 5-3, yesterday in the first full intra- squad game. Joe Dobson, former Cleveland hurler, was reached for five hits and four runs in three in- nings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-07
BOMBERs

Score at half time-444 Club 23 Zephyrs 12. Referee-Steele.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-07

Score at half time-St. Thomas. i2, St. Mary's l2. Referee-H. Joyce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-07
BEES

San Antonio, Tex, March 7-(UP) The Boston Bees were to clash ii, their first intra-squad game today preliminary to weekend contests with the St. Louis Browns. Man. ager Casey Stengel, seeking to elim- mate hitting weakness of last sea- son, picked four southpaws to pitch. Ed Carnett and Bob Williams will hurl for the Regulars, and Warren Spahn and Charles Suche will pitch for the Yannigans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-07
WRESTLING RESULTS

Score at half time-Warriors 10 Bombers 6. Referee Damelio.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-03
EI Centrans Hama
Christmas Lights
As Contest kears

The 1941 annual Post-Press
Christmas lighting contest, defin-
ite announcement of which was
made only Tuesday already had
spurred FL Centrans to action
Wednesday,
Bill Jim Sharp, 1903 Olive had
the proud distinction of being the
first to announce that his light
ing decoration was up and shining.
The official opening date OF the
contest has been SGT for next Mon
day At that time the Post-Press
will announce the complete sched-
ule of prize5. end the chamber of
commerce is expected to repeat the
popular part it played last year OF
awarding Gaily prizes in q tele-
phone poll Full "details on this
phase of the contest will be an
nounced, along with Official rules,
in Fridays Press and Saturday
mornings Post.
There will be no prizes this year
for early birds those completing
their decorations ahead of the Of
ficial opening. But there will be
plenty of handy cash for winners
in the several divisions when the
event gets under way.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-03
Association Asks
Continued Loans
For Valley Flax

Resolution asking the federal
government to continue its COM
modify loan credit program were
passed by the Southwest Flaxseed
association at its annual meeting
Tuesday night
The first resolution to come be-
fore the association urged the I'M
perial County Agricultural Conser-
yation Assertion to continue the
present flax loan program, which is
scheduled to become ineffective the
last day of December, until 1912
loan has been established.
Harry c. James, who introduced
both resolutions, asked that the
group urge the Imperial County
Farm Bureau, through its influence
in the national capitol, to take nee
cSSary steps to place the maximum
1912 loan on flaXseed at S215
about Il 30 cents raise over the l94l
loan maximum. Both resolutions
were unanimously passed.
John l.. Dubois, association presi-
dent, explained the proposed mea-
sures as definite steps toward keep
ing "a floor under the flax mar
ket" The recent reciprocal trade
agreements between South Ameri-
can countries and the United
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-03
Arsonists DESTROY
Ariz. Lettuce Shed
AS Strike Goes On
TwO Strikers Held For
QuestiOning; WalkOut
Affect 1000 Workers

PHOENIX, Dec. 3. (UP)--
Sheriff Lon Jordan question
ed two suspects today about
a fire, believed to have been
started by an arsoniSt, which
last night destroyed the Goetz Ice
company lettuce shed and equip
ment at TolleSon at a loss of $4,000
The two suspects. whose names
were not given, we're lettuce work
ers ont on strike against Richard
and Ben Bush, lettuce shippers
who leased the shed. They denied
any knowledge of the fire.
The blaze quickly consumed the
large Woodframe structure and its
contents, including about four car
loads of lettuce and valuable equip
mCnt. The property was covered by
insurance.
Meanwhile negotiations were re-
sumed in an effort to end the two
day strike of 1000 lettuce Shed
workers against 80 packing houses
in the Salt River Valley district.
The strike shut off lettuce load
ings totaling approximately 200 cars
a day and nearly 1900 field work
erS were forced to stop work.
The Central Arizona Growers and
Shippers association submitted a
compromise proposal to a workers
committee representing AFL, CIO
Continued on Page 2; Column 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-03
Filipino Gambling
Yarn Stirs Charge
Of Race Prejudice
Disgruntled Interests
Attempting to Cause
strife, Says Mayor

Mayor Bob Hatton charged
Wednesday that "ccrtain un-
icrupulous' Filipinos were
attempting to stir up rae
prejudice among habitucS OF
Ell Centro's Broadway avenue, the
international melting pot of I'M
pcrial Valley.
The charge was made following
tho publication Of an "inCcndiary'
article in the Philippines Star
Press, a Los Angeles monthly with
an FL Centre postoffice mailing
daJe, in which it was alleged that
japanese and Chinese ViCe-lordS'
hold domination over the earnings
and economic security" OF valley
FilipinCS.
The article stated that the Fill
pinos here were petitioning the city
council, the American Legion the
Ten Thousand club. the Parent
Teachers association, the Chamber
Continued on Page 2, Col p
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-03
Flax Permanent,
Dubois Believes

Bright hopes for the future OF
the flax growing industry in I'M
perial Valley were expressed in E.
Centre Wednesday by John L. Du-
Bois, president of the Southwest
Flaxseed association who return
Cd Tuesday from the Flax Institute
Of America.
After visiting paint, oil, ant
PAPER plants which buy flax of
Imperial growers Dubois said u
an convinced that flax will con-
tinUe as a basic industry in the
valley and continue to be one of
the most stable and satisfactory
crops for valley farmers
Dubois interviewed buyers, handl-
erS mlllers, elevator men, flax
straw balers, paper manufacturers,
Gil and paint manufacturers and all
types of dealers who have anything
to do with imperial Valley flax
products. He went through five
fiber plants and the worlds largest
paper plant which is in Pisga For
est, N. C. Before making these visits
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-03

Hull pictured a Japan which
depended on force and conquest and
oppression of conquered peoples.
He said the monthslong explora-
tory conversations had never yet
reached a stage where actual nego-
tiations toward peaceful settle
ment of U. S. Japanese issues could
be undertaken.
HullS remarks were interpreted
as representing a pessimistic Off
cial view of the outcome of the
present tense situation involving
the two countries.
In Tokyo, dispatches said news
papers were steadily intensifylng
their denunciations of the United
States as hope Waned that Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Hull would bow
before Japanese eXpansioniSt aims,
and said that success or failure OF
negotiations at Washington was
entirely dependent on the American
attitude. They charged with in
creased bitterness that the United
States was leading a drive for COM
)lete encirclement of Japan.
REPLY AWAITED
Hull's remarks were made as tie
United States awaited a prompt
'eply to President Rooscvelt's re
luest for an explanation of heavy
Japanese troop concentrations in
trench IndO-China exceeding the
5000 agreed upon between Tokyo
nd Vichy France. Mr.. Roosevelt's
equeSt was made yesterday.
Withdrawal of these troops was
egarded a prerequisite to concrete
egotiations for an Americana -Japa-
ase settlement. Similarly, the Unit
/ States has imposed another con-
ition that japanese troops be
ithdraWn from China itself
Hull described Japans policies as
ased on force in every Way-politi-
ally socially, economically, NOR
lly Then he said that such a pol
cy was in absolute contrast te the
american view of settling interna-
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-03
Storm
III ! ! { S
Goa st
Valley Expects
Colder We ather.
Possible Rain

Sunny weather enjoyed by
Imperial Valley during the
past few days is due for d
change to the colder, Wealth
2rman Roy Simpson predict
ed Wednesday,
The storm reported Tuesday off
the Oregon coast increased in in
tensity Tuesday night and passed
inland causing heavy rainfall in
northern California, Washington
and oregon, The leading edge Of
the storm according to Simpson,
will reach Imperial Valley late
Wednesday night; Simpson fore
cast.
CLOUDY wednesday and Wednes-
da" night, becoming partly cloudy
Thursday Cooler Wednesday with
maximum temperature near 76,
Much cooler Thursday with maxi
mum temperature near sc. Gentle
southerly Winds bocoing moder-
ate westerly Thursday
Simpson unofficially stated that
north winds can be expected Fri
day and if the cold air continues
at its present course it is likely
there will be frost in the valley
Friday night.
While Imperial Valley was pre-
pairing for the storm to come, Unit
ed Press reported one of the heaviest
storms of the year was moving into
the Rocky mountain region We'd
nesday after depositing heavy
SHOWS in the Sierra Nevadas, an
nearly four inches of rain in the
upper Sacramento valley.
The United States weather Bu-
reau said showers would continue
Wednesday and Wednesday night
in the San Francisco bay region.
and northern California, with rain
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