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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
Hughie Duffy,0wner of .438 Batting Mark, Roots For Williams

Boston, Mass, June 6.-Theyll be calling Ted Williams the "King" in- stead of the "Kid" if he continues the terrific elouting which has marked his first 37 games of the l94i campaign. Regarded as the greatest left-handed hitter in the game since Babe Ruth, Williams makes no secret of the fact that he would like to smash the all time record of ,43s held by Coach Hugh Duffy of the Red Sox and no one would be more delighted to see the Kid do the trick than Duffy him- self.
 Hit .50O-or Else
 When Williams reached the .42l mark on May % to lead the Amer ican league by plenty of points, his teammates notified him that If he didn't hit for 800 this year, they wouldn't speak to him in Septem- Der. Of course, the Kid was be- ing ribbed but Williams has such confidence in his hitting ability that 1t wouldn't surprise anyone-oppos- ing pitchers included, If he was pretty close to that figure when the campaign closes.
 Whom do you hit better, right handlers or left handers?" Williams was asked the other day
 Heck sakes," the Kid replied, q never give that any thought, If the ball js in there, try to bust It., But, righthanders or southpaws, they are all tough on some days"
 Williams hit tremendous drive in last Thursdays game against the Athletics, the ball landing in the runway near the Sox bullpen and bounding out to the bleacher en- trance on Ipswich street. But no homers in his career can touch the two he hit of Bob Harris, then with Detroit two years ago. One hit the top of the right field pavil- ion while the other cleared the roof. And anyone who knows the Detroit ballpark knows that hitting the roof Is a man-sized job, let alone clear ing it.
 Better Than Babe?
 Strangely enough, Williams is not gunning particularly for homers. He's just meeting the ball and If he gets full piece of it, it's out of the park. Rival first basemen will attest to the fact that some of Ted's singles this year have gone by them at a mile-a- minute clip and they haven't had a chance to get their hands on the ball.
 Hes a great hitter" said one old timer at Fenway Park the other day. Tn fact. I think he'll make the fans forget Ruth" That's whole lot to go out on the limb about but his veteran says that Teddy,s camera eyes and wrist &C., ton are the greatest he has ever seen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
TEXAS LAYOUT PROVES BIG TEST. FOR NAME STARS
Harrison, Ghezzi Close Up to Leaders 60; Nelson
 75, Hogan Sarazen "A
By JOSEPH F. HEARST United Press Stan Correspondent

l NVuAteu FreSS StaH C0rrSpOndent)
 Colonial Club, Fort Worth, Tex, June 6-(Up)-The best golfers of the country set out today in pursuit of the one man able to crack par in the first round in the national open championship.
 Denny Shute, veteran campaign CT from Chicago, was just another Of the l63 stars in the field when he stepped to the first tee at Colo nial, but when he finished with his one-under-par 69, he stood alone. Shute went around early, and throughout the day many shot at his mark but none achieved 1t. He was one over par on the first nine, but came home with two birdies and seven pars on the back side, the nine that wrecked the hopes of many.
 Behind shute were E. J. (Dutch) Harrison, another Chicago profess sional, and Vic Ghezzi, the long hitting star from Deal, N. J. Harri- of 35-S5 and only great rally on son and GheZzi put together rounds the last three holes put Ghezzi in the par-equalling bracket.
 Five professionals were grouped at 7l, among them Lawson Little, defending champion from Monterey, California.
 Little had a great chance to take the lead until he ran into trouble on the second nine. He was two under par at the turn and increased his margin to three at the 10th with birdie three. But at that stage he lost his magic and par took It's toll.
 He lost e stroke at the short 18th, where he three-putted, and another slipped away when he hit an eight Iron 10 yards over the green on the l7th, and completed his collapse with a bogey five on the 18th.
 Keeping the champion company at Il were Gene Kunes of Philadel. yhia, Harold (Jug) MeSpaden of Winchester, Mass; Dick Metz of Chicago, and Jack Ryan of Louis- vile.
 Feast to Famine
 Seven men made the 72 bracket, one of them amateur Harry Todd of Dallas and another, Henry Ram sam, Fort Worth professional. Ran san's collapse on the back side was tragic. On the first nine he was hotter than Q tropic mid-day, Ynak- ing the turn in 3i, four under par, This equaled the record established by Willie Macfarlane when he won the open in Q playoR with Bobby Jones In 1925. On the back side, however, with 5000 fans roofing for him Ransom let stroke after stroke slip away. He bogied six of the nine holes and came home in 4l, six over par.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
CHASE AFTER BOAT RACE TITLE SUNDAY

Fred Chase of Northampton, vet eran outboard racer, has filed an entry in the Connecticut River Out board Championship Glass, sched- uled for Sunday on the river oppo- site Riverside Park in Agawam, Mass, according to Edward J. Car roll, sponsor of the event.
 Chase will use Q Jacoby model, designed and built by the famous Fred Jacoby, recent winner of the 14th annual Albany-New York mar athan run. He will race Sunday In the Glass A" group. In the past l6 years of outboard racing he has been considered a top notch entrant and has raced in official time trials and in the Worlds Championship five mile classic. At Red Bank, N.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06

Honest Fight Promoter Found, DlOgenss SwOOns
By DAN PARKER

isss promoter named Jack Doyle staged wserweigt Shmponshp bout between Young % sn Se champion thinking he had sOoOO the hip there, there was 1 only I ssSOoO in the tii
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 ngton at the old General Ph Schuyler mansion Bier a POmpt0n Lakes After his first nights Conn complained Why didn't tell 1t mattress the Father of Our Country slept on?"
 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE" have taken meaning Belmont statement Belmont entries Boy Smiling Knights noce So Tuesday mornings Mirror Belmont Chart ton that Larkmade day afternoon That suspension until further notice" apparently effect on the nags speedl
 It odd that the death athlete inspires sports to write poetic tributes Gehrgs passing line is tanSparenly sincere.
 TWO APPARENTLY CONTRADICTORY statements appearing the same issue in this pillar and Bob Consdnes evoked sarcastic letter from forgot ing of Qegs with Yank to the latter part Of Lus career said he and Babe didn't hit we'll Both statements
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
Louise Barnes, Harriet
 Rhodes, Golf FinalistS
Farmington Edgewood Players 10 Settle State Title;
 Mrs. Kellogg in Third Flight Finals

julia Zima, Whethersfleld, 6 and {, in the semi-flnals. Miss Rhodes made the final round by defeating Martha Hawley, New Haven, 4 and 3.
 Both matches yesterday were play- ed in a pouring rain, but the wealth. CT cleared for dotyaS'haemshrdlu- CT cleared for today's championship play.
 Yesterdays Results Miss Harriet Blumenthal, Avon, defeated Mrs, W, F. Evans, Water- bury, 2 and 1.
 Mrs. L, P. Nolan, Race Brook, de- feated Miss Grace Bla:h, Hartford, 3 and 2,
 Third Flight Mrs, T. II. Gaetz, Highland, de- feated Mrs, Willard Fosaick, High land, 6 and 4.
 Mrs. P. R. Kellogg, Waterbury, defeated Mrs, J. R, Booth, Race Brook, 3 up.
 Beaten Fights e
 Championship Consolation Mrs. William Brewster, New Ha. ven o. O. defeated Mrs. I. l.. R. Browne, Pennington, 6 and 8. Mrs. R. A. Powers, New London, defeated Mrs. M. A. Small, Race Brook, 5 and 1.
 Second Flight Mrs. D, c. Brown, Edgewood, de- featetl Mrs. r, A. Dixon, New Ha- ven 0. O., 3 and 2.
 Mrs, IT. A, Johnson, Meadow brook, defeated Miss Jean Phillips, Waterbury, 10 holes.
 Third Flight Mrs R, A. Walker, Race Brook, defeated Mrs, Frederick Bryan, Waterbury, 6 and {.
 Mrs. W, P. Boehle, Highland, de- feated Mrs. D. M Richman, Race Brook, 6 and 5,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06

J., he tied the worlds record. Last season he won Ii out of i6 races In which he entered and received the Massachusetts "high-point" rat- ing.
 Cab Waller of Glastonbury, Conn, former team mate of Chase w!li enter the Glass B" races. This brings the total entreis to 43 to date, The speed boat races will start shortly after one o'clock. Twelve five mile races are scheduled for the special oval course In front of Riverside Park. A special press stand, broadcast booth and official judges stand as well as racing pits 200 feet long hvae been erected along the river bank.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
Dial Doings
By JIM PARKER

smith will "ciaudia oniShts broadcast The male story which vii replace atea for the handed Richard Koar young dramatic actor and daeccan of radio Hen play opposite blonde Patricia landed the Claudia Claudia written Rose Fanken author of the book and play of Redheaded handsome Naughton like both thirty amahle sudious having candidate the acting nickerbocker Holiday" Huston lowed that with another long through the lOSO4O oo Many Girls" with Eddie 1racken His latest last winter With the Heat" Tn life Kgaen Broadway coumn who also has her CBa Saturday mornings
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
WEIGH TOPS VIGH

Portland, Me. June 6.-(UP)- Young Coley Welch, les Ia, of Portland poked and pounded his way to Q l0-round split decision over Ernie Vigh, l64 i-4, of New burgh, N. Y, last night to avenge Q previous loss in New York.
 Vigh jolted Welch several times with booming rights, but the local lad piled up points with 6 rapier left that was effective most of the distance,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
WASHINGTON HILLS
 PRACTICE TONIGHT

Tho Washington Hills baseball team of the City Amateur League will hold Q fielding and batting practice tonight at 6 o'clock at Washington Park.
 Bob Dwyer and Frankie Keane, members of the Hills last year, are home from college for the summer months and will be seen in the Hills lineup against the Brooklyn A. O. Sunday afternoon at the Stadium,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
PUTTER LIKE PADDLE

Paul Runyan, one of the out standing golf professionals, uses a grotesque-lookin butter that has a malletlike woden head and @ paddle-shaped shaft two inches wide and one inch thick.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
FIGHT RESULTS
(By United Prcss)

Portland Me, - Young Coley Welch, l63 l-4. Portland, outpoint- ed Ernie Vigh, 164 l-4, Newburgh. N Y. (lO; Young Brown Bomber, l56 Boston, decisioned Tiger Lambert 162, Biddeford (6; Paul Herrick 12l, Portland knocked out Eddie Brooks, ll9, Cambridge, Mass, (2); Eddie Petourneau, l40 Ia, Fort Me- Kinley, beat Jimmy Duval, 1S6, Portland (6); Clarence Portas, 160, Portland, outpointed Pat Walsh, l54, Boston (4.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06

orange, Conn., June 6,-(UP)- Louise Barnes, Pennington, and Harriet Rhodes, Edgewood, met to- day In the 36-hole final round of the 24th annual state championship of the Connecticut Women's Golf association.
 It was the first time either player gained the final round of 0 state championship tourney.
 Miss Barnes achieved the ad- vanced bracket by overwhelming
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
NOT EASY TO FINISH

Tn the fourteen annual Albany. New York motorboat races held thus far, an average of 36.2 per cent of the starters have been able to finish.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
TURNS PROFESSIONAL

Mrs. Dorothy Round Little, high- ranking English tennis player. has become 0 court professional in Gan. ada where she now resides.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06


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 Edma Richard viii gusstar wednssday night show Danger Is Business refugees will pPesr on the first broadcast Rainbow the tomorrow morning at io3o
 Hope about WATR utuas screwba humost Henry Morgan, passing along Morgans other firms which send free samples stun Including soy bean s nn miniature Ies ns h wn % @ % course the technique of Swedish fourteen tooth The prans very thorough and had stationery printed with the Morgan samples uSuaS not M out unless requests are made on erhead
 child will spotlight rhe Peoples ray- She's Leone Ehrenrech talented girl center of viii be asked to vote on whether the chd should the father mother parents best letter the plot the following weeks Betty charge the new Friday night WATR show.
 tterbug and swing are on the decline sing Ballad ous Night on cniEhts Double or Nothing" qulx show WATRMutua Geogec Harvey, dramatic show Fight Camp which Sunday night at L Mutual news analyst Bease Carter has just received letter Crowboough much-bom town place the destroyed by ncendy bomb decided was time Despite repeated pleas refuses through " ~ " N''''"''"'' :" '''
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06

WATR-MBs features tonight . 545, Captain Midnight 6;SO Lake Plymouth Varieties Fulton Lewis IT, 7:30 Ranger Double Nothing 0:SO Peoples Playhouse
Evening star., 1941-03-06
Ship Reconditioning
Cited by Bethlehem
Steel Chief
Becomes Vital Part
Of Firms Defense
And War Effort
Nv the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March 6.-Ship re-
conditioning has become an lmpor-
tant part of the defense and war ef-
fort of the Bethlehem Steel Corp,
says E. G. Grace, president, in his
annual report to employees.
This work, the report indicated,
has involved such diverse activities
as converting some of the passenger
vessels recently purchased by the
Navy into troop transports and IN
maintaining British and other mer-
chant fleets to keep open vital lines
of supply.
Bethlenem's II ship-repair yards,
he said, have recently been active
in converting passenger liners into
troop transports and in modernizing
and reconditioning vessels OF our
naval and merchant fleets to auXil-
iaries such as destroyer tenders, sea-
plane tenders, submarine tenders,
oilers and supply ships"
The Bethlehem Offices said they
could not give details, such as names
of ships being reconditioned. Since
the start of 1910, however, the Navy
has announced the purchase of a
large number of merchant ships as
auxiliaries to its fighting fleets.
Among the transports purchased
were the American mail liner Presi-
dent Grant, the Dollar liner Presi-
dent jackson, the Grace liners San
ia Barbara and Santa Maria, five
ships from the Baltimore Mail
Steamship Co. and the Export liner
Exchorda, formerly in service to the
Mediterranean
Evening star., 1941-03-06
Russian UItimotum
Reports Held False

LONDON, March (P).-Author-
itative British sources said today
their information indicated that re-
ports of a Soviet Russian demand for
Rumanian ports on the Black Sea
probably were false and German
propaganda.
These sources said such propa-
ganda might serve Germany's end
by suggesting that the Balkans
have something to fear from Russia
from which Germany would be glad
to protect them"
These quarters asserted British
Minister George w. Rendel probably
would leave Bulgaria in the next
three or four days, but added that
there was no indication of an i'm
minent declaration of war on Bull
garia.
They said it would be possible for
British forces to attack the Germans
inside Bulgaria without declaring
war on Bulgaria, and commented
that the British had raided the Ger
mans in Norway without being at
war with that country.
A Russian source in London said
he knew nothing about the reported
Russian ultimatum and expressed
belief the report was untrue.
Rumanian government circles
acknowledged that Premier Gen. Ion
Antonescu had received a note from
Moscow yesterday and other Balkan
circles said it was believed to con-
tain a demand for Black Sea bases.
Evening star., 1941-03-06
Bank CIearings Soar
Far Above Year Ago
During Week
Total Highest So Far
In le4l, Except for
January 8 Period
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March 6.-Bolstered
by heavy payments incident to the
first of the month as well as by the
rapid pace of general business ac-
tivity, the volume of bank clearings
in the latest week went sharply
above that for the corresponding
1910 week. The total, with the ex-
ception of the January 8 week, was
the highest recorded so far this year
and exceeded the like week of each
year since 1887.
Bank transactions for % leading
cities during the week ended March
5, totaled s6,776 ,662 900, or 21.5 per
cent more than the S., ,579 ,268 900 for
the same week last year, according
to Dun & BradStreet.
Clearings for the current period
went ST ,436, ,561 900 above the turn
over for the preceding holiday week,
as against a gain of only $772 1886. 900
between the two similar weeks Of
1910.
New York exchanges at So, 1892 ,0o1,-
600 were also at the highest level
since the first week of the year and
marked gain of TIA per cent above
the $3,506, $4,000 for a year ago.
The % outside cities furnished the
sum of $2.894, ,661 600, as compared
with S2,273 ,076, 900, a year-to-year
increase of 27.3 per cent.
Phenomenal advances over last
year were disclosed at some of the
outside centers, the more important
Of which included: Detroit, 70.8 per
cent; Atlanta, 534 per cent; Buf-
falo, Ali per cent; Richmond, 40.7
per cent; Cleveland, 1873 per cent:
Louisville, 1913 per cent; Philadel-
phia, 29.8 per cent, and Portland,
Greg, $50 per cent.
Bank clearings at leading cities,
with percentage change from 1910,
and daily average clearings Deem
Der, January and February follow:
Evening star., 1941-03-06

Of the Italian consulate here since
Saturday, declined comment today
on a State Department request that
Italy close its consulates in Newark
and Detroit.
Since I have no official notice I
cannot comment" he said.
Renato Della Chiesa d'Isasca,
identified in the State Departments
announcement as the official in
charge here, is now in Washington,
the consulate said. He left Newark
a year ago.
Mr.. Pascucci is the second vice
consul since Mr.. Della Chiesa and
the seventh since 1924.
Mr.. Della Chiesa came to Newark
in 1896 and was succeeded in the
charge of the Newark ONCE in
March, 1910, by DR.. Roberto Ducci,
son of Admiral Gino Ducci, retired
chief of Italy's naval staff. DR.
Ducci returned to Italy in January
and Mr.. Pasuccis appointment fol-
lowed a few weeks later.
The present vice consul, %, Is an
Italian cavalry lieutenant. He served
as Consul General in New York, with
supervision over the Newark ofice
before his assignment here.
A graduate of the University of
Florence, he was assigned to the
Foreign Ministry at Rome in 1885
Evening star., 1941-03-06

mier Ion Antonescu of Rumania in
Vienna yesterday was described as
another nail driven to secure the
Balkans to Germany. It was EN-
phasized in informed circles that the
conversations were Of military char
acter. They were not concluded
until yesterday evening.
Following the announcement by
Foreign Minister Joachim Won Rib
bentrop that Bulgaria would not be
the last nation to join the axis,
neutral observers gave sharpest at
tention to reports that Prince Paul,
regent of Yugoslavia, was exchang-
ing views wit hhigh German OFF,
cials. However, no official would
comment on the reports.
Evening star., 1941-03-06
Balkans
Continued From First PageD

bases in Greece, the British Air
Force might have difficulty in carry
ing out any extensive bombing at
tacks on German troop concentra-
tions in Bulgaria.
The British Minister to Sofia,
George w. Rendel, who yesterday
demanded passports for himself and
staff, has intimated that Britain
would feel free to attempt such at
tacks without an outright declara-
ton of war against Bulgaria.
George H. Earle, United States
Minister to Sofia, who is taking over
the business of the British Legation
here, said last night Mr.. Rendel had
advised him he probably would not
leave the city until Monday.
In London yesterday the Ministry
of Economic Warfare announced
that Bulgaria must now be re-
garded as territory under enemy
occupation" and all shipments to or
from that country would be liable to
seizure.
An informed source in London
said today Britain had not placed
Hungary in the same category as
Nazi-occupied Bulgaria and Ruma-
mia for purposes of the trading
with-the-enenly act" )" but added that
geography already in effect barred
British trade with Hungary.
Prime Minister w. L. Mackenzie
King of Canada told the Ottawa
Parliament yesterday that both
Hungary and Bulgaria had been
made subject to trading with the
enemy" regulations, but the London