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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-11
HERTIN0 TUTORED MANDERS BROTHERS

A South Dakota graduate, Hert. ing first coached Milbank high school in his home state, where he uttered the Manders boys of pro- iessional fame.
 His football teams have lost only one game in l3 starts against stronR southern Minnesota and northern Iowa competition.
 Herting also coaches basketball but denies ho plens to use an acros batio midget who will do Q trapeese act on the shoulders of tho other Tour men and manipulate tho ball under the basket,
 Much too radical" insist Lem
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-11
SUTTON
Ao7 A7A Nl0

High single-9radlow, l3e. High three-Bradlow, 377. High game-D'A 'AInbrosl, SS0. High teaFa-D'Ambrosi, 1851.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-11
BENRUS tS

High single-Rovero, IA. High ree-Rovero, 40l
 Team high-Metal Hose, eos. High total-Metal Hose, l7Se.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28

the most capable catcher in the cir cult. Danning, with Ott and Babe Young, a really good first baseman, supply the bulk of the clubs power. TERRY'D LIKE TO LET
 FORK RUN WITH BALL
 But you can talk about the pitch ing. Terry doesn't care to. Bow man has yet to demonstrate that he is anything above run-o'-mine. Har- " Gumbert; Slim Melton, Bill Lohr- man and Bump Hadley are just so- so. Hubbe.l, Schumacher, Paul Dean and Clydell Castleman are question marks. Walter Brown, just now lugging his 265 pounds around on a sprained ankle, and Jim Lynn are relief workers.
 Ace Adams was the 1940 South ern Association strikeout king. Big and bespectacled Bob Carpenter won 13 while losing IS for Knoxville. John Wittig compiled BOP ERA in winning nine and losing six for Jer- sey City, Jack Brewer hopped from The Southern California campus to bag three games for Knoxville.
 Bob Foxx, the great tailback and finest all-round athlete in the his- tory of the University of Tennessee, is working out in the outfield.
 Everything would be great If Bill Terry could give Bob Foxx the ball and let him run with 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28
PURPLE KNIGHTS.
 WEST SIDES PAIRED

The second game in the series of contests between the Purple Knights and the West Side Speed boys will be played tomorrow at the Naugatuck "Y". The Spe cdboys won the first game of the series two weeks ago and are favored to sweep the series tomorrow.
 The Speedboys members of the State-pro league and victors over such rivals as the West Haven Red Devils. The Bridgeport SpringwoodS, the Norwalk NewfieldS and the Dan- bury Gales, will have practically the same lineup intact for the game with the Purplemen as Stollar, Brady, Casey, Mclean, Runividge, Grey, French and J. Kaloskey are expected to be on hand as the West Sides make strong attempt to end the series tomorrow.
 The Knights winners over the Danbury Gales in their last start will be well prepared for the invad- ing Speedboys. The locals directed by Coach J. BalinslSy have drilled earnestly throughout the week and look eagerly toward the on-coming contest. A lineup consisting Of Czaplicli. R. Lomali. Sterniak, War jack, and Farrar is expected to start for the Knights with H. Loman, Ruc- cio. Gair, 0arlinski and McDermott In reserve.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28
Blake G Johnson Bo70ling Chatter

The once more rampaging Reds became the first club to win six games in a TOW, whitewaShing the Blues and Eagles, white washing the Blues and Eagles on successive Fri days.
 The losing teams have won but one out of the last 27 games rolled Had not the Stripes won that last game from the Stars two weeks ago the league would have gone three consecutive weeks without a match going 2-1.
 Virginia Sheperd came through with one of her periodical fine scores. It was IF last week.
 Tessie Yourchyck has not lost match to a rival in 13 weeks!
 Ray Single has not been his old self in weeks and Ralph Rinaldi has found the going tough. From neu- tral standpoint, boys, snap out of it, but as rival-?
 r Bertha Kelly hasn't made the headlines in quite a spell. She promised to break the girls high three some time ago but apparently is in slump or is being bribed by Christy. \
 Francis Lynch, Department B's able trucker, is one of the leagues arden rooters and Jack Schwartz sits in on the weekly sessions frequently. Mrs. Joe Adamchick, Mrs. Mike Macharelli and Mrs. Fred Corosella seldom miss an opportunity to watch their husbands in action. Marie Straw has her family rooters, too.
 Twenty-one games to go. guys and gals, and 1t still is anybody's race.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28

Arcadia, Cal, Feb. 28-(UP)- Today l shuck of all my other dis guiseS and become a weatherman.
 This, of course, is merely 8 sop to the other citizens of Southern California. For after, four consist- ent, steady and continuous weeks of rain, everybody in Southern Cali fornia is a weatnerman. They're a dime a dozen out this way, all except one man. He is a gentleman who is employed by the California Insti- ute of Technology and he knows what he is doing.
 The only trouble is that he isn't allowed to tell what he knows.
 Up until the past week this gen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28
1 Hillhouse Swim
 Team I ests Unbeaten Crosby Saturday
BY ALAN REFE

On Saturday taSt- stepping Crosoy High school swimming team encounters a potent array of splash CTS from Hillhouse High of New Ha- ven. The Elm Cityites' win streak was snapped week ago by the pace-setting Hartford mariners and the New Haveners are out to smash our local combines championship hopes for revenge.
 Sinking the Brass City boys championship hopes will not prove an easy task because of the simple reason that Ivy mentor J. o. F. Manherz possesses a fine well-bal- anced team, proof of which, is the string of seven triumphs the local mermen have already chalked up. Although Hillhouse bowed to Hartford, A to 3l, they still are a slight favorite over Crosby. Elan nagen excelS in the 220 and 100 yard freestyle, and Barrabalt vii prove powerful adversary to Paul Lux and Jack Hummer in the breast stroke. Novak is another important cog in the Hillhouse machine. In fact the only event in which Crosby holds considerable edge is diving.
 Swimming fans in Connecticut would be stunned if ever 8 seem ingly obscure tank team like Crosby was to wrest the aquatic laurels from the powerful Hartford team but they did 1t in 1882 and history can repeat itself. We had better put the crystal ball back In the moth balls or our wishful thinking will get the best of us but remember un- steady Is the head that holds the crown and this torrid race looks like photo finish from this corner.
 Action starts at eight o'clock sharp and ducats for this gala af- fair are priced at SO cents for adults and 2S cents for children.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28
NASH, B. C. PLAYER,
 BACK IN HOSPITAL

Boston, Feb. >2e-(UP)-Ralph Nash of somerville, l0-year Id Bos- ton substitute quarterback, was con- fined today ot st. Elizabeth's hos- pltal for the second time since re- turning with his football teammates after defeating Tennessee in the Sugar Bowl New Years day.
 Nash was rushed to the hospital yesterday and underwent an emer- gency appendectomq. Attaches re- ported hlB condition good" and said he had a comfortable night,
 Only Q fortnight ago. Nash had recovered from on illness with which hc waB stricken shortly after re- Ernlng from New OrleanA. fIe had been in critical condition with . grippe attack which at first was 5cleiyed . recurrence of head lri. lliry sustained ln southern prac. ilco.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28
Today's Sport Parade
BY HENRY McLEMORE Limited Press Stan Correspondent

, tleman-who shall be rameless- furnished the most reliable reports concerning the meteorological antics in this vicinity. But, al lof a sud- den, he has become silent. Maybe he simply grew discouraged, what with picking sunny weather to show and having it run out of the money On 8 Limb
 Anyway, he has been untitled. The
 federal weather bureau, the local one of course, announced in pontifica.
 terms that this nan1eless prognos- ticator could no longer do business at his old stand and still retain his good standing among the ancient and honorable society of forecasters All of which left the local ancient and honorable society of horse play CTS out on the end of a limb without benefit of so much as a hack-saw.
 The reason I say this is because only million or so turf fans and experts have been on pins and car- pet tacks waiting for brave soul to announce exactly what the heavens have in store for Saturday. On that day, you may know, a corpora tion named the Los Angeles Turf club is running race which is pop ularly referred to as the $100,000 Santa Anita Handicap.
 In this race will run a horse named Midland. Some of the citi- zens hold that Midland will win if the weather is wet, dry or indif- ferent; some say that it's Challedon if it's wet, Can't Wait if it's arid and-a few obstinate souls. obvi- if the footing is neutral, or in the ously a radical element-Sweepida nature of Turkey and Ethiopia.
 Naturally. I can't string along with the League of Nations. Per- haps by tomorrow I shall have studied the names of the horses who will start in this seventh run- ming of this richest race in the world. but as of today all I'll ask is what is your birthday? No mat ter what your answer, I'll still bless you with a profitable present.
 The name is Welcome Pass.
 This creature is owned by w. L. Boeing, popularly known as build- CT of airplanes. If Welcome Pass does a nose dive, vertical spin or a jack knife one-and-a-half, I'll glad ly refund your money. But he won't. He'll close in the stretch like a moppet running for home after dark. and that goes no matter what the condition or the weather or the track.
 Warning
 Sure, I'll warn you. Welcome Pass has never won a race. He is what the racing regulars call a maiden. He has been to the post half dozen times and never has he fin- ished in front. He has been close, but never close enough. Which is one reason why he is such goodie. He is sweeter than saccharin, and will go to the post at a much bet ter price. C
 Welcome Pass will drop four bomb racks and dynamite cap of his ef- fort in the $50,000 Santa Anita derby. In that race he carried 120 pjounds and finished fourth. In this golden gallop-forgive me for the cloche-he will handle an even C-note. and should improve more than the eight lengths he closed in that three-year-o effort.
 In that race the jockey had to pill hard on the reins to stop this 2i2-star special from coasting right into the front door step of the Ara cadia City Hall. I'm going to have to pull just as hard to stop him from quitting at the mile pole to- morrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28
BANNING, YOUNG HAVE BULK OF CLUBS POWER

Lou Chiozza has come back on two good legs and may be of some inf.eld help. Mickey Witek is still around. George Myatt, swift third baseman, has recovered from his leg injury.
 The outfield might be classed as adequate with Morrie Arnovich i'll left. fleet Johnny Fucker in cen- ter and Ott in right. In reserve are Moore, Demaree and Buster Mayn- ard, Piedmont League batting champion.
 Harry Danning, once his holdout troubles are settled, again will be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28
OFT MAY BE BROUGHT BACK TO THIRD BASE

The outlook would be more cheer full if there were certain signs that Bill Jurges would be all right.
 The Giants showing was respec- table last season until Bucky Wal ters beaned the shortStop June 25 The blow left Jurges with headaches caused him to lose his sense of equilibrium when looking up to catch fly ball.
 The headaches have disappeared and the Florida sun hasn't bothered Jurges, but it is noticeable that the key man of the club has carefully avoided looking up for fly balls.
 Third base is being reserved for Joe Orengo, alos obtained from the Cardinals. but the fact that Mel Ott once more is fooling around the far turns indicates that Terry fears he may have to drag the Louisiana Lol- lapaloosa in from the outfield again.
 That may be necessary if Jurges is unable to strike his former stride.
 Orengo then would be employed at shortstop.
 Burgess Whitehead will play sec- ond base if his health permits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28
Bowser Insists Wrestling 'Vindicated'

Boston, Feb. 2s.-(UP)-Promoter Paul Bowser said today that he considered State Sen. Joseph L, Murphy's failure to accept his chal. lenge to prove wrestling was Q racket" by meeting Maurice (the AngeD Tillet. 0argantuan French wrestler, was now q "cloaod book. Of wrestling" Bowser said. "The only reply 1 will make 10 any more Of the senator's remarks wi bel only li ease he signs articles and posts . forfeit As . guarantee Of good faith"
 pow6er said he waited with cons tracts for the 2Oo.p0uDd bald leglss intor Co appear either at ueslon Arena "Wednesday night 0f GO hln office yesterday, Murphy eiill waf unavailable for comment, hla Dor chester home reported last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28
City Hall Glamour Girls Rout Happy Shea A"'ey Rabbits

Although bit late, because the news was brought by an English carrier pigeon which just naturally headed for Blighty, there is re- ported that a cloak of gloom" sur- rounds the office of City Clerk Joe Happy" Shea, since his reutrn from the bowling wars last Wednes- day, at which time a girls team from City Hall, coached, managed and master-minded by J. Flora F,inch Fitzgerald, who appeared as the Spirit of Halloween, won all three games of a special match arranged with the City Clerks, who, as bowlers, were pretty good clerks.
 Dan Driscoll's setback by Rose mary Bergin and the fall of Di Corpo were stupendous, amazing and colloSal, while Captain Happy Shea found a convenient meeting to attend after call to the gowl- ing Slleys informed him that his team was going like the men of Mussolini against those garrulous Greeks.
 At any rate, here's how the blitz- krieg looks in rhyme, with good reason.
 The boys stood on the foul line. And they were burning mad, They choppeds the pins in twos and
 threes.
 An, woe! It was so sad. The gallery was crowded, With friends and foes of all. They booed and cheered and
 beloved
 Each time a player rolled a ball. Dan Driscoll, the teams anchor man, Was confident he'd score, But somehow Champ" Rosemary Would always knock down more. DiCorpo almost had g fit, He'll never smile again, And Butler and Briotti Hit four pins instead of ten. Pop Howard and Mangini Tried hard to keep ahead, And Olsen the Jersey woodchopper, Should have stood i'll bed' They substituted "Dagwood Root" For Captain Harry Shea, In hopes that he'd bowl l18. He should have stayed away! J. Crockery's Blitz Bowlers Anne, Ruth, and Chris and Glad, Lima, Marge and Helen Just said, Too bad, too bad!" The girls team showed the public That they could score as well As the Alley Rabbit bowlers, Who thought they were just swell. No one can doubt the vict'ry, No one dares say a word Against the team of Fitzis's Who won from first to third.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28
KAPLAN VS DUNN

Boston, Feb. 28. = (UP) - Mike Kaplan, campaigning for welter- weight championship match with Fritz Zivic, returns home after an 18-month absence tonight to battle Irish Eddie Dunn of New York in a 10-round bout at Boston Garden. Dunn was substituted for Vic Delli- curti of New York who suffered an eye injury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28
! This Sporting
 World
''Big Ed" Speaks Up
BY JOHN 4. CLUNEY

Pitchers, on the ordinary, being weak hitters, one of the several en- Tightening statements of "Bid '3d' Walsh of Meriden, guest speaker at the first mid-winter dinner of the City Amateur Baseball League last night in Mulligan'S was that he held the fungo hitting champion ship of the big leagues for 20 years, until the appearance of the lively" ball. Walsh, who was much more famous for his splitter" than for his batting placed a fungo hit 419 feet 6 inches away in a test at Chicago. Babe Ruth later hit a rabbit ball AS feet after which Walsh tried his fungo bat on that and hit one 468 feet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28
RANGERS "CREEP UP'
 IN HOCKEY RACE
(By UnIted PressD

The New York Rangers climbed Into a thlrd-placc tie with the Dc. troIt Red Wings in tho National Hockey Lcaguc fast night by scoring q b-2 victory over the slxth.plaee Montreal Canndlenb. Alfle Pike, with two goals. led tho Rangers attack that clicked for goals lil every pes Flod. with two each ln the last two,
 Gully pahlslFom's third period
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28


 Waterbury's Polish American bowling team, explained by Dr. Joe May will invade Bristol Satur- day night for a return pin match with the Bristol PA primers, the local array being most confident of coming back with a hard-earned victory.
 Windham, top-seeded entry in the state hoop tournament should not have too much trouble winning its first game from Weaver High to- night, though Fred Stones lads opened plenty of eyes when ti easily defeated a New Haven Commercial team that was figured to win. Wea- yer features 6 foot inch colored boy. Hurley. by name who comes in mighty handy under those hoops.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28

George Sisler, not Ty Cobb, was the greatest base slider of all time, the speaker stated, adding that he was the pitcher fortunate enough to stop a Cobb batting streak which reached safe his in 42 consecutive games, in days when the dead" ball made real class necessary to the game. Insisting that present day "sluggers" could not compare with men such as Ed Delehanty, Sam Crawford and others, MT. Walsh had nothing but contempt for the present day ball, and pitching, where hits are so numerous.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28
NEW ST. ANSELM COACH

Manchester. V. G., Reb. 2s,--lupD --WalleF fTOByl oomerfoFd, f0r- iIleF coach of Loyo|o cllego, nallls more, Mds and Cnnla|h6 College, Duflalo, ~, Ys assumed neW aille1 today ne head football mentor ai Nl. Anlalm e1lIaaa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28
BEES
HIGH-SCHOOL HOCKEY

Providence, R. l., Feb. 28.-(Up) Two Massachusetts high school ieams-Melrose and Needham-ruled as fayorites in the New England interscholastic hockey tournament with semi-final round competition scheduled for tonight.
 The high-scoring Melrose club champions Of the greater Boston league, trounced Hudson. Mas. 6-O while Needham blanked Wcs. Springfield. Mass. 0-0, in yester- days qunrter.final encounters.
 The Massachusetts teams were Joined last night by WatervIlle. Nc. md .Cranht0n. Watefviile wal. loped West Haven. Conn. 0.2, but CrailSlon was forced Into overtime to eliminate Dover. N H. 3.3.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28

Return of the spitbalI would stop lot of the present day hit ting" he told his interested aud- fence, advocating the return of that form of pitching which made him, and several other pitchers famous over a period of years. In order for a man to become a Standout pitcher he must know the batting styles of opponents so we'll that he can "hold eight men on every team in the palm of his hand" the local audience was told.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28

Predicting all night baseball with in five years, the Chicago White Sox mound star, later an umpire, related many interesting and anus ing incidents of long career in the "bigtime" adding, that the present day hitters know that most pitchers have nothing on the ball but blaz- ing speed" so they Init away" know ing that if they connect with the rabbit" ball 1t will go for home run.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28
Standing

Last weeks bowling provided two of the seasons most startling up- sets saw the Reds establish a new league record and the results once more threw the race into wide open five team affair.
 Just when it looked as if the Stripes were going to pull away from the rest of the cid up steps fate and knocks them for row of setbacks. Yes, fate in the form of the sched- ule maker spelled disaster to the Ariola crew the first two weeks of the fourth round and this week offers no reliefs as you will be in- formed later on. They upon fac ing the Whites Friday night will have had to face their three clos est rivals on successive weeks.
 The Stars were the first to knock the once steady pins out from under the leaders two weeks ago and last Friday the Blues went one better and walloped the pace setters in three straight matches. Five out of six losses against their main opponents is not a championship pace is 1t?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28
Odds and Ends

Torrington won a slick ten min- ute overtime ice hockey game from Branford last night at Middlebury in playdown of the state amateur league, and will, as a result, prob ably meet the Brock Hall combine in 8 playoff for the championship within a week or so. Only two pen alties were called in last nights en- counter which was sparkling all the way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28

Fne club IS geCJlng ola mas cracked up at the seams. Bill Jur- ges is 32, Burgess whitehead and Frank Demaree 31, Lou Chiozza 30, Bump Hadley 36 and Walter Brown 34.
 Bill Terry even intends to use the 40-year-old catcher, Gabby Hart nett.
 When Hatrnett works, the Giants may truthfuily be called "the Old Gentlemen of the Bronx" They will rival the Detroit Tigers in at least one respect-age.
 While Terry's problems are not confined to pitching, single glance at that department convinceS you that the Giants are going no where in particular.
 Not one pitcher won as many as IA games last season in any league.
 Bob Bowman, purchased from the Cardinals, is to be the top man. He won seven and lost five for the Red Birds and had an earned run aver age of ABA.
 The pitching situation is SO des- perate that anyone walking up to Terry and claiming he can throw the ball is promptly given a uni- form.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28

GIANTS. GRADES THEM WITH A GOOSE EGG
New York National League Entry's
 Camp Looks Like Townsend Meeting

OLD folks at home :. that's the venerable New
 York Giants in spring camp :. Harry Grayson punches out the sad, sad story of the once mighty in leading off his roundups of the major league clubs in training.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28
Bob Bowman, Cards Castoff, Tops Giants Hurlers
BY HARRY CRIMSON NEA Service Sports Editor

Miami Fa 2sIhe Giants finished sixth last the before looking the Polo rounderS here can't expect them do better this trip organization has
 the New Yorks with worthwhile talent than outfit in the majors with the exception of the Phes The last of the McCaw Schumacher Hubbeu wearing Schumacher is 90, Hubbel 37 and Ott and Moore g.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28
Training Camp News
RED SOx

kED SOA
 Sarasota, Fla, Feb. 28. .(UP)-Ted Williams. unpredictable and tenn peramental ou.fielder, was the only holdout today as the Boston Red Sox buckled down to the first squad practice session. No word has been received from Williams. but Man ager Joe Cronin believed he would arrive sometime today. Unarrived but signed were outfielder Dom Di Maggie and infielder Bobby Doerr, both motoring here from California.
 BEES
 San Antonio, Texas, Feb, B. (UP)-Manager Casey Stengel said today that his biggest spring train- ing camp job would be to pick a pitching staff. But you can't begin to gett he evidence on the staff untiyl the candidates have shown what they can do under pres- sure" Stengel said. He was report ed impressed with the work of rookie hurlers Art Johnson, Frank Lamanna, Al Jayery and Warren Spahn. Teh entire squad will hold its first workout tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28
BY BOB PALMER

Last Weeks Results Blues 3, Stripes 0 Whites 3, Stars 0 Reds 3, Eagles 0
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-28

goal nt i2s5e gave the Chicago Black Hawks a 10 win over the Iied Wings. pahlair0ln'a galne.deeldlng goal came ell pabefs from Babe eles bert end Phil iiergeshelnlef.