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Evening star., 1941-04-29
Auto Speedway Mark
Seems Certain for
Dapper Bergere
Can Become Iron Man
Of Race by Going 1856
Miles in l4th Sturt
b the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 29.-Cliff
Bergere, tall, dapper Hollywood au-
tomobile stunt man, has yet to win
the Indianapolis Speedway 500-mile
race but this year he can become the
iron man" of the famous Hoosier
arena of speed.
Bergere, whose bright-colored
clothes make him appear more like
a fashion plate than race driver,
needs TO drive only 186 miles of the
May 80 race to cover more miles
on the Indianapolis track than any
other man.
And if he only starts he will gain
at least tie for having driven in
the most races.
This will be Bergere's l4th start,
but Ralph Hepburn of Los Angeles
can equal that mark by also starting
the 1941 classic.
Gray haired, 44-year-old Bergere
now has driven 5.064 miles at In
dianapolis, a figure surpassed only
by Louis Meyer of Huntington Park.
Calf, who has 5,249 miles to his
credit. Meyer has retired from
competition.
Only two active drivers are older
than Bergere, who took up movie
stunting because he wrecked so MAJ
cars in dirt track racing Ira Hall
of Terre Haute, Ind, soon will be
so. Hepburn is As.
Bergere has finished in the money
five times since his first start in 1927
but never better than third.
This year, he will drive the same
car as last year-a four-cylinder job
in which the late Floyd Roberts won
the 1887 race at the record speed of
1172 miles an hour.
A leaky oil line forced Bergere
out of the 1910 race at 127 miles.
II just feel that lady luck is on
my side this year and that's all I
need" he said today.
Evening star., 1941-04-29
Leiber Signed, Cubs
Hope 10 Play Him
AT First Base
62-Doy HoIdout Joins Club
Today; Is Too Heavy
For Immediate Use

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 29.-The Chi
cago Cubs plan to try the Green
berg experiment" in reverse.
The Detroit Tigers solved most OF
their problems a year ago by shift
ing Hank Greenberg to left field
and turning first base over to Rudy
York, erstwhile bench-sitter.
Now the Cubs, finally having
signed Hank Leiber, hope to con-
vert the hefty hitter into a first
baseman and leave his old center
field post to Dom Dallessandro.
Leiber signed contract yester-
day after a 62-day holdout siege,
but no terms were announced. He
is thought to be drawing about
$4,000. He joined the club at Bos-
ton for the first Eastern invasion,
which begins today, but, being about
IS pounds overweight, probably will
require two or three weeks to get
in playing shape.
Meanwhile, Phil Cavaretta will
handle first.
Evening star., 1941-04-29
Mile Trial Today
Is Apt 10 Clear
Uncertainties
WhirIowoy to Stort
Saturday Regardless
Of Test Result
BY SID FEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

LOUISVILLE, KY, April 90
Topping off the list of circumstances
that makes this the different
Derby" report went the rounds to-
day that the Derby Trial Mile this
afternoon may uncover an injury to
keep the $4,000 Blue Pair out Of
Saturdays run for the roses.
Starting from apparently we'll
founded sources, this rumor said
the colt that Tom Bragg, the Cali
fornia and New York investment
broker, bought from c. c. Van Meter
for $4,000 less than two weeks ago
had turned up with Splint ailment
and a sore back and that his per-
formance in the annual mile pre-
view" would decide his chances OF
getting to the post Saturday.
Trainer Willie Crump refused to
discuss the whole thing, but 1t was
noted that the atmosphere around
Blue Pairs Stable was not of the
holiday variety that usually stamps
an optimistic Derby barn.
Sporting Is Mystery Colt.
AT any rate this possibility and
the showing-if any-of colt
named Sporting. purchased recently
by Dan Withers of Chicago, are
the only factors which save today's
trial stake from being just a $500
workout.
So far as Warren Wright's Whirl-
away and the four others in the field
of seven are concerned, the whole
thing might Just as we'll be a barn
dance. Because Whirlaway, to be
ridden by Eddie Arcaro Saturday,
will go to the post Saturday, win,
lose or scratch today, and the other
quartetACadium Shaun G.. Quintil-
liam and Burman-Wont get in the
Derby even through the back door,
according to their handlers.
Sporting, bought by Withers from
V. V. Long, arrived at the Downs
day or so ago and no one around
knows much about him. He ran as
| a $4,000 selling platter at Oaklawn
as recently as March l, and just why
Withers thinks he has chance in
the big heat" is one of the little
mysteries that make this 67th Derby
as bizarre as it now shapes up.
New Owners Fill Race.
For, run down of the probable
Derby field of IL shows that the "F
F. W" so far as racing in general
and the blue grass classic in particu-
| lar are concerned, are definitely
among the missing this time. Only
four in the field ever have entered
a horse in the Derby before, and only
one of these, Wright, has made any
kind of a habit out of it in recent
| years.
Otherwise they represent the
butcher, the baker, the candlestick-
maker of the turf" There's Lou
Tufano, a Jamaica. Long Island. con-
tractor who owns Market Wise, and
Rocky Palladino. who owns Little
Beans and was tavern owner in
Boston, and Charley Howard, whose
phenomenal luck has come up with
Porter's Cap this year. He's an au-
tomobile distributor in California.
Royce Martin of Toledo and j. Fred
Byers of Pittsburgh own Our Boots
and Robert Morris, respectively.
Martin manufactures automobile ac-
cessories, Byers steel.
Horses Not Consistent.
Then. too, there are the horses
themselves this year. Most OF them
strictly are hot and cold colts.
One time out they'll run as cham
pions.
The next. as one press box wag
put it. they'll go like $500 selling
platers. although the regular platers
might not want them in the club
Evening star., 1941-04-29
Minor Results
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Toronto. .; Jersey City. l.
Rochester. s: Syracuse, l.
Newark 4: Buffalo, l.
Montre Baltimore to be played ~
later date,
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Todelo. 4: Milwaukee 3.
Kansas City. 3; Columbus, z.
St Paul. 10; Louisville. 3
Minneapolis, g: Indianapolis. b.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
No games scheduled.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Memphis, IS: Chattanooga, Q.
Nashville, 4; New Orleans, Q,
BIRMINGHAM. g Knoxville, 0.
Atlanta, 8. Little Rock. 0.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Oklahoma City, IL: Dallas, g 40 In
ningSl.
Fort Worth. 9: Tulsa. !.
Beaumont-San Antonio l2), rain.
Shreveport-Hou (2), rain.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Elmira. 4: Wilkes-Barre, 2.
Binghanton 10; Springfleld, =.
Williamsport, 3: Scranton. 2.
Only games.
Evening star., 1941-04-29
Ry EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, April 29.-More
than half of the guys on Shorty
Luster's Oklahoma U. grid squad
are looking for their draft num-
berS to go up. Did you know
that the only time Whirlaway
whipped Our Boots in four tries
last year was the only race in
which "the Boots" wasn't ridden
by either Carroll Bierman or
Eddie ArCaro? New York Box
ing Commission is listing fight
ers who are consistent losers and
will revoke their licenses. Yep,
a heap of small fry managers
are mighty indignant and are get
ting ready to go on relief. First
serious football casualty is Steve
JuzWick. Notre Danes high
scorer last year, who broke an
arm in scrimmage the other day.
Today's guest star-Ralph Al
Evening star., 1941-04-29
No Sports Spectacle Quite as Tortuous

effect Derby every NO
hardship financial and
phvsica as Derby hotel the night
the SIS The prices of
than ST. Inc
cabs drop mileage painted the sides and charge fiat and
fat rate
designed handle traffic Three hundred
and sxy-for manufacturing bourbon
whisky and making May, becomes
the center o a Nation
willing So night for hotel room
homes especially
now with The Pullman car
drawn home And this wouldn't De so
bad.ei ONE hard to find.
Evening star., 1941-04-29
Droft Makes Vet
Minor Umpire
p, the Associated Press.

Ey Cne HSSotloIVN w -
ATLANTA, April 29.-The Army
draft and defense jobs have
created a scarcity of baseball
players and umpires in class D
leagues.
Jim Bagby, sr, the "Old Sarge"
who pitched the Cleveland In
dians to 81 wins and a pennant
IN 1920, is making his debut as
an srbiter in the Coastal Plain
League Of Eastern North Caro-
lima.
Long retired from active play,
Bagby was assigned to work with
Rocky Mount, N. c., where his
son, Jim, jr. Onow with Cleve-
landD, was a pitcher IN 1885.
Evening star., 1941-04-29
Tradition Is Secret Of Derby's Appeal

is to anayze the Derby
crowd usually probably exaggerated Like the
ANvy game aest of its kind There
PreaKneSS Tor ana
the Santa Anita Handicap and the Belmont
would be on hand II 1t were an s0oO
as to mug photographers The other thousands are down 0
lark drawn preame patriotic the of the
spectacle as
cated Speedway because spring and the race hed IN
fashionable been where the bourbon
ladies beautiful That's
ebo they in the movies, isn't It?
tradition 1t isn't the Oldest race nor
best The track the colts fe and geldlngs
up The isn't the largest But
spring the eps cold and all OF the
couldn't keep the customers away
Evening star., 1941-04-29
BY BURTON HAWKINS,
STAFF Cnrrespnn dent nf The Star

CHICAGO, April 29-Perpetual
persuasion, plus the promise of a
reward should he succeed, finally
seems to have converted Shortstor
Cecil Travis of the Mats into a con-
firmed right field hitter. A notori-
Gus knocker of base hits to left field
since Joining the Washington club
in 1888. Travis at long last seems
to have swallowed the hint that
he'd be more effective if he pulled
his punches to right.
There is something significant in
the fact Travis currently is the top
hitter of the major leagues with
robust average of .588. that he is tied
for the team lead in betting mates
across the payoff plate and that
nearly half his hits have Travelled
for extra bases. 1t doesn't read like
the Travis of previous seasons.
Cecil. of course. will taper off un-
less he's set to enjoy the most re-
markable batting season in baseball
history, but there is an encourag-
ing note in his hitting to date. 1t
centers around his hitting to right
field. developing an always danger
Gus hitter into a more potent pack
age.
Expected Skid Avoided.
Travis -eportedly will be handed
a bonus of $1,000 for forgetting his
average this year and swatting to
right field. President Clark Griffith
is supposed to have employed that
inducement to capitalize on Travis
natural hitting ability to the point
where Cecil would aid the club with
more power blows.
Thus far the bait has been choice
nibbling for both Griff and Travis
who has pulled half of his hits to
right field and at the same time
vaulted over everything in baseball
in compiling an amazing aver
age. Ten of Cecil's safeties have
been sprayed into right field, with
the others being split equally be-
tween left and center fields.
Five doubles, three triples and IL
runs batted In are mute testimony
that Travis isn't satisfied to slap a
Evening star., 1941-04-29
Greys Meet Mottos Nine
In Nioht Leuoue Debut

Gibson Greys and Mattos A. c..
baseball teams meet tonight at Balls
ton Stadium at 8 o'clock in the first
night clash of the new Washing
ton-Virginia League.
The six-team loop opened Sunday
with Palace A. G. downing Village
Motors and the Maccabees winning
over the Arlington Dodgers.
Evening star., 1941-04-29
Sturs Yesterday
p the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press,
Whitow wyatt, Dodsers-Held Reds
10 SIX hits and bstted IN winning run
with single in ninth
Al Milnar. Indians-Pitched six-hit
victory over Tigers.
Billy Knickerbocker. White Soy
Handled eight fielding chances hav-
lessly at second base and contributed
two hits 10 triumph over Browns
Evening star., 1941-04-29
Blue Pairs Rumoed Injury One of Factors Muddng Derby Picture
Win, Lose or Draw
BY FRANCIS {. STAN.
When It's Sprinetime in the Bluegrass

7
This the week which the South it onto the North again
Yankees
Calonians toohave been going down to
Louisville paying
one
spectacle has its undone
nassp psychology
The Navy blink little bit explain
weather makes
ArmyNaVy the same
is MldShpmen
Anchors AWeigh" On Old
Army Team"
is MidWestern
little it. But in the Midwest holiday
through the of
trailer GypSylke
hghoctaine gasoline castor oil
threat of the
will kleda driver usually
path flying wheeand the persing crowd gnaWng
Evening star., 1941-04-29
Peewee Franchise Is Open

One franchise still is available in
the western division of the Boys
Club of Washington peewee baseball
league. Interested managers are
asked to phone Paul Casassa. league
director, at Michigan 2122. Play
begins Saturday.
Evening star., 1941-04-29
Accokeek SEEKING Games

Accokeek Md A. C. baseball
team wants home games with un-
limited teams. Write Manager Leo
Gosnell at Accokeek.
Evening star., 1941-04-29
Leuhy Stors for TIGERS

Bud Leahy permitted only five hits
and famed ID in pitching Southeast
Tigers to a 1912 victory Yesterday
over Franks A. c. baseball team.
Evening star., 1941-04-29
Standing of the Clubs

-, ToJ,v Games IomnfFUW.
Tames t'u1o Q Wash. at Chicago, ),
WASH. 3. Cnetro,f Boston at Detroit.
Boston a. " " T. New York at St l.
New VOTE gsILeyeiand Phila. at Cleveland.
Evening star., 1941-04-29
NATIONAL.
Results Yesterday.
BROOKLYN. 3 Cincinnati, Z.
S-1v came scheduled.
Games Today.

~, r.J., (IamcE IOmoTFNW-
Ismts prontlvr Cincinnati at Pklyn.
a. New York. ST L at New YORK.
Sit+shurrh at Phils PITTSBURGH p Fnis'
F1stcaeo AZ BOSTON Chicago at Boston
Evening star., 1941-04-29
PIEDMONT IFAGUF.
SOUTH ALTA

Asheville. 9: Greensboro, ].
Charlotte. 9: Winston-Salen, O.
Durham, 4; Portsmouth, 9.
Norfolk, 2: Richmond, /.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Savannah. 9: Columbia, 8,
jacksonville, 6: Augusta, 3.
Macon, 4; Greenville, 2.
Columbus II; Charleston. b.
Evening star., 1941-04-29
Major Statistics

TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1e41.
AMERICAN.
Results Yesterday.
Cleveland. I. Detroit, 2.
TniceFo, 2: St Louis. l.
Nrolv games scheduled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-27
HILLCREST GIRL
 RENDERED PARTY
Gladys Schofield to Wed Robert Tuomey of Am-
 herst July 5

Naugatuck, May 27--Miss Gladys F. SchoAeld of Springfield, Mass, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Ericsson schofleld of Hillcrest avenue, was feted at a miscellaneous shower Saturday night in Goodyear hall.
 Miss Schoheld will be married 10 Robert Tuomey, of Amherst, Mass" son of MT. and Mrs. P J. Tuomey of Amherst, the wedding to take place July s at St, Michaels EpiSco- pal church here.
 Mrs. William Butler and Miss Molly Patterson were hostess at Dhc shower. The bride-to-be received q number of gifts.
 Those attending were: Mrs. George Kuhn, Mrs. Claus Monsecs, Mrs. olncy Trask, Mrs. Russell Weaving, Mrs. Frank Spray, Miss Ruth Spray, Miss Eleanor Daly, Mrs. John Crosby, Miss Isabel Smith, Miss Leona Valois, Mrs. Lawrence Corcoran, Mrs. William SchoAeld, Mrs. Ralph SchoAeld, Mrs. Fred Biggin, Mrs. A. c. Hotch- kiss, Miss Ida HotchkisS, Mrs. Her. bert Churchill, Mrs. Harold McDon- aid, Mrs. Arthur Downs.
 Also Miss Josephine Fitzgerald Miss Emily Killer, Mrs. Harold schofield, Mrs. Albert Vielette, Miss Mollie Schumacher, Mrs. William
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-27
GIANTS NIP OWLS,
 SERIES NOW EVEN
Deciding Game Next Mon. day; Stores Stags Play
 Friday Night

Naugatucl:, May 27.-The Ward Street Giants evened their series with the Office Owls Monday night at Ward field by taking the meas ure of Ripper Burns outfit 6-2. The game was featured by tight defen- sive play on both sides. Bunny Yingling again had the Giant slug gers popping up during most of the game. Al Daignault and Eddie Nolde shared the pitching honors for the Giants and were given sparkling support fin the field by Ron Schopp and Freddie zoniao
 The rubber game will be played next Monday night. Both Man. egers Burns and zonino arc laying plans to strengthen their teams for this important match.
 Wednesday night Togy Lawlor brings his First Ward Democratic Club to Ward field to play the first of series Of games. Last Wed- nesday's game was rained out. His team will feature such stellar per- formers as Brody, Dinneny and Fran Curtin.
 A three-game Friday night series will be started next Friday with the Stores stags.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-27
SCULLY CALLS
 FOR COAL BIDS
Welfare Superintendent Expects to Open Them
 at Meeting June 9

Naugatuck, May 27-Superintend. ent of Welfare Leo Scully has called for bids for the coal supply for the town hall and for the tow7, farm. He has also asked for bids on new vault doors for the town hall.
 Supt. Scully said he expected the bids would be received in time to be opened at the June meeting of the welfare board to be held June g..
 He said he asked for bids now be- cause he believes that price of coal and price of steel for vault doors are likely to be higher later. Provision for purchase of the new doors is included In the depart ment's budget for this fiscal year.
 It Is expected the vault doors in the borough clerks office and in the town clerks office will be replaced This Is because of a new state law setting certain requirements for such doors.
 The welfare board did not meet this month and no meeting is an- ticipated until the June session.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-27
Rubber Co. To Make
 "Kolok," Mems Socks
Latest Product Tested to Survive Three Months of Daily Wear, 90 Launderings Before Developing Hole

was officially ended. Thereafter, the test was unofficially continued, and the socks were worn for an addi- tional l6 days--for a total of i06 days--before the first one developed a hole. During the 90 days of the official test, the socks were laund- cred for a new high in launderings
 go times.
 Socks used in the test included Army-type socks, cashmere socks, woolen socks and wool-cotton socks. The untreated pairs showed a shrinkage up to 25 per cent while the treated shrank only from zero to 1 per cent. There is no differ ence in the feel" of the socks, ac- cording to the announcement, and verified by those who have seen and handled the socks produced under the process. The socks will take dyeing, and will wash in exactly the same manner as any others.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-27
SHERIDAN TRYING
 NEW PHONE PLAN
Fire Department Now Has One Line With Two De-
 partment Phones

Naugatuck, May 27-The local fire department now has one telephone line with two telephones In the de- partment, instead of having two phone numbers. Fire Chief John J. Sheridan believes the new system will permit those calling the depart- ment to complete their calls with less confusion.
 In the past one phone number had been for emergency calls and the other for calls of other natures. Some residents did not know of the two numbers and if they called the fire department for an emergency and found the number busy, they did not use the other number, the fire chief said.
 Under the present arrangement the number is 2233, and If some- body should call the department at time when another call is being made to the department, he will be automatically connected with the other phone, and there will be no busy signal unless both phones are being used at the same time. The new telephone directory to be issued soon will have the new listing for the fire department.
 MT. Sheridan expressed the belief that many more residents use the phone now to call the fire depart ment in case of fires than in former years. There were 158 telephone alarms in the past year as compared to IS bell alarms, the fire chief said.
 The majority of homes now have telephones and often find 1t quicker to telephone in to the fire depart ment in case of fire than to go to the nearest firm alarm box, he added.
 Fire Chief Sheridan urges resi- dents to notify the fire department in case of even the smallest type of fire. He cited rAent example in which the owner of property on which there was a small grass fire decided to notify the department of 1t, and 1t was fortunate she did so, the chief said, for the fire would have spread to pile of lumber on adjoining property if it had not been extinguished.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-27
10 DRAFTEES
 Z OFF JUNE ]
No Replacements Neces- sary Even If Some Fail
 to Pass Induction Tests

Naugatuck, May 27!There will be no replacements necessary for the draft quota of 18 for the local selective service district.
 This quota will leave here June 3. In case one of the 1s should be stricken i'll suddenly, he will be replaced, but in the event any of the 1s are rejected when they take final physical exams for the U. s. army m Hartford, there will be nobody sent from here to replace these. The reason is that this state Is expected to have sufficient credits without replacemens on this call.
 The 18 in the quota will meet at 7:45 c. III. ct the Beebe street school, draft board headquarters, on June 3. The draft board held a long session last ngiht, classifying registrants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-27
Miss Fitxpatrick Feted


 A miscellaneous shower was held recently for Miss Edna Fitzpatrick, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Thomas Fitzpatrick of Highland avenue, whose marriage to John zebora ot Meriden will be held Thursday. The shower was at the Beacon Falls Recreation club roms on Main street. and Mrs. David Shea catered for the meal.
 Attending were: Gertrude Duane, Luella Anderson, Ellen Upright, Grace Crane, Elsie Van Vlandren, Edith Witherwax, Mary Krol, Mar garet Clark, Margaret Benz, Mary Hasslinger, Agnes Mcclellan, May Bowe, Emily Uubois, Martha Ar- monat. Ann Underhill, Florence Bachinsky, Lucille Lonergan, Clem- entine St. John, Priscilla Kinkead Helen Johnson, Dorothy Wheeler, Ruth Conway, Susan Ahern, Helen Cignotti, A. Anderson, Stephanie sierakowski, Florence Brandow, Az nes Bowe, Frances Keefe, Charlotte Heiss, Alice E. Sylvia, Marjorie Marsicato, Ann Kaminski, Ann Kar- aban. Dorothy Upright, Florence Hepank, Dorothy Titley, Mary Wor- rell, Loretta Cochrane, Laura Thompson, Helen Patterson, Sara Callaghan and Edna Fitzpatrick.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-27
Special to The Democrat)

New York, N. r., May 27-Chem' ically riveted mems socks that wil wear up to three times as long a. present-day socks-and will thu even up the envious males score with the Nylon- equipped females were announced here today as a pro. duct of the couiAry's ever-search. ing chemical laboratories.
 Tn laboratory tests, pairs of wool. en socks treated by the new process survived three and half months oi daily wear for fifteen hours each day, and withstood 90 launderings during the period, before developing hole. The chemists also say that the new socks eliminate shrinkage almost entirely
 A product of the Development Division of United States Rubber Company here, the discovery has been named "Kolok", and will be made available under license to mems hosiery manufacturers The socks are not yet available for the general public, but production on the necessary scale has already be- gun and public sale will commence soon when enough advance distribu- ton has been accomplished through the usual hosiery channels, corn- pany officials say.
 While emphasis in the announce inent was placed on mems socks, the process has already been successful ly applied to q wide variety of fah- rics. These include such things as underwear, flannels, mittenS and blankets.
 The results announced today are achieved by inmersing the fabrics in a bath of certain colloidal sub- stances suspended in water. What happens then, the chemists say, IS that microscopic particles of the col- loidal substances do a Job through out the fabric that can only be de- scribed as riveting the flores in the twisted threads so that they resist wear. The colloidal particles, by one of those fascinating scientific coincidences that lie back of many of the most useful inventions, seem to select for the microscopic rivet- ing the very points where the threads would be most likely to part during use.
 In a series of recent tests a num- Der of pairs of mems socks were used as guinea pigs. One sock it1 each pair was treated and one sock was not. In each case the untreated sock wore out in heel or toe in from l6 to 30 days-with no apparent wear in the treated socks. The treat ed socks were continued In the test and were worn approximately IS hours every day for a total of 1850 hours-or 90 days-when the test