davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28
CALIFORNIA BID TO ANNAPOLIS
 WAS RECEIVED
Larson Admits Team Has
 Been ''BOwI-cOnsciOus" For Weeks-NO Action
BY JACK GUENTHER United Press Sta@ COrrcspOndent)

NQuAVe0 EECSS 6tSW OVEESepVnuSnV
 New York, Oct. % = (UPJ = The Navy turned up unexpectedly in the ranks of howl-conscious foot ball teams today when Academy officials disclosed that they already have received one post-season offer and would consider any and all others if the Middies continued un- defeated.
 The invitation was made public by Commander l.. s. Perry, gradu- ate manager of athletics, in Anna polls, Md, shortly after Major Emory (Swede) Larson, the Navy coach, said here that T certainly hope we go through the season iil1- beaten because I'd like to see the boys in c post-season game"
 Commander Perry, reached ct the Academy by telephone, said the present offer had come from Call fornia but declined to say if 1t had been forwarded by ofiicialS of the Rose Bowl. However, he emphasized that Navy would set no precedent by accepting such an invitation.
 Navy played Washington In the Rose Bowl in ie24", he explained. "The matter rests in the hands of the Academy Superintendent, Ad- miral Russell Wiilson. As I rerneT1- Der, the procedure in 1924 was for the superintendent to seek approval from the naval department in Washington"
 Perry, who was assistant coach of the only Navy bowl team, said the current offer had been widely dis cussed in Annapolis but added that such discussion was premature at the present time because the lniddies were only halfway through their schedule with four more games to play. Larsen took the same view in New York.
 we are seeking to install con- fidence in the boys for any and every situation which must face them" he said. "Tl1is is one reason we have had Q lot of cooperation with the football team this season I certainly hope we 90 through lln. beaten because I'd like to see the boys get 6 chance to play in such game"
 Larsen, intimating that an invita- ton would be enthusiastically re- ceiyed at Annapolis, indirectly ad- mitted that Navy had been bowls conscious for some weeks. He said that the matter had been discussed at length in the academy but that he preferred to ignore such talk un- til his team had proven its right to an invitation.
 We have four games to play, and even if we win them we have an- other difnculty," he explained. "The first Navy senior class graduates on December t9 and is scehduled for immediate assignment to the fleet"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28
Star Drivers Set
 For l5O Lap Race Sunday at Danbury

Danbury, Conn.,, oct. % = The most sensational auto race ever held in Connecticut looms on the horizon for next Sunday afternoon when the l60 lap National AAA championship small car race will be staged at 2 o'clock ct the Danbury Speedways.
 Originally the race was planned for 1:30 but the promoters figured today that 2 o'clock would give fans a long distance from here @ better chance to get into the fair grounds for the start of the first of the three 20-lap preliminaries.
 Time trials will be held Saturday afternoon from to { o'clock and only the fastest cars will be permits ted to start on Sunday afternoon. Holders of tickets for the classic on Sunday will be permitted to see the time trials Saturday.
 Star Entries
 Among the star drivers who will compete are Charley Miller, George Ponder, Joe arson, o Johnny Ritter, OVAAAA4y EASEoOAAg AnVC 6S~AAdOAPil Charley Breslin, Red Redmond, Lee Wallard, Doc Shanebrook, Ros- COG Hough, Rufe Anderson, Joe Sostilio, Hans Koehler, Dee Toran, Shorty McAndrews, Eddie Wendt, Walt Fair, Johnny Peterson, Hawley Right, Jeep Colkitt, Jimmy Caris and Steve Yanigan.
 Many more entries will probably be received befoer the time for the first heat Sunday.
 All in all 1t looks likek a banner day at the Danbury Speedways in the Danbury Fair Grounds Sunday and all that is needed to make the race the most successful in history in the Hat City iS fair weather.
 AAA officials from all over the East will handle the meet and Ed- die Rickenbacker and Ralph De Palma will be the honorary referees with Albert Santos of Union, N. J., and Sack Kochman of Paterson, N. J., directing the race for 0. Stuart Mclean.
 Tickets are on sale at Pickett's Drug store, 104 West Main St. in Waterbury and can be obtained un- til Saturday morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28
MOSCOW UPSET
 IN POOL MEET
Lauri Defeats Defending Champion l25 To IA
 -Cranfield Wins

Philadelphia, Oct. 2S-Willie Mos- coni's 12S to IA defeat at the hands of Onofrio Lauri of Brooklyn, N. r, cut down the number of undefeated entries in the worlds pocket billiard tournament to three Ralph Green leaf, 17 time world champion shar- ing the lead with Jimmy Caras. the Gorgeous Greek from Wilmington, Delaware and Ralph Crane of Li- vonia, N. Y. all of whom have won four matches and have yet to meet defeat.
 Erwin Rudolph of Cleveland hung tip his fourth win on five starts in easy fashion, with 125 to 45 defeat of Harold Baker of Los Angeles, @ high run of 3l featuring the match. Arthur tBabe) Cranfleld of Syracuse, N. Y. took over Don Tozer of Decatur, I'll; l2S to GA for his second win in six starts,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28
Mystic Major Makes Additional Guesses, And Comes Up With Illinois OOer Michigan
BY MAJ. AMOS HOOPLE

Inventor of End sOveIsEnd Ftay Egad, Q red letter day looms in our lives, gentle readersl For Nov. 1, besides being my birthday, will long be remembered as the day when Illinois mauled Michigan. If you consider that prognostica- tion radical departure from the staid and conservative, harrumphl --let me dazzle you with yet an- other-Northwestern to garrot Min nesotal
 Have you noticed how my arnas- ing selections have been succeed ing?
 Well, here Is another batch:
 Illinois i3, Michigan 2.
 Northwestern 20, Minnesota lS. Kentucky 13, Alabama 6.
 U. c. L. A. g, California 2.
 Cornell l4, Columbia l3.
 Georgia Tech 22. Duke 20.
 Purdue 12, Fordham I.
 Harvard ls, Princeton IS.
 Indiana 20, Iowa 0.
 Marquette 2, Mississippi O.
 Missouri l3, Michigan State l2, Notre Dame 20, Army o.
 Pennsylvania l2, Navy 2.
 Stanford 2l, santa Clara lS.
 Texas 2e, Southern Methodist ll. Wisconsin 27, Syracuse 6.
 Vanderbilt ', Tulane 6.
 Washington State is, Oregon l3. Auburn l3. Georgia l2. AKalnr Meomao. .x1's lmnEwGiblA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28
DUSTFbOWLERS ROLL TONIGHT
Chase Metal BrasscOs Match Feature At Matta-
 tuck Alleys

Four games up in the Dusty duck pin scramble for seasonal honors at the Mattatuck alleys, the defending champion Chase Metal combine is expected to be in line for some A-l 24-karat opposition tonight when the team tangles with the runner- up Brasscos in Q three-garne match that ought to prong out some classy competition among the ten bowlers who average l15 or better.
 Ingersoll and Black & Johnson teams are also paired tonight, with French Manufacturing and U. s. Chemical; Waterbury Tool and Seth Thomas and Waterbury Manu- facturing vs. Amerincan Brass, which, by the way, is tied for fourth place in the standing.
 Last week Stanley's high single of l70 and 412 set was tops with Aineri- can Brass having 8 high game of 667 but Chase Metal taking high team total of 1044. French Manufac. turing and Waterbury Tool provided a pair of upsets in setting back the second-pla Brasscos and Water bury Manufacturing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28
HALAS HAILED
 AS GENIUS OF
 PRO FOOTBALL
Councilman Of Cardinals Gives Great Boost To
 Bears Grid Mentor
BY PAUL scHEFFELs

United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, Oct. 28-(UP)-The professional pigskin crucible tenn pers gridiron graduates from all over the land into some of the greatest football machines in his- tory and raoulds college coaches into peerless pilots after a couple of seasons but, to the Chicago Bears George Halas must go rec ognition today as the games guid- ing genius.
 Authority for that nomination is Jimmy Councilman, grey-thatched chief of the Chicago Cardinals, whose diversified activities include acting, featuring, magazine an d book writing and newspaper work.
 According to Councilman, Halas Is the undisputed leader of that sel- ect group of coaches that supplies the forceful finesse that makes professional football the greatest pigskin circus on earth. He not only has developed what is prob- ably the most devastating team of all time, Councilman says, but has made more of a mark on the game than any other man in recent times -a and that goes for college coaches too.
 "You know, think most fans believe Halas just stumbled on a number of great players through lucky draft manlpulations and then had e brainstorrll with the T" form tIon," Councilman ex- plained. He grinned wryly at the recollection of the 53-7 defeat the Bears handed his Cardinals. Well, they're wrong-and how! HalaS has been building that team for 20 years.
 Game His Debate
 "Why, he was using the TT way back in 1920 when played for him. Sure, 1t was e power forma- ton then but on through the years he's added so many variations that his offense is really bewildering For my part, I think the game owes him an enormous debt for what he's done to open 1t up."
 Naturally, Halas didn't invent the man in motion, flankers, split tackles, offensive centers and triple reverses now used by his awesome aggregation but he fitted these principles to what was basically a system dismissed by the profession as out-moded.
 You can't show me a man ir any trade who sets a harder pace than George Halas," Councilman said. "rIe subjects himself to ter. rifle punishment because nothing short of perfection will satisfy him And it's not all for his own good either, he earnestly tries to please the public.
 "The way his club plays the game the customers can see what its all about. The offensive men are !r I full view. Psychology has proven just as valuable to him as power It isn't somuch what the Bears dc that ruins their opponents as the though of what they might do Halas keeps the defense So wor. ried that 1t blunders into its owr mistakes"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28
ROCKINGHAM.
 RUMBLES

That sound of heavy fighting, emanating from Rockingham Park, Is the fierce tussle between appren. tice Joe Dattillo and veteran Wall ter Lee Taylor dor the honor of be- ing the leading rider of the fall meeting Taylor was ct his bril- liant best on Friday and Saturday of last week, riding i've winners, but young Dattilo, the finest apprentice to come down the pike in many a year, outdid him, with six victories in two days quiet Teddy At kinson, with a wins, is only two behind Taylor, and the battle among the three of them down through the arst three weeks of the s:ason should be e classic
 Jockey Milton Briggs of Wash
 ington, D. T., has been released
 from his contract with Ray Met calf, following @ disagreement be- tween the two, and 1t is probable
 thta he will apply Q license to finish the season at the old Rock.
 The dubious distinction of being the champion "place" horse of the New England season goes to Blue Warrior, the three year old colt claimed by B. A. Dario from the Glen Riddle Farm Q Blue War rior has won one race, and has beer second nine timesl
 Watch Over and spillway, win ners on last Saturdays card, were
 shipped to New York yesterday,
 where Watch Over has a stake
 engagement on Saturday, the
 final day of the season for New
 York racing incidentally, last
 Saturdays card at Rockingham
 was the finest day of racing of the
 entire New England season.
 L. D. Ogle was fined ten dollars by the stewards Monday, for fail. ure to name a rider at the proper time thatll learn him Lou Smith, the head-man of Rock inghain, is becoming very susplciouI of this fine fall weather he on. joys 1t Is much as the next man meanwhile, he's ready to batter down the matches whenever the wilt winds whoop in from the North ,. the clubhouse can be completely closed ct Q moments notice; thu grandstand can be enclosed on thre' sides; and Lou'S ready for the wea' ther, whether or not. mean while, Armistice Day approached and reservations pile up for the las big day of the racing season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28
American Hockey
 League

Sitting on the benches guiding American league hockey clubs in the campaign about to start will be sev- eral great figures. One or two of them, also, may actually be on skates, still carrying on.
 If you could turn back the years a bit and if the followers of this popular circuit did take time out, in retrospect, they would see names and figures destined for hockey poS- terity.
 For there appears to be no ques- tion that the American league this season has in its fold more great names in hockey than ever before names that will go down in the an- nals of the popular ice sport as among the greatest players of all time.
 Remember?
 There seems to be no question about the greatness of Eddie Shore Ching Johnson, the Cooks, Bun and Bill, for the past, for the present and future, and aiding and abetting them are names only slightly less familiar and famous.
 Important cogs in some of the outstanding hockey machines of all times, also are to be found. For in. stance the Rangers once ruled the ice sheets and Bill Cook, Cleveland coach, Bun Cook, Providence coach and Ching Johnson, new Washing. ton coach, were Ranger immortall under Lester Patrick.
 Shore was hero ct Boston, sC was Tiny Thompson, Buffalo coach and so was Cooney Weiland, Hershey coach. Weiland, like Johnson, t new to the American league but he Shore and Thompson were at onG time members of the same Bostor Bruins outfit that used to sweer all before 1t.
 At Indianapolis, is & new figure in Eddie Goodfellow, succeeding Herbie Lewis. Over in Pittsburgh one of Goodfellow'S star mates or a Detroit Stanley cup champion. ship team Is still operating in little Larry Aurie. At New Haven is Ear Robinson, once a clever wing ir the National league. The list of new coaches, incidentally, is complete with Danny Cox at Philadelphia who played in the National league and after that in the old 1ntan league as a member of the Philadel. phia team to which he returns ai coach under independent operation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28
Dattilo, Taylor Lead Rock" Jock
 Race At Crescent

Salem, N. H., Oct. 2S.--Not since Earl Porter and Jackie Westrope met in their head-to-head riding duels back at the beginning of Rockingham Park has New England thrilled to such Q jockey fight as now rages at Rockingham Park be- tween young Joe Dattilo of St. Louis, Mo, and the veteran Walter Lee Taylor of Houston, Texas.
 Taylor, Q veteran hooter. has been the king of New England jockeys for the past few years. He's the leading rider at practically every meeting, and 1t was his leadership in the New England area e year ago which sent him down to the last day of the year before he lost na- tional honors to Earl Dew by . single race.
 Now a saddle star has come out of St. Louis to challenge his domi- nation. On Friday and Saturday of last week, Taylor rose to his great est heights, and rode five winners ii1 two days. That should have been enough to gain some ground in any jockey contest. But the best 1t did was to lose more ground for Taylor for on the same two days, the sen- sational young Italian rider brought in six winners.
 Taylor s Down
 So they turn into the last three weeks of the brilliant seven-weelI meeting ct Rockingham Park. And the score, aS they make their turn for him, is Dattilo 20 winners, and Taylor 24. That's c long lead to spot kid like Dattilo, who's riding out each and every mount for ell iti worth.
 Certainly, Q new star of the sad. de has been born on the Rocking ham racing-strip, where Westropt and Porter, Maurice Berger. Char ley Rosengarten, Carl and 1rs Hanford, Carroll Bierman and liar ry Krovitz and many another start ed hitting the trail to the heights Dettilo is cinch to be the sensa ton of Florida racing when he head to warmer climes ct the end of tht Rockingham meeting. Meanwhile New. England turf fans will continu to keep their eyes focused on younI Joe Dattilo of St. Louis, Mo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28
CROSS CRUSADERS PREP FOR COLGATE
lspeolni 10 rhe nemooratl

Worcester, oct. 2e.-Holy Gross moves into Central New York for its second invasion of the i04i sea- son when they travel to the Che- mango Valley for their encounter with Colgate at Hamilton on next Saturday. Not too successful on their first trip when Q blocked punt spelled defeat at the hands of the Orangemen of Syracuse, they came back with a great game against the University of Mississippi. It 1: generally conceded in these part. that the Crusaders outplayed the Rebels, and yet after producing Il first downs to the Southerners Tn the first half the score at tka' point of the game stood, Rebels i4 H. 0. o. Grlgas continued to spear. head the Holy Cross attack, gaininl some 06 yards in twenty carries tC return him to first place among tn nations ground gathers SO far a rushing Is concerned.
 The Crusaders uncorked a beau tiful passing attack which had thu Rebels defending their territory al during the first half, and apparent! Coach Joe Sheeketski is planning or mixing this aerial game with Grigas powerful rushes to atone for the de- feat at Syracuse. The return O Al Klasoskus, 2S0 poundn fullback t' the lineup has bolstered the coache hopes, and the gradual improvement af Esx.,V1 GaI4o Se axAlglA eSNmawe &1aa the backfield will be in stronger con dition for the Raiders. Al Klaso skus, hospitalized with a seriou cold, following immediately on tn, heels of a spell with charley horse had left only Wasilewski, Soph0' more to spell Grigas at the fulibacl post. With big Al in there par of the time, Grigas can be kep at full speed when he is needed Several sophomores have come il for some attention during the pas week and it is likely that Hamilton fans will see some of them in ac ton, particularly Walter Hoar win was promoted to the first team, e a result of his great game agains the U. of Miss, Steve Murphy, left halfback of great promise an little Dick Gibson to relieve him a that position. The continued ab sence of Tommy Sullivan, crac triple -threater has, left a seriOu problem att he left halfhack pos which the coaches hope they ca correct with Steve Murphy an Dick Gibson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28
POLICE CHIEF CHAMPION
 MILKER

Grand Junction, Colo. (UP)-Po- lice Chief Marion Scott today was recognized as the COW milking cham pion of the western slope. In a gripping contest between halves of a football game the chief defeated a college president, Q Lions club president and leading sportsman. ''He has the most pull" complained the college president.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28
game showed it still SIX points. bet. ter than Minnesota.

game showed it still SIX points. bet. ter than Minnesota.
 Now things are whirling toward g climax. Montana State and Colorado Mines went to the wars and played e scoreless tic. Automatically, of course, that made Colorado Mines also six points better than Minne- sota.
 Carrying that awful responsibility Colorado Mines met Greeley State The burden simply was too much for the miners and they went down h defeat, i0 to 14. The Greeley Stah fans swarmed all over the flelC shouting, we're II points better than Minnesota." True words the. were, too.
 Class is adjourned now, but nexl week we will prove with the greatess of ease how the Philadelphia Phil lies won the National League pen nant in Q great stretch drive last month and swept to Q four-strasghi victory over the Yankees In th' world series.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28
Nauy Cridders InUited To Rose BoUl?
Coskey, ,PodoLof
 Huddle Witk Goo.

Hartford, Conn, Oct. 2S.-- (UP) )4Gov. Hurley meets late today with State Athletic Com- missioner Frank CoslEey and General Manager Nathan PoA- eIoR of the New Hayen Arena to discuss Cosley's revocation, of the boxing and wrestling M- Cense Of the Arena.
 The revocation was ordered by Coskey Got. IS when Podo- lOfe delle6 the conamlssloner's authority by staging . "team wrestling" bout, which Coskey declared was illegal.
 The meeting teddy was at PodOloff's request.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28
SCHOLASTIC SCHEDULE
GAMES THIS WEEK
 RpaAaw

New London Bulekeley at Hart lord Bulkeley. Manchester at West Hartford. Windham at East Hartford. Middletown at Bristol. Darien at Lewis. Plainville At Simsbury. Stoningt0n at Norwich (nlEht). Junior Republic at Taft B'g.
 Saturday Hillhouse at Hartford. Danbury at New Britain. Wilby at Torrington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28
Keep Elm Rolling With the 2OSth (. A.

bis captain, Sgt. Chapin will hand cuff him to the stands next week Oreste Guisto seemed like a marathon dancer dashing to and from the alleys to the roller skating rink upstairs. On the side- lines at the piano listening to the boys was Corp. William Jones Liebowitz) and Lieut.. Wallace hampshire joining in on a few choruses of When the 200th Goes Marching By" that wins the plaudits of the audience.
 Scores:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-28
(Reg U. s. Pat. OfiRce) BY HARRY FERGUSON pwnnu Cvnrtn EAlAne,

New York, oct. 28 - (Up) = without the aid of mirrors and with nothing up my sleeve except copy of all the scores for the season, I shall now proceed to explode the theory that Minnesota is the na- tion's leading football team.
 Minnesota is not even among the first 10 teams and I'll thank you not to mention that the 0ophers are undefeated and have scored 04 points to their opponents l2. That has nothing to do with the matter. There are plenty of teams that are stronger than Minnesota. Personally, my choice Is Greeley State of Gree ley, Colo. I don't know the names of the Greeley players and it's true that they have been rather badly beaten a couple of times this year. But Minnesota would be their dish. Figures don't lie and figures say that Greeley State is ii points bet- ter than Minnesota in fair weather or foul.
 To arrive ct this conclusion we have to travel a circuitous route, and if any of you get tired along the way, just knock at the third door from tine left and say that Eddie sent you.
 On the basis of the football play. ed SO far this year California is il points better than Southern Cali. fornia, which in turn, is six points better than Oregon State. By a hap. py chance, oregon State is thret points better than Washington. AnC that, fellow citizens, makes Califor' mia g points better than Washing. ton. That piece of information saves considerable time and trouble, fol California and Washington art scheduled to play on November 6 No need of 1t now: we know thu score, don't we?
 Get The Idea?
 T Now it happens that early in thu season Minnesota defeated Wash ington, IA to 6, making the Gopher. only eight points better than Wash ington. Thus California is IS point better than Minnesota (FEi, all yos fellows in Minneapolis).
 And what has happened to Cali fornia aside from the Ban Fran. cisco earthquake and the advent o Lana Turner? Why, Washington State proved itself to be seven pointl better than California. Whereupon UCLA turned around and played { game that made 1t one point bette than Washington State. So at thil , point we are astounded to discovel , that UCLA is 8 points better thar Minnesota. Those Gophers don't lool Iso hot now, eh2
 Well, Montana played UCLA snl lost 14 to 2, but that still make Montana 6 points better than Min . nesota. Then, as you doubtless vii , recall, there was an epic struggl between Montana and MuntanI l State. Montana won, 23 to lS. Ahou the only consolation Montana Stat lg0t out Of the game. xas that, th