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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-01
Several Famous
 Racing Stables Go To Rockingham

Salem, N. H., July 1-Nominati tions for all six stake events at Rocking ham park will close next Monday, July 6, and two weeks later to the day, New England's oldest and love- Hest race track will start its 10th season.
 There were not many, around this section of the country, who thought that a track located in country town in conservative old state would survive one season. let alone several, but the old Rock has gone its quiet way for nine years and now Lou Smith, the pioneer of racing in this part of the country, is hopeful that the 10th season will surpaSs all his previous efforts.
 The stake book is filled with names which each year grow more familiar. A stake will be run each Wednesday and each Saturday, with value of 2,500-added on Wednes- days and $5,000-ade on Saturays. They will be the Salem Stakes for two-year-ol Allies at five furlongs; the Raceland Handicap for three andup at six furlongs; the Maple wood Stakes for tWo-year-ol colts and geldings at five and one-half furlongs; the Granite State Handi- cap at a mile and one-sixteenth for three e-and-up; the Matron Handicap for Allies and mares, three -and-up, at mile and one-sixteenth; and the Rockingham Park Handicap for three year olds and upward at a mile and one-eighth.
 Famous Stables
 It seems highly probable now that the stakes, as usual, will draw a heavy list of nominations, and that some of the most famous stables in the country will be represented. Rockingham park has always been favored with fine stables, and this year they will come from New York and Delaware and the Middle West to assure another excellent race meeting.
 More important even than the quality of the horses is the quality of Lou Smith and his associates who own the track. This year, they dike every other sports promoter in the country) will be given an oppor- tunity of playing part in the war effort, if only indirectly, and they have accepted that opportunity by announcing that the total receipts of four of their 50 days would be turnoN over to various war charities. The dates, as yet, have not been set tied, but certainly they will be four of the brightest days in the history of the track, and certainly they will tend to show that race tracks the country over wish to play their proper roles in the war drama.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-01
ARMY, NAVY RELIEF GETS
 $36,OOO FROM CINCY

Cincinnati, July 1-CUP)-Army and Navy relief funds received ap- proximately $36,o0o from last nights National league game between Cin- cinnati and Chicago at Crosley field.
 Sale of 29,541 tickets netteu s34,- 642.06 for the funds, but additional profits from the concessions and score cards sales have yet to be com- puted. No expenses were deducted from the receipts, the Cincinnati club assuming the entire cost of the affair
 A twilight exhibition, in which the Great Lakes Naval training sta- tion team scored its 36th victory in 42 games by defeating team com- posed of Chicago and Cincinnati players, 3-l, preceded the main con- test.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-01
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TripIer Anderson Must Have Sunk Long Putt; Mac PhaiI Lets Buns Know They're in Game; Terry
 Calls Strnweiss Best in Minor Leagues

In a hole?"
 Not the least reason the Brook lyns are st. hos is that they know a big, toufn, red-headed boss is watching them every second.
 The Pirat tes were taking liberties with Whitlow Wyatt in the second inning the other "twight," when Manager Durocher received this note scrawled in huge letters from Larry MacPhail's box high above.
 "For Heavens sake get someone in there who wants to pitch"
 Loud Speaker MacPhail gave key athletes pep talks via long distance telephone and by telegraph on their final western swing last autumn.
 President MacPhail keeps remind ing them that while he may be ab- sent in body, he's very much among those present in spirit.
 He never lets up on stressing that they are being paid for being in the ball game.
 Chillie Willie Terry, the Giants general manager, calls George Stirn- weiss, playing second base for the Newark club, the best young ball player he has seen in the minors in years.
 StirnWeiss is the southern gentle man from the Bronx who played so much backfield for North Caro- lima.
 StirnWeiss is Yankee property, of course, but what they are going to do with him, I don't know. AS re- markable as he is, Stirnweiss is just another second sacker as long as Joe Gordon is around.
 Rough guesses are that the Yam kees will get a lot of money for George Stirnweiss or employ him at third base, where the veteran Frank Crosetti is keeping young Gerry Priddy on the sidelines.
 Them that has gets.
 Joe Mccarthy maintains 1t is impossible for a batter to hit & bad ball good.
 The Yankee manager should see Muscles Medwick in his batting streak
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-01
ONE REJECTS $15O WEEKLY; ANOTHER LEAVES SCHOOL

Dorothy Vogelsang, cute 18-year- old winner of the ladies junior figure skating title, furnishes fur ther proof of the amateur fanati- cism prevailing among roller skat- CTS. This brown eyed, 117-pound miss quit high school in order to have more time to practice.
 Little Miss Vogelsang,s experi- ence was confined to street skating three years ago. when a boy friend became i'll the night he was to take her to a dance. So she went to a Mineola rink with a girl friend in- stead. She hasn't danced since.
 Dorothy went ice skating only once and found it too cold. She doesn't know whether making fig ures on ice is easier or harder than making them on maple, but she knows the latter is a lot of fun. She practices every morning and evening, tells you that her only ambition is to be good skater.
 Barbara Killip, 23, secretary of the Amateur Roller Skating As- sociation and inspiration of Miss Vogelsang's fanatical interest in skating, sums up the true roller amateur spirit.
 i've been offered $150 a week as an instructor, but why should I lose my amateur standing?" asks this clever artist of New Hyde Park, Long Island.
 Miss Killip, who finished second in the senior dance with Fred Ludwig as her partner, gets noth- ing for her services as secretary of the association.
 Boys and young men practice more intricate maneuvers before and after work.
 When Harold Steinman organized Roller Skating Vanities" last win ter, he had difficult time recruit ing choruses.
 They really roller skate for the sport of 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-01

New York, July 1.-Things are so bad with the Pirates that Frank Frisch had to use Ali Anderson as a pinch-hitter against the Brooklyn club.
 This was remindful of the im- portant game in Pittsburgh last fall in which Shortstop AndersonS three-base hit in the eighth inning was the coup de grace.
 Leo Durocher had been chased by Umpire George Magerkurth in the famous balk incident.
 When the last shot had been fired and the Dodgers dashed into the clubhouse, Lippy Durocher wanted to know what happened.
 Anderson beat us with triple" explained Charley Dressen.
 "Anderson!" shouted Manager Durocher. "Where did the ball go?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-01
SCOVILL SOFTBALL

Tube. Mil of the Scovill Inter Department Softball League won a lam-bang Il to 10 game from the Press Room last night, the winners getting five runs in the first inning which was immediately matched by the Pressmen at the top of the sec- ond canto and though the game went but six innings 21 runs were scored, g hits and four errors made. as the lead see-sawed back and forth. Lambo and Guerrera were the opposing pitchers.
 On Monday evening in the girls league, Timekeepers won a IS to 2 game from Fuse Assembly, home run in the seventh inning by Anne Kisonas, who also pitched nine-hit game, being a feature.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-01
THiSSpOrting
 World
Spinning The Sports Wheel
By JOHN A. CLUNIEY

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-01
Local Boxers Win, Draw
 On White City Program

Waterbury boys did well enough on the weekly semi-pro boxing bouts last night at the White City Sta. dium, Savin Rock, with Frank Vigeant, 154 easily defeating Dick Richards of New York, though he could not put over a KO desnite six knockdowns; Benny Singleton. 124, won another bout this time from Hawk Wright of New York: while Bill Baker, 139, could get no better than a draw with Mickey Young of New Haven. Vigeant and Singleton have built up quite a small army of admirers at the Rock" during the past month
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-01
Standing
Notes

At meeting of the captains Tuesday morning it was decided to have all teams concentrate on the rubber drive. The boys have estab- hshed headquarters at the Ohr- Rock club and each has promised to canvass his section for scrap rubber. Coach Carmen DiBlasi of the Falcons, Capt. Mike Fibre of the Corsairs, Capt. Tringlia of the B. & G.'s are working with 8 con- mittee headed by Chief Umpire Ja- netty to bring in all old scrap rub Der. The directors of the league ask all North End residents to CO., operate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-01
FITZMAURICE, COATES
 SOFTBALL WINNERS

Two of the best-played games on Sts. Peter and Paul softball league competition this season have been turned in these past two evenings. On Monday night, Fitzmaurice and Cavanaugh teams went ten innings before Fitz and company emerged with a 3 to 2 victory, as Breen gave the Gays but five hits while Joe Garvey was touched for eight bingles, one tenth inning double that decided the issue.
 Last night Doran, Slavin and Blewitt, who performed on the mound were mainly responsible for a to victory for the Coates club over the Schiavorle Sluggers, in a nine inning game, that saw four runs registered by the winners in the eighth inning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-01
FORK SAYS LEAGUES
 VARY STRIKE ZONE
By NEA Service

By NEA Service
 Chicago, June 2?-Big difference between the American and National League is the size of the strike zone, according to Jimmy Foxx.
 The former Philadelphia Athle- tic and Boston Red Sox star, re- gently sold to the Chicago Cubs, puts it this way:
 American league umpires seldom call 8 strike unless the ball is slightly above the. kne and no high CT han the letters on the shirt. In the National league everything from the shoulders to below the knee is strike.
 T think that's responsible for the better pitching averages in the Ma tional league and the peter histing averages in the American"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-01
PLAYOFF NEEDED FOR MASS OPEN
 CC.FING GROWN
Loving Finishes We'll But Is Tied By Kennedy;
 3Putts Hurt McSpaden

Oyster Harbors, Mass, July 1 - CUP)- The Massachusetts Open championship will be decided today in an 18-hole medal play-off be- tween Ben Loving of Longmeadow end young Lester Kennedy of Fresh Pond in the first play-of in this tournament since 1883.
 The extra holes became necessary after an amazing finish by the 33- year-old Loving yesterday when he scored three birdies and par on the last four holes to tie Kennedy with a 72-hole score of 286.
 Loving'S finish was almost more spectacular as he barely missed an eight-foot putt on the 18th green that would have given him another birdie and the Open championship. The Longmeadow pro, 8 Virginia born protege of Craig Wood, led go- ing into the afternoon round, but blew up on the sixth hole where he took seven. Elves on the third, 11th and 18th, and six on the 14th hole put him on a spot as Kennedy breeZed in with 72 card and to- tai score of 286.
 Got Elm
 On the 18th green, a friend stepped up to Loving and told him You need three birdies, Ben.'
 Loving got his three brdies on the 18th, 18th and 17th holes and wound up with a par on the 18th
 Defending Titlist Harold (Jug) McSpaden of Philadelphia closed with four under par 68 but missed tieing the leaders by one stroke when he three-putted the 18th. Paul Ruryan of White Plains, N. Y, was fourth at 288. New England Anna was fifth at 293
 The Low 20 Finishers Ben Loving ......
 Longmeadow .. 71-6S-72-75-2S6 Lester Kennedy ..
 Cambridge ..... 71-7O-73-72-2S6 Harold McSpaden
 Philadelphia .... 72-75-72-6s-2S7 Paul Runyan, ....
 White Plains NY. 73-72-72-71-2SS XIed Bishop eco.
 Newton ........ 74-7O-73-7s-293 Gene Anderson, ..
 Osterville ...... 73-74-75-76-298 Harry Nettlebnldt,
 Avon. Conn. .... 71-72-77-7s-20s Jerry Gianferante,
 Woburn ....... 74-74-75-75-29S XIV. o. Blaney, ..
 Newton ...... 75-74-7s-7s-sOO Elmer Reed, GOO.
 Nashua, N. H. .. 74-76-76-75-301 Tom Mahan, .....
 Beverly .... .... 77-74-77-75-3oS xSrgt. R. Knowles,
 Camp Edwards 7s-7O-7s-7s-So4 Ed Burke,
 Hamden Conn. :. 71-7S-74-S1-3Ol Walter Hall .....
 Brockton :...... -7s-so5 Francis Doyle, ...
 Maynard ....... -7s-so6 Charley M'Andrew,
 Burlington, Vt. .... 79-75-7S-307 Joe Stein. ........
 Peabody ........ 76-77-70-77-3ON Dave Hackney, ...
 Lowell .;..:;... 7s-7s-7s -So-s11 xAroneld Black'ell,
 Broekton ....... -7s-s12 Vim OBey, ......
 Worcester cor. 7s-7s-77-So-a12 x-Denotes Amateur.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-01
GIRLS SOFTBALL

Softball games of the Girls In- dustrial league, scheduled for to- night bring together Waterbury Clock and Waterbury Manufactur- ing at Fulton Park, diamond No. |; with Scovill and BenruS girls to play a game at Hamilton Park No. 2 dIemond, both games to get under way at 6:20 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-01
True Amateur Athlete Is Roller Skater; Ambition Is To Cut Figure on Wheels
Stors Reject
 Good Salaries To Continue Chasing Cups
BY HARRY CRIMSON NEA Service EpOrts Editor

Elizabeth, N J., July 1-No am- ateur is quite as lily-white as the simon-pure roller skater.
 The 14O competitors in the United States National Amateur Roller Skating Championships at the Twin City Arena here were vastly more interested in a bronze medal or silver cup than in juicy expense accounts.
 They came from Is states. Their way was paid by amateur clubs. Each good rink has an amateur club to promote better skating. There are 30,0oo.0O0 roller skaters, 4O00 rinks in the United States. The sport is enjoying tremendous boom.
 It is too bad that war between rink owners led to a second na- tional organization and meet. Tile only sufferers are the kids who go round in circles all night. They don't know which competition is if official If they compete in one organizations championships, they are denied the right to show in those of the other.
 DANCE TEST GOLD MEDAL GOES TO MINEOLA COUPLE
 Amateur Roller Skating Asso- ciation's first meet did not com- pare with the eighth annual cham pionships of the Rink Owners Skating Association, which were held at the Philadelphia Arena in April ard which had 400 entrants.
 But the new group succeeded in producing at least two skaters the like of whom has never been seen on wheels.
 The highest award in interna- tional roller skating competition is the gold medal given for the dance test. This is the most diff ficult proficiency test for addicts of the little wooden rollers. No team had ever won this honor until the perfect performance of Gladys Koehler, IT, and George Werner, 18, both of Mineola, N. Y, amazed the judges and specta- tors in the Elizabeth finale.
 Lieut.. James Lidstone of Eng land, now on active duty with the Royal Navy, Is he only other roller skater who has won gold medal. He was awarded one for proficiency in figure skating.
 To win gold medal a skater has to give performance as near ly perfect as 1t is possible to at- tain,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-01
NO ANNIE OAKLEYS

Camden, N J. = Under the New Jersey state racing law, no compli- mentary passes can be issued at Garden State Park, which opens a 49-day meeting, July 18.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-01
Aces Upset Falcons

Aces Upset Falcons
 The Aces, due chiefly to Frankly Polietta's great pitching, beat the Falcons, to 2. Frankie had shut out in his strong left hand until the last two men were out in the last ming. Then the Falcons turned on the power to bring across two runs. The rally was cut short at that point and the Aces walked of the field with a two-run margin.
 The score by innings:
 Aces 100 110 A Falcons ............ 900 GOO 2-2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-01

Great Lakes, Ill. New York Gaints play the Great Lakes Naval Training Station team here, July 13. Philadelphia Athletics appear July 27
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-01
FALCONS CAPTURE
 OVERTIME 6 TO 3
B. & G. Winning Streak in North End League Was
 Halted Yesterday

The B & G club put their spot less record on the line yesterday as the Falcons, with characteristic run carnival, bobbed up in the 9th inning with three runs to hang the first defeat on the B. G.'s, 6 to 3.
 Winnie Monti pitched well, spiking the Falcons long-range guns. Tony Martone, with two on, took an easy infield tap and begged wildly over Charlie Micallizzi at first base and before Winnie could steady down, the Falcons had put three runs across and the ball game in the bag.
 The score by innings:
 FalcolS .............. 3UO UO O3-6 B. & G. ............. 102 900 00-3
 Divisioners Blanked
 The "Corsairs, playing brilliantly afie]d to hold Division St. to no rms over the route. This was their fourth straight loss. Three of them have been by one run. Johnny Daddona, Division captain, has promised to give the other clubs a little of their own medicine in the next round of games.
 The Corsairs got their one big marker when Mike Cermala smash ed a fast pitch over the short right field wall for 8 double, advanced to third on an infield out and stole home.
 The score by innings:
 Corsairs .............. GOO OO1 x-1 Division ............... GOO % co
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-01
FRIsCH sREAT JUGGLER

St. Louis Frank Frisch has switched the Pittsburgh Pirates lineup and batting order so many times and thoroughly that they're calling him the great juggler.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-01

New York = Tom Sunkel, Giants southpaw, started his baseball career as an outfielder..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-01

x-Denotes Amateur.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-31
Needless Tire Waste

ONCE the first of automobile tire ra-
y tioning Detroit newspapers have tried earnestly TO
assist the motoring public with suggestions on how best
to conserve their tires Authentic recommendations by
tire and automobile manufacturers have been printed and
reprinted
The socaled Pontiac plan Of nelghborhood rotation
of privately owned pooled for group transportation
has been given wide publicity,
Strangely enough of the most calOus abuses of
automobile rubber has been overlooked by almost
everybody
That is the abuse perpetrated daily in Detroit by
attendants of downtown garages and parking lots
MO DETROITER who parks his car IN downtown
parking lot public garage can have failed to notice
the crazy way which parked in and out Of
parking lots and public garages.
irresponsible attendants race them around corners
and in and of parking spaces with all the abandon of
racers taking the short at the Indianapolis
track.
Such treatment grinds tires to peees-ineyitably
shortens their life
Such treatment should not be tolerated in this time
Of war with rubber as precious ii is.
Such treatment should be banned by parking lot and
garage owners NOW AND DEFINITELY
Otherwise city officials should put their power behind
an ordinance WITH TEETH IN 1T that would stop these
wanton and thoughtless practices
What price prudence by the owner of an automobile
liz the public attendant paid to protect his ruins his
tres
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-31
Preston Sturges Loves
o Run avern for Fun
By DAMON RUNYON

DRESTON STURGES is a burly
L man with big jaw, heavy
growth of iron gray hair and a
dinky little black mustache,
who makes all kinds of money
out of the movie industry but
who is at heart, a Boniface.
He loves to operate a tavern.
even though it may add up to
red ink.
We can we'll understand this
passion. AS A matter of fact,
we have always secretly longcd
10 own an eating JOINT and stand
in the door and duke the GUS
toners if any.
We once knew a fellow in New
York named Charley Hansen,
who bought night club because
he loved to hang out in such
establishments and wanted 10
run one to suit himself.
Guy LOOMS. giant Of man
who made a fortune in oil and
probably spent as much dough
when he was in the money as
any man that ever roamed
Broadway. had a similar fancy.
1t finally manifested itself in
a place down in Dade County,
Florida. 1t was not a great
financial success. as we remem-
Der. Nor was HanSen's night
club.
Many years ago, Winfield
Scott Stratton. a Cripple Creek
mining millionaire bought the
Brown Palace Hotel in Denver
and there was story 10 the
effect he did that because ne did
not like the way it was being
run and thought he could do it
better.
Personally. we always doubted
that anecdote because the Brown
Palace was a pretty good realty
investment.
tNYW AY, Preston SturgeS'
~ ycnnion 10 be Mine Host
is nothing new. and it is OK
pressed in place on Sunset
boulevard called The Players
II nestleS against a hill by the
roadside and is a combination
drive-in. restaurant and night
club and stands Sturges upwards
OF Sl50,000.
II don't think can make
any money" he told us the
other evening with as large a
smile as he might have been ex-
pected 10 muster had he been
contemplating the prospect Of
vast profits.
"My rooms here are too
small, hut like running this
place"
Local experts on enterprises
of this nature agree with Stur-
geS on his financial estimate and
marvel that ne persists IN tho
thing. Experts in any line never
tak9, account OF the human
equf,ion.
I'D Sturges finds pleasure In