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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-14

toe instead Of getting out and setting
q fast clip. You never can tell about
a race between two really tricky
boys.
Too Smart
Around the Garden they still talk
OF the Columbian mile of 1886. just
a few weeks earlier Joe Mangan Of
Cornell had broken Glenn Cunning
hams victory chain and the re-
match appeared a natural. But the
boys out-smarted everybody irchid-
ing themselves. They waited for
somebody else to set the pace and
nobody did. The boys Just loafed
along In waltz time.
Well, they huffed and they puffed
but they didn't blow any records
down. They ran like Abbot anc
Costello or Olson and johnson.
When Glenn finally won the tinlsl
was 4:46.e. ! cont think tonighth
affair win be Of that sort though.
because Dodds IS q runner who must
set the pace. For that reason, I
think MacA itcnen WV ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-14
COLAN EARNS A
TITLE BOUT BY
WEBB KNOCKOUT
Texan Down Five Times
Before Bout Is Stopped;
Loser 6 to 5 Choice
BY JACK CUDDY
UNITED Press staff Correspondent

NOnAGeu ETGSS Stdn NOEEcSpOHuCAALD
New York, March 14-(UP)--
Johnny Colan, the human hurri-
cane from Hell's Kitchen, gets q
shot at the world light heavyweight
title at Madison Square Garden
April 8, if Mike Jacobs can arrange
it, because of Colan'S sensational,
second round technical knockout
over Jimmy Webb last night.
And Jacobs has proven himself q
very successful arranger.
Colan was a hurricane of muir
derous leather last night as he
wrecked completely the lad from
Houston, Tex, who exactly month
ago-on another FTiday-the-13th-
had held jolting Johnny to an eight
round draw. He chased Webb from
rope to rope in the first round, and
then swarmed over him in the Sec
ond, flooring him five times before
Referee Billy Cavanaugh stopped
the bout at 1853 Of the second seS-
sion.
FavOrite Stopped
Challenger Colan, who was reared
in Hell's Kitchen about five blocks
from Madison Square Garden, sur
prised the experts and the compac-
atively small crowd of $500 fans
with his betting blitz against the
haired, apple-cheeked Irish
man who had entered the ring a 6-5
betting fayorite.
Referee Cavanaugh doubled in
mercy last night because ID he per-
mitted Webb five knockdownS IN
one round despite the New York
State code which states that three
knockdowns in one round in a nom
title bout constitutes an automatic
kayo, ad 90 he stepped in just at
the proper instant when further
battering might have injured Webb
permanently.
Webb, so badly beaten that ne
will retire from the ring, temper.
arily at least, said he didn't remem-
Der anything after the first smash
ing right hook to the chin, early
in the second round.
But the fans, who had contributed
a gross gate of $14,596, will long re-
member Jimmy's five trips to the
canvas. The first knockdown was
unusual. Webb was clipped with a
right, but it didn't seem to bother
him. He poised for an instant on
the balls of his feet, as IL about to
step in. Then he wilted to the can
vas on his knees.
Promoter Jacobs Immediately an
nounced that he would try to match
Colan with champion Lesnevich Tor
a title shot on April 8, but he added
"Lesnevich is planning to enter the
coast guard soon. This title fight
depends largely upon whether he is
admitted by that time, and If he
can get a furlough to defend I'm
pretty sure it can be arranged"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-14
Several Trophies
Put Up For City
Badminton Play

When the Third Annual City Bad
minton Tournament with ten differ
ent championship events gets UNDER
way next Tuesday, March 10th only
one of the years champions will be
defending her title, this being Miss
Doris WielSon last years Glass B
women's singles winner. She will be
on hand to defend the crown which
she won when defeating Mrs. Myrtle
Doten.
John Monogan who captured three
events last year, one by himself, and
the other two with Doris Nelson
and Donald Post, this year is being
forced. to watch from the sidelineS
due the fact that he has been rank
ed as one of the two players in Wa
terbury as Glass A player. The
other Glass A player is Tommy Pat
erson who is serving in the armed
forces Of the U. S.
Nine new champions will be
crowned in every event planned with
the exception provided and the pos
sibility of Miss Nelson taking the
crown again. UpSets do happen in
championship affairs.
Besides the 80 different prizes al
ready planned to be given to all the
winners and runners up in all the
events four beautiful large trophies
will be given in addition. The reason
for the donation of these trophies is
to perpetuate greater interest in the
game of badminton which is the
youngest sport being played in the
city at the present time.
Templeton, Biener Cups
-Four very distinguished citizens
who want the sport to grow further
in popularity and be awarded to the
best players in the city are: Mems
Singles Glass B Championship Tro-
ply is being donated by our Ex-
Governor Charles A. Templeton,
Women's Singles Glass B Champion
ship trophy is being put into play
by Julius Biener. Both men are the
owners of two Of the leading sport
ing good concerns.
The Mems Glass G Singles cham
pion will be awarded trophy given
by Herbert S. Smith, popular Gen.
eral Secretary of the Red Triangle.
Harry x. Cashin one of the most
popular sportsmen in this city is
donating the women's Glass c cham
pionship triphy.
All of the four trophies are being
put into play for the first time and
will be awarded each year to the
now champion in each of the four
singles events. The four trophies be-
ing donated are on an alternating
basis, no one will ever be the per-
manent pocessor. The trophies will
be awarded annually for an inde-
finite period of time. that is, until
the trophies are so filled with cham
pions names no more can be inscrib-
ed on them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-14
BY United Press
DODGERS

Miami, Fla, March 14-(UP)-
The Brooklyn Dodgers play the
New York Giants today with Hal
Schumacher, Hugh East and Dave
Koslo pitching for the Giants.
Brooklyn bought catcher Billy
Sullivan from the Detroit Tigers Cor
a reported 5000 yesterday. He is
expected to assume the second
string job under regular Mickey
Owen, with rookie Cliff Dapper tax
ing up the slack.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-14
INDIANS

Clearwater, Fla, March 14-(UP)
Casualties hit the Cleveland IN
dian training camp today as the
tribe prepared to meet the Boston
Red Sox for the first time this year.
Rookie catcher Otto Denning was
sent to the Sidelines after x-ray pic
lures revealed a fractured finger on
his throwing hand. He'll be out of
action for a month. Manager Lou
Boudreau himself was in bed with
a sore throat.
AL Smith, Joe Krakauskas and
Clint Brown are expected to take
the mound against the Red Sox and
outfielder jeff Heath may see action
for the first time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-14
FREE THROW WINS FOR
EAST END HOOP CLUB

Though outscored in field goals.
16 to Is, the East End Community
Club cagers won a SO to IS de-
cision over st. Anthony's Of. New
Haven last night at the Anderson
school gym on the margin of a free
throw by HOWE Kraft with less
than is seconds of play remaining.
All six East End players scored,
Phalen and Adams getting IT points,
while eight visitors were led by Vol
Iona who got nine points.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-14
CARDS

st. Petersburgn, Fla, March IA
(UP)-The st. Louis Cardinals,
popped up by their vitamin pills
and four straight "road victories, "
return to their waterfront park
here today to engage the New York
Yankees in the second Citrus series
of the spring training season with
the world champs. Manager Billy
Southworth, rejoicing over the per-
Torrance of his rookie pitchers, said
he planned to use two veterans,
Morton Cooper and Harry Gumbert,
and his ace sophomore relief hurl-
err, Howard Krist, against the Yam
KEGS. The Cards won 4 to ! from
the Detroit Tigers at Lakeland yes
terday with Rookie Max Surkont
getting credit for the victory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-14
LeavenWOrth
Air Show 12:45

In behalf Of the seventh an
nuaI LeavenwOrth High school
athletic carnival, scheduled for
tonight at the Wildly high
school gym, q special sports
broadcast over WATR has been
arranged by Bill Derwin to 60
on the air at 12:45 p. m. this
afternoon. Principal Frank
Regain, Coach Bin Tracy. and
Alumni coach Jake Relger will
be interviewed BY Mr.. Derwin
relative TO the gala affair sched-
uled for this evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-14
YANKs VS. CARDS

st. Petersburgh, Fla, March II
(UP)-The New York Yankees, win
ners of five of seven spring exhibit
ton baseball games, meet the St.
Louis Cardinals To-Day. Only the
Cards and Washington have beaten
the Yankees.
Gerry Priddy's home run and the
five-hit pitching of Marius Russo
and Milo Candini brought the Yanks
20 triumph over the Cincinnati
Reds yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-14
Wildly, Leavenworth
FrOSh Share Lead

Wildly and Leavenworth are tied
for first place in the park depart
ment's High School Frosh league.
However, each has a postponed
game to play with Sacred Heart. In
the event that tie still exists when
these postponements are played off,
the wildcat cubs will meet the
Tech yearlings in a special title
game.
The standing of the teams is as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-14
COMMUNITY CLUB
JUNIORS WIN CROWN

Winning by a good, big margin,
Community Club Juniors Of the
Washington Park Junior league,
wrapped up the junior basketball
championship Of the league last
night with a As to 26 win over the
Gents. The teams played nip and
tuck for the first half, ConmunityS
leading Is to 16, Flahiye and Byron
scoring IL points each for the win
ners. Courtney getting IS for the
Gents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-14
PILLS

Miami Beach, Fla, March IA -
(UPAManager Hans Lobert di-
vided his Philadelphia Phis into
two squads today as Prexy Nugent
pondered over appropriate punish
ment for Pitcher Frank Melton.
The right handler cost the club $500
as result of q fine levied on him by
a peace justice on a disorderly con-
duct charge. Meanwhile the Phils
played a nine-inning intrasquad
game in preparation for their Sun
day game with the Boston Braves.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-14
SENATORS

Sanford, Fla, March 14-(UP)--
The touring Washington Senators
drop In here today to meet Casey
STENCILS Boston Braves, with two
straight wins on total Of % runs
that make Manager Bucky Harris
relatively optimistic.
Steve Sundra continued his bid
for a regular starting post with
more innings of Shutout ball yes
terday. Combined with the pitching
Of Walter MaSterSon and three Dig
innings, that brought the Mats a
1872 victory over the Boston Red
Sox.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-14
ATHLETICS


Anaheim, Cal, March 14-CUP)-
Rookie Elmer Valo eased Connie
Mack's concern over Holdout Bob
Johnson's absence today, having
turned in a four-for-f1ve batting
splurge yesterday. The rookie out
fielder led the Philadelphia Ath-
letics' attack as they slugged four
Pittsburgh Pirate hurlers for 16
safeties for a 1876 victory in their
first contest against major league
competition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-14
PIRATEs

San Bernardino, Cal, March IA
(UP)- Pittsburgh Pirate Pitcher
Hank Gornicki seeks revenge on the
padres Of sen Diego today for the
Bucs' 1875 rout by the Philadelphia
Athletics yesterday. After the Pi-
rates took q two-run lead Ia the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-14
At The Training Camps

first inning, Ken JungleS, Max
Butcher, Bill Brandt and Johnny
Lanning were unable to halt the AS
16-hit attack. The BUGS collected
IL hits from Hal Wagner and Roger
Wolff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-14
WHITE SOX

Los Angeles, Cal, March 14-(UP)
Manager Jimmy Dykes planned to
send IN three pitchers and a prayer
for flawless fielding today as the
Chicago White Sox attempt to break
into the victory column against the
Hollywood stars.
Ed Smith, John Rigney and Bill
Dietrich will pitch. A trio of Sox
youngsters gave up 16 hits and their
team mates contributed five errors
to a 10 to walloping by the Chi
cago Cubs in their opener yester-
day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-14

Eveleth in Minnesota is credited
with turning out more native-born
big league hockey players than any
other town in the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-14
CUBS

Long Beach, Cal, March 14-(UP)
--Jubilant over their. VICTORIOUS
opener against the White Sox, the
Vhicago Cubs lined up against Los
Angeles today.
eve were in better shape than
the Sox," Manager Jimmy Wilson
acknowledged, after the Cubs hand
ed their home town rivals a 10 TO 8
whacking. II can see how that extra
week of training helped us"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-14

Both Of the postponed games ar
scheduled for this coming week.
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B 0 W LIN G

Permission 10 extend the Wash
ington State championship bowling
tournament an additional day has
been granted by the American
Bowling Congress headquarters In
Milwaukee. Tournament Manager
Ken Tursy stated today Instead
Of closing on Saturday. January
~. the tourney will vind-up On
Sunday. January Is
The tournament begins sstur-
day. January ~. and viii be held
on the new sight-Allsy Capitol
Bowling Lanes IN Olympia. There
will be- two CLASSES. with events 10
include teams. doubles and singles.
sixiy-six and two-thirds handicap
will b. allowed with 200 ss scratch.
Entries close January 7. with
averages taken az Of December Q.
1881 Entry blanks are available
At all bowling alleys
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-02

NEW YORK -- Sports patter
from the nations press boxes;
Baseball - Secretary 9 q b e
Pauis statistics from Cincinnati
showing the Reds would have
won their third straight Ma
tional league pennsut last ses-
son n they had had 10 more
base hits injected A. the proper
spots brought 20 light the fact
that bis clubs batting decline
was one Of the years biggest
form reyersals
In 1870, three Cincinnati regu-
lars. Frank and Mike Moor
mick and Ernie lombard were
In the 500 hitting eisss and sey-
eral other near that figure
Last season the Reds finished
without q 500 batter in the line
up for the first time since 1914.
Hans L0bert Vlli take over a.
full-tims manager u the Fhlllies
for the first tine next season.
but be already has product d
MS system IN the National
league records Chiefly BE-
cause Of MS guidance late last
season. the Phiis finished second
N stolen bssss with 90 70 the
Reoa e..
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Pugeis Repeat
Title Dances

In all but the spring sports, IT
was case of repeat in the
Puget Sound conference during
1871.
Puysllup Vikings repeated with
championship performance in
basketball, winning - out Of II
league contests but missing a state
tournament berth by losing to
Walla Walla, 1881, at Walla
Walla.
Renton Indians, mighty
powerhouse built around Roy
Bud" sloan, scamperod
through seven league contests
with ease 10 repeat In foot
ball. The Indians gained re-
yenge on Sedro Woolley for a
400 defeat the year before,
were held scoreless by Seattle
Prep in early season. Puyailup
finished second.
Highline Pirates won the track
championship IN a night meet held
81 Puyallup. The Pirates won by
wide margin to take the crown
Renton had won the year before.
Auburn chslked UP It's first ma
jor championship by winning the
softball title in playoff with
Puyallup. Since 1925 Auburn had
failed 20 win a conference title IN
any sport.
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l94l Champions

TACOMA CITY I.EAGUE
Observation-Disclosures Qis . play
off Eamsl.
BASEBALL.
stadium aad Ilsooln
tied.
mnainE-L4nooin.
Neutrality-suspicious..
Oolf--stAdium.
Tennis-stAdiufn.
Trsck-stadium.
Penn H~iass-stadlum
CROSS STATE LEAGUE
basketball 49, Yakima lI1nesln
aud Brsmsrion tisd for seesndl.
Baseball - Lincoln defeated
tseilin CHAM In finAlsJ.
fooft,sii--Essfett lI1aosln see-
oBd and stadium laird.
G0if-stAdinm-
Teanis-sfAdissfa.
Trn<k-stA1iusa.
PUGET SOUND 0oNFEaEsCE
s@skottaIi-fuyaIisp.
FoOttaIi-he0tSn.
TrA1k-HlKhIins.
softbaII-A ulurn.
Junior High summer.
Junior High Basketball - Pay %
All1p.
PIERCE COUNTY LEAGUE
BasketbaIl-Flfe.
BasetalI-YeIm.
TraTk--Iloyer PArk
FeosssAkk-Noysw Raxk.
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Tacoma Wins
X-Siaie Flags

Tacoma's two entrants - sta
dunn Tigers and Lincoln Abes
did their share Of championship
feasting In the Cross-State league
but most OF the title garnering
came in the spring when track,
baseball tennis and golf crowns
were annexed by Tacoma squads.
The Abes finished first In the
Western division Of the baseball
competition, then went on 10 de
feat Walla Walla and Bellingham
In the Cross-stste tourney held In
Tacoma In late May between rain
storms.
In track stadium cleaned up
in the Cross-Stafe relays. de-
feating Yakima BY sin points.
thus regaiblng the title which
the Tigers won In 1893 but
lost 10 Yakima In 1910.
This year the Cross State relays
come 10 Tacoma after being held
at Everett for IN. first three
years.
Golf and tennis were added 10
the Cross-State sports program
last spring and Stadium promptly
started off by winning both cham
pionshps with an impressive
string of victories in both sports.
In football the two Tacoma
teams finished right behlnd
Eyerett's three year cham
plons with stAdinn's feat Of
holding the oulls scoreless the
first half being marked up "a
the only Washington prep
team 10 hold Everett away
from the goal line for "a
minutes. Lincoln finished SEC
ond In the standings.
Yakima Pirates won the basket
ball title which Everett had cop
ped the previous two years Ted
for second were Lincoln AbsH and
Bremerton Wildcats.
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KENTUCKY IN SOUTHEASTERN:
EVEN COACH RUPP ADMITS 1T

IN the Southeastern conference II looks like mint
julep year with Kentucky returning nine letter
men from its championship squad.
Advises Coach Adolph Rupp: I'VE at Kentucky
feel that unless schedule kills us will have
the best team have had since 1888"
Rupp has a real ace in Marvin Akers, six-foot
three-inch guard, who landed all-conference
berth last a sophomore. James King is
another Southeastern standout at center.
Tennessee will key its attack around Bernie
Mehen al-conference forward and of the finest
basketball players developed in the south He
stands six-four, weighs 100 pounds His brother,
Dick Mehen tot OF six-six. will handle center
duties Dutch Clark will handle the other forward
and Mike Balistaris and Bunny o'Neill the guards.
Alabama, Florida Georgia and Auburn should be
the dark horses with the Crimson Tide the best
guess.
Among southern independents Georgetown, led
by Buddy OGrady flashy forward looks the strong
est. Several of the boys are Staten Islanders.
In fact, a good many Notheners are sinking
their baskets south of Mason and Dixon.
NEXT: The East.
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State Copper
Mines BOOMING

OLYMPIA - WAshlngton's cop
per production is booming. With
more than half Of the Te.7a6. 600
pounds mined the last 10 years
having been produced between 1855
and 1910. sheldon l. Glover. as
sstant supervisor OF the geology
division. reported here.
The remarkable increase IL
due 90 development Of one
property. the Holden mine on
Lake Chelan. Washington has
substantial reserves Of copper
ore. shelton said. and should
show subtantial increases with
prices on copper going up dur
Ing the war and development
of mine-to- market roads.
For 20 years prior TO 1888 the
average price Of copper Was i2e
cents a pound and the average
annual production in Washington
s2s.e 35 pounds. In 1888 produce
ton went up TO more than II
million pounds and In 1910 TO
1920 900 pounds.
Glover said other mines produc-
ing substantial amounts of copper
were the Alder and Arlington
mines in okanogan county. the
Sunset and Florence Rae In Sno-
homish and the chinto in stevens
county.
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crowd will take care of that.
Take the Angott-Jenkins scrap.
The customers did a good job of
expressing their sentiments in the
famous Bronx way. Mike Jacobs
store teeth were clacking louder
than usual, and it certainly WASH
from excitement. Jacobs chin mu-
sic picked up volume as he looked
at the increasing number Of empty
pews as the battle ragged on.
1T was a getting-rid-of party
Now all the division has to do is
get rid Of Angott, and one more
start like he made against jenkins
will accomplish that"
Jenkins didn't seem to care one
way or the other. The champion
ship appeared to mean no more
TO him than an old pair Of cowboy
boots.
There IL much in what
Dempsey says - that fighters
lack pride today. Dempsey
and fellows Hike Benny Leon
ard strutted like champions
aeteciN the part In and out Of
the ring.
Jenkins WAS last seen on
that motorcycle headed for
sweetWater, Tex.
The boys who dish out the bar
room tan may miss him. but the
fight fans won't.
The trouble with Lew Jenkins
was that be waS a lightweight al
over.
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Milwaulkoo RI.
Employs Help
Out in Defense

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Okehs Use OF Funds
For Defense Groups

OLYMPIA - Attorney General
Smith Troy has approved the night
q county and city officials 70 ex-
pend money 10 equip. house and
maintain local emergency defense
groups.
he said IN an opinion 20 Prosecu-
tor John T. Welsh Of Pacific coun-
" that the need for such organ
izations Tow properly brought
them under the emergency" clss-
sifiesti0n. Officials may declare
an emergency 70 make funds avail
able. Troy ruled.
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Officers transferred

SEATTLE Col. Eiey =. Den
son. former commander ~ Camp
Shelby. Mss. took over command
yesterday Of the Seattle port Of
embarkatlOn and Fort LANton,
succeeding Col X. p Aaadux
who was given an undlAclossd as-
E.Rnment.