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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18
FAVORED HOOP
 TEAMS ALREADY
 OUT OF TOURNEY
L. |. U. and West Texas Topped by Creighton
 and West Virginia
By OSCAR FRALEY

|
 United Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 New York, March 1s- CUP) The west Virginia Mountaineers and Creighton University's Missouri Valley Conference co-champions ad- vanced to the semi-flnals of the fifth annual National Invitation bas- ketball tournament today, kicking pre- tournament seedlings into a cooked hat.
 Rated at the bottom of eight clubs invited to complete, they blasted hopes of a form -shart final by de- feating the two top-seeded teams Long Island University and West Texas State-in opening games be- bore 17,000 fans at Madison Square Garden last night.
 l The Mountaineers, seeded last, carried Liu's defending champions int oovertime and then trounced them with almost ridiculous ease, 58 to 49, providing one of the major upsets of the season. Creighton, not to be outdorle, stayed off West Texas States last half rush to nose out the tourna- ment's towering Glamour team, 59 to 58.
 One Man Team
 An undertaking young forward, Dick Kesling, was the West Virginia hero. He scored 20 points and held the Mountaineers together with his coolneSS under fire. Liu held 25- 18 advantage at half time but with Kesling showing the way the West Virginia State champions drew to within one point of Liu. 45-44, with 54 seconds to play. Kesling's foul shot sent the game into overtime and then West Virginia broke the Blackgird's hearts with a furious offensive.
 The f1ve-minute overtime barely was under way when Kesling scored five successive points insuring the West Virginians' 18th triumph in g games.
 Creighton surprised the fans-as well as the Texans-by coming to the tournament rated as @ great defensive unit and displaying one of the most high-powered offensives seen in the Garden this year.
 The BluejayS were bothered with stage fright in the opening minutes and the Texans, the nations tallest team and victors in 28 of 30 games while winning the border conference championship, easily took the lead. But Creighton exploded a bewilder- ing passing attack that tied the score lat 9-9 and from there on held the lead all the way. The pace began to tell late in the game but West Texas couldn't quite close the gap, after trailing 30-l8 at the half.
 Well Done
 Ralph Langer, who paced Cregih- ton to IT wins against four defeats this season, led the Jays to victory with 16 points. Charlie Halbert was the top Texan with 17 points.
 CCNY, Metropolitan titlist with a record of Is wins and two setbacks, meets Western Kentucky State, Ken- lucy Conference king, while Toledo negages Rhode Island State in other first round games otrnorrow night. West Virginia meets the CCNY- Western Kentucky winer and Creighton plays the Toledo Rhode Island victor in Mondays semi-hn- alS.
 The finals will be played next Wed neSday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18
GOLDEN GLOVES
 SEMI-FINALS NEAR

New York, March 1S - (UP) - Washington and Syracuse, N. r., each advanced five fighters to the semi finals of the annual Daily News Tournament of Champions in quarter final action among Golden Gloves champions from all sections of the Atlantic seaboard.
 Thirty-two amateur battler S reached the penultimate round at the Bronx Coliseum last night The semi finals and finals will be fought at Madison Square Garden tonight.
 New York, Newark, N. J., Phil adelphia and Buffalo, N. r., each advanced three fighters, with two each from Union City, N. J., Jack sonville, Fla, and Huntington, w. Va, and one each from Trenton, N. J., Charlotte, N. O.. Miami, Fla, and Atlanta, Ga.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18
Creighton Surprise OF Basketball Tourney
Holian Team Winners
 Of I-C Pin Championship

The Immaculate Conception Holy Name society bowling league conn- pleted its fourth season at the Matt tatuck alleys Sunday afternoon. Frank Holihar's entry were crowned champions after winning two out of thre from the Brennan bowlers. Ray Bradlow the anchor man for the champs and who saw action for the first time in the four year old league captured high average laur- els with IF. John Brennan fin- ished second with 112. Ray also took honors with 417 high three for the season. Frank Shanahan, an- chor man for the runner ups also hit the pins for 400 even and set a new league record of 181 high single.
 The top bowlers for each of the last four years are as follows:
 First year, Bill Egan 109 average, John Brennan 374, night three Ray Oliver 154 high single. High game, J. Holihan's entry 570. High team, Brennan's entry 1887.
 Second year, Ray Oliver 116; John Thompson, ASA; Quinlan 179; high game, Quinlan's entry 609, high team, Quinlan'S entry 1881.
 Third year, Marty Byrnes 117; Byrnes 428, Byrnes 179, high game Hartigan's entry 620; high team, Hartigan's entry 1,707.
 Fourth year, Ray Bradlow, IF, Bradlow AT, Shanahan, 181, high game Sutton 599. High team Holi hans entry 1,647.
 The league banquet will be held Tuesday night, March 24, at 8:30 o'clock at the Copper Kettle on Meriden road. Members and invited guests are urged to meet in front of the church for transportation at 8 o'clock.
 Each member of the winning team will be presented with trophy and the captain with large team
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18
CarOlan Team Leads Post Office League

By the slim margin of a single game, Carolan's County Glare CloSheens are leading the Post Off, flee bowling league race with Phalen's Phusileers in the runner up spot.
 Last night, no less than three members of the popular alley cir- cult at the Sena Recreation plant. tied for high single, Harold Deeley, Conlon and Murphy turning the trick with a 124 string. Murphy,s 335 was high three, Phalen's team hit a 437 high, and Palmer,s Gel lar Dwellers rose up in their wrath to pile up 1,251 pins for high team total.
 Scores:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18
VERMONT GRIDDERS
 SIGN WITH GIANTS

,Northfield, Vt., March 18-(UP) Coach Don McAllister said today that two members of last years Norwich University football team have signed contracts with the New York Giants of the National Foot ball League.
 The players are Guard Jack Lee and Center Joe McClusky. However, they may be unable to join the Giants. They receive commissions as reserve lieutenants in the army upon graduation and probably will be called to active duty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18
Enkcors Edge
 Watertown Club

One of the tightest hoop games of the Boys Club season brought 42 to 40 victory for the Enkcores over the Watertown Indians, com- posed of high school reserve play CTS. Faust Di Napoli's last minute score won the game, as he tailed 16 points for the winners, Andolina getting 10 and Schivavone for the Enkcors. Fred Meyers and Roberts made 27 points for the Indians, who trailed 20-24 at half time. Score:
 Enkc0Rs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18

to smack a long ball to be much help.
 It is probably true B. R. doesn't know whether Mize's reduction in home run power, from 43 to IT, was just one of those things in the life of ballplayer or the beginning of the end.
 So Branch Hickey took the $5O,- 900 an diet the New York Giants worry about Johnny A6ize being all in one piece and hitting the bal for magnificent distances.
 They never die on the st. LIouj. Cardinals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18
RrOOksides Win

In the Mercantile League, Brook side Dairy increased its lead to two games when 1t took a 2-l de- cision over Brock-Hall, as the run ner-up Metro Cleaners were set back 2-1 by Fulton Markets. Green blatt of Metros and Red Roche of Brookside rolled 151 single and a 378 set, as the two dairy combines divided team single and team honors.
 MERCANTILE LEAGUE (Sena'S AlleyS)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18

trophy. Prize money will be handed out to each member.
 Edward O'Reilly, ST., is president, Rev. Donald OLeary, treasurer; John J. Holihan, secretary, and on the grievance ccrnmitte are James Newman, Jack Kenny, Harry Walsh and Jack Hartigai1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18
A SLENDER MARGIN

Casinir Konstanty, Springfield pitcher, lost nineteen games last sea- son, but thirteen of them were by margin of one run.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18
GILBERT BEATS KING

Pohtland, Me, March 7S--(UP)- Al Gilbert, 1s0. of Washington, won a l2-round decision over Howell King. 157, of Providence, R. T., here last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18
BUSY IN BASKETBALL

Referee Pat Kennedy works about i25 games. covers about 25,O00 miles and loses about fifteen pounds dur iuR the basketball season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18
New London

4OIt51o .sss' TT Av VU
 Score at half time, 33-27 Hart ford; referee, Carrigan; time, To- minute periods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18
HARVARD CAPTAIN

Cambridge, Mass, March IS . (UP)-William R. Drucker, 19, of Wilmette, Ill, was elected captain of the 1922 Harvard swimming team yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18
FRENCH (O Forfeit

High Sfngle-Marinelli-152. High Three-Baldoni-399. High Team Single-B-J-6S7. High Team Total-W-M-lS59.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18
BANDING
Hlgh single Deeley. Conlon. Mur-

phy--124.
 High Three -Murphy-sS5. High Game phalen-4S7. High Team pal1mer-125l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-18

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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-06-24

EACH MORNING WHEN TIE ALARM
CLOCK WAKES HIM, HOMER LONGS
FOR ANOTHER HOUR. OR EVENFlFTteN
MINUTES SLEEP AND THIS IS HIS
OPPORTUNITY He PLANS 10
SLEEP TIL NOON, OR TILL he Is
READY TO GET UP TO INSURE p
GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP HE SAT- UP
AND READ TILL He HAD The BLIND
eThGGERS. SO WHAT HAPPENED?
YOU GUESSED IT O.
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The Omaha guide., 1942-05-09

Fourteen men, including five detective serg-
eants and four patrolmen are on the Police Depart
ment
****
Nine men, including one senior captain, one jun
or captain and inspector are on the Fire Depart
ment
Three physicians and the Inspector of weights
and measures are employed in the Mayors Depart
ment.
Twelve men, including one boulevard police
man. are employed in the Streets and Boulevards De-
partment.
Six men, including one instrument man, are
working for the Department of Public Improve
ments.
Five men, including one life guard are employ
ed in the Park Department
-Four men, including one custodian, are employ
ed in the Finance Department.
The Omaha guide., 1942-05-09

Milton Johnson,
Ruth Payne,
Milton Milan,
George Buxton,
Nat Towles'
Mrs. Cleota Reynolds,
Mrs Pearl Young,
Mrs. Eula Carter,
The Omaha guide., 1942-05-09

Mrs. Maggie B. Ransom,
Booker Mckenzie,
George Thomas,
Elmer Cant,
Goldie Davis,
ElenOy James,
E. w. MCGOWAN,
Jesse Hardin,
Cleo Mortimer.
The Omaha guide., 1942-05-09

Most of the COlOred Employees of the City were
appointed by retained in office by the Present City
Commissioners. Every City Department has four or
more of these employees. Their jobs include that of
Chief Inspector of Weights and Measures City Phys
cian Policemen, Firemen, Life Guard Truck Drivers
and many other positions.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27

by waiting til the Ambergris King in Province
town got at it.
They dropped anchor off Zanzibar Island and
set guards. In those days Zanzibar was dangerous.
Most of the princes were savers and ran dhowss
right across the Indian Ocean under the noses of
British gunboats Merchant ships wouldn't go
there; port charges were too high But they well
coined whalers and if they started trouble
Yankees could take those spindy Arabs apart,
daggers and ALL
The captain went ashore and told the British
consul about the ambergris. He didn't talk to the
u. S. consul because he a native and the old
man didn't trust him.
Course the captains boat crew talked of it in
the bazaars too, and that night the lookout sung
out that two barges were coming alongside full of
natives
"Tel em to keep clear" called the captain.
"Shoot the first who tries to board us"
Those boats rocked in the darkness and started
yelling like sheep Tony on guard heard the word
"Ambar."
Someone wants that there ambergris," he
reported.
Light the cresset," ordered the old man.
Someone filled the iron basket that goes be-
tween the smoke stacks of the tryworks with
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27


spotted something floating in the sea and hauled
1t aboard, about dozen kegs of it. But when
they got it to port it turned out to be nothing but
decayed old whale meat.
People In the East set great store by ambergris.
They make incense out Of it and put it to strange
uses you'd never think of. In Cairo right now
there's place in the Mouski where you can buy
altar of roses that's nothing but the oil melted
into ambergrs.
I'll tell you yarn about ambergris that'll show
you how much those Orientals will do for it. 1t
happened to an old hand had aboard the Athlete
on one of my later voyages
Fellow a Southerner from Charleston,
South Carolina. Tall, thin, mad, he was with
black, curly hair. But his eyes startled you. You'd
think he was crazy He'd look at you and grin and
you wouldn't be sure whether he was going to
knife you or tell you joke He didn't give con-
tinental for man or devil. He was always broke
by the end of cruise, but he liked whaling and
seeing the world, though he fought more than any
five men in the ship. Darn nuisance, he was but
sorta cheerful / liked him. Anthony Sloan was
his name and of course the hands called him Tony.
Whaling off Madagascar his ship had cut in
sick whale and taken about forty pounds of amber
girls. The captain thought he'd make more by
selling the stuff to one of the Arab princes than
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27
BY CAP'N LESTER A. MOSHER
CHAPTER vi

@ 1892 by American Weekly Rights Reserved
Eve HAD hand in killing all kinds of whales in
4 my day, more than can remember, but I'll
never forget one sick old sperm we took one
fine Spring morning, while cruising the grounds
south of Bermuda in the Canton.
That big old brute sticks in my memory, and for
good reason, too.
was boatsteerer in the mates boat and since
we outran the other boats, it was my job to hurl
the. first iron into him.
AS we ran down on him. we were struck by
awful stencil, and thought at the time how poorly
he looked-his blubber slack, his spout thin and
feeble where it out sideways.
Give it him. the mate sang out and darted
the iron right up to the bitches in his bige.
The hands backed water like demons, but
beyond heavy grunt there was nothing out of
the whale. He gave sort of kick and started
sinking. Not sounding, sinking, like stone.
I snubbed the line around the loggerhead and
the bow sank until green water came inboard
Then he stopped sinking.
Haul away" said the mate
Hand over hand that line came in, and it
seemed like we pulling up bower anchor
About that time, the captains boat came along
side and the captain, who was my uncle Shockley,
peered into the green water and said:
BLOW me, believe he's dead!'
Cant be-" volunteered, there's no blood"
Maybe he amt got any" said my uncle, with
a queer look on his face.
Hes got somethin' else though" the mate
said and wnked at the old man.
We heaved and heaved and at last the beast
preached and spouted weak spout, all brown and
smelling something awful.
Take that you leaky tub" the mate grunted
and drove the lance deep into him.
The whale rolled bit and thick black clothed
blood welled out of his spout and rolled down his
head as the mate churned, working the lance in
and out tearing at his life Then he gave a sort of
gasp beat water with his fukes couple of times
and rolled fin out.
BY this time the Canton had run down to us.
We passed lines aboard and the whale was secured.
We rugged tackles and started cutting in right
away. The blanket piece was less than three inches
thick and almost tearing apart it was so poor.
While some cut off his head the old was
lowered in a monkey rope to the whales small.
i stood by with spade to keep sharks off, They
thick mice about that sick whale.
Pass down that spade"
i lowered il and watched my uncle probing
deep in that whales nsides. Then he pulled it out
and the blade was covered with bits of black stuff
some of which foated in the water. He scooped up
some, near losing his arm to shark, and shifted
at it.
"By Crikey!" he yelled Delay all Make this
fast. He's got a cargo of ambergris!"
Ambergris! Worth more than its weight in
gold.
We made all secure and split open that poor
sick crtter. In his intestines were three Jumps of
ambergris, weighing upwards of seventy-eight
pounds.
1t was streaky black and gray and like wax
Had a sort of sweet, musky smell once it was
washed and clear of the whale. We forgot all
Sonfember ~. 1912
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27

blubber ships and the whole ship was lit up in
red flames.
The barges came closer and in the first was the
latest native Tony'd ever seen. He was well over
six feet tail and fat as blubber. His face was the
color of bad lemon and he had great, mournful
eyes and curly black beard. a
Leave that fat Teller aboard. "
He climbed the ladder and minced on deck.
He was perfumed like dancing woman and
dressed in long, blue gown. Strings of beads
were about his fat neck and he wore silk turban
A nasty looking customer, with silver dagger
curved like rams horn in his SASH And behind
him in the barge was the prettiest gang OF cut
threats on the seven seas, Tony figured.
keep to Toward of me- you scented popinjay,"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27

about the stink and
crowded round while
my uncle weighed
the stuff and slowed
it in kegs in his
cabin.
1t sold for over
sixteen dollars the
ounce and my share
of it was two hun
dred and thirty-eight
dollars. Man from
Provincetown bought
it. He was called
the Ambergris King
and h ad scouts
w a t C hin 6 every
whaleship that came
to port. He sold the
stuff to perfumers.
You see, ambergris
keeps the scent in
perfume longer than
anything else.
Every once in a
while you hear about
somebody finding a
small fortune in am
bergris, floating in
the sea or washed
a s h ore on some
lonely beach. But it's
not often anybody
finds the real stuff,
as easy as that-and
after getting all ex-
cited, it sure is a let
down to discover
that all they've got
is something worth
less and sinking.
That's what hap
pened to the crew of
the Siboney, not so
long ago. You may
have read about it
at the time. They
e,NnANoI no~,oAI. RI
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-11

I Wayne manufactured two to take a
short-lived lead. The Hurons made
two runs In the second and then
turned on the pressure to score In
every one OF the remaining innings
Four runs went into the hopper
in the third, four more in the fourth,
one each in the fifth, sixth and
seventh innings. Krawczak banged
out his homer with two aboard
in the eighth to conclude the run
getting
Gilday recovered after his wobbly
first inning to pitch no-hit ball until
he was relieved in the fifth. Cara
kostas allowed the Tartars four hits
and two runs in his stay on the
mound.
For Wayne, Wallace Heating
tried his hand al throwing for three
innings. He retired in favor Of Bob
Larson In the fourth, but by that
time the Stitesnen had already
clinche1 the game.
In one respect the Hurons suf-
fered a loss in the contest. Catcher
Bob Harvey aggravated an arm
injury and may not be able to play
today when his team collides with
University Of Michigan at Ann
Arbor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-11

at six games and retained their
American League runner-up post by
a slim margin of percentage points
Highlight OF the opener was the
five-hit pitching of Tommy Bridges.
The young Tiger hurler scored his
third victory OF the current season,
shutting the Tribe out until the
tinar frame. when pinch.hitter Russ
Peters singled to score Les Flem-
ing.
The Tigers, meanwhile. had bat
tered Al Smith for four runs in the
fourth inning After Smith filled
the bases with walks, a single by
Jim Bloodworth and a triple by
Red Cramer did the trick.
The second game was a heart
breaker for Hal White. who had a
clear shut-out for eight frames. Sud
denly, though, he put together foug
hits, a walk, hit batsman and two
errors to knot the score in the ninth
Manager Lou Boudreau then got a
10th-inning triple. and Ken Keltner
singled for the ball game.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-11
Tigers DiscOnsO1ate Over =
Blowing Runner up Position

Cleveland, Ohio, May IL ms
Disconsolate alter having blown
their chance Of being sole runner
up today to the league-leading Yam
KEGS. the Detroit Tigers prepared
to close their current stand this
afternoon at Cleveland.
Slated TO start on the mound for
the Bengals was Paul Dizzy Trout.
while Vernon Kennedy was set to
hurl for the Indians.
In yesterdays double-header,
the Indians and Tigers split the
bill-the latter taking the opener
81 and then dropping the nightcap
6-5 after losing a fiverun edge in
the ninth inning. The twilight en-
counter went 10 innings.
BY taking the nightcap. the In
dians snapped their losing streak
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-11
Penn, Cornell,
Rutgers Win

tBv International News Sereice)
Penn. Cornell and Rutgers stood
out today among the .East's tough
est eight-oared crews.
The Quaker boat-load. revamped
into a notwithstanding unit. STAYED
off late challenge by Princeton
Saturday afternoon to take the his
toric Childs Club on the Harlem,
Ne" York, by a margin OF four
feet with Columbia third and last
as the winning shell went over the
= miles in 1865.
The finish in the other events
Of the Child's Cup program found
Princeton winner in the Junior Var
sity and Freshman races. Penn in
the l50-pound varsity and Cornell
in the l50-pound freshman
Cornelrs varsity beat Syracuse
by nearly length over the two
mile Lake Cayuga course at Ithaca,
y. y with a 1926 performance BY
way Of making a clean sweep OF
four races on the days program.
Rutgers retains the DAD Vail tro-
ply for a one-length victory over
Boston University in 6:49 for the
mile and fiye-sixteenths.
The American international crew
and Dartmouth trailed. as Rutgers
won the Dad Vail trophy for the
fourth time in a row.
Rutgers also took the freshman
race
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-11
HurOnS Administered 9l-4O Loss
First Defeat Since 1889, One
of Worst in School History

The prestige which Michiga
Normal has built up in the track
and field athletics over the past
two decades was partially shatter.
ed Saturday when the Hurons were
administered a 9l-iO drubbing by
powerful Miami University in a
dual meet at Oxford, o.
The defeat, the first for the HUI.
rons since the outdoor season of
1889, was perhaps the worst that
Michigan Normal has sustained
since DR.. Lloyd w. Olds took over
direction OF the team in 1921.
Not only was the Michigan Nor
NAL squad beaten. but Charles
(Whitey) Had. hurdles ace, was
twice upset in his specialties by
John Saunders. Saunders, a jun
Tor, proved something OF a jinx to
Had last year and apparently has
not relinquished that role.
History repeated itself in the
l20-yard high hurdles, opening
event on the program. Two years
ago Had was leading in the race
when he crashed into a hurdle and
went tumbling to the cinders.
Practically the same thing hap
pened Saturday. Had had edged
ahead of Saunders at the start and
was pacing the field when he
plunged through one barrier, then