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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
Good Players Have Been Picked Up In Draft; Cubs Got Biggest Bargain In Hack Wilson; Scouts Fearing FlOps Keep Stars In Minors

While Schang and some of the others did more than all right, Hack Wilson perhaps was the big gest bargain ever acquired in the draft. The Giants sent the squatty outfieldmr to Toledo in 1925, and John McGraw either forgot or neg lected to exercise his option.
 That left Wilson eligible to be drafted and Joe Mccarthy, moving up from Louisville as manager of the Cubs, grabbed Hammering Hack. It was one of the mighty few real good deals engineered by the Wrig- ley organization.
 Wilson caught fire, established National League home run and other batting records that still stand. He batted the Cubs into World Series, was largely instru- mental in establishing attendance records, made William Wrigley his money in baseball.
 A description of rules governing the draft would be unintereSting reading. To be drafted today, how ever, a player must at one time have been on the reserve list of 8 big league club. Naturally, this reduces to large extent the number of eligible prospects.
 Still players such as Curt Davis continue to be picked up in the draft.
 Davis pitched for San Francisco two or three years when it was plain he was ready to graduate. But scouts obviously were afraid to recommend, and out there he stayed until the lowly Phils took a chance.
 That keeps many player in the minors when he belongs up above scouts afraid of making mistake.
 Lou Fette and Jim Turner toiled in the minors for years, or until Jack McCallister told Bob Quinn of the Braves about them.
 Then there is the player who does not arrive until he hits the majors.
 Certainly, Rogers Hornsby wasn't the hitter he was destined to be- come when the Cardinals in 1915 gave the Dennison, Tex, club of the Western Association $500 for his contract.
 Hornsby was only one of many outstanding players sold cheaply following the establishment of big prices.
 The Pirates gave St. Paul $l0. 70 for Marty OToole as early as 1907. The Giants purchased Rube Mar quard, "the $il,O00 Beauty" from Indianapolis in 1908. Then the Ath- letics bought a Lefty Russell for $I2,5O0 and at last there was money in the baseball slave market.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
WILDCATS AND
 TIGERS TANGLE NEXT SATURDAY
Tech Team Slight Choice Over POintless OppO.
 nents; Starters
BY SIDELrNE SAM

Ordinarily, and in the course of human events and average high school football as played in Water bury, Leavenworth should be 2 to 3 to favorite to defeat a Wilby team that has not scored a point this season in five games played to date. The Wildcats and Tigers as they are known by the cheer lead CTS, tangle in a scheduled game next Saturday at the Municipal Stadium: !: with Leavenworth about a 6 to 5 favorite to win. A short time ago, Leavenworth and Crosby met on the municipal field, with Tech, a de- cided favorite to defeat a Crosby team that had taken two or three full -fledsed goings-over from An- sonia, Torrington and Central of brldgeport- the final score of the CroSby-Leavenworth, all- Waterbury, Al Kellie Trophy game was Crosby l2; Leavenwortt, 0,
 UnderdOg Wins
 That's the way high school foot ball goes in Waterbury when those traditional games come up. More times than few, the underdog has fought his way to victory by large or small margins; and 1t may be that way again Saturday; for Wilby by the law of averages, rather than Its ball-crarying backs, forward passerS and ends, should score some time this season; though Wilby will be up against a scrappy Leaven- worth team that held the strong Weaver team of Hartford to a l2 point edge; Weaver having been ranked tied for second to Bridge port Central, in the current comput- ation for the Waskowitz Trophy.
 If Coach Jim Lee of Wilby is lucky enough to have the use of Frank Pandolfo, his able fullback, and Jackie Wallace, end and kisker, who have been nursing injuries; he may see his team not only score for the first time this season; but win the game. Coach Bill Tracy is hoping to use his key back, Wally ValunaS and Kelly Genovese as much as he possibly can. Lee also has Maher, sherman and Giampe- truzzi, an able tackle in his bid for victory. Tn the case of Genovese, who suffered nasty facial slash in the Weaver game, his services are possible for the Wilby game, be- cause Coahc Bill Gipson of Hartford Weaver. was kind enough to send special mask for the Leavenworth boy, worn by Weaver player earl fer in the season; and with this protection, Genovese may play full game.
 An all-Waterbury officiating trio of Chick Kelley, Pat Slattery and Joe O'Connor will handle the con- test; with the kickoff set for p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04

s,.'t;.. .''i. World
After the Battle of Ballots
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

At least three good sports, who have keen interesct in This Sport ing World, were returned victorious late last night in the battle of bal lots for elective offices. Judge Pat rick Healey, as expected, was again chosen judge of probate over his Republican opponent, Mac" Weis- man, who is still smiling when he thinks of HIS Pennsylvania team shutting out Army last Saturday. Judge Healey, you may remember, was chairman of the 1942 "On to Youngstown" financial campaign which sent the Brooklyn A. o. en- try to the national baseball tourna- ment for the second successive year; only to lose a three-hit game pitched by New Haven's Tony Gra- beck.
 WaterburyS Broadway Anchor club, Ashley club and the Julius Biener Band will whoop 1t up to- night in @ special after-election celebration for Attorney Frank Summa, Republican candidate for state senator in the 18th district in photo-finish over a brother barrister, golfer Mike Blansheld. The north and east end, right up to the Wolcott line, did good job for Mir. Summa, former presi- dent of the City Amateur league, and 1t was just enough to bring him in by two dozen votes or less.
 Brother Elks today were getting & good look at that famous smile under the green plush fedora of Attorney John F. Tobin, who has ever been a financial as well as conversational packer upper of Wa terbury sports, particularly baseball and the Tribune A. c. "Toby" was a winner; and took his victory gracefully as always, which is just another reason why he always has as much lon the ball'' as the next fellow and most of the time-just a little bit more.
 George Casey. former CAL presi- dent and Washington Hill manager, was on the phone early, thanking his friends for their support and though he was not a winner, it was not for lack of effort; and, good snort that ha tc uyoS ny1a Of fI1a frct to wish his opponent, Mir. Tobin, the best of success in his political future.
 So, there you have it, folks-good sports all in victory and defeat, Healey. Summa, Tobin and Casey, all of them worth any mans vote of confidence election day or any other day of any year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
Gordon M.V.P. of
 American League

New York, Nov. 4 - Joe (Flash) Gordon, star second baseman of the New York Yankees. but the "goat" of the 1942 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals in which he batled .095 and was caught off second base in the final game of the series; was yesterday named most valuable player in the American League by the Baseball Writers Association of America; which last week voted Mort Cooper of the Cardinals, who was batted out twice in the le&2 Series, as most valuable player in the National League. The voting took place as usual. before She World Series. Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox, was run ner-up to Gordon by the smallest margin since the vot- ing beg.n tn 1881, polling 249 votes against 250 for Yankee Toe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
|DROOKSIDES OWN
 FIVE GAME EDGE IN MERCANTILE.
BrOck-HalI Provides Shut-
 out Surprise Over Met ' rOs;; Other Scores

Brookside Dairy bowlers of the Mercantile League was very much equal to last nights task of oppos- ing the up and coming Fulton Mar keters: winning 2-1 decision over Benny Marcoux and company but the big shock was provided by the Brock k-Hall team which shut out the runner-up Metropolitan Cleaners and former league champs; 80 in a match that was decided by two pins in the first game; six pins in the second contest and 13 pins in the final game; certainly one of the closest matches on Mercantile rec ords in which three games were concerned.
 Four 1O2 Strings
 Barber and Salemi, Metro high average men were sadly off form; rolling four 102 strings in six games between them; an alley oddity of the first magnitude.
 Valunas of Brookside boxed a 149 high single; while May of Brock Hall rolled 384 for high three games; a wobhly 1l3 in his second game spelling a possible score of 400 or better. Verriker Painters were the best team on the alleys with 6i2 and i,74S for high team single and total. Scores:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
Connolly Clicks at B. C.

A few evenings ago, you might have read in this department of the bang-up game that Norwalk's Con- molly, originally coached by Water bury's Ike Kern before Mickey went to Boston is playing for the unde- feated Eagles. Kern had Connolly as a Norwalk Hi h back, and for two seasons, at least, there was little in the state that could lay hand on him. Therefore, 1t was with some litt.e satisfaction that this morn- ing's Boston Post, came out with the following, in addition to some election and war news:
 In all his satisfaction at his
 teams victory over Georgetown
 on Saturday Myers was pleased
 with the performance of Mickey
 Connolly, his starting fullback,
 who proved to be the high scor-
 CT in the Eagles field day fes- tivities at Fenway Park. Although
 the B. c. team compiled a suf-
 ficient number of points to win
 three ordinary contests, the first
 period field goal contribution by
 Connolly was the winning mar
 gin, since the visitors were un-
 able to break into the scoring
 column.
 In each successive game of the
 five already completed by Bos-
 ton College the B. 0. fullback
 has been one of the big noises in
 the secondary and is content to
 be the man behind the scenes in the Eagle wins. Modest and self-effaclng off the field, the Norwalk. Conn, athlete has been
 assisting in almost every one of
 the B. c. touchdowns in an equally silent manner. Connolly
 is deserving of praise because
 he fell heir to the fuliback post
 which carries assignments dif-
 ferent from his tasks at his old
 berth at left halfback.
 When Connolly used to display
 his talents at the left halfback
 slot for Prank Leahy and then
 Denny Myers he was used spec
 ifically for his passing ability.
 However. when Myers felt that
 Mickey could fit more suitably
 in the ''r"' system as a fuiiback
 Connolly became a jack-of-ali-
 trades for the Boston College
 team. Instead of concentrating his skill ct throwing forward passes Connolly assumed the kicking and running tasks. It seems that Mickey has given each Boston College victory his personal touch, for he has fig ured directly in several of the Maroon and Gold todchdowns.
 Tn the initial Eagle contest of the season Mickey scored once and add ed a couple of extra points to his credit. After the West Virginia game the NorwaIlk senior prepped for what turned out to t- Q starring performance against the Clemson Tigers. The post-gaEne results credit Connolly with one of the two touch- downs rung up by the Eagles against she souEheEusrs and Q pair of on-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
VASQUEZ, COMPO
 AT ARENA TUES

New Haven, Nov. 4-With Henry Vasouez. the capable Spanish featherweight, paired with Johnn, Compo, durable New Havener, fol the star bout of ten rounds on next Tuesday nights pro fight card Matchmaker George Sheppard hal added several fine matches for thu undercard.
 Willie Roache Hard-hitting Dela- ware lightweight. will take on Domingo Diaz of Los Angeles, Calf. in one of three sizes. It was Dia2 "a stablemate of Richie Lemos- who dropped a close decision tc Shocks Lacey on the last card, hay ing Lacey on the floor.
 Art Tatta. New Haven middle weight, who the other night whipped Joe Governelli in Madison Square Garden, will battle Sylvester Pfeif- fer, New York puncher, in another of the six-rounders.
 Frankie Young, New Ravens pleasing welterweight, will go to the post against Andy Fowler, a rough tough New Yorker. who fights much along the style of Young. This is also a six.
 Tn the opener of four rounds. Al Renick, Hartford middleweighi pa1ncher, will stack up against Eddie Robinson, New Haven battIer, whf recently gave Mike Lewis q bril- liant flahk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
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 Connolly returned for more bows when the Eagles upset the favored Chapel Hill Freight squad from North Carolina. Although the Con- neticut athletic didn't carry the pig skin across the goal it was his first period pass to Don Currivan which spelled the Cadets first defeet ak ing it a complete day for himself the likeable boy booted the game deciding point between the uprights'
 Mickey's aerial bombs found their targets in the Wake Forest game when Charlie Furbush and Don Currivan accounted for two of the teams four touchdowns. Two more conversions were made successfully by the senior fullback. In Boston Colleges most recent contest of the season against the Hoyas, Mickey was his usually dependable self, as he kicked a field goal, carried over for a touchdown and garnisheo these tallies with pair of points.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
Election Won't Affect Sports Commissions
By DAN PARKER

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
BY HARRY CRIMSON NEA Service Sports Editor

New York, Nov. 4-Commissioner Landis held the delayed wartime draft meeting the other day, but major league officials found the pickings slim.
 The better athletes are covered up today. Youngsters are being in- ducted into the armed forces or swinging in war plants, and who wants to pay $7500 for an old bloke simply because he is batting okeh in the selective service department? There may not be any baseball next year, and if there is the fellows draftable now will still be around to be purchased.
 Because superior performers us- ually are peddled before becoming eligible for the draft, you would sus- pect that the great bulk of those graduating in that fashion would be rather mediocre. That is mistaken idea, however, for some really fine players have been drafted-Napo- leon Rucker, Fred Toney, Death Valley Jim Scott, Jimmy Lavender, Jeff Pfeffer, Jack Fournier, Wally Schang, Otto Miller, Milton Stock, and, to get more up to date, Hack Wilson, Curt Davis, Hugh Casey, Rube Melton and Bill Conroy, the Red Sox catcher, among them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
|FARREL ROLLERS
 BEAT BRASS IN
 DUSTY PIN TEST
LucarelIi Goes We'll for W-M Team; A-B Lead Cut
 to 2 Games

Two games of better than 600 al- lowed the runner-up Farrel Foundry bowling team of the Waterbury Tn. dustrial League to set back the lead CTS, American Brass by a 2-1 edge last night at the Mattatuck alleys. As 6 further result, the Brassies lead was cut to two games; though very little of the bowling throughout the eight teams of the league was cut to two games; though very lit. tie of the bowling throughout the eight teams of the league was con- sistent.
 Not Bad
 Winnie Lucarelli of Waterbury Manufacturing, was one standout exception, however, for he rolled 132 124 and nice 14S to wind up with high single and high three honors of 404. Farrel Foundry had a 614 game in its final effort which won high team single but Waterbury Manufacturing's 1,788 was high team total, including two games better than 600. Scovill forfeited three games to Waterbury Tool. Scores:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
New Haven Hockey Eagles Face Very
 Worthy Foe I onight

New Haven, November 4. - Win ners of the American Hockey League last season, the Indianapolis Capi- tols face off against the New Ha- ven Eagles on the Arena ice sur face tonight, the game to start at 800 p. m.
 A revamped New Haven Club will skate against the invaders from west, with Alec Woods at goal for the Eagles, and the probability of Sammy McManus, classy forward, and Tommy Depew, six-foot center ice star, seeing service. Should Me- Manus or Depew get into active con- bat tonight, they both will play against the Washington Lions here on Sunday night.
 Indianapolis has another strong club, but Coach Eddie Powers of the Eagles, one of the smartest coaches in the business, may spring a surprise on them. Powers has been working the Eagles hard for the past few days, and the club is improving rapidly. The youth and power in the New Haven squad is certain to explode anytime now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
SECOND DIVISION
 BOWLING TONIGHT

Mattatuck Manufacturing team of Ehe second division, Industrial keague, will attempt to increase its swo-game lead tonight at the Mat fatuck alleys. at the expense of the Waterbury Clock array. At the top 0g the league ladder, Mattatuck has 2l-6 figure: while Clock is l5-i2. Egans Diner drew bye, Water Augy Tool having dropped out Of zhe league. from current indications. Metal Hose and Egans Diner are Sled for the runner-up spot in the 1saRue, with is won 6 lost rating tD date. Tonight the Hosers take aa Noera. with Egans drawing a bye.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04

march continued. The clamor to return to the game grew louder. The second team held off a cou- pie of thrusts at the goal line. By this time the first string was pleading to go in.
 Finally I sent them in, oregon having the ball deep in our terri tory.
 On the first play after the first string got in. the ball was snapped to Tom Robin. Every man on the Texas team started for him, apparently had him cornered.
 But he suddenly latereled to Curt Meacham. That fine running back, in the clear. swung. wide to the right around Nal Kutner. an All-America end who was com- pletely blocked out. Meacham crossed the goal-line with not a Texas man near him.
 You can guess the sort of razz- ing the second and third teams gave the first string in the locker rooms when the game and season were finished. M
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
FIRST PRO CHAMPS

The Athletics, managed by Connie Mack. claimed the first professional football championship after defeat ing the Pittsburgh Pros in 1902.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
Texas Substitutes Wanted to Know Where Meacham Went After
 They Were Withdrawn
BY DANA x. BIBLE Head Coach, University of Texas

Head COach, UnIVefsIty or IeXas
 It was the final game for last years Texas team. The Longhorns on their home grounds, were par ticularly anxious to show well against Oregon to make their graduation from college football something to remember.
 The score was 14-0 in our favor as the second quarter got under way, and Oregon started marching. The second team was in, the start CTS having run up a fairly safe lead.
 When the Oregon march start ed. the Texas starters became ner- vous. They wanted to get in. The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
CURSE OF DRINK

Dr. Glenn Cunningham, former running star, now director of ath- letics at Cornell College in Iowa, gives frequent talks on temperance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04

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 He plants his feet firmly and ap- plies pressure.
 Drop your right Cor leftl shoulder slightly. step back few inches and whip the edge of your hand into his kidney area (1).
 This blow should be 6 loose-arm action with sharp snap as the edge I0f your hand bits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
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