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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-24

August 2. Last year 83 men attend ed from the Naugatuck Valley. Ac- cording to Roger Walsh's figures now approximately 90 will be pres ent this year. MT. Walsh is sec retary of the local band.
 For the benefit of those who have never attended a retreat MT. Walsh has outlined the various spiritual exercises in which the men partici- pate.
 Arriving on Friday they are greet ed by the spiritual director, the Rev. Thomas H. Moore, S.J. After checking in and selecting his room the supper bell is awaited-6:30 p. M. A permanent dining room place is chosen for the duration of the retreat. Tables are set for eight and strict silence is observed dur ing the meals, as one of the retreat ants always reads selected spiritual exercises throughout.
 At 8:3O !n the chapel the director extends greetings, outlines the course of instruction, and concludes the exercise with Benediction. Con- fessions follow.
 Rising hour, Saturday, is 6:S0; Mass T, followed by breakfast at 8
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-24
CONFERENCE ON
 WAGE SCHEDULE

Representatives of the Waterbury Clock Company and the Waterbury Brass Workers Union were to hold a second conference this afternoon on complaints by the union of sub standard wages in a department where ammunition parts are being made for the British government. The first meeting was held yester- day, with State Mediator George McDonough taking part.
 The CIO union claims that women workers in the department get only 50 cents an hour and men 55, and argues that these rates are below the levels paid in other plants. The union asked that piece rates for the jobs be set.
 The company was to reply to the union proposal this afternoon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-24
By THOMAS M. JOHNSON (NEA Service Military Writerl

NN6A 0GANACC NkAAAbaNy WEIyCfl
 New York, July 24-Foreign Min iSter Togo announces that relations between Japan and Russia "con- tnue to be regulated by their treaty of neutrality"
 That is good reason for believing that Japan will deal Russia a Pearl Harbor stab-in-the-back by attack ing Siberia. It may come soon, if the Nazi advance in Surope con- tmues, for seasonal Siberian floods are now subsiding.
 RUSSIANS DOUBLE
 AIR BASE PRECAUTIONS
 The Russians are redoubling air raid precautions at their bases in VladiV0atock and Petropavlovsk. From Kamchatka to Alaska is a feasible jump for a typical Japa- nese air-sea-land invasion to gain bases for bombing our Northwest and Pacific coast. In this airline war, the strategy of Siberia inter- acts with the strategy of America.
 We hear a Jap attack on Siberia would help Hitler crush Russia. ~ WOAAA 41C4P 0dpdA I1lOIE. OIlG would secure the newly-developed riches, mineral and other, of Rus sia's new boom-land, and remove the double threat of Communist invasion of Japan's boom-land, propaganda in Japan and military Manchukuo.
 So there Japan is massing troops and conscription natives, spurred by dread of seeing her factories and paper ho'lses in flames, (Re- cent intelligence confirms that mill itary personnel were casualties in the Doolittle raid).
 ShO realizes what would happen if two air-powerful nations, CO., operating by connecting air-routes, went to work on her from Vladi- vostok, only 680 miles from Tokio. The best way to stop that is to beat the Allied Nations to the draw. vLADIvOsTOK'S POSITION IS PRECARIOUS
 Important strategic factors favor Japan. From Manchukuo she men, aces Russia's whole Siberian posi- tion. Vladivistok cranes on the neck of the Maritime Province, pinched by the Japanese from Saghalin and with the Amur val
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-24

ley a moose ready for tightening. The first yank might strangle Khabarovsk, manufacturing and oil center.
 Also dangerously close are other Siberian cities strung like vertebrae along the spine of the Trans Siberian railway, which hugs the border with closeness inviting air and ground attack.
 If the Siberian were cut, the. strain would be borne by new
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-24
Japs Seen Gaining Much More By Siberian Attack Than Just Chance To Heb Pal Hitler

tried to isolate Siberia.
 Against this threat the Russians have fortified their often moun- tainous. frontier and erected iiew war industries, notably at Novosi- brisk, KomsomoIsk, and Stahnsk. Whether they have made Siberia militarily independent is a riddle of the tundras. So is the strength in supplies and troops transferred from Siberia to Europe.
 VLADIvOSTOK IS
 OFFENSIVE AIR BASE
 But there remain two field armies strengthened by thousands of re- ServistS who settled in Siberia for the purpose and fortified their farms for guerrilla warfare. In earlier fighting they beat the Jap anese. Now they may make flank ing counter attacks from Mon- golia. New increases in Chinese conscription indicate Chungking, too, sees trouble ahead.
 So does Washington. We must help Russia secure Vladivostok and Petropavloovsk as bases for her and our bombers and submarines against Japan's cities and submarines. An early move would be to fly bombers from Dutch Harbor to Vladivostok via Petropavlovsk which is 1400 miles from Dutch Harbor in the Aleutians. It is also only 220 from Paramashiro, a Japanese base we could use nicely, and would grab for.
 Japanese squatting in the Aleu- tians, 672 miles from Dutch Harbor. seem to forebode an attack on Siberia.
 WEATHER CAN
 HAMPER LAPS
 Bad weather will handicap, but not hamstring, their air and sub- marine operations not only against the direct route to Siberia but against the ice-breaker Arctic ship route now opening.
 And Japs in Alaska would be nearer our Northwest than if they were in Hawaii, as a globe-not a deceptive flat map-will show. And the birdman's eye-view Is that the bomber-Japanese or American keys the strategy of Siberia and Alaska and also of Japan.
 Our bombers repelled her at tempted invasion of Australia and Hawaii and reduced her serviceable carriers by more than half. Once
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-24

Alaska is a real base. our bombers can lead an American invasion of Japan. using Petroavpavloovsk, Par amashiro. Japanese bases on Sag halin. and VIadivostok. Japan's best way to prevent that is to get where she can bomb the factories that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-24

to lead with the sudden air attack that paralyzed every Axis victim from Poland to Pearl Harbor, first making such protestations as Ku- rusu made and Togo is making. Perhaps the only parry is for Rus sia to strike first, although doubt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-24

railroad northward of and par alleling 1t. It connects Novosibirsk, the new industrial center west of Lake Baikal, whose iron and steel production are said to equal Japan's, with Khabarovsk, Kom- somolsk and .Nikolaevsk, new mill itary mushroom city north of Vlad- ivostok.
 This second lines present ca pacity is probably exaggerated and it's value uncertain if the Japanese took Vladivostok or by knifing through to Irkutsk on Lake Baikal,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-24
Check Schedule Then Apply For
 Rationi11g Book

B and c gas ratlOning books will be distributed as follows at rationing board headquar- ters, 119 West Main street:
 Today 2-5 p. m. and 7-9 p. m. To car owners whose last names begin with the letters H to O, inclusive.
 Tomorrow 2-5 p. na.-To car owners whose last names be- gin with the letters from P to z, inclusive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-24

make the bombers-which means getting to Alaska to bomb our West Coast. RUSSIA'S ALLIES NEED INFORMATION
 All which are reasons for Japan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-24

less she would prefer tO wait untfI she has stopped Hitler. Glie is as- sured of British and American aid but a while back, Soviet distTust was withholding from us inforna- ton we would need to make such aid effective.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-24
MT. MANRESA BAND AUGUST q
Largest Delegation in Years to Attend Spiri-
 tual Retreat

The capacity of the Retreat House at Mt. Manresa, Staten Island, is expected to be taxed when the Waterbury band arrives for it's annual three-day retreat on Friday,
Evening star., 1942-04-28
SOUTH ATLANTIC L4AGUI
PHRMONT LEAGUE.
21 ENJOYS to See Mexico Soccer Team in NJ Y. Game
Rice Run Three Roe Nou Relief Wer

day, Frankie Gustine volunteered
to catch the last two innings al
though he never had worn the
mask and pads. The Iowa State
High School girls basket ball
tournament drew q SO, ,1o2 "a
gate at the Drake Field House.
The grand circuit has lost three
tracks because of the war but
doesn't expect to lose any train
ers or drivers. Nearly all Of
them are more than a years old.
The decision of the Southeastern
Conference not to let freshmen
play football was good news to
Coach Scrappy Moore Of Chat
tanooga u. He figures 1t gave
the smaller colleges a chance to
pick up enough transfer players
to keep the game going.
Last laugh-When some one
asked Hal Moe, Oregon state
bAckfield coach, how come he
weighed 1e5 pounds when he was
playing football 10 years ago and
only ITO when he took his Navy
physical exam, Hal replied: Ny
wife speciAlizes In home eco
nomics.
Evening star., 1942-04-28
Buffalo Sees Return
Of Meyer as Saving
Club From Cellar
Detroit Again Options
lnfieIder 1t Obtoined
To Succeed Gehrinser
e, thr Associated Press.

e, The Associated Press.
Life for l.. D. Dutch Meyer Is
just putting out one f1re after
another.
The former Texas Christian Uni
verSity football star again Is q men,
ber Of the Buffalo Bisons and he
comes just In time to halt their slide
into the cellar OF the international
League.
Two years ago Meyer hurriedly
was purchased by the Detroit Tigers
from the Knoxville club of the
Southern Association and labeled
as the successor to the aging Charles
Gehringer, Detroit second baseman.
Not ready for the majors, he was
farmed out to Buffalo last summer
so that he might pick up the needed
experience quickly and be ready
for the Gehringer slot when the
silent inflelder retired.
But Buffalo couldn't find an ade-
quate double-play combination as
it sank rapidly toward the league
bottom and o call was put In for the
young Texan. Detroit released him
on option last night.
He will arrive In the nick Of time.
The Bisons were blanked yesterday
by Clayton Lambert who was max
ing his first start Of the season for
Syracuse, as Lyn Larry and Johnny
ONeil shared the second base duties
The Bisons outhit the Chiefs
again, TO, but were defeated, 80.
Clyde vollmer, Syracuse center
fielder, and his big bat figured in
all three tallies.
Evening star., 1942-04-28
Anacostia Has Tough
Task as Host Today
To Central Team
Needs Victory to Earn
So so Rutins in Series;
Coolidge at Wilson

What held promise of being one OF
the best high school games OF the
season was slated this afternoon
with Centrals Vikings playing at
Anacostia.
Both are of first-division caliber
and either could take the champion.
ship, although another setback today
for Anacostia, which was upset two
weeks ago by Eastern, would put the
Indians In q hole.
The other half Of the title series
program listed Coolidge At Wilson.
The Colts have lost two games while
Wilson has a one-and-one record,
having come from behind last week
with an ll-run spree In one inning
to top Roosevelt.
Central currently is right behind
Western atop the list, with q victory
over Eastern in its only start.
Pitching assignments had John
Penn ready to hurl for Anscostia II
his injured shoulder Is right, while
either Aaron Weisbenberg or Harry
Wolfe was expected to pitch for
Central.
Two other entrants in the inter-
high schedule series were to keep in
shape against outside foes, with Tech
entertaining Gonzaga and Roosevelt
host to Bethesda
Evening star., 1942-04-28

rookie, as one of its own. Mar
shall lived In Chesterfield County,
part Of which recently was an
nexed by the city of Richmond,
so that makes him O home-town
boy although he got his start
with the Battlefield Park team
that won the Virginia American
Legion championship IN 1896.
One-minute sports page-Greg
Rice has accepted an invitation
to run thre races back home in
Montana for the benefit of the
naval relief fund next summer.
Lou Stillman has only 63 fighters
working out at his gym these
days. Last year he had ll6 reg
ulars. Only two signs ever have
appeared on the fence Of Forbes
Field, home Of the Pittsburgh
Pirates. In 1918, one urged Buy
War Savings Bonds" Now it
reads Buy Defense Bonds" At
q recent Notre Dame dinner here,
Bih Jones, the Army Coach. re-
ported the demand for Army
Notre Dame football tickets is
the greatest In years. Figuring
on the basis of the Keeneland
meeting, where the mutuel
Evening star., 1942-04-28

N. c., he blasted the first real
chance q Virginia squad ever has
had Of ending the long North Caro-
lima Duke domination Of the loops
cinderpathS.
Col. Read said that the early
closing of the spring term under the
war-accelerated academic program
finals will get under way at v. M. 1.
the week end Of the conference
track meet-would make it impos-
sible for him TO send his squad.
probably the best balanced in the
institutes history. to Chapel Hill.
Comparable scores indicate that
the Cadets would give Dukes de-
Tending champions and the strong
North Carolina squad a real battle
for the crown. v. M. I. and North
Carolina both beat Virginia by IS
point margins and North Carolina
defeated Duke, $3.50.
The Cadets don't have as many
potential first-place winners rs the
Tar Heels but they have balance
enough to pile up q heavy point
Evening star., 1942-04-28
Speeding Tribe,
Dodgers Still
Need Tests
Stronger Opposition
Just Aheud Should
Offer ReuI Line
BY JUDSON BAILEY,


The major leagues open their
first intersectiona strife Of the
season and the next 10 days may be
more revealing than those that have
passed.
II Is impossible to evaluate the
Brooklyn Dodgers. for instance, on
their record Of winning 8 out Of
ii games from the Boston Braves
and Philadelphia Phils and no one
win be sure Of the surprising
strength shown by the Cleveland
Indians until they are tested against
the New York Yankees and Boston
Red Sox.
At the outset there are three
series that stand out--the Detroit
Tigers invasion Of Boston In the
American League and the Brooklyn
at Cincinnati and New York at st.
Louis struggles In the National
League.
Tigers Getting Fine Pitching.
The Tigers have come up with
some unexpectedly fine pitching and
the New York Giants with extra
base hitting to astound virtually
everybody by hanging around third
place In the two leagues. Some Of
the credit for their high estate,
however, must 60 to the collapse of
the Chicago White Sox, who cur
rently are couched in the American
League cellar, and the Cincinnati
Reds, who are in seventh place in
the senior circuit. Both these clubs
were, and still are, expected to wind
up near the top.
back yesterday, 4-3 In IL innings, by
the Chicago Cubs and now need
desperately to show something
against the Dodgers II they hope
to get into the pennant scramble.
For the Cubs, victory meant q tie
with the Giants for third place.
Wander Nicer Hit Hard.
Johnny Wander Nicer hurled for
the Reds and allowed IL hits in IL
frames-but six OF these were
punched in the fourth and NTH
innings for three Chicago runs, and
two more. singles by Stan Hack
and Rookie Len Merullo, sandwiched
an error by Shortstop Eddie Joost
In the 11th and spelled Vandy's
doom.
The Reds made two Of their runs
on three hits In the sixth inning
and brought Paul Erickson hurrying
TO the rescue Of Hiram Bithorn. He
performed . noteworthy relief mis-
sion, allowing only one hit in SIS
innings, but this blow was an
eighth h-inning home run by Frank
Mccormick TO tie the score.
AL Of the other clubs had an open
date.
Evening star., 1942-04-28
by HUGH FULLERTON, IT.
wide world Sports writer.

NEW YORK. April 2s.-The
consuls-gcneral of a Central and
South American countries are
scheduled TO visit the Polo
Grounds May 10 when Mexico's
champion soccer team, Atlante,
opens . tour of the United States
by playing q picked squad OF local
booters. The tour also viii take
In Kearny. N. J., Philadelphia,
st. Louis and FAN River, Mass.,
or Providence. r. I. "Hilda the
Bell Ringer" one Of the Dodgers
noisiest fans, has adopted the
Montreal Royals and follows
them TO Newark and Jersey City
when them buns aren't at home.
Babe Ruth, Back from Hollywood.
called OF q party the movie folks
had arranged for him yesterday.
Babe said he had overestimated
his strength and wasn't In shape
for . party after q long train
ride.
Territorial rights-Tt may be
stretching q point, but Richmond,
Va. Is claiming willard Mar
shall. the Giants sensational
Evening star., 1942-04-28

total of seconds, thirds. fourth and
fifths.
". M. I. has defeated william and
Mary, Virginia, Maryland, Virginia
Tech and Richmond u.
Five Of ". M. rs individual per-
formers are undefeated In their spe-
cialties for the season. They are
Capt. Charles Chewing, Richmond
who stepped a 4:26.7 mile against
Virginia; Walter Galliford, Ports
mouth, in the 220-yard dash; Meri-
wether Jones, Richmond; Joe Moha
in the javelin and Leroy Roper,
Petersburg. in the pole vault.
None of the other conference
members In the Old Dominion have
ghost Of chance. But at least
two entries from this State viii be
favored to cop first places. They
are long John Grimm of Richmond,
who should win discus honors and
also place well up In the javelin and
shotput, and Paul McMullin, Techs
sprinter and high hurdle ace.
Evening star., 1942-04-28

handle CBeg pardon, public pooh
was up 20 per cent, Earl Ruby of
the Louisville Courier-Journal
figures Derby day betting at
Churchill Downs may reach $2,-
100000. The present record, set
in 1926, was $2,096 ,613.
Names make news-Jimmy
Couey of the Columbus, Ga,
Ledger reports that Roy Broome,
clean n-up hitter on the Columbus
Sally League club, came up with
the bases full the other night
and swept them clean with q
triple. When the Alabama u.
freshmen opened their baseball
season, Emanuel Sandy" Wolfe
gave q single to the first batter.
then retired ~ men in order. A
couple of days later Bob Wolfe
pitched q two-hitter. So there
must be one coach who can't
complain that the wolves are
after him. And Fabian Volta
Of Bronson, Mich, High School
pitched . no-hitter last week.
Wotts mani
Cleaning the cuff - When
Frank Frisch master minded
himself out Of eatehers the other
Evening star., 1942-04-28
IStydahar Will Teach
Terp Line It's Part
In I Play on Grid

Joe Stydahar, star tackle Of the
Chicago Bears, was due at College
Park today to help Clark Shaugh-
Messy put the T In Maryland foot
ball during spring sessions. but his
appointment Is only temporary.
A former West Virginia gridman
and alI-America nominee at that
school, Stydahar has been q power
house In the champion Bears front
line and is thoroughly conversAnt
with Shaughnessy's system. II was
the latter's need Of Q hneman who
knew an the angles Of line play IN
the T that led to 5tydahar's signins.
AL other Terp assistant coaches
viii remain on. the job. About 100
men, twice the usual number, are
trying out for the team.
Evening star., 1942-04-28
Visit Of Weok-Hitting Chisox
Gives Mats Chance to Go Places
All Snop Gone If They Don't Bounce Back
In Series; Esn Returning to Action

Mats obtained him from the Red
Sox.
Spence Is batting 800, but, more
important, he Is delivering his hits
at timely intervals and supplying
the Mats with b generous portion
Of distance blows. He has ham,
mered home 16 runs, scored IL
more, and included among his 23
hits have been five doubles, three
triples and . brace Of home runs.
Into today's TIL Spence carried .
string of Is games In which he has
hit safely. Only In Washington's
opening game did Stan fail to pro-
duce q hit. Since he has been
slamming the leagues pitching fire.
quently and convincingly.
Evening star., 1942-04-28
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

Effervescent Jimmy Dykes White
Sox were to invade Grimth Stadium
today for the opener Of = three
game series, anda more appropriate
outfit couldn't be selected to halt
the Mats unruly behavior. Chicago
currently Is the club to provide .
tonic for what ails Washington's
pitching.
II the Mats don't bounce back
against the cellar dwelling White
Sox it's sawbucks to sawdust they've
lost that final shred OF elasticity,
for Chicago thus far has demon
strated IL couldn't bat its way
through grandmas veil.
In CLOSING over the unpleasant
contents OF past performances,
though, the Mats are In no mood
to consider the White 5ox as soft
touch. After dropping five Of eight
games to the Athletics the Mats
doubtless are nursing an acute In
feriority complex.
Chesty Buck Newsom, the Mats
r-conditioned right-hander, who
has been belted from the premises
In two Of his three starts, WA to
launch the Chicago series, and his
efforts were to be watched with
studied significance BY local fans.
II Bucks career as . top-hight
pitcher isn't completed he has .
nifty chance to demonstrate 1t
against the weak hitting White Sox.
Esty Leaves Hospital
The proud, explosive Newsom Is
bristlins over hints he is washed
up, that the xp on his fast ball has
vanished and that he still Is blub-
berry. II weigh a pounds less than
! weighed last year." snorts Buck,
"and I'm gonna start winning. I
needed those early games to get in
shape"
There was . possibility Newsom
would be aided by more prolific
Washington batting, for Third Base
man Bobby Estalella, hospitalized
Saturday when fiattened by
pitched ball. was released yesterday,
and Manager Bucky Harris planned
to play him today.
II EStalella required q day or two
OF rest, however, 1t was likely the
4l-year-old Ossie Bluege would be
restored to active duty at third base.
Prexy Clark Grifnth is refusing to
tolerate the inept defensive antics
of Stan Gale.
Bothering Griffith, too, is the fee
BILE combination Of Jimmy Pofahl at
shortstop and Bob Repass at Sec
ond base. Frank Croucher still Is
favofing sore arm, tossing only
lightly, and Jose Gomez isnt re-
garded IS the cure for Washing
tons infield evils.
Spence In Hitting Streak.
The return of Croucher to second
base possibly would relieve the pres
sure on Repass, who would be re-
turned to shortstop. With Croucher
as q steadying influence, Repass
may revert to the polished form he
displayed IN Florida, but Franks
progress has been slow. He may
not break into the lineup for at
least another week.
Washington's miseries are numer-
Gus, but one Of them isn't Center
Fielder Stan Spence, who Il tIsti-
flying al the complimentary phrases
Harris bestowed On him when the
Evening star., 1942-04-28
Old Pals Will Serve
As PaIIbearers for
Jack Blackburn
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, April 2S.--Six men
who were close to him in his Hes
occupation win be pallbearers at
funeral services tomorrow for Jack
"Chappie" Blackburn, who died
Friday. Among them viii be Joe
Louis, whom Blackburn trained to
the world heavyweight boxing cham
pionship.
Others viii be John Roxborough
and Julian Black, co-managers OF
Louis; Larry Amadee, Joes present
trainer; Sergt. Carl Nelson of the
Chicago police force and Louis
bodyguard, and Frank A.. Young,
sports editor of the Chicago De-
fender.
Louis, on leave from Camp Upton,
N. Y. where he is an Army private,
yesterday visited the funeral home
where Blackburn's body lay. He
stayed only . moment and was too
emotionally affected to talk.
Evening star., 1942-04-28
College Baseball

~ the Associated Press
washington College, 3; catholie o., 2.
western MARYLAND, 2; Mt. st. Marys
yirsinia Tech. o: yirsinia. =.
furn,sn. ; M II: tisnsen. II 'li1 tnninss,.
t;nsiT Io.s stss.. Easni 10; ii k,Erssea. Sn.5sss
frsibstsrisn. il; Noford, I.
L. 8, o., 6--6: Tulane, +f.
Miliikin. A: nlinois. ccliese, Q.
pelawsre. 4; prsxel 2.
Michisan. 10: Michigan Normal 4,
wake Fersst, Y; North Carolina 6tats, o.
Alyusta M. A., II: VIRGINIA Eroah. 4.
Evening star., 1942-04-28
Powerful V. N. |. Track Squad
Forced to Forego Title Try
EorIy Closing Of School Kills Opportunity
To End North Corolino- Duke Domination
~ the Associated Press.


RICHMOND Va, April 2S.-The Old Dominion finally has
produced track squad strong enough make serious bid for
Conference championship but won't get this long
overdue crack at the title because of the war
H. M. Son) Read, v. M l. track coach, an
nounced today his undefead would not compete in
next month at Chapel Hill