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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-28
BLUEDIRDS AND
 LEGION BILLED
 IN ROAD GAMES
City League Allowing Tribes Four New PIay-
 CTS; Hearts vs Mill Plain

City Amateur Baseball league of- ficials, hoping to avoid dropping the Tribunes from further competi- tion, allowed the lower Baldwin street combine to add four new players to its roster to compensate them for the loss of four regulars who played with the Brasscos against the Black Yankees two weeks ago in defiance of league or ders.
 This decision was reached at a meeting of c. A. l.. officials and team managers last evening at the Central Y. However, the new play CTS must be on hand next Sunday when the Tribes stack up against the North End Tommies. If the Tribes fail to put 8 team on the field at that time, as they did last Sunday when only six showed up for the scheduled contest with the Aviglianese, they will automatically forfeit their league franchise.
 League moguls are hoping to bring the Yale baseball team to Wa terbury for an exhibition game with one of the league teams within the next two weeks.
 Every team, including the Tribes, have handed in their eligibility rosters to the genial league secre- tary, "Rixey" Dwyer. The Tribes have been given an extra week to file their roster due to the recent ruling which banned league mem bers from participating in the local pro night contest. Four of their members had been blacklisted as a result of that game. Affected were Paul Razor" Doran, Bobby Ray, Billy Moore and "Ace" Pichette.
 Sundays schedule shows the Washington Hills and the Overlook A. c. meeting in the o'clock fea- ture on Diamond No. l with the Sacred Hearts and Mill Plain clash ing in the feature of diamond No. 2 at the same time. The 2 o'clock contests will bring together the Brooklyn A. c. and the Aviglianese on diamond No and the Tribes and the Tommies on the second field.
 Jimmy Gledney's Washington Hills will go to the Recreation field fin NAugatuck tomorrow evening to meet the Bluebirds of the Pom peraug league at o'clock. The To- calls beat the boroughites here two weeks ago in the first of their "here and there" series. All players are urged to convene at the Baldwin street firehouse at 5:30 Transports tion will be provided.
 Friday night of this week the Gladneymen will take another trip. This time Thomaston will be their destination and Harry Lynch's American Legion combine their foe at McGrath's field at o'clock. The Hills and Legion have each won one game of their annual series to date.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-28
SHOWED THE WAY

The Alcoma Golf Club of Pitts burgh was the first among 285 sIubs competing in the ringer event of the Peter Dawson National Tournament with score of fifty two.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-28
Catchers Most Underpaid And
 Underpublicized PIayers---SeweII
Smart Boys Steer Clear Of Hard Job
BY HARRY CRIMSON (NEA Service Sports Editor)

New York, July-How do you ac. count for such power hitters as Jot DiMaggio and Charley Keller going into and being totally incapable o1 getting out of long batting slumpsi T dunno" says James Luther Sewell. T was in a batting slump for IT years. Never did know why or how to get out of 1t.
 And I'll tell you another thing If did know what was wrong with DiMaggio and Keller, I wouldn't tell anybody. It is a comparative pleasure to play the Yankees with those two blokes in the doldrums They did sufficient damage. Lei 'em rest for while"
 CATCHERS OUT, SWELL RETURNS TO HARNESS
 Luke Sewell, 41, finished out 8 double header behind the plate fol the Browns in Chicago the other afternoon. Rick Terrell had gone home with lumbago, the St. Louis club was beaten way of, and Man. ager Sewell didn't want to run the risk of having his only other catch CT, Frank Hayes, injured in 8 lost cause.
 Sewell previously had placed him. self on the active list when Terrell suffered the first evidence of lame back and Hayes hurt his thumb. He caught full nine innings of ar exhibition game at Gloversville, N r., the other day.
 Wasn't difficult at all," explains Sewell, who was one of the great catchers of the game. Wasn't stiff and sore. But I have lost all my ordination at bat. Hit the bal all right, but nothing happened Pop! Right up in the nair. Need batting practice"
 Speaking from experience, Sewell calls catchers the most underpaid and underpublicized ball players.
 He traces the dearth of them tc the fact that young men are bright CT these days and duck job which is as thankless as it is tough and dangerous.
 YOUNG PLAYERS AVOID
 TOOLS OF IGNORANCE
 Bill Dickey is a fine example, stresses Sewell. He has been the real key man of the Yankees down through the years but he never got the money paid DiAaggio or Lou Gehrig or a sum that approached the coin drawn by Babe Ruth.
 Perhaps the danger of injury tc which a catcher is exposed has something to do with this seeming unfairnesS. An owner doesn't want to guarantee 8 fellow 8 lot of money when he is so likely to be out o1 the game in stretches.
 Young fellows about to fashion baseball careers emulate the mer of whom they read - the Fellers DiMaggios, Williams, Gordons Reisers, Medwicks, Doerrs anc | Coopers. They want to get theil names in the papers and make money.
 Therefore, they steer clear oi what Merv Shea, the cid catcher and Detroit coach, calls the tools of ignorance"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-28
QUITE A STAFF

All the recognized coaching pro- fessionals of the country are mem- bers of the coaches advisory staff of the U. s. Lawn Tennis Associa- tion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-28
EilLs Book TwiLight Exhibitions Tonorruu And Frida
Booker BecklOifh
 Stopped in Ninth

Pittsburgh, July 2S-WP1- Ezzard Charles, a Cincinnati Negro middleweight who was attending high school . few months ago, scored an impress sive victory last night by knocking out Booker Beck with of Chicago in the ninth round of their scheduled To- round bout.
 Beckwith, who never had kayOed, was counted out at 2:19 of the ninth round after receiving a solid right to the jaw.
 Charles weighed 167, Beck with, I'll.
 Anton ChristOfOridis, 167, Cleveland, who was defeated by Charles some months ago, scored a unanimous decision over Nose Brown, III, Me- KeespOrt, Pa, in another TO- rOunder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-28

colored players who will get a try out with the Pittsburgh Pirates next Tuesday, will. be here with the New York Cubans Saturday night. :. The Cubans play the Kansas City MonarchS Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-28

IN ALL DIVISIONS Red Burman, heavyweight boxer has been active in ring competi- tion since he was f1yweight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-28

New York, July 27.-slowly 1t is dawning upon the boys that Stephen Mauriellpo is the young man most likely to eventually suc- ceed against Corp. Joseph Louis Barrow.
 Tami Mauriello did real work manliike job in cutting up and stopping the warhorse, Red Burman, at Madison Square Garden the other night.
 Burman isn't the greatest fighter in the world, but he had been go- ing well and Corp. Joe Louis was the only one able to take liberties with him.
 Yet the 20-year Mauriellc took Burman's best shots-more of them than he should have-and then set about systematically whacking the Baltimore veteran out It didn't take the bright Bronx
Evening star., 1942-06-17
Move for Arbitration
Brings Renewal Of
Suffolk Racing
Commissioners to Meet
With Owners Tonight
On Purse Increases

BOSTON, June 17.-While Massa-
chusetts' three-man racing commits
sion serves as an arbitration board
today, the dissatisfied horsemen at
Suffolk Downs will help the manage
ment reopen its gates by sending 81
of their horses postward for its
eight-race Bunker Hill Day pro-
gram.
While the thoroughbreds resume
racing and the tracks huge pari-
mutuel plant reopens after a one
day strike. the racing commissioners
will confer with the management
and attempt to end the deadlock
that resulted when the horsemen de-
manded a 20 per cent increase in the
81. 900 minimum purses and the dis
tribution over all other events OF any
prize money that accrued when a
claiming race was substituted for an
advertised stake event.
After the eight-race program. the
racing commissioners were scheduled
to meet with a Horsemen's Com
mittee that included Owner-Train-
ers John Mcdowell, Ed Haughton,
w. E. Collins, Harold Simmons, Phil
Bieber and Oscar L. Foster.
The State commissioners have as
sured both parties in the dispute
that they will hand down their
findings by tomorrow at the latest
and that their decision will be retro
active to today's racing.
Evening star., 1942-06-17
Warrenton Pony Show
Oldest and Largest
OF lis Kind in j. ).
Event Saturday for.Red
Cross Benefit Expected
To Draw 500 Entries
BY LARRY LAWRENCE.

One Of the most interesting equine
events held in the United States
each year is the famous Warrenton
(VaD Pony Show which will open
for its 22d running at am. Satur-
day.
Known to be the oldest, largest
and most successful pony show in
America, the Warrenton entertain
ment is unique in it's management
since none but juniors has a voice
in its conduct. So well are all de-
tails handled that many adult shows
well could profit by the example.
Practically all the crack stables
of Virginia. Maryland and the Dis
trict of Columbia. reinforced by
many exhibitors from Eastern States,
will enter their midget steeds in the
"a classes. Last year the show drew
more than 500 entries and it is ex-
pected that this outing, which is for
the benefit Of the Red Cross, will
enjoy an equally large number of
quality ponies performing in varied
events.
There are two changes on the
program this year that will attract
interest. A modified Olympic has
been added to test the all-around
jumping ability of the half-pint
steeds, and the Corinthian has been
discontinued In place of this color
full event with its young riders. who
average about 10 years of age, decked
out in pink coats and full hunting
attire, there will be working hunter
class. However, it will be just as
spectacular as the Corinthian.
Events listed on the program are
a novice class, saddle ponies, liz
and under; hunter ponies, 11.2 and
under: local hunter class: novice
saddle ponies, small division; novice
saddle ponies. large division; handi-
cap class; pony yearlingS; good
hand event, hunter hacks: saddle
ponies, Is and under: little children's
jumping class; modified Olympic;
little children's lead class; horse
manship class; hunter ponies, under
l3 hands; saddle ponies. 13 to 142;
bareback class. touch and out; pony
mare and foal; working hunter
pony hunt teams: pony hunter
championship preliminary: pony
hunter champion: saddle champion
and pony grand champion.
Evening star., 1942-06-17

The first channel bass was caught
In the surf along the Maryland
coast May 20, from the stretch OF
beach known to fishermen as Fox
Hill Levels. Since. total OF " nave
been landed. running in weight from
TIA to As pounds. Nothing to orag
about, but had the normal numoer
of surfmen been fishing the Levers
the total probably would have neen
doubled or tripled. Anyway, the pass
are in and apparently ahead OF last
season, which only 81 were reported
up to June 25.
Anytime after they arrive there
Ridge boats are apt to find them on
the "Middles" and accompanying
schools of cobia. Remember, it was
last June when that buster weighing
70 pounds YVES caught at the South
west buoy First, however. reports
of co5ia being caught along the
Virginia western shore around Buck
roe and Messick come in, and so far
this season there have been none.
That the fish are there Is not to
be doubted. for cobia were caught
In the Cape Charles area nearly q
month back.
Evening star., 1942-06-17
Most Every One Of los
Rated Chance for
Championship
Hot Putter Held Likely
To Decide on Short
And Easy Layout
BY GAYLE TALBOT,


CHICAGO. June 1.-THE easy
Ridgemoor Club course got q final
preliminary going lover today as the
Nations golf stars completed their
practice for the 72-hole Hale Amer
lea benefit tournament starting to-
morrow.
From early morning to dusk the
more than 100 selected linksmen
were scheduled to dissect the 6,519-
yard layout In preparation for the
four-day tournament. All. Incl
dentally, will 60 the full distance,
with no reduction of the field at
the half way point as Is customary
in medal tournaments.
Providing there was no slip-up in
transportation, Capt. Bobby Jones Of
the Air Corps and Bob Hope OF the
hole exhibition match today, start
ing in midafternoon. Jones was on
hand, looking slim after two months
of strenuous dieting, but 1t was
problematical whether Hope would
make it from Connecticut, where he
appeared in show last night.
Nothing Heard From Snead.
Practically all the big stars were
present, the one prominent excep-
ton being Sammy Snead, the Pro-
fessional Golfers Association cham
pion. Sam is in the Navy, and he
had sent no word whether he had
been granted furlough to play
ntyf auey, 1o,,lIy,st
dull the luster of the field of golf
dom's big shots, all shooting at the
top prize of $l.lO0. For Jones 1t
will be the first big tournament ap-
pearance outside of the annual
Augusta Masters event since he re-
tired from active competition.
There is no particular sense in
trying to pick the winner or. in fact,
to name dozen of the hottest con-
tenders. About los players will tee
off tomorrow and almost anv one Of
them could win the Hale America
title. The meet is especially wide
open because of the simple, easy
course.
Ridgemoor Is what Is known in
the parlance as a shooting gallery.
The players love it without reserva-
ton 1t Is short and not heavily
trapped. In the par holes the stars
usually can use a niblick for their
second shots. and on the par IS they
figure to hit the green's with their
seconds.
Big Premium on Putting.
Any player who happens to be
hot with his putter can win. There
is no particular premium on the
long, controlled iron shots that Or
dinarily give Byron Nelson and
few other top-notchers an edge.
For instance, Joe Kirkwood. the
veteran trick-shooter, was amazed
yesterday to find he had shot Ct
five strokes under Ridgemoor's 70
par.
Holy smokes" Joe marveled.
when I shoot 81 1t must be an
easy layout"
Johnny Dawson came up with
6S; XIV Laffoon and Harry Cooper
each had So; Lawson Little and
Craig Wood had equal Ills yester-
day, taking things easy. Jones
failed to keep a score.
1T wouldn't be surprising If 72-
hole score of 274 or 275 won it,"
said Henry Picard.
Evening star., 1942-06-17
Navy Lands Lawson
OF Stanford as He
Gains Grid Goal
B, tho Associated Press.

3, tht Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. June IT,
James Lawson. Stanfords head foot
ball coach. gave up his position
today without ever seeing his team
win a game.
Commissioned a lieutenant, senior
grade. he left for Annapolis to be-
come an instructor in the physical
education department.
Lawson, assistant coach at Stan
ford for many years, was named
head coach early this year to sue
ceed Clark Shaughnessy. 1t was
the big break he had waited for,
but he was head coach only through
spring practice, never in the playing
season.
Evening star., 1942-06-17
Ace Trio Of Woman's S
Golf Here Remains
In Title Fight
Mrs. McNitt Is Surprise
Contender os PIoy Goes
Into QuurterfinuIs

The big three of local feminine
golf remained in the title chase at
Chevy Chase today as the top links
women Of the town moved toward
the semi-final match in the District
women's championship.
Today's quarter final matches in
the title affair found MedaliSt Mrs.
Leo Walper meeting Mrs. Arnold
McNitt, a surprise contender from
Congressional; Mrs. T. o. Brandon
of Columbia meeting Mrs. Ralph
Goldsmith of Woodmont. Maryland
Champ Mrs. Betty Meckley meeting
Mrs. L. B. Platt of Chevy Chase and
Defending Champion Mrs. Walter r.
Stokes Of Manor clashing with Mrs.
L. G.. Pray, also Manor star.
The big three, of course, are Mrs.
Stokes, Mrs. Meckley and Mrs.
Walper, and students of golf form
expected them to reach tomorrows
seminal That it. unless today's
quarter final matches produced the
upsets that were lacking in yester-
days first round, where no upsets
of any consequence were recorded.
The only one that might have been
called a mild upset was Mrs. Nc
Nitts 19th-hole victory over Mrs.
Harold Price of kenwood. Other
wise the women's tourney moved
into the second round without any
semblance of fireworks.
The gals are having lively affair,
however. They start around 8 am.
and they don't finish their last
match until well into the middle Of
the afternoon. In succeeding years
probably they'll have to split the
field or limit the entries only to
lower-handicapped women. The
current tourney is their biggest and
the next ones may even be bigger,
too big for one course to handle all
the entries.
Secretary Bob Keilty of the Middle
Atlantic Golf Association has asked
all member clubs to furnish him
with information as to their efforts
to raise money for war funds and is
keeping a record of the amounts
raised by golf clubs in this area.
Evening star., 1942-06-17
Shou9hnessy Receptive to Bid
To Coach A|I-Army Grid Squad

situation. A combination OF the
Army teams will meet the New York
Giants at the Polo Grounds. Sep
tember IL. in a charity fund game
Shaughnessy, pointing out that
Maryland's new physical fitness pro-
gram is just getting underway, Is
quoted as being in faver of the Army
project and willing to do everything
in his power to put over the program
if consonant with his school work.
He would have to be away from the
university in the late part Of the
summer and would have to make
arrangements for the start of prac-
tice at College Park September !.
Training centers. schedules and
other details of the proposed service
program remain to be whipped into
shape 1t is expected that two of
the larger universities will be used
as training centers.
Evening star., 1942-06-17
OUTDOORS With BILL Ac<zsAAN
Presence at Fox Hill Levels Indicates
Channel Bass Moy Be In at Middles

Railroads and bus companies were
requested not to publicize their
routes as means of reaching sport
ing events. They are adhering to
this request, but at the same time
have information about fishing and
hunting In their territory. Daily
telegraphic news of the hot spots
along their lines is received here.
Most lines will make stops anywhere
provided there are enough to make
it worthwhile. Anyway you look at
it the fishermen are getting the
breaks-if they will but ask for what
they desire.
The bass season, which opened in
the tidewater counties of Virginia
Monday, provides further chance
for freshwater anglers to win some
paraphernalia for a big fish. One
store has placed five bucks worth on
the nose Of the largest brought in
for weighing. In addition there are
like amounts for the largest small
mouth, crappie. catfish and striper
(the latter must be caught in the
upper river here). The same f1sh
will be eligible for other local and
national contests.
Evening star., 1942-06-17

play championship were Two men
who will be at the top of those teams
when they meet with the match
play championship at stake.
Bernie Hallock. the tall, dark and
handsome new champ of Govern
ment linksmen, will be in the top
foursome for Treasury and Tommy
Webb, the husky FBI man who tied
for second, will be opposed to the
new champ.
Hallock won the individual crown
yesterday over the lengthy par u
Prince Georges Golf and Country
Club course with 7+74-l48. That
happens to be only four above par
for the double circuit of one of the
toughest courses around the Capital,
a course whose fairways partially
have been decimated by the Japa-
nese beetle. but whose putting greens
remain in good shape.
Two strokes back Of Hallock in
the Federal Golf Association tour
ney were Webb and slender Leroy
Smith of Labor, the former public
links champ, deadlocked with $50
for the twin rounds. Webb shot 76-
74-150. Smith scored 78-72-l5o.
Where Webb three-putted the sew
enteenth green and missed a 10
footer for birdie on the eighteenth,
Hallock put on the whirlwind finish
that won him the title with two
strokes to spare. Tall Bernie fin
ished the last round 4, 2. 4 or two
under par for the last three holes.
Smith, who won low net in class A,
finished with boyle S.
Treasury Wins Mellon Trophy.
Hallock also led the Treasury team
to victory in the chase for the
Evening star., 1942-06-17
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Baseball.
Washington at Cleveland.
Golf.
Women's District champion
ships, Chevy Chase, am.
TOMORROW.
Baseball.
Washington at Cleveland.
Kansas City Monarchs Negro
American League) VS.. Washing
ton Homestead Grays Negro
National League, Griffith Sta
dium, 9.
Golf.
Women's District champion
ships. Chevy Chase, 9 am.
FRIDAY.
Baseball.
Washington at Detroit.
Golf.
Women's District champion
ships, Chevy Chase, 9 am.
SATURDAY.
Baseball.
Washington at Detroit.
Evening star., 1942-06-17
Knee Catch Enables
CoIoneIs 10 Shove
kaysees From Top
By The Associated Press.

BY tht Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY. Mo, June IL
The Kansas City Blues blamed knee
action fielding for their loss to the
invading Louisville Colonels, to 4,
last night in the first game of an
American Association double-header.
Centerhelder Morgan of the Col
onels fumbled Eric Tipton's short
drive into center but retrieved it
between his knees. Umpires viewed
it as a catch; and it turned into
double play that stopped scream
ing Blue rally. Otherwise the tying
run would have crossed the plate on
a hit
Then when the Blues proceeded to
drop the sfterpiece of the bargain
show they found themselves should
cred right out of the league leader
ship, as Milwaukee regained the No
/ spot with a double victory over
Indianapolis.
Evening star., 1942-06-17

Although Clark Shaughnessy has
not officially accepted an invitation
to coach the Western All-Army foot
ball team, indications today were
that the University Of Maryland
coach would be at the helm when
the soldiers begin training in Au-
gust.
Plans proposed by Col. Thomas
Taylor and Ray Mccarthy, co-ordi-
nator of Army football, call for a
coast t-to-coast schedule for Army
teams against leading college and
professional outfits, with Maj. Wal
lace Wade, former Duke mentor now
stationed at Fort Bragg, N. c., in
charge of the All-Eastern team.
The Western team is scheduled to
start against the Washington Red
skins August % in a game at Los
Angeles with final arrangements de-
pending on the Pacific Coast defense
Evening star., 1942-06-17
Miller Out 10 Repeat
In Handicap Duckpin
Test al Clarendon
Reels 157-407 Set Pace
As Temple Aces Bowl
Summer Loop Marks

Louis Miller of Arlington will be
seeking his second straight victory
tonight in the Clarendon Bowling
Center handicap tournament. which
gets under way at o'clock and
runs until midnight. Men con-
testants will receive a tWo-thirds
handicap based on a scratch Of 125,
while the women participants will
be allowed a three-fourths handi-
cap.
Manager Eddie Goldberg an
nounced that tonight's blackout
would not deter the staging of the
weekly three-game event.
Featured by Fred Reels 157 and
407, the Temple Aces banged out
record scores of 665 and 1882 in the
Northeast Temple Summer League
last night. The pacesetting Hof-
fer's Market had eight-game win
ming streak snapped when the Sen
ators won the final game.
Joe Weakley continued to shine
in the Clarendon Mixed Doubles
League with 1913 count, which fol-
lowed last weeks 434 Southpaw
Helen Roberts was tops among the
feminine rollers with 124-339.
Among his many bowling feats
Ray Watson, veteran Brookland
Recreation star and winner of the
Pop Wolfe Memorial and Chilly
Barnard tournaments during the
last season. today sported 212 prac-
tice game, the highest ever rolled
over the Northeast Temple lanes.
After fiat 9 count in the first box,
Watson reeled off six strikes and
three spares in succession.
Warner of the Balls OF Fire quint
gave his top 120-average boost with
1893 while Fonville, Gunners, fired
166 to high light the Navy Mixed
League at Penn Recreation. Billie
Butler, Barnacles, and Miss Sjoberg,
Fishes, led the fair rollers with re-
spective scores of l25 and 345.
Miss A. Carson, Tanks. with 351,
nosed out Venezky, Question Marks,
by single pin for top-set honors in
the War Department Mixed loop at
Penn Recreation. Tom Wingard,
Jeeps, fired 142 for high game.