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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07
Joe Louis To Fight For Army Fund To
 Satisfy Critics
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent

Greenwood Lake, N. r., Jan. IT, (UP)-If one didn't know that Joe Louis is ultra patriotic, he might be considered slap-happy because of his desire to defend the heavy weight championship again - for nothing-if he licks big Rudy Bear at Madison Square Garden Friday night.
 Jolting Joe, who wound up train ing for Baer today, wishes to make another defense within 60 days, but time for the benefit of army releif organizations, instead of the navy relief society which gets the bout profits and Joe's purse, totalling about $l50.000, Friday night.
 Louis hopes that Promoter Mike Jacobs will match him with the winner of the Feb. 6 Gus Lesne- vich-Lou Nova 12-round bout at the Garden. Louis knocked out Nova in the Bomber's last ring ap- pearance in September, but he has never fuoght light-heavyweight champion Lesnevich.
 On the Pan
 
 Shufflin' Joe wants to stage one benefit fight for the army before entering the service which now has him chased as a IA potential draf- tee. Louis has been severely cri- ticized by his Negro friends and by Negro newspapers for Fridays bout in behalf of the navy society. It seems that the army is far more popular in Negro circles and Joe wants to demonstrate that he is showing no preference in his title defenses.
 Co-Manager Julian Black admit ted, "Yes, we are considering an army relief fight after the Baer bout, if it's all right with Uncle Sam. But nothing definite can be done until after Friday night"
 Louis, in yesterdays next-to-last workout against four sparmates, re- vealed that he will forget his usual shuffling stance against Baer and concentrate on bobbing and weaving, hoping to make it another Dempsey Willard affair.
 Joe scaled 207, and expects to weigh in at POS, his heaviest since he won the title.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07
RULE MAKERS STOP REVERSED CENTER
Syracuse Formation N. G. in l942-Referee May
 Use Clock on Subs

Phoenix, Ariz., Jan. 7.-(UP)- The controversial "backward center" formation developed by Syracuse University was outlawed today by the National Collegiate Athletic As sociation football rules committee.
 If the center is to be considered in the line of scrimmage, he must face his opponents and not his own backfield as he would in the Syra- cuse formation, the committee or dered. The ne-of-scrimmage rule also applies to other members of the team.
 The ban on the backward cen ter" was one of a few changes made this year. The committee had an- nounced earlier that it hoped vir- tually to freeze the rules for benefit of athletes called for military duty who might play for the ser- vice teams.
 Inventor
 Coach Ossie Solem of Syracuse sprung the play last season and de- tended 1t as legal under the exist ing rules. He said it contributed speed and deception to the game.
 Amos Alonzo Stagg, veteran Col lege of the Pacific coach, said the nature of football itse If was com- bat and that opponents should be required to face each other as in any other combat.
 The liberal substitution rule was not altered, although the referee was empowered to start the clock during the last two minutes of each half if he suspected either team of attempting to delay the game by substituting freely.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07
(Reg. U. $. Pat. Off.)
 BY JACK GUENTHER limited prpSS Staff COrrpSnOndent

New York, Jan. 7.-CUP) - Now that the football year has been duly dusted with lavender and laid away, it's time to set about burying a body. The corpse in question is that of the T formation, an applied sports science which has fallen somewhat short of fulfilling its gaudy billing as a workable gridiron panacea.
 The T as we know 1t now, a tricky job equipped with fancy rig eings and primed to operate with high octane backs, reached it's sec- ond birthday Jan. l, but the occa- sion wasn't nearly as gala as year ago when Stanford and the Chi cago Bears were rolling up winning streaks as easily as a fat boy rolls off gabled roof.
 Realization has set in that the fallibility of the T is that of all the other accredited theories in the football cupboard-mater-al. If a coach can collect highly special ized group of young men, the T runs smoothly indeed. If he can't, it is apt to sput and backfire and some dimes collapse completely. The same is true of all other standard sys- tens, too.
 Unimpressed .....
 Last year, when the T was beau- tiful as only young things can be, I talked to two coaches about its pos sible effect on football. They were pretty we'll known system sponsors themselves - Jock Sutherland and the late Howard Jones. Sutherland said that many coach who adopt ed it would find himself in serious trouble. And Jones wasn't impressed even by Stanford.
 "At Southern California we gave the Indians quite battle" he ex- plained, "and by devising a sliding line and some defensive shifts we stopped them pretty well. Thy beat us, of course, but we didn't have a very good team and they did. If the material that year had been switched, then use would have won I don't believe systems matter-ma- ter.al counts"
 Since then, three other teams have beaten Stanford although the Indians retained their key back field man, Frank Albert, and an- other in Pete Kmetovic. The only major college team to display the ball. juggling tactics of the same brand of play was Missouri. The Tigers won a bowl bid with 1t, but
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07
WEST S|DERS TO
 PLAY 2 LEAGUE
 GAMES SUNDAY
NeWfields Here at } P. M. Night Game Booked
 for Bridgeport

The cellar occupancy of the State Basketball League will be at stake next Sunday afternoon at the Gen. tral Y. M. c. A. when the West Side speedboys hook up with the Bridge port Newfields at 3 o'clock in a con- test which will mark the opening of the second and final round.
 The Newfields are coming here Sunday at the request of the Siders who did not want to be idle two Sunday afternoons in succession, for the following Sunday is an open date also as far as the league is concerned.
 Right now the Speedboys are sole possessors of last place with only one victory in 10 starts while the Newfields are just 25 percentage points in front of them with one victory in eight starts. However, in the money for the four teams with the highest percentages will engage in the playoffs for the 1941- 42 title.
 Tonight the West Haven Red Dev- ills play host to the New London Diesels and the Bridgeport Spring woods journey to Hartford for an engagement with the Gems. West Haven invades New London tomor- row evening and Waterbury goes to Bridgeport Sunday night after their game with the Newfields to meet the SpringWoods.
 Tomorrow night the Speedboys will hold a practice session at Rus- sell grammar school with their new coach, 'Jarp' O'Neill taking charge for the first time. The same iden- tical roster which opposed the Gems last Sunday, with the exception of Pat Mazzarella of New Britain who has been released, will face the New fields Sunday.
 Riot Ends Game
 In a game which was rough from start to finish and which wound up in a near riot, the Springwoods de- feated the NeWfieldS, Sunday night, at the Harding gym, 46 to 42. It
 
 place in the State League.
 The real trouble broke loose in the last 30 seconds when angry Newfield players charged Referee Petrino when Bill Sheehy was forc- ed out of the game on personal fouls. Tony Santone and Sheehy chased Petrino acros sthe floor to the scorers table and it looked as If fight might, develop until the rival Reillys-father and son-put stop to the battle. Petrino had called 27 fouls.
 The score was tied at the time of the furorc and Jackie BoWden sank two foul shots to give the needed margin and then Norm Ritchel dumped in goal for good measure.
 The Newfields tied it up early in the third period, 27-27, on two suc- cessive baskets by the hard-play- ing Kiely, another by Mackie and foul by Sheehy but the Woods drew away again on tapped-in goal by Oslai and five points in row by Bowden. The Woods led by 35-30 when the third quarter ended and held their advantage until five min- utes remained. Then Des Verny made his second field goal within short interval to tie the score again. 40-40, and shortly afterwards Kiely tapped one in to give the Newfields the lead. Pop Norko tied it up with minute to go for the Woods and things stayed that way until the commotion broke loose.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07
WILLIAMS LA NOW

Boston, January 7-(UP) Three members of the Bos ton Red Sox baseball team have been drafted and Ted Williams, their American League batting champion, takes his physical examination tomorrow at Minneapolis. Minn.
 Williams classification has been changed from 3-A to IA, and 1t looks as though his induction merely will be a matter of form.
 Third member of the Red Hose to be inducted was Earl Johnson, young southpaw pitcher. Previously selected were Southpaw Hurler Mickey Harris and Rookie First BaSeman Al Flair.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07
WASHINGTON PARK
 JUNIOR LOOP OPENS

Washington Parks junior hoop loop has finally organized for the season which will open Thursday night on the Hill" court with the Shamrocks and Flashes to meet in one game at ' D. m. and the Hill- tops vs Tropans later in the even- ing. At 9;30 the Washington Park Community club team is paired with the Volunteers. Gent Juniors drew bye for the first games of the league.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07
Sport QUESTIONS Answered

Have you sports question you want answered? Write your ques-- ton clearly, sign your name and address and mail your query to Sports Fan Question Man, Sports Service Bureau, The Waterbury Democrat, 1913 18th Street, Wash inf,tOn, D. C., enclosing a scent postage stamp for personal reply.
 o. What game is considered the fastest in the sports field?
 A. Jai alai, which is played on a long indoor court with one side wall and two end walls. Instead of rackets the players use basket-W woven bats. crescent-shaped, with one end laced to the hand. A team of two players must protect an area of T. 800 sq. it. If the rebound is close to the wall of the court the costa, or crescent-shaped bat, must be mani pulated with the utmost agility and skill.
 o. Who won the Argentine wo- mems singles tennis title, recently played at Buenos Aires?
 A. Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Cooke de- feated Miss Dorothy Bundy in the finals, 3-6, 9-7, 7-5 to win the title
 o. Name the players composing the 1941 backfield of the Big Ten tnow Big Nine'D Conference all- star football team chosen by Asso- :iated Press.
 A. Bill Hillenbrand, Indiana guar terback; Bruce Smith, Minnesota aalfback; Bill Daley, Minnesota halfback; Bob Westfall, Michigan tullback.
 Q. Who won the recent I. c. A A. A. A. varsity cross-country run and what was his time?
 A. Leslie MacMitchel, of New York University; his time was 26:40.1.
 Q. In baseball, can an umpire call a player out for turning to his left at first base, at.ser making safe hit?
 A. No; he may turn either way at first base without liability to be put out, providing he makes no ef- fort to go to second. Even if he at- tempted to go to second, he would have to be tagged to be put out.
 o. What were the scores of the football games between the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions in 1940?
 A. The Bears won the first game to o, and lost the second game, + to If.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07
BY HARRY CRIMSON

Insis ing that eastern basketball officials rule by inteIt rather than by what happens, pr. Forrest c. Allen of Kansas attributes this to the old professional game and the former money players now coaching along the Atlantic seaboard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07
High School Hoop Double Header Tonight
Queens Victorias
 Face Ya,e Icemen At Arena Tonight

New Haven, January ' - The Queen Victorias hockey club of Brooklyn, will be Yale's opponent in the Arena tonight, the game starting at 8:.S It will be Yale's first game since December 20 and the fifth on the Blue schedule, while it will be the tenth game for the Brooklyn skaters, who have won eight and lost one over the season. Yale has won three and lost one. The Ellis have defeated Boston University, Colby and the Alumni, losing only to Boston Col lege, all these games being played before the Christmas recess.
 The Victorias, comprising a young and fast outfit, lead the Long Island Hockey League and should make 1t interesting for the home club, which hasn't been do- ing much hockey playing during the past two weeks. Coach Murray Murdoch of the Ellis found the players in good shape, however, with the opening practice session Monday and is going to employ the services of his best skaters in the effort to check the visitors. Ace Pike, it's reported, will be in mili- tary service in February, but the fast Wingman will team up tonight with Jack La Boutillier and Bill Wood to make up the first line. Behind them, in the defense posts will be Captain digger Harrison and Jack Chapin, two dependable reg ulars and either Cord Meyer or Bert Martin will guard the cage.
 Captain Traverse of the Victorias is ra,ed as one of the best for wards in the Metropolitan hockey circuit and will be the man to stop tonight. An especially inter- estirg game is scheduled for Sat- urday night in the Arena, the Army team coming here for Pen tagonal League contest, this mark ing the first appearance of a West Point hockey team in New Haven.
 Tonight's lineup will be:
 Yale Victorias
 c. Meyer or Martin g ... Cacavail Harrison Co ...... I'd. .Cacciatore Chapin .. ......... Id .... Pardo PKG ...............rW nv IraVerSO tc) Le BOutlll1er .......c .CaputO
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07
MORE NEW BREEDERS

Due to the increased interest in horse racing throughout the United States, more than POO new breeders entered the business in l94l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07
BASKETBALL SCORES
(By United Press)

Fordham 54, Columbia 43. St. Mary's 39, California 34. Santa Clara 47, University of San Francisco A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07
ThOmnstOn
Sacred Hcnrt
Totals 1

Score at half time = Thomaston topietro.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07
ShamrOcks
1 Score by periods. | Raiders ........ 20 B 49 64-64
 Shamrocks ..... 1 14 26 37--37

Referee: Faseneil. Time: ,rour 1O- minute periods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07
WILEY, HARDING LEAVENWORTH
 vS WEST HAVEN
Both Games at Wilby Gym -PetrinO and Lonergan
 tO Referee

Waterbury basketball. fans and students who are partial to the high school style of play. have quite a treat in store for them this evening and later in the week can gaze upon the first of two Crosby -Wilby games. Tonight, at 7:30 D. m. the West Haven team, coached by friendly Frank Fitzgerald will take the Wilby court against the hustling Ieavenworth high team directed by Bill Tracy. y
 At 8:30 o'clock, Wilbys rather tame Wildcats, winners of a slash ing 28-2 game from Tech last week, will have much tougher op- position in the form of the Bridge port Warren Harding Presidents, winners to date over Torrington and Naugatuck and in Captain Bill Hugya, has schoolboy performer that is shaping up as state stand out htts season.
 Not So Bad
 LeavenWorth has lost to Bristol and Wilby and while defeated was far from disgraced, as Tech was topped eight ponits in one game and but four points in the other. West Haven, as usual, will prooably have stronr entry, but figures to have no cinch outpo.nt.ng Leaven- worth, especially on the Wilby court.
 Wilby las not hit its stride as yet, because it got off to a very bad st art when opening with Vest field, Mass but showed a finishing kick" in the Tech game that drought victory in the final minute Of play. Coach J. w. Lee is far from satisfied with his young men of Grove street, and if certain slug glshness on the part of certain players continues, to use the words of popular song, "Therell be some changes made"
 Charley Petrino, the small but speedy official from Bridgeport will ofhciate the Wilby- Harding game, with Gus Lonergan to referee the Tech-West Haven contest.
 Naugatuck High has two league games off its home court this week. going to Ansonia tonight and will be at Torrington Saturday evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07
St. Francis

score at half time-St. Francis 31: St. Johns 12. Referee-J. Higgiston'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07

Other Scores
 Central 32, Fairfield IS. Bridgeport Trade 36, Staples IS, Farmington 59, Durham il.  q Hillhouse 25, Hartford Bulkeley Danbury 47, Bassick 30
 Stratford 33, Branford 21. time). \osei
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07

o. What were the scores of the football games between the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions in 1940?
 A. The Bears won the first game, 2 to 0, and lost the second game, IT to 14.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07

o. Who won the recent I. c. A. A. A. A. varsity cross-country run, and what was his time?
 A. Leslie MacMitchel, of New York University; his time was 26:4O.1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07

o. Who won the Argentine wo- mems singles tennis title, recently played at Buenos Aires?
 A. Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Cooke de- feated Miss Dorothy Bundy in the finals, 3-6, 9-7, 7-5 to win the title.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-07

A. No; he may turn either way at first base without liability to be put out, providing he makes no eff fort to go to second. Even If he at tempted to go to second, he would have to be tagged to be put out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-16
Personal
Local NeedleuDork Guild
 Launch Annual DriDe

hThe waterbury branch of the NeedIewOrk Guild of America last night announced the committees of the lS section president and direc- tors' groups for the annual cam paign.
 The guild has asked for contribu- tions to purchase two new garments or money for the garments and responses are being received daily. An exhibition of the garments re- ceived will be on November 6 at 3 o'clock inthe Junior Women's Club room on Central avenue. The cloth ing will be re-distributed to local charities and hospitals after the ex- iibit. This year it is expected there WILL be additional need for the fam files of service men.
 The Guilds section committee 2 members are:
 Section president, Mrs. Anson R. Stocking; directors, Mrs. Walter Bronson, Mrs. William Johnson, Mrs Charles E. McBurney, Mrs. Charles Rush.
 Section president, Mrs. Allen H. Boardnan; directors, Mrs. George s. Bisset, Miss Ruth B. Chapman. Mrs. Lawrence Soper, Miss Lille Han A. Freethy.
 Section president, Mrs. Anson w. Miner; directors Mrs. Irving H. Chase, Mrs. William B. Brew ster. Mrs. Walter F. Torrance, Miss Ruth Kinney, Mrs. William Henry White.
 Section president, Mrs. c. Walk CT Bisset; directors. Mrs. A. M. Banta, Mrs. Otis s. Cowles, Mrs. Harold c. Powles, Mrs. George T. Evans.
 Section president, Mrs. William S.A Fulton; directors, Mrs. Ernest A. Anderson, Jr., Mrs. A. J. Blakesly Mrs. George E. Cowperthwait, Mrs. H. L. Griggs, Miss Annie North.
 Section president, Miss Lucy Burrall; directors, Mrs. Hedley Bel yea, Mrs. John P. Elton, Mrs. Silas Rowland, Jr
 Section president. Miss Josephine Somers; directors, Mrs. Charles Da- na Tyack, Mrs. A.hley Meyer, Mrs. Bertrand c. Pike, Miss Mary A. Somers.
 Section president, Mrs. Walter Dallas; directors, Mrs. Lawrence C..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-16

Bean, Mrs. A. A. Benedict, Mrs. Fred L. Platt, Mrs. N. R. Bronson, Mrs. Charles H. Brown.
 Section president, Mrs. Forrest G. Purinton: directors. Mrs. Charles Fulkerson, Mrs. Theodore F. Bevans, Mrs. Joseph L. Byrne.
 Section president, Mrs. Henry l.. Mack; directors, Mrs. Charles Cough, Mrs. Seth Marland, Mrs. Henry Payne. Mrs. Leonard Wey- and.
 Section president, Mrs. Orton P. Camp; directors, Mrs Stanley Grat- ter: Miss Frarces Barber, Mrs. George Faber, Mrs. Charles E. Hay ward.
 Section president, Miss Ruth Sperry; directors, Mrs. William Gager, Mrs. Walter Makepeace, Mrs. Austin Poirior, Mrs. John O. White.
 Section president, Mrs. Robert H., Leach; directors, Mrs. George E. Cole, Mrs. Abraln Hengeveld, Mrs Evan Jones, Mrs. Gordon Sperring.
 Section president, Mrs. John A. Coe; directors, Miss Elrna B. An derson, Mrs. Henry G. Anderson, Mrs. Chester L. Clark, Mrs. Will liam J. Costello, Mrs Oren B. Maxim, Mrs. Nelson T. Miller, Miss Ruth E. Sellew, Mrs. Ridgway F. Shinn.
 Section president, Miss E. Louise Coe; directors, Mrs. G. Horace Bald- win, Mrs. Herbert w. Coes Mrs. Ar thur H. Goepel, Miss Elizabeth Hoadley, Mrs. Tracy Smith.
 Section president, Mrs. Robert w. Dennison; directors, Mrs. Frank N. Hess, Mrs. Daniel Hine, Miss Charlotte J. Merchant, Miss Isabel Sargent, Miss Sophia B. Smith.
 Section president, Mrs. Richard F. Burdett; directors, Mrs. Greog- ory Camp, Mrs. John P. Elton, Mrs Ellery Kilbourn, Miss Mary Mazza- rella.
 Section president, Mrs. John O. Sherwood; directors, Mrs. Walter Hoadley, Mrs. Edwin J. Rockwell Mrs. Eugene Rogers, Mrs. George Towle, Mrs. Frank E. Hess, Mrs. Walter Wood.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-16
H0dGssdh Group
 Entertain at Tea

The Hadassah Women's business and professional group held tea for the members recently at the home of Mrs. Joseph Ruskin of Melbourne Terrace. Mrs. Max Matzkin was the speaKer Moving pictures were shown on the progress of Palestine. The following guests attended Miss Hesefera Hart, president, Mrs. Will liam KoGersky. Mrs. William Wie- ser of Montreal, Misses Ruth Nier- enberg, Jean KorlSin, Rose Kniasik, Mae Meyers, Sally B. Frank, Goldie Ungelson, Dorothy Danen, Adele Luria, Evelyn Bettigole, Mary Frank, Mildred Karnofsky, Bertha Cohen, Ruth Kunofsky, Mrs. Clar- ence Freedman, Mrs. Jean Rubin stein, Mrs. Rose Seigal, Mrs. Cert rude Wolk Weisen, Mrs. Joseph Ruskin, Mrs. Kaye Rosengarten Mrs. Dorothy Kuperman, Mrs. Bes- sic Ohlsen, Mrs. F'reda Persky, Mrs. Max, Matzkin, Mrs. Clara Denick Mrs. Lena Alexander, Misses Thel- ma Meyers, Frances Albert, Mar jorie Spearo, Gertrude Spearo, Mae Hacherstom, Marion Frank, Sadye Franken, Rosomond Freedman, Ev- elyn Alexander, Edna Gancher Sara Freedman, Ida Freedman, Ann CasSel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-16
PHOTOS
 YALE EXHIBITS
Memorials of Makers of America" Now Showing
 at Sterling Library

New Haven, Conn, Oct 16-Pic- lures, letters, and other documen- tary evidence of approximately 100 outstanding Makers of America 2 who were largely responsible for the building of our country, were put on exhibition in the Sterling Me morial Library of Yale University this week.
 Men whose works are represented indicate a wide range of activity. Included are the contributions of statesmen, scholars, and patriots as well as those of inventors, artists, and scientists.
 The more outstanding exhibits concern Samuel Seabury, the first bishop of the Episcopal Church in America; Benjamin West, the first portrait painter to break away from the accepted form of depicting peo- pie in the classical togas and to portray them in military uniforms; John Paul Jones, first American naval commander; and William Beaumont, the physician who first studied the digestive process by ex- perimentation.
 Selected material of Benpamin Franklin is included in this exhibi- ton, as well as pictures and books of John D. Rockefeller, financiar and philanthropist, and P. T. Bar mum, top-ranking snowman of America.
 The collection contains material extending from the time of John Winthrop, first governor of MaSsa- chusetts, and George Washington who received an honorary degree from Yale in 1781, to the beginning of the twentieth century.
 Included in the list of famous names are those of several Yale men who have made significant contrl- buttons to the culture of America Some of these are Jonathan Ed wards, Noah Webster, Eli Whitney and Nathan Hale, as well as Sam uel F. B. Morse, inventor of the telegraph and William Graham Sumner, one of Americas pioneers in sociology, who represent some ot the varied aspects of the country's growth.
 with our nation now at war, Americans are more and more con- scious of their country, it's heritage, and its founders and the men who were responsible for its growth, said Bernhard Knollenberg, Yale Librarian in commenting on the exhibition.
 This exhibit will continue through six weeks, and is open daily, Mon- day through Saturday, from 8:SO B. m. to 500 p. m.