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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
HOLDING LARKS
 BOCCI LEADERS

Naugatuck, June 27 = The Mold ing Meadow Larks took over undis- puted possession of first place by defeating the strong Montone's Magpies three straight in recent matches placed in the U. s. Rubber Company Bocci League. The Cut ting Canaries follow on the heels of the Meadow Larks only one game out of first place by virtue of clean sweep over the Planning Penguins.
 There will be no matches played for the next two weeks due to the customary vacation schedule. Play will be resumed on July 18th.
 Last evenings individual stars were: Chris Martinez of the Cutting Canaries, Tony Mariana and Lou Ruggeri of Pichulo's Parrots, Louis Russo of Making Marshswallows and Eddie Suvoski, Tony Martinez and Howard Eggly of the Molding Mea- dow LarkS. Scores:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
(Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.)
 BY JACK GUENTHER United Press Staff Correspondent

NOAAAVSW 4 ASSS 0sSSAA SVAASDksVAANASAAUg
 New York, June 27-(UP)-Wrap- ping up a few loose threads:
 Baseball-The All-Star squads fi- nally have been announced and ape parently the protests they have evoked will finger long after the games themselves have been played. The sin of the managers who picked these teams was one of inconsist- ency. Take the matter of first year men. Ray Starr has won 10 games but was passed over in favor of Paul Derringer, who has won three. Reason? Starr is 8 rookie. Yet Dixie Walker was also passed up and who do you suppose won his position? Why, Willard Marshall a rookie. Then Dolph Camilli was ignored because he is in @ slump. But, Arky Vaughan, who is in the worst slump of his career, was in- cluded as always. In the American league, Hal NewhouSers of Detroit won a pitching berth with two vic- tories and four losses. Phil Mar childon of the Athletics, who has won eight games and lost seven with the worst team in the circuit, was brushed of. Then there is the case of Buddy Rosar, who isn't even a regular with his own club yet was chosen as one of the catchers. It's all as clear as a glass of ink.
 L0ng-TaiI
 Horseracing-Our friend Whirl- away runs again today in the ESQ., GOO Brooklyn handicap and if he wins he will be the second horse in history to push his earnings over the $400,O00 mark. At present he has collected $3S0,836 and victory in the Brooklyn would put him within $35,000 of Seabiscuit's $437,- 730 record. On the schedule drawn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
.ReiSer, Medwick Up
 In Batting Race

New York, June 26 = UP) . Pete Reiser of the Brooklyn Dodg- CTS, batting king of the National League, entered his bid for the major league title this week by moving into second place among batters of both circuits.
 Joe Gordon, the New York Yankees second baseman, leads the hitters of both leagues with .370 average and Reiser replaced Bobby D0err of the Boston Red Sos with Q .359.
 Doerris average fell of to .34S, 21 points lower than a week ago. Joe Medwick of the Dodgers raised his mark IS points to tie Doerr for third place. The averages are based on games played up to and includ- ing Thursday.
 Best Pitchers
 Rookie Hank Borowy of the Yanks and veteran Larry French of the Dodgers continued their pitching duel for the second straight week, each having won six victories with out a defeat.
 Leaders in other departments: { Doubles (N) Joost, Cincinnati, 20: (A) Higgins, Detroit, 25.
 Triples (N) Slaughter, St. Louis, 2; (A) Spence, Washington, Heath, Cleveland, and DiMaggio, New York, z.
 Home runs (N) Mize, New York, il; (A) Williams, Boston, 1T.
 Stolen bases (N) Miller, Boston, 10; (A) Kuhel, Chicago, 1S.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
Today's Sport Parade

up by Trainer Ben Jones, the hot
 footed Calumet colt will break the all-time record in the $50,0o0 Massa-
 chusetts handicap at Suffolk Downs
 on July IS. Incidentally, Whirl-
 away's nickname of Little Long, Tail" is only half correct. His tail
 Is long enough-it measures 57
 inches-but he isn't particularly small. At 1,050 pounds, he is larger than Seabiscuit, 1,040; War Admiral, 96O; and Alsab, 95O. His record at the moment is impressive. He hasn't finished out of the money in 32 raceS-since the Belmont Futurity trial of 194O. Now let some figure Albert with a bundle of sharp pen-
 cils determine how much Whirly would have returned on show par- lay.
 Boxing-Lew Diamond, the rotund
 manager known in pugilistic social circles as the Honest Brakeman, |, believes the unexpected triumph scored by Sergt. Joe Muscato of Buffalo over Lem Franklin Q few days ago is merely the first of many surprises which may come from the army. Diamond claims that once the war ends the woods will be full of big, husky fellows who previously swung their arms only yhen chop ping wood or pitching hay. These boys will be looking for ways to turn a quick dollar and dozens of them will become fighters. Mean while, they will be more or less forced to absorb the tricks of the sport while being conditioned for graver battles. Every couple of
 months one of these babies will bob up and bop over some established fighter in an army show or a benefit of some sort" the Honest Brakeman orated. "Take this Muscato. Now l don't own quarters worth of him, but I hear he is terrific. He is just the first of these melodies to make good. There must be couple of dozens of other army boys who are even better. It takes war to bring them out. Once the big fight is all over, boxing should boom and we boxers should make gobs of money. That is, if we can keep eat- ing until it's over." Diamonds food problem is not Q simple one. He weighs 225 pounds and his major source of income-Gus Lesnevich- is now in the coast guard.
 Four Minute Mile
 Track and field -- A surprising number of experts support the State- ment of Jack Ryder, the Boston A. A. coach, that Greg Rice is the only runner of our time with the speed and stamina to attain that magic mark of four minutes for the mile. Ryder holds that Rice, normally a two and hree miller, can virtually sprint the distance and that it must be sprinted if ever it is to be coy- cred in four minutes or less. The normal miller IS geared to his route | and lacks the necessary ruggedness to travel much farther. Rice, how 1 ever, is fast enough to sprint and regards anything less than two miles as just warm-up. His final kick on the last two laps of a two | pr three mile race is little short of | incredible. If Rice were willing to comply, indoor promoters could l build his mile experiment into a | winter epic. The tiny fellow with | the cask chest is amazingly popular with New York sport fans and for 3 simple reason. If the press agents advertise him for a new record | he goes right ahead and produces.
 Missing, Persons Bureau - HAS anybody here seen Mike. Jacobs?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
THOMASTON, LOCAL
 JUNIOR TEAMS PLAY

Thomaston Juniors will provide the baseball opposition for the state champion Waterbury Juniors in the first game of the season for the To- cal lads, coached by Prank Johnson, ex-Crosby standout athlete. Wash- ington Park, p m. Sunday will be the place and time of the game. with Mccarthy or Davis to start on the mound for the local lads, spoGl- sored by the Waterbury Chapter, Veterans Baseball Players Associa- tiop. On July 5, the Juniors meet Hartford, only team to defeat them last season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
BOSTON BASEBALL

Boston, June 26 - U.P.) = The Boston Braves faced the Chicago Cubs and Jimmy Foxx again today after the famed former Red Sox slugger celebrated his return here by hitting his first National League home run which accounted for Bos- toms ninth inning defeat 6-4.
 The score was tied at A in the first half of the ninth inning yester- day when the redoutable doube-X, recently traded by the Red Sox to the Cubs, lined Dick Erickson s curve ball over the left field wall and scored Bill Nicholson home ahead of him.
 f'oxx drove in four Of the Chicago tallies, scoring Phil Cavarretta with a long fly in the opening inning and again with grounder in the third.
 More H0mers
 Paul Waher of the Braves hit his first homer of the year in the first Inning when he smashed a. Bill Fleming pitch over the right field screen to score Tommy Holmes ahead of him. Max West of the Braves homered in the fourth, and knotted the count at A in the sixth by scoring during a double play.
 fl Javery was to take the mound against Hiram Bithorn in today's contest.
 Meantime, the Boston Red sox opened Q four-game series with Cleveland by edging the Indians 3-2 Dick Newsome won his seventh vic- tory by holding Cleveland to six bits. The Sox scored in the first and the third and added the deciding tally in the sixth when Johnny peslsy. who had singled and reached thiFd on walks. scored on Tony Lu- iEiAsH fiy.
 nseax Judd was scheduled to pitch
 Chubby Dean today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
c. Y. 0. BASEBALL
 GAMES ON SUNDAY.

Hoping for at least fair baseball weather, eight c. Y. O. baseball teams were "stratning at the leash" to get . league season under way Sunday afternoon, as scheduled games have been rained out for the past two weeks. Two games will be held at Fulton Park, one at water vile and another at Washington Park with the following schedule In effect:
 Fulton park, 1880 Our Lady of Mount Carmel vs Sacred Heart tI.ongo); 4:O0-St. Eucy's vs St. Johns. of WateTtown. Lcngo):
 Waterville Park, 2 o'clock -- St.. Michael's vs Sts. Peter and Paul. (I5ollhall).
 Washington Park. 2 o'clock Inn~ lnacplate Conception VI ~. J0- seph (spoEza).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
WASHINGTON HILLS
 DEFEAT NAUGATUCK

With Travers welding busy bat Washington Hills of the City Ana teur Baseball League pinned a g to 3 setback on the Naugatuck Blue birds of the Pomperaug Valley League last night in an exhibition game at Washington Park. Trayers contributed a home run and triple 10 the cause, a seven run third in- ming being enough to decide the is- sue m which 21 hits were made by the opposing teams. Rufino,s play at first base for the Hills and his hitting @ for 4). For the Naugy combine Aliens three-ply smash was 8 hitting feature.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
ANNEX
 PROTESTED GAME
North End League Cap- tains to Act on Matter at
 Farley This Morning

The Falcons turned lose all of their power to push the Corsa!rs right out of the lot and ball game Friday. Tony Martone hit success sive homers of Palermo and Capt. Mike Fibre removed his star pitcher for Spencer. But the Falcons kept hammering away and came in run- ming away 1894.
 After the game Capt. Fibre enter ed a protest which was upheld by league president, Wally Roy, who called meeting of the captains and coaches for 10 o'clock this morning.
 The score by innings:
 Corsairs ........... ..OO0O031- 4 Falcons ......... ...1 .113413S-13
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
Brooks Looks h C. A. [. Feature Sunday
OUerlin, Apostoi
 I1 SGUGge DrGU

Norfolk, Va, June 27-UP) -The comeback campaigns of BOatswaln's Mate Fred ApOs- toll and Machinist's Mate Ken OverIin, both former middle weight boxing champions, were marred by a 10-Found draw to- day but the Navy Relief fund was richer by about $13.0OO.
 Apostoll, of the Norfolk Nav al Training Station and Over lin of the Naval Air Station, staged a savage brswI in the Navy's first big boxing story of the war last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
COCHRANE AIDED

Washington, June 27. = (UP)- Lieut.. Mickey Mochrane, coach of the AII-Star Army Navy baseball team, will be minus i've Army play. CTS when his squad begins 10 days training at the Great Lakes Naval Training station today but the War Department announced that addi- tional player requests will De al- lowed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
ACES SCORE

Wednesday the Aces with Frank Polletta pitching fastened a shut out on Division Street so. The Aces turned up with a revamped lineup and started out in the first inning to put the game away. Polletta held the Division club hit less for five innings when Umpire Jannetty tossed him out for rough playing. Junior Palladino took on the pitching chore for the last two innings and although he was touch- ed up for couple of hits he was back up by faultless play af1eld and finished the shutout.
 The score by innings:
 Aces ........... ...T3 2 o ] o 1-8 Division St. .......0 O 0 0OO 0-0l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANFORD CAN'T LOSE

New Orleans, June 27.-(Up)- Stanford University was assured of the singles championship of the S8th National Intercollegiate Tenn's Tournament today with Ted schroe- der and Larry Dee meeting for the individual honor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
Ell About Those Dear old Brooklyn Dodgers
By DAN PARKER

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
Peter-P Paul Softball

Last Weeks Results Coates 6, Cavanaugh 3. Fitzniaurice 13, Schiavone 2.
 This Weeks Schedule Monday, June 20-Cavanaugh vs. Fitzmaurice. Tuesday, June so-coates vs. Schiavone.
 The Married Men-Single Men game will be played on Thursday, July 9. All league players will take
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
WALSH VS WALNUTS

Walsh Alumni and Walnut A. O.. standout teams of the City Wide Softbali League are to meet in q 10 q. m. Sunday game which will be replayed since q tie game between the two teams g week or 60 ago. Hamilton Park will he the scene of the contest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
PROBABLE PITCHERS
(By United Press) NATIONAL LEAGUE

Chicago (Bithorn 3-3) at Boston (Javery 5-8)-2 p. m.-(EWT).
 Pittsburgh (Heintzelman 6-D at New York (Carpenter 6-6)-2:3O D. m.-(EWT).
 Cincinnati (Vander Nicer 7-5) at Brooklyn (Davis 8-2)-2:3O p. m. -(EWT).
 St. Louis (Warneke 5-3) at PhiIa- delphia (Hoerst 3-8)-3 p. m. -- (EWT).
 AMERICAN LEAGUE
 New York Chandler 7-2) at Chi cago (GroVe 4-4)-2 p. m.-(CWT). Washington (MaSterson 1-4) at st.. Louis (Galehouse 5-el-2:30 D. m.-- (CWT). Philadelphia (Marchildon 8-D at Detroit Bridges 7-2)-2: D. m. = (EWT).
 Boston (Chase 1-O) at Cleveland (Dean 6-0-2 p. m.- (EWTl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
COLGATE ALUMNI AWARD

Hamilton, N. Y-BMl Reid Ee. ceived the Alumni Distinguished Service Award. highest honor to be bestowed upon a Colgate man. He is the director Of the School eg Physical Mducetion and athletics.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
roo BIG FOR ARMY

Al Blozis. Georgetownathlete, has bee n rejected for military service because he Is too big. He is six feet six inches and weighs 241 pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
sThe Baseball
 Standings dS .A WE M
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CsnmeN YeNtcrlny

New York 4, Pittsburgh 2. Brooklyn 5, Cincinnati (10 inns.) Chicago 6, Boston 4. St. Louis at Philadelphia (post- poned).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
COLT SIEGE GUN

Sam Snead once drove 46O yards. It happened on the Aainsdale links ct Southport. England, during the 1eS7 Ryder Cup matches.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
R. G,s WIN AGAIN

A powerful smash over the center field fence by Captain Triglia in the sixth inning with a mate aboard tucked the B. G.'s safely into first place. The game was a tight af- fair throughout and Umpire Jan- netty did a heroic job keeping these two bitter rivals in check. Capt Daddonna of the losers handled his club very smartly as well as play ing first class ball in the field, but his clubs hope of victory went over the fence with Triglia's homer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
By United Press LEADING HTTTERS:
HOME RUNS

There are said to be about 2,OOo,- 600 persons who indulge In practice with bar-bell and wsleht-litting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
Gnm.Nu Todn~

Pittsburgh at New York. Cincinnati at Brooklyn. Chicago at Boston.
 St. Louis at Philadelphia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
FARKAs IN WAR PLANT

Detroit, t,-Andy F'arkas, Washing ton Redskin back, gave up radio job to work in a war factory here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
Games Tomorrow

New York at Chicago CD. Washington at St. Louis CD. Philadelphia at Detroit. Boston at Cleveland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
Games Tomorrow

Chicago at Boston. Pittsburgh at New York CD. Cincinnati at Brooklyn CD. St. Louis at Philadelphia CD.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
INTERNATIONAL. LEAGUE
Ganea Yesterday

Syracuse at Newark (twlight).
 Buffalo at Montreal (night).
 Rochester at Toronto (night). Jersey City at Baltimore @, post pined).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Games Yesterday

Games Yesterday Detroit 3. philadelphia 1 (night). Boston ., Cleveland 2 (nighD. Washington 5, St. Louis (night).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
Games Today

New York at Chicago. Boston at Cleveland. Washington at St. Louis. Philadelphia at Detroit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27

EESTERDAY'S STAR-Southpaw Ed Smith who gave the Chicago White Sox their first win of the year over the New York Yankees after idethgafe shrdlu shrdlu uu after eight defeats with a six-hit, Az, triumph.
Evening star., 1942-12-17
Brave New Winos
Not1 they are yours, If there n

Not1 they are yours, II there are
other ,Ctngs
Than those-yours for flying, for
eDer flying.
No shadoaD do,Dn beloU, tolloUino.
spying
The shddow that at last caught up
NTH things.
No shining metal, no t,pin motors
roaring,
No heavy death to drop. un-
erringly-
Only these silent Dings and the
great seq
These brave ne,o wings and their
treightless soaring.
Though ,De, despaired, may say you
died in Ddin,
Or, hopeful, praise your valtant
sacrifice,
Though freedoms side shall ,pin. or
lose, this war,
You are the ptctor and the con-
Queror!
For ,Dho shall break this peace. this
drDlfstice?
What foe or space or time bYino
doton this plane?
PAUL H. oRHsER.
Evening star., 1942-12-17
War and Education

From the beginning of the war, the
Government and educators as class
have been agreed that the cultural
standards of the Nation must be
maintained. Learning in the United
States always has been a constructive
social force. 1t is not less so at a
time when the American way of life
is under attack. The Axis powers
long since correlated to their aggres-
sive designs the intelligence and skill
of vast numbers Of young men and
women made clever and cunning by
processes Of schooling whose eff
cheney 1t would be folly to underrate.
A superior strength of mind and
spirit must be developed and given
opportunity to function among the
Allies If they are to triumph in the
prevailing struggle.
These observations, OF course, have
become trite from constant repett-
Evening star., 1942-12-17

ton in recent months. In one form
or another they have been discussed
ever since Pearl Harbor The ques-
tion which boys and girls and their
parents naturally are asking is: How
can great armies and navies be
brought into existence without iso-
lating their personnel from the uni
versities, colleges and high schools
of the country? An obvious answer
has been returned by Harvard in
declaration OF policy issued by DR..
Paul H. Buck, dean of the faculty of
arts and sciences, expressing hearty
approval of the objectives of the
Army Institute program for continu-
ing education in the armed services"
1t is stipulated that the faculty
"disapprove the granting of academic
credit to men in the armed forces
without regard to their actual edu-
cational achievement as demon
strated by examinations or other
similar evidence" but it also is pro-
vided that Requirements for admis-
sion to the college and for advanced
academic standing would hereafter
be adjusted to include full considera-
ton Of the educational record and
achievements of members of the
armed forces, either enrolled in the
OH duty program of the Army In
Stltute or trained in the many spe-
cialist courses of the Army and
Navy"
Set forth in simpler terms, the
meaning of the faculty's decision is
this: Young people in national serv-
Ice will continue to be taught and to
learn "a wide variety of subjects" for
which they will be given full con-
sideration by the academic author
tiles charged with responsibility for
the awarding OF diplomas and de-
grees. The Army Institute already has
announced plans for self teaching"
or correspondence" courses pre-
pared by competent educators, as well
as selected extension courses to be
given by eighty approved institutions
OF higher learning. I'm addition,
there are large number of
special training courses and educa-
tional opportunities in the Army and
Navy, such as are provided in the
technician, officer candidate and
off1cer specialist schools. These vary
from courses in radio communica-
tions OF four weeks duration to nine
to twelve months courses in mete-
orology and Japanese. They cover
subjects ranging from automobile
mechanics to tropical diseases. In
all, 1t is estimated that at least half
OF the men and women in the service
will attend one or more of these
special training schools"
The war is not to be won by morons.
On the contrary, victory will be
achieved by a fighting organization
of worldwide proportions integrated
to such practical training as properly
may be described as genius de-
mocratized and put to work"