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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-14
PACIFIC COAST
FOOTBALLTO
Be ATTRACTIVE
BY DAN MCGUIRE

United Press STAFF Correspondent
San Francisco, Sept. l4.-(UP)-
The Pacific Coast conference, split
in two as a duration concession to
transportation director Joseph B.
Eastman, expects to produce a type
Of navy, marine, 17-year-old, and
Az football that may keep the
turnstiles clicking as steadily as In
pre-war years.
The southern division consists
Of three California schools, South
ern California, University of Cali
fornia and University Of California
at Los Angeles. The northern d.
vision comprises Washington, Wash
tngton State, Oregon, Oregon State,
and Idaho, Montana. Two confer
ence schools Montana and have
given up football for the duration.
Southern California appears to
be the strongest of the big three"
in the golden state, while Washing
ton should be the heavyweight" Of
the north.
U. G. L. A. Weak?
The Trojans start with seven let
termen and liberal supply Of navy
and marine traineeS. However, Cal
nornia, with the largest turnout on
the coast, So looms promising par
ticularly since 1t inherited II play
ers from Stanford and has nine let
termen as nucleus. The Rose
Bowl Uclans lost heavily through
graduation and enlistmentS and ap-
pear outclassed.
-Four backfield veterans are
bolstering the disposition OF coach
(Pest) WEIGH at Washington. They
include Pete Susick, three-threat
halfback, and Neil Brooks, fullback.
Jay Stoves, former Washington
State back comes to the huskie
campus via the navy.
Washington State, which toyed
with the thought Of giving up foot
ball, found a cargo Of former high
school stars and q supply Of AIS
among the enrolleeS, and augmented
these by beating the bushes" for
talent under the leagues now re-
Taxed eligibility rules.
Neither Oregon nor Oregon State
figures in the preseason ratings
and could surprise only if their
large freshmen squads are better
than expected. idaho may benefit
by concentration Of competition in
the north.
Watch c Of p
Amos Alonzo Stagg, whose College
of Pacific squad usually turns In
one stunning upset each season, may
be staging them from the start
this year. He got st. Mary's 1912
backfield en- masse, including john
ny PodeSto Of Modesto, a top grade
passer. They are navy trainees. St.
Mary's has 80 men on hand, includ-
ing six HawaiianS, and the Uni
versity of San Francisco, has fair
layout of freshmen and AIS. Red
lands University could be one of
the best ON the coast If the squad
develops properly.
st. Mary's pre-flight and Del
Monte pre-flight, loaded with nav
al aviation students haven't an
nounced whether officers can play
football. and their prospects depend
on 1t. The Alameda Coast Guard
should have one Of the country's
better service elevens.
CIomorrOW: the southWest),
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-14
Pittsburghers ProDide Tourney Acid les
|Equipoise Brilliant Despite His Ailments;
Ran Best Races In Face OF Adversely
Eleventh Of q series.
a = a
BY NED BROWN
NEA stan CorresuOndent

Equipoise's record, as brilliant as
1t Is, does not do justice to one Of
the fastest and ganest horses that
ever lived.
The Chocolate Soldier shines with
greater lustre when 1t Is considered
that he was bothered almost his
entire career by a troublesome foot
and other inflr1nitleS which only
emphasized his courage and remark
able ability. He ran best In the face
Of adversely, had an excuse every
time he was beaten, opposed out
standing horses.
Ekky ran the fastest mile ever
recorded-1:S4 2-6.
Six times, more than any other
runner, the liver-colored chestnut
ran q mile and q quarter under
2:0S, carrying as much as 1856
pounds.
He prevailed at all distances,
could sprint and 60 q route.
The track didn't have to be made
to order.
While not as large as Man o.
War or Twenty Grand, he had all
the size he needed. He was rugged
and honest, liked to run In the
stretch, usually burned rivals to q
crisp with burst Of speed for an
eighth or three sixteenths after
turning the final elbow.
DISQUALIFIED THREE TIMES
While not ugly tempered, Equi-
poise would fight back II his groom
or assistant starters fought him.
If he got the idea that another
thoroughbred was bulling him, the
son Of Pennant out Of Swinging by
Broomstick would retaliate.
This characteristic cost Equipoise
a half dozen victories. Three times
he was disqualified after coming
down in front. He threw his rider
at the start Of q race.
Under 1874 pounds, he battled as
sistant starters for eight and q half
minutes, firing himself out before
the rich Arlington Handicap. At
that he forced Plucky Play to run
the mile and quarter in 200 is
to beat him by a nose, would have
prevailed in another stride.
Ekky lost the 1894 Suburban by q
neck to Ladysman because Sonny
Workman was so busy keeping him
from getting even with another
horse that he could not give him a
proper ride.
Equipoise, bred by Harry Payne
Whitney, In 1928 and owned by
him and Cornelius Vanderbilt
Whitney, won 20 Of 81 races in
six years, was 10 times second,
third on four occasions, unplaced
in eight and, as previously related,
thrice disqualified.
While ailments limited his rae
ing as 3-year-old to only three
starts, only one Of which he won,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-14
BREADON NOW
admits CARDS
IN WORLD SERIES
BY GLEN PERKINS,

United Press Staff Correspondent
New York, Sept. 14-(UP)-The ST..
Louis Cardinals have finally con-
vinced their boss, President Sam
Breadon, that they were going to
win the National League pennant,
for today, the Red birds business
office started accepting APPLICATIONS
for tickets to the World Series.
That Breadon was O hard man
to convince is borne out by the lea
que standings which show that the
Cards with q l6M game lead need
win only five more ball games to
clinch the flag. If that second place
Brooklyn Dodgers were to win all
Of their remaining 19-games, the
Cardinals, playing only 200 ball in
the 20-games left on their schedule,
would still get under the wire first.
Breadon put Ed Barrow, president
Of the Yankees and q notorious
pessilnist regarding his own cub, to
shame in the I'VE haven't won yet"
department because the Yanks
started accepting ticket applications
last week and still need 10-games
to clinch the American League flag.
The New Workers, who clinched
the 1912 pennant q year ago today,
need to play only 500 ball in their
last 20-games to win the flag even
II the second place Cleveland In
dams win all their remaining 81.
In yesterdays only Major League
activity, the Brooklyn Dodgers lost
a game they started on July 18th
to the Boston Braves and then
bounced back to take the regularly
scheduled contest.
New Rule
The National Leagues new sus-
pended rule came into effect in the
opener, calling for the resumption
Of play in the last half Of the sixth
inning, where the game was called
two months ago because Of Massa-
chusett's Sunday closing law. The
Braves eventually won the contest.
TO In 10 inings. The beantowners
had three runners on base when
the game started with the score
tied "A. Two Of the men scored but
Brooklyn tied the count again IN
the seventh. Tommy Holmes broke
up the contest in the extra frame
with q single which scored Whitley
Wietelmann. AL Javery received
credit for the victory.
Whit Wyatt recorded his eighth
straight victory in the regular con-
test with O six hit performance and
q 1913 decision. The Dodgers gath
cred II hits off the efforts Of four
Boston pitchers while their ace
highlander was tanning nine and
walking none. Wyatt had q two hit
shutout going into the seventh
frame when the Braves punched
four blows to score all their runs.
The seventh inning uprising broke
o string Of "a consecutive scoreless
innings, 16 against the Braves, Tor
the tall Georgian.
Dixie Walker and Billy Herman
paced the Brooks attack with four
hits apiece, Walker showing his
average to 800 and Herman in
creasing his to 1874.
YESTERDAYS STAR-Whit Wy
att, who notched his eighth consec-
utive pitching victory and his 18th
of the year, with six hitter against
the Braves.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-14
T odoy Sport Parade

/ slight advantage In batting-- ,3i4 Ia
81, In hits--170 to 168--We picked
rough-andready Army because OF
his proven experience ana because
he still is lightning fast afield and
on the bases.
The outfield also presented a
problem but we solved that by
shifting Musial of the Cards to CEN
ter field by putting Bill Nicholson
Of the Cubs at his usual right pick
ct post, and Dick Wakefield Of the
Tigers In left.
We had to make this arrangement
Of the outfield, or skip one of the
grandest outfielders Of the season.
any one Of the three mentioned
above.
Walker Cooper Of the Cardinals
got the rod for the catching as
signment after we recalled that Bill
Dickey Of the Yanks had been in
and out.
Easy Pick
The three pitchers were easily
picked: Spurgeon Chandler Of the
Yankees with 10 wins and three de-
feats; Rip Sewell Of the Pirates,
with 20 wins and nine defeats; and
Mort Cooper Of the Cardinals with
10 wins and nine defeats.
In making these selections for Dur
All-Star team we used every avail
able figure, coupled with our own
impressions Of their performances
and a check-up with observers. We
believe that this team represents
the cream of the Major Leagues,
But we know that many baseball
writer's, fans and players will dis
agree with us. And we welcome
their criticism.
If you disagree, and write in, pull
ease don't dip your pen in cyanide.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-14

TO Ogden Miller, Director % Attn
letics at Yale University:
MY DEAR Mr.. MILLER:
Anybody who was fcrt4 ate
enough to witness the initial end
opening game Of Yale's l095 season
saw in action perhaps for the Arst
time Wayne johnson, star flillback
for Harvard in former seasons and
hero Of Blue Squad for the l0l3
season. Perhaps only for Q few
moments did the overexcited fans
glimpse for the first time the skill
with which that very graceful fun.
back Unanswered himself around
the right end Of that strong and
fast Mulhenberg line, only TO- br
stopped and badly injured BY Q IAN
sustained at the hands Of two husky
Big Red Tacklers. At this point
was ended what promised to be one
Of the most promising careers q
any Of the long line Of Gridiron
Stars yet to march off the Yale
campus with that big .''Y" on their
chest.
am sure that you as well as any
other spectators at this game and
Of this tragic incident, could see "a
that fleeting instance in the per-
Torrance displayed by this obvious
hero, the making Of football playeE,
worthy Of that big "Y" which ~
awarded to all Yale's athletic heroes
Try to remember in making your
decision that you have q possible
All-American on your hands ~
Judge, also remember that many q
sports hero has been unnoticed while
living, but glorified after death.
Is that right2 In my opinion Il Is
definitely not. for the simple reason
that II you can give q man his Just
while he is living to enjoy II, why
not give him the benefit Of the
doubt.
In Wayne johnson, you had real
football material, for that matter
All-American stock, II an ALI
American was willing to give his all
for Yale, Yale should be willing to
give the All-American his due, tho
big "Y".
I am sure that you win decide
fairly.
Yours sincerely, ~
VIM MAIONEY,
The Writer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-14
Greg. U. s. Pat. Off,
By JACK CUDDY

United Press Staff Correspondent
New York. Sept. 14-(Up)-Here's
our 1913 Major League All-star
team:
Arky Vaughan, Dodgers. 3b; Stan
Musial, Cardinals, CT; Rudy York,
Tigers, lb; Dick Wakefield, Detroit,
If; Luke Appling, White Sox, IS;
Walker Cooper, Cardinals, c Billy
Herman, Dodgers, 2b; Bill Nichol-
son, Cubs, IF; Spurgeon Chandler,
Yanks, p; Rip Sewell, Pirates, D.;
and Mort Cooper, Cardinals, q.
1t seems a simple statement of
fact. but chances are that no one
in the United States will agree with
US on all Of our choices except the
chap who glowerS at us out Of our
shaving mirror.
One Of our toughest Jobs was to
decide upon the All-Star for third
base--to pick veteran Vaughan of
the Dodgers or Bob Elliott Of the
Pirates. Although Elliott had a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-14

Harry Lynch, the voice Of Thoin-
aston where baseball Il concerned,
Is most anxious 30 secure . game
Tor next sunday for he American
Legion club 70 be played n The
ClocktoWn. Harry can be had"
any evening after & o'clock through
4 'phone eall 10 Thomaston, 100,
with every prospect a. q IDEAL" be-
Ing closed In = few minutes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-14
BIoke-Johnson BowIinq Notes

Mendtllo absent Is q handicap. but
this writer has never seen such O
poor display Of spirit on an opening
night as the Columbians showed.
=. Rog Holmes tossed In two 30
or better games In his first two at
tempts, then Garafano gave him the
high sign that he had been put In
for a n 50 average and he didn't
want to lose him. wait until the
middle Of the season then open up,"
Shiek advised. Holmes responded
with q very cool 10.
Aside to Tess Yourchyk. You used
to be the best girl bowler In the
league but the last two seasons have
seen you fall from the top. We
suggest that you try bowling shoes
because in taking that long slide
you are off balance when you de-
liver the ball Mil D,Angelo
tossed In two nice games while
Marge Danisevich looks like q real
threat to the leaders. It was good
to see Ed Sickmund back In harness
after a layoff Of almost a decade.
German should Of stood in bed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-14

$55,760 at 5. He took three out Of
six, a second and third In 1888.
RETIRED WITHOUT GOOD LEG
Equipoise suffered q slightly rup-
tured main tendon In his left fore
leg at z, made his last effort in the
rich Santa Anita Handicap, Febru-
airy %, 1885. He bowed q tendon in
his one sound leg, broke down,
floundered In seventh.
Ekky reached the top of the
breeding ladder in 1912, died young.
His progeny won $437,141 last year.
Among his sons are Shutout. Bols
ingbroke and Attention.
Equipoise was one Of the great
est all-around horses America ever
produced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-14

FIEI1H1Fgh, EeDt. I9.-(Upl-
frankie FFiseh, has been signed 70
manage the Pittsburgh Pirates for
the NTH consecutive year.
The terms OF FTisch's new coIl-
tract were not disclosed, but WI.
liam BenswangeF. president OF the
Pirates said they were mutually sat-
isfaeiory 10 both Bflseh and the
club, @engWangeF announced the
Signing last night.
Since becoming manager Of the
Hllea, WFlneh has 4 record 0f 800,
winning aDo and losing ne same
number. IN TIRES 81 the four years
- - - s 60
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-14
College Football
HOLY CROSS

Worcester, Mass, Sept, 14.-(UP)
With but two first stringers among
his sorely depleted squad, Coach An
thony (Ank) Scanlon today planned
to send The 1913 Holy Cross football
team through a brief scrimmage.
The Crusader eleven was reaching
peak condition slowly and only 10
days remained to mould q team into
shape for the opening encounter
with a much-feared Dartmouth
team.
DARTMOUTH
Hanover, N. H., Sept. 14.-(UP)-
Dartmouth's highly -touted football
juggernaut staged its second secret
practice Of the year today as 1t be-
gan intensive preparation for the
seasons opening game with Holy
Cross Sept. rs, at Worcester. Coach
Earl Brown put his gridiron charges
through passing drills. During q
short scrimmage session yesterday
ends Jack Russell and Jack Mona
han were outstanding.
HARVARD
Cambridge, Mass, Sept. I4.-(UP)
-Harvard's "A" squad began more
elaborate practice sessions on SOL
diers Field today In preparation
for Q rather hit-or-miss wartime
football season. The squad had been
cut from i22 to rs after Q week Of
conditioning drills and q brief
scrimmage. Athletic authorities also
announced that Harvard would play
Worcester Polytechnic institute ct
the stadium oct. Q.
BOSTON COLLEGE
Newton, Mass. Sept. il.-(Up)-
Directed By Coach AInerlno Moody
eagncs Boston Colleges football
candidates had q light workout To-
day IN an attempt To ready en- IN
formal team for . brief year 81
football. Graduate Athletic Man.
ageF John y. cuFiey was expected
70 announce some sort Of Gelledule
and u was believed u might include
9 came with Harvard and with ne
ancient ,. Q. rivals Holy croas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-14

Minneapolis, Afinn., Sept. H.
fUpl-Pattg nefg. outstanding wos
nan aolfeF. has received orders
from me MaFine Corps Recruiting
offlfe a. Chicago e report foF
ibooti training a. New River, n,
q. 9apf -. @hs enlisted tlllH sllnl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-14

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Boston Z, Brooklyn 9 (July is
playoff, 10 innings)
brooklyn 10. Boston . Irregular
scheduled game)
(Only games scheduled)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-14
The Standings
annnnrnaAn nNAHHYE
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Detroit at Chicago might, postd.
Cleveland at st. Louis (postponed)
(Only games Scheduled)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-14
Games Today

Games Today
Philadel. at Yankee Stadium (2;3O)
Detroit at st. Louis (2)
Cleveland at st. Louis (nighO
Boston at Washington (nighD
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-14

Rlsi shortages ere hsmpeFina
mlnlng q strategic metals \
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-14
The Standing

Seasons greetings, folksl In case
you didn't know another bowling
season has arrived and lot OF
leagues have tossed in the sponge
for the duration because Of the man.
power shortage. However, even
though losing II out Of the original
SO bowlers from last years roster,
the Blake and johnson boys and
girls streamlined their teams, cut
ting each club down to five, dug up
II new faces and opened the season
at Sam Sena's drives on North Main
street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-14
BY BOB PALMER

Last Weeks Results
Yale 8, Columbia 0.
Dartmouth 3, Harvard 0.
Brown 2, Princeton /.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-14
Games ToaaV

Games Toaay
Brooklyn a. Boston
New York a. Philadelphia tnlghtl
loniy games sehednled)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-14
Last Weeks Big Three

Hits and Bits. Margie Della
meter, defending champion in the
girls high average department start
cd off with bang having three nice
strings, good enough 70 "a % aver
age. Al West, who has been tell
ing us all summer he was all set for
q big season, proved he wasn't talk
ing riddles by coming through with
his first 100 game In three years.
. 4. Eddie Hayes had little diff
Guilty getting warmed up In the first
game but he came through In the
last two in grand style. He COM
bined with oertie 0angloff in the
final match 10 give Brown the rub
Der match over Princeton. OF
course having o man IKE Mike
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-14

The following is an open letter
to Ogden Miller, Director 81 Attn
letics at Yale University:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-14

W2MEN E8MtM9aNM
Brooklyn &C Boston
New York ne Philadelphia
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-14

The newly elected officers for the
season are as follows, Arnold Ctpri-
ano, president, Tony Garafano. sec
rotary, and Billy German, treasurer
We couldn't help but hear the
familiar cry Of how one team was
so much stronger than the other. If
some of you fellows and even a GER
tain lady would dig in and bowl and
Asgst about beefing for while,
RRhaps some Of these so-called
weak" teams would surprise them
serves. Why develop defeatist at
titude with only one week Of bowl
ing gone by? It certainly isn't a
fair test to judge q club on the
strength Of three games.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-14

NEXT: Lexington.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-02

The Mount Clemens mother who told us this
story wos but on innocent, il highly indignant, on
locker.
Lost night, on WoInut street. she sow three teen
oqed boys sIumped over their bicycles blocking viz
tuony the entire sidewoIk os they stood owkwordly
in front OF on iee-ereom store.
A middle aged woman, neatly dressed ond seem
ineIy refined in every respect, came up the street with
a small child holding her hond. When she reached
the bows on the bicycles they stood their ground ond
she wos forced TO step off the curb TO poss them. In
q colin voice she sold. Boys. would you mind stepping
oside9" No troee Of anger or irritation wos evident
in her voice.
The tirode OF irsotent obuse thot emenoted from
three poirs OF boyish lips was startling. They didn't
bulge on inch.
Perhaps This is not typieol Of modern Mount
Clemens youth. We really don't think it is.
Whot we do wont TO stress, however, is thot these
boys we're we'll dressed ond, seemingly, from good
homes.
We would ho1ord a guess thot no one would be
more shocked thon their own parents TO know how
those boys behove in public. We suspect, though,
that the cute independence" which their weak por-
ents permit them TO exercise OF home is the root OF
the evil.
there, il ever, wos a eose in which some heavy
handed posser-by should have administered whot the
parents apparently ore incapable OF providing: Corp
oroI punishment OF the most humiIiotine sort.
A firm hand, properly applied TO the seat OF an
odoIeseent's breeehes, con still instilI respect.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-09-02

Q-What is the amount OF
lend-lease for Russia going
through Iran by way of the Per
sian Gulf?
A-Latest estimate was a mil
lion tons a month, an astonishing
figure when distance from u. S.
thraUGh sub-infested waters is
considered.
Q-What is a caique?
"A small skiff, sometimes
equipped with a sail. Vessels Of
this type aided in the evacuation
of troops from Crete when the
Nazis invaded.
Q-What is the Coronation
Stone?
A-Sometimes known as the
Stone Of Scone, 1t was a stone
sat upon during coronation cere-
monies by Scottish k n z s.
Brought to England in 1896, to-
day il is preserved in the Cor
onation Throne in Westminster
Abbey.
Q-Who was the first Amer
lean golfer to win the British
Amateur title?
A-Jess w. Swectser, in 1926.
Q-When is Rose Sunday?
A-The fourth Sunday IN
Lent.
Q-On what Caribbean island
was Napoleon's Empress Joseph
inc born?
A Martinique, where the
Vichy Governor Robert was re-
Gently Ousted.
Q-What is meant by the term
naval %stores?"
A-Turpentine and resin. The
term dates from the 18th century
when searlen tarred their ropes
and caulked their sailing vessels
with tar and pitch.
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D Questions and Answers .

Q-What was the name of the
first l.. s. hospital ship?
A-Our first hospital ship 10
go into service was the u. S. s..
Solace, fitted out in 1898.
Q-What world-famous avi-
ator recently returned to this
country after a 5,000-mile tour
of the fighting fronts?
A-Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker.
Q-What sort of tool is a
"jimcroW'?
"A device used for straight
ening or bending rails,
Q-What docs the expression
"Janus-faced' means?
A-Having two faces-acting
or looking two ways.
-Q-What is grosgrain?
A fabric having heavy
transverse cords woven into l.
Q-What are a few of the COM
morcial products manufactured
from the SOY bean?
A-PaintS, varniShes, CLUES,
and sizing for womcn's stockings.
Q-What use has the geran-
ium aside from its decorative
value?
Ats seeds lend a pungent
flavor to mustard pickles.
Q-What University i'm the
United States possesses a copy of
the Gutenberg Bible?
A-Yale. The valuable book is
placed in an underground steel
vault.
Q-HoW much coffee does one
coffee shrub yield?
"A pound is the usual yield,
though very vigorous shrubs viii
yield as high as three or four
pounds.