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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-08
reg. U. S. Pat. Off,
BY JACK CUDDY

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Boston, June 8. - CUP The
dog racing center of the Western
Hemisphere is in suburban Revere,
the resort town eight miles north
of Boston which was named for
galloping Paul Revere, the most
famous horseman our country has
known.
Greyhound racing at Revere's
Wonderland track offers the stiff
fest sort of competition to summer
attractions in the Boston bailiwick
during the 100 days of the meeting.
The track does not announce its
annual figures for the crowd and
mutuels, but its press agent, George
Heustis, informs newspapermen
that they have not yet approached
those of New England's most afflu-
ent horse track, Suffolk Downs.
wonderland handled only about
$19,000,000 in bets during its 1912
meeting" Heustis said I'VE aver
aged less than 100000 day.
Suffolk Downs must have aver
aged about $350,000 a day during
it's tWo-month rum"
He adds: "Of course, this year
because of the unusually large
amount OF money in circulation
the handle will be much greater
But even without the war as a
stimulant dog racing ultimately
will prove more popular in this sec
ton than horse racing. Its popu-
larity has increased each year
since Wonderland and its 8O-acre
plant were established in 1925"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-08
HIGH SCHOOL PITCHER
HAS SCOUTS ON TRAIL

Athens. N. Y, (UP)-Baseball
scouts have their eyes on II year
old Anthony Del Ciccio, Athens
high school pitcher, who recently
pitched two no-hit, no-run games
in one week,
Del Ciccio, a southpaw, has been
unsecured upon in four games in the
Central Hudson Valley league
made up of nearby high schools. He
famed 81 batters and only two
balls have been hit out of the in
field this season.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-08
ROHDE, OLSON, ARENA
WRESTLING WEDNESDAY

New Haven, June 8 - A great
mat battle is In prospect at the New
Haven Arena on Wednesday night
of this week when Herman Rohde,
nicknamed Jersey Lightning because
Of his speed and devastating action,
meets up with Cliff Olson in the
feature match. The bout will be de-
cided by two falls out of three,
with a one hour time limit.
Rohde turned in a great job of
defeating Dynamite Joe Cox here
last week. 8he match was probably
the hottest staged here in several
years. Rohde will be the popular
favorite to spill Olson, but the
Swede is an accomplished grappler
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-08

RESCUES CLUB
ONCE AGAIN
Cardinals of St. Louis Are
Biggest Problem of
BrOOklynites
BY PAUL SCHEFFELS
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

New York, June 8-UP)-The
Brooklyn Dodgers limped home from
the west today with a pitching staff
that was battered and torn and with
their recent National League lead
resting in st. Louis, entrusted to
Billy Southworth and company, per-
haps for days to come.
Winding up the tour of the him
terlands last night in Pittsburgh, the
Dodgers had to call on 42-year-old
fat Freddy Fitzsimmons to get an
even break on the western swing.
And Freddy had a close call at
that. Until the eighth inning the
Brooks were on the short end of a
10 count. Then Arky Vaughn
singled, Dixie Walker sent him to
third with another and Dolf Cam
I'LL laid down slow roller to Elbie
Fletcher at first, Vaughan scoring
on the play. From there the Brooks
went on to score total of four runs,
taking the game, Al.
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sairs stranded on the base paths in
the frames.
Wally Hebert, southpaw, OPP
posed Fftzsimmons. He was tagged
for II hits. Fitz gave up total of
seven.
The game marked the end of the
seasons first complete intersectional
series. When play resumes Wednes-
day, Brooklyn tangles with Boston
and Philadelphia invades New York
In the American league, Chicago
plays at Detroit, st. Louis at Cleve-
land and Washington at Boston.
YESTERDAYS STAR Fat
Freddy Ftzsimmons, ancient Brook
Ign hurler who tossed a seven hit
ter at Pittsburgh to keep the Dodg-
ers at the heels of the st. Louis
Cardinals with Al victory
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-08
PRIVATE ELECTED
NYU TRACK CAPTAIN

New York, (UP)-Pvt. Irving
Kintisch, former New York uni
versity athlete now stationed at
Fort Bragg, N. c., has been elected
captain of NYU's 1914 outdoor track
squad in absentia.
He was elected because his team
mates felt that he was we'll de-
serving of the honor even If he can
not actually serve"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-08
Games Today

Games Today
Toronto at Jersey city (twlight)
Montreal at Newark ca
twilight and nighD
Rochester at Baltimore (night
Buffalo at Syracuse CD
twilight and nighD
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Games To-day
mo games scheduled)
Games Tomorrow
Chicago at Detroit
st. Louis at Cleveland
Washington at Boston
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and there is no easy task facing the
youthful Jerseyite.
Three prelims, of one fall or half
an hour, will precede the main bout.
The show opens at 8 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-08
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BASEBALL HOTBED

Seattle. in the Pacific Coast
League. drew 100000 spectators last
year, although 1t has population
of less than 10000.
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KELLY WROTE THE RULES

Kelly did so many things first
that he practically wrote the rules.
A. G.. Spalding offered Kelly
$4,000 not to hop to the Players
Brotherhood League in 80, but the
King refused ito go back on the
boys"
The Boston management became
fed up on his royal temperament.
and sent him to New York in '93,
where he was suspended for going
on a beer bust and to the races when
he was supposed to be steaming
himself into shape in a Turkish
bath.
King Kelly was out of baseball
and on the stage a year when he
died of pneumonia in November, "a
at the age of 37-just in time to es-
cape the one thing in the world he
feared-lack of funds to play the
golden boy.
NEXT. Fielder ZONES,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-08
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Toronto at Jersey City POSTPONED
Montreal at Newark tpostponed)
Buffalo at Syracuse (postponed)
Baltimore 4, Rochester CD (nighD
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REIMBURSEMENT of a series
BY HARRY GRAYSON
NEA Sports Editor

Connie Mack calls Michael j..
Kelly the Tyrus Raymond Cobb of
his time.
Cap Adrian Constantine Arson
said King Kelly was as good a batter
as anybody and as fine thrower-
from the catcher's position or out
field, more men having been thrown
out by him than any other player.
AL Sphinx, dean of baseball writers,
asserted as late as 1921 that King
Kelly was the greatest player who
ever lived.
Certainly, few have had the all
round ability of the $4,000 Beauty
of the late '80s and early '90s, and
none had the off-the-field color of
the quick-thinking, mustacheod
Irishman of Troy, who made "Slide,
Kelly, S-L-I-D-E!" a byword of the
game.
Tall, powerfully built, darby
handsome Kelly was one of the best
dressed men of his period-in tall
hat, tailored suits, ultra fashionable
Ascot and patent leather shoes.
He was the John L. Sullivan of
the diamond. could drink more
brandy and champagne than any
man in the house, and still play a
whale of game the next day.
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Games Tomorrow

Games To-day
(No games scheduled)
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GAVE FIRST AUTOGRAPH

The King was graceful spender,
consequently had many friends, fair
weather and otherwise. In response
to idolatrous professions of esteem,
he was quick with buck in bar
rooms, when he had it, which wasn't
always, for it was difficult for a
young man like him to keep in
funds. He'd have broke the Bank OF
England.
Kelly was the first player cranks,
as fans were known in those days,
followed on the streets.
He was the original target Of
autograph seekers.
Kelly broke in on the sandlots OF
Paterson, N. j., where he worked
for SO a week. At 20, he moved to
Columbus to play with semi-pro-
fessional aggregation. Cincinnati
picked him up, and as the '80s began
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CnmeN TOmOrrOW
Boston at Brooklyn (twlighD
Philadelphia at New York
Pittsburgh at st. Louis
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THE ST. %Isl!<Zsk q
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
(No games scheduled)
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Western Trip Proves Brooklyn Ordinary Contender For Flag
-THEY PLAYED THE GAME NO. 27-
Quick-On- Trigger King Kelly Played
Ball Like Cobb Is Years Before Him

who owned the Boston Nationals,
paid the White Stockings $4,000 for
him in 81, gave him 5000 a year.
Editorials were written about 1t.
Hub cranks presented their King
with q blistening horse and carriage
so he could ride to the park in style.
Kelly, a left-hand batter, turned
in an average of 1888 to be baseball's
top hitter for the champion White
Stockings the year before the Bos-
tons bought him. He could circle the
bases in IS seconds, scored 120 runs.
John Clarkson, with whom he
formed one Of the crack batteries of
the day, accompanied him to Bean
town.
1t was the Kings amazing ability
to do everything that Ty Cobb did
Is years later however, which left
Slide, Kelly. S-L-I-D-E!" to ring
down the Hall OF Fame forever.
MACK TELLS OF KELLY
Like Cobb" says Connie Mack,
kelly never gave an infielder or
catcher anything more than the tip
of his toe to tag. He had all Of Tvs
stuff-the fadeaWay, fallaWay and
hook slides and few so distinctive
ly his own that others could not
copy them.
"As the Washington catcher, I
had the ball in my hand waiting for
him one afternoon. He shouted to
the one umpire who worked in those
days: Watch It'll" I haven't tagged
him yet,
kelly would cut second by from
10 to 20 feet in going from first to
third on a tap to the field while the
umpire had his eyes glued on the
play at first. Similarly, he would cut
third in scoring from second.
Kelly came in from right field
one day when we had the bases full
and none out in late inning. His
old Chicago partner, Clarkson, ap-
peared to be in trouble, but wasn't
when the King shouted: Let me
catch him!' Boston had a splendid
catcher who didn't like 1t, but the
King steadied Clarkson, and we
didn't score"
KELLY WROTE THE RULES
Kelly did 50 many things first
that he practically wrote the rules.
A. G. Spalding offered Kelly
$4,000 not to hop to the Players
Brotherhood League in &c. but the
King refused ito go back on the
boys"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-08

Galan, Cuisine. Errors-None. Runs
batted in-Camilli. Galan, Bragan 2.
Two-base hits - Cuisine, Bragan,
Bordagaray. Three base hit-Gus-
tine. Stolen base-Fletcher. Double
plays-Elliott and Fletcher; Elliott,
Cuisine and Fletcher. Left on bases
Brooklyn 8, Pittsburgh 9. Bases
on balls-Hebert 8, Fitzsimmons 2.
Struck out-by Hebert /, Fitzsim-
mons /. Hit by pitcher-by Fitzsim-
mons (Russell). Wild pitch-Fitz-
simmons. Balk-Fitzsimmon Pass
ed ball-Moore. Umpires - Mayer
kurth, Stewart and Dunn. Time
1:48.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (nighD
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PITTSBURGH

N-BAtcU TOT BaTIICy III IIH.
z-Batted for Hebert in 9Th.
Brooklyn E. 0 0 0 0 0 %
Pittsburgh 0 0 90 . 0 0 0-1
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NEXT: Fielder Jones.
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14

MUSIC: Radio broadcasting sta
tions can now get the benefit of re-
cordings made by union musicians.
By agreement the 14-month ban has
been ended.
COWS: Reason for the drop in
milk production, according to the
secretary of the National Co-opera-
tive Pure Milk association, is that
the cows ''get tired" when exces-
sively MIXED.
BUYING POWER: Excess" pur-
chasing power existing in the nation
at present amounts to 81 billions,
according to the estimates of the
Office of War Information. This vast
sum is characterized by Owl Of
ficials as a grave infiationary
threat"
UNEMPLOYED: The pool of un-
employed workers is practically ex-
hausted, according to department
of commerce survey. The report
stated that most of the one million
persons classified as unemployed
were changing from one job to an
other.
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14
THROW AWAY
HARSH LAxATIVES!
Millions Have Ended ConSti-
patton with Simple Fresh
Fruit Drink

Don't form the habit of depend
ing on harsh, gripping laxatives
until you've tried this easy, health
full way millions now use to keep
regular.
It's fresh lemon juice and water
taken first thing in the morning
just as soon as you get up. The
juice of one Sunkist Lemon in a
glass of water. Taken thus, on an
empty stomach, it stimulates
normal bowel action, day after
day, for most people.
And lemons are actively good
for you. They're among the richest
sources of Vitamin C, which COM
bats fatigue, helps resist colds and
infections. They supply vitamins
b. and P, aid digestion and help
alkalinize the system.
Try this grand wake-up drink
10 mornings. See if it doesn't help
you! Use California Sunkist
Lemons.
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14
ITALY:
Take Big Base

The once beautiful port of Naples
smoked in ruins as Lieut.. Gen. Mark
Clark's Fifth army clattered through
its streets. To the north of the city,
long German columns made their
way toward Rome, 135 miles away,
where they were expected to make
their next stand in the hills.
Before giving up Naples, the Ger
mans destroyed the elaborate docks
and warehouses and other installa-
tions that had made the port one of
Europe's finest. AS a result, time
will be required to reopen the port
for Allied use in supplying the
armies marching northward.
The German retreat at Naples
also was influenced by Gen. Bernard
Montgomery's fanking movement
along the Adriatic sea coast to the
East. By working its way north
ward, Montgomery's army had
pushed behind the Germans, threat
ening to cut them off from the rear
by crossing the mountains to the
west,
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14
.EEz|||L HOUSEHOLD
Ez]|I l|rlTSEZ

Always try hot fat with a piece
of bread before putting in GRO
quettes. -.
A cl0th-wrapped brick is a
handy item for your sewing room.
Any work which must be held taut
while being sewed can be pinned
to the brick and thus anchored
firmly.
Keep your refrigerator sweet
and clean by washing it out with
lukewarm water and borax mix
ture.
Here's a different frosting for
white or yellow cake. To one-half
cup crushed pineapple, add one
cup crumbled macaroons, one-half
teaspoon lemon juice, and a little
confectioners' sugar to taste.
A h0t-water bottle placed in the
clotheSpln bag when hanging out
clothes will keep the hands warm
in cold weather.
When the wooden handle breaks
off the monkey wrench, hammer
a piece of pipe over the end tight
ly. Let it be somewhat longer than
the original handle for greater
leverage.
A dress snap sewed on the in
side of mans trouser cuff will
make the job of letting down the
cuffs for cleaning easy and will
spare resewing each time.
To add greatly to the conven-
fence of your knitting or sewing
bag, paste a piece of measuring
tape across one of the handles.
Most such handles will take a 12-
inch strip.
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14

WAVES: Members of the WAVES,
the navy's woman auxiliary, will not
be permitted to serve overseas, by a
provision in a bill reported out by
the senate naval affairs committee.
JEWS: A separate force of Jew
ish soldiers may be established by
Great Britain for service in Burma,
it is announced from London. One
or more divisions may be recruited
in Palestine and the Near East.
POULTRY: Small reductions in
the ceiling prices of dressed and
processed poultry have been an
nounced by the Office of Price Ad-
ministration, ranging from " cent
a pound for ''hard scalded" to 312
cents for quick frozen varieties.
Prices on drawn poultry were
trimmed cent, and those on "evis-
cerated' quick frozen 2 cents.
Production of chickens this year
will equal or surpass last years rec
ord total, it was predicted. There
will be sufficient turkeys for the holi-
day trade, dealers estimate, revers-
ing a previous opinion.
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14
Soldier Kne,U Not What
He Vas Dickering For

We have heard a bit about the
freedom with which American SOL
diers in India spend their money.
Here is story which well illus
trates the point:
This doughboy, having hired a
tonga Ga light two-wheeled cart
usually drawn by a pony or bull
lock) for a distance the ordinary
fare for which would be half a
rupee, magnanimously handed the
driver a 50-rupee note.
The man shook his head violent.
ly and demanded go.
"No," said the American,
that's enough. I shan't pay more. -
The Indian thereupon accepted
the money and walked away, leav-
ing the tonga and pony with the
purchaser.
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14
RUSSIA:
Near Poland

Russian troops drove within 100
miles of the old Polish border in the
northern sector of the long front,
while other Red forces assaulted
prepared German positions on the
west bank of the broad Dnieper riv-
er to the south.
Failing to hold their new line, the
Germans would be pushed out of Es-
tonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and
they would lose substantial control
of their Baltic sea route to Finland.
Stiffening German resistance and
appearance of massed artillery
along the west bank of the Dnieper,
indicated that the Nazis were de-
termined to make use of the broad
river as one of their last natural de-
fense lines along $50 miles. Russian
crossings to the west bank in some
sectors were met by prompt Ger
man counterattacks in an effort to
prevent the organization of sizeable
Red forces for continuation of their
drive.
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14

One thing a soldier is afraid of
is a display of emotion. That's
why his slang so often sounds
derogatory. For example, he re-
fers to the silver eagles on his
coloneps shoulder straps as ''buz-
Yards" But when, he speaks of his
favorite cigarette, he says: Cam
els" They're first with men in the
Army as well as with Sailors, Ma
rines, and Coast Guardsmen. (Ac-
cording to actual sales records in
service mems stores.) And though
there are Post Office restrictions
on packages to overseas Army
men, you can still send Camels to
soldiers in the u. S., and to men
in the Navy, Marines, and Coast
Guard wherever they are.-Adv.
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14

that in so doing, support could be
rallied for Sen. Arthur Vandenberg's
provision assuring America OF inde-
pendence in determining her action
in any program.
AS chairman of the senate's for
eign relations committee, Sen. Tom
Connally led in the move to kill the
Fulbright resolution. Connally has
indicated America should await fur
ther development in world politics
growing out of the war before COM
mitting itself to any course.
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14
FARM:
Guarantee Payments

Appearing before congressional
committee, War Food Administrator
Marvin Jones asked for an addition
al 500 million dollars for the Com
modify Credit corporation to provide
farmers with guarantee payments in
the 1914 production program.
The CCC now has a fund of 500
million dollars. 1t is intended to use
this money for loans on major crops
like wheat, cotton, corn, wool, to-
bacco and potatoes. With the extra
500 million dollars, guarantee pay
ments would be advanced on vege-
table oil crops, dry beans and peas,
sugar beets, fresh truck and fruit
crops, and canning crops.
Jones sought authority to buy sur
plus crops and absorb loss through
resale at lower ceiling prices. He
also asked power to resell perish
able commodities like fruits and
vegetables which the government
might obtain through price-support-
ing purchases, at less than parity.
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14
Cavalry Rides Again

As result of the mountainous
terrain of Sicily and Italy, caval-
ry has come into its own again in
this war.
Former cowboys and rodeo per-
formers are astride the horses
that are being ridden over rocky
and craggy country where motor
vehicles cannot be driven, to de-
liver food, water and other sup
plies to troops. Sometimes they
escort mule packs.
Perched atop their mounts, the
cavalrymen are often in position
to detect machine gunners hid
den under natural cover, and
when they do, they pepper them
with the small, yellow grenades.
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC:
Fight to Last

Stubborn japanese fought to the
death as the Allies closed in on their
base at Finschafen. But the Allies
were able to bring superior forces
to bear from the north, west and
south, and the Japs lacked the num-
bers to shift to meet the attacks.
While the Allied air force contin-
ued to pound Jap bases throughout
the entire Southwest Pacific area,
u. S. airmen reported the appear
ance of superhero" enemy fight
er plane. Not only can this new
plane outdive our P-38, it was said,
but also affords the pilot better
protection than the old Zero because
of heavier armor.
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14

An oft repeated phrase Axis broadcass has been geen
troops of the United Sates These socaed green troops
have pushed the Axis battle from Africa from Med
erranean island ortresses from Sicily and finally back into
the heart Europe Much credit is due to the careful training
given them the United States where they learn invade fac
SMILES of European villages complete with snpers BOBBY
and land Even Naz Gestapo headquarters included
Soldiers in the top photograph shown radng simulated
citadel of dictatorship at Camp Carson, Colorado.
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14

while the u. S. was supplying the
Allies with IS per cent of their oil,
Great Britain was not fully exploit
ing her tremendous petroleum re-
serves in Persia. At the present
rate of consumption, they said, our
oil will be used up in II years.
Any attempt to reduce the impor-
tance of Gen. Douglas Macarthur
command in the South Pacific by
placing him under the supreme di-
rection of Lord Mountbatten would
be bitterly resisted by Australian
Prime Minister John Curtin, the SEN
ators said.
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14
WORLD AVIATION:
Seek u. S. Share

Returning from a 40,000-mile tour
of the battle fronts, Senators James
Mead, N. Y, Richard Russell, Ga,
and Ralph Brewster, Maine, de-
clared U. S. commercial aviation
companies would be denied use of
airports built in foreign countries by
America.
The senators called upon congress
to make provisions now for U. S.
use of the airdromes by including
agreements in lend-lease assistance.
The senators also declared that
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14
GAS:
Ne,U RatiOns

Because the Midwest and South
west were exceeding their gasoline
allotnents by $4,000 barrels day,
the OPA reduced their "B" and &C"
coupon rations from three to two gal
Ions. Similar reductions were made
in the Southeast.
At the same time, "B" and &C"
coupon rations in the Northeast were
cut from 219 to gallons, while ga"
coupons in the East were boosted
from 11s to gallons.
In announcing the new rations,
OPA declared that it was intended
to force the use of at least one gall
lon out of the three gallons on the
GA" coupon for occupational driving.
The Ely miner., 1943-10-14

Jesse Jones advocat-
ed the sale of the
governments 13 bill
lion dollars worth of
war plants and other
property to local in
terests after the end
ing of hostilities.
The governme ent
now controls so per
cent of aluminium
production; 90 per
conf 0f M 0poci1,r,, /.