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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-07

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neer's fine contempt for the con-
ductor Is expressed IN this rough
and-ready Stanza:
ooh. inst once more before I'm dead
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mead:
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"Clear the Tracks" Is more than
a log book OF personal reminiscent
as: Il "a history well worth the read
ing. and for everyone who has any
feeling for the romance Of railroad
ing, It Is required reading.
A ROWLING wind and the tap
tan.tap Of q branch against the
window pane are, of course, help
when reading q mystery novel, but
those adjuncts are quite unneces-
sary to the enjoyment Of D. B. Oh.
sens "Cat's Claw" doubleday, Dor
an: S2)-unless, Of course, the read
err is thoroughly case-hardened
against attic stairs which creak
without apparent reason, collections
Of spiders principally poisonous
ones) and murder In the worst de.
gree.
Septegenarian Miss Rachel, who
has a nose for dark doings, and her
less adventurous sister, Jennifer,
follow the clue of q painting and q
scrap of Scottish tartan to a Cali
fornia mountain town. In less time
than it takes to fire As they are
up TO their necks in q tangle Of hate
and vengeance. Disentanglement is
handily worked out, but not with
out wear and tear on the principals,
especially Jennifer.
ON HAVING FUN
Your soldier boy friends is COM
ing home and you want to plan
party that he'll remember for
long time to come. What kind of
a shindig will he enjoy? You'll find
the answer, along with dozens Of
other get-together suggestions, in
Hparties in Wartime" by Louise
price BIZ (Revell: $3.50.
The lads in khaki, Mrs. Bell re-
ports, prefer a home party with
plenty Of hone-cOoked 1000, COCO
coffe and cheerful, amusing girls
NO can dance She urovides COM
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-07

One year ago today Private Harold Bax, SON Of
Mrs. Irene Box Of GIenwoOd Avenue Middlebury,
answered the call and joined Uncle Sans fighting
Armed Forces Today he's stationed at Fort Dix n J.
Before entering the service he was employed at the
American Brass Company.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-07

To furnish enough power 10 pro-
duce . ton OF steel, 0. miner must
dig q ton Of coal.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-07

81 HIENH #HNE 8 13HHIE#I II7IE7
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Evening star., 1943-03-19
Fine Points Of Bunting Taught
Mats Green Lot of Pitchers
Bueee, Milan Conducting School; Stewart,
D. c. Hur|er, Joins Squad; Wynn Tolls

When weather permits the Mats
will launch a concerted attack on
the iron man of their staff, a 2-ton
contraption that sprays balls plate
ward in a steady stream. Bluege
was hoping to press the machine
into service today, but the Weather
Bureau was saying he'd have to
wait.
It is the same machine the Mats
employed last spring at Orlando.
where hitters were enthusiastic over
the extra batting practice they could
obtain from the tireless worker. It
can lob EN- up to the plate or it
can whiz 'em by the leagues best
batters at speeds ranging up to
220 miles per hour.
Joining the Mats workouts yester-
day was sixth pitcher with no
previous professional background.
He is Jack Stewart. an 18-year -old
right t-hander who pitched for the
Ingraham A. C. here last season
His most notable sandls5 hurting
feat was registering A strikeouts in
three successive games.
Early Wynn, who joined the Mats
workouts for the first time yester-
| day. weighed in at 200 pounds, IS
pounds lighter than when he re-
ported at Orlando last spring Wynn
kept in shape by driving truck in
defense plant during the winter.
Evening star., 1943-03-19
Mental Aspect Keeps Rice From Trying Luck at Mile


ringer of the Medical Corps in
New Guinea. asking if there's any
truth to that rumOr floating
around the South Pacific that the
Redskins beat the Bears If Ma
tiOnal League baseball games are
called for any reason but the
weather Sunday CurteWS, catch
ing trains. etC.-thiS year. they'll
be regarded as suspended games
and must be completed when the
teams get together again. PreXy
Ford Prick figures a lot Of games
Will be halted because of train
connections. Emerson Woodward.
who already has more race horses
than he can watch, found l8 new
fOals awaiting "Valdina" names
the last time he visited his Texas
farm.
Today's guest star-James E.
Doyle, Cleveland Plain Dealer:
None OF CleVelandS S Indians has
seen action yet on any war front,
but their lnfeld is half shot, even
so"
Service dept" Sergeant Joe
MuSCatO, the Buffalo heavy
weight is Pvt. Joe Muscato now
Hes taking his basic military
training at Camp Croft, S. c..
Evening star., 1943-03-19
Vacation al Hilltop
Halls Baseba|Iers
Tossers Tune for Stort
Of New York Tourney

Spring vacations beginning to-
morrow at Georgetown result in a
break in the baseball drilling, with
Coach joey Gardner suspending
practice until March 20. The sched-
ule opens on April 2, giving the
Hoyas little time for conditioning
after they return to school. Wet dia-
monds so far have hampered them,
Basket ball practice will continue,
however. as Georgetown is taking
part in the NCAA tourney begin
ming next Wednesday in New York
The Hilltoppers meet New York U. in
the opener.
Cage drills were slated again for
this afternoon, and Coach Elmer
| Ripley will take the team to New
York on Monday. hoping to get a
/ scrimmage against one of the teams
in the Metropolitan Invitation Tour
ney. A 10-man squad will make the
trip, with Bob Duffey of the football
team being added in place of Lane
ODonnell, former Gonzaga player
and the only local man on the team
He is in the medical school and cam
take time off. Duffey played baske
ball In high school in New Jersey
but passed up the sport in college,
Evening star., 1943-03-19

and recently found time to take
on Pfc. Erwin Sauerland of Pitts
burgh, who used to fight as Erv
Sarlin, in an exhibition bout in
connection with a USO benefit
basket ball tourney at Spartan
burg. S C. Pvt. Clayton Heaf-
ner told some of his golfing eX-
perienCPS as part of the same
show. When Jack Jacobs, for
mer Oklahoma halfback, was
washed out by the Army Air
Corps because Of four crippled
toes on one foot. Harold Keith,
the Sooner drumbeater. suggest
ed they got that way when Jack
punted a wet football SO yards
against Santa Clara. The Pasco,
Wash, Naval Air Base, which
had a top-draWer baseball team
last year, has been told there
won't be any team at all this sea-
son, leaving a number of former
Pacific Coast Leaguers wonder
ing what they'll do.
Laugh of the week-EXplana-
ton by PreXy Tom Dockhart of
the Eastern Amateur Hockey
League Of why his clubs can
borrow" pro players for their
plavoff games IT'S an extern
Evening star., 1943-03-19
Sp|it Decision Retains
Ca|Iura's S Title Claim
Champion, NBA Version,
Aquin Defeats Wilson
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, March l9-Bull-like
rushes which generally ended in a
lusty two-flsted body barrage by
Jackie Callura of Hamilton, Ontario,
enabled him to gain a divided 15-
round decision over Jackie Wilson
of Pittsburgh and retain the National
Boxing Associations version of the
featherweight title last night before
a slim crowd of ABB at Mechanics
Building.
Callura, who gained the title from
Wilson two months ago in Provi-
dence, was the aggreSSor throughout
but very few of the hundreds Of wide
hooks he threw during his charging
appeared to annoy the more skillful
Negro.
Wilson spent most of the bout
throwing jabs and stinging straight
lefts to the head as Callura tried to
sweep him off his feet. Those we'll
aimed blows did cut Callura slightly
about each of his eyes, but lacked
the power to slow him down.
Evening star., 1943-03-19
Aduir and Air Force
PIoy Hockey TONIGHT

Ice hockey makes another ap-
pearance in Washington tonight
when the undefeated Chet Adair'
All-Stars play return engagement
with Royal Canadian Air Force team
at Uline Arena.
Earlier this season the All-Stars
topped the Air Force sextet SO. but
the Canadians repeatedly have
shown much improvement since
then. Public skating follows the
match, set to begin at $50.
Evening star., 1943-03-19

The Mats may not have the talent
to play baseball brilliantly in 1913.
but If Manager Ossie Bluege can
help it they're not going to play the
game stupidity. Ossie is concentrat-
ing on little things-the little things
that so frequently separate victory
from defeat.
Included among the Mats squad
of Is pitchers are with no previous
professional experience but it isn't
particularly for their benefit that
Bluege Is stressing the Importance
of bunting. Too frequently in his
years with the Mats Bluege has seen
veteran pitchers fail to sacrifice, but
this season if they fail to lay down a
bunt at the proper time it won't be
because they haven't been in
structed
One of the best bunters of his
era, Coach Clyde Milan, has been
detailed to detect and correct flaws
in the Mats bunting technique. Re
lax, relax" shouts Milan to one Of
the Mats at Washington's University
of Maryland training camp and
meanwhile Bluege is presenting the
bunter theoretical situa ton. Men
on first and second" or Man on
first base" he yells. Where va
gonna bunt?"
Bunters Start From Scratch.
It's the sort of stuff players SEEM
ingly should have learned early in
their careers, but Bluege has discov-
cred players frequently advance TO
the big show without fundamental
knowledge in some phases OF the
game. He's convinced bunting has
been a neglected item with the Mats
and that as a result the Mats have
lost games they might have won.
So, Ossie is starting from scratch
Those of the Mats pitchers who
haven't learned to bunt are obtain
ing the opportunity. The pitchers
who haven't learned to field bunts
are absorbing some of the wisdom
of Dutch Leonard, one of the Amer
lean Leagues better fielding pitchers
Bluege now is gearing the Mats
workouts to the weather Yesterday
morning. when the field was unfit
for practice, Bluege ordered an in
door workout. the Mats shifting out
doors in the afternoon after the sun
had made an appearance.
Evening star., 1943-03-19
Services to Keep Pro Baseball
Alive in Oklahoma This Year
Colbert, Ex-Cord Now in Navy, Organizes
Circuit Manned by Former Leoeuers

some promising minor leaeuers
around he isn't much worried about
filling out the spots in between.
When he takes on the naval air
station team, also from Norman,
he'll meet Pitcher Jim Winford, an
old Cardinal teammate.
Other members of the league,
which starts 60-game schedule
May Is, are the Enid Army Flying
School, VIII Rogers Air Base, Ok
lahoma City: Naval Gunnery
School. Purcell, and Tinker Field,
Oklahoma City.
All of the competing teams are
we'll supplied with professionals
including many who performed
creditably in leagues up to and in
cludlng Glass AA last year
So far, the others haven't any
major league talent, but they're not
discouraged.
They note happily several draft
boards have invited some top-notch
stars to drop over for conference.
Evening star., 1943-03-19
Zuber Peeved at Indions

Mccarthy isn't addicted to
popping off. When he tells a scribe
his pitcher for the next day he
makes it appear he's handing over
mis- wallet. If he's in a particularly
jovial mood he might yield an in
significant item but generally he S
as close e-mouthed as a clam
So when morose Mr.. Mccarthy
sees fit to take a full gamer with a
full twist off the high board in
speaking of the awkward Zuber it S
time to perk up and pay attention
Zuber must be ready to deliver the
goods and if he does large portion
of the credit must be distributed to
Bucky Harris, ex-manager of the
Mats
Zuber was a big, silent guy with
a woeful inferiority complex when
he reported to the Mats shortly after
the season started in 194l He was
simmering over the trea tment given
him at Cleveland and was hopeful,
but not confident. he would do
better with the Mats.
They pushed me around at Cleve-
land Bill told reporters when he
came with the Mats. L spent two
whole years with the Indians and
all ever did was finish lost games
and pitch batting practice In those
two years 1 won three games and
lost one.
Sure. I've been wild at times"
he continued. but Cleveland never
gave me chance to settle down
and pull myself out of a hole. If I
went in to relieve another pitcher
and walked somebody I was yanked,
1t got so was panicky every time
I threw wide one
Harris must have sensed it. He
brought Zuber along carefully that
year, which Bill wound up with a
6-4 record Last year Bill saw more
Evening star., 1943-03-19
Bv HUGH FULLERTON.

NEW YORK, March l9.-Greg
Rice who has no equal at picking
en- up and laying EN- down IN
track meets. putS'a lot Of store by
the mental aspects Of foot rae
ing At least. he admits that the
reason he doesn't try conclusions
with the mllerS Is mostly men
tal'-he doesn't know how we'll he
can do at a mile and therefore
wouldn't feel so sure Of himself as
he does at 2 miles And when he's
shooting for a record, as he likely
will be in tOmOrroWs S Chicago re-
lays, he doesn't really try until
he sees how the first half mile
goes. The slow first quarter he
SAYS. ruined last week S bid for A
new 2-mlle mark, but he may set
his sights on an 50 record to-
morrow. II was on the Chicago
track that Greg set the current
2-mlle record, incidentally work
ing IN 4 Is mile AS he did H.
Shorts and shells Elmer Lay
den, the pro football boss. has
lnlSt received letter from one of
his old QusrterhaCks al Columbia
1owaD College, Capt. Al Ent-
Evening star., 1943-03-19

luncheon given at Comiskey Park
by the front Office before the Sox
open spring training today at
French Lick. He did something
that his stomach wouldn't permit
before-tear through dish of
corned beef and cabbage en-
bellished with horse radish.
Whats this about you playing
third base?" some one asked
Dykes.
Gould be worse" he retored.
But I'm not sc worried about
the infield as the outfield, where
Wally Moses seems to be the only
veteran on hand. Shortstop Luke
Appling always has wanted the
hot corner and I may give 1t to
him. Jim Grant of St. Paul also
Evening star., 1943-03-19
BY tie Associated Press

BY ire hSSOCla e0 Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, March 10
Baseball fans can cheer up.
The Texas League and western
Association Oklahoma's profession
al leagues, may have suspended, but
they'll have potent substitute
one that will show the State some
major leaguers in action right at
home.
1t. Charles Colbert, u. S. N. late
shortstop for the St. Louis Cardl-
nails, is sponsoring siX-team serV-
ice league, manned almost entirely
by professionals, many of them from
the big leagues.
Colbert will be trainer and play
for his naval training base team at
Norman, Okla. He's right happy
over his prospects, too. His start
ing battery likely will consist of
Al Benton. Detroit pitcher, and
Benny Warren, Philadelphia catch
er. Out in the field he has former
Dodger Johnny RizZo, and with
Evening star., 1943-03-19
Red Sox Afraid Doerr
Will Pick War Job
Over Baseball
MeQuinn, Ferre|| Report
To Browns; Heath Only
Cleveland BuIker
BY the Associated Press.


MEDFORD. Mass. March 19-
The big question in the camp of the
Boston Red Sox right now is Bobby
Doerr.
Club officials are worried over a
report that Doerr is planning to re-
main on his war job and they
acknowledge he returned his con-
tract unsigned.
Pitcher Yank Terry is the only
other regular unsigned.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.-New
zest was added to the St. Louis
Browns today when popular George
McQuinn. first baseman; veteran
Catcher Rick Ferrell and Infelder
Dan Gutteridge showed up for prac-
tice.
Manager Luke Sewell said Infield-
er Don Heffner and Pitchers George
Caster, Paul Dean and Bill Seinsoth
are expected to make their appear
ance in day or two.
LAFAYETTE, Ind.-The Cleve-
land Indians were scheduled for a
half-hour indoor batting drill to-
day in addition to a similar period
devoted to infleld drill. The camp
absentees have dwindled to two
Roy Cullenbine, whose wife is i'll,
and jeff Heath, holdout.
EVANSVILLE, Ind.--A shortage
Of pitchers has caused Manager
Steve O'Neill to set up his own ra-
tioning program as his Detroit
Tigers concentrate on batting drills.
Under O'Neill's plan, four of the
eight Detroit hurlers available will
take turns on the mound on alter
nate DAYS.
Evening star., 1943-03-19
2, the Associated Press.

2, the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 19.-Behind
that cloud of smoke is a new
Jimmy Dykes.
Putting his cigar as usual. the
White Sox manager came in from
California. a robust figure with
an additional 20 pounds under
his belt.
The road won't be so rocky for
him this season-now that his
gallstones are out of the way.
The skipper mad been suffering
the last several years, some days
being too i'll to bite off the end
of a Panatela. Now he Is his
booming self again, and it may
put new spirit into the team.
He made his appearance at a
Evening star., 1943-03-19
Four Titles Are at Stake
In AAU Basket Tourney

-Four titles will be decided tonight
in the District AAU basket ball
tournament, with two games each
scheduled for Eastern and Central
Branch Boys Club gyms.
In the two Eastern Branch tits,
Sacred Heart meets Georgetown
Branch in the 105-pound class and
St. Patrick's goes against George
town Branch for the l35-pound title.
At Central Branch, Central Branch
Celtics tangle with Georgetown
Branch Blues al 80 pounds, and
Central Branch Americans meet
Gonzaga Jayvees for the l20-pound
crown No unlimited AAU cage
championship is being decided this
season.
Evening star., 1943-03-19
Jimmy Dykes, Gollstones Gone, Is New Man
Managers Regoned Pep May Permeoe Ranks Of White Sox

may make us good man on
third. We have Kuhel back for
first and Holloway at second.
Dick Cutler. another St. Paul boy,
may fit at short
AS for the pennant, Dykes likes
the Yanks.
But any team that can keep
nine men on the field will be
dangerous" he added.
Evening star., 1943-03-19
D. 6. Tossers Will Pioy
For Invading QuInt

Two local boys BIZ Cain. former
Armstrong player and Maurice
Flip, Jackson Of Howard S 1910
team. will be on ;ht Baltimore Nets
basket ball team when II meets
Washington HcUIch Brewers IN
the pro cage tllt on Sunday after
noon a Turner 5 Arena
Game time Is 4 80. with pre-
hminary a. 3:l5 The Nets have
won Is of IT games this season.
Evening star., 1943-03-19

sion of The lease lend system un-
der which professional clubs
have been borrowing an anna
teur here and there for one or
two games. The amateurs sta tus
is not affected and the profess
sional playing the odd game for
an amateur club remains a pro-
feSSional."
Evening star., 1943-03-19
Novikoff Demands
More Cub Money
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
LONG BEACH, Calf, March
19.-The Press-Telegram reports
that Lou Novikoff, Chicago Cub
outfielder, is holding out and may
remain on his defense job.
Lou. the paper says, has re-
turned a contract calling for
$500 and countered with a de-
mand for $4,000. The $500 was
said to represent a $500 raise over
his stipend last season.
In his first full season with the
Cubs, Novikoff batted 300 last
year. He is ga in the draft.
Evening star., 1943-03-19
Shift Of Hur|er
To Sack Likely
# HeCan Hit
Rook Troins for New
Job as Club Feors
Loss of Etten
By JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer


ASBURY PARK, N. J.. March 10.
The first baseman for the New
York Yankees this year may be
lanky John Lindeil, who appears on
their roster as a pitcher.
This would be strange swap in
positions. although many years ago
a player named George Sisler moved
from the mound to the No. l sack
with an adequate amount of success.
The Yankee brain trusterS decided
last winter. before they bought Nick
Etten from the PhillieS, to have
Lindell make a try for first base this
spring and to this end had him buy
a mitt and work out at the position
at his home in California. This
turned out to be a smart move be-
cause the Etten deal has been placed
in Commissioner Lands lap and the
Yankees aren't sure whether they
have him.
Must Prove He Is Hitter.
Discussing the problem today
Manager Joe Mccarthy said, I'm
going to shuttle Lindell around a
lou tnLS SpTlng-aI llISt ana III tns
outfield and on the mound, too.
What I've got to find out is whether
he can hit when he's in the lineup
every day. When I know the an
swer to that, I'll know where to
play him.
I've seen him work around tho
bag and he can get along, Anybody
can play first base. but my first
baseman has got to be a hitter. 1t
will take some time to find this out
about Lindell. It will take right
(See YANKEES, Page Aid
Evening star., 1943-03-19
Melton 0kaYs Terms,
Is Joining Dodgers
Cards Have II HurIers
With Half Southpows

4y the Associated Press.
BEAR MOUNTAIN, N. Y, March
1s-Frank "Rube" Melton, right
handler, has agreed to terms and
will report to Manager Leo Dur
ocher of the Brooklyn Dodgers to-
day. Veterans Johnny Cooney and
Paul Waner arrived last night.
In yesterdays drill, Alex Kam-
pouris, infielder; Max Macon, south
paw pitcher and Al Sherer, right
handed pitcher who belongs to
Montreal, were in uniform for the
first time.
CAIRO, Ill-As usual, the world
champion Cardinals have pitching
enough for two teams. In camp
today are six right-handers with a
combined record last season OF 80
victories against 48 defeats. The
left-handers, also six in number,
boast a record of SO wins and only
Al losses. The squad. when intact,
will have eight right
HERSHEY, Pa.-The Giants, Pi-
IdI6S anu bl dNCo hAt i'iNNi N'I'N - 80
Bobby Bragan, who doubled as
shortstop and catcher for the Phlls
last wear. However, Manager Bucky
Harris said the Phils will make no
further trades until Commissioner
Lands has ruled on the Nick Etten
case,
MUNCIE. Ind Outfcldcr Maur-
ice Van Robays has sent word that
he expects to come here next week
To ioln the Pittsburgh Pirate squad
which holds its second drill today
He has been working in war plant
IN Detroit and said he had luSt de-
cided definitely to stay IN baSebaI
LAKEWOOD. n. J-The StockS
little guy cavorting around first base
at the New York Giant camp yes
terday Manager Mel OFT
This doesn't mean the skipper
plans TO play that position. 1t JUS'
means no one else was available.
However. Joe Orcn2o has arrived
In camp. and upon learning Johnny
Mize may not be available and Babt
Rarna doesn't fit the part, he All
nounced hc was ready 10 give the
Job the old college Try,