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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-23
BY BILLY ROCHE

George Lewis Richard, the greatest promoter
who ever lived, broke into boxing purely by
accident
Tex Richard. kansan raised in western
Texas during the pioneer days, ran the biggest
gambling house in Nome, and doing the
same thing in Goldfield in the summer of 1906,
when a few of the boys in the Montezuma Club
decided to put that mining camp on the map
with finish fight between Battling Nelson and
Joe Cans.
The object was to bring the suckers in sell
mining stock and take them in gaming rooms.
Two things helped Richard to the fight that
made him famous. One the San Francisco
fire The other was James w. Coffroth's misun-
with ron-jawed Billy Nolan, man.
ager of Nelson.
Had San Francisco sufficiently recovered
from the worst disaster in its history and had
Sunshine Jim Coffroth been on speaking terms
with Nolan, the Nelson Cans match would not
have gone to the little boom town in Nevada.
GOLD IN BANK WINDOW
Coffroth the previous fall threatened to kill
Nolan if he did not have Nelson in the Colma
ring in Is minutes for 45-round appointment
with Jimmy Britt. Inability to agree on referee
had left doubt about the first fight for $50 900
purse taking place When Nelson got in the ring
Coffroth told Nolan that because he hurt the
gate, he was cutting him and the Durable Dane
out of the moving picture receipts
Coffroth made his first big money out of the
900. They were the first good
pictures ever taken of fight
Anyway, the door wide open to Rick
ard when he stepped in with an unheard of
$50, 600 bid for Nelson and Cans in the wilds of
Nevada. AS it turned out, Richard gave S34, 900
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-23
Mowers 10 Remain
in Detroit Lineup

DETROIT, Feb. % - up -
The Detroit Red Wings learned
yesterday that their star net
hinder, Johnny Mowers, would
be available for the stretch drive
in the National Hockey League
race.
Mowers. who has the Georges
Vezina Trophy for goal tending
honors wrapped up for delivery,
sustained an injury to his right
wrist at New York last week.
Physicians said, however, that
X-rays disclosed no fracture.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-23
Por-T-Pok Moves Back
into Tie for First

Dossin's Par-T-Pak was dead
locked for first place again to-
day with Modern Electric in the
House League at Bowl-O-Drome,
moving back into tie for the
No. l slot last night by scoring
sweep over Detroit News as
Modern dropped one of three
games to Cecilia's Cafe. The
only other team to win three
games was Yde Grocery, which
won by forfeit from Miller In.
surance.
In the remaining three match
es Packers Outlet won two from
Trombly Construction, Allison
Furton outshot Monitor-Leader
twice and Edelstein's Market
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-23
Montgonlefy's
Ring Stock Up
9,O4l Fons See Him
Defect Costontino

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. %
(P)-Bob Montgomery, again a
ranking challenger for the light
weight boxing title by virtue OF
his defeat of Lulu Costantina last
night, is going TO become a de-
Tense worker for the duration.
After gaining an unanimous
10-round decision over the
Fancy Dan" New Yorker be-
fore GOAL paying fans at Con-
vention Hall, the Philadelphia
Negro told Promoter Herman
Taylor he will start work next
Monday at the Sun Shipbuild-
ing and Drydock Company in
Chester, Pa.
Montgomery, who has not
been impressive in recent fights,
was the "bobcat' of old in ram
ming home savage body attack
that forced his lighter opponent
to retreat. Costantino weighed
1921 to Montgomery's l3454
Spectators showered the ring
with cigar butts and cigarets
when Montgomery kept hitting
Costantino after the bell had
ended the fourth round. Oddly,
Referee Dave Beloff, who was
booed for not breaking the boys
apart, gave Costantino more
rounds than the two judges.
Beloff gave Montgomery five,
Costantina four with one even.
Also. it was Beloffs decision
that gave Costantino a win over
Ellis Phillips here last Jan. 4.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-23

ST. CLAIR SHORES If you
want to start first-class argu-
ment-one of those kind that
goes on and on far into the night
without anything being definite
ly determined mention that
Clyde Perkins of Lake Shore
High School is a better basket
ball player than George (Jiggs)
Kaufman of LakevieW High, or
vice versa.
At mere mention of such a
statement you will have heated
debate on your hands, make no
mistake about that.
An unbiased onlooker. after
scanning the records and seeing
these two athletes in action, un-
doubtedly would say they are as
equally matched as it is possible
10 match two individuals.
Both Kaufman and Perkins
are about equal in size, standing
about five feet nine inches each.
Perkins = slightly heavier, but
the difference of eight pounds
is scarcely noticeable. He weighs
in the neighborhood of ITO
pounds. To make their resem-
blance more alike, both boys
wear glasses in competition.
Perkins, who can shoot a bas-
ketball with either the left or
right hand, has created an envi-
able record as an athlete at Lake
Shore, participating in football
and baseball in addition to bas-
ketball. Similarly, Kaufman has
been outstanding in these major
sports at Lakeview and is con-
sidered one of the greatest, if
not the best, athlete in the
schools history.
Kaufman is ranked as the best
pitcher LakevieW has ever had.
The southpaw started out in the
American Legion Junior League
and eli ed from the start. In
school and outside competition
he has hurled no less than half
a dozen no-hit, no-run games.
Both kaufman and Perkins
have been going great guns this
winter on the basketball court.
Recently Kaufman tailed 33
points against South Lake High
of st. Clair Shores for a new
school scoring record. Four
nights previous to that perform
ance he scored 20 points against
Utica, while last Friday he
knocked in 20 points against
Eastland of Roseville TO put
Lakeview on top in the Bi-Coun-
ty League.
Perkins himself is no slouch
when it comes TO spreading the
meshes. Whenever ne scores less
than a dozen points in one night.
it can be taken for granted that
opposing coaches instructed two
players TO guard him. Twice this
season he scored Is points, once
against South Lake and the sec
ond time against Madison High
of Royal Oak.
These high scoring perform
ances might indicate that Perk-
ms and Kaufman are inclined to
be "hoggish" the opposite is
true. Leonard Mitchell who
coaches at Lakeview, and Carl
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-23
No Rest for Flyers,
They Ploy Tonight

Selfridge Field Flyers. who
were slated fer a weeks rest,
return TO the basketball court
tonight to oppose Billy Mitchell
A. c. of Hazel Park. The game
will be played at Selfridge,
starting at $50. The Flyers
will be seeking their eighteenth
victory in "a starts.
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The Monitor-Leader
TUESDAY FEBRUARY q, le43 PAGE
Woman Takes Over as Boys
Physical Fitness Director
South CoroIino Instructor Also Doubles
as Schools Basketball Cooeh

GhEENNlLLE, -. 4, teD. rs
- Women ere doing just about
everything else, so why should
mt attractive Evelyn Cheek,
South Carolina school marin,
represent n new era in high
school athletics?
When wartime demands strip
ped rural West CAN'T High near
Greenville, of men coaches, Miss
Cheek told officials she'd take
over the direction of boys ath-
letics in addition 10 her duties as
girls coach.
With an equal amount of train
ing, she believes, women could
handle all kinds of sports teams
as we'll as men. Her boys have
compiled a Better than 500 per-
centage against good opponents.
Miss Cheek has also taken on
the boys physical fitness pro-
gram.
Il hope to use her as a model,
Sc we can have many others do
ing the same thing" asserts A.
p. Dizzy Mcleod former Fur
man coach and state physical fit
ness director.
1--WE like her." say the boys
coached by the South Carolina
graduate. but naturally she's
not as strict as a man coach. She
yields TO tension, jumping up
and down and biting her finger
nails during exciting moments
of a game
Well, have you ever watched
any of our better men coaches
with the chips down and their
Kids shooting for them
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-23
British PhiIonthropist
Victim Of illness

TAMPA, Fla. Feb. % --tP)-
Bob Gregory, one time claim
ant to the British heavyweight
wrestling crown, was one Of 81
foreign-born soldiers who took
the oath as American citizens
in Federal Court here yesterday.
He was sworn under his real
name. Jack Wilson Gregory.
Gregory. 81, was born in Lon
don, where his mother still lives.
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Down Headpin Lane

took the odd game from Jerry's
Music.
A. Furtons SGT series for AL
lison-Furton was top solo count,
while high game of 233 was
shot by Art Sanderson of the
same team.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-23
Fights
Last Night
By The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA-Bob Mont
gomery. 1874 "a, Philadelphia,
outpointed Lulu Costantino,
129 1-2, New York. (10).
'BALTIMORE-Lee O. Muir
ray, 1919, Norwalk. Conn, knock
ed out Buddy Walker, l9l IL,
Columbus, O., co.
NEW YORK-Steve Belloise,
l55 IA, New York. stopped Joe
BUTCH Lynch, 161, Plainfield,
N. Y. (5).
SAN FRANCISCO-Pat Val
entino, 100, San Francisco, out
pointed Fred Fiducia, 1872, New
ark, N. j., (10).
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-23
Harry GraysOn's
ScOrebOard
Measure to Curb 0ff-the-Course
Betting Draws Attack
from CoIumnist
By HARRY GRAYSON

NEW HIGH in something other when the Thorough
Racing meets and all the delegates
opposition State Senator
to legaze off-the course betting in New York.
Senator Crawford is only wasting his time
about the political seup the
good that Gov Thomas Dewey wouldn't
the bill if it passed
The Republicans the years.
upstate.
SENATOR CRAWFORD'S BILL untimely. This isn't the
time to take workers minds farther from the great
effort The bill would establish agencies assembly district
in New York-so pool
The business has worked France and in England
into shop make bet Of the
important weeks ahead of the running.
There than dab Of hypocrisy discussion of
egalized wagering.
Senator CraWfods argument that his bill would greatly
increase revenue to the state
would but which last Melted the State of New
York and throughout the country contributed nearly
that has fight against
becoming big doesn't want to kill the that laid the
golden egg.
THERE WILL BOOKMAKERS, legal or otherwise as long
there's county fair, which will be al
will always be betors who get down. and the
moraists moae Little Flower LaGuarda can blow off his
hat and preachers preach
sensible might be Senator Craw-
fords proposed law from financial viewpoint will get you
believe soons favor will lose by 20 lengths
Why it's odds-on that the bill won't get to the post
0
BUTCH GUARDIA his best to sarve the booke
Senator attempt make
them respectable.
kind lottery respectable, and If par
betting isn't form of lottery, I'm an Eskimo
The trick for those who know about racing to take 1t in
moderation.
who don't know about should leave alone which
precisely what believe Governor Dewey will do.
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Want an Argument?
You Con Get Il by Claiming Thet One Shores Athlete
Is Superior to His Contemporary
Is Superior to His Contemporary
BY BERNARD BALLANTINE .

ton Worden, who has guided
Perkins through his prep career.
each say that his protege is the
finest team player he has ever
worked with.
I'D like to have some more
boys around like Kaufman"
says Mitchell. and his statement
is echoed by Worden.
The coaches ought to know,
for they have handled the boys
since they broke in"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-23
Basketball
Scores

Indiana 40 Minnesota %
Iowa So Chicago "a
Northwestern So Wisconsin 81
(Overtime)
Ohio State SO Michigan 80
Xavier ST Ohio Al
Missouri 81 Iowa State %
Albion As Hillsdale 80
Ohio Wesleyan 81 Denison so.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-23
UNWELCOME PRESENT

NEW YORK. Feb. % Up
Thirteen basketball players on
the Long Island University's
roster have been ordered to re-
port for induction on March 2.
That date also is Coach Clair
Bees birthday.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-23
WRESTLER RICKEY WINS

Cadet Frank Hickey, nephew
of Branch Hickey of the Brook
lyn Dodgers, has won three
times i'm four tries in the
151-pound wrestling class at the
Iowa Navy Pre-Flight School.
He is moving on 10 primary
flight training.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-23

NEXT WEEKS GAMES
Sticks VS.. Eagles.
Streaks VS.. Trojans.
Sharps VS.. Wacks.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-23

William r. Mills, starter at
CALIFORNIA; Del Mar track. will
school and start entries at Next
CO City's Hipodromo de las
Americas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-23

British Overseas Dispatch in- formed us that their agency once had a correspondent named Vaughan Dunbar. The last they had heard of him was a series of dispatches from Capetown, four years ago. We cabled to the BOD head office in London, and here is their reply:
 He handed the cablegrom to Cynthia. '
 "To our best knowledge, Vaug- han Dunbar died of fever on the Gold Coast in 1936"
 (TO Be COntinued)
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passport visas.
 Then he lifted his slow glance to Lieutenant Thatcher. T under stand he was some sort of news paperman."
 lieutenant Thatcher grunted. "The people out there gathered something like that in vague way"
 Captain Meehan wrote again:
 6. Check press associations.
 2. Check U. s. offices of all English papers and press associa- tions.
 wen get going on this in the morning." he said, unless he's been picked up by then"
 cone more thing" Lieutenant Thatcher said. He picked up the pen and wrote:
 8. Check Merriwether's past history.
 The morr:ng came, and the rou- tine of inquiry began its steady course. The day wore through, with no news at all of Vaughan Dunbar. And on the following day, which was Tuesday, Lieuten- ant Thatcher and Captain Meehan sta in the drawing room at Stone House, looking at Cynthia Merri- wether, and Fred West, and Fred's cousin Anne, and Mitchell Grace, and Henry Prentiss, and Dr. Flen1- ing. All of them had but lately come from the funeral of Colonel VRYa.1ayy TYaXAa NEarv.SxVyaA11ns
 In rather fiat voice, Lieutenant Thatcher said, Captain Meehan has generously agreed to help us. He has no obligation to do so. But since the man lived in Man. haitian hotel, he is willing to CO., operate"
 Cynthia was very calm, but she seemed chilled, and her face was without expression.
 'Thank you, Captain Meehan," !" she said.
 The captain bent his head in a slight bow.
 Lieutenant Thatcher went on more briskly. "It is great pity you did not inquire more care- fully into this mans credentials. I must report to you that we have absolutely no trace of him. And here are the immediate results of our routine Investigation:
 "He did not arrive on the Trans Atlantic Clipper, and we have no idea how he did arrive in this country-suppoSing that he has not been here all the time.
 "The Federal Bureau of 1nvesti- gation has no record of his finger prints, or name, or description.
 "The official British authorities have no knowledge of him what ever, despite the fact that he ap? pears to have communicated with them by telephone at least once. That call, of course, may have been a blind.
 "He had no account, or letter of credit in any New York bank.
 "Our State Department has no record of an entrance visa given to Vaughan Dunbar, no record of his passport, either British or an American one.
 "He seems to have telephoned to the United Press in New York. But nobody there ever heard of him. On the other hand, the man. ager there tells us that one of his editors, the man who might possibl have dealth with Dunbar, himself went to England by air. plane four days ago.
 "The New York office of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-23
. SERIAL STORY
 TAM MURDERER

tORRlS MARKEY sSs sHeTs!sHE .Hsv'crI ,1ss rSs
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Sword Casualty,
Malaria Victim,
Visiting City

Marine Corporal Robert C.
Abagis, nineteen year old veteran
of Guadalcanal and other Pacific
battles, today described the &C
tons he had seen as mo fun"
Corporal Abagis is here on sick
leave from the San Diego Naval
hospital, after having spent
year in the Pacific since joining
the Marines on December 20,
1941.
Serving as an infantry scout.
Corporal Abagis saw the entire
action on Guadalcanal, from the
original landing to the final an
Inhalation of the Japanese garri-
son. During the Japanese's disas-
trous attempt to land reinforce
nents, slash from an officers
sword caught Abagis in the stom-
ach. But worse than the wound,
he reported, was the case Of ma
laria he contracted, which has
since required nine times.
Corporal Abagis, who halls from
Everett, Mass, is here with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Abagis, on a visit to his uncle,
John Abagis. who runs the Del
Mae Shop on East Main street.
Two brothers of Corporal Abagis
are also in the armed forces-one
a Navy flying cadet, the other
an army flying cadet,
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7 CONNECTICUT
BOYS INTERNED

Washington, July /. CUP -
The War Department today made
public the names of 789 United
States soldiers held as prisoners OF
war by Japan. The list, with next
of kin, included:
Unterned by Japan
Connecticut:
Chapman, CPL. Richard S. -
Mrs. Marguerite Chapman (mother)
the Naples, Guilford.
Drown, Master Sgt. Calvin L. -
George G. Drown father), IA End
street, Bridgeport.
Heidger, Major Luther c. - Mrs.
Luther G. Heidger (wife), 972 East
Broadway, Stratford.
Jones, Staff Sgt. James F. - Ern-
est Jones Gather, 16 Bliss Place,
Norwich.
Roseen, LIST Sgt. Everett C.-David
Rosen father), Sc Charles street,
West Hartford.
Sores, Staff Sgt, John Mrs.
Helen Sores (mother, 81 johnson
street, Bridgeport.
Thayer, 1t Col. Allen Charles
A. Thayer (father, 10 King street,
Putnam.
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think your capacity is several then
drink-just one. For drinking, our
Social Hygiene course explained,
often results in promiscuitq. It's a
question of morale-not morals
slim, dark-haired Lieut.. King de-
clared
1 asked her how much truth
there was to the story that con-
traceptives had been issued to the
WAGES.
Absolutely none" she replied
There has been some falling off
of recruits lately. the WAC Of
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K u Listening?
with CHARLES MANN.

Free d ON. master technician Of
underground fighters, assumes the
role of Nazi officer and presents
a cunning plan to exterminate the
courageous underground. The Nal
commandant snaps up the proposal.
unaware that he and his troops
thereby are destined for annihila-
ton.
The comedian Henry Youngman
and the quartet Hi, Lo, Jack and a
Dame join the movie personalities
Maureen O'Sullivan and Edmund
Gwenn on the "Stage Door Can
teen," tonight at $3.50 p. M, over
Station CHS. For both the comic
and the foursome, it is return
engagement. The series regularly
features Bert Lytell as officer OF
the day and Raymond Paige as
conductor of the Canteen orchestra.
It's a swoon boon for Hit Parader,
YOU'LL NEVER KNOW, when Hit
Parader. Frank Sinatra eases 1t out
with "a heartbeat on this new Col
umbia Disc. Frankie, ably assisted
by the chorus, lays down the lyrics
with svelte finesSe that's guar
anteed to enchant the ladies hearts
into a mass of mellifluous murmers.
CLOSE TO YOU, on the reverse,
has plenty Of the same stuff, name
~, rich romanticism. The tunes are
good, and Sinatra and the chorus
make the most of the melodies. not
forgetting to accent the smooth,
personable intimacy with which the
Sinatra voice vows 'em. Both sides
are sure Groom hits with Frank at
his best
DIR. Frank Black will conduct the
NBC Summer Symphony in the
world premiere of Deems Taylor's
newly completed Fantasy on Two
Themes" in an all-American indie
pendence Day program on Sunday,
July 4, at S p. m, e. W. t., over NBC.
In addition to the Taylor work, the
program will include George Ger
shwin's Gan American in Paris" and
Victor Herbert's "Suite of Seren-
ades,' originally written for jazz or
chestra, later recorded by Herbert
for full symphony Ochestra.
Raymond Clapper is of to an
other theater of war, having de-
parted from London over the week
end. His first White Owl broadcast
from his new location will take
place tonight If atmospheric con-
ditions permit.
His commentators are carried by
Mutual Mondays and Thursdays at
10 p. m. Paul Sullivan is standing
by in the Mutual news-room When
ever Clapper is scheduled to speak
in case the pickup from abroad
is not clear enough for broadcast.
Twenty five-year Axe Fen,
noted Norwegian journalist who es-
capped from Nazi concentration
camp after six months internment,
will be guest speaker on tonights
"This Is Our Enemy" broadcast
over WATR at 8 p. m. Fen will CO.
ordinate his talk with the drama
tization of the activities Of the I'M
foreground press in Norway. He will
tell how they managed to distribute
papers and get outside news to
Norwegian despite the Nazi terror
istic suppression of freedom Of the
press.
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cor Waiting for the Laundry to Come Back
MY sheets went 10 the laundry
Two weeks come tomorrow;
Three large and three small ones,
dozen towels, TO my sorrow
Some large Turkish mats Also
Face cloths ground with dirt,
The men folks saying they
Are down to their last shirt.
When and if they come back
Home clean to me once again,
III count that day lost
And strive with might and main
To harness up the electric washer,
Fight the good soapy fight,
Set my clothes to soaking in
The tubs for whole night
I'll launder my towels,
All the linen that oWn
This is the only alternative
Since my ten-year laundress has flown
To do piece-Work by the day
But of very different kind,
We parted the best of friends of course,
She said she hoped I wouldn't mind.
My sheets went to the laundry,
A nice young man took them in a big pack
And now sit and wonder and wonder
Will they come back? EN- EN-
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Walter Martel recently completed Is years of service
at the Scov Manufacturing Company He first worked
as a telephone operator under Jack Spellman, JOB
which proved him experienced hand. His first job ne
held at tender age of IL night operator in Wind
sor Locks When he finished school, Walter started ms
telephone in earnest holding down about every JOB
there is in that field from lineman to switchboard oper
ator At time in his Scov career Walter kept tabs
clocks autoca system and various other signals
Since February 1912 he has been connected with the
Conservation Department. job which keeps him on the
20 all the time finding ways and means of saving little
here and little there all OF which ADDS up TO Dig
saving in materials in wartime. Walter has two
daughters aged Is and g. His home is out in Woodbury.
up the Bethlehem town line He has about an acre
of garden which pretty well keeps him busy on week ens
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ficers admit. That happens quite
often when the tide of battle is in
our favor, and women feel the need
for them is not SO urgent.
But the Army says we can use
100000 WAACs just as soon as they
can be trained. And one of the new
traineeS in the fall will be Sue
Brown, a recent graduate of Sarah
Lawrence College and the daughter
of Colonel Brown.
NEXT: Why women join the
WAACs.