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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-03
Amen, Women
Rounded Up in
Theft Of Checks

With the arrest Of four men
and two women, U. S. secret
service agents today announced
that they had smashed a gang
of government check thieves who
probably have cashed upward Of
$1,000 through forgeries.
The thieves followed mailmen
and stole government allotment
checks and war bond redemption
checks from private mail boxes,
the agents said.
Arraigned were Colley Cum
mings, 26, of 2139 Madison, who
pleaded not guilty; Edward II.
Green, %, of 1871 Arndt; Harold
Lee Harris, 10, of $3.50 JAY Otha
Wood, % of 2649 Jay, and Leona
Bell, Is, of 200S St. Albertus.
The latter four pleaded guilty
before u. S. Commissioner Stan
ley Hurd and were held under
81 900 bonds.
The other woman, who has not
been arraigned is Opal Kelley, 1S,
of 3452 Chene. All of the defend
ants are Negroes.
They face up 10 % years in
prison and $1,000 fines.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-03
.NdWGunner, Is,
Victim Of Sub,
Visiting Detroit

II takes more than two hours
swimming around IN ICY waters
with a Shattered foot TO make
Navy Gunner Ralph Multer, rs, of
Portsmouth. O.. want 10 stay
home He's itching TO get into
the submarine service so Il can
see plenty OF NaZis swimming IN
freezing water like | did
Multcr. IN Detroit 10 make a
round of war plants, told his eX-
pericnceS TO workers of the De-
troit Rcamer and Tool Co,
He recalled how his ship ha6
been torpcdocd and sunk by NaZ
sub before members of the crew
could man the lifeboats. During
the turmoil which followed, hC
was washed against lifeboat anc
med underneath. Then, he was
!,nockcG out. When he became
conscious. he was tossing in the
water off the coast of Iceland.
II gave up thought of being
rescued" he said. "Then. saw
a boat on the horizon and, like
i'm a dream. two other. ships sud
denly appeared. A few minutes
later. "A rescue ship threw me
line but 1 was too weak TO
grab il,
They finally pulled me into
small boat and. from then on
until few weeks ago, my life
has been just one operation
after another. I've been i'm the
operating room - times. They
wanted To take off my foot but
I wouldn't let them, and my
officer. Ensign Charleston,
talked them into trying to save
il They did"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-03
British Are Reported
Ready 10 Hit Burma

LONDON. Dec. 3 1NS)-Ihe
Daily Mail said today that the
British in Ceylon are putting last
minute touches on the heating up
process for the coming offensive
against Burma and Sumatra. The
dispatch came from Colombo, Key
city on the big island in the Bay
of Bengal, off midas southeast
coast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-04
Canadian Ice
 Stars At Arena

New Haven, Dec. 4--The two greatest ice skating teams ever de- veloped in Canada share honors in this years Ice Follies, which comse to the Arena here on December 13 for weeks engagement.
 Veterane combine is the fancy stepping team of Fran Claudet and Osborne Colson, well known to Ice Follies fans throughout the nation.
 But this year the ShipStads and Johnson organization has another Canadian duo black ti'essed Norah Mccarthy and handsome Michael Kirby.
 Both are former Canadian senior singles champions and they are adept at pair skating. Joining the two was master stroke on the part of the Ice Follies Train trust, for the combination is proving to be one of the highlights of the 1914 frosted fantasy.
 Kirby is r years old, six foot, two, and a hit with the critics every where. Norah proved herself with the F'ollies last year.
 Tickets for the Follies are now on sale at the box office and may also be purchased by mail.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-04
CLOCK.D UPTON .SCOVILL.BRISTOL GAMES AT YMCA
BY EAGLE-EYE

U. s. Rubber basketeers, of Nau- gatuck. and Waterbury Tool. two of the five undefeated Industrial league teams, collide tomorrow aft- ernoon at the Central "" gym in what should be one of the best early-season games of the 10l3-A scramble.
 Other tussles listed for Sunday include the 1:30 meeting between Waterbury Clock and Waterbury Button while the PAS number brings together the Scovili Mfg. Co. quintet and the Bristol Co. aggre- gation.
 The Rubber-Watco presentation Is scheduled for { o'clock, and In- dustrial Recreation association of- ficials are of the opinion that the three-game offering will attract 8 large turnout of fans tomorrow. Last week more than 300 spectators were in attendance for the initial games, and more should be on hand Sunday.
 All Set
 Rubber followers believe that the Bubbles Balinsky- Bernie Garrick combine will have an edge on the Watcos tomorrow. Coach Eddie Magas has his boys in trim for the contest, the Watcos engaging in practice drill with Leavenworth high last evening.
 Tool has the leagues leading scorer to date, Andy York, the Tor rington lad who heaved in a dozen field goals against the opposition at the "Y' last Sunday. The Rub- bermen, however, hope to put 8 halt to the fast stepping Watco for ward tomorrow.
 Scovill, fresh from decisive win yer Benrus, will be favored over the Bristol entry in the second game. Tom Wagner, who coaches the Bris- tol outfit, hopes to organize a de- fense to keep the Luke -Begnal-Ru- nivige trio in check. These lads featured for Duster Murphys team in taking the Watchmen into camp last week.
 Clock and Button, shooting for their first triumph, square off in the 1:30 opener tomorrow. George Graham has brushed up his Inger- soil players on an offensive attack and figures for victory at the ex- pense of Long George McNama- ra's Button lineup. The game should be close and the winner will move out of the last place spot.
 Patrick Slattery will work the Clock-Button offering Sunday, with John Cluney assigned to officiate in the second and third contests.
 Chase vs Brass
 On Tuesday night, also at the Central "Y'' gym, Chase takes on American Brass in 9:3O feature while Seth Thomas and Benrls quintets are scheduled for the 8:30 o'clock event on the Dusty pro- gram.
 Edward McGrath, chairman of the physical committee of the In- dustrial Recreation association, be- lieves the Dusty chase will be g. red-hot affair after another two weeks.
 Tt takes a team a couple of games to get going, as many of the lads are playing together for the first time, said Chairman Mo Grath today in discussing the league. ''The attendance should increase next week as some mighty good contests are on the sched- ule'.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-04
roion Lads Toke On Robins Mon.

Interest is running very high in Monday nights contests in the Boys Club Victory League and large number of flaps is expected to he on hand come 6:30 p. d..
 The main event will find the un- defeated Trojan Lads, led by Henry Sabia, trying to make it 3 in row at the expenses of the Robins who have chalked up one win and one loss in their first two starts this season. The Robins under the leadership of Fred Coelho are out to upset the Lads and have a strong team which should not be counted out yet.
 The only other undefeated team in the league, the Post Office, shouldn't have too much trouble getting by the new Scovill T. R. outfit who are boasting of five new men added to their squad. The Oak vile Hawks and the Enckors each of whom have one victory and one defeat to their credit will both be out to better their standing at the others expense and competition in this game will be very lively. The EnkS have lost several of their stars to the Armed services while the Hawks have been hit by the loss of men to the Watertown High Varsity.
 The leagues leading individual high scorer, Savage of the Kaylets, will lead his team into battle against the much improved St. !Anns outfit who are out to chalk up their first win of the season but will find this a large order in the face of the Or position expected from the Kaydets who are one of the Pre- tourney favorites.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-04
Paige Makes Pitching Easy, But Would Bear Down Against Big League AII-Stors

ham Giants. He pitches in winter leagues, hence plays the game con- tinuously throughout the year. Over stretches he has averaged IA strike outs start.
 Satch, even his admirers admit, hasn't the blinding speed he flashed in his prime. Now he outsmarts batters. In the old days he threw only two kinds of ball-hard and harder. The batter didn't see 'em. The umpire didn't see 'em. Nobody saw 'em. The catcher just felt 'em hit his glove.
 Paige stands statue-like, the ball hidden in his glove. No windup. No lost motion. He shoots sudden ly from standing position. Zip and the balls over. When he's bearing down, he stretches a little, but there's no elaborate windup even then.
 Prior to opposing Paige in an ex- hibition game, Dizzy Dean remarked in a radio interview that Satch was 8 alarmed good pitcher but lacked a curve ball. Paige took delight in flaming Dizzy with three wide curves.
 ONLY SNAKES CHASE SATCH
 Paige has always pitched, with one exception. Several winters ago, scheduled to hurl in Caracas, Ve- nezuela, on a Sunday, he was invit- ed to play on Saturday in an in- land town. He held his opponents hitless for three innings. Next to pitching, he likes to hit, is fair hitter for & pitcher, so he asked the manager to let him play in the out feild so he could get additional whackS at the ball.
 There are mighty big snakes down there. and covey of them crashed the gate, parked themselves in the shade of the fence surrounding the park. Paige noticed what he took for pile of iron pipe near the fence when he went to the garden.
 Shortly fly ball sailed into his territory, and he glided lazily after it as it bounced onto the iron pipe" When he got within few feet of the pile "one O dem pipes moved" He found himself glaring pop-eyed into the flat, mean -lookin' eyes of boat constructor.
 Paige didn't bother to retrieve the ball. He didn't stop until he dived head first into the dugout.
 He has stuck to pitching ever since.
 For Satchel Paige it's much safer, ]
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-04
Redwood Chatter
By MAHOGANY 10.

It's real scrap kids. No team has been able to take three games any one night syet. The Birches nearly did it last night but the spurt the Cedars put on in the last few boxes was too much for them.
 Next week-The Naples versus the Birches for exclusive possession of first place. Get your tickets early.
 Flash-Our soldiers gets the news Ex-bowlerS Spadola, Monico, and Carrissinni have reported that this column Is coming to them every week and they really enjoy getting the results. Boys we hope you'll be back very soon and remember-We miss you.
 Georgie Manganaro had her heavy artillery going and when the smoke clear she had a nice 301 set. Her 112 second game is high single for girls so far. Janet CarriSsimi claims she will have something to say about high single before the seasons over.
 GEM. tried to dive bomb the pins in his fourth box. He didn't pull out in time and brother was that beautiful landing. Better stick to precision bombing Charlie. Re- minded me of the time a certain sports editor took off his shoes and stockings to bowl during one of those Shley Club get togethers. (No remarks now).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-04
Patriotic Turf Men
 Rally To Fight Tax
By DAN PARKER

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-04
cox TO FACE JUDGE LANDS
 IN LAST STAND
By GLEN PERKINS

United Press Stan C0rresp0ndent)
 New York, Dec. 4-(UP)-William Cox. former president of the Phila- delphia Phillies, today hoped through his lawyer to convince Judge Kennesaw M. Landis, high commissioner of baseball, that he had been wrong in barring him from the diamond sport for life for al- legged gambling.
 Cox, yesterday, gained admission to Landis' chambers with a denial of his previous story that "he had placed small and sentimental bets on the Phillies to win He engaged Attorney L. P. Stryker to present his case, based on the assertion that he had admitted making the bets, only to test the loyalty of an unnamed employe.
 Stryker succeeded in convincing Landis that he should give Cox another hearing. The judge banned the former Phillies president from baseball on Nov. 23.
 Landis said if, after hearing the appeal, he believes Cox, he will is- sue another statement sometime to- day.
 The appeal to Landis was made yesterday following the joint ses- sion of the two major leagues which officially needed baseball's annual mid-winter meeting.
 o. K. for Negroes
 Tn yesterdays session Landis as- serted that any club in organized baseball was free to employ Negro athletes. The statement was made following an appeal by prominent Negroes, including Paul Robeson, opera star and former All-America football player. Landis' statement duplicated one previously made by minor league czar, William G. Bramham.
 Other major league business in- cluded the appointment of four man committees by each circuit to confer with the advisory council of the major and minor circuits re- garding post war reorganization.
 The week-long baseball meeting brought forth only one player trans action, and that at a late hour yes- terday when the Washington Sena- tors announced the sale of Out fielder Bob Johnson to the Boston Red SoX. It was a straight cash deal with the terms undisclosed.
 The two St. Louis clubs were given permission to play 2l night baseball games-seven more than the legal limit.
 The only other activity of the joint sessions was the vote to main- tain the player limit at 25 instead of 30 as requested by the New York Yankees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-04
By HARRY CRIMSON (NEA Sports EditOr)

Leroy Paige walks like an amiable camel and pitches the same way. He is remindful of Stepin' Fetchit, so languid and loose are his move ments.
 For a score of years Paige has Stalked throughout North and Gen. tral America moving down batters with monotonous regularity.
 By many, especially of his race. OF Satch is regarded as the great est pitcher who ever lived. None dispute that he is a remarkable hurler.
 Earning $40,0OO annually, he is the highest paid pitcher active to- day.
 He is by far the foremost show man in the game, one of its top attractions. A crowd of 22,00O paid to see him do a five-inning chore for the Kansas City Monarchs against the New York Cubans at Yankee Stadium.
 Paige. right-hander towering 6 feet, 31a and weighing 175 pounds, thinks nothing of pitching day in ana Qay out.
 Paige's ambition is to pitch for a Negro All-Star team against its white counterpart from the ma jors. Batch picks his side: Josh Gibson, catcher; John O'Neill or Buck Leonard, first base; Bobby Serrell, second base; Harry Bank head or Jess Williams. shortstop; Howard Easterling, third base; Will lard Brown, Jr, Bell and Ducky Davenport, outfielders.
 Satch, a native of Mobile, will be 36 on September p. He has reached the stage where he conserves his energy, is assisted in doing this by near-perfect control. He cuts loose only when he has to. Against the New York Cubans, with the bases loaded and a heavy hitter up, he famed the batter on three pitched balls. The previous inning he re- tired the side on four pitched balls. SATCH PUTS GAMES IN BAG
 Paige says he contracted the mon- iker, Satchel, while smashing bag gage in the Mobile railroad station as a youngster. After watching him work, one is forced to the conclu- sion that he was so tagged because whenever he pitches the games in the bag.
 Paige began playing semi-profes- sional ball in Chattanooga in 1920. Three years later he played his first professional game with the BirminR-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-04
SchooIboy
 Basketball
Week of Dec. 5tll
 ParOchial League

Games Tuesday, 4 D. m. Sacred Heart vS St. Marys at Leavenworth gym. (Referee, Daly) St. Thomas vs St. Ann at Leav- enworth gym (4:30 p. m). (Ref- cree, Barone).
 SS. Peter 85 Paul vs St. Francis at Anderson gym. (Referee Gra- ham).
 St. Joseph's vs St. Margaret at St. Joseph hall. CReferee, Savage). |.
 Public School League
 Game Tuesday, 4 p. m. Walsh at Duggan. (Referee, Pie tro)
 Game Wednesday, p. m. Kingsbury Vs Chase at Anderson Referee-MontD.
 Game Thursday, p. III. East Farms at Maloney. (Referee, Savage).
 Games Friday, p. m. Bunker Hill at Anderson. (Ref- cree, Graham.
 Hendricken at Barnard (Referee, 6avage).
 Woodrow Wilson vs Sprague at North End Y. CReferee, Barone). Slocum at Webster. Referee, Pie tro).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-04
YoIe Sports " 27 Men

New Haven, Dec. 4-Ogden D.. Miller, director of athletics at Yale, tonight announced the award of major "Y's" to II members of the university's summer baseball team and similar insignia to 16 members of the swimming team which cap- tured the National A. A. U. Outdoor championship in August at Ocean Beach.
 Baseball letters were given the following members of Coach Robert A. Rolfe's club which won II games, lost three and tied one:
 William T. Callill, class of 1944; Edward F. Goodspeed, "A; A. F. Grerert, "A; R. Norman Felske, 45W; David H. Lockhart, '45E; Ed ward s. Machaj, 45WS; Richard L. Mathews, '46; James M. O'Brien, "A; Kenneth M. Raynor, Jr., 45, captain of the team; Michael A. Stimola, 45W, captain elect of the 1944 spring nine; and Ernest F. Stockwell, Jr., AS, manager of the club.
 Minor awarcs AYAs were given William Sadowski, Thomas B.. Smith, 2d; James W. Bracnaro, John Setright, Joseph Wilcox, Jr., Thurston Hammer, Bardwell L. T. Smith, D. w. Owens, Jr,. Edwin Starr, J. T. Harford and Jack Marsh.
 The winner of the managerial competition was Harry McNeeley, while placing second was Murray Warner.
 The members of Coach Robert J. H. Kiphuth's crack swimming team to receive the major awards were:
 Alan R. Ford, '45WE; Capt. Rich ard Lyon, '45; Richard B. Morgan, '46; John D. Eusden, A; Charles B. K. Gillett, Jr, 45; Timothy Joy. ner, A; Gerald R. Daly, 45W; Charles B. Dwight, Sd, '46; Charles Stradella, Jr., '45W; N. B. Calder, '45; Daniel Fine, '45; Barton P. Smith, 46; Thomas c. Burke, '45; Thomas F. Jackson, '44E; Harold Inskip, AUS; and Frank Marshall.
 Ford is the National A. A. U. titleholder in both the 1O0-yard free style in which he holds the worlds record, and the 5O-yard free style, in which also he is the worlds rec ord holder.
 Eusden is 8 Marine trainee who
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-04
(Reg. U. s. Pat. Office) By JACK CUDDY

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 New York, Dec. 4E(UP)-Take me back to Jacobs Beach! Let me seek sanctuary and peace among the plug-uglies and pirates, after spending nightmariSh week on the baseball front.
 I am dog-tired, disillusioned and suspicious. I finished baseballs great battle of the New Yorker without a friend in the world, be- cause I am the only one of the hundreds who attended this week s minor-major meetings who was not positive about the right and the wrong of the matter.
 Connivers
 Throughout the Monday, Tues day and Wednesdays sessions of the National Association of Profess sional Baseball leagues was more conniving than would occur before most state political elections.
 I, just a wide-eyed boy from the Nevada mining camps, was sur prised no end at all the skulldug- gery on both sides that preceded the reelection for five years of President William G. Bramham.
 In my introduction to sports, l had been given to understand that baseball was our national pastime {; and that the men promoting it were unselfeSh heroes who might ulti- mately claim halos for their un- swering loyalty to the sport.
 Unfortunately, however, I dis covered that the tcp men in base ball are much like the men in any other field of endeavor-apparent- ly out for their own interests. This is true, I have reason to believe from the Major Leagues on down to the lowest. classification in the minors.
 Coop Failed
 My experience during the first three days of the Minor League sessions indicated that the double "A" clubs the International League, the American Association and the Pacific Coast League were trying to arrange a coup which did not succeed. Mean while President Bramham of the minors was made the cog, with or without knowledge, of a definite and effective campaign among the lower classification leagues to con- tinue him as director.
 Throughout the week there were indications of sub b-rosa activity I had never connected with baseball. And there were men, apparently on some sort of committees, who in- sisted on bringing rumors to head.
 They greeted the unwary with too hearty handclasps and smacked them with too-hearty back slaps, as they tried to marshal the pro Bramham and the anti-Bramham forces before Wednesdays election.
 It seemed to me that everyone concerned in the election-for or against Bramham-was trying to accomplish some sort of manipu- lation that would help himself with utter disregard to the welfare of baseball.
 Because of these incidents I crave a quick trip to Jacobs Beach where no one insinuates that he is "a holier than thou" and where everyone expects to get his throat cut, if he does not first do the cut ting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-04
High School
 Hoop Results

Watertown, Thor aston, Morris and Bristol high school basketball teams were winners of games played last night with plenty of margin between winners and losers.
 At Meriden, the high school club barely beat a strong Alumni team B to 31.
 Watertown and L;tchfield had a good game in which the Cowboys finished strong but not strong enough, losing to the Indians, 34-4O. Thcmaston defeated its Alumni op- position 32-13, while Bristol was 8 34 to g winner over Manchester; and Morris, recent local winner over Sacred Heart High was a A to 25 wirne over Washington.
 Gilbert High of Winsted meets Torrington tonight in the New City in the first game of the season for both teams.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-04
A.A.U. Seeks To
 Aid General Public

Columbus, O., Dec. 4CUP)-The 55th annual convention of the anne teur Athletic Union nlapper a pro- gram today aimed at giving track and field athletics back to the fans. to make the public physically fit for | the war effort.
 Backbone of the program will be the organization of AAIr clubs in all cities of more than 5000 population in the United States, and the stin1u- lation of irlter-city athletic rivalry.
 Commissioners will be named to supervise competition in 15 sports throughout the nation. Each com missioner will appoint committee of six men to help him in the fol- lowing program.
 Arrange and conduct AAU phy- Sical fitness tests; organize bi- monthly practice meets; conduct city and sectional championship meets: and county championships ln each of the various states.