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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-26
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United Press Staff Correspondent Annapolis, Md, Nov. 26-(UP)-- Capt. John E. (Billick) Whelchel is moanin' low and prayin' for rain as he gloomily shifts his huge Navy squad of 52 men to West Point, N Y, for tomorrow's big football game with Army.
 Coach Whelchel, dolefully dis coursing last night in the coaches dressing room at MacDonough hall, said, T hope 1t rains Saturday. Rain is a great equalizer. It might wash Army down to our size"
 The melancholy mentor of the Middies was in fine fettle. Don Whit mire, his 215-pound left tackle, had not shown up for the last Annapo- lis practice; instead, touch of flu had sent him to the hospital Misery Hall'-where he joined some of his teammates Whitmire's i absence provided the delicate twist that keyed Billick t, perfect morti- clans pitch.
 T hope it rains" reiterated the middle-sized middle-aged pilot as he removed the blue jockey cap from his scantily thatched noggin and began to climb out of his uniform. Tt seems our only chance"
 How come?-the reporter in- quired. Why would rain hurt Army more than Navy2
 You surprise me-asking such a question: said Billick. Don't you know that Army's chief asset is speed-particularly backfield speed. Rain might slow up such fast backs as Davis, Minor, Anderson and MaXon."
 If speed is Army's chief asset, what is Navy's?
 Captain Whelchel pondered grave ly for a moment; then turned to Lieut.. Comdr. Edgar (Rip) Miller, the line coach, who had been isten- ing in. He asked, Maybe you can help us out, Rip? What is our teams chief asset-if any?"
 Big Rip screwed up his face; then replied, "I'd say spirit"
 q guess that's it-spirit," said Whelchel. "Yes, our boys have good spirit-if nothing else"
 Did Billicy and Rip mean that the Navy squads fighting spirit was superior to Army'S?
 Captain Whelchel knifed through for fast tackle on that one. He parked. We don't mean that at all. The Army team has fine spirit. We mean that Army has speed plus spirit. While we have only spirit"
 Navys squad was scheduled to leave Annapolis this morning for West Point where it will take a light workout late today. Did the coach expect ot take Whitmire and other inhabitants of Misery Hall to West Point?
 He replied, T expect to take 52 men-everybody who has helped in varsity preparation this season. Maybe I'll need them all before game time-the way the flu has been hitting us. Why, I've been fighting the flu myself for six weeks. Whether Whitmire, and Ben Chase (right guard) and Walter Schwartz (right tackle replace ment) make the trip and play Sat-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-26
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Photo Finish Aerial Offensive Spells Victory For WiIby In Age Old Turkey Day Tilt

and simultaneously, the signal was
 given from ripper Purcell for on
 All-Out Aerial Offensive, Lombard
 tried one pass, it was knocked down, but on the next try, Quill, the hero of the Day for Wilby went fourty yards on a pass from Lombard to the Crosby IS yard line where he was hit down, by this time the fans were crazy, some maybe wit. joy, some maybe with anxiety. On the next play Lombard shot a pass to Quattro, in sheer desperation, which clicked for 2 yards, and then the winning tally came on pass from Lombard to Ciccio who went about steps into the Pay Dirt Territory, giving Wilby her winning touch down. The try for the point was no good, but the game ended, 19 to 14 in favor of Wilby, Photo Finish, made possible by an aerial offensive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-26
IL. s. U., Texas A. .-M. lIn Oronde Bowl

Miami, Fla, Nov. 26. (UP)- Orange Bowl patrons today looked forward to seeing two of the best all-civilian elevens in the nation in the 10th annual Orange Bowl game here on New Years day.
 Texas A. & M. beaten only once this season, and that yesterday, 27- 13 by Texas, accepted a bid to par ticipate after lowing to the power full LonghornS.
 The Aggies will be opposed by the previously invited Tigers from L. s. U., beaten three times during regular season play, once by the same Texas A. & M., 28-13 earlier in the year.
 Both teams are composed oi civilian students, some under draft age and others 4-F.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-26
Hockey Rangers Buy Four Players

New York, Nov. 26-(UP)-Ihe desperate New York Rangers, who haven't won a game since the open ing of the National Hockey League season and who have lost 1O-straight today announced the purchase or Wilfred (Bucko) Mcdonald from the Toronto Maple Leaf and forward !,ue from the Boston Bruins.
 The players purchased from the Bruins were center Charles (Chuck Scherza, left wing Oscar Aubuchon and Alb Demarco, right wing and center.
 Manager Lester Patrick Of the Rangers did not reveal the amount of money involved in the pul chase, but it was believed the deal involved more than has been paid a. one time for player or group of play CTS in the history of the league.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-26
Pertinent Observations

My nomination of Top Coach of the week goes to our own Tom Pur- cell who with not too great an abundance of material, worked hard anG faithfully on the material given to his charge, and cam up w1th the City Champions by beating Crosby in the Annual Thanksgiving Day tilt. I am sure that if MT. Purcell, wh1 has been appointed temporary coach at Wilby, keeps coming through with these sort of results, he will find that his appointment will be made permanent.
 Best of luck to you, MT. Purcell in the future, and congratulations on your very successful past season, a Three Bell Coach, at Three Bell School
 According to all reports pre- game enthusiasm for this annual tilt, mounted to heights not to be wit messed here in many year, with students at Crosby marching around the corridors four abreast, singing their teams praise. No such demon stration such as this has been seen here in a decade, nor will it be seen here in a decade to come.
 Crosby who has produced some pretty fine Gridiron Squads in it's day, could not have Brought forth on football field greater amount of individual talent than they placed on the field yesterday, perhaps for the last time. Such players as Red Mcdonnell, Dom Rosa, Jackie Horn becker, Franny Hummel, Reardon, and Johnson, or as a matter ot fact the whole team, which has played wonderful ball all the way through. But just like an automobile, it is a wonderful invention, but without the spark plug it won't go. The same with this Crosby team it had won derful prospects with plenty of tHl- ent developed and undeveloped, but like the car one thing was missing that made it useless, this was an Aerial Offensive.
 An aerial offensive versus ground offensive, that is what one will witness when Army and Navy meet in their annual classic, which is one of the oldest rivalries exist ing in this ;ountry's game of foot ball.
 And when they meet on this com ing Saturday, it will be duel be- tween Hal Hamberg of Navy via the air route to victory, and Glenn Davis via the ground route. So al ways being the disciple of an aerial offensive I will pick Navy to beat Army by at least one touchdown, via the air.
 When Notre Dame meets Great Lakes Naval Training Station In their final game of the season, bat ting to keep their Slate of Victories clean, they will be coming up to rival able to mar this clate. But with Miller, and Johnny Lujerk in the lineup, and after downing such teams as Northwestern, and Mich igan, they ought to come through this game right side up by a touch- down at least.
 " For VICTORY-And May God
 Make it Come Soon
 GOOD NIGHT
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-26
ChmieIenski 2-1, Over CoporeII

Boston, Nov. 26-(UP) - Free swinging Henry Chmielewski of Portland, Me, meets Jackie Caparell of Roxbury in 1O-round feature bout at Mechanics building tonight and the odds were 2-to-1 that the punching Pole would repeat his knockout performance of month ago.
 A near record crowd for winter boxing shows was expected to watch the second dock-style brawl between these sh:pbuilding middleweights who staged one of the widest and toughest battles in recent years when last they met.
 ChmieleWski, with no more style than a street fighter, came off the canvass to win in their last bout that went only eight rounds. He was dropped with a right hand swing to the face in the second round, took a nine-count and then returned to punch Caparell so hard and often that the referee halted the engag -.nent with two rounds to go.
 Caparell in that fight was suffer- ing a toe injury and claimed that this affected his ability. Normally a boxer, Caparell elected to slug with Chmie,ewski and kept the crowd on its feet throughout the bout with his savage ruShes.
 Both Ready
 TOnipht both meo will he i,, Al shape but ChmieleWski was favored because of his ability to take pun- !shment and keep tossing leather.
 Topping 26 rounds of preliminary fighting will be a six-round semi. final featuring Johnny Jones oi Revere and Bobby Howard of Wor- cester, a pair of Negro welterweights who already have fought two give and-take matches.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-26
CLIP Mixed Loop
A A Rita Returns

Rita Tierney, whom i'll health had prevented from bowling until now, rejoined our league last Monday. Many expressed pleas,.re at Rita s return, and Rita said she was very glad to be back.
 Ruthie Scars
 R. Bumpen Bowen, the Bunker Hill babe, was calling her shots Monday with all the accuracy of a Marine marksman. Like many who achieve notable success, Ruth found herself all alone, at least in one game. In that contest she was the only member of her squad to go over 100.
 Fortune Finally Favors Fred
 One of the hard luck guys in our organization is Fred Valerie. Al though captain of a squad which las one of the highest total aver ages in the league, he and his charges have been the victin.s of 8 series of bad breaks WI ,h have combined to keep Fearless Freddie and friends in the cellar. Until last Monday that is! On that historic evening, tickle fortune finally fell fair for Freddie and his friends fell forward, figuratively speaking of course. The 430 game that Treddie'S fine four fashioned set them off on a four point winning streak which pushed them one rung ur the lad der.
 DeVitO DeScendS
 While Fred Valerie and company were going up, his bosom pal, Jt ln- son x. DeVito and Johnny's cohorts were going down.
 AS a matter of fact, both teams changed places: Fred's to second last and Johnny's to last. It wasn't Johnny's fault; even his opponents felt sorry for him. In one contest he got six consecutive marks, Lut nevertheless his team lost. No mat ter how good Giovanni's squad was, the opposition was just little bet ter.
 Ted Takes A Tr0Uncing
 Tet By folded like 8 jackknife when his team lost the secon' game by four pins. What took the ticker out of Ted apparently, was tEat the Volts had snatched victory from ap- parent defeat by surging rally in the last two boxes. Ted made the opposition a present of the third game and pinfall when he missed more marks than the German busi- ness man whose cashier bsconded, After the match, spokesmen +or the Volts thanked profusely Theodore for his extreme generousit..
 Lagerquist Loses
 Bob Lagerquist and his bulldogs tulrbled all the way 1 fore the triumphant surge of Harry Owens and helpmates. "Rollem 'ow''" Ro- bert announced sorrowfully, the next day. that he had attained new low in his competitive career--a scintillating Il game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-26
Friday Fish And Chips
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

If every there was a perfect ex- ample of the sport world axiom to the effect that a team that WON'T be beaten, CAN'T be beaten it was the Wilby win over Crosby 19 to 14 with less than a minute t0 play yes- terday morning at the Municipal Stadium. Crosby's aggressive was SC for superior to that of Wilby in the first half that the w boys went into the third period about to 20 underdogs behind a TO lead at the time. Yet they scored 13 points in less than five minutes, the final five minutes, to pull the game out of the fire.
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 One little thing impressed this writer, and it related to TWO Will by players, Nick Lombard the passer, and Johnny Quill the end and co-captain. NEITHER STOP PED TRYING for an instant. Quill's break came first as he went in, apparently to make 8 tackle if he could as Crosby pulled some farcy hokus- pocus, in the form of a triple-reverSe, with three players supposed to handle the ball. That was on Wilbys eight yard line, not the worst place in the world to try out fancy play, when ones team is ahead. However, the third player that handled the triple re- verse was QUILL, as a Crosby foe lateralled the ball right into his hands. So surprised he almost stopped in his tracks, Wilby'5 end then dug in and sprinted 92 yards fo.' the touchdown that gave the Wildcats fighting chance to win, and that they did. Lombard's passing in the fir:t half was poor, as the heaves wobbled, t.-o receiv- CTS were not there, and Crosby was on the ball like its cover play ing alert, heads-up foc tball every minute until the triple-reverse play in the third period. Wilby's defense against Reardon'S passes was so bad, that Crosby receivers got several feet in back of the Wilby secondary where they had no trouble waltzing over with two touchdowns. Yet, it was Crosby defenders who let Frank Ciccio get behind them IN THE END ZONE, with 40 seconds to play, that cost Jim Lees team the ball game, though Lombard threw 8 perfect pass to the short Ciccio who had to jump skyward to make the catch as it sailed over the Crosby helmets.
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 East Brookfield (Mass.) bi-week ly publication and the TOWN GREER were all set to record th' football predictions of Crosby's Ok Grad for POSTERITY until the fin al result reached there by carri pigeon at 11:27 A. M. today. The O G. went so far out ON THE LlMl for Crosby between the halves dur ing radio spiel, that the limb wa brus,en off while the pride of Eas Brookfield looked with unbellevlnt eyes on Wilby win with 40 sec onds to play. AS he trudged off the stadium field, carrying 8 suitcase the latter must have felt as heavy as the middle of the NORMAND1E At noon today, Il Wilby teachers were vainly trying to reach him by phone. The phone company report ed TEMP RARILY DISCON' NECTED". AS Professor Grafton would say: "E Plurious Unum" ol PRIDE GOETH BEFORE A FALL.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-26
Harmon, MulviIIe Teams Lead EIks

Though it retains its place at the top of the American League in the Elks Bowling association, Chris Harmon's team was defeated 3-1 during the present week by Joe Null vilIe's rationed Reindeers, though the odd-ball champ of the two out- fits has yet to be definitely decided. Current standings from Secretary Gene Slason have the Harmon and Mulville teams in the lead of the American and National divisions.
 Dick Hyland's IA and Eddie Di- Napoli's 355 were high single and high set marks for last; Eddie Lyons and Al Koskey heading the teams that won high single of 561 and total of 1.54S,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-26

urday is entirely up to the doctors, "
 Incidentally, did Coach Whelchel figure that Army has mastered the intricate "T" formations, in stalled at the Point before this season?
 "Ill say Army has mastered the 'T'," he declared. I saw Army play Sampson Naval. They've got the TT perfecto; and besides, they've got fine passing game. Although Davis, their best passer. wasn't playing that day. I saw them throw two touchdown passes, one of which was called back
 AS we walked out of Marlborough Hall and headed for the big pep rally. of 3,10 midshipmen at Farra- gut field, Whelchel looked up at the sky, shook his head and nut tered disconsolately:
 Mot cloud in sight,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-26
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 By DAN PARKER
WHAT THE ARMY-NAvY GAMl MEANS

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 MT ConlonS A. live the rights" " - ~ O4N "1N JOHN HALL BOXING COMMISSIONER of New Jersey informs
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-26
Seth Tkomos Drill

ThomaStOn, NOV. 26-The Seth Thomas Basketball club will practice this evening at the Grove street school gym under the direction of Coach Dr. Frank Syzmanski in preparation for Sundays game with the Waterbury Tool in the Indus trial leaguge in Waterbury at the Waterbury Y. M, c. A.
 The following players will report to coach Syzmanski,
 Clark Kellogg, Arthur Pronovost, Norbert Nest, Robert Thulin, Robert Ray and Robert Bull.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-26
Rockingham Closes Saturday

Salem, N. H., = Nov. 26 = tU. P3 New England's 1943 horse racing season comes to a close here tomorrow when Rockingham Park ends a 54-day meeting that despite chilly weather and some snow ap- pears certain of smashing all pre- vious pari-mutuels betting records
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-26

at the track.
 In previous statement, General Manager Lou Smith said that the State of New Hampshire would net $1,000,000 ill taxes from the mutuels handled during the next two years but that amount already has been reached in the present autumn meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-26

Touchdowns, made by Quill 2, Hiccio, Fishang, Miller.
 Points after touchdowns, made by Reardon, Hornbecker, D'Agostiuo ,all placekicks).
 Substitutes - w i by: Lombard, Walsh, Reidy, Montambault, Quart tro, D'Agostino; Crosby: Fishang, Miller, Hanson, Mcdonald, Shukaitis, Kenney.
 Referee: Vincent (New Haven) {; umpire; Knecht (Branford; lines man: Roche (New Haven).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-26
K.O. Winner

Fall River, Mass, Nov. 26 - (U. P) - Middleweight Johnny Walker of Philadelphia today had upset Charlie McPherson of New York City in the first New England ap- pearance of Manager Jimmy Johns tons latest find"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-26
Bowling Schedule for Week Nov. 29
 Monday, Nov. 29

Bowling Schedule for Week Nov. 29
 Monday, Nov. 29 Alley 1-2-Rambo vs. Flanagan 3-4-Jarlott vs. McCristle 5-6-Scigliano vs. Courtre,
 Tuesday, Nov. 30 3-4-Verriker vS. Pugra 1-2-Collins vs. Keenan 5-6-Mulville vs. Pelletier
 Wednesday, Dec. 1 1-2-Lux vs. Harmon 3-4-Lyons vs. Cooke 5-6-Saginario vs. Shea
 Thursday, Dec. 2 -2-Driscoll vs. Koskey 3-4-Stanton vs. Kruse 5-6-Cavanaugh vs. Lange
 Friday, Dec. 5 1-2-Pudd vs, Holian 3-4-Cashin vs. Riccardi 5-6-Larson vs. Pope DVTNy WY An DnNnC GIT MD
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-26
Statistics Of The Game

Score By Periods
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-26

JOHN HALL. BOXING COMMISSIONER of New Jersey informs have commerce lar ana confirmation tie for George Kobb planted (but not repa Harry Throcmoon Baog as the 1aren cdrer with win by kayo in just dinner jacket use John
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Evening star., 1943-01-04
Army-Navy Output
Banner 10 Be Given
Army Map Service
Ceremonies Tomorrow
Will Honor Record
Of LocuI Plant

An Army Navy Production Ban
ner, awarded the Army Map Service
for service lover and above the call
of duty" will be presented at $3.50
pm. tomorrow in ceremonies at the
Map Service plant, somewhere near
Washington, 1t was announced yes
terday by the War Department.
Assistant Secretary of War John
]. McCloy will turn over the ban
ner formally to Col. w. A. johnson,
commanding officer of the Army
Map Service.
The "E" pins for all workers who
contributed to the winning of the
production award will be presented
by Rear Admiral c. H. Woodward.
They will be accepted by Thomas
L. Sharkey, representing the civilian
management of the plant, and Miss
Bertha A. Hall, representing the
workers.
Win Bond Award.
After the banner has been dis
played by William H. Pistol, the
plants Oldest employe, and Mrs.
Anne McEnally, 1t is to be raised
on the flagpole. From the flag
pole also will fly, for the first time,
a War Department flag, awarded
in recognition of the fact that 30
per cent of the plants personnel
have subscribed to the 10 per cent
payroll-deduction plan for purchase
Of War bonds.
Music at the presentation cere-
mony will be provided by the Army
Band. led by Capt. T. F. Dorsey, jr.
The Army Navy Production
Award was granted the Map Serv-
ice plant for it's excellent repro
duction and photographic work and
for the work of its photographic sec
ton, which handles the compila-
ton and preparation of new maps
and charts. Graduates from Of
f1cer candidate schools also are
trained in lithography and other
features Of map making at the
local plant. Later they are assigned
to mobile map units, which oper-
ate in the field, furnishing "on-the-
spot" maps for the combat forces.
Under Army Command.
Started in 1909 as the 'Litho-
graphic School" for Army engineers
in one end of a warehouse at what
is now the Army War College, the
Map Service has grown from
personnel of 18 enlisted men to a
plant which employs 1874 men and
1,700 women. At present, the plant
is turning out about 100000 to
100000 maps each month.
A military organization under
command of an Army officer but
operated almost entirely by civil
ians, the Army Map Service has
subsidiary plants in several other
sections of the country and also
maintains four other libraries where
maps are collected. classified and
filed. 1t is accumulating the great
est military and general map Ii
brary in existence, which probably
will be available for civilian use
after the war.