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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09

LEAVENWORTH LISTS 15 HOOP
 CONTESTS

Fifteen basketball games, includ- ing two each with Crosby and Wilby are listed on the 1943-44 Leaven- worth high school hoop schedule, Coach Bill Tracy announced today The season will open Tuesday, Dec. 21 at New Haven where the Com mercial team opposes the Tech Tig- CTS, with another road" game fol- lowing at Shelton on December 29.
 Wilby'S reportedly strong team, coached by Tom (Pinter) Purcell is the first local attraction on the Leavenworth list, the game to be played New Years night, January l, at the Wolby gym. Hamden away on January 4 and an open date on January preced the visit of two New Haven teams, to this city, Con- mercial high on January 12 and West Haven three days later, on January 18th.
 Crosby, Wilby
 Shelton on January 18, away; and then the first of two games with Jimmy Lees Crosby club is set for January 9, to be followed by the second game. with Wilby four days later on January 18th. In Febru- ary, four games on foreign" courts are booked in succession, Leaven- worth's ladys going to Hamden on February 2; West Haven on the 9th; Watertown the next day for a game with Taft Prep; and Cheshire Aca- demy on February 18th. The Feb ruary 9th West Haven game is pending, at this time. Closing the season at home, Leavenworth meets Crosby on February 18th and on Washington's Birthday, Februaryl 9, a group of "L" letter-winners no longer in school will comprise an Alumni team to give the current club a real tussle,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09
Grayson's s Scoreboord d
Iu'so and Cubs and What Constitutes 4-F? Houston Adds a Dish to Bowl FootboII Menu;
 Fibber Cox Crossed in Tryinq DoubIe-Cross

peared with the disoarred young president of the Phillies before the commissioner, Aug. IA, as charac- ter witness.
 It was Mister Randolph who sold Cox and the broken-down Phillies to so many prominent Philadelph- lans that the roster of stockholders looked like a page from the Blue Book. Randolph did such a keen selling job that the Phillies wound up in the hands of the du Fonts.
 Bill Cox, self-confessed fibber, in the end frantically attempted to engineer double-cross.
 So Old Man Landis crossed him off the list.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09
Marshall Offers S5,OOO Reward

Washington, Dec, 9.-(UP)- Rumors that members of the Wash ington Redskins professional foot ball team have been betting on pro- fessional football games remained just rumorst oday.
 And there's $5,000 waiting for the man who can prove otherwise.
 Owner George Preston Marshall, who offered the reward, said he had quizzed his men individually and collectively and that all-except four in the hospital-had denied they had gambled on themselves or other pro teams.
 Superintendent of Police Maj. Ed ward J. Kelly said he had investi- gated the rumors and found no sub stantiation.
 Sammy Baugh, the Redskins champion pass-thrower and a for mer Texas Christian University star, took serious view of the gambling stories.
 "Rumors like that" he said, "can only give the game and the league a black eye. I never bet on a foot ball game in my life"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09
By HARRY GRAYsON

New York-No fewer than 24 members of the TulSa'S Sugar Bowl bound unbeaten football squad are classified 4-F or have medical dis charges from the armed forces.
 The Chicago Cubs are the Ma tional league winter book favorites because Jimmy Wilson has the fin est collection of 4-Fs in baseball, including three outfielding young sters, Andy Pafko, Ed Sauer and John Ostrowski.
 The more you contemplate it the more difficult it becomes to under stand just what constitutes A. Effer.
 If you want to find something wrong with yon visit any service examining physician.
 see where Sarasota's winter colony of baseball players are ready to swing into their annual golf tour namentS.
 Boys will be boys, but now is a swell time for these baseball play CTS to cease being kids-and stop kidding themselves.
 Their game is lurky to be alive.
 And couldn't baseball possibly have dug up older players than two or three of those who accompanied Frank Frisch to Alaska?
 War or no war, transportation or lack of it, the Bowls roll. And with all the business, old and new, un- beaten and united little Colorado College had to reject four invita- tions because of the 48-hour leave rule on Navy VIZ combatantS who gave the Colorado Springs Tigers considerably more than a Snarl.
 Houston, the War Bond city, ups the number of New Years Day games to 10 with an Oil Bowl at traction in a new million-dolla Studium.
 The show brings out Marine trainee schools, undefeated South western Louisiana Institute and TO- bust Arkansas A. and M., which played to scrappy 20-2O tie in Memphis. s. L. I. has Alvin Dark, who formerly kept Louisiana States adversaries in that state, and IA members of the Rice squad of 1942. Houston is the home of Rice.
 To follow Bowl games now you have to have menu or be horti- culturiSt.
 There are the Rose, Sugar, Orange Cotton, Oil, Sun, Raisin, Grape, Celery and the Pineapple in Homo lulu.
 L. Wister Randolph, whose loy- atty Bill Cox claimed to be test ing in his fantastic story at the hearing before Judge Landis, ap-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09
Sacred Hearts To Meet Berlin Here

Berlin, Connecticut, not Germany, will send it's high school basketball squad to Waterbury next week Tuesday for a game with the Sacred Heart High cagers, defeated in its most recent start by Thomas ton, 31 to 28 last Tuesday evening. The Hearts have shown consider abl. scoring power but have been up against some keen competition recently, usually fading in the final period, due to lack of capable re- serves able to keep up a strong pace set by the five starters.
 In the Thomaston game. Lund- burg scored IA points. McKenna and Harrington combining for that mauy on the Hearts Scorebook.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09
TerryviIIe Plays Thomoston Friday

ThOmaston, Dec. 9- TerryVille High, ancient rivals of the local High School Bears basketball team, will be the opposition here Friday evening.
 Coach Stuart's boys have won their first two starts against the Alumni and Sacred Heart High Waterbury and have high hopes of annexing Terryville's scalp.
 The second teams of both insti- tutions will play the preliminary at 7:3O with the main attraction at 800 o'clock. An extra large crowd is expected to attend this thriller. Gus Lonergan will referee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09
Bears, Copito!s Win At Hockey
(By United Press)

The Hershey Bears continued to dominate the Eastern Division of the American Hockey league with Az victory over the Cleveland Barons and the Indianapolis Capi- tols defeated the Providence Reds 62 in the only league games played last night.
 The Bears scored twice in the first period and twice in the second to defeat the Barons.
 Indianapolis, bouncing back from a defeat at the hands of the Bears on Sunday night, scored twice in the first, once in the second and closed with three goal barrage easily defeated the Reds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09
Kingsbury Loses 9-8 To Chasers

Another low-scoring but close school boy basketball game was marked up in favor of the Chase schoo! team, coached by Dick Wey- man, still trying to forget the Cros- by-Wilby game. Chase won g to 8, over Kingsbury, coached by Sol Bernstein, the game having been played at the Anderson gym. White of Chase, Margolis and Summa of Kingsbury scored four points apiece during the game. Score:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09

weeks back. Just one of those jockey STREAKS. The next one d'le is Lyle Whiting at Fair Gro. .ldS, &C., cording to carrier pigeon note from N. Q. .. Willie Pep, Hart fords world feather champ should be home soon with M. D. from BainbriGge. Mo; U. s. Navy station, except that the Hartford press says there's no truth to such reports starting in the N Y. Jolrnal-Amer- ican by ancient F ypus Igoe, the lit tie gent who breaks n" Damon Runyon's new shoes. and l ANT kiddin'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09
(Reg. U. s. Pat. Off.) BY JACK CUDDY

United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, Dec. e-CUP)-A great temptest in telephone booth has been raised apparently by irate bookmakers who unwisely invested the life savings of their victims on the outcomes of professional foot ball games -bookies who forgot to learn the kindergarten axiom of college gridirons:
 Comparative scores mean noth- ing!"
 On the basis of three comparative scores in this seasons play the finger of suspicion has been pointed at the National professional foot ball league. And we believe the pointing has been actuated by pro- fessional gamblers who got clipped but good-- by this trio of contests:
 Nov. 14--The Chicago Bears beat the New York Giants, 56-7.
 Nov. 21--The Washington Red- skins beat the Chicago Bears, 21-7
 Dec. 5--The New York Giants up- set Washington, 14-10.
 Gamblers, who always yell frame up!' and .robbery!' when the paper percentages they have figured against their victims fail to blossom into actuality, raised great hue and cry after the Giants unexpected victory over Washington when coach Steve Owen of the Giants let Sammy Baugh of the Washingtons pass at will, but kept his receivers protected like so many convent girls.
 For the first time this season Slingin' Sam failed to toss a touch- down pass. He did complee 16 of 27 ries: but his receviers were drop ped in their tracks. Meanwhile Bill Paschal of the Giants was running wild. and tearing up the bookies percentages with his cleats.
 The result was almost as flabber- gasting as when Notre Dame lost its final game to Great Lakes. We heard no cry of 'fran.eup' after that encounter, because Notre Dame's victory had been predicted by the nations amateur experts fel- lows who get hit on the chin week after week by upsets- s-the chaps who know that comparative scores mean nothing--the fellows who are convinced that the unexpected on the gridiron is noteworthy. but quite normal.
 Unlike the amateur experts, pro- fessional bettors live in 8 dream world in which sports fans are their natural prey--in which there are no upsets. And when results are cootrary to their percentages. they immediately suspect that the rever- ses are caused by dclble-crossing men--meA who might serve as their reflections in complaining mirrors
 Never can we forget that night in 1883 when Primo Camera fought Ernie Schaaf at Madison Square Garden. Schaaf went down :n the 18th. under a light left jab. He was counted out, and the ga blers yelled "Dive!" They yelled out so louc that some of the newspaper men and many of the gullible fans be- lieved them. Schaaf died. Only his death proved to many that the loud-mouthed blers we re wrong--that the fight was on the level.
 Our only criticism of he current pro football fricassee is this: Con- missioner Elmer Layden and owner George Preston Marshall of the Redskins should not have recogniz- ed the scandal-shouters with theil protesting denials. They should have let the bookies stew in their own deficit juices--in their own evil smelling telephone booths.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09
Shoker Won

Another city tournament pocket billiard test last night at the Wooster ended with Joe Shaker a 125 to 83 winner over Don Bergin, the men having high runs of g and 9.
 V. Dunlap and Tom White are scheduled for tonight for a 125 point match, to begin at 7:30 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09
"Bucky" Better

Philadelphia, Dec. 9.-(UP)- Bucky Walters, Cincinnati Reds pitcher, today was reported pro- gressing normally following the re- moval of his appendix at St Mary's hospital yesterday.
 Walters cancelled proposed trip to Alaska with other big league stars to have the operation per formed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09
WITHOUT A MISS

Hugh Luby, second-baseman ob- tained by the Giants from Oakland, has played through five seasons in the Pacific League without miss ing single game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09
COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Brooklyn Army Base 52. Yale fl. Rhode Island State 125; Head quarters Squadron (Quonset Point R. I.) 78.
 Great Lakes 86, Chicago g.
 Canisius College 46, Buffalo Coast Guard 13.
 Westminster 61, Carnegie Tech 38.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09
QUITE LICKING

The worst defeat ever inflicted on a Columbia University football team was the 93-0 score piled up by Yale in 1883.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09
Down The Drives With The EIks

Schedule for Week of Dec. 18
 Monday Alley 5-6-Jarlott vs. Pope 1-2-Scigliano vs. Flanagan 3-4-Courtney vs McCristle
 Tuesday 5-6NCollins vs. Stanton 1-2 1-2-Verriker vs. DriScoll 3-4-Mulville vs. Keenan
 Wednesday 5-6-Lux vs. Pugra 1-2-Lyons vs. Pelletier 3-4-Saginario vs. Harmon
 Thursday 5-6ICooke vs. Shea 1-2-Cavanaugh vS. Koskey 3-4HJudd vS. Kruse
 Friday 5-6-Cashin vs. Lange 1-22Larson vs. Honan 3-4-Ramgbo vs. Riccardi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09

The Chinese Bowling Club, organ- ized in 1897 in New York, has about 600 members today. including some top line bowlers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-09

Score at half time Chase kingsbury 2. Refere-Monti.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-28
Landscapina Grounds

The Young Peoples Sunday
School Glass Of the Friends Church
landscaping the grounds around
the new parsonage.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-28

He burst out laughing. Next
thing you'll suggest slaughtering
hogs. No. honey. we might as well
face the sentence together" He
stood up. stretched, kicked an old
log. Il can't say / fancy II. But I
guess we can stand a year OF any
thing"
Walking back to the Inn, Kay DE-
cided that Jake had really taken II
all In a more sensible spirit than
she had thought he would. II
amused and did not surprise her
that there was another alternative
that hadn't even occurred to him.
And that was that he might earn
enough money to support her. Just
as well. Now all she had to do was
ease him into steady practice. les
sons, long hours OF work.
They didn't talk much more
about the move. That afternoon
Jake got restless. IF we're going
to spend a year in the country.
Wen have enough without staying
here now" he said. Lets go to
Boston,"
SO they made a wild dash, bounc-
ing and jogging along in Jenny,
and got TO Boston in time for din
ner. Jake called up some old
friends and the reunion celebration
lasted until o'clock In the MORN
ing.
There was another party on Sum
day, and they didn't get started for
New York until late in the evening.
That meant Jake had to drive all
night. with Kay curled up on the
front seat trying to catch a little
sleep. She barely had time to take
shower and change her clothes
before she left for the store.
Are you exhausted" Jake
asked, as he sat with her while she
hastily drank a cup Of coffee.
"Oh. no. l feel fine," she said
with a wry smile.
1T was fun though, wasn't It ?"
Jake had given himself whole
heartedly over to the festivities.
And it had been fun. She and Jake
hadn't had a spree like that for
months.
Yes, It was. But I'll probably
have to stick pins in myself to keep
awake"
why don't you stay home?
Wen sleep until this afternoon,
then dig up Tony and Het and all
have dinner, 60 somewhere and
dance" he urged.
Il can't do that. I've got too
much work to do. And one days
hockey is enough" She got up from
the table, walked into the hall,
started to put on her hat. Jake
followed her, leaned indolently
against the doorway.
Anyway" Kay went on, IT want
to tell David the news today. I'll
try and get away early" She could
hardly keep her eyes open.
How about tonight? Shall nx
something up?"
mot for me. I'll be In bed by 9
o'clock" She wished longingly thai
it was that time already.
DO you mind If go out?"
"Of course not. Go ahead" II,
was obviously going to pack all tn,
fun he could into the next few
weeks. Kay didn't blame him.
David was fabbergast~1. when he
heard the news.
! ITO Be Continued)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-28
BILL BECOMES LAW

Lansing. Mich. Apr. 2s-A bill
allowing county boards OF superyis-
ors to provide group insurance to
county employees without cost to the
employees. and TO provide pension
plans for them. has become law
without Gov. Kelly's signature. the
executive office announced Mon.
day. The staff said II was because
OF an oversight that the chief ex-
eeutiye failed to affix his signature
70 the statute before the deadline
on which II automatically became
a law for lack Of a veto.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-28
S. Superior

South Superior, Mich, Apr. rs
Mrs. Hazel Graichen will be host
ess TO the South Superior Home
Economics Extension Group for an
all day meeting Thursday April 30.
A cooperative luncheon will be
served at O'Clock. The lesson will
be given by leaders Mrs. Jessie
Atkinson and Mrs. Pearl Wilbur.
Members are requested to bring a
brass article 10 be polished. Elec-
ton of officers for the coming year
will follow the meeting.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-28
Merea&me@ .!.! !!!::9tt "a 4
SUSAN SHERIDAN
AZ KE1EAsEp RY crNrKAL FHEss AssoclArloN

est would be so small II would be
useless. But If we buy a house, own
land. then Wen save rent and Wen
still have our money. We don't
have to stay in the country for
ever. Just until I'm all right. Then
town"
Kay was pleading earnestly. She
even had herself convinced now
that she wasn't well enough to keep
on working. Her eyes were serious
and she watched Jake's face, tried
to detect his emotions. She hadn't
anticipated fat refusal. Her
scheme might fail now. her hopes
for Jake die still-born.
Isn't there someone you could
live with for this year, some rich
old uncle or wealthy cousin ?" he
asked.
She turned her head away quick
ly, hoping to hide the tears that
suddenly filled her eyes. But she
wasn't quite swift enough.
"Oh, darling, l didn't mean that
the way 1t sounds" He buried his
head in her lap. I'D go crazy with
out you. But it's just that all this
is so new It scares me a little. I'm
afraid for you, afraid for myself"
he admitted.
You've had an exciting life, full
OF action, stimulation. success. My
life's been exciting. too That is. it
has been for me. I've been free to
travel. I've known all kinds Of peo-
pie. I've been alone a good deal.
but that's because I wanted to be.
There have always been people
when wanted them"
She ran her fingers through his
hair, let him talk himself out.
ut wouldn't be as though we new
er could see anyone" she said I'VE
could get to town often. And Jake,
it would be marvellous opportu-
nifty for you to work" She wasn't
going to hammer this point, but she
did want to mention it, to have 1t
in his mind while he was thrashing
this whole business out.
Il don't have to 60 to the sticks
to work." he said.
mo, I know that" She didn't
remind him OF how little work he'd
done all winter. Il just thought 1t
would be something to do to keep
you from getting too bored with
me-"
She turned his face toward her,
smiled and then leaned down and
kissed his cheek. Hes not very
fiattering," she thought, but at
least he's being honest, and it's an
incredibly difficult situation for
him to face. guess it's the first
time in his life that he has to do
something that he doesn't want to
do. 1t takes some schooling to be
unselfish with good grace"
kiss me again." he said. "You
must think I'm a heel. All I've
done is fuss about me-" She kissed
him, long this time.
mo, I don't think you're a heel.
I think you've been grand. It's not
so hard for me, because I have no
choice. But it's something else
again for you. If you can't face the
thought, I'll go alone. You can stay
in town and come up week-ends. I
could borrow enough money to live
on for a year-maybe I could even
earn some putting up preserves or
something" She was going to ride
ulous limits,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-28
RESCUED FROM FIRE

Kalamazoo, Mich. Apr 2s-Eariy
Monday three persons all more than
70 years old. we're rescued from an
apartment building at North Park
and West Ransom when fires be-
lleved to have been caused by de-
fectiye wiring swept through the
structure. Those rescued. all OF
whom escaped in nightclothes. we're
Mrs. Clara Churchill, 70; Henry II.
Warner. II. and George Foster. rs.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-28

The Young People SUNDAY
School Glass Of the Friends Church
landscaping the grounds around
the new parsonage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hartwell Russ and
son. George. and father. George
Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow
Jones and daughter Shirley, were
dinner guests Sunday OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon Jones and son John,
Whitaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Swaninger,
Lansing. and Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin
Swaninger, Detroit, we're dinner
guests Sunday of their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Swaninger.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hewens enter
tanned their children Mr.. and Mrs.
Aldon Potter, Lansing, over the
week end. Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald
Bennett and daughters Barbara Ann
and jeanne were also guests at the
HeWens home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hammond
and daughters Ethel and Jeanette
Hammond received calls sunday at
ternoon from Miss Selma WILDER
and Herman DeFouw, Muskegon.
They spent the week end with Miss
Wilber's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward WILDER, Stony Creek.
Miss Ethel Hammond, Detroit,
spent from wednesday till Monday
night, her Easter vacation, with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ham
mond.
Miss Jean Campbell. Dearborn,
spent the week end with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jennings Camp
bell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Hearl had as
guests, after church, their children,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Houck and
family, Cherry Hill.
MIR. and Mrs. Nelson Null enter
tanned Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
ford Turner and children. Arlene,
Nelson and Paulette, Willis. honor
ing their daughter, Mrs. Turner'S
birthday. Covers were laid for ten.