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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
CRACK FIELD TO. SHOW IN 1S43 M|LLROSE GAMES
Tire, Gas, Travel Difficult ties Will Not Hold Down
 Size or Class of Field
BY PAUL SCHEFFELS


 United Press StaR Correspondent
 New York, Jan. 20-(UP)-War. time hazards apparently will have less effect on track and field than any other sport, 1t was indicated to- lay as outstanding athletes from all sections of the nation filed en- tries for the Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden on Feb: 6.
 Most of the track worlds crack performers have been lined up for this opening show of the indoor cinder season with transportation furnishing no particular problem t0 competitors who plan to journey here singly or in small groups.
 Cornelius Warmerdan, the Calt- fornia school-teacher who plans to shoot for/a 16-foot pole vault rec ord, tops an early list of athletes which includes Private Barney Ewell, former Penn State sprint champion; little Greg Rice, per- petual motion distance runner; Gsne Venzke, veteran middle e-distance star and a host of murders headed by Ensign Fred Wolcott.
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 Only vaulter ever to clear 15 1eetp Warmerdam has announced he will try to better his world indoor mark of i5 feet, 2 1-4 inches. Early op- position included Jack De F1eldp Minnesotas NCAA champion, and Dick Morcom, the University ot New Hampshire's one-man track team who holds the National AAU and IC44 titles.
 A fast hurdles field Is headed by wolcott, former Rice Institute ace now stationed at the Georgia Pre- Flight school, and also includes Bob Wright of Ohio State; Charley Had, Michigan; Tom Todd of Vir. ginia and Jack Saunders, Miami University of Ohio. Wolcott, who won 14 National AAU and NCAA titles in 17 attempts, recently took the New Orleans Sugar Bowl hurdles event in record figures. Todd is the TC4A indoor and Southern Confer ence champion.
 Ewell, now stationed at Camp Lee. Va, will have plenty of competition including Eulace Peacock, former Temple sprint king now in the Coast Guard.
 Rival for Rice
 Rice, the famed Notre Dame alumnus now running under the colors of the New York Athletic club, is expected to go in the two- mile race. A new Fighting Irish product-Oliv Hunter-will make his eastern debut against Rice. The latest South Bend export is NCAA cross-country king and Central Col~ legiate Conference outdoor two-mile champion.
 The Mel Sheppard 600 has drawn defending champion Jimmy Her. bert, formerly of NYU, and Huge Short of Georgetown as starters. Short, who won the IC4A last spring with Q fast 47.2 performance, ran second to Russ Owen of Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl 440 last month. Venzke will attempt comeback after layoR of almost year, conn ing out of retirement for the half- mile and his 14th year of cham- pionship competition. Notre Dame and Georgetown are the first entries sent in for the mile relay.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
Manager Of Barto.o Charges Wright 'Runout'

New York, Jan. 21.-CUP)-Lo,l Schiro, manager of Sal Bartolo, Boston featherweight, goes before the New York boxing commission today to lodge a complaint against Chalky Wright, former feather weight titleholder, for allegedly running out" on a bout with Bar tolo.
 Wright was scheduled to fight Bartolo in Boston tonight but Schiro charged that Wright and his manager, Eddie Walker, signed for the bout with his fighter three weeks ago after they had planned to fight in Madison Square Garden against Joey Peeralta of Tamaqua, Penn.
 Wright outpointed Peralta last Friday night and since has claimed inability to box Bartolo because of illness. Carmine Fatta, New York lightweighS will meet Bartolo in Boston tonight instead of Wright.
 Schiro plans also to protest to the National Boxing Commission.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
Cronin Rates DiMaggiO Best Of All Time"

Honolulu, Jan. 2l.-(UP)-Man- ager Joe Cronin of the Boston Red sOx, who is here as a special rep- resentative of the Red Cross, said today that the service will do "a great deal" for Ted Williams and the rest of the American League particularly if they keep Joe Di- Maggio for four years after. the war"
 "Joe may or may not 60 into the army,s Cr0nin said, T don't know put I do believe he is the greatest all-around bah player of all time. From . Red Gox standpoint, ! hope they keep him in at least four years after the var is 0veg."
 The Red 6ox were hard hit by leases to the seFvlees. he added, but DlA1aggioH loss would weaken the Yankees a great deal"
 As for Williams. the aed sox't poWeF-hitting outfieldcr, oIonln chased hlln @ a great hitter WhO needs 6 kick lIi the pants becnuat of hla aoaaone mQpde'"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
Prick, Harridge Mum On l943 Baseball
 Salary Procedure

New York, Jan. 21.-(UP)-The major leagues baseball schedule for 1943 awaited only final ratification from the two circuits individual owners today plus Q last-minute checkup by President Ford Prick, of the National and William Har- ridge of the American leagues.
 Prick and Harridge met yesterday to go over the new program, a get-together made necessary by a change of the opening date to April q and setback of the closing date to October 3. They made only one new move-changing the date of the All-Star game at Philadelphia from July 2 to July l3.
 Save 65,OOO
 Several innovations have come out of the new schedule which has cut baseball travel to three intersectional trips and saved 65,000 league travel miles. Because of the juggling of dates, both big holidays-Memorial day and Independence day--will find interSectional games scheduled. Closing day will also feature the same setup. That is an arrange ment without precedent in baseball annals as eastern and western clubs formerly played among themselves on those dates.
 While neither league head would make any announcement on base- ball contract procedure for next season, both admitted that the clubs we're awaiting 8 blanket ruling from Washington-expected in a week or SO - regarding salary changes.
 Schedule
 Washington opens the season on April 20 playing the Philadelphia Athletics at home. The next day in the American league will send Washington to New York, Boston to Philadelphia, Chicago to St. Louis and Detroit to Cleveland.
 Tn the National league, opening day will pit New York against Brooklyn, Philadelphia at Boston, St. Louis at Cincinnati and Pitts burgh at Chicago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
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interest appears to be in the Brook lyn baseball club.
 Branch Hickey put this one over, and the Dodgers preparing at West Point with the nation up to its ears in war Is worthy of the Larry Mac Phail tradition.
 Several schools have made indoor facilities available to major league clubs. With the physical training of students being stressed, they, too, should be able to wrap up these fa- cilities in something vastly more W- tai.
 It's the West Point deal that doesn't sound good to the public however, even though the cadets have no use for the field house the three hours day allotted the Dodg- CTS and their farm club, the Mon- treal Royals, starting March IS.
 It would seem that the Army il not the Academy, would have more important use for a $50 by more than 200-foot, perfectly lighted field house, especially at this time.
 Even If they haven't. the United States Military Academy is no place for a professional baseball club ir time of war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
By HARRY CRIMSON NEA Service Shorts Editor

New York, Jan. 21.-Offhand, I would say that the United States Military Academy is making an ill., advised move in turning over its SE00,O00 field house to the Brooklyn Dodgers for spring training purposes 1ia wartime.
 The Brooklyn club passed up Yale because 1t could not be determined whether the Army would use CoXe Cage there.
 The Navy has taken over sections Of numerous colleges and the Army is about to install young soldiers in 160 more. The services spent huge sums in erecting barracks, have taken over hotels and apartment houses.
 The United States Naval Academy is crowded with the Navy's various classes of reservists.
 Housing present a tremendous problem to the armed forces.
 At schools, where the Navy and Coast Guard are established, the Institutions are, If anything, sec ondary.
 At West Point, however, a primary
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21

more practical outfit during the in- termission. It definitely made boxing history-of a pleasant sort, for @ change.
 Notes [.
 Speaking of the baseball training camp situation, the most humorous item concerns the Washington Sen- tors, who plan to train at home. |. It will be good trick if they can do 1t .. The way the nations capi- tai is damned ,>>the Senators won't be able to lay down bunt without fouling somebody official .. Branch Hickey, president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, won't tip his mitt as far as bidding for either Johnny Cooney or Paul Waner, ex-Boston Brave outflelders, but 1t isn't hard to guess that it's Cooney he is after. Next to Terry Moore of the St. Louis Cardinals, Cooney is one of the best defensive centerfielders in the game and dfense was always a Brooklyn weakness.
 Funny thing about Dolph Camilli of the Dodgers and Bill Terry, once of the Giants. Two of the best first basemen the game has ever seen, Dolph wants to get out of baseball and Terry wants to get back in If you feel like 8 good long shot, risk a flyer that Terry will wind up in some executive capacity with the Philadelphia He conferred re- gently with Proxy Gerry Nugent and 1t wasn't about the weather.
 Only remaining sour note in an otherwise harmonious major league setup is lack of a government ruling on calories Most clubs as yet don't know whether or not to mail out their contracts and if they are signed, won't know for how long the raises or slashes will be valid.
 Short in Garden
 For the first time in the memory of many a veteran baseball man, the New York Yankees are in bad way for outf1elders .. The Yankees may have been short of pitchers at times and their inf1led may have needed replacement once in a while, but not for years has the club been beset by the picket-line prob- lem 1t now faces Manager Joe Mccarthy lost Tommy Heinrich to the services in the middle of last season and is now faced with the loss of one-man-team, Joe DiMaggio leaving only the Veteran Charley Keller to carry the load and Roy Weatherly, formerly of Cleveland for another spot ;: Two rockies Russ Derry and Bud Metheny, are to fight 1t out for the remaining out held position both are mex perienced.
 Basketball's personal foul rule feud Is waxing hotter than ever in local circles, at least All coaches agree that Q new rule to replace the tour-personal statute is neces- sary because of the shortage oi manpower but none can agree on its exact makeup. 4 flve-four Idea of Cony offers the best suggestion has been preached but Nat Holman yet Holman believes that the limit should be removed entirely bul to protect players from indiscrlIn- mate touling, the opposing team should be awarded an additional free throw For every foul d piayel commits after he hes been charged with four ~Players win ba kept In the game that way and Q aelib. erately malicious type Of play wil bo prevented" he saYs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
WILEY, LEAVENWORTH
 WIN HOOP CONTESTS

Winners of the high school fresh- man basketball games played yes- terday put plenty of margin between themselves and the short-end teams; as Wilby and Leavenworth defeated Sacred Heart and Crosby. The Wildcat Cubs, with Savage scor- ing 26 points, Quattro 13 were 62 to 19 winners over the Hearts, whose Griffin made 15 points of the total.
 Santagotto, with 14 points, from seven field goals, brought the Tech F: . sh an eventual 35-20 win over Crosby first year students, whose Johnson got points.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
College Hoop Title
 Tourney At MISC.

Columbus, O., Jan. 21.-(UP)- Harold c. Olsen of Ohio State uni versity, chairman of the tournament committee, today confirmed selec- ton of Madison Square Garden in New York city as the site of the Fifth Annual National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball championships for this season.
 The western regional playoff be- tween teams of districts west of the Mississippi will be played at Kansas City and the eastern playoff and the final between the two regional winners will be held at Madison Square Garden. Dates for regionals and the final will be de- cided at a meeting of the tourna- next committee next month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
CAPS AND HORNETS
 WIN HOCKEY GAMES
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The Indianapolis Caps shaded the Providence Reds, 6-5 in an overtime American Hockey league game at Providence Wednesday night to climb into third place, and drop the Reds into Q fourth-place tie with Pittsburgh. The Hornets shaded the Hershey Bears, 3-2, at Pitts burgh.
 A pair of overtime goals by Jud Mcatee and Jackson provided the winning edge for the Caps who tied the score with 8 three-goal surge In the third period. Jackson tailed his goal at SPA of the extra period.
 Norm Mann's goal at 1887 of the second period on passes from Tony Hemmerling and Squee Allen pro- vided Pittsburgh with their victor1- ous margin over the Bears.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
YALE SWIMMERS AND
 ICEMEN EASY WINNERS

New Haven, Conn, Jan. 21.-(UP) Yale University's swimming team scored its third straight triumph last night by defeating Brown 60 to IS. The Eli swimmers took every first in the meet.
 Meantime, the Yale hockey team swamped Clarkson Tech, IA to 0 in a runaway game. The Eli goalies had but q saves, so tight was the Yale defense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
FAIRLAWNS BEST

The Tairlawn lily advanced in the Hi-Y standing by taking a 13- 10 win over Sigma Pi last night at the Central "Y."
 Outstanding for the Fairlawns was Mitchell and Walsh while Lyons and Horigan starred for the losers.
 Tonight's game will bring the Vultures vs 444 together at 6:30 p. m. in an Intermediate League contest. ----
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
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CROSBY, TECH
 MEET SATURDAY
WiIby Set Back By Tor. ringtOn 47-34 in League
 Game

Crosby and Leavenworth high school hoopsters meet for the first time this season on Saturday night at the Wilby gym, with Warren Harding coming to town next week to give Crosby a chance to "square things" for the recent defeat of the Schoflelders, winners of consecutive games over Torrington and Nauga- tuck.
 Last night. Wilby lost to Torring- ton, 34 to AZ which was about as expected, Connie Donahue's lads leading 23 to 12 at half time. Ponzi and Tadesco scored 30 points, 1912 in that order, Padaigas getting 9 for Wilby. Good guarding kept Ponzi down to one field goal in the first half of the game, but he "got loose' in the last half.
 Torrington reserve players won as they pleased against Wilby subs in a prelim 42 to 8. Summary:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
ST. JOBS SHORT. CIRCUIT PURPLE FLASHES 59.I5

Purple Flashes. e junior team that has been going very well on the basketball court for the past tgO seasons, stepped out of It's class yesterday and into e 6g-ib short- circuit administered by the SC. JO- seph Parochiai school squad at 6t. Joseph's hall. Griffin, Lawlor and Paldaees scored most Of tho points for the winners, who were in Trout 2e-a at hals tlme.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21

Score at half time: Torrlngton 23i Wilby 12. Referre: Petrlno.
 Thomaston 33, Norris 32 (over- time).
 Woodbury 40, Washington 2S. New London Bulkeley 35, Chap man Tech 21.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
Opening Contests
 In Major Leagues
WEDNESDAY,, APRIL 21 TInMAI. LEAG GIIE

NATIONAL LEAGUE New York at Brooklyn. Philadelphia at Boston. St. Louis at Cincinnati. Pittsburgh at Chicago.
 AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington nt New York. Boston at Philadelphia Detroit at Cleveland. Chicago at St. LOuiSs
 TUESDAY, APRIL 27
 NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston at New York. Brooklyn at Philadelphia. Chicago mt St. Louis. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh.
 AMERICAN LEAGUE New York at Boston. Philadelphia at Washington. Cleveland at Chicago. S& Louis at Detroit. SNational League may open thil second series on April 26.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-21
Nsugy U. s. Rubber Get. Army Contract

Boston, Jan. 2I-(UP)-The Boston Quartermaster announced the award of contracts for the anufacture equipment and 1000 pairs of basketbau shoes for She
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lmb had to be amputated.

thumb had to be amputated.
Miss Bett Smithers of Newark,
has been visiting relatives in this
town.
Mrs. Emma Myers of Holmes
burg, Pa, is visiting her sister here.
Geo. c. Heinold, a young man
who went to farming near Walk
er's school house last year, but
who concluded on the score of
health to change his business left
last Thursday for Jackson county,
Mich, to settle, accompanied by
Charles Workman, brother-in-law
of Harry G. Blendt, of the same
neighborhood. Mr.. Heinold is a
steady, industrious man with an
idea to businesses, and will no
doubt make a success in his bust
ness effort. He was an active
member of the Walkers literary
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PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME AND CLUB PARTIES

Mrs. Warner w. Price, Jr., is a
patient in Garfield Hospital, Wash
ington, D. C., where she underwent
an operation Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Price returned to Smyrna to-
day and reports that his wife is re-
covering as well as could be hoped
for.
Miss Florence Lurty of Philadel-
phia, is spending sometime with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
H. Lurty. Mr.. Lurty suffered a
heart attack last week and is now
confined to his home where he is re-
ported much improved.
Corporal William Howard Now
land, who has been for fourteen
months on Bobcat Island in the
south Pacific area of the war zone,
has returned to this country and is
now in training for the Air Corps
at Nashville, Tenn. Corp. Rowland
was injured some months ago and
is hoping for a furlough to his
home sometime soon.
Mayor R. F. Corley has been
confined to his home by illness the
past week. Laura Lee Owens,
granddaughter of the Corleys, has
returned to her home in Lansdowne,
Pa.
Mr.. Edwin Banta OF the Banta
Drug Store, was operated on last
Saturday for appendicitis. He is
recovering very nicely at this time.
Mrs. Banta is now i'll at her home
and their son of Philadelphia is
taking charge of the business.
Mr.. William Bell of Williamsport,
Pa, who accompanied his father
Mr.. Roland Bell home, remained
over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Irving Hoffecker
of New Canaan, Conn.,, were guests
on Friday of Mrs. R. D. Hoffecker.
Miss Elizabeth Wilson is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Kir-
by at Fort Pierce, Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Frazier were
guests of friends in Newark, Del,
on Sunday.
Mrs. Margaret Mcdonald will be
hostess at a silver tea for the bene-
fit of the knitting fund of the Wo-
mems Auxiliary of st. Peters P. E.
Church at her home on April 18th.
Mrs. Marian Lambdin has COM
pleted the course in Home Nursing
as sponsored by the Red Cross.
Her name was omitted when the
class names were published last
week.
Mr.. Matthew V. Slaughter, near
town, is a patient in Jefferon Hos
pital, Philadelphia, where he is re-
covering from an operation for an
injury received several years ago
Mrs. Slaughter and their son How
ard, are with him most of the time.
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is visiting his daughter, Mrs. WV.
Hoffecker, near town.
Miss Marion Stevens, of Smyrna,
and Miss Milcox, of Dover Acad-
envy, have been the guests of Mrs.
A. L. CULLEN at Townsend the past
week.
Miss Lizzie Heinhold and Miss
Daisey Workman, from Walkers,
have gone to Philadelphia on an
extended trip to visit friends.
Miss Lamb and Miss Susie Gar
man are visiting Miss Porter, on
Mt. Vernon Street.
Mrs. Rev. E. c. Atkins, of Oman
cock, Va, has been visiting Mrs.
Eva Riggs.
While packing goods a few days
ago, preparatory to going to con-
ference, the Rev. Adam Stengle of
Port Deposit, who it is expected
will take up his residence here af-
ter conference, had finger bone
broken and thumb mashed by a
piano box falling upon them. The
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Opera House. Ruggsley Bros. Or
iginal Tennessee Warblers-refined
colored Concert Co., of Nashville,
Tenn.-will be here. 1t has been
some time since we have had COM
petent plantation melodies, MARBLES
and refrains of the Sunny South,
and this troupe comes highly spok-
en- of.
Prof. Goldey, of the Wilmington
Commercial College, Secretary OF
the State Sunday School Conven-
ton that met here last week, was
accompanied by two or three pupils
of his excellent school. Their OBJ
ject was simply practice in the art
of shorthand reporting, for their
own benefit, as not even a daily
paper could print one quarter of all
that transpired in the six long but
interesting sessions.
The new board of Town Commits
sioners organized on Wednesday
night by electing John H. Hoffeck-
er, president and o. B. Voshell, sec
rotary. Having ceased to be a
property holder, the latter rendered
his resignation two weeks ago, but
it was laid on the table, the Board
considering that he had the proper
qualification when elected, that to
fill the vacancy themselves with a
new man would somewhat derange
things and that as there was but
one more year to his term, he had
better fill it out. There was no
material change in the committees.
Our citizens outside of church
lines had very little conception of
the Sunday School Convention and
the spirit that pervaded it, but af-
ter seeing it there has not been one
adverse criticism. Saint and sinner
alike have felt its impress for good
and have acknowledged it. Coming
just at the time it did-when Evan
gelist Galloway had just started a
light blaze of revival fire-the two
were merged into great power for
good. Morality, even with many
church members, had run low, and
it is to be hoped that before its in
f1uence has run out, marked
change in the lives, conduct and
language of many in the commun-
| ity will be permanently affected for
good.