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Those who have viewed George
town in games here probably couldn't
fathom the complete collapse of a
team that owned such outstanding
players as Danny Kraus, Kostecka
John Mahnken and Hassett. Those
that saw Georgetown blow that 65-
43 decision to St. Johns, though
realize the Hoyas aren't likely to be
Invited to return to Madison Square
Garden this season.
Georgetown's performance was
miserable that night. Previously re-
garded as one of the Nations top
teams, the Hoyas failed like a pup
tent in a cyclone. 1t was their big
opportunity, and they muffed it
horribly.
G. WIS 14-5 record isn't as i'm
pressive as the 1873 record carried
into the Temple game last night by
Georgetown, but the Colonials
haven't disastrous Madison Square
Garden appearance against them.
Then, too, G.. w. is the only team
to have defeated powerful Norfolk
Naval Training Station, a team that
embarrassed respected Long Island
outfit before Madison Square Gar
den crowd.
The Colonials dropped 55-41 de-
cision to Georgetown earlier in the
season, 'climaXing three-game los
ing streak before embarking on a
string of IA games, in which they've
won IL. They dropped a game by
2 points to Quantico Marines,
beaten 2 points by Georgetown and
otherwise lost to Norfolk Navy in
their first meeting by 10 points.
lost by 2 points to William and
Mary and dropped 3-point over
time decision to Duke, which previ-
ously it had walloped.
CoIonioIs Mystify Fans
. Mystifying local fans is the fact
G. w. has done as well as it has.
Regardless of their remaining games,
the Colonials will have achieved
success this season, for they didn't
figure to go anywhere in particular
at the outset. To OTIS Zahn must
20 CItulU 1Ol tllc OOlS CdllO1AA6 SOe1SA1-
Ing job in this vicinity.
Zahn stepped into varsity coach
ing job for the first time with no
outstanding player in his midst.
Jim Rausch has been the only G. w.
player to average 10 points game,
and until he scored 81 points against
v. M. I. on Friday night he was
below that figure.
Joe Gallagher, Ed Gustafson, John
Koniszewski, Jim Myers, Rausch,
Don McNary and other G. w. play
ers haven't been outstanding as in
dividuals this season but as team
they've functioned fairly smoothly.
None is consistent in the scoring
department but somehow G. w.
usually comes up with enough points
to win.
Only one G. w. player would win
a place in the Hoyas' regular lineup.
Kraus, Mahnken, Kostecka and
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Totals - 10 23 Totals - ) 20
Score at half-Tech, 1918. Referees
-M2ssrs. Doran and Mitchell
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-29
Lawyer Needed To
Boss Major Hockey?

Boston, Jan. 20 - (U.P0 - Gen.
eral Manager Art Ross of the BoS-
ton Bruins believed today that the
National Hockey Leagues next pres
ident should be lawyer who Is not
now connected with the sport.
Discussing a possible successor for
President Frank Calder, now cri-
ticaliy i'll with heart disease, Ross
said major league hockey is a sire
mendous job-a $4,000 900 business. -
Nobody in the league now, in
GLIDING myself, should hold the
Job" he said. "A lawyer would ne
an ideal man for the position be-
cause he could handle the number
Of intricate problems that came up
from time to time. We don't need a
Judge Lands In hockey because
with only one league there is no
need for that kind Of control"
Ross said he would have liked the
Job some years ago but that ats
too big now"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-29
BARNEY ROSS Gets
MOST NOVEL OFFER
Native Chief Wanted to
Give Daughter and Half
of "KingdOm''

Pittsburgh, Jan. 20 - (U.P) -
Barney Ross, ex-welterweight cham
pion who only a few weeks ago was
acclaimed for his heroism with the
Marines in the Southwest Pacific,
had achieved distinction of an
other sort today.
Ross recently returned to the ring
to knock out a 215-pound Samoan
boxing idol and, in return, was Of
fered a native chieftain's daughter
in marriage and a chance to share
the tribal crown.
The story was told in a letter re-
celved here written by Ben Mala-
nude, former Pittsburgh basketball
player, now q pharmacist second
class In the Navy.
For The Marines
Malamude said Ross reluctantly
agreed to take on the Samoan who
"was giving our army and navy
heavyweights a going lover" He re-
turned to action, apparently, only
because the prestige of the Marines
was at stake, Malamude wrote.
They used 16-ounce gloves" he
said, "but Barney had him on the
deck II times before putting him
away in the sixth round.
ROSS became the hero then, and
one of the native chiefs offered him
his daughter in marriage and half
Of his crown"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-29
RICKEY SURVEYS
MOUNTAIN
TRAINING SITE.
Visit Bklyn
Dodgers New Head
quarters
BY PAUL SCHEFTELS
Aited Press Stan COrrespOndentl

(Um6eM EEeSS Stan COrEeSpOnuenCJ
Bear, Mountain, N. Y, Jan. 29.-
Cup - The Brooklyn Dodgers,
whose antics on and off the dia-,
mond have earned them several
choice names during the past sew
eral seasons, have already won q
new and distinctive title for 1913
the Junior Commands.
For years, the Dodgers have been
accustomed to basking under the
warm Florida sun while doing their
preseason conditioning. But tour
Of this resort gives ample proof
that the flatbushers must combine
the best physical attributes Of a
commando with the natural procliv-
tiles Of an eskimo to train success
full ayt a site that can only be de-
scribed as the home Of the original
icicle and the birthplace Of the first
frostbite.
It took President Branch Hickey
an hour Of mingled argument and
exhortations to get O party Of 48
newspaperlnen, photographers and
officials to journey to the new
spring" site Of the Dodgers. The
safari, If nothing else, proved that
the Brooklyn ballplayers will prob
ably open the season In perfect con-
dition-like so many pieces Of fro
zen beef.
The Dodgers are scheduled to
open their training grind on March
Is in this sub-zero snowbound
headquarters Of the ski and the
snowshoe and If Hickey can prove
that the Thermometer has no place
in the conditioning routine Of. a
baseball player, he will take rank
as the Einstein Of the sport.
For Indictment weather, Hickey
blandly pointed out while hogging
the major portion Of a huge fire.
place, the Dodgers will have the
West Point field house-only six
miles away on a horizontal lire. But
he neglected to explain what the
team would use for baseball dia-
1nonds, located definitely on the
academy maps, but apparent to our
intrepid party only after digging
through q heavy blanket Of snow.
High spot Of the day was q lunch
con served at table that We'd with
the Ebbets field outfield for spacious
ness and lightened by the CHEEKY
outlook Of Ltsut. Paul Amen, West
Point baseball coach, who an
aounced that cadet baseballers
would undoubtedly "derive a great
deal Of benefit from association
with the Dodgers"
Hickey, who lost his reputation
for conservatism once the newspa-
permen viewed the training site,
Immediately enhanced his repute,
for having a poker-face by answer
ing in all seriousness:
"I'm sure they will, sir, I'm sure
they will"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-29

Proprietor of two local bowling
establishments, who, In conjunction
with Waterbury spOrts-writers will
stage his fourth annual pin carnival;
all proceeds Of which 60 to the
Presidents Birthday InfantiIe
Paralysis Fund. Public bowling from
1 to 6 D. m. will bring part Of the
proceeds; with other money COM
ing from sale Of tickets as "admis-
sion" to some doubles competition
that is WORTHWHILE watching. Mike
Sharon, 124 high average man in
the Mercantile league and George
Simpson, Of waterbury Manufac-
turing will roll against Harry Peters
Of waterbury Tool, q national cham
pion last year and Eddie Marinelli
Of American Brass. In the feature
ladies' event, Mrs. Mary Sweeney
Laden and Mrs. Alice MilOsky Bar
tOlini will team up against the
WICC Bridgeport team Of Alice Dr.
Lug0 and Mildred Leonard.
Tickets can be bought from
George Simpson, Jack Cohen,
Charley Reitdyle, Ray NOvakowski,
Nellie Cone, Mary Laden and Alice
BartOlini. II you can't go, buy
ticket anyway. Over $500 was raised
for the paralysis fund in the past
three years.
If the public insists Bill Derwin
and Hank O'DOnnell will bowl a
special best Of 20 game match. :.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-29
(Rev. U. s. Pat. Off,
BY JACK CUDDY

UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent
New York, Jan. 29.-(UP)-De-
spite denials on all sides in the
Smoky City, we can tell you now
that the University of Pittsburgh
has returned to big-time football.
The hiring of Clark Shaughnessy
and his "T" formation away from
the University Of Maryland is a def
mite indicator. But we can assure
you that If Shaughnessy had not
been hired by Pitt some other big
name coach would have been
brought in.
From an unimpea chables source
we learn that there are two major
reasons why Pitts Panthers will
strive for the football supremacy
they once enjoyed.
Big Business
The first reason is that the bond
holders Of Pitt stadium, who in
clude some mighty prominent Amer
lean names, demand that Pitt foot
hall be conducted in such fashion
that the price Of the bonds remain
at least constant. In 1888 those
bonds were priced at 1910. They
sank to $500 in 1941. after Jock
Sutherland had resigned as coach.
What they are worth now we do not
know. But our informant says that
the bond holders are mighty sore
about the current price.
The second reason for Pitts return
to big time football is the Pitt
alumni, who, we understand, have
been raising all kinds of hog-Skin
hadeS because Of the de-emphasiS
of the gridiron paStime.
But any consideration Of Pitts
football future must encompass
Pitts relations with the Big Ten or
West Conference. At the present
writing Pitt has an advisory con-
nection' with the Big Ten. This
means that if the school maintains
a proper de-emphasis Of football,
and hew to certain standards of
athletic scholarship, Pitt can match
its football teams with Big Ten out
fits.
Smart Move?
The hiring of Shaughnessy may
have been the result Of revolt
against Big Ten alliance. Or 1t
may have been smart move by
the men at the Pitt front to gear
the University's football machine
In wartime so that 1t would be ready
when peace comes to provide the
most formidable and financially at
tractive unit in football history.
And when that time comes. we
predict that Pitt will raise up on its
hind legs and say to the Big Ten.
"Nertzl"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-29
CROSBY, MERIDEN
TANCLE TONIGHT.
Hoop Game in Silver City;
WatertOwn Here for
Sacred Heart

Crosbys high school basketball
array, loser of a critical, all-import-
ant game by three points to War
rem Harding Of Bridgeport last
last Monday night, has another
Tartar" on its hands tonight when
the squad travels to- Meriden to
meet one Of the best teams Frank
Barnikow has put out in several
seasonS-and there have been some
fine ones. With 75-inch Jack French
as a nucleus, Meriden has a scoring
combination that has won ten
game in a row. Although victory
for Crosby would restore the con-
fidence Of the players and coach, 1t
does not count in the Naugatuck
Valley League standing, where Cros-
by now reposes in third place ahead
Of Naugatuck, wildly, and Ansonia.
Wildly goes to Torrtngton Satur-
day night for a game which the
Donahue Club figures to win as 1t
pleases, as the Wildcats, beaten
badly by Leavenworth this week,
have little or nothing in the way Of
hoop talent this season.
Indians VS. Hearts
Tonight, Bob Cooks rampaging
WATERFOWL High indians hit the
trail for Waterbury and a game
with Sacred Heart High squad at
Wildly gym. The Hearts, able to win
but one game this season to date,
has been further weakened by the
departure of Johnny Braziel and
Tommy Moore for the Army and
Navy. A starting lineup Of Travers
and Beland, Green, German and
Picard Is expected to be selected by
Coach Edible Conlan. Coach Jimmy
Lee Of Wildly will referee the game.
Leavenworth. on the victory trail
again, meets Commercial High of
New Haven tomorrow night at wildly
gym. Commercial, having been beat
en- by last place Ansonia Tuesday,
should not be too tough for the
Tech cagers to set back. If Valunas,
Carey and McGrath maintain their
present scoring form.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-29
Crack Field For
Wanamaker Mile

New York, Jan. 29.-(UP)-Gil-
bert Dodds of the Boston A. A., Ma
tional AAU indoor mile and out
door 1900 meter champion, will face
a field of six stellar milers in the
feature Wanamaker Mile, top event
of the Millrose Games in Madison
Square Garden on Feb. 6.
A time of less than Ala was vir-
tually assured for the Wanamaker
since all the entries. have equalled
or bettered that figure in compete
ton.
They are: Ensign Walter Mehl,
former Wisconsin star now at the
Navy Flight Training School at
Iowa City and winner of the Wanna
faker in 1871; Frank T. Dixon, New
York University freshman star;
James N. Rafferty,, New York A.. c.,
runner-up in the Wanamaker last
year; Donald Durham, Dart
mouth: Earl Mitchell. Indiana, LIE
Roy Schwarzkopf. Yale, and Dodds.
All except Mehl and Rafferty, VIII
be making their debuts in the Wan
amaker, won by Leslie MacMitcheli'
now q Navy ensign, last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-29
BY HARRY GRAYSON
NEA Service Sports Editor

New York, Jan. In these days
Of commercial boxving, with drift
towards sure-thing gamblers trying
to control decisions, it is relief to
call attention to man who for
more than 30 years has directed the
game in his home city and else
where, and kept it above suspicion.
Billy Hack happens to be the old
gentleman we are talking about.
Since the law governing boxing was
passed in Tennessee, 1909, Hack,
now IS, has been the one man who
has seen to it that the sport was not
to be taken in other hands than
his own.
AS a matchmaker, promoter, pub
Hcity director and referee, he has
been Q tremendous success.
with his promoting weekly shows,
winter and summer, six bouts to
every show, and Hack refereeing
every bout, he established a record
IN staging more consecutive shows
and rrfereeing more contests than
any other man ever identified with
boxing.
Champions and near-champions
boxed for Haack-Dempsey. Tun-
mey, Jack johnson, Luther McCarty,
Leonard, Freddie welsh, Wolgast,
Ted Lewis. Bud Taylor, Johnny
Dundee. Pete Herman, Britton, Nc.
Earland. Kid williams, Dillon and
20 on down the line.
A decision Hack gave Jack Brit
Ton over Packey Mcfarland launch.
"a the former on the way 70 me
W8'lerweight championship.
Hack stood no more than nye
N@ot two, weighed no more than I'D
pounds, but always possessed gril
Hnd q snper-abundarce Of honesty
sane 80 years ago while HACK
MAS handling the flESt round o. 4
HnMi,4lnni, Willie Gibbs. Fhiladels
N'I'8 aeFnpper who Wns known fpf
w. Ensehnets IL and out % tlle
|'0E es|d he would not 80 On, II
E.s 8 eIoFny night that served %
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-29
REVENUE DEPT.
WANTS info ON
ALL SALARIES
Highest Paid Player Will
Have Hard Time Getting
More Money

Washington, Jan. 40 - (U.P.) :.
The is major league baseball cluba
who have not yet mailed their 194a
player contracts were free to do so
today but a ruling by the Bureau Of
Internal Revenue colmpels them to
file their salary schedules with that
agency.
ALI clubs but the New York
Giants have delayed the start OF
salary negotiations in anticipation
Of such q mandate which virtually
freezes at the present level the
salary Of the highest-paid player on
each team.
Not So Bad
The ruling states that baseball
players paid less than the top man
on their respective clubs may be
given salary raises on the basis OF
merit or service. To give It's top
man a raise, a ball club must make
application to the bureau under
salary sterilization regulations gov-.
erning wage increases. !.
No Ceiling I.
The actual effect of the law Is.
that no baseball salaries are frozen
except those Of the highest salaried'
player on each club. Nothing was
said regarding salary ceiling since
no player currently gets net sal-
airy Of $25, 600, after tax deductions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-29
Bentley Brothers
Blackhawk Stars
BY United Press

Max Bentley equalled the Nation
al Hockey League individual record
for points in a single game Thurs
day night as the Chicago Black
hawks walloped the New York
Rangers, 1911, to climb within
three points Of third place.
A crowd of 1903 at Chicago
watched Bentley pile up seven
points on four goals and three as
sists as his brother, Doug, came
within single point Of tying the
record by accounting for six points
on two goals and four assists.
Big Second Half
Billy Beveridge. new goalie Sc
cured by the Rangers from Cleve-
land Of the American League, held
the Hawks to three goals in the first
two periods but Chicagos attack
functioned perfectly in the final pc
Rod and they rarnmed home seven
scores.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-29
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There Would Be No Need for Commissions II the Prize
Ring Had More Billy HACKS; Promoter
Actually Fights for Patrons

keep the attendance down. Hack
was not going to see the faithful
robbed of their nights fun. He
called in a fan to referee the rest
Of the bout and ran to the dressing
room. He asked Gibbs why he was
not going to fight.
Because I amt" said Gibbs.
eyes you are," shouted Hack,
turning the key in the door. you
are going to fight me-" Hack
thumped young Gibbs into submis-
sion.
Fred Fulton, Minnesota heavy
weight of unlamented memorw, was
fighting Harry Tate In Little Rock,
where Hack was promoting and
refereeing. Fulton, viciously charged
by Ttate, attempt to foul out. Hack
would not let him get way with It..
He ordered i0-minute rest and had
them start all over again.
When Tate rushed Fulton into o
corner and started beIaboring his
mid-section, the Plasterer grabbed
the Texan and tossed him from the
ring. Tate was hurt and could not
continue. Hack was also hurt-hurt
that the crowd was gyped by the
faint-hearted Fulton.
Hack was not going TO let the
paying guests down. so after bawl-
ing out Fulton, he nailed oCnfessor
Fred on the point Of his long chin
with q perfect right hand. II
stretched Fulton as iiat as Q south
eFn fiapjacE. That waiiop sent the
crowd away satisfied.
Billy Hack also went home
happy.
There would be no need Tor box
ms commissions u we had more
Billy HACKS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-29

Perhaps you a bowling alley
help child with twisted deformed
paralysis would hesitate to get UP" It's
half couldn't much but added others 1t could
provide relief possibly help life little cheerful
ehlds legs back little Sahter
enough with coin which going where will do the
WV WV
II have boy girl Of little brother
perhaps, these words make
their bodies strong. their and straight their
NAL happy and lucky manor womanby
" God. -
Tomorrow Sam Sena is opening bowling
street from to for wants bowl
standing that cent Of what strings"
Presidents Birthday Paralysis Fund which maintain the great institution
bone disease the single
nation The President knows what without
his legs but his will helping
derS for him.
GsFf w v
For those who like bowling there will be eight young
women to be seen in two doubles matches that
thing to look at the George Simpson, Harry
Mrs Mary Sweeney Baron; Alice
DLngo and Mile Leonard Bridgeport ability
"a throughout the state
children healthy and quarter
local bowling carnival
money and certainly will have
More than $500 has been raised in this
MI 5ena pays all out Of his
punch against something terrible than ITSELF
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-29
Baseball PayroLs Must Be Reported To u. S.
Short Basketball Teams Will
Be Lost In Shuttle AS Tall
Players Develop Naturally
BY ROBERT MELLACE
NEA Service stan Correspondent

NEA Service stan Correspondent
New York--Tall men in basket
ball are here to stay, and all the
blistering blast Of opposition isn't
going to stop progress and nature.
Boys are Just getting taller, ac-
cording to Nat Holman, the Or
iginal Celtic who coaches City
College Of New York.
Better diet, proper exercise and
sarer living are stretching young
sters into the Stratosphere.
With the advent Of the Long
Johns, kids six-four and up, coaches
with boys who wear average
length pants are complaing, sug-
costing and demanding higher bas-
kets and rules calculated to give
their boys q chance.
They can scream until there is
an epidemci Of laryngitis, however,
for any successful team these days
must have two big fellows or be
lost In the shuttle.
PROS MATCHED BEANPoLEs
High pockets are not new.
During his time with the Celtics,
Holman played with the six-six
George Haggerty and Joe Lapchick,
the latter currently his rival at st.
Johns Of Brooklyn. Holman recalls
Dick Mehan Of Germantown of the
old Eastern League, who went six
nine.
When word got around the cir
cpit that team had a giant, the
rival managers went out and got
themselves one. Holman tells how
the behemoths stood around coun-
teracting each other while the
other eight played basketball. That
was that in professional circuit,
but colleges can't go around re-
cruiting-during the regular sea-
son, that Is
Most big men lack Grade A CO.
ordination, but Holman believes
it will come with natural develop.
Tnent.
NOTHING UNFAIR ABOUT 1T
Drawing an analogy, Holman be.
lieves 1t is as fair to have large
men in basketball. II you can find
them, as It is to have giant tackles
In football.
Holman considers the six-foot
nine : inch Harry Boykoff as good
o shot as any overstuffed athlete
he has seen, but points out that
the towering st. Johns center must
develop his legs and body.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-29
BRITT STOPPED in
LAST ROUND BY PACING

Boston. Jan. 20 - CU.P) = Larry
Pacino. rugged Roxbury middle-
weight. today had proved he could
come back and win after being
dropped for q nine-coint BY VeteT-
an frankie Britt Of Fall River.
Pacino. felled with q short right
hand smash 10 the Jaw IN the open
Ing round. staged q whitening attack
that brought q technical knockout
victory over Britt last night after
two minutes Of the final round IN
their l0-Found feature bout az
Mechanics building. Pncinc weighed
i57 "a. Britt, 1853.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-29
HI-Y GAME TONIGHT

Tonight's contest In the Hey
Basketball League held at the Gen.
trail ~" win nee the FIRST place
Epsilon team playing the last place
sigma ~,
Siema Pi van be 70 fun strength
tonlaht, while IA their other games
they were not. Thls thOnId haFf .
bearing On l'lo o'Iteolue,
TIE game & tzhedu'ed feT $50
~ d.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-29
Hornets Sting Caps
BY United Press

The Pittsburgh hornets took sole
possession Of third place in the
American Hockey league Thursday
night by shading the Caps. IS, ct
Indianapolis Z
Indianapolis twice came from be-
hind to knot the score and moved
ahead on Patterson's third-perlod
goal. s.orm Mann's goal ut A:3l OF
the same period tied the score for
the hornets, however, and Regis
(Pp) Kelley's counter at i9i2e pro-
vldcd the winning edge. W
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-29
COLLEGE BASKETBALL

BY United Press
81. Johns (Brooklyn) ~, Camp
Upton 80 (overtime).
CataWba 81. Western Carolina
Tchrs -.
Dow Chemical Al, Navy Pier 80.
John Carroll 81, Heidelberg. %.
washington a Lee 80, Hampden
sydney Is.
81. francis ~, Laealle II.
Long Island University 50. West
Texas State -.
nFndter o.. Ut. Louis 3S.
a fchicagol -, Toledo -.
Amherst 50, Massachusetts state