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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22
Groyson's Scoreboord
Lone Suggested for Basketball BeonstoIks,
Or Downward Flight Interference Penalty;
Gool-Tending Hits on Integral Port of Come
BY HARRY GRAYSON
NEA orts Editor

New York, Dec. 22.-Robert Kur-
lands eastern swing with Oklahoma
A. and M. left the boys yelling
"Timber!'
What to do about lonesome pines
stationed under the basket? Foot
hills Kurland, you see, stands an
even seven feet. Acting as goal
tender-and he happens to be a
lively one-the colossal cowboy
batted out 10 potential Westminster
goals in Buffalo, six City College
of New York apparent sure shots at
Madison Square Garden. In a game
toward the flag end of last season,
he DETECTED % out of 80 shots
headed inside the rim.
Joe Lapchick, the old Original
Celtic caching Brooklyn st. Johns,
would penalize an Eiffel tower for
interfering with the balls downward
flight.
If, in the opinion of an official, the
ball knocked out would have been
a basket, Coach Lapchick would
apply Section 10 of Rule IA, which
DEGREES that goal shall be de-
clared whether made or not If the
ball Is tuched by defender directly
above the basket. Above the basket
as used In this section means any
part of the space enclosed by an i'm
aginary cylinder having the ring of
the basket as its base and extending
perpendicularly upward.
A couple Of years ago DR.. Phog
Allen of Kansas suggested that the
basket be raised from 10 to. II feet,
but nothing was done about it.
Such change would take away
the finer points of the game" says
Pat Kennedy, foremost eastern Of
fetal.
David H. Walsh, supervisor of
officials in the New York metropoli-
tan area, would have a lane close to
the basket, in which skyscrapers
would be required to stand. This
would necessitate ruling on how
tall a fellow would have to be. A
chap of six feet six or more no doubt
would be classed as Superdread-
naught.
Kennedy agrees that the Empire
State Buildings should be kept a
certain distance away from directly
underneath the basket. The distance
would not have to be great, perhaps
no more than a foot. The idea would
be to make the beanpoles move
around bit to cover the basket
from either side and the front.
Stringbeans threaten to nullify
the most spectacular of the three
integral parts of basketball-shoot-
ing. Anyone can visualize what
would happen to the game if any
one of these was taken out.
Many of the beanstalks-Harry
Boykoff of the st. Johns combina-
ton of a year ago and Kurland
for example-are capable of doing
vastly more than tend goal. They
could play on anybody's basketball
team, but under present regulations
they are most valuable under the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22
Giants At
Champs

New York, Dec. 22.-(UP)-Un-
less one of them is traded or re-
classified, the New York Giants will
have four man AZ catching staff
available for 1914, it appeared to-
day, after Gus Mancuso was re-
jected by the Army.
Mancuso, father of three chill
dren, and who was 80 December S.
advised the Giants that he had
failed to pass his pre-induction
physical examination at his home
in Houston, Texas. He was reject
ed because of finger injuries suf-
fered in his long career as a re-
ceiver.
The other Giant catchers, Ray
Berries, Ernie lombard and Joe
Stephenson. previously were re-
jected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22
Sowicki Stops
Atkins In Six

New Bedford, Mass, Dec. 22-
(UP)-Leo Sawicki, Worcester's
hard-punching welterweight pros
pect, has turned in knockout
victory over Verne Atkins of New
York city.
Sawicki, lat, proved too potent
last night for Atkins, lat, who was
downed thrice before being knocked
out in the sixth round of their
scheduled 10 round feature match
before 1000 fans at the Bristol
arena.
In round matches, Jimmy Null
ligan, ITO, Lowell technically
knocked out Mickey Greene, I'll,
Newport, r. l., in two; Eddie Moniz,
1877, Fall River technically knocked
out Jack Marshall, 1923, Revere in
two.
Four round bouts saw Jimmie
Tracey, 1865, Lynn decision Johnny
Parr, 1853, New Bedford; Spider
Rourke, 181, Cambridge, decision
Steve Baroni, 100, Lynn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22

EAEgS RerfA ruk
kT@&k
Greg. U. S. Pat. Oh)
By JACK CUDDY

UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent
New York, Dec. 22-(UP)-Con-
ME Mack, as erect as a baseball
bat and just about as lean, cele-
brates his 81st birthday today hop
ing as always that next year viii
be better one for his beloved
Athletics. APPLY tagged the white
elephants of the major leagues.
1t is hard to fathom just what
would have to happen to bring
about such miracle, but we doubt
if any other kind of a sports re-
generation would be more univer-
sally popular than a pennant con-
tending team for OF Mr.. Baseball.
There was time when his Ath-
letics were the most fearsome team
in baseball, when Lefty Robert
Moses Grove was smokin' his fast
one to black Mike Cochrane, when
muffin mouthed Jimmy Foxx and
bucketfoot Al Simmons were crash
ing home runs by the dozen, when
dynamic Jimmy Dykes was patrol
ing the infield.
That was from 1929 to 1881 before
the depression and unemployment
ate into the vitals of Americas sport
structure. For three straight years
the Athletics ruled the roost in the
American league and twice cap
tured- the world championship.
But the City of Brotherly Love
grew blase toward winning baseball
and Mack was forced to sell his stars
| to pay expenses. Richer owners
baited him temptingly and there
was an exodus of high priced dia-
mond talent to the Boston Red Sox,
the Chicago White Sox and the De-
troit Tigers.
1t was the end of a cycle which
had its parallel from 1910 to 1914
when Mack had perhaps an even
greater assembly of stars including
Eddie Collins, Johnny Coombs,
Chief Bender, Eddie Plank and
Stuffy McInnis. That team won four
pennants and thrt world titles
until the Boston Braves miracle
team set it down four straight in
the 1914 world series.
Then, as later, Mack sold his
stars and rebuilt with untried
youngsters. Then ,as now, the AS
became the doormats of the Ameri-
can league, finishing in eighth place
seven years in a row from 1915
through 1921.
Because he did it before, Mack
never has given up hoping once
again he can build a pennant win
ner and in his birthday interview
he said he was confident that it
would happen-if not this year,
perhaps next, or the next"
Not having shown any special
adeptness with the crystal ball or
with the tea leaves, we wouldn't
kow how Mack's Athletics are GO
ing to fare in 1914 It would have
to be a whacky baseball year for
the Athletics to top Joe McCar-
thy's Yankees and win the pennant
but II it could happen here it
couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22
ThiSSpOrting
World

JOHN A. CLUNEY

Somebody once said, in moment
of philosophical beneficence you
should never kick a man when he's
down, for he might be able to get
up and beat your brains out" It's
little crude, realize, but so is
the BOXING BUSINESS of which
the following story is part. One
night, not SO long ago, Bobby Ruff
fin scored his greatest ring victory
when he outpointed heavy, hard
ly-trained Beau Jack, 9 to l
favorite to defeat the cocky Long
Island kid who last week, was set
back by the rings champion
SPOILER Samuel Angott of Wash
ington, Pa. On the day that Beau
Jack and Ruffin weighed in, the
contracts called for 1876 pounds
GIVE OR TAKE A POUND which
means that either boy could go 1876
but no higher. B-J wrenched his
knee while bowling up in Harlem,
could not train properly, but did
not want to lose the fight because
he rightfully considered Ruffin q
fairlysoft touch, and postpone
ment might cost him plenty of
money in case the bout did not
eventually go through. So Jack
came in at 140 1-2. Ruffin and his
manager, Maurie Waxman ranted
and raved, were going to pull out
Of the bout, ETC.; but all the time
both knew they never would get
more money for fight unless it
was title bout, and .Ruffin's title
bout chances at that minute we're
about one in six million. But, being
MONEY HUNGRY, they finally
agreed to go through, if Beau Jack
or somebody would give them
THREE PERCENT MORE than the
% per cent Ruffin'S contract called
for. Beau Jack and handlers baked
at that, General John JabberWocky
Phelan, chairman of the New York
Boxing Commission stepped in, and
the boys finally agreed on and IA
percent extra for Ruffin which BIZ
had to pay. 1t amounted to about
$500 and on top of that, RUFFIN
WON THE DECISION.
Since then, Beau Jack got in
shape, took his title back from Bob
Montgomery, who could handle four
Ruffins per round, and yesterday,
just when Ruffin was set to sign for
another bout with Beau Jack, whom
he licked, Mr.. Hercules Wergeles,
manager of BIZ demanded FORTY
PERCENT for his end of the purse
knowing full well that Promoter
Mike Jacobs would rather GIVE
AWAY ringside seats for Louis and
Conn than pay such percentage
for an over-the-weight lightweight
bout. In other words, the contract
for the date on which the Ruffin-
Beau Jack was postponed when
Bobby burned himself under a sun
lamp was N. G. for the new date
for which a new contract had to be
signed. Therefore, Mr.. Hercules
Wergeles, aforementioned manager
of Beau Jack, who kicks the Kings
English around like a college bred
FOOTBALL, looks like a refugee
from MinSk, but had son with the
Marines at Guadalcanal, OUT
SMARTED ShreWd Mr.. Maurie
Waxman, manager of Bobby Ruffin,
who is now OUT like the morning
milk at or a. m. Beau Jack will
try conclusions with Sammy Angott,
January II, instead. 1t cost Ruff1n
and his manager about $4,000 to
get $500; which is hardly good bus
mess - especially in boxing.
And, to melt Mr.. Waxman down
to Singer midget size, the bout that
Ruffin was to get with Beau Jack,
(and a 30 per cent purse win or
lose) now goes to Charley Gulu)
Constantine on Friday, January 7th
at MSG..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22
Roider VS.. Becker

New Haven, Dec. 22-The Red
Raider, loser only once in so starts
in the East, will tangle with
George Becker of Brooklyn, who has
never lost a match in New Haven,
in the feature wrestling bout at the
Arena tonight. Two falls out of
three will decide.
The show opens at o'clock with
Jim Austeri facing Ace Freeman.
fast 196-pounder from New York.
Another Freeman Herbie, who
weighs close to 30--meets Joe Mil
lis in the second prelim. and An
tone Leone faces Norman Rohde in
the Semi-final.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22
Fights Last Night
by UNITED PRESS

New York, broadway Arena)--
Johnny Colan, 175h, New York, de-
csioned Buddy Knox, POT, Air
Transport Command, 90; Henry
Pratt, 1913 Ia, defeated Charley
Bayron, 1861, San Juan, P. r., co.:
Harold Valan, 1879 IA, U. S. Navy,
defeated Jeff Holloway, 1876 ga, New
York, (6); Tommy Fallon, 1861, U.
S. Navy drew with Coolidge Miller,
l59, Brooklyn, cd; Art Sheppard,
1853, U. S. Army, outpointed Jerry
MCGEE, 152 "a, Augusta, Ca, a.:
Victor Jade, 1871, U. S. Maritime
Service, defeated zack Taylor, 1921,
Brooklyn, a..
Jersey City--Joe Haddad, al, New
port, R. l., decisioned Leroy Saund-
ers, IA, New York, 90; Milton Bell,
1872 New York, drew with Joe Rivers,
1873, New York.
New Bedford, Mass, LEO Sawicki,
lat, Worcester, Mass, knocked out
Verne Atkins, lat, New York, co.;
Jimmie Mulligan, ITO, Lowell, Mass,
stopped Mickey Greene, ~, esew.
port, r. I. ca.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22
CONNIE MACK.
had TO PASS up
BIG BABE RUTH
BY RUSS GEEEl;
UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent

UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent
Philadelphia, Dec. 22-(UP) -
Connie Mack, still chasing rainbows
is confident that there is one more
pennant in the offing for his Phil
adelphia Athletics and that Is why
he is going to keep his job as own
er-manager a while longer, he said
today on his 81st birthday.
Though he has gone through a
succession of lean years since the
Athletics last took an American
league title in 1881, he thinks there
may be another at the turn of the
road-"If not this year, perhaps
next, or the next"
Struggling off his go years in base
ball and his AZ as head of the Ath-
letics, Mack said he had not thought
of retiring-not yet.
He believes he and other major
leaguge officials have a responsible
ity in doing everything to keep
baseball going for the duration be-
cause the service men in the camps
at home and abroad and the civil
ians on the home front have proved
they wait it.
We'll give them the best baseball
players obtainable and they'll play
the best brand of major league base
ball there is to be had" he said.
Got Bender for 500
Reminiscing briefly, Mack said
there always was baseball talent
available, though often found in
the strangest places. His Indian
pitching ace Of the 1910 to 1914 pen
nant era, Chief Bender, cost him
$500, he recalled, which he paid to
man who saw him pitch for a
Harrisburg sand lot team.
He hasn't always been as lucky.
he confessed. He said his worst in
vestment was in Paul Strand, an
outfielder from Salt Lake City of
the Coast league, who cost 100000
and couldn't hit a long foul when
he left the invigorating air of Utah.
Worse than that, he said, was the
time when Jack Dunn of the old
Baltimore Orioles offered him two
players dirt cheap" because he
needed money.
Il didn't have any money, so I
let him sell them to the Boston Red
Sox," Mack said. Zone was pitcher
Ernie Shore. The other was left
handed kid pitcher with world of
stuff. His name was Babe Ruth"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22

bucket. The trick is to get them out
of there.
Every coach can dig up human
monolith and stick him under the
other sides basket" points out Joe
Lapchick. Anybody can tap the ball
out of the basket If he can reach
it, and the goal-tender would have
to do nothing more. Then games
would be won by score Of 3 to 2.
"a team would score by accident
rather than design"
1t obviously would be unfair to
handicap the high pockets In any
way, but coaches and officials are
sincere in their desire to prevent
goal-tending, something the game
can do without.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22
Boston Bruins
Outscore Leafs
BY United Press

The Boston Bruins moved within
one point of the second place Tor
onto Maple Leafs in the National
League hockey race today after their
8 to home victory over the Canad-
ian seXtet last night.
The Bruins put On a scoring show
for 5000 fans, running up five goals
IN the first period, with Capt. Dit
Clapper, Don Gullinger, Bep Guild
olin, Flash Hollett, and Bill Cowley
each getting goals in the initial raj
ly.
Cowley, the leaguge leading scor-
er, scored three goals and was
credited with an assist to run his
seasons total to 40 points.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22
New Boxing Commission
Setup After Jan. 1st
BY
DAN PARKER

WITH EXPIRATION Commissioner Walker
State Athletic will pass the Democrats the RepuD-
This that chairman will be elected to the $500
e has one more year 70 rum but ne viii replaced as Chairman
matter be arranged
mostly thinking the
Of Commissioner However
the to the the spo TO
There
G Bethany Pov publisher the Amsterdam %eRs has
appoint
There slightest hint as whsm the has mind for
NM D Jacobs @ 5 hi m oap n na % start t
friendship.
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rock bottom Last satrSdy for instance With eod WesSer
the s% Wa s aS Mn a
having wood burning locomotive haul one
de feet f ' Miami pc ea use @
leah Park without fight last winter
getting profit out of the else game"
pARNUTUEI proposal was killed by the
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AssEMBLYdAN CREWS. leathepusher will in
odudce bill an Albany when the State legislature conyen
ton Act the bill ncapacaed
ing dependent private organization the National Boxing
secMon Inc wagering law which requires that minimum
per cent OF the employees of
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TUESDAY WAS THE 25TH HOBBY Baker
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22

strong Alumni Court Squad on
Christmas Eve, and if a few of Cros-
by's predominant faults can be
counteracted, they have fair
chance of nipping their Brother
Crosbyites', of long ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22
Basketball
BY UNITED PRESS


Depaul SO, Navy Pier 81.
Mcpherson SO. Harrington, Kan,
Air Base 80.
cambridge Naval 55, Maryland 81.
stables are now quartered on the
grounds at Hialeah Park preparing
diligently for the last word In win
ter race meetings which gets under
way here January to March in
elusive.
They are all best seen in the morn
ing hours at the starting gate in
dulging in panorama Of action
which is Hialeah's pre-view of the
great days to come when outfits like
the Greentree Stable, Calumet,
Woolford Farm. Circle M. Ranch ct
al break out of the gate winging for
the Miami Jockey Clubs richly en-
downed stakes which are not too far
distant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22
SOFTBALL POPULAR

Softball Is reported to be the most
popular sport among the Americans
fighting in the Mediterranean war
zone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22

Warren Harding 2S. Fairfield 16.
Plainville A, Seymour 30.
Pennington AZ, Alumni 26.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22

Score at half time: Scovill
Button 3. Referee: Santopietro.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22
Crosby
Other Scores

Score at half time: Ansonia 20
Crosby ~. Referee: Lonergan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22

Totals ..........l3 81
Score at half time: Tool IS, Clock
16. Referee: John A. Cluney.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-15

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-15
Yes and No
Attorney Enters Split Plea
Federal Court Confused

Federal Judge Picard and gov
eminent attorneys were thrown
into confusion today when Atty.
Walter Hi -. of Dayton. o,
entered a split plea to a single
charge.
He had been charged with i'm
personatlng an army intelligence
officer and. in such guise, cashing
a bad check. Hill denied imper-
sonating an officer but admitted
cashing a fake check for S2S to
help him make bond for newly
found friend who had been ar
rested on a drunk charge.
Picard finally released Hill on
5000 bond pending trial for al
legged Improvisation and said he
would study the check matter
further.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-15
Hearing SET Dec. u
On Intangible Tax
Times stan Correspondent

LANSING, Dec. 15-Public
hearing on proposed set of rules
governing the collection of the
intangible tax bill be held in the
Senate chambers of the capitol at
2 p. m. next Wednesday. Louis NJ.
Minis, revenue director, announced
today.
Minis also annoupced June 30,
1913. as the date on which aver
age bank balances must be based
for the payment of the tax. More
TAIN So 100000 in intangible taxes
have been collected this year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-15

December IL to January 3
FOR HOLIDAY HoMEcoMINes

We all know many Of these boys will be going overseas soon
invasion day" is not far away. Naturally. they want to
spend every hour possible with those and dear to them
Now there isn't enough train equipment to take care Of
civilians who usually go away the holidays and home
coming boys and girls in uniform So why not in the good
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-15

old Christmas spirit give up any plans you may be making
to travel between DECEMBER II and JANUARY } ? Let
the soldiers, the Sailors the marines, the coasguardsmen-
the girls in the Sevces-haye what coach and Pullman
accommodations available for the period specified. That's
present they'll appreciate!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-15
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