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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-26
GRECO, SLAMS IN.
LIGHTWEIGHT GO.
AT MISC TONIGHT.
Canadian Army Boy and
Western Negro at
Even" Money

New York, FEB. 26 - (U.P.) -
Private Johnny Greco Of the Cana
dian Army, blessed with youth and
q devastating punch, can enter the
portal Of pugilistic prominence to-
night by battering down that dark
doorman, Cleo shans Of Los An
geles.
Greco, climbing into Madison
Square Gardens ring for this 10
round test bout, will know that
Negro Shans Is all that stands be-
tween him and q quick shot at Beau
Jacks lightweight crown.
Jolting Johnny Is the hardest hit
ter in the l36-pound division. But
it's q big question whether the 10-
year-old Montreal italian combines
enough skill with his two fists Of
dynamite to NOW down Shans, an
experienced, rugged club-t1ghter.
Cauliflower canyon Is split on this
issue; hence, betting Is at even
money.
Greco's explosive punch cata-
pulled him in o couple Of months
from preliminary boy to his debut
as q Garden Inain-eventer tonight.
Each Of his last two Garden appear
al1ces could be described like this:
sighted opponent; sank same" He
registered flrst-round knockouts
over Young Harold Green and ex-
perienced Bill Speary. It was
Speary's first kayo. Greco has
rNnrad IN knoohn,,fa IN % TT,aikad
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-26
Valley Hoop Meet
At Boys Club Gym

The sixth annual Naguatuck VAL
lev basketball championship will be
held as usual this year at the Wa
terbury Boys Club.
The Senior division for teams 10
and up will be held the week OF
March 8. The intermediate league
for teams up to and including II
year olds will get underway the
week of March IS.
Teams desiring to enter the COM
petition should register with Art
Very, Physical director Of the
Boys Club, in order that the sched-
ule can be made out and published.
Notice of intent to compete should
be In by March 4 and the registra-
ton fee Of $500, must be in by
March 6.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-26
Zanelli rs Over
Martin Tonight

Boston, Feb. 26.-(UP)-Cham-
pion George Martin Of the South
End defends his New England well
terweight crown tonight against
Ralph (Ripper) Zanelh Of Provi-
dence, r. l., in the 12-round main
bout Of q Goodwin A. G. show at
Boston Garden.
zanelli, No. / contender for the
six-state honors, ruled q Us favor
tie to lift the title that he almost
won in their last meeting several
weeks ago.
Martin, scheduled to enter the
navy as an apprentice seaman in
a few days, won on points in his
last title defense. Zanelli was clos
ing strongly and had him on the
ropes with a blistering left in the
18th round.
In an eight-round semi-final,
Steve Kronis Of Boston meets Jose
Domingo of South America. Six
FOUNDERS SEE James Sauer of Cam
bridge VS.. Eddie Robinson Of New
Haven. Conn: Eddie De Gangeles
TO Rever VS.. Cocky Davis OF Worces-
ter; and Tony Campo Of the north
end VS.. Jose Hernandez OF Boston.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-26
ROCKINGHAM TRACK
MAY REMAIN CLOSED

Boston, FEB. IS = fup.) -~Rac-
ing seems certain this year ~ two
Massachusetts, tracks Suffolk
Downs (hoFzasl and wonderland
Park ldoRsD - but The fate q enc
states Eve ether tracks appeared
questionable today.
Only Mufioik AZ East Boston and
Wonderland AZ Revere ere situated
directly on adeQuasa transportation
iInan. according % 4 repoFt made
- Governor LeRerelt eeltcnetall
81 De state publle utilities conInilf.
aIDn.
me report Whs souglf after Ma
Isonal 3nhAaF AaMIniai1afnF VIE
Ham M. 1elfegN requested governors
81 AZ states Nilefe racing u hsld e
ESQ their IAAaonee X n1e4enl ne
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-26
National A.A.U. Track And
Field Meet Greatest Ever

New York, Feb. 26.-The l04S
season will reach q smashing climax
In Madison Square Garden tonight
when the fifty.fifth annual Ma
tional A. A. u. track and field cham
picnShipS are held. The strongest
and best balanced fields Of the cam
paign will battle for the sixteen
titles at stake and so fierce is the
competition that world, American,
and meet records may fall before
the onrush Of Americas crack per-
formers.
The most certain mark to fall
Is In the pole vault. Cornelius War.
meridian Of the San Francisco Olym-
pic club, the worlds only i6-foot-
or, will make his second and prob
ably final appearance In New York.
The Flying Dutchrnan from the
Coast, who did 10 feet IN inches In
the Millrose games thre weeks ago,
has the meet mark Of IL feet 4 6-0
In. ct his mercy and may be able
to crack his own world indoor rec.
ord Of IS feet 2 IA inches which
he made In his second eastern APP
pearance o year ago. This also will
be his second eastern showing OF
the year.
The greatest mile field Of the
season will toe the mark in the eight
furlong test. The seasons three
big winners, Earl Mitchell, Wana.
maker Mile; Frank Dixon, Hunter
Mile, and Gilbert Dodds, the Baxter
Mile, will shoot for Doods' cham
pionship record Of 4:08.7. Also IN
the race are two 4:i0 rnilers In Don
Burnham and Jim Rafferty,, who
will definitely start In this. event
along with new threat In Bobby
CHM, the Nebraska mite who won
the National Collegiate A. A. crown
last season. Walter Mehl, o for
more title holder who has beaten
4:0e viii also start.
Nine Champions ~
Dodds will be one Of nine defend
ing champions as he seeks to re-
tain his mile laurels. Others are
Private Barney Ewell In the so yard
dash, Greg Rice In the three-mile
run where he strives for his Goth
straight victory, AL Cicerone In the
mile walk, N Y. U. in the sprint
medley relay Seton Hall in the two
mile relay, Henry reyer In the 80
pound weight throw, A. Richmond
Morcom in the pole vault, and
and 'Joshpa Williamson in the high
Jump. The New York A. @. win de-
fend the team championship but
will be hard pressed by New York
university which may bet he first
college combination in history to
win the team title.
The fast MOVING program will get
under way at i p. m. at Squadron A
Armory where Dreyer will defend
his weight laurelS from q crack field
which includes Frank Berst, Niles,
Parkins and Stanley johnson, all
present or former champions. IT. viii
swing over to the Garden IN the
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ROBINSON rs
OVER LAMOTTA
New Workers Return Bout
at Detroit May Draw
$4,000 Tonight

Detroit, Feb. 26.-(UP)-1n his
last fight before DOMINIC an army
uniform, Ray (sugar) Robinson Of
New York attempts to clean his
civilian slate tonight In a bout with
rugged Jake LaMotta, only man to
best him In l3l amateur and pro-
fessional fights.
Robinson, recognized as uncrown-
ed kind Of the welterweights, ruled
a Z to 5 favorite over the free.
swinging New York middleweight.
Promoter Nick Londes predicted
that a crowd of 10000 would con.
tribute q record gate Of between
$4,000 and $4,000 at Olympia stad-
ium.
LaMotta snapped Robinson's VIC
tory string at 229 40 OF them as q
Professionalism he scored a
close but unanimous decision over
Harlem's dancing dynamiter three
weeks ago. A record crowd Of 1880
fans saw the bout, In which Robin
son was a 81 favorite, and this rec
ord was expected to be broken to-
night. .,...
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-26
ROSS DESCRIBED
TOUGHEST ROUND
AGAINST JAPS
Kissed U. S. Soil When
He Landed From
GuadalCanal

san Diego, Calf, Feb. s0--(UP)
Corp. Barney Ross, former Light
weight and welterweight boxing
champion, today described Is athe
toughest round I've ever slugged
through" the action that made him
q Marine hero AZ duadalcanal.
That toughest round" was the
night little Barney spent with i've
wounded Leathernecks In o she'll
hole after being cut Of by the jap
ailese, and Ross held them on, kill
ing ~ Of the enemy.
Battling Barney, interviewed IN
his bed ct the Naval hospital where
he Is recovering from shrapnel
wounds Of the arm and leg. said
that he had malaria I'VE times In
the two months he spent In the
olomons. The Navy would not re-
veal when the little former tighter
reached the mainland.
But Barney was happy TO be
back.
Kissed the Ground
II vowed I'd kneel down and kisg
the good old American soil back
home II I ever saw II again. he
disclosed. when got back that's
the first thing ] did.
Sometimes, out there, we're not
50 sure we'll see American soil
again." he added. tn
s Four Of Five Hurt t3
'That night In the stellhole
thought the bell would never
sound.
Sour Of US were carrying the
fifth Marine out when we were cut
OF from our outfit by onrusing
Japs. Three Of the four stretcher
bearers also were wounded slightly
and ] was the only one not hurt"
Barney was preparing to hoist a
coinrade to his shoulders and make
Q break from the shellhole when
the siege Of the little group was
lifted.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-26
Horne, Down Twice
Wins From Pacino

Boston, Feb. 20 - (UP.) = Fav-
ored by skill and experience, George
Sonny Horne Of Niles, O., had out
pointed novice Larry Pacino today
but the Boston boxer proved him
self dangerous contender for top
flight middleweight ranking.
Dropped twice, once for O Ave-
count, Horne came back last night
to take split decision in their 10
round feature bout at Mechanics
building. It was Horne's 62nd win
In "a starts.
Pacino, a solid sender with either
right or left, slammed Horne to the
canvas after O minute Of the OPEN
ing round but there was no count.
He continued his onslaught and
felled the crack Ohioan with q
sharp right to the chin during the
first minute Of the second round.
Horne took the flve-count and
groggly stayed out Of reach. From
then on his ring generalship was
too much for the aggressive Pacino
who sustained q split eye In the
final round.
Horne weighed 1853, Pacino, 1866.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-26
Crosby 7orrington Protest 70 Be AlLoIOed
Warnserd0Eya Gets
.SulliOan Cup Sun.

Cornelius Warmerdam OF
San Francisco Olympic Club
will be presented with the
James e. Sullivan Memorial
Trophy ct . specisl l''nc'S"5n
at the New York A. q. sum
day. He was voted this honor
by q tribunal OF 600 as the out
'tandlng athlete and sports
man Of 1912.
The presentation win be
made by Laurence diBenedetto
Of New Orleans, president Of
the Amateur Athletic Union.
The luncheon will follow .
combined meeting Of the execu-
tive and foreign relations COM
mittees Of the A. A. U. 1t the
New York A. @. In the morn
ing.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-26
Transporting
World


Friday Fish And Chips
once again Harding high Bridgeport prominently
Connecticut high school sports Of the day. as Crosby and Tor
win their basketball teams Of the state tournament
nile round trip In Huntingdon crosby
the entire schedule
would have c be redrsv y Is an even wager that tim win be
found Crosby and Tonon play at the New Haven Arena which
they certainly entitled to, in the nrst place.
A
however that the bridgeport,
k Bridgeport teams playing IN the Park CITY, against cooru
Bridgeport
could easily get TO the Harding and would quite large
supposed keep
high school teams arranging nter.ciy competition
but the incident above referred shows that les
To TIE not the various
WV
Crosby Torrington
them until morning Until time
the schedule
changed Bit as to time and date though all Glass will probably
Ne played ss y. ,l.'
vvvvv
Handling Naugatuck protest against Hardings
sports hearing Naugatuck protest
allowed entire
must happen might effect the financial returns New
which that
than $4,000 surpus taking in $500 last alone while
schools such Crosby actually lost participating
"A the state meet at New Haven
yst88 Wv VVsVVv
Bobby Morrison, we'll waterbury
Connecticut quite few back charge
q
Fridays TONIGHT Bobby could use his dukes was
real good boxer and should make instructor
to Connecticut sport fans sporscasr especially for
Atlantic network the games
MSG Saturday night
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-26

afternoon where meats In the 600,
1000 and mile relay will be held
curing the annual National inter-
scholastic championships. The rest
OF the show will be held in the Car
den at night. Spectators are adj
vised- to arrive early because the
mile will be held at 0:15 D. m. IA
good crowd is expected, but the
meet Is far from the sellout stage.
Rice will be after his third
straight world record In the three
mile run since he has bettered his
old mark every season. Although
Forest Efaw, q sturdy challenger,
has been forced to withdraw due to
q muscle strain, the New York A. @.
runner Is set for o record attempt.
Last week he attempted Q time trial
but quit at az miles when he found
himself under record figures.
Sprint and hurdles fields are
AHnoMg the strongest the meet ever
has lad. Ewel1 viii face q great
field In Herbert Thompson, former
champion; Ed Conwell, iinetropoli.
tan champion; Harold Stickel, In
tercollegiate champ; Eulace Peacock,
former champion: Herbert Douglas,
xavier's crack flyer; and Ralph
Hammond, Big Ten sprint champion
For the hurdles at so yards, high
and low, the joint favorites will be
Aviation Cadet Charlie Had, who
was runner-up In both events q
year ago and Is q Joint holder Of
the world record; Bob Wright, Ma
tional outdoor low hurdles king and
National Collegiate A. "A. high and
low hurdles winner; Ed Digger, for
mer intercollegiate titleholder;
Sherwood Finley, Yale; Don Oh
son, former Big 10 champion and
world record holder over go yard
low hurdles; Warren Halliburton,
metropolitan champion; Stickel,
1C4A low hurdles victor, also viii
compete in the lows.
No Favoritc
The 600 will be Wide open race
with jim Herbert and Charlie Bee
than, former champions, pitted
against q fleet newcomer In Lewis
Smith Of Prairie View College Of
Texas, q 47-second quarter miller
and lisa half miller who placed
third in both the National Junior
400 and the senior 800 outdoors
These three are the stand-out per-
formers in a field Of eleven.
The 1000 will find unbeaten Fred
Sickinger Of Manhattan facing Joe
NoWicki Of Fordhaln, Les EiseKl-
hart Of Ohio States, Gerald Kar-
yer, Penn State, Bill Hulse Of the
New York A. O., Gene Venzke, and
other flete performers.
The relays will find N. x. u. striv-
ing for its sixth straight IN the
sprint medley and the crack VILLAIN
ova, FordhaIn, and N. Y. y. teams
having 1t out in the mile. A return
engagement between Dixon Of N.
Y. u. and Nowicki of Fordham Is
promised In the two mile relay. They
were inches apart at the finish last
week.
Warmerdan win face IA footers
in Morcom, Howard Jensen Jack
De Field Of Minnesota and Bill
Moore Of Drake, In the, vault. VIII
hanson win be pressed in the high
Jump BY Bill vessie. Colhmbia's 81
performer, with added competition
coming from Morcon, Lieut.. Don
Boydston and Dave AlbTitton. The
broad Jump viii have Eweil, Lace
field, 3 national champion ct bet-
ter than IS feet, MofcOn, and other
chack Ieapers.
This meet looks to be one Of the
best and most promising in the long
history Of the A. A. u. w.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-26

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Hau "a. hubuFn IS.
WAlz &c. Maryland ~.
RNnm stats "a Temple -.
uncFsin s.. HGlEaIwlrpa ~.
MaQIhf a.. EzEu IS.
4alfi1 "a. NaiNv
RSFE = ts HF's'sam XeanE
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-26
WOMEN'S SWIMMING
MEET AT CHICAGO

The National A. A. q. indoor
swimming championships for wo-
men win be held at the Aedinah
Club In Chicago on April Q, 10 and
II, Il was announced yesterday py
Miss Elsie Viets. chairman Of the
women's committee. It had been or
iginally decided 10 split the title
show TO New York, Los Angeles and
Portland. Oregon. but when the
Medinah Club offered 70 hold them
9ngether IN centrally located Chi
eaeo the proposal was accepted. Inc
mems championships have already
been awarded 10 the New York A.
Q. on April 2 and ..
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-26
Braves Leading
Grand Rec Loop;
Byrnes ll9Average

Braves ana Byrnes are the BIG
-" names In the Grand Recrea-
ton bowling league at the present
writing, for, according to figures Of
Secretary Eddie DAILY, the high av-
erage bowler Of the league Is Byrnes
with 110; followed by Mango GID
and Lauderlnan (1f6). In the team
standing, the Braves are two games
up on the Tigers and Yankees, tied
for second place; the leaders having
q 1921 rating at this writing.
Z Tonight, the schedule calls for
duckpin action at the Grand alleys
with the Giants vs. Yankees; Tigers
VS. Red sox; Athletics VS. Cubs and
Braves VS. Pirates
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-26
RYAN, MANCUSO SIGN

New York, Eeb. 2e.-(UPl-Eight
New York Giants players were iin-
der contract for 1913 today with the
signing Of catcher Gus Nnncuao
and second baseman Connie Ryan.
Ryan played with Jersey CITY Of
the international league last sea-
son.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-26

camhFldge. Mass, Enb. - - ~.
- - nIu Bingham, IT,, Harvard
Quarterback, follows his father into
fhe army today.
Young Bingham, & mffusiay 81
iho college track team this Nln18f.
WIN iTaln Coz sig W4gEg a. AliHmilf
CIfY, y. =. with ne Army ar UoIr4
Hln father. = UliMagn 1FaGk aIAl
a. 81 vHag1 aaN. ma1aINe4 #AF3 ~
AIs1n1e 1EeU ~ 1H|1za As HARVARD
A||a 6Ifa HH8 ~ N
s H6 i W. N
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-26
LOWRY STOPS JONES

Fall River. Mass, Feb. Is - %.
p = Tiger Ted Lowry, Fan River
light heavyweight. today boosted his
third straight win BY the kayo
route.
Lowry. i70. stopped Warren Jcnes
le0, OF New York City at the Ca
sin0 last night At 1859 of the llFss
round Of their scheduled eight
round main bout.
Ia the semi-ilnaL Babe eynnott,
$50. Of Pail River declsioned Mal
smallwood, 1855. Of Boston IN elk.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-26

PHILADELPHIA, FEB. - - Cu,p.)-.
The philadelphia pills to-day had
eeIseted HeEshey % the alte o. their
fea9 enrfng training base. The club
Will oran draining kzaFch -. xt vas
tha last IN the majors 20 clsoose
training headquarters.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-26

p. slade, principal Of Maugautcs
high sohoel. NJ. alade admitted he
has received TIE letter stating Thai
any future action as car as Maugas
tuck high Il concerned Is entirely ID
Coach Foiey's hands. Foley aald TIE
letter. writing business Ioeked llke
3 delaying acton" y him. but ~
wonld insist upon q heaTins q hls
charges,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-26

Xnl4 Wotntnks Mfs Fuiey khld NC
positively would "follow through"
With his protest. demand q hearing
q his charges, which DO not affect
tho State tournament IA any way.
as Naugatnek, defending stats and
Me- England CHAMPIONS: are not
enleHed this year. but xogllngton
gains . he Tor the Nauaatuck vals
lay championship y TIE protest e
allawed, d Feplay ordered and Nnus
Nnluek won. However, the chances
0f N1laV getting q hearing q bis
protest. are about 1000 % 4, 40 ~
heard netting faF nearly fWo weeks
after ne allIfiaIig files Ms protest
mIlA a.. #FNAe zRas waa GnHl
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Fine Points in Bridqe
BY sHETARo BARCLAY

SO the order OF tricks was the
heart X, heart Q. spade A. spade
K for discard OF the diamond 10.
club J. club A. heart A and four
more clubs. As the last was
played al one table. East held the
diamond J-l0 and the spade Q, and
West the heart J and diamond
K-2 East had TO keep his spade to
guard against the 10. so threw a
diamond. of came the spade from
South, and West now had the i'm
possible Job Of protecting agains.
tho heart o and the second dia-
mond He threw diamond.
whereupon two tricks there made
the contract.
Al the other table East decided
to keep his spade Q and the heart
10, knowing that II North had the
heart J there was no hope So he
wound UP with those cards and
one diamond for his last three He
discarded the diamond on the
eleventh trick keeping the spade
and heart guarded This enabled
West to hold onto -two diamonds
10 prevent that menace so that
the squeeze did not work
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SPLIT RESPONSIBILITY

m DEFENDING your side
against a squeeze play by the de-
clarer, the basic principle to bear
in mind Is cooperation between
yourself and your partner. When
you discard on the long suit, which
is being used to hamstring you,
try TO select your cards so that
you retain protection against a
certain siilt or suits, and let your
partner guard the other threat
ened place or places. II you do a
good Job in that respect, you may
make the declarer's success I'M
possible.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-15

Players Who understand their
squeeze plays were in the South
position at both duplicate tables
where this contract was reached,
and their play went exactly the
zane. trick for trick. After the
heart 2 was led. both declarers
counted twelve tricks and decided
70 build a double squeeze for the
thirteenth. leaving in the dummy
the last club used for the squeez-
er. also the heart 9 and diamond
Q. and in the closed hand the
spade 10 plus the diamond A-s.