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Evening star., 1943-07-17
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Evening star., 1943-07-17

Chicago hotels ask their guests to
make their own beds. If present
trends toward population concentra-
ton continue, they may be obliged
to request them not to sleep in them
more than, say, one night in ten.
Evening star., 1943-07-17

What with the difficulties affecting
steam laundries, certain of our large
centers OF population appear to be
drifting toward the status of that
legendary hamlet whose inhabitants
made their living by taking in one
another's washing.
Evening star., 1943-07-17
Farming Advocated
For SubnOrmal Youth.

To the Editor of The Star:
Juvenile delinquency has become one
of this country's major problems. One
thing that can be done is to consult the
school records to find out the mental
status of each offender. Many Of them
will be found TO be subnormal mentally;
that is, with an 10 of rs or below. These
miscreants do not deserve prison; they
deserve protection. They are Immoral,
not immoral. The boys resort to thiev-
ing and banditry, the girls to prostitu-
ton, not because they are criminals but
because they must have money. These
ways are the easiest they know Of, and
they are not capable of recognizing the
wrong of their behavior.
Why not place mentally subnormal
children in q rural setting where they
could do the farm labor of which there
is such urgent need? Supervision and
segregation would be required, and ster-
ilization IN some cases would be neces-
sary for the welfare of all. OF course,
this would be costly experiment, but
not SO costly as to abandon these un-
fortunate children to lives of crime.
GALE ADAMS.
Evening star., 1943-07-17

Botanists assure us that some
orchids take eighteen years to bloom.
About the same time as an American
debutante.
Evening star., 1943-07-17

Uncle Sans Manual l. Contains
brief descriptions of the Executive,
Legislative and Judicial branches of
the Federal Government. Lists sal
aries of principal Government Off
cials. Includes members of the
Seventy-eighth Congress and Gov
ernors of States and Territories A
wealth of facts of historical and cur
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Evening star., 1943-07-17

Cr1t1c1zc0.
To the Editor of The Star
Let's at least be fair about things.
Why should one person be allowed to
use his A coupons for a vacation trip
and another be denied small family
outings on his ration A coupons?
We either have enough gas for some
pleasure driving or we haven't. Either
let all drive or none
If there is a possibility that to allow
pleasure driving now will curtail cou-
pons entirely later, it is the duty of
those in charge of gas rationing to see
to it that A coupons are not curtailed
by pleasure driving. These A coupons
are not nonessential despite their classi-
fication as such.
Trips for medical treatment, be they
necessitated by sudden mishaps or
chronic illness, trips for the procure
ment of food and laundry and trans
portation to or from the sick who re-
quire help are unavoidable happenings in
the lives of every one
The American people will do anything,
or do without anything, for the war
effort, but they will not give up their
essential A coupons because a minority
has been allowed to squander too many
A coupons on pleasure driving
M. L. PAYNE.
Evening star., 1943-07-17

time in London theaters no less than
eight are American.
Another source of information for the
British on American affairs is the pres
ence in England of a huge American
Army, many times as numerous as the
British now in America. And it must
be remembered that Britain is less than
one-thirtieth the size of the U. S. A.
and has only one-third of its population.
Speaking as one Englishman, should
feel much happier if there were a pro-
portionate amount of activity on the
part OF American organizations in prop
agating in America accurate information
about British institutions.
ERIC UNDERWOOD.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-08

the Bronx, really takes of. He was thrown out only nine times in swip- ing 73 bases.
 Like Johnson, who is a year older, he is versatile .. can play any in- field position except first base. CHANGE IS ALL HE NEEDED
 Johnson, picked up on the sard- lots of Montclair, N. J., played third base and in the outfleld prior to last spring. He was placed at short. stop when Boyd Perry was hurt in training because Billy Meyer didn't want to break up his inf1eld. He didn't. The change was permanent.
 Johnson batted .29O against Stirn- weiss .270. Both are righthand hit- longer bill, but Stirnweiss pulls 1t for good distance.
 Stirnweiss and Johnson are 1n 3-A. Stirnweiss is the sole support operated on for stomach ulcers a year ago last summer, must diet, which is another reason the Army doesn't want him. Johnson is mar. ried and the father of child.
 The Yankees wouldn't be at all surprising to see Stirnweiss at short stop, where he formerly played, and Johnson at third.
 The Yankees always come up with them and would at 8 time like this.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-08
By HARRY CRIMSON NEA Service Shorts Editor

New York, Jan. v.-Racing rolls on regardless. It ended the year of 1922 with its biggest attendance, largest pools, heaviest tax payments and richest purse distribution-all with out California's fabulous major tracks being opened.
 The New York commissions re- port, submitted by its distinguished chairman, Herbert Bayard Swope, further stresses the immensity of the business.
 Total bet in the entire country, $534, 100000.
 Total wagered in New York, $175,- 158,374, which exceeded the 1941 f1g- ures by 31 per cent.
 Average daily pool in New York, about $1,000,000.
 Tn 190 racing days in New York, pools ran $1,000,000 or more on 55.
 Biggest day at Belmont Park, $2, ,176,000. %E,
 Average daliy bet per person per day in New York, $62.06. Average bet per person per race, $s.22.
 Racegoers in New York made more than half of investments at $10 or higher windows, making 1t quite clear that 1t is those with money at the moment and the veal thier who do the bulk of the wager ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-08
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N Y Report Stresses Immensity of Racing; Nations Racegoers Wagered $534,OOO, O,OOO; States Get
 $25,OOO,OOO in MutueI Tax Alone

Mutuel tax paid to states, 25,000,- GOO in addition to regular taxes. Racing put SIG, ,021, ,485,93 in the New York state treasury.
 The turf contributed almost $3,- 100000 to war funds, far more than any other industry or sport. New York gave $s56,256s64, or 30 per cent.
 New York attendance was almost 5000, ,000, revenue 35 times as big as 1t was nine years ago when we shopped among bookmakers for prices.
 Breakage taken away from the public reached $1 ,36l, ,764.96, half Of which goes to the state. Something should be done about this. Break age is odd cents over any multiple of five, calculated on the basis of one dollar.
 Uncashed mutuel tickets for year exceeded $88,000, including the one threw away that windy afternoon at Aqueduct when I would have sworn my hide hung ot the wire. All of this goes to the state.
 Favorites showed improvement, 38 per cent of them won, which gives you a rough idea of why you are an ironhead for playing the ponies.
 But you're only wasting your breath warning a hoss player. Take another gander at those fig- ures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-08
League Did Game More Harm Than Baugh; Officials Knew Pro Star Was Absent; Why Didn't They
 Tell the Customers?

Baughs teammates gives the af- fair 8 vulgar tang, but the biggest objection of all must be filed against the positive action of Last Word Layden and the league in hiding Sammy Baugh's reticence.
 Howard L. Green of the Abilene, Tex, Reporter News, writes to tell me how much good the National Semi-Pro Congress program has done for baseball in his vicinity.
 "This section was once a baseball hotbed," reports Sports Editor Green, but because of lack of pro- motion the game has lost it's grip, no longer plays an important role in the sports program of the com munity.
 "This discouraging situation has been helped to some extent by our semi-pro tournaments of the past years, and believe, but for the war, we would now be well organized on 8 civilian scale."
 Sports Editor Green seems to agree with this observer who con- tands that Ray puuont and the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-08
"Track Sport Sure To Increase "---RObertsOn

Philadelphia, Jan. S.-Lawson Robertson, who is starting his 28th season as coach of the University of Pennsylvania trackmen, predicts that this winter will find track in the ascendency throughout the ra- ton.
 The veteran coach of United States Olympic teams points to the fact that track is a natural sport for men in the armed services and that they will want competition either as members of relay teams or as individuals.
 "All the big track organizations are holding meets this winter said Robertson, which is an indication of the desire of athletes to compete indoors. The Millrose, K. of C., A. A. U., New York A. C., and the I. 0. A. and other organizations are planning to hold meets this year. It would have been nice to have the Swedish runners here, but believe there is enough native talent available to provide the com- petition that track followers desire"
 Robertson expects to develop a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-08
By HARRY CRIMSON NEA' Service Shorts Editor

New York. Sammy Baugh, what ever his excuse for missing the Pro Bowl game for the United Seamen's Service in Philadelphia, did not do as much harm to professional foot ball as the National League did to itself.
 Certainly Elmer Layden knew Baugh was not on hand when the Washington Redskins opened prac- tice 10 days before the game. Com missioner Layden and officials of the Redskins and of the Philadel- phia Eagles, the latter in charge of the show, knew 1t, but the public didn't.
 Yet those running the works went right on selling tickets and adver- Using the Redskins with Baugh as the big drawing card. ,q
 Not until ii o'clock the pjai' fore the game were the CsSpie ad- vised that the incomparabIe Baugh would not be among those present. Belly-aching and nalne-callinR ot
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-08
Boarding House BOykoff Reaches His Pinnacle
By DAN PARKER

BATT1EcRY of opposing quntets when face st Johns enceo will be: Boycott Boykof This basketball team who would be the despair of an old fashioned boarding house mistress of his embrang reach dropped 23 points for the Red against City College Wednesday night from his sxoot nine inch ennce It's wonder that the City College boys were saying like alitudep
 Boyko built like banana stalk that has done strip tease ganglng, newborn dahe But when his fins around basketball it's case Of "NetS to your'
 probably cOgnzan of the fact that back to big fellow all and
 disarmingiy COmcal against player who But sud denly equipped with the back of his head he reaches that sixth tells him whisng towards him stratOsphere after grabbing like star out his shoulder while the dead toward the fenCe losses it toward the hoop.
 Tit doesn't go in the first time he pushes up again Once Wedn succeeded boarding made the audience would have swooned this point What remains the Sunday turkey being served the fifth tme
 shared top honors with Referee Patrick thought
  that looking at Boykof not at him. and didn't amboism gut it wasn't because he didn't try denies develop high blood before the opens will which his the heat conflict
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-08
R ED ROLFE TO GET GOOD LINE ON B. B. CHARGES
Vale Lost Captain By Grad- uatiOn Last Month; Hun.
 ter Red Stars

New Haven, Jan. B. Yale's bas- ketball team ushers in the Eastern Intercollegiate League schedule to- night in Payne Whitney gym at 8:30. The Els, with three victories out of four games, will meet a fast, rangy Cornell team that has lost seven games.
 Both coaches will get their bap- tisrnal introduction into league competition this evening, for Red Rolfe, former Yankee third base- man and a basketball authority in his own right, replaced Ken Loef- fer at Yale, and Emerald B. Speed" wilson replaced Blair Gull lion at Cornell at the start of this season.
 Close Contest
 At first glance 1t would appear that Yale has the most impressive record, but 1t must be remembered that Cornell was playing tougher opponents. Seton Hall barely eked out a one-point victory, and against Rochester, Cornell returned to their dressing room elated because they thought they had snapped 8 19-garne Rochester winning streak. Subsequently,, they were informed that there remained six seconds to play. During these brief seconds, Rochester tied up the score and went on to win in the overtime period. On Tuesday, Columbia de- feated Cornell 49 to 40.
 In Sam Hunter, all league guard last season, Cornell boasts one of the best basketball players in the East. A sophomore, six feet four inch Roger Booze, has been playing great ball, and there are rumors that he is truly sensational center.
 Vogt Gone
 Yale will be without its captain, Tom Vogt, who graduated in De- cember under the accelerated war temp rogram. Bolt Elwell, tackle on the football team, is slated to take his place, and 1t will be Bolts first try at intercollegiate basket ball. Three other sophomores and one junior will start for Yale. Yale players who will bear watch ing this evening for a tipof on the true strength of this years Eli squad are Guy Mac Gaughey, sopho- more forward who set a new high scoring mark in the Manhattan Beach Coast Guard game and Aus from Wallingford, who looked SC good in the early games that it was hard to believe that he is the same player who played in @ ma jority of games last season. If these players continue to show the same form that they displayed in the fore-holiday games, Yale will give good account o fitself in the approaching league schedule.
 In preliminary game starting at 2 p. m. the Yale freshmen will play the Allingtown Boys Club.
 Yale Cornell F-Haviland, '45 ....... Gallagher F-MacG Gaughey, '45 ...... Harper C-Norton, "A .............. Booze G-Miles, 45 .................. Coe G-Elwell, AS ............. Hunter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-08
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(Reg. U. s. Pat. Of.) By JACK CTJDDY

By JACK CUDDY
 United Press StaH Correspondent)
 New York, Jan. 8-(UP)-Meet the next lightweight champion Johnny "Wrecko" Greco of Mont. real.
 It seems @ bit previous to intro. duce young Greco as the cham pion-to-be, when the current title. holder, Beau Jack, is so new on the throne that his royalty is recog- nized only in New York and New Jersey.
 But 19-year-old Greco is evoking press raves in New York while Champion Beau Jack, the dynamic ex-boootblack of Augusta, Ga, is hunting in the south.
 Greco displays his leather tossing wares again tonight at Madison Squade Garden. He tangles with veteran Bill Speary in the eight round smei-final to the Chester Rico-Bob Montgomery main event. Naturally Greco is favored to win.
 Army Bound
 This dark haired Canadian fight CT, who has the face of Sammy Mandell, but the height and build of Tony Canzonezi, may be making his last fight as civilian. He is to be inducted into the Canadian army January 13.
 Young Greco, son of 8 former acrobat, would like to get a defer ment or permission from the Cana dian government to continue fight. ing during his training. He has two reasons: CD he wishes to be the first Canadian scrapper to win the 135-pound corwn, and CD he is trying to pay of mortgage on his parents home-and that's not the old Horatio Alger malarkey.
 Johnny, the "Wrecko," who has knocked out 16 opponents while winning his last 20 fights, is the son of Ralph Greco, former acrobat. Perhaps for that reason, Johnny insisted upon tumbling about the deck during his early bouts in New York year ago.
 His New York manager, Abe FL kin, says that Johnny looked so terrible in training and in his early fights, I was going to send him back to Canada. He kept getting hit on the chin and taking the count of nine. My borther Murray, Johnny's trainer, figured Johnny'S neck was too small to take up the shock of a punch. So-he developed Greco's neck from size IA to 15h. And he hasn't hit the deck in his lasct 15 fights"
 K. o. Artist
 Greco captivated New York in his laset Garden appearance. That was in a preliminary to the Tami Mau- riello-Lou Nova bout on December Il. Greco tackled tough young Harold Green that night, and koncked him out in the first round. It was a laundering session in which both youngsters broke away faSt-to commit mayhem. But the combination of Greco's smashing left hook and stunning straight right fioored Green three times before the referee intervened.
 Young Johnny gets $750 for to- nights engagement-a bout which isn't even part of the current light- weight title tournament. He can't get into the tournament for about six more months-until he is 20, the age required for 15 rounds in New York state. But Greco, shy and Soft-snOken, said:
 "When they see what I do to this kind tonight, maybe they'll give me a dispensation-or whatever you call It."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-08

semi-proS have done-and are do. ing-a great deal more for the game than organized baseball.
 To a larger extent than any other jockey of the day, Johnny Adams has a jumpin' jocks hold, as did all reinsmen before the immortal Tod Sloan revolutionized flat race riding with his money -on-a-stick crouch. Adams rides with a longer rein than any other fiat jockey of recent years, many faulting him for this reason.
 Adams gets results, however, as his countrywide leadership of the pigskin artists-240-odd winners this time-for two years atteSts.
 Many great performers in all lines chuck form and style out the wine dow.
 The main idea is to get there first.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-08
CRAY BASKETBALL
 LOOP OPENS SATURDAY

The Gray Basketball League will get underway Saturday morn ing at 10:00 a. m. at the Central Y.
 It is expected that the Fairmount Wild Cats, Eagles, Rams, Water. vile Lizards, Independences, Ram blers, and one new club will be ready to take part. The White Elephants and Vultures, last years leaders will take part in the new Intermediate League formed this season.
 The league will consist of two rounds with the winner of each round playing off for the annual Gra.Y Plauue,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-08
KILREA HAS CHANGE
 FOR HOCKEY RECORD

There's a long way to go yet but Wally Kilrea, ace scorer of the pow erful Hershey Bears of the Ameri- can Hockey league has fair chance to offer a serious threat to the all- time minor league scoring record This record is 78 points, 34 goals and A assists, compiled year ago by Pete Kelly of the Springfield h. dians, in leading Springfield to Hs divisional championship.
 In IS games, Kilrea, a member of the famous hockey family, boasts 4S points. Right in back of him is Les Cunningham of the Cleve- land Indians with 40.
 The way players pile the points into the nets these days Is stream lined hockey is another and probably the chief indication of how the game of hockey has opened up. Ten years or more ago 1t was a case of tight, defensive hockey, appreci- ated by many. but not by others. So the game was opened up and since then life has been no bed of roses for the goaltenders.
 Interesting
 The scoring records are interest," ing to peruse as they indicate the trend of offense, to be found in all sports, football and baseball alike. In football it's the forward pass; in baseball the lively ball, although 1t may be likely that the saturation point along the offensive line has been reached.
 But some idea of increased scor- ing can be gleaned when you go pack to the days of the old Can- adian- American league. Tn 1928- 1929 Marty Barry, then with New Haven, won the .:oring champion ship with % points. Clucker Whyte of the Indians won in 1927-1928 with 30. Then along came the opening Up of play and Orbs Hexi- mer of Springfield set up a new modern mark of 61 points for Springfield in 1930-1e31. Then Don Deacon of Pittsburgh hit the high water mark in 65 the next year. Norm Locking of Cleveland crash ing through with 63 the next year.
 The way Kilrea is going, though to repeat, he has a chance as dif- ficult as it is to make or equal the 78 points compiled as his farewell to hockey for a while. because, ike many another American star, he is in the service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-08
By HARRY CRIMSON NEA Service Sports Editor


 New York, Jan. 8.-Joe Gordon will be the only holdover inf1eider when the New York Yankees as- semble in the spring, but that doesn't mean the American League champions are going to be worse off than any of the other major league clubs.
 This despite the fact that the great Joe DiMaggio Is likely to be reclassifled IA, leaving center field to Roy Weatherly.
 Buddy Hassett and Phil Rizzuto are in the Navy. Red Rolfe is coach- ing at Yale. Frank Crosetti is under suspension for the first thirty days as the result of his World Series run-in.
 oscar Grimes, obtained from Cleveland, and the veteran Bill Knickerbocker will not be the only ones around to plug the gaps, how ever, for the Yankee scouting and farm systems once more turn out a second passing combination. A lot of big league outfits would like to have this one in normal times.
 It is composed of Bill Johnson and George Stirnweiss, the back bone of the Newark Bears in 1942. TROsKY's HEALTH OKEH
 Gerry Priddy may go to Cleve- land for Hal Trosky, who would solve the first base problem. Trosky was kept out of baseball last season by migraine headaches, but his health is okeh again. The Indians have Les Fleming, and it is reported that Trosky would prefer to per- form elsewhere.
 Experienced baseball men assert Joe Mccarthy would have to make room for Snuffy Stirnweiss under ordinary conditions. They say the stocky, 180-pourd second baseman who played so much football at North Carolina is further advanced than was Gordon at the same stage. He is a whiz on a double play.
 Stirnweiss, g, and product of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-08
Yale And Cornell With NelO Coaches Open Hoop Season

relay team to compete for the Red and Blue in the indoor meets. He also has two good pole vaulters, Q high jumper and several other ath- letes capable of competing against the best in special events.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-08

PROPHET WITHOUT honor in his town today Everett
 Clay the Miami Herald Everett IS the sports comnt Of the Miami Florida tracks would be syd by raonng and other travel restrictions this winter and that result New Orleans would be the winter racing After racing, the Florida pended automobile comparative location trolley ne convenient to downtown New orleans makes inde of the automobile This exactly Everett Clay with Kwnan vor took task severely for saying hope he a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-08
NOT EVEN ON RYE TOAST

IaCuardia ponies record against eating horsemeat-News 1tem)
 Fen though the be beaten
 When it's Odds-On favOrite, A should not be
 Cause Mayor does not 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-08

BASEBALL, UNEssENTTAI, SAYS Headline Maybe but not unena meddng McNutts who uerng Washington rendering effort chaotic with heir bunbing bureaucracy.
 Copyright, 1S4s King Features syndicate)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-08

Connie Mack recalls that the Athletics didn't miss a single day of practice when they did their Spring training at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, in 1918.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-08
FIGHT RESULTs
Rv IInifed Preael

Cleveland--Jimmy Bivins, 174 i-2, Cleveland, outpointed Ezsa d Charles, 165 1-2, Cincinnati (l0O): Joe Pirrone, 126 1-2, Cleveland, 0ut- pointed Joey Archibald, 126 l-2, Pawtucket, R. I. (S); Bobby Rich ardson. 15O, Cleveland, knocked out Jimmy Willis, 152, Philadelphia CD: Bob McQuillan, 135 Ia, Buffalo, N. r., outpointed Abe Kaufman, 139 1-2, Philadelphia (0).