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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31
Dudley Whips Joey PeroIto

West Springfield, Mass, Aug. 3l- (UP)-Lightweight Johnny Dudley of Detroit held win today over Joey Peralta of Tamaqua, Pa., after serving as substitute for Charlie (Dixie) Davis of Dawson, Ga.
 Dudley, 139, decisioned Peralta, 136, in the 10-round feature bout last night at the Crescent Kennel Club.
 In quartet of six rounders, Sam my Kirsch, 1856. of Baltimore deci- stoned Robbie Howard, 160, of Wor- cester; Harry Gentle, l40, of Hart ford, Conn.,, decisioned Al Gonzales, 135, of New York City; Art McAl- pine, 182, of Springfield decisioned George Brothers, 180, of New York City, and -Vilfie Shanks, 1858, of Montreal knocked out Jack Hawks, l6s, of Meriden, Conn.,. in the sec ond round.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31

the deck of warship nights to ob- tain shore leave. When he wanted to turn it ona year ago, Ted Sch roeder compared favorably with all the past rulers In his one tourna- ment appearance this summer, how ever, the Stanford product was up- set in the Eastern Turf Court meet ing at the Westchester Country Club of Rye by tall Charles Oliver of Perth Amboy, op-ranking junior of the Atlantic seaboard.
 John A. Kramer of the Coast Guard, the dark horse, returns to the championship after being forced out of competition in 1942 by an at- tack of appendicitis. Stationed on the Pacific coast, the tall Califor- nian who was hailed as another Ellsworth Vines, got in lot of prac- tice, but this is his first tourna- ment of the year on grass.
 Frank Parker, member of an Army camouflage unit on the west coast and particular nemesis Of Segura, also lacks previous compe- tition on grass. That was his con- dition year ago, however, when the one time Milwaukee ball boy defeated Greenberg, the clay court champion, and Segura to carry Sch roeder to five sets in the final.
 When 1t was announced that It.. Gardner Mulloy and Greenberg, who is to report to the Army Air Corps, would be on hand, the championships were assured of every outstanding amateur in the land. That is remarkable under the circumstances. It. Joe Hunt tx talk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31
Costo Beats
 Bobby Woods

Providence, R. l.. Aug. 31-(UP)- Rugged Tony Costa of Woonsocket today demanded the right to meet Sal Bartolo for the New England featherweight boxing crown after decisioning Irish Bobby Woods of Baltimore.
 With sharp counter punching, Costa, 132, scored a win in 10 rounds last night at the auditorium over Woods, 132.
 In an eight round semi-final. Buddy Thomas, 176, of Washington, D. C., decisioned Al Francis, 187, Of East Providence.
 Six round bouts saw Tony Toron- to, 166, of Boston decision Alex Re- bark, 168, of Pawtucket; and Billy Napier, 142, of Boston draw with Jackie Collins, 1856, of Boston. In a four rounder, Billy Larue, 125, of Woonsocket decisioned Al Dionne, 132, of Providence.
 Next week in 10-round co-features, Bernie Miller of New York meets Davie Andrews of Lowell, Mass, and Pat Foley of Worcester faces Eddie De Angeliss of Revere, Mass
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31
BeIIus Short EnderT Tonite

Hartford, Conn.,, Aug. 31-(UP)- Ike Williams of New York, whose knockout of Tommy Jessup a week ago proved one of the seasons up- sets, meets Johnny Bellus of New Haven tonight in the 10-round main attraction at Hartford auditorium.
 Williams, credited with 31 straight wins, held the betting edge over the New Haven boy who just recently came out of retirement to show some promise of getting along in the lightweight division.
 The under-card presents Carl (ReO Guggino, Hartford, in an B. round lightweight setto with Patsy Spararo, New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31
By GLEN PERKINS

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 New York, Aug. 31-Silent Ed Barrow, that not too-optimistic gentleman of the old school, refused today to concede that the New York Yankees had captured the Ameri- can league pennant.
 The president of the New York Yankees has steadfastly refused to accept world series ticket reserva- tions. Now he has taken to wearing an old straw hat and announces that he will wear it until the Yan- kees have copped the flag. News papermen are supposed to take Barrow'S old straw as a symbol of uncertainty, for he gives the i'm pression that he wants to discard it as soon as possible-without hurt ing his teams chances. But news papermen know-and so does aBr- row-that the Yankees will have about as much trouble copping the flag as they would in tipping a nightclub waiter.
 Today the McCarthymen are ter full games ahead of the second place Washington Senators. Yesterday they set new American league record by winning their 18th con- secutive series and are only one away from the all-time majcr league mark set by the New York Giants in 1912. The Detroit Tigers were the last club to take a series from the New Workers and that oc- casion was in the first week of July. Since then the McCarthymen have been all-victorious in this depart ment both at home and on the road.
 The Boston Red SoX were yester- days victims as rookie Charley Wensloff held the visitors to four hits in scoring a 3-1 decision. Roy (Stormy) Weatherly hit his third home run in two days and three games, this one with a mate on the bases, to give Wensloff his margin of victory. George Woods was charged with the loss.
 The New York-Boston game was the only contest scheduled in the American league.
 In the National league the St.. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates split doubleheader the Pi- rates taking the opener 4-3, when Bob Elliott singled the winning run home in the 10th inning.
 The Cards took an early lead with 8 run in the fourth. The Bucs matched it in the sixth. Each team then pushed run home in the ninth and when the Cards added another in the 10th, it appeared that Alpha Braz1e, a Pacific coast league rookie brought up six weeks ago, had gained his fifth major league deci- sion. But the Pirates had other ideas. A double by Pete Coscarart, sacrifice, Maurice Van Robay's sin gle and Elliotts blow ended the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31
Boxing Chatter

Washington, D. C., Aug. 31-(UP) Pittsburgh Jackie Wilson was in lnc for a shot at Phil Terranova's National Boxing association feath- Srweight crown today after taking hn easy decision over Lulu Costan- 1ino of New York in 10 fast rounds et Griflth Stadium here last night The veteran Pittsburgh Negro led |Costantino all the way. keeping him Continually off balance with hard |left jab. He cut Costantino's left I've in the fourth round.
 The New Yorker was aggressive
 uring the aerly rounds and jolted
 Vilson in the seventh with two up-
 ercuts and a two handed body at- Sck which seemed to tire the vet
 an inomentarily. In the eighth
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31
It's The Amateurs Thot Make The
 Big League "Big":

Looking at the baseball pictuss from the approach of fan, instead of through baseball records, and from across a desk, we draw the obvious conclusion that the average Biz League player is nothing but a "glorified" amateur. True, this con- clusion probably has been reached before this time and by others than myself, but has it been brought to your attention that more than ever now, it is the amateur that is mak- ing baseball history
 Springing up from the ranks, Grammar School, High School, Am eteur League Ball, Semi i-Pro, then professional ball, and from there the greatest step than any true baseball adventurer, or participant can hope to take Big League Ball.
 In my opinion the Amatuer on his way up plugs harder and takes more serious his task of playing am- eteur league ball than does the Big Leager who is getting mere 500 dollars week to play a. down to earth game of ball.
 Of course the Rockies of today under the situation which they are striving to plough through, are, that is speaking for the majority of them, doin terrific job. We have our own George 'Pinky' Woods who play for Crosby, then Holy Cross, fY .n where he was given his big moment, Big Time ball with the Red Sox But Pinky was one of those lads who appreciated the chance that was given him, and is now proving it by doing his best ! which is mighty good. Pinky and a 1 few others are making good use of their chance, to prove that they are not just ordinary--Amateurs, but "Glorified" Amateurs or just plain Big Leaguers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31
LOUIS BEGINS
 1OO-DAY TOUR
 OF U.S.CAMPS
BY JACK FROST

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Camp Edwards, Mass, Aug. 31. (UP)-World's heavyweight boxing Champion Joe Louis, now U. S. Army sergeant, came here today for the second stop on a 100-day morale building tour of the nations Army posts that will end Jan. 2 at Camp Butner, N. c.
 The champion, who before Pearl Harbor spent his time busting morale, was accompanied by three other Negroes who live by their fists--Corp. Ray (Sugar) Robinson, worlds uncrowned welterweight king; Pvt. George (Jackie) Wilson, topnotch California welter; and Sgt. George Nicholson, who has fought 1000 fights with Louis as 3 spar ring mate.
 The tour which opened yesterday at Fort Devens bids fair to be a success. There wasn't much to the show bu Louis-normally dead pan" performer-received ovations from more than 10000 sports-hun- gry soldiers he visited.
 At an airplane hangar they sur rounded him with a barrage of questions which he answered in gratify shy fashion. But before the day ended he was tossing quips back at Robinson-the clowning come dian of the group.
 Mopping his perspiring face in the stifling Lowell General and New Station hospitals, Louis engaged in bedside chats with wounded, boyish veterans sf the North African cam- paign.
 Most of these bed-ridden soldiers appeared grateful for a glimpse of the champion and a nurse said they love this-they're tired of movie stars who just walk by the beds and smile"
 The champion signed hundreds of autographs-some of them on casts he talked boxing and posed with walkable wounded.
 In natural amphitheater, the party spoke before the 366th in- fantry, crack Negro regiment. Said Louis after the initial joking had ended:
 You boys got to be in condition to win the fight we got ahead of us. You got to go out and do your army road work every day so you won't let the next man down when we get in this scrap.' Two groups of wounded veterans in wheel chairs and on crutches waited nearly an hour for the cham pion and his party to appear in recreation halls. Robinson shone here when the soldiers asked what Louis toughest fight was.
 Billy Conn., replied Robinson. "That Joe hopes the war lasts about 10 years more so he won't have to meet that Conn.,"
 In a golf driving exhibition Louis came off second best as Sgt. Joe Curtin, former western professional teed drive 265 yards to Louis 240 The group wound up the day with three-round exhibition bouts before more than 1000 soldiers, nures and WACS with Louis meeting Nichol- son and Robinson fighting Wilson. AS a parting quip, Louis said he and Robinson were trying to make 8 match in few months.
 Mines in Berlin with that old Hitler" he said, while Ray has got one in Tokyo with Togo"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31
.AII-StorHeod
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(Reg. U. s. Pat. OR.) By JACK CUDDY

United Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 New York, Aug. 31.-(UP)-Tne big question in cracker-barrel base ball today is: Will Bucky Harris or Joe Mccarthy guide the All-Star team in Africa this autumn? Baseball's gossip, insist that liar ris, former manager of the Senators, Tigers and Phillies, will be the man chosen as pilot because he is so well liked by magnates, players and newspapermen. Moreover, he is m- dependently wealthy. And the base ball owners do not care to have their pilots traipsing dangerously about the Mediterranean area when they should be polishing their squads for next seasons play.
 Those guys favoring Mccarthy claim he is the most successful manager in major league history, having won eight pennant titles since he came up to the majors This includes his National league flag with the Cubs in 1929-he lost in that world series to the Athletics and his seven subsequent pennants in the American division as man. ager of the Yankees.
 During most of McCarthy's tenure his critics charge, he was helped greatly by President Ed Barrow and George Weiss, heaG of the Yankee farm system. Those assists could have been true until this season Then 1t was that Mccarthy proved himself the maSter-manager, despite anything that might happen to his assistants.
 On May 27 the Tanks had suffered their fifth straight defeat, putting them in third place, behind the Washington and Cleveland clubs. On July 3, midway in the season, the Tanks were in first place, a half game ahead of Washington. And at that time the laSt-place Philadel- phia Athletics were only 6 1-2 games behind.
 Many of the "experts" were shout ing that the Yankees had cracked up. And they were offering condol- ences to MarSe Joe. But he was not interested in condolences. He again wrapped his slipping squad into 8 winning unit, as he had done so many times before.
 Joe and his athletes trained at the seashorc in Asbury Park, N J. which was as conducive to top flight play as the Aleutian Islands would have been. They trained in the cold and fog without the pres ence of Di Maggie, Henrich, Ruff1ng, Rizutto, etc. and the colder the squad got-the hotter Marse Joe Mccarthy became.
 Despite the long string of injuries he welded guys like Etten, Lindell, Johnson, and Stirnweiss into a clicking machine. McCarthy's ex- periments with this machine began to pay off about mid d-season-thanks to the return of suspended Crosetti at short and the lift in the clubs batting average.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31
|MiscuesCost
 |Chose Victory

The first of three games to settle the championship of the Dusty Soft ball League will be played Thursday evening at Hamilton Park with the Waterbury Tool, semi-final winners pver Chase last night, to 2, meet Ing Scovills.
 # Gene Terrence bested Hardy Brownell in Mondays nip and tuck |kame in which five Chase errors proved costly. Brownell blanked the roolmen the first five frames, but n the sixth the Watcos pushed over hree runs with the aid of double error by the usually reliable Bobby ireatorex.
 The score by innings:
 Chase .,,...... .O00 020 O-2 s Tool 1000 003 x-3 5
 Terrence and Baker; Brownell and proznik. Umpires, Crichton and Bianco.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31
E. E. Community BowIers Meet
NATAIONAL LEAGUE

Plans for the forthcoming season will be discussed at meeting of the East End Community club Bowling league this evening at Anderson grammar school. This confab will be held in conjunction with the reg ular business barley of the live-wire East End Community club.
 Henry Brodeur is president of the club duckpinners, Mrs. Helen Leary is secretary, and Charles Bertucc.o tS traa sl'Sa-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31
The Standings YESTERDAYS RESULTS

Eastern League Hartford 2, Albany 0 Elmira 3, Scranton 1 Wilkes-Barre 6, Binghamton Utica 23-8, Springfield IA
 American League New York 8, Boston 1 (Only game scheduled)
 National League Pittsburgh 4-3, St. Louis 3-8 (1st, 10 innings) (Only games scheduled)
 American Association Minneapolis 5, Milwaukee 3 (Only games scheduled)
 Southern Association Nashville 9, Little Rock 1 (Only games scheduled)
 International League (No games scheduled)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31

Yankees Not Tokinq
 Series Reservations

game. Bill Brandt, who relieved Max Butcher in the 10th, received credit for the win.
 A five-run uprising by the cham pions in the third inning of the nightcap assisted southpaw Harry Brecheen to an easy 3-8 triumpth-
 The Cards at Pittsburgh were ths only teams scheduled in the Na- tional league.
 VEST ERDAY'S STAR R-R Roy (Stormy) Weatherly whose third home run in the last two days paced the Yankees to 3-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31
Probable Pitchers By United Press
 NATIONAL LEAGUE

New York fMungo 1-4 at Boston Andrews 10-lD-3:00 EWT.
 Brooklyn (Davis 7-9 at Philadel- phia (Kraus 7-1D-9:00 EWT.
 St. Louis Ganier 11-6) at Pitts burgh (Klinger 9-0-8:30 p. m EWT.
 Chicago (Passeau 14-8) at Cin- cipnati (Walters 1s-l2) goo D. m, EWT
 tOnly games scheduled In the ma for leaoueS.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31
C. AL. CHAMPS
 TO LEAVE HERE
 7 DAYS BEFORE

The Washington Hills, 1943 cham pions of the City Amateur league, will play their initial game in the National Amateur Baseball Fedora tion tournament at Youngstown, Ohio, Saturday afternoon, Septem- Der II, 1t was officially announced by President William Derwin at a meeting of league pilots and exc cutfves last evening at the Republi- can sports department sanctum.
 Pat Quilter's pennant winners will shove off for the western tourney site a week from Thursday at 1:30 p. m. Co-chairmen of the financial campaign to send the champs west, Police Commissioner Wendell L. Cross and Real Estator Daniel T. Harrington yesterday morning off, cially opened drive headquarters at 140 South Main street, dial 4-4452. Thomas F. Moore of the Citizens and Manufacturers National Bank is treasurer of the drive.
 AAC NAty AedBut dllu lIluuSITldl Softball circuit will cooperate in sponsoring a hardball and softball twin bill next Sunday afternoon at Hamilton Park for the benefit of the zindah Grotto cigarette fund for Waterbury boys now in the serv- ices of Uncle Sam's armed forces. Further arrangements for this off, fering will be completed sometime today when President Derwin of the c. A. L. and President Tim Nolan of Chase's, I. s. L. proxy, get together.
 The Hills may be lined up against the Aviglianese in Sundays feature attraction providing the Italian lads from the North End are fortunate enough in having Teddy Grabeck on the mound. Terry hopes to be able to get a furlough to appear here for this worthwhile benefit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31

Plans to bring George Herman Ruth, basebalps sultan of swat, to Waterbury in behalf of the city's 'Buy-A-Bomber' campaign are underway and if negotiations pan out Babe will appear at Hamilton Park for the old timers baseball game Sunday, September 19.
 Tom Calvin is chairman of the committee in charge and has se- cured Marty Mcdonald, former Brassco catcher, and Wally Leg ge, ex-Industrial League star, to head the rival old time teams. A meeting of the committee in charge will be held Friday evening of this week at 7:30 in the alder manic chambers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31
Girl PinSters Meet Thursday

Dora Case, president, and Florence Carey, secretary, will preside at the initial meeting of the Girls Indus trial Bowling league Thursday even- ing at o'clock at the Mattatuck alleys on East Main street.
 Among the teams who competed last year and who will again be rep resented in the 1943-44 competition are the Fastener, Clock, Autoyre, Oakville Pin and Somers Brass. All teams interested are welcome to send representatives to Thursday s barley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31
Receivers Lost,
 10 10 2, Protest

The Follow Up softball team of the Waterbury Tool tournament to- day protected last evenings Receiv- ing Departments 10 to victory on the grounds that the winners used two ineligible players, Larry Bullette at third base, and Ed Stanley in the outer works.
 The score by innings:
 Folio wUp ... 100 900 r. 5 5 Receiving ..... 200 305 x-10 12 2
 DeCerb and Loy; Curtain and Melvin. Umpire, Monti.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31
Army Rejects ChoIkv Wrioht

New York, Aug. 31-Eddie Walker, manager of Chalky Wright, sad yes- terday that the former featherweight boxing champion had been rejected for military service because of "phy- sical disabilities" Wright's home is in Los Angeles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31
Arena Offers Polish Giant

New Haven, Aug. 3l.-The biggest grappler to show in New Haven in several years, Wladislaw Talun, a Polish giant who towers six feet seven and weighs in the neighbor- hood of 300 pounds, will oppose Milo Steinborn in the feature wrestling match at the Arena on Wednesday night.
 The contest will be decided by two falls out of three.
 A one-fall semi-final and two one fall prelims will support the main bout
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31

The Aviglianese, runner-up to the Washington Hills in the City Anna teur League this season, and Wa terbury Tools Dusty League team will meet in special benefit game for Joe Renaldi at Municipal Sta dium next "Wednesday evening at 6:15.
 The popular Tool catcher has been released from the hospital where he spent some time as a result of an injury incurred when he was struck on the head by a pitched ball in a regular league game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31

of New York.
 The junior crop in both mems mad women's divisions is unusual ly good.
 The first wartime champion ships exceeded expectations fi- nancially year ago, and indica- tiors are that this set will fare even better
 A portion of the proceeds go to purchase playing equipment for the Armed Forces. which contributed so handsomely toward keeping the ten his ball whizzing across the net.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31
PETE MATHEWS BLANKS ALBANY
 10 LAST NIGHT

Hartford, Conn.,, Aug. 31-(UP)- The Hartford Club was within 8 half a game of sharing third place in the Eastern league with Albany today after shutting out the Law makers TO last night.
 The good news in details:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31
An Open Letter To
 |Mr. Sidney H. Ascher
By DAN PARKER

ONCE AGAIN AM forced take typewriter in hand and club the question: "Who the devil Sidney Ascher? And must the new area in Brooklyn Sidney Asher president of the Society Prevention of Dpaging About Brooklyn One 
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 this utter sending another being this blighter wring We think certificate accept the spirit which in Brooklyn love you"
 I'll nothing of the kind MT Sidney Asch president of Prevention Dparagng About Brook hot cold the morning with
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31
Pncific Coast League
TODAY'S GAMES

Albany at Hartford (5:00) Scranton at Elmira
 Wilkes Barre at Binghamton Springfield at Utica CD
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31

Pilots tire easily at 30,000 feet. and as altitude increases, so deos the pilots fatigue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31

and ninth, however, JacJse repulsed Costantino's body attack and forced his younger opponent to clinch on several occasions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31
National League

New York at Boston
 St. Louis at Pittsburgh tnight Chicago at Cincinnati (night Brooklyn at Philadelphia (nighO
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31

Naktenis, husky southpay, hurled several games for Jack Daly's and George Trask's Middlebury Townies in the Waterbury City Amateur League earlier this season before joining the Hartford Laurels. Last season he hurled for the Milwaukee Brewers in the American Associa- ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31

American Lengue (No games scheduled)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31

Runs-WentZel 2, Etchison, Man no 3, Naktenis. Errors-Camelli, Doll ,. Runs batted in-Etchison, Geragh- ty 2, Neill. Three-base hit-Manno. Stolen base-Manno. Double plays Hickey to Neill to Etchison: Peters to Doll. Left on bases-Albany 6, Hartford z. Bases on balls - Cue curullo 1, Goldstein 1, Naktenis 1. Strike outs-Cuccurullo 1, Goldstein 2, Naktenis 10. Hits-off Cuccurulloo, , in 2 innings; off Goldstein, in G. Losing pitcher-Cuccurull Empires and Hurley. Time-1 AZ.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-31

Hartford ... 2 2 o 1 0 1 0 x-7
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Totals .... .... 32 24 X-Gibson batted for Cuccurullo in 3rd