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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16

intercepted pass after being out played in every department save kicking, wherein Red Knight of the Tigers stuck out.
 BEATING ALABAMA HELPS
 It was the repelling of Alabama in Birmingham that made the Bull dogs believe they could go, the rest of the way unscathed. Auburn and Clemson stand between them and Georgia Tech, and they have come on to such an extent that they now appear to be real threat to the clever Engineers at Athens, Dec. 2.
 Talented freshmen have helped 20 Semi-veteran 4-Ts put Georgia across.
 Al Perl, a potential All-America 175-pound halfback of Youngstown, O., from whence hailed Fireball Frankie Sinkwich, ripped off a 32- yard gain against Alabama despite severe pain from spindly leg Swathed in bandages.
 Perl averaged well above 40 yards on more than 10 punts against Ken lucky which was tte last chance he had to put his feet onto the ball. He is an ex-Marine who performed for Youngstown College last fall.
 Light-footed, prancing Stanley Nestorak ripped tt-e beefy Ala bama line apart in the second half, shared scoring honors with Rabbit Smith
 The 155-pound sophomore Smith was tied with Bob Steuber for sec- ond place in national scoring for a time last autumn until he suffered bad knee and hand injuries. Butts rates him as good pass-recelv1ng halfback as he's ever had.
 Though weighing no more than 165 pounds, Capt. Billy Rutland is Georgias most consistent runner. averaging nearly 60 yards per game rushing this season. Football men say that 20 additional pounds would make Rutland th> most formidable line-crasher in the land. He played freshman ball at South Carolina, came to Georgia last year.
 END KICKS FOR DISTANCE
 Don Wells handsome, 195-pound junior right end transfer from Wake Forest, caught a 70-yard pass against the Dekes. His defensive play and booming punts, several of which travelled 60 yards or more and ono 80, were main factors in the defeat of previously unbeaten Ala bama.
 Rangy, rugged, mean 1S5-pound Dan Edwards, bowlegged cowboy Of Gatesville, Tex, . is the Bulldogs toughest end He earned praise for rushing the Louisiana Statc and AL abama passers.
 Andy Perhach, six-foot- t-three, 195- pound converted sophomore end, Is Georgia's top tackle, storms over Georgia's top tackle, storms over op- posing backs.
 Andy Perhach also entered from Youngstown, O., where obviously Georgia has the best of connections.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16
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Odds And Ends

Seems as if Frank PaccaSsi, man. ager or ex-manager of heavyweight Lou Nova (the cosmic punch and dynamic stance mam from Califor mia is in a bit of a spot, what with TWO boxing commissions in oppos- ite parts of the country looking for him to return money advanced for travelling expenses for Nova, who did not go through with scheduled bouts. Massachusetts suspended Paccassi and Nova, as Promoter Eddie Mack of the Callahan A. c. is yelling for j$300 advance money given Nova who was supposed to come to Boston to fight Irish Johnny Flynn. Out in Portland, Oregon, the commission demanded return of $500 expense money advanced to Nova to fight one Joe Kahut on November "A. Nova called the promoter, claimed a broken finger, and said the bout is off, as far as the fighter is con- cerned. A wire to Paccassi for re- turn of the five "C's" has been ig- nored. . Looks like Tommy bio, manager of featherweight Charley (Cabey) Lewis is trying to use the Connecticut Boxing Commission for some badly needed favorable publici- ty for his boxer, Lewis, knocked out ard later decisively defeated by Will lie Pep since last summer. bio, who was NOT PRESENT Tuesday night, when Lewis floored Pep, told the New York AP that his fighter was prevented from scoring a KO over the worlds featherweight champion by a fast" bell, which, of course, is silly statement from a boxing manager with a method in his mad ness. Those who saw the knockdown, including yours truly, know that Pep was more surprised than hurt, turn ed over on ONE KNEE listened in- tently to the count, which reached "six" when the bell rang. After that, Pep pasted the bejabbers out of Lewis to win from here to HelSinki, for if you ever saw real champ fight back hard witll both hands when he's hurt or knocked down, Pep is that boy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16
Holy Cross Basketball

Worcester, Mass, Nov. 16-UP)- Tn eHoly Cross basketball squad stepped up the tempo of it's workouts today as Coach Albert (Hop) Riopel prepared to slash his 54-man com pine in anticipation of the opening game.
 Included on the c. .usaders' 12- game schedule are tilts with De Pauw University, Valparaiso and St. Francis at Boston Garden. The quintet will no tbe at full strength until the football season ends, since seven gridders will double on the courts this winter.
 Assisting Ripel with the coaching are specialist 3-c Lester (Buster) Sheary, former Worcester High school mentor, and It. Vincent Dol lard. onetime Notre Dame athlete.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16
New Workers Bet $41O,23O,452

New York, Nov. 16.-(UP)-Al- most every betting and attendance record was shattered during New York's fabulous 190-day racing sea- son, unofficial figures revealed to- day.
 A crowd of 27,369 fans, who wag- cred $3,O99, ,332 on yesterdays get away day card, brought the Big Apple Circuits betting total for the year to $410,230,452, an all time high and a record average of $2,- 170,531 daily in 1943, regarded as an unbeatable season, figures for the same period were $284, ,635, ,811, a daily average of $1,498,083.
 The years attendance mark also showed rocketing gains over last year. A total of 4,496,788 fans paid their way to see the races at Bel mont, Aqueduct and Jamaica dur ing 1944, a daily average of 2S,667. while last year 3,523,554 fans packed into the parks, an average of 18,- 5S6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16
ScoviII Girls
 Top ! R A BowIino

In the l. R. A. Girls Bowling League, Scovill is way out in front with 28 wins and two losses to date. Chase company and Noera Mfg. trail the winners with q wins and g losses each. Behind their heels is Benrus Watch with 20 and 10 losses, followed by U. S. Rubber with 19 wins and Il losses. The last four teams are all punched up together with the exceptoin of Sco- will who is out ahead and even if dropping three tonight would still maintain its lead. Most likely Sco- will will be in full strength tonight as they roll against Waterbury Tool.
 Top matches tonight will be Chase Metal vs Oakville Pin and Noera vse Benrus Watch. Chase is favored over U. s. Rubber but any, thing can happen in this stick game. In the lower part of the standing, Waterbury Mfg. and Mattatuck will battle it out tonight.
 Good Try
 Mary Ball of U. s. Rubber came close last week in taking high singles record away from Margaret Bunce of Noera and Nellie Cone of Benrus who have a 143 score. Flo Reynolds was high triples last week with a 355 mark while the seasons record was held last week by Margaret Bunce with 387 pin fall. High team game is held by Benrus while last week U. s. Rub iN.r was pressing for this mark with 568 score. High team games for the season is shared by Scovill E.. R. A. and U. s. Rubber with 1919. U. s. Rubber last week rolled this score to share the seasons record.
 The schedule for tonight is as follows: Scovill Mfg. Go. vs Wa terbury Tool Co.,; Waterbury Mfg. VS Mattatuck Mfg.; Waterbury Companies vs French Mfg; Chase Metal Works vs Oakville Pin Div; Noera vs BenruS Watch; U. s. Ruh- Der vs Chase Go.
 Standing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16
This Y Sporting 
African Golf
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

Now that movie star George Raft has been identified as the alleged CRAPS SHOOTER who threw 13 straight ''passes" with queer" dice that relieved an airplane parts man. ufacturer of $18,50O during a game in Lippy Leo Durocher's New York apartment; the matter becomes quite interesting from sports angle. In the first place, Raft has, at var ious times been verbally connected with the Springfield baseball team of the old Eastern League: Water bury BraSsco, Kitty Bransfield, Jim Clarkin and Joe Cosgrove days. Dur ocher, of course, was a Hartford and Pittsfield infielder, remembered with affection and esteem by Joe Cos grove as a gent as fast with his hands as anyone he had ever seen. Then again, the entire incident has been investigated by Waterbury's Frank Hogan, district attorney for New York City, who generates Du- rocher, because the latter was not in New York City on the night of CI1S UlS Sdule III AcOS dpdEt4AAC1Lby but Leo had given key to Broad way pal, who used the place for a
 clip joint, as far as the airplane man was concerned. Raft has noth- ing to say about the matter, but his Stooge Mack Gray says: Raft won ONLY $10,000 that night, but he knows nothing about any loaded dice. He does not need that kind of money, for he makes $100,0oO pie ture". Which may be tdue, but the loser has not yet gotten his money, as far as the public or press knows. The district attorney was called in, when the wife of on, of the players who was allegedly ''cut in" on the $18,50O win by Raft or others, got "sore" at her husband, decided to divorce him and then tipped off the airplane man tLat he had been taken" with loaded dice. AS for Lippy Leo, like a perfect diamond he's IN THE CLEAR.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16
cabinet ScranlbIe On Am1y- NaDy Come Slte
Georgia Has Fine civiIion Teom; Surprising Bulldogs Lost Two,
 But Have Outgoined RivoIs
BY RED GRANGE The Original Man-in-M0tiOn (Written for NEA Service)

Ohio State is not the only school demonstrating that an excellen tall- civilian football squad can be fielded in the third yeario of war. How about Georgia?
 At the outset coach Wally Butts said the Bulldogs should have a good team by mid-season if the boys hadn't become to discouraged by defeats.
 Well, the Georgians have won five and lost two, which is fair enough percentage, and what makes them feel tougher is that they have out gained every opponent. This despite inexperience and an epidemic of in- juries.
 After lowing to Wake Forest in the opener, 14-7, Georgia smacked Presbyterian, 67-0; shaded Ken lucky, 1912; belted much heavier Daniel Field Flyers, 53-6; fum- bled away a game with Louisiana State, 15-7; tripped Alabama, 14-7; and socked Florida, 39-12.
 Louisiana State prevailed on four costly Georgia fumbles and an
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16
BY JACK CUDDY

BY JACK CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent New York, Nov. 16-UP)-Pick- ing the football winners-Maybe:
 EAST
 Army over Pennsylvania-Can't blame these Quakers for Quaking. Navy over Purdue-Some line these Sailors hand out.
 Dartmouth over Cornell-Big Red gets coat of Green.
 Yale over North Carolina-Much finah to have stayed in Carolina. Colgate over Syracuse Without lathering the orange too much. Also Penn State over Maryland, Brown over Columbia, Bucknell over Villanova, Lafayette over Le- high. Princeton over Swarthmore, New York U. over Brooklyn College, Harvard over Tufts, Melville PIT aBse over Holy Cross.
 MIDWEST
 Ohio State over IllinoiS-Says Nellie the Necromancer.
 Notre Dame over Northwestern Irish still groggy but game.
 Minnesota over Iowa-At least geographically.
 Michigan over Show ing several ways to Skina Badger. Iowa State over Drake - We couldn't duck this.
 Also Indiana over Pittsburgh, Oklahoma over Kansas, Great Lakes over Marquette, Iowa Pre- Flight over Missouri, Miami (O0 over Depauw, Ohio Wesleyan over Oberlin, Kansas State over Wash burn.
 SOUTH
 Auburn over George - Asserts Paula the palm-reader.
 Mississippi State over Alabama Hold your breath.
 V. M. I. over w. and M.-Not too easy.
 Duke over South Carolina-Deb- bills have easy day. Tennessee over Temple - Owl meat for the volunteers.
 Also Tulane over Clemson, Ken lucky over West Virginia, Georgia Tech. over Louisiana State, North Carolina Pre-Flight over Camp Per ", Georgia Pre-Flight over Daniel Field, North Carolina State over Richmond, Miami U. over Presby- teFian.
 SOUTHWEST Texas over Texas Christian = Closer than Siamese twins. Texas Aggies over Rice-Farmers ration the cereal.
 Arkansas over Southern Metho- dist Hobbling the Mustang. Also Randolph Field over South western Texas, Texas Tech over New Mevic0s
 FAR WEST Southern California over ceh- l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16
kiovo, Monoger SheIved In Mass.

Boston, Nov. 16-(UP)-Heavy- weight boxer Lou Nova of Los An geles and his manager, Frank Pac- cassi, were suspended by the Mass achusetts state boxing commission today for failure to apear for a fight here and also for failing to re- turn $500 travelling expenses advanc- ed by the Andy Callahan A. c.
 Nova's suspension was to remain in effect until he meets Irish John ny Flynn of Rochester, =. Y, for the Callahan A. C., a bout that was scheduled for tonight. Paccassi's suspension was to remain in effect until the $500 had beer returned.
 Also suspended indefinitely in cooperation with the New Hamp- shire athletic commission were light heavyweight Daddell Washington of Worcester and his second, Stanley G. Jackson fthe same city. Mid- dleweight Johnny Finazzo of Balt- imore was reinStated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16

partment has submitted a request to the White House, that the game be played in either New York or Phil adelphia in the best interests of the Sixth War Loan and Americas sporting public This request has the unofficial approval of the other interested party in the dispute, the Navy and its liberal minded boss James Forrestal, which should de- f1nitely outweigh the objections of the War Department in this matter. This problem has been placed squarely in the lap of President Roosevelt who has to decide whether he thinks the transportation prob lem will be hindered if the game is changed or whether the benefit to the morale of the American public and the Sixth War Loan will be greater Of course the President may take the easy way out, that being to take no action on the request of the Treasury and let the game be played in the seclusion of Annapolis from which no benefit will be de- rived by any of the four parties con- cerned.
 However, we believe that the President after weighing this situa- tion carefully, will see fit to change the site of this all-important tilt from Annapolis to Philadelphia or New York in the best interests of the four parties concerned, the Navy, the Army, the Sixth War Loan, and last but not least the American public, who are fighting paying for, and producing the SUD- plies to win this war.
 BEST RESTS THIS WEEK
 Crosby over Wilby,
 U. c. l.. A. over Pacific,
 Navy over Purdue,
 Army over Penn,
 Ohio State over Illinois,
 NOtre Dame over Northwestern, Indiana over Pittsburgh,
 Georgia Tech over Louisiana
 State,
 Brown over Columbia,
 Great Lakes over Marquette.
 
 AT ODDS OF 2 TO1
 Yale over North Carolina, Michigan over Wisconsin, West Virginia over Kentucky,
 V. M. I. over William and Mary, Tulane over Clemson,
 Texas Tech over New Mexico,
 Texas Christian over Texas,
 Tennessee over Temple,
 Colgate over Syracuse,
 Randolph Field over Southwest ern, Duke over South Carolina,
 Texas A. and M. over Rice,
 North Carolina over Richmond, Penn State over Maryland,
 Mississippi St. over Alabama,
 Minnesota over Iowa,
 Georgia over Auburn, Dartmouth over Cornell,
 Coast Guard over Bates, Holy Cross over Newport Train
 ing Base,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16
over-confidence could bring theil first defeate of the season.

over-confidence. could bring their first defeate of the season.
 Although the Tar Heels have an unimpressive record of three wins and three losses, Odell said the Yale opponents had played a stiff schedule and had been given shot in the arm with the addition of Bill Voris, transferred from Army, to the squad a few days ago. Voris was Army's high scorer and chief ground gainer two years ago and highly-regarded back.
 Odell put 17-years old Jim Blan- ming in, at center for Bull" Mon- tana, who was hurt in last weeks Brown game, and Jake" Hall had the starting assignment at quarter back. Also in the backfield will be Roger Barksdale, the Arkansas trav- eled, Buggy Cher and Bill Penn, who have played impressively all sea- son.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16
College Footboil
BROWN

Providence, R. l., Nov. 16 - GU. P.) - Brown will take to the air often in their clash with Columbia if today's practice session was any criterion. The Bruins concentrated on their forward passing formations for more than an hour with Stu Goodman and Tom Kavazangian connecting on the long ones, and Charlie Tiedemann and Lou Pech- ulis displaying consistent accuracy on the short losses.
 B. c.
 Newton, Mass, Nov. 16 - (UPO Coach Moody Sarno drove his Bos- ton College Eagles through another hard workout today in an effort to iron out offensive and defensive weaknesses before the final game November 26 against Holy Cross. The Eagles will go into the game at full strength for the first time this season. Sarno's starting backfield shapes up with Jim Casey at full back, Jack Rabbett and Jim Elliott at the halves, and either Charlie Englert or Tom Seymour as the signal-caller.
 HARVARD
 Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 16 - GU. P0 - Already victors over Tufts in their first meeting, Harvard looked forward today to a second victory Saturday in their final game of the season. The running of Herb Pitts and Bob Cowen drew praise from Coach Henry Lamar as did the line work of Roy Morter and Wally Mroz The CrimSons starting line up will be practically the same as that which took the field against the Melville (R. I) naval station.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16
Standing of the Teams EASTERN DIVISION
WESTERN DIVISION
Rocks" Final Week

Salem, N, H., Nov. 16 . (U.P) = Rockingham Park winds up its 42- day fall horse race meeting this week with the proceeds of the last three days earmarked for charity.
 Manager Lou Smith said he ex- pected the track would turn in $35,- 900 from these final days. Thus far this year the track has contributed $100,000 to the National War Fund.
 The states revenue from the track to date totals 1,578.764.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16

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 son is opposed to changing the site of the game from Annapolis because of a few anti quated r e a sons which have been
 riddled full of holes by members of the fourth t h estate and mem- bers of the more liberal S p o r t s
 coalition. But to add force to the
 already hot dispute
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16
Leighton? It Seems I've Heard That Name Before
 By DAN PARKER

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16

under protest 34-2O. At the start of the last half of this game Gamma will have the edge by leading 15-8. The members of the Protest Com mittee ruled that the kickoff was illegal bect-lse the inside game rules require that the ball be put into play by passing off from the goal line.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16
Standing of the Teams
American League Hockey Roundup
 lBY United Pressl

American League Hockey Roundup
 (By United Press)
 Thanks to a personal offensive by Left-Winger Doug Lewis, the Buff falo Bisons regained sole possession of the Eastern Division lead in the American League Hockey race today with well earned 5 to victory over the western leaders, the Pittsburgh Hornts.
 Lewis made three goals in the vic- tory at Buffalo last night, two of them after Pittsburgh had tied the scare at 3-all in the third period.
 Bob Walton of the Hornets, who made two goals, scored the tying shot shortly after the start of the third period. Pittsburgh scored first and Buffalo countered with a goal in the first period and went ahead by scoring two goals while Pittsburgh scored one in the second.
 Standing of the Teams
 EACTERN nVVWCTnN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16
Signals On!
 by WIN MALONEY (Staff Writer)
Red Hot Speculation
(Staff Writer)

Almost all of Americas gridiron enthusiasts have been worked up to high pitch in the last few weeks as speculation on the site of the annual Army-Navy service tilt runs rampant. It seems that the War De- partment headed by Secretary Of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16

Green Bay over New York.
 Philadelphia over Washington.
 Pert Paragraphs
 Johnny Cowboy" Hughes, mem Der of the East End coalition and now in the U. S. Navy was doing Waterbury up red for the past few days. Johnny is home on a fifteen day leave.
 Jimmy Shell, member of the Lan- cers Hi "" has enlisted in the Navy and eagerly awaiting his summons from Uncle Sam. Jim has completed one semester at Holy Cross Colleg1 in Worcester, Mass.
 
 Lloyd "Pinky' Lewis, member of the U. s. Naval Air Force has just completed fifteen day furlough prior to being shipped overseas with his crew
 Crosby under the veteran mentor James Lee is three to one fayorite against the Green and White men from Grove street in the annual rivalry which will be played at the Municipal Stadium on Sunday, Mo- vember 18th this year. Johnny Ace" Reardon, Jimmy Flash" Pickett, and Bobby Chuck" Johnson will spearhead the attack against the Purcell men. And these Crosby men Will have to be on their toes to stem the aerial assault which will be sparked by Johnny Lodarski, under study to Mario Quattro.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16

wheat, barley and oats are now under government control in Tu- nisia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16
YALE

New Haven, Conn, Nov. 16.-CUP)
 Head Coach Howie Odell eau tioned his unbeaten, united Yale football team today that Saturdays North Carolina game was not to be considered a push-over, and that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16

Twenty thousand orange trees were planted in Peru in the last vAar