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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20

18th AAF in Italy - Second Lieu tenant Ernest c. Erickson, BIO Hill side avenue, Naugatuck, Conn.,, bombardier on a B-24 Liberator has been authorized to wear the distin- guished unit badge and one bronze cluster as a member of a veteran Iiberator group which twice has been cited by the President of the United States fer outstanding per- formance of duty in armed conflict with the enemy"
 Graduating from Naugatuck High school, Erickson was employed as a pattern maker for the Eastern Mall leable Iron Company, Naugatuck, entring the Army on July IA. 1941. Lieutenant Erickson received his bomEArdier training at San Angelo, Tex, where he was commissioned a second Lieutenant on May 20, 1914 His parents, MT. and Mrs. M. A. Erickson, live at the Naugatuck ad- dress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20

18th AAF in Italy Corporal Philip D. Holihan, Waterbury, Conn.,, has arrived at his B-24 Lib- orator base in southern Italy. A radio-operator gunner, he will soon be taking part in combat missions against the enemy. The veteran heavy bombardment group of which he is member has flown over 380 combat missions.
 Corporal Holihan entered the army January g, 1942. He attended high school in Waterbury. He received his wings at Tyndal Field, July 1942.
 Corporal HolihanS mother, Mrs. Helen Holihan, lives at 37 Virginia avenue, while his wife, Mrs. Martha E. Holihan, resides at 2515 Centen- ary boulevard,
 Staff Sgt. Ralph Miscavage of T RoSemount avenue. a veteran of g months of service in the South Pacific area, has been given med1- cal discharge from the Army.
 Corporal Thomas Perseo, nephew of Mrs. Domenic Berardt of g Bur- ton street, has been identified by his local relatives as soldied in a news film being shown at local theater. A resident of Port Chester, N. Y, Corporal Perseo is the huS- band of the former Molly Tolla of this city.
 Corporal Frank Scamporhno and his brother. Corporal Joseph Scam porlino, met recently in France. according to word received by their mother, Mrs. James Salami of 27 River street. Frank is now with an infantry unit in Germany, while his brother is still in France with quartermaster unit.
 Private Joseph G. S. Fontaine of 102 Bridge street is at Keesler Field Miss, where he will be classified for training as a presentation cadet. He is the son of MT. and Mrs Henry P. Fontaine.
 Staff Sergeant Joseph J. Candle, son of Mrs. William Canale of 8 Dikenan street, has been com mended by Major General John K. Cannon, commanding general of the Mediterranean Allied Tactical Air Force and the Twelfth Air Force for his "extreme effiCiencyp as a member of a signal battalion during the invasion of southern France. according to a headquar- ters announcement.
 Private P. Forbes McCance of Middlebury has been transferred from Camp Blanding Fla, to Fort Meade, Md. His father, Lieutenant William H. McCance, former pas tor of the Middlebury Congrega- tional church. is chaplain on an Army transport in the Pacific area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20

S-Sgt. Aygerem John JonuS. son of Mrs. Mamudi Jonus, 264 Hamil- ton avenue, is home on furlough after 30 combat missions in B-24 Liberator bomber group with the Eighth Air Force in England. The former Scovill employe bears the DEC, Air Medal and 3 Oak Leaf Clusters.
 Technical Sergeant Frank Santoro husband of the former Betty Jane Donahue, of IA North Beacon street, is now at Fort Benning, Ga. The son of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Santoro of North Beacon street, he Is veteran of 18 months service in the South west Pacific area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20

Corporal Alfred Pagano. son of MT. and Mrs. Rocco Pagano of 20 Englewood avenue, is spending a two-week furlough here. from Fres- no, Cali. where he served in the Army hand. .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20

Private First Glass Michael De- SOcio, former emlpOye of the Bristol company, is reported by the War Department as having been wounded in action Some where in France" on November 26. He is the son of Mir. and Mrs. Alexander DeSociO of 66 Tracy avenue and is 2 former student of the HOpeville and LeavenwOrth High schools. He entered the Serv- ice in February, 1943, and was trained at Camp Polk, La. He went overseas early in 1924.
 Staff Sergeant Clayton L. Blick oi 263 Willow street is spending fur tough here. The son of MT. and Mrs. Bernard Blick. he is a veteran of service in the Caribbean area.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Lions Eager 10 Break
Blades Jinx in Ice
Tilt Here Tonight

Washington Lions, fighting to get
back in the pennant race in the
Eastern Hockey League, tonight en-
tertain on Uline ice the Dead End
Kids" of the loop-the Baltimore
Blades, sextet that has whipped
the locals three times in three starts.
The Lions, in third place and
three points behind the second place
Blades, have rested since last Fri
day night, when they defeated the
Philadelphia Falcons, 5 to 8, and
Coach Charley Good feels that the
Washingtonians have a good chance
to upset the Baltimore jinx tonight.
The Lions defensive system has
been considerably strengthened by
the return of Jimmy Wilson, clever
young defenseman, who has been on
the sidelines with an injured leg.
Wilson, teamed with 17-year-old
Tony Dorm, rugged dependable,
may be able to give some support to
young Emile Francis, diminutive
Lion goalie, who so far this season
has borne the brunt of the attack.
The Washington offense will be
built around Alan Percival, the ver-
satile forward, who is tied for fourth
place among Eastern League scorers
with Ray Pavell of the Blades. Each
has scored 25 points.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON

The Redskins were on the outside
looking in today as the pro gridmen
headed for the final round of the
regular schedule There wasn't
much they could do about getting
an invitation to the championship
party but hope, although they could
spoil the Giants chances of going.
Today coaches and scouts will
have a gander at pictures of the
1913 setback at New York last Sum
day and their eyes will be peeled
for two scenes in particular. First
there is some talk of an irregularity
in Bill Paschal's touchdown, and
secondly, the Tribe board of strategy
wants to see if it can detect the foul
that nullified Joe Aguirre's field goal
in the final period and cost the
Skins tie.
Paschal, driving from the 212 yard
point, was stopped short of the goal
line. No one who was in position
to see the play will argue abou.
that, but Paschal then. burrowed
through a small opening just faI
enough to put the ball over. Since
pro rules permit the runner to get
up, the only question here is whether
the referee had blown his whistle
before Paschal took the pay-of1
plunge. How that will be decided
in silent film is hard to say.
The other item, a penalty against
AL Fiorentino for illegal use of the
hands-not holding-may be ever
more difficult to pick out, although
Evening star., 1944-12-05
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Back
on the beam, hitting straight and
hard, Byron Nelson held the San
Francisco Open golf tournament
title today for the second consec-
utive year.
He posted 28l for the 72-hole
event to nose out Sergt. Jim Fer
rier, Camp Roberts, Calf, in a
whirlwind finish to yesterdays final
round. Ferrier carded a 282. after
leading the tournament from the
36th through the 68th noies.
1t practically was within sight
of home that Nelson, leading money
winner of the year and former Ma
tional Open and PGA champion,
pulled up on even terms with the
big blond Army sergeant.
Nelson squared the count at the
69th with par 4, Ferrier missing
a 6-foot putt for half. The golf
ing soldier, one-time pro at Elm
hurst, ILL.,, and former Australian
champion, lost the tournament on
the next hole. He hit ball out of
bounds and missed a 6-foot putt
The miscue cost him and Nelson
went into a 2-stroke lead.
Win Gets Nelson S2,666.
Ferrier made a bid on the list
hole, dropping 10-footer for a
birdie that cut Nelson's lead to
single stroke. They halved the
final hole in par As, Ferrier being
short on 40-foot putt and Nelson
Tipping the cup for his birdie try
from IL feet.
The victory put s2,666 more in
War Bonds in Nelson's pocket,
boosting mis- years total to more
than $4,000 in bonds. Ferrier
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Kavakos Shows Glass
In Heurich Cage Play

Kavakos Grillmen, popped by a
victory over Naval Research in their
league opener, are anxious to see
what they can do against Office OF
Strategic Services in Heurich
Basket Ball League contest tonight
at o'clock
Knocky Thomas and Bob Custer,
outstanding performers for Kavakos
against the Researchers, will be
matching their skill against that of
Gordon Taylor and Warner Stutler,
set shot artists of OSS. The Red
and Black also will be strengthened
by George Babcock, who missed
Sundays game in which his team
was beaten by Senate Beer.
A pair of contests in the women's
division opens tonight's program.
when Sholl's plays War Depart
ment's Transportation Corps, fol-
lowed by the FBI-OSS game. First
game will start at 7.
Jack Laffy, playing good all
around game, helped Naval Ord
nance to a 51-34 victory over Army
Air Forces Weather Division in the
opener of last nights schedule
Laffy sank 81 points. In the night
cap, Clark Ballard netted Is points
to lead FBI to a 1923 decision over
TWA. Bob Zimmers, also of FBI
collected 10, while Curley White
racked 7 for the losers.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Flanagan Ties 12-Yeur Record
With 497 RoIIedin CAALoop

proved the edge as Quality Food
rollers nosed the league leaders out
in the last tilt, 594 to 583. Doris
Pugh posted 358 for Kavakos.
The champion First Grill, with
Lorraine GULL firing 140 and 371,
routed Ballsson Stadium to move
only two games out of first place
Miss GULL boosted her top average
to 1912 for 80 games. Garvin S
Grill maintained third-place
deadlock by sweeping Hessick Coal.
Madge Lewis, with top scores of 141
and 1872, paced S. & H. Parking to
a sweep over Edmonds Optical.
Sparked by Perryman's 127 and
319, Navy Blues whitewashed Com
munications with season records of
535 and 1,497 in the National Cap
ital ladies' loop. The champion
Commerce swept Coasters, while the
front-running Statistics were 81
winners over Planning. Pauline
Alexanders highs of 124 and 331 led
War-Navy's 2-1 win over Standards
Evening star., 1944-12-05
GrdFrosh Show Training Not Necessary to Win

BY the Associated Press.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa Dec.
Bob Higgins, veteran grid
mentor at Pennsylvania State
College, wants to have a monu-
ment erected to those hardy fell
lows, the freshman coaches"
Higgins said his respect for
yearling coaches was prompted
by his own experiences when he
used first-year players during the
season just closed.
"One freshman" he recalled,
"just walked out on my practice
one day and when I asked him
where he was going SO early he
said: I'm going to supper. I'm
hungry"
The same chap became hungry
again just before a big game,
ordered huge lobster and had it
half eaten before Higgins stopped
him.
The trip to Syracuse was par
ticularly hard on Higgins. En-
route he discovered that an auto
mobile load of his players had
piled out at a crossroads to help
fight a farmhouse fire.
He got few more gray hairs
when the hotel manager came to
him complaining that your play
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Bettina Coming Here
To Prime for Parks

Melio Bettina. one OF the few
southpaws ever to gain high rank
ing among the big fellows, reports
here Friday to open strech training
for his 10-round feature with George
Parks at Uhne Monday night.
Jimmy Grippe, manager OF Bet
tina. today informed Promoter
Goldie Ahearn that Bettina would
work out at the Liberty Athletic
Club gym Friday and Saturday.
Bettina, former claimant OF the
world light heavyweight champion
ship, made two Of his best fights
against Billy Conn. He also rolled
up a long string of victories that
included decisions over Jimmy
Bivins. Harry Bobo and Nose Brown.
Parks made a big hit here re-
Gently when he KO'd Jimmy Bell in
one round with the terrific right
hand punch he displays on occasion.
The local colored battler went
through brisk sparring session with
AL Blake of Baltimore yesterday.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Redskins Hope to Ruin Giants
Chances Of Gaining PIuyoff

the umpire seemed to have nc
trouble. Fiorentino says he die
nothing unusual on the play anc
any experienced football player OF
fan will concur that If the officials
decide to call every foul committed
in the line, teams would spend most
Of their time travelling in reverse.
Steve Owen is hoping for a softer
playing field at Washington this
Sunday for the simple reason that
the frozen Polo Grounds made il
virtually impossible to stop Sam
Baugh's passing. 1t is significant
however, that the Giants converted
two interceptions into tcuchdowns.
Coach Dud De Groot of the Skins
wouldn't mind having warmer
weather, either. The Tribe spent
last week rehearsing a lot of hipper-
dipper running plays that were sup.
posed to catch the Giants mapping
and didn't use any of them. They
had Bob Seymour, of course, and his
off-tackle plunges and general ball
carrying kept the defense tight
enough to permit Baugh to throw
to his hearts content.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
|Whitmire and jenkins
Not Seriously Hurt
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. 5.-Don
Whitmire and Bob Jenkins, Navy
stars who were injured in the Army
Navy game in Baltimore Saturday
were not hurt seriously.
jenkins was struck on the head
re-entered the game and later was
taken out.
Whitmire's knee was wrenched
his first injury in his entire career
Line Coach Edgar E. (Rip) Miller
said, adding that "his knee is rot
hurt badly enough to harm his
career. He's a real leader and will
make a fine officer"
Capt. c.. Owen Humphreys, Navy
athletics director, joined with Miller
in praising the Army team, but bott
indicated that Navy would immedi-
ately point for next years classic
Said Miller: We'll be back"
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Nelson Regoins Hot Golf Pace
To Nip Ferrier in S. F. Open

picked up $1,866 for second place
plus 500 as the low-scoring service
man.
Nelson, who won the San Fran
cisco Open a year ago with a To-
hole score of 275, carded rounds OF
72-71-69-69 to defend his title
successfully. Ferrier put together
rounds of 75-66-7O-7l Par for
Harding Park is 36-36-72.
Ferrier, in addition to racking uL
the lowest round of the tourney, his
second-day &c, provided the main
thrills for gallery of several thou
sand in the final round by playing
shot out of a tree, after his ball
had lodged in branches some 80 feet
from the bround. 1t was a warm
sunny day.
Snead in Third Place Tie.
Willie Goggin, White Plains, N. Y.
and Sam Snead, Hot Springs, Va.
finished in a tie for third with 287
Snead and the winner, Nelson
started the tournament as co-favor-
ties. Snead, recently discharged
from the Navy, won the Portland
Open, November 26, where Nelson
finished in tie for fourth place.
Harold McSpaden, Philadelphia
second high money winner of the
year and second to Nelson In the
1943 San Francisco, finished far
down the line with 294.
Ed Furgol, Detroit and Utica
N. Y, entry. captured low amateur
honors with a 296 Mike Turnesa
veteran pro from White Plains
N. Y, who took second in the Port
land Open, failed to get into the
money bracket here, shooting total
301. time former United States
Open Champion Ralph Guldahl also
was out of the prize list, with 309
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Territorial Problems,
Draft Are Big Items
On Minors Slate
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, Dec. 5,-Baseball no.
tables, here for the minor league
convention that opens tomorrow, are
determined to lay the foundation
for new order in the game in the
same city where they agreed to
operate under the present major
minor agreement % years ago.
At a banquet held in early De-
cember, 1921, Commissioner K. M.
Lands, after one year in Office, made
his first appearance before the 26
minor leagues to map out plans for
maj ajor-minor unity. He warned them
Of the grave problems confronting
baseball and was especially critical
OF the draft and the territorial
problems.
Today Judge Lands is gone, but
there still are 26 leagues, although
only 10 are operating, and the
minors face the same problems.
Coast Loop Wants Protection.
Resigned to the fact that due to
Landis' death, the major minor code
automatically extends to January H.
l946, the lower leagues are prepared
to give full consideration to 13
amendments to the ma ajor- minor
agreement. Chief of these are the
draft and the territorial problem.
Proposed by the AA Pacific Coast
League, an amendment calls for the
doubling of the draft price from
$500 to $4,000 With an eye on
developments after the war, the
coast loop also proposed a more
lron-clad territorial protection. AS
the rules stand, a major league may
go into minor league territory by
the payment of $1,000 to the league
and of reasonable amount to the
affected club as determined by
agreement, or fixed by the commits
sioner.
The attitude of most leagues on
the proposed amendments will be
determined at meetings scheduled to
be held during or before the ma
tlonal association convention. The
Piedmont, Ohio State and Pony
loops meet today, the Eastern to-
morrow and others on the call OF
their presidents. The American AS
sociation met in Milwaukee Sunday
Votes Held by 26 Leagues.
Ten active and 16 suspended
leagues have a vote each in the
meeting. The newly organized Caro-
lima circuit is not eligible to vote
because Of provision in the ma.
tional association agreement thai
requires league to have been il
existence as playing organization
for a full season.
Other scheduled meetings are tn,
annual gatherings of the Nationa
Federation of Baseball Writers ans
the Association of Professional Play
erS of America.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Best Pin Classic String
BowIed by Southpow

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-Frank Tarbox
hasn't much of a chance of finish
ing in the money in the fourth
annual all-star individual match
game tenpin bowling tournament
but he's standout nevertheless.
Tarbox, Findlay (Ohio) stone COM
pany president, is the only south
paw of the 125 bowlers competing In
the tourney and in his second series
he shot the highest game yet posted
"a 267.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Navy Gains Pair, Army
One L. S. u. Gridmun

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 5.-Two
Louisiana State freshman football
players have received appointments
to the United States Naval Academy
and another to the Military Acad-
emy, Coach Bernie Moore an
nounced.
They are Elwyn Rowan, fullback
from Memphis, and blocking back
Farris Bullock, Ell Dorado, Ark, to
Annapolis and Melvin Didier, Baton
Rouge Oa) center, to West Point
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Tickets for Not Opener
On Sale Next Mondoy

Those wishing to use tickets for
the Mats 1945 opening game as
Christmas gifts may buy them at the
Washington baseball clubs ticket
office at Griffith Stadium, starting
next Monday, December II. The
box office will be open daily except
Sunday from 9 a m to pm.
Prices range from s160 for a box
seat to so cents for a bleacher seat.
All seats except those in the bleach
ers for the inaugural contest are
reserved.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Deal, Rooms, Hardy Garner
Bonds in Anacostia Golf

At Anacostia, where cold weather
means nothing to ardent golfers
they're still blasting away in the
final consolation matches of Pro
Frank Hartig's War Bond Tourna-
ment.
Bob Deal, L. G.. Koons and Jack
Hardy are richer by S25 bonds fol-
lowing victories in three of the
flights while finals in other brackets
are being arranged for this week.
Hardy defeated Carl Steele, l up,
for the third-flight championship;
Deal licked ]. Curran, and l, for
the fifth-flight crown, and L. G.
Koons was the winner in the sixth
flight with 3-and-2 win over D.
Stockstill.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
GreenIeaf's Cue Play Lead
Is Menaced by Hoppe

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Ralph
Greenleaf held first place today in
the round-robin three-cushion bill
lard championship tourney, but De-
Tending Champion Willie Hoppe was
expected to tie him before the day
was over.
Greenleaf assumed the lead yes
terday by beating Joe Procita, Glov-
ersville, N. Y, who is Hopes op-
ponent tonight.
Yesterdays results: Fitzpatrick, so; Ru-
bin, 81, "A innings. Greenleaf, so; Procita,
Is, 2S innings. Bozeman, so; MARQUEE
23, 36 innings; Cochran, so: Rubin 80,
30 innings. Chamaco, so; Ponzi, 40. So
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Able, D. c. Boy, Reports
To Wooster Tank Souod

William w. Able of 3737 Hunting
ton avenue. a VS. trainee at the
Wooster (Ohio) College has reported
for the varsity swimming squad, &C
cording to the official roster Just
released by Coach Carl B. Munson.
The schools schedule calls for meets
with Oberlin, Kenyon, Baldwin
Wallace, Muskingum and Case.
Before entering the Navy Able
attended Gould Academy and the
University of Maryland.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Wes FerreII Will Pilot
Greensboro for Phils
Hy the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIdItu FitSS.
GREENSBORO, N. c., Dec. s.
Wesley Cheek Ferrell, veteran ma jor
league pitcher and minor league
manager, has been named pilot OF
the Greensboro club in the Glass c
Carolina League for 1945 by Joe
Reardon, farm chief of the Phila-
delphia Phillies, who have working
agreement here.
Ferrell lives at Guilford College
near here, where he farms. He was
out of baseball last year. His first
four seasons in the majors, those
with Cleveland, he won 20 games
each year for a modern record. An
ailing arm caused him to quit pitch
ing in 1899.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
|PBC Football CHAMPS
Top A||-Star Teams

Police Boys Club football season
closed with four games in which
championship teams were pitteo
against all-star aggregations. Ir
the 150-pound league, No. finally
edged the all-stars, 1916, behind the
outstanding playing of Tawney
Funk and Michelli. Birdsong was
the mainstay of the all-stars. Elvir
made their lone tally.
No. As 125-pounders fought to g
scoreless tie with their al-star foes
Brandenburg of No and Magatutu
Of the opposition were standouts.
In the other tilts, undefeated No
II won the 105-pound match, 21-0
and No. 4, in the 9o-pound group
went down to defeat, 1870.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Today a year ago-Montreal
Canadiens lost first game of Ma
tional League hockey season to
Boston, 5-4, after having gone
IA undefeated.
Three years ago-Hank Green
berg, Detroit Tigers first base
man, released from Army.
Five years ago-Tulane and
Texas Aggies named to appear in
Sugar Bowl at New Orleans.
Ten years ago-Red Grange
decided to quit pro football after
10 seasons from 1925 to 1884.
Evening star., 1944-12-05

ers are going through our re-
volving doors at breakneck speed.
Somebody's going to be hurt"
Then they went out on the field
to lambast Syracuse, 41-0, and
Higgins did not know whether to
be happy or sad.
What could I do?" he lament
ed. Il had to wait until they
played bad game to call them
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Varsity Bosketers

Hamline 50 South Dakota, SO.
Drake, Al: Detroit, 3s.
West Texas 52 Hardin Simmons, "a.
Fort Riley, So; Kansas State. 35.
Bowling Green, rs; Lockbourne Army
Air Base. 43.
Valparaiso, So: Bunker Hill MAS 46.
Fort Bragg Personnel Center, 43; N. C.
Etate, 81.
Depaul. 61; Chicago Naval. Al.
Washburn, 40: Kansas, 35.
Puerto Rice Servicemen All-Stars. ~;
Havana u. 3S
Iowa State, AZ: Minnesota, IL,
eicts, 25,
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Win,Lose or Draw
Mats Agents Looking for Building Material
By JOHN B. KELLER

finish the 1914
Clark Griffith than did
licking Washington
club Uncle Clark looking something
pain that better finish by his charges 45 fully relieve
That's why nephew and Calvin Griffith
Of the Mats Cambria,
America specialist will meeting
leagues in Buffalo the remainder of the plenty
Yos upstate metropolis Cal didn't
clothing with them Their plans will keep them right in the hotel
during
All Cal and Joe the consists better
nelder perhaps pitcher
doesn't sound much but the matters these days the
baseball goods line the minors the Washington lucky
to pick well cacher's mitt a broken bat.
Griffith emphatay interest in baseball
politics the minors meeting seethng All his
will look for is talen-f there's be had
though, will discuss at three
session the
years they deadly serious going
after