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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31
SCOV|LL, BENRUS
GIRLS SOFTBALL
LEAGUE LEADERS

The IRA. Girls Softball League
goes into It's third week Of play with
Scovill's and Benrus, last years
champion and runner-up respective
ly, tied for first place with two wins
apiece and no losses. Oakville Pin,
U. s. Time, and waterbury Manu-
featuring come next with one win
apiece and no losses. Oakville has
provided the surprise element in
the league thus far. They tied
strong U. s. Time team In their
first start and won over Waterbury
Button last week. This Is their
first year In league competition.
Good fielding and spirited batting
has featured the early season play.
Many Of the players have shown
mid-season form and the games
have been holly contested. Three
Of last weeks games were decided
by one run margins.
Team To Beat
Scovill seems to be the team to
beat again this year. Coach Nelson
Squires has nodded together a we'll
balanced team. To date they have
shown the most strength at bat with:
Mary Miklinevich, Flo Hedegus, Sue
Colangelo, Bert Kelly, and Ella
MacLelland, deemed the heavy hit
tiers. Mary Coffin, star pitcher on
last years team, has seen little
action to date because of illness.
Her place has been capably filled
however by Jean Ostroski, who held
Chase office to runs while her
mates collected IA in last weeks
game.
Benrus was hard pressed to beat
the Waterbury Tool entry last
Thursday by q 2-l score in the best
played game Of the season thus far.
Coach Lewis Adams had to dig
deep into his strategy book In Or
der to get Theresa Ficeto home with
the winning run In the last half of
the sixth inning. In another we'll
played game Waterbury Manufac-
turing Company led by Tessie
Jacobs, was lucky to win over the
U. s, Rubber Team by 4-3 score.
The U. S. Rubber entry grows
stronger each week and should
provide the leaders with plenty of
trouble before the end of the sea-
son.
The feature games of next weeks
play are scheduled for Waterville
Park with Waterbury Tool Com
pany, stacked against Waterbury
Manufacturing Company and Tor
Fulton Park with Benrus lined up
against American Metal Hose
Coach Cliff Slater Of the Waterbury
Tool predicts that his team will
climb back into the win column
after last weeks close defeat
American Metal Hose, who drew a
bye last week, are expected to pro-
vided Benrus with plenty of oppo-
sition. Captain Adeline Goudreault
OF Metal Hose has held several prac-
tices pruning her charges for the
important tilt.
Ed McGrath, league director, an
nounces the schedule for this
Thursday night as follows:
Brass Mill, Hamilton, Scovill Mfg
VS.. Farrell Foundry Month.
Hopeville, Waterbury Button VS.
U. S. Time Granville.
Fulton. Benrus Watch VS.. Ameri.
can Metal Hose Zones.
Waterville No. l, Chase Office VS..
Oakville Div. (Stanco).
Waterville No. 2, Waterbury Tool
VS.. Wat. Mfg. Co. Latanzio).
U. S. Rubber Co, bye.
Games to start at 6:l5 D, IN.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31
DeIio vs.. Pep1

Los Angeles. May 3i.-(UP)-Wei-
terweight boxer Mike Della. Tecov-
cred from a throat ailment said to-
day he will head east on Friday for
n series Of fights, including one with
Willie Pep IN New York and Aaron
Perry IN Washington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31
CABS HAVE EVERYTHING

While neither lombard nor Gus
Mancuso is a speed-burner the Polo
Grounds catching is second to none.
Rucker ca travel with the finest In
center field, but cooled OF following
a running start at bat.
The Cardinals are by far the
strongest club in the National
league. They have everything. The
Reds possess excellent pitching, but
are none too potent with the willow.
The Cubs are bound to improve. The
Phillies are trying like blazes.
Baseball Is in for a remarkable
season in its third war year. At
tendance is up despite unfavorable
weather. 1t rained In st. Louis the
Saturday and Sunday we appeared
at Sportsman's Park, but we played
to $4,000 each afternoon.
And don't forget-that was in st.
Louis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31
159O--WBRY--96

159O--WBRY--96
3:15-Bob Trout-News
3:30-Columbia Masterworks Of
Music
4:00-Broadway Matinee
4;25-Bill Costello, News
430-Burl Ives
4:45-The Raymond Scott Show
5:00-Fun With Dunn
5:30-The Suppertimers
545-American Women
6:00-Quincy Howe and the News
6:10-Baseball Scores
6:15-Lyn Murray's Orchestra and
Chorus
6:30-News
6:45-The World Today
6:55-The Meaning of the News
7:00-Home Front Quartermaster
7:15-John Misunderstanding
Parade
7:S0-Concert Hall Of the Air
S00-Allan Jones with frankie
Carries Orchestra
S:S0-Dr. Christian
S:55-News Highlights-Charles T..
Lynch
9:00-The Frank Sinatra Show
9:30-Jack Carson
10:00-Great Moments in Music
10:30-Report to the Nation
1:00-News
11:15-Vera Holley, Songs
II :30-Invitation to Music-Herbert
Jansen. baritone
12:o0-Sign off.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31
Games Tomorrow
EASTERN LEAGUE
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE


Montreal III. Buffalo o-s CD
Jersey City LIS. Newark 9-t 40
Baltimore SIS, syracuse b-2
list 10 and 2nd inningsl
Rochester Gle. Toronto al
Dist Z aud end , inningsl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31

New York lDubIel SD AZ De-
iroli tovermire i's)-3;00 .. M,
E.W.T.
Boston Judd i.O) at Cleveland
Ksnp1sSS s,n s,s|0 1i ?; ,, ~; E.WT
Chicago u.opat iss)-s'oo y. m. c.
Washington u.eonard l-Ol M 81.
Louis fJakncki 3-D--at $3.50 .. M.
c.W.T.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31
J@M4MH,.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterday Re-

Yesterday Results
Boston Ia, st. Louis 0-13
New York 6-5, Chicago 5-i
Cincinnati A., Philadelphia ga
Brooklyn "a, Pittsburgh 3-S
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31
MANPOWER SHORTAGE IN
ARMY RARRBALL. TOO

An advertisement In Camp Nc.
Coy (Wis.l Real Mccoy called for
'offieers and enlisted men interest
ed In managing the Camp Mccoy
baseball team"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31

Camp white COre1 lT4th INF
tank men have challenged other
tank outfits In camp AZ any sport
or game from angling TO yachting.
The camp paper. the Grenade, Is
trying 70 promote q showdown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31

Games To-day
New York at Detroit
Boston at Cleveland
Philadelphia at Chicago
Washington at st. Louis
Games Tomorrow
Philadelphia at Chicago
Washington at 81. Louis
New York at Detroit
Boston at Cleveland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31

Probable Pitchers
By United PressD
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Chicago Ueasseau 0-2D al New
W.T.
Cincinnati (De Laerus 2-3) al
Phiiadelphia (Sehanz 3-S-3:i5 p.
M. E.W.T.
81. Louis Ganier SOP at Boston
Barrett s-6D-s;00 p. M, E.W.T.
Pittsburgh (Heweli 6-2) mt Brook
Ign Davis 3-3)--s;45 y. M, E.W.T.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31

Games IO00y
Chicago at New York
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (nighO
st. Louis at Boston
Cincinnati at Philadelphia
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31
MAYBE NOT RECORDS;
BUT THEY'LL DO

Pfc. James Smith Of Wendover
Field, Utah, recently did 422 push
ups during a physical fitness ses-
sion. Cpl. Herbert Prewitt, Ran
dolph Field. Tex. welterweight box
ing champion. did 286 situps as part
Of a recent physical fitness test.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterda,,s Results

Yesterdays Results
Detroit "a, New York IL
st. Louis GA, Washington AZ
Chicago SO, Philadelphia IL
Cleveland "a, Boston 3-3
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31
WATR PROGRAMS
1920 KiIOcycles

S:00-Braves VS.. Cardinals
5:00--Terry and the Pirates
5:15-Melody Revue
5:30-News
6:45-Superman
6:0O-Yankee News
6:15-Capt. Tim Healy
6:So-Pleasure And Profit: News
6:45-Jack Armstrong
7:00-Fulton Lewis, Jr.
7:10-Terry's Tunes
7:30-Phone Your Answer
7:45-Symphonyl Serenade
S:00-Slzing Up The News
S:15-The Smoothies
S:30-%avier Cugat
9:00-GabrieI Heater
9:15-Return of Nick Carter
9:30-Spotlight Bands: Interluds
10:00-Royal Arch Gunnison
10:15-Top OF The Evening
10:30-News: Dancing Discs
10:45-Chuch Fosters Orch.
11:00-Yankee News
1l:l5-Ray Henle
l1:S0-GaY Claridge's Orch.
1l:55-News
12:00-Sign Off
TOMORROW
7:30-Happy Hank
7:45-Sacred Heart Program
S:00-Yankee News
S;l5-Shopper's Guide part ID
S:55-Morning Devotions
S;OU--Breakfast Club
10:00-Sweet River
10:15-My True Story
10:40-News
1O:45-Shoppers' Guide (Part %
11:00-Breakfast At Sardis
l1:30-Gil Martyr
11:45-What's Your Idea?
Enthusiastically Personal
12:00-oPA Consumers News: Mel
odic Moments
12:15-Yankee News
12:30-News
12:45-Melody Time
1:00-News: Melody Time
1:15-Jack Berch and the Three
Suns
1:30-Victory Matinee
1:45-"American Women's Jury"
2:00-News: Two O'Clock Jump
2:15-Yankee Kitchen
2:45-CarniVal
3:00-Braves VS.. Cardinals
5:00-Terry and the Pirates
5:15-Melody Revue
5:30-News
5:45-Superman
6;00-Yankee News
6:15-Capt. Tim Healy
6:S0-Music For Dining: News
6:45-Jack Armstrong
7:00-Fulton Lewis, Jr.
715-Terry's Tunes
7;So-The FightinE Coast Guard
S;00-Watch The World Go BY
S:15-The Smoothies
S:30-Melodies OF The Moment
9:00-Gabriel Heater
915-Return OF Nick Carter
9:30-Spotlight Bands: Interlude
10:00-Henry Gladstone
10:l5-Dancing Discs: News
10:30-Stop Or Go
II :00-Yankee News
11:15-Ray Henle
11:30-Glen Gray's Treasury Show
11:55-News
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31

tion--right Held, and, NATURALLY, l
will do anything to help the organ
ization.
BAD LUCK TRAILS voIsELLE
The Giants slowed down when our
pitching fiopped-all except Bill
Voiselle, O real Giant In ability and
stature who was brought in from
Jersey City. Voiselle got of with
three straight, and should have
bagged Ave out Of the next six, all
Of which are charged against him.
At Ebbets Field the other night,
I felt as badly as Voiselle when
Johnny Rucker and Charley Mead
came together on an easy fly with
the result that the Georgian dropped
the ball on what would have been
the final out to give the Brooklyns
two runs and the game. All Of the
young right chambers losses except
one have been tough ones. The
Giants other pitchers are the south
paws, Cliff Melton and Ewald Pyle,
and the highthanders Harry Field
man, Ace Adams and ube Fischer.
would certainly like to hear from
Johnny Allen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31

Chicago at New York (nighD
st, Louis at Boston
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn
Cincinnati at Philadelphia
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31
start at 6:l5 p, IN.
Major League
Leaders

By United PreSs)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
an li
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31

"Mr. Tibbett," asked the Burns
and Allen show maestro Felix Mills
of the famed baritone who was
guessing on the show, What song
have you chosen for the broadcast
Il think I'll sing Bread" an
nounced Lawrence Tibbett.
"Bread?" questioned Mills. You
mean Short min Bread?"
I'm a way replied the singer
But since the drive to salvage fats
I'm doing it without the shorten
ing!"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31

Address to be delivered by Archie
Greenberg of New York and DR..
Irving Miller at the annual ban
quet of the Connecticut Depart
ment Jewish War Veterans, next
Sunday at the Hotel Elton in Wa
terbury, will be broadcast from $50
to 8:45 p. m. over WATR Fred
Harris, Past National Commander
of Meriden, will be Master Of Cere-
monies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31
YEsTERDAY's STAR = Mel OFT

manager OF the New York Giants.
VINO hit tire homers TO take over
the major league lead In that de-
partment and 70 supply the marein-
~ runs IN each game as New York
beat Chisago twice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31

Arthur Vinton, who portrays
Daniel Burke" on the afternoon
serial Mary Marlin" raises white
Holland turkeys on his farm in
Little Britain, New York. His farm
is one of the most scientific poultry
farms in the state. and any number
OF radio stars are regular purchasers
of his products.
Evening star., 1944-07-30
Even Veterans Are Terrified
BY Robot Bombing of London

an air force major who spent a
short hitch in the Pentagon Build
ing in Washington.
These things scare me more than
anything I've been through" said
Maj. Muto. They are really ter
rifying, more than shell fire or
bombing from an airplane."
Many casualties have been caused
by flying glass, sometimes a long
way from the explosion. They seem
to have comparatively little frag-
mentation, and conclusion seems to
be the main effect. But that is ter
rife.
Cost Only $1,000 Each.
I am told they are inexpensive to
build. costing about $4,000 each
They completely destroy themselves
in the explosion. although some
pieces of what seems to be a tank
probably for propulsion purposes
have been found. Probably they
have warhead like torpedo, car
rying the detonator.
have seen many installations In
France which engineers say were
intended to be, or actually were
robot-launching platforms.
The platforms were about ITO feet
long, with rise of three-tenths of
l foot in ITO feet, which the en-
gineers judged would give them the
correct elevation. At one side there
was always a strong concrete pill
box, heavily wired, with a narrow
slit through which the operator
could watch as he launched the
bomb.
Propulsion initially seems to be
by rocket for the actual launching.
After it gets into the air, jet pro-
pulsion takes over, which is the rea-
son for the heavy outboard motor
sound. The platform has rails which
found to be exactly IL feet apart,
which IA inches of clearance on each
side. The shoulders are of concrete.
The launching areas are being
neutralized, and probably the Ger
mans are being forced to erect the
platforms farther from the coast as
the Allied armies advance.
The bombs travel faster than most
fighter airplanes, but the Allies have
a plane which can overtake them
from behind and blast them to bits.
Other measures used against them
include antiaircraft gunf1re and
barrage balloons, but most Of those
shot down probably are destroyed
by fighter aircraft.
The London antiaircraft guns used
to go into action against them but
they were stopped. The reason, of
course, was that bomb intercepted
over London. if it didn't explode in
the air, would fall and cause dam
age.
Evening star., 1944-07-30
FOUND.

TRUCK TIRE, 30x5, mounted, found on
1!th st. NV. Call A. d q. Jobbers, 1914
4th st. NV. DE. $3.50.
Evening star., 1944-07-30

points cleared of the enemy. The
bag of enemy prisoners was ex-
pected quickly to reach divisional
size and the numerous Nazi dead
remained to be counted.
Yet in the area between Tessy
and Notre Dame-De Centilly the
Germans abandoned caution and
sent tanks into battle without re-
gard for casualties.
Some of these were the Battered
End Panzer Division, which pulled
out of the British front east of the
Orne and in the Caumont sector
under cover of mortar fire, raced
over and clashed with the Amer
leans near Tessy. Then 1t pulled
back to positions astride the Wire
River south of Tessy in the apparent
hope of keeping the escape route
open for German troops falling back
from the Torigny area toward the
city of Wire.
Gains Below St. Lo
The Americans continued driving
southwark southwest of st. Lo,
however, gaining two to three miles.
to the outskirts of both Torigny
and Conde Sur Wire.
The End PanZer was not the only
German tank outfit thrown into
counterattacks.
Others were the stubborn rear
guard, and still others were those
which had hidden and been by
passed. then tried to break out. In
the triangle between Tessy. Notre
Dame and Canisy, more than 100
tank duels were reported by field
dispatches, including more than a
dozen in running combats below
LIE Mesnil Herman. The I'd Panzer
Division was estimated to have only
60 tanks in fighting shape when it
rushed into the battle.
In bitter contests, American Sher-
man tanks, half lf-tractors and self
propelled guns finally bested them
and pushed on, bringing to 300
square miles the territory overrun
by the offensive since Tuesday.
More Troops Threatened.
The American advance through
Lengronne shut off one Of the last
escape routes for the Germans along
the west coast of the Normany Pen
insula, threatening to catch more
enemy troops, probably including
many who got out in the nick of
time when the American westward
spearhead cut across to the Atlantic
below the Sienne estuary Friday.
Two American armored columns
were springing this trap by con-
verging on Brehal. one coming south
from Coutances to Hyenville, the
other southwest through Lengronne.
There was no indication that the
Germans had managed to establish
any definite line on which to make
a stand. Battlefront reports said
the Americans still had not en-
countered anything in the nature
Of prepared defenses.
BY the same token, there was little
Evening star., 1944-07-30
Fierce Jap Fighting
10 Capture Hengyang
RepuIsed by Chinese
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, July 29.-Bitterly
intensified fighting for the prize
railway town Of Hengyang, with the
Japanese making more than 10 at
tacks in a single day. was an
nounced tonight by the Chinese
high command, which said Chinese
positions still stood firm.
On the other embattled fronts
ranging from Human Province into
western Kiangsi, the Chinese said
they had lost Pingsiang, 95 miles
northeast of Hengyang, but had
evened the score by mopping up the
vicinity Of recently recovered Kei-
yang, on the railway 80 miles south
Of Hengyang, and were attacking
the Japanese-held city Of Chaling
go miles to the east.
In the fighting on the outer per.
imeter Of Hengyang, a Chinese com.
munfque said, the Chinese yesterda,
recaptured five strong points in the
east, made some progress in the
south after repulsing several Japa.
nese attacks, beat of the japanese
in six hand-to-hand engagements
IN the west and swayed back anc
forth in fluid fighting in the north
Japanese losses were declared to be
twice those of the Chinese.
The communique failed to con.
firm Chinese Central News Agenc,
report that on the Kwangtung Prov.
ince front the Japanese had with.
drawn from Tsingyun, near Canton
but said the Chinese were continu.
ing to make progress northwest ano
northeast of Tsingyun.
The Hengyang defenses received
Evening star., 1944-07-30

semblance of continuous lines on
either side, with the fighting in
progress in fluid swirl at many
points. During the day the Ameri-
cans cleaned out some by-passed
areas, such as st. Malo de la Lande,
miles west of Coutances.
Coutances Falls without Opposition.
Coutances itself fell without final
opposition after the Germans had
rushed southwark to avoid entrap-
ment on major scale.
Despite unfavorable weather, the
fighter -bombers we're back on the
job today, prosecuting one of the
most merciless air assaults of the
war. American airmen said Ger
man fighter opposition was in
creasing on the Western sector of
the battlefront-the area where the
Germans put in their ground
counterattacks-an indication that
the Allied air assaults were effecting
the German dispositions.
1t was disclosed that the aerial
bombaroment which opened the
American offensive on Tuesday in
cluded 2,423 planes, including more
than 1,500 heavy bombers. which
dropped 65,95l bombs weighing
4,300 tons in an area of 10 square
! miles.
Evening star., 1944-07-30
LOST.

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money: liberal reward. R. D. EVANS.
Boston BULL TERRIER, stable color
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BROWN LEATHER PURSE, containing $500
cash and $500 in Travellers checks. 3
important papers, belonging to Elyira La
ruccia. 565 Center ave, Verona, Pa; left
in taxi at Union stat1on about 1gs pm
MARSH, MA. 59I0.
CAMERA, Thursday, between Silver Spring
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COIN PURSE, black, containing several
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Evening star., 1944-07-30
BY WALTER McCALLUM.


LONDON.-What is this flying
bomb that is hitting Southern Eng
land and falling on the greater
London area, causing heavy casual
ties and upsetting the life of the
British metropolis?
1t is a thing of terror which
strikes from the middle air, fire.
quently with no warning.
1t is something new, terrorizing
and devastation. 1t has driven
thousands of Londoners and many
Americans to underground shelters
at night, and thousands have evac-
uated the city. Other thousands
have concentrated in cities now OF
its range.
Bombing Started June Is.
The flying bomb started coming
over Southern England June Is
nine days after D-Day. The first
few days they came over with con-
siderable regularity and caused
severe damage. Around London are
newly shattered buildings that al
ready bomb marks of other blitz
years.
The bombing slowed up early in
July, and then was renewed with
increasing fury. 1t was estimated
In London at the height of the
bombing by the robot or buzz bomb.
or doodle bug, or whatever name
Londoners want to call it, that they
came over at the rate of about lO8
every "a hours.
They fell fairly close to the place
in London where 1 live while await
ing transfer back to France.
At first I pooh -poohed them and
refused to go to shelter. I saw a
lew flying at great speed. I heard
the noisy motor cut out and the
sound of the explosion in the dis
tance. But I didn't think they
carried much danger.
A fellow gets that way after see
ing what went on in France. Shell
flre, mortar fire, rifle fire and bomb
lngs seemed much more lethal than
a flying bomb.
One Hit Nearby.
But was cured one night. Asleep
on the top floor of an apartment. !
was awakened by the noise of the
warning siren. Then I heard the
noise of the thing" getting louder
and louder.
I thought, as usual. it would veer
on, but this one didn't. It came
directly overhead, the motor filling
the world with noise. 1t sounded
exactly like an outboard motor
pulling against a heavy current.
AS near as I could tell, with the
blankets pulled up over my head,
the motor cut out directly overhead,
When that happens the thing"
either falls at once, straight down.
or glides to its objective. I re-
member praying it was a glider.
Two seconds after the motor cut
came the shattering sound of the
explosion. Next day I visited the
place it hit. A fair-sized building
".sS SoiAi1ASoSAS SlldCLSleu. LII was
not very far from my apartment.
So I grabbed my bedroll and went
down to an old wine cellar, where
1 spent the rest of the night and
succeeding nights. You feel fairly
comfortable in a wine cellar, al
though the sleeping isn't too good.
1t is rather crowded.
Even Scare a Veteran.
I had felt something like coward
after being through the hell of
France for the first six weeks, but
I didn't feel that way after seeing
the building that bomb hit.
There is in London an air force
officer who has been in and around
this war for nearly five years. He
was in Poland and Africa, and he
has been knocked around by bombs
and kicked around by shell fire.
His name is Frank Muto and he is