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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-27
BLACK YANKEES. HERE SATURDAY;. BLOCK RELEASED

The famous New York Black Yankees, dominating figures of the National colored baseball league for the past 10 years, invade thi scity Saturday night to do battle with Larry Mullen and his All-Star Brassco array at Municipal Stadium under lights. Showing one of their most powerful aggregationS in years the Yankees come to town fresh from their great victory over the crack Bushwicks in New York Sum- day afternoon 8 victory which saw big John Stanley, colored pitching star stop the six game winning streak of the Wicks.
 Probably no other club in the travelling class need as little bally- hooing as the Yankees. They have always been a colorful and power fully equipped outfit and demon strated 1t in Connecticut for the first time last Friday night at Bristol when they soundly spanked the highly touted Bristol Endee c. I. o. outfit under a 19-run barrage.
 FavOrites
 Always good to look at on the ball field, the Yankees come here with several of their old favorites includ- ing Zach Clayton, and Dave Thomas as well as a flock of new youngsters who have given the club plenty of its old time offensive strength. Clayton will be at first base; Mar win Parker in center; Doug Snyder, former Homestead Gray star in right; Thad Thomas of the Kansas City Black Sox in left; Roy Flash" Williams, the Joe Gordon of the Colored League" at second; Joe Royal behind the bat; Jim Williams at short; and Curley Andrews, late of the Philadelphia Stars at short.
 The Brasscos will work out here Friday for the impending clash with the Colored Yankees who are now recognized as the only real rivals of the sensational New York Cubans for the l944 colored championship. Manager Dayi last night announced the release of Cy Block but with held the naming of successor until later in the week when he expects to have some interesting news for local fandom.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-27
Dusty BoseboIt PIoy Wednesday

An abbreviated dusty baseball league, due to war conditions, is apt to end up with an abbreviated sea son, due to the weather man. For two weeks running the opening of the I. R. A. League was postponed because of rain.
 A third start to get underway will be made tomorrow night (Wednes- day, June 28) when U. s. Time is slated to meet Chase at the Hope vile diamond. The U. S. Time com bine has two good practice tits with the Washington Hills of the City Amateur League under their belts, and although they lost both games they showed considerable improve ment in the second one.
 Coach Georgie Graham will toe the slab for his Time combine with Major" Minor on the receiving end. It is expected that Coach Ned Far ley will also handle the pitching chores for his charges although 1t was rumored last week that he had surprise newcomer, a speedball artist. ready to use in the rained out game with a reputedly strong Scovill nine.
 Vets To Show
 Veteran players Dave Kotch, Gene Sweeney, and Bobby Greatorex will show in the Chase lineup while Tony Roberts, of basketball fame, is one of the standouts on the Time team.
 The game is scheduled to start at 6:l5 p. m. with Jim Mobile calling the balls and strikes.
 On Thursday night the Scovill E, R. A. entry will meet the Washing ton Hills in an exhibition game at Washington Park. Pat Slattery will umpire s. E. R. A. Coach Roy Mur- phy will start Rollie Benson, ex- Wilby flash, on the mound with vet eran city leaguer Felix Longo catch ing him. A close game is anticipated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-27
Yanks, Giants Made To Order Says Lippy'
Nunzio Vs. Costo, , Keorns, Collins At HoFtford

Hartford, June 27 Joey Sulick, unbeaten New York welaterweight who remains ring enigma despite a record of 38 triumpfs, meets Broad way Johnny Jones of Pittsburgh in the feature ten on tonight's (Tues- day night's) auditorium boxing card The show will be held rain or shine" either outdoors or in.
 Sulick has an enviable record, yet refuses to capitalize on 1t to fullest extent. For, being a strong minded lad, he gets the yearning to fight only when in need of fresh funds. He hasn't fought since he licked Red" Doty in Boston several weeks ago. Despite long layoffs, abhor- renee of training, this natural-born Scrapper has won every time out.
 Three other unbeaten boxers bowed for the first time before Sulick's sharp fists. Bobby Gunther, Joey Haddad and Robert Simmons all had run up impressive strings before losing to Joey. Simmons has, mt dropped the duke since, either. Another who had string of vic-' tories snapped by the New Yorker is Willie Shanks, who had won 16 in row.
 Jones on the other hand has been fighting steadily, whipping Jerry Ftorello on Memorial Day eve at Springfield after dropping a split duke to Frankie Terry, who has won IA in a row. Jones has whipped Doty twice, kayoed Joe Governale, who snapped Verne Patterson's string of IT triumphs, beaten Carmen Notch, Mike Buick, Winnie Vines, drew with Al Davis and lost a split deci- sion to Tippy Larkin.
 Nunzio vs Costa
 Charley Smith, Newark light weight who scored sensationally here in tipping Joe Uunzio, returns to fight Willie Ferrar of Brooklyn in the semi-flnal eight. Nunzio is back in six, the Waterbury crap- per facing 17-year-old Vic Costa of New York, who recently scored a surprise win over Jerry Darby ir his first pro fight, an eight-rounder in Boston.
 Unbeaten Billy Kearns of Wheth- ersfield, after his 18th win, has been rematched with Waterbury's Tom Collins, who gives him his toughest fight, in another six. The opening four pits Billy Marcus of Hartford against Mexican Luis Melo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-27
Dusty SoftboII Games Tonight

Winners of IRA Softball games last night in mems play included Scovill Manufacturing, and Eyelet, the latter having a wide 12-4 edge of USTime assembly. VIM won the closest game 5-4 from Somers Brass while French was 9-5 victim of the Scovill softballers, who scored five runs in the fourth inning.
 Joyce and Kozen got five hits for the winners, whose Chapman al- lowed French batters but six hits Earl Lallier's nothing" ball hyp- notized pr. Joe Mty's Somers Brass outfit to the extent of four hits though Whitey Miscavage hit a three-run homer for the losers in the sixth inning. One error was made in the game, big four run fourth inning helping in the ulti- mate victroy.
 Assembly. USTime team,got near ly as many hits as their conquerors but only one-third as many runs; five errors allowing the winners un- earned scores.
 Games tonight include:
 Lux-Farrell: Waterville, CMastri- anni0
 Benrus-U. s. Time: Fulton, (Pur- cell0
 Waterbury Tool Waterbury Cos Washington; (Kenny.
 Chase Metal Bristol Co.,: Hamil. ton 2, (Lear0
 U. S. Metal-Metal Hose: Hamil- ton 1, (Stanco0
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-27
Ortiz, BoIvin Set ForAction

Boston, June 27.-(UP)-World bantamweight champion Manuel Ortiz of Fl Centro, Cal, and Larry Bolvin of Providence, R. l., wind up heavy training today for their 10-round battle at Braves Field Thursday night that opens the east ern outdoor boxing season.
 Ortiz planned to conclude his workouts with a series of sparring matches against rugged Billy Nap- per and Johnny Coe at Kelly & Hayes gymnasium while Bolvin, claimant of the New England feath- erweight crown, was to conclude his sessions at Camp Ahoy in Coventry, R. I.
 With the fight only two days away, both boxers were in top shape. At conclusion of yesterdays drills, Ortiz weighed an even l27 while Volvin was a half-pouad heavier. Both were to engage in limbering up exercises tomorrow with the Bol- win forces arriving in the city just prior to the noon weighing in cere- monies Thursday.
 Maltempo to Show
 Two of New Englands outstand- ing heavyweight prospects were list- ed among the preliminaries that call for 36 rounds of boxing. Jimmy Mulligan of Lowell, who has piled up string of l2 straight knock outs, was to meet Sam Maltempo of Manchester, Conn. in one eight round semi-final. In the other, big Howard Thompson, the Saugus war worker, was to engage Irish Jimmy Flynn of Rochester. N. Y, re- cent winner over former national amateur king Wallace Cross.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-27
All Home 1944
 Games for YoIe n

New Haven, Conn, June 27-Og- den D. Miller, director of athletics at Yale, today announced that the University of North Carolina has been added to the Bulldogs l944 football schedule and the dates of two other contests had been shifted.
 The Tar Heels, one of the top teams in the South, will invade the local Bowl on November Is, while the game with the University of Vir- ginia, originally scheduled for that date, will be played as the season finale on November 25. The other shift involves the University of Rochester, which will play here on October 28, instead of October 21.
 In the six previous meetings with North Carolina, which spanned the years from 1919 through 1924. Yale won all six and piled up l87 points to 5 by the southern eleven.
 Last season North Carolina turn ed in a record of six victories and three defeats, winning from Penn sylvania, Penn. State. No. Carolina State, Virginia, So. Carolina and the strong Jacksonville Naval Air Sta tion, while losing twice to Duke by a 13 to 2 margin and being edged by Georgia Tech.
 The revised schedule. all games to be played in New Haven, follows:
 September 30 Coast Guard Aca- demy New Haven.
 October T, Cornell; New Haven.
 October IA, Columbia; New Haven.
 October 21, No Game (Examina- tions); New Haven.
 October 2s, Rochester; New Hav- en.
 November {, Dartmouth; New Haven.
 November II, Brown; New Haven.
 November IS, North Carolina; New Haven.
 November 25, Virginia; New Hav- en.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-27
U. 5. Rubber B.oeei Team Tops Chose

The first Bocci contest between the Chase Brass & Copper and United States Rubber Company's teamS was held Sunday at the Chase Bocci courts.
 The U. S. Rubber team won 2 opt of the l2 games played to take tile contest.
 Members'of the Chase teams are as follows:
 Factory: J. Tiso, Alesio D'Angelio. V. Serafini. R. Scoppini.
 Metal Works: Jus Lombardo, Frank Gracin, Al Tacinelli, Al De- meo.
 Noera Plant: Mossi Baldoni. Mike Cecelio, John DeLorango, Pete Tur- tunati.
 Chase Rolling Mills: Pete Groppi, Janis Accosta, Nick D'Aniello, Etore Noli. U. s. Rubber:
 First Team: Ray Carnoli. Ed Pet rucelli, Chris Martinez, Boyd Kel- Ter.
 Second Team: Frank Montoni, Louis Ruggerio, Charles Angelillio, Tony Martinez.
 Third Team: Louis Bianchi, Pri- mo Massa, Jim Mennillo, Tom Pal mieri.
 Fourth Team: Fudge Signotti, Charles Trafacondi, Hutzy Marin ello, A. Martinez.
 Outstanding players were; Ray Carnoh, Charles Trafacondi for U. S. Rubber and J. Tiso, V. Serafini for Chase.
 The next match between the two companies will be held on July 18th at Naugatuck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-27
Rockingham To
 Run For 18 Doys

Salem, N. H., June 27. - The largest purses in the history of New Hampshire racing will be offered here a few weeks hence, when Rockingham Park starts its 18-day summer meeting on July 24.
 Lou Smith, the papa of the pari- mutuels in this section of the coun- try, announced that purse distribu- ton for the first week alone will amount to $76,900, an average of almost $13,000 per day; and that, in addition. $4,S00 will be given in awards for trainers and $2,400 in fees for grooms.
 Thus more than a quarter of a million dollars will be hung up as an incentive to the colony of horse men as New England'S oldest track starts its 18th consecutive season of horse-racing, and Smith is con- fident that this increase in purse money will be reflected in the finest day-to-day racing that this or any other New England season has known.
 Hundreds of thoroughbreds now racing at the fashionable Delaware Park already are looking towards the summer season in New Hamp- shire. Applications were received yesterday for stall space for more than 150 horses now campaigning at the duPont-owned track. and already it is apparent that there will be too many horses for too few stalls, which is an annual feature of the sport at the popular little Rock.
 Interesting
 There will be no Count Fleets on the premises, and no $50 1000 Specials, out each Saturday, there will be a handicap for purse of $5,000 added. to bring back again such remembered names as the Raceland, the Granite States. and New England's oldest race, the Rockingham Park Handi- cap. And each Wednesday, there will be a $2,500 feature.
 "Yes," says Lou Smith, "and each day there will be fine racing. for we will have good horses and plenty of them"
 He might have added-but didn't that the total daily expenses which the racing association he represents will have to face will amount to more than $30000. an item which may help dissipate the somewhat widely-held theory that all in rac- ing is profits for the track opertors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-27
St. Luey's C.Y.o. SoftboII Leooue

The 1924 season was opened with double header at the St. Lucy field on Grant street.
 The c. Y. O. junior activities have been increased this year in order to embrace as many young parishion- CTS as possible. Two leagues are in the process of formation-one the Minor league, open to teams which include no players older than thir- teen years, the other league, called the Major has a fifteen year limit on the ages of the players. Teams in the parish limits which can meet the above requirements may still participate in the summer program if they make their wishes known this week.
 Minor League-The BG team swamped the Hills to the tune of 10-0. Carmen Aufiero and Leo Buo- nocore were the only members of the Hill street combine who were able to touch the fancy hurling of Branch street Billy Fritski. The Branch and Griggs streets outfit had very little trouble either at the plate or in the field. No doubt the boys of the Hill section were hand icapped by their stature but their fighting spirit gives promise of greater things to come once the sea- son begins.
 Major League-The Invaders did to the Divisions what our boys are doing to the Normandy peninsula. They lived up to their names by taking over Nick Perugini's team very comfortably to the tune of T to 2. Buffers fancy fielding for the boys from Division street especially his beautiful snare of Win Caiozzo's long drives to left. saved his team from a far worse beating. We, who saw the Divisions take the league honor last season. know that those boys are far from finished.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-27
Extra! /! Zivie Loses In Pittsburgh
ny JASh CCDD1 United Press Staff COrresuOndent)

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 Pittsburgh, June 27 U.P0- Tommy Bell rang up his S8th con- secutive victory last night on split l0-round decision over Private Fritzi zivic, of the Army Air Corps, the ancient gladiator, who once wore the world welterweight crown.
 Before this bout at Forbes Field, 3lyear-old zivic was publicized as the man for whom the Bell would toll, because young Tommy had knocked out 28 previous opponents. Bell, weighing 149, was the 2-1 fav- orite.
 But the crowd of 10,0lS cash cus- toners was pleasantly surprised at the stiff opposition provided by zivic, who registered an unprece- dented l56 pounds on the scales, and who was rusty after an absence of three months from the ring. Two of those months were spent in the army, from which he is on a brief furlough.
 Bell, although 10 years younger than zivic, had to come from be- hind in the closing sessions to win. The lanky, 2l-year-old Negro from Youngstown, O., looked like novice taking lessons from Master zivic in some of the early rounds. Fritzie made him miss constantly, mean while tying him up and giving a thorough trouncing at close quar- terS.
 Fritz Tired
 zivic won three of the first five rounds and fought on even terms in one; but in the latter half of the bout Bell called upon his reserve of youth to win three and break even in two. However, at no time did his punches have rugged Fritzie in serious trouble. He couldn't land solidly with his long-range drives. The United Press scored four rounds for Bell, three for zivic and three even. The three ring officials disagreed; Referee Ernie Sesto and Judge Freddie Lux voted for Bell, and Judge Willie Davies ballotted for Zivic.
 After the bout, Zivic announced that he would engage in no more professional fights, unless I get 8 title spot with Freddy Cochrane. !" Cochrane, now in the Navy, wears the 147-pound diadem which he wrested from Zivic before the war. Frit2ie said his army duties will prevent proper training for any fu- ture bouts.
 Promoter Jake Mintz announced the gross gate as $32.798.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-27

Two Well-known New York hand lers of boxers, having been on hand last night, when Waterbury's Benny Singleton defeated southpaw with IS straight knockouts to his credit, at the Jamaica Arena, got the GRAPPL1NG IRONS out for a "piece" of the colored boy, before the latter had chance to shower and change to his street clothes. Frankie Perrone was the lefty, floor ed by Singleton in the third round of five in the bout and is rated AAU lightweight champ of the Eastern seaboard George Butler, also a Pearl St. AC lad, showed on the Jamaica card, but lost the nod .. .
 Local sportswriters selecting Leav- enworth's Bill Armour as the first B. A. c. Award winner of $50 War Bond, are confident they have made an excellent selection, for Ar mour's pitching outfield play and batting (.32D was of inestimable worth to Bill Tracy's Tech lads in their play this past season; he hit safely in 12 of 13 games, and won 9 of three games pitched. The B. A. c. is to be highly commended for its voluntary action in putting up the award to keep up interest among high school baseball players; one result this season being that it kept the boys lon their toes and de- veloped some fine diamond talent which has trickled into the City Amateur league Jimmy Roche, prominent in AAU circles, and known to many in Waterbury who have met the New Haven man; is carrying a heavy heart these days. His boy, Jim Roche, Jr.; was killed in an aeroplane crash in California recently. just before he was about ready to go overseas Joe Don- ahue, former Democrat court re- porter, who will be remembered for his fine job on the local conspiracy trial, before he went to Naugatuck News, has completed his boot training at Paris Island; and will soon handle a Marine Corps assign ment in the nations capitol In the Boys Club days, they called him Monk" Minor, now, in U. s. Time athletic circles, Johnny has been promoted to Major" Minor
 Sammy Maltempo, the Manchester light-heavyweight has a tough eight round semi-final bout on the Ortiz Bolvin card at Braves field, Boston Thursday night. He's up against sensational Jimmy Mulligan of Lo- well, who has been belting 'em out left and right, though must of the opposition has not been too tough.
 Private J. Simmer Sheehan was on the wire bright and early this AM, as public relations counsel for En- zine 2 (out easD which will have another go at Engine 10 (Hdqts.) Thursday night for a half barrel of SUDS. Softball is the game, Muni- cipal Stadium is the place, and Maurice Noonan is the utility in- fielder for the Engine 10 outfit, not to be used unless nothing else can be done about it; because of his seven errors in the last game when the teams met. Andy (Rush) Leary and Jack (Third RaiD Fitzgerald will be the opposing pitchers, with Jerry Zach WheaD Griffin behind the bat catching the slants of the veteran Mulcahy school water boy Anybody hitting home run gets a piece of Chief Tom Cava- naugh'S gold-tipped PIKE POLE which he used in the all-Waterbury conflagration of 1902.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-27
Registered U. S. Patent ONace) By JACK CUDDY

United Press Stan CorrespOndensl
 Pittsburgh, June 27 = (U.P) -- An innovation in selling war bonds was presented at Forbes Field last night during the zivic-Bell boxing show. Between preliminaries, high- est bidders in bonds were able to secure the services of well known Pittsburgh sports writers for day or night of menial of screwball serv- ices.
 Although the unfortunate. writers volunteered to be sold" for such services as moving lawns, washing dishes, of chauffeuring, such were not their destinies by the time that nationally famous tobacco Auction eer, L. A. Speed" Riggs, completed his famous radio mumbo- jumbo over them.
 Once Riggs got the abashed into the ring, he promised the fans a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g if they would bid high enough. These lads were adept, he proclaimed, in washing babies didies, cleaning stables. digging ditches. collecting butterflies, wash- ing 10th floor windows, etc.
 Trouble Ahead
 Accordingly bond bids reached $l0,0o0 ore more for three of the some -what-horrified gentlemen of the presS-Chet Smith. sports editor of the Pittsburgh Press; Al Abrams, boxing writer of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette; and John L. Hernon of the Tri-State News Bureau. These lads will have some lively moments during the next week when their buyers" demand services according to specifications.
 We suggested that oodles of bonds could be sold in any metropolis by Speed Riggs on the same basis. if the persons auctioned off were base ball umpires or boxing referees.
 Most of our more affiuent base- ball fans certainly would buy $l5,- 900 or $20,000 worth of bonds for the pleasure of having their blind est robber" of an umpire ride them about the city on the handlebars of bicycle, or tote their luggage Qoaded with bricks) all around the town. A flock of worse services could be thought up, if feller just set his mind to it.
 If boxing referees were put on the block, some limits would have to be set for the torture of servility: otherwise the fight game would be missing many of its most loudly booed arbiters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-27
.koIoni By K.o.

West Springfield. Mass, June 27- (UP)-Hard hitting Jerry Maloni. l62. of Springfield held a three- pound technical knockout victory today over Al Gilbert, l66, of Wash ington after their scheduled To- round boxing match at the dog track was halted by referee Jack Dekker last night when Gilbert sus- tained 8 cut over his left eye.
 Tn eight-rounders. Jack Capparell, l63. Boston, drew with Canada Al Evans, 1859. Montreal: Willie Shanks, l60, Montreal. decisioned Harry Gary, i60. New York.
 Tn four-rounders. Eddie Reardon. l2T. Hartford, Conn. decisioned Joey Ferro. i28. Hartford; K. O. Valentine. iS2, Springfield. decision ed Fred Polowitzer. i3i, Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-27
HendFicken Loses 1-Hit Game For Championship

Boys from Slocum and @S. Peter and Paul schools will meet at Hamil~ ton Park Friday to settle the lg4f
 schoolboy baseball championship. as a result of yesterdays games. The new grammar school champs. Slocum, were held to one hit by Tracy and Steck, Hendricken pitcl1- CTS, but won a 5-4 decision for the title, with several hundred fans on hand. Lack of control by Tracy and two throws to the plate for force outs, which were dropped by Catcher Ray Caisse, cost Hendrickell the game, the losers getting seven- hits off Pitcher iVnny Syncowicz, who got the only hit allowed by Tracy and Steck.
 Walks" loaded the bases with Slocum runners, when the ball was thrown to the plate for forceoutg which turned into the tieing and whining runs, in the fifth inning. Score:
 slocum ........ O1O 22o Ks 1T Hendricken .... O01 300 O-4 2 a
 V. Syncowicz, Hudobenko and J. Syncowicz; Tracy, Steck and Caisse. Empires, Kelley and Monti.