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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-05
Conodiens Move
Nearer Ice Crown
INV United Pressl

The Montreal Canadians looked
more than ever like certain cham
pions In the National league hockey
race today, 6 to 3 victory over
their most persistent pursuers, the
Toronto Maple Leafs, providing the
evidence
Scoring five goals in the first
period and coasting the rest of the
way, the Montreal sextet won with
almost incredible ease before 1870
home spectators last night. Toron-
to's defeat pushed 1t in third place
behind the Boston Bruins who won
a 6 to 4 decision from the Chicago
Blackhawks. A crowd of 10000 saw
the Boston victory.
Maurice Richard made the first
two Montreal goals. with Fernand
Majeau, Glen Harmon and Buzz
Watson getting the other first period
counters, Watson's coming unassist-
ed. Toe Blake scored the sixth goal
in the second period: Lorne Carr
made two of the Toronto goals and
Don Webster the third.
Art Jackson and Dit Clapper
provided the Boston victory margin
with third period goals after the
Blackhawks tied the score with two
unassisted goals by Fido Purpur and
Gully eDahlstrom in the second
period.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-05
Dill To Rangers
In 5 PLAYER DeoI

New York, Jan. Sob Dill. bad
man" of the American hockey league
now serving an indefinite suspension
for slugging a referee, became the
property of the New York Rangers
today in a trade which sent Roger
Leger and Gordon Davidson to Buff
falo and gave the Bisons an option
on two amateur players.
Dill, 6efenseman, drew a match
penalty and the indefinite layoff on
New Years night when ne struck
referee Gordon Parsons at Pitts
burgh, breaking his nose. Prior to
that time, Dill had served more time
in the penalty box than any other
player in the American league. His
case had been scheduled for review
Friday at the league meeting in
Cleveland.
Leger and Davidson, also defense
men, went to the Bisons ION loan"
The two amateur players are John
Horeck and Harry Taylor. Both have
been given tryouts with the Rangers
and were under contract to them.
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- o -
AS See 1t
Waterbury Tool And Chase Bottle
For First Place In Dusty Loop Tonight
All-Star Array to Clash in 9:15 Thriller
BY Vim MAL0NEY

The Waterbury Tool and the
Chase Brass and Copper basketball
combines will take the floor tonight,
at the local Y. M. c. A. court, at
9:l5 sharp to battle it out for the
Top Place honors in the Industrial
Basketball League of Waterbury.
The officials in charge of the ar
rangements, Ed. McGrath and Bob
Kierstead, expect capacity crowd
to witness this All-Star Program Of
Basketball starting at 800 p. m.
with a preliminary game between
the Bristol aggregation coached by
Whitley Wagner, and the very fast
American Brass combine. This game
will be followed by the Tool and
Chase game, which will start at 9:15,
to be followed by dancing.
Both the Tool and the Chase
Squads when they come to grips at
9:l5 will have won games for five
starts, and both of these combines
will be throwing all their reserve
strength into this struggle, to make
it for 6. And Of course everybody
knows that both squads cannot win,
so that this will be one of the best
basketball games Of the current sea-
son.
The Tool may be given an edge
over Chase, on paper, on the basis of
their big Cum Handy Andy York
being high scorer in the Dusty Lea
que thus far this season. But the
Chase combine has some very Hot
baSketeers and with Whitley Koch,
Johnny McDernott. and Chuck
Pomponio, they will provide some
very fast and deadly competition for
the Tool Squad.
Taking some Of the various ele-
mentS into consideration. we will
first naturally look for the high
scoring ability of the players. There
are Andy York high league scorer,
thus far Andy has shot up A Field
Goals, 2 foul shots, totaling up an
enviable record Of 80 points i'll five
games for himself. when If figured
out would give him an average Of
10 points per game. Big Bill Stanley
has piled up 40 points in five games,
while Bill Sweeney fast stepping
Right Forward has piled up SO
points, making this high scoring
trio a combination to be reckoned
with in this all important contest.
On the defense these same boys are
just as effective, especially so be-
cause Of their large stature, and the
fact that they know just how to use
it to their advantage.
Also showing In the Tool, All-Star
Lineup will be, Hank Buelette, Al
Jarlett. Jack Delaney. Bob Levin,
and Billy Steinmetz, bunch of Al
courtmen, because of their expert
ence. and exceptional agility.
While the Tool Squad had a
particular Trio to stand out notably,
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CROSBY RED HOT
AGAINST STATE
B. CHAMPIONS

Up against the state high school
basketball class B champions, and
winners of six straight games this
season, Crosby High schools hoop
combine, got on edge for its first
game with Wildly Saturday night
by handing the pre-game favored
Watertown High Indians thorough
40 to 81 going over last night at
the Wildly gym. Frankly, Coach
Jimmy Lee Of Crosby, who watched
his team take quite a drubbing in
Torrington last Saturday night,
could hardly believe his eyes as he
saw his hoop hopefuls pull away
from the speedy Indians like a two
year-old colt at the side Of a truck
horse.
Took the Lead
For half game it was touch and
go, though WATERFOWL picked up a
quick lead to the tune of 1876, but
Crosby came to life and stayed alive
enough TO take the lead 10 to - at
half time; q to 20 at the end Of the
third heat and 1881 at the final
whistle, a difference of 10 points,
which is the amazing part Of the
story, as Crosby had shown moth
ing to worry the Original Celtics,
thus far this season. Now, they are
shaping up as a real tough PROPOSE
ton for Why's high-scoring Wild
cats come Saturday night.
Dom Rosa, football back, who re-
Gently came out for" the Crosby
team scored II points and played
a mang-up floo: game in the bar
gain; Alex, rangy Crosby center, got
IL, ard Newman Z, while Winnie
Petteway, Crosby colored guard,
was of much nelp getting the ball off
the backboards and rushing it down
court for his mates to score. Batelle,
with 9 points, was the high scorer
for Watertown. which started like
an easy winner, but finished badly
beaten. Score:
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Marshall To
Protest $500 Fine

Washington, Jan. 5-CUP)-George
Preston Marshall. president of the
Washington Redskins. demanded to-
day formal hearing by Com
missioner Elmer Layden of the Ma
tional football league to protest
$500 fine assessed for his part in an
alteration during the championship
playoff game with the Chicago
Bears. Dec. 26.
Layden fined Marshall and Ralph
Brizzolara, general manager of
the Bears, $500 each yesterday for
the scene which developed when the
Bears sought to keep Marshall away
from their bench during the closing
minutes of the first half.
Marshall said "it was through no
fault of mine" that the incident oc-
Cured.
81 had every right under league
rules TO so on the field" he said.
II will utilize the right to protect
the interests OF the Washington
team at all times"
He said he intended to so to Chi
cago next Monday to confer with
Layden on the ruling.
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EogIe Wins Nod:
Kovoch By KO


Hartford, Jan. 4 - Charley Eagle
ITO pound heavyweight from Wa
terbury, has an easy time outpoint-
ing big George Fuller, Norwalk
Negro heavyweight here tonight be-
fore q fair-sized crowd Of boxing
fans who contributed $l,332.45 to
see the first ring show In Hartford
for the past five weeks.
-Four substitutes marred the
makeup OF the show considerably
while the main bout did little or
nothing to make it a success as
there was considerable infighting
and little or no excitement, no
knockdowns with Eagle, good
boxer, apparently content to win by
decision.
Dula Kovach of Naugatuck, and
a stable-mate OF Eagle, was a knock
out winner in two rounds over AL
Brooks. Bridgeport heavyweight.
Kovach scaled 100, Brooks 1875.
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Bristol n. .. At
WinSted TONIGHT

Bristol, Jan. s - New Departures
basketball team will travel to Win
sted tonight where 1t will open its
belated season in a contest against
the sturdy American Brass Com
pany quintet Of Torrington on the
Y. M. G. A. court. The game was
moved here from Torrington when
the Brass team, unbeaten in the
industrial league Of the New City,
was unable to obtain a home court.
Playing with the Endees, a squad
Of l6 players, will be Russ Weaving,
former Naugatuck High school lum-
mary, and Harry Jacunski. regular
end Of the Green Bay Packers foot
ball club.
Tonights tilt will begin at 9
O'Clock. At 1880 the Litchfield Cow
boys and Winchester Town team
will clash in a preliminary.
New Departure will open its
contest with the Bradley Field post
team from Windsor Locks at the
Armory here Saturday night.
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Williams a Winner

New Bedford, Mass, Jan. 5-(UP)
Welterweight Benny williams of
Newark, N. j., held a l0-round de-
cision today over Freddie Wilson Of
New York City.
Williams. 14S. effectively used a
sharp right jab to subdue Wilson, I53,
and lead throughout their match
last night before 1000 fans at the
Bristol Arena.
In siX-round semi-final, Buck
Boring, 142, of the U. S. Navy de-
cisioned Al Pinel. 142. of New Bed
ford. -Four round matches saw Eddie
Jansen, 1853, Boston decision Johnny
Parr, l57, New Bedford; Vincent
Vizzo. 1874, Revere knocked out, Bob
Chairman, 1872, Fall River in two.
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CHASE VS.. TOOL
BASKETBALL
co ATTRACTIVE

Two undefeated basketball clubs
Chase Brass g. Copper and Wa
terbury Tool, meet tonight at the
Central Y gym to decide first place
in the Dusty league race. Referee
Ralph Santopietro will toss up tha
ball at 9 o'clock for the headliner.
In the 8 O'Clock preliminary,
American Brass will bid for its fifth
win in six games in taking on Tom
Magner's Bristol Co. aggregation
with John Cluney officiating.
Dancing will be offered tonight
for the first time of the 1884
Dusty league season, George Ryan
and Joseph Rimany, Jr., Of the
IRA, arranging the program. IN
dicatlons point to a banner crowd
attending, both Chase and Tool
having lined up special cheering Sec
lions for the contest.
Chase will have to bottle up Andy
York, high scorer of the Dusty race
at present with total Of 30 points
and Big Bill Sweeney, husky de-
fensive star, to hold the Tool quin-
tet in check. York has averaged
10 points a game for five contests.
Tool has had several close calls
of late mad will have to improve
its offense against Chase tonight to
remain indicated. Pepper Pete
Pomponio, ex-Wiiby high luminary.
may get the assignment to cover
York at the Y tonight. Pete held
Lou Galullo, Clock forward, to q
single field goal in last weeks
headliner as Alden Whites crew
continued indicated.
Eddie Magas and Jack Suffa, d.
rectors of the Tool machine, may
show Sweeney, York, Eddie STANLEY,
Levin and Larry Bulette as the
starting five while Coach White has
Ricky Riccuiti, Jackie Traver, Henry
Koch, Pete Pomponio and Bobby
McDermott ready for action.
Much interest has been aroused
in local basketball circles over to-
nights offering at the Y and Chair
man Edward McGrath OF the IRA
physical committee Las made special
arrangements to seat large crowds
for the twin bill.
Joe Boley's American Brass Gag
ers, in a deadlock with Scovill and
one game out of the lead, are fav-
ored over the Bristol hoopsters in
the preliminary tonight. The ABC
have the second high scorer in the
circuit in Sonny Rinaldi who heaved
in 20 points last week for the best
single game scoring mark of the
season, five more than Andy York
previous high of "a.
At the close of the first round.
Dusty league teams will show in two
divisions, the Major with six clubs
entered and the Minor with four in
action. Waterbury Ingerscu, U.
S. Rubber and one other entry are
expected to show strengthened line
ups within another week or two.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-05

LEADING BROOKS
BLANKED IN PIN.
CLUTCH MATCH.

Proof number 37482 series B to
the effect that there is no such
thing as an unbeatable" team was
presented to Mercantile league bowl
ing fans last night at the Sena
Recreation alleys when the Metro
polttan Cleaners performed the sim
possible" by shutting out the league
leading and defending champion
BrookSide Dairy in three straight
games. AS q result the race for
the 1914 title Is now tightening up,
like wool in hot water, and though
the Brooks are still on top, the
Metros are breathing on their col
lective necks.
One Game Up
AS Of today. Brookside has won
"a games, lost II while the new and
improved metropolitan standing is:
won 49, lost IL, a one game margin
between the leader and rlnner-up.
In the first and third games last
night, the Metros won by slim mar
gins, IL pins in the first game $50
to $50 and by five pins in the third
game $50 to 584 taking the second
easily 604 to SIS, difference of
almost so sticks.
Despite the Metropolitan cleanup,
it was WiSausky of Fulton Markets,
who showed up best individually:
rolled a 1853 in his third and final
game for high single, to which was
added strings of 1913 and 131 for q
412 total which took high three
honorS.
In other matches, Fulton BANKED
French Cafeteria 80; Speedy Par
eel shut out A g. P 80 and MatZkin
Furniture was a 2-1 winner over
Mohican Markets.
NREn ~ a Nyw,wW - Wra NVfw>
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-05
BY HARRY GRAYSON
NEA Sports Editor

New York, Jan. S. - Small COL
5eges, or those the athletic
Populations Of which are hardly of
national dimensions, frequently run
sway from bigger schools in basket
ball, Western Michigan College is
apholding this tradition this winter.
If you had to name the best col
ege team in the land at this writing,
'ou would have to say Western
s aichigan.
The Kalamazoo Giant Killers
rashed the sports headlines by
dying Notre Dame In the Irish
lome court, 1912, coming from be-
lind, outscoring the boys OF the
olden dome in the second half, 22-9.
Dmackol
Western Michigan served definite
office that 1t ranked second to no
ollege squad by putting on a Gar
ison finish that topped an Otto
frahamless Northwestern, .47-45.
he difference Automatic Otto
lakeS In the Wildcats was stressed
hen, with its peerless all-round
tar on the firing line, the Purple
ron from Notre Dame going away
Chicago, 1882.
western Michigan wasn't stopping
Ath Notre Dame and four In
pw, however, for the BroncoS next
ptlled another supposed Midwest
over rather easily and on its home
DOR when Michigan fell, 1888.
UVaNfAsVa NGfAhinaVa anna s.asa lev x.tac
Rught rather flat-footed In its
pener by the Bunker Hill Naval
Walton Base team Of Peru, Ind,
hich prevailed, 1894. That's only
FesteEn Michigan game on the
ebit side, and makes the Flyers
ok pretty good, which they are
18th three veterans from last sea-
pn and Miasek, who was the cen
tr OF the professional Detroit
hgles.
Western Michigan has averaged
points In q half dozen engage
Ients-e dizzy pace. The opposition
hs an average Of 80.
While Western Michigan's court
nown has been local, the Broncos
hve long been known for brilliant
basketball.
Western Michigan has veteran let
rmen In Del Loranger and Russ
atson; ROlla Anderson, q Marine
no performed two reasons at
puthwestern Missouri: Mary Byls-
q, q Navy reserve who got In two
|mpaigns at Calvin College Of
rand Rapids; and Dick Bowman,
Marine from Montana. The squad
anges almost every game as men
the various intramural squads
ove up. Reserves are plentiful.
estern Michigan used II athletes
ainst Notre Dame, IS in betting
brt Custer, 1884.
Evidence that Buck Read had
pre- than an advance inkling OF
estern Michigan's potentialities Is
kn IN the fact that he arranged
e Notre Dame and Northwestern
pointmsnts, two each with Michi-
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Greg. U. S. Pat. OFF,
BY JACK CUDDY
United Press Correspondent


New York, Jan. S = (UP)- Joe
Baksi a tough guy from the Penn
sylvania oil fields, is ambitious now
to become a white hope" because
of a farmers daughter.
Love, at last, has made big. rugged
Baksi of the taffy hair a changed
fighter--one who will sharpen nett
culously for his main-event chance
in Madison Square Garden.
Baksi approached the big time
back in 194l when he was sparring
partner for Lou Nova, when Cali
fornia Lou suffered his Knockout by
Joe Louis. Although many experts
at Nova's Pompton Lakes head
quarters said, "Baksi looks like the
challenger, instead of Nova" big
Baksi wasn't much interested in
making showing.
Baksi had the stuff then--for q
comparative novice. And he gained
much with the years--in experience,
and physical development; although
he still lacked in ambition.
Baksi became ambitious for a shot
at Sgt. Joe Louis last summer. That
was after he was training at East
Nassau Lake, N. Y, and helping a
Nassau farmer, he dropped in at a
neighbours place while driving some
sheep home. He asked for a drink of
water; and got it; also a glimpse of
the farmers daughter--Ann Tomchic
he took attractive Ann to a dance
that night, and learned that she was
secretary in New York. just visit
ing her parents.
They became engaged.
Jolting Joe wanted to get married;
but he didn't have the capital to fl
nance such a venture after gliding
about the dance halls of New York
and other cities during his early ap-
premiership as professional boxer.
Joe and Ann decided that they
would be married after his first
Madison Square Garden event a
Hereunder with tough Tami Mauri-
clio on Feb. 8. Meanwhile he will
have a tune-up with Dan Merritt at
the Baltimore Coliseum, Jan. II.
9cIAoAp a A4aOCA-A4aA4 Cd Va 81
who packs 210 pounds on a six-foot
frame, has had eight fights this year,
winning seven and losing the other
on split decision to Gus Dorazio
of Philadelphia. He had beaten Dor
azio earlier in the year. He never
has been knocked out.
Although he was floored once by
Al Hart, against whom he rose and
almost kayoed.
Baksi is confident that he can lick
both Merritt and Mauriello, because
OF his superior punch and artistry.
Baksi looks much like Tommy Farr
although he is much better punch
er. He fights out of the same care
full crouch, but. like Farr, he has
tendency to go Broadway. If
jolting Joe can resist this impulsive
trend. while remembering Ann, the
American Slovak should begin to
move in permanently.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-05
Tech Topples
Homden Hoopers

Leavenworth High, showing a
very young team, went to Hamden
yesterday and came home with an
encouraging &c to 20 victory over
Hamden High, running up a IA to
lead at half time. Ranaudo ard
Metropolis scored Is points for the
Tech combine, which withstood a
Hamden comeback IL the third per-
iod. when the score was close ills,
but Ranaudo. Metropolis and Car
lone scored quickly to give Leaven-
worth a substantial lead, which it
could have increased with better
work from the free-throw line.
Score.
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"Breother"

Southbridge, Mass, Jan. SUPP
Eugene (Gene) Desautels, 35-year-
old catcher for the Cleveland In
dams, can remain at his war job at
least another month before report
ing to the y. 8. Army.
Destautel's draft board yesterday
granted him q deferment until Feb.
2 but gave no reason for their ac-
ton. The baseball player, due TO re-
port at Fort Devens today, Is en-
ployed by the American Optical Co
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Hockey Switch

Cleveland, Jan. g. (UP) -Arley
Carlson, rookie left wingman, be-
came a member OF the Cleveland
American League Hockey team to-
day in exchange for Ed Speaker,
center and left wingman, who went
to the Buffalo Club.
AL Sutphin, head OF the Cleve-
land club, said 1t was an even trade
with no other players or money in
volved. Speaker will report to the
Barons tomorrow night, while Carl
son viii join Buffalo at Indianapolis
Thursday.
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Wilson Hoopsters
Nip Hendricken

AL good things must come to an
end, even undefeated basketball
streaks one Of which ended for
Hendrickson yesterday the '.hard
way when the east enders were
outpointed by Woodrow Wilson IS
to IL. Richards scored z for Wilson,
while Tracy, Hendricken high-scor-
ing center-j Jumper was held score
less from the floor.
Sprague and Bunker Hill played
a low-scoring game, the Watervil-
lians winning 8 to 8; while Slocum
had an easy time with Duggan.
winning q to 16. Scores:
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the whole Chase starting lineup of
Karpovich, Riccuitti, Koch, Pom
ponio and McDermott, all work
closer together, with no one player
standing out in particular, more
than the other. While Koch, Pom
ponio, and McDermott, might stand
out in one game as the high scoring
Trio, Karpovich, Pomponio, and Nc
Dermott might stand out in another
game. McDermott Is however the
high scorer for the group in five
starts, he has AZ points, or about 10
points per game, with Pomponio fol-
lowing with "a, and Koch with "a,
giving this Trio about "a points
game, thrown up together. But if the
Chase Squad can match the Tool
Boys point for point, by keeping the
ball under the basket, at which shots
they were extremely skillful, they
have an even steven chance to win.
Also on the Chase All-Star Squad,
will be Jackie Travers, good All
Around performer, good in pinch.
Jackie Day, Bill Rogers, and Harold
Radke, a fast aggressive squad that
will surely give the Tool run for
their money.
In the Preliminary game of the
evening the fast stepping American
Brass Combine, paced by Al Damelio,
Sonny Rinaldi, and Joe Boley, will
take on the fast developing Bristol
Squad, coached by Whitley Magner.
This game scheduled for 8 p. m.
sharp, will find the Brass combine
the heavy favorite. battling for the
right to be tie for third place in the
league with Scovill, both having
dropped one in five starts. While the
Bristol lads will be striving to break
into the win column, for the first
time this season. This promises to
be a fast moving prelim, as any
game in which the Brass Five are
participating, finds very fast pace
hewed to.
Dancing to the tune of some of
the old fashioned Fox Trots, Rhum-
ba's, and modern Waltzes, with
your favorite girl will be one Of the
weekly features Immediately follow
ing the Ball Games. So come one,
come all, bring your girl, enjoy two
good ball games, and then brush
elbows with the Sporting Public, to
the tune of your favorite Fox Trot.
Probable starting Lineup for the
9:15 game will be:
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might Baseball To
Increase Corpenter

Philadelphia, Jan. 5 = CUP -
Robert Carpenter, Jr., 28-yearold
president of the Philadelphia Phil
lies predicted today that the Majors
Will play night baseball exclusively
except on weekends and holidays
within five years and that no cities
ON the west coast will get big league
franchises at least for Is more years.
Instead of attempting to expand
westward, he recommended that the
Majors each invite Canadian city
into their league as an expression Of
good will.
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St. Thomas 1873
HOOP Victor

Yet to lose a Parochial League
basketball tilt. st. Thomas team,
coached by Rev. John L. Sullivan
continued its victory string yester-
day with II to 8 win over Sacred
Heart in a game played at Leaven-
worth High gym. For the winners,
Charette, Scappini and O'Donneli
were outstanding. Score: