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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
new HAVEN And
NAUGATUCK
DEFEAT LOCALS

Crosby and Leavenworth high
school basketball teams were on the
short end Of games with Naugatuck
and New Haven Commercial by
plenty Of points last night. In q
local tussle at wildly gym, CONNER
cial repeated its previous victory
over Leavenworth, this time by SO
to II, IN a game which stood II TO
5 at half time.
At Naugatuck, Crosby gave the
Foley club a tough tussle for half
a game, Naugatuck leading 27-25
but Ruccio and Stinson, who scored
~ points between them made the
game a runaway in the anal two
periods.
George Ferrie, one of two Com
mercial standouts was held to one
field goal by Tech guards, but YER
derdame's 10 points outscored the
entire Leavenworth team. Holmes
and Ronando got two hoops apiece
for the local combine. Scores:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
DERTELLI PLA''''S
LIFETIME JOB
IN FOOTBALL
BY GLEN PERKINS
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent


New York, Jan. l3.-(UP)-An-
gelo Berteli, the lean marine, did
little postwar planning today
with emphasis on completion of his
football playing career at Notre
Dame, where he won the Heisman
Memorial trophy as the outstanding
college star of the l943 season
After that he wants to play pro
football.
The All-America quarterback
came to New York yesterday to
accept the Heisman memento OF
his brilliant but abbreviated season
In which he led Notre Dame to
six straight victories before being
called to active training with the
marines.
"Of course 1t all depends on how
long the war lasts, but II 1t Is over
within q year or so I'd like TO play
that one more year at Notre Dame.
then play pro football and wind up
as q coach"
The Springfield, Mass, italian boy
was given q furlough from Paris
Island, s. c., to accept the trophy.
Coach Frank Leahy, who de-
scribed his star pupil as the best
Information quarterback in college
football history, and an outstand-
ing leader" the Rev. John Cav
anaugh, vice president of Notre
Dame. his M 80, two sisters and
sweetheart, also were on hand to
honor him.
Berselli, soon to go to Quantico,
Va, for officers training, said. you
can tell the world that football
training helped tremendously when
went into the marines"
1T had toughered me so didn't
mind the bumps and bruises" he
said. Then. too, fellows who had
played the game were used to TAX
ing orders on the football field and
knew what to expect. 1t was hard
er on the fellows who went in soft"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
Hoop Acid Test Ahead For Willy Wildcats
B RISTOL HOOP
SQUAD co.. .ORFUL
AGGREGATION

The New Departure basketball
quintet Of Bristol, showing the
largest squad Of any Industrial or
ganisation In New England, II men,
scheduled to appear here Saturday
night at the Anderson gym against
the x. of L. In an Infantile Paraly-
sis fund benefit, is also the most coll
orful OUTFIT roaming the state courts
this season. Seven Of the II players
are six-footers, the biggest man on
the squad, Julie Larese, 8 foot 8
inch, 276-ib guard. probably being
the fastest man for size in this Sec
ton.
The team is sponsored by the New
Departure Recreation council and
under the general management Of
Henry L. Brophy, the states leading
sports promoter, who staged the re-
cent Green Bay Packers Coast
Guard grid game at MuEzy field:
has managed the Bristol west Ends
In football; the Thomaston Ponies;
and has been responsible for bring
ing many other outstanding sports
events to the Belltown.
Coach Mccarthy
The Endees are coached by Paul
]. Mccarthy, rated the outstand-
ing pilot Of the fast New Britain In
dustrial league last season when he
directed the Endees to II straight
victories. Mac. brother Of "Chuck"
Mccarthy. former sports editor Of
the Bristol Press and now q member
Of Uncle Sans armed forces In the
South Pacific, Is an exponent of
"flrebrand" offense and believes in
frequent substitutionS In order 10
have a fresh team on the floor at
all times. Thus, the large l7-man
squad.
Five members Of the team are
'ormer leading players Of the Br!s-
tol high school, where they per.
formed with the state championship
clubs under Coach Tommy Mona
han ard later In college. The Endees
IRE much In demand throughout
the state this season as well as In
Massachusetts, and New York where
they will play engagements during
the season.
The Endees-K. Of L. game will
start at 8:l5 sharp Saturday night
and will be preceded by q prelim-
mary at tbs between Rev. John J.
Sullivan's IS. Peter g. Paul Par
ochial lsague team and Dick Wey-
mans Public school outfit from H.
s. Chase school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
Yale Matters At
Tufts SATURDAY.

New Haven. Conn.,, Jan. 13.-The
Yale wrestling team, victorious last
week by a 20 to margin in its
first start Of the winter campaign
against the United States Military
Academy grapplers will take to the
road this Saturday, meeting Tufts
In Boston.
In the Payne Whitney gymna-
stun, however, at $3.50 Saturday af-
ternoon the Yale jayvee squad OF
Coach John O'Donnell will tangle
with the Taft Preparatory school
team.
Coach Eddie ODonnell OF the
varsity will use Gene Pochapsky,
tricky little lad from Ohio State
University in the l2l-pound event;
Jim Easa in the l28-pound tussle,
Cliff Lewis, 1856 pounds; Bob Bast,
las pounds; and Don Mccullough,
In the 16-pound classification.
All five of these lads won de-
cisions against cadet representatives
in their first outing.
Captain Gene Smith Is entered in
the l65-pound bracket, Marshall
Scars who looked impressive in
throwing Joe Mckinney with half
Nelson will be in the l75-pound
spot. and big John Prchlik, in the
heavyweight class.
Prchlik, although an inexperi-
enced freshman turned In a fine
performance against Army, but was
decisioned. He was a regular men,
Der Of Coach Howard Odell's var
sity football team this past fall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
The Futile Fourth Period
Bristol Bests Button 1928
For First Win of Season

The Bristol aggregation under the
guiding" genius Of Coach
Whitley" Magner, the Bristol COM
Zine. an up and coming young squad,
broke into the win column of the
Dusty league last night by defeat
ing the Button Co. squad So to %.
In the opening minutes Of the
first half ~ tbs nd hot hoop con-
test the BRISTOL squad took the
lead on some neat shooting by
Frank Meyers, Speck Kelley, and
Bill Wisnewski, only to have 1t
showed under in the last minutes Of
the first quarter when Johnny Ber-
ardi threw in 2 In row to give
the Button a lead at the quarter by
Is to IL.
The second period however saw
Bristol take the lead In the final
minutes Of the period. holding the
lead at the half time % to 10, and
going on to win the game SO to
%. This gave Bristol her first VIC
tory Of the season, and from the
looks OF things, probably not the
last one. Meyers, Wisnewski. and
Kelley, were the regular standbys
on the team. netting 80 OF the teams
total Of SO points. Whitley Bliga,
as usual, put on his brilliant per-
Torrance on the defense. starring In
his 'clock like" passing.
For the losers. Coelho, Berardi,
and Anzardi. showed up as good all
around performers, tossing in 10 OF
the teams 20 points among them.
and as usual Fred Coelho, setting
the pace, and gave q brilliant de-
Censive exhibition.
PICK UP BOX SCORE :. :. :. =.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
Pro Football Moy
Be Coast to Coast

Chicago. Jan. l3-UP)-The club
owners Of the National professional
football league today considered
franchise applications which would
expand the circuit and provide
coast-to-coast competition after the
war.
Representative Of Buffalo, N. Y
Los Angeles and San Francisco
sought memberships in the league
at the annual mid-winter meeting,
but Elmer Layden, league commits
sioner, ruled that the westward ex-
pansion must wait for the end OF
the war.
Announcement by the Boston
Yanks that a team would enter
competition from that city next sea-
son practically assured the league Of
its full complement of II active
members. The Boston club was
c-arted a franchise last year. but
elected not TO enter a team. Cleve-
land was expected to resume opera
tons and the Philadelphia-P
hurgh combine probably will be split
into the two original teams.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
G. L. P. Mixed
League

Sentiment is growing to have a
ceiling put on the bowling scores
of one Dangerous Richard Hyland,
meterman extrodinaire. Richard
contributed 386 total pins toppled
to his squads 4 point victory over
the Insulators. In spite Of their
name the InSulators were thorough
ly shocked at Richards inflationary
performance.
Could Be the Parting Of the Ways
While Hyland and company were
making a clean sweep Of their
match, Ye Ode Voltes, who for the
past two months have been trailing
Richard ct al like race track Pin
kerton man tails a known bookie,
took 1t right on the nose for four.
Could be the parting Of the ways
@. Farnsworthy Whitaker, Joltin'
Johnnie Plat, Rosemary "Chaud
Cheval" Smythe and q very con-
sistent "a bowler named Average
were the perpetrators Of this das-
tardly deed for which they received
profuse thanks from Miss Helen
Roberts Of the Todd Road Roberts
es. Joltin John was mainly re-
sponsible for the debacle being, ac-
cording to conservative estimates. at
least lis points over average. Both
John and Dick Hyland have been
presented parachutes for their in
evitable descent to normal.
Disciple Of TerpsichOre
Mirackey Noonan, the Lounsbury
street scourge, has an adaptation Of
the Kerry dance which she per-
forms whenever she gets Q mark
/ Spares and strikes have been COM
ing 50 often for AGlrackey these days
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
Strong Wins City
Pool Crown

Unbeaten, united and unlikely to
lose the city pocket billiard cham
pionship for some time to come. Bob
Strong clinched the three month
city tournament and championship
last night at the Wooster with a lbs
to lit victory over Joe Valdez,
neither man having been defeated
until they met In the finals OF the
meet. Strong led 24-9. then lost the
lead 1884 as Valdez warmed TO his
TASK; took a 20 ball edge 65-45 but
Strong came back with high runs Of
20 and 20 to gain a 109 10 IS lead.
which was cut to ia TO l0l when
Valdez ran 81 balls. Strong, need
ing one ball to win, watched his
rival run 16 which was not enough
to get close.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13

The Chase squad has Its regular
standbys in Jeif Boland, and George
Ryan, two Of the hardest workers
for the Chase Recreation associa-
ton. Each week under the able d.
rection Of Mr.. Ryan, Chase cheer
ing section, coached and led by Jeff
Boland, comes down and gives its
team q little verbal support. Well
the outcome Of the one and only
such venture has proven highly sue
ceEsflil. as Chase has raid al. as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
Beers Beoten 81
Nv limited Press

The Cleveland Barons scored three
goals in the final period list night
to defeat the Hershey Bears to 2
In a game between the leaders Of
the western divisions in the Amer
lean hoskey league, played at Cleve-
land.
At Pittsburgh, the Buffalo Bisons
broke q tie IN the final 80 seconds
TO score q 4 to 3 victory and improve
their second place status In the
eastern division.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
Thomoston Bills
Scored Heart 81

Thomaston, Jan. i3-John Walsh,
chairman OF the drive committee for
the Infantile Paralysis fund states
100 letters seeking donations for the
fund had been mailed to business
and professional people, fraternal
and civic organizations.
Albert Elmer, treasurer, has ar
ranged benefit basketball game be-
tween Sacred Heart High OF Water
bury and the Thomaston High
school club to be played in the Hi IN
school gymnasium Friday. January
81. All proceeds OF the game will be
turned over 70 the drive. Two hun
dred tickets for the game will be
for sale by students of the school.
The committee will meet this eve
ming in the court room Of the town
hall at 8 D. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
Down The Drives
With The EIks

Duckpin bowling competition in
the National division OF the Elks
league has frightened up like a size
8 shoe on Sid Morcey's right foot.
Just one game separates the three
top teams; Joe Mulvllle's Renders
having been 'saught" by Oscar Jar
lottes Juggernauts as both teams
show a "a won 10 lost rating: while
Al koskey's Kutups are but one
game off the pace with a 1918 rat
ing. Mulville's outfit was blanked %
last week by Dan Driscoll's Darlings
In the American division. Eddie
Lyons Bankers have clear edge OF
three games over Jim Courtney's
Beefers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
SchooIboy
Basketball

Slocum, Hendricken, East Farms,
and st. AIMS were winners Of
schoolboy basketball games played
yesterday; the first-named team
winning the best-played game,
which turned out IS to Is over
briggs; and rated as a decided sur
prise. Kingsbury was an 8-l6 vic.
tim Of Hendricken. while Bunker
Hill could not keep up with East
Farms, losing 22-7. In the East
Farms game, Plea, team captain,
scored Is points.
In the Parochial league, st. AIMS
Trenches won as they wished
against st. Margaret's by a score of
81 to Z. Boucher. Cote and Michaud
went well for the winners. Scores:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
SENATOR'S STADIUM TOUGH

new xork tUF)-AH American
League clubs. including the WASH
ington Senators. has trouble hit.
ting home runs In spacious Griffith
Stadium in the nations capital.
Only "a circuit blows were made
there all season and more than
half Of those-l3-were hit at night.
Rudy York Of the Tigers and Bob
johnson. formerly Of the Senators,
each got two to pace the circuit
for homers there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
Eoons. Metal Hose
Pace Dusty Loop

Egan's Diner. paced by Bescan-
cons 1854, was the only shutout
winner of Second Division, Indus
trial League bowling this week
Wednesday at the Mat atuck alleys;
while Bebe Messina Of Metal Hose
hit a 1873 single. This team also
scored a high single Of 5s3 in its
final game.
Mattatuck, Waterbury Tool, and
Metal Hose were 81 winners over
Lux Clock, Ingersou and Autoyre.
Scores:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13

Personally I feel that the selec~
ton of Billy Sheehy for first an
nual award by the City Amateur
League Is an excellent one.
I have heard considerable favor
able comment the past few days
fIom baseball fans as well as play
ers on the naming Of Sheehy as
one who was swell bali player
who had his heart ana soul IN
every contest he took part in.
Bill was and is a naLdral Lead
er and 1t was a teams good for
tune 70 have HIN as a member.
Usually The teams Ola which
Sheeny played were the cham
pions, thLs being largely due to
mis- ability as an a.hle.e, his lead-
ership and the interest that he
took IN AL games ID wn4cn ne par-
ticIpa.ed.
UnCl a few years ago since the
orean4zacion o. the Guy Amateur
L@ae re aoouV 20 years ago Snee.Iy
playeo Win various teams In mat
circuit aid on severa. OCCASIONS
was member OF the Champion
ship team rep. eSenting our cay in
the Na.lonal tournament.
Billy Snee4ly N his younger Gays
was Gel AMY Big league timer
ana IN my opr-oAI Cne only pll444ss
which Kept MIN out OF the pag
snow VILE home responsibilities
ana mcoeS.y.
recall as lar back as 1914 when
ne was 10 Yeas o. ase, 6.Aiy WAS
MEMBER of The NiiCy Nine, q
Cracker Hill QUILT consisting Of
Diner well known local players
sucn as rather Jim Br spny, George
"Eank" Ennis and Eo kildutr.
IN that same year Big Ed Far
ley well known p4tcn4ng saar
drafted Sheehy TO play tor st.
MargaretS' holy Name team.
In 1915-i9l6 Billy was the cap
tain OF the United Electric Light
q WAGER Co. team that played
semi-pro ball throughout the sEate
attracting consider able attention
for his pay in the shortstop POI
sition.
In 1915 big league scouts came
here 70 Waterbury to take Q look
at Billy. believe the scouts were
IRON the Yankees then known as
The Highlanoers.
In 1916 the Power co. outfit In
addition to playing semi-pro bali
captured the CITY Championship
with a team built around Sheehy
who acted as their captain. 6heehy
continued to perform brilliantly
In athletics, particularly on Il }
ball field.
In l92l-22-2S he was captain
and second baseman Of the cnam-
pionship CLAP Co. outfits In the
industrial League.
Right here he demonstrated
that he was leader as well as 4
top notch ball player as these out
hts were made up Of such wen
known Stars as Bus Pond, Johnule
Moore, Larry Mullen, 0eorRie
Fuehrer, Laurie Ross, Jack Cor
man, EDDIE Farley, Joe gznuhy.
~J1 SSA6aCAp 44SAtJ AXxEkIAH# ~
Leo "Hod" McMahon, Hank ca
gain and Walter Ogrisek.
Billy knew and studied the CO
posing batters in the City Leaelaa
for years and was very helpful "a
youngsters breaking into tkx
league placing them here and
there depending upon the hitter.
He and Mrs. eheehy are the
parents Of six children, Sister I'M
maculate Marie, Sister Virginia
Mary Of the Mercy Order located
in Hartford, Evelyn, Jean, Ste.
phen and Billy, Jr.
They reside on Tdylwood avenue
right across from his old love,
Hamilton Park.
In conclusion, Billy sheehy al
well as being Q great halI-playeE
mad leader Is q very wonderful
family man Of unusual characlel
and one Of the finest types of IA.
dividuals IN our community.
TOM FLANAGAN.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
Basketball
BY UNITED PRESS

ny UNITED PRESS
Southern Methodist 40. Texas
Christian 80.
Juniata "a, Westminster as.
Camp Grant Ga, Augustana 38.
Warrensburg, Md, Teachers II.
Park College 40.
Long Island University 81, West
Virginia 80.
Massachusetts, Institute OF Tech
nology SO. Harvard 40.
st. Joseph's 48, Princeton 81.
Pittsburgh. A, Geneva 38.
Rochester II, Cornell 35.
City College IL, Brooklyn College
80.
Oklahoma A. q M. SO, Oklahoma
20.
Stevens Institute rs, Webb 80.
Ottumwa Naval Air Station 40,
st. Ambrose IS.
Hamline so. Manchester 81.
Al Echacht. baseball comic. has
travelled more than 100000 miles TO
o1va hia Qxhfhiki0ne
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13

New York (UP) Charley KEEL
ler's 1913 batting average was only
.27l but the Yankee slugger was
a handy man to have around with
men on base. He drove In SO runs
and hit into infield double plays
only seven times in IA games,
about one-third Of the total double
play balls hit by other distance
sluggers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
TEDDY's EXTRA GLASSES

When Theodore Roosevelt went to
Cuba TO fight In the Spanish Amer
lean War. he took II extra pairs Of
spectacles. knowing that he would
be helpless should he break his eye
glasses In battle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13

At Bridgeport, Torrington high
won a tight game by basket, IS
10 "a as Warren Harding led at half
time, IA to II. OF % free-throws
awarded Harding, II were missed.
Torriagton's high-scoring Callahan
was held to points, but Mele and
zucco got 10 and 10 for Torrington.
Wilby's Wildcats ard Naugatu =
Greyhounds clash at the G. -
street gym Saturday night In the
game of the week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
CLAIMING CHANGE

Horsemen favor q rule that no
horse claimed out Of q race should
be permitted TO compete In another
claiming event for 30 Or 90 days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13

1t remains Dusty league champions.
A grand example set forth, an ex-
ample worth following.
1t was interesting to note that
the attendance was again high at
last evenings games, with about
725 fans attending the featured
event, and about the same being
present at the prelim.
On January 80 the first round
in the Dusty league ends with the
teams In first and second places
playing of for the championship
Of that first round. Then the teams
will divide into q major and minor
division. to play the second round
the first six teams in order revert
ing to the major league, with the
next four entering the minor league
A novel plan which will provide more
basketball thrills up until after
Easter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13

A veteran golfer recently sprin-
killed. the ashes Of his deceased wife
over the Miami Springs course. She
had been q golf enthusiast,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13

Ind. High singie-Messina. fss.
Ind. High Three-BeRancon. 364.
Team High Single-Metal Hose
$50.
Team High Three-Egan's Diner
1885.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
HIGH SCHOOL POPULAR

The football team representing
Massillon high school IN Ohio drew
$4,000 spectators to one Of its games
last season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
SUNDAYS PROGRAM

1:S0-Benrus vs.. Clock Co.
2:45-Brass VS.. Button Co.
4:0O-TOol Co. VS.. Scovill Mfg. Co.
EDITORS NOTE: We have here
trio IF genes With ought to pro-
vide threefOld excitement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13

KELLER HAD "a RDI

IOtHIB 80. ,,s,s.
Score at half time; st. AIMS II
st. Margaret's 0. Referee: Barone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
ROOSEVELT COLLECTION

President Franklin Roosevelt has
q collection Of 5000 different kinds
Of Christmas cards In addition to
his magnificent stamp collection.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
Oh, the CocOanuts They
Don't Fall at HIaIeah!
BY
DAN PARKER

Ed note-Joe Morrow, superintendent Park
paddock players nOgun
waking them upl
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'nf Sa SS ssIsr; Du 'n on sSI sSe = 81. M'A
us enough 70 make you ball, at Haleahi
COOOanu.s are clipped from trees at HIalsah
Yes they're Us, clipped Tipped, while they are green
tn there's none left in the jean, at Haleah
The cssoanus
So W. You SS cannot pay the "i rent SI.
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fpass SEss Sa %sH we tn. Capitalist when
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13

that she's worrying about her sup
ply Of No. 10 coupons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13

Score at half time: Hendricken s
Kingsbury 5. Referee: Monti.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13

Score at half time: Commercial
II, Leavenworth 5. Referee: Stone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
East Farms

Score at half times briggs
Slocum s. Referee: Month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13
NauEatuck
-
Commercial

IOtalS .,..s.l(
Score at half time: Naugatuck q
Crosby 25. Referee: Dedman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13

Score at half time: Chase 2
Scovin II. Referee: Santopietro.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-13

Score at halt time: BrIstoI q
Button 10. Ref rec: Slattery.