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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-07
Greg. U. S. Pat. on
BY JACK CUDDY
United Press Staff CorreSpOndeI

United Press Staff Correspondent
New York, April Z. (UP)-Witt
Apache favored, a field of more
than 10 is expected to break from
the stalls tomorrow In the $750C
Paumonok Handicap at Jamaica
openuing feature of what may be
the richest racing season in his
tory.
Granted good weather, a crowd
of 10000 probably will jam the
Jamaica plant and spread into the
infield for this inaugural program
that ushers in 181 days of turf
competition In the New York area.
If the fans swarm through the
turnstiles and storm the mutuel
windows as expected, they will shat
ter Jamaica's attendance and bet
ting records. The attendance mark
of 1926 was set on Wood Memorial
Day in 1941; and the peak betting
figure of $2,480,231 was registered
last October 16.
Such opening enthusiasm for the
wartime's golden sport" Is ex-
pected to set the pace for the other
"a days at Jamaica, and for the
aqueduct, Belmont Park, Empire
City, Saratoga and Victory meet
ings. A new, fabulous betting record
of more than $300,0O0,000 may be
totalled for the 1914 Metropolitan
season. Last seasons mutuel handle
reached the staggering peak OF
1924 635,711.
While the brass hats of other
sports-baseball, professional foot
ball and boxing-are viewing with
alarm the futures of their promo
tons, because of the manpoweI
situation, racing execuptives in New
York and elsewhere anticipate the
most prosperous turf meetings In
history. The customers have the
money and the urge to participate
in lettering the breed" Illustrat-
ing this anticipation, there will be
648 men behind the mutuel win
dows at Jamaica tomorrow.
E::,'-s' = s+~ golden harvest will
&C T. c=ners Of horses. Jamaica
for example, is Offering $269,000 ir
purses, thereby attracting many Of
the country's leading thorough
breds. The federal government and
New York state will cut in for lusty
tax slices of the mutuel takes. Also
all tracks in the New York area will
assist daily in the sale of war bonds
by offering free admissions to all
persons who invest in bonds at the
gates.
Thomas Maher, superintendent OF
the Jamaica plant, promises a fast
track for tomorrow'S Paumonok
but puddles and melting snow on
the track yesterday-coupled with
today's cloudiness-indicated that
Super Maher might be ultra-op-
timistic.
Because Of the track condition. 1t
was doubted that Greentree Stables
Devil Diver would start. Devil Diver
and Belair studs Pache were as
signed top weight Of 100 pounds.
Last year. when the Paumonok was
run in two divisions because of the
large entry, Apache won the first
division Of the stake, carrying 1875
pounds.
Other probable starters in the six
furlong event are BoySy, CasSis,
Eurasian, Mettlesome, Brownie. Co
Gino, Alex Barth, Adulator, Bill
Sickle. Valdina Albert, and Dart
away,
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MACNER GETS OK
FOR BEN Eft
TILT WEDNESDAY

Because of a good idea" from
Tom Magner, former Crosby, Man
Illus and Pennsylvania college bas-
ketball star, and present coach of
Wildly high, Chase Brass and Copper
and Bristol Company teams Of the
Industrial league, one of the finest
hoop games of the very late season
in this locality will be staged at the
YMCA on Wednesday night Of next
week for the benefit of the War
Fund of the AMERICAN RED
CROSS.
Know Their Stuff
The opponents will include one
of the finest squads in the state,
little known, 1t is true, because the
players are bona fide members of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
working in Connecticut. However,
after opening the season against
Cheshire Academy last January,
they improved to a point where
their most recent victims of prom
inence were the Wesleyan Coaches,
including North Cardinals famed
Earl (Babe) Ruth and Yves Fesler,
Wesleyan physical director and ALL
America end fro Ohio State several
years ago. Ruth, Fesler and their
mates, played benefit game for the
Infantile Paralysis Fund at Wildly
high gym during the past season;
part of a basketball double-header
program, proving much too good for
the Chase Brass and Copper Com
pany team; Ruth scoring 10 points
and giving one of the finest hoop
exhibitions seen by local fans in
years. Therefore, if the Connecticut
F.BI can defeat the Wesleyan
Coaches, which it did 1914 last
weekend; the local showing Of the
Hoovermen should be very much
worthwhile.
Dusty Stars
Opponents for the FBI squad,
which consists of several former col
lege players, now stationed in New
Haven, will be selected from the In
dustrial League and may include:
Joe Boley of American Brass; Bobby
Rhoads Of U. S. Rubber, Henry
Koch, Jackie Traver and Bob Nc
Dermott of the Chase team; Andy
York and Bill Sweeney of Water
bury Tool, Skippy Goodwin and Tony
Roberts of U. S. Time; and several
others yet to be selected by Coach
Magner, aided by local sportswrit-
erS: William P. ODonnell of the
Republican; Chick Kelley of the
American and John Cluney Of the
Democrat: Joe Rimany. Jr.; physi-
cal director of the YMCA has also
agreed to help the committee in
any way possible; having secured the
~" court for the affair.
Among the members of the "visit-
ing" team are: "Chuck" Heath,
team-mate of Stanford's all-time
basketball great, Hank" Luisetti;
Bill Connolly, University of Cali
fornia; Jack Ryan of Northwestern
nephew of Corporation Counsel
Maurice T. Healey of Waterbury;
Ronnie (Flat-Top) Phillips an out
standing star at Syracuse University,
and player-coach of the FBI team;
and Hal Carey, all-Connecticut State
forward and several others.
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This
Sporting
World
It's An iii Wine,
That Blows No Good
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

Call it reverse English, or what
ever you wish, but when that
GRAND little group of high school
principals down New Haven way
(CIAC) turned down the request OF
the Hartford chapter of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, for sanction of a
high school track and field meet in
the Hartford state armory, it un-
willingly helped, rather than hurt
the War Fund of the ARC which is
currently called to everyone's at
tention. AS a matter of fact, the
fiat refusal of the Connecticut In
terscholastic Athletic Conference
(Which inferred the Red Gross was
a PRESSURE GROUP made pos
sible the collecting of more than
$4,000 in one lump sum for the
fund, which takes care of the boys
on the battlefronts of the world.
Why? Because, there is now ev-
cry reason to believe that If the
track meet plan had gone through
as scheduled, with the most i'm
portant sanction of the CIAC
(Harold Swaff1eld and Walter
Spencer) the 1907 BOXING show
of last Tuesday night would not
have been staged, as Promoter
Lous Viscusi got his big idea when
he read in the papers that the
conference brass-hats had turned
thumbs down on an organization
that has the respect and support
of almost every nation on the face
of the earth; because Of its unset
fish, humanitarian manner OF
DOING things for the sick, in
jured and wounded and homesick
soldiers, sailors, marines and air
men.
Viscusi not only put on the
show, but announced that Willie
Pep, featherweight champion of
the world (Sal Bartolo to the con-
trary Notwithstanding would not
collect a penny for his services,
not even training expenses; and
as things turned out, Pep put in
the toughest night Of his life in
side a boxing ring.
However, the show, with seats at
$12, Sc and $3.50 drew $10,036 ALL
of which went to the American Red
Cross.
Take it from there, Messrs. Spen-
Ger and Swafheld - and may you
never need the help you denied the
American Red Cross, which is sc
gladly given to the kids at Casino
Tarawa, Anzio, Rabaul and Eng
land; some of them, perhaps from
New Haven and Fairfield, Con.
necticut, where you are comfort
ably esconced in your well-built
homes, with your stomachs we'll
filled and nothing to worry about
except, perhaps, the fluctuations Of
the stock market or the weather.
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by BOB MEYER
UNITED Press Stan Correspondent

UNITED Press Stan Correspondent
Chicago, April z - (U.P) -
Boosting a roster that reads like
who's Who in Baseball" despite
the loss OF key men to the military
services, the st. Louis Cardinals
appeared today as a smart-money
bet to cop their third straight Ma
tional League pennant.
The greatest shot in the arm to
Cardinal hopes rest in the out
standing rockies which Manager
Billy Southworth has collected to
fortify his defending champions
against draft inroads that may rob
him Of Stan Musial, Johnny Hopp,
Danny Litwhiler, Max Lanier and
Harry Gumbert.
The twinkling eyes of genial
Southworth assume an extra
sparkle when he speaks of five OF
these neophytes - some of whom
may play regular as the Cards bid
for their eighth pennant in 10
years. Since 1926 the st. Louis out
At, with its powerful farm system,
has taken four worlds champion
ships and finished out of the first
division only three times.
The key rockies are Emil Verban,
speedy Columbus second baseman
who, Southworth says, would play
regular for him even If Lou Klein
had not been drafted; Augie Ber-
gamo, hard-hitting outf1elder from
Columbus who led the American
Association In drawing bases on
balls; AL Jurisich, an army dis
CHARGE who may win starting
pitchers role; Blink Donnelly from
Rochester who has hurled three no.
hitterS in the minors, and Eldred
Byerly, fastGall pitcher from Sac
ramento.
Along with Mort Cooper, Ted
WilkS and Harry Brecheen, 4-Fs,
Gumbert, George Munger, Fred
Schmidt and Lanier, these rockies
give Southworth a pitching staff
capable Of shooting the Cards of
to a fast start.
Good Men Gone
It's true that such stars as Harry
Walker, Frank Crespi, Alpha Brazle,
Klein, Ernie White, Jimmy Brown,
Terry Moore, HOWE Pollet and
Enos Slaughter are gone from the
St. Louis championship teams OF
1912 and 1913. But remaining are
such big names as the Cooper
brothers, Stats Marion, Brecheen,
Hopp, Lanier, Musial, Litwhiler,
Whitley Kurowski and Ray Sanders.
With Sanders, Verban and Kur-
owskl In AZ, Southworth's infield
problems hinge on whether Marion,
a limited service man, can play out
most of the season. IF he can. I'll
have the best second base com,Vna-
ton I've ever managed" South
worth said.
Walker Cooper, also in limited
service, is ,exl . cted to solve the
catching situation, leaving only the
outfield in doubt. In this depart
ment, Southworth Is counting upon
starting lineup containing MuSial,
Litwhiler and Bergamo.
If the Cards lose the power
clouting of Musial and Lithwhiler,
the comeback efforts of 40-year-old
Pepper Martin of the Gas House
Gang" era, may have lot of bear
ing on st. Louis chances. Debs
CAIRNS, Ia, is also on hand as an
outf1eld replacement.
TOMORROW - The Cincin-
natl Reds.
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Patterson Wins

Fall River, Mass, April 7-(UP)-
Aggressive Verne Patterson, 152, of
Chicago scored a unanimous deci-
sion today over Langston Dennis,
1853, of New York after their To-
round feature bout at the Casino
last night before 1900 fans.
In scheduled skies, Tommy Greb,
1919, Boston, decisioned Joe Mon
tiero, 1923, Wareham; Youn Bgrown
Bomber, 16l, Boston decisioned
Mickey Green, ITO, U. S. Navy. In
fours, Phil Lopes, lis, New Bedford
decisioned Bushy Turner, lib, New
port, R. l.; Mickey Conley, 1853, Bos-
ton technically knocked out Johnny
Parr, 1859, New Bedford %.
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ATHLETICS

Frederick, Md, April 7-(UP)-
The Philadelphia Athletics left to-
day looking for their second straight
victory over the World champion
New York Yankees at Atlantic City,
N. ]. Manager Connie Mack said
he would continue to use Rookie Ed
Busch and Irv Hall at his second
base combination.
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At The Training Camps
By United Press
PIRATES

Muncie, Ind, April 7-(UP)-
With Outdeldier Vince DiMaggio
In the fold, all Pittsburgh Pirate
contracts were signed today and
Manager frankie Frisch promised
the squad as much work as possible
between now and the opening of
the season. DiMaggio, the clubs
only serious holdout of the year,
appeared in time to participate in
yesterdays exhibition game with
Cleveland. The BUGS dropped the
game 6-3, but DiMaggio got two
hit
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BRAVES

Wallingford, April 7-(UP)-The
Boston Braves infield was scheduled
~ Juggling today to find a replace
saant for Connie Ryan who is
e.~nAAuled to take his physical ex-
Summation at Boston Monday. The
Braves also received word that
pitcher Jim Tobin would be called
for his physical later this month.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-07
Corboni Sweeps

New Haven, April Top rank
ing duckpin bowlers from all Sec
ions Of the state will vie for honors
N the renewal Of the Mac Carboni
tournament. . six-game affair, at
the Crown Alleys here on Saturday.
The winner Is to receive a purse
Of 500.
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Tennis Aids War

Boston, April = (UP) - Massa-
chusetts leads the nation In war
time benefit tennis, according to
Harrison Rowbotham Of Brookline
chairman Of the Massachusetts, lawn
tennis association.
He said last night that gifts to
the Red Cross and other agencies
since 1912 totaled $685..
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-07
Boxer SheIved

Boston, April 7.-(UP)-The Mas
sachusetts State Boxing Commission
today indefinitely suspended light
weight boxer Daniel Danny Ar
ditto of Newark, N. j., for failure to
fulfill a scheduled bout at the Fall
River Casino March 3d.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-07
WHITE SOX

French Lick, Ind, April 7-(UP)
The Chicago White Sox and Cubs
moved to George field near Law
renceville, ILL.,. today to play their
second exhibition game after the
White Sox triumphed yesterday,
Al. Manager Jimmy Dykes of the
White Sox said he was we'll pleased
with the pitching exhibited by
Thornton Lee, Bill Dietrich and
Orval Grove. They held the Cubs
to four hits.
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Groyson's Scoreboord
Red Birds Have More Players and Prospects;
Urges Southern Training When War Is Won

played shortstop for Hartford when
the Iron Man broke in"
Gehrig took the John Henry Lewis
because he was still a student at
Columbia.
He grew homesick. and Paul
Krichell, chief of Yankee scouts,
had to visit Hartford to Straighten
him out.
That was all the Strengthening out
Lou Gehrig ever required.
Thereafter he was too busy
Strengthening out baseballs.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-07
DODGERS

Bear Mountain, N. Y, April r
UP)-Brooklyn Dodgers fans will
geJ their first look at their beloved
BUNS" tomorrow when the Dodg-
ers engage the Boston Red Sox in
Red Cross benefit game at Ebbets
field. Even the lod-time Dodger
rooters will require more than
glance to recognize their club, how
ever, for Dixie Walker will be at
third base and manager Leo Duro-
cher said he would play second.
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YANKEES

Atlantic City, N. j., April 7-(UP)
GThe riddled roster of the New
York Yankees received some boil
STEERING today when outfielder Larry
Rosenthal, a left handed hitter
who clouted .272 for the Yank farm
last season, was slated to see some
action in the exhibition contest
against the Philadelphia Athletics
this afternoon.
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TO stage one of their most4successful
days of conditioniong.

Bloomington, Ind. April 7-UP)
-Bucky Walters, dean of the Gin
clnnati Reds mound staff, took
Things easy after holding his team
mates to three hits in five innings
yesterday. On Lend Lease" to In
dianapolis for the exhibition WAL
tiers pitched good ball until Eddie
Miller touched him for a homer in
the fifth. Elmer Riddle pitched the
remainder of the game for Indiana
polls but was unable to keep the
Reds from 4-3 victory.
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SENATOR'S

Baltimore, Md, April 7-(UP)-
American league pennant talk for
the Washington Senators buzzed
anew today after the mid-season
pitching form exhibited yesterday
by Early Wynn and Roger Wolff
as the Mats defeated the Baltimore
Orioles. 10. Wynn and Wolff COL
Elaborated and held Baltimore to
two hits.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-07
CARDS

Cairo, ILL.,, April 7-(UP)-The St..
Louis Cardinals were slated to end
their second season of spring train
ing here today and go to st. Louis
where Manager Billy Southworth
will conduct drills until the season
opens.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-07

The first football guide published
in 1887 had only 20 pages, as COM
pared with the modern issues of
300 or more.
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Fiqhts Last Might
(By United Press)

(By United Press
Detroit-Izzy Jannazzo, 1853, New
York, decisioned Ossie Harris, 100,
Pittsburgh, (10).
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SOUNDS SENSIBLE

No English race horse which COM
pleted its 3-year-old career last sea-
son without having been placed can
run during the coming season.
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Norrog onsett
NOTES

Pawtucket, R. l., April 7-There
will be more horses stabbed at Mar
ragansett by opening day, April -,
than at any other Spring meeting
whiting the ten year track history.
An accurate check yesterday showed
452 horses already stabbed in the
barns. Seven carloads arerived dur
ing the night from Hot Springs and
five more are due today, also two
carloads from Florida.
Among those moving in last night
were Paul Morris with is head be-
longing to c. F. Wagner. Jesse
Johnston with II the property of
H. H. Haag; Nose Shapoff with 10
property of Mrs. w. Renard; I. K.
Mourar with 8; Glen Felkner with
7; Pat Catalano with 9; j. H. Slavin
with and F. C. McManus with 7.
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TIGERS
Observation-Disclosures

MISREPRESENTATION
Evansville, Ind, April 7-(UP)-
John Corsica, Zeb Eaton and Chief
Hogsett were named by Manager
Steve O'Neil to do the hurting for
the Detroit Tigers in their exhibit
ton game against the 820th Tank
Destroyer team from Camp Brock
enridge today.
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rider, VINO received medical dis
charge from the army last year, will
do the major riding at the Spring
meeting for Johnny Mcdowell, who
has 18 horses in training here. Alex
Schlenker, also attached to the Nc
Dowell stable, will be given plenty
of opportunities here.
Roll call for mutuels employees
will be held at Narragansett Park
on Sunday, April 9, at 2 p. m.
Bill Karcher, Mort Mahony's head
man, who so capably handled the
plant last year in Mahony's alb
Sence, will again be in charge at
the coming Spring meeting.
Judge Dooley and his in-town
staff moved into the track from the
Providence offices yesterday. This is
usually the sign that arrangements
are practically completed for open
ing day.
Racing Secretary Ty Shea arriv-
ed from Baltimore this morning
and took up his quarters in the
Administration Building. Ty
brought along Henry Carroll who
will work on his staff here. Car
roll has had considerable expert
ence as an official on the Mary
land tracks.
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FB.L Netn1en Due Here For Red Cross Game
CARDS AGAIN
BEST BET TO
CAPTURE FLAG

(Thls Is the ninth Of q series
analyzing prospects Of major
league baseball teams.)
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Buy War Bonds and Stamps
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Cape Girardeau Mo, April T.
:UP)-The st. Louis Browns were
scheduled to t>'eak camp today fol-
lowing a morning workout and re-
burn to ST. Louis for the compile
ton Of spring training. Good wea-
Their yesterday enabled the Brownies
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-13
CHECK ON LOCAL
PRICES STARTING
Paid Personnel Volunteers
to Visit Various Stores
for General Survey

Intensive checks of local prices
will be conducted by the local ra-
ton boards paid personnel and a
corps of volunteers starting Mon
day. according to plans completed at
q meeting Of workers yesterday
afternoon. Instructions on the drive
were given by OPA representatives.
Different commodities will be sell
ected each week and checked at all
local stores. Each paid worker at
the board will be assigned to give
about four hours time weekly to-
ward checking work, and schedule
will be worked out so that with the
assistance Of volunteers the check
ing will continue throughout the
week.
Special attention will be given 10
foodstuffs, although drugs and
clothing items also viii be surveyed,
1t was disclosed.
When violations are discovered
the retailers involved will be sum-
moned for hearings before the local
price panel and attempts will be
made to straighten out the situa-
ton, according to procedure plan
ned. If the violations continue the
dealers will be reported to the state
OPA in Hartford for enforcement
action.
John Dunn. manager Of the local
district ration office, and his staff
will assist the Waterbury staff In
the surveys here.
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Tuesday Raid
Struck Hard

wichita, Kans., Jan. 13.-(UP)-
The heavy attack by American
bombers on three important German
plane factories Tuesday was one
Of the hardest blows yet struck
against the Luftwaffe and deprived
the German air force Of hundreds
Of fighter planes, Gen. Henry H.
Arnold, chief of the Army air forces,
said last night.
Arnold described the raid, which
involved approximately 400 Ameri-
can planes, as IAN outstandingly
successful battle" which was car
ried out with a loss Of only five
per cent Of the attack force.
In hitting plants at Oschersleben.
Halberstadt and Brunswick, the
bombers smashed three Of the i'm
portant fighter plane factories left
to the Germans, he said.
Final assembly plants. together
with plants making sub assembles
for Focke- Wulf, Junkers and Mes
serschmftt planes were damaged
severely, he added, predicting that
It would be many months before
urrdssckine. -~asaA - ~anssptad
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Hartford, Conn, Jan. 10. (UP)-
Connecticut Milk Producers Asso-
citation General Manager Ken
Geyer told the legislative council
today that the General Assembly
would be powerless "in face of the
Presidents wartime powers" to
take it upon itself to raise the price
of milk to meet producer demands
for higher income.
II don't think the legislature can
wave a magic wand and get pro-
ducers more money and assure con-
sumers a supply of milk" he told
the council, which was formulating
milk program to be offered a spe-
cial session of the General Assem-
bly, January "a.
THE key to the difficulty" he said,
lis in the presidents Office, and the
people who are advising him there"
Geyer pointed out that an attempt
to jack up milk prices in Florida in
defiance of the OPA failed when
the federal courts issued a perma-
nent injunction, restraining the in
crease.
Even If a two cents a quart in
crease were obtainable, he said. it
could not be certain the milk supply
would be increased. For one thing,
he explained, more grain and a bet
ter quality of grain was needed.
Geyer said Connecticut lacked 49,
600 quarts day of supplies author
lied by the OPA, and the natural
decline of ten to Is per cent between
June and November, jumped to IS
per cent in 1913 because of the
drought. poor quality of grain, and
the fact that some large dairymen
quit the business.