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Evening star., 1944-04-11

Seven acres destroyed near Fern.
dale In field and woods are; cause
unknown.
In the remainder of the state,
Mr. Buckingham said reports had
been received Of fire in Charles
County which destroyed 100 acres
Of woodland near Malcolm; three
fires In Hartford County, destroy
ing 4 total of rs acres; two fires in
Prince Georges County. burning ap-
Evening star., 1944-04-11

skill needed to handle it in the
usually high winds that play
around Chain Bridge casting
rod works equally as well. When
using a casting rod pinch sink
er of about one-half ounce weight
about three feet up the leader is
necessary to give the lure weight
so it can be cast. Use as fine
leader as possible consistent with
strength. A six-pound test nylon
leader fills the bill here.
These hickory shad can be
caught almost anywhere on both
sides of the river from about 100
yards below the bridge up to the
SpillWay.
Evening star., 1944-04-11
Sports Mirror

Today a year ago-Jeff Heath,
outf1elder, signed his baseball
contract with the Cleveland In
dians.
Three years ago-New York
Yankees were picked to finish
first, Cleveland Indians second
and Detroit Tigers third in
American League baseball race
in an Associated Press poll Of
sports writer's.
Five years ago-Tony Can
zoneri, l40s4, drew with Jimmy
Vaughn, 1884,, in a 10-round well
terWeight bout in New York.
Evening star., 1944-04-11
Camp Show Additions Called

Entertainers Interested in trying
out for a place in the Volunteer
Camp Shows performing for serv-
ice personnel in hospitals, camps,
service clubs and naval bases in
the District may do so at additions
to be held at 1880 pm. Friday, it
was announced today. Volunteer
Camp Shows is joint project Of
the District Recreation Department
and Of Recreation Services.
Evening star., 1944-04-11
Rubber Making Takes
$50 Million HighboNs
Daily, WPB Reveals
By the Associated Press.

The synthetic rubber pro-
gram is using up alcohol at the
rate of 150,000,000 highballs
day, a War Production Board
expert calculates.
The rough reckoning, per-
formed at the request of a re-
porter, translates the total
usage of 190-proof industrial
alcohol in the rubber plants
into IL -ounce "jiggers" of 90
proof drinking liquor, and that's
a bigger jigger than many tav-
erns use these days.
Evening star., 1944-04-11
Michael Stronee's Son
is Found Decd in Bed
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
LITCHFIELD, Conn.,, April H.
Robin Thomas, %. son Of the au-
thor, Michael Strange, was found
dead in bed yesterday by doinestics
at his estate In the nearby town Of
Warren. State Police 1t. Paul LAWN
revealed today,
Evening star., 1944-04-11
PIons League for Boys

RICHMOND, Va, April II (P.-
Organization of an amateur baseball
league in Richmond for boys rang
ing in age from "A to Is years is
being planned.
Evening star., 1944-04-11
Comeo Squad to Practice

Cameo Furniture baseball team is
holding its first practice today on
the East EIlipse at $50 o'clock.
There are several openings for play
ers, and interested persons are in
vited to attend the drill.
Evening star., 1944-04-11
UpperviIIe to Hold Show

WARRENTON, Va, April II (P.-
Upperville Colt and Horse Show AS
sociation has decided to hold one
day affair, the date to be determined
later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-07
Gumpert Faces ToyIor Sunday

The pitching classic or the lS9a season, showing Hartford's Johnny Taylor against Randy 0umpert, former Athletics star, will be high light Sunday Rt Municipal Stadium ct 3:ib when Fred Davis BraSscoS battle Meriden ContelcoS.
 It will be the second of Q series between the top pro teams of Con- necticut, the Tels taking the opener here several weeks ago under the lights by . 7-b margin. On that oe. casion, Able durske and Mickey DeLucia combined to best Red" Branch who was on the mound for the Brassoo aggregation,
 Davi has signed Taylor, fireball Hartford Negro performer, and Meriden's Johnny Pullie has agreed to pitch dunpert who bianked the famed West Haven Sailors two weeks ago by Q b-0 magrin,
 Both Taylor and Qumpert arc favoriteS here, Taylor doing 0 four hit, i4.strikeout job several weeks ago whil 0umport toiled Six frames for the BraSscos in c night offering. Their duel Sunday should provide Waterbury fans with Q thrilling bat. tie.
 DRvi has secured Aaron Robinson, of the U. s. Coast Guards, to catch Taylor'S fireball delivery while Tank Kobrln will do backStop duty for the Telg.
 It Is hoped that Bill Johnson will play at third base for the BrasScos Sunday. Davl will contact the former Nc Work Yankee star to- night and will announce tomorrow fl Johnson will be available this week. The balance of the BraSsco lineup will feature members of the armed forces teams in Rhode Island and Connecticut.
 After showing for 10 Saturdays during tho summer season, the BrASgcob will make their first after- noon showing Sunday at Municipal Stadium. Indications point to . ban- ner turnout for the contest,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-07

The Cerdan inflated since Jack sharke returned from of the American fighting fronts fighter he had discovered happened wight championship Europe lo37 Leha Lithuanian Primo invisible uppercut dan about as as the old regime.
 and fighting for Che next four confined the kind of opposition African tournament because he had had plenty of time whereas his who had the fighting compelled into the ring with Navy had been having things comparatively tied while the American soldiers campaigning Thus Cerdan had big opponents rOni sald
 He looked showy against the untraned soldier don't think he would cerans American supposed receiving sanction from the Free French military authorities the that will Do benefit of stricken France However unguarded dayhe dropped the remark that Pete Reilly should able fifteen thousand his share of the If wfo has never been noted for overlooking known in the Province conpense him for his efforts behalf the cardinal course there would be the promoter Mike Jacobs considered to mention the fighters Marcel meet yold Monsieur Vincent Mir Reilly seeing charity begins th usual What Frone 1t leaves them V ee and follows that anything that's money wSyp WI ~ ' way
 Monsieur Vincent prom who considerable territory has promised produce Cerdan bout Jake LaMo @ on Sept 29 Previously Armand had produce June then in July and after that puts Monsieur Vincent the class
 Some was going to produce an ou door Winter sports carnival at the Polo
 and She owners of the Polo Grounds had considerable pnse Armand failed to podude (a) the athletes to Cavort on It and (c) Armand himself
 After that experience with promising Armand bu frustrated producer won't believe coming here until the frog hop off the trying convey the peson that if he doesn't come viii be unbeaabic
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-07
Three Dog Racing Corporations Sued

Boston, Sept. 7.-(UP)-Gov. Lov- erett Saltonstall of Massachusetts, tho state racing commission, the state senate president and three dog racing corporations are being sued for total of $350,0O0 In q civil action based on the granting ot dog racing licenses in Massa- cl1usetts.
 TllA suit was filed in superior court Toy @Atty. Thomas D, Lavelle for the Hancock Associates, c cor- poration which S,iled in Its at- tempt to obtain license and dates for tho operation of Q dog race track In Hancock near the MaSsa- chusets- New York border.
 Named in the suit besides the gov- ernor were;
 Chairman Charles r. Connors Of the commission and hs associates, Bayard TuckeTman, Jr. and liar. old R. Allen.
 Senate President Jarvis Hunt, de- scribed as an omploye of the Massa- soit Greyhound Association, Inc.
 The Revere Racing Association, Inc, operators of Wonderland Park, and 10 alleged stockholders or of- iiciais-d George II. Reynolds, Rob- ert J. Bottomley; Martin Hays, Colin J. Macleod. Edward M, Hal lager, all of Boston; Thomas w., White and Howard c. Davis. both of Newton; William E. Hayes of Swampscot; Louis Fox of Revere: and Hyman Abrams of Cambridge,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-07

The ss, Peter and Paul Softball league will hold it's ninth annual clambake this coming Sunday at Ray Dunn'S Grove in Reidvile, About 60 players and guests will at- tend.
 There will be several special events including a forty-fiVe yard dash, fungo hitting, throwing for accuracy, egg throwing, etc, There will also be Q couple of softball games with Jack LarriVee's cham pions meeting one All Star team in Q seven- -inning game and then the winner will meet another All-Star team in a seven inning playoff.
 The officers of the league for the past season were: Les Wheeler, president; Al Paul, treasurer; and Bob Blewitt, secretary.
 The league will keep together dur- Ing the off-season by playing volley ball and basketball at the Anderson schoo gym Monday nights.
 The committee which will run the bake" has Jim Sheehan aS chair- man with Bill Fitzinauriee, Prank Rotella, Tom Sheehan, George DalY Jim Cavanaugh and Marty Brennan aS assistants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-07

of you. Of course, the added fact that he has won no less than i2 titles in his travels from New York to Africa and back again up Boston way is incidental to the fact that he has yet to meet his master at the table tennis game; and before you get any erroneous impressions that 1t is a parlor partime invented for Spinsters or senile gentlemen so that they can keep awake until mid. evening; get an eye.full of the game sometime between two or four good players and then take Q paddle and try to keep the cellulold ball on the small table for more than one or two bounees. After e minute or two you may be convinced that the game re- quires the best of balance, Spiltssec. ond timing, extraordinary eyesight and, in some matches, Anibldexterity to e breAthtaking degree,
 Tn the water, our Willie b not only c good swimmer, but Red Cross llfe-guard and INSTRUCTOR, aS well, Before he donned Uncle Sam's khaki, which Is now more i'm. presslve with it's blue and white MP (military police) band, Willie was basketball player of more than ore dlnary skill for he was not only big and tough. but had the speed of Q heightened antelope to go with it ts the lads who saw many of those games ct Washington Park and the Brooklyn "" hut, well known. In baseball, he could hit hard and time. ly and was no tortoise around first base. And then there was boxing which he took up professionally for c while and was really getting un. der way, when the WAR came along; but, as an MP he has learned to use his hands, JUDo-style and that could mean death, under certain conditions. Yet, Willie Is Q mild hammered, husky young man of some i9S pounds and never in his life looked for trouble, yet, never ran away from 1t,
 All this Is by way of showing you his first likeness in Army uniform. since he put 1t on over 20 months ago. His greatest thrill in spoFtS9 Defeating Q pretty GIRL at RING. PON0-but, this was no average girl player, but Miss jini O'Connor, who had been making chumps out of the best male officers and soldier ten. his table players in . dozen or more Army camps, where she went on tour. She was good enough to make c 0rantland Rice sP0RTLIotT for the MOVIES showing her skill ct table; tennis, and, aS for as we know, Waterbury's Willie White, was tho only one to beat hOr-2i to 10 and with her personality and vaFi- ous victories over the finest Of op. ponents, is tho title" she likes best -Ping-Pong Pinup Girl of the usA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-07
TAFT GRADUATE EYES END POST
 WITH ELI TEAM

New Haven, Sept, 7,--Eollowtng the initial formal practice yesterday of the Yale football team, Coach Howard Odell picked a men for his iDa4 varsity squad and will spend the next three weeks whipping them Into shape for the season opener on September 90 In the Bowl against the Coast Guard Academy n of New London,
 The squad Is begged around nve llnemen who were regulars curing the ieAS campaign, while all ot the backfield operatlves--with the ex. ception of spunky Warren (Jakel Hall, 0 reserve last season-will pc making their debut In college foot. ball.
 Odell placed on his "A" squad four ends, four tackles, Ave guards, two centers and nine backtield men, but he said lt Is probable more men will be added before the opener.
 Paul walker, making Q bid tor Al.American fonors this fall, VIII hold down one of the end posts, with Jimmy smith, Prince De- Rardeleben and Don Mccullough, a graduate of Taft school, Water. town, fighting for the other flank post Mccullough halls from Stam- ford,
 Captain MacWhiting has again won Q guard berth, while for the some position on the other side Of tEe line, John schaffner, from Gull yer Military Academy, Is giving the squad veteran, Tommy OSmith, TOT two years Q regular, a spirited fight, Also in the guard picture are Jim Higglnbottham and Francis Ballard both yearlings.
 John Prchlik and Westi Hansen both slx-foot, three-inch giants, have the inside tract on the tackle slots, but bucking them for these jobs are Jim Rosenberger shelveo last year with a knee injury, and John Barrow, captain of Oak Park Illinois High school in ie4S.
 Brainard Werner, who played with the Els last fall, and Jim Blan- ming, i7-year.old civilian, were the two centers chosen for the varsity.
 The hacktield continues to pose the real problem for Odell and with the exception of Hall, Q capable passer, Q good blocker and Q better than average defense man, who will be in the quarterback opening, the other rear rank berths are to be flld,
 Named as candidates were BuEzy Cher, the gill-siEed rabbit-gaited hero of much action In the South Pacific war theater; Roger BarkS- dale, captain-quarterbaek of Little Rock, Arkansas in io43 and c IT, year-old civilian; Charley Clausen, six-feet, three-inches of heft from Salisbury school: Dana Dudley, Bill Penn Robby Roberts, John Jackson and Frank 0illis,
 Odell will devote the rest of this week and all of next week to funda- mentals, while the following weel. he will step up the attack of the team and polish the defensive tac- tASbs #..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-07
Rubber, Tool Meet Tuesdoy

Tim Gay Nineties' Nolan, likeable proxy of the Industrial softball League, has scheduled U. s. Rubber Of Naugatuck and the Waterbury Tool to open their b9st two-out- of. three series for the title next Tues. day evening at 6 on the first dia. mond ct Hamilton Park.
 The second will be played in the Rubber Town at the Recreation Field either Thursday or Friday evening of next week.
 The teams shared regular hon. ors, each winning i2 out of IS, al. though Tool won C Gel game over Rubber at Naugatuck early in the campaign.
 They met again in the semi- finals of the playoffs. Tool gaining q 2-l victory and going on to take the post-stason title from Water- bury Manufacturing.
 However, c special | R. A. prize will go to the winner of the rogu- lar season first place battle.
 Tool will play at New Haven Sunday in 6 ssmi-final game Of the state tournament under the Central "" banner.
 Should Tool win and reach the finals, the team may be host to the title game here Sept. i7 on the banner program being lined Up aS c benefit for Charles Chapman, injured Scovlil pitcher.
 The state tournament is five. team affair, Bridgeport Aluminium, recently beaten in the Connecticut softbali association finals by Plain. vile ct strafford. dropping cut.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-07
Cleveland Ron1s
 KaIsomine Tanks

Cleveland, Sept, '. (UP)-A 60- yard touchdown run by Tommy Coieila On the second play after the opening kickoff, hishIighted the 2 to 0 victory of the Cleveland rams over the New Boston Yankees ln 2 National League football exhibition game here last night,
 The Rams, returning to active competition after . years iayon, lest no time ir settling the issue. Coieila, c haifback, swept wide 70 his right and raced down the fleld for the score. Fullback WalteF West converted.
 4 safety completed the scoring h the second period Ken steinmetg of Boston being tackled behind his own goal line. p.
 The Yankees showed no sustained offensive power, never getting within CIeveland's 2D.yard line.
 The game was played isl showers which feii inteFmittertsy,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-07
& 7ednl Pin League Opens Seq. l9
Novy Grid Stars Now Con Play Four Years
BY JACK CUDDY Limited Press staff COrrespOnaent)


 New York, Sept 7--lUP)-Meny staggerlng American fotbaI coaches felE ns hopeless today % Japanese war lords, following coincident U. 2, Navy announcements dealing with Japan and the gridiron.
 The Japs got their bod news when Navy Secretary Forrestal disclosed that the navy will not be demobil. ized until Japan is defeated. Grid- iron pilots got theirs in the Ans rlapolls announcement that the no. val academy's football players will be eligible for four, instead. of three, years of varsity play
 This addltlSn of one years elig- ibllity makes available for the aca' demy's team six potential AllsAm- erica performers from last seasons eastern championship squad - on outfit that lost only one gameA It means that the sailor squad, re- gently taken over by Coindr. Oscar Hagberg, is virtually certain to re. peat for the easter title and will De the country's outstanding threat to the mythical national crown,
 Rights to this crown will have to be proven by triumphs over 0ll east- ern opposltion--includln3 army but particularly over such interset. tional opponents as Duke, Georgia Tech, Purdue and Notre Dune.
 Tn making this change, navy mere ly has followed the four-year ruling which was adopted at the January meeting of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. At West Point, army sat back waiting hopefully that Navy would make no ". o. A. A. shift. After the Navy announce ment, Col. Lawrence (BifO Jones, graduate manager, announced that Army was following the same DO. Hey. What else could he do2
 Arny'B shift means little to the team - returning two otherwise. ruled-out players; Fullback George Troxell and Haltback Bob Woods, both of whom had played one year for other colleges and two for Army,
 However this change brings bael to the Navy squad such sterling per- formers as Hal Hamberg, triple- threat who received All.American mention last fall, Fullback Ben Martin, Center Jack Martin, Tackle Don Whitmire, Blocking Back Dave BarlSSdale and Guard Marshall Stevens. one could build a team around those lads alone, although Hagberg previously had such Q gal- aXy of talent that Navy was gen. erally figured as certain winner of the Lambert trophy, emblemRtic of eastern supremacy
 Although Army long ago decided to go in for the four years eligibil- fly, if Navy did also, Army waited politely until Navy made It's move. Two factors governed this politeness ct West Point.
 CD Army, which has lost five straight service classics to Navy, hoped that the sailors would not 70 in for the fouF-year- plan, and @ Army recalled that Q breach was caused in Army.Navy relations in 1928 and 1929 because Navy insisted upon the three.year-rule, while Army permitted four years of col. lege play-at West Point, or at oth. CT schools before entering the point.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-07
Tourney Breok Goes To Avies

Baltimore, Md, Sept. - Waters bury, represented by Tony Roman tello's Aviglianese got the break of . lifetime in the first round draw Of the first annual All-American Am. ateur Baseball Tournament last night when 1t was announced that the Butler, Pa. All-Stars, with only two players on tho squad over l7 years of age, would be their oppo. nents this afternoon at 1880 at tho Municipal Stadium.
 The Pennsylvanians are chan- pions of the Junior Victory League in Butler and entered the tourney on the belief that it was for inter. mediate players only Rain last evening forced the Avigs to cancel their scheduled practice drill,
 The other entry from the Nutmeg State, the Bristol c. I. O., will cn- gage the host club, the Glenn Mar. tin Bombers, today at s ?. m, at the Glenn Martin Field, Up until II o'clock last night the Bell City team had not put in It's appearance.
 Last evening after the Waterbury contingent had been assigned their rooms at the Hotel Emerson c din- ner was held for Tournament ASsos ciation Ofiicials and club officials. William Derwin of Waterbury, aS- sociation vise.preSident, was one of the speakers.
 Fourteen teams are entered in the competition from i2 cities in five states. Schenectady. N. r., and Ani- sterdam, N, F., drew first round byes and will not begin play until tomorrow.
 Teddy drabeck will be the Avlgs starting pitcher Agains the Butler Kids. The latter nine will show i7- year.old Bill Winters aS the start. ing moundsman.
 Bristol Q, l. o. will start Dizzy" Decker against the BomberS who will throw Southpaw 'Fred Green at them The Bombers have won a of 90 games this season.
 Today's schedule follows. Avig- lianeSe A. O., Waterbury vs Junior Victory Leaguers, Butler Pa; Heu- rich Brewers, Washington vs Charlottesville Red 9ox of 1anoSvIllo Ohio; Triumph Explosives, Elkton, Md, vs Bendix Of Philadelphia; Cummlns Construction Club, Haiti- more. vs Connie Mack's All-starS Of Philadelphia; Cornell -Dubliler, New Bedford, Mass. vs Norden QunSigllt, Elmira, N. Y,; Endee CIO of Brls- tol VS Martin Bombers of Baltimore.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-07
ZonnsIIi And WeIeh
 In Boston 60 Sept. 2z

Boston, Sept. T-(up)--New Nng. lang sltiddloweIght champion Cciey Weich of Portland, Me, will defeYlII his title here Sept. 22 when he meets welterwelght Ralph (RippeF) Zaf. iieiii c Providence, D. q, isi Q i2. round bout ct Boston Garden,
 Though zannelli has fought sever. al overweight matches in his ring campaigns this will mark the flyst time that he has made an actual assault on the iniddlewelght ranks.
 The bout hinges, somewhat, on the showing Zannelii makes tomorrow night when he battles Jimmy Mc- Daniels of Los Angeles at Madison Square Garden iii New York. Tn his last appearance here only c few day. after tho death of his mother, ZaIl- nelii engaged in Q rugged battle with HnTy Armstrong.
 Weich has been calfipnigning with gllcCess since being dlgcharted from tlle navys his most recent panears anee hein9 at West epTlnallsld.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-07
Murray Koson Garden fIops

When Mike Jacobs decided, early in the summer, to stage boxing shows at Madison Square Garden throughout the hot months, he knew well, from experience, that the financial profits would be little, if any, But there was always the poS- Sibllity, thought Michael, that some new talent might be uncovered some good boxers might be developed who could then be used during the eom- ing fall and winter,
 For Q while the results were far from satisfactory. The Garden pros motor brought In a number of fight CTS with regulations gained ia other cities, hoping they would prove themselves good attractions here, But here they flopped-Turkey Thompson, Lee e, Murray, Julie Kogon.
 Three weeks ago Jacobs tried again. For his star bout he signed the comparatively unknown Jimmy McDanlels, California welterweight, and Aaron Perry, highly.touted Washington, D. O.. youngster, And this time Jacobs had something to show for his patience.
 For, aS they say in show business, McDaniels was 0 smash hit. The Los Angeles battler, oVerawed perhaps that he was making his Garden main event debut, allowed himself to Do nailed by Perry right hand in the first round and went down for Q count of eight, But then he got up, ovegcame his initial nervous ness, and proceeded to hammer Per. " into submission in most impress sive fashion, finally finishing Per. " in the fourth round.
 Well now that was different. Here was Q fighter who lived up to ex- pectatlons. More than that, he ex- ceeded the hopes of the promoter. McDaniels had lot of things in his favor. He could punch and take Q punch, he had pleasing fighting style. He's Irish.
 The thing to do then was to bring McDanlels right back. And right back he is. He's booked for Q ten. round go with the rugged and seq. sonsd Ripper Ralph zannelll. of Providence, R. l., at the Garden tomorrow night, zannelli too is 6 new face" hereabouts and Jacobs figures that if McDaniels doesn't come through as sensatlonally this time ns he did three weeks ago, then perhaps Zanelli will steal the show.