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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
SENATOR'S

College Park, Md, April supp
John Nnggeling, one of the
knuckle ball pitchers upon whom
the Washington Senators are bank
ing heavily this season, was touched
for q three run rally by the soldiers
Of Camp Lee. Va, yesterday, forcing
the American leaguers to come from
behind to win an 8 to 4 victory. The
game was called after six innings
because Of rain. Hank Nowak,
former st. Louis Cardinal pitcher,
worked for the soldiers and held
Washington well at bay until the
fifth when the Senators scored six
runs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
pep OFFERED
$4,000 FOR
GO With ORTIZ

Boston, April S-(UP)-Manuel
Ortiz, undisputed bantamweight
champion Of the world, has signed a
contract to fight Willie Pep of
Hartford, Conn.,, for his worlds
featherweight title New York style)
at Braves Field June 10, Promoter
Eddie Mack announced tolay.
Mack, in announcing the bout, said
that Pep has been offered SOS, 900
and "other gratulties" and expected
that he would sign a contract on
Tuesday.
For Feather Crown
The bout will be fought over the
15-round championship distance
but Ortiz, perhaps one of the greata-
est fighters of all time for his
weight, will not forfeit his own
title. 1t marks the first time Ortiz
has fought as a featherweight.
Ortiz, a native of Mexico, who has
defended his bantamweightt tile
eight times on the west coast said
&c plans to leave Hollywood, Cal,
between May Is and 20 and would
train for the bout here.
Pep, who fights at Hartford to-
night in his first bout since being
discharged from the U. S. Navy, ex-
poets to fight once more before the
title defense.
Probably one of the greatest
featherweights of all times, Pep
easily defended his crown only
once in a bout at Braves field last
June with the new MIA champion,
Sal Bartolo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
New Pro Football
LEAGUE Planned

Pittsburgh, April 3-(UP)-Ol
ganization plans were completed to
day for a new coast forecast profe2
sional football league which i
scheduled to begin operations i
l945 with an eight and possibly ;
12-team circuit.
Certificates of operation were .
sued yesterday to representative
from Pittsburgh, New York, WaT'
ington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, s.
Louis, Cincinnati and Seattle, asStl
ing them OF league franchises T3:''
ever they complete arrangeme
for financial backing, playing s
and personnel.
Roland d. Payne, acting presid
of the association. said negotiate
were underway with Boston, De
troit, Chicago, Akron, O., San Frau
cisco and Los Angeles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
U. S. Rubber
B. G.. Enkcors
Capture Title

Enkcors basketball unit Of the
Boys club, which gets its odd name,
because of the late Knute Rockne,
fanTus football coach of Notre
Dame, defeated a keen court rival
from the Cottage Place institution
for the Intermediate Open tourna-
ment concluded Saturday night. The
"Enks" set back the Caissons 80 to
81 for the title" which came at
the end of a week or ten days COM
petition among junior hoop teams
from this city, WATERFOWL and
Naugatuck.
The Enkcors- Caissons tilt was
tight all hte way, showing 60, 1915
and 1924 at the end of each period
Andolina scored IA points for the
winners Each of II players scored
points or more.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
"Cobr oCIutch" Meets
Mccoy At Arena

New Haven, April 3-Two expon-
ents of a modified strangle which
passes muster with the referees, but
which has caused no end Of woe
among their foes, Bibber Mccoy and
Manic Singh, will meet In the fea-
ture two-falls wrestling match at
the Arena here on Wednesday night
Mccoy specializes in the leg strangle
and his Hindu rival has a pet piece
of punishment called the cobra
clutch"
A one-fall semi-final and a two
falls team match with four men in
the ring at the same time, will COM
plete the card
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
Nelson's 27O Wins

Knoxville, Tenn, April SUPP
Byron Nelson Of Toledo, O., today
added the Knoxville open golf
championship to his list OF winter
winnings, finishing with two SUBJ
par rounds yesterday tc compile q
70 hole total of 270, 10 under par
and one stroke better than his most
persistent rival, Harold (Jug) Nc
Spaden Of Philadelphia.
Bob Hamilton of Evansville, Ind.
tied for third place with Tony Pen
ma Of Dayton o. Both had totals OF
274,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
ogonsett
Notes

PaWtucket, r. r., April 3. -
Though the nations Jockey colony
has been seriously depleted by the
demands of Selective Service, this
despite the riders smallness Of sta
ture and handicaps of former in
juries. Narragansett Park will as
semble a very capable batch OF
riders for the spring meeting open
ing April IL.
Gansett will be helped consider
ably by the presence of home state
riders, the most prominent of
course, being 10 year old Harry
Pratt, Pawtucket born boy who is
currently the outstanding appren-
tice rider of the country. Pratt is
under contract to the Providence
dentist, DR.. w. I. Lunt; much OF
the latter's spectacular success as
an owner has been due to the bril-
liant horsemanship of the led born
within a stones throw of Nara
gansett Park.
Pratt had miraculous escape
from death last October at Rock
ingham park when the platter, Wind
Whittier, fell and Harry sustained
q fractured cervical vertebrate. Had
the fracture extended the merest
fraction further, the spinal cord
would have severede and the lads
case completely hopeless. But the
PaWtucket boy was up and around
in short order and though wearing
steel brace, was riding winners
again within the month. Discard
ing the steel brace and wearing in
stead a stiff broad banoage, all
against the doctors orders, Pratt
got started late in Florida but was
soon pressing Ted Atkinson hard
for leading jockey honors. Current
ly at OaklaWn Park, Pratt is fur
Their adding to his laurels as a
splenid dali round householder,
Aboard the live" horses of his en-
plcyer q 1.-THE coming GanSett meet
ing he will make a bold bid for
leadership.
Saddle Star?
Another Pawtucket lad, Kenneth
Scawthorn, Is years old and under
contract to o. l.. Foster, will ride
throughout his home meeting.
Noted as a developer of good riders
and responsible for Jackie West
rope, Charlie Allen and Harry Kro-
vitz, Foster believes Scawthorn has
the markings of a real saddle star
Eddie hobart from Pawtucket, is
inconsistent but better than green
hand with a horse; so is Miltcn
Briggs, from Washington, R. l. and
both, being Army rejects, will be
available.
Rocco Sisto. of Providence, r. l.,
will ride under contract to popular
Nose Shapoff, who races a large
string at Gansett for owner Mrs.
w. Renard, of ST. Louis. Boston
born Jimmy Brennan will ride for
Lyle Phillips, the Andover horse
man, who in addition to greatly
augmented string of his own, now
trains for the Merry-Ho Stable.
Joe Bauer, who with 80 head in
training will have one of the larg-
est and best balanced stables on
the grounds, has recently acquired
the contract of clever Wendell EadS,
who therefore rides here through
out the meeting. Eads served long
term contract with the powerful
Calumet Farm, but asked for and
was given his release following diff
ficulties with his riding Of Whirl-
away, the brilliant but erratic-run-
ming star which both Alfred Ro-
bertson and George Woolf empha-
tically agreed was ''liable" to get
any rider in trouble" Eads intend
ed riding as a freelance. but Bauer
admired hie talents and made the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
TobIe Tennis

st. Louis, Mo-, April 3.--(UP)-
huotwpylotin
Sally Green of Indianapolis and Pfc
John Somael of Camp Mackall, N.
c., went home today with the wo-
mems singles championships of the
United States open table tennis tour
nament.
Miss Green teamed with Les
Lowry of Newton Center, Mass, to
defeat Sgt. Lazlo Bellak, Camp
Claiborne, La, and Barbara Cannon
OF Toledo for the mixed doubles
championship in the final round
last night.
Earlier she beat Leah Thai, Co.
lumbuS, O., Pip, 21-18, 21-14 for
the women's championship. Somael
beat Lowry 21-8, 1921, 1921, 21-12,
1920 for the mems crown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
CARDS

Cairo, ILL.,, April 3-(UP)-The st.
Louis Cardinals turned on their old
team mate and World Series star,
pitcher Johnny Beazley yesterday
and scored four runs off his familiar
slants In their S to 4 victory over
the Memphis air ferry command
team in 10 innings. Beazley, start
ing for the flyers. yielded two runs
and four hits in the first inning and
gave up two more runs on three hits
in the fourth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
BRAVES

Wallingford, Conn, April 3-(UP(
Carl Linquist, young right handler
had IN inside track for a regular
pitching berth with the Boston
Braves today because of his work
In holding the Yannigans scoreless
for six innings in the regulars to
0 victory at Bristol, Conn, yester-
deg,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
TOLEDO TOPS BROWNS

Cape Girardeau, Mo-, April g.
(UP)-The Toledo Mudhens of the
American Association made nine
runs in the last three innings yes
terday to defeat their Majo League
parent club, the st. Louis Browns IL
to in an exhibition game. Bill Sc
insoth was pounded for 10 hits in
Toledo's uprising.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
The Broadway
Bugle
By
DAN PARKER

COACH JOE 1APcH1CK's AnTme Al-sar basketball team.
Chris Leonard Dutch Dshnert M Of the 0scs, and Hank 1uet
s What's the matter with puing Joe 1agGk he
S 0S s 50 play Make es city
s Rst city Rs G loses
Ens s sd ea bah homer s9Ff eao n 1ss
e s' @ OF all e @ I because nd s1
frank snatra autograph Harry Fedma native East SIDE
pitching
but Won cant hunt or fish in New York Pete frenzo ubo WON
1881 out of the service after
being wounded in Africa
GOLDEN arena Harlem boxing club is
being operated under the Rdseooa Grove license The
the dulcahy who used to
aq Memhl with Ben ghostnk Hughs stories
Steve the SOUTHWEST
the M 4 m saen Is
land and joey spange ghweight boxer also
A. u bas
Colo. which won 10 out of 22
JOHNNY MURPHY Yankees star relief pitcher who said he was
staying in war defense work has been accepted the
Stationed Maritime Service school Ma n
so sam ] es sns
Gsr@n and an English Language ng
fish sports likely to be Berger
Jake !s91Ota the mddeTg boxer quite
A9 who @ the Golden Gloves sh" title comes from Scott
HERE ARE SOME Of the college athletes who
D. Gl'7 vos esa s 5s e. Is
A. HOovak and Boudeau B CO. Cross KObeg
oregon State Vucnich StanfOrd Mcdonald Harvad
Vanderbilt Thorn OhiO State Crimmns Dance,
Wisconsin, Iappan (SOuhern California;
Taylor Yale) HOldgraf Vanderbilt MI
AcCOrmk (Nore Dame), Sanger (SOuthern California;
DaDauns avy LacrosseGregOry (Syacuse), NIaloy
Ansca Tennis,Els Nlm EngIehart Navy. scuing-JOe
turk Pennl SWtmming-TOmsi chgan).
Syacusel Baxter n New Engand Parpn (seton Boxing
DebOlt Navy, Wagner Navy.
FIVE REGULARS and represented Catholic Uni
eS IN the recent N c. A. A. tourney constitute
the student body which including
the notified
Pastor Hans Helmut
was reported killed on the Russian
Generous Hank Strauss
Charley Schwartz have designated
Fa as Charity Week. That's the
by the crckets all the rabrds having Ford tricks
aVo1te sporte curling and
W The president Of the Non the ancient
Scottish game Of sliding a stone along ~
TOM sEiAN new Braves coach thinks manager out
angelo ucc manager OF Tppy Larkn parking
nv nus usefulness In city after five Mccarthy Tom?
Atne1c commission period
WIN all SIX summon at hooegow to settle
up Among the sports figures FUR welter-
weight Doxe who IN the Army Hollywood girls soft
pau Charley Ketchuck oneme
ABRAMS mddeweght
Bobby of
JACOBS and his
oany girl Ihey already foster a girl
and SIX respectively. " ~ e1 "e'0 0e''n
Copyright 1914, Syndicate)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
At The Training Comps

out yesterday in the 5 to 2 Tiger
triumph over their National League
rivals. Trout, 2O-game winner last
season, held the Cubs scoreless from
the fourth to the seventh innings.
Derringer went three innings with
out being scored on. The Cubs won
the Saturday game 10 to 8.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
GIANTS


Lakewood, N. j., April 8. - CUP
Manager Mel OFT of the New
York Giants said today that every
one In camp who ca npitch will be
asked to take turn on the mound"
In the next two days Of drilling, In
order that the hitters can get suf-
ficient work before the teams exhi-
bition game with the Boston Red
Sox here Wednesday.
The Giants were rained out at
Baltimore yesterday after defeating
the international League Orioles
there to 2 on Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03

HartfOrd'S world featherweight
champion, unrecognized in his own
state, because of MIA utilization,
will draw $4,000 to $4,000 into a
benefit show for American Red
Cross tomorrow night at the Hart
ford Auditorium. Tickets are $12,
Sc and $3.50. Willie fights entirely
"fOr free; not even training ex-
penses. Opposes Leo Francis Of
Panama, whom he should defeat
without too much trouble. Boston
Eddie Mack has offered him $685.
900 to risk his feather title with
Manuel Ortiz, Mexican worlds
bantam champion, from Ell Gen.
trO, Cal. Title bout for Pops
crown goes at Boston Braves Field,
June 10, if Willie signs tomorrow.
Sal BartoIO, of Boston, whom Pep
licked twice, is the MIA feather
champ officially recognized in
Connecticut and As other states.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
STRAND

One of the highlights Of 1.-THE
Good Old Days" being revived cur
rently at The Strand Theatre
brings back to thousands one OF
the most vivid pages in the sports
history Of the world, the spectacu-
lar championship bout between
Jack Dempsey, the challenger at
the time, and big willard one
time champion. The pictures Of this
round by round, blow byblow bout.
provides one of the most sensational
featurse Of The Good Old Days"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
REDS

Indianapolis, April 3-(UP)-The
Cincinnati Reds got all their runs
in the firth inning yesterday in a
rally featured by home runs by Eric
Upton and Al Lakeman to defeat
the Cleveland Indians 5 to 4. Lake
man got his drive with a man on
base.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
SoftbaII Meeting
Az MCA Tonight

Officials of the Indus rial Nc
Softball league are making an SN
out effort to get 18 or 20 teams ~
terested in the game this season
and will meet again tonight at ~
D. m. in the YMCA with intererto
parties to receive further appl e
lions from team representative
President Tim Nolan or Secretary
Bob Kiersted will take the applics
tions before. during or after Il,
meeting.
Prospective legaue umpires ma
may also file applications with e.
ther of the two officials mentioned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
STICKS WITH CLUB

Eddie Brannick, secretary OF the
New York Giants. went to work for
the baseball club in 1905 as the late
John T. Brush'S Office boy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03

488 400 443 1853
H. S.-Women T. Sullivan, 113
H. 3-Women, M. Spadola, 29l
H. S.-Men j. Cianciulli, 148
H. 3 Men. Cianciuli, 379
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03

Evansville, Ind, April 3-(UP)-
The pitching Of veterans Paul
Dizzy Trout Of Detroit and Paul
Derringer Of the Chicago Cubs stood
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03

In a lively prelim, Spades defeat
cd the Mohawk-Indies Al to "a,
Damelio getting nine field goals for
18 points.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
NIB BOmberN


TOTALS ..s...Ib 81
Score at half time: Chance
Vought rs. NIB Bombers %. Ref
erees: Petrino and Lonergan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03

Buy War Bcc.'c 3 stamr J
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03

Score at half time: Calssons /
Enkcors Is. Referee: Slattery.
Evening star., 1944-09-06
Bad Licking ondK. 0. Wright
Show Lutsios Unsuited to Rinq

quivering heap on the canvas. It
was the fifth knockdown of the
battle, not counting the flrst-round
"slip-down," and climaxed an ex-
hibition of some of the finest welter-
weight punching of the summer on
Wright's part.
Other real knockdowns came in
the fourth, on a right cross; in the
fifth, twice on that same heavy
right, and in the sixth, on an over
hand right that followed a rain
of leather to the midsection Wright
was on top on all occasions and
came out ahead in every punching
exchange to win all rounds. Nick
did stand up and fight, but was
badly outclassed by the Pittsburgher.
Card as Whole Is Good.
The bout topped card that ring
siders judged one of the best of the
summer, with five sparkling pre-
liminaries that were nicely matched
to bring the fans the sharpest pre-
linn boxing of the year. Dixie Oliver,
the 193-pound ST. Petersburg slug
ger, put on an excellent and anus
Ing show with short. squat. 1872
pound Nose Thomas that had spec
tators in stitches. Frank Feener,
1431a, got a TKO over Garry Rice,
149, at 2:55 of the second; Bobby
Parsons, l9l, KO'd Ernest Pope in
l:4S Of the third; Pedro Frpo, 1875,
won 6-round decision over Johnny
Cockfeld, 124, and Sampson Powell
TKO'd Stony Lewis in 2::39 of the
fourth.
A crowd of 2,4l0 paid a gross of
$6,531.17.
Evening star., 1944-09-06
Redskin Squad Given Day off
Before PHn1inq for Bears

The Redskins must have looked
better against Green Bay than in
any previous games because Coach
Dud De Groot let them of yester-
day. They were in good shape, too
for the lone casual of the Packer
victory was 240-pound Nick Campo
freda, vino sprained a thumb.
Everybody will be ready for the
Bears at Baltimore Sunday, except
ing, OF course. Bunky Morris, the
red-haired half pint who was sup
posed to understudy Baugh this
season. Morris foot will be in a
cast another two weeks and it prob
ably will be a month before he
breaks into the lineup again.
Andy Fsrkas is ready to 90, but
isn't slated for action until the
league opens.
Farkas has long, curving scar on
his right knee where a medico did
some carving and stitching to re-
move a cartiledge, but he claims
the knee is better than ever and
he's eager to try it in a game.
The Skins, incidentally, may
hang up some kind of an attend
ance record for pro football this
season If they continue to pull GUS
Evening star., 1944-09-06
.Garvin, kavakos Tens
10 Battle for Title

Garvin's Grill and Kavakos Grill
softballers, hot rivals all season
battle it out tonight at Ballston
Stadium for the Metropolitan Area
softball championship after fight
ing into the final through q fast
field Of 16 top local tens
Last of the outside competition
in the Grill feud was eliminated last
night when Garvin's whipped FBI,
IL to 0, on five G-Men errors after
collecting only three hits OF Red
Kuker.
Kavakos can clinch the title by
winning the first game, but should
Garvin's come out on top, a second
contest will follow tonight to decide
the honors.
Winfree johnson. softball COM
missioner. will be on hand to pre-
sent trophies to the winning mems
team and to the United Typewriters,
champion girls ten.
Evening star., 1944-09-06
Newhouser and Trout Shoulder Pennant Chances Of Tiger
Vet Croseifi, Joining
|Yanks July 3, Gives
Club Needed Spark
~ the Associated Press.

Ey the AsSocteted Preas.
NEW YORK, Sept. e.-For the
second straight year frankie Croset-
tt, sh6rtstop for the New York YAM
KEGS, has wired his aging throwing
arm together, oiled his squeaking
knee joints and transformed .
fioundering bali club into q winner.
1t wasn't until midsummer that
the 3A-year-pld San Francisco vet-
eran forsook his West Coast war job
and reported to Manager Joe Nc
Carthy's struggling charges ut Chi
'cag0, Suly %.
Still nine and half games from
the league-leading st. Louis Browns
and resting In fourth place on Au-
gust Is, the Yankees climaxed their
late-season drive Monday by de-
feating Philadelphia twice and NOV
ing out In front Of the pack.
A year ago Crosetti couldn't play
for the flrst month Of the season
because Of . suspension handed
down by Commissioner K. M. Lands
following the 1942 World Series. But
after joining them he steadied the
club to the pennant and World
Series championship.
Always a holler guy, but only q
.246 hitter in his previous IL years
with the club, Crosetti has retained
his enthusiasm this summer while
discovering new power at bat. His
home run with the bases loaded
spilled Cleveland late in August, and
his four-master with two out in the
last of the ninth brought q 4-to-3
decision over Washington last Fri
day. He's hitting .254 for 1914.
Sunday 1t was his smart, rather
than spectacular, collaboration with
First Baseman Nick Etten on a slow
grounder that choked of 4 ninth
inning Senator rally and saved Z
6-to-5 verdict for his club.
His steadying influence not only
has stiffened the rebuilt Yankee In
field, but also has extended to the
youngsters of the battery.
Mike Garbark, powerful young
ster who stepped into Sailor Rollie
Hemsley's job, has hit at a $3.50 clir
since becoming the regular catcher
and his record doesn't list an error
Evening star., 1944-09-06
Tigers Seen as Flag
vicfors on Hurting
And Experience
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

/, Pennant dope-final revision-in-
clines us to look to the West for the
American League flag winner and
we favor Detroit's Tigers over the
| st. Louis Browns.
You don't have to believe this for
we picked Washington,s Mats to cop
on the eve of the season inaugural
here and there are those hard
scrapping New York Yankees, led
by very shrewd pilot, in command
Of the situation at present. But
we're still stringing along with the
Tigers.
The Tigers have pretty good ball
club with pair Of sterling pitchers
in Dizzy Trout and Hal Newhouser.
And you can't write of Stubby
Overmire, capable lefthander, either.
The Tigers also have better than
fair punch and experience under
IRE, something the Browns haven't
had.
Tigers Have Been Tried. st
Not a single member of the
Browns playing squad ever had q
hand in winning a pennant. Man
ager Luke Sewell and his coaches,
Fred Holman and Zach Taylor,
served on championship teams. But
the boys they direct haven't known
what it is to suffer under the strain
of championship chase.
The Tigers, though, have Pinky
Higgins, Rudy York and Doc Cra-
mer, who have been through the
mill. They didn't break down before
and there is no reason to believe
they will do SO this time. Backers
of the Browns have pointed out
that the st. Louis club will be IA
vored by finishing its season at
home. Well, the Tigers will finish
at home, too, and since the first of
July they have been mighty tough
to beat in Briggs Stadium.
We aren't giving the nag to the
Yankees because they are finishing
away from home and also because
they don't appear to have enough
pitching strength for hot pennant
pace. The Yanks were strong in
their last home stand, true, as they
drove to the top, but they haven't
shown ability to win consistently on
the road-particularly in the West,
where they'll spend the last two
weeks of the season.
Red SOx Appear to BE Out.
AS to the Boston Red Sox, they
appear to be out of the picture,
although just three games off the
top. Their pitching is haphazard
and the recent loss of Second Base
man Bobby Doerr to the Army was
a terrific blow. Now Roy Partee and
Bill Conroy, their catchers, are
likely to be called into service at
any time. They appear finished.
AS to our Mats, they still entertain
some hopes Of finishing above last
place. To do so, they'll have to do
a lot of winning while Clevelands
Indians, Philadelphia's Athletics and
Chicago's White Sox are doing q lot
Of losing. And the Mats will spend
the last two weeks of the campaign
on the road, where they have been
the worst team In the league this
year.