davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11
This
Sporting
World
A Hot Wire From
Our Top Oman
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

Having informally met J. Edgar
Hoover, director Of the Federal
Bureau Of Investigation at a boxing
writer's dinner in New York more
than a year ago. the thought occur
red. to me that Oman Number One
might like to send a few words of
encouragement to his hirelings at
New Haven, in view Of the fact that
they are coming to town tomorrow
night to play a benefit basketball
game for the American Red Cross.
Not that the New Haven FIBI Agents
need encouragement either in bas-
ketball or against burglary, for they
can hold their own in either depart
ment; but it will be nice to know
that their boss" in Washington
knows of the game and has wired
the writer as follows: Deeply trust
Forthcoming game between New
Haven FBI division and Waterbury
All-Stars worthy enough to help
noble cause Of Red Cross. May the
better team win but more important
sincerely hope Red Cross is truly
benefited. Regards. John Edgar
Hoover, director; Federal Bureau Of
Investigation, Washington, D. c.,
FBI."
Therefore, it behooves Ronnie
(F4attop) Phillips and his Sherlock
Holmes, or Scotland Yard if they
elbow" the game by any appreciable
margin.
Tickets, by the way, at half dol
lar apiece, no tax, can be had at
the YMCA or from any IRA COM
mittee member or officer, or local
sportswriters. The IRA got solidly
behind the game yesterday and will
try to dispose Of as many tickets
as possible to labor and manage
ment in their respective organiza-
lions. A total of 1900 tickets are for
sale. That's all brother Got yours?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11
Car Cassidy Muffs
Ball In Groom Strike
BY
DAN PARKER

f u. y1TE 1 com sa
sul Of grOOms and a few hundred dollars a day
unbelievable stupidity Monday afternoon at jamaica they
threw time submitted
BY any Situations that Gee
accustomed move they lost
information Cassidys arrogance was
@ p d&F sa % snas from b what have
larger involved han hoss Whicn directly
their lot By refusing to Sand
the tSat the Convenience
paT o'G 1hs 1 pao sh
they with $40 additional for 1i the es he per
With the race tracks re, rolling wealth
might nave e. saved all the profits for the association and kept
Marshall Cassidy Metropolitan Association delegated to
n n n 5es na aa involving the notified
st t1 oa % on bound to Anonymity because Of the
tell Cassidy who he was when he teephned him. whereupon
dealings with him. t aGs bed d hde ANY
care Of the situation When the found themselves ignored
dy was warned again last Saturday what
es yG a a change when you cash winning ticket
to lay hands baeaEage money myself ~ "a AXE
. So because Marshall cassidys auat work
getting buying tets for h
Who to time Sa minutes Of
upon them and in the end nothing accomplished except
The hOseen their the six succeeding races on
Mondays card Then the association pay indirectly greater
in the first 500 to all purses up
ana et the non settle with grooms of paving the
problem on the spot. - ~ H''0" " 'AA0
1ne public has little sympathy with faithfully though II
en-and no sympathy at all with whine
me demands OF
nave to part with Of their profits ' ' '
think the g1oo are to be COMMUNICATED holding up race tracks
1o cnange Usually the hand And as for Narsha
~SS4"S aS LABOR afnlterphooey him
Long Island Railroad doesn't breakage
ougn the round trip fare to the track 66
getting that raise Professor Albert Hitch
neSs handlers at Prosperity Institute star
nave provided cab to tote the turtle route
Service at the local tracks thanks Condor
poots yesterday
~n'On opening day and there viii today
looked like
@ ran away before the race and the Paragon Anras
cAoC tossed 4oTy FaScuma
maiden fly which makes TODAY named for
sports writer Lou ONJeilps daughter. = ~ ~
Copyright 1874 King Features Syndcatey
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11
Greg. U. S. Pat. O6)
BY JACK CUDDY
United Press Staff Correspondent

New York, April II. (UP)-We
hope that some Of the senator's and
congressman at Washington noted
the huge attendance and heavy bet
ting during the first two days OF
the Jamaica race meeting-78,1 36
fans and $4,344, 304.
These figures indicate that more
than one billion dollars will be
wagered at U. S. race tracks during
1914, lettering last years total mu-
tuel handle of $710,779,432.
More important, these figures are
up = to the minute manifestations
that the public is missing no chance
to place a bet; even though the
Washington legislators are missing
out on the opportunity Of q life time
by failing to harness the betting
urge-by making no move toward
establishing national lottery.
In these war days, when every
available source Of revenue appar~
emily is being tapped by the fed
eral government, and when the peo-
ple-particularly the 100000
WI11uc-COlldT hOI hCIo-h4C NAA
dened by the combination OF heavy
taxes and increased living costs, it
seems downright stupid to us that
the lottery is scorned. It has been
estimated that q national lottery
operated on a monthly basis, would
net the government about $2,500, 00O.~
600 q year.
This would be taxation with sons
fun attached. But apparently our
holier-than-thou legislators regard
the lottery as immoral. forgetting
that our forbears often used this
method Of raising funds-forgetttng
that George Washington, for ex-
ample, signed one of the first tickets
issued in the Continental Congress
in 1776 to raise money by lottery to
fight the British.
Our conservative forefathers did
not fret about what our current
legislators might term "a COM
promise with morality" They turned
cheerfully to the lottery not only
for military purposes, but for build
ing churches, colleges, public roads.
canal systems, etc. The little tickets
were used at times in raising funds
for Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Will
liam and Mary, Princeton, Union
and University of Maryland
If the lottery had been restricted
federal use, all would have been
well; but as used by the States.
in combination with private enter ;
prise-it deteriorated into such
rackets as the Louisiana lottery
which was abolished in 1892.
The lottery and its blood brother,
the sweepstake, are illegal in the
United States. Postal regulations
prohibit use of the mails for dis
tribution Of tickets. State laws
generally forbid the sale of tickets.
But the American public has con-
tinued to participate in this brand
of entertainment for years-buying
tickets in the Irish Sweepstakes,
Calcutta Sweepstakes, Canadian
Army and Navy Stakes; and In the
French, Italian, Cuban, Panama
ETC., lotteries. The public also has
played the great American policy"
racket, with fervor. Before Pearl
Harbor, it was estimated that Amer
leans were spending about six bill
lion dollars annually on foreign
tickets and domestic numbers"
without Uncle Sam cutting in. just
another 18th Amendment.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11
Williams Stops
Saunders In s

Holyoke, Mass, April 1l-(Up-
Ike Williams, 1873, of Trenton. N
j., today had proved his right to
q top spot in the lightweight ranks
after scoring a fifth round knockout
last night over Leroy Saunders, IA,
Of New York who as down six times
before the sudden end Of their
scheduled 10-round bout at the VAL
ley Arena.
In an eight round semi-final,
Warren Powell, 1862, New York de-
cisioned Tiger Lou Jones, 1863, Aug
usta, Ga.
Scheduled skies saw Joe ellis,
40, Springfield technically knock
out Jake Desautels. 143, Dover, N.
H. a.; Jack Hawks, 1853. Hartford,
Conn, knock out Eddie Jansen, 161,
Boston ~. Tommy Reardon, 1876,
Hartford, Conn.,, decisioned Bob
Kane, 1873, Meriden, Conn, in four.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11
PIRATES COULD
BE'DARK HORSE
ENTRY OF n. |,
This is the 18th Of a series
analyxing prospects Of m jOr
league baseball teams).
BY BOB MEYER


UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Chicago, April 11-(UP)-Tired of
their role as an "also-ran," the
Pittsburgh Pirates are geared this
year to make a disturbance in the
National league pennant race as a
dark-horse threat.
Manager Frankie Frisch knows he
doesn't have any great shakes of a
ball club. Pittsburgh has landed in
fourth place three out of the last
four years and may not improve
that position this season. But Frisch
has a right to be heartened by q
pitching staff containing five 4-Fs
and a strong nfleld combination
that Is fairly permanent.
Probably the happiest situation
lies in Truett rip Swell, whose
pitching deliveries start from more
angles than a Hollywood publicity
agent. Swell Is 4-F, and still is mas
ter Of his puzzling "sky" ball, which
scratches the clouds before falling
across the plate.
Supporting 21-game- winner, Sewell
are four other hurlers rejected for
military service-long Johnny Gee
Max Butcher, Xavier Rescigno and
Arthur Cuccurullo, southpaw who
won 20 games for Albany last
season.
Roe To Show
Preacher Roe, the Arkansas kid
who led the American Association
in strikeoutS last year while pitch
ing Columbus to the Junior World
series, is la, but Frisch is count
ing upon him to win few before
heis called. Ogden Wist, American
Legion sensation, is la, and WAL
lace Hebert has been discharged
from the Navy.
The infleld worries center chiefly
round Bob Elliott, generally adj
judged to be the best third sacker
in the league, particularly since the
retirement of Chicagos Stanley
Hack. Elliott Is la and his loss
could be the biggest blow yet struck
to the Pirates, who already are
missing Russ Bauers, Bill Brandt,
Elbie Fletcher, Maurice Van Robays,
Burgess WHITEHEAD and Hank Gorni-
cld.
Cuban Star
Lee Handley, another infielder, is
la, but Frisc has three ATS and
one Cuban to backstop his inner
circle. These are Babe Dahlgren,
frankie Cuisine, Frankie Yak and
Tony Ordenana Rodriguez of Hav-
ana. termed by the Portsmouth
club officials as the best infielder
they have had since Pie Traynor.
Behind the bat, AL Lopez and
Henry Camelh both are la. And In
the outf1eld, Vince DiMaggio, Tom
my OBrien and Harry Amato, IT.
year-old American Legion graduate
are slated for early drafting.
If these players play good share
OF the season, Frisch viii be two
deepin each outfleld spot, but with
out them he must depend on Jim
Russell and Johnny Barrett, 4-FS
and Frank Coleman, who has been
respected by the Canadian board Of
mobilization.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11
Dan Topping Tokes
"Shot" At Movie Man

Hollywood, April II. (UP)-Capt.
Dan Topping of the U. S. Marines
today had a firm grip on the one
punch boxing championship Of the
world by virtue of a quick and
almost uncontested victory over
Enrol Flynn, who lost his last deci-
sion to a movie columnists wife
who pinked him in the ear with
a fork in defense of her mate.
Topping's quick triumph climaxed
an Easter and birthday party for
his bride. the Queen Of the Silver
Skates-Miss Sonia Henie. The pre-
war sportsman shot quick jab to
the screen hero's cheek at her
Beverly Hills home. Ringsiders said
Flynn hit the deck. Flynn said he
lust reeled a bit. Topping was
awarded a technical knockout.
Neither the chamion nor the chal-
lenger disclosed the preliminaries to
the fight. The actor said he sup
posed there was some bad ice In
the drinks. Miss Henie, an expert
on Ice, declined comment.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11
BY HARRY GRAYSON
NEA Sports Editor

New York, April 11.-Some wag
said If they want to take Berlin,
just let racetrack there be the
only one operating in the world,
and 100000 American fans will
storm the joint and take it over in
the shake Of lambs tail.
Transportation difficulties and
taxes, reinforced by an embryonic
blizzard and strike Of groorns,
couldn't keep 'em away from the
opening Of the metropolitan season
at Jamaica.
When the first race was called
the enlarged stands and remodelled
track bulged like an inflated
balloon with well-heeled addiectS-
an all-time attendance record, as
796.
was pinioned behind a little man
in the middle Of the lawn, couldn't
move in any direction, finally gave
up and remained there the better
part Of the afternoon.
That to me long has been one
of the mysteries Of racing: Why
people, especially those on the
short side, go out on big days when
it Is utterly impossible to be seated.
Stuck ON the lawn, they hop up
and down like bobbins trying to get
intermittens glimpses Of the gcings
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11
Just a Few Lines

incidentally two horses, one OF
them a real good piece OF hide,
worth 50 nose" bet now and then
have been named for Hoover. The
classy number Is Director J. E."
Catch on? The JE is for John Ed
gar Mercantile Bowling league
boys will have go at STEAK in
stead of WOOD when they gather
for the last time until next pin
season; tonight at DiNapli's Res
taurant (Freddie and Eddie's in
BROOKLYN when the Brookisde Dali
~ boys will be honored as hamps
for the second successive year. Spe-
cial guests will be Bert Bowen
sponsor Of the champs, and Sam
Sena, proprietor Of the alleys where
the league has been rolling weekly
since last fall. Local sportSwriters,
as usual, will be ON THE CUFF
with all three expected, because
there is a strong rumor that some
one piled up enough points to get
few steer muscles A Boston
natural between the Braves and
Red Sox is ticketed for HARTFORD
tomorrow afternoon at p. M, Bull
kelley stadium; $1.20 and 60 cents
(kids II and under) which may be
a good chance for some WATERBURY
ans to get look at George (Pinky)
Woods on the mound for Joe Gro
nin'S club Torrington people
honored Joe Maine, former local
City Lacquer, who has been on the
New City Board of Education for
several years. but will be a soldier
soon Despite anything but ideal
golf weather, many divot-diggers,
buffers and "in the eighties"'play-
ers gave the MUNICIPAL course on
East Mountain play Easter week.
end. Greatest relaxation In the
world for warplant workers.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11
Howard 0utpoints
Pocino At Lynn

Lynn, Mass. April 11-CUP)--
Middleweight Bobby Howard, 16l,
of Hartford, Conn, today had
halted the comeback career of Larry
Pacino, 100, of Boston, who was
outpointed last night at the Arena
In their eight round match.
In scheduled SKIES, Johnny Priest,
1856, Cambridge, decisioned AL
Dionne, 1856, Hartford, Conn; Tony
Campo, 148, Boston decisioned
Young Scott, $50. British navy. In
fours, Walter Sousa. 131. Cambridge
technically knocked out Don Dam
on, 1870, Lynn ~; Tommy Moore
1870, Boston, decisioned Peter Tour
mas, 1871, Lynn.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11
FIGHTS Last Niqht
BY UNITED PRESS

DIX ON11EO 1AG00
Scranton, Pa.-Henry Jones, 206,
New York, decisioned Willie Thomas
ZIG. Philadelphia Q0).
Washington, D. C.-Rocky Grazi-
ano, $50, New York, knocked out
Bobby Brown, 1855, Washington,
(5).
Baltimore, Md. - Cleo Shans,
1873 ga, Los Angeles, decisioned
Ellis Phillips, 1875, Philadelphia,
(10).
Newark, N. J.-Lee Oma, 1871 1-2,
Detroit, decisioned Larry Lane,
1913 1-2, Trenton, N. j., QO.
New York est. Nicholas Arena)-
Frank (Santa) Bucca, 1874, Philadel-
phia, outpointed Pete Lello, 1873 1-2,
Gary, Ind, (8).
New Haven, Conn.-Julie Kogon.
1874, New Haven. decisioned Angel
Aviles, 1874, Mexico, (10); Bobby
Richards, 129, California, outpointed
Joie Wasnick, 1871, New Haven, (6) ;
Chick Santos, 14O, Bridgeport, drew
with Arthur Derby, 1877, New York,
co.; JOHNNY Corbett, 143, Branford,
knocked out Joe Guarino 40, SIAM
ford, go; Ernie Cabral 1877, New
Haven, knocked out Ray Cross, 1856,
New Britain, 90.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11
News Horse Tex

Boston, April II. (UP)-Race
horses may feel new burden of
taxation if City Councillor Maurice
H. Sullivan of Brighton has his
way.
Sullivan sponsored an order
whereby fuse" tax would be col
lected from owners of racing stables
outside of the city who run their
horses at the Suffolk Downs track
in East Boston.
The order, requesting the Massa-
chusetts legislature to enact such a
bill during its current special ses-
sion, was adopted by the council
yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11
Girls SoftboII
Meeting oniqht

With mems industrial league soft
ball set up for starting the season,
May 2 with 10 teams in action from
then on, the girls will get together
tonight with President Ed. McGrath
at Z p. m. meeting in the YMCA
At that time it is expected, that
the conduct of the league this sea-
son will be in the hands Of the In
duStrial Recreation Association
(IRA).
In the meantime, President Nc
grath expects all team representa-
tives or anyone interested in a girls
softball team for the industrial
league to be present this evening,
not later than 7 p. m. as the Chase
Rubber mems title hoop game goes
on at BIS p. m. Two new entries
from last years l0-team league may
be added, Bristol Company and
Autoyre of Oakville having applied
for admission.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11
CHASE, RUBBER
NOW RATED AS
TOSS-UP GAME

With local officials finally agreed
to by one Of the two teams COM
peting for the IRA 1884 basket
ball championship tonight at the
YMCA, Chase Brass and Copper
team, winners OF nine straight
games in first round competition,
will try to make it "tWo in a row
and the title" over U. S. Rubber
of Naugatuck when the third and
final contest is played this evening.
The borough combine, originally
dissatisfied with one of the four
local league officials who have
worked all season, agreed to Wal
ter Shanbrom of New Haven, as
signed to Waterbury by Secretary
Of the Approved Officials Board;
James Coogan of New Haven, and
Pat Slattery, local IRA league Of
fetal, who officiated last Wednes-
days ChaSe-Rubber game in which
the borough combine was decisively
defeated 81 to IS; after having won
the first game of the series 1926.
For the third and final game, Mr..
Shanbrom was not satisfactory to
U. S. Rubber, who then wanted
Charley Petrino of Bridgeport, who
was the official of close game won
by USR earlier in the season. At
any rate, a meeting of the IRA
executive committee yesterday, at
tended by Coaches Tom Wagner of
Chase and Frank Balinsky of Maui
gatuck, Is said to have developed
an agreement whereby tonight's
referees will be alph Santopietro
and Pat Slattery, both league ref
erees since the start of the local
season.
Four Coaches
The contesting teams will have
plenty Of basketball brains" on
the bench, for each team has two
coaches; j. Alden White and Tom
Wagner for the Chase Brass & Cop
per entry; Frank Balinsky and B.
F. Garrick for U. S. Rubber with
the probable starting lineups as
follows:-
Chase Rubber
Traver, ri ............ L., Sweet
McDermott, If ........ rg, Gounoud
Aocn' ................ c, WoJack
Pomponio, re- .......... If, Farrar
G. Sweeney, lg ....... IF, Rhoads
Close Now
USRubber went into the second
game Of the series, a decided fay
orite to win by at least 5 or points,
but was defeated by 16 points,
which makes tonight's game very
much Of Is to 5 and pick" affair,
in other words. very, very even.
The defensive play of Koch against
Wojack and Pomponio's guarding of
Farrar. will have much to do with
the ultimate winner, most close OBJ
servers of the two teams believe:
and while guard Bill Schen, a de-
pendable scoring USR guard Is not
expected because Of absence from
the state, he may get back from
Canada in time for the contest,
Rubber won the first game 1926 but
lost the second tussle when four
Chase players, Traver, McDermott
Koch and Pomponio scored 8 points
or better against he boys from the
borough.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11
Kogon Wins Eosily;
Loser Draws Cheers

New Haven, Conn, April II. (UP)
Julie Kogon, local featherweight,
took a 10-round decision over Angel
Avilies OF Mexico last night, win
ming nine or the rounds but lacked
the power to once spread his OPP
ponent on the canvass.
Avlies, winning only the fifth,
was able to take everything Kogon
had standing up, and the 1000 fans
cherred him for a game fight.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11
Pro Golfers
"Porodise" Planned

Boston, April 11-(UP)-The Pro-
feSsional Golfers association may
establish sort of golf colony some
where in Florida in the postwar
years.
Vice-President Tom Mahan of the
p. G. A. said at a dinner here last
night that his organization is con-
sidering as a postwar project the
purchase of a Florida golf course
and the building of moderately
priced homes around it. These, he
said, could be used by northern pro-
fessional when they travel south
in the winter for vacations and
tournament competition.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11
Griffith "ExpIoins."

Washington, April II. UP)-Presi-
dent Clark Griffith of the Wash
ington Senator's said today that he
believed selective service ruling
involving IS of his Latin American
imported players would have little
effect on the teams chances In the
American League pennant race.
1--WE had planned to retain only
about four or five of the Latin
Americans for the regular season
anyway" Griffith said. Several OF
them already have been farmed out
to minor league farm clubs"
The selective service order issued
yesterday, requires that the -
players must register by June II
or return to their native countries.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-11
Red Sox Lose Three Pitchers,
Infietd la, But Are Set With
Mike Ryba, One-Mon Ball Club
BY HARRY GRAYSON
NEA Sports Editor

New York, April 10-Red sox
have lost the fine right-handers.
Tex Hughson and Dick Newsome
and the relief worker, Mace Brown,
This on the heels Of the departure
OF Charley Wagner and Big Bill
Butland and the Southpaws Earl
johnson and Mickey Harris, leaves
the pitching department short
handed and unstable.
The entire field is la and out
11elder Pete Fox Is suffering from a
ruptured blood vessel which hreat-
ems the loss Of his left arm.
Joe Cronin will not feel that the
Bostons are entirely out Of it, how
ever, as long as he has old Dominic
Joseph Ryba around and about. It
Is times like these that all-around
men like Mike Ryba come in hand
lest.
Ryba is crowding 40. but he pitch
es as well as he did nine years ago
when he bagged 20 games for the
Columbus Red Birds. Shuffled off to
Rochester by the Cardinals in 1899,
he was drafted by the Red Sox after
coping in consecutive seasons, Is
and "a. and turning in earned-run
averages Of 2.69 and 2.94.
Thomas Austin Yawkey could be
without his entire organization and
still go along with Ryba, the one
man ball club. Ryba can pitch one
half Of double-header and catch
the other. He is equally at home at
any position and far better than a
green hand at bat. He hit as much
as $3.50 IS Jack-of-all trades be-
tween turns In the box for minor
league clubs, batted in 122 runs.
RYBA rs AN ORGANIZATION
In addition to his varied playing
chores with Springfield Of the West
ern Association in 1884, Ryba man
aged, sold and took tickets, handled
the concessions and was his. own
road secretary.
Manager Cronin hopes to get suf-
ficient pitching out Of Yank Terry,
Oscar Judd, Emmett O,Neil, George
woods, Ryba, Glenn Hausmann, Joe
Bowman and Joe Wood. Jr. Coach
Frank Shellenback has shown
ONeil, former Saint Mary's cole
gian, and six-foot-foot Pinkey
Woods how to pitch. Hausmann
broke even with a poor Kansas City
OUTFIT. Bowman. one-time Giant,
Pirate and Phillie, was brought up
as replacement for Mace Brown.
Young Wood isn't his father.
BOB JOHNSON ADDS POWER
The catching Is all right If the
Red Sox retain Roy Partee, who is
la. Bill Conroy can't hit. Outf1eld-
er Johnny Lazor is being converted
into q backstop.
The ir1field is held over for the
time being at least-Tony Lupien.
the brilliant Bobby Doerr, Skeeter
Newsome and Jim Tabor. Eddie
Lake Is a clever reservist and Boss
Cronin can I'LL In and will pinch
hit.
Bob johnson adds power to an
HOutfleId which viii be consid erably
more than adequate Y Pete Fox's