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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-15
Minor League PIayoffs

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Toledo 3. st. Paul 60 inningsl.
Louisville 3. Milwaukee ?.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Toronto Newark rain.
Buffalo Baltimore. rain.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Memphis z Nashville 8.
EASTERN LEAGUE
Utica-HArtford. rain.
Albany BinRhAmton. rain
PIEDMONT LEAGUE
Norfolk : Portsmouth
-LynchbuTg rain
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-15

Sixteen TO 20 teams will COM
pete Sunday in the second annual
Hamtramck invitational tennis
doubles at Hamtramck Park
Early entries are Leroy Weir and
Kimbark Peterson, Ann Arbor;
Leonard karpeles and 1t A. w.
Angstadt, Eddie Roszak and Wal
ter Preston
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-15

nEht CeIebratlng The 1lrSt nine
months under the clubs new and
successful Sctup. Members pur-
chased the club property last
winter from a bondholders COM
mittcc.
Glen r. Whitney featured the
golf tournament with a hole-in-
me on the lS5-yard third hole. A
)rize for the closest tee shot on
he l90-yard seventh was won by
PRESIDENT Forsyth. He planted his
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-15

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Pittsburgh T-io. 81. Louis Is.
Cincinnati IA, Chicago IL
PhilAdel phiA-Nev YORK. a EAmeS rain
Boston Brooklyn, 4 TAmes, rain.
ToDAY'S GAMES
Philadelphia at New YOfk "a.
Boston at Brooklyn az
Cincinnati at Chicago t7J.
Only games scheduled.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-15
Toledo Wins First
Game in PIayoffs

The third-place Louisville
Colonies beat the champion Mil
waukee Brewers 80 and the sec
ond-place Toledo Mudhens de-
feated the st. Paul Saints 80, in
opening games of the American
Association playoffs last night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-15
Rufan Signed Again
As Birmingham Pro
BY VI. r. DRUKENBROD

Chick Rutan, fine golfer and
valuable addition TO the dis
trict's pro ranks, will be back at
Birmingham Country Club next
season and represent the club on
the coming winter tour.
He has signed his new contract.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-15

as has A. w
Els h g +, who
came here from
B irm ingham,
Ala. in mid
season as club
manager.
T h Q : Q a n
n o u n ccnlentS
were made by
President Ray
Forsyth at a
m Q m be rshiI
ii n n q RI a 5 {
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-15

don't Nea de- something about
IL Beck demanded. There's
Pinky over there now. Go and
talk 10 him"
So pronto. We stepped oXer-tc
Higgins 10 get the real lowdown
on the Tigers great third base
man right from the feed box itself
Did we get a story?
We sure did. We got the story
all right, but the modest Higgins
didnt talk about Higgins. lie
talked about Steve O'Neill.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-15
SpOr
Sold Man Higgins
Credits O'NeiiI
BY LEO MACDoNELL

Waite. Boom Booml Beck
Ike all Tigers. is an ARDEN
imirer Of PinkY higgins.
III YOU want 60 report about
one Of the big reasons for the
success OF the Tigers this year.
tell 'em about Higgins Beck
vrtrGeStrri. cornrrr1T tt1T WRITER
IN the teams clubhouse yes
terday.
Hes the solid mAn-the de-
pendable fellow. Every Tiger
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-15

likes 10 see
him az bat.
7 hey feel
safe " h Q n
Higgins Is up
there. He II
the felIo W
W no knocks
the base run
uers around
into p6sitiOn
L. score.
Tho " ? II q
Trrpc1
"TlIrn why
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-15
Pennant Dope

NNMFN NFMNININU
New fOrk-At home 2 with Philadelphia
Away at II. Louis. , at Detroit. , al
Cleveland, At Chicago. 1 at Philadelphia
Detron-A home; with New YORK.
with Boston, with Philadelphia, with
Washington. AWay. at Cleveland
St LOuiS-At home with New YORK =
with Boston, with ChiCaEo, With wash
ingt0n, , with Philadelphia. Away. none
B0StOn-A home none. Away Al wash
ingtOn. at Detroit, at Cleveland, at
~. Louis, at Chicago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-15
Prep Champs Hurt,
Only ; Vets Return
Times Photo
By JAKE BERSoN

reminders Anthony highs first division
championship of 1913 when Brother Henry kako the COACH
football workout this week.
Brother Henry couldn't supply backleld with what
he q who
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-15

won awards in 1913, only three
are back in school and the COM
paratively small turnout of 36
candidates doesn't add to the
promise of a strong contender.
The three experienced men
Capt. Glenn KrauSe, John Kali
.manak and Leo WeottZWere line
men a year ago, but only krause,
one of the best guards in the
league last season. will stay in
the line and he is being switched
to center.
USED AS BACKS
Weott, formerly a tackle, and
Kalmanak. guard. will be used in
the backfield. Weott reported at
205 pounds and probably will be
the first string halfback.
Brother Henry took over ST
Anthony at the start of the 1913
season and developed one of the
east side schools best elevens in
years. The Teutons went unde-
feated until dropped by Catholic
Central, 1876, in the parish cham
pionship game.
Two members of the '43 squad
Carl Piscopink. center. and
Angelo Carneghi, fullback, are
leading grid candidates at Pur-
due this season. Dick Griffiths,
rated the best prep passer in De-
troit. is in the navy and Bob
Plotzke, All-City end, is in the
army.
st. Anthony will open the sea-
son Oct. g against De La Sale.
COACHES DECIDE
Metropolitan League coaches
likely will decide for themselves
whether the season is TO open
Sept. %
The Metro squads will not start
football practice until the open
ing of school next Monday. With
little time to prepare for Sept. %
openers all of the nonleague va
riety, many coaches are reluctant
TO send their teams into action
with only six or seven days prac-
tice.
Not likely TO be affected is
the Hamtramck-Catholic Central
game Oct. l.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-15
WONDER TEAMS FALL

Connie Mack Athletics OF
I9I4-another wonder eaSn-also
were unbeatable" They had the
then famous 100000 infeld Of
Stuffy McInnis, Eddie Collins,
Jack Barry and Frank Baker,
backed by an all-star pitching
staff. And what happened 10
them? The Braves, with Tyler,
Rudolph and James. operating on
the hill, knocked off the Mackmen
in four straight games.
There are no sure things In
baseball, especially in short
series. One or two pitchers. work.
ing their best, might beat any
team. Remember what the Dean
brothers, Dizzy and Paul did IN
one series. Remember, too, how
Christy Mathewson once pitched
three victories in a World Series.
And how Babe Ruth, then d young
pitcher with the Red Six. set a
record that still stands by pitch
ing % scoreless innings IN a
World Series.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-15
How They Stand

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
New Ysrk-PhilAdelphiA, rain.
Only game scheduled.
TODAY's GAME
New TOrk 1t Philadelphia. night
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-15
Pacific Coast League

san Francisco 6. san Diego 3.
Hollywood / Sacramento o.
Portland !. Oakland 2.
Seattle 6-3 Los Angeles "a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-15

gatta. however. NiteSSc and
Apache placed third and fourth,
behind Bitten and Manitou. That
was the only time one or the
other did not win this year. Thus
Vitesse has point advantage
with her third to Apache's fourth
in the seasons standings. tSome
arithmetic, eh?)
Apache must win Sunday 10
take the championship skipper
Gmeiner has won the last two
years. Apache has beaten Vitesse
the last three times out.
Sundays racing starts at II
a. m. for the racing classes, LOS
for the racing-cruising, and l1:10
for the cruising group.
BILGEWASH: Chairman Fran
zen has invited the Star class
shippers TO sail in the racing divi-
sion. and five of them, Dick
Miller, Einor Murine, Alex Aller-
dyce, Meryl Amo and Freddie
RunnelS will be out . Stars rate
about II under the universal rat
ing this means that the Stars
will be starting with the Fights,
skies, Rs, DDS. Cs and what notS
L.. 1t ought to be fun at the
end of the line the
G class has changed its North
Channel race 10 Sept. "a the
l. class again is invited. particu-
larry Ted Kuhn .. Ed Carpenter,
who left town for the army nearly
four years ago a roSy-cheeked
boy. Is home on his first furlough
from the Aleutians and points
west now he's a strapping
major of 100 pounds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-15

ball 2 feet s inches from the cup
w. b. Russell had low net oil
ol-25-66.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-15
Rated at 9-5
To Beat N. Y

NEW YORK, Sept. IA QNS)-
The Broadway bookies - those
entertaining highwaymen W h o
never expect more than two
points the best of any bet-blos-
somed forth today with their
morning line" on the World
Series. They are quoting the fol-
lowing prices:
Cardinals 8 TO against the
Yanks.
CARDINALS ST TO S
AGAINST THE TIGERS.
Cardinals 5 to 2 against the
Browns.
Cardinals s to l against the
Red Sox.
For the first game Of the series
they list the following prices:
III the Cardinals vs.. Tigers,
4 to 5 and you pick 'em.
IL Cardinals vs.. Yanks,
q to 5 on Cardinals.
III Cardinals W.. Browns,
2 To I on Cardinals.
III Cardinals W.. Red SOX,
8 TO 2 on Cardinals.
1t is apparent from these odds
that the bookieS believe the Car
dinals are a cinch no matter
which American League team
they meet.
There was story that the
bookieS were going TO make the
Cardinals at least 3 to ] over any
body, but don't believe that fairy
tale. The bookies are often out
of line on their prices, but they
are not saps enough TO quote such
price on short series where
anything can happen and usually
does.
You have only to look up your
baseball history to see what has
happened TO some of the so-called
sure things" in World Series play.
The Cubs of 1906 were one of
the great teams OF all time with
Tinkers-Evers and Chance on the
infield and Mordecai Brown anc
big Ed Ruelbach on the firing line
They had won lie games during
the season.
They were a leadpipe cinch &c
win the big series. But what hap
pened? The White Sox, known
with justification as the hitless
wonders. proceeded TO pin their
ears back.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-17
Germans Lose 125
 Planes In Reich Attack
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Eighth Air Force Flying Fortresses and Liberators in very great strength" and totalling perhaps 1000 dropped 1900 or more tons of bombs on industrial targets in southern Germany in daylight yeS- terday,
 German broadcastS identified the main targets as the MeSserschmitt manufacturing center of Augsburg, 30 miles north of Munich, and near by Ulm, An American communique said all targets were bombed through cloud with the aid of special magic eye" devices,
 More than 1000 fighters which escorted and supported the bombers destroyed 76 enemy aircraft in run ming fights over Europe, while the bombers shot down an unSpecified additional number, Twenty-two bombers and l3 fighters were re- ported missing, but the pilot of one fighter was rescued and Zurich dispatches said five bomberS had made forced landings in Switser- land,
 The air offensive reached It's highest peak Wednesday night, when more than 1000 RAF four engined bombers dropped 3,S60 or more tons of bombs on Stut Cart and Munich in southern Germany and Amiens in northwestern France in the heaviest air assault of all time,
 RAF heavy bombers raided rail- way targets at Le Mans, no miles southwest of Paris, Monday night,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-17

The party then rode to the gov- crnment house where Lord Gowrie got up from a sick bed to which he had been confined for several weeks, to present the award to MacArthur.
 The ceremony took place on an outside wind-sWept second story porch, where all, including MacAr- thur and Lord Gowrie, stood bare headed. The encouragement was attired in lieutenant gener- als uniform, complete with decora- tions, while MacArthur, who has more than 40 odd medals, did not wear any.
 Turning to MacArthur, Lord Cow Tie said the award was being pre- sentcd in behalf of King George ito mark his appreciation of the splendid services you have rendered and are still rendering to Austra- la and to the British empire"
 T should like also to convey to you on behalf of the people of Aus tralla," he added, "our grateful thanks for all you have done for us during the last two years.
 You assumed command of this area at the most critical period in Australia's history. You inspired us all with confidence the moment you arrived and we now know that the confidence was abundantly jus- tified."
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German broadcasts reported AugS- burg, 30 miles northwest of Munich and site of Messerschmitt factories, also was hit.
 Twenty-two bombers and l2 fight CTS, one fewer than previously an- nounced, failed to return, but Eur ich dispatches said five bombers had made forced landings in Switz- erland.
 British.base RAF Lancasters last night bombed the Michelin tire factory at Clermont- -Ferrand, 30 miles southwest Of Vichy, while HalifaxeS and Stirlings hit railway targets at the western front" june tion of Amiens in northern France.
 Attacks by Mosquito light bomb- CTS on western Germany and mine laying operations rounded out the nights activities from British bases. All planes returned safely
 On the Mediterranean e of the plncers, RAF four-enginet ombers, presumably LiberatorS d Hali- faxes joined twin-engi, Yelling tons in a pre-dawn "a 'u today on Sofia, capital of Bulgaria, for the second time in little more than 24 hours.
 Thousands of incendiary bombs were dropped and many fires were observed, an Algiers dispatch said, Railway yards were the principal target, but ono two-ton block buster was seen to burst in the eastern side of the city. Losses, If any, were not specified, but four planes were lost in all operations in the Medi- terranean theater during the 24 hours ended early today.
 An air ministry communique said British -based Lancasters bombed the Michelin factory at Clermont- Ferrand in clear weather than en- abIed them to pinpoint their targets,
 First reports indicate the bomb ings was well concentrated" the communique said,
 Amiens, a railway junction through which German achievements and supplies for anti-invasion forces along the channel coast must pass, was raided for the second straight night.
 The night attacks boosted the tonnage dropped on Axis Europe by American and British bombers from both British and Italian bases dur ing the past 40 hours to more than 5000 topping that unloadel by Ger man bombers during the entire H. month blitz against London in l94o- 4l.
 The 40-hour total included 2,500 tons dropped on Cassino, Italy, by American bombers Wednesday and 3360 tons cascaded on targets in Europe Wednesday night by the RAE
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Menus Seized
 By Americans
Continued from Page D
machInc-gun and mortar fire.

machine-gun and mortar fire,
 The spokesman said, however, that "our casualties were very Small'.
 Ground fighting also continued on Bougainville, In the SolomonS more than 400 miles to the east of the Admiralties, and the communique reported that U. s. troops had re- pulsed another enemy assault on the American Perimeter around the Elm press Augusta Bay beachhead.
 The Japanese suffered "heavy losses" the communique said, in American counter attacks and mop ping up operations, which U. S. bombers aided by dropping l45 tons Of explosives on the enemy posi- tions behind the Perimeter
 The aerial offensive throughout the southwest Pacific continued un- interrupted with new attacks cen- tered on Wewak and Rabaul.
 In their sweeps over the north- ern New Guinea coast, Allied flyers started with 6 bombardmeut of the Madang area and rnaged as far north as Wewak, shooting down five enemy fighters and sinking a total of 4l barges during the day, the communique said,
 Rabaul was hammered with l73 tons of bombs in an attack on Yuma pope airdrome. the township and the waterfront, where nine harges and two small craft were destroyed or damaged.
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 ratio of more than 10 to against them, he Japanese continue to at tack futilely, after losing more than 1000 counted dead In the first four days of action," the source said,
 Of the 89l Japanese planes de- stroyed in the four months cam paign, BIC were downed in erial combat, Nearly 90 per cent of the enemy losses came during the two months from Dec. l7 to Feb, l9 when the South Pacific airforce took sole responsibility for the reduction of Rabaul, Since the latter date Allied bombers have been intercepted only twice over the Japanese base,
 Allied bombers during this period definitely sank 25 ships of various types in Rabaul harbor, as well as 95 barges. In addition, l6 ships and 30 barges were left burning, 5S ships and i0l barges were damaged, and 10 ships and l89 barges strafed,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-17

ballot, Utah's governor said he would call & special session of the legislature to authorize 1t,
 New Jersey, Connecticut, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Maine, Nebraska, Rhode Island New Hampshire and New Mexico gave replies indicating they would seek federal ballot au- thoriZation.
 Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Louisiana and Illinois governors had not yet made up their minds.
 Tho only positive No" came from Idaho's Gov, 0, A. Bottolfsen who said state laws did not authorize a federal ballot and no steps would be taken to legalize 1t.
 However, replies largely negative came from governors of Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, Montana, Iowa and Colorado; and Gov. Thomas l., Dewey previously indicated New York would not accept the federal form.
 Kentucky's Gov. simeon Wills said merely that he would do "ev- erything possible" to assist soldier voting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-17
Payment Set On Claim
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(Continued from Page D
 "It Is my duty to state to the court that I can think of no reason why the plaintiff should not have to comply with the order" Leary's lawyer stated.
 Speaking of a settlement made by tho Maryland Casualty company on the controllers bond, Attorney Wa terhous said he has had hearsay evidence that the surety company has a very substantial sum of money to compromise the claims against Leary. He said tho city has been paid already for at least some Of the claims "it pretends' to have against Leary.
 About two years ago the city re" ceived $70,000 from the bonding company as a result of Ieary's im- pllcation in the conspiracy. The specific sum, however, was not nen- tioned in court today.
 What my position will bc when the trial occurs depends on circum- stances over which we have no in- formation at the present time," At torney Waterhouse continued, ap. parently referring to Learys ab- sence. There will be good de- fense he said, adding that non-ap- pearance of Leary does not warrant saying by the city, T don't have to prove my case"
 Corporation Counsel Maurice T. Healy, who is assisting the special counsel in the case, said "The City of Waterbury wants everyone to get e fair trial, but of course the city is also very much interested in terminating this mater as expedi- tiously and quickly as 1t can in fair- ness 10 everyone" He mentioned the federal angle in the case and the attachments which have been made and said 1t is necessary for the city to proceed to obtain a Judgment as soon as possible.
 Attorney Cohen then stated that an agreement has been made with the federal government, and that a settlement of their claims against Leary will be made as soon as a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-17
Continued from Page D

The Russians severed the Vim nitsa- -Zhmerinka railroad with the capture of the stations of TSushki and Gnivan, Ave and II miles southwest of VnnitSa respectively and also forced the Bug river on Q 15-mile front for a second time to capture Voroshilovka, nine miles east of zhmerinka,
 Konev'S forces split the UkrNiniNn front farther southeast by captur- Ing Vapnyarka on the Bir1ula- Zhmerinka stretch of the Odessa Warsaw trunk railway, leaving the enemy only two second-rate routes of retreat Into Bessarahia, 27 miles to the southwest.
 The Odessa Warsaw railway was the last practical link between Ger man forces in the southern and those in the southwestern Ukraine,
 Vapnyarka fell to the right wing Of Konev'S army that stormed across the Big river on R 62mile front earlier this week, Twelve locomo- tives, 500 railway cars, two mili- tuAy bANAlN AuUNVA WAtAt W0N SNdAH~ ment and 1900 motor vehicles were captured.
 Thirty other towns and villages on the southwest bank of the Bug river also were seized,
 Front reports said the Germans were retreating hurriedly, abandon. ing even their overcoats and food rations in frantic attempts to escape the Soviet avalanche.
 The enemy's attempts to stem the advancing Soviet troops showed no success at all and were repelled with heavy losses to the enemy" the Soviet communique said,
 Gen, Rodion Y, Malinovsky's 3rd Ukrainlan army Rnnihilated the last of the Germans in the pocket east of Nikolaev with the capture of Belavea Krinitsa, 48 miles north- east of Kherson.
 The last enemy remnants made an llth hour attemptt break out of the ring of encirclement, but were cut down by the whitening fire of Soviet tanks and artillery Those who survived, numbering In the hundreds, surrendered,
 The 3rd army seized another 70 towns and villages on the seize arc around Nikolaev, including Grei- govo, 16 miles to the northeast, Northwest of Nikolaev, the Russians captured Novaya Odessa, 7S miles northeast of Odessa,
 At the opposite end of the 500- milo Ukrainian front, the Germans were reported attacking desperately without thought of cost In an effort to drive the lst Ukrainian army out of Proskurov, but the Soviet com munique said all thrusts were rec pulsed. At least 27 German tanks and six self-propelled guns were wrecked.
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 bring Nazi contempt for the other Americans who remained loyal to their country.
 Mrs. Harrison, who had lived in Paris about 20 years and was in the city when the Na2iS marched in, spent IT months in the internmcnt camp. Her father was the late Henry c. Fisk. one-tlme U. s. con- Sul at Quebec. and she IS niece of the late U. s, Sen, Carroll s, Page of Vermont, her mother, Mrs, Isabel M. Fisk, lives in Hartford.
 Mrs. Harrison said she plans to isolate herself for while until she becomes adjusted to freedom and some of the other things that America means"
 Jersey City, N. J., March l7. (UP) Government agents expected to- day to release the last l28 re- patriates who returned aboard the exchange liner Gripsholm with stories of hardships after intern. ment in Germany.
 Questioning of the passengers was halted at 9 o'clock last night. and officials announced that 83 of those remaining aboard would be taken to Ellis Island today, leaving 45 still to be cleared.
 During the questioning yesterday, l0 men, women and children were removed to Ellis Island by the FBI for further examination of their papers, but agents made clear this did not necessarily mean they were suspected as disloyal
 Among those who we're cleared yesterday was Mrs. Mathilde Metal 77, who said she had lived in Europe since she was 12. She said she had been interned in Liebenau, Ger. many, but gave no details. She was to be assisted by the Red Cross in reaching the home of friend in Minneapolis, Minn.
 Garbis seltan, Boston, Mass, ail- other repatriate, said 300 persons still were interned at Compiegne when he left. He had spent seven years in Iran and France for a Boston importing company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-17
Whiskey Shortage
 HondieopS Irish

Belfast, March IT, (UP)-The whiskey shortage and other wartime difficulties put damper today on the usually hilarious celebration of St. Patrick's day In Northern Ire. land.
 United States technicians who journeyed to Dublin last year to down their shamrock" were pre- vented from making the trip this year.
 Many North Irelanders, including aircraft factory and shipyard strikers who are holding out for wage increases, celebrated in Fire.
 Some cancelled arrangements to celebrate in the south because of the possibility of the border being closed behind them.
 Official Irish night club celebra- tions were arranged at United