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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27
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By ROBERT DEINDORFER
 United States Stan Correspondent
 New York, March 27- (UP) II the days of the big man in baS- ketball are numbered and legis' lation is drafted to stop their effec- tiveness, no one can say thai George Mikan of DePaul failed tt make hay while the sun shone.
 The six-foot, nine-inch center breaking records like a mad-man in a music store, led DePaul to the National Inyitational champion ship last night with a Il to 54 victory over Bowling Greens orange clad Falcons of Ohio at Madison Square Garden.
 Another tall-man, Bob Kurland seven-foot center from Oklahoma A & M, takes his turn in the spotlight tonight in the National Collegiate champi nship final against New York University.
 The teams are rated about even any advantage there may be going to the visiting Cowboys because o1 the immense Kurland.
 Mikan and his mates, whatever they may do against the N. c. A. A. winner in the Red Cross mythi- cal title game Thursday night have earned the accolade as cham pions already.
 They did that in the final eight minutes last night when a comfort ably lead began to fade under the onslaughter of a Bowling Green team that wouldn't give up. When the Falcons got within four points DePaul turned on the steam and won running away, advancing from a 46 to A margin to the final count of 71-54. an average of better than three minute.
 At the finish Mikan had 34 points to complete his three game tournament stint with the three highest single game individual to- tals ever made in poSt-SeaSon play at the Garden. In his performance against Rhode Island in which he made 53 points, he set new Ma tional Collegiate high for a single game. Against West Virginia he IudOe oo, BAVluS IlAAh O tOIoA OA A@o points. That broke the former tournament mark of Bob Gerber, Toledo University, who had 65.
 By scoring 49 field goals in three games, Mikan erased another 1n- vitational meet mark of 34 held by Gerber. His 9 free throws topped the mark of 16 held by Bill Lloyd of St. Johns. DePaul as team set threa more tournament marks, scoring exactly 100 field goals, A free throws and PA points.
 Mikan also gained personal triumph over Don Often, six-foot, 11-inch Bowling Green Star cen- ter. Before Often left the game for excessive fouling in the final seven minutes, Mikan had outscored him, 26 to T, and had the better of the "big fellow" on rebounds.
 St. Johns. last years champions, gained third place by defeating Rhode Island, GA to 57, in a con- solation preliminary. A crowd of IS, 166 saw the games.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27
First Lutheran Second Cong Won

Close court contests marked in- augural basketball games of the Park Departments newly ed Protestant Church league; Sec ond Congo defeating St. Johns 29- 2 while First Lutheran won a tight 23-20 game from Mill Plain Union. Both winners meets in a "title' game next Monday night at Pearl St. Community House, scene of last nights action; with Mill Plain and St. Johns meeting in a con- solation contest.
 Dilger and Carroll scored B and IA points for the rival teams Sec ond Congregational and St. Johns: Timberlake and Walker adding 10 points to the sc total. Score:
 Page pushed in Il points, during the First Lutheran win over Mill Plain; McWilliams and Prescott go- ing well for Dick Weyman's outfit; the winners coming from behind a 6-9 half-time score.
 Score.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27
(Reg. U. S. Pat. OH.) By JACK CUDDY
United Press Staff Correspondent

(OIHtCU 1ECoS 0e@A OVAASSPVASASI
 Summit, N. J., March 27.-(UP)- The greatest publicity hound in the history of pugilism is at 1t again. Lou Nova, who gave Skeptical fans the ghumbless glove, the Yogi re- taxation, the cosrnic punch and the dynamic stance, now shifts to the 'impudent sparmate."
 They say Jack KearnS made" Jack Dempsey; they say the late Joe Jacobs made" Tony Galento; and they say that the late Jack Blackburn made Joe Louis; but when them come to Lou Nova, they all admit that it was he who stole the show personally and drew, for example, nearly $600,Oo0 with Joe Louis in 1941.
 During his 10 years of profess sional fighting, 1t was always Nova who needed his own publicity cam- paigns; but in the late stages of his recent comeback he felt the need of greater expert than he. So he employed James J. Johnston as pilot and mouthpiece. Jimmy Johnston has been working over time on the angle: Who says Nova is a bum?" And Johnston has been getting some Air results.
 But the Johnston results cannc. be compared with the native achievements of Nova as he goes to work upon Joe Baksi, the Kulpmont coal miner, who once was an ex- pensive sparmate and who fights Nova 10 rounds at Madison Square Garden Friday night. California Lou is conditioning here at Bey's camp for the brawl.
 Nova says, "Baksi was an impu- dent sparmate. He trained with me in 1941 before both the second Maxie Baer bout, which I won on a knockout in the eighth round, and for the Joe Louis title scrap in which was knocked out in the sixth round.
 T paid him $10 round for sparring. He worked with me for at least 50 rounds - which means $500. In addition, he cost me for tune in the steaks he ate and in his raids on the camp ice box. Moreover, he delighted in making me look as bad as possible in train- ing. He shouldn't have done that when I felt out of sorts"
 Nova says Baksi should have im- proved since he was his sparmate. But he emphasizes: T have im- proved too. Although I'm 30 years old now, my work here at Bey's training camp convinces me that I at last have learned how to fight have learned how to punch. It will give me the greatest qualification of my life to knock out this egotis- tical, tangle-footed, big-eating coal miner Friday night. always wanted to do 1t in training, but my man. ager-then-implored me not to do it, lest people think I was show. ing of at the expense of a boob. So refrained-at my own expense"
 Despite these heroic words; de- spite Nova's comeback record ot 18 victories in 19 fights; and de- spite the new guidance of James J. Johnston, Nova is a 3-1 underdog in the betting. His smart utter ances may i'll the Garden with GUS toners, but they will not influence the "smart-money" boys to back him against Baksi with their dough
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27
Zephyrs StelIos Win Tourney Test

Boys Club Enkcors, strongly rated in the senior hoop meet at the Cottage Place court; did not last longer than the opening round; as they were defeated in close 45-43 game last night by Bristol outfit Stella's Five; In the other game of a double-header, Nauga- tuck zephyrs, defending cham pions pinned 51-45 setback on the Trojans figured as dark horse" entry by pre-tourney observers.
 Chet Wojack and Bob McDer- mott of the U. s. Rubber entry in the I. R. A. got 21 points for the zephyrs while Henry Sabia netted 20 points for his Trojans. Colacie- 10 scored 19 for the Stella squad in the close win over Enkcors. Scores:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27
Ken James By K.o.

Holyoke, Mass. March 27.-(UP) St. Paul, 164, of Springfield battled his way to a 10-round decision over Berlie Lanier. 167, of Philadelphia in one-sided feature bout of Val- ley Arena last night.
 In preliminaries: Mario Torres, 134. New York decisioned Freddy Polowitzer, 133, Hartford, Conn.,, knocked out Al Tiola, 133, AL bany, N. Y, CD; Benny Revere. 132, Worcester decisioned Bobby Ken nedy, 128. Holyoke, (D; Kenny James, 149, Waterbury, Conn.,, stopped Al Keever, 152, Purto Rico (3l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27
Sunday BoseBoII OK. For Red Sox, Broves

Boston, March 27.-UP)-Both the Boston Red Sox and Braves will continue to play Sunday base ball here as result of action by the city council which late yesterday voted to renew permits.
 Previously Councillor Isador H. Y. Muchnick sought to block the games on grounds that the major league clubs discriminated against Negroes by refusing to permit them to play on the teams. However, he with drew his objections when both teams said that all players regardless Of race, color or creed would be given Jryouts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27
De Mar Too Busy For Hub Race

Boston, March 27 - UP) - Too busy to compete himself, Clar- ence De Mar, seven-time winner of the Boston A. A. Marathon, today picked Johnny Kelley, West Acton war worker, as the likely winner of the 49th annual running of that classic April 19.
 De Mar, who will be 57 in June, has not run in the event since 1943 when he finished 17th.
 'I'll be too busy to run this year. he said. T work 37 1-2 hours a week for a Boston newspaper, 28 hours a week at Woburn war plant, teach printing two evenings a week at the Concord Reformatory, and run my reading farm on the side. Gosh, only get four or five hours sleep day"
 De Mar added, however, that he might try his luck in some future B. A. A. marathon and that he de- finitely would continue running in the shorter road races.
 Kelley, who won the B. A. A. marathon in 1885, finished second to Sergeant Gerard Cote of Montreal In 1940, 1943 and 1914. Cote is now overseas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27
Wings Handicapped For Boston Game

Boston, March 27-(UP)-The Boston Bruins, Al underdogs at the outset of the Stanley Cup playoffs. were rated at even money to win their third game tonight from the aillng Detroit Red Wings at Boston Garden.
 A capacity crowd of 13,500 was ex- pected ot be on hand in hope of seeing che Bruins duplicate their two victories in Detroit and avenge the 3-2 setback they suffered here Sunday night.
 The Wings will take the ice with out their ace playmaker Syd Howe, who Is under treatment for a shoulder separation, and with Ted Lindsay and Mud Bruneteau Iike'y to be relegated to limited service because of injuries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27

Waterbury YMCA member for 31 years, state champion in gym nastics, particularly parallel and horizontal bar work, died yester- day, aged 51 years. A native of Kusel, Germany, Paul came to the USA in 1910 and later became outstanding in "" work and gym nastics throughout Connecticut. He has won a 100 mile indoor "" marathon championship; and was cross country runner of note.
 In 1927, Paul Marggraff won the National AAU 56 pound ham, mer-thrOw; and was Connecticut champion for several years in that event. He was a state champion fence vaulter record holder. Her. bert s. Smith, general secretary of the Waterbury YMCA; Joseph Rimany, Jr., physical director and Art Purinton were among the bearers at funeral services this morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27
BY UNITED PRESS

OANA 4 A1D AtG0O
 Bear Mountain, N. Y., March 27 -(UP)-Mickey Owen, considered one of the top catchers in baseball, was on his way to training camr, today to plug the most serious gar In the Brooklyn DOdger lineup. Owen, still classified IA by his Missouri draft board, said that he had been informed he probably would not be called until July. The news was a surprise to president Branch Hickey of the Dodgers who has been negotiating without luck for nearly two weeks in an effort to find first string catcher. The return of Owens gives the Dodgers first rate staff man with rookie Stan Andrew shaping up well as the number two man.
 Hickey also announced tha. Augie Galan had ended his hOldOuS and would leave San Francisco fOi the camp on April 2. He said Galan probably would play first base if Howie Schultz goes into military service.
 Fort Belvoir, Va, March 27- (UP)-Improved hitting by the Washington Senators put them all square with the Boston Braves to- day in their exhibition series. The Senators made 13 hits including home runs by Fred Vaughn and George Binks in 12 to victory yesterday. Vaughn'S first inning homer came with the bases loaded.
 Atlantic City, N. J., March 27- (UP)-Infielder Oscar Grimes Oi the Yankees left for New York to- day to take his perturbation phy- sical examination and Nick Ettenr the teams regular first baseban ar rived to take his place. Grimes had been figured on for the first base spot when Etten's induction auueared imminent. Now Etten IS Dermitted to leave his war job In Chicago to return to the club and Grimes is the man answering 'ne greetings from Uncle Sam.
 French Lick, Ind, March 27- UJp)-Charley Grimm, pilot of the Chicago Cubs, said today that ms nitching find, George Woodeno' was in better condition than any other hurler in camp and preolcCeo he would be a winner this season Woodend, a 27-year-old rlgnt hailo- CT. was obtained by waiver lroni 'ile Boston Braves.
 st Louis. Mo-, March 27-(UP)- Manager Billy Southworth said to- Say he might have to use his rooKle ;rf;eld star, Al SchOendienst' ~ noIster the St. Louis Cardinals draft-weakened Outfield. The Caius stiII are well-fixed for fr0nt-nne M defensive talent, but with tne lt 1. of stan Musial and Danny . .... whiler are in poor shape m tne "rts,eld Schoendienst, great rrosnect discharged from mintarS serv;ce was a star with the Hocn- sst.r farm club. He featured ycs. tsrdav's training drill with tne hrss swh;h;tion game homer, a blow tO the pavilion roof in right nela' .t.er @ Cards returnd here yesterday A TM their camp facilities at Cair0; S.Is E nroved inadequate because oI nO'"''
 p,easantville, N. J., March .,,o Mm frTps~The Boston Red Sox. Wlio Sra sv 1,cht on catching talent began grooming Veteran Bob GarnarA ..s0 s0 6ay for a job as one of their ;t reg : uiar receivers. Garback was wa... ~. inc philadelphia As briefly las' wear, but saw little service work. ing behind ''Iron Man" Frankie Hayes. Released to Louisville, Red Sox farm club, he was moved up recently and reported to the camp here yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27
Last Night Fights
By United PresS)

(By United Press)
 Chicago - Jake Lamotta, 157 1-2. New York, knocked out George (Sugar) Costner. 151 1-2. Cincinnati. (6).
 Philadelphia Ike Williams. 134 1-2, Trenton, N. J.. knocked out Dorsey Lay, 136, Philadelphia, (3l Archie Winner, 130 1-2, Wilmington. Del, outpointed Pat Demers, 132 Brockton, Mass, (8).
 New York, (St. Nick's) - Cocoa Kid, 158 3-4, New Haven, Conn. outpointed Holman Williams, 157. Chicago, 1O; Maya Esparza, 142, Mexico City. outpointed Sammy Mammone, 142 1-2, Stamford, Conn, (0.
 Newark, N. J. = Freddie Schott, 209, Patterson, N. J., outpointec Earl bowman. 201 1-2, Detroit, (1O
 Pittsburgh = OsSie Harris, 161. Pittsburgh, outpointed Cowboy Reu- ben hank, 155, Denver. (O; Cliff Beckett, 156, Toronto. knocked out Johnny Marc. 161. Cambridge. Mass. @.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27
BortoIo To Box MeII-ZuIIo Victor

Boston, March 27 - (U.P0 - NBA featherweight titlist Sal Bar tolo has been signed to meet the winner of Saturdays bout between youthful Gus Nell of Montreal and Jerry Zullo of Chelsea.
 The rugged Bostonian will put his title on the line April 13 at Boston Garden. Bartolo holds a nine-round technical knockout triumph over Zullo, while the Chelsea battler f1oored Nell in the opening round of a recent encounter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27
Chase-Time Hoop Feature Toniqht

Chase and U. s. Time girls; Ben rue and Scovill teams meet tonight in I. R. A. league games at St. Jo- seph's court; with the Chase-Time game featured because each team has lost but l game of four second round starts, the winner to take the lead in final round of play, which will be settled next week. Chase girls coached by Jack Grady need a win tonight to meet U. s. Time Bombardiers for the cham pionship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27
F. D. R. Moy See Game

Washington. March 26 - CUP)- The new White House Press Secre- tary Jonathan Daniels said today that President Roosevelt might at- tend the opening game of the major league baseball season on April 16 if everything is going well and he is in town.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27
EVANS vs CHEMEL

Boston, March 27 - (U.P) = Reddy Evans. rough-punching mid- dleweight from Hackensack, N. j.. goes after his eighth straight win in a Boston ring April when he meets Henry Chemel of Portland, Me, in a l0-round bout at Mechanics build- ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27
SS. PETER I2 PAUL
ST. JOSEPH's

Score at half time: SS. Peter and Paul 17, St. Joseph's 13. Referee: Monti. Umpire: Barone.
 Only 3 points separated Immacu- late Conception and Catholic high girls, in nip and tuck prelim, won by the I-C girls 25-22; the score as follows:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27
WILMER WINS

Philadelphia, March 27.--(UP) = Archie Winner, 130 IA, Philadelphia Negro, decisioned Pat Demers, 13S, Brocton, Mass, in an eight round fight last night. Winner won 8 ,auaninnaia decision.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27

Score at half time: Stella's Five 22, Enkcors 21. Referee: Joe Mobile.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27
CATHOLIC HIGH
Totals {

Score at half time: Immaculate c. Y. o. IS. Catholic High 14. Ref cree: Eddie O'Donnell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27
MILL PLAIN UNION

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 Score at half time: Mill Plain Union g, First Lutheran 6. Referee; F Silva
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27
SECOND CONGREGATIONAL
SIT. JOHNS

Totals ...... ...: II o. P Score at half time: Second Con gregational 15. St. Johns 8. Ref cree: F. Silva.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-27
ZEPHYRS

Score at half time: Zephyrs 30, Trojans 21.
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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-11-21
KoIiko ina atonnsku boirrbu opraviti z
vesoniem nupetosti med UsA II, USSR?

Obsojanje vplivnih sfer je bio
Rusom dobrodoSlo v SredoZem-
skem morju in ma Japonskem,
mani prijetno pa v Podonavju.
Mi .smo zahtevali, da maj O TIA
LII odlocajo lie oni, XII so Sc tam
borili, S elmer bi vkljucili NOR
da cello Brazilijo = obenem pa
smo pozabili Grcijo, XII je pora-
Ella Mussolinija, ne, v Italiji
temvec ma svojih lastnih tleh, in
ma them presli preko dejstva,
da so Rusi precej pomagali Una
gait v Evropi.
Obicajno prinesejo velike vol
ne to dobro S seboj, ola popolno-
ma, razcistijo vprasanja razmer-
ia sill, Pc tel vojni pa je atom
ska bomba svetovno sliko ska
lila. Rusi trde,. ola atomska bonn
ba nj odlocilne vaznosti. Nagla-
sajo, ola Sc vrSi naSa demobili-
zacija z veliko brzino in da ne
bi mogli zaceti zdaj Sc enc VOL
ne. Vaznost bonnie pa DO re V
par letih izginila, ker bodo So
vjeti tudi imeli svoje bombe.
Treba je torej ma pogajanjih
atomsko bombo popolnoma "a
nemarjati.
Popolnoma preprican sem,
da mirovna pogajanja ne hi bila
tako popolnoma brezuspesna,
ako bi bill prisli tia brez atom
ske bonnie. LIE ker je pravo az
merle sile neznano in nejasno,
ie tezko nam, kot Rusom, nasto-
pitt Z vso jasnostjo. Ia nejas-
most DO odstranjena sele, ko DO
prava vrednost atomske bonnie
znana, ali pa, ako Sc bono odlo-
Gill, deliti tajnost z drugimi ma
rodi sveta.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-11-21
KroIi Jurii Sc ne DO vrniI

Now angleski vnanji minister
Ernest. Bevin je dial razumeti.
da on ne DO deloval "a povrni-
tev grskega kralja kot sta Eden
in Churchill, kar pomeni, da DO
moral umakniti anglesko pod
poro tudi rojalistom v Grciji.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-09-10
SOUTH CAROLINA TO FREE
SOLDIERS "BLITzED" TO JAIL

COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. 10
(ANP)-Machinery to free from
two year sentence in the state pen
itentiary Cpl. Jake Sullivan, con-
victed and sentenced at WATERFORD
several weeks ago in what is termed
"an Infamous blitz", was in full mo-
tion here.
Definitely established was that
Sullivan would be out of the pen
itentiary in a few days though the
manner of release was not decided.
James M. Hinton, state NAACP
president, in conjunction with the
national NAACP office in New
York, disclosed several points of
an investigation made by Colum-
bia attorney who reported that
three previous Investigations by the
state NAACP, the army and the
national NAACP, had not revealed
the case in it's actual bad status.
"'It's much worse than previously
revealed" the prominent white at
torney reported. Sullivan was bru-
tally beaten and none of this was
brought out at his trial"
The attorney, who had discussed
the case with Gov. Williams, said
the governor expressed disgust
over the ''blitzing" of the soldier
Continued on page y
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-09-10
DRIVERS license
GO ON SALE TODAY

The 1916 automobile drivers IL
cense will go on sale today, Frank
NJ. Quinn, state registrar of motor
vehicles, announced yesterey.
Drivers and chauffeurs must OBJ
tain their licenses by October l. Or
dinary operators fee is 40 cents
and 80 cents for chauffeurs. Quinn
emphasized all veterans of the Sec
ond World War must have licenses.
Within the first six months he is
entitled to drivers license with
out taking drivers test.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-09-10
10000 REGISTER IN
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept.
10 (ANP)-Local leaders were
jubilant over the fact last week
that approximately 10000 Negroes
had qualified themselves for voting
during the Today biennial registra-
tion which closed Aug. "a.
The colored Voters league of
Greater Chattanooga put forth spe-
cial effort to get Negroes qualified,
as did the Judge Couch organiza-
ton. The group will be the balance
of power in the 1916 elections if
they vote as heavily as they reg
istered, it was pointed out.
Hamilton county is one Of the
few counties of the south where
the voting strength of the Negro is
respected in all elections, primary
and general.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-09-10
LONG WORK week
EASES COAL CRISIS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1O-The
nations bituminous coal miners,
working a 54-hour week to fuel re-
conversion, will sharply reduce the
feared production deficit for 1915
if the present rate of output is
kept up,
John L. Lewis, United Mine
Workers president, agreed today
such a feat-regarded as impos-
sible in early summers now
within reach.
Solid Fuels Administrator Har-
old l.. Ickes had estimated the pros
pective deficit at 20 per cent below
1914 output. The National Coal as
sociation now figures it at IA per
cent.
If the present weekly output of
100000 net tons is maintained
for the balance of the year, the
industry will end 1915 only H.
100000 tons short Of the record
100000, ,000-ton mark attained in
1914.
Although Lewis, in the contracts
negotiated with bituminous and
anthracite coal miners last spring,
incorporated clauses permitting re-
opening in the event there is a
change in government wage policy,
he has given no indication he in
tends to do so in the near future.
The wage policy was relaxed i'm
mediately after Japanese capitula-
tion and some unions already have
advanced demands for higher
wages and a shorter work week.
The bituminous coal industry, in
the opinion of union statisticians,
can absorb all returning veterans
who want their jobs back in the
pits, and this without returning to
the 35-hour week which is the basis
of their contract.