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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-26
Ducks" Discrimination Query
Greg. U. S. Pat. Off.
BY LEO II. PETERSEN
United Press Sports EdIto

Onlteu freSS sports Editor
New York, April 20 CUP "A
young army captain and seven othsI
gay Tennessee soldiers slipped be-
hind the German lines into Holland
cold January day rs years ago in
an attempt to kidnap the Kaiser.
They came out alive, but without
the Kaiser. Although their coup
didn't work. 1t was an exciting leave
for the eight soldiers and the cap
tain came out Of it with one Of the
Kaiser's ash trays.
So far the captain-Leland STAN
ford Mac Phail-that mission wasn't
a complete failure. It's been the
same with all the missions he has
tried since then. most Of them in
baseball.
His latest mission was to Cleveland
Wednesday. He came out Of 1t with
what he wanted-a new baseball
commissioner. What's more he got
the job for his man.
He wasn't originally for Albert B..
(Happy) Chandler, but he switched
to him when he saw his campaign
to land the post for Ford Prick was
hopeless. And Mac Phail never was
one to stay with losing cause.
He also was determined that a
new commissioner be selected at the
Cleveland meeting. At least IL of the
16 club owners had gone to the ses-
sion in favor Of postponing action
until after the war. But Mac Phail
kept on talking and he always has
been a master at that. One by one
he changed the minds Of the club
owners and then when Chambers
name came up he went to work
again. And again he won his point.
So the Larry MacPhail who now
Is head of the vast New York Yam
kee baseball network isn't any
different than the Larry Mac Phail
who took the Cincinnati Reds out
of the baseball wilderness and
brought National league pennant
to Brooklyn.
He's still the same old Snowman.
the fiery redhead who doesn't know
how to pull punches, and as free
as ever with money. That's why he
lost his Brooklyn job instead OF
winning profits for the stockholders
he used the money to buy ball
players who could win pennants.
He was a natural in the Brook
Ign setting and he may be in, his
new surroundings, too. 1t wasn't
many days ago that an American
league club owner sounded off to
the effect that Mac Phail need not
try to run the American league be-
cause 1t wouldn't work.
But he did all right in Cleveland
running the major
leagues with little help from
couple of friendly club owners. It's
pretty obvious that Mac Phail just
lsn't built to stay in the back
ground. He may be loud and boiS-
;erous, but he still gets things done
his way.
It's the only way he knows how
10 operate. It's also the spectacular
way, but underneath the veneer
hes one Of the soundest baseball
men in the game. So long as he
wins pennants and gets people to
jam his ball parks he doesn't care
whether he has to trample on base
ball tradition.
His aim in life Is success. So far,
as a captain in World War I, a
lieutenant colonel before he was re-
tired in World War II, and as the |
genius OF baseball clubs,
Ne hasn't let that aim down.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-26
ZeIIer Can't Ask Them To Do
More Than They Con Stand, So
TIGERS Spurn Wounded Vets

pitching is easier to hit than that
in the minors :. In the majors you
know the ball Is going to be some
where near the plate and you can
stand up there at ease, something
you can't do in the minors, explains
the outflelder- first baseman
Sudden thought: What would Ted
Williams do against this kind Of
pitching at the Polo Grounds, the
home run hitter's paradise?
This Is one season that you really
can't tell the players without a
ScOreboard.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-26
Suffolk Stewards
Named; No Roces

Boston. April 26 - (U.P.) - John
=. Conway Of Boston. William Amy,
Jr., OF Westport and Herman P.
Conkling Of Baltimore will preside
as stewards at Suffolk Downs Horse
race Track If and when the racing
ban Is lifted.
Conway. the only newcomer to the
Suffolk stand, has served as steward
at Rockingham Park since 1910. and
mas been presiding steward for
Massachusetts, fair racing for the
past three years.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-26
As Offer Bonus

Haverhill, Mass, April 26 = ~.
P) = al Emilio, outstanding right
handed pitcher on the Haverhill
High school baseball team, said to-
day he was considering an offer OF
a $3.50 bonus from the Philadelphia
Athletics to join their Lancaster
(Pa) form club In the Glass (B)
Interstate League when school
ends this year.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-26
GoIehouse Tin"

Cleveland, April Is = (U.P) -
Denny Galehouse of Akron who
pitched the world series opener last
fall for the st. Louis Browns, was
to be indicted into the Army today.
The 33-year-old right handler also
Is a former Cleveland and Boston
Red Sox player.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-26
B. U. Drops B. B.

Boston, April 26 = (U.P0 - Be-
cause of slack Of interest and ma
terial," Boston University has can
celled It's four remaining baseball
games.
Having dropped the opener PAS
to Northeastern and lost the second
game - a six-inning affair - to
Amherst, 1870, Athletic Director
John M. Harmon commented:
There's no telling what might
happen to us If we went out on the
field a third time"
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.WiIIions vs.. Joyce

New York. April IS - W.P) -
Promoter Mike Jacobs announced
today that Ike Williams Of Trenton.
n. J.. MIA lightweight champion.
and Willie Joyce Of Gary. Ind, had
been signed for a non-title lO-round
overweight match at Madison
Square Garden June Q.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-26

India n encouraging projects for
electric power development and
utilization throughout the country,
and win employ a staff Of experts,
with headquarters in Calcutta.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Chicago 4, Cincinnati 0
(Others games postponed)
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Games Tomorrow

New York at Brooklyn
Philadelphia at Boston
Pittsburgh at Chicago
st. Louis at Cincinnati
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-26

YESTERDAYS STAR-Pitcher
Claude Passeau Of the Cubs, who
beat the Cincinnati ace, Bucky Wal
tiers, 4 to 0. contributing homer
and single in his five-hit triumph.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-26
Games Today

UNmeB Today
Philadelphia at Polo Grounds
Brooklyqn at Boston
Chicago at Cincinnati
(Only games scheduled)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-26

Games Today
New York at Philadelphia
Boston at Washington
st. Louis at Cleveland (2)
Detroit at Chicago
Games Tomorrow
Detroit at Cleveland
Washington at New York
Boston at Philadelphia
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81 fI,v',EE!2zSz
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(By United Press)

NATIONAL LEAGUE
I,eadinU Ratsmen(
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E-Wahl. RBI-Hack 2, Passeau
2. 2B-Lowry. HR-Passeau. SB-
Lowry. HR-Passeap. SB-Nichol-
son. Sac. - Nicholson, Livingston,
Whal. DP-Hack and Cavarretta;
Mesner, williams and Mccormick.
Left-Chicago Z: Cincinnati 7. BIB
Passeau 2, Walters 2. Hits-Wal-
tiers, in 8; Fox, ! in 1. Loser
Walters. Umplres-Jorda, Reardon
and Goetz. Time-1:30. Attendance
1,116
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A{H0W HEY1
4EsS1AND|
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterday
(All games postponed)
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CINCINNATI
c1NcfNNATi 100 900 90 o-t

a-Batted for Just in 7th
bran for Walters in 9Th
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Pvt. Charles
Continued from page II

Continued from page II
Tn the second round, Charles sue
ceeded in trapping Barlow ana put
over a series of stabbing punches
to the midriff. For the remainder
of the fight, except for a wicked
wallop which Charles caught In the
stomach midway through The third
round, 1t was Charles fight.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-01-06
The New Mayor And City Commissioners

For the first time in the past twenty-eight years. the
City of Jackson this week indicted into office
Mayor and along with the Mayor, city
missoners, to compete the team of three who the
highest responsible officials of the governing body of the
city.
Although comprising nearly half the population the
city, with goody portion of its wealth in property and
other tangible values because of existing law, and per-
haps much powerful custom and tradition the Ne
of the city had part in the instrumentay lead
ing to the induction and with such in mind, and upon
such basis it should at first appear useless if not little
bit naive to give any comment in way in another
concerning supposed attitude of the majority of the in
telgent, we'll the rank-and-fle Negro citizens of
the city, regarding the Mayor and the two City
Commissioners
Nevertheless and nspte of the fact that the Negro
Citizens of the City had part in the nstrumenaty
leading to the induction there exists among them wide
spread Deep serious and sympathetic interest in the new
Mayor and the two Commissioner, with whom they
ioin though in silence in the hope for a of in
dustria development of civic improvement of social
gres of cordial and cooperative relations, in the
hope of making Jackson the most beautiful the fairest
the progressive not the largest city between Chi
cago and New Orleans
We think right in extending on behalf OF the
vast majority of the Negro Citizens Of Jackson the very
best wishes for successful administration to the Honor
able Leland Speed the New Mayor, the Honorable d. b.
Sharon and the Honorable r. S. Withers the two new
Commissioners of the City of Jackson.
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Race Concerned
Continued from page II

to Straighten. The National Com
mittee to Abolish the Poll Tax has
not yet indicated who will present
its bill. The committee supported
HIT, the Mercantonio bill, in the
18th congress, but has not COM
mitted itself one way or the other
yet. Mercantonio will again be pre-
senting his bill.
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Atlanta Seabees
Continued From Page il

during the landing and occupa-
ton of Peleliu Island, and for
helping relieve shortage of am
munition in the first lines dur
ing the night of D-Day.
ATLANTANs CITED
In detailed description of this
action, Sgt. Harold F.. Foreman, q
Marine Corps combat correspond
ent, told of the part played by
two members of the Seventeenth
Special Naval Construction Bat
Talon in keeping the famed LIST
Marine Division supplied with
ammunition, food, water n d
other supplies. The two men cited
in his story were Coxswain Wal
vessel. The ship turned turtle and
sank. Another dived straight for
the Liberty ship, but 19-year-
old seaman first class remained
at his gun and kept shooting at
the plane even when its wing hit
the edge of the sailors tub and
flung hot metal into his torso
and face. The plane crashed in
to the ocean and exploded Mac
auley and one of the duck drivers
Corp. Ray Peoples, of Cleveland,
Ohio, rushed the wounded youth
to beach dressing station.
That night, while Kings unit
STAYED off attacks from their wa
terrified foxholes, the japanese
tried the mirnicry trick. Tt failed
however. and the Japanese crept
closer.
They were less than 20 yards
away" Macauley wrote, Some
times our soldiers would fire at
them more often not. One of the
duck drivers next to the cores
pendent, a big rangy ex-Golden
boxer named Karl Malone, took
careful aim and fired. There was
a Jap scuttling past on the dead
run right in front of us. A fusil-
ade of bullets must have been
hitting all around him, He zig
Andrew G.. Toles, both of Atlanta,
Georgia. Supplies were taken
from transports, transferred to
LOTS and then to amtracks that
brought the supplies across the
coral reefs to the beaches. Cox
swain Jones was in charge OF Il
men, and Fireman Toles led a
similar squad in the face Of the
enemy ir e. Casualties among
Seabees during the first 3 days
of fighting on Peleliu were esti-
mated at approximately 20 killed
and 20 wounded.
Under the direction of the Blu
reau Of Yards and Docks, more
than three-fourths (75.26) OF the
Seabees are now overseas demon
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speaker chided those white people
and many Negroes who continue
to say well, you know this is a
white mans country after all. This
is our country as surely as any
mans country" he said, and, de
spite the talk about Back to Africa,
we will stay here and Fix up
America so 1t will be NICE to stay
In"
DR.. w. r. Wilkes, the pastor of
Allen Temple AME Church intro
duced the speaker, who also Is a
friend and brother beloved. DR..
L. M. Terrill. pastor, Zion Hill
Baptist Church, sang a solo, Wade
In de Water" and led the congre-
CATION in Lord I Want To Be A
Christian" Other features of the
afternoon included remarks by
branch President C. l. Harper,
soprano solo by Miss Faustina Hall
RESOLUTIONS READ
DR.. Ira DeA. Reid of the Socio-
logy department, Atlanta Univer-
sity read resolutions Tor the branch
as follows: l. That the branch shall
conduct an intensive campaign for
10000 additional registered voters;
2. That in due tribute to the ma
tional Secretary, Walter White, the
branch shall honor him by setting
aside and celebrating "W a. t e r
White Day" in Atlanta upon his
return from the Pacific War Zone;
3. That the branch take an active
role in the approaching Seventh
War Loan Drive; 4. That the
branch will expand its 1915 pro-
gram; 5. That the branch views
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Negro Catholics
Continued from page u

Negro laborers for the education Of
Negro children. Catholic Priests
and Unitarian Sisters are to staff
the school.
The school and convent for the
Sisters were built by laborers from
IL to so at time, working under
flood lights after their regular days
work. Only second hand material
was used in the construction.
Courses at the school, designed to
accommodate 100 pupils will in
clude cabinet making, plumbing
and repair of farm implements, in
struction in home economics, pub
lie health and home nursing will
be supervised by the sisters.
A farm operated by students will
round out the program Two doe
tors will visit the school twice
weekly and hold clinics, which will
be open to the entire community.
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with dissatisfaction the policies and
program Of the Colored Boys Farm
and urges official action in bring
ing about needed changes; 6. That
the branch believes that the Allan
ia Community begins the 1915 year
armed with the strength of intelli-
gent community interest and ac-
ton gained during 1914 as this re-
lates to the issues of the White
Primaries, the Poll Tax, Discrimi-
natory School Facilities, Unequal
salaries for teacher, Immoral nui-
sances in Negro Neighborhoods,
Recreation and the whole fabric Of
discriminatory segregation,
The branch entertained for a
seventh year, the presentation of
the 81 Club Award. when B. II;
Mays, President of Morehouse Col
lege. made the formal presentation
speech and 1914 award to S. w.
Walker, the President of the Pill
grim Life Insurance Company, for
distinguished service.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-01-06

the invaluable advantages accru-
Ing from hard experience n d
from their new but proud tradi :
ton for getting things done.
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TUSCON, Arizona - (SNS) -
The Federal District Court here
dismissed a charge of first degree
murder against Private Willie
Orange, a Fort Huachuca soldier,
on December IL, 1914.
Orange was indicted for the muir
der of white civilian employed at
the post exchange on the military
reservation at Fort Huachuca, Ari-
IONA.
At the preliminary hearing held
In November, Orange was held
with another soldier as a result of
testimony given by a private to the
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80 Men Under
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tSOutiTthcu ITOIi page
now. Most of the soldiers were
holding their fire, for firing from
foxhole gives away ones posi-
ton. o n Of the Negro troops
whispered softly 90 the young
white lieutenants in charge Of
the beleaguered unit:
Lieutenant King" he muttered
should l fire when J see one of
those?
Wisely, King didn't answer.
Then came another voice, a bit
louder, more insistent: Ideuten-
ant King" I'm hit, Lieutenant
King" Help Lieutenant King"
Second Lieutenant Dewey King,
TC-24 year-old, 200 pound former
freshman tackle from Auburn
and Mobile, Ala, could take it no
longer. He raised his head Slight
ly and peered into the darkness
around him, seeking the wounded
man.
NEAR PERFECT MINTCRY
what" he whispered, and a
bullet tore through the sandbag
on the brim Of his fOxhole, a
fraction of an inch his head He
ducked and held his tongue the
rest OF the night The anguished
cries had come not from his own
men, but r m the Japanese!
Their mimicry was nearly perfect
Too perfect, perhaps. since most
of the Negro troops In the unit
were from Northern cities n d
Southern accents were a bit at a
I premium.
The 80 Negro soldiers we're all
duck drivers, and these chauf-
feurs of seagoing trucks had
joined the invasion on the first
Liberty ship to reach the Philip
pines. Their story, and the story
of this first American merchant
ship and its gallant crew and
Navy armed guard, is told graphi-
cally by Lieut.. John Macauley,
USMS, War Shipping Admins
tration representative with the
invading force.
Macauley first met the Negro
unit the day before the Liberty
ship left New Guinea port for
to Philippines. At that time, nei-
Their Macauley nor the men knew
their destination.
obviously" he wrote "the COM
ing operation was to be no soft
touch for this Liberty. This was
learned by merely observing the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-01-06

Brooklyn, N. Y; Cpl. Judge Pat
erson, 1872 lakewood RI, Orange,
II. j.: Sgt. William O Jenkins,
RFD3, Box, Henderson Tenn. Cpl
Philip Lee. Apt. 2. sol Hendric st.
Detroit, Mich; Sgt Tommy l..
Thorpe, 200 Madison St., Macon,
Ca; Sgt. William Thorpe, 662 E.
Ferry Ave, Deficit, Mich; Cpl.
George E Hope, 259 Taylor Ave.
Columbus, o.; Sgt. Lucius Smith,
255 Cole Alley, Memphis, Tenn;
Pvt. Eddie Ford, Route /, Box
ALA, Caledonia, Miss; and Cpl.
Jas. X. Johnson, 1924 New Jersey
Ave, N. w. Washington, D. c.
They had come through a first
and second night of narrowing
combat like veterans"
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Soldier Is Freed
Of Murder Charqe

effect that Orange had attempted
to sell some of the personal prop
erty later identified as having be-
longed to the deceased man.
The NAACP retained the services
of Attorney Anthony T. Deddens
of Bisbee, Arizona to represent Pri-
vate Orange. On December IL, the
date set for trial by the court, the
Assistant u. S. District Attorney
moved to dismiss the charge against
Orange on the ground of INSULT
cient evidence.
Pvt. Orange is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Allen Orange of Detroit.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-01-06
Card OF Thanks

Mrs. F. Catchings OF Chicago, Iii,
formerly Lady" Bird LyleS of this
city, takes this method in thank
ing her man friends of Jackson and
New orleans, La, and Chicago for
flowers, cards, visits, and kind
words, during her Illness at the
SaIlie Harris Clinic. Especial
thanks to DR.. Leroy Smith and his
fine staff of nurses and the Dotty
Cob for their services.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-01-06

soldiers who came ABOARD. There
was an ack-ack unit, which would
be one of the first In the area,
one of the first Army units to be
relied on for defense against ia
panese bombing. Another was an
ordnance outfit which would keep
replacing vital equipment. There
were 80 Negro duck drivers. 1t
was said they would be the first
troops off the ship"
MACAULEY MEETS KING
Later, on Attack Day. Macau-
ley met Lieut.. King, the u. S.
Maritime Service training center
''shavetail" who was in charge of
the eight ducks, the amphibioils
trucks II for carrying small
amounts of cargo from ship to
shore, up the beach and to COM
bat troops.
There are duck drivers and
duck drivers" he wrote that day,
but the 30 colored boys now I'M
der Kings command who trained
as both drivers and mechanics
are experts in their line. They
were especially chosen for ability
cleanliness and intelligence. They
are proud Negroes and King has
kept them that way. Both King
and his boys W r e untried in
combat until this afternoon, but
each day during this trip, King
has gone after to teel his boys
they must not let him down. Once
one OF them answered.
Don't worry sir. We'd all fol-
low you to Manila and b a OK
again."
Later In the day, when the IL
berty ship was being unloaded
and the duck crews were rushing
ammunition to the front, Macau-
ley wrote:
king and his boys have spent
the entire day going in and out
OF the small town of Palo. Palo
has already fallen, but Jap snip
ers have made IL hot for the I'M
armed ducSk. Still he kept lead
ing them in and not one of his
men has heSitated.
THE shadows are frightening
across the water as the cores
pendent (Macauley), King a n d
his driver and mechanic make
their way towards the beach. The
bucking of the d u over the
waves makes 1t difficult for the
correspondent to beat out his sto-
ry on his typewriter which he is
holding on his knees. We are on
our way to spend the n i g h t
ashore. Kings round, Sweaty and
begrinned face is beaming. T h E
night to come has no terrors for
him. His main fear has been still.
ed; his men have stood their LIST
fire, stood 1t very we'll.
NONE BETTER
by dammit" he says, There
amt no soldiers In this mans Ar
my that kin do better than nah
boys"
! Three days later, when the I'M
loading Of the Liberty ship was
"a m t. completed, Macauley
wrote:
Last night. about 6:15 we found
a small sandy beach and decid-
ed to spend the night there. King
and his driver pulled well above
the water mark and signaled the
other ducks in. TIL enlisted men
began to dig their foxholes. 1t
was getting dark and they were
working fast. An ordnance Off
Ger. Captain H. W. Richardson.
whose mother lives at ZIG Elm St
Mansfield, Mass, and who had
hitched ride with us, suggested
that instead of establishing our
own perimeter we might do wei,
to find someone else who h Il
been in the region more than q
few minute.
King, always considerable of his
foxholes, demurred. At The mo-
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Ask No Special
CONTINUED from page u

special privileges. All we want rs
what n y normal Amerl-
can citizens receives. We want no
special section in trains, in hotels.
schools, residential districts. We
want jobs based on skill rather
than on skin. We want vote with
out mention of White Primaries,
poll tax and other irritating re-
strictionS upon citizenship In a
democracy in which the rights of
the common man can no longer be
abrogated without leaving a danger
Gus impression III the minds Of Our
allies over the world.
In concluding his remarks, the