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Detroit evening times., 1945-10-28

too little has been done
20 raise the span OF life
1t is still quite rare for
people TO live 10 be so
years and older.
Disorders of the body's
own chemical system, with.
out germ and virus infec-
ton. seem 10 be especially
important for aging.
Among the disorders be
sides progeria are the pre-
mature aging OF men and
women in the prime of
life. and diseases of ar
teries. Yet the vistaS for
the future are immense.
BY an analysis OF NOR
=taiitS tables Prof. Henry
X. Simms of Columbia
University has discovered
that at the age of 10 years
a child should have a life
expectancy OF $50 years.
Thereafter, however, the
mortality rate rises rap
idly - increasing by 8 per
cent each year. There is
rapid decline in bodily
vigor and in the ability
10 resist death.
Such a continuously in
creasing loss of vitality is
like a disease: the disease
of premature aging.
Even a moderate relief
from such a malady should
enable the average person
TO live TO 100 or 125 years,
and the exceptionally lucky
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-28
The Knee Joints Of
Infants Afflicted With
Progeria Are Knobby
and Premaiurely Cal
Gifted.

the way to a full cure
his wrinkles had van
ished, and he had be-
come plump and placid.
But his "old age"
proved too much be
cause his hardened art
cries, especially the cor
onary artery, had re-
manned diseased. He
died Of a heart attack
at the age of seven
years, six months.
The second patient, a
four-year-old boy, is far
ing quite well.
Tho pAc4n,, dp~ksnF-C
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-28

Science Analyst
h IEW studies of children with the rare disease
III of progcria. which causes them TO be eOme
senilc in their infancy, are expected to throw
light on normal aging and, eventually, may pro
vide science with clues that will help in an increase
of the life span of man, far beyond the Biblical
'threescore years and ten"
The immediate purpose of this research is to
cure the little victims of the strange maady by
drug and hormOne theTapy.
But the long range goal is to discover what
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-28
TafoFy SySteTn-a1l these viii
be tried 10 hit the target, dis
ordered mctabOliSm.

W - Cases like those ia Boston and
MW -, the little Banks boy in St. Lauis
EW may, in the end, provide medicine
#w with knowledge which can 9ead TO
EW better understanding and treat
ment for the aging process which
goes on all too rapidly after the
first few years OF life
More and more scientists now
feel that normal" aging is really premature
aging, and must be conquered like any insidi-
Gus disease affecting man.
Today childs life expectancy at birth is
90 years ccntury~ago it was only 80 years.
This increase is a triumph OF medicine In
preventing and curing the infectious diseases
OF cfildfIood- Y IT despite this great gain all
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-26
CYo Boys B. B.,
Girls SoftbuII Ser

An even dozen baseball teams
from twelve Catholic parishes of
Waterbury will compete in the 1e45
CYO league, Rev. Philip Hussey.
director OF the popular parish cir
cult announced yesterday. st. AIMS
entry last night completed the
league with an even number of
teams, which will begin play late in
May. Rev. Alfred Matthew will be
IN charge of the st. Ann entry,
teams from the south end parish
having done well in CYO competi-
ton udring the past two years.
Players with high school teams or
with City Amateur league entries
are ineligible to play in the league:
though any player may try out for
a CAL team before opening of CYO
play; while high school players are
eligible after their school schedule
Is finished.
Girls softball may also be a CYO
sport this summer, pending further
interest from other parishes In adj
dition to Immaculate Conception,
st. Lucy's, st. Ans, Our Lady of Mt.
Carmel, and st. Patrick's. Additional
parish entries may be brought to
the attention Of Rev. Hussey as soon
as possible.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-26
ChemeI Quits
To Save Ewes

Portland, Me-, April @-(UP)-
Henry Chemel nee Chmielewski. the
Poleaxing Polish middleweight from
Portland, Me-, announced today that
he was retiring from the ring be-
cause of fear of suffering further
injury to his eyes.
The 29-year-old former European
amateur middleweight champion
thus ended a career that began in
1899 when he came to the United
States from his native Lodz, Poland.
Two weeks ago Chemel was hand
ed a severe lacing in the ring at
Mechanics building by rugged Red
dy Evans, the Baptist Parson from
Hackensack, N. j.
Though the fight covered the full
10 rounds, Chemel wound up with
cuts on his mouth and eye and
ringside observers freely predicted
that the game boxer was nearing
the end Of the road.
Cheml's manager Les Hoffman
said that his charge planned to
spend more time learning an elec-
trical trade. Married and father Of
one son, Cheml shortened his name
only a few months ago because, he
said, 1t was too difficult for school
teachers to address his child.
Throughout his career, Cheml has
been troubled by weak eyes that
were frequently cut in fights.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-26
AMERICAN LEAGUE
(Leading Batsmen)
Bose-SteoIing
Duffy's Bic Thrill

Boston, April rs - (U.P0 - Olo-
timers here recalled today that
Hughie Duffy, newly-named to
baseball,s hall of fame. was the
all-time major league batting king
and the first $5,000-a-year player In
the games history.
Duffy, now 76. made his unsur-
passed mark of .438 in 1894 when he
was an outfielder for the Boston
Nationals. The following year when
he asked for a 500 raise - his SAL
airy was $1,000 = he was turned
down by the club management and
quit the National League for the
American. Eventually he landed in
the American Association where he
got his 5000.
TITS q great honor and I'm very
happy" said Duffy, now listed as a
Red Sox coach and supervisor Of
that clubs training school at Fen
way Park.
Funny everybody talks about my
average Of .438 but I got more of a
thrill out Of running bases. I stole
almost 80 one season."
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-26
ten old TIMERS
PICKED FOR B. B.
hall OF fame
By CORNELIUS RYAN
UNITED Press Stan Correspondent


New York, April 26-(UP)-The
doors of baseball's hall Of fame at
Cooperstown, N. Y, opened wide to-
day for 10 great old timers whose
feats of derring-do on the diamond
occurred before 1910.
It was typical that their plaques
will be placed with baseball's i'm
mortals along with the late high
commissioner of baseball, Judge
Kenesaw NJ Lands, who paved the
way for their selection in one Of
his last official acts.
Lands, emphasizing that modern
writer's too often overlooked the
old-timers in their annual balloting
for the diamond shrine, selected a
committee Of older men who had
made baseball their lifetime careers
and empowered them to name 10
men.
Among the players chosen, Jimmy
Collins, former Boston Red Sox
third baseman, and Roger Bresna-
han, New York Giant catcher who
died recently, were on the list of
candidates of the Baseball Writers
association, but both failed to re-
ceive the necessary rs per cent ma
jority.
Remember?
The others named were Hugh
Jennings, shortstop and manager OF
the Detroit Tigers; Uncle Wilbert
Robinson, catcher for the old Bal
timore Orioles and later manager
OF the Brooklyn Dodgers; Dan
Brouthers, Detroit outf1elder and
one of the games finest hitters;
Fred Clark, outfielder and manager
OF the Pittsburgh Pirates; Ed Del |
ahanty, pitcher for the Washington
Senators and Philadelphia Phillies;
Hugh Duffy, still a coach and scout |
Tor the Boston Red Sox and a for
mer outfield star with both Boston
clubs; Mike Kelly, Boston Red Sox
and Chicago Cubs catcher who
made famous the cheer "Slide,
Kelly, slide; and Jimmy O'Rourke,
New York catcher, who also played
with the old Buffalo National
league club.
The committee which met to Sc
lect the old timers was made up of |
Barrow of the New York
Yankees, Connie Mack of the Phil
adelphia Athletic, Bob Quinn of the
Boston Braves, Stephen C. Clark.
president of the Cooperstown mu-
scum, Paul Kerr, secretary of the
museum, and baseball writer Mel |.
vile Webb of the Boston Globe.
announcer member, Sid Mercer, New
YORK Journal-American baseball ex-
pert. was unable to attend because
Of illness.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-26
Mercantile Pin
Dinner Tuesdov

More than so members, officials
and guests Of the Mercantile Bowl
Ing League will be on hand for their
annual banquet, scheduled for Tues
day evening of next week at Har-
mons restaurant on Baldwin street.
Chick Kelley will preside as toast
master. marking the occasion with
a presentation of the new league
champions. Metropolitan Cleaners,
who were recently feted by their
sponsor, Sam Greenblatt.
President Andy Juliano, league
president for the past several years
will be on hand to get the affair
under way and handle any league
business necessary. Metropolitan
and Brookside Dairy met in a roll
off which decided the title In two
straight games, won by Metros.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-26
Baseball Lists 7
War Relief Games

Chicago, April rs - U.Po -
Seven Major League baseball gamea
have been scheduled during the
three-day periods from July 8 to IL
for the benefit Of Baseballs War
Relief and Service Fund.
The games were scheduled under
the new major league travel-sav-
ing plan to raise money for the
relief agencies which benefited
from the 16 charity games last sea-
son. The games will be played IN
lieu of the all-star game at Boston.
The Chicago Cubs and White Sox
will open the charity games July $
with a night game at Comisky Park.
Other games scheduled during tbs
three-day period are between the
Browns and Cardinals at st. Louis
Giants and Yankees in New York;
Red Sox and Braves In Boston, De-
troit at Pittsburgh, Brooklyn at
Washington and Cincinnati at
Cleveland.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-26
PorochioI Lonop
Inaugural friday

Catholic school boys get off to an
other seasonal start Friday after
noon, when four games of the Par
ochial school baseball league are
played at three local parks, all start
ing at p. m.
On No. l, Hamilton Park Field,
city and league champion SIS. Peter
and Paul team, coached by Tom
O'Dea, is paired with st. Marys
with Paul Barone as umpire. On
No. field, Sacred Heart and st.
Francis Xavier teams will play, with
Tolomeo as umpire.
Special opening of the season
ceremonies will be held including a
parade Of players, league officials
and fag-raising.
At Fulton Park, st. Margaret and
st. Thomas teams are to meet with
Scully as umpire; while the Wash
ington Park game calls for St. Jo-
seps VS. st. AIMS, AL Napoli to UNI
pire.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-26
Boston Baseball

Boston, April 20 (U.PD = If
the weather clears, Charlie (Red)
Barrett will be the Braves mound
choice today against the Brooklyn
Dodgers after rain yesterday post.
poned the second Of their three
game series at National League field
The postponemeat gave Manager
Coleman a chance to rest his Grip.
Piles. Rookie Third-Sacker Morn
Wallen was to be back in uniform
against the Dodgers, but Tom Mel
son, Eddie Joost, Frank Drews and
Whitley Wietelmann have not yet
recovered from their ailments.
In Washington, the Red Sox were
scheduled to face the Senators fol-
lowing two postponements because
Of wet grounds. Under the guidance
Of Coach Del Baker, the American
Leaguers were still looking for Their
first triumph Of the season with
promise to win one for Joel" Man
ager Joe Cronin is confined to his
Newton home with a broken ankle
sustained In the recent series
against the New York Yankees. The
BoSox have lost their first SIX
straight games.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-26
Vir Junes, Hollands
In Bpt. Sunday

Not satisfied with the "standoff"
in its home and home bowling series
with Bridgeport Newflelds, Water
bury Virjune Machine Primers are
going after another Park City COM
bine, when George Simpson, Benny
Stokes, Ed Schnitzel. Mike Sharon.
Freddie Cone and Captain Sammy
zaza take of for McLevyville SUM-
day evening to tangle with a strong
Bridgeport Hollands outfit at 8 p.
M
Among the enemy to face the
local pin talent in team, singles and
doubles competition for the Hol-
lands Is: Tony 1annarone, Doc
Williams, Joe Lamastra, George
Brown, Dan Riccio and Mike Mar
inko.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-26

Brooklyn AC and Tribune AC
baseball players have a double
workout carded by their coaches and
managers for Friday and Sunday at
Hamilton Park. BAG players of the
City Amateur league are due at 6
PM Friday night at Hamilton Park;
the Tribes To gather a half-hour
later. Both teams will drill Sunday
afternoon at PM at HIP but not
against each other, according to
Packy Shea and Bill Magro respec-
tive managers Of the local combin-
atoms; both Of which will be real
pennant contenders this season,
their managers insist.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-26
mo KNOWLEDGE
OF IT IN FACT
SAYS new Gar
BY JOHN Z. CUTTER

washington. April 26-,UP)-
Baseball's new high commissioner
Sen. Albert B. (Happy) Chandler,
made it plain today that one Of his
first official acts will be to restore
the Major League all-star game in
July II the war in Europe ends
soon.
The Kentucky Democrat, moved
almost to tears by the high tributes
of his Senate colleagues, was given
q big send-off yesterday in the
closing moments of the days Ses-
sion In the chamber.
It was started by 79-year-old
Sen. Hiram johnson, r., CAL, who
crossed over to the Democratic side
and described Chandler as ''man
of undisputed CUTS"
Shaking his finger at the 46-year
-old Kentuckian johnson admon-
ished him to "be yourself-baSeball
is peculiarly representative of this
country. See that it represents
you"
IT have observed you from the
time you came into the Senate" he
said. Il have watched you. What
boon you are to baseball. Here's
to you.'
Chandler arose in response and
said:
LAS long as I live I'll never for
get those words of approval from
one of the greatest men America
ever produced. I promise you, Sen
ator johnson, that will keep
baseball Clean"
Earlier, Sen. william LANCER Of
North Dakota, another Republican,
interrupted speech on banking to
say:
II see that the junior senator
from Kentucky has just entered
the chamber. I want to be the
first to congratulate him. We're
going to miss him very much"
Chandler, discussing the all-star
game, told the United Press that II
We Day comes before July. the
decision to cancel the game at least
would be subjected to review.
ut all depends on the circum-
stances" he said. But baseball Is
patriotic and will do nothing that
would interfere with the war eff
fort"
Chandler said he had asked Les
lie O'Connor, secretary to his pre-
decessor, the late Judge K. M. Lam
dis, to remain at his post at least
for awhile. He will confer at Chi
cago with O'Connor next week at
which time he may decide to trans
fer the commissioners offices else
where.
Chandler replied to a question
about alleged racial discrimination
in baseball by stating that he had
no knowledge OF discrimination In
fact" The question was prompted
because of resolution to be in
troduced by Rep. Vito Marcantonio,
A. L., N. Y, in the House today
authorizing the Commerce Depart
ment to study alleged discrfmina-
ton. There are no Negro players
in organized baseball.
The new commissioner, hoping TO
lend impetus to the expected post
war boom In baseball, said that ne
wanted every American Legion
Post in the nation to sponsor at
least one sand lot team. He also
urged that sand lot players be CIV
en- the surplus. baseball equipment
Of the armed forces after the war.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-26
BY HARRY GRAYSON
NEA Sports Editor

New York.-All the boners In
baseball aren't pulled on the field.
The Detroit club on an eastern
swing was invited to visit con-
venient air base, where thousands
Off wounded men Of all branches Of
the service are returned by plane.
Other major league clubs are drop
ping into play the AAF team by
way Of entertaining them.
The request sent the Tigers was
turned down, however, by general
manager Jack Zeller, who wrote the
athletic officer: I'VE have so many
young and inexperienced players
that we can't ask them to do more
than they can stand"
Tch, tch, now isn't that just too
bad! Can't you see such young,
inexperienced saplings as Paul Dizzy
Trout, Alton Benton, Paul Richards,
Rudy York, Edie Mayo, Joe Hoover,
Don Ross, Charley Hostetler, Jimmy
OUTLAW and Doc Cramer, to go prac-
tically all the way down the line,
cracking up and falling apart by
putting in an of day playing an ex-
hibition game with soldiers before
wounded veterans?
It would be catastrophe to submit
the wounded men, all Of whom did
more than they could stand, to the
sight OF such suffering by those
tottering, graybearded youngsters.
In justice to baseball, 1t should
be recorded that most of the big
league clubs, many with more and
much younger and inexperienced
players than the Tigers, will appear
at the base. And without bellyach-
ing.
Obviously. Jack Zeller doesn't real
ize that privileged baseball is get
ting by with murder In being per-
United to play at all.
Organized baseball has done lit
tie enough in the war effort, and
iron-headed plays like this don't
do 1t any good.
Mel OFT says that while Chilly
Willie Terry was a good defensive
manager, John McGraw could score
n more ways Augie Galan Of
ne Dodgers insists major league
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-26
This
Sporting
World

By JOHN A. CLUNEY

Announcement of the selection Of
Senator A. B. (Happy) Chandler OF
Kentucky as the new high commits
sioner Of baseball, brought me 9
most pleasant recollection of my
first and only meeting with the SEN
ator from the Bluegrass state, when
ne was governor Of the people hs
has so well represented at WASH
ington. 1t was at one Of Henry Arm
Strong'S outdoor fights In New York
Governor Chandler sitting directly
behind the press row; where had a
chance to get a good look at him;
listen to his soft southern dra vi
which IS real balm to the ears; and
eventually strike up some CAB with
him that eliminated in his invita-
ton to attend the next Kentucky
Derby in Louisville AS HIS GUEST.
1t might sound bit on the fan
tastic side; but 1t really happened,
ard I, chump that I am, still have
not seen a Derby; though I never
doubted Governor Chambers sin
certy for moment. That par
ticular night, he had his 10 year old
boy with him (now 16) Albert Ben
jamin Chandler. Jr.; whom he sails
Ben" and was KISSED by his
father more than few times dur
ing the evening; an indication of
the fact that he idolizes the lad
who Is also his FISHING PART
NER, he said. It seems to me, Base
ball will be all the better for a
man like that whose love of coun-
try, home, family and the game it.
self Is so marked that there can be
no mistaking him or his motives.
Baseball could have done much
worse that pick out Happy
Chandler from a list OF 100 candi-
dates for the $4,000 yearly job, for
Z years. Wonder what his first
BRUSH with some of those IRON
headed club owners will amount to?
vvvVVVVvvv
The current answer to the oft-re-
peated question Where's Elmer?"
Is this: he's up in Boston, with the
Braves, having won two games with
home runs in the ninth inning. The
last name is Nieman-knoWn to the
boys In the press box as BUTCH.
Gil DoddS, the Boston mile runner
who gave up fame and perhaps for
tune to do the work of God, could
not possibly get as much "kick" out
Of reading the Bible as Waterbury's
Joe Conner Is getting from the read
ing Of Fred Leb's new baseball book
titled CONNIE MACK, which is Of
ficially on sale TOMORROW. Joe,
a brother Of Roger Conner of the
Giants, was a catcher of major
league calibre in his own right, and
knew personally, many of the char
acters written about by Lieb in the
book Joe is now reading .. Two
city championships, a state cham
pionship and runner-up in the
state basketball tournament is not
so bad for mems and women's SEQ
will e. r. A. basketball and bowling
teams. The men were tops in the
hoop sport, the women on the alleys.
Capt Horton Smith and Lloyd
Mangrum now in England will play
golf in the provinces with
other US soldiers and Europeans :.
IT'S hard to imagine Chairman Ed
die Egan Of the NY boxing commits
sion allowing such a MAIN BOUT
for MISC as that carded for June /,
Tami Mauriello Of the Bronx VS. 80
year old Steve Dudas of Edgewater,
NJ a washed up heavyweight for the
past five years or more.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-26
Happy Chandler Likes
Ponies And Gambling
BY DAN PARKER

PURPosE baseball magnatss to pick some
q ssssnsa cO@m.onsr they hy: succeeded admirably Senator
Roe Lee from Dean Virginia Dnderseeve of Barnard.
racing of Satan; as Kentukan
right out Of the Blue Grass belt gift
austere dignied Chandler is friendly
lands never cared whose he
II the Neutrality-suspicious. who tries please
Lands In career shown ten
aency to let his
pirOuettinE baerina to-
Si over tS Gt n %A' %h cn s appointment has asnsd
would have frOwned Happys
friends Lexington Ky sportsman named Joe Hardwck
edged race track winnings $4,000
tax reports Through Hadwck
with Ed Curd leading by
PhOE Allen the Kansas basketball
who handles
telephone number said he
Is hard Of hearing
D.tsns sn @ aHe PLAYED Vim the Garden
Lexington with
Gown % after inter each other In the Kentucky root
sef celebrities
have fin two riding hunk hoees he
% oia warn PS e
Duns @ o o' any e s up o e
but turned finger have the horseracng
didn't sing for the customers that night he usually
senator Chambers yesterday only
had chat with Larry MacPhan when
head When the Mirror
Sunday
story that he backing Chandler glby ied
thing it. Prick until
while he must have thinking
Chandler which the deal cooked taking
put Happy
Because Of Chambers opposition
delivered
believed to washed politically
could a
politicians
Snowman Chandler will doubtesy
politician wary eading
swayed particularly by sponsor Mr.
MacPha who has been known try things the WHOLE
acceptable
Other Lands after being kept in their places for long under his
deSpot
Happys appointment A.
Tuesday p
sports soemny hereby predict
Chandler will Baseball Commissioner
what in radio circles predictions things that have
Cured conadncon predictions Of things come featured
him his through tip that
the Mirror the Sunday night Chandler slated
Copyright, 194s King Features Syndcate)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-26
Mex. Track "ChaIk'
PIovers' Paradise

Mexico City. April 26 - (U.P) -
The Chalk Players" who go for the
favorites had things pretty much
their way during the 95-day race
meeting at the Hippodrome De Las
Americas, check Of the results re-
vealed today.
The meeting produced new rec
ord for winning favorites for cam
paign Of more than rs days dura-
ton.
The percentage Of winners was
1909 for 791 races in which the
favorite was first 1893 times Pres
ident Bruno Pagliai revealed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-26
Matchmaker Asks
Boxers Suspension

Holyoke, Mass, April rs - (U.P)
George La Rover, Philadelphia
lightweight, faced possible indefinite
suspension today after repeatedly
packing out Of scheduled To-
round rematch with Manuel Torres
OF Puerto Rico. at Valley Arena
Monday.
Matchmaker Joe Demaria yester-
day appealed to the State Boxing
Commission to suspend La Rover.
Demaria signed Charlie (Cabey)
Lewis for IA eig11t-FUgnd bout I'M
stead. La Rover Il scheduled to
fight Lulu Costantino> Of New York
in Boston early next month