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Evening star., 1945-05-29
Win, Lose or Draw
Another Hall of Fame Boost for Griffith
By JOHN B. KELLER.

system of rating pitchers
dent OF baseball and according to Clark Griffith 76yeaod pres
dent OF Washngtons
Hall of Fame Cooperstown, N.
Ted Oliver of Los Angeles the originator point
eValuae pitchers ability
strength and his figuring Griffith stands sixth the
time pitchers OF the OF the five ahead Griffith
the the list headed by Walter Johnson the Mats
immortal with total
memorial at Cooperstown.
Oliver his rating pitcher comparison
winning with percentage
which he performs Where the pitchers percentage
clubs he mutlp the difference by the
and also considers factor based the number pitchers employed
relation to the number
result the
On this basis Griffith sixth
long all the pitchers leading
table Grifths year 1894
he totaled 8,649 for Chicagos old Colts
There's than the Oliver table Gfnhs
the Hall of Fame however shouldn't
Is mmO
Evening star., 1945-05-29
Chess Chump in Exhibition

Hans Berliner, champ of the In
terhigh Chess Federation, will put
on an exhibition tonight at 8 O'Clock
at the Federal Chess Club, 243l
Fourteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1945-05-29

Two Of Indian Springs top anna
teurs-Roger Peacock, District open
champ, and Volney Burnett-will
play with Joe Kirkwood, trick-shot
artist, and Indian Spring Pro Mel
Shorey in an exhibition June II at
the Four Corners club. Pairings
probably will be Burnett and Kirk
wood against Shorey and Peacock.
Later Joe will put on his famed
trick shot exhibition. with tickets
for the entire show selling for ST.
Kirkwood is getting a 5000 guar
antee, and all money above that will
go to the PGA rehabilitation fund.
The new Alexandria Golf and
Country Club formally will open to-
morrow. with appropriate cere-
monies to be staged at the club To-
Gated on Telegraph road, west of the
George Washington Masonic Me-
mortal. The club, according to Pro
Frank Hartig, has about a thousand
privileged members. Eddie Marshall,
a war veteran, will aid Hartig.
Others on the club staff are James
E. Brown, in charge of catering, and
v. E. Benninger in charge of green's
and r. r. Edwards, clubhouse man.
aper
Evening star., 1945-05-29
Kentucky Is Ahead of Baseball With Chandler

Baseball Commissioner Albert Benjamin Happy"
intention of lobbyist professional
That's the latest him, the Associated reports
Here's what this
His statement made letter to
Syracuse baseball FAM who wrote the Kentucky legislator that he had
read with amazement of Chambers intention
member of the United States Senate lobbyist professional
ball, Chandler wrote
Let that intention serving
lobbyist
The basketball folk do that constituents
lucky do not deserve it.
The people Kentucky stay
the Senate elected them Baseball folk
apparently wanted stay here Gin Washgon) have
that he late
Federal
office of commissioner of baseball.
That's OK Senator You're simply repeating what told
when Cleveland
first obligation the people of Kentucky elected
After that baseball until the
lucky discharged More you.
Evening star., 1945-05-29
Charles Town Entries
FOR WEDNESDAY.
(Clear and Fast.)

'Slcol anu dot'l
FIRST RACE-Purse. $500: claiming;
3-year-olds and up: about 4 u furlongs..
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THIRD, RAcE-Purse, $500; claiming;
%Tin and up Gs as1nt P1son ~ sbip
Lea Astray 80 lis Tenderfoot - is
SSh.sy SI.s +. Rsss 1$ sseIi9f.F ssdtsS Flag IL
FOURTH RAcE-purse. $500: s-year-
uebsspa Ghppaips In 1Gs 11s Ress eus0Sss Ss.c.
FIFTH RAcE.JPurse, 5000; s-year-old.
Hisss 4ssSs4S. IL Si$s is:. ss IL
SIXTH RAcE-Purse. 81 900; s-yesr-
slss ns sne dns up a6opt a,naias fS5lGnss st..
E$ sS.sSs4S Lee III
mclaughlin q SamAha entry.
b J. E. Crider entry.
SEVENTH RACE-Purse, $500; 4.year.
olds and UP: about An furlongs.
xArch McDo'a aid 115 Road Scraper- 116
xLady Doctor 110 Ramases 116
xRampage - 113 Ariel Lesend-- III
xPress Box lib xPatty Boy - 113
EIGHTH RACE-Purss, $500; claiming;
Bonnie ma I1s Kiddis.s BABY. s0' Ila
xModify - 1O8 Remolee lis
xClock Time, los Also eligible
xQu n Mlnatoka los Bear Cat 113
xApprentice allowance
OoGt time, 1:15.
Evening star., 1945-05-29
SoftboIl in Pacific Has Rizutto Moaning

Softba appears pretty game
baseball you'll particularly
the big
civilian life followers of the
hortstop with New Yorks Yankees Well Rutto
in the Navy and according service he took
qualified only "muscle-stf" player.
say specialist
alongside
former second Gerry Piddy the Yanks
from his auxiliary help the 22d Special
Naval Construction Battalion celebrate duty
Seabees
"Softba different game of the proceedings
softba stiff a
Japs put will ready
the bigger game.
Evening star., 1945-05-29
Gives Woman Golfers
Trophy for Class B Event

Belle Haven Country Club of
Alexandria, Va, returned to aSso-
citation membership, after having
dropped out several years ago.
Evening star., 1945-05-29

NEW NAT COACH-Joe judge,
one of the immortals of the
Washington ball club as first
baseman, today came back to
the Mats as coach, succeeding
Clyde Milan, whose illness has
necessitated return to his
Clarksville, Tex, home for an
operation. This picture of
Judge was taken while he was
coaching baseball at George
town University, following
termination of his active
career with the Griffmen,
which extended from 1916 to
1882. Star Staff Photo.
Evening star., 1945-05-29

Betting at Santa Anita totalee
$8,738,617 for its second week of op'
Evening star., 1945-05-29
League Statistics
UESDAY. MAY 20. 19i5.

AMERICAN.
Results Yesterday.
Detroit at Washington, rain.
Chicaso, 6; Boston. f
st. Louis at New York rain
Cleveland at Philadelphia, rain
Evening star., 1945-05-29

NATIONAL.
Results Yesterday.
Pittsburgh. IL; New York. 5.
Chicago. B. Brooklyn. 3.
Cincinnati. 2; Boston, l q" inninRst.
Philadelphia at St. Louis, rain.
standing Of Cluhs
Evening star., 1945-05-29

Run-Taylor. Errors-Lichty CD. Lane
f3) McLarney, Whitten, DeGroot. Three
base hit-cavanaugh. Left on bases
Western, 9; Wilson. 7. Bases on balls
On Gould. 2; on Webb. 2. Struck out
BY Gould. Z; by Webb. g.
Evening star., 1945-05-29

Games Today. Games Tomorrow.
St. L. at New York St L. at Wa %, t-n)
Chicago at Boston Chic at Phia. t2).
Cleve. at Phila. Cleve. at Bost iH).
Only sames. Det. at N. y. t2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09
PeniciIIin Given Bull

HaRdwick. Mass, Jan. 9 - CU.PI A wheeZy bull gazed with Some~ what rheumy eyes through the walls of an oxygen tent today while Q vet erinarian administered a giant-Sized shot of penicillin in an effort to have the Royal Guernesy Prince from death by pneumonia.
 Already the patient, Caumsett Spitfire, has received 2,500.000 units of the wonder drug under special dispensation by the War Production Board at Washington. but his phy- sician. pr. Francis M. Austin Of Belchertown, described him as "a prety sick boy
 Since December 3l, the 18-months old animal owned by Arthur c. Goodfield and his son Chester, has taken scant interest in the 160 gos- sipy cows over whom he is destined to rule.
 Occasionally he coughs . wracking bark that sets his 9O0- poupnd frame a-quiver. At hay, he turns aside his royal nose and only the fond and dexterous attention of the Goodfelds, father and son. have induced him to take daily diet of one half-dozen raw eggs and three quarts of oatmeal gruel.
 Described as the first time penl" cillin has been used on an animal. Dr. Austin has ben administering 100000 unit doses of the drug-an amount about the size of c walnut mixed with perhaps three ounces oe distilled water. Today he receive4
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09
Nazis isNotReadytoC Collapse
 Despite Losses Says Bradley

but admitted frankly that "the ac- tual timing of the attack and it's strength were somewhat of a sur prise"
 Bradley said that the area chosen by Rundstedt for his offensive in- volved no risk to the Allied strategic objectives or to the supply lines running up to our fronts.
 The terrain, he said. was perfectly suited for regrouping of Allied forces which was carried out by It. Gen. Courtney Hodges. commander of the American First Army, and Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery in the north and by It. Gen. George s. Patton of the Third Army in the south.
 Thus, said Bradley, Rundstedt was contained before he could do much damage"
 Bradley indicated that Rund- stedt's gamble might actually work out to shorten the war instead ot lengthen 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09

 For CoScio Case Tabled

An unexpected appearance was made in superior court today by Domenic Coscia, alleged slayer of Adolph Cyr, with difficulty over Q counsel ascribed as the reason.
 States Attorney William D. Fitz- gerald told Judge Frank P. McEvoy, Coscia is without counsel of record and suggested the first degree mur- der case may be one for the public defender.
 Attorney Edward Mascolo, who has been appearing for Coscia but has not entered his name as coun- sel formally, said there was a req son for the delay in entrance of appearance and asked for private conference with the juriSt. He com mented the matter can not be dis cussed publicly.
 An assignment for the trial was put off until tomorrow Attorney Mascolo reported after conferring with Judge McEvoy during recess. He said he would know by tomor- row whether or not he will con- tinue to serve as counsel for the accused.
 Coscia. dressed neatly in a dark suit was clean-shaven and seemed rested, as compared to his appear ance Oct. l9 at grand jury pro- ceedings. He listened attentively to all of the criminal hearings, as he sat in the prisoners pen with about 10 other accused. During the court recess he talked with his wife, Carmella, a sister, Mrs. Philo- memo Issogna, and niece.
 Reports that Coscia might plead guilty to a second degree charge were brushed aside by his counsel who said the accused was ready fol a trial
 Coscia was placed in a cell ir the basement of the county court house building early this morning and was brought up to the court room on the second floor with the other prisoners. He wore no tie, and sweater showed from under his freshly pressed suit, His hair was not tllssled, as it was in his pre- vious appearance in the court, but was newly cut and well-combed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09
Plane Crash Kills Eight

Miami. Fla, Jan 9-(UP)-Eight bodies have been recovered from the Wreckage of the Pan American air. ways Le opoldville Clipper which plunged into the sea at Port ol Spain, Trinidad last night, com pany officials announced today as navy divers sought IS missing occu- pants believed trapped in the huge plane. .o
 Only seven persons among the 50 passengers and crew were listed as survivors of the crash which Pan American authorities believed oc- cured during a landing. Port Atl Spain was regularly scheduled stop on a run from Miami to Leo- poldville, Belgian Congo.
 The big ship left Miami at 6:3C EWT yesterday morning, stopped at San Juan at 2:39 p. m, and took OH for Trinidad at AIS p. m. The crash came at 9:30 EWT last night. the scheduled time of arrival at Port oi Spain.
 The crash was the first mlshap on & new run inaugurated last Sept. 2C to span three continents in a tri- angle from Miami to Africa tc South America.
 The plane reportedly was carrying 8 double crew of F men, two ol whom were among the dead.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09
|Nozis Drive
 On Budapest Very Costly
By BRUCE w. MUNN .ited Press Staff COrrespOndentl

United Press Stan COrreSpOndehV
 London, Jan. 9-(UP) German tank columns hammered a number of salients into the Russian lines on a broadening front l5 to l9 miles west and northwest of Budapest to- day while Soviet Forces struck back north of the Danube in a counter drive that threatened to roll up the flank of the Nazi Relief Army
 Moscow dispatches acknowledged that the Germans were gaining ground slowly in their multi pronged advance on Budapest, al- though at a staggering cost in lives and equipment. The brunt Of the assault fell upon narrow sector on both sides of the main Eszter- gom- Budapest highway, less than l9 miles northwest of the capital where Nazi tanks and iEiantrymen were attacking continually in an attempt to force a breakthrough oy sheer weight of numbers.
 Red Army tanks and artillery It. tered the battlefield with German dead and the wreckage Of Nazi armor and at last reports the So- viet lines still were unbroken.
 Other German divisions battered against the Budapest siege arc in the Bicske area Is miles west of the capital with equally small re- suit. At the same time, the Nazis were said to be broadening their attack front Southward toward Saskatchewan, 40 miles south O!
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09
TANKS IN BIG BATTLE NEAR LAR0CHE
Signs Reveal Germans May
 Be Pulling Out Of Entire Bulge In Bitter Snowstorm
BY J. EDWARD MURRAY

BY J. EDWARD MURRAY United Press War COrrespOndent)
 Paris, January 9. = (UP) - American and German tanks were locked in a roar ing battle today on the ap- breaches to La Roche, key- stone base of the ArdenneS salient, and front dispatches reported signs that the Ger mans might be pulling out of the entire bulge under cover of a delaying action.
 A resurgent snowStorm en. veloped the mighty clash of armor around Samree, three miles northeast of La Roche on the highway to St. With, limiting the First Army march southward to gains averaging a third of a mile.
 Allied arnor and infantry werS reported encountering remarkably light" artillery and mortar fire, in- dicating a German general with- drawal from the north side Of the bulge toward ridges guarding the one remaining highway out, which already was under the fire of U. D. troops less than four miles away.
 "T'here are indications that tho Germans are beginning to move out of the Ardennes bulge slowly by fighting a delaying action, and that they may take up positions along A ridge south of Houffalize as soon as they have cleared their armored units from the bulge" a dispatch from It. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges First Army headquarters said.
 It. Gen. Omar N. Bradley, con1< mander of the 12th Army group warned, however, that the Germans are not on the verge of collapse, ale ! though their losses in the ArdenneA offensive have been so heavy they are likely to affect the course 0s the war in the west. .=
 While Hodges armor battled thA German tanks three miles northeast of La Roche, other First Army force es were closing on the key town foe a frontal assault. Cielle, a hamles one mile north of La Roche, fell to a U. s. column speartng straight TOT the town anchoring a broad section of the German defenseS.
 Several Sherman tanks which tfl3 Germans had captured some time early were dug in as pillboxes de~ tending Samree, while 10 Na1 tanka were doing similar service and oth" CTS were circulating within tho town.
 TWO columns of the second ars mored division moved into position for the tank battle last night. Clear ing weather earlier today got the struggle off to 8 brisk start. A blinding snowstorm followed rob"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09
 On omorroW

Washington, Jan. g - (U.Po -- The House Military Affairs Commit- tee displayed a get tough" attitude today as its prepared for early ac- tion on work or fight legislation.
 Committee Chairman Andrew J. May D., Ky, announced that near ings would begin tomorrow on his bill to force 4-F draft regiStrantS into war jobs or army service units. Administration advisers were re- ported to have conferred at the White House to agree on expressions of views before the committee.
 May said his measure might be amended to provide for the nurse draft proposed by President Roose- welt. The committee, he said, was expecting a report from Army Sur geon General Norman T. Kirk on whether the army has any obJec- tionS.
 May said that after the commit tee considered his bill, 1t might turn to the request for National Service Act made by MT. Roosevelt along with his recommendation for legislation dealing with nurses and 4-F'S.
 The chairman observed that com- mittee members were getting tough particularly those 10 who made the trip overseas"
 The work or fight bill would subject all men between l8 and 45, who leave essential jobs without draft board permission or who work at non-essential jobs. to induction in special army service units. They would. however, be ineligible for veterans benefits Similar measures have been introduced in the senate by Senators Ralph o. Brewster, R., Me, and Josiah w. Bailey, D., N. c.
 May expected to complete hearing on his bill in two days and to bring if before the house for early action.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09
Labor Backs Senote Bill

Hartford, Conn. Jan. 9.-(UP)- A Connecticut Federation Of Labor supported bill, calling for establish ment of a state labor relations act, was introduced in the senate to- day by Sen. William A. Scott, D., Hartford, an official of the labor organization.
 The bil, entitled An act con- corning collective bargaining be- tween employer and employe in in trastate industry" provided for the setting up of a state labor relations board of three members, one repre- senting employers. one labor, and the other the public, with the lat ter member as chairman. Terms would be for six years, and appoint ment by the governor
 The bill upholds the rights of en- ployes of self organization, "to form, join or assist labor orgalli- cations, to bargain collectively, and to engage in concerted activity for the purpose of collective bargain ing" and stipulates that nothing in its provisions shall be construed to interfere with, impede or dimin- lsh the right of employees to strike or engage in any other lawful con- certed activity"
 The board would have the power to hold hearings, take testimony, commander employer records and to issue findings which would be appealed as high as the state su- preme court by either party. The bill also empowers the board to or- der payment of back wages and to require any employer to cease and desist in unfair labor practices.
 The duties of the board extended to governing the election and set- ting up of representatives of em- ployes in bargaining groups.
 In most respects the act resem- bled those proposed in previous ses- sions, which were disapproved In committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09
BY JOHN J. ANDREW United Press War Correspondent

Colombo, Ceylon, July 17-(UP)- Two hours of hell ',Jart a Japanese submarine whose crew murdered 77 of their comrades before an RAF plane appeared and frightened the torturerS into crash diving were de- scribed today by g survivors of to-pedoed American liberty ship.
 One phase of their ordeal ended and new one began when the sub marine crash -dived while they sat on deck with their hands bound be- hind their backs.
 The survivors were picked up after spending 36 hours in the Indian ocean and finally brought here.
 Then the Japanese crew formed 6 line of death" and systematically clubbed and bayoneted the survivors
 The survivors included members oi the American merchant marine army and navy personnel and civ ilian. Their l0,5OO ton ship had beer torpedoed at sunset July ., II days out of Australia enroute to lndia from San Pedro, Cal.
 The 100 aboard, including Al crew. men, 28 Navy armed guard members and 3l army and civilian passengers were ordered to abandon ship aftel two torpedoes tore into the forware part of craft.
 Before abandoning his post, radio man Guile c. Stone of Tulsa, Okla Sent three sos" messages Whicf were heard by stations in India ant relayed to the RAF patrol station.
 The Submarine surfaced and or dered survivors aboard
 The first man taken on deck. IT year old mesSman who was max ing his first cruise was led to thu bow, shot in the back and throwI ] (Continued on Page N
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09
Government To Spend OUer
 SO Billion In Coming Year

furniture (thoSe boys must play rough) and $25 for street car fares for officials of the National Botan- ical Garden. Then there's $4 for the transportation of things at the White House.
 The budget simply says things; 1t doesn't say what things. Four bucks, in any event, is the smallest item in the book.
 The government needs $50O,OO0 to inspect locomotives; $30OOO to buy a building lot for the postofiice i'll Baltimore; $2,047. 900 for the Bureau of Entomology, which concerns bugs and $i0O for refunds by the Agri- culture Department ito persons whose identities and whereabouts are unknown. They'll show up later maybe.
 The Bureau of Standards wants S469,0O for operating expenses. in- cluding purchase of goggles, boots, rubber gloves and aprons. The Wea- ther Bureau has got to have $ll,- 06O, 900 for the continued reporting of its news (mostly bad right now) while the ofIice of Fishery Coordina- ton needs $225,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09
Wdterburians OH
 Boroughs Committee
GRv Democrat staff Reporterl

The local members of the Gen. eral Assembly today failed to ob- tain a place on the important Cities and Borough committees which this year will bear so much weight on Waterbury's legislative program.
 Delay marked the opening of the General Assembly, today, as the House convened at ll:45 a. m. and the Senate at 12:30, both much beyond the Il o'clock official open ing time.
 Significance as to Waterbury's po- sition here was seen in the delay oI the Senate converting when Demo- cratic State Chairman Adrian Ma her called a caucus of party mem bers at 1l:55 to thrash out what was to have been a last minute at tempt at compromise of the 36 committees being named at today s session, and at which time local Senators fought unsuccessfully for place on the Cities and Borough Committees.
 The local senators who were placed on the following committees;
 Senator Edward T. Egan, ap- pointment to committees on appro- priation of military affairs, veterans affairs, roads, bridges. rivers, and chairmanship of aviation commit tee.
 Senator Patrick J. Wallace, com (Contniued on Page 9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-09
Youths Given Prison Terms

Two youths who escaped from the Cheshire reformatory and for i've days carried on what Judge Frank P. McEvoy termed vicious depre- dation upon society" were sentenced to serve 5 to years in the states prison at Wethersfield after they pleaded guilty in superior court to- day to criminal charges.
 The accused, Frank Smith, 2O, formerly of Stamford, and Richard Baldwin, IT, a native of Virginia, stormed through various towns Tn Connecticut and New York in stolen cars, stopping of at stores and gasoline stations for scores Of breaks for a five-day period, according to the information presented by States Attorney William B. Fitzgerald.
 A reformatory guard. John Don nelly, was severely injured by the two youths during their escape last November 2, and vehicles were taken in Meriden. Plymouth, Stamford, and in Scarsdale, N. Y, the prosecn- tor disclosed.
 During one stop in New Tork, tile boys broke into relatives home, where they found and took two re- volverS. one fully loaded, the court was told. The wild action of the youths stopped only when Stam- ford police fired several shots while the accused fled in a stolen car
 Pleas for leniency by defense counsel were overlooked by Judg" McEvoy who followed the recom- mendation of the prosecutor.
 The rist said, "It is astonishing to thiflk of what these two accused did. First they laid down a plan to assaul and perhaps murder an in- dividual, not only in the peace, but in doing his duty
 "A wild beast at large would ulti- mately be shot down and destroyed but the beast could net only so far as his own limitations permit" the jurist commented.
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