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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-10
Chase Park Basketball

More than fifty uniformed play CTS, boys of 10 to 16 years of age, swung into action in the Chase Park Junior League Saturday afternoon. Keystones and Jaspers played the best of three games, the former winning 24-21; while Knaves were 26-12 winners over St. Mary Midgets and the Atomic Aces defeated Middlebury's Bob- cats by a 22-12 score.
 Ubaldi, Leo and Fazzino with 8-6-6 points paced the Keystone win, Fortier and Officer scoring 8-6 for the Jaspers. Granato and Sportato dumped in. Is for the Atomas Aces. Clarks 6 for the Md dlebury team. while R. Moore's six field goals was best for the Knaves. Brown and Seymour netting 5-4 for St. Mary Midgets.
 Second week of games are scheduled next Saturday, with Miss Mildred Dunn and Mike Hayes, former Wilby three-sport star in charge of the competition who report keen enthusiasm for the loop, by the little lads, most of them playing league basketball for the first time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-10
Yale, Uconn Boys In East-West Game
(By United PresS)

Connecticut will be represented by two players in the annual east-West football game in San Francisco New Years day.
 Walt Trojanowski, speedy Univer- sity of Connecticut fullback and the nations leading individual scorer with 132 points this season, will be the first Storrsman to play in the annual classic.
 Dick Hollingshead, Riverton, N. J., Yale's first-string, POS pound tackle, also has accepted an invitation from coach Andy Kerr to play in the con- test. Hollingshead, 20, played in all but six minutes in eight of Yale's nine games this season. He will be the Ellis 10th representative in the east-west game.
 The 23-years-old Bridgeport boy and Hollingshead will report to Chi cago Dec. 1T to work out under Kerr and Bernie Herman at the North westernr university field before leav- ing for the west coast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-10
!WATERFIELD |VS. BAUGH IN
 PRO TITLE GO
By CORNELIUS RYAN United Press SpOrtS Writer

New York, Dec. 10. CUP)-Wash- | ington's Redskins. often called Sammy Baugh and Co" and the Cleveland Rams. rapidly becoming known as Bob Waterfield and O., began drills today for next Sun days playoff game for the National Football league championship The Redskins qualified for the final contest by dumping the New York Giants, IT to 0, nullifying the Philadelphia's Eagles 35 to 2 con- quest of the Boston Tanks. Phla- delphia's only consolation was the individual honor won by Steve Van Buren--a new one-sea son record Of l8 touchdowns scored. Van Buren also won the 1945 scoring title with no points and the ground gaining crown with 832 yards. Next Sundays game at Cleveland will match two teams as nearly one-man outfits as a professional team can be Baugh's passes have been the backbone of the Washing ton attack this season. Waterfield Is in reality almost the whole ram team. He calls the plays, does the pHSSlIlB, klCkS ehGId pOllito, iidA4NANo the ball on the T-formation, and can line plunge and end-run credit ably.
 Cleveland and other western divl- sion teams were idle yesterday while the fourth eastern clubs finished the regular season.
 Washington smothered New York from the start, and the Giants never got closer to the Redskin goal than the 4O-yard line-and that only once. A field goal by Joe Aguirre gave Washington to 0 lead at the half, and 22-yard pass from Baugh to Les Dye and a conversion by Aguirre made the score 10 to 0 midway in the third period. A Giant tumble in the fourth period set up the final Redskin touchdown, scored by Fullback Frank Akins after series of plungeS.
 Van Buren was the whole show Tor the Eagles, getting three touch downs. One came on a 29-yard run and the other two on end sweeps after catching lateral passes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-10

Proof that experience Is the best teacher" was handed the IRA patrons on platter when the vet eran Scovill aggregation beat Matty Sheehan's young Waterbury Com panies AZ to 36, in nip and tuck contest. Although the Scovillmen led the Sheehanmen all the way 1t was only by five or six points. The younger and inexperienced Com pany team in trying to keep up with a veteran SERA combine which was faster and classier, found the pace too much for them.
 For the Waterbury Companies, Januska, Coelho and Rosa were the high scorers with g, 8 and points between them. Januska, former St. Joseph CYO luminary, made seven of his g points at the free throw line. Rosa and Coelho played very commendable defensive roles in the fast-stepping ball game. For Scovill's, which led at the half time 25 to IA. Bill Delaney was the high scorer with points while Kraft, Schlosser, Jacovich, McFar- land and Bates threw up 25 points. Score:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-10
Sacred Hearts at
 Terryuille Friday

Terryvile, Dec. l0-The Terryville high school basketball team, With a victory and defeat to its credit in the l945-46 campaign will meet the Sacred Heart high school i've of Waterbury in St. Casimir's Hall, Friday night in contest that Is ex- pected to attract a capacity crowd to welcome the Orange and Black five on the opening of their home season.
 Terryville by giving Morris High a shellacking in it's opening game in the revived Litchfield County Conference is looked upon as one Of the top teams of the league.
 The preliminary contest will fea- ture the second teams of the two schools in a contest slated to start at 7:45.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-10
'Gumbo' Sullivan Dinner Tuesday

Naugatuck, Dec. 10-Alex Gum bo" Sullivan. veteran coach of the Naugatuck "" swimming team will be honored at testimonial dinner Tuesday evening at the Y M. c. A. The Mems Club will sponsor the affair.
 MT. Sullivan was member of the first swimming team at the "Y", in 1921. For years he was one of the leading swimmers in the state.
 He has coached local "" teams for more than 20 years and has helped develop some outstanding swimmers.
 One of his outstanding proteges was Edward Poscavage, who set American records in the 200 and 40O-meter backstroke while a student at Ohio State University. Poscavage was killed in action In the war while serving as fighter pilot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-10
Pickle Fans
 Know Little About Ex-Stors
By JOSEPH NOLAN United Press Sports Writer

Boston, Dec. 10-UP)-So you think football fans will remember Army's Glenn Davis and Doc Blan- chard as long as they live, do you?
 Well-A survey showed today that barely one fan in 100 knows where Harvards incomparable quarter back Barry Wood is. And only one in 1000 can tell you what happen ed to Yale's mighty Atom" Alhie Booth since the day he stomized mighty Army.
 How many of New England's gridiron greats and all-Americans of the past quarter re- tained their fickle following after dofflng their icleats and headgear? The answer is very few, though many former gridders have won their letters in life as well as on the football field.
 Booth Sells Ice Cream
 Wood is successful surgeon in St. Louis and professor at the Washington University M d ic a l school. Booth is manager Of the New Haven, Conn. district of the General Ice Cream Co.,, during the week, and a football referee on Saturdays.
 Twice all-America center at liar yard, Ben Tickncr is an executive in New York chemical firm. Tom my Woods, standout guard on HarVard's 1920 aggregation, is an investment banker in Boston, and his running mate, Charley Hubbard, an Arctic explorer and writer DOW making his home in Virginia. Booths successor as an all-Am- erica backf1eld candidate from the Ivy-covered campus of Old Eli Clint Frank-has just completed a distinguished career in the Army Air Corpc where he served as aide to It. Gen. Jimmy Doolittle. His passing partner, loquacious Larry Kelley. is in business with his father who is prominent manufacturer. Century MilStead, bulwark of Yale's 1923 line, now holds the line financially as busi- ness manager of Gunnery Prepara- tory School. Washington, Conn. Dave Colwelh puulter par excel lence, has recently been called to the pastorate of the Orthodox Congregational Church in Arling- ton, Mass
 Dartmouth footballers, too, have done well after hanging up their cleats. Onetime quarterback Bill Morton is vice president of New Yorks Chase National Bank. Al Marsters is a Lawyer, making his home in Southbridge, Mass. An drew (Swede) Oberlander, golden boy of the golden 2O's. is Lieu tenant Commander in the Navy, having recently masterminded his service eleven to a victory over Army in Shanghai's China Bowl. George Fully, who used to pull in Swede's passes, now is pulling out shrapnel as a Major in the Army Medical Corps. End Hank Bjorkman and tackle Dutch Diehl are New York businessmen, while quarterback Eddie Dooley, after 10 years as a radio sports commen- tator is public relations director for the General Foods Corp. Browns Earl Sprackling is a vice president of Anaconda Wire & Cable Co. One of the first great Negro players, Fritz Pollard, also of Brown. is motion picture dis tributor, and former all-America tackle Orland Smith is Navy doctor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-10
Pacific Coast League to Get "BrushoH
CHANDLER EXPECTS BIG LEAGUE HELP
BY WALTER BYERS ted Press Staff Correspondent

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 Chicago, Dec. l0-(UP)-A. B. (Happy) Chandler, opening his first major league meeting as com missioner, was confident today that the big league owners would rally to support him as baseballs chief executive.
 The annual big league sessions opened with the National and Am. erican Leagues in separate meet ings, studying numerous contro- versial proposals including: CD the Pacific Coast Leagues re- quest to become a third major league, CD the minors attempt to outlaw the payment of bonuses to new players, and (3) the request of the St. Louis Cardinals. Browns and the Washington Senators for unlimited night games in 1946.
 It was considered likely that the big leagues would vote mo on at least the first two proposals ana possibly approve the third one. But the headline-catching question was whether they would stand be- hind their new commissioner after he was challenged by the rebellious minor leagues at Columbus, O., last week.
 The little fellows ignored his protests against the bonus legis- lation and then clipped his veto power over them.
 Chandler was in good humor to- day, confident that he had passed rough initiation since his elec- tion last April and that the major league owners were prepared to support him.
 "Gritr' With Happy"
 Owner Clark Griffith of the Senators flatly proclaimed upon arrival that T am ready to sup port the commissioner 100 per cent. If we're going to have a com missioner, we should back up his Judgement. If not, why have one?
 Chandler believed the majors would slap down the minors on their bonus request and would aI- low them to curb his veto powers.
 T don't think the minor leaguers wanted to curb my powers in the first place." Chandler said. T be- lieve still Wield the same power as the late Kenesaw Landis did and I'll operate that way"
 President Clarence (Pants) Row. land of the Pacific Coast League headed a five-man delegation to appear today before the National and American Leagues to argue for third big-time circuit. He needs the approval of the commissioner as well as both leagues, which will close out their annual winter gathering with joint session Wednesday,
 The general impression among the big leaguers, however, was that the West Coast loop lis about five years ahead of itself" end neither had the talent nor ball park capacities to present big league games properly to the fans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-10
FINAL STANDINGS
New England Fiahts This Week

Boston - Mechanics Building - Bobby Zollo of Providence, R. l. vs Rudy Campa of Los Angeles, 10 rounds, 147 pounds.
 Holyoke, Mass. - Valley Arena = Reddy Evans of HackenSack, N. J. vs Saint Paul of Springfield, 10 rounds, 1855 pounds.
 Providence, R. l. - Auditorium = Marty Servo of Schenectady. N. Y. vs Freddie Camuso of Fall River, 10 rounds, 147 pounds.
 New Britain, Conn. - Arena - Vic Costa of Newark, N. J. vs Henry Jordan of Philadelphia, 10 rounds, l50 pounds.
 Stamofrd, Conn. - Arena - Bob by Berger of New York vs Freddie Graham of New York, 10 rounds, i35 pounds.
 Tuesday
 Boston Garden - Phil Ter ranova of New York vs Ellis Phil lips of Philadelphia, 10 rounds, l2o pounds.
 Hartford, Conn. Auditorium - Winnie Vazzo of Revere, Mass. vs Nick Stato of Hartford, rounds, 130 pounds.
 Bangor, Me. - City Hall - Eddie La Tourneau of Sanford vs Mickey O'Brien of Bangor, 10 rounds, l47 pounds (for Maine title).
 Salem, Mass. Arena -- Bobby English of Fall River vs Teddy Swain of Toronto, 10 rounds, l2S pounds. Wednesday
 Brockton, Mass. - Canton Hall - Pat Demers of Brockton, vs Joe Celletti of Providence, R. l., 10 rounds, 135 pounds. Thursday
 Fall River, Mass. = Casino - Oscar St. Pierre of Fall River vs Nick Riscano of Newark, N. J., s rounds, l40 pounds. Friday Boston Arena - Maya ESparza of Mexico City vs Jimmy. McDan- iels of Los Angeles, 10 rounds, 147 pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-10
CYO Hoopsters Begin Tuesday

Tuesday evening, Dec. 11th, the c. Y. o. basketball league will open It's 1945-46 schedule in St.. Joseph's Hall. The six teams in the Western Division Of the loop will have the honor of inaugurating the new campaign. On Thursday evening, Dec. 18th, the six teams in the Eastern Division will swing into action at the Washington Park gym.
 From the opening game followers of the c. Y. O. league may ex- pect closely fought contests En- listments, Draft call and the High School basketball squads have ta- ken many of the best men of last years Catholic teams but the over all effect of these losses has been to equalize the quality of the various quintetS. The schedule for the opening week is as follows:
 Tuesday, (St. JOseph's HalD
 Mt. Carmel vs. St. Patrick's TOO p. m.
 St. Ann's vs. St. Joseph's 800 p. m.
 St. Johns vs. St. Michael's 9:00 p. m.
 Referee-Al Monti.
 Thursday, Washington Park
 St. Francis x. vs. St. Lucy's TOO D. m.
 St. Francis Naug. vs. Immaculate Conception 800 p. m.
 SS. Peter & Poul vs. St. Thomas goo p. m.
 Referee-Paul Barone
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-10
The BroddUdy
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By DAN PARKER

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-10
Picard Wins $2,OOO with 63
By EARL BARBER United Press Shorts Writer


 Miami, Fla, Dec. 10-(UP)-Henry Picard, who said he came to Florida just for the sunshine, picked up $2,- 900 first money today for winning the Miami Open golf meet and in dicated he would join other links men in the move to Fort Worth for next weekend's tournament.
 Picard, veteran Cleveland profess sional, carded record seven-under- par 63 yesterday on the final round to total 267 for the 72 holes-five strokes better than second-place Harold McSpaden, Sanford, Me, who finished with 67.
 Accuracy on the greens gave Pic ard the victory, his first in six years. Ills 63 tied Sam Snead's all-time tournament record, set in 1887.
 Third place went to amateur Frank Stranahan of Toledo, O., with a PIT total after a 69 yesterday. Denny Shute, Akron, O., and Dick Metz, Chicago, were next with PTS, and Ben Hogan, Hershey, Pa, and Dutch Harrison, Little Rock, Ark. were tied at 279. Hogan, the favorite, scared to 72 yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-10
BY OSCAR FTaALEY United Press Sports Writer

New York, Dec. l0-(UP)-- Silent Steve Van Buren had the answer to his own $64 question to- day--and as usual didn't have Q nickels worth of comment.
 Back in 1914 the barefoot boy from the bayous asked himself in c sort of negative way: Am good enough ta play professional foot ball?"
 We'll, Steve and the National League had loud and emphatic affirmative answer today as the one-time L. s. U. star wrote one record and three titles beside his name in the pro books. They were:
 1. A record of IS touchdowns in one season.
 2. The scoring championship with 1lo points.
 3. The rushing title with832 yards in 143 tries.
 With this confirmation of his football ability. Steve still was far from loquaciors.
 Nothing to It
 "Shucks, there's nothing to say" :" Steve drawled modestly. They give me the ball and I run to the goal. The other fellows help out all along the way"
 Just like that. Almost easier than breaking his first pair of shoes back in the days when he left Honduras to invade the Bayou Country and become the nations leading major college scorer for l.. s. U.
 Yet, 1t wasn't as easy as 1t sounded. Because one year ago, Steve was ready to ditch football for good. He decided to give 1t one more whirl and the performance of the six foot, two inch, 209- pounder made the Philadelphia Eagles one of the early title choices in the National League. That they didn't make it, but finished second to Sammy Baugh and the Wash ington Redskins, wasn't his fault.
 Because Steve really stood the statssticians on their collective ear this fine fall.
 Claim Well Filed
 Scoring three touchdoWnS and two extra points in 35 to ' vic- tory over the Boston Tanks yes- terday, Van Buren filed a pretty solid claim to the title of pro foot balls man of the year.
 Those touchdowns broke Don Hutson's record of IT touchdowns in a season. His total of 1S six pointers plus the two extra points won the scoring championship at no. And he carried g times for 100 yards against Boston for 832 yards gained in I4s tries-virtually clinching that honor with an average of nearly six yards per try.
 The modest guy with the curly, black hair was an all-league backnsld choice And some sdded
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-10
TODAY'S SPORT PARADE

reasons were a 98-yard touchdown run with kickoff. only such feat of the season, and 69-yard SCOT ing sprint from scrimmage. Gus Dorais, Detroit coach who suffered through the last named dash, called 1t the greatest run he ever saw in football.
 With the season ended for his club, and his answered question filed for future reference, Steve now is ready to embark on a bus iness career in Philadelphia. The set sail man has turned beer sales man and the National League readily can say:
 Here's howl"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-10
|WIby Start Soon

Wilby High Schools 1945-46 bas- ketball season will get officially un- der way Wednesday night at the local gym, when the Wildcats, coached by Tom Purcell meet the St. Augustine CYO of Hartford. Not much is known of the Wilby setup this season, though several of the football squad play good basketball and will be seen in action.
 Next Saturday night, Naugatuck High, winner of two games to date meets Collegiate Prep of New Haven at the borough "" gym; playing St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield the previous evening Last Saturday, Naugatuck, with the Healy twins, Joe and Vincent scoring 10 points each, waltzed to a win over Oliver Wolcott Tech of Torrington, whose DeMorie scored T markers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-10
I-C Hoop Drill

Coach Eddy ODonnell of the Immaculate Conception entry in the c. Y. o. basketball league, which plays its first l945-46 sea- son game Thursday night, will hold a practice session Tuesday (to- morrow night at the Leavenworth High gym. All members of the squad and others in the parish wishing to try out fo: the team are iGvited to be on hand at .e:ls b. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-10
Vet Players
 At MuLligan's


Waterbury Chapter, Veteran Baseball Players Association of America, meets tonight at Muli- gan's Restaurant, 8:30 p. m. to dis cuss plans for the annual mid-win- ter banquet of the members. An election of officers will also be held or nominations made at tonight's session. to be called together by President Walter Legee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-10
Hi-Y Meeting

The Hi-Y Physical Council will meet tonight at 7;45 in Room A at the Central Y. M. c. A. Final plans are to be made for the Hi-Y volley- ball Championship contest and for the Hi-Y Basketball League. Full representation from all clubs is ex- pected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-10

The Mattatuck Company out played the Bristol Company basket ballers in a fast-moving game 31 to "A in the only B" loop contest scheduled. Paul Fournier an d Gunner" Schlander tossed in 23 points, for the winners while Cork ingdale, Kosmoski, and Fogarty reg istered 20 points for the losers Despite a valiant rally in the final frame when the Bristol Company outscored the Mattatuck Mfg. array more than 2 to 1, the Bristolmen were doomed to defeat. Score:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-10
Bristol Tra71ps
 Lose By 49-5O

Bristol Tramps of the State Bas- ketball league, which includes Son. ny Rinaldi and Joe Joyce of Water bury, lost its first game in four starts last night by single point, 49-5O at Bridgeport to the Spring. woods. Kurimsky and Barron, split 36 points for the winners, Joyce net ting IA for the Tramps, but missing an important free-throw that would have tied the game before the eventual winners "froze", the ball until playing time ran out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-10
Brooksides Beat Croun Rollers, 2-1
Special to The Democrat

New Haven. Dec. 9-Waterbury's Brookside Diaries continued to pace the Southern Connecticut Duckpin League, with a 2-1 win over Mac Carbonis Crowns here tonight. Losers started with a "hot" 633 game but were outpinned thereafter by 617-609 for an 1906 pinfall against IT'S for the losers. Not a 400 score for either team showed, Charley Kebart rolling 403 against Sammy Zaza's 362 in the singles. Scores.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-10

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