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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02
Briefs or The raining Comps
BY UNITED PRESS

Norfolk, Va, April ?. (UP)-Lt. Bert Shepard, the American air ace who lost leg over Germany, offered preliminary proof today that the Washington Senators made no mistake when they gave him a contract as 3 relief pitcher. Shepard stopped the Norfolk, Va, naval team cold in the seven inning yesterday and held them scoreless through the eighth after they made four runs off his predecessor, Marine Pieretti Shepard's stint was too late to save the game, however, the Navy boys winning 4 to 2. Ex-Cub Catcher Clyde Mccullough sparked the rally with a bases-full triple. Pitcher John Niggeling. who started for Wash ington, has six scoreless innings.
 Washington, April 2. (UP)-Third Baseman Tommy Nelson rejoined the Boston Graves today, confident of winning a job as regular after undergoing dental surgery in Boston to relieve soreness in his throwing arm. The rockies beat the regulars, 9 to 6, in a camp game yesterday. :.
 PleaSantville, N. J., April 2. (P)- The Boston Red SoX still were sharp on their hitting today but Manager Joe Cronin wondered if the bat ting would hold up as well after the regular season begins. The Sox trimmed an all-star service team, 20 to 4, yesterday, Cronin, Johnny Lazo rand Steve Barath hitting homerS. Tank Terry and Joe Bow man pitched steadily.
 Atlantic City, N. J., April 2. (UP)- Pitchers Hank BOrowy of the New York Yankees and Bill VoiselIe of the Giants were nominated today
 as opening day pitchers on the strength of their showing in the Giants 5 to l exhibition victory over the Yankees here yesterday. BorOwy, the Yankee starter, gave up four hits in five innings. Voiselle yielded six, but kept them scattered. Relief Pitcher Ken Holcombe, who figures big in Manager Joe Mo- Carthy's plans, was a disappOint- ment, being tapped for three Giant runs in the eighth. Loren Bain, who
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02
WAGNER, GIANT
 NEGRO, FEATURE
 OF AAU BOXING
By JACK FROST

Limited Press Stan COrrespOhdent)
 Boston, April D. OU.P0 - Feat ured by a gigantic Negro soldier who may be the biggest boxer m history, 93 sectional champions from Maine to Oklahoma start tracing lethal leather today as the National A. A. U. stages its annual two-day fistic follies at Boston Garden. From 2 D. m. (EWT when tha first competitors crawl through the ropes until near midnight tomorrow when the last battered nattonaI champion is crowned, these simon pureS will battle their various ways to pugilistic prominence amid welter of blood, sweat and cheers.
 This will be the largest entry list since Pearl Harbor and 1t will 1n- clude champions from several serv- ice camps as well as from 16 district associations. Yet towering head and shoulders over the field will be Corporal Edwin Wagner of Fort DevenS and Chicago - mountaln- ous mauler who gained the New England amateur heavyweight title a wek ago by literally soaring an opponent out of the ring.
 It's been nearly 20 years since the heavyweights have attracted such attention as the championships of champions" and Wagner is the rea- son.
 6-7 And 265
 Record books fail to show any boxer who was equal in size to this melancholy moor. Bare of foot he would tower six feet seven inches toward the sky. Any reliable scale would point his weight out as 265' pounds and he could snatch pork chip from clear across the table with his 85-inch reach.
 Wagner would make the bulky Jim JeffrieS seem like little man. Hed peer down on such king-SiZe cham pions as Jess Willard and ponder-' ous Primo Camera. Indeed the rec ord books shows no man since Jim Figg started tossing punches in 17l9 who compares in size to this solemn soldier E
 Despite his Gargantuan chassis, Wagner is ring-wise, agile and az gressive. He boasts ham-like par of fists and an heroic set of shoul- ders, but to date he's only shown 8 single punch-a wicked left hand.
 Saving" Right
 When Wagner entered the New England championships week ago he boasted about his right hand. In that tourney he knocked out his first opponent in a round with his left. His second opponent was chilled in two in similar fashion. His third victim of the night refused to come out for 8 second round after having weathered Wagner's rib roasting assault for one round. The right never came into play.
 Because of his record of 28 wins in 27 starts, experts predicted 8 Roster future in these amateur fights than that of Champion Joe Louis who 12 years ago was elimin- ated in the quarter finals. Between Wagner and national award, how- ' ever, are 16 other pretty fair heavy weights. Among them is Jack Kezil, 200-pound former Pittsburgh foot ball player, and 17-year-old Charlie Lester of Cleveland who weighs a mere 240 pounds.
 Smallest number of entries in the tourney will be the hyweight group with nine. The welterWeights will be the largest with IA. If all fight CTS make the weight and none are injured a total of 85 bouts will be used to determine the winner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02
!. R. A. Girls Basketball

USTime Bonbardiers basketball squad is paired with Scovill girls in the most important game of the season for the Pharmaceutical lasSies; who can clinch the 1945 IRA. league girls basketball cham pionship with a win, Tuesday eve- ming; in the final games of the sec- ond round. LIST has won first round honors, and defeated Scovill 20-17 last time out but must win tomorrow to prevent a playoff for second round honors and then title series. Chase and Benrus girls meet in 7:15 game; both contests at St. Joseph's hall. Chase is fa- vored over Benrus; while Scovill will tie for the lead if the east end club can defeat Time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02
BoseboII 'Czor' To Be Chosen

Chicago, April 2-(UP)-It won't be long until baseball meets to se- lect commissioner to succeed the late Kenesaw M. Landis.
 Presidents Ford Prick of the Ma tional League and William Har- ridge of the American League will call a Major League meeting to name the new commissioner as soon as they receive report from the big leagues four-man "selec- tion committee"
 The special committe, appointed in early February to recommend candidates for the post, the com- mittee members, presidents Sam Breadon of the St. Louis Cardinals, Phil K. Wrigley Of the Chicago Cubs, Don L. Barnes of the St. Louis Browns and Ava Bradley of Cleveland, released the following statement at the end of meeting here Saturday.
 Ready To Recommend
 'Tte committee on selecting a successor for the commissioner of baseball met in Chicago and the members are notifying their league presidents that they are ready to report and make a recommenda- tion."
 The announcement concluded that obviously there can be no en- largement of this statement" but Harridge said the time Is near when baseball will meet to select a new leader.
 T have not received the report from the committee yet" Harridge said. When it arrives, I'll con- fer with MT. Prick and we'll set a date for the meeting. Naturally, baseball wants to select commiS- sioner as soon as possible"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02
Down The Drives With The EIks

Final week of bowling in the Elks' league, calls for two third place teams in the American league Dzin- ski vs. Verriker, to roll of tonight for a chance to meet the third place Mulville Reindeers of the Ma tional league. Jimmy Flanagan and Harry Cashin, captain the two top teams. billed to settle the champion ship Wednesday night. After that is settled, all hands will gather at the. annual banquet Saturday night in the Elks' hall, at which time the champs will be honored and prizes awarded to many of the bowl CTS for their individual and team efforts throughout the season.
 Final standing of the teams as determined by Secretary Gene SlaSon is as follows:
 FINAL TEAM STANDING
 FOR 1944-45 SEASON
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02
Winn On Derby

Chociga, April 2-CUP)-The Fist consecutive Kentucky Derby can bt run a month after the horse racing ban is lifted, Col. Matt J. Vim, president of Churchill Downs, site of the Derby, said today.
 '"The plant is in fine condition and a meet probably could be held there tomorrow" Winn said in com menting on War Mobilization Di- recor James F. Byrnes' announce ment that the horse racing ban would be lifted on V-E day.
 It will take a month, however, to prepare for 2 big event such as the nAgbv. ha aHIAT
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02
Toft School Spring Sports Schedules

Watertown, Conn, April 2+The Taft School Athletic Department an- nounces the following schedule for It's spring sports
 BASEBALL April 2l Berkshire, at home. April 9 Crosby High School, at home.
 April 2s. West Point Plebes at West Point.
 May 3 Watertown High at home. May 5. Choate, at Wallingford May 8, Wilby High at home. May II, Hotchkiss at home. May Is, Kent at home. May 19, Westminster at Simsbury May g, Choate, at home. May 26, Loomis, at Windsor.
 TENNIS April 28, Kent at home. May ?, Cheshire at home. May 5, Kent at Kent. May 16 Hotchkiss at home. May 19, Westminster at 5irnsbury May g Choate at home. May 26, Loomis at home.
 TRACK May 5, New Haven Hillhouse at home.
 May g J. V. Team vs. Hopkins at home.
 May 12. Choate, Loomis Triangu- lar at home.
 May 19, Hotchkiss at home. May 26, Crosby, Watertown H. s Triangular at home.
 GOLF May 2 Choate at home. May 12 Hotchkiss at Lakeville. May IS Choate at Wallingford. May 24 Hotchkiss at home. May 26 Waterbury c. O., at Wa terbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02
Cusick Missing

Providence, R. T.. April 2.-(UP)- Second It. Francis M. Cusick of Providence, former Notre Dame football player, has been missing in action over Germany since Jan. 9. according to word received by his family.
 Cusick left college in iols to be. come an air cadet at Rockhurst college, Kansas City. His father is former chief of the Providence police department. e
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02
Boys Club Pool Meet By MoiI

Chicago, Iu.,-The keyshot system to be used to determine the pocket billiard champions of the Boys Clubs or America was explained today by Walter M. Hall, director of programs for the clubs. The national meet, known as the Boys Clubs of America and Charles c. Peterson National Pocket Billiard Tournament, will be played by mail during April.
 The keyshot, devised by Charles c. Peterson, worlds fancy shot billiard champion and president of the Bill iard Association of America, finds the fifteen object balls spotted on the table where lines drawn from the diamonds on the foot and side rails, above the head string, inter- sect.
 Three Innings
 The player, with cue ball in hand that is. within the head string may make any ball on the table the first ball of his choice, calling his shot, he continues at the table until he misses. Each player will have three innings at the table and the balls will be spotted in the keyshot positions after each miss.
 The youngster who scores the most points in his three innings will be declared the national champion. The boy with the highest score in his club will be the club champion.
 National champions will be decid- ed in senior and junior divisions. The seniors are boys between the ages of IS and 21, while the young CT division invites boys between the ages of and IA, inclusive. The na- tional club champion will be the club whose three highest scorers among the seniors and three highest scorers among the juniors have the aTAAkAak AggrAgnAs Af nnilsks
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02
S.S.P. GP. To Draw Up SoftboII Teams

SS. Peter & Paul softball league will hold 8 meeting this evening at 8 o'clock at the school basement on Beecher avenue. All members of last year and any new members are urged to attend this meeting. The drawing of a schedule for the year and the picking of teams will take place. Jimmy Cavanaugh will preside.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02
|HORSE-RACING
 PLANTS PREP ARE
 FOR BYRNES 'CO'
By ALFRED JONAS United Press Staff COrrespOnde


 New York. April 2. CUP)-The nations turfmen reacted jubilantly today to hte conditional go-head for the resumption of racing, yet they were not quite sure what to do next Definite planes can be made up to a certain point after that they must be tabled for final collapse of Germany, the time set by War Mobiilizer James Fl. ByrneS for de- opening of the nations tracks. Be- cause of a multitude of details such as mobilizing of personnel, condi- tioning of horses, securing jackeys from foreign tracks where they migrated and will remain until racing is resumed here, printing of tickets, over-haulding of Pari- Mu- tuel machines, and encouragement of schedules, it is almost a cer- tainty that no track will be able to open until two or three weeks after VIE day.
 Big Races Late
 It was regarded certain that all of the major stake races, the Ken lucky Derby, Tine Preakness, The Belmont, The Dwyer, and the Arl- ington classic will be run, but prob- ably from two weeks to motion behind their usually scheduled dates. Thoroughbred racing officials are expected to call meeting within a few days to work out such revisions, making an abbreviated calendar of dates for each track with the dates reduced on pro-rata basis.
 New York's tracks, Belmont and Jamaica on which racing dates had been scheduled, are being condi- toned and only a few days of work will be necessary to get them in shape. The season was scheduled to start later at Aqueduct, the third track, but conditioning work prob ably will begin there shortly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02
Valley Title
 Games Toniqht

Senior and intermediate basket ball champions of the Boys Club Naugatuck Valley tournament will be decided tonight when Bristol Tramps and Chase Pegasi meet for the senior crown; preceded by the Bristol Local 802 and Naugatuck News array at p. m.
 The Bell City Tramps eliminated the strong Naugatuck zephyrs, last years winners, last Saturday night 34-29 after 14-13 first half; Lynch and Dobrutsky scoring g for the winner; Neary and Boley, 19, for the borough club. Scores:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02
succeeded VOiselle, showed . good curve the Yankees couldn't hit sOlidly.

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 St. Louis, April 2. (UP)-Short- stop Martin Marion, getting an esti- mated $4,000 pay hike, said he would sign his 1945 contract today, leaving Pitcher Harry Brecheen as the only holdout among the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals. Rain kept the Cards idle yesterday.
 Lafayette, Ind, April g. (UP)- Pat Seery, one of the most con- sistent long hitters with the CIeve- land Indians last season, was up to his old tricks again today. He gave the Indians to victory over the Lafayette semi-pro team yester- day with a tw0-run homer in the ninth. Seerey also hit three singles during the game.
 Muncie, Ind, April g. CUP)- Frankie Zak moved in as regular shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates today as a reward for his consistent play in training camp games. The Pirates defeated the Fort Wayne Electrics, semi-pro team, II to 2, yesterday, Max Butcher pitching two hit shutout ball for five innings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02
Russell vs. Rohde On Areno Mot

New Haven, April 2-The current top bad man of professional wrest- ling, Robert (RebeD Russell, has the spotlight at the New Haven Arena on Wednesday night when he meets up with Herman Rhode of Camden, N. J., one of the "straightest" grap- glers in the business. Rhode works along orthodox lines, isn't often goaded into rough stuff, and has won his last 30 matches. His rival from Texas hasn't been pinned in 60 starts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02
The Broadway
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By DAN PARKER

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RoIeish $1o.ooo

Durham, N. O.. April 2-(UP)- Fred Corcoran, tournament mana ger for the Professional Golfers as- sociation, said today plans have been completed for a $1O.000 open tournament at Raleigh, N. C., next year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02

4YI 443 492 High single-McSherry, 123 High three-McShery, $40 High game-Scovill ERA, 523 High team-Chase, 1517
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02

Bermuda expects to ship at least 100000 lily bulbs to the United atasA~ thia vaa~.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02
'LAG ..s...... 1S 8
 Naugy Zephyrs
Totals

Score at half time: Bristol Naugy IS. Referee: Joe Mobile.
Evening star., 1945-09-08
BpU Study Course
Opening on Monday
AT BrookIand Church

The annual city-wide Baptist
Training Union study course will be
held at the Brookland Baptist
Church Monday through Friday at
7:45 pm. Those interested in train
ing work are invited.
The subjects and teachers are:
Junior Leadership Manual" Miss
Frances Whitworth, director of
junior Training Union work, Bap-
tist Sunday School Board, Nashville,
Tenn. intermediate Leadership
Manual" Versil Crenshaw, director
of intermediate Training Union
work, Baptist Sunday School Board,
Nashville. Young Peoples Training
Union Administration" Maines
RawlS, director of young peoples
Training Union work, Sunday School
Board, Nashville. christian Lead
ership." the Rev, w. Barker Hardi-
son, pastor, Westover Baptist
Church, Arlington, Va Association
al Training Union Manual" Mrs.
Margaret Riker, associational Train
ing Union director, Potomac Baptist
Association, Arlington, Va.
Baptist Junior Union Manual"
the Rev. j. Ray Garrett, pastor. Sec
ond Baptist Church. Baptist Inter
mediate Union Manual" DR.. Gaye
L. McGlothlen, pastor, Brookland
Baptist Church Baptist Adult
Union Manual" Dr. K. Owen White,
pastor, METROPOLITAN Baptist Church.
Evening star., 1945-09-08

clatlOn, as tne speaker.
The Susanna Wesley Glass of
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church elected Mrs. Tommie Boil
ton, president; Miss Mabel Under
wood, vice president; Mrs. Margaret
House, treasurer; Mrs Jeannette
Nicholson and Miss Esther Zwald,
secretaries A business meeting will
be held tomorrow G. the home OF
Mrs. Hattie Lee White.
The Fellow Workers Class elected
Miss Erma Kile, president; Mrs.
Ella Mae Tyner and Mrs. Miriam
Black, vice presidents; Miss Willie
Brewer, secretary, and Fred Brin-
son, treasurer.
The Jaynes Glass elected Mrs.
Ruby Howe, president; Mrs. Velva
Beam, vice president; Mrs. Fannie
Carson, secretary; Miss Claire Ma
son, assistant; Miss Lois Moss,
treasurer, and Mrs. Lucy B. Stover,
assistant.
The A. B. Pugh Glass elected E. J.
Armbruster. w. w. Cobey, P. T.
Harpine, Monroe Stockett, w. L.
| winters and FRANK T.. Caldwell TO
the board A business meeting will
be held Monday evening.
The Naomi Glass of Ninth Street
Christian Church will hold a busi-
ness meeting at 8 pm. Monday.
Mrs. Henry J. Smith will teach
the Women's Glass of North Wash
ington Baptist Church tomorrow
The Fellowship Glass of Chevy
Chase Methodist Church begins to-
morrow with series of discussions
on "Reconversion of CT Joe" Col
Gyuther Staraasli. chief chaplain,
Army Air Forces, will be leader.
The Phi Gamma Kappa Glass of
Metropolitan Baptist Church will
hold a business meeting Tuesday
evening and conduct the service
at the Northeast Mission on Friday
evening.
The Box Bible Glass of Emory
Methodist Church will hold an
Executive Committee meeting at s
pm. Tuesday.
! j. Howard Ingram will be guest
teacher of the Templemen's Bible
Glass of Temple Baptist Church to-
morrow
The Bolgiano Mems Class of
Foundry Methodist Church will re-
sumo its sessions tomorrow. Dr.
| Karl T. Waugh will teach.
Evening star., 1945-09-08

A. Lemoine, who held the post until
l941.
The present rector, the Rev. c.
Randolph Mengers, was installed by
Bishop Freeman on June 9, 1912. A
native of Baltimore, he is a graduate
of Johns Hopkins University and of
the Virginia Episcopal Seminary. He
served as vicar of St. Matthias
Church in Baltimore for seven
years before becoming vicar of ST
Johns Church in Mount Rainier
Md. in 1888
Mr.. Mengers is a former chair
man of the department of religious
education for the Diocese of Wash
ington, a member of the Diocese
Executive Council for four years
and has served as delegate to the
Provincial Synod. He is married
and has two sons, John, 8, and
David, a.
/ An integral part OF ST COLUMBIA 6
is Claude Knowles, sexton for many
years He goes back to the days of
the chapel when the sermon was
frequently interrupted to stoke the
wood burning stove in the center
aisle
Evening star., 1945-09-08
Dr.. Sheerin Resumes
Sunday Question Box

Returning from his summer holi-
day, Dr. Charles w. Sheerin, rector
of the Church of the Epiphany, will
resume his regular schedule of
preaching at II am, his topic will
be "A Religion For The World We
Live In" and at pm, God Speaks
to a Confused World"
DR.. Sheerin announces the Sum-
day evening question Box" will be
resumed The congregation is re-
quested to ask questions about reh-
gion and modern living and the
answers are given from the pulpit.
Evening star., 1945-09-08

hotel in that section of Washington
The Rev. John H Chew was the
first rector to hold services for the
mission.
Tennallytown, now known as
Friendship, was on the outskirts of
the District, and Tennallytown
road, now Wisconsin avenue, was
famous for its clouds of dust in
summer and for its deep clay mud
in spring and winter" Streetcars
had not yet come as far as the COM
munity.
The first chapel, built on land
given the parish by William D. c.
Murdock, member of St. Adams
first vestry, of unhewn logs and
slab boards, was constructed be-
meath the old oak tree in 1875.
The Rev. G. c. F. Bratenahl be-
came rector of st. Adams in 1897.
He interested himself in the grow
ing mission, one result of this in