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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-11
Pro Football Owners Go Easy

Chicago, Jan. II (UPD - owners of the National Football League met in closed session for two and one-half houre today and then adjourned the meeting until April without acting on next seasons s schedule or a player draft ruling,
 All business was postponed until the April meeting, a spokesman said. Apparently the II club own CTS favored delay in view of the work or fight" legislation now be- fore congress and felt that a better prospectus would be available later.
 George P. Marshall of the Wash ington Redskins charged that the adjournment was a direct violation of the leagues constitution and by laws
 As far as 1 am concerned, the meeting was never held" Marshall said Il was not present and it takes a unonimouS vote of the owners to adjourn such meeting
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-11
Toft Hoop And
 Hockey Teoms Win
lSpecial to The DemOcraN

Watertown. Jan. 10 - Taft Prep teams, basketball and hockey, were very much in form after the recent holidays as they resumed sport schedules. here today. In a town and gown" hop game, Munson, AL lard and Guiepel led the Preps to decisive 43 to 15 win over Water town High, which trailed 8-25 at half time. Botelle, with five points aided the visitors somewhat Taft and Leavenworth High of Water bury are paired Saturday
 On ice. Taft hcckeyists were 5-3 winners over South Kent. the game and victory keeping the winners on edge for a traditional game with Hotchkiss Saturday John and Tom Cassidy are formidable brother scoring team for Taft this season, based on their play here today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-11
OuIetfe Named
 Chieopee Cooch

Chicopee, Mass, Jan II - cU,PD
 Henry tHank) Ouellette of Wor- cester former Holy Cross quarter back and baseball player succeeded John F, brennan of Chicopee today as football. basketball and baseball coach of Chicopee High school.
 A native Of Lawrence, Ouellette generated the Crusaders from 1886 to 1888 and saw his last eleven, feat uring William Bullet BilD Osman- ski. suffer only one setback, For the past four years, he had coached at Putnam Conn High school.
 brennan, who has coached al ChlcOpee. for IA years, becomes physical education director of Chl- copee Junior High and grammar schools following the appointments last night,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-11
Roy Favored Over HoXes Tonight

Boston, Jan II poo (UPJ - Elmer Ray of Los Angeles seeks his 23rd straight heavyweight victory tonight when he meets Irish Mickey Hayes of Minneapolis, Minn. in a l0- round boxing match at Mechanics building.
 Billed as the "Flame Thrower' [, the Violent" Ray will be making his second appearance in the east in two months. In his debut De- cember. Ray masterfully manhand- led Earl Gron Man) Louman of Detroit, a rugged Negro who never before had been beaten In the East,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-11
PeorI St. Boys
 In Boxing Show

Five box.Ls bouts for 85 pounders to featherweights of l26 were pair cd last night by sports director Chuck Williams of the Pearl Street Neighborhood House, where he has organized LeatherpusherS Club. More than 200 attended the final bouts of the season. staged last night. in which the pairings in- cluded Billy Evans and Carl Pet teway, 85 pound class, Willis El- liott and Jimmy Sturteyant, 90- pound class; Tommy Riddenhour and Sylvester Harvey. ll0-pound class; and George Buggy Butler and Walter Davis. eXhibitionists, Butler also boxed three rounds with Livingston Thomas, Charley Will Hams refereed the bouts while Jim Kefiord did the announcing. Kenny James, Williams assistant. will take over the class when the latter joins the Merchant Marines Monday,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-11
This Sporting 
JorIett Joins Up;
 Connie Loses $lO,OOO
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

Not intending to steal Genera Sherman's stuff, about his never. .be-forgotten exclamation com pairing WAR and HELL: there i' the current report concerning Wa. tertown'S Al Jarlett, who went iron high school under the late Coach Al Deland to Holy Cross under Jack Barry to organized baseball where he compiled one o the best pitch ing records of last season for Tor onto of the International League He looked so good to old Cornelius Gillicuddy Connie Mack tc youse, LaunceloD that the boss oi the Athletics put up TEN CRANE to insure Jarlett'S delivery to Phil adelphia-come April.
 However, the War is still on, as
 ConniS knew when he dug up $l0,-
 GOO for the Toronto pitcher. Jar
 lett was in New York recently,
 met up with a couple of buddies
 from his Holy Cross days, who
 convinced him that the United
 States Merchant Marine Service
 was the best place to be right
 now; what with the governments
 work or fight orders, etc. So Al
 joined up as he is ripe Army or
 Navy bait any day now. Seeing
 which way the Baseball Winds
 are blowing for next season; Jar
 lett wisely postponed his BIG
 LEAGUE chance 10 get "in there
 while getting in is good though
 he is married. After all, he might
 be assigned to duty with his friends
 Of Worcester days. AS for Connie
 Mack, it looks as if he must take
 rain check for $l0,000 until the
 Germans and Japs are done away
 with--foreVer and day, we hope,
 VvvVVVvVv
 ODDS AND ENDS-Those rib bers' from Washington Hill are hereby notified not to refer to one of their own as SHAVETAIL, from here on, because he WAS q second lieutenant, United States Army, Hereafter, it's Lieutenant James F. tJiggs) Murphy, 9th Convalescent Hospital FRANCE, Tor "Iiggs" as the ex-Crosby quarterback under Billy Schofield is known far and wide; has been promoted to the SINGLE SILVER BAR rating of first lieu tenant; having been q second 'looie" or "shaVetail'' for p months. His promotion came through as q nice Christmas present; for he was notified December 20th last. Johnny Miller, chromium cane and all, was among those present when the world famous Willie H Hoppe played billiards in Bristol last week. old John got quite a kick" out of meeting the master of the balkline and three cushion game, and when Hopp, was told that MT. Miller had a record of SIX STRAIGHT three cushion BANK shots, Willie zoomed his Old Timer admirer into 8 seventh heaven of delight, when he remarked: that's one of the greatest billiard feats I have heard, in more than 40 years. |. Johnny D'Agostino is the new high three leader in the Elks league, with a 395, averaging close to l32 last week as anchor man for Captain Louis (SaWduSD Sciglianos team.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-11
' odoy's Sport Parade

pic light heavy crown at Antwerp, Belgium. Then came year at Her yard Law school, and Rhodes scholarship that sent him to Oxford in England, where he won the Bri- tish Amateur heavyweight title
 Leaving Oxford in 1925, he went on world exhibition tour with sev- eral British boxers, in- cludin8 the Marquis of Clydeadale now the Duke of Hamilton. on whose Scotland estate Rudolph Hess landed.
 EObsleddcr
 In '26, he helped friend Tunney groom for his second Dempsey fight at Chicago. Then law and real es- tate in New York. and his marriage to Miss Colgate in '27 They now have son of b and a daughter of l3. In '32, he was member of the four bobsled team that won the Olympic title at Lake Placid, N Y, giving him the unprecedented distinction of being an Olympic champion in two different sports.
 He served five years as assistant U. $. District attorney for southern New York; then returned to private practice, which he gave up 10 enter the Air Force for his second war During almost three years as chief Of special service for air transport commands he visited nearly every port Of the world where there are U. s. air bases
 The Cinderella Kid from Colorado certainly went places, but, brother he's entering a new world Cof skull druggery) now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-11
Cleveland Coins In Hockey Roce
BY UNITED PRESS

The Cleveland Barons were the only team to emerge with a net gain today after a pair of tie games in the American League hockey race last night.
 Cleveland picked mp point on the leading Indianapolis Caps in the western division race by tying the Hershey Bears, { to 4. Buffalo, the eastern leader had q 5 to 3 tie with Providence, the tail-end club in that sector.
 Lou Trudel scored three out of four of the BarOns goals, two of them in the second period. Hershey took 3 to l lead in the first period, but Cleveland tied it up in the sec ond, making three goals while Her shey made one Neither scored in the third period,
 Providence took an early lead in its game at Buffalo with three goals in the first period while the Bisons picked up one in each period, tying the score shortly before the end Of the game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-11
Football Uncertain At Colby College

Waterville, Me. Jan. ll-CUP)-. Colby college will resume informal football next fall if the war Situa- tion permits but will play no games outside the state. Athletic Director Ellsworth w. Millett announced to- day
 Millett said that Coach Edward c. Roundy has rejoined the faculty after serving as a captain in the Army and would coach any team that was formed. He said the out look was none too promising since Colby has not Army or Navy train ees and would be forced to depend on Az students and those under draft age.
 Colby's last football season was in l942 when Millett served as coach
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-11

Local business man and director of the Sena Recreation Center, whose sixth annual InfantiIe Paralysis Fund bowling carnival, sponsored by local spOrtswriters, will be held Saturday. January 9 from 1 to 6 p. m. At 8 meeting yesterday, 1t was decided that 5Ofo
 of all proceeds will go to the New ingtOn Home for Crippled Chill dren in Connecticut, where sev- eral Waterbury boys and girls have been patients for some time. Tickets for the pin carnival which will show several standOut Con- necticut alley stars, men and wO- men-sell at 50 cents each and can be bought from MT. Sena, local sports editors or Florence Reynolds at ScOvill; Nellie COen at BenruS; Mrs. Mary Sweeney Laden and George Simpson at the Chase Companies and Ruth Pryor at Waterbury Steel Ball Co.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-11
Standing
Basketball Scores
By United Press

0y OHhtCu AhSoS Navy 70. Maryland 33 Army 70, Swarthmore 36. Penn State 50. University of Mex ico 29. Great Lakes Naval 8l, Glenview Air Base 59. City Callege of New York AS, Syra- cuse 42, North Carolina State 58, William and Mary 37 Columbia A, Princeton 43. Sampson Naval 49, St. Lawrence 3l. West Virginia 65, Long Island Uni- Versity 56 Temple 58, Muhlenberg 47. Pittsburgh 59, Carnegie Tech 45. Worcester Poly 52. Harvard 45. Georgia Tech Al. Georgia Pre- flight 35. Yale 53. Trinity Al. Notre Dame 49, Iowa Pre- Flight A. North Carolina Pre-Flight 49, Duke 45. Brown 72. NIT. 57 Harvard (B) 48, Boston University 43. Penn 05, Ursinus 52
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-11
You Gotta Agree With 'Ern Or You're Crazy
 By DAN PARKER
SOME OF THE Ml

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 % am @ up D.heo; ners on business trip writes Joe Quinn Of Eann the zcArnod fight saw from the fifth and judged it six
 
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 Your report the AoldZv that was winner You Arnold landed the paragraph and another o Whlpped cream Clear l whenever Flte he mo whipped to Keep dons that ereeS uogeS all the port tEo Note Among Dawson o the Times; Williams World-Ieegam Jim McCulcy of the News Jennings Narlor Your nnd Up that ZiVlc would otherwSe Those peght odds throw
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-11
Swedes Coming

New York, Jan, 10 lUPD " National AAU Secretary Daniel J., Ferris announced today that Gunder Hagg and Haakon Lidman, Swed- lsh track stars, had agreed to come to the United States by boat and probably would arrive in time for most of the indoor season.
 Hagg, famed distance runner, and Lidman. a hurdler. previously said they would come only by plane. Air Transportation was not avail able. however. because of the criti- cal European war situation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-11
Tech, Korro Win Hi-Y Hoop Games

Two close basketball games pro- vided plenty of action in the Hi-Y league this week; Tech edging Gamma Psi 2l-l8 and Kara win ming by a single point over Sigma "A to 23.. Perrone, LoRusso and Genovese stood out in the scoring for Tech! Lyons going well for the Gammas. For Kara. M, Koch and Greet scored IA points. Santoro and Brown getting 6 each for Sigma Scores.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-11
Grommor School

Fairly close results were regis tered in Grammar school league basketball games yesterday, as H. S.. Chase won Q 9-8 game from Web- ster; Walsh defeated Woodrow Will son B to 9 and Hopeville was an 1913 winner over Maloney. Pollard of Chase with 2 points; Veruli of Webster. 5. Ralph and Tarullo of Walsh, and O'Donnell of Wilson, {
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-11
I< ARR \
SIGMA

Scare at half time; Karra l2, Sigma l2. Referees: Shcchy ana Sullivan.
 Last night in q IIi-Y basketball game played at the Central YMCA, the White Elephants Hi-Y defeated Wnby 32-8. At half time White Ele- phants had l6 and Wilby 6.
 Outstanding play for White Ele- plants was made by Jerry D'Am- brosi, and Domenic D'Ambrosl, Petro, Ricci Riccio, Barra and Yer rastra while Wilby had Coyle. Doo- ley Lenoce. Datelli and Costaldo in their lineup.
 Tonight's game at 6:30 will iea- ture the first class in the B" sec meets COmites Hi-Y
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-11
(. Y. o. Sports

A high-scoring. impressive basket ball unit representing St, Johns parish of Watertown came to the Sprague gym last night to win a 52 to 30 scheduled game from St, Miehael's in a CYO contest. Kielty, Buckingham, Caifrey and Lizaus- kas scored from 9 to l6 points each, as Clarity. with i2 points was the St. Mikes standout.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-11
Registered T. $. Patent Office
By JACK CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent

(UnIted Press StaH Correspondent
 New York, Jan II CUPD - Eddie Eagan, a poor Colorado boy who rode amateur boxing gloves to wealth and social prominence, will be named chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission to- day by Governor Dewey
 Eagan, of the Yale Harvard -OX- ford broad "A". succeeds John J. 9helan, an eX-general who held the important pugilistic post for l3 years. Democrat PhelanS last term expired January 1.
 Doubtless the $7500 annual sal ny is no objective for six-foot Ed lie, the former Olympic and A. F.. ?. boxing champion who became a New York attorney and husband Of Margaret Colgate of the soap mil lions. Eagan, 4G, and recently re- tired as an air-iorcc lieutenant col onel, probably hopes to use the caulifiower job as a political spring. board. as did Jim Farley who was chairman before Phelan
 The bully boys of Jacobs Beach are pleasantly surprised that Dewey has chosen a boxing boss Wlo is conyersant ith the technique of leather-tossing General Phelan was respected for his honest efforts to keep the sport clean, but the fromer braSsiere manuiacturer was a com plete bust in clarifying rules or yio- lations.
 Fought For Fun
 Although Edward Patrick Francis Eagan never bclted for bucks, he should understand the art Of mitt- mayhem because he stands out as the most famous performer in ana teur ring history. Moreover, he Iparred gratis with such notables as Gene Tupney, Jack Dempsey, rom my Gibbons and Tom Heeney. He even wrote book. Fighting For Pun"
 This l93- -pounder with the gray Ing brown hair, who lives in a hand some mansion at Rye. N. Y., admits frankly that his proficiency with the gloves provided the basis Of his fllnney-like rise in life, The cinder- sHa"Hlail Sloly began m Denver, where his father a railroad man --died shortly after Eddie was born. Widow Eagan and her five boys moved to Longnont, Colo, a cattle and beet-sugar town. Struggling to live and learn, Eddie became inter- tsted in boxing in high school. Dur Ing his one year at Denver U., he won the western amateur middle weight title.
 Then came the first World War, end Lieutenant Eagans post -armls- tice triumph at Paris. winning the niddleweight championship of the A. E. F. Gene Tunney won the light heavy laurels. Back in the U. s. A., At Yale. he won the national anna teur heavyweight title at Boston in 1920, followed quickly bv th, Olvm-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-11

each; McAlmedy of Hopeville, l2 and St, Cordelal of Maloney. 8, were the high scorers of the three games played.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-11
Fights Lost Night
Ry TJnllNd PFegs

Washington Ray (Sugar) Rob- inson. l%6. New York. knocked out Billy Furrone. l48, Philadelphia tO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-11
AMERICAN BRASS EASY WINNERS
 OVER TOOLMEN

American Brass basketeerS took over the IRA League leadership with q l7-point win over Waterbury Tool last night at the YMCA The final score, 52-35 came about after a nip and tuck first half in which both teams were all even with g points each. Brass went to work" in the third quarter. gained 39-29 edge and won easily after that, in game including much personal contact, part of 1t between Bulette of Tool and Slason of Brass bringing fans and players on the floor Less than 10 personal fouls were called during the game between the doughty ri- vals for local hoop honors of the industrial circuit.
 Close Enough
 Leadership of the "B' division went to Waterbury Companies after it's 27 to 9 victory over an able Benrus team. with George Berardi as the main cog in the WatrcoS scoring machine; which came through in the final period after tied first quarter and 20-l8 BenruS lead at half time. Berardi and Freddie Coelho were high-scorerS for the winners, with l9 points be- tween them.
 Tn the big game, Tool got but 10 points in the final half of the game, after an even break at half time; Al PovalaitiS scoring l9 for Ameri- can Brass; Sonny Rinaldi marking up II and Millionaire Monti a half dozen points. Score:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-11
BE;NIlI S

Totals ...., ...,,t. Score at half time: BenruS IA Waterbury Companies 1T. Referee Sweeney,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-11
IIEUCES
JOKERS t2
ACES (l)

High single (Mastracchio) l67 High single-W. (Christiano) 94 High three-(Pesce) 396
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-11
CROSBY

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 Score at half time: Naueatuch Crosby "A. Referee: Pctrino,
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GAMMA PSI

Score al half time: Tech IA, Gam na Psi C. Referees: Shcchy and Russo.
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TOOL
wATERBIRY COMPANIES

lOldlS ..........t ID OI Score at half time: Brass 25, Tool 2j. Referee: Sweet.
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FRIDAY NIGHTS SELECTIONS Phil Charley Cabey) Terry Freddie Shott Billy
 lCOpyrght l94j
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Scare at half time; Karra l2 sigma l2. Referees: Shcchy ana
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-03-23
Lee Oma Is Favored
To Defeat Mauriello

NEW YORK, March 22.-W.n
Lee Oma, sleek-Sheik from
Detroit, is favored at 9-5 to bea
Tami Mauriello of the Bron2
Tomorrow night in their heavy
weight rubber match al
Madison Square Gar den
largely because experts fear II
may be a "blubber match" fol
fat Tami.
However, a sell-out crowd Of
more than 1900 and a gate OF
$4,000 are expected for this
third meeting, also scheduled
for 10 rounds. Their two prev.
lous bouts were entertaining,
thanks to Oma's crewban style
and Mauriello's yen for battlS.
Despite tough Tami's willing
ness to fight, his P-A-U-N-C-H
caused more comment than
his PUNCH after both prev
GUS brawls. The Bronx Italian
was credited with a knockout
over Oma in their first encoun-
ter on September %. But it
seemed to most ringsiders that
the handsome Detroiter, after
flooring Tami in the secone
cound, collapsed more from ex-
aaustion in the eighth than
rom exhaustiin in the eighth
han from punishment.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-03-23
La Sale High Beats
Fairfield Cage Quint
In Catholic Tourney

NEWPORT, R. l., March o.
P)-La Sale High of Cumberland,
Md, the defending champions to-
day took the opening game of the
Eastern Catholic High school bas-
ketball tournament with a "a to %
victory over Fairfield College prep
of Fairfield, Conn.
The first half was slow, but the
game popped up in the closing
period.
Emil Garofalo of Fairfield was
high scorer with IA points. Ray
mond Shaffer spanked the La Sale
attack.
The Maryland team was lead
ing at the half II to IL, but Fair
field came back in the third quar-
ter and as the last period opened
the Connecticut boys were on top
by the slim margin of Is to "a.
La Sales last period fireworks
put the game on ice for the de.
Tending champions.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-03-23
Fl. Levi. Cage Team
Face Manpower Slash

DENVER, March 22.-P)C
Pfc. Gale Bishop, who should
worry less than anyone about
assistance on asketball court,
was worried about a manpower
shortage at his Fl. Lewis, WASH,
Warriors headed into the quar-
terminals tonight at the National
A.A.U. tourney.
The Washington court wizard
Tipped in % field goals and SIX
free throws Tuesday to set a
new tournament mark OF 62
points but he said today that he
wished he had more than a sew
en-man roster for tonight's
tussle with Cessna of Wichita.
Kas.
Bishop, who coaches the War
riors, brought only an g. man
squad and tournament officials
banned one of them-Pfc. Glenn
Kenneth Suesens-because they
said he admitted playing pro
ball before joining the Army.
eff more than two of our men
men go out on fouls we're
cooked said Bishop today.
'But we'll give them a run for
their money"