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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
This Sporting World
About The Big One
 Thot Didn't Get Awoy
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

Arthur G. Penman of Neptune Beach, Florida did the almost im- possible when he landed, with Is ID. test Nylon line, a tarpon weigh ing 125 pounds, 4 ounces. He was fishing from 16 foot outboard motorboat in the St. Johns river at Gilmore, Florida. His bait casting rod was 5 feet in length, weighing ounces, a level wind bait casting reel and the line 125 yards in length, the lure wooden plug. Penman is veteran light tackle enthusiast but this is the biggest silver king he, or in fact any one else, ever landed on such light tackle. ItO World Record for tarpon on such light line and in fact, it's the largest gamehSh ever recorded taken on IS ID. test line. The tarpon was 6 feet inches long, with a girth of 35 inches.
 Here is Penmans account of the capture of this fish:
 T was fishing in the St. Johns River on very hot day, June 22nd. We were at spot in the river about five miles below the City of Jacksonville and in a section of the river where the tarpon stay during most of the summer. My guide, Philip Hahn, has lived on and flshed in the St. Johns River, near Fulton, which is half way between Jacksonville and the Ocean, all his life Just as the noon whistle blew, I hooked my big fish and the fight started. knew it was big, but as he ran probably 100 feet from the boat before he jumped, did not realize that it was as big fish as it turned out to be. We pulled anchor and followed the fish by rowing. It probably covered about one quarter mile in area and after jumping eight times and making number of extensive runs I was able to bring it close enough to the boat to gaff in little over one hour"
 Penman, for the capture of this fish, receives $250.00 for the Most Outstanding Angling Achievement in the George Ruppert Fishing Con- test, and his guide, Philip Hahn, receives $50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
LEAVENWORTH
 VS. HARTFORD
 IN STATE MEET

On successive evenings, Monday, February 26 and Tuesday, February 27, at the Yale gym and New Ha- ven Arena, Leavenworth Highs Tech Tigers, local city champions, and Naugatuck High, valley league winners will make their initial bids in the 1945 state interscholastic | tournament.
 Leavenworth drew Hartford Bull kelley for 7:30 p. m. game Mon- day, February 26 with Naugatuck to tangle with New Britain at the Are na, Tuesday, February 27. Pair ings, ratings and other tournament details were decided at a meeting of the CIAC committee in charge yesterday afternoon.
 New Haven Commercial, Plain vile and Ellsworth were given top ratings in the A-B-C divisions of play, when their seasonal records had been examined. Commercial won all IA games played against high school competition, dropping one game to Cheshire Academy. Hartford Bulkeley, the Leaven- worth opponent next Monday night was rated second highest in the "A" rating (.815) while New Brit ain, its next Tuesday rival in the first round was twelfth on the "A" list with .671. On the basis of such ratings; Hartford Bulkeley and Naugatuck should be the favorites | r., vr,;Y, Fro,,o T TaovoY1uoyfL opd Nou Britain.
 Seek Large Floor
 Coach Bill Tracy of LeavenWorth, not completely satisfied with his Leavenworth teams 41-31 win over an able Alumni squad last night; was looking around for large sur face for drill purposes, prior to the tournament; as the Tech Tigers must play their first state league "A" game of record on the huge Payne Whitney gymnasium court; which is exceedingly tough" on a high school team playing a fast breaking type of game.
 For three periods last night, Leavenworth Alumni, Army Sgt. Ralph Bradley, Sailor Bill Doran and Paddy Damelio in particular, gave the LIS students plenty of trouble; but the undergrads came on strong in the last five minutes to win by ten point margin; com- pleting 8 hoop record that has never been matched in school his- tory-12 wins in 16 starts. Eiduka, Santagotta, Cocchiola, Carlone and Piersall were the Tech tossers who showed up best; Eiduks, second best scorer in the valley league getting II points as Santagotta and Car lone were strong defensively. Brad ley's ball-handling and shooting was standout performance for the Alumni while Damelio showed speed throughout the game Leaven- worth led 17-13 at half time, but the Alumni picked up fast, tied the score and went ahead; but the stu dents came back to lead 27-25 with one quarter of play remaining. The school team scored steadily to win easily in the last half of the 1inal period. Score:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
BASEBALL GETS
 OFF ON RIGHT
 FnnT FQR 19A5
By PAUL HARRISON United Press Staff COrresDOndentl

(UD1LeO fTeSS SLaII OOEFeSUOHueHLI
 Washington, Feb 2l.-CUP)-The federal government today gave pro- fessional baseball an okay to "pley ball"
 The teams, of course, will have to get along with men that the armed services don't want
 Presidents of the two big leagues received official approval for use of transportation. subject to cer- tain relatively-minor restrictions. And it was learned from reliable sources that this transportation policy will be applied to other pro- fessional, amateur ard intercollegi- ate sports.
 Confident
 A statement by the baseball repre- sentatives that they were well-satis- fled with the results of their talks with Washington officials indicated they were certain they could lick the manpoWer problem as well as that of transportation.
 The transportation okay was given by Defense Transportation Director J. Monroe Johnson in conference with Ford Prick and Will 'Harridge, respective presidents of the National and American leagues.
 Prick and Harridge readily agreed to series of conditions proposed by Johnson, and even suggested further means of saving transpor- tation. Altogether, they estimated that big league teams will use 25 per cent less transportation than they did last year.
 One of the steps they proposed and which Johnson hailed was abandonment of the 1945 All-Star game. It had been scheduled for Fenway Park, Boston, on July 9. The All-Star game has been an annual fixture since 1883.
 Among the conditions proposed by Johnson was one that the world series will be played "only if trans portation and war conditions at the time permit"
 Hopes for Best
 Johnson warned that if the al ready critical transportation situa- tion gets any worse, new and more drastic conditions may become ne- cessary. But he added that T hope that baseball can continue without further restrictions so far as transportation is concerned"
 Some observers believed that Jonnson's friendly attitude toward baseball must reflect like attitude on the part of War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes. Johnson has been so answering in seeking to prevent any uses of hard-pressed transportation facilities for purposes which he deemed unessential, that 1t was believed he would not have given baseball "go-head" unless Byrnes had suggested it.
 Twenty thousand fans in grand stand seats" Johnson said in a statement issued after the confer ence, probably means several thou sand less travellers in railroad and bus seats. In that way compara- l lively reasonable amount of travel by baseball groups is good invest ment in the general travel conserva- ton economy"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
Eastern Division
Western Division
Borons Given Come By Forfeit

New Haven, Conn, Feb. P. (UP) The Cleveland Barons picked up credit for a game they didn't win today in the American league hockey standing when President Maurice Podoloff ordered last Sundays game with Buffalo forfeited to the Barone because the Bisons used an in- eligible player.
 The game ended in a 2 to 2 tie and Podoloff's ruling gave Cleve- land an additional point in the standings and subtracted one from Buffalo's total.
 The effected player, Goalie Jimmy Franks. will remain ineligible for the rest of the season and the play offs, Podoloff said.
 Goals and assists scored by the Buffalo players kn that game were cancelled, but the Cleveland scores remain in the books, the game being entered officially as to 0 victory for the Barons.
 Franks, who previously played with St. Louis, was ruled ineligible for being overdue in reporting to the Bisons. Podoloff said Franks had until February g to join the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
McPhoiI Boss Of Tanks BoseboN

New York, Feb. g - (UP0 - It's official now, Colonel Larry Mo Phail is the new boss man of the New York Yankees.
 He was elected president and gen. eral manager yesterday in meet ing of tn new and old regimes in which paymnt of $2,500,000 was made. to complete transfer of the club from heirs of the Jacob Rup- pert estate. This amount was in ad- dition to the opition which was put up when MacPhail and his two as- sociates made the deal for the franchise month ago, believed to be about $300,000.
 Edward G. Barrow, head of the club under the previous regime, re- mained as chairman of the board of directors. George Weiss, who is in charge of the Yankee farm system, was named secretary.
 Eight of the previous Il members of the board of directors resigned. Those who remained were Barrow, Weiss, and Byron Clark, Jr., the club attorney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
Karokos Goes Up As GooIie

Goalie Mike Karakas of the Chi cago Blackhawks pressed Frank McCool of Toronto for defensive honors among the National league net minders, with his second shut out in as many games.
 Karakas blanked the Boston Bruins at Chicago to o last night after holding the league leading Montreal Canadiens in scoreless tie Sunday. Earlier in the season McCool scored shutouts on success sive nights. McCool has four blankings to his credit for the sea- son while Karakas is next with three.
 The victory enabled the Chicago ans to keep within mathematical range of a Stanley cur playoff berth. They are within one game of the fifth place New York Rang CTS and only three behind Boston in fourth place.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
Impertinent Questions About Sports Subjects
 By DAN PARKER

SHOULD ANYONE whether aqnder meeting which he asked to compete during his last trip here'
 Does Cmssioner BqmOeEgers report on the college basketball Irish within 100 miles of Buffalo Boston
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 Julian the who has dedicated his life rew1 a which Hs VIII prevent a Se use 0 D WheS w the New York Boxing Managers 3 u lift the nOyO it enforcing that Phil Teanovas wild train dayS Why Klem honest, arber. make Baseball Commissioner?
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 Shouldn't Gov Dewey pick the third member the Commission that he will the Commission matters with which familiar? And wouldn't Bryan Field of the and chap who for the job? Can prostrate France jam the Velodrome pver Sunday the bike feVerlsh activity all liberated thriving hint aS to the boom that will 1B over?
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
BASKETBALL RY UNITED PRESS

Northeastern 52, Boston University 45.
 Pittsburgh 55, West Virginia 34. City College 57, Brooklyn College 54.
 Temple 49, Syracuse 31.
 Virginia Polytechnic 57, Virginia Military 34.
 Muhlenberg 54, Franklin and Mar shall 41.
 Denison 73, Miami 32. Susquehanna AZ, Elizabethtown 34 Rider 60, St. Francis 49. Texas Christian 55, Baylor 25. St. Johns 34, New York University 30.
 Loyola of New Orleans 60 Camp Plauche 46. Georgia Tech 51, Naval Air Sta ton AT.
 Glennan Gen. Hospital Ss. Tulsa 48.
 Navy 7s. Fordham 90
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
Army Calls Roy
 Robinson Again

New York, Feb. 9 - U.P0 = Harlem Ray Robinson, welterweight boxing star, who received a medical discharge from the Army last spring revealed today that he had been called for a new perturbation phy- sical on February P.
 Robinson, who said he was in top condition, expects to be recalled into military service.
 The young Negro, who opposes Ja- cob Lamotta of the Bronx in a re- newal of their rind feud at Madison Square Garden tomorrow night, has won eight fights since his discharge. six by knockout. He is 2 to fav- orite to beat Lamotta in their fourth
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
Driggs Winners Of Public Crown

Driggs schoolboy basketball play CTS became champions of the Public School league at Crosby gym yes- terday when they won a 21-19 over time playof1 with Barnard; and will meet St. Joseph's Parochial league champions for the city "title'- probably next week. With 1914 lead, Barnard seemed like a sure winner over Driggs with less than five minutes to go. but Zarella and Spinella scored to tie the totals; causing overtime, when Spinella scored his final hoop with 20 sec- onds left to win the game and the championship. Score:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
Night Games MayKeep Bas ebaH Out Of Red'
TIME OUTPOINTS U. s. RUBBER IN
 DRIVING FINISH

Decisive winers over Scovill E. R. A. and U. s. Rubber T. their last two Wednesday evening forays, the US- Time basketball squad of the F. R. A. league is rapidly shaping up as the team to beat in the second round competition to decide which club will maet U. s. Rubber of Naug- atuck for the title, which the bor- ough boys won last year and have defended so well this season that they have already won first round honors and an automatic place in the playoff for the championship.
 However, with running guard Bob McDermott of USR back in the line- up after short vacation" and the team at full strength the USTime outfit, paced by Stan Grey with 19 points and Johnny Stollar adding 13 more; ran by the Rubber array to win by SOAP last night at the YMCA before the best weekday crowd of the season.
 In preliminary game between B division rivals, Benrus won hair raising 27 to 25 test with Bristol Company; a last minute hoop by Quilter deciding the game.
 Blow Small Leads
 In the main go, Rubber started fast as usual, found the nets early and had 14-9 edge when the first 10 minutes of the game had been played. Time cut off a point, but USR led 20-16 at half time and was five points in front again when the final quarter began; but the Time tosserS scored so well in the last period that they got 20 points to win going away; the losers picking up but seven. Jackie Delaney and Skippy Farrar's Is points was tops for the champs; Wojack and Mo- Dermott being held to six points each. Score
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
TURN EVIL TO GOOD

Indianapolis, Ind. (UP) - Seven girls of the Lukas-Harold Co. recommend this method of saving money for the numerous drives that always are being pushed. They have a top bany, labeled swear box, |" and every time one of them or anyone in the room cusses, it costs him or her a nickel. They claim the amount grows rapidlq.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
Hershey Hockey Team Improves
(By United Press)

The Hershey Bears frightened up both divisions of the American League race today, moving closer to the Buffalo Bisons in the Eastern Division and holding back the Cleveland Barons in the Western by beating them to last night.
 Playing at Hershey, the Bears were sparked to victory by Billy Cooper, who made three goals.
 Standing of the teams:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
South Bend, Ind. (uP)

South Bend, Ind. (UP) = When Sgt. Kenneth F. Taube comes home from the war, he will find his wife has his dream well under way and in hand. Taube always wanted to raise chickens and have a farm, so Mrs. Taube started a farm in the hours that she didn't work as bookkeeper. She cultivates her truck farm, raises chickens, and cans all her own-grown vegetables before and after her regular working hours.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
Girls League

Scoring half her teams total, Miss s. Murphy led the Anderson girls to 2O-11 basketball win yesterday afternoon over Sprague, whose Miss Relihan scored 9 of her teams total, in the Girls League contest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
WiIby Loses

At Watertown yesterday, Wilby lost another game to the Watertown High Indians by 28-17 score; the Waterbury squad having lost IA straight games; while Watertowns record has also been marked with more losses than victories. Siler and Fuller got IA points for the winners; Frank Silva ' for Wilby.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
THE JOIrTT IS JUMPING!

Forty of Paramount's contract players and stars have parts in the screen version of "Duffy's Tavern ,'' starring Ed Gardner as Archie"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
Standing of

meeting. Robinson won two of the thre previous fights, losing to La- motta at Detroit in February of 1s43, for his only professional de- feat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22

Rabbis in Mexico want the gov ernment to admit 10000 refugee Jews into the country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22

Chase Brass and Waterbury Tool; Scovill E. R. A. and American Brass are the attractions next Sum- day afternoon; Waterbury Compan- ies and Mattatuck Mfg,. the top and bottom teams of the B" division to open the activities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22

Taft J. V. 70, Junior Republic l Cheshire 31, Wilcox Tech 21 Canterbury 54. Wooster B Loomis 42, Kingswood 36
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
Other ScOres

Score at half time: Leavenworth IT, Alumni IS. Referee: John A. Cluney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
DIRIGGS
BARN ARD

Score at half time Driggs g., Barnard. Referee: Barone and Monti.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22

lineup, and missed the deadline by nine days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
U. s. RUBBER

Score at half time: U. s. Rubber 20. U. s. Time 16. Referee: F. Ber- ardi.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22

Construction of a gas pipe line from Poza into Mexico City M under consideration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22

Score at half time: Benrus 2 Bristol 12. Referee Sweeney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22

Totals .... ... 9 z
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-10
Two Titles
to be Risked

Chicago, Mar. l0-AP 49, Mich
igan's Wolverines, already shorn OF
two titles in the current school
year, lay two more championships
on the line tonight In the 35th an
rual Big Ten indoor track carnival
at the University OF Chicago and
IN the conference swimming meet
az Northwestern University.
Coach Ken Doherty's Wolverine
tracksters apparently face a much
sterner task than the Michigan ma
tators OF Matt Mann. Illinois we'll
balanced track team, Boosting four
veterans and three outstanding
freshmen, is expected to battle the
Wolverines down to the last event
Michigan's swimming team,
paced by returning champions Merit
Church In the 50 yard free style,
Charles Fries in the 100 yard free
style, and Heinie Kessler in the
breast stroke. may be challenged
by Ohio State.
The Buckeyes. however, must de.
pend almost entirely on brilliant
Keo Nakama, 22O and 44O yard
free style champion for the past
two seasons.
Michigan was dethroned in foot
ball last fall by Ohio State and lost
its wrestling crown last month to
Purdue.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-10
Sports Roundup

New YorkAPTheres every indication that Gunder agg
will the fate three other European
in their efforts defeat Americans the famed Columbian mile he
Madison Garden tonight Haegg in this country
days since his 23dy crossing the Atlantic is suffering
condition makes improbable he will be able 10
native steamed by
him at the IC4A
New York-APRocky Grazano knocked Billy
third round Madison night the boxing
the Virtually unknown outside of New York Grazno
underdo amazed crowd OF 4037 including Vice President Harry
Truman by surviving Anod second attack and then
frankie Fulam "a third
Prefght with classy IS
chief obstacle barring Nore
squad Collegiate
indoor championship the 18th annual tonight at
Mchgan State College
Ann Arbor MichAPNeding victory
Mchgns hockey squad its game schedule agan
the London Ont) MiddleseX and Huron regiment tonight
night following special orders from Mayor Foo
nearby public telephone booths the
blocked off and 40 detectives and 10 polewomen
detailed TO the building making total OF 2l0 on duty.
London-hPLed Bill Podany Hazleton Pa and Pr
Portland the United Kingdom
basketball night by beating the First Base Air Depot
40 to ~. Podany and Sutt each scored 10 points.
BrookynAPThe signing Pitchers Ben
and Ouelde Norris Adehol boosting
Is their signed players
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-10
Navy Hitch
Aids Snead

Miami, Mar. 10-AP-Each round
of tournament golf that Samuel
Jackson Snead plays Is further evil
dence, II such be needed, that a
hitch in Admiral Kings Navy does
nobody any harm and many peo-
pie a lot OF good.
His tour of duty in Navy blue
has given Smuggling Sammy poise
and an ability to relax under pres
sure which he didn't have when
last ! saw him play In the 1912
Masters Tournament at Augusta,
Ga.
He kids with the gallery instead
OF frownin~ at it. He mixes readi-
ly with the boys when he's of the
course instead of going into
shell. Along with It, he has re-
tanned what probably is one OF the
finest natural aptitudes for golf
which the game ever has known.
Sam has been the gallery favor
tie since he rejoined the touring
troupe and won six out of his first
II starts-largely because he has
the CT backing of the Army and the
Navy. big proportion of the gal
lerie~ these days.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-10
Successor to Griffith May
be Selected by Conference

Chicago, Mar. 10-AP-Officials
of the Western Conference, who
have struggled for three months TO
select a successor to the late Maj.
John L. Griffith at athletic COM
missioner. hoped to complete that
task today.
Conference athletic directors
have held four meetings and, after
suggesting changes in the circuits
athletic code that would broaden
the commissioners powers, appar-
emily reached an agreement Thurs
day.
Yesterday they met with faculty
representative from nine OF the
ten conference schools, hoping TO
wind up the meeting by naming a
successor to Griffith, the Big Tens
only commissioner. But the meet
ing broke up without a vote after
Or. W. f. Lorenz of the University
Of Wisconsin, faculty committee
chairman, suggested no vote should
be taken without full representa-
ton Of the group.
He referred to the absence Of
Henry Rottschaeffer, University Of
Minnesota faculty representative.
VINO was unable to attend yester
days joint session Of the athletic
directors and faculty representa-
tives.
Although the group would offer
no details OF business that trans
PRED in the Thursday session OF