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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-20
ST. MARY'S ACADEMY BOYS HERE TONIGHT

Undefeated leaders of the West srn Connecticut Conference basket ball league to date. Sacred Heart High takes on a non-league oppO- nent. st. Mary's Academy Of New Haven tonight at wiIby gym in what should be an interesting contest For the past two seasons. Sacred Hearts and st. Mary's have played home and home games with honors about even, while the burden this season will be on the visitors, anX- lous to set back Coach Ebbie Con- lans club for the first time this sea- son.
 Have Been Pressed"
 In their unbeaten stride, the Hearts have had two very close calls both out Of town. In the first game of the season on the Watertown High gym, the conlanmen came through by four points. 22-iS while their game at Thomaston was a IT. i6 finish which either team could have won in the last quarter, so close and exciting was the play. Odddly enough, the Hearts scored 42 points against both Morris High and Terryville defeating the former 42-l9. and winning 42-29 from Coach Joe Jays boys at Terryville.
 Bobby Markovic, freshman for ward, is the hot player of the squad at the moment, while Capt. Billy Walsh, Doolan, Murphy and Healy have been doing their share in every game to date.
 Reserve teams of the two schools will meet in 8:30 o'clock game, the varsity contest to go on about 830 p. m. Little or nothing is known of the l945 ability of the New Haven Academy. though pre-game figuring must conclude that 1t will take a really good team to outpoint the Hearts on tehir own court at their present pace.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-20
This
 1TSpOrting World
Yale Did We'll By Coach OdeH
By JOHN A. cLUNEY

Football figures. as a rule mean little 10 the average college fan who likes to spend his Saturday after moons, ln season, watching his la vorite gFld-group Of rah-rah boys run, pass. kick. block and tackle Yet. Ernie Anderson, a slight but observing individual who watches Yale players closely every Saturday at OF away from Yale bowl, has come up with some interesting dope" in the form Of figures. One Of the net results. after successive Saturday wins over Princeton and Harvard was to earn head coach Howie Odell, a brand, new FIVE YEAR contract at the New Haven university.
 During the past season their record was "So-so" as Co the games won and lost for they were beaten three times In nine starts: but won Of 3 games played, which is no good reason to wipe out the OPA price ceilings on fur bennys, loafer shoes, or Phi Beta Kappa keys. Yet, insofar as Yale football this past season is con- cerned-did you know that: Yale passers, principally young Art Dakos, Lowell, Mass. IT year older, completed EVERY OTHER pass tried. exactly 69 of l38 at tempted. for a 50 percent average, which isn't too bad, Chomondeley, in college football these days |. Yale rolled up it's best ground gaining yardage in years, 1896 from scriminage, 1920 on passes and made no less than l55 FIRST DOWNS. new 25 year record. Even Albie Booths mighty 1881 Bulldogs gained but IF first downs. but made 2,555 yards by rushing-that is, the HARD WAY.
 Relative to young Dakos, again, the lad completed 56 of 109 which is better better than one for two.
 vVYVVVVvvv
 On the darker side of the football photograph, would you be chagrin- ed to learn that Yale averaged FIVE FUMBLES PER G A M E through the season, that Is, Al fumbles in games; of which 20 were recovered, but 21 times, the ball landed in the hands of the 'en- emy". One of the best Yale gallops Of the season was made by Water towns Ted Liiley, an end. who made 39 yards after pass from Dakos was gathered in. Holy Gross, Columbia and Brown beat Yale, the first two on successive Saturdays, while Brown, a winner over Yale was beaten by Harvard, 14-7 whom Yale .trounced 28-0 in its December 1 game, originally not on the Sched- ule but arranged after the season started.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-20
Local Boston Dogs
 Worcester Winners

Exhibitors of Boston bull terr.ers owned by Waterbury district resi- dents scored very well last Sunday at the Worcester, Mass, All-Breed Show, no less than thre well-known owners winning blue ribbon awards. Once again. P. Us Newsboy owned by Mir. and Mrs Patrick Brown oi Hillside avenue was selected best Of breed" while their P. Us Newsgirl won a blue ribbon in the l5 pound limit class. She is daughter Of the "Newsboy' a five-times champion and many times best of breed in Boston Terrier shows throughout Connecticut, New York state and New Jersey.
 Mrs. Mary Rourke of Cheshire had blue-ribbon winner in the male puppy class at Worcester, 2 months old dog; while Mary Hamil- ton of Cooke street, won blue" for her Phoebe in the female class.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-20
BY OSCAR FRALEY Tinted Prose Shorts Writer


 New York, Dec. 20. UP)-Figured on the basis of fan interest, the outstanding sports story of 1945 ap- peared in retrospect today to be racing,s blackout and subsequent green light shortly after VIE day with the World Series and Ken lucky Derby pressing for annual honors.
 Although the year almost was half spent before sports came out of the shadows, 1t was packed with headlines that averaged one a month on the sensational side, both expected and unexpected. The top 12 were:
 1. Horse racing. The sport of kings was blackened out Jan. 3 for an indefinite period, with the last races at Tropical Park and the Fairgrounds. Then it came roaring back on May F, shortly after vic- tory in Europe, with the anxious bettors tanning the mutuels to the unprecedented tune of eight days of $4,OOO, 600 betting and one day of $5,000,OO0 wagering at Bel mont.
 2. The World Series and the De- troit Tigers. They won the pennant on the last day of the season on Hank Greenberg,s four-run homer. And although baseball wasn't what 1t used to be, there was plenty ot interest as Tiger power and pitch ing won the seventh game of the world series from the Chicago Cubs,
 3. The Kentucky Derby. Set back to June 9, 1t was the same colorfui canter as ever, when Hoop Jr. splashed through the mud to win by six lengths. A success saga Amer lea likes, as a horse bought tor elO, 200 hit $65. GOO jackpot.
 4. Senator Albert Benjamin (IIappy. Chandler. Named to re- place the late Kenesaw M. Landis ns baseball commissioner. The sled. ding has been rough, but Happy still wears that fixed smile which worked so well on Kentucky voters.
 5. Gunder Hagg. The Swedish swiftly lowered the mile record to an amazing 4:014 to rekindle the four-minute mile controversy. Hit the headlines again when he ran into expense account handicapS which threaten his records.
 6. Sale of the New York yankees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-20
IRA. Major Pin Matches Toniqht

The IRA. Major Bowling League bowls at the Mattatuck Recreation at g tonight. The schedule follows: American Brass vs. Metal Hose, Mattatuck vs Scovill ERA, Sco- will, Waterville, vs. U. s. Time, Chase vs. Plume & Atwood.
 Lovello of Chase leads the high singles with 158 and White of Chase following with 157; White of Chase also leads the high triples with 419 with Lovallo following with 405. The high single team games are Chase with 692 and American Brass with 632. High total team games are Chase with 1890 and American Brass with 1,782.
 The season record to date: High singles: Schnitzel of Plume & At- wood, TIT; high triples, Healy of American Brass 422; high team games, Chase 692: high total team games, Chase 1890.
 CtonAino
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-20
Chicago Cubs Best FieIders
By MILTON RICHMAN limited Press SnortS xVriter

New York, Dec. 20. (UP) Just as they took batting honors with Phil Cavarretta and pitching ribbons with Hank Borrow. the Chicago Cubs also won the 1945 National League fielding title, official league aver ages released today disclosed.
 The Cubs, turning in only 121 errors in 155 games, compiled a team fielding mark of .98O, three points better than the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cincinnati Reds with third with .976 followed New York with .973, Pittsburgh with .971, Bos- ton with .969, and Brooklyn and Philadelphia tied at .962.
 Despite their team title, however, the Cubs won only two individual fielding titles, Stan Hack topping the third baseman with an average of .975 and Andy Pafko turning in the best outfleld mark, 995.
 Other individual titles went to:
 First baseman-Babe Dahlgren, .996.
 Second baseman-Emil Werban, St. Louis, .978l against 9778 for Pete Coscarart of Pittsburgh.
 Shortstop- Eddie Miller, Cincin- natl, .975.
 Catcher-Ken O'Dea, St. Louis, .995.
 Thirty-two pitchers flelded flaw .essly during the season but Claude Passeau of the Cubs was put on top because he handled the most chances, 69, without making an error.
 The all-star fielding would be completed with Vince DiMaggio of Philadelphia and Goody Rosen Of Brooklyn in the outfield Among the regular fiychasers they finished next to Pafko. DiMaggio with mark of .904 and Rosen with .993 aver age.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-20
Sacred Hearts Face New Hauen Rituals
WiIby Grid Leaders, I946

Elected at the an- nual football dinner last night. Jack Rush, quarterback. and Frank Datelle. halfback as Wild. cat football cap tains next season. They follow l9i5 co 9 captains, Eddie Cavanaugh. tackle. fullback and Mario QuattrO. end. Let ters were awarded tO I945 players. who. in turn, pre- sented gifts to Coaches Tom Pur- cell and Bill (Tip- perl COnley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-20
CobalLeros Win At VolLeybalL

The Hi-Y Voleyba1 tournament got off to a good start last night at the Central Y. as the Cabal- leros defeated the Artisans, 15-12, 9-15, 15-8.
 The Caballeros, new Hi-Y Ath- letic competition started off in fine style as they eliminated the strong and favored Artisans from further competition.
 The Caballeros took the first game, 15-1O, dropped the second, 9-15. In the third and deciding game, with the score at 9-8 and Lombardi in scoring position, Ca balleros put on 5 point sprint to assure themselves of victory.
 Tonight's matches, Kara vs Pi- Lambda at 6:30, Mustangs vs. Alpha.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-20
Hoop and Pin Teams For FLorio Post

Basketball and bowling teams will be sponsored by Florio Post, Italian American War Veterans, members of the local organization decided at a meeting last night, in charge of Charles Guglielmo, cahirman of the sports committee for the group. An other meeting for members interest ed in both sports will be held to- morrow night. Chairman Shorty Guglielmo, former local baseball umpire, is anxious to get good bas- ketball and bowling teams in action as soon as possible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-20
AU-St. Francis CYO
 Hoop Tilt Postponed

Rev. John Sullivan of St. Francis Xavier church, announced this morning that weather conditions will preclude the scheduled all-St. Francis CYO basketball game to- night in Naugatuck, in which the hill" parish team from this city was to meet Naugatuck St. Francis. The game will be played at later date.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-20
Beta MoUes Up

Beta took undiSputed second place in the lily Touch Football league last night as they walloped the Comites. 32-6.
 After first period played on even terms, Beta ran unchecked and scored in every period, as Rig opolous and Perrault combined to score touchdowns and two extra points. MacCary's stellar defense was markedly evident as he trapped Rambler backs for safeties three tinies during the game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-20

25 through February 3 can buy any seats for any performance, in this city, from Il a. m. to p. m. Friday at the Liggett Drug Store in Ex- change Place. Mike Sarasohn, Arena box-office manager, will be at Lig- gett's with a complete assortment
 of tickets for the Ice-Capades, after which orders must be placed through the box-office in New Ha-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-20
Troians Win 43-39

One of the best played Boys Club basketball games of the season to date, resulted in 43-39 win for the Trojans last night over the West Side A. A. It was the sixth sthaight victory for the Trojans whose Lat tanzio and Sabia got 18 points. Dave Switz Il for the Siders. With less than two minutes left. the teams were tied at 39 points.
 TROJANS WEST SIDES A. C.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-20
Yale 5I, K-P 28

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 20-(UP) Aided by 24 points contributed by Tony Lavelli, Yale's basketball team made an easy 51-28 conquest of Kings Point Marine Academy here last night. It was the third straight win for the Elimen. Yale led 32-24 at the half.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-20
Uconrs by 38-35

Storrs, Conn. Dec. 20-(UP)-The University of Connecticut basketball team barely nosed out Wesleyan, 38-35 last night. with Joe Maloney chipping in f6 of the winning points.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-20

goes to Big Ter and Notre Dame for playing the best intercollegiate football this year and any year during the war period.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-20
Ice-Capade Tickets At Liggetfs Friday

Waterbury ice show fans interest ed in the forthcoming Ice-Capades at the New Haven Arena, January
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-20

WHAT HAS BROADWAY SAM so, I 60, eoube7- four siac cubce ~f - " ~ w
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-07
Housing Laws
Are Needed
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builders and real estate men
and their lobbies.
Blanford endorsed the section
which provides for five-year
program of federal loans at the
rate of $50 million a year, to
be used in connection with slum
clearance and redevelopment
projects.
Referring to the section on
loans to private builders to
construct homes for $4,000 or
under, Blandford pointed out
that this gave private enterprise
the opportunity 1t had long
claimed 1t needed to fill de-
mands for homes in this middle
income group. The bill author
ICES FHA insurance of mortgage
up to 95qo on loans not exceed
ing $4,000, extends the term of
the loan to 80 years with a
maximum interest rate of 4qo
1t also provides for the FILA
insurance for mutual home own.
ership or rental projects-in-
cluding such projects initiated
by union members-permitting
$50 insurance of loans for a
term of 40 years with a maxi
mum interest rate of 31a %,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-07
IAN Head
Blasts AL

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (LPA,
Suspension of the Int'l Asso
citation of Machinists, largest af
filiate of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, came as no sur,
prise, lam President Harvey
Brown, declared here last week
The AFL's action, Brown as.
serted in a formal statement
follows a long and sorry rec,
ord of broken promises, dis.
criminatory actions and unfair
dealings on the part OF the AFL
executive council in its rela-
tions with the machinists asso.
ciation."
Brown contended that the
AFL councils action Is ''un.
doubtedly calculated tC
create strife to test the loyalty
OF 100000 machinists, tool max,
ers, auto and aircraft mechanics
and other workers in the trade
An lam emergency conven-
ton last month upheld the de-
ferral of per capita payments to
the AFL which now amount to
100000.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-07
Avery Shoots
A New AnuIe

CHICAGO Dec. 3 LPA) -
The nations number one labor
hater, Sewell Avery, made q
phoney busting attempt
last week in the midst of week
long nationwide strike by Mont
gomery Ward workers.
Avery'S labor relations man
ager, John A. Barr, in a letter
to Local 20 of the United Retail,
Wholesale e. Dept. Store Work
ers-CIO, here offered to raise
minimum pay to 52l3c an hour
and then up to soc on Dec. 13.
The Chicago Local was the only
one reported as receiving the of
fer which some officials con-
Srued as an attempt to break
the strike by playing off the
Chicago organization against
the other Locals throughout the
country.
Judgment on the Barr offer
was temporarily delayed, how
ever, by Local 20's executive
board. The URWDSEA is de-
manding 65c-an-hour base
wage, Barr declared that Av-
ery's new proposed pay schedule
establishes a minimum hiring
rate of soc an hour and together
with increases already placed in
effect -. will give every hourly
paid employe an increase of SC
an hour"
More than $4,000 workers in
II Wards properties from coast
to coast left their jobs and pick
eted both retail and wholesale
stores. Seventeen Ward proper
ties were recently returned 20
private operation after govern
ment seizure last year when the
late President Roosevelt charged
Avery WIKI impeding the war
effort.
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Lima JAW Locals
Hold Lobor Reilly
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set the wage pattern for the rest
of industry, said Mr.. Adde's.
He said the Union had re-
iected the General Motors Cor
poration offer of As hour week
because working more than 40
hours weekly would mean un-
employment for thousands of
workers and returning war
veterans. ...,
Compares Incomes
Comparing the high salaries
paid to the top flight GIN ex-
ecutives with the wages paid to
its workers, the UAW head that
the Union did not object to high
salaries for corporation execu-
tiVes or more profits for the
company, but did object to set
ting a low standard for the
workers and exploiting both the
workers and consumers.
Mr.. Adde's said that because
of the chronological improve
ments which had come out of
the war, the corporation was In
a better position than ever be-
fore to secure even higher peace
time profits and that because of
this no price increase in cars
was necessary.
Radio station WLOK broad
casts Mr.. Adde's talk. He was
introduced by Ollie Pecord,
managing editor of the TOLEDO
UNION JOURNAL.
Others Speak
Others who spoke were Rich
ard Lazette, president, Toledo
Industrial Union Council; How
ard Seren, International UAW-
CIO representative attached to
the office of Richard GoSser,
Toledo; Ralph Brown, assistant
Auto-Lite director, Toledo and
Edward Sharrits, president, Lo7
cal 975, of this city.
Invocation was pronounced by
the Rev. M. J. White of the Ep-
worth M. E. Church. Mayor
William Ferguson gave an ad-
dress of welcome to the visiting
UAW group.
Following the rally, an in
formal dinner was held at the
Hotel Kirwin attended by guests
and officers and members of
Locals 106, Til and 975 UAW-
CIO of this city who sponsored
the rally.
Allen Ireland, Paul Holden
and Edward Sharrits, presidents
of the three Lima Locals served
on the committee which ar.
ranged the rally. Others who
served on the committee in
cluded William Barth, Ralph
Hadley, Carl Davis, Fred Hud-
son, Harold Morse, G. f, Clip
pinger, Harry Winkeliohn, Furl
Williams and Ed Herndon.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-07
Mexieun War Workers
Held In Work Comps

WASHINGTON (LPA) - The
AFL, the CIO, and the Brother
hood of Maintenance of Way
Employees-AFL last week re-
ceived appeals from represent
ativeS of Mexican railroad work
ers, brought 20 this country dur
ing the war, and now held un-
der conditions of virtual peon-
age pending their return to their
native land
Representatives of rs workers
in Penna. RR camp 337 at Balti-
more, Md, last week came to
Washington to press their case
They spoke of conditions under
which some $4,000 Mexican
track workers are now living
here, and appealed for help.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-07

ference by the Teamsters' Union
with trucks on highways driven
by non-unionists.
Gets Around Court
Hobbs says his bill aims to get
around the Supreme Court de-
cision, but its terms are so
sweeping, labor spokeSmen said,
that other activities of unions
would also be affected. Under
some of its language, the mere
threat of strike by q union
could be prosecuted as q violas
tion of the act, they declared.
While all branches of labor
denounced the bills, one of the
strongest attacks came from the
Railroad Brotherhoods. Chair
man T. c. CaShen of the Rail-
way Labor Executives Associa-
ton, the alliance of 19 Brother
hoods, pointed out that "the Bit
ter fruits of the Smith -Connally
Act should prove a warning
against any similar half-baked
dangerous legislation.
IF they commit a few more
blunders like the Smith Connal-
ly act, they'll surely bring about
disaster for the nation" Cashen
warned. Like that act, the
new bills will undoubtedly pro-
woke more unrest and strikes"
Labor haters during the week
concentrated on efforts to rail-
road two measures through the
House of Representatives. How
ever, the Senate is expected to
go slow on the propositions and
to grant adequate hearings by
the proper committees before
reaching vote. Union chietaa
are hopeful that the bills WI
be defeated in the Senate.
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selves to be strikers and sought
and obtained funds from friend
ly business men.
To Form Committee
Assurances were given that
action would be taken at the
regular meeting of the Chew
.rolet Unit next Sunday after
noon to set up a committee to
work on political action.
Other matters pertaining to
the strike will be brought up
and a complete report given
from the delegates who attend
Saturdays G. M. meeting i'm
Detroit. All Chevrolet workers
are being urged by their officers
to attend the regular meeting.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-07

NEW YORK LPA) - Hos
pitalization and surgical benefits
insurance maintained by man.
a. ement will go to employees on
l3 Hearst dailies as a result of
American Newspaper Guild-CIO
efforts. Both union and manage
ment have ratified the plan,
which embodies various sick
leave benefits, including Ia days
of maternity care, for workers
on Hearst papers in Albany and
New York, Boston, Detroit,
Pittsburgh, San Antonio, Mil
waukee, Los Angeles, Oakland,
San Francisco and Seattle.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-07

vicious measures be voted
down.
Most sweeping of the bills
up for action is one sponsored
by a triumvirate of two reac-
tionary Southern Democrats
and Tory Northern Republican
-Congressmen A. J. May 3D.,
Ky.), Howard w. Smith Cd. Va. }
and Leslie c. Arends (R., Ill.)
1t would repeal the Smith
Connally Act and replace it
with ''union-busting" law
more vicious than anything
proposed in years.
Hobbs Leads Earade
The other bill, almost equally
repreSsive, is authorized by
Congressman Sam Hobbs 3D.,
Ala.), another leading Dixie la
Dor hater. His proposal would
bring union activities under the
provisions of the Federal anti
racketeernig act.
Under the May-Smith- -Arends
bill, unions would be stripped
of collective bargaining rights
for a year if any of their men,
bers struck in purported viola
tion of a no-strike provision in
contract, regardless of whether
such walkout was wildcat" or
authorized.
Employers or any one else
allegedly harmed" by such a
strike could sue the union for
damages, get a judgment
against its treasury, and there
by practically put a union out
of business.
Stool Pigeon Setup
Under this provision, labor
spokeSmen said, an unscrupu-
lous boss could plant stool
pigeons in a union, have them
stir up a strike, and then drag
the union through the courts.
That would turn back the clock
to the days when, as revealed in
reports of the LaFollette Civil
Liberties Committee, it was
common for crooked bosses to
plant paid agents in unions as
provocateurS.
Significantly, there are no
penalties in the bill for employ
ers who engage in such activi-
ties, nor for manufacturers who
resort to lockoutS.
In the case of the Hobbs bill,
unions could likewise be un-
dermined through heavy penal
ties ranging up to fines of $10,-
600 and 20-year Jail terms :or
union leaders. ,
Hobbs contends that his meas
ure is aimed at halting inter-