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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-14
This  World
Saturday ReUielU
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

Two golf championships of local importance will be decided today and tomorrow, when four able young men go 36 holes of match play on two different courses. This morning George Swentor and J Douglas Lunan, the latter 8 U. s Army officer of the past World War who learned his golf in England; start 36 hole test at Country Clut of Waterbury. Swentor, pleasant young man with a solid game, we'll developed in the past 10 years, has another chance to win his first Country Club of Waterbury cham pionship, for he has been right "ur there" three times in the past foul years finishing as runner-up on two occasions. Lunan has won one -titlt and is slightly favored to takt oday's long test, as he is a steady match player, with an excellent emperament for the game. o-O-o
 At the Chase Country Club to- morrow, Joe (Stevens) Steponai- tis and Johnny Cavanaugh tangle for 36 holes in an A. M. and P. M. match to settle the mems cham pionship. Stevens is strongly fav- ored to win for he has already won the Country Club of Water bury three-day invitation meet in August, and city championship at East Mountain, and was medal ist of the Chase qualifying round for the menS title, with 73, though Cavanaugh was but a few strokes higher. and. on cer- tain days, is very hard to defeat on the Chase course.
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 BoSton'S Dave Golden Boy) An drews won the New England welter. weight title last night from George Martin, but was beaten at Hartford a few weeks ago by Tony Falco o1 Middletown, while Martin stopped Red Doty once and beat him agair in a return bout. Falco was re- gently stopped by Bobby Pryor a Hartford, as Red and Falco wer' knocked out the same evening.
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 Now that 8 Massachusetts cour has decided that Angelo Bertelli the Springfield Rifle" of Notr, Dame belongs to Los Angeles, a! far as pro football is concerned, thu next move is up to the Bosto1 Tanks, who signed him for $8,00t more this season, though they knev he was signed with Los Angeles Bertelli, the signer of two contracts is now perplexed for he would mucl rather play football 5000 mile nearer home for $8,OO0 more thai L. A. got him for
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 Gents of the Hin and Waterbur. Barons will provide some keen base ball at 2:30 tomorrow on Fultol Park diamond, with Joe McCarth, and Jack Bauknight as rival pitch CTS
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getting the 
 But Catcher Bruce Edwards hadn't made Hoao at-the- bridge defense the when Stan Mua tried to from Furlo fourth today So
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 witnessed by Col L. MacPhal the magnate which the Colonel his gm that the s. this occasion stood for Leos Scout
 POINT Determined to Make Credible Showing"- Daily Maybe the Marine Academy team last folks just wouldn't believe it.
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.MuIIoy, ToIbert
 After Davis Cup
By OSCAR FRALEY United Press Sports Writer)

New York, Sept. IA (UP) The United States sent doubles cham pions Gardnar Muloy and Bill Talbert out today after the one point which stands between Ameri- ca and a seven-year date with the Davis cup.
 Back in 1889, on the day their king declared war, the Australians wrapped up the battered silver mug and took it home for the duration. There was gloom at Merton Cricket Club that day, but U. s. netmen vowed they'd bring it back at the first opportunity.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cincinnati Blackwell 7-11) st New York Jones GO or Trinkle 7-13).
 Chicago (Kush S-D at Philadelphia (Hughes 2-9).
 St. Louis (Brecheen 13-13) st Brooklyn (Lombardi 12-S).
 Pittsburgh (Gerheauser 2-1) a& Boston (Sain 17-13) night game
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style. Eugene Scranton in the in- termediate class third in diving.
 Naugatuck won first place in the four men intermediate class. James McNamee, Charles White, William Sranton, and Eugene Scranton.
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Probable Pitchers
 AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York Chandler 17-s) at Detroia Hutchinson HID.
 Philadelphia (Flores s-5) at Chicago (Haynes 6-S or Lopat 11-12).
 Washington Scarborough 6-10) ct s<s Louis (Zoldak 9-10).
 (Only games scheduled.)
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GAMES TOMORROW
AMERICAN LEAGUE YESTERDAYS RESULTS

Boston. 1; Cleveland, O. New York, 5; Detroit, {. Chicago, 3: Philadelphia, (1st). Chicago. 4; Philadelphia, 2 t2d). St Louis, z; Washington, c.
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Down four runs after the Dodgers had had their first whacks the eague-1eaders hung on with such determination that it wasn't until Jeff Cross was tossed out trying to steal second with two away in the ninth and Whtey Kurowsh at the plate ready to drive him in with the tying if he made it, that Brookyns blood pressure dropped back to nor nal
 Kirby Higbe, back in the role of relief man after his failure the day before, was the hero of Flatbush this time. Taking over when Joe Hatten,
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NATIONAL LEAGUE YESTERDAYS RESULTS

Brooklyn, {; St. Louis. ,.
 Pittsburgh, f Boston, (1st). Pittsburgh, 10; Boston, (2d). Cincinnati, 4; New York, l. Philadelphia, z; Chicago, l.
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By DAN PARKER

CONNOLLY Chicago that he is indoor av goods factory fortnight overu his elevator drops.
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GAMES TOMORROW

Boston at Chicago CD. New York at St. Louis CD. Washington at Detroit. Philadelphia at Cleveland (3).
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STANDING
GAMES TO-DAY

GAMES TO-DAY New York at Detroit. Philadelphia at Chicago. Washington at St. Louis. (Only games scheduled.)
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IN LINE WITH the letter football substituting practced in pillar the Vigniars has enrolled 900 members and
 
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 Jockey Shelby Clark who mpusivey to beat in the Stakes his license revoked which bansh Smith, found stmua ton involving of the horses he trained for the leading 
 let off with few weeks suspension 8 "Sick o career"
 Dickey the twilight baseball of the Yankees The job Bill probably welcomed Nouns arrival The odds on finish the which, however nothing 2 (Which Just about enough of pun-ditD
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Higbe Puts Joy Back in Brooklyn

srrenders and those old Cards succeeded staying almost three hours yes Ebbe Field although things turned out they
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STANDING

GAMES TODAY St. Louis at Brooklyn. Cincinnati at New York. Pittsburgh at Boston (Night). Chicago at Philadelphia
 GAMES TOMORROW Cincinnati at Boston. Chicago at Brooklyn. St. Louis at New York. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia
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Gents of the Hin and Waterbury Barons will provide some keen base ball at 2:30 tomorrow on Fulton Park diamond, with Joe Mccarthy and Jack Bauknight as rival pitch CTS
Evening star., 1946-01-20

Gregor Piatigorsky, noted
cellist taboUe), giUes Walter
Reed patients some musical
pointers after a recital. Music
has an important place in the
Army's reconditioning pro-
gram at Walter Reed.
star STAFF Photo
are not simply taken as they come
Hospital entertainment requires care
full selection and planning" Gen Mari
eta explained, so that everything done
shall be in keeping with a mans desires
and viewpoint be suitable for hospital
facilities, and remain cognizant that
medical care and treatment have prior
ity" For both bed and convalescent
patients entertainment must, in accord
ance with Army regulations, be medi-
cally approved. I'm other words Gen.
Marietta said "all activity must be
planned to contribute to the medical
care and treatment"
The Patients Choice
But if the entertainment is not hap
hazard, neither is it in the nature of
a doctors prescription. Selection is
not from the point of view of what the
man should like but rather what he
chooses" it is explained. The patients
interests and preferences" are taken
into account, along with his physical
condition and the availability of enter
tainment from the community. In the
case of psycho-neurotic patients, enter
tainment at first is especially prescribed,
but, Gen Marietta pointed out, las these
patients improve few restrictions are
placed on the recreational activities they
may enjoy"
Choice" of the patients regarding
diversion is an individual matter. not
determined by generalized polls or sur
veys but rather through the Red Cross
workers who are constantly in touch
with each of the 72 wards. Knowing
through daily contact the particular
personality, problems and condition of
each patient, these workers act as per-
sonal counselors, seeing to it that in
dividual needs are satisfied to the
maximum.
However carefully selected, not all
Evening star., 1946-01-20
Takes Careful Planning

Even apart from the reconditioning
program, in which only constructive en-
tertainment has place, entertainers
Evening star., 1946-01-20
Valorous Sixth Army
Nears End of Road

had broken through to the Bismarck
Sea.
Then on January 2. 1914, came one OF
those dazzling thrusts that was to un-
seat the Japanese command and leave
it wondering where the next blow would
fall.
The 9Th Army, sweeping 400 miles up
New Guinea's coast beyond its original
positions, invaded the New Guinea
strongpoint of Saidor.
That put Krueger's army well in the
rear of the japanese, retreating before
the advance of the Australians from
Finschafen. 1t likewise broke Japan's
hold on the strategic Bismarck Sea.
Tokyo could read the handwriting on
the New Guinea WALL" the historian
noted
If Japan had any illusions that it still
controlled Bismarck Sea, she had them
smashed on February 20, when the 9Th
Army sailed clear across 1t and landed
on Los Negros Island in the Admiralties.
That provided the 9th Army with an
advanced airbase, and it moved swiftly
to hammer the crusher for japanese
forces in New Guinea.
On April % the 9Th made simultane-
Gus landings far up New Guinea's coast
at Aitape and Hollandia, spilling over
into Dutch New Guinea for the first
time.
I'VE mastered the Bismarck Sea- the
historian said. Our advance had swept
us halfway up the New Guinea coast.
Disaster confronted the 18th Japanese
army, $4,000 strong. 1t was ringed in
on all sides at Madang, Hansa Bay and
Weak"
To the Philippines
Now the 9Th Army was swinging
northwestward toward the Philippines,
overrunning Wakde, Noemfoor, Sansa-
por, until with the capture of Morotai 1t
had cleared the southern approaches to
the archipelago.
Then on October 10, 1914, the 9Th
Army stormed ashore on Leyte and
Macarthur could announce to the jubi-
liant Filipinos that he had kept the VOW
II shall return"-that he made when
he left the Philippines in the dark days
of Bataan early in the war.
The last big battle for the 9Th Army
began on January 9, 1945, when Kruger
sent five infantry divisions ashore and
into the struggle for Luzon against
japanese garrison of more than 100000
men.
The 9Th Army fought on Luzon until
June 80, two days after Macarthur sig
nailed final victory.
Kruger and his men retired to rest
and get ready for their biggest assign
ment-spearheading the invasion OF
Japan.
But Japan surrendered, the 9Th was
spared that bloodshed and moved unop-
posed into Southern Honshu, Kyushu
and Shikoku as an army of occupation.
Now here in this mbombed, ancient
capital Of Japan, the 9Th Army is pre-
pairing to turn over its command to
the 9Th Army and Kruger will be go
ing home soon to San Antonio.
Evening star., 1946-01-20
BY Jack MacKay,
Associated Press Sta1 Writer.


ST. PAUL-The man who helped
make the first airplane fly has put away
his tools-after nearly 40 years In
aviation.
He is big, genial j. B. (Jim) La Mont,
who is retiring from Northwest Airllnes,
with which he has been associated since
the company's beginning almost two
decades ago.
During his time he has been be
hind the scenes" figure in developing
flying from its first "haywire" days into
a modern industry. He flew many miles
with Jimmy Doolittle and Ruth Law;
he learned to fly with the first intrepid
band of birdmen; but because OF me-
chanical knack which in emergencies
amounted to genius, he turned his
talents to maintenance and engineering.
He is known from coast to coast as the
granddad of the ground-crewmen.
LanSley's Plane
That first plane, whose airworthiness
he contrived without possibility OF dis
pute, was the plane or "aerodrome" built
by Prof. Samuel PierPont Langley. 1t
had been the center of veritable wind
tunnel of controversy since 1908 when
the Smithsonian Institution scientist
who had designed.and built it with Gov
ernment backing. staked his reputation
on a final trial flight.
Results of the trial were tragic. The
plane cracked up, and so, under the
jeers heaped upon him, did the inventor.
The plane went into the Smithsonian
Institution Prof Langley died.
Meanwhile, Orville Wright flew the
Wright brothers plane at Kitty Hawk,
N. c., on December IT, 1908, establishing
the practicability of man-carrying,
heavier-than-ai craft.
Then arose challenge to the Wrights
the question whether the Langley
plane, if it had not met with mishap
attributed to defective launching ap-
paratus, might not also have flown.
That would have ante6ated the Wrights.
The controversy ragged for some years.
Finally, removed from its museum
pedestal, the Langley plane in 1914 was
shipped to the Glenn H. Curtiss plant
at Hammondsport, N. Y, where La Mont
was mechanical superintendent. Work
ing with Curtiss, he made minor changes
in the wings and tail.
The ship was taken to nearby Lake
Keuka, where it was tried out. 1t flew!
Whether it would have flown in its
original form is an academic question
that never may be resolved. But one
thing is certain-under the helping hand
of Jim La Mont, it did fly.
1t is his proudest boast that no air.
plane with which he had anything to
do ever got into major mishap.
La Mont, native of Penn Yam, NJ Y,
started in aviation with Glenn H. Cur
tiss, and became his right-hand man.
i. Their first plane was the June Bug,
the first Curtiss plane, pusher pow
cred with four-cylinder 35-horsepower
motor-which now, along with the
Langley plane and other historic air.
craft, reposes in that haven OF good
pioneer planes, the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition.
A second model followed, the model
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Wide World Photo.

of hour-long orientation periods five
days each week, featuring movies, guest
artists and speakers, and discussion
panels Sponsored by the hospitals
Educational-R l-Reconditioning Service,
these programs combine education and
diversion. Audience enthusiasm has
demonstrated the wisdom of this for
mula. Offered, in typical week, Sc
ries of programs opening with a concert
by first-rank musical artist, and the
remainder devoted to discussion by eX-
perts of the problems of marriage, the
patients are eager to attend. The fol-
lowing weeks topic may be COM
munity, rather than personal prob
lem, such as public versus private hous-
ing.
Many Experts on Hand
Washington, fortunately, has plenty
of experts whom we can cali upon to
participate in this series, and we are
taking advantage of this rather than
relying upon our own resources" Capt.
Samuel A. Kirk, officer in charge of the
reconditioning program, explained. "Of
course, we have resources of our own
that come in handy, too," he added
Our panel of WACS and nurses who
took part in one of the marriage discus
sions made hit'
Our object in this forum series is to
utilize entertainment in helping to con-
vert the patient into a civilian again,
and into an informed citizen as well as
an individual capable of managing his
personal life effectively" Capt. Kirk
continued. Here we are substituting a
constructive kind of diversion for the
strictly amusement type represented by
the strip-tease dancer" Inclusion of
programs of good music represents the
cultural aspect of the reconditioning
course. The GIs have responded favor
ably to this as they have to the entire
forum series, Capt. Kirk said.
Constructive diversion similarly is pro-
vided through courses of instruction in
music, radio and various arts and
crafts, these courses comprising the
main activity of the reconditioning Of
flee at the hospital. Virtually all pa
tients participate in this activity, under
individual guidance.
Takes Careful Planning
Even apart from the reconditioning
program, in which only constructive en-
tertainment has a place, entertainers
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types of entertainers can be expected to
meet with unanimous approval among
the patients. When. for example, a
noted musician visited one of the wards,
two amputees only few feet from him
unconcernedly talked throughout his re-
cital, their backs turned toward the
artist. In contrast, several faces on the
other side of the room were held in
rapt attention, while another one
legged GI silently fingered his saXo-
phone, revealing neither interest nor
disdain.
Soldier Shows
The soldier shows produced as part of
the reconditioning program are in great
favor at the hospital. Not always are
commercial theatrical presentations the
answer to success in patient entertain
ment," Gen. Marietta stated. Soldier
shows involving patient participation
often have proved the most valuable
and enjoyable means of entertainment"
At Forest Glen, where such shows are
given performance as well as at Wal
ter Reed itself, another constructive and
highly successful activity Of the par
ticipation type is the amputee dancing
class, which has graduated more than
500 patients in the last two years. This
is an ideal activity for encouraging the
socializing regarded as necessary to
keep long-term patients from retreating
within themselves
Since little more than year ago,
most entertainment at Walter Reed and
the other hospitals has been provided
through the Entertainment Committee
of the District Red Cross Camp and
Hospital Service. Over 500 Washing
tonians are listed in the committees
file, many of whom have visited one or
more hospitals regularly. Included are
night clubs, theaters and radio stations,
which dispatch entire shows as we'll as
individuals; the District Recreation
Department, the YWCA and similar or
ganizations; an embassy, musical groups,
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WAVE Quarters
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(COHClQueQ FROM rage C-4.)
One duty the girls seem to like par
ticularly is the "spud market" possibly
because the commissary sports potato
peeling machines
When WAVE Quarters ID" closes, the
WAVES will be leaving the place in
better shape than when they took over.
The first barracks were built in sea
of mud Gradually the Navy has i'm
proved the situation with gravel roads,
grass and a few sidewalks.
Civil War Relic
One thing will not be changed though.
In front of one of the barracks there
is large mound of dirt 1t looks rather
like something the builders forgot to
haul away after laying the buildings
foundation. But the WAVES were per-
mitted to move in only after they had
promised not to touch shovel to it,
because it's valuable relic-a breast
work built in the Civil War. $50 the
WAVES just planted grass on it and it
will still be standing when they move
out.
1t is safe to say that when that day
comes Quarters 30" will richly deserve
the Nays traditional "Well DONE"
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He Helped Keep Nations
Early Flyers in the Air

E pusher, constructed of bamboo and
haywire, and braced with 1/l6-inch
cable secured by turnbuckles from BIZ
cycle spokes. It's landing gear was made
of bicycle wheels; the throttle was con-
trolled by the foot.
The model E was considered pretty
much the last word in airplanes then,
for 100 of them were produced.
That brought the budding aviation in
dustry to the flying boat stage-and La
Mont had a hand in making the first
of these amphibians- A canoe was sub
stituted for the bicycle wheels, and this,
in turn, by pontoons.
La Mont earned his wings in early
flying school at Hammondsport, N. Y.
but his mechanical ability came to be
so widely recognized and eagerly sought
that he just couldn't find time to lay
away his tools.
The flyers whose ships he kept in
shape thought he was incompatible.
Among them was Ruth Law, whom La
Mont accompanied on a two-year exhi-
bition tour of Japan and the Far East.
Transatlantic Flights
Miss Law, meeting La Mont in Chi
cago where he was working at haywood
Field, confided to him that she had
obtained the backing of Boston news
paper for flight across the Atlantic.
She asked La Mont to look around and
pick out ship which they would fly
together.
She and La Mont went feverishly
about their preparations, but on May
90 1927, their hopes were rudely dashed
Charles A. Lindbergh had beaten them
to glory by flying the Spirit of st. Louis
from New York to Paris.
La Mont was associated with another
prospective transatlantic jump, which
might have lured even more dazzling
spotlights than the Lindbergh crossing.
1t was Is years earlier, in 1914, that La
Mont helped Curtis build the Amer
lea, designed to cross the ocean. It
had two OX5 motors, Widespread of
rs feet, and was covered with silk. 1t
could carry nine passengers. But before
1t could be put to the transatlantic
test, the ship attracted so much favor
able attention that it was bought by
the Russian government.
Shortly. afterward Russia ordered 80
more ships of the same type, and La
Mont spent seven months in that coun-
try showing the Russians how to main
tain the feet.
After World War I. La Mont was en-
ployed by the Government for nine
years, during which official interlude he
remodeled many surplus combat planes
into mail planes.
In 1927 he joined Northwest Airlines-
then Incorporated as Northwest Airways
--as chief mechanic.
During World War II La Mont was
loaned by Northwest Airlines to the
Northwestern Aeronautical Corp. Of St.
Paul, Mimi, as production manager and
chief inspector. In that capacity, he
directed the manufacture of almost 5000
gliders for the Army.
Now he has retired. But not to give
up interest in the things that hava
sustained and challenged him.
I'm still going to keep my hand in.
he connded.