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Evening star., 1946-01-18
Births Reported

Births Reported
orville and Ann Alexander, girl.
William and istf Ruth Badders, fetSU,' boy. oSs'
George and Audrey Beatty. boy
Duncan and Elizabeth Belser. boy.
George and Elma Brandt, boy
Lewis and Elizabeth Brereton. boy
George and Ynez Campbell, gifi,
Charles and Nancy Clagett, girl.
John and Virginia Clark, girl
William and Anna Coyle. girl
James and Catharine Cranston. boy.
Franklip and Thelma Deutermann, girl
ernest ernest and Mary Dodson, girl,
william and Alice Dove, girl.
Robert and Helen Durgin. boy.
Edward and Kathryn Ferriday. sirl.
AlphonSo and Lois Higgins, girl.
Joseph and Martha Foote, girl.
Leo and Gertrude Friedbers, girl.
Robert and Aideen Fuchs, sirl.,
William and Dorothy Garvin, boy.
William and Beatrice Gstely. boy.
James and Kathleen Gillis, boy.
Carlton and Mary Gloyd. boy.
John and Glee Gomien, girl.
Nick and Lois Greene, boy
Basil and Julia Hanchak, girl
Harry and Elizabeth Harper. girl
Haywood and May Heflin, girl,
Elicit and Celia Helfgott. eiri
Eli and Marian Hellerman. girl
Dorsel and Virginia Hensley, boy.
Carl and Harriet Hirte, boy
Charles and Norma Hughitt boy
John and Mary kellogg, girl.
Donald and Hazel King, girl.
Mason and Ruby Mayhugh. girl
Harold and Catherine Meyer, girl.
John and Saimi Murtaugh, girl
Wilford and Dorothy Mcpherson, girl.
Jesse and Dorothy OFT, girl
Milton and D,rothy Pearce. girl.
Rufus and Ali:e Pickeral, boy.
Carl and Patricia Polvinale. boy
Martin and Kathryn Pepper, girl.
Keith and Marian Pugh, boy
RobeTt ana anq Edth RcEstts pstsy boy sSy
William and Jessie Rivers, girl.
Joseph and Mary Robson, girl.
Albert and Grace Rooth, girl
Bertram and Florence Rosenthal, girl.
William and Doris Russ, boy.
Arthur and Leslie Satter. girl
IloHd ana ana G5eIea perotby Scsfn1 sbain BOY
Marion and Martha Shuffer, boy.
John and Anna Spoone, girl
an6eTt snd AND EHaf SSesaIt se s boy
Max and Naomi Tender, girl
Chester AND Doris Swanson, BOY.
Rchsrd sRe snd borothy ITRn Trner 0e{ sr
Charles and Vivian Watts, boy.
Robert and Alice wilkins, boy.
Harry and Dorotha Willis, boy.
Jesse and Elizabeth Wilson, boy.
James and Juanita Winsrove girl
John and Joy Witten, girl,
Donald and Kathryn Woodcock. boy.
Harmon and Edna Wren. girl
Harry and Carolyn Zimmerman. boy.
Jonathan and Mary Zoole, girl.
Randolph and Katie Bell, girl
William and Lucinda Fuller, girl.
Fred and Alma Greene, boy
William and Vermelle Harrod, boy.
Reid and Mabel Lewis, girl
Leonard and Agnes Mayes, girl.
Theodore and Ruby Miller, boy.
Everett and Geneva Proctor. girl.
'FitZhugh and Mary Wilkes, boy
Evening star., 1946-01-18

The 1946 March of Dimes, Janu-
ary l4-3l. is dedicated to the MEM
ory Of Franklin DeIan0 Roosevelt,
founder Of the National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-21
Bomo Wins OverFurmdn
By United Press

The Crimosn Tide of Alabama without making very big splash about it, was off to winning start today with 8 26 tc victory over scrappy Furman in which fleet Charlie Truluck stole the spotlight from the Rose Bowl champions with 8 95-yard touchdown run.
 The Alabama victory, achieved while Coach Frank Thomas used third and fourth stringers, featured limited program of Friday night games which started the first big weekend of the 1946 collegiate sea- son.
 Truluck's dash in the first period snd fullback Jim Elvington's extra point put F'urman out in front, 2 to 6 but not for long. Led by Harry Gilmer's accurate passing and plunging of Lowell Few, Alabama soon acquired a comfortable lead and Thomas took the heat off Fur man by inserting subs.
 Canisius scored a 34 to 3 victory over Western Ontario in a neigh boring rivalry with last years Can adian intercollegiate champions while Detroit University gained the city title with a 31 to victory over Wayne. Detroit played without its tsar Negro halfback, Guy Brown.
 In other games Northern State Teachers defeated Ellendale North Dakota Normal 13 to 0, West Ches- ter Teachers topped Moravian, 13 to 6, and Guilford won from New port News ' to 0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-21
MuIIigon Seats At Thomoston

InomaSton, Sept. 2l-The bleach CTS owned by George Mulligan, pro- minent sportsman of Waterbury and which he so kindly loaned for use on Reeves Memorial Field dur ing the baseball season will be taken down Monday to make room for high school soccer. Although there the insurance covering the field was a large amount of controversy over insurance for the bleachers as would not cover the bleachers be- cause the insurance company and the town fathers declared they were
 unsafe. Capacity crowds enjoyed them during many athletic contests staged here and there were no &C., cidents. A request for a sum of money to erect bleachers and a back stop at the field was turned down at meeting of taxpayers Thurs day evening. With no bleachers and suitable backstop it is very doubtful that baseball games will be staged st the field next year unless some person of means or fund is raised to pay for the cost of erecting these necessary items. TFomaston seems to be very lax in providing recreation facilities for the South of the town.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-21
Donbuv Auto Races Toniqht

Danbury, Sept. 20-Seeking a re. peat victory in tonight's card of mid get auto races scheduled for the Danbury Speedway, Len Duncan, re- turning to competition following a long layoff due to bad spill about six weeks ago, will again tool the Caruso V8 he drove so brilliantly to win last weeks feature event at the Danbury speedway.
 Duncan packs plenty of experience and has campaigned against the best of them both in big and small car speed jousts. With this quick moving job performing in top style Duncan rates high chances of again snag- ging the nights heavy cash.
 Out to halt Duncan in his tracks is the fast driving trio, Ed Schaef- fer, Ted Tappett and Rex Records. Any one of these three speed mer- chants can turn the trick, and plen- ty Of fireworks are in the offing in tonight's speed brawl at the Hat City raceway.
 Tonight's card will be the last of the night shows for the month of September, for the Great Danbury Fair opens its doors Sunday after noon September 2oth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-21
Eagle Lock Girls
 Face WhaIeretfes

Terryville, Sept. 21.-The Eagle LOCK Girls softball team edged the Stanley Works Girls team of New Britain at the East Main Street held, Thursday night by a score Of 6-5. Miss Krenicki was on the mound for the locals with Miss Mellnski doing the catching. The battery for the visitors were Pacyna and Picliardi.
 Miss Klepps with a home run and two singles out of four trips to the plate while Levine had three out of three for the locals.
 The Eagle Lock girls softball team will meet the Whalarettes of New London at the East Main Street grounds, Sunday at 2::3O in what promises to be one of the best games of the season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-21
By HARRY CRIMSON NEA Sports Editor

New York, Sept. 21.-(NEA)- Johnny McAvoy, fight referee and oldtime jockey, blasts a pet tradi- tion when he reveals that J. Tod hunter Sloan did not originate the monkey stick riding crouch with which he revolutionized horse racing and became famous around the turn of the century.
 "A pint-sized NegTo exercise boy, whose name I can't even recall, was the first to use that style" asserts the hoary veteran who cut his eye teeth on 8 saddle and has been a member of the bangtail clan for seven decades.
 Tt was at the old Sheepshead Bay race track in the late sos. Tod, Jimmy Landry and I were idling at the rail, watching early morning workouts, when this little black boy swung past astride colt. The kid had the stirrups almost up to his chin and was bent far forward on the horses withers. He looked ex- actly like one of those little wooden monkeys on stick that were popu- lar for children in those days.
 Jimmy and I laughed at the comical sight, but not Tod Sloan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-21
Rice Red-Hof At Cherry Park

In leading Bill Schindler, Ray Nestor, Ted Tappett and others na- tlonaly-ranked midget racing aces across the finish line at Cherry Park Speedway last Sunday night, George Rice, pride of Nutmeg State midget fans who have dubbed him The Milford Bullet" not only established new track record for the Avon oval, but also shook the Jinx which has dogged him since his first Cherry Park appearance early in the season.
 Prior to Sunday the stocky Mil ford fayorite had been able to finish only two Avon feature races, talk ing second spot each time. In his other starts he was plagued by ac- cidents, motor trouble and just about everything else that can hap pen to race driver. But last Sun days win left little doubt that George has shaken the jinx and is still tops in the fastest company on the eastern circuit.
 In clipping more than a full sec ond from Ted Tappett's record, Rice drove a race which will be long-remembered by all who saw it. For the full 25-lap route he held of Bill Schindlers determined bids for the lead, any one of which "Broncho Bill" could have made good had Rice given him single opportunity to pass. Owners, driv- CTS and fans pronounced Georges driving an example of perfect rac- ing technique.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-21
Negro Exercise Boy Gaue Sloan Monkey-on-a-Stick Idea Which Changed Race Riding Technique

We followed the horse to the cool ing-out ring and Tod asked the ex- ercise boy why he rode like that.
 "1 dunno Mister Tod the kid replied, unless it's because it makes me feel so comfortable
 Landry and I didn't realize wed seen riding technique revolutionized that morning. But we did realize it a few days later when Sloan, who had secretly practiced the style, swept the card at Gravesend Bay, May 28, 1898. He repeated the per formance at Ingleside, March 21, 1899, and the world knows he be- came one of the top jockeys of all time.
 But it was that little colored boy who really paved the way for Sloan and the great riders who came after him"
 McAvoy adopted the style and rode with much success for Tom Jones, who trained for the famous Gideon and Daly combination which dominated the eastern turf in the old days. Later he rode for Frank James, brother of the notorious out law, Jesse, who campaigned a large string of horses in the east and middle west.
 McAvoy hung up his tack at Aqueduct in 1899 after having the unusual experience of finishing first in & race without a horse beneath him. Galloping in front with only yards to go his mount fell, throw ing McAvoy clawing through the air across the finish.
 Nine days in a hospital convinced Johnny McAvoy there were easier ways of making a living.
 So he became a prize fighter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-21
LitchfieId Soccer

Litchfleld, Sept. 21-The follow ing are candidates for the Litchfeld High School Soccer team. Practice under direction of Coach Delman Knox is underway. Their first game will take place in Watertown, Sept, "A. Varsity soccer candidates in- clude:
 Seniors-Capt Joe Del Nero.
 Juniors-John Mooney, Gale Sod erberg, Dave Snyder, Charles Greene, Wilbur Moore, Howard Monaghan, Ray Ainger, Cliff John son, Herman Weingart, Cliff Smith, Art Hogan, Tom Brennan.
 Sophomores - Bill Evangelist, Mike Nigrelli, Bill Pearson.
 Freshman-Jack Scanlon, Don AL win, Paul Vigeant, Ken Ainger, Bill Hartman, Emil Bongiolotti, Phil Swanson, Don Anderson, Tony Bar one. Irving Harris, Gerald Titus, Tom Healy, Doug McColm, Richard Cahill, Pete Panos, Jerry Thomkins
 Managers-Joe Hester, Don Peck.
 Varsity Soccer Schedule
 Tues, Sept. 24-Watertown at Watertown.
 Watertown. Fri, Sept. 27-Thomas- ton at Litchfield. Tues. Oct. 1-Taft st Litchfield. Fri. Oct. 4-Hotchkiss at Lakeville. Tues, Oct. 8-Cheshire Acad. at Litchfleld. Fri. Oct. H. Taft at Watertown. Tues, Oct. 15- Hotchkiss at Litchfield. Fri. Oct. 18 --Thomaston at Thomaston. Tues. Oct. 22-Cheshire Acad. at Cheshire.
 Tues. Oct. 29-Watertown at Litchf1eld. Fri. Nov. 8-Forman at Litchfield.
 Junior H. s. Schedule
 Thurs. Oct. 3-Salisbury at Litch- field. Thurs. Oct. 10-Washington at Washington. Thurs. Oct. IT, Forman at Litchf1eld. Thurs. Oct. 24-Bethel at Bethel. Thurs. Oct. 31 New Milford at Litchfleld. Thurs. Nov. 7-Newtown at Litchfield Thurs. Nov. 14-Forman at Litch- field.
 Girls Varsity Soccer
 Mon. Oct. - Washington at Litchheld. Tues, Oct. 22-Bethel at Litchfield. Mon. Oct. 28-New Milford at New Milford. Tues, Nov. at NeWtown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-21
Pro Football Games Click
(By United PreSS)

The Pittsburgh Steelers, getting of to winning start in the Ma tional League football race, were out in front of the other clubs to- day after IA to victory over the Chicago Cardinals, while in the All-America loop the Chicago Rock cts scored surprise IT to IT tie with the New York Yankees.
 The New York Giants of the Ma tional League won 35 to 21 exhibi- tion from the Green Bay Packers at New York, while at Los Angeles the Dons defeated the Miami Sea- hawks, 30 to A.
 Played Safe
 The Steelers, playing at Pitts burgh before 33,700 fans who jam med the park to capacity despite threatening weather, put over two touchdowns in the first half then resorted to defensive play to pro- tect the margin. A recovered first period tumble on the Cardinal 45 set up the first touchdown, the Steelers driving through the line to the eight after which halfback Bill Dudley tossed a pass to Charley Seabright for touchdown. The Steelers scored again in the second period on 8 two-yard line smash by Tony Compagno to climax a 32 yard march. The Cards scored in the third period on a pass from Ray Mallouf to Marshall Goldberg which netted IT yards.
 The Rockets scored a touchdown with 55 second to go when Walt Williams tossed a 36 yard pass to Bill Boedecker and Steve Memeth calmly kicked the extra point. Me- meth's first period 18-yard field goal and a 36 yard touchdown pass from Don Clay to end Bob Motl in the third period gave Chicago it's other scores. Nemeth also kicked the earlier extra point. The Yankee touchdowns were scored on a nine yard pass from Spec Sanders to Harry Burrus and a 16-yard pass rom Sanders to Dewey Proctor which followed a 55 yard run by Sanders. Harvey Johnson kicked both extra points and a field goal. A crowd of 25,O00 saw the game at Chicago's Soldier Field.
 Won Two
 The Dons chalked up their sec- ond victory without defeat before 10000 in Memorial Coliseum to match the record of Cleveland's Browns in the All-America, who also have two wins without loss.
 Two touchdown passes and touchdown plunge by Frankie Fill chock led the Giants to victory over the ponderous Packers. George (Sonny) Franck ran 79 yards and caught one of Filchock's passes to score two touchdowns and share honors. The Packers scored on 46 and seven yard passes by Irv Corsp, and halfback Bob Nussbaum's 16- yard @
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-21
IRA. Tennis Finals SeDt. 29

The IRA. Tennis Finals Sched- uled for Sunday have been post poned until the following Sunday Sept. 18th. It has been necessary to set the finals date, for the 29th due to the fact that the Scovill ERA. team represents Waterbury in the State Y Industrial Tennis Championship to be held this week end at Stamford.
 Semi i-finalists in the local doubles tourney are William Weells and James Mullen, Scovill, who will play George Brundage and Bill Elem ing of U. s. Time. In the other semi finals match, Roger and John Makepeace of Scovill, are matched against William Wolcott and Cliff ford Lytle of Scovill. Finalists in the singles events are George Brundage, U. s. Time, and Walter Dean of Scovilps, top seeded player in the tournament.
 In the state tournament, Scovill is scheduled to meet Bridgeport on Saturday at 1:30 P. M. Hartford and Stamford also play Saturday at 10!S0 A. M. with the winner meet ing New Haven. The finals are set for Sunday at 230 P. M.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-21
Tool, Benrus In State SoftboII
 Finals Sunday

State industrial softball titles will be declared tomorrow afternoon at Hamilton Park, when finalists, win ners of morning games will play for mems and womenS' champion ships.
 Waterbury Toll and U. s. Rubber of Naugatuck (Hardy Brownell vs Bill Rado) will tangle once more in a semi-flnal game of the state tournament; at II A. M. Sunday; winner to meet Moore Tool of Bridgeport or American Steel and Wire of New Haven; the 10 A. M. semi -f1nalists. Title game is set for 3:3O P. M.
 Benrus gfiirls of Waterbury must defeat New Britain Fafnir girls at Il A. M. in order to play for the title at 2 P. M. against Bryant Elec- tric girls of Bridgeport.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-21
VILLANOVA
ARMY
Zanneli DralUs
 With BIackUood

Boston, Sept. 21-(UP)-RaIph (Ripper) zannelli of Providence, R. l., and Joe Blackwood of Pater- son, N. J., were regarded as pretty evenly matched fighters today after their 10-round bout at Boston Gar den last night was declared draw.
 Blackwood's youth and vaunted bolo-punch was offset by Zannelli's effective body blows. Blackwood, a Negro, took the first few rounds but the game Zannelli scored in the last half of the match.
 Zannelli weighed 14915 and Black wood l561A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-21
Ring Stars Insist on Picking Their Spots; WaLcott and Ray Epen DrQW Color Line
By HARRY CRIMSON NEA Sports Editor

New York, Sept. 21.-(NEA)-Be- cause headinerS persist in picking their spots Mike Jacobs threatens to curtail his schedule and Willie Johnston is presenting four ordi- nary l0-round engagements as his next production at Ebbets Field.
 An amusing angle in connection with the matchmakers' difficulty in pairing superior attractions is Jer- sey Joe Walcott and Violent Ray each of whom is campaigning for a crack at Joe Louis, drawing the color line against one another. Here is one case where two Negroes would be quite an attraction in an elimi- nation contest.
 Nobody, not even Ray Robinson, will have anything to do with Jake LaMotta, making the sturdy Bronx middleWeight the most feared war rior of the day. LaMotta would be a stickout card against Rocky Graz iano, Tony zale, Robinson, Steve Belloise or Artie Levine, but they want the rock-ribbed Italiano like & hole in the head.
 Fight for Free
 Before Graziano was matched with Zale at the Polo Grounds, July 25, LaMotta offered to fight Graz- ano, who made himself the top bucks office man of the year knock ing out smaller men, free, gratis and for nothing. zale would have no part of LaMotta, either.
 Graziano took Zale because his handlers feel the Gary steelworker isn't what he was when he entered the Navy, and the middleweight championship is there to be had, too.
 Although Robinson made it four out of five against LaMotta in their last outing in Chicago, the opera ton was so painful that Sugar Ray decided to call it series.
 Graziano and Robinson have for months been the foremost New York natural, but matchmakers couldn't get the Rock in there with the up- per west side New York welter- weight with derrick.
 A corking New York middleweight match would bring out Steve Bel loise and Artie Levine, but their managers talk about something else and look the other way.
 Billy Graham, legitimate light weight, signed to tackle Chuck Tay- Tor, welter, at the Garden rather than have anything to do with Ju- III whose body punching is remindful of Ad Wolgast and who has won six straight in New York, four in the House That Tex Built.
 Sandy Saddler, feather, has lost one start in 45, but Sal Bartolo wasn't interested before the was knocked out by Willie Pep, and the cnamplon and Phil Terranova are even less enthusiastic now.
 Plenty of Talent
 There are plenty of good matches II they could be made.
 The plethora of smaller clubs do- ing business comparable to that of a $2 mutuel window is the princi- pal reason why the more magnetic attractions walk in opposite direc- tions.
 They get as much fighting mo- body two or three times as they would running the risk of a thump- ing by someone their own speed and the consequent loss of prestige.
 So 1t will be until the fan. a plut- ton for punishment, realizes that he Is not beaten over the head with 8 club until he buys ticket.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-21

Joe Watt, the Flying Scot" and ex-Army lieutenant, is producing a warm feeling in the hearts of Coach "Biggie" Mum and his aides with his great play in early practice. A regular wingback for Syracuse in 40 and Al before Army duty, Watt appears to be even better, due in part, perhaps to an additional two years of football at Camp Lee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-21
Torrington II At West Haven

Torrington, Sept. 21-Torrington High School will open its football season today by opposing West Ha- ven High School at the West Haven Field. Coach Pete Dranginis has been putting his boys through their daily paces and expects them to come home tomorrow night with a victory tucked under their belt.
 There are dozen lettermen back from last year and the team shows great promise. The lineup for to- norrow's game as of now is as fol- lows: Joe Killiany, center; Dan San- toro and Don Mougenot, guards; Spike Baker and Pat Patterson, tackles; Bill Pond and Charlie zon- oil, ends; Pat Palace, quarterback; Fred Hugger and Willie Han, half backs; Capt. Al. Carbone, fullback.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-21
Sunrise A. C. Sacred Hearts In Finale

Torrington, Sept. 21-The County Championship is hanging on a thread; which team, the Sunrise A. c. or the Sacred Hearts, will get to that string first will be decided at Fuessenich Park this afternoon. Both teams have won one game in the playoffs and are in fine shape for this afternoons game. Mike Kissko will be on the mound for the Sacred Hearts and Carmine Mele will do the hurling for the Sunrise team. Mele's battery mate will be Whitey Kunkiewitcz and Omar Pollick will be doing the catching for Kissko.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-21
PA Pitchers Win

PoIlsh-American Club horseshoe squad, shaded the Ives St. Com mun1ty Club last night 6-5 in the first match of series for the Matty Shea Memorial Trophy. Dr. Joe May, Eddie Meafski and Whitey Piscavage turned their softball skill to ringers" and helped win for the PA club. The two squads will meet again on Friday of next week