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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-13
0ovs' Club S~oEts

Joseph Ross. Physical director of The Boys Club, announces that all basketball leagues will begin the first week in December at the loca! court.
 Monday Nights
 The Senior Loop will be conduct ed on Monday nights composed al present of the Bombers. the Welles. Trojans, Warriors. Gophers and Zenicks. This league features star players in the Waterbury area and is very fast. The popular Troians took the Senior title last season.
 Tuesday Nights
 The Group Club League organized by Mario Generah. Boys Club Pro- gram Director. will be composed Of the Spades. Kings, Rover, Jr.. Pan thers, Falcons and MarVels. This is II to IA years age group.
 Wednesday Nights
 The Boys Club will feature a Var sity this year and home games will be played at the local court on We'd nesday nights. Practices are held every Thursday night at P NJ. at the club Outstanding candidates for the team are Joseph German. Robert O'Connor. Rocco Berardo. Albert Daversa. Carmen Amenta, Anthony Damelio and Val Polletta.
 Thursday Nights
 The Intermediate League will be conducted for the 5 to l6 years age group, Teams composed Of this group are the CaissonS, Rovers, Maple Leafs, State team. Oakville and Cadet, Jrs.
 Friday Nights
 The gym is given over to the showing of weekly movies to the T. IS year old groups,
 Saturday Nights
 The Boys Club State team com posed of boys IS years and under, will be played on Saturday after moons at the local court, This squad is puracticing daily in preparation for their first game with the New Britain Boys Club being played in Waterbury on November s0th, Sat- urday. Outstanding holdoyers from last years team are Capt. Louis Cafdella. John Hanlon, John Da' mieo and Vincent Spagnuola.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-13
Girl Skating Champ Goes to England

Boston, Nov. l3-(UPl-Gretchen Merrill, fOur-time National Women's figure skating champion, announc- ed today that she will enter the International games at Stockholm, Feb, IA, IS, and l6, and try to be- come the first American to win a women's world championship,
 Miss Merrill, 2l-year-old Boston, ian, was denied a chance at the world crown in previous years be- cause war forced the cancellation of the games,
 Accompanied by her mother, Miss Merrill will fly to England from LaGuardia Field, New York. this Saturday, She will train at the Queens Ice Club in London under the guidance of Jacques Gersh- weller, who trained former World Champion Cecilia Colledge of Eng land. Later she will complete her training at St. Moritz, Switzerland
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-13
College Coaches Put Pressure on Chandler to Stop R


taking getting found out thai s o them Chinamen the hoe rce os the always regarded promotion stubs had holes n them there gold m the pan.
 A for the Garden regulars them from their college GayS The debut h, have been successful rom the standpoint kubSi,onS mishandled the latter ot the
 Irish offered Original CeIlcs a few of pseudo basketball with made of
 the Football precautions old time precious Johnny Beckman LapchiCk, Holman. Hete Leonard and Dutch Dehner puffng
 oading around the they would suffer hr0mbo R cilusoning these immOrtal of the Tahhy rnuled -heled nal-cheed kdneyIooled pung
 adaged basketball would be for play feshlngs, o Betty Grable Rita Hayw0Fth. pantomime showing Nedso Irish chasing the gambler in the of dragon of Garden with pitchfo nbol the purity of professional basketball. that he has given H his imprimatur
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-13
Indians Third Tn Hockey Race
fBy United Press

The Springfield Indians hurled the idle providence Reds and took possession of third place in the Am erican Hockey Leagues Eastern Division today after defeating the Philadelphia Rockets, 2 to 3, last night before 1900 fans at Philadel- phia.
 Philadelphia gained l to 0 lead when A. B. Ceilings tallied with the game three minutes old, The Indians son assumed command, however, on goals by Woody Wood- ward and Ken Kilrea, both of whom scored again later in the contest.
 Springfield, which led to at the end of two periods, turned the game into a near-rout with three more tallies in the last frame. The luckless Rockets suffered their sixth straight setback and have won only once in IA contests
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-13
By PAUL B. WILLIAMSON

This weeks football across the land falls into the "breather" brack- ct. and it's about time. after last weeks dizzy upsets.
 While the nation at every cross roads was keeping up with footballs battle of the century between Army and Notre Dame. gridirons from Maine to California and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf were turning ou. some SO upsets. Of these, more than 30 just shouldn't have happened
 The Williamson Football Rating System suffered ,s worst week since before the war with an 82 percent average on 352 games reported. in- cluding some 50 contests reported late from previous weeks.
 But in the nations top ten, the System clung to a consistency mark of 95.4 percent. With Georgia in the No. slot, Army and Notre Dame in second place after their titanic scoreless tie. Tennessee in fourth place, and Georgia Tech LSU, Rice, UCLA. Texas and Illinois rounding out footballs blue book, the System can point to the most compact upper circle in the records
 The Systems first ten teams have played 65 games this season. only three of which have been grabbed by teams rating below the upper most cluster. The first ten, as they rate this week, probably represent the most consistent teams Of any of the 750 teams appraised by the System.
 In the general football heap. up- sets hit the majors and the minors, alike, though the biggest noise came on smaller campuses,
 Among the headliners, Arkansas TO win over Rice was a blow. So was Syracuse's I4-7 triumph over Cornell, and Indianas 7-6 job against Northwestern. Virginia rocked the experts by whipping Princeton, 20-6, and LSU rattled AlAlC hIliA ScIlSdtlONdl oI-< VIC tory over Alabama.
 Reyersals of form among the minor schools were too numerous to record, An example Of what went on, however, was Indiana Centrals 60 win over Hanover. when the latter should have won by maybe eight 10 ten touchdoWns,
 The System was able, in spite of the way the ball bounced generally, to come up with some exceptionally good selections. The nod was given Villanova, who turned back Detroit. 23-6 Butler was favored by the System over St. Joseph and paid off by winning, 3l-6. Others nailed cor rectly were; Delaware 27 Bucknell l4 Chattanooga 34. Dayton '. and Vanderbilt ', North Carolina State o, On the Vandy-NC, State game, the System picked the latter, but warned everybody about a possible Vanderbilt upset,
 The week produced what is prob ably the finest small college team in the country when Southeastern Louisiana College at Hammond de- feated by 22-l5 lop-rated Louisiana Tech, winner over Ole Miss South
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-13

a prayer meeting November 6. is si.. geo richer today because Mrs Wall ton answered t:e Pot O Geld tele- phone call 10 receive the happy news from Happy Felton that theirs was he phone number picked, among all in the nation. by the TumS Giant Selector
 Happy Felton Pot O Gold emcee, Will raise his voice in song for the frs, time since the start of the series during next weeks cash-laden br5adcas, over wATR-ABc tonight at 9.3o p NJ He will sing Jerome Kern Aleghany Al" which he re- corded many years ago beeeuse it's lyric refers 10 his alma mater. Alle- ghsny College
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-13
Bits About Boxing

New York, Nov. n - (UP) - Panchin' the bag:
 John Peterborough. manager Of Joe Louis, spiked negotiations for the heavyweight champion to de- fend his title at London in Pe0ru- aTy against England's Bruce wood- cock. Roxborou2h said, Joe won his title in the United states, and hell make all his defenses where he won it." It is understood that Mike Jacobs favored the London fight.
 Louis, now in Honolulu, plans tentatively to give an exhibition in Mexico City soon after his return from Hawai- His appearance in the Mexcian capital would settle a suit over an old contract for a south-of- the-border exhibition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-13

Ezio Pinza. leading Metropolitan Opera baSSo. does quite a switch from his serious opera roles when he guests on Bing Crosby's program tonight, ABC, 10 P. M. Pinza sings the colorful Che F1ero Costume" then does a complete about face and joins Der Bingle in a hilarious arrangement of Timber Trail and You Are My Sunshine.
 Ezio Pinza really outcolored Bing Crosby the other day. Everyone s joked about der Bingle's fancy for loud color schemes and gay shirts for many years. But when Ezlo ar- rived on stage Bing had to cover his eyes. For the famed basso was attired in a royal blue shirt. bright yellow, blue-and-white sports packet and grey slacks Bing'S tail leur actually looked colorless by comparison.
 Called in to help solve the mys- tery of the murder of the publisher of a yellow newspaper, Ann Scot land has two narrow escapes when attempts are made on her life in The Affairs of Ann Scotland" to- night over Station WATR at g P M. Ann, played by Arlene Francis, has reason to believe that one Of the men who has tried 10 kill her is a very handsome gangster.
 Cupid lodges an arrow in the palpitating heart Of The Great Gildersleeye" tonight over Station WTIC al 8:30 P. M. But not so with the girl who has Gildy all aflutter, and though he presents himself al his winning best, he doesn't get very far with the latest object Of his af- fections T. all makes for a lot, Of laughter for everyone but Glider sleeve. played by Hal Peary.
 The hunt for Chichi's missing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-13
Boxer Hurt

Buffalo, N, Y, Nov. I3-tUPl- George Teague, 26-year-old Buffalo lightweight was reported in fair" condition today at emergency hos pital after suffering a brain con- eussion when knocked out last night in the fifth round Of a preliminary to the Lee Oma-Joe Muscato fight.
 The Negro boxer was carried un- conscious from the ring at Memorial Auditorium after his opponent, Johnny Chatmon of Buffalo. had knocked him out with a right up- pereut to the chin.
 Teague regained consciousness at { AM, the hospital reported.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-13
WAueLekA
 -- by BILL HARRINGTON =

husband leads the European 6egec- tives 10 a mysterious little tavern in the SwiSs Alps. during Life Can Be Beautiful Monday through Friday. Nov. Ills. over wTIC- wNBC. al 3P. N EST. Chschi doeSn despair of her hGsoano' $ safety despite gloomy repo.- from the police
 Screen Star Hume Cronyn DOT trays a bank auditor who ls draven 10 murder by a nagglne wife. when he appears n drama titled The One Who Go, Away or SQs- pense. Thursday, Nov ls over VICES a; 8 P. N.
 Gales os laughter wall hal the world radio premiere Of the smash hit film, The Bachelors Dsugh- ters. when Adolphe Menjou. Gal Patrick and Gail Russell are star red in that comedy on This Is Eol- lywoo6." Saturday. Nov. l6. al 70:lO P NJ over VICES.
 Comedian Bob Hope. the man with the ski-jump nose. will use his rapid ae-lb on Phil Baker and try for the S6s question. when he guestars on Bakers Take T. Or Leave IT. Sunday, Nov r. al 70 P. M, over VICES.
 The marvels and hazards of tun- mel building under water will be dramauzed. when Brian Donlegy stars in sand Hog on Exploring the Unknown" Sunday. Nov. F. at g P. M, over MBS
 Blonde" prepares a roas; tof dinner guests only to find they are all tired of that dish and want 8 good old fashioned meat stew. dur ing the broadcast on Sunday. Nov.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-13

LONDON NEWSPAPERS sharply critical Jack sooor promoter the BaksiMls bout making such his attractions The fight cesobed by Prank Butler Of the Daily Exc BroaGribb MllSs
  finally Senalec The it. he appealed which unwilling csle he referee examine MnGs ba tha official told Boadribb he would have to take responsibility Unwilling baoy he Eumiatne position signal 'h referee himself that he had had enough
 Copyright lsae King Features syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-13
Hartford Chiefs Camp in Carolina

Hartford. Conn. Nov. l3-tUP)- The Hartford chiefs of the Eastern Baseball League will train next Spring at Raleigh, N. C., Business Manager Charlie Blossfield said to- day.
 Blossfield made the announce ment upon his return from the Fall meeting of the league at Albany Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-13

few book accepted small Mondays quotations ranging from "B take point 
 ketbal has been much like wrCtnR Under sponsorship Edward Simmons Irish. who basketball freeor shah practically treeecm contamination by gamblers the be confused with the chorus girl anything it's gamblers and assured he Wl relentless them they with his high salaried
 
 inform the crowd that their big league ball players.
 TmpeSario eam-havng cevery hands Of others who might be violently gambling Nedso the Gallant Knight the Gardens basketball
 touch which reflected l7205 a truly fesona hoopsters the Original Ces of the crowd that until papered told when punched
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-13

Ties were ones inconsistent re- spectively with pre-game and post game Williamson ratings. Percent age figures without ties. Weeks games included scores of previous Sunday and 50 or more earlier strag- glers Currently the 745 master cards of the Williamson System ma be stacked 97.9 percent consistently with regard to winners being placed over losers and deadlockers being cinsa tnoefher
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-13
F. a, 7:sO P. M over VICES

l7. si 7:sO P. N. over VICES
 A dufsle bag Of smokes go 10 con- valescing GI $. and contestants ge; cash and cigarettes, during the Bon Hawk comedy quiz over VICES on Monday Nov. IS. a; 7:30 P NJ
 Prank sSlnstra moves heaven ana earth, lyr.caly speaking. when he sings And Then Is Heaven and The Whole World Is Singing My Song. or VICES Songs by Sin aura. tonight. s-s 90 P M I'll Close My Eyes" .s another of hls songs. After the broadcast he leaves Hollywood for 6ve-Week stay 1T New York
 Andre Preyin. i7-year-o-G concer pianist. VII be heard ID an excerpt from the classics Axe. StOrdahl conducts the orchestra. and the Pied Pipers add vocal harmonies
 J B Walton. ST. ot l33i Elm Stree. Abilene. Texas. who was si
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-13
Georgia Now Tops On Williamson Rotings

eastern. with a rating of 85.9. is undefeated and united in six starts. Williamson 1946 Record Through
 November Reports
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-13

professional basketball. Four N them involve mtnor in the rules which only the games sophiSticsteS woa and most obvious is that II people betting on the game, it's an amateur contest.
 Perhaps there were some wSgeTS the out come of Monday nights game between the New York Knickerbockers and Chicago StSgs which bro0ght professional basketball back to the big time But these mostly friendly transactions which werer handled by bookieS The books oidnt quote a pracc on the game because, one commissioner put it. pro basketball is too much like wrestling How ever, as an accommodation to regular customers, few bookieS accepted small wagerS Mondays ranging from 6 Go and take your pick" to New
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-13

Most heavyweights are handi- capped by physical or mental flaws" such as glass chins, mus cle-boundneSs, slow brains, lack of gameness. and the like. But Jimmy Bivins. Cleveland Negro. is the first heavy that came to our attention who had the lone flaw of sheer lazineSs. Most au- thorities. including Joe Louis, are agreed that Bivins would be the No. 1 challenger were he to buckle down to his training and were he to quit trying to coast through his bouts.
 Men of the fight game will watch closely Bivins' performance tomorrow night at Pittsburgh when he launches his reform" comeback against Ezzard Charles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-13

THERE FIVE WAYS and professional basketball the rules which only he sophktsalez Moa mn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-13

Promoter Jack Solomons Of Lon- don is considering both ole Baksi and Tami Mauriello as possible op- ponents for Bruce Woodcock. B~it- ish heavyweight champion. in Sol- omonS' next big London bou.. Bak- sl. still in London after beating Freddie Mills, vii box a series Of ir En2land before re- turning 70 the United States on Nov. 2l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-13

Sam Baroudi, young Negro mid d.eveight of Akron. O.. is one oi the most promising newcomers in the l6O-pound class. Baroudi. recent conqueror Of Holman Williams. will receive another stern test on Dec. 2 when he engages Jimmy Eagar of Detroit at St. Nihcolas arena.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-13

Bee-Bee Washington. middleweient of Washington. D. C., will make his New York debut at St. Nicks ext Monday night in a Hereunder with hard-punching Joe Curcio Of New ark. N. J. .. Lulu Costantino. veteran New York lightweight who is making a brilliant back. is rntcahed with Eddie Giosa of Phil sdelpha for s. Nick's, Nov. 2s.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-13

Elmer Violent Ray of Mime apolis became an ll-i0 tayorite to- day 10 beat Jersey Joe waleott of Camden. N J.. in their important i0-round heavyweight bou. a. Mad ison Square Garden Friday night. Ray Is not expected to enjoy this favoritism at ring time. for Walcott has the backing Of wealthy New Jersey gamblers whose suc9ev. is practically certain to make Jersey Joe the favorite. New Jersey money is xpected to show on 49th Street, Wednesday or thursday
 Dumb Dan" Morgan. old-tisne fight manager. says the unusual number Of ring deaths this year
 was caused probably by the lack Of strict physical examinations Of
 preliminary fighters. Morgan
 points out that practically all of
 the dozen deaths have occurred
 among preliminary performers not among main -eventerS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-13

Is46. King Fealures Syndicat'
Evening star., 1946-05-01

HOMELESS VETERANS-The plight Of returning servicemen
depicted by this float in parade today opening Veter
ans Housing Week" Coast Guard Seaman Ic Robert Nc
Donald of Tulsa Okla Qeft and Sergt David Soko, New
York City, sit dsconsoaely park benches Standing
Pfc John Bucn Lansing Mich and Rebecca
Evening star., 1946-05-01
Privy Council 10 Rule
On Claims Of 'Rajah'
By the A.soeiofsd Press

LONDON, May 1.--Britain's Privy
Council, the empires highest court,
has been asked to decide whether
the Rajah of Bhowal was cremated
on ceremonial pyre 81 years ago or
escaped from the flames and is to-
day the rightful ruler of a Bengal
estate yielding 100000 a year.
The bizarre case was brought to
London by the Rance of Bhowal on
appeal from the high court of CAL
cutta, which ruled in 194l that a
man representing himself to be
Ramendra Narayan Roy, the Rajah
of Bhowal, was her husband
The Rance contends the Rajah
died May 8, 1909, at the age of Is
and that his body was borne in
public procession the day afterward
and burned at Darjeeling. The
Rance petitioned the council to de-
clare her a widow and thus en-
titled to the income of a domain
as large as England.
The man who says he is the Rajah
claims he was carried to the Gre
nation grounds and laid on the
funeral pyre, but sudden mon
soon squall dispersed the mourners
before the torch was applied. The
rain revived him, he says, and he
was removed by band of Fakirs.
He allesedly wandered around India
for IL years suffering loss of mem
ory, but in 1921 returned to his
estate to reclaim his wife and title
Evening star., 1946-05-01
China Re-estabIishes
Capital in Marking
BY the Associu,ed Pres,

NANKING, May 1.-Nanking off,
cially became the capital of China
again today amid reports that the
postponed National Assembly might
convene about June and that Gen
George c. Marshall, special Amer
lean envoy, was hopeful of effect
ing a Manchurian truce in a few
days.
Chen Li-fu, Minister of Organi-
cation, told the Marking press the
Assembiy-charged with drafting a
revised Chinese constitution-mtgh
convene in a month. There was
some newspaper speculation, how
ever, that the Assembly-the first
coalition of all Chinese parties
might not meet before autumn.
On Chungking, the govern
ment, in formally decreeing Nam
king the capital, observed that
the postwar reconstruction task
was heavier than the job of carry
ing On the war had been and
called on the people to help lift
China to prosperity
Although negotiations for a Man.
churian cease-fire agreement had
collapsed in Chungking, a source
close to Gen. Marshall said truce
might be reached here within a
few days.
Meanwhile, the Communists Ye-
nan radio charged that the govern.
ment was concentrating five armies
in Northern China, in violation OF
agreements. 1t quoted a Communist
military spokesman as saying gov
ernment planes regularly recon
noitered that area and that the
government was sending in arms
and ammunition.
Evening star., 1946-05-01
|M-Sergt. Knapp, Driver for 6
Secretaries of Wor, Retires

M/Sergt. Henry H. Knapp. S., who
has served as chauffeur to six Secre-
taries of War, put in his last day of
nearly 80 years Of active Army duty
yesterday, and new chauffeur
drove Secretary and Mrs. Patterson
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patterson paid their
respects to the veteran Army ser
geant at farewell party arranged
for him and Mrs. Knapp in the Sec
retary's Office at the end of the day.
Other ofncials, and several gen.
erals joined in congratulating Sergt.
Knapp. He stood at attention while
Mr.. Patterson read letter of COM
mendation in which the Secretary
praised his remarkable record" and
his devotion to duty"
Then Mrs. Patterson presented the
sergeant, on behalf Of herself and
husband. a large cardboard box
which Mrs. Patterson told a reporter
contained a pressure cooker. John
Martyr, administrative assistant to
the Secretary, presented a watch
from associates in the ofi1ce. 1t.
Gen. John L. De Witt, who has
known the sergeant for years, joined
in the congratulations.
Sergt. Knapp was assigned to
drive for Secretary OF War James
Evening star., 1946-05-01
80 Wartime Generals
Step Beck One Grade
BY the Associated Press

Thirty-eight generals, including
several wartime division command
ers, were stepped down one grade
yesterday in keeping with the
Army's shrinking size.
At the same time the War De-
partment reported that from a war
time peak of 1.541 general officers
all but 660 have been reduced in
rank. retired or are on the way
to the inactive list.
In the latest list of reductions
were 16 major generals who become
brigadier generals. They included
Charles H. Gerhardt, commander
in Europe of the 29th Infantry Di-
vision. Gen. Gerhardt now is a
member of the joint military COM
mission in Brazil.