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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-28
Meriden Girl Second In Meet

Schenectady, N r., Jan. 28. CUP) A pair of 22-year-olds, Bob Fitz- gerald of Minneapolis, Minn., and Eileen Whalley. of Winnipeg, Mani- toba, were the senior speed skat- ing champions of North America today.
 Fitzgerald and Miss Whalley each skated of with four individual titles and the crowns in their respective divisions yesterday before a crowd of l6,000 in Central Park.
 Fitzgerald, senior at St. Thomas College at St. Paul, Minn.. won the 22O, 40. 880.. and three quarter mile events, and finished second in the two-mile race to amass l40 points.
 In second place was Ken Bartho- lomew, Minneapolis, with i30 points, while 4O-year-old Frank Stack of Winnipeg finished third with 30.
 Miss Whalley took first places in the 440, ,8e0, three-quarter mile, and one mile races for a total of l20 points. Beatrice Amann of Meri- den, Conn, was second with 90, and Berhice Melewski of West Allis, Wis, third with 60 points.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-28
SportsWriterS'
 Dinner Tonight

New Haven, Conn, Jan. 2S,-tUP) -The Connecticut Sportswriters AL llance at its annual banquet here tonight will award its gold keys to former White Sox pitcher Big Ed Walsh of Meriden, Bristol high school Coach Tom Monahan, and former running champion, Cmdr. Joe McCluskey of Manchester.
 Previous gold key recipients who will attend tonight's dinner include George M. Weiss, Gene Sarazen Dan Parker, Ken Strong, Hubert Sedgwick, EInmons Bowen, Ed Reilly, Bob Pryde and Louis (Kid) Kaplan,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-28
Second Crosby WiIby Hoop Test HIS Week
schacht's UsO Camp Shows
 R0COgnlzod

New York, N. Y., tan. ae-Thlrty- five years of devotion to baseball were crowned for Al Schacht by the newest laurels awarded hy the New York Chapter Of Baseball Writers thls week The writers announced that the selk-Appolnted "Clown Prince Of Basebalr' would receive tle annual Blll Slocum Award, at the Baseball writers dinner ct the waldorf Astoria on February Std, for his untirlng and unselfsh effoft in entertaining servlcemen all over the world on his many uSO-Camp Shows tours.
 Near Great
 Since his pitching arm failed him, when he was on the threshold of real greatness, Al has devoted his life to the sport. One of the best third-base coaches In the game, he found far more thrills in catering Co the nAmeless thousands, whc make up the big-league ball fans and giving them Q brand of humoi that matched their moods. This experience stood him in good stead in the hundreds of camp and hos pital visits he made in this country and on his three overseas jaunt' for USO-Camp Shows.
 Camp Shows feels that the twC million 0Is, to whom he gave little fun while they were overseas will join in congratulating him or his well-deserved inclusion with tho great of baseball. It is more thar possible that Al Schacht, on hi' missions overseas as Q good wil emissary for all that is baseball, dix as much as any man in the gamei history to preserve baseballs plac' in the aections of America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-28
Rubber, ScoviII, Time Winners

Naugatuck's U. 6. Rubber basket. ball entry of the I. R. A. league had to go all-out with a strong finish to defeat Waterbury Com panies yesterday at the Y. M. c. A. 57 to 5i score. the game being close throughout. as Pete Rock and Lefty Farrar scored 40 point (2l- l9) between them for the winners, who had a 28-24 edge at half time. Januska with IT, Coelho, l3 and Rosa points paced the Watcos.
 Scovill easily heated Waterbury Tool 46-25 in another league game: winning up a 27-l0 lead after two periods of play; Kraft and Garlin- ski scoring 10 points each for the Scovill vlub. Defense of the win- ners kept the Tool fiield goals to ten.
 USTime won from Bristol Com pany 32-27 in a "B" division game, Skippy Goodwin and Johnny Greet scoring 20 points: Corkindale and Sendis l5 for Bristol.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-28
ThonoSton
 Benefit Hoop
 Comes Tonight
BY HARRY LYNCH

Thomaston, Janu. 28.--One of the largest crowds to attend a basket ball game here in a number of years is expected this evening when the high School girls and boys bas- ketball teams will play the Ameri- can Legion girls and boys basket ball teams for the benefit of the In- rantile Paralysis fund. a good-na- tured rivalry exists between the high school boys team and the Legion Five and many local fans feel that the school boys can take the meas ure of the older and more experi- encel soldiers.
 The preliminary game between the Legion Girls and the high school girls will get underway at T:30 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-28
Happy Howord Democrat Stor

Francis Happy Howard, Hope ville's gift to athletics, stole the spotlight in the weekly matches of the Waterbury Democrat League Thursday night at Sena's Alleys by taking high three, SIS, as his Aveng- CTS copped two out of three games from General Manager Max Ryder's Helldivers.
 Olimpia Andrade's Corsairs took two out of three from Marion Fal- Ions Wildcats.
 The scores:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-28
Indians League Starts 0t YMC 4

The Indians League of the Cen. tral "Y", group consisting of boys between the ages of Sell. started their new program with a fine turnout. 4 big new gym and swlm- ming program has been set up for them every Tuesday and Thursday at { D. m. and every Saturday morning at Q Q. m.
 Last Saturday, the Southwest erns defeated the MohaWks in the Tribe Relay and swim races. In a soccer game, scanlon, Anderson, Genple and zeizel scored one goal apiece for the Southwestern tribe while Shaw. charkoWski and Santa Maria scored for the MohaWks tc end the battle, z-a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-28
Thomast0n Legion $ Wins q Co 27

Thomaston, Jan. 28 - The Amer ican Legion basketball team de- teated the Morris 4. c. 4l-27 at the high school gym Saturday evening. Although the A. 0. boys were de- feated by one-slded score the game was a nip and tuck affair un- til the final quarter when the sol- diers went to town scoring 20 points in that frame. Lefty Adams and O. Dayton with i4 and i2, points rec speetively, were the high scorers for the Legion. while T. Anderson with Il was the A. C.'s best bet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-28
Paralysis Fund Pin CoFniVoI Huge Success

Waterbury people interested in sports, bowling in particular, made the seventh annual carnival of champions" sponsored annually for the Infantile Paralysis Fund by lo- cal sportsw-iterS and Manager Sam Sena of the Sena Recreation alleys, an outstanding suecess-bigger and better than ever. Last Saturday, a new record crowd of fans was on hand throughout the afternoon, wit- messing local bowlers come through against keen competition; particu- iariy among the women compe- titors.
 Florence Reynolds of Waterbury won two of thre games from 10 Marsh of Devon, losing the first game 100 to l02. In the girls dou- bles, Mary Ladden and Nellie Cone defeated Theresa Carboni and Madge MarTtnan of New Haven. 7l5 to 6si pinfall. 2-l in games. Miss Rey- holds had i32 single against Miss Marsh; Miss Cone a ise. in the doubles.
 Harry Peters Of Plymouth, former 0s D. 0Htltoh8hN@ WAAset%A &AtAa tWo-time winner of the Dixie Sweeps won 2-I game match with George Simpson in a special mems singles event; Simpson having a i60 high single in his second game.
 Virgune Machine was an easy winner by i76 pins over Waterbury Tool All-Stars, while the Construe- ton Bowling league special 10 man team defeated Floria Post. Italian War Veteran team by 2le pins. Da- gostine rolling I27 high single fol the winners.
 Half of the receipts of the day will go to the National Foundation Of the Paralysis Fund: the oth@ half to the Newington Home fol Crippled Children. A financial re. port of the meet will be made bS MT. Sena in 6 day or two. aftel ticket returns are in.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-28
llth AivbOrne IT Wins Grid CvOsOn

Tokyo. Jan. 28-(UPl-QuayteE- back Mela Malloy was the toast Of the iith AiFboFne Division today after his two touchdown passes led 70 an js to Q victory over the Hawaiian all-stark and gave the aiEDorns team the football cham. pionship.
 Malioy's iO-yaTd tnss to James Bledsoe Of Port Arthur. Tex, and his ie-yaEd throw to Left Haifback Jack swartholiF, former Montana gTidder. both in the first period, gave the AiFboine eleven 6 l2 to Q halftlms lsaa yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-28
Lancers Win

The LaneeTs moved into a first place tie in the Hi-Y Basketball League by trounelng the Epsilon. ST-20. Johnson scored i8 points for the winners while Murray with 10 points headed the losing team.
 The schedule for the week is as follows; Tonight at e:30. Beta vs PiLambda: Tuesday, Alpha vs. Tech; Wednesday, Gamma Psi vs, Romblers: Thursday, Aristan vs. caballer0s; Friday. Comltes vs Amigos.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-28
BrOOksides Top DeUOn 90

Scoring q three game shutout over Devon last night, Brookside Diaries of the Southern Connecti- cut duekjin bowling league earned a twO game lead fthe entire cir- csiit; when Bridgeport Newfields were defeated 2-L by Bridgeport Hollands.
 The Brooks opened with a stu- pendous 97i game against Devon Denete,s i2l being the lowest f'ngie; Stokes hitting I4s. Tn the n|nsles. Ksmerzel lost to Stokes and
 HafDn 2-l. Scores:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-28

of the Dusty League. Beat the Hartford Wander Root Girls in a fast preliminary, 39 to 9. Betty Rogers, Sue Bassett, arN Una Leach tossed in 34 points for the locals, between them. The score at the halftime was U. s. Time 2l; Vander-Root Girls 5.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-28
TIGERS DRUBBED

New Haven, Conn, Jan. 2S.-(UP) The Yale basketball team was gum ming for its 1lth victory today, af- ter tucking away number ten Sat- urday night in downing the Prince ton quintet 50 to 30.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-28
EASY FOR CARDS

Middletown, Conn. Jan. 28-(UF) -Wesleyans basketball team today began long lay-off before its next game. content to rest on its iau- rels after trouncing University of Connecticut 40 to 29 here Saturday night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-28
RAGING MAN DEAD

Portsmouth, ". H., Jan. 28.--(UPl Charles A. Allen, 75. member Of the New Hampshire state racing commission for the last nine years died unexpectedly yesterday at hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-28
FIGHT RESULTS Rv WTmffAa NBpaae

New Orleans-Melvin Barthoio- mew, IA2 l-2, New orleans, outpolnt- ed Jimmy Joyce, lS7is, Chicago. (i0).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-28
|L.e0VenWorth
 46. .Crosby28
By WIN MALONEY, JR.

Bill Tracey's Tech Tigers, a 10 point pre-gane favorite, outdid themselves at the Wilby Gym on Saturday night as they rolled up decisive l8 point margin, to rout the Crosby High basketeers, 46 to 28.
 This victory for the Engineers was the sixth in eight starts and the third defeat in four league games for Jimmy Lees Crosby High quin- tet. Close to 1000 hoop fans saw the Blue and White give way to a fast breaking and taller Big Red array, which controlled the majority of the shots that came of the backboards.
 No Field Goals
 During the first frame of this fntra-City rivalry, the East Main Streeters were unable to do better than tally four free throws as com pared to l2 counters thrown in by the Tracymen, who led going into the second period 12 to {. Win Pet- teway was the only player on the Crosby combine who was able to crack the Big Red defense to some degree of success as is attested to by his total tally of 12 points, as high scorer. Nevertheless the Tech Tigers moved along at a fast pace to forge a decisive i3 point lead at the halftime intermission, to lead 2l to 8. Jimmy Piersall, Waterbury's Frank Meriwell on the basketball court, was the offensive threat of the Tracymen, at this time, as he dropped in six doubletonS. Connie Santagotta, Joe Cocchiola, and Ray Korbursieski, set up the plays into which Piersall figured, as the man under the basket. Tn the third stanza the Crosby array sparked by Petteway tried in vain to regain some of its form, but was stemmed in the attempt as Don Synott was ushered out of the contest on fouls. However, in this quarter the Blue and White did look somewhat better under the basket as they kept pace with the Engineers, 9 to 8, in tossing up counters. But the Big Red, de- terrnined to clinch their hard won bah game, put the finishing touches on in the final frame as they out scored their local opponents, i6 to l2.
 Piersall. Santagotta, Korbusieski and Sherwill were the defensive set- up which clicked against the Lee men, while Petteway. Kuzmenko. Synott and Girdsauskas showed favorably for the East Main Street. CTS.
 The Leavenworth seconds copped the preliminary from the Crosby re- serves, 32 to 2l. Curran was hot for the Blue and White and Damelio was the offensive spark of the vic- tors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-28
Extra, Exclusive, Ext

Extra, Exclusive, ExtraS
 This department, on the basis of reliable reports from authoritative sources, the Identities of which can not be divulged, predicts that Dick creedon, a regular on the Crosby basketball quintet is finished with scohlastic athletic competition at
 theat High school. It has been learned from those same sources that Creedon had taken State Exc aminations, which he had passed, that entitled him to a High school diploma. which he has as yet failed to obtain. This, if true would put h to obtain. This. if true would put him in the class or q Post Graduate, and thus disquaiify him from furs ther athletic competition at Crosby High school. But as yet no ofIlcial announcement, as to his status, can be obtained. CFeedon's name was not on Saturday nights playing roster.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-28

Ebsty-fiye pounds of panici%n flown from America ie being dls- sFibuted in Fire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-28
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-28

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-28

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-28

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-28
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-28

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Evening star., 1946-11-21
Civilian Air Fatalities
In First 10 Months
SET New Low Record
BY Tho Assoeiatsd Press

p .
Fewer domestic airline passengers
were killed In relation to miles ira
veled during the first 10 months Of
l946 than in any previous year.
The civil Aeronautics Administra-
tion reported today the ratio Of pas
sengers killed for each 10000 900
passenger miles flown between jan
uary / and october 81 was LA. For
the same period last year it was
2.57. The best previous year was
1889, when the ratio was 1.19.
Z These figures cover only passen-
gers flying on 20 scheduled airlines
In the United States and territories.
They do not include deaths of crew
members or fatalities resulting from
accidents to private or military fly
ers or on nonscheduled carriers.
Fatalities Total 5s.
During the first 10 months, the
airlines few 257,171 ,052 plane miles
and 5,071 ,246, TOO passenger miles.
Zone person travelling / mile is
a passenger mile.) They had five
accidents in which a total Of 58
persons was killed.
In the corresponding 1s45 period
the airlines flew 177.849, 800 plane
miles and .2,9l4,051, ,755 passenger
miles, with seven accidents in which
rs passengers died. In 1889 the
number of plane miles was 80, $685.
96l. Passenger miles totaled 1885,
55,435, with two accidents and nine
deaths.
1912 Was Worst Year.
The worst year since 1889 was
1912, when the ratio OF passenger
fatalities was 3.66 for each 100, ,000,-
900 passenger miles.
A single fatal accident in which
81 passengers died October 4 at
Stephenville, Newfoundland, ac-
counted for a fatality rate Of 3.54
for United States airlines flying in
ternational routes during the first
10 months of this year.
Eight carriers reported during the
period that they few 47,144 ,683
plane miles and 875,928 1892 pas
senger miles. They had no pas
senger fatalities in 1910 and 1912,
but the 1899 rate. established by a
single crash with 10 deaths, was
1929.
Evening star., 1946-06-21
HOLLYWOOD.

0oLL1 WOOO.
Kay Francis says that she is not
engaged to Hugh Fenwick or any
one else. Kay seems to have de-
serted Hollywood haven't seen
her around for quite awhile
Walter Pidgeon strained an ankle
tendon when doing the big apple
with Claudette Colbert in The Sc
cret Heart" II took three steps
this way, and three steps that way;
then fell over" says Walt, who
can't work now for eight days
Robert Shayne, sued for divorce by
his wife last week. has just. signed
for the movie, wife Wanted"
Mike Curtiz's contract at Warmers
expired during the first week of
shooting Life with Father" Now
Mixes in the happy position of die
tating his own terms for the new
one.
Andrea King is testing for the
role of Kate in Arch of Triumph. =
Andrea has been on suspension at
Warmers for refusing to play in
Stallion Road" If she gets Kate,
Andrea will never again be offered
la small role -. that reminds me,
Kent Smith is sad boy because he
was wanted for the role that Charles
Boyer is playing in the picture. But
his RKO bosses wanted so much
money for him it was decided to get
a big-name star. Kent should be q
big shot after his next picture,
Nora Prentiss," with Ann Sheridan,
Evening star., 1946-06-21

a personal triumph Tor Jimmy Du-
rante. Yes, Durante steals this one,
too, but. so disarmingly that his
fellow performers are left with no
alternative but to like it as much
as the spectator does. Children,
clowns and animals cannot help
stealing pictures, and of the lot of
them, Durante is the most helpless
While the comedy for Two Sis
ters From Boston is Durante's de-
partment, in the main, it's freshness
and charm are expertly contrived
by numerous others. The Misses
AllySon and Grayson dust it pref
tily with their vibrance and Direc-
tor Henry Roster is always present
with his human. bloomingly health
full touch. The qualities of these,
and the others, save the Capitols
picture from -sentimentality
and the occasional favor of corn.
The framework of this tuneful
pleasantly certainly is nothing new.
1t is that one about the Boston
blueblood (pretty Miss Grayson)
who goes to New York to study
music and gets mixed up with the
burlesque set represented by Spike"
DIrante There is always something
funny about that, this time more
exceptionally than usual The mis-
alliance picks up in dizziness as 1t
goes along by adding the Met Opera,
the operas assumed STIFFNESS, and
Melchoir to Durante's already
acute problems of blue -blooded Bos-
ton. The burden would kill lesser
clown, but only makes Durante the
funnier. Before he is able to lay the
burden down, he not only has
Strengthened out several private
lives, but has the aristocracy and
burlesque making pets out of each
other.
The pretzle-shaped plot of Two
Sisters From Boston" is strung with
a dozen specialties and represents
an amazing investment in quaint
costumes of the turn of the CEN
tury. The singing specialties, of
course, are handled by Melchoir and
Evening star., 1946-06-21
From the Silents

William Desmond, Gertrude Astor,
Creighton Hale and Gene Undrine,
former stars of the silent movie
era, have been cast in Warmers
screen version of Life With
Father"
The new comedy, being filmed in
technicolor. currently is before the
cameras with Michael Curtiz direct
ing.
William Powell and Irene Dunno
will star In Life With Father -
supported by an outstanding cast
including zasu Pitts, Edmund
Gwenn, Monte Blue and Elizabeth
Taylor.
Robert Buckner Is producing for
Warmers. ..... ...
Evening star., 1946-06-21

MISS Grayson, whose operate and
burlesque styles eventually blend in
a climatic duet-at the Met. The ro-
nance speciality. full of old FASH
ioned Boston fainting spells, is
neatly managed by Miss Allyson
and young Lawford. Both are quite
funny and charming and, when
necessary, as variably musical as
audiences have come to expect of
Metros big melody shows.
Durante outdoes himself as the
bafhed, braying burlesque impre-
sario who gives 1.-TWO Sisters From
Boston its continuity. The thing
that battles him most is Miss Gray
sons attitude. He cannot understand
why she wants to be an opera star
instead of the songbird queen of
burlesque which he has in mind for
her. 1t that is what she wants, how
ever, he will run the interference
Tor her right onto the stage of the
Metropolitan. Burlesque has taught
him the tricks even for that odd
job. The best Of the tricks is threat
ening to bring up the past of any
one, even Melchoir, who thinks to
block his, and the girls, path to
artistic success. The hilarity of it is
one of the better comedy crea tions
Of the season.
The Capitol's picture never for
gets that it is musical and is quite
varied IN its studies of backstage
life at THE Golden Rooster" a
Bowery bistro, and the Metropoli-
tan. Life has ludicrous look in
both places. 1t is the more ludi-
crous in The Golden Rooster, !"
where the shows are put together
under the desperate inspiration of
Durante. No one ever tried harder,
or looked funnier, giving vocal
training to a Boston debutante or
a dancing lesson to a bevy of in
different burlesque chorines.
There are laughs also in the
Nets stage and backstage life. One
OF the loudest of those on-staee is
provided by Miss Grayson and Mel
chior. She is present as girl
who has crashed the chorus who
trills a couple of notes at the end
OF each of the great mans pauses
In majestic solo. Melchior's effort
to kill her while carrying on with
the song is as merry a piece of
stalking as you ever saw. =
The performances in "TwosGrls
From Boston" are almost elib III
their easy excelIence. This is not
only true Of the principals but Of
such others as Ben Blue as a
drink-cadging butler, Harry Hayden
as stuffy Boston uncle, Thurston
Hall as patrician fellow who an
gels the Met, Gino Corrado as an
opera stage manager and Nella
walker as grand dame of upper
musical society. ...-.-.
Quite a lark, you will find it.
The Capitols stage show this
week is compounded by five top
notch performers, headed by Joe
Dosh. the Washington boy who
made name for himself singing
on radios Hit Parade" The vo-
ciferous welcome given his songs
by the impressionable young is on
a par with that usually reserved
for singer named frankie. Others
are Lucienne and Ashour, whose
Apache dance is an expert bit of
Mary McClanahan, whose
speciality is drumming, and Dick
Buckley, whose audience partici-
patton routine Is among the fun
nier ones.
Evening star., 1946-06-21
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time of Showing
Stage.

stage.
National-"Voice of the Turtle:
$50 pm.
Screen.
Capitol-"Two Sisters From Bos-
tom: 1890 am, 1:20, AIS. 7:05
and 10 pm. Stage shows: 1885,
$3.50, $40 and 9:15 pm.
C0lumbia-"Do You Love Me-:
11:40 am, lao, $40, 5:35, 7:35 and
9:35 pm.
EarIe-"Gilda" 1O:45 am, 1855,
sos, Sis, 7:25 and $40 pm.
Hippodrome - "32 Rue Mont
martre": 2:10, Sis and $40 pm.
Keith's - Heartbeat" IL am.
ITO. 800, $50, TAO and $50 pm
Little-"Open City: 1920 am,
l:20, 1925, SIS, 7:30 and $40 pm.
Metrop0litan-"One More Tomor-
row.: 1l:10 am, 1:10, 3:25, 5:35,
TAO and $50 pm.
Palace-"The Blue Dahlia":: lO:45
am, l2:55, sos, $50, 7:30 and 9:45
pm.
Pix-"Mysterious Intruder: 500,
$40, 8 and 1920 pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts,
Continuous from 1915 am.
Evening star., 1946-06-21
Walters Dance Was Strenuous
BY SheiIoh Grohom

is released. Bette Davis and
Irving Rapper are having small
argument on how scene should be
played in Deception" I'm letting
Bette do 1t her way says Irving,
ito keep her happy" But it's
amazing how much Bette knows
about the business of acting.
Ramon Novarro, old time actor,
exchanged his home in Hollywood
Tor some property in Van Nuys a
few years ago. Now he Is in the
exact middle of a planned Bank OF
America. No. he doesn't have to
Evening star., 1946-06-21

TWO SISTERS FROM BOSTON" an
MGM picture with Kathryn Grayson. June
Allyson, Lauritz Melchoir, Jimmy Durante,
produced by Joseph Pasternak, directed BY
Henry Roster. original screenplay by Myles
Connolly, additional dialogue by James
Capitol.