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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-08
West Sides Drill

The West Side Bpeedboys will hold a practice session tonight from . to 9 in the Russell School sym. The Speedboys are in the process of organizing . basketball squad to participate in this seasons local competition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-08
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 Chicago, Nov. . -- CUP) - m ies long history as the .naslons top football power, Notre Dame seldom has pointed for any game. The Irish have pointed" seaeon-long for Sat- urday's battle with Army and that's the biggest reason I think Notre Dame will win.
 Normally, Notre Dame meets . major opponent every Saturday and the Irish have to take the contests as they come, while the rivals build up for Che national acclaim that ale ways accrues from e victory over the Ramblers.
 But this hasn't been a normal football season. Notre Dame's early season schedule, formidable on paper, turned out to be of the push over" nature. The Irish's narrowest winning margin has been four touchdowns.
 AS a result Coach Frank Ieahy has been able to bring this Notre Dame team along at exactly the pace he wanted-and that was to have 1t ready for Army. This Is the BIO one and Leahy has no inten. ton of letting victory in it elude him.
 Superb Defense
 Notre Dame admittedly doesn't have Q Davis and q Blanchard. But the important thing Is that 1t has superb defensive performers who figure to minimize the value of the Cadets two great backs. Michigan bottled Blanchard up by using Q four man line with three line back CTS, but then Davis gained effective ness with his sweeps.
 Michigan however, didn't have the personnel Notre Dame does. In Jim Mello, Marty Wendell and George Strohmeyer, the Irish have three smart. rugged line packers who have the speed, the agility and the football sense to slow dowh Da- wis on wide plays while still giving Blanchard the works" when he tries to 90 up the middle.
 Conceding Army's Arnold Tucker is e top-notch quarterback he still will be overshadowed by Johnny Lujack of Notre Dame. Luiack Is collegiate footballs finest expo. nent of TT formation direction and will prove it against Army.
 No Mercy
 Great emphasis has been made of Notre Dame'g siiperior depth- it's -four deep" quality. The Irish have 1t, but don't bet Leahy uses too many reserves. There will be no tendency toward mercy Saturday, for if the Irish regulars can rub t in they likely will get the chance. Leahy has mentioned more than casually this week that Army beat Notre Dame 50 to 0 and @ to 0 during the past two seasons
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-08

Rougish comedy ct it's best and superior pianistics have been lined up for the Vaughn Monroe variety musical show over CBS on Satur- day, Nov. Q. Monroe will have as his guest stars that master of sly humor Victor Moore, and the band- leader with the flying fingers, Stan Kenton, whose orchestra Is pres- ently enjoying q record engagement at New Yogk's Paramount Theater.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-08

Jan Miner. who portrays Della Street, secretary to the lawyer sleuth of the CBS Perry Mason" mystery series, Is currently investi- gating the mysteries of shorthand. Not that the actress plans to change cAreerA but Jan feels that the abll- ity to take notes in speedwriting would come in handy during script cutting sessions, when the director gives out word changes and other instructions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-08
Expert Opinion On Army Vs. NOtre Dame
Every ono ln the aporls World ls

{ Every one in Che sports world h Asklng:
 ~wlil it be Army or Notro namee
 Tommy Devine, United press znld- west sports editor and football exc pert picks Notre Dame. Leo n. Petersen, United pres sports editor who has covered many of the games in Aanye as-victory string selects Army
 m the following dispatches they ten you whyO
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-08

Totais .. go : 80 Totals .. sg l aS Score at half time; Bunker Hill B. Washington Hill n.
 Referee; Thomas and Albert.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-08

A girl under the mystic influence of her husband, a dishonorably dis charged vet, is prevented from jumping into a gorge from a speed ing train by The Sheriff during the WATR-ABC broadcast tonight at o:30 P. M. The Sheriff, played by Robert Haag, discovers that the husband is operating an illegal cult
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-08

WHY DO NEW YORK hockey fans squawk their heads of abo Inc dardens action m iaeknR n0slon prices and then numbers haa Che direceos can't help but interpret
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-08
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Toeals pis si Total. 10 A Score at half time: Long Hiil iS, Roy als 10. Referee. r. Delaney. THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL st. vlncent's College 45, Salem College 6.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-08
Early Line On College CGmes

New York. Nov. V--(up)-oadl ca eaeurdAys top football games.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-08

OowOrd fighting much les am these pushOvers Oppllng for hm3 Doesn't Lou Smith
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-08

Hockey
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 NATIONAL LEAGUE Montreal 1, Chicago 3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-08

s3,OO0, o small fortune, will warp the wallet of the contestant who knows the right answers in response to emcee Bert Parks queries dur ing Break the Bank" tonight wATR-ABC, g to o:30 P. M.
 Announcer-handyman Bud Con- yer will stand by to lead dispirited hopefuls back to their seats. Musi- cal questions will be provided by Peter Van steeden and his orches- tra
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-08

The iO-rcund bout between Ber- nard Docusen, New Orleans welter- weight undefeated since he came to New York, and Vincent La Saliva, un-and-coming Bronx clouter, will be broadcast from St. Nicholas Arena, N. r., tonight at 10 P. M., EST. over wATR-wJz.
 Don punphy and Din Oorum. wATR-ABC fighteasters again will be ct the ringside microphone to bring the blow-by-blow description of the action to fight fans through out the nation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-08

the capacity attendance as on enduEsement ot tneE win happen Co Che inflated prices being charged for sports events when Che lull nov settlng n m many lines of business extends to the spors nele' as n certainly willp .. wasn't the san Daego pese@ bah clubs juggling oct to save taxes on the soO- 900 deal with the Braves for shortseop Jack Lohrke che costiesk bit of double entry bookkeeping sn sev- eral blue moons now that Commassloner Happy Chandler declared Lohrke eligible for the oraN ano the Giants Who had first whack grabbed him Tor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-08

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-18
BoroushCY |Neors Title

Jim Jannetty's St. Lucy's quintet almost staged the upset of the year last night, but faltered in the sec- ond half of their Knights of Col umbus-CYO League tilt with the league-leading St. Francis Club of Naugatuck at the Washington Park gym and bowed, 34 to %, enabling Father Dunn's borough club to move closer toward the Eastern Division championship.
 The Italian lads ran the valley entrant ragged in the first two frames and held l2 to 9 lead at half time. The second half, how ever, was an entirely different story and the Franciscans, with Cuddy and Quint sparkling the drive, out scored the locals 25 to IS.
 Tn the other games last night the Immaculate Conception downed SS Peter and Paul, % to 22, and St Francis Xavier busted St. Thomas 26 to IS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-18
.AI Schacht Has Jitters
 Before Debut as Actor

the words: written as Q starring vehicle for Al Schacht, the clown prince of baseball"
 To Keep on in Baseball
 "Its a farce" Al said. T guess that oughta make me the star. But I'm going to keep on with baseball clowning."
 That turned AIS thoughts to the game which made him famous and after that there was no chance for the opus in which Schacht plays c second-guessing bleacherite who becomes manager of the Dodgers. Gone, too, was the nervousness as his memory rambled over the years.
 T played with a lot of grand guys-and screwy guys, too" Al re- membered. q think the screwiest gang was with guys like Yves Fer rell and Lefty Grove. Terrell once knocked himself out with a punch in the jaw; Grove had a habit of tearing up uniforms and wrecking lockers and then there was another fellow who liked to kick the water bucket around. He stopped, finally. Broke his toe"
 Sold Himself
 Al then recalled how he "sold himself to Clark Grifith and the Washington Senators.
 T was pitching for Newark in the International League and every time I won a game I sent Grimth clipping" Al grinned. '"The let- ters all were signed a fam Well Griff finally came down, looked me over and bought me. Crit didn't know it till years later"
 In addition to his acting ambi- tions, Al admitted another.
 T never got an extra base hit, Schacht moaned. well, if I ever get wealthy I'm gonna build a minia. ture infield with a short right fielc fence a foot high. Then I'll hire ( guy to pitch to me, and when I cleal that fence I'll pension the pitcher and retire."
 Didn't Trust Japs
 Al moved next into his U. S. o trips and recalled talking to thu soldiers in Japan. On one occasion a conquered Jap stood woodenly nearby listening. and all the sol diers were startled when Al appar' ently started talking Japanese tx the Jap and the latter moved away
 T didn't trust him. couldn't understand his language and l did n't want him around so l drowned him away" Al confessed. T Jus' gave him a little Hebrew"
 The press was gathering down stairs by this time to hear AZ thespian announcement and it re- minded Schacht of trip to Ebbet! Field. He had picked up three bod. ger fans in his automobile and when he said he was from St. Louis one of the Flatbush fanatics yelled
 "Stop-let me out"
 That admitted the man who has clowned before millions of base ball fans with idiotic ease, is almosi the way he feels about treading tho boards as an actor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-18
Graziano, Horne Headline
 Garden FistiCuffS Tonight

on very fast" the 24-year-old bat tier with the tousled dark brown hair said as he munched another fingernail. "Oh, eat anything, but I like the spaghetti and the pizas. Just give me spaghetti and my guitar, let me eat and play 'Ah Marie and I'm okay."
 No DOdger Fan
 The East Side eXterminator does- mt bother sizing up his opponents before a bout, either.
 "All I gotta do is be in shape to throw everything in the house." said Rocky, who considers a crew-neck sweater practically formal dress. If you can't do that you might just as well not trow nuttin'. I just keep trowin' til somethin' goes down."
 The payoff has been far beyond Rocky's East Side dreams. And with a part of the swag he has bought a house on Ocean Parkway. that busy strand which leds through Flatbush to Coney Islnd, for his wife and 2O- month-old daughter.
 T ain't no Dodger fan, though, Rocky said. I'm Giant fan cause I like the way they fight"
 And before any Brooklynites take exception, they should remember that this rough house youngster doesn't take kindly either to kissing or to criticism.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-18
Arena Opens
 IceC0podes .Jonuory25

New Haven, Jan. 1e-Ann Robin son of New Haven, one of the featured stars in the Ice Capades of lo46 which opens at the Arena January g for an engagement ex- tending through the matinee on February 3, does a solo speciality in which she gives an impersonation of that great skater, Roy Shipstad.
 But LII Annie has been giving an impersonation of a noted man in skating for years, although she never capitalized on it-except to make herself a better skater.
 She is a descendant of Jackson Haines who, like Gainer and Nell son in diving and wrestling, left their names indelibly imprinted in the records of their favorite sport. Many of Jackson Haines' skating trophies are on display in Miss Robinson's home in New Haven, and the collection was fast being out numbered by Ann's own until she quit the amateurs two and a half years ago to turn pro. Today she is only IS, and has already reached stardom.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-18
Jimmy Mills Loses Fiqht

Fall River, Mass, Jan. 18 = (UP) A late-round barrage by Buddy Farrell, l55, of Newark, N. J., earned him the decision over Jimmy Mills. l56, of New York in their i0-round bout at the Casino last night.
 Tn preliminaries: Gene Le Blanc. 13l, Fall River technically knocked out Billy Constance, 124, Dover, N. H., CD; Steve Ketchell, 2O7, Fall River stopped Jimmy Davis, i0O, Portland, Me, CD; Felix Le Blanc. l32, Fall River technically knocked out Tony Andrews, i32, Warren. CD; Arthur Morris. l48, Boston knocked out Al Pinel, l64, New Bed- ford. CD,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-18
Yale Adds Colgate To Grid Schedule

New Haven, Jan. 1s.-A niile- game schedule for the 10A6 Yale University football team was announced today by Act ing Director of Athletics Laurence G. Tighe.
 Seven of the opponents are teams Yale played last fall, while newsc0mers to the sched- ule include Colgate and the Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy. Other Eli foes will be Harvard, Princeton, Dart. mouth, Cornell, Columbia, Brown, all longtime Ivy League rivals, and the U. S. Coast Guard Academy.
 Yale's last game with Colgate
 was . ' to 3 victory in 1916 Co give the Bulldogs five wins In a seven-game series which had It's inception in 1909.
 The schedule follows:
 September 2e-King Point Merchant Marine Academy, at New Haven.
 October 5-Colgate, at New Haven; l2-CoIumbia, at New Haven; 10-COrneIl, at Ithacas N. Y.; 2e-Coask Guard Aca- demy, at New Haven.
 November 2--Dartmoutt. at New Haven 0--Br0wn, at New Haveny 1o--Princet0n, at New Haven; 23-ElaFvard, at Cam bridge, Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-18
Bruins Move Into Third
(By United Press)

Only two points separated the four top teams in the National League Hockey race today, as Bos- ton Bruins moved up to third place after their second victory in as many nights over the New York Rangers.
 The Bruins took the Rangers over the bumps at New York last night. winning. 4 to 2, after piling up a 3 to o lead in the first two periods. On the previous night at Boston. the Burins topped the Rangers, 5 to 2.
 Unable to develop a potent offen- sive on Madison Square Garden ice. the Rangers were outplayed from the start by the Bruins who utilized a fast passing attack and took out Ranger defense men con- sistently.
 Boston built up its margin on goals by Milt Schmidt, Don Gall finger and Jack Crawford. The Rangers were unable to score until l6:04 of the third period when KH Demarco put in a short on pass from Ott Heller At i8:50 Grant Warwick made another Ranger goal on a pass from DeMarco. The Ram gers, hopeful of a tie or possibly q victory, pulled out 0oaiie Chuck Rayner and inserted six forwards to storm the net. Woody Dumart ol
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-18
Western League Hoop Leaders Clash 7onight
SACRED HEARTS AND TROMASTON MEET AT WILEY
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 The game of the year as far as 1oaoh Rnhv Conlon ig concerned Id Scheduled tonight at the Wilhy avn for his Maroon and Gold quins fek when Coach Bob Fagerquist hrlnes his Thomaston High array here for an important Western Connecticut league tilt which will have an important bearing on first
 Both clubs have been setback once 50 far in league competition, but the local array holds Q half game lead over the second place Clock Towners, because they have engaged in one more tilt than the FaReruulstmen. The Hearts have won five league games and bowed oniv to Watertown, 27~2l. Thomas ton has won four and were upset once, that by their foes tonight, in the Clock Town, i7-l6.
 Following @ light practice session last night CoachConlon said he was undecided on his starting llne- up tonight. The Heart Booster Club, headed by pretty Eleanor Mullaney and energetlc Edwin F. Earth, Jr. wifi be on hand to cheer their colorbeareds on to victory.
 Seeing plenty of action for the Hearts viii be Captain Billy Walsh, Pup Doolan, Bob Oliver, Taps Fealey, Bob Markovic, Tom Toy, Tom Clarity, Jim German, George duilfoile, Joe German, Fran Fahy and Doc Murphy.
 Tn other games tonight, Leave enworth travels to Ansonia, Tor rington Journeys to Winsted for Q return game with Gilbert High, Morris travels to watertown for Q Western Conference game, ntchs field plays Terryville at the Lock- town, Woodbury invades Bethel. New Milford opposes Washington on the latter's court, Regional High meets the Alumni at Falls Village, Weaver opposes Bristol at Bristol, and Gilbert Home of Winsted meets Junior Republic of Litchfeld.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-18
roVis0no Wins High
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Pat Travisano, mild, meek and modest tonsorial artist from lower East Farm Street, was anything but that in last nights Poker Pin League matches at the North End r alleys, for in the final game he rolled 1AS to capture high single honors as his Jokers scratched the Diamonds in three straight games. MPat does not usually open his barber shop mornings until 8, but this ayem he was resting on the Democrat sports editors desk with an imported black Stoogie in his mouth and the scores of last nights games long before the sports cd punched his time clock.
 ATo please Pat, the scores follow:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-18
BOB HAMILTON LEADS RICHMOND OPEN TOURNEY

Richmond, Cal, Jan. lB--(Up)-- Bob Hamilton, PuA champion, led a field of sharp.shootlng profess sionals and amateurs Into the sec ond round of the el0,000 Richmond Open golf tournament today after shooting Q three-under-par 68 In his first days outing.
 Out of the Army only Q couple of months, Hamilton took advan- tage of the absence of leading money winner Byron Nelson, whom he beat in the le44 PQA finals, to show his old form, turning in five blrdies.
 Twelve other golfers promised to mack a fight of 1t by turning in sub-par scores.
 In with e9's were professionals Joe Brown, Des Moineys Ia; Ar- mand Farinla, Schenectady, N. F.; Charles Stohland, Ponca City, Okla; Jimmy Hines, Chicago; Tony Penna, Dayton, O.; and John Perilli, Lake Tahoe, Cal. stohland is an amateur.
 The 70 bracket included such figuers as Willie Goggin, White Plains, N. r.; Sam Byrd, Detroit; Denny Shute, Akron, O.: Vic Chez zi Nashville, Tenn; Leland Oib- son, Kansas City; and amateur Smily Quick, Chino, Cal.
 At par figures Ellsworth Vines, now of Chicago; Jim Demaret, Houston, Tex; Bud Williamson, Lincoln, Neb.; E. J. (Dutch) Har- rison, Houston, Tex; Herman Bar ron, White Plains, N. r.; John Geertson, Salt Lake City; and Amateurs Eddie Pieper, Jr, San Jose, Cal, and Ralph Hall, Oak land, Cal.
 Defending Champion Sammy Snead, Hot Springs, Va, continued his uncertain play with two-over- par 73. With him were flock of other stars:
 Ben Hogan, Hershey, Pa; Harold (Jug) McSpaden, Sanford, Me; Al Zimmerman, Portland, Ore; Joe Zarhardt, Norristown, Pa; and Art Doering, Denver.
 In a little better position with 72, were Charley Sheppard, Philadel- phia; Ed Oliver, Taunton, Mass; Henry Ransom, Houston, Tex; and Charles Congdon, Tacoma, Wash.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-18
By OSCAR FRAI.EY United Press Sports Writer)

New York, Jan. IS = (UP) - Barricaded in a little offlce above his restaurant and drinking oceans of black coffee, Al Schacht did not look like the clown prince of base ball" today as he sweated out ar1- nouncement of his debut as an actor.
 Opening night of his advent as q thespian in "The Second 0uesser" still was Q month away, but Al al- ready had the jitters like he never had while clowning before world series crowds and c. I. audiences around the globe.
 T don't want to be an actor" ex- plained the married Al as he hunch- ed on a box of ham sandwiches in his sgd Street foxhole. But I do want the experience"
 The script, already dog-eared ny Schacht's nervous fingers, lay under a coffee cup and peeping out weTs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-18
High Schools Hoop Meet
 Plans Begun

New Haven, Jan. 18-The Con- necticut Intersclnolastic Athletic Conference voted at a meeting here yesterday to extend until Jan. 24 the time within which high schools seeking to become eligible for the annual state basketball tourna- ment may complete making their schedules.
 The deadline originally was Jan. 1, but some schools needed more time to arrange 6 schedule con- forming to conference rules that c school entering the tournament must schedule at least half it's games against teams of its own class or higher.
 Another eligibility requirement is that teams must play at least eight games against schools of their own class or higher, and win at least half of them.
 George E. Shattuck of Norwich, conference secretary, said one req son for granting the time extension was that some coaches recently had been discharged from the armed forces and found, upon returning to their jobs, that schedules which had been arranged for their teams did not meet the tournament re- QuirementS.
 CIAC officials stressed that the time extension applied to schools which are not now eligible for the tournament, about half Q dozen ir all. Added games which may bt scheduled by schools already eli. gible will not count when theii records are considered by the tournament committee, the officials said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-18
Ry OSCAR FRALEY United Press Sports Wrlterl

New York, Jan. IT (UP) - Thomas Rocco (Rocky) Graziano pulled . once-white turkish towel around his neck, slurped a bit of tea and started Q discourse on his favorite Italian food, the beauties of 'Ah Marie" and the perils of oscu- 1ation.
 Rocky is the pleasant-looking Italian boy from the teeming lower East Side who finally succumbed to the dure of digging gold with was this square-shouldered son of the streets that he currently is re- gar6ed as boxing'S Golden Boy" the biggest box ofilce draw of the year.
 ''Now you see this here scar," Rocky gestured ct Q mark over his right eyebrow. That's what comes of gettin' kissed"
 Blames Osculation
 It is the only blen1ish on the Graxiano pan and Rocky, gnawing at close-bitten flngernails, blamed 1t on osculation.
 "It's my foist eight rounder over in Joisey," Rocky remembered. I'm just finished knockin' out Milo Theodorescu in the foist roun'. So this guy, l think he's a Romanian, ups and tries to kiss me. Imagine! Well, he's still shaky and the next thing I knew he butts me and I'm out"
 It's Q particularly embarrassing way to get battle wounds consider ing that Rocky was born on the East Sides Mulberry Street sec- ton. That's where he hanged out" with such characters as Jake and Joey Lamotta, Lulu Costantino, George zengara and Izzy Janazzo, all Of who fared successfully in the ring.
 T wuz the last one to start fightin, Rocky explained after finishing his workout preparatory to meeting Sonny Horne of Niles. O., in the Garden main event Friday night. Here wux all these guys I had lick ed as kids when we wuz about IA or IS. % I decided I'd pick up some change the same way.
 Easy Dough For Rocky
 why I remembered once I'd whipped Jake in e fight. He said someklin' and so knocked his bfains out. So when l hear about how much dough Jake makes ] fig ire that's for Rocky"
 Starting to fight in lS42. Grazi- his1 reached his peak in l945 when ht became q Garden main eventer, winning all five by knockouts and dsawinR a healthy elo2,522 into the naiace of punch. Rocky had that somethina known as crowd appeal and his wlld-swynging explosiveness soon had the experts comparing hin with the late great Staniey ketchel. ., a..sch wtEeht cause don't pnt t