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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-25

Ally has an easy gait, permitting her to travel fast with little ef- fort. Her shoes are very light for three-year-old trotter but be- cause she is so evenly and smoothly balanced, she doesn't require heavy shoes or toe weights"
 FayOrite Still Growing
 The favored Ally is still growing, having been foaled in May which Is later than most. Glib hopes it is a good sign-knowing that Rosalind also, was a May foal.
 To all of this, white-haired Ben, Gihs 73-year-old father, mods agree ment. Ben, who has driven in all 20 of the Hambletonians, is expect ing to pilot Don Scott, owned by tobacco magnate will N. Reynolds. in the race.
 But Ben is giving son Glib all the aid possible as long as it doesn't affect his own chances.
 After all, Ben hammered home in front with one that by rights belonged to Glib. And you can't blame a father for wanting his son to be a successful chip off the old block.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-25
Joe Mccarthy Reioins Yonks

Buffalo, N. r., June 25-(UP)- The New York Yankees, anxious to retain the advice and counsel of the manager who directed them to eight pennants in IS years; gave Joe Mccarthy a "Stay at home" job today which he can handle and still lNe on his farm near here. Me- Carthy, disclosed that he had gone back to the club he quit just a month ago because of illness, said that his duties would be to help work out matters of policy on team play. He said that it was stipulat- ed that he would go to New York only when his services were urgent ly required.
 The veteran boss of the Yankees, who directed them from 1881 until Bill Dickey took over last month, signed his new agreement while he was in New York last week to at- tend the world heavyweight title fight between Joe Louis and Billy Conn,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-25
CIoseG Games Stud Borouqh Factory Loop

Naugatuck, June 25-Three teams are fighting it out for the top spot in the Interdepartment Softball league of the United States Rubber Company Footwear Plant, as the seventh week of league play opens. Tennis Making still retains sole possession of first place with spotless record of six victories in as many starts. Following close upon their heels are the Gun Shoes and Laboratory combines who are tied for second place, each with 1 loss in 6 games, just one game, out of the top position.
 In the last eight league games, three were decided by one-run mar gins and two by two-run margins which is further testimony of the well played and close games that have featured league action since the start of the season.
 A meeting of team managers has been called for this afternoon at PAS P. M. by President Ermand Valois. Prizes will be decided upon and plans will be made for the out ing to be held at the close of the season.
 The games scheduled for this week will be the last until July 18th, when the Footwear Plant resumes work after a two-week vacation period. The schedule for the week follow:
 Tonight
 North Diamond-Gaytees vs. Ind. Eng. Office (Farar).
 Center Diamond - Girls Team Practice.
 South Diamond-Gum Shoes vS. Fire Brigade (MartineZ.
 Wednesday Night
 North Diamond-Mechanical vs. Laboratory (Tuckey).
 Center Diamond-Tennis Making vs Wtpf. Pack-Stores Rado).
 South Diamond-Boot Room vs. Tennis Mill-Mold (KlonoskD.
 The Standing:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-25
This Sporting World
] Waterbury Tool Benrus Winners of IRA 7hriZIers
BIPs Big Thrill
By JOHN A. CLUlEY

Here's how the l945 rookie of the year." pitcher Bill Voiselle of the New York Giants feels about the biggest thrill of his young baseball career:
 My drst year with the Giants was . memorable one. I got my thrills in Q hurry.
 Not only did pitch the opening game, but when July rolled around I was selected as Q member of the All-Star team to meet the National Leauguers in Pittsburgh. Some as- signment for frst-year mani
 The big one came at the end of the season, however, when I was chosen the Recruit-of-the-Year
 really should have gotten some place with c start like that"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-25
Welsh Named Kennel Club Cup Winner

In addition to his athletic and scholastic honors won during the past year in which he was basket ball captain and a standout base ball player for Sacred Heart High School, Billy Walsh was named last night as the winner of the Kennel Club Trophy awarded the local thigh school athlete of the year."
 The Kennel Club includes a group of friends, many of them former soldiers, sailors and marines, as well as ex-high school athletes, who gather regularly at Patsy Browns West End restaurant. They decid- ed to honor their missing members of the. armed forces through the medium of an award of trophy to the local high. school athlete of the year designated by vote of three Waterbury sports editors, who met last night at the Sacred Heart High Varsity Night" dinner at The E- ton. and voted young Walsh, also the 1946 valedictorian of his class, as the first winner of the new Ken- nel CIuD COpnV.
 MT. M0nahan Spoke
 The Rev. John Dial, principal of the "out east" high school presided as toastmaster, introducing Thomas F. Monahan, Bristol High athletic director since 1917 and the Bell City probation officer, as the prin- cipal speaker, who traced the his- tory of basketball since it's inven- tion by Dr. James Naismith at Springfield College. J. Francis Bo- land, Crosby track and field coach. William J. Derwin, park depart ment recreation supervisor, and To- cal sports editors William P. O,Don- nell, Chick Kelley and John A. .Cluney were also presented as speakers, as well as basketball coach "Ebby" Conlan, baseball coach Roy Murphy and track and field coach Al Napoli, and the Rev. Bradford Colton of Sacred Heart Church.
 The Western Connecticut Confer ence trophy for the 1945 champion ship becomes the permanent pos session of Sacred Heart High School, as the conference has dis banded, Father Dial announced, Sacred Heart and Watertown to compete against Glass B schools next season due to increased regis tration.
 Teams captains of basketball, track and field for Sacred Heart teams next fall and spring were named, Francis (Pup) Doolan to lead the hoopsters, while Bill Bar rett and Doc" Quinn will share the captaincy of the track and field squad.
 Each coach announced winners of school letter awards in the sports referred to above, the girl cheer leaders also getting letter awards.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-25
British Tennis At Low Ebb
By ROBERT MUSEL United Press Sports Writer)

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 Wimbledon, Eng, June 25 - (UP) -"Merrie old England" was just a hollow phrase today for British ten- his stars, who faced grinly the fact that visiting stars from Australia, the United States, France and Ecu- ador were shutting them out in their own court classic-the All England championships.
 Second seeded Jack Kramer of Los Angeles, Francisco Pancho) Segura of Ecuador, Dinny Fails of Australia and Won Petra of France were the names on everyone's lips and there wasn't single standout among the surviving Britons.
 British interest was at 8 low ebb for the postwar renewal of the tournament, being held for the first time since 1889.
 Mild Workout
 Kramer, despite a blister on his playing hand, was under no pressure in defeating grey-haired R. J. Sandys of Ireland, 60, 6-2, 60.
 Fails, top-seeded Australian wonder boy" who is expected to win berth on the defending cham pion Davis Cup team, won his first round test, beating the well-regard- ed Andres Hammersley of Chile 6-2, 6-2, 60.
 Segura, rated highly because oi his upset victory over Pails in the grass-court championships last week, eliminated H. A. Clark of Bri- tain, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1, and the three games he dropped appeared to be concessions to the loser.
 Petra, a giant competitor from France, who is expected to meet Fails shortly, gained 6-2, 8-6, 7-s triumph over J. Bodicha of Czech oSlovakia. .....
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-25
Harness Racing Making A Great Comeback
Rv NED BROWN

New York, June 19 (NEA-After many lean years in which 1t almost died from lack of interest harness horse racing is staging a tremen- dous comeback in year fraught with great renaissances in all sports.
 In the decade preceding World War II, harness racing had deter iorated into state of innocuous desuetude. Only through the efforts of E. Roland Hartman was the sport kept alive.
 Harness racing could survive only if new blood-young blood-could be interested in it, said MT. Harri- man, who wanted to see it prosper because it was his fathers great hobby when he was alive.
 The new blood he spoke about has become interested.
 With more than 800 trotting meetings at as many tracks scat tered throughout the country from Maine to California and in Canada, purses mounting into millions and breeding farms swinging back into full action, the sport faces the greatest season in it's history.
 GRAND CIRCUIT TO GOSHEN In the east the Grand Circuit moves to Goshen's historic half mile track from June 26 to July 5, where 8 total of $70,O00 in purses will be distributed. Interest centers in the $5O0O Titan Free For All in which Titan Hanover, 1:68, worlds greatest trotter, meets brilliant Kaola, 2:O3, bay mare by Volomite and a host of other stars. Titan Hanover so far out-classed all competition last year that he was out in the betting for the betting for the Hambletonian, blue ribbon event of trotting, which he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-25
BrowneII And Sfor At SoftboII

For the 'steenth time, Hardy Brownell proved a "one-man team" as he pitched and batted Waterbury Tool to tight 4-S softball win over Somers Brass last night; the win- ners thereby remaining undefeated in the American division of the IRA. mems loop.
 A pair of two-base hits by Brown ell, the second one providing the winning run in the last inning. Somers got two runs in the same in- ming as Yonkers and Minor hit doubles after a single by Sliz, but Brownell was again equal to the oc- caSion by retiring the last two bat ters and the side.
 Surprise
 U. s. Time upset the Scovill ERA. club 3-l; Neff hitting hard for the winners; Adduci also going well in the field. Chase was Az winner over Waterbury Mfg; Torrance out pitching Romanus; Swan for Chase and Augelli for VIM getting two hits each.
 A home run hit by Gryniuk of French Mfg. in the fifth inning pro- viding the winning run in a 5-G game lost by Eyelet Speciality; who batters got 10 hits against 2 for the winners.
 Benrus belted American Brass 1O-2 as Earl Lallier pitched and batted hit team to victory, the heavyweight hurler giving but four hits and hit ting well. Benrus got runs in the 6-7 innings. Scores:
 r. h. e. Waterbury Tool 200 100 IA 9 3 Somers Brass. OO1 900 2-3 9 3 Brownell and Droznick; Miscavage and Minor. Umpire: Culkin and Brown.
 U. s. Time =. O1O 1O1 O-3 ' 2 Scovill ........ OO1 900 O-1 1 l Matrino and Varanelli; Williams and Kraft. Umpires: Berace and Walsh. Chase ........ OO3 100 x-4 s 0 Waterbury Mfg. 200 900 O-2 4 l Terrence and Baker; Romanus and Lombardo. Umpires: Kenney and Lantz.
 r. h. e. French ........ 300 no O-5 2 1 Eyelet Specially GOO 04O O. 4 10 2 Esposito and Gryniuk; Connor and St. Jean. Umpires: Crichton and Gruidzen.
 r. h. e. Benrus ....... O1O 106 2-1O 15 2 American Brass 100 100 0E2 4 4 Lallier and Serduck; Morgan and Marzano. Umpire: Stance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-25

won easily.
 The Titan even supersedes the $1O,OOO Coaching Club Trotting Oaks for Allies in which Deanna, brown lilly by Dean Hanover, re- garded as the best 3-year-old standard-bred of the year, is 8 strong favorite though meeting powerful competition. All races are at a mile-twice around the track.
 From Goshen the Grand Circuit travels to Old Orchard, Me, July 8-27, where $1150OO in purses will be disbursed. Thence to the Sara. toga Raceway for $5O,O0O meet ing and back to Goshen's mile track for the $5O,OOO Hambletonian and an equal amount in other purses from Aug. 6 to 9.
 After this the standard -breds campaign at Springfield, H.; Mil- waukee; Du Quoin, H.; Indiana polls; Reading, Pa.; Delaware, O., and Lexington, Ky, gathering to- tai of $1,125yOOO in stakes and purses.
 Unlike running races, harness dC1146 t3444VC0 JILL O0844 OkSOeS than it does through betting or winning purses. Of the 800 tracks that operate throughout the eoun- try only 110 have pari-mutuel betting.
 At the recent Western Harness Racing Associations meeting at Santa Anita the machines turned over $12,OOO,OOO during the 25-days racing in which a total of $400 900 in purses and stakes money lured Ethe elite of the sport to Arcadia, Calf.
 During Roosevelt Raceway's first two years at Westbury, l. l., the promoters practically starved to death. Now crowds run into tens of thousands and the parimutuel machines do a clicking business.
 With no Titan Hanover to eclipse the field in the Hambletonian this year, Deanna. 2:04, looms faverite with Westfield Girl, flying daughter of Volomite-Warwell Worthy; Vic- tory Song, full brother to Volo Song; and Chestertown, another Volomite colt, her closest rivals.
 The price of harness horseAesh has risen in proportion to the an- creased interest in the game. Vic tory Song was bought at auction by Mrs. @. B. Johnson for SsTyOO0 and was the highest-priced 2-year- old of his year. Mighty Song, his full brother, was sold for $SO.O0O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-25
Boston Bruins Get RedWing

Boston, June 25-(UP)-Winger Joe Carveth was the latest addition to the Boston Burins of the Ma tional Hockey League today, having been acquired in a trade which sent Roy Conacher to the Detroit Red Wings.
 The 28-year-old Carveth led the Wings in scoring the past two sea- sons with 54 and 35 points respec- lively. He has seen service in the league for six years.
 Conacher was prewar standout with the Bruins after joining them in the 1938-39 season. He rejoined the Bruins last season after three years of service with the Canadian Air Force.
 It was the second deal made in two days to strengthen the Bruins who were beaten in the final round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Bos- ton obtained defenseman Walter (Babe) Pratt from the Toronto Maple Leafs Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-25
Benrus SoftboII

Case Filters gained the lead m the Benrus Softball league last week -end with a 8-7 win over the All-Stars managed by Art Rose, though use of couple of ringers" by the winners will not be protest ed, though both men were instru- mental in winning of the game; getting two hits with men on base. Lundquist and Hunt made two hits each to score five of the All-Star runs, Simpson hitting a homer with one on base to score two more runs for the losers.
 Alters grand-slam homer for four runs was the Case Filters hitting
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-25
City-Wide League Gets Stute Bid

An invitation to membership in the Connecticut Amateur Softball Association has been extended to members of the City-Wide league, which has a scheduled meeting of managers set for 7:3O tomorrow night in the city court room, city hall. Edward T. McGrath, Nauga- tuck Valley district commissioner, issued the invitation to William J. Derwin, park department recreation director and supervisor of the City. Wide softbaH league. Some 90 leagues of 400 teams and several thousand players are already asso- ciated with the CASA, which is 8 July l deadline for additional en- tries.
 Plans for the second round will be discussed with the managers meeting with Supervisor Derwin to- morrow night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-25
Playground Leagues Set for WatertOlVs1

Watertown, June 25-Members of the grammar school and high school az. group who wish to join the Playground baseball and basketball leagues are asked to contact Rob- eFt Cook at De Land Field any time except Tuesday and Thursday mornings.
 On Tuesday and Thursday from g A. M. to 12 noon, Mr. Cook will be at the Taft School tennis courts to supervise tennis plSy and to instruct those boys and girls Whe wish to learn the game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-25
Sports SLants

1 Naugatuck Valley teams were rep- resented on this combine, 1t was a Naugatuck Valley team but the possible candidates did not neces- sarily have to be members of a Valley League outfit.
 This writer, acting on behalf Of the Bunker Hill Improvement As- Sociation, has arranged double header baseball game for the Bun- ker Hill Field on the Fourth of July afternoon. In the first contest, which will begin at 1:45, the Bunker Hill All-Stars of The Democrat League will meet the Sacred Heart combine of the Public Parks league, while the Bunker Hill Esquires will meet the Bunker Hill Tanks in the o'clock contest. The Yanks will feature several former Blessed Sacrament players in their lineup as "Oil' Petrillo, Al Cassidy, Jack Medford, Johnny Neagle, Joe Loy, Bill Steinmetz and Bob Moran put on the gloves once again to show the younger fellows the real technique of playing ball. Lineups for the four teams will be published early next week. A large turnout for both games is expected. Unlpires who wish to handle these contests are asked to contact the writer.
 Dickie Howard, second baseman for the Leavenworth High baseball squad, has been signed to play for the Bunker Hill Red Wings in The Democrats 1915 loop which will start later this week, or early next week. Many other well known high school ball players will be playing in this loop, among them will be Joe Auf1ero, Leavenworth's slugging outf1elder. Each team in this league is allowed to have one 16- year-old ball player and they all are taking advantage of it in @ big way.
 Joe Connor, brother of the famed Giants ball player, Roger Connor, gets great big kick out of watch ing The Democrats 10-12 league at Hamilton Park every Saturday morning and passing on few bits of valuable information to the kids. .-. Joe, who is 8 member of our board of directors, believes that this league is helping to shape the fu- lures of some of tomorrow's great athletes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-25
YoIe 6-3 Victor Over Harvard 9

New Haven, Conn, June B. (UP)-Yale's Eastern Intercollsgi- ate League Championship nine holds the big three crown today after beating Harvard 6-3 in the first commencement day game be- tween the rivals since 1942.
 It was the Eli ball teams Tooth win over the crimson.
 Frank Quinn, West Hartford paved the way to victory, striking out 13 and limiting Harvard to six hits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-25
Chiefs Take Two

Hartford, Conn, June 25-(UF)- The Hartford Chiefs held Q three- game lead over the Wilkes-RaTre Barons today in their battle for second place in the Eabtern League.
 The Chiefs grabbed both ends Of double -header last night, winning the first 1-0, and taking the night can 5-4.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-25
.Shapiro A.W.O.L.

Providence, R. T., June 26-(UP) The entire boxing card scheduled for the Auditorium last night was cancelled when Maxie Shapiro of New York City was unable to ap- pear in the 1O-round feature bout against Charles (Cabby) Lewis, ale so of New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-25
La RoUer by X. o.

West Springfield, Mass, June 25 -(UP)-Geofge La Rover, IA, of Philadelphia knocked out Tommy Jessup, Al, of Springfield in the seventh round of their scheduled 10-reund feature bout at the out dorr show at the West Springfield dog track last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-25

feature, Manager Lou Cohen get- ting four hits for the day.
 The latter was 80 sure of winning the game that he brought his own umpire, one "Hotfoot" Teddy, who worked in the southern Apalachian league for 10 minutes one day. Buff Room and All-6taTs are tied for second place with 6 won, 3 lost. Score:
 Case Filters ..... 900 412 Ia 6 1 All Stars .,....... 900 221 2I {
 Batteries: "Fireball'' Albano and Fat Baker for the Stars; Alter and Cohen for the Case Filters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-25
Glare MedoIist
 In State Amateur

New Haven, Conn, June D. (UP)-Charlie Glare of Race Brook won the medal in the 44th annual Connecticut State Amateur Coli Championship yesterday at the New Haven Country Club with a score of 71-69-14O.
 Clare was tied for top honors with Felice Torza, Wethersfeld, but the latter was disqualified for inn proper posting of his score.
 Bobby Grant of Wethersfleld, g tournament favorite, spoiled his chances of winning the medal when he took three bogeys on the open ing nine of his afternoon trip. His score was 69-73-142.
 Thirty-one others qualified fol tournament play which got under way this morning.
 Jack Strew, East Mountain, was the best of local qualihers, posting 7S-73-146; and was paired in match play this morning with John Gale ski of American Brass (Hop Brook Joe Steponaitis of the Chase Club qualified with 75-74-149 to make the championship flight, and met Frank Ross of Wampanoag, retired club professional, today Ned Farley of Country Club of Waterbury just missed the title flight, when his 76-76-152 was one stroke above the low 32 scores.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-25
Torrington SPORTS

TorTington, June M.-Winner of his last two bouts by knockouts, Kid Cappy, popular New City light heavyweight, is paired with Buddy Law of New Haven, Thursday night in the five round star bout on the weekly boxing card presented by Bill DAndrea and Nunzie Iacino at Fussenich Park. In his last two stars, Cappy stopped Ted Grogan of Hartford and Walt Allendorf of New Haven. Other bouts listed for this week, five two-minute rounds each follow:
 Bill Cochrane, Manchester, vs Allen Williams, South Norwalk, 135 pounds.
 Ray Scarmano, Torrington vs Henry Coleman, New Haven Me- gro, 137 pounds.
 Buddy Jenitas, Bantac vs Ed Jackman, Hartford, Al pounds.
 Jack Armstrong, Manchester Tvs Packy O'Neil, Hartford, 134 pounds.
 Tony Giano, New Haven vs Young Tony Martin, Torrington, 125 pounds.
 GOLF
 Torrington Company held its first first golf teatrn match of the sea- son last Sunday at the Green Woods course in Winsted; the Vets edg- ing the Drys, 34h to 31h; though the low gross score of the day a one over par 89, was posted by Bill Kerrigan of the Drys; his card read ing 36-33-69. George Seems nego- tiated the course in 13S; twice around the g hole course, while Walt Muller and Danny KGlbarsh each took 70 strokes to tie for high nine hole score. Frank, Case of the Vets had low gross 34 for best first round score.
 WHAT A FINISH
 Though it had 8 lO-O lead at the end of six innings of play, Sun rise 40 of Torrington had all it could do to defeat the Idtchfield Cowboys 14-13 in a Litchfield County League baseball game Sunday at Community field, Litchfield. The winning run, an unearned one, was scored in the ninth inning. Sun- rise got 9 hits, Burniskas and Sey- eri of the winners, hitting A for 5" and A for g.. Nine hits and 3 3 walks gave the Sunrise a g run start in the first inning. Litchfield got 9 runs in the seventh to match the Sunrise effort. In the ninth, a batter was hit, Whitey Kunkiewicz doubled and Carmen Mele singled to gain the run which won the ball game; the most unusual of the league season to date.
 Harrington Sacred Hearts pinned a N-2 defeat on Warren in another Idtchfield County league game: scoring IT runs in the second and fourth innings (10-D as Johnny Pa lazzini got hits in six tries at bat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-25
OLD BELIEF

The aneients believed the tides were caused by g great hole near the edge of the sa, from which wa- ter rushed at intervals to fill the ocean and flood It's beaches.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-25
Eagles' Outing

TefryVlIIe, June 25-The Terry vile Eagles setback tournament players will hold their annual get together at the Indian Heaven Rod and Gun Club grounds in the Al. lentoWn section, Sunday, July IA. Prizes will be awarded at the out ing which will also be open to any member of the Eagles who did not participate in the tournament.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-25
RECOMMENDATION
 RESULTS

Gl0versville Il. Amsterdam 10 (1O innings).
 0ne6nta 10, Pittsfield c. Schenectady at Quebec. postpon- cd, wet grounds,
 (Only games scheduled).