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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12
DYER GLOOMYR SAYS 7-lO ON
 CARDS 1ABSURD'
By LEO N. PETERSEN United PreaB Sports Editor

St. Petersburg, Fla, March l2--. CUP)-The St. Louis Cardinals, pre- season favorites to win the Rational League pennant are supposed to be loaded with excellent pitching, but Manager Eddie Dyer listed that department and catching today as his big worries.
 we don't know how Johnny Beazley and Ernie White are going are okay and George Munger gets out of the service we should be all right. But only time will tell how much I can depend on Beaxley and White. If their sore arms don't come around, 1t would make q, big difference"
 He feels he will be set behind the plate if John 0argiCla get out of the Army. Otherwise it is the only department which on paper does not look to be championship cali- Der.
 "We1l have c good chance to win if my club is not worse than third and no more than five games off the lead by July l." Dyer forecast. ',But those odds which make us favoriteS as 2 to 10 are absurd.
 Every club is going to be strong CT. You aren't going to be able to play Philadelphia, Boston or Cin- cfnatN any longer and expect soft touches"
 Right now he plans to carry six outfielderS-Enos Slaughter, Terry Moore, Stan MuSal, Buster AdaEns, Harry Walker and one other. Al Red) schoendienst will be used only as an infielder.
 After all, Schoendienst had to spell Martin Marion about 70 times in all last season, and I want him to be ready for that work as well as other infield utility duty" Dyer said. n
 Big Three
 He expressed delight with the form shown by the returning c. Is being particularly high on Slaugh- ter, Moore and Musial, who promise to give him an outfield second Co none this season.
 It will be Ray Sanders at first again with Marion at short, of course, and either Emil Verban or Lou Klein at second. Third may be problem if George Kurkowski does not return. Dyer likes the looks of two rockies for the post, Erwin DuSak, who came up as an outfieao der, and Joffre Cross.
 Even If White and Beazley fail to come around, Dyer still appears to have plenty of pitching powe~ with such hurlers as Red Barrett, Harry Breechen, Max Lanier, Ken Burk- hart, Ted Wilks and some pronis- ing looking rockies.
 Ken ODea and Del Rice gre ex- pected to share catching dutie0 un. til Gargiola gets out of service. But 1t doesn't measure up to the cali- Der of the other departments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12
Loncers Cop 

Lancers, who had to come from behind last night to beat Sigma lily 3O-28 clinched the H-Y Cham pionship with this win for the sea son, winning and losing 1. Both Sigma and Lancers were tied up un- til last night with wins each and loss.
 It was Beta who upset the Lan- cers earlier in the season and Alpha also pulled an upset and beat Sigma earlier in the season. With the I.ancers winning for the third straight year, entitled them to enter the Connecticut YM.C,A. Inter- mediate Basketball Championships representing the local YM.C.A. For the past two years the Lancers won the State Championships and are now after their third title. Water bury will play in the sectional play offs first and if they survive this and get into the semiSfinals and finals, this event will be played at the Central Y.M.C.A. gym on March 90.
 Sigma last night during han- time led the Lancers 1918, and looked as though 8 new champion would be crowned but 1t was the LancerS who had the fighting spirit to come through and win under the Coach, Frank Atller's tutelage. All Hi-Y games will be completed this week ending Friday.
 Indoor track will be the new sport that the H-Y Council has now set up to start which will get underway on March 18th. On week of March 18th, all swimming events will take place and then on April 1 an indoor softball league will get underway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12
This Sporting
 World
IRA. Intends
 To "ShosU 'Em"
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

Under ordinary circumstances, a twenty game basketball season, in which each team plays the other twice, and ten teams in action once or twice a week, should constitute good seasons work for any or- ganiZation. However, as soon as the local situation is cleared up, and the championship decided, the IRA. basketball program directed by Ed McGrath will take on the presenta- ton of the state championship play, and, after that, on April 6-7 the all- eastern competition for both men and women, employed in various plants located in Connecticut, Mas Sachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maine, Maryland and Rhode Island. Quite an ambitious program for an organization which has not yet completed Its third year of life, but plans are going ahead, smooth as silk"
 Tomorrow nights American Brass-Scovill ERA. game will have much to do with the local championship; as both teams are tied for second round honorS with 2 games won 2 lost. The Brassies, managed by Red Tom Scally of Naugatuck, quite 8 high school player in his own day, under the guiding hand and voice of Peter J. Foley have already won the first round of play; and need nothing more than Q win over Scoyill tomorrow night to wind up the season as champs without the necessity of 8 playoft. Scovill, handled by Sid Monti this year, has club which came down the league stretch" last season to take the championship in 8 three cornered duel with American Brass and U. S. Rubber, the lat ter having won the title two years ago. Should Scovin win tomorrow, in the final game of the regular league season, it would give them an 8-2 record, the second round championship and & 'tbest of three" playoff chance for the title against American Brass, the win ner to be entered in state title play on the armoTy surface in this city, and later competition in April during the tWo-,iay eastern championship tournament.
 With expected cooperation from all concerned in the Water bury IRA. seteup, director Mc- Grath and his associates can do g job within the next few weeks that will be the envy of industrial management and labor groups not only in Connecticut but in other states as well.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12
.C.Y.O. Title
 Game Thurs.

Wilby High School gym will be the scene of the C.Y.O. basketball championship game Thursday night of this week, Rev. Philip HuSsey, director of the league announced this morning. The conteSting teams hail from Waterbury and Nauga- tuck parishes, St. Joseph's boys of this city having won the western division honors; while St. Francis of Naugatuck won the eastern divi- sion honors, officially awarded after an unsuccessful protest filed by Coach Eddie ODonnell of Immacu- late Conception.
 A long hearing of the To pro- test of St. Francis 3O-28 win last week, and based on a timers error, was disallowed, by the league pro- test board consisting of Johnny Thompson, Tom Skelly and John Mccarthy.
 Mt. Carmel and Immaculate Con- ception, rlnners-up in the leagues two divisions will meet in a game Thursday night at Wilby, prelimin- ary to the title contest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12
Trotter Dopers SheIved ! Month

New York, March 12 - (UP) - The one-month suspensions of SullEy drivers Orin Duncan of Shell byville, Ind, and Leon Toole of Danbury, Conn, were confirmed to- day by the board of review of the U. s. Trotting Association.
 The boards decision followed an attempt of the drivers attorneys to clear their clients on the grounds that 1t had not been proven that Duncan and Toole actually gave the stimulants. The board ruled that the drivers, who also were the horses trainers, were responsible under the conditions.
 Duncan and Toole were accused in the alleged stimulation of two horses at the Roosevelt Raceway, N. r., last July 26. After their horses won two heats, saliva tests showed that Duncan's horse, Josedale Lynn, had been given strychnine and that Toole'S animal, Sterling Hanover, had been dosed with Benzedrine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12
TODAY'S SPORT PARADE
By OSCAR FRALEY United Press Sports Writer

Lakeland, Fla, March 12-(Up)-- Rufus Gentry, the pitching squirrel hunter from Daisy Station, N. o., was in the middle of his favorite pastime at the Detroit Tiger camp today-just standing in the sun and getting acclimated.
 The palms swayed, the wind whirled sand through the outfleld and Tiger players scurried about like frightened jackrabbits. Rufe just stood there like pine tree from his native mountains, bemoan- ing his 1945 holdout season which cost him an estimated, SIS, 500.
 Rufe Is as slow as his Sunday pitch is fast. It's 8 little quirk which already has brought sharp words from Coach Art Mills. Gen. try the first day walked nine steps from the clubhouse, stood placidly for an hour and half in one spot, and called 1t workout. The second day he reached centerfleld, stood in one place for an hour and half ---anG again called 1t a day. Mills suggested little more action.
 'sShucks, Art" Ruie complained, "a guy has gotta get acclimated to Snis climate"
 So the tall angular North Car elinian is far from top form at the moment, but he doesn't stop talk kag about that lost season last year. E1Iat was when Rufe returned his contract unsigned and simply stay a up in the hills at Daisy Station. taS ran his six rabbit dogs after eQuirTel and rabbit all day and ran kis two coon dogs after coon at Aiaf1t. Meanwhile the Tigers won 4he world series-with Rufe up in Ais two-roon cabin on the hill.
 Winner of l2 against IA losses laae previous season, that meant that Rtlfe had kicked away an eS- Mmated e7,5O0 salary and Q $6,O00 series share. That's hay in any pas- tsire but at Daisy Station 1t looks like the heart of the mint.
 An sure could have used that six thousand," RiIfe mediated.
 which proves how far the dollar WllI 50 in Rufe,s grocery store.
 And he didn't take any chances whea the RED. man dropped around this winter with the invita- ton contract from the Detroiters. How much was he offered?
 @shucks, ah dunno;s Rlfe drawl- cd. T just signed # without lookln' and sent 1t back real quick"
 The straight-faced hill billy, who attributes his graying hair to the fact that his ''pappy" was gray st 9T, needs the money more than evsE. There's going to be second child, and a1l extra room for the cabin soon.
 Voted the man most likely to stlc- eesa by the Daisy station Rabbit and Coon Hunters Association, Al16e didn't do too well last year.
 man from Winston-Sa of- 1eg4d me an easy job with good ~ Rufe related. ESQ went down and the first day he wanted mo 10 pitch. We'll, air, the first in- Nsn8 I strike out an three men and X k thiB man what my job Is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12
Gren1li11s Win Hoop Playof

Yesterday afternoon at the Cen- tral YM.C.A. in 8 playoff game between the Gremlins and Raiders who both up until game time had won 4 and lost 1 ended upin win for the Gremlins who defeated the Raiders, 40-21.
 High scorer for the Gremlins was Swift with IT points and Connor with 12.
 At half-time the Gremlins were leading the Raiders by the score of 28-9. With the winning of this game yesterday, ended basketball for the Gra-Y League for the sea- son and softball will get underway immediately for the six teams en- tered in this league.
 Final Standing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12
New Manager Worried About IlOo Pitchers
Y.M.C.A. SPORTS TITLE PLAY
 ANNOUNCED

State championship in various sports among YMCA teams through out Connecticut, as well aS indus trial titles for badminton, cribbage and chess, basketball, handball and bowling are listed as to time and place by Joseph R. Rimany, Jr., of the central "" today.
 Some of the titles have already been decided, such as the volley crown, won by Seamless Rubber of New Haven; Scovill E. R, A. fin- ishing second in the state com petition. Noera Manufacturing of this city had Q pinochle team of champs good enough to win state dusty title; Scovill players finish ing second. "Crib" and chess in- dustrial winners will be decided on March 12 in Bridgeport; while bad hinton play for doubles teams only will be contested March IT in New Britain.
 Hoop Games Here
 Basketball honors for industrial teams throughout the state will be decided March 23-27 for prelims, March 90, sem-finals and finals at the state armory court in Water bury. Handball prelirnS go to Hartford March 90; finals at a time and place to be named later. Bowl ing finals will be settled in New Haven at a time to be announced.
 Not until April 27-28 will be state "" badminton A and B singles and doubles winners be known, due to the demand for use of the local ''Y" gym. Squash pre- liInS and finals will be held in New Haven March g and 30th. Volley- ball and sectional playoffS are billed for Naugatucx April 6, with semi- finals and finals on April 13 in the borough ,''Y" gym. Handball tests at Hartford April 13, starting at 2 p. m. for singles and doubles play.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12
lily Basketball

The Intermediate lily Basket ball Championships this year was won by Polemisti with 5-0 victory, not losing single game.
 Second place was won by Mus tangs with 4 wins and loss, Amigo in third spot with wins and losses; fourth, Comites, with 3 and 3 and Aristan winning 1 and los- ing four. Caballeros were in last place with no wins and losses.
 PolemisN feel that they have a pretty strong club and now they are challenging Lancers to a game before the season ends.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12

going to be and how much he'll pay. He said I'd be a watchman at fifty cents an hour.
 Rufe lost all interest in the game and was defeated.
 "Shucks," he said, "that fifty cents an hour was okay-but he told me the job would be easy"
 Gentry, who will be one of the Tiger starters this year, admits he comes from an athletic family.
 "One of my brothers was a good pitcher but he turned to preachin', :" Rufe explained. But he was bet- ter pitcher than he was Q preach- er."
 EtlIfe went back to the clubhouse then. The interview had been stren- nous and his hour and . half in the sun was Up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12
Basketball
BY UNIFIED PRESS

University of California (Berke- ley) 55, University of Idaho 36 (Pa- cific Coast Conference Champion Ship).
 Lafayette College 50, Muhlenberg 58 (sen1i- finals, middle Atlantic States conference playoffs).
 Rutgers ST, UrSinus 41 (Seml-fi- nals, middle Atlantic States confer ence playoffs).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12
OakUille-W0tertouvn Vets Vs. St. Joe's

Watertown, March 12.-One of the best games of basketball signed for the late season is expected on Wednesday night, when the Wa tertown- Oakville Vets take on the St. Joseph Holy Name squad of Waterbury at the high school gym, 8:S0 p. m. Both clubs include seveSal ex-servicemen with overseas duty behind them, and since tak- ing Up basketball again, have done well.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12
Vero beats Moore

New Britain, Conn, March 12- (UP)-Tony Vero, 147, of Stamford, Conn.,, decisioned Larney Moore, 140 of Valley Stream, L. T., in their 10- round feature bout at the Arena last night.
 In preliminaries: Bobby Garcia, 147, Baltimore, Md, technically knocked out Artie Sheppard, 148, New York (5); Ed Roderick, 173, Norwich stopped Sal Russo, 173, New York CD; Fred Coppolo, 137, Stamford stopped Sammy Meadows, l37, Port Chester, N. Y. CD.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12
LeUin to Tangle
 With Golden Angel

New Haven, March 12-Dave Levin, knocked cold by Jack (Gol- den AngeD Moore's vicious rolling leg lock, a mat trick that bounces the head of the victim with consid- erable force on the deck, will risk being cooled again tomorrow night at the Arena. After 6 months rest, following ths laAt HAaaiiRa Nits the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12
Harvord By Air

Cambridge, Mass, March 12.- (UP)-For the first time in Har- yard University's sports history, an athletic team will fly to the scene of a contest.
 The basketball team will fly via Northeast Airlines from Boston to New Yorok March 20 for it's open ing contest the following day in the N. c. A. A. tournament at Madison Square Garden.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12
John Thomas Team In NeuU Britain

The leaders in the Young Mems Basketball League at the Central YM.C.A., the John Thomas Club will travel tonight to New Britain to play the winners of the House League in that City.
 Tomorrow night will be the last round played in the Young Mems League. The first game starting at 8:30, Globe Trotters vs. John Thomas, and at 9:3O, Chi Omecrons vs. Central A. Delphi drew 8 bye. The Young Mems Council is plan ming an indoor softball league and the date for starting will be an- nounced within few days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12
Channel SuOiv1n1er?

Buenos Aires, March 12.-(UP)- Back to normalcy note:
 Jorge Berroeta, who swan the broad Rio De La Plata from Uru- guyan side to Argentina yesterday in g hours and 27 minutes, said today he will try to swim the Eng lish Channel next
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12

Stamford, Conn. Jimmy Elliott, l66, Baltimore, oat-slugged Johnny King, 100, New York (e); Johnny Rice, 170, Stamford, knocked out Sonny Smith, l08, New York (S): Jimmy Thurman, l40, New York, kayoed Joe Jennings, South Nor- walk (2); Ray Issi, i56, New York, T-kayoed Tony Berger, l6O, (0: Denny McCabe, 142, New York. knocked out Johnny Sawyer, l4a, New York O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12
Nell ss. CesariO

Boston, March 12--(UP)-Jo Johnny Cesario of Boston and Gus (Pell) Nell of Montreal will meet in 2 re- turn match in the lQ-round feature bout of the Goodwin A. 0. show at Boston Garden Friday, March 22.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12

Meriden, nn.--Larry Russell, 146, New York, stopped Tony Gtllo, 162, New Haven (6); George Bonar, 190, New Haven, stopped Bob Webster, 190, New York (O; Jim Stanley, l27, Danbury, knocked out Tom Giaimo, l2S, New Haven (3); Young sousa, 132, DanbIlry, halted Walter Allen, l30, New Haven (4); Johnny Rogers, l33, Bridgeport, decisioned John Wixsted, I3S, Danbury (4); Eddie OTash. 137, Bridgeport, outpointed Ernie Cabrai, l36, New Haven (4l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12

Angel, Levin is ready to try it again.
 Two falls out of three (if Levin can last). will decidenSae main bout, and there will be Q 45 minute semi tinal end twe hax haaig HgsEims.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12

Former Yale court star, who has directed his HillhOuse High of New Haven boys to three success i've championships last season and this year. Twice in 2 row HillhOuse won the state title; and is defending the New England championship competition at BOs- ton this week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12

Cleveland - CUP)S- Artse Levine 16S New Fork. stopped Jimmy Doyle, lAe, Los Angeles (9,.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12

American Brass captain and q high-scorer in most games played by his team, win be up against a strong Scovill defense tomorrow night when the Brass-ScOvill tus- sle will settle the second round title or cause playOff. Sonny" as he is beSt-knOwn has been standOut- Industrial league player for several years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-05-01
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-05-01
CITY EMPLOYEES
VOTED PAY HIKE

Charlotte. May l.-(AP)-Char-
lottc's City Council today voted a u
per cent pay increase to city en-
ployes b%rginning July |. The increase
brings to approximately 40 per cen'
the total municipal salary increases
approved in the past five years.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-05-01
New Trial
Ordered For
Dr.. Gardner
Was Convicted
in Euncombe On
Abortion Change

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in an aitCgTd attempt at Grim
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Evening star., 1946-05-19
The Last Phase
BIZ Walter Mills,

By Walter Mills. (Houqhton.
Mi61in,' s25OJ
There have been a number OF
accounts of the invasion of France
by the Allies. This new one by
Walter Mills has the distinction of
having been written for distribution
in foreign countries-in France in
the Scandinavian countries and in
Germany. Mr.. Mills was given the
assignment by the Bureau of Over
seas Publications of the Office of
War Information and the finished
work was intended to be used as
part of the Allied campaign for re-
educating the German people. To
this end it was written with scrupu-
lous fairness and the most rigid
care for eXactness. The sponsors
of the volume felt. when it was fin
ished, that these qualities might also
commend the work TO our own peo-
pie, Hence its issuance now.
1t is straight military history.
dealing with numbers of men and
measures of supplies, with strategy,
with the lessons of experience What
it makes clear is that the Germans
met with unqualified defeat-that
there shall be no new stab in the
back alibi is obviously one of its
aims. 1t gives the Germans full
credit for what they did, but it also
demonstrates that they were con-
fronted by superior brains. arms and
men when they came up against the
Anglo American forces. NC r.
Evening star., 1946-05-19

although the story of japanese
rapacity and destruction in retreat
is not new, it derives fresh poig-
nance from the lonely waiting of
this man who had had no word
Of his family for three years. The
thread of this family sorrow runs
through the entire book-although
it by no means dominates it-and
the fearful reunion with his mother
in Gambling and his wife and sons
in Manila provides the dramatic
climax to the story
Gen. Macarthur, of course, is
the hero of the Philippines rise and
Gen. Romulo's praise of the COM
mander in chief is unstinting, al
though, being honest, he lets the
general display his fiamboyance
and sense of personal destiny with
out dressing. Of Gen. MacArthur's
caution he says: Where other
leaders might be willing to take
great losses to win. he thought first
of saving men. Soldiers were not
chessmen to Macarthur and the
war was not game to be won like
championship. He was a God
fearing man who saw his troops
as the men they were"
Gen. Romulo's final words are a
pledge that faith in freedom will
continue to hold US to America and
the American way" 1t is this
American way" which he BRAN
dishes in striking some white hot
blows against imperialism among
the Asiatic peoples.