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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22
Squash RocouetS

Hartford. Conn, Feb. 22-CUP)-
The national squash racquetS sin
giles championship tour nament
opens today at the Hartford goh
club with Charles Brinton, Phil
adelphia, defending the title he won
in 1919.
There were A entries, with Brin-
ton topseeded. Andrew Ingraham
Cleveland; Hunter Lott Philadelphia
and Harold Kaese, Boston, follow in
that order.
Senh-finals are slated for tomor-
row and the finals Sunday
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22
Last Nights Fights

Orange, ". j., - CUP = Freddie
Archer. ia l-2, Newark, N. j.. out.
pointed Stanley (Baby) Simms, 1853
3-4, New York, (l0).
Newport. VT. FEB. 22-(UPl--
Flashing q spirited two-fisted at
tack, Jean Richard. lis Of Montreal
hammered out decision over
Maurice Anger, i22, Of Troy. n. Y,
In an eight-round main bout ct
the armory last night.
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n WIN MALONEY, JR,

Baseball, Past, Present, and Future
About five years ago. in this
saariving metropolis, there was a
baseball club named the Silver
stars. This outfit played America
favorite paStime in Junior League
circles. came to grips with some Of
the best teams in this section, and
defeated them. On this team OF
All-Stars were some Of Waterbury,
best younger players, such as; Jack
sullivan, who was offered tryouts
with three Major League Baseball
Clubs; 'FatS" Anderson. former
standout athlete at Crosby High
School; George Lathrop. ace
southpaw on the Leavenworth base
ball squad in those days; Fred
Thornley,. versatile shortstop and
second basemen and well-known
athlete at Crosby and Tech; Freddy
Miller, one OF the best young
catchers that ever came out OF
Southington. Conn; and last but
not least Coach Russ Gilligan, a
boy who knew his baseball from top
70 bottom. These lads plus four
others made UP this team OF Junior
leaguers who were anxious 70 play
baseball and did. with money out
OF their own pocket. II was hard
trying TO scrape up money to buy
new baseballs, because the old ones
were belted into the creek. or out
Of the park the week before, but
they managed. II was hard trying
to play ball with q team that had
uniforms when you did not, be-
cause OF lack OF money, but they
did. They played a game OF ball
which would make any Of the mem
toned players eligible for a tryout
with the Major leagues. But only
one Of these boys were ever noticed,
Why does this situation exist2 To-
day, five years later the situation
is no more encouraging for the
young and aspiring athlete. The
same situation exists mainly be-
cause Of the lack Of money and
lack OF interest,
The big question now is: Are
you going TO help correct this
situation? We are confident that
the future OF baseball, not only
in Waterbury but in the United
states viii depend upon the wis
dom OF your decision. After all
the young players OF today are
the Major leaguers Of tomorrow.
and II they are TO give some con-
alteration TO baseball as their
chosen - profession. they must
have some Encouragement, now.
We do not state that this sitli-
alton exists only in Waterbury or
in Connecticut, II Is nationwide.
But, II We set an example for
others TO follow We can say that
we did our part. What can you
do as an individual You can
encourage your child TO partiei-
pate In athletics. You can, II YOU
are a member Of the Community
Clubs or a Church group, initiate
4 sponsored program Of sports for
children Of the neigkborhood.
There are innumeTable Ways In
wlasch You can foster this very
worthy cause. So get behind II
whsle heartedly and help correct
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22

A holiday hoop program at St
Joseph's school court in the Brook
lyn section has been arranged fol
this evening; the Holy Name squad
to meet Stratford Hilltops in ar
$50 game. st. Joseph Parochial
team is carded to show in q 7:3C
preliminary game. Several Fair
county high school stars are listed
with the visiting squad.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22
LOnd-LOasO Cheer Leader
Turns Tide for N.Y.U.

~ns THOUGHT YOUNG 'NAi"0SO'1f was ''' about the whole
Ssr G sS.S S' me game sc "''
M % me e 1oS Se MnS S rsys
the war ''"''' '"'''' ""''""N' "
spA.ns spirited no. indeed passionate sAesrleaa
wednesday nigh. enabled thrilling
@ S S;sSS S S I Ss Ss S % 81 s S
Tut tut Old noy" SAID steve with dsD . s:'GEs when
might Just evidence Of Britains gratitude to
fSi people" ~
But what wednesday night chAlmOndsy'"
=. poSs sSsppis
slump with tina; second half got S them m; ; ss
the the overtime period with Come New York;"
YOU he added cheer might not have done
nssl n''n' been 10 k''n eye n'0'"' '"
cheer leading was SO destructive to the st. Johns morale that
Indians were s int into safety SoSa n sn
keep N.YU. shooters Of their goal
m ST will recall that the st. Ssns t stew. n
say down the old school tie and Of fervo
our chapps responded nOy bghers
point the game Temember
credit Let's be fair about it. old chap"
asked young Chamondley thought City
AasrOO which he had witnessed in action Just before the
Dig game
Calmly his autogaphnE chores The dauntess
cheer with possibilities had
revolving AagaroOin fact always thought
ghtful reptile that infested Florida
Tonight In action for the first time The criticism
offer mind I'm not being CapiOu that the
conversational In First
BEG yOu Eivev they thing
mplOre give with substan
accustomed 70 the rhythmic Of cheer
heading chappes City College
them few pointers shall be glad 70 Obnge Brtan
Ambassador Of Good Will"
DECISION 0; Maryland Circuit Court judge that state
which holds responsible
unconstitutional applies that only However it
responsible victory constitutional rights
technically actually blow the tiny minority Of
officials America seriously concerned with
stamping Walter Wnchel I'm all for the
Constitution matter I'm that
times would be unjusy held response
under the rule declared invalid would be negligible
other n racing officials hold
sensible found doped there
continuing the fight against doping for who
held In such
Certainly not the unless he also trained his
AOrseA ana just certainly not the Jockey
mysterious blamed and the whole
the racing folk aside from
themselves would like to the matter treated I'm
hearing constructive suggestion
with the evil watching them
official action Perhaps the right thing
circumstances would be all restrictions against
doping and leave racing to its fate
CCOpyHgh. 1896 King Features Syndicate)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22
North Ends Meet
Meriden S Tonight

A stellar basketball game to be
followed by dancing has been ar
ranged for this evening by the
North End Community Club whose
Varsity hoop squad including Dom
Spadola. Joe RoSsi. Julie Martina,
Bill Belotti. Sonny Romeo, John
Janetty and Hank Drum will OPP
pose the Keystones Of Meriden. the
game to get under way at 1880 p.
m. Tomorrow night the NECC Var
sity meets the Boys Club Trojans
in a return game at the latter's
court.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22
Bristol Tr0n1ps Cop
State Hoop CrolOn

The Bristol Tramps sewed up the
state basketball league crown last
night with a 58-37 win owe" Md
dletown Speedboys Joe Lynch net
ting 10 points for the Larese team
Jack Nolan getting Is for the los
ers. At half-tiIne the Tramps had q
10 point edge, 25.l5.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22
Quick Qufps:

Quick Qufps!
The Bunker Hill Grammar School
Basketball quintet, the irst in sew
eral years. has clinched second
place in the American league Of
the Park Departments Schoolboy
Hoop loop. The Killers won Z out
Of 9 games this season, having lost
TO Maloney and Chase. Chase which
had previously been conceded sec
ond place in this league was upset
by B. w. Tinker. 10 TO 10 this
week TO make their record 10 date
wins in 8 starts. Should Dick
Wyman, Chase mentor choose TO
play a postponed contest with Mary
Abbott and they win 1t. playon
for the second place with Bunker
Hill would be necessitated.
Aside TO r. E.: The only baseball
league in the City OF Waterbury at
this time, which is open TO II, IL
and l3-year-old players in the
Father Shea league which opens
about the NTH Of July. But II you
will contact me personally at the
office might be able to advise you
further The Writer.
The Bunker HilI All-Stars have
run their winning streak up TO I'VE
in six starts having defeated the
Crack Hill Jrs.. SO TO %, at the
Bunker Hill Gym earlier this week
Joe Mancini and Don Lorton were
the spearheads Of the Hillites at"
tack. Next Tuesday night at the
Bunker Hill gym the All-Stars meet
the Cracker Hill Vets in a return
game, after beating them az their
court by about 20 points. ANY teams
interested in booking games at their
court or coming 10 Bunker Hill in
the later part OF March may con-
tact the writer.
Next Monday. for the second year
in succession. Bill Tracy will lead
his Tech Tigers into a State Bas-
ketball tournament at New Haven.
Local sports authorities are ready
TO give him a better than fifty-hfty
chance OF survival. on the basis OF
his teams victory oYe9 Naugatuek
this week. The Big Red basketeers
were In a decided slump towards
the end Of the season but seem 70
have regained that championship
form they possessed when the sea-
son started. Jim Piersall and Joe
Cooehiola will be the offensive
spark OF the local basketeers. while
Ray Korusieski. Bernie Sherwill,
Connie Santagotta. and Johnny
Messup will hold up the defensive
bulwark. Best OF luck 10 Bill and
his Tech Tigersl
The loss Of Jack Ryan. by the St,
Louis Cardinals will come as a stun
ming blow to the highly touted
Redbird farm system. Because Of q
salary row, the Cards will lose a
veteran scout who discovered Wal
ker Cooper, one Of baseball's best
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College Basketball

(By United Press
Washington 81. Decatur Central
"a.
Georgia 70, Clemson 81.
Wagner IS, Brooklyn Poly ~.
Union College 20, Centre Col
lege 80.
Florida A. a. NJ. 43. Clark 20.
Sacred Heart 80. crispus At
tucks 81.
Wittenberg SO. Findlay 80.
Morningside 81, Northwestern
j. G. 90.
Morehead Tchrs ~. George
town College SO.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22
TerryUiILe Game

Terryville, Feb. 22-The Hartford
State Glass five composed Of former
Buckley high school players will
oppose st. Casimir's five in st. Cas-
imir's hall, Sunday afternoon at 5
o'clock.
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Canton CourtsterS
At Thomdsfon

Thomaston, Feb. 22-The High
School Varsity Basketball team
will play host to the strong Canton
High OF Collinsville this evening in
the High School gym. This will
be the final home game Of the
year. The Jay VS. Of both schools
will play the preliminary at 1880.
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catcheFs.
Maybe Sam Breardon will learn
from this deal that he may be able
to farm more ballplayers with his
farm system but that baseball scouts
like Ryan don't come q dime-a-
dozen.
" has been learned from reliable
sources that baseball equipment will
be very scarce again this season.
One company In particular is max
ing more materials such as bats,
balls. and suits than II ever did in
pre-war years and still can't make
enough TO go around. So q word 10
the wise: Those who are In the
market for these goods should be-
gin TO give It some consideration.
. Nov.
Despite the general consensus OF
opinion that College baliplayers
can not play professional ball. we
have learned to the contrary. From
an unnamed source We learned that
College basketball players or teams
may play pFo-ball as long as they
don't use the name OF the College
or their correct name, I! this is
correct It ought to clear up . lot
Of idle chatter.
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NECC Basketball

Spartans VS. Mary Abbott st.
Lucy's and Avigs, st. Thomas and
Varsity are the North End Com
munity Club 'Teen-Age" games
scheduled for Sunday afternoon at
the north end "Y" In that order at
2-3-4 O'Clock director Ralph San
toDietrO announced,
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SPORTS SLANTS

and foster one Of this nations
priority postwar problems.
ed. Note: II you are interest
ed in joing a committee interest
ed in these problems, please con-
tact us by mail.
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Boys Club tomorrow night at $50.
The Trojans, with a record Of IA
victories In IS games, will tangle
with the North End Community
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Trojors Us. NECC

The Trojans A. c. will sponsor 9
basketball game and dance at the
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Construction
BouIing Loop

WEEKLY HIGH WEEKLY HIGH
SINGLE THREE
Fred BartOlini i44F. Bsrtolinl 49,. 3Ii
WEEKLY HIGH r. Battstonl p. 81
TEAM PIRFALL SEASON HIGH
Bartolini Lime 1868 THREE
WEEKLY HIGH IG. Tamburini . AL
TEAM GAME SEASON
Calabro Oak 53S HIGH TEAM
SEASON HIGH PINFALL
SINGLE No MARK Plasterers 49,. 1874
u. Jabs Concrete IS SEASON
SEASON HIGH HIGH TEAM
SINGLE GAME
c.. Tamburini . i73 Steel DeFronzo 5s2
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22

The loss Of Jack Ryan. by the ST.
Louis Cardinals will come as a stun
ming blow to the highly touted
Redbird farm system. Because Of q
salary row, the Cards will lose a
veteran scout who discovered Wal
ker Cooper, one Of baseball's best
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CURRENT COMMENT" on poge |

and others, who have the courage
and will to self sacrifice, if need be,
to continue to cry out from u posi-
tons of obscurity, to protest on every
occasion the abridgement of justice
and right in the hope that our
lamentations may eventually reach
the Ears of a Messiah who will, out
of great compassion, come among us
and see that justice and democracy
again prevail, or, failing in this we
might inspire and incite to action
the more able among society who
will assume leadership in a long
overdue fight to put our govern
ment, local, State and National, into
more trustworthy hands.
I realize that yours is perhaps a
heartbreaking and discouraging task,
but l hope that you will keep it up,
for the most hated and despised of
all things, in the eyes of the derelict
and incompetent public officials, or
would-be dictators, is the courageous
newspaper-be it ever so humble
and small
While / don't know you l admire
you and trust that you will accept
my expressions of the highest
esteem and regards,
Sincerely yours,
JOS. F. ELLIS.
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ledge appear to give all the law on
the question of contempt. He might
find it in 66 S. Ct. 1923, decided
June 3, 1946, in advance sheet No.
Is, dated June 18th, 1946.
I do not think you in con-
tempt of court as contemplated by
the Constitution and laws of our
country, but if I am wrong in that,
it is my humble opinion that the
Judge should have accepted your
apology for talking to the witness
instead of his trade about Gabriel,
the bugle and the bull, which could
not be pertinent to the issue of
whether or not you had a right to
talk to the witness. and should join
you in your campaign for a better
and happier people.
ELD.BS
If / can be of any assistance to
you let me know.
Yours very respectfully,
E. l.. DENT.
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Letters To Editor

Durant, Mississippi
October 80, 1916
Miss Hazel Brannon
Editor, The Durant News
Durant, Mississippi
Dear Hazel:
We would be untrue to the ideals
and teachings of our Sunday School
Class, if we failed to express to you
our sincere commentator for your
courageous and righteous stand in
seeking to correct the evil in our
town and community.
We deplore and condemn the act
ton that was recently taken against
you and feel that in time the re-
action will be wholly in your favor
and for all who are concerned in
the building up of the right senti-
ment for the law enforcement Of
our laws.
Please feel that your class mates
are with you.
Sincerely,
The Euzelian Sunday School Class
First Baptist Church
Durant, Mississippi
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GRENADA OIL MILL
]. B. Perry, Vice. Pres.
Grenada, Miss.

Oct. zoui, AS4os
Miss Hazel Brannon,
Lexington, Miss,
Dear Miss Brannon:
Well, I'm for you, because I see
enough in passing through Holmes
county to know you r right; why
there are not enough good citizens
willing to follow your lead. / am
not able to guess.
II was my idea that you and
Judge Davis yer good friends, but
! suspect even he can not stem the
situation that prevails there.
Wish there was some way that ]
could help you other than by good
wishes. You will perhaps be getting
q lot of letters, so you need not try
TO reply to this, just remember that
! am for you.
Sincerity yours,
J. B. PERRY.
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TOWN OF M~ENDENHALL
r. K. Mayor
Mendenhall. Miss.

AVlAor1Vs
My Dear Miss Brannon:
] have read your articles and
wished you well, so often, and ! adj
mire you more than ever in ppeal-
ing from the circuit judges decision.
II we only had more editors with
your courage to expose u law en-
forcement officers for lack Of law
enforcement we still could salvage
our state from some of its disgrace
and corruption. What a pity we have
q circuit judge who by his own adj
mission says the laws Of our state
CON not be enforced.
! say u you congratulations and
carry on. The fruits of your pilgrim
age will live long after you.
Yours sincerely in spirit,
r. K. MAHAFFEY.
Greenville, Miss, Oct. 20.
NY Dear Miss Brannon:
Congratulations on your good
work and sympathy for such unfair
treatment by Judge Davis.
Inclose subscription for your Lex
ington paper.
Youths very truly,
NELLIE N. SOMERvILLE.
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w. E. BOUSHE
Grenada, Miss.
Oct %

Miss Brannon:
All honest, law abiding citizens
applaud you. / don't know that we
will ever emerge from the mess OF
corruption and injustice for the
downtrodden we have let ourselves
drift into. But if there is a ray Of
hope on the horizon it is from such
fearless souls as you. You stand for
higher today In the minds and
hearts Of law abiding people than
the judge who sentenced you.
Respectfully,
w. E. BOUSHE.
e. S. My wife has an uncle in Lex
Angton, Mr.. Robert Kimbrough.
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ELLIS & HIRSBERG
Certified Public Accountants
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Octohor % 1QdI

0(S0AG ~ ~6S
Miss Hazel Brannon,
Lexington, Miss,
Dear Miss Brannon:
/ wish to express my high adj
miration for the fine courage which
you are manifesting in the conduct
of your papers, and to let you know
that !, along with probably many
thousands of others, commend you
for your efforts in behalf of better
government in your county.
l shall not discuss nor even re-
fer to the transactions of the last
few days in your court, in which
you have been concerned, nor is any
parallel to be drawn between that
business and anything ! say.
But, looking at the trend of affairs
today, our Nation over, and Missis-
sippi is no exception, and discussing
such trend from a purely academic
viewpoint, it is indeed deplorable-
it is frightening and ominous-to
observe the growing tendency on
the part of government, government
agencies, and petty officials to
throttle, browbeat and intimidate
the press and abridge the right of
free speech.
We daily observe instances of
justice being defeated, sometimes by
the employment of too finely drawn
technical devices, such defeat being
countenanced by little judges and
abetted by miserably incompetent
and untrustworthy public officials,
and at the same time our press, in
Inundated and cringing in fear,
stands silently by or at the most is
allowed to raise its voice in apollo
getic whisper. 1t would be difficult
for our forefathers to contemplate
the America of today where any
man is denied the right to express
his opinion and u papers are
estopped from giving all of the facts
to all of the people all of the time.
The great trouble is that during
the past two or three decades the
calibre Of our public officials, from
the highest to the lowest, with each
succeeding election, has shown
smaller and smaller. This, coupled
with the well known fact that the
ego of the little man is reversely
large in proportion to his smallness,
has given us generally today, a
hoard of despicably little men in
positions of authority, and they
conscious of their inferiority and
victim of their exaggerated ego, pro-
coed to elevate themselves on false
~pedestals. Too busy with u per-
sonal affairs, or wanting no punish
ment obliquely directed upon us
from their position of advantage, we
are, too generally, suffering this con-
dition to continue. The situation
needs that we bring these arrogant
officials to account, that we bring
them to a realization of the fact
that they hold no position of
superiority among society but that
their position is properly a servile
one and that they are accountable to
us for their actions, and that we
demand that accounting. People
generally though, are a peaceful lot
and prevailing conditions testify to
the fact that they will stand much,
in fact more than they should, be-
fore rebelling,-and even then, with
out leadership and inspiration, they
too often 60 down in submission.
1t is therefore up to you and me,
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jackson, Mississippi
October %, 1916.
My Dear Hazel:
Just a line to tell you that /, per-
sonally, am for you in your fight
for law enforcement and justice.
Hope you'll finally win out.
Sincerely,
SUSIE SELSER.
EDITORS NOTE:
Miss Selser is the immediate past
president of the state WCTU.
From the Desk of
FRANK MAYERHOFF
Jackson, Mississippi.
Power to you, Hazel, on this and
other crusades-we need a lot more
like you to be sure.
FRANK.
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October 20, 1915

zos 1850
Miss Hazel Brannon
Durant, Miss.
Dear Miss Brannon;
In regular meeting of the Bap-
fist Womans Missionary Society, II
was noted to commend you for your
stand on law enforcement in Holmes
County and to deplore the action
taken by Judge Davis in filming and
sentencing you.
We feel that you have been
made an innocent victim Of cir
cumstances. We offer u services
to you in any way that we can be
used.
Sincerely,
MRS. w. P. TAYLOR
MRS. A. S. STEVENS
MRS. CARL order
MRS. w. B. DAVIS, Committee