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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-26
Indies Set For Local Opener

Mgr. Duke DelPo's Waterbury Indies make their seasons local de- but at the Municipal Stadium Sun day afternoon when they play host to the strong Meriden Red Devils at o'clock.
 The team will engage in a practice session tonight at at Hamilton Park in preparation for the clash and all players are asked to report to the session. Coach Angelo Lau- desi will be in charge of the work out.
 The Indies ushered in hteir sea- son with a 12-6 triumph over All Ansonia at Nolan Field, Ansonia, Sunday and will attempt to make it two in a row with decision at the expense of the Silver City crew
 The DelPo combine will be at full strength for the game and is ex- pected to show Pete Yarnall, Jimmy Grove, Ohio Gianelli and Dom Rosa in the starting backfield. The team si composed of a number of former All-City scholastic stars who are popular with the local fans and are expected to attract banner turn out to their opener Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-26
Bauer Quits Boston Bruins

Boston, Sept. 26-(UP)-Veteral winger Bobby Bauer was among the missing today as Manager Art Ross of the Boston Bruins released the names of 15 players who will report to coach Dit Clapper at Hershey, Pa next Tuesday for pre- season practice sessions.
 The likeable Bauer indicated last season that he planned to retire, thus breaking up the famed Kitchener Kids" forward line which came intact to the Bruins as rockies. Fellow linesmen Milt Schmidt and Woody Dumart once again will skate for the National Hockey League club.
 Other players reporting include Goalie Frank Brimsek, defensemen Jack Crawford, Pat Egan, Murray Henderson and Babe Pratt; centerS Don Gallinger, Bill Cowley and Don Crosse, and wingmen Bep Guidolin, Ken Smith, Herb Cain, Joe Carveth and Terry Reardon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-26
Mottotucks Lead IRA. Pin Loop

Mattatuck Mfg. Company contin- ues to lead the mapor IRA. Bowl ing League which will go into it's fourth week of bowling tonight at the Mattatuck Alleys at 700 P. M. Tonight's schedule will see Matta- tuck taking on Waterbury Mfg. Com pany; American Brass vs. Metal Hose; U. s. Time vs. Chase; Seovill second place leaders, will take on the French team and will have a good chance of tieing the league leaders or gaining first place posi- ton. Ryan of Scovill holds the sea- son record for high singles with 15o also holding high triple with 375. High team games league standings goes to Scovill with 597 and high total team games also to Scovill with 1735.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-26

By way of proving the win was not just luck" the same team jour- neyed to New Haven the following ing week and copped the Class B doubles crown in the Connecticut Badminton Association Tourna- ment
 Lost to Bridgeport
 In the State "" basketball championship held in Waterbury the latter part of March, the Rub- Der quintet placed second best to win the runners-up trophy. Led by Capt Tom Edmonds, the team outplayed and outfought the Bridge port Brass combine for two periods, only to wilt in the final canto be- fore the deadly basket fire of the Bridgeport team.
 Winners of the Naugatuck h. dustrial Bowling League, the Keds peglers, journeyed to New Haven on May 4th to participate in the State "" bowling championship They returned with the runners up trophy lowing only to the New Departure team from Meriden.
 Capt. Henry Cieslewski's golfers were the next group to ring the bell for U. S. Rubber. After cleaning up every prize locally, the team of Cieslewski, Ed Cichowski, Chet and Charles Wojack drove straight through all opposition at the Yale Golf Course on August 18th to win the trophy symbolic of golf supre- macy in state industrial circles. This also was tournament spon- sored by the State "Y"
 SoftbaI, Too
 The climax to the fine record built up by U. s. Rubber teams was the winning of the State Soft ball Championship held during the past two Weekends in Waterbury Victors in the Eastern States U. S. Rubber Tournament held during August in Chicopee Falls, Mass, and repeat winners of the Nauga- tuck Industrial Softball League, Capt. Bill Rado's tetam was auto- matically entered in the State event which is the last State "" com petition for htis year. Conceded slight chance of defeating Water bury Tool and Moore Tool of Bridgeport, defending champs, the KedSmen nevertheless did that very thing to scores of 10 and 3-1 re- spectively, for the third state in- dustrial championship brought to Naugatuck in 1946.
 All U. s. Rubber teams have been under the personal management of Edward T.. McGrath, public re- lations director at the Footwear Plant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-26
Robinson Seeks
 Beau Jack Bout

Elizabeth, N. J., Sept. 26, CUP)- Ray (SugaD Robinson, anxious to win the welterweight champion ship in the ring" said today he would like to fight Beau Jack as soon as possible, but added that he feared Jack would not want the match.
 Robinson, who scored a three round technical knockout over 5 Sidney Miller of Youngstown O., here last night, was named by both the National Boxing Association and the New York State Boxing Commission as the logical chal- 1enger for the title relinquished by Marty Servo yesterday, and both groups said Robinson and Jack should fight for the crown.
 I'm afraid Beau won't want to sign," said George Gainford, Rob- inson's manager, but if he won't fight, Sugar will meet anyone"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-26
Street Scorns
 Rockies or Baseball Today

New York, Sept. 26 - (UP) - Charles (Gapby) Street, the grizz- led "old sarge" who used to man. age the St. Louis Cardinals and Browns, thinks the modern crop of rockies are just bunch ot Softies".
 Street claims today's baseball re- cruits are pampered, especially the catchers. According to Gabby, a former big league receiver himself, the present day catchers are col lection of spoiled cry-babies.
 We never worried about broken fingers in the old days" said Street proudly, as he watched an Amer ican League backstop solicitously rub a tender thumb.
 If the fingers were gonna break, they'd break anyhow, we figured.
 None of this closed fist business for us before the pitch" Street continued. We just held our palms and fingers wide open to catch the darn thing, not punch it.
 Rough Stuff
 And we didn't catch that soft stuff the pitchers throw these days, don't forget. We had to catch the real rough stuff. What would the receivers do today if they had to handle the spit-ball, shine-ball, emery y-ball and photograph needle ball?
 The guys today grumble about how tough it is to catch the knuck- Ter"
 Street spat contemptuously on the dugout floor.
 His vitriol wasn't only confined to the modern rookie receivers how ever.
 Years ago, when rookie first came up, he had to wait about three weeks before the regulars would al- low him turn in batting practice" !" Gabby observed.
 When a rock finally did get a turn at the plate, he'd get just three cuts at the ball and no more. They'd give him his turn when practice was almost over, too.
 Nowadays, a busher stays up at the plate all day and night, and he gets six or seven turns. My, how times have changed"
 The rockies temperament today is much different than it used to be, too, Street, explained. They have too much to say, according to the old sarge.
 No Thinking
 T remember some new guy who came up with the Washington Sen ators about 20 years ago. said Street.
 Tn the middle of the game this hayseed stands up in the dugout and says: Now, I've been think ing
 Before he can get another sylla- ble out of his mouth the manager interrupts him by saying: Sit down and keep quiet, John. When you think, you weaken the club"
 Street shook his head and added "today's rockies aren't with a club 24 hours before they start telling the manager how to run things. It sure is different from the old days. Today, they're all stars.
 You can't give them advice or nothing All of them are sure they know much more than the man. ager. After all, they're in the big time now, aren't they?
 I'd give guys like that a big time they'd never forget" Gabby concluded convincingly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-26
Brains US Braun; So Gimme Zale

Just couple of years back, Rocky Graziano, the east side slug ger couldn't buy his way into Madi- son Square Garden; but his at tempt to take the welterWeight championship of the world from the well-set dome of the Gary, h. diana Pole, Tony Zale, may attract as much as $40O,OO0 worth of patrons of the manly art of modi- lied murder, come tomorrow night at Yankee stadium. Graziano, who has been belting over good welter- weights as though they were Singer mldgetS, is up against the best fighter that he has ever faced in a ring; since the night when he was taking going over from Phila- delphia Billy Arnold when one of his Sunday swings, thrown with certain amount of desperation caught Arnold on the jaw and knocked him out. Since that night, Graziano has become rich, the best boxing attraction except Joe Louis; because he has f1attened several other pretenders to the title, in cluding the former champ, Red Cochrane (twice) and the current champ, Servo. who quit the game yesterday, because his manager, Al Weill won't let him fight Ray Rob- inson; sore nose trouble to the con- trary notwithstanding The nose trouble dates from Servo's knockout at the hands of Graziano.
 HON1ypvpr thiroE dicfi,,ot1v / significant that the only middle weight to meet Graziano, Sonny Horne, fair fighter, no more,
 went the distance with the Dead End Kid who had been stopping all corners. Before Pearl Harbor, Tony zale, who beat Georgie Abrams for the 160-pound title and lost to Billy Conn, light heavy, could handle Graziano and Horne with ease any given eve ming. Zale is courageous as lion,
 tough as lockwood, a marvellous body -puncher and as smart" in boxing sense as English mus tard. He is the brains" of the bout tomorrow night; Graziano is the "brawn" and with a B. pound edge in the weights, Zale should be able to avoid a knock out without too much trouble; while outpointing Graziano with the greatest of ease Graziano is g to 5 and 2 to 1 favorite be cause he is years younger and supposedly stronger with k. o. punch; which is true as regards welterweights; but he's up against a classy, hard-hitting 159-pounder tomorrow night; handled by two of the smartest boxing men in the country (Sam Plan and Art Winch of Chicago so I can't see Graziano f1attening the Gary Pole at all. Suppose he is 32, and his legs are not what they were four years ago. Joe Louis is 32, too, and who's beating him?
 Jack Cuddy of United Press, guy very, very close to the boxing situation in New York is going out on limb for Graziano by a knock out. want to be different for the above reasons and think Zale will beat the Rock so easily the decision will be mere formality-if the 15- rounder goes the limit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-26
Football May Get Big Play tn City This Season
Scarborough, Australian Horse, Another Phor Lap?
BY RAY AIRES United Press Sports Writer

New York. Sept. 25-(UP)-Bern- borough, the wonder horse who was social outcast in his native Austra- lia for several years, now is the toast of the continent with B consecutive victories to his credit and his sights set on the all time mark of 1e straight.
 If and when this strappng son oi Gainsborough can top the mark es- tablished by Cleaning and equaled by Desert Gold, present plans call for an invasion of the United States Owner A. O. Romano has publicly announced that Scarborough vii follomge trail blazed by the Immogq Phar lap.
 Scarborough now is seven years old and has been racing on the maj or tra;Hs in Australia for only a year. At his age, a horse usually has reached his peak and is on the downward grade, although a few manage to keep on winning. Bern borough appears to be such horse.
 Carried Weight
 He spent his youth winning small purses under crushing imposts at the local meetings at TooWomba The Queensland Turf Club banned himb from running at the major tracks because his owners were drowned upon by the authorities But when Romano, a night club owner in Sydney, bought him at a public auction, Scarborough was welcomed to the big time.
 His reputation had preceded him but the tales told of the Toowomba tornado were taken with grain of salt. Who would expect a county fair winner to prove the equal of armed or lucky draw?
 He was given little consideration in the villiers stakes at Sydney but won easily by five lengths. A week later he was the favorite in the Darlington stakes. After trailing the field to the stretch turn, he startled the crowd by sprinting to the front in split seconds.
 His breathless speed when he starts to run has worn down all opposition and overcome all ob- stacles. He has rolled on as relent- lessly as time since last December and even the great leveler, weight, has failed to stop him.
 He has been assigned 150 pounds for the Caulfield Cup to be run Oct. 19, and 149 for the Melbourne Cup, Nov. 5. But such burdens have failed to slow him down in the past. Ha won the Doomben Cup under 15l pounds.
 Strong And Speedy
 Scarborough is big horse, stand ing r hands and 1-2 inch high. He has a powerful set of shoulders but his other measurements fulfill the classic Arab formula. He is credit ed with running the last quarter in the Newmarket stakes in B seconds, under 139 pounds.
 A visit to the United States by Scarborough has been rumored all year and racing addictS hope Ro- mano follows his present plans. For even if the wonder horse fails to win on these shores after the long boat ride, he is sure to stay, welcomed addition to the great stallions now standing in stud.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-26
US. Rubber Teams Won 3 State Titles

The United States Rubber Com- pany Footwear Plant has estab- lished an outstanding record this year in State athletic competitions sponsored by the Connecticut Y. M 0. A. Industrial Recreation Coun- cil. Winners of the State cham pionship in three events and run ners-up in two others, the local Footwear Plant has the best rec ord of any industry in the State and is one which should stand for sometime to come.
 First to win state championship honors was the U. s. Badminton team of Harry Anderson and Ed Drab who walked away with the title in the State "" tournament held in New Britain on March 16.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-26
Cardinals Haue
 Earned Tag or |No-Ht Wonders

St. Louis, Sept. 26-UP)-W With only three games to go in driving finish for the National League flag the Cardinals today hold slim margin of one game over the Brooklyn Dodgers.
 And it's chiefly because they can't beat the Reds consistently in the Cardinal ball park.
 The Redbirds- who hold a 14 to 8 edge over the Reds in the sea- sons play-have dropped six of their adverse decisions in Sports mans Park.
 Walters In Old Form
 Last night the odd jinx reassert- ed itself as Bucky Walters shackled the Cardinal hitters and shut them out 6-0, on seven hits.
 Walters, and the devastating and dismal batting slump of the whole team, forced the Birds to pass up a golden opportunity to extend their lead to a commanding two games.
 Brilliant pitching-the only factor that has kept the Cardinals out in front since their hit famine began was conspicuously missing last night.
 The Reds hopped all over start ing Pitcher Murry Dickson in the fourth inning to stake Walters to a three-run lead that was more than he needed.
 Made Foes Look Weak
 Ray Mueller's single, Eddie Lu- kon's triple, singles by Bob Adams and Bert Haas and Bucky's squeeze bunt powered the runs across and the Cardinals couldn't supply a con- Y1ncing threat the rest of the way.
 Walters, showing excellent con- trol and sharp breaking curve to go with his sinker, had them pop ping out and bouncing feeble grounders to the infielders.
 Only in the ninth inning could the Cardinals get more than one hit to an inning. Then Terry Moore's single and Joe Garagiolas $ double came after two were out, and the Reds had coppered the con- test with an entirely superfluous three-run outburst in their half of the final inning.
 A walk to Edole Lukon, Adams sacrifice, Haas single and Clay's double chased Alpha Brazle and brought in the Cardinals fourth pitcher, Ted Wilks. Claude Corbitt's single off him brought in the final Reds run.
 Fans Silenced, Too
 For the 22,557 fans who came out expecting to see the Cardinals gain an almost insurmountable advan- tage in the race it was a dreary evening
 Many of them were equipped with coWbells and noise makers but the stiffness of the Cardinal bats kept them quiet. Toward the end of the contest, they cheered the Reds.
 But they were no more deiected than Cardinal Manager Eddie Dyer,
 The usually genial colonel" was gloomy and out Of sorts when cor nered in a silent dressing room. 3
 Underlining the obvious, he ex- plained:
 We are just not hitting"
 Admitting that it was a very tough game to lose, Dyer indicated that today's day off might be de- voted to some hitting practice.
 This isn't the end" said em- phatically Watch us Friday night"
 Most of the loyal Cardinal rooters seem to feel just as Dyer does-you cant be hltless wonders unless you nave wonderful pitching.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-26
LEAGUE STANDING
City-Wide Title Game on Sunday

City-wide Softball league cham pionship for the 1946 season will be decided next Sunday when the fi- nalists of National and American division play meet at Hamilton Park. On Saturday afternoon, Bombers and Cadets of the national division play at 330 P. M for a place in the title game; the Acme Cleaners and Trojans to play on No. Hamilton Park field at the same time for the American division title.
 Chris Grudzien and Jim Walsh will umpire the Bombers-C Cadets game; Jimmy Crichton and Ed Ken ny to handle the Acme Trojan game. Time on Sundays title game on No. l H. P. field vii lbe announced Sat- urday evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-26
WON'T BE SURPRISED

Buffalo, Sept. arfgth arfgthart
 Buffalo.-Mickey Mayne of the Dodgers put an All-American Con- ferenvce record that may be equaled but will never be surpassed in the book when he returned Buffalo's Lou Zontini's attempted field goal 100 yards for a touchdown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-26

This  World
First World Series Thrilled MusioI
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

In 1942, the Cardinals of S.. Louis and Dodgers from Brooklyn were setting a pattern for the current stretch drive between the two teams for the pennant and World Series. Stan MuSial, whose big bat is boom ing these days as national league batting leader, as the Cards and Dodgers go down to the last day, played his first World Series ball game against the Yankees in 1922, and that gave him his biggest thrill in baseball.
 He describes 1t as follows:
 Getting into the World Series my flrst full year in the majors supplied
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-26
Governor Bets On Dead Horse

Franklin, Mass, Sept. 26-(UP) Attending the horse racing at the Franklin Agricultural Fair, Gov. Maurice J. Tobin of MaSSa- cnusetts said to handicapper Ed die Welch of the Boston Globe:
 "Who do you like in this race?"
 T like horse called Hewin- easy" said Welch, so the Gov pepor made small wager on that AQrse.
 Minutes later HeWineaSy dropped dead
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-26
Raccoon Hunters
 To Choose Champ

Cheshire, Sept. 26-Grand cham pionship field trials for raccoon hunters will be held at the Arthur Terrell Farm, Yatesville Road, Sun day, under sponsorship of the Peck Lane Sportsmen's Club. Dogs which have qualified in previous events will be entered in this contest for choice of the champion.
 Peter DeBisschop will be field marshal. Winners will automatical- ly qualify for the 1947 grand cham pionships. The public is invited.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-26
WESTLAKE TO BUGS

Pittsburgh, Sept. 26-(UP)-The Pittsburgh Pirates added outfielder Wally Westlake of the Oakland club of the Pacific Coast league to their roster today.
 To keep the roster down to the maximum 48, they released infielder Huck Geary to the Indianapolis club of the American association.
 Westlake, 6-foot 185-pounder who batted .315 this year, was obtained for undisclosed amount of cash and three players. The players will be delivered to Oakland after the Spring training trip next year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-26

ovation from the crowd for a fine running catch was the happiest guy in America.
 The following year we repeated, again met the Yankees, and while the tension and glory of the big series is something to rave about, that first one remains my biggest memory in baseball.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-26

AiJ S4SdtSoI GulIl. In 1942 the Cardi- nals put on a tre- mendouS stretch drive which en- abled them 10 overhaul Brook lyn and cop the pennant.
 I felt like a kid with a new toy when I took the field in the big baseball classic against the Yan- k e eS. It Wa s something I had dreamed of and nytNnY, T rA+ or,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-26
Braves, Cubs In Third Place Drive

New York, Sept. 26 - UP)- OvershadoWed by the National league pennant fight, but playing an important part in it, the third place battle in the senior loop con- tinued today as the Boston Braves, now tied with Chicago, played the Giants two games.
 Boston can take undisputed pos session by winning twice, since the Cubs are idle. Then the Cubs go to St. Louis and the Braves to Brooklyn, and the games that de- eide the pennant also will decide third place.
 The Braves got the tie by beating the Chants last night, to 5, geU- ting five runs in the first inning The winning run was walked home in the fifth. The Cubs lost a 16- inning game to Pittsburgh, 6 to 5, on an error and two Pirate singles Ralph Kiner of Pittsburgh took the league lead in homers with a four bagger in the eighth that brought his total to 23.
 Near Record
 In the American league, Bob Eel Ter got 10 strikeouts in losing to Chicago, to l, and needs seven more to set new record. Joe Haynes got the victory over Cleve- land.
 Vern Stephens batted in four runs with two singles and a homer as St. Louis beat Detroit, 8 to 2, to snap a 10-game Tiger winning streak. Boston beat New York, 5 to 2, for it's 103rd victory of the year. Joe Dobson pitched four hit game.
 Washington topped Philadelphia twice, to and T to 4, as Mickey Vernon got four hits and boosted his leading batting average to .359.
 RHAPSODY IN HASH
 Baton Rouge, Sept.-Music is served with meals at Louisiana States athletic training table.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-26
IRA. LaUn BowLers

The first meeting of the IRA Lawn Bowling Committee has been called for tonight at the Central Y
 MICA. 7:3o P. M. IRA. officials trying to locate enough interest in Lawn Bowling to establish it in it's regular program of activities. The business of the meeting tonight will pc Tor the purpose of discussing the State Y Industrial Lawn Bowling Championships which will be held In Bridgeport this Saturday with 3 teams being selected from Water bury to represent this association in this event. All companies which are members of the IRA. are urged to send representatives to this meet ing in order to make some plans for the future as we'll as discuss the matter of the state championships
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-26
IRA. Girl Pin
 Matches Toniqhf

The twelve team IRA. Girls
 Bowling League swings into action tonight for the fourth week with French Mfg. Company vs. Oakville Company; Heminway Corporation vs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-26

BenruS; Chase Metal vs Lux; Chase vS Waterbury Companies; U. s. Time vs Waterbury Mfg; and Sco- will vs Farrel Foundry. All matches are scheduled for Sena's at 700 P. M. tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-26

THREE COLUMBIA SQUADS
 New York Columbia is fielding three football squads this fall freshman, junior varsity and var sity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-26

RHAPSODY IN HASH Baton Rouge, Sept-Music is served with meals at Louisiana States athletic training table.