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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02
Lithuania'as PIGn Royal
 Welcome for Er-ChampiOn

Waterbury Llthuanians are plan- ming e royal reception for their nae tive son, Jack Sharkey, former heavyweight boxing champion of the wrold, when the famed Bosto1lan makes his debut at Buckingham Hall Wednesday night.
 The ex-pug has been secured to referee the return Australian tag team match between the teams of Irish George Lenihan of Boston and wally Dusek and Mickey Gavas of Greece and Ray Schwartz of New York City. Last Wednesday night this same quartet engaged in one Of the most gruelling and disputed wrestling matches ever staged in Waterbury. It was such c crowd pleaser, though the fans despised the illegal tactics Lenihan used in wifl- ming the deciding fall, that Promoter George T. Dillon immediately re. matched them for his first show at Buckingham Hall.
 Policeman" Jack
 Lenihan deliberately tripped Schwartz who was in the act of downing Dusek and the illegal tao. tics gave the team of Lenihan and Dusek the decision, though the crowd disapproved. So with e return fracas Wednesday night Sharkey will be the extra man in the ring to see to it that Lenitan and Dtisek don't get away with murder. Shar. key is still c tough man and can mix it up with the best of them and the wrestlers will realize this wednes- day.
 Two very promising preliminary bouts are listed on the undercard. Tn the opener at s:30 Billy Hall, a former pro football player who will be making his local debut, will mix it up with Geza Tako, Hungarian champion, in a 30-minute tussle. Tn another 30-fninute contest the popu- lar Michele Leone of Italy will swap holds with squat Abe Coleman, vet- eran New York Hebrew.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02
WurVets Bowling In Nouqotuek

Naugatuck, Dec. 2-The All-Vet- erans Bowling League found their race formed in a tight scramble following Sundays competition, with three teams tied for first place in the loop. Following the All-Amer- ican Veterans 2 to victory over the loop-leading Montanari-Rado Post. the two were tied for first position. The Union City Vets also slid up into this coveted spot by taking three forfeit games from Gold Star Post.
 Frank Madden and Jack Ashmore paced the All-American Veterans in their double victory over the MIR Post, Madden held high single honors with l45 while Ashmore took high three with 346.
 In other matches bowied the Dis abled American Veterans took two games out of three from the Veterans of Foreign Wars team. Bill Jepson paced the DAv with scores of il7-97-l04-si8. Keller of the VFW held high three honors with a 322 score. The American Legion, led by George Gladding, took two games out of three from Leroy Murphy's Marines. Gladding held both high single and three with marks of i0i-i02-l19-352.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02
Naugy High Hoop Drill Tonight; Vets To Play

Naugatuck, Dec. 2--The Nauga- tuck High school basketball team win hold its first practice in the YNGCA tonight ct 7:so, when Coach Raymond K. Foley prepares his team for the opener on Saturday, Dec. . on the "" court Their op- ponent will be Oliver wolcott Tech of Torrangton.
 A preliminary will pit the Nauga- tuck High school Veterans team against the junior varsity of the Tech team. The veterans team, or- ganised by Athletic Director Foley in october, will be coached by Hen- ry Cleslewski, an outstanding Nagu- atuck athlete and member of the High School faculty.
 It is believed that Naugatuck High School was one of the first in the area to form a veterans team for those who have returned to school, but were not eligible to play in competitive high school sports. MT. Foley has announced that the team will play several pre- liminaries to high school games and will also follow a schedule of its own.
 Football players who were not al- lowed to attend practice while the grid season was on, will attend their first practice tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02
Stoee Was Johnny Come LoteIy, for Painting Shows
 EootbaII in 1870 end Game Is Much Older Thon Thot

many followers that King Henry II felt that indulgence was interfering with the national compulsory sport of archery and banned it.
 Tn 1869 Princeton and Rutgers played the first game of inter collegiate football in America at New Brunswick, the home team winning, 6 goals to 4.
 The game was well established in 1873. when Michigan made the first gesture toward an intersec- tional game by challenging Cor nell.
 When it was decided to play the game in Cleveland, however, with 90 men on a side. President White of Cornell issued the classic decision:
 T will not permit 90 men to travel 400 miles merely to agitate a bag of wind"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02
The SlanlllnRs
Beors, Borons 
nv UNITED PRESS

The Hershey Bears and the Cleve- land Barons cha,ked up two victories apiece during the weekend to pull away to a substantial lead today in the Eastern and Western Divi- sions of the American Hockey League respectively.
 Hershey ran its season point total to si points last night by trimming the Indianapolis Capitols, 3 to 2. Armand Qaureau1t tallied two of the Bears goals, his second decid- ing the contest at i7:59 of the third period. The New Haven Ramblers dropped their second straight game, 2 to {, to the Buffalo Bisons to fall eight points behind Hershey.
 Cleveland ripped through the St. Louis Flyers, 5 to 2, dropping them to last place in the Western Divi- sion. Tony Leswick led the Barons attack with two goals and an assist.
 A goal by Harvey Jacklin with seven minutes to play gave the Philadelphia Rockets a { to 1 tie with the Providence Reds. Added to a victory over New Haven Saturday, the performance gave the hapless Pfiladelphians, last-placers with six points, their best weekend of the season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02

Strangely enough, it was played in Italy a thousand years before it was ever heard of in England.
 The Romans adopted the game from the Spartans about 200 B.C. the rulers looking upon the game as a toughner of muscles and builder of stamina.
 About 28 B.C. Caesar Augustus was for tossing the game into the discard because it was too gentle method of training Centurions for var. So he detOured the sol- diers from the football field and put them at rougher tasks.
 About the llth century the game was inroduced into England and radical changes were made. No player could run with the ball. Kick ing only was allowed. Goal posts were originated. Numerical strength was limited. The game gained so
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02

Sarasota, Fla, (NEA)-It's rare indeed that medieval art hits the sports page. but when Everett Aus tin, director of the John and Mable Ringing Museum of Art. here. had some 20 works cleaned. one turned out to be what he believes is the oldest painting of a football game.
 The name of the artist is un- known. but the canvas. beauti- fully painted and brilliantly con- ored. is believed to have been ex- ecuted about 1928.
 The game portrayed is being played in the great plaza before the Church of San Lorenza in Florence. Italy. which for centuries was the scene of notable tourna- ments. pageants and athletic ex- hibitions.
 The teams apparently are
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02
High Schools Get Ready for Big Season of BdsketbdL
Nge0nt Us. FdlcO AtAnmoryDec. IS

Next week Friday, the 18th of December Ia the time for the Waterbury A, c, boxing show at the State Armory, featuring Frankie Vlgeant of Thomaston and Tony Falco Of Mlddletown, at popular prices, S2.6O rlngslde, according Co announcement of Promoter George Mulllgan over the weekend. Painting contrac. tors are expected Go finish their interior work sometime this week, with basketball and boxing Go he shown at the biz drill shed regularly until next mld.April. Torrington's Kid Cappy, Undefeated all last Summer ln semi-pro headlln- CTS at Torrington, will make his professional debut on the Vigeant.Fal card.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02
Hdrlen, Yankees
 At State Am,orJ Sunday Dec. I5I

Professional basketball at the state armory on Field Street, will get under way Sunday evening, Dec. IS, according, to Director Tom Wagner, who brought outstanding teams to Waterbury all last season to play his strong club. Al Mischet- ti, Ross Merrlck. Clifton F1nnegan of last years guards; and Mcclure, Niagara University hoopster, will be with the club organized by Mag ner for the coming season; the first game to be played against the Har- lem Yankees, colored New York court combine that won and lost in this city last season on the armory court.
 Joe Brennan,s U. s. Time girls will be seen in preliminary games throughout most of the season. They have already won three games played.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02
Br0ssMen, Eorrel And OokviIle Win

me American nEa@ Company ng routing Che WategAugy TOel @ te aA tleo the Chase Company end the nenr0s watch bASketeeFe in q lrlple knol for first place ln the A division Of the Industrial Basket bon League at ehe centrNy VezcA yesterday afternoon. n the othw two games the FNtFel RoundEs quintet edged the French Mig. co. ao.aA while the oakville CO. hoop aRnregatlon oefeaeea the Bristol co., al No ia, m what proved Co ee Q classy eRhIeltlon oe shooting and passing,
 Coach Joe Dcleye ABc hoopstsr had e nine point Iced at the close fo the first period but then really noared the ban through the hoop to lead, Sa-lo, ae the halftime.
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 Ralph Bradley, former west Slao speedooy baskeeeeF, led the Brass quintet as he tossed in le points, while A and Paddy DAneiio were rannersup with eight points eAch, naile salvatore was the high man for the Tool array @ he scored 10
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02
Myers, DoCroso OK. for I947

Boston, Dec. 2-(UP)- Denny Myers and John (Ox) Da Grosa will be coaching Boston College and Holy Cross respectively again next year, the athletic directors of the colleges confirmed today.
 Athletic Director John P. Curley of B. c. said Myers contract has another year to run and added that Denny definitely would be the Eagles head man in i947.
 we can lose a football game without firing the coach, you know" Curley grinned, referring to Bos- ton Colleges IS to 6 upset by Holy Cross.
 Athletic Director Eugene P. Flynn of Holy Cross said Da Grosa, whose contract also extends through the lo47 season, would be back at his coaching post next fall.
 Earlier, it had been reported that both coaches were on their way out. One report indicated that Myers would be succeeded by Ed Doherty, while Da Grosa would be supplant- ed by Bill Osmanski, now with the Chicago Bears. Another report was that Da Grosa would succeed retir- ing Coach Andy Kerr at his alma mater, Colgate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02

spread out for a kick and there has been a rush of spectators on the field, indicating an argument with the umpire. Tn those days the number of contestants wasn't lime tied.
 Tn the great Cathedral in Flor ence hangs a picture of Sir John Hawkwood by Paolo Ucello. done about 1870. Adjacent is a plaque in memory of John Hawkwood who introduced the game of foot ball into Florence" Sir John was an English soldier of fortune em- ployed with other Britishers to assist in the defense of Florence against enemies in northern Italy.
 The game remained popular in Florence for a considerable period.
 Football. however, traces fur ther back than the i4th century.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02
Borough Sports

Naugatuck, Dec. 2-Coach James Kennedy of the newly-organized St. Francis basketball team, has announced the names of team members and officers.
 The squad includes many service men, with its strength being built around John Morris, Sacred Heart High School star of several years back. Other members are John Borgnis, Henry Edmondson, Fred erick LaFontaine. William Bird and Frank Behlman. veterans. and Jo- seph Finke and Thomas McCann, non-veterans.
 Robert Behlman, manager. and William Schmelcke, official time keeper, will assist MT. Kennedy.
 The team has scheduled prac- tice for Tuesday evening on the Columbus Hall floor where they will hold a scrimmage session with the st. Francis CYO. A name for the new team will be selected soon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02
Minor "A Pin Tests Tonight

The IRA. Minor A League bowls tonight at senas 2oth Century Al- ieys at 700, with the following teams paired Steel Ball, bye; Eye let vs, fneersolls Waterbury Tool vs. Lux. Plume & Atwood vs. virjune; nenrus vs. somers and waterbury Companies vs. c. L. & P.
 The feature game this week is that between the second place Ben- rus and third place Somers penrus is second with 27 wins and nine losses, while Somers is tied for third with Tngerson with g wins and lS losses. Lux leads the league with es wins and eight losses.
 Last weeks records show Whit taker of c. L.. 6 P. capturing high singles honors with l5o, and Des. iardins of Benrus came in second with i4e. Desiardins then pushed Whitaker into second place for high singles by reaching S09 while whitaker has 3SS.
 c. L. 6 P. leads high singles with eiO while Sofners and Tngerson tie for second place with 5e5.
 Benrus leads high total team games with l702 while c. l.. & F. comes in second with l697
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02
LeuVenWoFth Drill Today; WiIbySet
ny WIN MAE0NEH

Coach Bln Tracye Leavenworth High basketeers will swing Into high gear this afternoon as they hold their first practice session ln preps aration for thelr io4e.47 basketball debut. And the big question as far as feavenworth ie concerned isi win Jimmie Plersall, the star Tech forward be able to play after have ing spralned his wrist during the football season2 To the casual ob- server it may appear that one man more or less should not make too much difference In e basketball squad. But in this case the loss of piersall Techs only All.State nofn- lnee would definitely be a big loss to last years defending city champs. plersall told this writer last week that he would be ready to work out with the team this week but just what a sprained wrist may do 10 his championship style on the pas. ketball court has to be determined. pesides Piersall, Coach Tracy has Rav Korbusleskl Johnny Messup, Bernie sherwill, Joe Cocchiola ana Butch" Damelio, all veterans from last season when Leavenworth won the cIty Championship and then went ofl to be defeated by iillhouse in the semi-finals of the state tour" nament.
 Coach Tracy has a game pending on December i4th which will be the o,nr,no game of the season for the Tech T4eers who will finish their season on Feb. 22nd, Washingtons birthday
 wildcats al Winsted
 Coach Tom Purcell announced this morning that Wilby will play a i7 game basketball schedule start. ing on Dec. i4th against Gilbert Hieh at winsted, the Wildcats to wind up their schedule on Feb 18th against sacred Heart. The three focal High Schools will play all their games on the State Armory floor on Field Street with many double headers scheduled throughout the season.
 Six veterans were on hand for the first Wilby practice session last Monday afternoon Rt the Wilby gym. They were Jerry Becchia. Don Belanser, Billy Darlington, Tommy Sullivan, Jake Lawlor and Tommy Brown. Coach Purcell has lost Mario Quattro and "Buzzy" Nc. orath to graduation. The Wilby schedule follows:
 Dec. il, Gilbert, away; IS, An. sonia; %, Naugatuck; 2S, Alumni; 2s, Leavenworth: Jan. {, Gilbert; 6, st. Augustine's; II, Crosby; is, open: IS. Torringtcn, away; 22, Conner cial: 24, Ansonia, away: 2e, Torring- ton; Feb. l, Crosby: 5, Naugatuck; 6, Leavenworth; II. Commercial, away; IS, Sacred Heart.
 Hearts at Berlin
 Coach Ebby Conlan's Sacred Heart High basketeers who suffered 6 Sl.25 setback at the hands of waterbown in their debut at the Wilby gym last Friday night will travel to Berlin next Friday night to meet Berlin High. The East Enders will be shooting for their first win of the season. Sacred Hearts next home game is with Crosby on Dec. 18th.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02

Briefly, two guitter-bred Norwalk GAMBLERS, without the courage of a mouse, lost some money on the Seamford. .Norwalk football game. Rather than openly show their hands. they got to e couple of poli- teal ward-heelers to get word to Kern that he was "all through" at Ncrwalk. I'm told by Kern himself that the same pair pulled the same stunt on the Stamford High football coach: after Stamford was beaten by Greenwich for the state title and waskOwitE trophy. Gamblers are like that, for the most part. Human lice at heart. they will try to ''get next to" c high school or college player Casually c starl to brfbe him in var. tosis ways so that he will drop the ball oR miss c shot or make e bad throw ak the time when 1t will do the gambler the most good. The Brooklyn College basketball scandal uk last season was e fair sample of how the so-callcd men with the money operate. When they win, they 60 around with c big cigar. superior air of authority, and e what e nlnart operator 1 am" look on their gcheming faces: but when they lose they yelp like 6 pig stuck under an iron gate.
 Such is the real story from Nor- walk relative to Ike Kern. who has produced winning teams for years He has c strict rule for'bidding ANY ONE not directly connected with the team (cspecially hah-baked polite fans or old Grads) in the dressing room before the game or between the halves) 90 it Is natural, that some of them resent such a rule and Kern's strict enforcement of 1t: but lt has paid dividends in various ways; so much SO, that 6 winning ten year coach is not going to bt dropped on the word of disgruntled grads CT politicians because the coach or school has c poor season now and then. Kerns' Norwalk High teams even had the benefit of Frank Leahyis line-coaching, when ths notre Dame head coach handled NordhAm,s famous seven blocks ol granite": long before Leahy went tC Boston College and later to South Bend.
 However, Kern went to Norwall people of authority to find out where he stood on the ''out" stories in thu Stamford end Bridgeport papers. Il 60 happened that one city officia knew of the two gamblers who lost the bundle" on the Stamford game; % he said to Kern: forget about 1t Ike. They're just couple of JERKS end always vii lbe. The job is your as long as you want it."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02
Monday Sports Wash

Waterbury's Fritz Barzilauskas is taking as required reading, '"rhe Postman Always Rings Twice so he will be able to answer s64 ques-
 tons when he goes to work in our 20. for the Christmas rush, start- ing on or about December IS. {. His many local admirers; especially the boys of the Kennel Club, were happy to see him selected as Ale America guard with Humble of Rice on the N. Y. Sun. team writ- ten up by George (Boola Boolal
 Trevor. who will never be accused ol seeing red" if there's Yale blue in the immediate vicinity. New
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02
Purple Knights
 Top ScopiLL Squad

Naugatuck, Dec. 2. = Purple Knights and Scovill ERA. of the Waterbury Industrial league put on a stirring basketball game Sunday afternoon for three periods at the borough Y.M.C.A. court; the Knights pulling away in the final quarter to win by 30-28. Orky Gar iinski, with g points: Korowotny. Chet Wojack anG Gene Czaplicki all had a hand in the opening game victory for the Purple Knights. Gcore.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02
Spiders Defeat
 Jospers, KnoUes

Spiders were double-Winners ot basketball games over the Jaspers and Knaves at Chase Park gym Saturday. Bazzarini. Carabetti and D'Amico scored 8-6-6 against the Jaspers in a 27-l3 win. while Car della, Barrazini and Ubaldi netted l4-l0-i4 points in a 46-34 victory over the Knaves.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02
Knicks, , St. Louis Lead
RY UNTTEn PRESs

The New York Knickerbockers and the St. Louis Bombers, each with 10 victories, continued to lead the East erm and Western divisions, respec- lively, In the Basketball Association of America today following six weekend games which brought about little change in the standings.
 Both New York and St. Louis won Saturday games. The Knickerbock- CTS defeated Philadelphia, 6l to 60, and the bombers edged Detroit, 60 to 57. Providence took undisputed third place in the eastern race with a 79 to 65 victory over Toronto on Saturday and, in the only other league change, the Cleveland Rebels took third position in the western division by downing Detroit, 49 to {7, at Cleveland last night.
 Halbert Gets @
 Bob Taught, former Notre Dame player, scored Cleveland's winning basket with 5e seconds to go. Detroit led at halftime, 24 to g. In the only other game last night, Chick Hal- bert scored % points to lead the Chi- caeo Stags to a 6s to S6 victory over the Boston Celtics at the Chicago Stadium.
 In the other Saturday game, the Washington Capitals defeated the Pittsburgh ironmen, the eastern cel- lar team, 49 to %, at Washington, D. c.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02

Yawkey Is also a millionaire who will spend any amount for some- thing or somebody he wants. Weiss to Detroit all hinges on Trautmann getting Brahman's job as boss of the minor leagues Friday the 18th: December thirteenth that is. has been chosen as the date of the next Waterbury A. c. boxing show with s2.50 tops featuring Frankie Vigeant of Thomaston and Tony Falco of Middletown at the state armory. Torrington's Kid Cappy. a consistent winner all surn- mer on New City semi-pr0 cards, win also show in six-round pre-. i'm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02
Meteors Take TWo

Meteor senior and junior basket ball squads of Pearl Street Neigh borhood House were winners of games played over the weekend. Holmes. with 2i points. including ten field goals. paced the Meteor 'big" team to a close Ss-34 win over the Ne wHaven. A. whose Mon gilso and Hecht netted 20 points.
 Junior Meteors scored twice as many field goals as the Spartans. winning by 32-i6. as Webb got IS markers for the winners.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02
IRA. Rifle League

The IRA. Rifle League this week shows three matches scheduled as follows: Patent Button vs. American Brass, on Dec. 2 at Templeton's; Bristol vs. Waterbury Tool on Dec. { at the Armory; and Lux vs. Chase on Dec. at the Armory.
 Last weeks match between Sco-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02

Ravens George M. Weiss. gem
 eraliy credited with organizing an ( directing ( h c excellent New York Yan- kee base all farm system. is about ready t0
 hreakS vi tn Loud Larry Mac Phau. according t0 the guys who give thanks to the Tanks. The general gab is that Georqe and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02
New Entry Cslcka

Tn the other game Of the after noon Mort Kielty's oakville CO. ar- ray. which is in the Dusty League for the first time this year. put on a very neat exhibition of passing and shooting which had the fans on their feet as Che Oakvilleites went on to win by 3i-poant mar gin. Moe zaccaria set the pace for the winners as he dropped in IS points. Rovero, Botelle. and Seller also contributed to the winning cause. The scores:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02

Tom Yawkey of the Red Sox VII get together on contract: but don't let t to be too much of a shock # Weiss goes to Detroit to replace George Trautman, gen- efAl manager. who may be the new president of National Professional Baseball Clubs: succeeding Judge 2fahman; the job paying e2S.Oo0 MT year. Walter Briggs Is almost Nlre to bid for Weiss; though
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02
EROSION WARNING SOUNDED

Chicago (UP) - An article in the current issue of Prairie Farmer advises farmers not to blow in the fall if it causes erosion of topsoil during the winter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02

rosals n, sa . % Totala s
 score at half time. Brass s@. Tool 70. Referee. killman and FournieE
 In perhaps the best game ot the afternoon, the Farrel Foundry oas- keteers came from behind h the a. nal period of play to beat the French Mfg. aggregation by four points. Johnny poplis and Curly Burllnskl were the main cogs In the Rarrel victory as they tossed tn Sa points between them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-02

Totals IS s4 Totals .. is
 score at half time: oakviile S, Bristol s Referee: Santopietro and Berardi.
 Syracuse, N. '. - Lew Andreas now is coaching his 22nd Syracuse University basketball squad. His teams have won 28e games. lost @. for an all-time mark of 75 percent.