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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Yankees And
 Browns Have Twice

The New York Yankees, with vic- tories on each coast, and the Cleve- land Browns, with two triumphs in the midwest, were out in front to- day in the new All-America Pro- fessional Football Conference and at least thus far seemed to be the teams to beat.
 The National League, which doesn't get under way in regularly scheduled play until late this month, probably will have to contend once more with those old pre-war mon- sters of the midway, the Chicago Bears, who rolled to a 24 to 12 ex- hibition triumph at Philadelphia. An amazing crowd of 82,600 watched the game at Philly's Municipal Sta dium on Friday.
 The Yankees chalked up their sec ond victory, 21 to 10 in their home debut Saturday night, defeating the Buffalo Bisons as 40,606 fans turned out at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees earlier won from the San Francisco '49ers Cleveland won its second game, 20 to Friday, topping the Chicago Rockets at Chicago after an opening victory at home against the Miami Seahawks
 The '49ers bounced back from their opening defeat by the Yankees, winning from the Miami Eleven, 21 to IA as 10000 fans turned out at San Francisco's Kezar Stadium yes- terday.
 New Star
 Former Washington State Star Dick Renfro, substituting for the ailing Norman Standlee, led San Francisco to the victory. He made each of San Francisco's touchdowns on line smashes after passing plays by Frankie Albert put the ball in scoring position.
 One of Miami's touchdowns was on a pass from Charley Price, for mer Texas A. & M. back to end Prince Scott that netted g yards. The other came on 40-yard for ward lateral play in which quarter back Marion Pugh passed to Hamp- ton Poole, who tossed the ball to end Lamar Davis.
 In the only other league game over the weekend, the Los Angeles Dons won 20 to IA Friday night gam from the visiting Brooklyn Dodgers before 10000.
 Three National League teams breezed to exhibition victories yes terday, the Pittsburgh Steelers de- feating the Paterson, N. J., Partners, 55 to the Detroit Lions drllbbed the Charlotte, N C., Clippers, 28 to 3 and the Washington Red Skins won from the Norfolk. Va, Sham rocks, 56 to 0.
 Games This Week
 ALL AMERICA
 Friday-New York at Chicago (night), Miami at Los Angeles (night).
 Sunday-Brooklyn at San Fran cisco. Cleveland at Buffalo.
 NATIONAL
 (No games scheduleO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
"ICon T.oke .It" Says Tomi .OfLouis Go
By JACK CUDDY United Press Sports Writer)

New York, Sept. 16 CUP) - Tami Mauriello will be feted in the Bronx tonight although it's a 9-1 bet that he'll be defeated in the Bronx Wednesday night.
 Tough Tami will be honored by a torchlight parade tonight-a ges- ture of flaming confidence that the battling Bronxite will beat Joe Louis at the Yankee Stadium and become the borough's first world heavyweight champion.
 This parade will symbolize, more over, the torch that Tami is carry ing for Joe-the burning desire to make million bucks" by belting out the champion. Unaware of this glow, reporter asked Mauriel1o today if there was any chance of his freezing up" when he faced Louis in the ring.
 Freeze up!" exclaimed the out ragged challenger. Hell, don't even know the meaning of the word freezep
 Feels Fine
 The formerly fat Bronx taxern- keeper, who now is solid-looking Slugger, was in excellent spirits to- day as he shifted his training quar- ters from the Bronx Park arena to Bobby Gleason'S gymnasium, also in the Bronx. The shift was made be- cause he had completed his boxing preparations and would need less spectator space for two concluding CnCcinnc nf Hohf 1ir1,Hayiv,u cises.
 Stocky, broad-backed Tami-with the black hair and swarthy features of an Indian-sparred two rounds yesterday with a big Tom Alteri of Meriden Conn. These brought his total of leather tossing sessions to about 13O."
 Neither challenger nor sparring partner extended himself in the last boxing drill, for Tami already was groomed fine" by the longest training grind of his career, seven weeks according to Trainer Al Sil- vani. Tami forgot himself, momen- tarily, in the second round and nearly stiffened his opponent with a straight right to the head.
 Manager Lefty Remini said that his white hope" weighed about 198 1-2 pounds, and that he would scale about 196 for the fight.
 Some Fun
 The last workout at the Park Arena was merry one, enlivened by allegedly musical entertainment from two members of Tami's gang busters" roofing organization. One strummed a guitar and the other sang parodies of popular songs parodies that extolled the challeng- er's proWess and forecast a kayo for Louis.
 Mauriello resplendent in a red white-and-blue striped jersey and in green trunks-kept time to the music as he danced awkwardly but loosely through his limbering rou- tine in the ring.
 In the dressing room Tami wrap ped up the fight with a few words. He said both he and Louis were hard punchers, and both were easy to hit The brawl would be won, therefore, by the tougher man.
 And know I'm lot tougher than Louis,' he concluded. T can take it, but he can't"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
GOLF

George w. Swentor won his first Country Club of Waterbury goH championship in five attempts, when he became a and l winner over J. Douglas Lunan Saturday in a 36 hole match play test. The players were all even after a morn ing round of Is holes; neither hav- ing much advantage until the 14th hole of the afternoon play, which Swentor won, adding the 18th to take the match and the title. He was runner-up for the CCW title in 1942-43-45 losing in the finals to Bill Goss, Dr. Ken Blanchard and Ned Farley.
 A month ago, the winner had an outrageous 91 in the Waterbury In- vitation, and only a fair 82 in the qualifying round of last weeks club championship play.
 One-Sided
 At Chase Country Club yesterday, Joe Steponaitis was a and Wln- ner of the club championship over Johnny Cavanaugh, the winner having a par 35-37-72 medal score against 4O-39-79 for his opponent, each player having par 36 rounds in the afternoon. Each had two birdies on the third time around and were all even on the last trip, when the match ended on the 30th green.
 Al Labutis, Chase club profession al and Steponaitis were entered as a pro-amateur twosome in a state event at Wethersf1eld today and in- tend to play again Friday in the Tommy Armour Open at Rockledge
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
This Sporting World
 By JOHN A. CLUNEY
They Called Him "Cocky" Collins

Apparently as able a baseball ex- pcutive as he was player, Edward rrowbridge Collins, vice-president and business manager of the new American League champions from Boston has done his full share with Tom Yawkey and Joe Cronin to bring the first pennant to Boston in 28 years and justify Yawkey's $250,- 900 expenditure for Cronin Il years ago.
 But what of Collins in his playing days? The Old Timers never get tired of talking about him, reading about him or listening to each other as countless stories are unfolded of the player generally agreed upon as "one of the greatest second baSemen of all time"
 Born in Millerton, N. Y, in May of 1887, Eddie Collins is getting close to 60 years of age. In his heyday on the diamond, he was known as "Cocky" Collins and, despite that cognomen, which us- ually denotes confidence and the Twill to win Eddie is rated one of the "brainiest" baseball players of all time. He threw from the right side, but was 8 southpaw batter and, like young Dick Wakefield of the Detroit Tigers, went directly from college to the big leagues. Played years at Columbia before going to CNnNio Macl-'s Athletics
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Blue Joys Won Parks Crown

Blue Jays, a group of high school baseball players won a second league championship this season, when they outscored North End Ttabs, 5-2 for the 1946 Public Parks League crown. A big crowd took in the title game, played Sunday at Washington Park Winners scored first on a walk Billy Walsh's single mad an error; but the Tabs got it back in the fourth, as Jackie Grout, losing pitcher hit 8 run-scoring double. Four runs in the seventh and eighth sewed up the game for the Jays, single by Lawlor, and Barone, bunt by Davis and Pick ett's single did the damage. Daly singled, Lawlor doubled and Davis singled in the eighth for two more runs.
 Russ Hansen spread out bingles and got good support and needed hits to score runs. Tabs got a fifth inning run without hit. Opposing pitchers, Hansen and Grout, split 20 strikeouts. Score:
 Earlier in the summer, Blue Jays won the Senior league champion ship Q6-18 years) of the Waterbury Democrat Sandlot Baseball Fedora tiOn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Meriden Motorcycle HiLLclin1b Sunday

Meriden, Sept. 16-A field that will include several of the coun- trys topnotchers will compete for $45O in prize money in the Meriden Motorcycle Clubs second hill-climb of 1946, to be staged Sunday after noon, Sept. 9, at the famous North Guilford grade, on the Durham Guilford Road, Route 77.
 Among the contenders in the three star" event. one class below national-championship, will be Tom Paradise, Brownie Betar and Jay Pagnini of Albany; Howard Mitzel and Herb Reider of Chester, Pa; and Jackie and Billy Armstrong of Springfield The field will compete on a hill with 72-degrees pitch
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Tool, Rubber Teams m Seni-FlndIs

Two close games of six scheduled yesterday in the state industrial softball play at Hamilton Park were recorded; as Moore Tool of Bridge port, Waterbury Tool and U. s. Rubber of Naugatuck moved into the semi-finals next Sunday on the same fields. Moore spotted Interna- tional Silver runs in the first two innings; then won a 10-9 game; Waterbury Tool advanced when Torrington American Brass did not show up for play; while American Steel and Wire of New Haven nicked Fafnir Bearing of New Britain 3-2; having beaten Fuller Brush of Hart ford, 12-1 in a morning game.
 U. s. Rubber of Naugatuck with pitcher Bill Rado and batter Tom my Edmonds playing leading roles, eliminated ElectroluX of Stamford II to 5. Rado allowed hits, while Edmonds got 4 of the winners Il bingles.
 In the womens' division, Bryant Electric of Bridgeport gained the finals with g run shutout of Tor rington Company girls; Mamie Ma ciocia pitching a no-hit, no-run game for the winners. Miss Zak scored five hits and batted in 5 of the Bryant 9 runs; the winning pitcher having IA strikeouts.
 Benrus Watch, Waterbury title holders and New Britain Fafnir girls meet next Sunday, at II A. M., the winner to play Bryant Electric for the title at P. M.
 One of yesterdays features was pitching by Malin, American Steel and Wire, credited with winning two games against Fuller Brush and Fafnir, giving but hits in each test,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
NeuU York and Cleueland Gridders Class Of Neu Loop
Big Books Oppose Off, H-Track Betting; They're Satisfied With 115 Per Cent
By NED BROWN NEA Staff Correspondent

New k-(NEA)-There are two schools of thought among the book making gentry anent legalizing off, track betting.
 It develops that the powerful minority, consisting of the big shots who look down their noses at the vast majority, are agin Assernblyman Patrick Sulivan's bill to license their operations in New York, thus cloaking them with responsibility and allowing them three per cent.
 We don't need any cloak or three per cent" says a spokes- man for the men who never talk the big shot bookies. Were satisfied with the 115 per cent we're getting now. This amply takes care of our expenses and, CT miscellaneous. It's only the non- thinking jerks in the racket who are for the bill.
 "These fellows naively believe they will be made legitimate by passage of the Sullivan bill. That's true-in a sense. But they'll still be harassed by the parasites who prey on them. And if they think they can pocket large bets, where are they going to get them
 Most of these small fry bookies have their offices in their hats, on street corners, or in back rooms.
 Big bettors want to know whom they're dealing with. They want to know they're going to be paid off. I can count the operators on my elbows whom I'd bet a few thou and go to sleep confident I'd get paid.
 These rank and file bookies who are for the bill haven't bankrolls to hold more important wagers And if they expect to shunt the big bets on to the tracks to collect the three percent, they overlook the fact that huge bettors won't stand for that. It shortens the price too much.
 That's one reason for the big books. They are able to hold bets that run into thousands.
 Did you ever stop to think how many bets are won by bettors? Well, how many hot tips did you play that lost?
 You can put the big book-maker down as squarely behind The Jockey Club in opposing Pat Sullivan's
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Rice Winner
 At Cherry Park

Avon, Conn, Sept. (SpeciaD George Rice of Milford Connecticut, soundly trimmed Bill Schindler and Ted Tappett to win the hotly con- tested Cherry Park Speedway 25 lap feature event here last night.
 The Milford bullet shattered Tap pets former track record by tooling his Curtiss Offenhauser through the feature route in 6:3020 to hold his first lap lead over the most out standing field of drivers seen here this season. Ray Nestor of the Bronx by finishing fourth in the feature maintained his lead in the Cherry Park annual Fall championship point standings. Rice qualified for pole position in the feature by turn ing the fastest semi-final time of the evening.
 Chet Conklin, popular Danbury driver, was forced out of the main event when Harry Hulls Woodbury built car developed motor trouble in the fifth lap.
 Tappett coul ddo not better than fifth place in the Scorching main event and was never a threat to the flying leaders.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Louis Ready for MourieIIo Bout

Pompton Lake, N. J., Sept. 16 - UP) Joe Louis was scheduled for a final four-round boxing drill today in preparation for Wednes- day nights title defense against Tami Mauriello
 The champion spared four rounds yesterday and spiced the workout by flooring Teddy Ran dolph of New York, one of his four partners.
 Lous left himself open to Randolph's jabbing attack, almost inviting the seepdy light heavy weight to hit him. Teddy landed a series of jabs on the champs face; but straight right exploded sud- denly on Teddy's chin, and he pumped to the canvas-stunned
 The other three sparmates -Perk Daniels, George Fitch and Eldridge Eatman-were more fortunate.
 Louis has boxed 53 rounds in preparation for this bout. He weigh ed 210 pounds, and said he expect ed to fight at POS. He predicted a short fight, for both he and Mau- riello are punchers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
High School Bowling

School representatives of Crosby, Wilby, Leavenworth and Waterbury Continuation High Schools will att tend a bowling conference Friday afternoon of this week, at Derby High School for the purpose of form ing an interscholastic bowling league under rules of the Connecticut In- terscholastic Athletic Conference In addition to the inter high school competition, intramural leagues u1- der a handicap system may be formed.
 The proposed leagues are part of the national American high school bowling congress program, lauded by J. Edgar Hoover, FB1 chief who said: Such a program should have the support of every rihhgktnn -iitg the support of every right thinking person." In addition to the local schools at the Derby meeting, Naug- atuck, Derby Shelton, Ansonia and Seymour will be represented. Louis LichtenStein of Milford High is di- rector of the AHSBC referred to.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16

in 1906; and for some reason used the alias Sullivan with the As before becoming a regular in 1903.
 No baseball fans, even on the modern era, needs to be told that
 "Cocky" Collins was a member of
 the nationally-famous hundred thousand dollar infield" which in- cluded Stuffy McInniS on first base; Collins at second, Jack Bar ny (Holy Cross coach for 25 years) at shortstop and Home Run Baker on third base; the great baseball foursome broken up by Mack after the 1914 World Series; Collins sold to~Chicago White Sox for a re- ported $50,000. In 1925 Eddie Col hns was the White Sox manager, but was released a year or so later, going back to the Philadelphia Athletics, where he, stayed until the young millionaire, Tom Yawk- ey was put on his trail, at the start of Yawkey's effort to buy" a pennant for Boston by getting Cronin for $250,000, Lefty Grove, Jimmy Fox, Al Simmons and others; which never paid off in the form of pennant until last Friday the 18th, 1946 w.Ien Ted Williams home run shut out Cleve- land and brought the pennant to Boston, after six straight defeats, allowing Yawkey to realize his ob- tective after II years of very tough going. Only last April, the loud buzz in the baseball world was "Cronin better produce this year or he's through as manager of the Red Sox" but the square-jawed 1rishman did come through with constant help from Williams, Dom DiMaggio, Pesky, Dave Ferriss, Tex HughSon and Mickey Harris; fi- nally winning the flag with IS games to spare.
 But, let's get back to Eddie Col Ens. Did you know that he owns a Bachelor of Arts degree from Col tmbia, is a member of Theta Beta Fl, the Penn Athletic Club, is mar ried and the father of two sons? Lives in Lansdowne, Pa. For a little guy of 5-8 and 158 pounds in his prime, he batted .333 over 9 years and is one of the smartest base-run- ners the game has known. One hit is 2 times up for 9 years Q908 through l930) is his record; including .365 for the 1911 season and .369 nine years sater in the 1920 season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16

Here is a member of footballs foremost family--the Cleveland Conways-and Bill has ten brothers who have played or who are still playing football. More than that, a sister of his is married to Tom Con- ley, former Notre Dame star and now head coach of the sport at John Carroll College. Just as three brothers did before him, Bill was captain of the University School, where he prepared for Yale and received all-city recognition. Last year as freshman, Conway was a reserve end, but this year he has been groomed to take over the center spot vacated by Will Over lock. He was one of the spring prac- tice standouts and is likely to be the only teen-ager (Hes only 18) on Yales 1946 squad. He is a sopho- more who is majoring in industrial administration at Yale. He is six feet tall, weighs 190 pounds and resides in Cleveland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
IRA. Tennis

Walter Dean of Scovill Company advanced to the finals of the Mems I. R. A. Sinugles by defeating George Dietz, 6-2, GA. Dean will meet George Brundage of U. S. Time in the finals scheduled for Sunday, the 22nd at Fulton Park
 Scovill Manufacturing Company team which was selected to repre- sent Waterbury in the State Y. In- dustrial championships in Stam- ford had playoffs last week to de- termine the team that would rep resent the local association at Stamford William Wolcott and Clifford Lytle will be the doubles team with Walter Dean and John Makepease entering the singles. The State Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, September 21st.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Joe Is Champ Sleeper Too!

Though wide-awake once he gets his boxing gloves on, worlds heavy weight champion, Joe Louis, who figures to put Tami Mauriello to sleep on Wednesday night for 10 seconds or more, spends half his time with his eyes closed in peace ful slumber. Did you know he had .. personal BODYGUARD George Weber by name, who sees to 1t that the champ is not disturbed unless necessary?
 Joe is In bed every night at o:30 and sleeps until 6 A. M. He gets up at that hour to do his roadwork, returns to his Pomp- ton Lakes, N. J., camp for break fast, then goes right to sleep again.
 He gets up at 10, sits around until noon and is then off to bed again. He sleeps until and then gets up to prepare for his daily workout in the gymnasium.
 Joe can sleep anywhere. He. doesnt need . bed. A chair or a bench or . hammock will do just as well.
 George Weber, Joe's personal body guard Gas though the heavy weight champion of the world needs one), tells a story about the ease with which Louis can go to sleep, no matter what the circumstances.
 ''It was the night of the second light with Billy Conn at the Yankee Stadium" says Weber. Joe ar rived at the baseball park at around tsn minutes to eight. At eight o'clock he was fast asleep on the Fubbing bench in his dressing room
 "A half hour later Mamie Sea- non, Joe's trainer, accidentally dropped . bucket which made a herrifie racket. Joe woke up and AEksd the tina Whsn told t was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Today's Sport Parade
By OSCAR FRALEY

New York, Sept. 16 - CUP) - The songs and stories of history tory and baseball added new chapter today.
 There are swallows of Capis-
 trano.
 There are Bluebirds of Dover.
 There are pigeons at Fanway
 Park.
 There are Eagles of Mobile Ca Dodger Farm).
 And now. fellow poets, there are gnats at Ebbets Field.
 A gnat is dipterous insect ("dipterous" eliminating the "em- pires" who wear blue coats) and a colud of them descend on the strug- gling competitors at Flatbush yes terday to giveathe Dodgers a split with the Cubs. The Cubs won the first, in 10 innings, and it was with the Dodgers leading 20 in the sec- ond at precisely 6:45 P. M. That the Chats made it an official fve-in- ming win for the Buns.
 Spectators were waving score cards with all the frenzy of a Sally Rand and moths in her fans. The background thus agitated, the "em- pires' decided that it was dark enough to call the game gnats to the Cardinals.
 For the Red Birds took two from the Giants to go a game and half on top in the hot National League dash. St. Louis stole the Giants home run thunder in the pop-fy Polo Grounds as Whitey KuroWski, Country Slaughter and Stan Mu- sial all belted round trippers. There was sour note in the second, how ever. George Munger, recently home from the wars and rated as pen nant insurance, was K. D.'d Friday by Brooklyn. Pitching relief in the second game, he lasted one man after being greeted by basehit and gnats, yet
 Dave (Boo) FerriSS, warming up for the series, took firmer grip on pitching honors as he won his 18th against six defeats to tie Wes Fer rell's modern major league record of 46 wins in his first two seasons. Terrell won 21 in 1929 (which Fer riss tied last year) and scored 25 more for Cleveland in 1880. So Fer riss still has time for a now fresh- man-Sophomore mark after yester- days Al triumph over the White Sox and they're wondering in Brooklyn whether gnats will bother his hay fever
 The Washington-Detroit game which the Senators won, 15-5, had Ia corner on American League homers Each team got four for a total of eight-Rudy York hitting the leagues only other one to help Ferriss to victory they were not, however, bothered by gnats ..
 The Yankees fell 1-2 games back of second place Detroit in losing double header to the Browns. Fred Sanford from Toledo debutted for the Browns with fve-hitter against "murderless row" andl Den ny Galehouse stopped Larrys losers with only six bingles gnats!
 Bobby Teller suffered his 18th setback shooting for his 18th win but struck out seven to pass Walter Johnson's record of 313 in season Feller's 315 leaves him 28 off Rub. Waddell's 1904 mark of 343 gnat again.
 And the Phillies, bless 'em, dash ed into fifth place by halting Pitts burgh, 6-5 in II inning, as the Reds dropped pair and into sixth place. That's higher than the Phils have finished since 1892 and prompts Manager Ben Chapman to remark
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Brouun's Steps Out; Brockton Winner

P. Us Steps Out, son of cham pion P. Us Newsboy, was the winner of two points toward his champion ship when awarded winners male and best of winners blue ribbons at the Brockton Fair, in Brockton, Mass, last Saturday. The best judged Boston Terrier is owned by Patsy Brown of 35 Chestnut Ave- nue, whose Bostons have been con- sistent winners in dog shows throughout eastern states for the past several years.
 At Brockton, Peter Richie of this city and E. Edward Rourke of Cheshire were also owners of dogs awarded blue ribbons.