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Eastern Connecticut news., 1947-04-05
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 leading Grot0n figures who are on the State Park Commission from this district for the preser- vation of Groton Monument and Fort Griswold. OUR TOWN Is proud to name them: the late Charles E. White is the secretary of the Fort Griswold and Groton Monument Commission, and the following are on the committee, the ladies are named by the Bai- ley Chapter of the OAR: Maude T. Byles and Aida w. Spicer; the other two gentlemen are Harold Bosworth and A. E. Olds, Jr., of Mystic their term expires on July 1St, 1947. Fort GriSWold suffered severe routing by the forces of Benedict Arnold in the War of 1912 with Great Britain, and is featured in Prof. Odell and William Shepherds book on the Mohegan Indian Tribes, HOLD- FAST GAINES. Speaking of Mohegan Indians, we would like to quote a passage from the Bridgeport Farmer of almost fifty years ago, concerning Mohegan Indian who was from Groton, the son of William Thomas Storey, and his wife, the Princess Winona, or Mary Tracey Fielding i. (Fielding is, by the way, the ROYAL FAMILY NAME of the Mohegan Tribe that still holds res ervation lands in Montville, Mo- began Hill, Norwich). This article is entitled ORIGINAL AMERICAN: The Bridgeport Farmer says: "Mr. Herbert V. Sto- rey of New London, one of the last, if not the only surviving Mo- began Indian of prominence. is vis- iting friends in Bridgeport. !. MT. Storey is writer of ac- knowledged ability, and a close student, especially of Indian lore. In tracing his Indian ancestry, MT. Storey justly and proudly claims to be an original American, and also makes claim that James Fen imore Cooper erred in describing his hero, The Last of the Mohi- cans. Mir. Storey ayers that Mohicans was garbled name of the Connecticut Mohegans and that a younger branch of the tribe migrated to the Mohawk Valley centuries ago, therefor whatever historical interest there may be in this illustrious tribe can best be told by this young man, who is a gentleman in every particular educated, refined, a society man and literateur. . Socially con- genial and with a fund of anec- dote and historical fact, MT. Sto- rey finds entree to the best and brainiest set wherever he goes :. This does not sound much like the wild and terrifying movies written about the aboriginies, does it? One of MT. Storey's great uncles was the famous Indian Preacher, Samson Occum, who spoke seven languages fuently and was an in- ternational lecturer of repute. His funds raised from lecture tours on the continent and in Britain established the Moore's Indian School that is known today as Dartmouth College. . Yes, OUR
Eastern Connecticut news., 1947-04-05

TOWN has the best and has pro- duced the best thinkers from her pleasant shores throughout the years. Let's listen in to some more news from OUR TOWN:
 Mystic
 The Wilcox Store and Burrows Coal Company is a hustle and hustle of energy and HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN with Young Orrin A. Wilcox, Jr., back from the wars, injecting his pleas ing personality into the business. Proud Gram and Nom are feel ing what it's like to take orders these days and LIKE IT!
 Orrin was held over in the Aus trian American Zone of Occupa- tion until his release from the armed forces on the 18th of Feb ruary. Nom Wilcox agrees that this is one instance when 13 is lucky number!
 Young Bob Squadrito of Ston- ington High fame has been a fea- tured track team man at the R. l. State indoor track meets in both the Madison Square Garden in NYC, and Boston Garden, Boston, Mass.
 On Feb. 7th Bob was mem Der of the Frosh Relay Team from R. I. that swept through to vic- tory and the winning of the Inter- Collegiate Gold Cup Award at the Boston Garden. Other young men on his team were Ray Hin- dle, Pierce Donavan, and Groton's own J. A. (Swede) Johnson. This team made a front race of bat tie with Brown, Harvard and M. I. T. on the mile route, beating Harvard by 20 yards and Brown came in third. i. Bob came home from this meet to show his proud dad, Bill, of the Oasis Package Store in Mystic, the gold medal he had been awarded from his win.
 Old timers and young alike are looking forward to the OLD FASH JOINED STORE night to be held at The Hangar, Westerly, on April 3Oth. It is to be sponsored by the Mystic Merchants Association. Besides a grand door prize with value of $75 to $1O0, there will be a prize for the best walters, for the best jitterbuggers, and for the winner of the Quizz contest. In all the merchants of Mys- tic are donating over fifty prizes that range in value from $3 to SIS Over 200 tickets have already been sold and the details of ar- rangement are under Harold De- l Nacey of the Mystic Hotel. ...
Eastern Connecticut news., 1947-04-05
GrOtOn Borough

The Borough has started the con- struction of its new water reserve tank to replace the old inadequate tank on Brandegee Avenue. <. The Pittsburgh-DesMoines Steel Go. are the contractors for the huge new tank that will stand 69 feet high, and have a diameter of 60 feet according to com- missioner Dutton of the water de- partment this is gagged to take care of existing water demands and also the demands of The Phzer Corporation at the Victory Yard, Groton Borough. . The Boiler makers Local 614 (AFL) is look ing forward to placing many of it's field members in this job that is scheduled to last for 50 days. L-614 has some of the best welders in the nation in it's roster of membership! ..
Eastern Connecticut news., 1947-04-05

John DeNoia, who recently pur- chased the water front rights of MT. Rodensky on Thames Street, has done a great deal in helping to beautify OUR TOWN in the repairs he has given the old
Evening star., 1947-04-18
Bank Opens in GreenbeIt

The Greenbelt office Of the Prince
Georges Bank d Trust Co.. has
opened under the general supsrvi-
sion Of G. Merle Duckett, assistant
treasurer and manager Of the Col
lego Park office, 1t was announced
today by J. Robert Sherwood, treas
uer Of the company.
Evening star., 1947-04-18
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Evening star., 1947-04-18

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Evening star., 1947-01-05

The clty-Wlde invitation boxing
tournament sponsored by the Boys
Club of Washington hits the home
stretch Tuesday night, with five
senior and IL novice matches slated
at Turner's Arena, all semifinals.
With The Evening Star awarding
a trophy to the outstanding senior
fighter the battle for this prize
promises to be keenly contested.
The general opinion, following last
Thursdays scraps, was that Charley
Carhart, IT. year old Eastern
High footballer, representing the
Boys Club was the standout. This
was backed up when officials selected
the conqueror of Eddie Moran, a
favorite, as the best of the night.
But Carhart is in for a tough eve
ming this week, for he draws Pete
Cilinski, st. Mary's veteran who
won the Golden Gloves three times
and the amateurs here twice, as a
semifinal opponent. Cilinski is back
from duty with the Navy, and r'arin'
to regain his laurels, according to
Naiman Massey, his coach.
In the other 135-pound bout Joe
Dunn of Merrick will tackle Johnny
Crowell of Appollo, who beat Paul
Oliver last week.
The 118-pound senior semifnals
find Jimmy Caraway, former Golden
Gloves champion, also returned from
service, making his first start in a
long time against Pat Thomas of
Apollo. If Caraway wins, he will
draw the fashy Puggy King for the
finals which are scheduled for Tues
Evening star., 1947-01-05
Turner Without as Promoter
fPet Boxing Date Is Denied

usual. Maybe they're afraid it will
hurt Goldie's Thursday show. What
if it does, although I don't think 1t
will. Don't you think his show on
Thursday will hurt mine the follow
ing Monday?s
II tell you what. Let them give
Goldie some of my Monday dates
if he wants to get back i'll the game:
He hasn't had a show since last
summer outdoors. But If he wants
to come back, I'll give up some Of
the Monday dates. just as we did
in the past when he'd work one
week and I'd work the next. But II
he isn't going to go on Mondays, I
am, and I'm going to fight for Mon
day every step of the way.
'Tsn't Worth the Headaches"
"And I'm serious about quitting.
too" he added. "Gabe is holding
me back. There are plenty Of other
things / can put in my arena on
Monday nights, and every other
night, too; and keeping up with
boxing isn't worth the headaches.
If quit, the chance is thereu be
no boxing here, because I'm the one
who's kept it alive. Goldie can get
Uline Arena only every now and
then-for instance, this is the first
time he's had it this winter-and
you can't have boxing like that" F"
Turner's attorney, Charles Ford.
will represent him at the commits
sion's weekly meeting tomorrow
night, and fireworks are in order.
Ford says he plans court action to
force the commission to issue a per-
NIT for the 18th in the event it
doesn't do so tomorroW.-G. H.
Evening star., 1947-01-05
Bears Quint, Eying Spot in u. S.
Pro Event, Plays Sondsnipers

Beaten only twice this season and
still driving hard to qualify for a
trip to Chicago and the national
pro tournament, the Washington
Bears this afternoon will engage the
Atlantic City Sandsnipers, starting
at $3.50. The, Bears will be after
their 18th victory Of the season,
while the Sandsnipers, sponsored by
New Jersey State Senator Hap Far
ley, will be seeking their 17th tri-
umph in 20 games.
Youngsters under Is will be ad-
mitted to the game for go cents,
while as an added attraction there
will be a foul-shooting contest be-
tween rival stars.
Charley Young, 6-foot-6 captain
and center, who came to the Sand
snipers after three years with the
Harlem Globe Trotters, is due to
Evening star., 1947-01-05

Boxing Promoter Joe Turner,
again in the center of a controversy
with the District Boxing Commits
sion over dates, is threatening to
quit the game altogether If he isn't
permitted to stage a show on Mon
day, January 13.
III at Doctors Hospital, Turner
said yesterday that I'm thinking
of not having another show if they
don't let me have one on the 18th.
I'd make. it definite now if it wasn't
for Gabe Menendez turner's
Imatchmaker) Gabe's a good boy
and he's worked hard to build up
boxing here and I wouldn't want to
see him out of a job. But If I can
find anything else for Gabe to do,
II won't run another boxing match
here unless I can go on the 18th.
I've put on shows here year in and
year out in good seasons, and bad
and I've kept boxing alive. But I
don't think the commission is do
! ing right by me this time"
| The Boxing Commission has is
sued a permit to Promoter Goldie
Ahearn to stage a show at Uline
| Arena on Thursday, January is,
and has indicated to Turner that
he can't run on the 18th as planned
This is in line with an established
commission policy of not permitting
two professional shows the same
week, although there's no law
against it.
Not Protesting Goldie's Date.
I'm not protesting them giving
Goldie a permit for Thursday, mind
you," Turner added. But I don't
see why I can't run on Monday as
Evening star., 1947-01-05

tor at Baltimore, and Joe Gacek,
1945 titlist at Hartford, on the firing
line.
Virginia will have more than a
half dozen of it's best shooters en-
tered with Oscar Shepherd, No.
duckpinner of the country; Archie
Ferguson, Steve Lindamood and w.
H. Pugh hailing from Roanoke,
while Richmond will be represented
by Pete Smith, Joe Southwark and
AL Duke. Norfolk is expected to
send young O'Neil Wynne, the sur
prising winner of the MeGraw-
Robinson at Baltimore.
Carolinians Boost Field.
A number of North Carolinians
will help swell the field with Bob
Thore, Frank Thore, Bob Creekmore
and Alvis Cromer from Winston
Salem; Art Keever and Jim Shields
from Wilmington; Paul Cox from
Greensboro and Ellis Simpson from
Charlotte.
Baltimore's big delegation will BIT
headed by Cliff Kidd, defending
champion.
Besides Atlanta being well repre-.
sented, surrounding duckpin cite,
such as Savannah, Rome, Macor
and Columbus will have their best
pinmen competing. Columbia ane
Charleston, S. c., as we'll az
Chattanooga, Tenn, will seno
contestants.
The comparatively new Lucky
Strike maple lanes. managed BY
Jack Pearce, over which the Is.
game test will be rolled, is equipped
with electric foul lines and electric
| telescores.
Evening star., 1947-01-05
Five Senior, II Novice Soaps
Slated in BOYS Club Tourney

day night, January IA. Both Cara
way and King are from the Boys
Club.
Benny Aquilino of Apollo and
Jackie O'Hearn of Merrick clash in
a 160-pound semifinal, the winner to
meet Ralph Meador, of Southwest
A. G. in the finals, while in the
heavyweight semif1nals it will be
Apollo's Tom Brodie against Mer-
rick's Frank Stetra, with Don
Hubscher of Apollo to meet the
winner.
Apollo has six senior qualifiers,
while Boys Club has four and Mer-
rick three. In the novice division
Boys Club, Apollo and Barracks K
Navy, are leading in the team trophy
race. -, or..
Pairings for novices follow:
racks Navy VS. uRbeTs na tEtn. yagnir1tn ls1
VS.. Joe Bauman (Merrickl.
12s e pouRdBsnny nsdgstt w g. & JAIME! W.
"Geas Gss ,% Is M Franki}n ran fe e: VI q
Deft9n tg (n II 3 " 5H fEnsa HoSsrd
Marysl rs, Ray ,Aalcorn 1Merrick); An; An;
gIsves Es1o MaT,ni II g (S Wv W. A c. VS.. Robert
Srfser fse poandsNEsvrence ssi d winklsr Navy,
Youngbleod Navy vs.. Charlie Hubbei
70: 17s 3 .; pounds-Leon cefaratti tApollo)
VS.. Marvin Weinburg funattached).
Evening star., 1947-01-05
Rass|ing at Turner'S S
Back With Big Card

Wrestling comes back to Turner's
Arena after a two-week absence
Wednesday night, with some of the
,ountry's top drawing cards in &C
tion In a co-feature match the
super Swedish Angel, a 6-foot-9
360-pounder, makes his bow against
Herman Outch) Rhode, the Cam
den, N. j., adonis. The other head
liner brings together two scientific
yrapplers-Dave Levin, the Brooklyn
Butcher Boy" and former cham
lpion, against Maurice LaChappelle,
the light heavyweight title claimant.
From the freakish side there will
be Martin "The Blimp" Levy, the
640-pound Boston fat boy and a re-
cent bridegroom, facing Hardy
Kruskamp of Ohio in a special
match.
Angelo Savoldi of New York also
will be on the card.
Evening star., 1947-01-05
|Jones-Frpo BraWI
Figures 10 Give D. {.
Hof All Rinq Start

Boxing fans have 10-round
featherweight fight that may de-
velop into quite a brawl as their
first 1947 attraction tomorrow night
at Turner's Arena. It's between
Herbie (Biff) Jones of this city and
Pedro Firpo from Camden, N. j.
The 19-year-old southpaw Jones
is we'll established headliner here
although he's been fighting profess
sionally only a year. He is rugged
and ready for anything. If the boys
want to play rough he usually can
handle them, but he prefers clean,
fast style of his own. He has the
speed and stamina to keep the op-
position busy all the way, and
washington fans usually turn out
strong when he's due for piece
of fighting.
He's Twice defeated Petey Virgin
here, which is no small order, and
he also upset Jimmy McAllister,
the prominent Baltimore feather
weight. He made the mistake of
accepting a McAllister rematch in
Baltimore and dropped the duke,
but third match between the two
is in order if Jones gets past Firpo.
Ffrpo should be a pretty large
order for young Herbie. The Cam
den boy is managed by Tony
Georgette, and -.Tony's fighters
usually are pretty good. His heavy
weight, Gene Jones, was here
this summer to chill Bill Guy in
two and show the high caliber of
fighters in the Georgetown stable.
During the war Firpo also fought in
Washington, beating Oscar Wright
and Johnny Cock1eld. He's also de-
feated McAllister.
Also of especial interest on to-
morrow nights card is a scrap be-
tween Frank Sweeney of Washing
ton and Pedro Bass. Sweeney, now
a middleweight, is making his first
fight here since 1945, having been
in the Army, and local customers
will be anxious to see whether this
popular middleweight still has his
slugging style. ,
Evening star., 1947-01-05
Three Quints Share
Rec. League Lead

Georgetown Boys Club. Georges
Grill and washington Aviation are
entangled in a three-way tie for
leadership in the District Recreation
Department. West End Basket Ball
League.
Washington Aviation, winner of
| the recent Christmas tournament,
boasts four men above the 6-foot
4-inch mark and is favored heavily
to defeat the Georgetown quint to-
morrow night in Gordon gym at $50
o'clock.
This weeks schedule:
Monday: Potomac Iron Works vs. Jack
and Charlie, Gordon gym, $50 pm !;
Georgetown Boys Club vs.; Washington
Aviation. Gordon gym; $3.50 pm; Eb-
$40 pm; Georges Grill VS.. Chevy Chase.
Wilson gym, 9:3O pm. Tuesday Claire
Florist vs.. Chevy Chase. Wilson gym, $50
pm. Thursday: GEORGES Grill vs. George:
town Boys Club, Gordon gym, $50 pm;
Jack and Charlie VS.. Washington .Avia-
ton, Gordon gym, $3.50 pm; Potomac
Iron Works VS.. Southeast Boys Club. Will
| son gym, $40 p.m.; Claire Florist VS.
Wilson, Wilson gym, $50 pm. =.
Evening star., 1947-01-05
Month Of Competition
Opens Tomorrow at
33 Maple Plants
By Rod Thomds

~ htSS
What sizes UP as the biggest sports
event of the winter, judged on num-
ber Of participants, will open to.
morrow night as bowlers at SO maple
plants in the Washington metro
politan area fire away in The Stars
18th annual tournament. More
than 5000 will take part, it is esti-
mated by George L. Harbin, presi-
dent of the Washington City Duck
pin Association.
When the competition ceases q
month later, $50 men and women
will be richer by from 5000 down
to a few greenbacks. Annually the
tournament attracts more con-
testants than any other singles
event in the duckpin world.
It is unique, brought to this dis
tinction by years of experimental
ton in how to give the run-of- the
mine bowler an equal chance with
the star in a struggle for major
prizes and at the same time create
an enjoyable and inexpensive bowl
ing party on big scale.
The top award for men will be
5000 and for women. 500. From
these figures the payoff will scale
down gradually.
Only League Members Eligible.
For various reasons, only league
bowlers are eligible. The principal
point here is the establishment of
interchangeable handicaps. The
tournament theoretically places all
contestants on an even footing. The
participant is allowed the full diff
ference between his league average
and the tournament scratch, which
is 1913 for men and 118 for women.
Without league averages handicaps
would be impractical.
The enry fee is 81. 1t may be
turned in to any league official or
bowling attendant. Only league
scores will count and prospective
contestants again are cautioned
that to make them valid the entry
fee must have been paid BEFORE
the set was started.
To be eligible for a handicap an
entrant must have rolled Is games
this season in the league from
which he enters. Otherwise he
shoots from scratch.
May Compete Many Times.
Many bowlers compete in several
leagues. One can enter anytime he
rolls in a league match. Each time
his handicap will be computed from
his current average in the league
from which he enters.
Some bowlers expect to compete
as many as a dozen times. The
prize list will be made up of entry
fees. Although most of the awards
annually go to the low and medium
average shooters, the tournament is
made attractive to the topflighters
by group of scratch prizes.
The regulations are posted and
entry blanks are available at all
maple plants. Any other informa-
ton desired may be obtained by
phoning National Duckpin Bowling
Congress in the Evans Building, Ma
tional 1880, or The Star, National
5000, extension 237. The Congress
offices will be tournament head
quarters
Evening star., 1947-01-05
BIick Host at Atlanta With Bio
Field Bowling in U.S.. Open
By Ben McAIwee

Many old bowling acquaintances
will be renewed next Saturday at
Atlanta, Ga, when John Stranchan
Blick, former Washington bowling
magnate, is host to more than 80
of the country's finest duckpin
bowlers who will compete for ap-
proximately $4,000 in the 17th an
nual United States Mems Open.
! Star pinmen from as far north
as Connecticut to Florida again will
be shaking the welcoming hand of
the man who more than two
decades ago helped to start the
Capitals big bowling boom and who
d few years later turned his in
kenious efforts to make Georgia the
leading duckpin State in the South.
Although Blick, moving along in
years, has turned the operation OF
his numerous bowling establish
n1ents to other hands his still keen
interest in the game is seen in the
desire to stage for the second time
in Atlanta the country's richest
duckpin stake event. Besides the
$1,000 first prize, the victor will be
given a diamond medal by Blick.
Expects Field of IS.
Arville L. Ebersole, executive Sec
retary of the National Duckpin
Bowling Congress, who will direct
the big tournament, estimates there
will be close to IS contestants.
The busy secretary of the con-
grass points out that Washington
viii have at least 10 competitors
and New England about the same
number.
The Capital contingent will in
efude Tony Santini, Karl Gochenour,
Bob. Miciotto, Nick Rinaldi, Billy
Stalcup, Cletus Pannell, Lou Jen-
kins, Moe Meade, Paul Perkins, Bill
King and Bub Guetler, Washing
tons No. duckpinner. Santini
was the 1943 victor.
I Jack White, who won the United
States Open when it was held in
Atlanta for the first time in 1885
will be accompanied by five other
New Haven, Conn, topf1ighters. in
cluding Mac Carboni, Henry Ferri
Bill Dente, Stan Pawlak and Andy
Kerkes.
No national duckpin stake would
be complete without the Connecti-
cut Blue Ribbons, so Frank Barber
organizer of this famous team. is
expected to have such great pin.
spillers as Nick Tronsky, sensational
1888 winner at Richmond with 9
1,101 score, Harry Peters, 1941 vic.