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Izzy And Caesar Talk
Over 1945 Outlook
By DAN PARKER
“WELL, rrs AH NEW YIR, alraddy," said Itsel Kaplan to his friend.
Onesar the Bruah, yesterday. “Deed you breaklnguh yat, you resolution*?"
“In dlaaa countree, we nonja gotta no revolooshm. Maybe you tlnlca
tor South America, no?"
“Do foist of de ylr, vot ees It awerchbodeh Is makinguh?" asked
Xtoel.
"Everybody, aheesa makina lotsa noise forrause da New Year sheesa
come In, but dlssa year, oppa my house everything** qule‘, Joorta like
a mortgage," said Caesar.
“Dunt you understanding yat, de Inglu langvldge?" demanded Kap
lan, Irritated. "Deedn't you could even loin It a copple voids In night
Khool?"
“Hey, wots.i marra for you, Mr. Kapple? Maybe you ; In tea 1 talk Inna
my sleep, I gotta go for da nlghta school?"
“Bkeep it, skeep it," said Itsel. "Ol tawo. you'ie knuwinguli it’s now
•46?"
'Mist a Kapple, nonja try for foola me You got it at leap la fuffity
•eex year old.”
"I’m not talking g-about my age .said Iz/y. “I'm la!-ling you vot
ylr It Is, vUl you?"
“Whatsa different* wliatsa da year," said Caesar. "All a da same
we gotta pay I'nrulla Sammy da heega rome-hi tax and we gotta
reada da pape where stieesa say da war'll gonna be flneexha maybe
nexta year. Whatsa marra, every year slieesa say In ile pape, nexla
year we fineesha Mlsta lilt tlx-, but w hen nexta year Is come-a, it’s
a still nexta year, lieh?"
"Soltuntll," said Kaplan “You got to have it uh leedle piysin.se, Ci/.
aor, and be a feelosopher about de var. Remamber, dey deedn’t could
beeldlng Schenectady lti uh day."
"Manuggu, Mlsta Kapple You meuua Koinu "
"It’S all de same deefreln e,” said Izzy shrugging his shoiil: i si. • De
bosot towns is subolbs from Albany, annaliall. Vot you tlr enking g about
de sports sert-yoQ-vaUon dee.s year?"
"I tinka anybody's gotta da sport.su sretuaii-h' is bet'a get hin.ase.'f a
new Job."
“Dun't be u past,must,” diitieu Israel.
"Nonja say dattu. Mlsta Kapple," said Caesar. "I mu liu'.dra fufllty
pa cent for da war. linu no whatcha you call da pessimist.”
"I deedn’t min pacifist,” said Itxel. "You know vot It Is, yat, ah
“Shoes," replied Caesar confidently. "VVhena you shake-a you
fist In some-a body's apuss, datsa whatta you fa call her a pacifist.”
''Okehdokle," said Itzei. "I derdn't t’ought at foist you knew It de
fill minnlng. Vot you teenk aboud dc racing ban?”
“I tlnka we shoulda have it forccause It allaways sounda so nice
srhen you lose-n you mon' efia da band is-a playna.”
"Fah crying g-out loud, whuz talking g-about de i>and? I min de
Bolns order to close hop de tracks.”
“Wella, dolsa hokay. Iffa da tracka boln down whatsa da good for
spen her oopa, anyway? You nonja can make-a da bet.”
“Maybe you'll be catching via- batter, sonych boyeh, eef I should
•« talking, g-alraddy, nbout baseball,” said Is.
"Oh, shoes!" said Caesar. 'You mcana you gonna talka about Dl
Madge, no?”
“Dun't you navver hold about no awder bsseballers excapt Yus sc I
DIMagglo?” scolded Izxy.
“Nonja be foola me!” replied Caesar. “Issa they somebody elsea
besides DIMadge?”
“You navver hold of Dixie Valker?" asked lixy.
“Shoes,” said Caesar. “I vote for him when he runna for mayor.
I hope-a when La tiward I* gonna go over Italy, Walk' Is runna for
mayor again forecause I vote-a for him twice.”
"Twice?" asked Izzy. "You min to tnl me you’re nh repeater?”
“No," said Caesar. I allaways vota da stralghta Democrats ticket.
I llke-a Jimmie da Walk' forcause he'sa geeva us Sunday hase-a-ball, da
nice-a boxina shows for Medicine Carden ona da Square and he'sa nonja
gonna chase-a da mookamake backa to de olda country if he get elect like
La award.”
“Vot’s you favorite sport, alraddy, for nineteen forty-five?” asked
I«Sy, making no headway rapidly.
"Yum, yum, * said Caesar, rubbing ids stomach. "My favorite sporta
Is fa getta da nice bottla vino and a beega bowla pasta faroole every
Sattf night, and getta stlnka umbriago weeth my brudda long Hannv
New Year. Mtata Kapple.”
“Ah shicker! ’ mutter Izzy. "Somebody should pour lots winnegar in
you win* and cut hop a copple iawzcn tzibbelehs in you gasta fazoole'
For you alraddy, dot’s my New Yir greetlngutis."
(Copyright, 1944, King Features Syndicate)
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TRIKES^ SPARE
MAJOR LEAGUE
WATEKJ8URY MRG. (1)
Kozak . 109 133 136
Bredlce . 100 126 90
Mellon . 135 136 109
Anderson . 97 92 118
Simpson . 132 119 108
537 606 561
AMER. BRASH (2,
Pape . 103 131 136
Piacliettl . 116 no 127
Kill lets . 134 114 153
Brick . 114 113 124
Marlnelli . 122 133 106
589 601 646
METAL HOSE (II
Boyle . 133 132 91
Seglnarlo . 100 105 95
Ouarlno . 107 119 100
DlNapoll . 98 111 109
Maeaina . 112 1181 36
Clark
Franco
Dunn
Average
Sharon
540 585 531
CHASE METAL (Z)
... 94 123 103
123 99 97
149 116 121
106 106 106
118 131 13!
590 575 558
\ MATTATCCK 12)
{Markevich . 86 94 100
Chlthettl .. 92 100 82
/Carlo . loo 156 me
MUtB
Dragon
101 114 120
467 593 918
FRENCH (ll
Yakulevlch . 97
Shaw . 90
KfcMChka . 94
Ktesel . 90 140 107
Oil! I* . 99 115 90
97 017
95 133
84 lit
465 531 556
WATERBCRV COi.
Ortlnl . 87 104 92
Foicl .
Elgato .
Turooay .
Brick .
92
114
93
114
91 97
87 102
94 117
94 107
500 470 515
V. I. TIME (31
IlHUto . 125 93 110
Martin
Tato
Flee t«
Sacco
94 104 106
115 111 117
108 107 99
99 125 104
541 550 526
MCOVIIX ERA (2)
lAUdenwn . 102 94 lio
Poutecn . 104 112 ur>
Amu*. no no no
Scully . n 119 ns
‘ " 104 148 97
537 583 547
SCOVIEL WERA (I)
. 133 114 107
:k . 105 109 112
II . 100 95 88
. 113 118 98
. 110 131 87
Ml M7 502
S. -43ark>, 1M
T. —Klukla, 401
O.—Amer Bnm, 846
F. Amcr Bra**. IBM
MINOR LEAGUE
EYELETS (2)
Conlon . 117 132 124
Pettlnlcco . 108
Book . 110
Kenny . 89
94 94
89 92
98 114
Carlo . 118 106 117
542 519 541
AMMUNITION TOOL (1)
Delahanty . 84 115 101
Clark . 86 116 119
Klpemlck . 95 83 89
St. Jean . 86 118 92
Yost . 108 101 88
459 533 489
BENKU8 (1)
Blond! . 96 119 92
Morra . 88 107 89
OePaolo . 130 119 96
j Verzino . 91 113 101
Lombardo ... 106 105 128
516 673 506
INGERSOLL
! Longo . 125 110 lib
! SolomlU . 108 107 109
| Petrocioue . 134 107 96
I Average . 105 105 195
Average . 101 101 101
573 530 527
SOMERS (3)
Miscavage . 97 110 123
Mrozinskl . 112 111 88
, Lallbc rte . 108 122 88
Somers . 104 99 118
Lasky . 130 152 10a
CONN. IGT. HOW Kit
Average . 88 88 88
Average . 91 91 91
Kearney . 117 85 105
Average . 98 98 98
Average . 101 101 101
495 473 483
LCX CLOCK (I)
Carey . . 94 89 113
A Dense . 108 101 114
Peruglnl . 101 99 92
T. Dense . 108 122 loo
Jenkins. 89 99 108
408 510 527
CHASK KOI.LINO (2)
Average . 100 100 100
O lac In . 108 123 108
Tlso . 90 107 97
Accetura . 98 114 97
Cocclo . 99 102 111
507 552 519
H. 8.~Lasky, 152
H. T. - Lucky, 382
H. O. Somers. 594
H. P.-- Somers, 1007
Mammon* Lotas
Providence, K. I., Jan 2— <UPi —
Charlie Smith, 139. of Newark. N. J,
outpointed Sammy Mammone, 143,
of New York In a 10-round bout at
the auditorium last night.
In a 10-round co-feature, Oscar
St. Pierre, 138, of Pall River, Mass.,
technically knocked out Joe Cellettl,
142, of East Providence.
In preliminaries: Billy Wilson, 138,
Providence technically knocked out
Matty Robinson, 144, Boston <31;
Ace Wallace, 155, Worcester, Mass.,
knocked out Johnny Riley, 148, Wor
cester, Mass. (1).
Horse And Dog Racing “Dead” For Duration?
SOUTHERN CAL
SCORES SECOND
VOL SHUTOUT
By WILLIAM r. PAYFTTE
(t'nIM l*rw Staff Correspondent)
Pasadena. Calif. Jan. 2 — fUPl —
The Southern California Troians
h-ld two Ror>* Bowl victories over
Tennesse- today after whipping the
Volunteers 25 to 0 before a erowd
of 23.000 fans In yesterday’s classic
It was the second time that the
Vo!; suffered n shutout at the hands
of the Trojans thev were beaten It
to o In 1040 but thev proved I’.iev
were a fighting outfit from the first
touchdown until the final ruh
F.vcn Coach Jeff Cravatli of
Southern California was quirk to
| say fo.
"All Tennessee needed was experl
en-e.” he said. "They were well
coached and well drilled. We looked
worse during the first half than I've
ever seen us look "
Southern Star
Bus Stephens, the Knoxville fresh
man, fought like a fiend. He
couldn't carry his team to victory
alone, hu' h" made all lh« things
the southern sportswriters said
about, him come true. He lugged the
ball 15 times and averages Just
a notch short of six yards a try
against one of the country’s heavi
est lines and caglest baekfields.
He missed on!v three plays dur
ing the entire game in one quick
trio to the bench.
It was Stephens’ kick, the first
of the day, that Jim Callanan
blocked and scooped up to make it
6 to 0.
Like the first, Troy's final touch
down was a thriller, with the hall
still In the air enrnutc from Capt.
Jim Hardy to young MacLachlan
over the goal line as the gun went
off A 22-yard toss from Hardy to
end Paul Salata In the end zone,
gave the Troians their second tally.
Sick Hero
Hardy was the Trojan hero. After
a sleepless night with a stomach
ailment and a fever of 101, the
triple-threat quarterback sparked
his team all afternoon, nipping
nesses that eauelit Tennessee flat
footed, slanting three punts out of
bounds beyond the Volunteer 10
yard line, making one touchdown
himself, and completing two pay off
passes for his 10th of the season
and a new Southern California rec
ord. It broke bv one the Mark Rus
sell Siiunders set back In 192!).
Southern California capped a
powerhouse 73-yard drive reminis
cent of the best days of .the thunder
ing herd with a touchdown as the
fourth period opened, marching the
distance In 10 plays. Hardy parked
the ball over front the 11-yard line
and Pat West made the day’s only
conversion.
Orange Bowl
Tulsa 26, Tech 12
BY RICHARD C. GLASS
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Miami, Fla., Jan. 2.—(UP; —
Tulsa's Golden Hurricane balanced
Its ”bowl book” today with a glori
ous 26 to 12 revenge victory over
Georgia Tech In the Orange Bowl,
which squared accounts for the loss
suffered to the same team In the
1944 Sugar Bowl gome.
Staging the first football upset of
1945, before 30,000 fans the Tul
sans struck for a touchdown in the
first four minutes and left no doubt
thereafter that they would conquer
the wily Engineers without diffi
culty.
Coach Henry Franka. the young
mentor who has sent Tulsa to four
Bowl games In as many years,
I crossed up the opposition with a
style of play totally unlike that
which had held the Oklahomans in
good stead through the regular sea
son. Instead of concentrating on
a ground game, the oil country boys
chose to throw the ball, and passes
accounted for two of their four
touchdowns. And on pass defense,
their weakest department all season,
they were seldom found wanting,
hurrying the Tech passers and
smothering their receivers to nu'
llfy an aerial attack that had been
effective throughout the 1944 seas
son.
Hocus Pocus
The most spectacular play of the
| day, a double dazzling lateral from
/•erry aio:> u> uiyue uuuuniKiu iu
Barney White In the third period
was good for 65 yards and a touch
down and looked as if it might have
been lifted from Tech Coach Bill
Alexander, himself, the old master
of gridiron hokuspoku.s. That play
even overshadowed a 90-yard kick
off return for a touchdown by Camp
Wilson to provide Tulsa's final
score. Those two were scarcely
necessary because Moss, the Tulsa
spark plug, and Ed Blind osky had
collaborated for the first two all-im
portant touchdown. Moss tossed a
14-yard pass to Bhedlosky for the
first score and engineered the drive
to the five yard line where Shed
tosliy worked the mossy Btatue ol
Liberty play for the second.
Tech's one passing threat produced
Its first touchdown with Prank
Broyles throwing 31 yards to Johnny
McIntosh, who went 20 more to
score. The last score of the garni
came on u two-yard plunge by
ftumsey Taylor of Tech.
It was the first defeat after seven
straight successes for u southeast
ern conference team In the Miami
classic.
Army-Navy Grid
Game At Bermuda
Hamilton, Bermuda, Jan. 2 —UJPi
—Soldiers and sailors in Bermuda
announced plans today for their
annual "I.lly Bowl” football game
in which their teams will put on
uniforms used by West Point and
Annapolis A-ademie* In tile last
Army-Navy game and square off for
their third and "rubber” meeting
next Bunday.
Since most of the American serv
ice men here have not seen a foot
ball guine .since last year's bowl
battle which was won by the Navy
team, the sponsors are making ef
forts to simulate all the atmosphere
of a college match In Hie states.
Army won the first game In 1943.
19 to 18, while Navy scored a 19
to 0 victory last year.
Production of distilled spirits In
Costa Rica la In charge of the na
tional dUtlllery, owned and oper
ad by the government.
Fisherman's Luck
Krnest (<. Rhodes was disappointed when he failed to find a minnow
bucket for furthcoming fishing trip. Ills granddaughter, Virginia Hall,
wrote to the President, explaining (tramp's predicament. FDR for
warded letter to WPII, which sent name of firm that still had a few
sueli buckets on hand and everything was hunkry-dory. Now (tramps
and Virginia are both pleased.
Sugar Bowl
Duke 29, Ala., 26
BY RUDOLPH HANCOCK
(United Prpsi .Staff Correspondent)
New Orleans, Jan. 2.—(UP)—The
offensive splendor of two great
football teams, playing every minute
as If their collective lives depended
upon victory, gave football fans ma
terial for montlis of conversation to
: day In an ufatermath to Duke’s
1 21) to 20 triumph over Alabama In
I the most colorful renewal of the
I Sugar Howl series.
Even in a loser's role, all hands
comoerned had most praise for
• nerveless Harry Gilmer, the brash
freshman irom Birmingham whose
long precise passes, dairngMuns and
heady quarterbacking put the fav
ored Duke eleven on the defensive
almost from the sL.irt. The little
guy tossed eight passes and had a
id 0 per cent completion average,
accounting for 142 yards. Two of
his flips went more thanfio yards
apiece, both of which set up touch
downs. His running and play-call
ing sparked Alabama's original
touchdown drive of 06 yards, ahl
tough he didn'tt hrow a pass in that
advance.
Close to Goal
Duke's team of veterans, showing
the finesse and experience which
counted oin the clutch stages of
the fourth period, scored the win
ning touchdown on a 61-yard march
after being denied seconds earlier
when Alabama's line held with Duke
a half yard out. Gilmer ground
ed the ball for an intentional safety
to make the score 26 to 22 and
game the tire a free kick from its
own 20. That strategy backfired
when Duke scored on two running
plays after the punt return with
George Clark getting the victory
touchdowns. Clark was the victim,
earlier in the fourth period, of a
pass interception by Hugh Morow,
17-year old 'barna freshman, who
grabbed ills touchdown thrust in
front of the intended receiver, Gor
don Carver, and raced back 73 yards
for what looked like the winning
touchdown.
For Duge, the all-around star was
Tom Davis, whose defensive play
stopped Tide drives time and again
and who accounted for much of the
313 yards the Blue Devils gained on
the ground. Coach Eddie Cameron
of the winners singled him out for
special tribute bv describing him
as ‘ the player who weakened the
Alabama line which proved so stub
born In the first half."
Prank Thomas, proud of his Crim
son Tide eleven In defeat, said "Gil
mer's play was all I had hoped for,
player would be too much for me."
but to single out any one Alabama
Before the game Thomas had
called Winter, “the greatest forward
passer I have ever seen,"
A lot of Sugar Bowl fans today
agred with him.
Three Y. Y. O.
4
Games Tonight
Six CYO basketball league teams,
will play tonight in three games
scheduled for this city and Nauga
tuck
At Washington park, St. Francis
nvler meets SH. Peter At Paul at 7:15
ar.d fit. Lucy's plays St. Thomas at
8:15.
Immaculate Conception meets St.
Francis at the Naugatuck high
school gym at 7:3(1. Coach Eddie
O'Donnell of Immaculate request*
the players to meet in iront of tli •
church at (1:30 tonight to make the
trip to the borough.
Bowl Scores
New Year's Day football results
and attendance.
Ity United Press
Rose Bowl, Pasadeuu, Cal.
Southern California 25, Tennessee 0
<93,0001.
Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, la —
l>uke 29, Alabama 28, <73.000>.
Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Tex Okla
homa A. At M. 34, Texas Christian
0 <37,5001.
Orange Bowl, Miuini, Fla.—Tulsa
26, Georgia Tech 12, (30,000).
fihrlne game, Han Fruncisco, Cal.
—West A'1-Sturs 13, East All-Stars
7 ( 85,000).
Sun Bowl, El Paso, Tex —South
western 35, Mexico 0 (18,000).
Spaghetti Bowl, Florence, Italy—
Fifth Army 20, 12th Air Force 0
(25.000) .
Riviera Bowl, Marseille, France—
Ralyway Shop Battullon 37, Army
All Stars 0 (18,000).
Vulcan Bowl, Birmingham, Ala.—
Tennessee State 11, Tuskegee *,
(10.000) . ,
Flower Bowl, Jacksonville, Fla.—
Texas College 18, Oreensboro, A.
Sc T, 0, (5,000).
Brass Vs Rubber
Clash Wednesday
Though the two top scorers of
the IKA basketball league are mem
bers of the Waterbury Tool team,
the latter has yet to win a game In
five .starts. Andy York with 49 point.'!
and Ed Stanley with 37 have found
the nets frequently; Sonny Rlnalul
of American Brass finishing third
with 30 points Chet Wojack of US
Hubber and Henry Koch of Chase,
with 34 each share fourth place;
Jackie Delaney of USTlme having
33 points to date.
Norman Levine o' Benrus, leads
the "H" team scorers with 45 points,
14 ahead of his nearest com|>etl
lors.
Tomorrow night, fiet Thomas and
Malta tuck Mfg. teams meet in a
"B" division game; to be followed
by the much-awaited USIt ibbcr vs.
An trican Brass clash, at 9 p. m. Lou
Gullulo and Disk Sweet will officiate
In that order.
On Sunday, January 7, the league
triple-header program will be re
sumed with Waterbury Companies
and Bristol; USTlme vs. Waterbury
Tool and USRubber vs. Scovill
ERA to meet
Leovenworth, 47-41
Winner Over Naugy
Meets Wilby.Next
Leavenworth's Tech Tigers, com
ing off an impressive 47-41 basket
ball decision over favored Naugatuck
high, will be strongly favored to
add Wilby’s Wildcats to Its victims
when the two local high school
clubs clash Wednesday night at the
Orovc street gym.
Crosby, winner over Its Alumni
Christmas night by a 33 30 score,
and then spoiling Torrington’s un
beaten string 44-31 Friday, travels
to West Haven tonight for a test
with Frank Fitzgerald’s Shoremen.
Tomorrow night, An.'onia. defeated
by Crosby, comes to Naugatuck for
a game between traditional sports
rivals.
Heart-Ktopprr
The Lcavenworth-Naugatuck gume
was a thrlllcr-dlller, super-duper,
ding-dong hoop drama that Coach
Bill Tracy earned a 7-2 edge In 4
minutes; but were behind 17 11 In
the next four minutes only to p'.ek
up and lead at. half time 27-24;
ntllh Nnuirntiinlr’c vl rnnir 11
favorite to win before the first
whistle. Joe Eiduks find Jimmy
Piersttll scored 3G points for Leaven
worth, Jack Stinson and Vinnie
Healey 34 points for Naugatuck;
and the final figures on the score
board and books read Leavenworth
47. Naugatuck 41.
As usual, Naugatuck put on a
driving finish, but too late to catch
the Inspired Tech Tigers; but the
finish left everyone limp with ex
citement Score:
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Cotton Bowl
Oklahoma 34,T.C.U.O
IIY »:i> KITE
fruited I'rtM HUff Correspondent)
Dallas, Tt'X., Jan. a.—i UP)—Sud
den find period touchdowns, two of
liieiu lu u row by Oklahoma A Ac
M's resourceful Cowboys, told the
story of the most one-sided football
game In the Cotton Bowl history, a
34 to 0 victory over a Texas Chris
tian eleven whclli lost heart otter
that Initial offensive outburst.
The crowd of 37,500 fans suw an
Interesting display of offensive
football, led by Bobby Fenlmore,
who was the nation’s leading
ground getter during the regular
season. He scored two touchdowns
and directed the drive for a third
before Coach Jim Lookabaugh
hauled out his regulars and let
second strangers run over a pair
of scores in the final period.
The Argentine Oovemment has
auhortzed an Increase In wages of
more han 44,000 government railway
employes.
I
My JACK I'l'DIIV
(I'nited Press staff Correspondent)
Now York, Jan. 22 — 'UP.l ~
Coach Adolph Ru|>p folt "like n man
In the electric chair" last night. HU
Kentucky Wheats — the nation’*
No. 1 baakethall team—had sudden
ly gone cold. The Madison Square
Garden scoreboard showed them 15
point behind the la>ng Island Black
birds, with only nine and a half
minutes remaining In the game.
Apparently the 13,896 fans were
witnessing the big upset of the sea
son. How could It be otherwise?—
when the count was Kentucky 29,
Long Island U. 44, with less than
10 minutes to go.
The husky coach In the brown
suit "sweated blood'' as he writhed
on the bench, desperately seeking
some expedient that might avert
seemingly certain defeut. How could
he snap Ills team out of Its leth
argy? It was an excellent quintet —
unbeaten In eight straight games
this season — conqueror of mighty
Ohio State, Indiana, Wyoming and
Temple. But against twice-defeated
Long Island, the cats had gone cold.
Bad enough to be deadlocked 26-2(1
In the first half; but absolutely
frigid In the second half, when
Messrs. Groza, Tingle, fichu, etc.,
had registered only three |K»lnts In
the first, in 1-2 minutes of play.
The lads from Lexington, Ky.,
were not only missing their favor
ite long shots; but they were leth
argically falling to drive In toward
the goal for short tosses and lay
ups.
Big Hunch
Perspiring Hupp decided to yank
Jack Tingle, right forward, and re
place him with Alonzo Nelson, n
r.econd-trlnger. He motioned for
Nelson to climb out of his sweat
suit, 'llicn — Just as Nelson was
ready to toko the court—Rupp got
his "big hunch”. He frantically mo
tioned Nelson bark to the bench,
and yelled: "Buddy Parker I"
Parker, a frail little sophomore
with sandy-brown hair and a slight
ly tilted nose, stared at the coach
popeyed. "You mean me?” He
gasped. Rupp assured him, "yes,
you! Hustle out there now; take over
for Tingle- and snap those guys out
of It. You ran do it. Irld "
Yount: Parker, who Ik described as
a "fourth or fifth stringer," hit the
court like a ball of fire. He quickly
shot a goal and sparked probably
the most thrilling tally ever seen lit
the Garden. It was a rally that kept
the fans screaming for nine consec
utive minutes—a rally that enabled
the wlldcast to wind up with a 51-51
deadlock nt the end of regulation
time, forcing the game Into five
minutes of overtime.
In that over-time period, the re
vivified Wlldcast made a meal of the
crumbling Blackbirds. Kentucky
emerged with a 62-52 victory, for its
ninth consecutive triumph.
hater, when Coach Hupp had re
covered somewhat from his "electric
chair" ordeal, he was asked why he
had chosen frail Parker—of all peo
pl—to rescue the team in such a
crisis. Rupp grinned and explained:
Bad Kycs
"It was just a hunch — a lucky
hunch that worked. Parker Is a little
chap and Just a fair player He also
had bad eyes—discharged from the
Navy because of them. He never
tried basketball anywhere -not even
in high school in Lexington, his
home town—before last January.
But I remembered all of a sudden
tonight, Just at the right time, that
he Is a peppery kid, with a heart
as big as — say, twenty grand. I
remembered that he showed a lot of
fire the night I used him as a guard
replacement against, Cincinnati. So
I played the hunch, and won. Or
rattier Parker won. You can credit
him iwith our victory and our clean
slate.
Montreal, Detroit
In Close Race
BY (1NITKU PKKKK
The Detroit Red Wings, pushing
over the National League lesser
lights in an effort to overtake the
Montreal Canadians were within
one point of the league leaders to
day, closing in with a 4 to 2 victory
over the Hapless Chicago Black
hawks last night.
It was the fourth straight defeat
for the last place Hawks and they
lost after playing smartly and tying
tile score with a goal by Clint Smith
midway in the third period. After
that, however, the Redwings pulled
away, scoring on successive goals by
Carl Llscombe and Murray Arm
ntiuiiK.
Chicago took a 1 to 0 lead In the
first period on a goal by Bill Mo
sienko. Detroit tied It In the second
on a long shot by .Steve Woehy and
went ahead shortly before the end
of the period on a goal by the re
liable Syd Howe.
STANDING
W Li T Pts
Montreal . 1G 4 2 34
Detroit . 15 G 3 33
Toronto . 12 h 2 26
Boston . 9 12 1 ID
New York . 4 13 5 13
Chicago . 3 15 3 9
AMERICAN LEAGUE
The Cleveland Barons, hottest
team In the American l<eague
Hockey race chalked up their 14th
victory In 16 starts today, gaining
It with a third period rally which
produced two goals and a 3 to 2
decision over the Buffalo Bison.s last
night.
The teams played to a 1 to 1 tie
In the first iicrlod, with Ben Hal
dcison of Buffalo at d Ed Prokob of
Cleveland netting goals. Buffalo
took a 2 to 1 lead In the second
on a goal by George Boothman but
Cleveland overcame that advantage
on successive scoring shots by lies
Cunningham und Earl Ballholome
In the third stanza
Porochiol Hoop
Schedule For Week
Tuesday—SB Peter & Paul vs. St.
Marys at Anderson (Barone).
Thursday—St. Margaret vs. Sa
cred Heart at Kingsbury (Barone).
St. Ann vs. St. Thomas at Ma
loney (Monti).
Friday—St. Joseph vs. Bt .Francis
at Leavenworth (Monti).
The Trades Council of Kldder
mlnlster, England, has protested
against absenteeism of some Mem
bers of Parliament.
V ' Co
This
Sporting
World
By JOHN A. CLUNEY
Here We Go Again!
New York Baseball Writers annual
dinner tickets will be >12 per copy
thlr. year, with the scene of the
party, usually attended by 100 or
more Waterburlans, shifted to ths
Hotel Astor on Sunday, February 4
., . For 20 years they have sold for
a SAWBUCK < $10) and nearly Im
possible to Ret at that figure. . , .
Wiitcrbury's Benny SlnRleton, bolng
Jean Hariiere tonight nt New Bed
ford, In a return bout that has the
plan sold out as of last week; Is due
for his first professional bout In
Madison Square Carden, Friday,
January 26th. He was there once
before, as an amntuir In the Met
ropolitan AAU finals, being stopped
by one Johnson, who would never
meet him again, despite many ef
forts by Singleton's handler. Chuck
Williams. . . Incidentally, Williams
says Singleton will box Jimmy
Hatcher right here In Waterbury, If
there Is not too much weight dif
ference. Hatcher was a great local
favorite for a while having defeated
New Haven's Snooks Lacey on his
first trip to Connecticut when
Hatcher and Lacey met at Ran
dolph-Clowes Stadium. . . Hatcher
and Ocnaro Rojo Is the main bout
for Hartford next Tuesday, January
!», and It should be one for the
book, If Hatcher has not gone back
too much; but, being managed by
Ample A1 Weill, he will probably do
well enough.
vvvVVVvvv
. Naugatuck's Fred Davi Is meet
ing with state armory officials
Wednesday to Iron out minor de
tails for the introduction of pro
fessional basketball to Waterbury
starting Sunday, Janunry 7th.
Davi has signed Lou Posner and
Johnny Spotts of the Now Britain
Pros; Freddie Forrle, Johnny
Slab and Rocky Petrafessa of the
West Haven Red Devils. ■ . Bobby
Rhoads of USRubber and Joe Bo
ley of American Brass as player
conch. The combination is an at
tractive one and will play pro
rules, In which back-court fouls
arc not awarded fr^e throws.
vvvVVVvvv
Johnny Attell of New York is still
the New Haven Arena matchmaker,
but, will have some help from Sam
Silverman, owner of five fight. clubs
In Massachusetts, \ ho now has a
"piece” of Waterbury’s Benny Simp
leton and wil show him at the Arena
against Johnny (Bo> Harris of New
York on Monday night, January 8
In the main go. . . Dr. Sam Atkins,
an inveterate fight fan steered his
brother Attorney Joe Atkins of Bos
ton around town during the recent
holidays. A (treat pair, those two, but
could never be taken for brothers to
the first time greeter. • . New Year’s
greetings from Torrington's genial
George J. Ganem, prop of the ‘'Par
adise" and an able sports official
for a good many years.
Vermont Has Its
Horse Races - On Ice!
Lyndonvllle, VI... Jan. 2 — (UP>
Tlie wartime ban on horse rap ing
becomes effective at midnight to
night but on this village's main
street the 38th season of harness
racing over the lce-covercd quarter
underway.
Darlings of the farm folk who
line the course on Saturday after
noons for the meeting New Year's
Day to Washington's birthday are
a pair of 27-year-old ''filers," Silver
Direct and Harvest Queen.
During the week Silver Direct
hauls a delivery wagon for Norman
Healy, 50, his owner and driver,
while Harvest Queen Is bedded down
in the stable maintained by Perley
Grant, a paint and Hardware dealer.
Saturdays, however, this pair of
trotters, step with a field that In
cludes Worthy Symbol driven by
letter carrier Dean McDowell; Hilly
Direct with furnace merchant loo
Hebert up; S|>eedwrll Guy driver
by farmer K. A. Lawson; A. J.
Hlalr's Hilda Volo; and Vaney O.
B. driver by 60 year-old Archie
Donahue.
There's many a sidewalk wager
in this state where betting Is Illegal
but the sponsoring Lyndonvllle
Driving club gains Its financial
backing by passing the hot among
the bystanders.
Neither temperature nor weather
deter the racers, the program hav
ing been run ofT in 32 degree below
zero weather Lacking snow, the
street is flooded to provide a fast
surface.
The course record Is 28 1-2 sec
onds which Donahue held with his
entry Lucy D.. now retired.
The races were founded by Roger
Ladd of Lyndonvllle, now a resident
of Greenfield, Mass. He and Louis
Lo C’lerc of 8t Johnsbury, Vt„ are
the club's only two living charter
members. I
£
DLL AMERICAN
TRACKS MUST
CLOSE TODAY
BY I.FO II. PKTKRSKN
(I'nlted Prnm Sport* Editor)
Nrw York, January 3. — (UP' —
Horse racInR, sports’ biggest Indus*
ry, becomes a war-time casualty to
lay.
Race tracks at fair grounds, New
Drlenns, and Tropical Park, Miami,
is well ns a number of dog track* in
Worlda, scheduled their final pro
<rams for this afternoon and to*
light In compliance with a request
from War Mobilisation Director
James P. Byrnes that all animal
tracks be closed by January 3.
The ban will continue until such
ime that conditions permit resump
tion. Track operators were hope
ful that the war situation would be
irlRht enouRh to permit operations
jy spring, but they were prepared
:o stay closed os long as necessary
is a measure to aid the war effort.
Hope that raclnp would be permit
ted to continue on a limited basis or
hat the deadline would be extended
were blasted Saturday when Byrnes
refused to modify his request. The
Office of Defense Transportation
also prohibited the shipment of
florae* without a government per
nlt after 6 p. in.. KWT, last Satur
iBy and the War Manjiowrr Com
nlsslon withdrew the waRC ceilings
inder which the tracks hired their
'mploycs.
Over the Border
The ODT explained Its action
was necessary because a small
lumber of horsemen were »t
.empth.g to circumvent Byrnes’ rc
jucst. Report* from Agua Callente,
Mexico, said about 300 American
horses arrived at the race track
hero before the ODT ban went into
'ffect.
The Ague Callentc Track, which
and been closed since December 13,
opened Sunday for a two-day pro
cram over the New Year holiday.
It Is Just ncross the border from San
Diego, Cal., and Is one of three
Tacks which are expected to attract
ihe attention of United States Bet
tors while tracks In this country are
die.
The other two are Oriental Park
it Havana. Cuba, and Hlpodromo
De Las Americas, at Mexico City.
Die Cuban track o|>erate.s on Thurs
days. Saturdays and Sundays and
holidays. The Mexico City track
was operating on the same schedule
jut after the ban on U. S. racing
sits announced arranged to add a
Jny to Its schedule, operating oni
Fridays, in addition to the other
Jays. There*has been some talk
Lhat both tracks may hold dally
•acing.
On their next to last day of rac
ng. Pair Grounds drew 10,497 per
sons, who bet $382,327, yesterday
v’lile Tropical’s attendance was
14,749 with an estimated mutuel
llay of $777,000.
Bookmakers expected a big slump
n their business but, most of them
figured they would get enough
‘play" on the three tracks to stay
n business.
Most owners expected to receive
ravel permits from the ODT to re
,urn their horses to their home
(tables. It was too early to tell how
nany of the 40,000 track and breed
ng farm employes will go Into war
vork.
Wup I 'vimim First
Racing enjoyed lt.s Irest season In
1944, setting new betting and at
.endar.ee records. Byrnes asked
.hat. the sport be stopijed because It
van using manpower and materials
lorded for the war effort.
Some 80 tracks in New York, Flor
da, Illinois, Rhode Island, New
Jersey, Maryland, California, Michi
gan, Massachusetts, New Hampshire
Delaware. Arkansas, Washington,
Dhlo, Louisiana. Kentucky and WesS
Virginia operated last year.
They drew 18.000,000 jtersons who
ict more than a billion and a quar
,er dollars. Of that amount nearly
(60,000,000 went to the states in
revenue. The sport had raised $16,
100,000 in war charity funds since
■’earl Harbor.
Invesments In horse race tracks,
.tables, breeding farms and the
ither things wlileli make up the
industry were estimated at about
(178,000,000 with tiic value of thor
nighbreds approximately $85,000,000.
I’hc 1944 puyroll for track and
ireedlng farms employes aRgrc
;ated more than $.50,000,000,
Basketball
By United Press
Brooklyn College 56, Texas Christ
en 31.
Valparaiso 86, Hamline 83.
Puerto Rico 46, St. Joseph's 41.
IJeFaul 63, Illinois 86.
Minnesota 45, Lawrence 30.
Kentucky 63, Ixmg Island 82.
Akron 51, Baldwin Wallace 39.
Temple 39, Wyoming 27.
flreat Lakes Naval 60, Ohio State
>0
Western Kentucky 50, Canlslus 43.
A small chalk statue of n goddess,
■ver 4,000 years old, has been found
n an ancient chalk pit near Bran
Ion, England.
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