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Mike Wsnte To Manage
Ruffin, Says Waxman
By DAN PARKER
WHEN MU8HKY JACK80N, Mike Jacobs’ man Thursday, slapped a
summons on Maurle Waxman, the Mad Muscovite, Washington's Birth
day In an action brought by Uncle Mike to recover a loan of *500, he
detonated a keg of pugilistic dynamite.
With the summons still quivering like “an aspirin" in his hand and
flanked by Bobby Ruffin, the fighter whom he advises in return for 15
percent of his earnings, the Mad Muscovite rushed to my office to give
*erca to the verdigris.
Waxman and Boffin swear that Promoter Jacobs has sidetracked
Bobby from a title bout with Juan Zurita, the Mexican who holds the
N.B.A. lightweight championship, because the fighter refused to tie
himself up to a contract with Mike as his manager.
Waxman also says that Jacobs suggested to him before the second
Roffin-Greco fight that he should be satisfied with a draw and a
return bout. The fight was called a draw although many thought
Ruffin won.
Another charge made by Waxman is that there’s a conspiracy to
drive Ruffin oat of the boxing business because he won’t "give up”
which Is a trade term for palm-greasing.
“Jacobs tried to scare me by saying ‘Dan Parker knows you were
•ut to dinner with Frankie Carbo (Ed. Note:—Johnny Greco's under*
cover manager) the week before the last fight’." Waxman said. I re
plied: ‘He also knows you were In conference with Carbo right here In
your office and, furthermore, now that you’ve put the finger on that
third fight, why don’t you go to the District Attorney’s office and give
them evidence?’ Then Uncle Mike changed the subject.”
Waxman says that his trouble with Jacobs dates back to Dec. 15,
when he was making arrangements with Mike for the second Greco-Ruf
fin fight.
"Mike kept asking me If I wouldn’t be satisfied with a ‘draw and a
return bout,” says Waxman. “I told him Ruffin wanted a 12-round bout
so he would be sure to win as Greco wouldn’t go 12 rounds. Wc had to
accept ten rounds finally and a draw was what we got. If you'll recall,
Referee Kavanaugh voted for Ruffin, six rounds to four, Marty Monroe
called it a draw, with five rounds going to each man and Frank Forbes,
the other Judge, also voted lor a draw, four, four and two even. So there
was a third bout.
‘‘The day after the third fight, when we were paid off, Bobby gave
me a check for $1,500 and the rest of my share in cash. I usually give
my good lrau, Minnie, 85 percent of my earnings and what I do with
the rest Is nobody’s business. Usually we shoot a little crap after the pay
off and this day I had tough luck, losing $1,800. Was I to go home to
my Minnie empty-handed? Not if you know my Minnie! So I went to
Mike Jacobs and asked him for the loan of $1,000.
‘‘Mike said ‘1 got to have a paper on Ruffin—or you get no
daugh.’ I asked him what he meant and he said ‘A paper on Ruffin.
How do 1 know he's good for it?’ I told him I had no paper myself
but found Ruffin always good for it. Mike grumbled a lot, then gave
me $500, and I signed a note for it with Rose Cohen, his secretary.
The rest of the grand I borrowed from Nat Rogers and Danny Bart
field’s co-manager, Izzy Drucker, so Minnie was appeased.
“A few days later I started negotiating with Mike for a Idle bout
with Zurita and agreed to take the match for 20 per cent. Everything
seemed all set until Chairman Eagan ol the Boxing Commission refused
to sanction a 15-round bout at 135 pounds because Zurita is the N.B.A.
champion and the chairman thought it would be a reflection on Bob
Montgomery, New York champion, who is in the Army. Then I agreed to
lake a 12-round non-title bout in the Garden and a 15-round champion
ship match later in Mexico. All seemed satisfactory until Mike said: I
want this lellow to sign a contract with me, giving me exclusive rights
to his services for three years.’ I said ‘No one is going to get any con
tract with Bobby. His father is ills manager.’ Mike said I have Ray
Robinson and Joe Louis under contract and no one gets a shot at a
title from me unless he is tied up with me.' So I sent Ruffin to talk the
matter over with him. Tell him what he said Bobby.”
Bobby, taking up the story, said: “He asked me to sign a contract
to fight exclusively under his direction. I asked him for a bonus of $10,
000 and he said: ‘I never give bonuses. I have Robinson fighting here and
in Chicago and Boston and I didn't give him a cent.' With that I walked
out on Mike.”
The next day Zurita was matched with Ike Williams for Conven
tion hall, Philadelphia, April 9th. It will be a 15-round bout at the
weight with the N.B.A. recognizing it as a title bout and probably
the Pennsylvania Commission also, although Bob Montgomery, the
home-town boy, Is recognized as the lightweight champion in bis own
State
"George Parnassus, Zurlta’s manager, couldn’t make a deal with Ruf
fin," said Waxinan. "Mike told me George made a better deal with Wil
liams’ manager, Honest Connie McCarthy, a sweet character if ever there
was one. George will probably have a piece of Williams if Ike wins the
title. Ruffin won’t let any racketeers manage him and he things Mike
Jacobs Is a boxing racketeer. Mike is trying to drive Bobby out cf business
through his stooges. He told me Parnassus was into him for $15,000 and
that he has to use Zurita to get his money back. I borrowed $500 from
, him only three weeks ago and he’s suing me for it.”
I wonder what Minnie thinks of the whole business?
(Copyright, 1945, King Features Syndicate)
Baseball .Must
Wait On Congress
Chicago, Feb. 24.—(UP)—Presi
dent William Harridge of the
American league said today it was
futile to discuss baseball's man
power situation until congress has
acted on the work-or-e!se legisla
tion.
Just returned from a conference
with War Mobilization Director
James F. Byrnes at Washington,
Harridge said, “he (Byrnes) main
tained it was Impossible for intelli
gent discussion of the manpower
situation until the work-or-elst
legislation has bene finally deter
mined for congress and I quite
agree with him.
"Ford Frick (National league
president) and I both conferred
with Byrnes and he invited us tc
return after action on the bill 11
we wished to discuss the matter
with him,” Harridge said, indicat
ing that there might be an
other baseball-government conler -
ence soon.
Harridge also revealed that the
annual exhibition games at Coopers
town, N. Y., baseball's shrine, had
been called off in line with the
Office of Defense Transportation’;
request for reduced sports travel
Lwas to have been played on July
between the Detroit Tigers and
i New York Giants.
Between eight and 23 games maj
fee dropped from the America,
league’s original schedule of 94 ex
hibition games, Harridge added. He
raid he was sending a memo to eacl:
junior circuit club explaining the
details of the Washington confak
and recommending that they con
fine their exhibitions to home ar.c
home series.
Harridge said his understandins
with Byrnes was that spring game;
would be permissible as long a;
they were scheduled on a home
•nd-home basis. Also exhibition;
with service teams will be playec
only if the service provides th
transportation, he said.
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Tops At Pensacola
Byq BURNS BENNETT
(United Press SUIT Correspondent)
Pensacola, Fla., Feb. 24 — <U.P.) —
Harold (Jug) McSpaden, tying a
course record as a starter, was eight
strokes under par and three under
his closest opponent. Sammy Snead,
today after a remarkable get-away
in the $0,500 Pensacola Open Goll
tournament.
McSpaden, who learned his golfing
licks In Kansas and now plays out
of Sanford, Me., made five straight
birdies yesterday in scoring a 64, go.
ing out in 30 and coming home will
a 34. But despite his superb play
many of the other 83 pros and ama
teurs remained within striking dis
tance.
Snead, the Hot Springs, Va.. ex
serviceman, was almost as efficient
making six birdies in his round of 67
He missed a 66 when a spectato.
spoiled on of his shots.
20 players shot for 72 or better ir
their opening rounds.
Three players, Sammy Byrd oi
Detroit. Henry Picard of Harris
burg, Pa., and Sergeant E. J
(Dutch) Harrison of Little Rock
Ark., were In a third place tie with
68's.
The tournament favorite, Byron
Nelson of Toledo, O.. had a three
under par 69, but had to share com
parative obscurity with Tod Huge of
Cleveland, Sailor Jimmy Demarel
Boxing Promoter “Goes To The Governor”
MACK ASKS FOR
PROBF OF MASS.
BOXING BODY
BV JACK FROST
United Press Staff Correspondent
Boston, Feb. 24—(UP)—Boxing In
Massachusetts today appeared ,'ie
for a gubernatorial investigation.
Gov. Maurice J. Tobin of Massa
chusetts was asked to convene a
public hearing to consider charges
and counter charges brought by the
state boxing commission and by pro
moter Eddie Mack of the Andy Cal
lahan A. C.
The request for an official investi
gation and hearing was contained
In a letter to the goverfior from
Mack who promised to substantiate
a number of sensational charges
made by him against the boxing
commission.
In his letter to the governor, Mack
said that a number of "unjust” and
"false” charges had been made
against him by the commission in
connection with a boxing exhibition
last week in which the principal
participant was Pordena Smith of
Sydney, N. S., clamant of the mid
dleweight championship of the mar
itime provinces. Smith was knocked
out in four rounds of a 10-round
bout.
Complaints
Tlie commission charged in a let
ter that Mack made public that they
had received "once again. . . a num
ber of complaints about your promo
tions.’'
“It is the consensus of opinion
that your last show was the worst
ever perpetrated on the boxing pub
lic in recent years,’’ read the com
mission letter that was dictated by
commissioner Samuel O Smith.
The commission charged that
Mack had received several such
warnings. It advised that in the fu
ture he and his club would be held
strictly to tlie rules as regards sub
stitutions, filing contracts and the
publicizing of boxers' records.
“Failure to cooperate may result
in the suspension of your club li
cense,'' the letter concluded.
Showed Champs
In a letter of reply, a copy of
which was directed to Grov. Tobin,
Mack denied that lie ever before
had received such a warning from
| the commission. He listed a series
of fights he had promoted during
the past 14-months, including a
match between world champions
Willie Pep, Hanford, Conn., feather
weight, and Manuel Ortiz, El Centro,
Cal., bantamweight.
“Out of 18 fights run by the Cal
lahan A. C. during the last 14
months. 16 have been civil wars or
great fights,” Mack’s letter read.
In asking for an Immediate oper.
hearing, he listed 11 charges, several
of which questioned the conduct of
commission members in carrying out
their duties.
Basketball
BY UNITED PRESS
. Washington Se tat 53,arfgthgh
Washington State 53, Washing
ton 42.
Utah State 44, Wyoming 30
Cherry Point, N. C. Marines 66,
Greenville, N. C. Marines 21
William and Mary 54, the Citadel
41 (Southern Conference Tourna
ment)
Duke 76. Maryland 49 (Southern
Conference Tournament)
North Carolina 39, South Carolina
26 'Southern Conference Tourna
ment semi-finals)
Duke 59, William and Mary 22
i Southern Conference Tournament
semi-finals)
Coast Guard Academy 51, Brook
lyn Poly 19
Coast Gilard Academy 51, Brook
lyn Poly 19
Port Logan 30, Colorado A. & M. 24
West Texas State 61, Texas Tech 51
Pueblo, Col., A.A.B. 70. Creeley,
Col. Teachers 50
Florida A. & M. 57, Xavier of New
Orleans 42
Arkansas 80, Texas A & M. 21
High Point, N. C„ College 43.
Lenoir Rhyne 37
Westminster 89, Juniata 56
Ohio State 60. Illinois 44
Hofstra 37, Valley Stream 23
William Jewell 59, Drury 41
Poster General Hospital 59, Mis
sissippi 54
Daytona Beach 50, Florida 45
Scraton 50, Bloomsburg, Pa.,
Teachers 44
Great Lakes Naval 57, Bunker Hill
Naval Air Station 43
Baldwin Wallace 57, Bowling
Green 54
of the Corpus Christ!, Tex., Naval
Air Base, Freddie Haas of New Or
leans, the low amateur, and Joe
Turnesa of New York.
Panama now boasts a second air
port as the result of construction of
a field and depot at Changulnola.
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3 BIG DAYS Beginning
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YOU WILL FORGET EVERY MOTION PICTURE
YOU HAVE EVER CALLED A THRILLER WHEN
YOU SEE THIS DOUBLE GANGSTER THRILLER
THAT EXPLODES THE LOW-DOWN ON THE
“SMART MONEY” BOYS!
i
Gomez, Miller In
Local Star Bout
A pair of standout "club'' fighters,
Indian Gomez, middleweight cham
pion of Cuba; and well-known here
for his slugfests with Jerry Fiorel
lo, and Coolidge Miller of Brooklyn,
N. V. making his first Waterbury
showing have been paired for
Buckingham Hall in the main bout
of ten rounds next Friday night.
Promoter George F. Mulligan sign
ed the bout yesterday,
Kenny James, of this city, whose
ring work has been steadily im
proving, will be seen in the semi
final bout with thebest available
opponent, to be secured over the
week-end. An effort will also be
made to get George iBuzzy) But
ler, former local featherweight who
has moved to Boston.
Bangert Shot Put
Star, Also Singer
New York, Peb. 23 — (U.P.i—This
promises to be quite a clay for Bill
Bangert, University of Missouri shot
put star.
He was scheduled to start it out
with a Metropolitan Opera audi
tion and follow it up by opening the
annual National A. A. U. Track and
Field Indoor Championships ac
Madison Square Ciarden tonight
with the Star Spangled Banner,
And. after changing into his
' work” clothes, he will go out in an
attempt to win the 16-pound shot
put over 16 rivals.
The six foot, five inch, 230-pound
athlete said he felt ' just a little
nervous.” Not about the shot put,
but about the opera try-out and his
Madison Square Garden singing de
but. He lias been studying voice
eight years and hopes his vibrant
baritone will carry him on to opera
and concert singing.
While a little ''uncertain” about
Ills singing, he's pretty sure about
his shot putting ability. He recently
tossed the shot 52 feet, 6 inches in a
triangular meet and such a heave
should put him up front in the na
tionals.
Although he began shot putting
and discus throwing only a year ago,
he won tile National Collegiate
crown in the latter and placed sec
ond in tile shot. He also plays foot
ball and does seme boxing "because
it helps a big man get co-ordina
tion."
"But I’d rather sing than do any
thing.” Bangert said. "I know I
can hold my own with that metal
ball, but where I want to make an
impression Is with my vocal chords.”
Today may tell the story.
i Judge "Sore" At
New York Police
New York. Feb. 24. (UP>— Judge
Samuel Leibowitz, who wants to
know ‘ how gamblers can operate
under the very noses of police offi
cials at Madison Square Garden,"
today summoned 18 plain-clothes
detectives to the open hearing on
the basketball scandal when testi
mony Is resumed Tuesday.
Leibowitz, Kings county 'Brook
lyn) magistrate, was Irked over the
testimony of Police Commissioner
Lewis J. Valentine, who admitted
his men were up against a virutal
stone will in combatting the activ
ities of a “vast gambling empire.’’
The hearing, which has developed
into a full dress investigation of all
phases of gambling, produced a
series of sensational developments
yesterday. They included::
1. Revelation by Valentine that,
three men, Frank Costello, Joe
Adonis and Frank Erickson were
the "big shots’’ who control the
activities of ' damnable pests and
parasites” in the gambling set-up.
2. That the 18 plain-clothes men
assigned to the Garden to thwart
gamblers' activities have made only
six arrests for gambling on basket
ball games this season, despite reva
tion that betting there is widespread.
3. A statement by Valentine that
amateur basketball “unquestionably
would be better ofT if confined to the
gymnasiums of the colleges."'
4. Concluding remarks by Leibo
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EXPECTED AT
GARDEN TONITE
BY OSCAR FRALEY
United Press Staff Correspondent
New York, Feb. 24—(UP)—Two
new indoor records were expected at
the National AAU championships in
Madison Square Garden tonight—
and so was Guilder Hagg.
But as nearly 30 athletes from 24
colleges and the services prepared
to take their marks, the record
breaking Swede still was unaccount
ed for and It was increasingly im
probable that Guilder the wonder
would arrive In time to go in the
mile and three-mile runs.
Despite Hagg's absence, however,
the 57th annual championships at
tracted ail all-star field with new
indoor marks believed possible in
tne 35-pound weight and the spring
medley.
Frank Berst of the New York A.
C., former Manhattan football star,
was conceded a new record in the
35-pound weight throw. The man
mountain who four times lias been
the 56-pound weight champion, con
sistently has been bettering in prac
tice the 58 feet, 7-112 inch mark set
in 1940 by Niles Perkins of Bowdoin.
Army's crack quartet of George
Berger, Max Minor, Dick Newell and
Jury Morrow ruled a favorite to cop
the spring medley in record time
from such rivals as the New York
A. C„ N. Y. U., Navy, Columbia.
Sampson Navy and Fordham. The
Cadets will run the 440. 100. 200 and
300 in that order in an attempt to
shatter Fordham's 1942 mark of
1:54.1.
The mile field drew Jim Rafferty
of the New York A. C., winner of
all three major indoor tests; Don
Burnham, former intercollegiate
champ from Dartmouth; Rudy
Simms of N. Y. U. and Andy Carter
oi Camp Gordon Johnston, Fla.
Jim Herbert, former N. Y. U. vet
eran. and Elmore Harris, national
quarter-mile king, were 600 favorites,
with competition from John Caskey
of Navy, the IC4A king; Lee Hofacre
of Drake, Army’s George Berger,
Herb McKenley of Boston college
and Dave Williams, Morgan State.
The 1.000-yard run drew a strong
field that included Charley Beetham
of Columbus, O.; Vince Barry, Navy’s
IC4A cross country champion, and
Middle Dick Hall, former Princeton
ace; Henry Williams of Drake, and
Robert Thomason and Archie Par
sons, both of Michigan.
A small army listed for the 60
yard dasli included such stars as Ed
Conwell of N. Y. U.. Barney Ewell,
former Penn State champion; Herb
Thompson of the Coast Guard; Per
ry Samuels, San Antonio, Tex., high
school marvel; Frank Burke of
Great Lakes, Bill Lund of Case. Don
Hansen of the Cherry Point, N. C..
Marines, and Pat Caralon of Bain
Bridge, Md., Navy.
Don KinzJe, former southern
champion while at Duke and winner
of the last two Indoor hurdles test,
was favored in the 60-yard timber
topping test. His rivals Include Ed
Dugger, former Tufts star, and pos
sible Haakon Lidman of Sweden. The
three-mile run attracted former
National Steeplechase King Forrest
Elaw of Oklahoma A. & M., and
Fred Feller of Drake in a field of
eight.
A keen contest was epected in the
high jump among Ken Welsner of
Marquette, National collegiate
| champion; Dave Albritton, Dayton.
O., former Ohio State Olympic star,
and Sgt. Josh Williamson, Camp
Plauche, La., former National indoor
champion.
Witz that "what we projxi.se to And
out here is how these gamblers can
operate under the very noses of
police officials'’ and his expressed
dissatisfaction with glittering gen
eralities” brought forth to date.
Robinson Beats
Lamotta 3rd Time
New York, Peb. 24— < UP)—If Jacob
LaMotta were a sports trophy in
stead of a Bronx middleweight, he
would belong to welterweight Bay
Robinson ol Harlem today, for
•'Sugar1' Ray has won three "legs”
on him.
Slender, brown-skinned Robinson
registered his third victory over
stocky, rugged LaMotta before a
sell-out crowd of 18,060 fans at Mad
ison Square Garden last night. He
out-jabbed and out-stepped the
plodding Bronxite to take the unan
imous 10-round decision.
This victory brought Robinson’s
score to 3-1 in their profitable four
bout scries. LaMotta beat the Har-i
lem dancing master once—at Detroit,
Peb. 5, 1943.
Last night’s bout drew a surpris
ingly large crowd and a gate ol
$93,185. Only about $70,000 had been
expected, because it was the second
fight show of the week at the Gar
den. where on Monday night Willie
Pep beat Phil Terranova. But Rob
Insili is a red-hot gate attraction
as he proved at Chicago the week
before when he drew more than
$9f,000 with George Costner.
George And Dove
Butler Stopped
Worcester, Mass , Feb. 24 'U P.)
—Buddy Hayes, 125, of Boston tech
nically knocked out Georgie Butler,
120, of Waterbury, Conn., last night
in the fourth round of a scheduled
8-round bout at Mechanics hall.
In preliminaries Bobbie Zollo, 151,
Providence, R. I., technically knock
ed out Bob Pooler. 144. Waterville,
Me., (3): Baby Tiger Flowers. 140
1-2, Worcester decisioned Joe Zel
letti, 144, Providence *8); Tony
Monteiro, 135, Wareham decisioned
Benny Revere, 135. Webster <4).
Providence, R. I„ Feb. 24 — (U.P.)
—Jimmy iTuffy) Reed, 171 1-2, ot
Trenton. N, J., today held a seventh
round knockout victory over Jimmy
Ruzzo, 170 1-4, of West Warwick
following their scheduled 10-round
bout at the Elks auditorium last
night.
In preliminaries al Pinel, 154. New
Bedford, Mass., descisioned Cefer
ino Bronco, 146, Fall River, Mass.,
(6): Johnny Mara, 154, Boston deci
sioned Tony Gouviea. 148, Taunton,
Mass., (6); Milly Wilson, 135, Provi
dence, knocked out Roland Gomes,
141, Fall River '2); Billy Murray,
125, Boston, knocked out Davy But
ler, 131 3-4, Waterbury. Conn., (3).
Last Night's Fights
FIGHT RESULTS
[By United Press)
New York — (Madison Square
Garden) — Ray (Sugar) Robinson,
148 1-2, New York, outpointed Jacot
La Motta, 158, New York, GO).
Hockey
BY UNITED PRESS
Tlie Pittsburgh Hornets were a
tie doorstep of the second place In
diitnapolis Caps in the western divi
sion of the American League Hooke:
race today, moving within a poin
with one of the biggest offensivi
shows of the season at St. Lout
where they gained a 10 to 3 victor)
over the flyers.
Bob Walton, Ken Schultz, Ton)
Hammerling and Buzz Rossigno
each two goals in the rout last night
Standing of the teams:
Eastern Division
W. L.
Hershey . 20 21
Buffalo . . 25 19
Providence. 18 25
Pts
41
5'
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BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
SCOVILL VS ABC
TOP SUNDAY
IRA CONTEST
Scovlll E. R. A. and American
Brass is the "big" game of the I. R.
A. basketball league triple-header,
scheduled for Sunday afternoon at
the YMCA with Chase and Water
bury Tool teams to meet in a 2:45
p. m. game that bids fair to rival
the other game for sustained in
terest and action rrom a viewpoint
of the fans in attendance.
In the opening game, Waterbury
Companies and Mattatuck Mfg. Co.,
the top and bottom teamsm of the
"B” division are paired at 1:30 p.
m. Witih USTiine the team to
catch in the second round of com
petition to determine a playofl
rival for first round winners,
USRubber of Naugatuck, the Sco
vill-American Brass game tomororw
should be very muhe worth while
watching.
Lineups
Joe Boley, Sonny Rinaldi. A1 and
Paddy Demelio, Johnny Slason, A1
Monti and others will represent the
American Brass against the able
Scovill array of Joe Joyce, John
Casey, Felix Longo, Howie Kraft,
Bales Andolina Lattanzio and Bri
otti; a combination whihe defeated
Bristol ND last night 41 to 22 at
the Scovill SERA Center on Hamil
ton avenue.
Waterbury Tool Is apt to be the
surprise team of the second round,
based on its scoring power shown
in the second round of p!ay.
K. of L.-Norwich
Anxious to reverse the 66-64 de
cision scored against them last
Sunday night, the K. of L basket
ball club will match points with
Joe Kane's Norwich A. C. Sunday
night in a return game at St. Jo
seph's auditorium. Willie Lewis, a
New York official will handle the
game.
Moguls Seek To
Open N Y Tracks
Washington, Feb. 24.—(UP)—Rep.
William B. Barry. D , N. Y„ hope
ful that War Mobilize!’ James F.
Byrnes will lift the ban on racing
in the New York area, said today
he had been asked to present his
views on the situation to Byrnes
in person next week.
If the conference is granted,
i Barry said that David A. Buckley,
New York lawyer and horse owner,
would accompany him.
Both men were hopeful that
Byrnes will reconsider, despite the
fact that an earlier request by them
Walsh New S. H.
Hoop Captain
Billy Walsh was elected captain
of next season's Sacred Heart High
basketball combination, succeeding
center Bob McKenna, according to »
player vote last night following the
final game of the Hearts schedule
In which Seymour High defeated the
local lads, 50 to 39, in a high-scor
ing game. The visitors boasted two
full teams, but were given a hard
battle by the Hearts, especially In
the third period, when Seymour was
but 6 points up on their rivals.
Thompson and Kabasa of Seymour;
McKenna and Murphy of the
Hearts were the high scorers.
SEYMOl'R
hf*
Martin, If . 4 *
Thompson . 7 1 H
Graywacz, rf . 1 • *
Konikawshi .0 • 0
Anmsonvich, • .... 2 •
Welland . 0 • •
Foster, lg . 1 ®
Johns ... . 4 1 •
Kobasa, rg . 5 •
Birges . 0 ® ®
. 24
SACRED HEART
Totals
b r
Doolin, rg . 0
Romano, lg . 2
Walsh . 0 Y
McKenna, e . 5
Morris, rf . 2
Fahy . -
Murphy, If . 6 ♦
50
*
0
4
e
is
4
4
14
Totals . 1* _ *•
Score at half time—Seymour 26,
Sacred Heart 14. Referee: John A.
Cluney. _
Rubber, Bristol
Game Wednesday
The U. S. Rubber basketball team
will play the Bristol West Ends
Wednesday, February 28 at 8:30
p. m at the Naugatuck Y.M.C.A.
The West End A. C. have won eleven
games out of sixteen played. Well
known players such as Prank Bongo,
former Shamrock center, Jim Mul-.
cunry, Alex Wrobleski, Andy Fra
dette. Ray McLaughlin, Jim Pickett
and Izorin Holden will Invade tlw
boro Wednesday night.
The Rubco squad has anxiously
waited for a return match with
the Bristol team In their last
encounter at Bristol, Rubber lost
by a score of 54-44.
Coach Henry Cieslewski will start
Lefty Farrar, Bob Rhoads, Chet
Wojack. Bill Schnell, Bob McDer
mott with Wally Yackowski. Frank!*
Ecimond.s and Don Gunnoud in re
serve.
A preliminary game between th*
Y Eagles and Nightingales will be
played at 7:30 p. m.
was turned down this week.
Buckley wrote Barry that he had
"looked up a great deal of addi
tional data’’ on the New York racing
situation and that he believed
Byrnes would permit the tracks to
reopen “it we present the facts to
him.’
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