TWO KVBNTB which may be of farreachlng consequence to the New
York Yankees occunwl at their Atlantic City training camp yesterday.
By a strange coincidence, I tael Bitael Kaplan, photographer by royal ap
pointment to the late Queen Marie, was the central figure in each epi
sode.
Pardon me If I forgot to say that neither incident should happen
even to a Blalystok Oaberne Schnauser. (Izzy, of course, is an Kkater
inaslav Airedale.)
The first ominous occurrence took place during the Yankee-Red Sox
game at Pleasantville, N. J—pronounced Pleasantwllle out of deference
to Mr. Kaplan. (“Vot's de deference?., asked Ixsy.) Itsel Bltsel was on
the third base line, with his camera focused on a Yankee batsman when,
looking into his dark box, he saw on the ground glass image reflector a
white pellet which was growing rapidly and enormously, and heading
straight for him.
Itsel Bltsel had his choice of two courses (1) He could drop the
camera and scram as If all the Storm Troopers In Berlin were on Ms
heels Instead of Just he himself being on them or (2) he eouid stick
to his post as all the Kaplans back to King Solomon hare done. Itsel
Bltsel didn’t even waver (although Joe McCarthy had asked waivers
on him with the idea in mind of trading Mm to the Giants). Bracing
himself for the blow, Kaplan waited. After what seemed like an
eternity of suspense, the ball Mt him on the left knee and bounced
off.
Leaping up Joyously over the realisation that he had finally suceed
ed in photographing a foul ball that had no connection with Jersey pol
itics. Itsel Bltsel as an afterthought suddenly became aware of the fact
that the ball hadn’t even stung his knee. This could mean only one thing:
The Yankees haven’t got that old batting punch this year. Joe McCarthy
was all for having several other batsman try their luck with Itsel Bitsel’s
ki.ee in the hope -that at least one of them would fracture it and thus
give him some basis for believing that he had the nucleus of another
Murderers’ Row. But by that time, Itsel Bitxel had gone. McCarthy’s
disappointment was nothing, however, compared with Itsel Bitsel’s when
he found in the privacy of his dark room that he had forgotten to take
«he slide out before clicking his camera and thus had missed the foul
hall picture after all.
It was while he was in an indigo mood over this great disappointment
that Itsel Bitzel had his second brush with Pate. As he sat In the dining
tooip of the Yankees’ hotel, having a slight snack, consisting of stuffed
derma, hot pastrami, gehachte leber, gedempfte brusht and a copple
slices lox, he was seen to keel over and land, tail over tea-kettle on the
floor with his head pinned under him as if in the clutches of Strangler
Lewis.
Players and sports wrters rushed to his assistance, convinced that
Itsel Bitxel had finally succeeded in eating himself to death.
“Get a doctor!” ordered one player.
"Maybe an undertaker would save time,” suggested another.
"Take his pulse,” cried a third.
At this, the inert form stirred like a sea cow and piped: "Kip you
hands outa my pockets, sonyeh boy. Analiali, my pulse has got it ah
zeeper, wheetz you couldn’t hopen it.”
Then, cocking an eye up from his spot on the dining room carpet.
Itzei inquired: "Vot’s all about it, anahail? Can’t a seetidzin enjerr it
ah ^leetle itseh bitser sneeze weedout a crowd should gat togather, ain’t
With that, Itzei unbent himself from the pretzel knot, arose, scat
tering morsels of food from his vest in all directions. Still fearing Itzei
Bitzel had had a seizure, his well-wishers crowded around him, poking
him in the ribs, asking him to stick out his tongue and feeling his fore
head to see If he had a temperature.
“Maybe it’s a coronary thrombosis,” Rex Weyant said.
"Vot’s de beeg idea, bring-ging an orchestra into de hoggumint?”
allied Itzei. “I dun’t play de cornet or de trombone. Anahail, I’m
tij-llnk you, I chawst got it ah sneeze. Something was Kitzeling my
sohnozzle so I vent ‘Ka-tsoo!’ and the foist t ing I know, I’m falling
g-over backvards. Maybe I got it acrobatic spirits of pneumonia. Ana
haii it s not my gold bladder or my high blawd pleasure. From dis I
am conwinced.”
Joe McCarthy, who had hustled to the scene of Itzei Bitzel’s collaps
hoping that it might have been caused by a delayed action shock Iron
the foul ball, was the most disappointed man In the crowd when he sai
Kaplan take his place at the scoffing board under his own power and re
sume his masticating exercises where he left off, for Joe was really con
vlnced by Incident No. 2 that his ball club lacks a batting punch.
“It didn’t have to be a compound fracture,” moaned Joe. “Just a
ordinary break would have served my purposes!"
_(Copyright. 1945, King Features Syndicate)
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Briefs Of The
.-Training Combs
t: by united press
y Washington, April 6—(UP)—The
..Boston Braves, plagued with an In
jury Jinx, came up with new trou
bles today when Infielder Prank
Brews showed up with a lame knee
after a collision with Pitcher A1
Javery in a pepper game. The
X knee went out of place and al
-'though it was re-set quickly, he
„£will be out of action for several
"days. Infielder Eddie Joost, who
£was out of baseball last year, was
surprise arrival yesterday. He
2'has been accepted for military
*aervlce and is awaiting call. In
..Yielder Joe Mack, recovering from
~ an appedicltls operation, also re
sported yesterday. He may be used
-regularly. He batted .287 at Col
*Umbus last year, driving in 102 runs
w and figuring in 101 double plays.
-
" Wilmington, Del, April 6—(UP)—
Outfielder Vince DIMaggio, one of
the National League’s top long ball
hitters, and Pitcher Charley Schanz
who won 13 games last year, were
scheduled to arrive in the Philadel
phia Phillies’ camp today, to fill
two of the key positions in Man
ager Freddy Fitzsimmons’ “var
sity” lineup for 1945. DIMaggio re
cently was traded by the Pirates.
Bear Mountain, N. Y, April 6—
(UP)—Augie Galan, one of the
most versatile players in the
Brooklyn Dodger camp, was instal
led today as the team’s regular
(first baseman, taking the place of
Howie Schultz, .who is expected to
go Into military service after his
graduation from Hamline College
in St. Paul. Galan reported yes
terday and took over immediately
at the initial sack.
Atlantic City, N. J, April 6—
(UP)—Manager Joe McCarthy ot
the New York Yankees said today
he was using Outfielders Russ
Deny and Arthur (Bud) Metheny
regularly in all camp games to de
termine which oneof them will rate
a regular berth when the season
opens. McCarthy said that he had
decided to use John Lindell and
Hershel Martin for the other out
field posts. Both Lindell and Mar
tin are left-handed hitters and will
not be benched in favor of George
(Tuck) Stain' xck against left
handed pitchers.
Lakewood, N. J, April 6—(UP)—
New York Giant Manager Mel Ott
borrowed an idea today from sand
lot “kid” teams and said that he
would start a series of “one OJ’
Cat” games in camp to offset lack
of competition caused by the ban
on training camp travel. He said
he was using the 'scrub” game to
give his big staff of pitchers the
extra work they need- The only
variation from the sand lot game
will be that the pitchers will not
get to bat. He said the Giants
would use that method of train
ing In the five days at the Polo
Grounds f-om April 12 to 16 before
the season begins,
Muncie, Ind., April 6. — (UP) —
The Pittsburgh Pirates, who tried
basketball last season when rain
kept them off their baseball training
diamond, wars using a new extra
. t
Badminton
Sixth Annual Badminton Cham
pionships will take place on Thurs
day, April 12, 13, 14 and 15 this
year when both Class (B) and (C)
events are listed.
Entry blanks have been sent out
to all known players but anyone de
siring to enter may secure copies
of the entry blanks at the Central
Y. M. C. A.
The tournament is open to all
resident players of the city of Wa
terbury and members affiliated with
recognized clubs in Waterbury.
Closing entry date has been set
for Monday, April 9 but entries will
be accepted when the tournament
committee meets on Tuesday at 5
p. m. to make all drawings.
Listed in both Class B and C
events are both men’s and women's
singles, men’s and womens doubles,
and mixed doubles. Also, at the
same time, the boys' Junior singles
and doubles championships will be
conducted.
Members of the tournament com
mittee are: Mayor John S. Monagan
honorary chairman; Donald J. Post
chairman; Gloria Kraus, Joseph P
Sullivan, Mrs. Lena Caffrey, How
ard Sharp, Dr. Walter L. Selens,
Mildred Reilly, Herbert G. Pinter
and Joseph R. Rimany, Jr.
Clapper, 18 Year
Bruin, New Coach
Boston. April 0.—(UP)—Aubrey
(Dit) Clapper. 38-year old “iron
man” of the National Hockey
league, will retire from active com
petition next fall to guide the Bos
ston Bruins thorugh the 1945-1940
campaign.
Announcement of Clapper’s suc
cession to the Bruins coaching poel
came last night at a farewell din
ner tenderde the team which Tues
day was eliminated from the Stan
ley Cup playoffs. '
Manager Art Ross revealed that
hereafter, he would confine his ac
tivities to the front office, leaving
the Helmsman’s Job to Clapper, vet
eran defenseman who played
through 18 consecutive league sea
sons.
Ross has coached the Bruins
since he introduced professional
hockey into the United 8tates in
1924. During his 21 years with
Boston, Ross piloted the Bruins to
four league championships and
three Stanley Cup triumphs.
curricular conditioning tactic today.
Acting Manager Virgil (Spud) Davis
led the Pirates on a six-mile hike
yesterday when cold weather can
celled a camp game. He said there
would be “more of the same” if the
weather doesn’t clear up.
Camp Girardeau, Mo., April 6. —
(UP) — The brilliant showing of
one-armed Pete Gray has earned
him a starting spot In left field with
the St. Louis Browns, Manager Luke
Sewell revealed today. He said he
would use the ex-Southern Associa
tion star In left field In the first
game of the series with the S. Louis
Cards on Saturday.
Brazil has placed large orders for
railway equipment in the United
States.
I.R.A. Sponsors Large Summer Sports Progratm
SOFTBALL, GOLF,
BASEBALL MID
TENNIS LISTED
Though It has been denied use of
the Municipal Stadium for softball
games between voters, taxpayers and
working men and women in the war
plants of Waterbury, Industrial
Recreation Association is going full
steam ahead with plans for the big*
gest summer sports program since its
Inception in 1943.
Hopeful that the city board of
Park Commisisoners may reconsider
its recent action whereby it flatly
turned down the Iit.A. request for
the stadium, built at government
and taxpayers expense ;the organ.**
zatlon which represents 45 local in
dustrial plants cud the U. S. Rubber
of Naugatuck is going in strong for
softball, baseball, golf and tennis
for men and women during the
spring and summer months.
Busy Evening
Monday night of uext week, April
9, at the YMCA, is the time and
place decided upon for preliminary
meetings and discussion of plans for
a summer sports schedule sponsored
by I.RA., which will Include men’s
and women’s softball; men’s base
ball, a golf league of 4 or more teams
which will play at East Mountain.
Hop Brook, and Chase courses f '.d
a tennis tournament to be staged
in August.
At 7 p. m. Monday the softball
meeting for men and girls will be.
held, with Edward T. McGrath,
supervisor of IRA sports in charge.
Tim Nolan of Chase Companies may
again head the men’s league. Last
season Waterbury Tool defeated
U. S. Rubber 2 of 3 games in a 16
team league. Waterbury Manufac
turing girls won the 1944 title in an
11-team league from Oakville
Company girls, best 2 of 3 games.
In baseball, last season, but three
teams played: Scovill winning out
and then going to the finals of the
1944 tournament—losing to Chance
Vought of Bridgeport in a 9-8
thriller.
Thjs season, it is expected, that
teams from Scovill, U. S. Time and
Chase plants are assured with U. S.
Rubber, French Manufacturing, also
figured ready to enter; and Water
bury Tool a possibility.
Fairway Fun
Twilight golf will be played in
league form, if 4 or more teams are
formed and entered from the I.R.A.
membership. Two rounds of com
petition will be arranged with
matches to be played at East Moun
tain, Hop Brook, and Chase Coun
try Club. A tennis tournament will
be arranged in August, if enough in
terest in one is evident at next
Monday’s meeting.
Opening days, league officials,
protest committees; rules and regu
lations will be discussed at the gath
erings next Monday; Mr. McGrath
announced,. Every team and in
terested individual is invited to at
tend.
Hershey s Lead
American Hockey
Hershey, Pa., April 6.—(UP)—Tne
Hershey Bears, who finished second
in the Eastern Division American
League hockey race, were one game
to the good today in their final
playoff series with the Cleveland
Barons, Western Division cham
pions.
Hershey won its second game in
three starts with the Barons, 3 tol,
last night with a rousing rally in
the third period. The Bears went
into the period with the score dead
locked at 1-all. Norm Calladine
provided the deciding tally early m
the period, and Jimmy (Peggy) O'
Neill clinched the issue with a goal
in the final 20-seconds.
Cleveland racked up a goal in the
first 20 seconds when Les Cunning
ham fired in a long shot. The Beais
tied the score later in the period
when Mike Shabaga took a pass from
Callandine and drove it into the
nets.
It was the first time in the finals
series for the Calder Cup that the
home team had won.
Valenti, Boston
Promoter, Convicted
Boston, April 6 — (U.P.) — Sen
tence will be passed Tuesday on
Anthony (Rip) Valenti, Boston
sports promoter, and Joseph Bruno
of the north end and the cafe which
they operate. They were convicted
by a federal Jury yesterday of vio
lating internal revenue laws.
It was charged that Valenti,
treasurer of Garden Cafe, Inc., of
Boston and Bruno, president of the
corporation, re-used marked liquor
bottled, possessed distilled spirits
and concealed distilled spirits with
Intent to defraud the government
of revenue.
Testifying in his own defense, Va
lenti disclaimed knowledge of
whiskey samples which a federal al
cohol tax unit Inspector said were
seized during a raid on the cafe.
Bartolo vs. Mell
Boston, April 6 — (U.P.) — NBA
featherweight titllst Sal Bartolo of
East Boston was signed today to
meet youthful Gus Mell of Montreal
at Boston Garden next Friday
night.
The signing was held up because
of a weight dispute, but it was
agreed yesterday that both would
enter the ring under 133 pounds. In
his last bout, the Canadian techni
cally knocked out Jerry Zullo of
Chelsea.
Dodds Explains
Charlestown, W. Va., April 8.—
(XJP)—Gil Dodds of Boston, who
retired from track to become a
traveling minister, said today that
his remarks about the Amateur
Athletic Union made in a radio in
terview last night were misinter
preted.
“I did say that the AAU likes
to count the little greenbacks that
slip across thhe ticket windows,"
Dodds said. "But I meant that
they want the money to advance
amateur athletics.’’
Dodds repeated his assertion that
if the AAU rules out his world in
door mile record of 4:06.4 because
it was established on a track which
had no inside curbing, it should
rule out all other records.
Coils Mootings
EDWARD T. McGRATH
Sports supervisor of the Indus
trial Recreation association, has
asked softball, baseball, golf and
tennis enthusiasts to meet at
YMCA next Monday night, when
I.R.A. summer sports program
will be formulated. Any working
man or woman interested in sports
is welcome to attend the series
of meetings, starting at 7 p. m.
Monday.
SGOVILL, BOLTON
IN STATE DUSTY
FINALS HERE
Scovill E.R.A. basketball array,
which, in a late season drive has
defeated U.S.T.ime, U-S.Rubber of
Naugatuck, twice for the I.R.A.
championship, Union Hardware in
Torrington and United Aircraft of
Hartford, has its big chance for
the state industrial league title
Tuesday night of next week on the
central YMCA court in this city.
Chase and Scovill girls will meet
in an 8:15 prelim to decide a final
ist with USTiirae for the I.R.A.
championship; won by Chase last
season. The Scovill men oppose
New Haven Bolton Manufacturing;
71-43 winners last night over pre
viously undefeated American Cyna
mide of Stamford at New Haven.
Ed Stevens, former NYU basket
ball captain. Johnny Slab and Rocky
Petrafessa were the big guns of the
Bolton barrage which showed a
33-20 lead at half time. Slab and
Petrafessa played with the local K.
of L. club earlier this season and
are standout players; while Stevens
netted 21 points against the Stam
ford club last evening. Score:
BOLTON HFG.
B
Stevens, if ...... in
Slab, rf . a
Northrup, c . 5
Petrafesn, lg . 7
DeCrosta. . O'
Rubenstein, rg .... 1
Jacobson . 1
F
1
0
1
2
0
1
0
P
21
15
11
16
0
3
2
Totals .33
71
STAMFORD
B
Orabowskl, rg .... 6
Wa6e . 1
Phelps, Ik . 4
Moss, c . 4
Watt, rf .0
Norris, If . S
F
1
0
1
1
0
2
P
11
2
9
9
0
12
Totals . 19
43
Score at half time: Bolton 33,
Stamford 20.
Leavenworth
Baseball List
Leavenworth High baseball play
ers will take part In 16 games this
season, ten of them at Municipal
Stadium, including four games with
Wilby and Crosby. Until the open
ing game, April 18 at Watertown
against Taft Prep; the Tech Tigers
will drill at- Bunker Hill stadium
evening at 6 p. m.
Schedule
April 18 at Taft; 24—Ansonia; 26
—at Gilbert; 28—at Naugatuck; 30
—Wilby; May 5—Crocby 8—Torring
ton; 11—Watertown; 16—Seymour;
18—Wilby 22—Naugatuck; 30—Cros
by June 4—at Watertown 7—Gil
bert; 8—at Torrington. The second
game with Ansonia is pending until
a suitable date is selected.
Pro Football
Mergers Loom
New Vork, April 6—(UP)—The
National League Professional Foot
ball executives were expected today
to approve transfer of the Brook
lyn Tiger franchise from Ebbets
field to the Yankee Stadium and
permit one or two mergers to give
the 11-team circuit balance for the
ached ile makers.
Although the annual player draft
of top collegiate prospects normal
ly would be the top item of busi
ness on the agenda, the fact that
many of the stars will not be avail
able for service because of military
duty has shunted it into the back
ground.
It was understood that a merge:
between the Brooklyn Club and the
Boston Yanks would meet with the
approval of the league owners U
most of the home games of the
combined eleven could be played
at Yankee Stadium. Other possi
ble mergers included the amalga
mation of the two Chicago teams,
the Bears and the Cardinals, and
a tie-in by the Pittsburgh Steelers
with the Cleveland Bams, the De
troit Lions or the Philadelphia
Eagles. However, each of the four
owners has expressed at least pro
visional opposition to a merger.
Tube Mill, Office 2
Scovill Finalists
Intra-Department basketball title
of Scovill Manufacturing Company
is at stake tonight, when Tube Mill
and office No. 2 teams meet at
SERA center; with office No. 1 and
ABMD in a consolation game, prior
to the title tussle.
Last night, Tube Mill outpointed
Fuse Assembly, 27 to 19, after a 12
4 lead at half time; Carrington
scoring 10 points for the winners,
Briotti adding 6 more. Guggierio
and Giordano split a dozen points
for F-A. Office No. 1 won a lorfeit
game from Hot Forge, which did not
show up.
NELSON NUMBS
ATLANTA FOES
WITH GREAT 64
By BUENS BENNETT
(United Pres* SUIT Corre* pendent
Atlanta, O*., April 6 — (V.P.) —
Byron Nelson, the golfing marks
man t.lth the red-hot ’shootln’
irons", threatened today to make a
run-away of the $10,000 Atlanta
iron lung tournament, taking a five
stroke lead after his opening day
round of 64.
Nelson, the Ohio ace of the fair
ways, had seven birdies yesterday in
amassing his five under par card
and there wasn’t a man in the field
of more than 80 players who could
even approach him.
His most persistent winter rival,
Sammy Snead of Hot Springs, Va.,
was tied for second with Harold
(Jug) McSpaden, another consist
ent shooter. They had even par 60’s
over the rolling capital city course.
Making allowance for a stiff wind.
Nelson kept his drives low and
down the middle of the tree-lined
fairways. He got in trouble on only
two holes, the second and the 18th,
taking bogeys on each. On all of the
others he shot either par or birdies.
Snead went out with a two under
par 33 on the front nine, but went
two over on the back nine for a
36. He barely missed a hole in one
on the 140-yard third hole when
the ball stopped just in front of the
cup. Nelson, battling for his eighth
tournament victory of the season,
became a distinct favorite to win,
while Snead, seeking his seventh
triumph, was second choice.
Other Scores
Behind the three leaders were
Big Ed Dudley of New York, the P.
G. A. president, and Orville White
of Winston-Salem, N. C., a rank
outsider, who had 70’s. Elmer Reed
of Atlanta had 71 and George Low
of Clearwater, Fla., Ed Furgol of
Detroit, an amateur, Joe Kirkwood
of Philadelphia and Bobby Cruick
shank of Richmond, Va„ were tied
with 72’s.
The 73 shooters were Jimmy
Hines of Chicago, Joe Zarhardt of
Norristown, Pa., Johnny Bulla of
Atlanta, Ed Oliver of Camp Miles
Standish, Mass., and Dave Black of
Atlanta.
Waterbury In 'Y#
State Swim Meet
The State Y. M. C. A., Swimming
Championships in three classifica
tions will be held tomorrow at-the
New Haven, Y. M. C. A. pool start
ing at 1:30 p. m. The Waterbury ’Y’
along with eight other cities have
entered teams. Approximately 150
have been entered for this one day
affair.
Waterbury has eighteen swimmers
that will be entered. On the Junior
team, Rodney K. Gibson heads the
list along with George Frisbie, Ray
mond Frisbie, Robert Kraft, Robert
Laffey, and Frank Dunn.
On the intermediate team, Robert
Miller, Robert Gladney, Joseph
Lombard, Norbert Fried and Charles
Kraft, are listed to compete.
The Senior team has listed Gor
don Gibson, Dan Boardman, George
Frantzis, Richard Dixon, Leonard
Mecca, William Cunningham, and
Irv Turley. Turley and Boardman
are co-coaches of the Waterbury
team and are expected to make a
good showing at tomorrow’s cham
pionships.
Scovill Girls In
State Tourney
Hartford, April 6—The first an
nual State Girls' Basketball tour
nament will be held at the Hartford
Auditorium Friday, Saturday and
Sunday of this week and will be
completed next week-end. The en
tire gate receipts, minus government
taxes, will be donated to The Hart
ford Times Farm and Camp Cour
ant funds.
Two games Friday night open the
tournament. As many more will be
played Saturday, with four contests
on tap Sunday afternoon. Semi
final games will be staged on Fri
day, April, with the finals and a
consolation game slated for a week
from Sunday.
This week-end’s slate follows, with
12 teams taking part:
Friday, 7:45—Hartford Vesders vs.
New Britain Stanley Works; 8:45—
New Haven Conn. Yankees vs. South
Windsor Girls.
Saturday, 7:45—Southington Air
craft vs. New Britain Stanley Tool;
8:45—Scovllls vs. Our Lady of Sor
rows.
Last Night's Fights
Fall River, Mass., April 6.—(UP)
—Freddy Camuso, 140, of Fall River
drew with Johnny Mills, 146, of
Newark, N. J., in a 10-round fea
ture bout at the Casino last night..
In preliminaries: Steve Kronlc,
131, Boston stopped Tony Ferry
126, Fall River (1); Tone Soave
Frankie Wallace, 158, Boston (6);
Johnny Milko, 185, Worcester de
cisioned Willie Sherrill, 228, U. S.
Navy (4).
FRANCO-AMERICAN GIRLS
BOWLING LEAGUE
LEVESQUE
N. Connors. 88 113 9(1
R. Blacker . 83 119 79
G. Car on . 100 82 77
J. Bournival . 87 79 99
L. Levesque . 102 102 78
459 495 429
BESSETTE
M. Heady . 99 90 86
B. Levesque . 86 88 103
R. Caron . 89 89 • 89
B. Dessureault . 83 87 80
R. Bessette . 93 105 88
450 459 446
RYAN
A. Madore . 75 106 97
A. Duquette . 83 107 90
D. LeClerc . 91 100 96
T. Hebert . 104 123 103
G. Ryan . 77 77 77
430 513 463
FATRICK
E. Folaschio . 94 102 82
Q. Caron . 84 96 90
H. Regan . 82 81 83
A. Velllette . 81 72 80
3. Patrick . 88 81 78
439 432 413
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VIN MALONEY
(Staff Writer)
Reviews end Previews
From our corner the recent de
cision on the part of the Board of
Park Commissioners to let Fred
Davi promote -ofesslonal baseball
at the Municipal Stadium on Sun
day afternoons has a two-fold sig
nificance. First, it shows that
many Waterburians are coming
out of their prolonged apathy to
wards sports and secondly, the
trend towards professional base
ball and away from amateur ball
games. Although the trend is none
too definite one way or the other,
it is there. The fans seem to be
interested In Amateur ball in
grammar and high school and then
in the City Amateur League ball
but when pro-ball was ushered in
and such big leaguers as Bill John
son and others were engaged to
play for the local team, their
drawing card is too great. As sev
eral oldtimers have stated they
were Interested in and will still
support the CAL now but that they
would like to see a livewire like
Davi given a chance. They believe
that the kind of ball he will offer
and is offering is a progressive
step in putting Waterbury back on
the map as far as sports are con
cerned. This reasoning seems to
have its points and we are inclined
to go along with it. We are in
clined to believe that Fred Davi is
on the right track and should get
public support. The thing we
would like to see is Mr. Davi at the
Stadium on Sunday and the CAL
continue tooperate at another time.
It should be worked on the same
basis as the school system where
the student goes from grammar to
high school, to college; so should
the young player go from gram
mar school ball to high school then
to college or to City Amateur,
SEMI-PRO, then continue on to
the top as a big leaguer. But there
seems to be room for speculation
on this subject, although now that
the die is cast let’s back Mr. Davi
up and help him put Waterbury
back on the map as far as sports
are concerned.
The Big League baseball picture
seems to have taken a turn for the
worse Instead of the better since
the War Manpower Office has
made the announcement that their
recent edict stating that Big
League players who were under
contract last season may leave
their war Job to take up baseball
again, will have no effect on Se
lective Service. This new develop
ment will definitely give the base
ball moguls something to think
about. The point that once again
brought this manpower point to a
head was that Cy Rucker, a Dodg
er rookie has been notified by his
draft board that he will be classi
fied as a Job Jumper for leaving
his war Job in Wisconsin to take
a less essential job in baseball. We
are further enlightened by the an
nouncement from Selective Service
that such a player or players can
be inducted under lower physical
standards. Of course this situa
tion should have been ironed out
before this, nevertheless who says
that their is no discrimination
against professional athletes.
• • •
Frank White, former assistant to
Tom McCarthy at the Howland &
Hughes Company and now con
nected with the Colonial Trust
banking establishment has enlist
ed in the U. S. Navy. He is a Jun
ior at the Crosby High School and
Is interested in all sports. Prank
Is expecting to don his Navy blues
at boot training camp any day now.
Good luck and Good hunting,
Frank!
* * •
Johnny Reardon, Nick Barone,
and Win Petteway will be the
foundation on which J. O. P. Man
herz will build his 1945 edition of
the Crosby baseball nine. These
lads made high reputations for
themselves last season and it will
be up to them to teach the young
sters a few vital statistics. As for
pitching one of the vital spots on
every team prospects are not as
yet tested. But as soon as spring
training gets under way in all
probability in the next week or so
Mr. Manherz will be able to round
out a very capable Blue and White
squad.
YMCA Intermediate
Hoop Meet Planned
In the State Intermediate Bas
ketball Championships where Y. M.
C. A. teams have been entered, play
will start this week-end as an
nounced by Joseph R. Rlmany, Jr.,
physical director of the "Y” who Is
chairman of the tournament.
In the first round, Norwalk drew
a bye while Greenwich is to play
at Westport. Tomorrow afternoon,
the winners of the Hi-Y league here
in Waterbury, Lancers are to play
the winners of the Bridgeport
league starting at 2 p. m. at the
Bridgeport “Y". New London drew
a bye in the first round. Last year,
the Lancers Hi-Y won this state
championship. If they can get by the
Bridgeport team they will be fav
ored to win the championship again
for the second year.
Richardson, St.
Paul at Hartford
Hartford, April 8—Rudy Richard
son, New York middleweight who
climbed off the deck to score an
upset victory over Frankie Wills of
Washington whei. he fought here
last, meets St. Paul of Springfield
in the main event of Tuesday
night's boxing show at the auditor
ium.
The Springfield scrapper, who has
been boxing for little more than
eight months, has won 12 of 16 bouta.
EVANS VICTOR
OVER CHEMEL, 8
WAGNER WINS
Boston, April 6. tP—Reddy Evans,
the “Punching Parson’” from Hack
ensack, N. J., was hailed today as
one of the east’s oustanding mid
dleweight* after his technical knock*
out victory over rugged Henry
Chemel of Portland, Me.
In a two-fisted brawl mindful of
the Tiger Flower-Lou Bog ash bat
tles, Evans lay down a barrage be
fore 3,216 fans at Mechanics build
ing last night to win over Chemel
in eight rounds.
For seven rounds, Evans hooked,
slashed and hammered his Polish
opponent. When the fight was halted
at 1:17 of the eighth, Chemel had
sustained a pair of mouth cuts, a
nose bleed and a gash on his right
eyebrow that took two stitches to
close.
The crowd agreed the officiating
was somewhat questionable and
booed several times when Evans
was pushed away as a knockout
seemed imminent. One of these
times was in the first round when
the Negro drove Chemel thrice to
the canvas to set the crowd In an
uproad. The defeat was Chemel’s
first In eight starts.
Evans weighed 165 1-2, Chemel,
164 1-2, for the bout which drew a
gross gate of $5,475 for a net of
$4,117.
Scared
Cpl. Edwin Wagner, 256, of Fort
Devens and Chicago, who was
barred from the National AATJ
Champions because he had fought
as a ’’pro,” gained a one-round
victory over Lon Cleric, 229 of
Philadelphia, who was disqualified
for failing to get up oft the canvas
after a light punch.
In other preliminaries, Johnny
Moran, 157, Boston knocked out
Bobby Samuels, 160, Philadelphia
il); Bally Gambia, 146, Astoria,
N. Y., technically knocked out A1
Michaud, 141, Lisbon, Me. (3); Joe
Blackwood, 157, Paterson, N. J.,
technically knocked out A1 Finazzo,
163, Baltimore (3): Lepp Webster,
160. Fort Devens, decisioned Henry
(Kid) Robinson, 157, Philadelphia
(6).
State Industrial
Girls' Pin Tourney
Ruth M. Reichenbach, chairman
of the First Annual State Industrial
Girls’ Bowling championship an
nounced the teams competing of
which there are five entered. This
event is sponsored by the Indus
trial Recreation Council of the
Connecticut Y. M. C. A.
The United Aircraft team of
Hartford is to play the winner of
the New Haven league before the
week is ended. The winner to play
Scovill Manufacturing the follow
ing week in a semi-final round
which will be determined in the
light of the New Havcn-Hartford
outcome. Hartford is the home team
for the first match.
In the other semi-finals. Raebes
tos-Manhattan of Bridgeport will
play American Brass Rod of An
sonla at Ansonia next week.
Bad News For
Baseball Players
Washington, April 6.—(UP)—Im
mediate induction into the armed
forces today faced baseball players
who hold deferments for essential
jobs in industry and leave to play
baseball.
However, players in war jobs not
holding deferments may return to
baseball and be subject only through
regular channels to the draft, Selec
tive Service officials said yesterday
Officials pointed out that this
was not a special rule governing
baseball players since any deferred
person leaving an essential job is
subject to immediate reclassifica
tion to 1-A.
Gammas Win
In Hi-Y games played at the
Central Y. M. C. A., Gamma Psi
nosed out Beta by the score of 23-21
while in another game Sigma de
feated PlLambda, 38-24.
Tonight, Tech vs Alpha in an
other league game while Lancers
drew a bye for the week.
It.'
This
Sporting|
World
By JOHN A. CLUNKY
Friday Fish And
Every sportswriter in Hew York ii
solidly behind Max Kim (Journal
American) in his drive to pile up as
many pounds ot discarded or old
clothing as possible toward the 150,
000,000 goal set by Henry Kaiser lor
the destitute of Europe and other
parts. Last winter, 125,000,000 men,
women and children were in such
tragic need of warm clothing that
deaths from EXPOSURE exceeded
those by STARVATION. Oet yours
in the big pile before the week Is
out. . . Connecticut Sports writers'
Alliance members meet next Man
day at Taft Hotel, NH to hear s
report on their January banquet.
President Hank OT> of our town will
rim the show. . . Coach Tom ODea
takes his $ts. Peter and Paul CYO
hoop champs to Bridgeport tonight
to meet St. Charles where Rev.
Tom Dwyer is in charge of the team;
scheduled for a return game in Wa*
terbury next week Monday. Playen
meet at Fleming's tonight 5:45 PM.
wvVVVwv
Harwinton's grand old gent, Lou
Cronan is anxious to form * Vet
erans’ FOOTBALL Association
from the old timers of Waterbury,
Thomaston, Naugatuck and other
towns in the valley, who played
football In the days of SOUP
STRAINERS, and without head
guards. . . Charley Templeton and
Tommy Lawlor rlight be interest
ed if they get to thinking about
the "good old days’’. . . Pat Slat
tery has the nucleus of a base
ball umpires association that will
be something to talk about after
the BLIND TOMS organize at an
April 10 meeting in the YMCA.
Slattery is not easily discouraged
and he has boundless energy. . . .
Waterbury chapter, American Red
Cross is nearly $60 richer since the
Mercantile Pin league finals last
Tuesday; won by Metropolitan
Cleaners. Sam Sena had the Red
Cross idea; though tickets were not
sold for the event; Jack Creedon
passing the hat a few times with
excellent results. . . Those of you
who were sportsmanlike enough to
go for tickets for "a Sick Friend”
recently, will be glad to know that
he will benefit by more than $600
and you couldn't have “kicked In”
for a greater guy. Many, many
thanks from those of us who got
the ball rolling. . . New Britain
and Bristol people are tickled
since the announcement by Harry
Jacunski that he has quit the
Green Bay Packers for Notre
Dame; where he will coach the
ends under Hugh Devore; his
coach at Fordham.
Bolvin vs. Noel
At Arena April 12
New Haven. Conn., April 6 — (U
P.) — Matchmaker Charley Brown
said today that boxing will be re
sumed at New Haven Arena April
12 after a layoff of nearly four
months.
Featherweights Larry Bolvin,
Providence and Charley Noel, New
York, have been signed for the ten
round feature bout.
Lytell vs. Ryan
Boston, April 6—(UP) — Bert
Lytell of Fresno, Cal., and Soldier
Johnny Ryan of Aberdeen, Md.
and Detroit, were signed today b|
the Callahan A. C. for a 10-rouix
middleweight match at Mechanics
building Thursday.
On the same show Cpl. Edwin
Wagner of Fort Devens and Chica
go, a six - foot seven - inch Negro
who was barred from the National
AAU tourney because he twioa
fought as a professional, wai
scheduled to meet Earl Lowman ol
Detroit.
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