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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-01
VARIATIONS OF A MASCOT
Jimmy First Watches Indians From Foul Ball Perch
Atop Grand Stand; Old Dave Johnson and Trainer
Pierce Pave Way for Lad.

Dave seemed right at home in those
clothes-he was a groundkeeper of
the "old school, and he stuck to
the typical dress Of the ground
bosses Of days gone by.
Father Owned Devils Cafe
I was born in indianapolis and
ever since / can remember I loved
to play ball. My father, now dead,
owned a restaurant here called the
Devils Cafe. After my fathers
death, March, 1924, my mother OPP
Grated the restaurant for more than
a year and then sold it and opened
a neighborhood confectionery.
When I was only 10 years old I
marked up league scores on the
chalk boards for a friend and got
to know something about the
leagues. Gradually I developed a
desire to learn more about the game
and I read everything on baseball in
the newspapers.
In 1925 I was moved up" at
Washington park from foul ball
CHASER TO clubhouse BOY, and this /
unanswered by spending as much
time as possible in the vicinity of
the players quarters. And one day
1 asked Jim Pierce, trainer for the
Indians, if it would be all right if I
swept out the visiting players room.
He assented and joyously I welded
:he broom.
I performed other assignments"
that fell my way and in the end was
running errands, doing odd jobs and
eventually came to be installed as
clubhouse boy by right of being on
hand at opportune moments within
call of Trainer Pierce and the
players.
(TO Be COntinued.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-01
Jack Denies Report He'll
Take Scrap Away From
Miami Beach.
SHARKEY DUE AT RESORT
Old Agitation Against Rae
ing Again Crops Out.

BIZ United Press
MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb. L.
With Jack Sharkey scheduled to
arrive late today and Young Strib-
ling already here, Miami Beach has
begun to take on the appearances
OF a fight center.
Young Stribling had his first
workout Thursday, going through
light training for news cameramen.
The Georgia heavyweight does not
plan to begin real work until about
Feb. IL.
Il have fought myself into shape"
he said. "My problem is to keep
from entertaining. It is easy to
lose poundage in this warm wealth
er and I haven't too much weight
to loSe."
Meanwhile Jack Dempsey, with
the help of the entire Madison
Square Garden ticket organization,
has started the work of allotting the
ringside seats for the advance res
ervation requests.
Florida may stop its horse and
dog races if it chooses, but the
Stribling- Sharkey fight viii be held
here as scheduled, Dempsey said to-
day.
The former champion denied to
the United Press that he would
take the fight to California if this
state closed the racing tracks in
the Miami area.
IF the Florida tracks were closed
it might have some trivial effect on
the fight, but I doubt it," Dempsey
said. II would like to see the races
run, but races or not the fight goes
on. We have had an offer to hold
the fight in a California city, but
it will be held here"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-01
SCOTT WINS ON FOUL

BIZ United Press
LONDON, Feb. 1.-The heavy
weight match between Phil Scott,
English champion, and Ted Sand
wilma, JewiSh-American heavyweight,
advertised for the championship of
Europe, proved a disappointment.
The bout, held Thursday night in
Albert Hall, drew only 5000 and
ended unsatisfactory when Sand
wilma was disqualified in the fifth for
hitting low.
Scott. awarded victory on a foul,
had the better of the fight up to the
time it was stopped. He held Sand
wilma off with his long left and
landed hard rights to the jaw which
shook the Jewish fighter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-01

rowly escaped death early today
when a bus they occupied crashed
through a bridge at WarneWille,
near here, and hung suspended
over CobleSkill creek twenty-five
feet below.
Struts Of the bridge fell on the
bus and farmers who went to the
rescue said it was a miracle no one
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-01

nit me to view
the league games,
he listened to my
plea after I had
attracted his at
tention-and the
gate opened. I
had Crashed the
home OF the
Tribe.
Dave placed me
on the grand
stand roof to
chase foul balls
that landed up
there-my first
experience at the
baseball grounds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-01

Editors Note-This is the first Of a
series of articles by the champion In
dians' 1928 mascot, dealing with human
Interest items around the players club
house and dugout. He will disclose some
intimate KIimpses Of the athletes thai
win give Washington park fans an
idea OF how hard the players pull" for
victory, the things they do when striv-
they practice In an effort to keep the
"0Id link" away. The Introductory
article tells Of Jimmy's start at the
hall marx
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-01
MIAMI BEACH TOURNEY

Bg United Press
MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb. 1.-The
semi-fnal round of the Miami
Beach amateur golf championship
was to be played today with four
f~avorites competing for honors
They are Harcourt Brice, New York;
Darden Hampton, Chattanooga; H
K. B. Davis, Greenwich, Conn, and
A. r. Hakes, Dunkirk, N. Y.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-01
BY JIMMY CAFOUROS,
Tribe Mascot, 1923.

TT was in 1924. Dave Johnson
i good old Dave-the former
groundkeeper for the Indians, was
the victim" Being good-natured
and evidently appreciating my
yearning to obtain something to do
at washington mark that would per.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-01
7 ICE RECORD

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Feb. Irving Jaf-
fee, Americas premier outdoor speed
skater, will attempt to lower the
worlds one-mile skating record
when he appears at the Polo
Grounds skating rink tonight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-01
GUS AT

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-Gus Sonnen-
berg, heavyweight wrestler, will
make his first appearance in Chi
cago Feb. 8. Sonnenberg has been
signed to give exhibitions of his
famous flying tackle"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-01
CATHEDRAL FREsHIEs WIN

First-year class five of Cathedral
downed the Shortridge first year
team, 35 to 26, at Shortridge gym
Thursday. Score was 17-all at the
half. Ford, Markey and OCon-
nor were best for the winners. Kelly
and Burns led the Shortridgers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-01
Dempsey ShiUes to Drum Up Fight Interest
DanUiiLe Takes
Exciting Setto

BIZ United Press
DANVILLE, Ind, Feb. In an
exciting net fray, Danville Normal
nosed out Muncie Normal here
Thursday night, 26 to "a, the score
being Is to II in the locals favor at
the half. The crowd was in an up
roar at the finish as the visitors
threatened.
c.. Reeves for Danville and Toler
for Muncie starred. Summary:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-01

Edna g. Hagen, for divorce here,
charging her with d~esertion. Mrs.
Hagen had several Of her husbands
prizes in California golf Tourna-
ments attached recently, charging
he was $1,000 behind in alimony
payments owing her in a private
separation agreement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-01
totals III 2 26I T~otals.... Q 6


Earlham, 10; Hanover, 10.
Danville Normal, rs; Muncie Normal, "a.
Valparaiso, 81; De KaIb. %.
Manlius t(New York;, 80; C~aStleheights.
Military Academy (Tennessee), %.
West Virginia, A; Davis and Elkins, 30.
North Carolina, 33; Virginia Poly, 81.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-01
NETMEN ESCAPE DEATH

BIZ United Press
COBLESKILL, N. Y, Feb. L.
Several basketball players and about
thirty rooters were injured and mar
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-01
Returned to Keeper"

After retrieving the ball, the boy
atop the stand losses it down from
the roof to another boy-the Keeper
OF balls" who usually is stationed
directly below the foul chaser's
perch.
Sometimes, however, the foul
clears the grandstand and lights in
the street or commons. When this
happens, the foul ball chaser, in
stead of climbing down after it,
gives vent to a powerful yell des-
tined for the ears of the ball patrol
man. on the outside of the park.
The "patrolman" watches the
sphere roll land RECEIVERS it, or if an
urchin gets to it first, the boy who
captures the ball is admitted to the
park after giving the pellet to the
'patrolman."
At any rate the ball is tossed up
to the foul chaser on the roof, who
acts as pivot man, and he in turn
filings it down to the keeper of
balls"
For a whole season I was a foul
ball chaser at Washington park
and it was Dave Johnson who hired
me. He va a character. Out in all
kinds of weather, his attire was a
blue shirt, trousers with baggy
knees, and he often wore boots.
Tight ~suspenders gave him a
hunched-up appearance and h
slouch hat usually was similar to
an inverted bucket with a rim. Old
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-01

A foul ball chaser is a boy with
stout legs and strong lungs. When
a foul ball begins to soar after leav-
ing the bat the ball boy goes into
action in swift pursuit.
Putnam patriot., 1929-04-18
Rotary Club to Stage
 Big Minstrel Show

Major Thomas J. Bennigan. region al manager of the United States Vet erans Bureau, Hartford, had an in- teresting talk before the Putnam Rotary Club. at the noon day lunch con, Wednesday. C. Stanley Shaw, commander of the local post, Ameri- can Legion, was a guest at the lunch con, at which N. A. Keroack was ad- mitted as a member.
 In cooperation with the Danielson Rotary Club minstrel show is to be staged in Danielson. Monday eve ming, May 18th, and in Putnam, Tues day evening, May i4th.
 The general chairman of the com mittees is Superintendent of Schools Leon Nj. Farrin. E. Leslie Beebe was appointed advertising manager. Supt. of Rural Schools Martin B. Robert son is chairman of the committee on arrangements and decorations. Rev. U. c .Bellerose, pastor of St. Mary's church is chairman of the parade com mittee Kenneth C. Sharpe will di' rect the organization of the feature event of the social season.
Putnam patriot., 1929-04-18
COUNCIL FAVORS
 SEDER PETITION
Will Adopt Charter Method To Straighten West Line of Main Street.-Opposition to Fill ing Station.

Notwithstanding the Board of Wa fer Commissioners was not ready to report. the adjourned meeting of the common council was held, Tuesday evening.
 When the matter of granting the request of Charles Seder to so sfraighten the west line of Main street that he could build his pro- nosed new business block with a straight frontage there was no oppo- sition from members of the council. The matter of strengthening the line will be taken up and will be carried through as is provided by the charter in such cases. This necessitates a hearing of those affected by the pro posed change.
 Objection appeared to the proposed gasoline filling station at the june ton of Grove and Ring streets. The pastors and officers of the nearby churches, Episcopal and Methodist, are opposed to the location. The To- cation is in a strictly residential sec ton of the city and is not looked upon favorably by many citizens. Re- marks by the mayor gave the im- pression that he is not favorably dis posed to granting the permit. The same views were expressed by the aldermen. He has taken the matter under advisement.
 The common council again recom- mends to the Citizens that advanced or daylight time be adopted this year. The advanced time will become effect i've Sunday, April 2Sth.
Putnam patriot., 1929-04-18
Beacon Oil Company
 Takes Title to Estate

The Beacon Oil Company is now the title owner of the so-called "Cut Ter Estate" on Main street. The deeds have passed. signed by group of Putnam men who owned undivid. ed interests in the property The purchase price has not been divulged
 if the Beacon 0il Company carries out it's stated plan building opera tions will begin in the near future, resulting in an expenditure of ap- proximately S30,000 and adding a new industry to this city's business life.
 As has already been made known the company intends to make Putnam a wholesale distribution point for it's gasoline. oils and greases. The plant will include six 10000 gallon tanks for the storage of gasoline, storage building for oils and greases. and a retail gasoline filling station.
Putnam patriot., 1929-04-18
DEDICATION OF NEW PIPE ORGAN
 YOUNG MANS DREAM REALIZED
Announce Engagement Miss Leosa Magnant to Marry Arthur Plessis. - Early
 June Wedding.

Mir. and Mrs. Pierre Magnant, Church street. announce the engage ment of their daughter, Miss LeoSa Corrinne Magnant, to Mir. Arthur H. Plessis. While the wedding day has not been definitely fixed the mar. riage will take place early in June.
 Miss Magnant is graduate nurse Following her graduation from St Vincent's Hospital, Worcester, she became a member of the nursing staff of the Day Kimball Hospital.
 Mir. Plessis is son of the late Mir and Mrs Joseph Plessis and is part. ner in the Plessis Insurance Agency also acting as claim agent of tho Lumbermen's Insurance Company oi Boston in this district. He is [ graduate of the Putnam high school received his B.A. degree as Assump ton College, Worcester, attended Yale Law School and graduated iron Boston University Law School 1T 1926.
Putnam patriot., 1929-04-18
Public Invited To
 Eastland F Farrns

For the third or fourth consecutive year Charles Y. B. Cushman, owner of Eastland Farms. Pomfret, has giv- en a public invitation Go attend the annual sheep shearing contests and field meeting at Eastland, Saturday, May iith.
 While the program has not been definitely arranged there will be talks and exhibits by the best men il is possible to secure. Those who have attended these delightful and instructive gatherings in the past well know what to expect, The af. fair is open Co everyone and those who attend for the first time will be agreeably surprised at the breadth of the program both as being instructive and entertaining.
Putnam patriot., 1929-04-18
PRETTY WEDDING
 MONDAY MORNING
N. A. keroack and Miss M. Antoineste Caron Married
 at St. Mary's Church
Have Bee. Basiaess Associates For
 eh. Past Two Yesrs

One of the prettiest and most note worthy weddings Of the post-lenten season was sslsnnized at St. Mary's church at eight o'clock Monday morn ing when Miss Marie Antoinette Ca ron. of thk city, daughter of Mrs. Adefia Carsn of faftville, and Napo- leon A. Keroack, also of Putnam. son of Mir and Mrs. Napoleon A. kero- ack of Greenville. were united in mar riage by Rev. Ulderie O. Bellerose, pastor of the church. in the presence of relatives and friends from Taft vile, Greenville, Pawtueket and other places.
 Father Bel,erose wai also eele- hrant of the nuptial high mass, Rev. Ernest J. soileAu acting as deacon and Rev. Jseph Casey acting as sub deacos.
 As the wedding march from Lohen- grin was played she bridal party pro- ceeded down the center isle of the church and entered the sanctuary the bride being member of the Chil- dren of Mary. The bride was attend ed by her sister, Miss Dora NJ. Caron. R. N, supervisor at St. franeis' hos9i tai, Hartford. as bridesmaid, while Leon Caron, Of Taftyille a hrosher of the bride acted as best man. The bride was also attended by Miss Jeane Benoit and Miss Anita Demers, rep. resenting the Children of Mary The double ring service was used.
 The brides wedding gown was of white sntin cut entrain and she wore g tulle veil rracefully draped ane caught up with loops of pearls. Sh' carried a large shower bouquet oi Easter iilios.
 The bridesmaid wore a dress O chartreuso lowered chiffon. @ picture hat of harnonizing color, and carried a sheaf of snapdragon and swee peas.
 During the mass Mrs. Marie Lauz on of this city sang most efectivel, an Ave Maria by Schubert Mis- Rose Metras was at the organ.
 Receive Communion
 During the mass the bride an' bridegroom received holy communion in the sanctuary. The bridesmaid ana best man next received holy com munion followed by the members O the Children of Mary. For her go ing-away costume Mrs. keroack wor a black and green ensemble and blacl hat. Upon their return from shor wedding trip Mir. and Mrs. keroacl will reside at 1s9 Grove street.
 Both Mir. and Mrs. Keroack ar widely known in Putnam where the, have large circle of friends am acquaintanees.
 Miss Caron came Co Putnam sool after the late A. Newton Vaughn en tered the insurance business in Put nam and remained with Mir. yaughl until his death, July 9th, 1927 I'm following September it 'vas announc cd that Nanoleon A. Ke-oack of Nor wich. who had formerly lived in Put nam as manager of an 4. & F. store and Miss Caron had purchased th insurance business and would tak noasessiou October lst The bushes was incorporated under the name 9 che 4. W. Vaughn Agency Inc, wit Miss Caron and Mir. Kcroaek as off cers and controlling stockholders. Tn business association of Mir keroac and Miss Caron, which brought then closely together. developed a person al interest which resulted in thei marriage.
Putnam patriot., 1929-04-18
F. B. CHRISTMAS ENTERS
 BUSINESS IN FALL RIVER

Franklin B. Christmas, for appro- ximately five years ad c0mpositor m the office of the Patriot Press, Is not to return to Putnam Mir. Christmas, who married April 2nd in Madden, Mass, has purchased the LaMier Press, a job printing office in Fall River. from his brother-in-law and has already taken possession.
Putnam patriot., 1929-04-18
OPEN NIGHT TRADE
 SCHOOL, APRIL 25
Departments Will Function Af- ternoon and Evening This Year In Hopes of Relieving
 Congesticn.-Pubiic invited.

Next Thursday Is the annual sOpen Night" at the Putnam State Trade School. The public will be welcomed and the school will be in full opera tion so that all may see just how this vocational school is functioning.
 A new departure has been decided upon this year. In fact it was de- cided upon last year following "0pen Night" It will be recalled that there was such jam" and it can be call led little else. that 1t was inipossi- ble for the visitors to get from one room to another This determined those in charge to relieve this con gestion. The only way devised to do this was to have two open sessions, one in the afternoon, the other in the evening.
 In accordance with this idea the school will be open to the public next Thursday afternoon from 2.S0 to 5.30 and in the evening from 7.30 to 9.30. This, it is believed, will give everyone an opportunity to visit the school and to pass through each of the departments.
 Cooperation Necessary
 To make the plan a success tho public must necessarily cooperate It is requested that all who can do se attend in the afternoon so that those busy through the daytime, may attend the evening session. There will bs the same opportunity to see thu school function in the daytime as al night and the afternoon will be es pecially adapted to women and ehil dren.
 The school officials are doing al possible to make the occasion sue cess. The attendance will be large and special arrangements are beinl made to keep the crowd moving il an orderly. comfortable, manner from department to department s, that the various departments may al be inspected.
Putnam patriot., 1929-04-18
MILITARY RECEPTION
 AND DANCE APRIL 27TH

Arrangements are going forward for the military reception and dance to be given to visiting officers of the 43rd Division, National Guard, m the State Armory. Saturday evening April 27th. The affair is open to the public. Preceding the dance in the armory the visiting officers will be entertained at dinner at the Put nam Inn. The music for the oeea- sion will be furnished by the Gold Masks
Putnam patriot., 1929-04-18
Passenger Airplanes
 Pass Over This City

Putnam has at last been recognized as being on the direct air line between Boston and New York. The new air- plane route passes over Putnam as made by the newly established passen- ger service of the Colonial Airways Transportation Company have brought inc fourteen passenger planes over this city daily since Sunday. On ac- count of the heavy weather the planes havc been flying low, Che outline of the fourteen-passeng cabins and the three motors being easily seen. The B0ston-New York air mail route passes west of Putnam. through Dud- ley and over the Woodstocks.
Putnam patriot., 1929-04-18
HAD DEFECTIVE BRAKES
William Leclair Fined in City Court Msnday Morning Little
 Girl

William J. Leciair of Monson, Mass, was arraigncd before Deputy Judge Archibald Macdonald, Jr.. in the city court, Monday morning. and plead guilty to operating an automo- bile having faulty brakes. He was fined S25 and costs
 t was Leclair's automobile that nearly caused the death os little Jean Perkins. who was struck on Church street, March 31. by Leclair and taken Go the Day Kimball Hos pital with a fractured skull. It was at first thought that the child could not recover but she began Co im- prove and was discharged from the hospital last Friday.
Putnam patriot., 1929-04-18
PUTNAM AVERAGE
 IN SCHOOL COST
Average In State Is $95.2O.- This Town Spends Annual
 ly $95.21
Elementary Pupils Cost sso.3s. High
 School $l2e.3s

research and surveys for the state board of education, has compiled statistics showing the average ex- penditure for schools per pupil in ave rage attendance in the l72 towns Of the state. The average was $95.2O. The highest was $104.54 in average attendance in elementary schools and s229.f5 per high school pupil This is an average of Si2s.Sl per pupil in all public schools when the ratio between the number of pupils m each of the two groups is taken into consideration. Putnam spent S95.2l per pupil.
 Per pupil expenses for elementary pupils and high school students gives Putnam as $S0.39 for elementary and S129.3S per high school pupil. Tn table compiled showing the grand list per pupil in average daily attend ance for i69 Connecticut towns Put nam comes eleventh on the list with $l2,750.
 Other Towns
 More significant facts, according to Mir. Thompson, are that fifty per cent of these TIP towns and districts are expending less than S9l.56 per pupil in the public schools, and fifty per cent more than that amount. There are twenty-five per cent of them spending less than $S0.24 per pupil. and twenty-five per cent spending over S106.S2, the remaining fifty per cent having expenses ranging be- tween these two figures. Arranging the towns and districts by groups ae- cording to expenses, 1t IS found that the largest group is that of twenty one towns expending from $50 to seo per pupil, and the next largest that or twenty towns spending S75 to SSO per pupil. Eighteen towns are spend ing from Ss5 to S90. and sixteen S9O to S95. Colchester with SoA.99 per pupil has the lowest expenditures, while Norfolk, with sl74.77 per pu' pil. has the highest. Roxbury, with expenses amounting to Si6l.77 per pupil. comes next to Norfolk, and Union and Madison third with eX- penditures between $50 and Sl54 per pupil. Plymouth and Norwich spending from S65 to S59 per pupil come next to Colchester at the bot tom of the list.
 One of the outstanding results oi this survey is the comparison of ex- penses per high school pupil in towns maintaining high schools in order to provide high school facilities for then boys and girls who have graduated from grammar school. In the form CT group the average per pupil ex- pense is $147.63. In the latter group it is S1s1.51, nearly $40 per pupil more. Meriden, providing high schools, is spending $145.19 per high school pupil, and has per pupil a grand list of $s,623.92. Lisbon, not having a high school, is paying Sf46.45 per high school pupil, oi which about $111 goes for tuition at some neighboring towns high school and $34 for transportation, and the town has a grand list of only $l,- 99l.61 per pupil.