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Evening star., 1931-12-23
SOCIETY
First of Christmas Festivities at the
White House Given This After
noon for Children.

S. Grant-Smith, the counselor Of the
Italian embassy. Conte Marchetti; Mr..
Stanley K. Hornbeck, Viscount de
Lantsheere, Mr.. Laszlo de Lombos and
Mr.. F. D. G. Osborne, Minister Pleni-
potentiary, counselor of the embassy.
Senator and Mrs James Couzens en-
tertained at dinner last evening in their
home on Woodland drive in honor of
the Ambassador of Italy and Donna
Antoinette de MARITIME. The table had
an effective arrangement of red and
gold china, with centerpiece of red
roses. In the drawing room there was
a profusion of poinsettias.
Senator Felix Hebert is in town for
day o. two, staying at his apartment at
Wardman Park Hotel.
Representative and Mrs. I. H. Dout-
rich Of 1929 North Front street, Harris
burg. Pa, have announced the engage
ment of their daughter Mary Elizabeth
to Mr.. D. Bayley Brant, jr son of Mr.
and Mrs. D. Bayley Brant of 915 North
Front street, Harrisburg, Pa. The an
nouncement was made at small dinner
at the Doutrich home Monday night
preceding a dance at the Harrisburg
Country Club. Miss Doutrich gradu-
ated from the Seller School in Harris
burg and attended the Fairmount School
in Washington, D. c. Mr.. Brant gradu-
ated from Mercersburg Academy and
attended Lehigh University. He Is now
in business in Harrisburg
Representative Ruth Pratt will be
hostess to company of 100 at dinner
today when she will entertain in her
Glen Cove, Long Island, home for the
members of the Pratt family who will
hold reunion at Christmas time.
The Governor of Virginia and Mrs.
John Garland Pollard will have with
them at the historic executive mansion
IN Richmond for the holidays their
Son-in-laW and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Lee Boatwright, and also their
son, Mr.. Charles Pollard, all of WASH
ington. Mrs. Boatwright who was for
merly Miss Suzanne Pollard, already
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\ RESIDENT and Mrs. Hoover will

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- entertain about 200 little guests,
the children of their friends,
i this afternoon from $3.50 to S
o'clock, the first of the series of
festivities for the Yuletide The Christ
mas tree will be aglow with lights and
appropriate decoration and the guests
will take toys to the White House with
them to be given to less fortunate little
boys and girls. Last year, when the
President and Mrs. Hoover gave a SINH
lar party for their grandchildren. the
order was reversed, the tree being laden
with toys for the youthful guests.
Invitations Out for Annual
New Year Breakfast to Diplomats.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Henry L. Stimson have sent out invita-
tions for the annual New Year day
breakfast at the Pan-American Union
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Adams, with the Chief Justice and Mrs
Hughes, were among the guests of the
Ambassador OF Japan and Nine De-
buchi at the first entertainment given
IN the new japanese embassy on Massa-
chusetts avenue. The invitations were
Issued in the name of Nine Debuchi
and the company were only the friends
who live in the neighborhood of the new
embassy. Among others in the COM
pany were the Minister of Austria and
Nine. Prochnik. the Minister of Sweden
and Nine. Bostrom. the Minister of
Czechoslovakia and Nine. Veverka, the
Undersecretary of State and Mrs. Will
liam r. Castle and Mrs Woodrow Will
son.
The program of Japanese music and
dance given nv jcte of
moro than usual interest, the instru-
ments being japanese as we'll as the
music and the artists. Miss Mitsumi
Bando, famous dancer of Japan. gave
several exhibitions of the rythmic art
OF her country and was accompanied
by Nine. Yoshida on the shamisen, the
japanese guitar of three strings. A
trio Of the koto, TIE 13-string harp,
the shamisen and the shakuhachi the
bamboo flute. Miss Tomiko Chiba
played the koto. Nine. Yoshida, the
shamisen, and Mr.. seisu Yoshida, the
shakuhachi. Mr.. YCSl.ida. who is a
professor in the Imperial Conservatory
Of Music in Toxic. is the foremost 1ut-
tt OF that country.
Mrs. Arthur N. Hyde, wife of the
Secretary of Agriculture, was the rank
Ing guest at luncheon yesterday of
Mrs. William A. Kinnan, who enter
tanned in honor of Mrs Kincheloe.
wife of Judge David H Kincheloe of
New York. Others in the company
were Mrs. Walter H. Newton. Mrs.
Charles G, Abbott and Mrs Alben
Barkley.
The Ambassador of Great Britain and
Lady Lindsay entertained at dinner last
evening in the embassy, when the guests
were the Secretary of the Treasury. Mr..
Andrew w. Mellon; the Secretary of the
Interior and Mrs. Ray LYMAN Wilbur,
Senator and Mrs. David A. Reed. SEN
ator Bronson Cutting the solicitor gen.
eral and Mrs. Thomas D. Thacher, the
Assistant Secretary of State and Ms.
James Grafton Rogers, the chief Of
staff of the Army. Gen Douglas Mac
Arthur; Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. Gen.
and Mrs. Charles H Sheriff. Mrs Bor-
den Hartman. Mrs. Tracy Dows, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Simonds Mr. and Mrs
S. Pinckney Tuck. Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard Oulahan. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Benning Spencer, Mrs. Merriam, Miss
Randolph. Miss Mary Randolph, M U.
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Miss Sara Louise Smell, daughter Of
Representative and Mrs Bertrand H
Smell, entertained at the dinner dance
at the Shoreham last night after her
debut tea. Her guests were Miss Betty
Hoover, Miss Catherine Hoover. Miss
Louise Hoover, Miss Margaret Minor,
Miss Allison Mcdaniel, Miss Eleanor
hust Peirce, Miss Jeanne Richards,
Miss Janet Shares, Miss Barbara Sis
son, Mr.. Kenneth Broderick, Mr.. Har-
old Gillespie, Mr.. Warren Glover Mr..
Inomas Glover, |Mr. Haney, Mr.. Ru-
oolph kauffmann, Mr.. Youart Kerslake,
Mr.. Richard Lunn, Mr.. Fletcher Man
icy, Mr.. Malvern Morse, Mr.. Edgar
Orme, Mr.. Henry Powell Mr.. Gregory
Prince, Mr.. Price and Mr.. Otis Wingo.
Mr.. Fred c. Croxton, assistant direc-
tor OF unemployment relief, and Mrs.
Croxton will spend Christmas in New
York with their son, Prof. Frederick
Z. Croxton, and his family. Prof
Cro&ton VIII return to Washington with
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entertain . company at dinner this

Col and Mrs. M Robert Guggen-
helm entertained az small dance last
evening for their niece, Miss Joan
Guggenheim, daughter of the United
States Ambassador to Cuba and Mrs,
Harry F. Guggenheim Miss Gwendolyn
Rothschild and Mr.. M. Robert Gug-
genheim:: jr., who are their holiday
Continued on Third Page.)
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his father. to attend the economic
meetings, and Mrs. Croxton will remain
in New York for short time.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Henry VAR
nun Butler have with them for the hol-
idays the latter's grandson, Midshipman
William p. Smith.
Mrs. John A. Hull has issued invita-
tions for a dinner Christmas night in
honor Of Miss Carla Louise Heurich
and Lieut.. Charles Bowler King, whose
marriage will take place Saturday.
Lieut.. King Is Mrs. Hull's son.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. John A. Lejeune
and the Misses Lejeune will spend the
holidays with Comdr. and Mrs. James
Glennon In their home in Cleveland
Park. Mrs. Glennon was formerly Miss
Lejeune, daughter of Gen. and Mrs
Lejeune.
Col and Mrs. U. S. Grant, Sd, will
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has gone to Richmond, and will be
Joined by her husband and brother to-
morrow
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-16
ST JOHNS PROVE EASY VICTIMS OF
 PUTSIC FRIARS

The Putsic Friars of the central Y copped the first game of their |annual series with the St Johns church outfit last night scoring a de- cisive l I to l triumph in twilight game at Bunker Hill field. The los- CTS were held to lone hit in nine innings. that being garnered by Al Spot" Light, a Putsic Friar stalwart, who was loaned to the Saints to com plete their nine man team.
 Shorty" Petroccione occupied the mound for the losers and despite the fact that he was pasted all over the lot had enough moxie to go the limit. His offerings were no puzzles and every member of the Friars con- nected safely. Petroccione blamed the defeat on George Legs" Hollo- way who was imported to play first base, but as first baseman Hollo- way makes an excellent cheer leader.
 "Rango" Huey and "Cutey" Brown led the assault on the mite hurler each collecting three solid bingles which were hits in any league. Al Light caught for the losers and de- spite the fact that he threw into center field five times and missed four foul flies he was right on the job Score by innings:
 Putsic Friars 101 300 222-11 Is l St Johns ... .O10 900 000- 1 1 6
 Batteries-Dillon, Kulman and Brown: Petroccione and Light. um- pire-John Devine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-16
CARNERA STILL A MYSTERY DESPITE
 ONE-ROUND KAYO

New York, June 16.-(UP)- Primo Carnera's status among heavyweight boxers remained uncer- tain to-day, despite the big Ital- ian's one-round knockout victory over Pat Redmond of Ireland. Red- mond, who lasted only two minutes and "A seconds in his scheduled 10- round bout against Camera at Eb- betts field, Brooklyn. last night held undisputed right to ranking as the worlds worst heavy-if, indeed, he deserves any ranking at all.
 Redmond either was unable or unwilling to make even a pretense of being a fighter once he entered the ring before the 10000 spectators who donated $36,600 to witness Pro- moter James J. Johnstons "frolic of freaks"
 It thus was impossible to form any new conclusion regarding Pri- mos ability. Primo demonstrated that he is unusually speedy for a man of his weight-he scaled 2T5 IA pounds to Redmond's 246- and that he has enough punch to sink fragile fighters, but how he would shape up against a first-clas opponent remains a mystery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-16
CLEVELAND TAMES
 WEB SHOP TEAM
Former Amateur League Ace Scores 6=3 Win Over American Mills Nine Jiggs D0nahue Excels

Tanning 16 batsmen and holding the opposition down to seven scat tered hits Big Ken Cleveland one time hurler of the championship Pastime club of 1924, scored his re- venge when he hurled the City En- gineers to a to verdict over the American Mills Webbers in their second meeting this season at the Waterville ball field last night. The big Engineer hurler had the Web- bers at hand throughout while his mates took advantage of Jack Pri- savage's wildness on the mound, coupled with some costly errors which enabled them to account for the victory. The young Webbers' hurler allowed eight hits, struck out 8 batsmen, but issued seven bases on balls, which accounted for the scoring of several runs.
 The fielding of Jiggs Donohue featured for the winners, for he handled six hard chances without an error. The fielding of Dente, Joe Richard, John March and George Langlois were the bright spots of the losers. Joe Babe Ruth Stiklius and Johnny Cow boy" March, rival teammates, both were thrown out at home plate by trying to stretch their triples into circuit blows.
 Tonight at the high school athle- tic field the Webbers will collide with Tony Daunis undefeated Hope williams at 6:30 sharp. Joe Davis of Middlebury college will probably umpire this tilt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-16
Regatta Neus

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, June 16.- (uP)-Here are the principal facts on the Poughkeepsie regatta to be rowed here to-day:
 Place: Hudson river between Krum Elbow, point two miles north of Poughkeepsie, and Blue Point, two miles south of Pough- keepsie.
 Events: Varsity. four miles; junior varsity. three miles; freshman, two miles.
 Probable starting times: Fresh man. s D. m., E.D.T.; junior varsity 6 p. m, E.D.T; varsity, D m EDT.
 Contestants Gin order of their lane positions which begin at west bank of river): Varsity: Pennsyl- vania. Columbia. Massachusetts ln- stitute of Technology, Washington, California, Wisconsin, Navy. Cornell. Syracuse. Junior varsity: Colum- bia. Pennsylvania. Cornell, Cali fornia, Navy, Syracuse. Freshman ---columbia. Washington. Cornell, Pennsyivania. Syracuse, M. T' |" Navy.
 Probable crowd: so.oOo to ioo.- 900.
 Last years winner: Cornell.
 Best time for four.mlle event: 1s minutes. a 4.6 seconds, made by California in 1928.
 Radio broadcast: Both systems. the National ilroadeasting company and tho Columbia Broadeasting Rys' tems, will broadcast the races over national networks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-16
|MIDDLEWEICHTS
 FEATURE RELAKEW0OD
 CARD SATURDAY
Larrivee and ZaWackie in Main Go Sampson and Archie in Return Go- TOrOntO-McLarn Mix

Middleweights seem to be just the type to give the most action around these parts of late, and no less than six of them will decorate the Wa terbury A. c. card at Lakewood Saturday night. In the main bout, Leo Larrivee, the Bucks Hill better swings back into action, after lay off due to strained side. He will be seen in opposition to Johnny Zawackie of Paterson, N. J., a 160 uonnder who is credited with being good enough to make the Madison Square Garden cards. In face, he and Leo were signed to scrap at the Garden several weeks, ago. but the local boys training injury put the skids under that proposition.
 Return Bout.
 Due to the sensational scrap they presented last week, Marty Sampson of New York and Battling Archie. local colored clounter will probably draw as many patrons as any bout on the card, for they proved their mettle last week, by throwing more leather in six rounds than some of those sungar-cured heavyweights throw in six years. This time the boys will move up to the sim-final spot of eight rounds.
 Hard. Hitting HOmbres.
 And that isn't all. In six round battle that should determine how hard it is possible for a ITO pounder to hit. Jerry McLarn of Watertown and Mike Toronto of Bridgeport will hop to it. Both natural hitters. the bout will probably not go the limit. but you can bet the family "jools it will be worth looking at while it lasts. Andy Strong of Washington. Connecticut meets Joe Arnold of Town Plot, who last week relin- quished his state amateur middle weight title, to turn professional. Both he and Strong scored early round knockouts and 1t will be game of right hands against one another.
 Kid Hershey Bar and Freddy Freeman, those dusky debonair op- ponen,s will open he show in four round go.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-16
Probable CreDs

Poughkeepsie, N. Y., June Is - i(UP) -- The probable varsity boat ings in the annual intercollegiate regatta here today follow:
 Columbia Bow, Waters; No. 2, Spiller; No. 3, Robert Ward; No. (. Lozier; No. 5, Grafer; No. G., Wagner; No. 2. Canzle; stroke Sykes; Cox. Frechtel.
 Cornell Bow, Austin; No. z, Roeder; No. 3, Parsons: Mo-. 4, Hei- delberger; No. 5, McManus; No. G., Clark; No. 2, Ives; stroke, Wilson; Cox. Burke.
 Syracuse = Bow, Wetherill No. 9, Ashcroft; No. 3, Abrams; No. 4, Keefe; No. 5, Jones; No. 6. Kratina; No. T. Easter; stroke, Weller; Cox,
 Navy = Bow, Gray; No. 2, Jewett; No. 3, Shelton; No. 4, Crinkley; No. s, Steffenides: No. 6, Anderson; No. T. Schoeni; stroke. Hunter; Cox Fulton.
 Pennsylvania - Bow, Eustis; No. 2, Davis; No. 3, Curtis; No. 4, Barn. hart; No. s. Grote; No. 6, Jordan; No. T, Elgar; stroke. Anderson; cox, Loveless.
 Washington - Bow, Schmidt; No. 2, Williamson; No. 3, Mjorud; No. 4, Morris; No. 5, Phyllips; No. 6, Bowen; No. 2, Parrott; stroke, Gin ger; Cox, Harris.
 California - Bow, Granger: No. 2, Jastram: No. 3, Holman; No. 4. Duguid; No. 5. Dunlap; No. 6, Gregg; No. z, Woodward; stroke. Rheims; Cox. Graham.
 Wisconsin = Bow, Tessendorf; No. 2, Silbernagel; No. 3, Dutton: No. 4, Ihde; No. 5, Smedall; No. 6, Oberdeck: No. 2. Babel; stroke. Woodward: Cox, Miller.
 M. I. T. = Bow, Macleod; No. 2, Binner; No. 8. Miller; No. 4, Valen- tine; No. 5, Bennett: No. 6, Hap good; No. T, Glenn; stroke, Richard son; cox, Dunlap.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-16

] ing oil the 1851 campaign. Rated as no better than a second division club when the season start ed, the Braves upset the dope by talk ling four straight from the Brook lyn Robins, then rated as one of the Formidable clubs in the circuit. When they continued to play winning ball, scribes began to wonder if Boston, with a good pitching staff and fair array of hitters, hadn't been under rated.
 Nobody Figured Them. It wasn't very long, however, be- fore the Braves began to play more in line with preseason expectations But they never slipped out of the first division and last week when they took three out of four games from the St Louis Cardinals, current pace settlers in the National league, the Braves got back into the head lines.
 Now against the Cubs the Braves have continued their winning ways. They made it two in 8 row yesterday. 9 to 3, driving Bob Smith from the mound in the fifth inning while Sherdel was holding the Cubs at bay. The victory advanced the Braves to within two and one half contests of the third place Cubs. | Managers Rogers Hornsby, who has made only one safe hit in the present home stand of the Cubs, benched himself in an effort to shake off batting slump.
 No other National league games were played. The Brooklyn-Pitts- burg game was postponed because of rain; the New York Cincinnati contest will be played at future date while the Philadelphia-St Louis tilt was palyed as part of double header Sunday.
 Rube Did It.
 The Philadelphia Athletics retain ed their three game lead in the American league by defeating Cleve- ling of Rube Walberg. Todt, first baseman, with a home run and a single led the Athletics attack on Hudlin and old Pete Donohue, whom the Indians signed after he had been lgiven his unconditional release by the New York Giants.
 Washington kept pace with the Athletics, defeating St Louis, to g. Marberry's fine relief pitching en- labled the Senators to win. Bluege's Hong fly. which followed single by Cronin and a double by West pro- duced the winning run in the eighth inning.
 l Tough Luck. | Boston defeated Chicago, to 2 in eleven innings in pitching duel between two rockies. Frasier of the White Sox allowed only four hits but errors by his mates caused his downfall. Kline held the White Sox to seven blows.
 The Detroit Tigers made 1t two in a row over New York, to 5. The Triggers knocked Ruffing from the box lin piling up a five run lead in the first two innings and clinched the game with three run rally in the ninth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-16
CHAMPION ALMOST
 KNOCKED OUT" IN BOUT BEFORE l,6O4 FANS AT HARTFORD
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

This is the round" Just before he sprahg outof his corner for the start of the fifth round, Bat Batta- limo, worlds featherweight cham pion, heard those words hissed into his goor ear during his scheduled ten round bout at the Hurley Sta dium, before the smallest crowd that has ever graced an outdoor boxing attraction in Hartford.
 It was THE round, all right. A right and left to the head of Johnny Datto, Cleveland Filipino, and the brownie toppled to the canvas and very neatly got up at the count of ''nine," only to be foored again and counted out. It looked like a sensa- tional knockout for the champion. But it wasn't, and might have gone over real we'll if somebody hadn't whispered too loudly, and Datto hadn't missed about six dozen right hand losses which were beautifully calculated-to miss.
 Bat in the Floor
 The bout was queer all the way through, but the customers who came got little thrill, when Datto fioored Battalino with a hard letf hook in the third round. Bat went down, smiled little, took 8 nine count and got up, in a dizzy condi- tion. Just then the bell rang, but before it did, Datto threw a few punches which wouldn't knock Ma jor Mite over. With the patrons all aflutter, wondering what Datto would do in the fourth round, the bell rang, only to see the Bat wade into the slant-eyed boy and wing him to the canvas. Even that failed to produce the expected effect, for Datto's attempt to follow up his knockdown of the champion was so weak and ineffective, that one could not help but gain the impression that Bat was hit harder than he should have been. After the Fili- pino did plenty of covering up, he went down, which made the knock downs even at one each. The bell hit for the end of the fourth. Bat was rarin' to go and then he got the word. This Is the round," he was told. It was.
 Champ Scaled 1884
 Despite stories which flooded the state prior to the bout, that Batta- limo would come in at 12S pounds, his weight was 1894, seven and one-half pounds over the feather weight limit. He was slow and sog- gy, but didn't have worry in the world. You see it was a non-title bout. Incidentally, the Bat will "risk" his crown at Bayonne, N. J., June "A for $15.000 against Bobby Brady of Jersey City.
 The Prelims
 Billy Lynch, Providence, R. T., outpointed Willie Hines of Cleve- land, who substituted for Freddy Fitzgerald in the ten round semi final. Eddie Reilly, a nice looking number from New York stopped Billy Coe of New Haven in three rounds. Tony Laverio of Bristol stopped Johnny Pinkham of Hart ford in the fourth round.
 A crowd of 1,604 paid to see the bouts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-16

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-16
Davies Drill in
 WatertOWn TOnite

Leo Orsini, the little round man and Oakville's gift to mankind. dropped in this morning to inform the writer that his undefeated Oak vile Davies of the City Recreation league would hold their weekly drill this June evening at Heminway field with the o'clock whistles. Fol- lowing their 6 to 1 triumph Sunday. the rotund manager Is like circus publicity agent telling everyone that his present Davies nine Is the best ever. Last Sunday someone yelled from the sidclines at Leo calling him an "egotistical pilot" which made
 the Davies pilot stick out hts chest.
 hut when Leo went home last oven. Ing and consulted Webster he vowed
 on confesslng his sins saturday
 night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-16
Three Great Bouts On Saturday Lakewood Show

fight layout presented Saturday night by the Waterbury
 prove winner both from the fans and promoters angle something Quebec It looks like the best set Of hingers together blue barring injuries ubi- bad weather and few other things Waterbury rngwom and visiting should be royalty entertained by the knights of sock and Johnny Zawaeke of Paterson N J head the list 60 pound uss which considered good enough for Mad cancelled when Leo strained training Mike Toronto and Jerry MeLan who specialize in hitting first and thinking about afewd down for six round so while sizzling Marty Sampson Battling Archie will be last week this time being moved from rounder eight semn Andy Strong and Joe Arnold both of whom rounds kayos last week while kid Hershey Freddy their ud four round Some lineup. eh woT
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-16
Run,ors And Reality Gathered From This Sporting w World The Grist Of Athletic Contest
 By JOHN A. CLUNEY
The Last Shall Be First And The First Shall Be Shamed
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

Not SO long ago managers the City Amateur Baseball League a which is their discuss the makeup of me the Prospect Garage outfit to by having troubles Tracey argued that their of last sea- champions of the Public Parks League their reference be Amateur League which supposed to superior junior that there comparison Af Sundays games might inclined doubt ha At the
 august opinion be gaining headway that the City League company too fast for the Gagmn who title another the senior circuit though seriously all alone in the with os while the Sacred Hearts, with veteran title last year sharing the cellar with the Tommes Washington guessing their favorites last Sunday Yet the final read Tribunes You you be of anything that the old ball game s until the last