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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20

The Athletics played the best ball in the major league during the week beginning Monday. July 13, and ending Sunday, July 19, win ming seven of their nine games. Four of the victories we're credited to second string pitchers, Hoyt, Macdonald, Mahaffey and Rommell winning one each.
 Lefty" Grove was the only mem- Der of Mack's "big three" to better his record during the week, win ming two games. Rube Walberg broke even with one victory and one defeat while Earnshaw lost his only complete game.
 Still Second Best
 The second place Washington Senators had the second best rec ord in the American League with five victories and two defeats while the Detroit Tigers encountered the worst luck to win only one out of seven contests.
 St. Louis league leading Car dinals set the pace in the National League with five victories and three defeats in competition with their three most dangerous rivals. The Cards won their only game against Chicago, broke even in four games with Brooklyn and won two out of three from New York. Pittsburgh also won five and lost three but played all it's games against second division opposition.
 Brooklyn took second honors with four victories and two defeats and advanced from fourth to second place. 5 1-2 games behind St. Louis. The New York Giants, defeated by ? to 1 scores in both games of double header with St. Louis yes- terday dropped to third place with Chicago falling to fourth.
 Nice Mound Work
 Pitching throughout the week was high grade with eight shutout games being turned in. Seven of these were in the National League and three of them in single four game series between Cincinnati and Boston in which only 13 runs were scored by the two clubs.
 Bill Walker of the Giants was credited with the low hit games of the week, blanking St. Louis 4 to 0 with two hits on Saturday. Yves Terrell of Cleveland held the New York Yankees to three hits on Fri day and homered with the score tied to win his own game. to i.
 Lou Gehrig of the Yankees hit five home runs in the seven games played by his club to take the ma jor league home run lead with 28. Klein of the Phillies. who failed to add to his total during the week. and, Ruths- who collected two, are tied for second place with 23 each.
 The weeks record of games won and lost, runs scored and runs scored against follow:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
STANDING
MRS MOODY BEGINS CAMPAIGN TO GET
 BACK U. $. TITLE
Manchester-bY-the-sea

Manchester -the-sea, Mass, July 20-(UP)-Mrs Helen Wills Boody, after 13-month lay-off, was to re-enter singles competi- tion here today as prelude to her attempt to regain the Nation al women's singles tennis champ ionship next month.
 She was top-seeded in a record field of "A players entered in the seventh annual Essex county club field which in- cluded virtually every woman star in the United States.
 Others In Line
 Under Mrs Moody, players were seeded in order: Mrs Lawrence A. Harper, San Francisco; Marjorie Merrill, Dedham, Mrs John Jess up, Baltimore; Virginia Hilleary, Philadelphia; Josephine Cruick- shank. Santa Ana. Cal, Mrs Mar jorie Gladman, Van Ryn, Phila- delphia: Dorothy Andrus. Stam- ford, Conn, and Baroness Levi, formerly of Chicago.
 Sarah Palfrey of Brookline and Mary Greef of Kansas City, Mo, ranked eighth and ninth national ly, were not seeded. In last weeks Longwood competition Miss Greef twas beaten by Miss Palfrey and Miss Palfrey was beaten by Miss Andrus. Mrs Moody played at Longwood but only as the doubles partner of Mrs George Wightman of Boston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
Burt Resnick Wins
 Norwich Tourney

Norwich, July 20.-Burt Res- nick, tow-headed New Haven boy and number two man on the Yale golf team, won the championship finals in the sixth annual invitation tournament of the Norwich Golf club yesterday, taking hectic golfing duel from Dave Morton, a sa ndy- haired Scotsman of Norwich. Resnick won and 3 but 1t was a battle from start to sparkling finish on the 33rd hole where Resnick sunk a 30-foot putt for a birdie two to clinch the match.
 The golf played was spotty, there being some brilliant golf and some that was atrocious. And it was not all on one side, Resnick giving a beautiful exhibition on the outward nine in the morning round and then being just the reverse on the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
Run1ors And Reality Gathered From This Sporting World The GristOf Athletic Contest
Why Prize Fighters Have Managers
By JOHN A. CLlINEY

Listen about the who party wealthy admrer who slightly daft about rngmen whether they palookas champs An friend of the hosts which singing par odies popular song hits subutiong words which he thought go big After wabng eight nine numbers. neither hero anyone the tumble in the line of plause his noble efforts
 Shortly award the sambler the sgie in corridor Say complained that's awful dumb bunch there Here qo singing my hand house And did favor for George You know get S4OO in the show business To which the cuer drawed "Aw go way yer tryn kid YOU WASN'T EVEN SING IN THE RIGHT WORDS TO THE SONGS. Why should any body give YOU a tumbe'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
Bobby Jone's Seven Year Struggle

Golf soips have long fond of recalling the struggle by which Bobby Jones transformed himself into perfect player At fourteen he good golfer but he had the competitive temperament which belongs football polo tennis or moving game where aggrevness is big factor lie had none of the soc qualities of Travers Travis or Hagen
 Under high pressure he than likely take tighter grip on the club pace of his back swing thirty percent Apparently lacked that time the philosophy Of aolf-which is repression and mental and control
 writer the story of the years during doggedy baed against himself He lost champion ships should because of over-eagnes over-keene through lack But kept the hghhe fight get firm grip upon himself for this particular which demanded oamness coolness and self control.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
NEWBERG TAKES
 LOCAL JEWISH ..... ....----.---.--N NET TITLE

Roland Newberg, former Fulton park junior champ, won the cham pionship of the Unity Association first annual tennis tournament at Fulton park yesterday afternoon and is now king of the Jewish rac- auet weilders of the city. He won the title by defeating Joe Strogatz before large gallery by scores of 3-6. 6-4, 8-6, and 60. Immediately after Newburs's triumph, Emil Well, president of the Unity Asso- citation presented him with the beautiful silver trophy emblematic of the championship. The cup must be won three years to insure perm anent ownership. Ben Winig, North Carolina University senior, won the Rudy Hennick trophy by defeat ing Harry Litchtinstein in the finals of the consolation divisions by counts of 6-4, 6-2. Mir Hennick made the presentation. Both tour neys were staged under the direc- tion of William J. DerWin of the Park department.
 StrogatZ started off as though he was going to wade through the big match in short order. He copped the first and had gained two games advantage in the second set be- fore Newbers could get started. Then the champion took four straight, and after his adversary had evened the count at four all, romped off with the next two games to even the match. The third set. which went IA games, was the turning point of the match. Both boys were playing very cautiously. Newberg finally winning a gruel- ling set that played havoc with his opponents stamina. After that there was nothing to it. Newberg won six straight games to win the match an title.
 Consolation Division
 The finalists in the consolation division were extended to play both morning and afternoon when rain washed out the scheduled semi finals Saturday afternoon. Harry Lichtinstein, a southpaw beat scores of 7-5 and 6-3, while Winig 3-6, 8-6 and 6-4. With an hours rest. Winig and Lichtinstein came back to battle it out for the Hen nick trophy, the Carolina school boy coming through on top by GA and 6-2
 Both the consolation cham pion- ship finals were ably officiated by A Smith of the Fulton Park A. C. tennis team who had as his assist ants on the lines, Johnny Weiss and Johnny Tata of the same club; Harry Albert and Fly Weiselberg.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
FAMOUS COLORED
 BASEBALL TEAM HERE FRIDAY EVE
Royal Giants Will Play Brooklyn A. C. for Fed= eratiOn Benefit at
 Hamilton Park

The Brooklyn Royal Giants, worlds colored baseball champions, a major league club in color, will play Johnny Devito's Brooklyn A. C. City Amateur league leaders at Hamilton Park Friday night ac- cording to an announcement made this morning by William J. Der win of the park department. The contest will be played for the bene- fit of the Waterbury Amateur Baseball Federation, comprising the Public Parks and City Recrea- ton Class B circuits which are badly in need of financial aid in order to carry out their schedule. Expenses such as umpires, scorers, and baseballs must be met by the two leagues, and with the collec- tions to date running far under the amount which is needed to finance the games each week, it was deem ed advisa ble to book this deluxe attraction.
 Both Teams From Brooklyn
 The best possible opposition ob- tainable to pit against the Giants was necessary and since the Brooklyn A. C. is at present top ping the City Amateur loop, it was decided to book them for the biz game. Manager Jack Slattery of the Washington Hill A. C. and George Tracey of the Prospect Garage nine also offered to put their clubs at the service of the federation and they will in all probability be used in the future if the financial return from Fri days games warrants the booking of other big attractions including the famous Detroit Clowns and Cuban All-Stars.
 Some of the Boys.
 The Giants number in thier ranks such great colored players as Can nonball. Dick Bedding, Circus Country Brown, Bud" Hubbard, Al Rector, Starks, Douglass, Brooks and others. The engage ment of this great club Is big undertaking for the federation but since this world famous team was touring this territory it was deem- ed advisable to book them for stop-oVer.
 Bill Stanton and Leno Costaldo. City league umpires have offered their services gratis for the benefit game Friday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
Bristol Eliminates
 Naugatuck Legion

The Naugatuck American Le- zion nine was eliminated from further play in the semi-finals Of the American Legion games Sat urday afternoon at New Britain where they fell before the smooth working Bristol champions 3 to 2 in spectacular game. Bristol reached Joe Wargo for six hits, one more than the Rubber Town CTS collected off Hargrove. "Neb- bles" Balinsky garnered three of the boroughites five safeties. The scheduled game between Water town and East Hampton was called off on account of rain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
Sons of Pericles
 Humble N. Haven

Jimmy Coukis' local Periclean chapter baseball team proved too strong for the New Haven Creeks yesterday afternoon at Brassco Park and scored an easy 9 to 4 setback. Mickey Mouse" Exarhou looked like George Earnshaw as he burned them past the past the Elm Cityites. Johnny. Griffin whose birth certificate recently arr rived from the old country and whose trick name forces many to mistake him for an Irishman play ed fine game ip center field. The victory was the locals second in the Greek league.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
Another Lithuanian Burke Makes The Grade In Sport

Right here Waterbury another perfect example of that good old Salvation Army slogan be down but he's out In the of they frequently out for ten seconds brought in again by able seconds and cold plus wh of ammonia However the of Johnny Kid Brooklyn Lth with ambitions be pugl the aforemen- slogan enacted New London last Thursday night to the
 Burke down. but four times after which he got up fifth round bounced left hook of his opponents ehn K O. All in a remarkable exhibition courage when you consider the important Burkes foe pounds heavier What meant 10
 that Johnny used be Jack Keys greatest admer and still Just think how would be if Johnny could transfer just little bit of his fighting heart to hs former idol.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
TWO NEW MARKS

New York. July 19.-UP)- New women's swimming records were claimed to-day for Miss He- lene Madison of Seattle, Wash. and Miss Eleanor Holm of New York.
 Miss Holm swimming an exhi- bition 50-yard back stroke at Lido Country club, covered the dis tance in :37 2-5.
 Miss Madison, in an exhibition at the A. A. U. championships, created a new world mark of 3:37 for the 300-meter free style. The former record of All was held by Martha Norelius of New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
Putsics Play in
 ThOmastOn TOnite

Harry Lynch's well-drilled Knights of Columbus nine, tn" pride and joy of Thomaston, added the Putsic Friars to their list of victims Saturday afternoon, SCOT ing a 5 to ? win over the Red Triangle representatives at the Clock Town high school athletic field. Tony Surdick, youthful right handler, limited the locals to five scattered hits while his mates touched Dillon and Whitaker for nine. Shorty" O'Brien, Warner berger and Taylor stood out in the winners attack and also turned in several fielding gems. Tonight the F'riars will again journey to the Clock Town in an attempt to even matters with their suburban rivals. Honest" Dayton who calls them via Bill Klem will be the nine teenth man on the field
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
LEONARD WARNS
 SHARKEY NOT TO SLUG WITH WALKER
Both in Great Shape for Wednesday Go-Finish Work To-day - Mickey Stops Mate

Pompton Lakes, N. J., July 20.- (UP) ).-Disappointed because of his slovenly showing in what was ex- pected to be his final boxing work out, Jack Sharkey planned to box again to-day in preparation for his 15-round bout with Mickey Walker at Brooklyn Wednesday.
 Sharkey appeared over-anxious yesterday in four round drill be- fore former world champions Benny Leonard and Johnny Dun dee and abandoned his usual role of a clever. hard-hitting boxer to slug with his mates.
 Following the workout, Leonard warned Sharkey that he would be running an unnecessary risk in slugging with Walker. "If you fight as you fought Schmeling nobody can beat you" said Leonard. But If you tear Into Walker like you dId against your sparring partners, you run the risk of being beaten"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20

Great Britain which had not at- tained the challenge round since 1919 and which has not won the Davis cup since 1912, qualified for d challenge round match with France yesterday by defeating the United States, three matches to two, in the inter-Zone finals.
 The Big Shock
 The defeat of the United States was a stunning upset and resulted from a form reversal which gave England victories In both of the final days singles matches, the United States started the final days play with a two match to one ad- vantage and as both Frank x. Shields and Sidney B. Wood had defeated their English rivals in the recent Wimbledon championships, the American team was expected to take the series.
 However, Wood, the 2O-year-old Wimbledon singles champion, fell before Frederick J. Perry of Eng land 6-3, 8-10, 6-3, 6-3, leaving the series-and probably the 1881 Davis cup pion-to be decided in the final match between Shields and H. w. (Bunny) Austin.
 Clean Triumph
 Shields, playing in European Davis Cup competition for the first time, made a gallant fight but was unable to overcome the superior ex- perience of Austin, a veteran in ternationalist at the age of 26, and was defeated in straight sets, 8-6, Ca. 7-5.
 The Americans were handicap ped by a heavy turf, made rlow by drenching rains which forced ire quent delays in play, but the Brit ish victory was well earned and the losers offered no alibi. Austin, par ticularly, played brilliant tennis and his play was the best of his en- tire career. He previously had been defeated by Shields in bitterly contested five set match at Wimble- don but there was no question Of his superiority yesterday.
 France Handicapped
 With Rene Lacoste definitely out of competition and Henri Cochet suffering from a shoulder ailment which proba bly will prevent him from reaching top form, Frances prospects are none too good at best.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
REVILL FOX AND WALTER HICKMAN
 IN STATE MEET

Revill Fox, the fourteen year old swimming sensation from st Mary's parochial school and Walter Backman, elongated merman from the Central Y. M. C. A. are entered in the an- nual National and State A. A. U. swimming meet scheduled for Pleasure Beach Pool Saturday August i. The two lads are swimming under the colors of the local Red Triangle and are anxious to bring home the ba- con. Fox is entered in the fifty yard free style swim for boys under fifteen years of age while Backman is entered in the 100 yard backstrOke.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
National Lea gue
New Net League
 Meeting Tonight

Managers of the new city tennis league are requested to meet to- night at the Fulton park commit nifty house at 8 o'clock. William J. Derwin of the park department re- quests that every club have a representative on hand to take part in the election of officers. The clubs which will make up the cir cult are Overlook club. Fulton Park A. C., Unity Cup club, Chase park. Idylwood club and Leaman Harvey's Mill Plain club. The first matches will be played this week. end.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
Entries Open in
 Fulton Park Loop

Nal O'Leary, assistant supervisor of the Fulton park playground. an- nounced to-day that entries are now open in the 1881 Fulton park junior championship tournament. Howie Block Is defending cham pion. Entries will close Friday night at o'clock and the actual play will get underway one week from today
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
FAVORITES WIN GAMES IN PUBLIC
 PARKS CIRCUIT
WatervilIe Cres ( ts, Colts, All-Stars, and H0peviIle Continue Winning Ways

The Waterville Crescents won the best played game in the Public Parks league yesterday defeating the Brooklyn Celtics 8 to at Wa terville. The losers held 5 to ? lead going into the seventh, but "Whitey" Pesaitis loosened up and was touched for three runs which knotted the score. Two more runs in the following frame sewed up the ball game. Boroway with a single, double and home run stood out for the winners while Norm Johnson and Ray McGrath were the losers best. stickers.
 Score by innings Crescents-
 Celtics-
 2 Q 3 Q 0 o 1 O-6 10 ?
 Philla No Soft Mark
 Johnny Philla. hard hitting Colt shortstop and Shorty" Gugliemlo. diminutive but potent. third base man, led the attack on Danny Per- rin and Charley Keeley with four and two hits. respectively, as the Plaza Grillers easily defeated the Recreatiops, 2 to 1, at Fulton park. Red" Crichton was supreme al- lowing but seven hits and flaming II batters.
 scort by innings Colt A. C.
 OO1O5 o 0 i O--7 IS Recreations-
 1000 OO0 0 0 0--1 ' 1
 Carolan Hurls Well
 "Chesty" Carolan was in his prime yesterday and limited the Yankees to three scattered hits as the Washington Hill All-Stars kal- somined the east enders. 12 to o. Patty Slattery, Tribune castoff. and Tommy Moran, featured with three safeties apiece.
 Score by innings All Stars
 041 3 3 0-12 IS 0 Yankees
 OO0O 0 0 O. Q 3
 Whalen Hits Hard
 Hopeville won it's sixth game in seven starts defeating the Acmes 6 to g. Beans" Mulesky worked on the mound for the winners and held the Brooklyn boys to five hits while Dom Pape was reached for eleven. Grover Whalen. winners first sacker. banged out two triples.
 Score by innings Hopeville-
 O0O2 21O0 3 -6 ii Acmes-
 % % 20 0 1 0-3 5 4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20

homeward journey. Morton had his good and bad holes with the latter predominating as the result of the match shows. Neither fln- alist shot the game of which he Is capable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
MRS M. J. LAWLOR IN RYE TOURNAMENT

A field of 21S. the largest fin the history of the tournament, will tee off to-day In the wom- cen's annual invitation golf tourney at the Westchester Country Club in Rye, N. Y. Mrs M. J. LawIor of this city is one of the entries seeking honOrs. The medal round of IS holes will be played over the south course and tomorrow the thir. ty-two qualifiers will engage in match play over the west course where the tournament will con tinue until Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
Tries His Punch

Orangebury. N Y., July 2o.- (UP).-Mickey Walker. former worlds welterweight and middle weight champion, planned to com plete his training for Wednesdays bout with Jack Sharkey, in a six round boxing drill to-day. Walker. his career, made an. impressive showing yesterday and climaxed his practice with two-round knockout of Able Bain, New York light heavyweight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
CHRISTNER VS MAYS

Springfield, July 20.-Meyer (k
 O. Christner of Akron, Ohio, and Harold Mays of Bayonne, N. J., ranking heaVyweights, have been signed by Matchmaker Homer C. Rinault to clash in a 10-round Am
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
SOCKO!
CARDS LOSE AGAIN

For the third successive time the Washington Hill Cardinals took it on the whiskers, this time lowing to the Young Italians in an inter- esting game, ? to 1.Cocchiola's double in the fourth with two mates aboard proved to be the de- ciding blow. Lefty Plourade held the Cards to six hits while Lefty" Kane was nicked for ten. Score by innings:
 VI. A. C. .. 900 200 O00-2 10 1 Cardinals .. 900 900 010-- 6 ?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20

erican Legion feature in the next West Side boxing show, scheduled one week from tonight. Christner and Mays have never met before and they come to the West Side to top what will likely he an al1-
 heavyweight program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
FEDERATION MEETS

Managers of both the City Re- creation and Public Parks league are requested to meet at the Fulton park Community house tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. Arthur J. Lun- nv will preside, ,,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
OAKVILLE DAVIES
 BARELY NOSE OUT l KAY EAGLES 3-2
Two Runs in Last of Ninth With Two Out Decides Tilt Losers Execute Triple Play Maro0ns and Italians Also Win

Frank Merriwell certainly has nothing on the Oakville Davies of the City Recreation league follow ing yesterdays conflict with the Kay Eagles. With the score to 1 in the Eagles favor in the last half of the ninth the first two Davies batsmen to face Waugh flied out. Piazzi started the ball rolling with a single which was followed by Hoses double. Mackin came to bat and doubled to left scoring both runners and allowing the Eagles to stay in first place with the Waterville Maroons.. The losers executed the first triple play in the league, in the fifth innning. The score by innings:
 Davies ...... 900 100 002-3 5 2 Eagles ...... 100 O10 000-2 6 ?
 SOCKO!
 Up at Waterville park the Ma rooms defeated the Cooke Indians 10 to despite the fact that the losers out hit them, 16 to 10. Fist fights between members of both teams marred the contest. Slough starten on the mound for the win ners but gave way to George Blinn in the eighth inning. Blinn hit a home run for the winners. Score by innings:
 Maroons .. 520 O10 11x-10 10 2 Indies .... 100 001 140- z 16 5
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
French Stars In Poor Shape For Defense
 Of Tennis Honors
By WALLACE CARROLL

Paris, July 2O-(UP)-With the United States absent from the challenge round for the first time since 1919 and the fifth time since Davis competition was initiated Tn 1900 Great Britain remained to-day the lone threat to Frances reign as international tennis champion
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
Cup
E1gand Looms As Next Possessor OF Famed Dauis Cup
Flatbush Flock Belts Giants Out Of Second
 Place In National
By DIXON STEWART

COrrcspondent) New York, July 20-(UP)-Wth Connie Mack's pitchers coming the aid of the bg three in timely fashion pennant hopes other American league teams at low ebb.