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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-14

Believe it. heard the story of the Good Samaritan who was doing shanks Jericho some such place when couple footpds put piece of artillery to hs head ,d ,ook ,w,v hi, brief eax We'll that goes the Good Samaritan bromide deal better Judge McGah told to the Civilians yesterday and they still laughing on the way out It seems bat Representative Dan Mahany bad hn Cadillac parked on Bank street the Apotheoaries Hall building woman turned on her ankle this point and oblgng clerk nboned for Cadillac cab. He waited few moments and then spotted Dan sitting bis Caddy The clerk helped the woman 10 tbe car opened her safely inside he repre- ,t,rive realized was an emergency and said Where to Oh she tell you' lped the clerk walking off he woman cave Dan an East Main and our popular repre- sentative started On the he passed Mrs an Hubbv smiled one of lovely house smiles they Keep for visiting day Hartford But Mssu Dan we'll I'll let Judse MeCrath finish the But that night when Dan ked in they Say few questions Alter this Dan going park the Caddy where ladies will never turn on their ankles and ob2ng clerks them into the back seat for d Home James"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-14
By VIM. r.. MCKINNEY American Bridge League

When using the quantitative showing of tricks, the objects of over calling partners original no trump bid with a suit are:
 1-To advise partner that you will probably lose less at the suit you name than he will at no trump.
 2-TO give q more accurate pie ture of your hand and therefore put your partner in n position to chose between re-bidding tEe no trump or trying for game In an- other suit.
 Ovefcalling with two of q suit bid
 With some authorities the over calling of no trump with q suit bid shows partner that you have biddablc suit with at least one and one-half tricks but under the system we are now describing, to overcall partners one no trump with two of a suit shows that there is n combined count in the two hands of less than 22 that you hold weak suit of six cards or more (and if your partner returns to no trump you should re-bid this type of hand to three unless you have some side strength for the no trump; that you have n fve-card suit headed by king jack and not enough high card strength to jump partner to two no trump; or that you hold five-card suit headed by king only or queen jack and with some side strength, but not enough to warrant the two no trump jump bid.
 In other words. overcalling part ner's uncontested one no trump with a suit bid of only two warns partner that you have a weak hand and are endeavoring to minimize the losses.
 Overcalllng partners no trump with three of q major: When part ner bids an original one no trump
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-14

Sino bqh sing When Bill Shea starts working the ,l address system at Lakewood park the visitors qute tossing sighting guest Dill goes to lhe Mke anu broadcasts much the as TIC or hDOh n', vouno feer Attorney John hom dad and Attorney Max Trau9 dad born on the same oaY DO once y they the phone who be the first 10 ehek ib B addressed Rotarans today on hs wo overseas as member the American intelligence department during the war make hair stand up you re oao
 Hinman has been appointed house doctor at 'he "'e'ou' hospital He's mighty popular with patients as well as stall
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-14
freighter and passenger vessel W

freighter and passenger vessel costs about 34 pounds per dead weight ton, which is a figure hard for other countries to meet. Pas senger liners vary between 300 to 400 pounds per deadweight ton.
 The two greatest brides of the Italian shipbuilding industry are the de luxe sister transatlantic passenger vessels Rex and Conte di Savoia. These ships, each of '46,000 tons. are the latest word in modern construction and will soon enter the Genoa Naples New York service. They are both equipped with gyroscopic stabilizers which
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-14

Doris Mckay Of Circular avenue Is spending two weeks in Amherst, Mass.
 Mae Ring has returned from Mahoney City, Penn, after spend- ing few days with relatives.
 Morton Leonard of Circuit ave- nue has returned after spending a few days in Rhode Island.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-14

Following the calope. Sup Donovan is spending b,s vacation in West Hickory Pa Walt Dodge of New Bruns w,,l w, in town recently Mart Martus left Woodbury house on Columbia boulevard Ali Andrews IS snendinq the summer with and chickens sleepy Wood bury Beth Cunningham has left Der training robes behind and Q, ov;n, her annual vacation days George Jaeger Rensselaer, in the fall He'll study civil engineering Jack Schwartz infested other and caught ne mess of bass and perch He also landed sleepy horn pout MT Jack says particular figure the time she rods anc reels at the lake Mir and Mrs Eddie Grady have been post cardng from Pittsburs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-14

Now I'm going to do a little growing about crow rb. ,artieua crow is the pet Pas Mills family whose name the Tower keeps for the time being put the same cannot be done exploits And here's one o them
 few weeks ago neighbong family missed dollar Dill b,t had been left under the milk bottle the porch They finally decided gust wind had blown the bill away hen another bill was and finally the third Say said this par teular neabor to family boarding the docs that b;,d fake dollar bis' There idea bright chromium They climbed the which the has nest and sure .noob the dollar bills had been used for bedding So you sap. blame for growing about this es'w' down {" r'o MiuS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-14

July jottings Tom Moore inspected the new munel- pal golf Sunday He they'll have it seeded by fall hope open for business July Tom the greens will be equal to any that Waterbury due for great Thanks Mister Tom, the depression wasn't with out benefits that Not if you play golf B. Henry
 Mason superintendent of the Waterbury hospital vaeationng Marion Leonard is doing floor duty Miller corridor
 Miss Lucy Bea superintendent of leaving vaaton
 John Jaeger is weeking and painting few political fences between Al Faer is back from Atlantic City, spns between the heat with fine of tan as We Al sell Americas lido. bevy of heir es.as caught him edge while Al wettng his wool and ayon swim suit, making him for one of the Vandepooes and beseeeng him for autographs took four Atlantic and three life guards Al from the beauties and again started the John Laws to whisper dsede dunn, and deedees in AIS shlike He did the broad walk night while the moon rode high and the oo B. R. went low Greatest had. smiled Al as the camcaman told him watch the birdies
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-14

Editor Tower Topics: Having read article in the Sunday Republican pertaining Paroman Walter Overtons France which stated the only other division Frank Brcke I'd like question which has always been mind How the First division? Other local with the First known Clifford Crumb, Angelo Roa Mir Matone treasurer D. A. w. William Waite Ted Mulgn and Joseph Mccarthy. There be others let's hear from hem-An othe of the First Division.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-14
will reduce the rocking and pitcl

will reduce the rocking and pitcfI ing motion.
 Italian shipbuilding owes It's rt markable revival to the direct e1 forts of the Fascist government
 which has offered various form
 of subsidies for both shipbuildel and ship owners. By royal deere in 1926 certain subsidies in tn shape of direct payment based Q tonnage to the constructors, td gether with customs exemption O important materials therefor, an relief from income tax on tn earnings of ships so constructe were granted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-14
yE]BRIDCET1 T1.7 T1.7

and you jump the declaration to three of ma jor, you advise part ner that the combined count of the two hands Is at least "A and that you hold at least a fve-card bidda ble major suit. It demands partner to either bid three no trump or 10 support your major suit to four.
 Overcalling partners one no trump with three of a minor: This IS also demand bid on partner and is on practically the same basis as the overcall with three of a ma = jor over partners one no trump, excepting that it does show at least very strong fivc-card minor or a good six-card minor. and of course 1t shows that there Is a combined count in the two hands of at least 24.
 Players must realize that 1t is generally easier to make nine tricks at no trump than II tricks in a minor suit, but occasionally q strong minor will go game while the no trump contract would be defeated. This, of course, Is apt to happen when the assisting hand contains singleton or a void suit.
 If you have bid three of a minor over partners one no trump, your partner must either go to three no trump or support your minor suit bid. If he goes to four of your minor, you should be prepared to go to five.
 No trump slam bidding: Slam bidding at no trump will prove rather difficult for the beginner at contract, and before studying slan indicating bids. players should thoroughly familiarize themselves with the supports of one. two and three no trump. The following table is given so that our readers may know the count required to make each original bid and the total count required of the com- bined two hands to support all no trump declarations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30
FIND TWO FAULTS
IN GR|D|RON CODE
Officials Want Hand TAPPING,
Quarter Close Up Getting
Pass, Clarified.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

NEW YORK, June 30.-The IS ON
cials OF the first foot ball district, who
met at New Haven the past week end.
are all enthusiastic about the rules
as they stand at present. They are
especially pleased with the clarity of
the code and their state Of mind was
made evident by the fact that they dis
covered only two rules which were in
any way ambiguous.
But both Of these will have to be
cleared up before the foot ball season
starts.
The frst ambiguity relates to the
tapping Of the hands. In former years
players appeared in games with hands
and arms so tapped they were nothing
less than weapons. Foot ball in its
sporting spirit has changed a lot since
those days and cases are rare where
coaches or trainers deliberately con-
vert players hands and forearms into
weapons.
AS the rule now stands, tapping Of the
hands Is not allowed save for the pro-
lection of an injury, and then only by
special permission of the umpire.
What the officials at the New Haven
meeting want to know Is just how this
matter Of tapping shall be handled. Must
q coach or trainer bring a man with an
injured hand out on the field and have
the umpire inspect it before tapping is
permitted? And, II SO. how much and
what sort OF tape shall be used? Or
would an umpire be permitted to take
the word Of honor of coach or trainer
that a player has an injury that re-
quires protection?
Whether or not q quarterback may
receive a forward pass when at scrim-
mage he has occupied a position close
under center must also be officially an
swered. The rule concerning forward
pass receipt Is that q player who Is
more than q foot but less than a yard
behind the line Of scrimmage Is not
eligible to receive a forward.
Yet the fact remains that when q
quarterback Is close under the center,
he is in a perfectly eligible position.
The rules make this clear when they
say that with a quarterback in such
position he must handle the snapback
from center; there may be no direct
pass to q back in such case This being
so. the officials at New Haven feel the
quarterback should be eligible as a pass
receiver. He could figure valuably in
such capacity and. as a matter of fact,
has SO figured in many important games
despite the rule.
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ARMY TENNIS PAIRS ! |
PLAY SEMI-FINALS
Title Will Be Decided Tomorrow
ct Standardization
Also Scheduled.

The Army doubles tennis tournament.
which had its field Of nine teams re-
duced TO five yesterday, was to swing
into the semi-finals today and end to-
morrow at the Columbia Country Club.
Three matches were to be played to-
day, one of them being a second-round
match. At 10 O'Clock, Lieuts. s. X. Rob-
inson and j. N. Stone, post entries, were
to play Maj. Newgarden and Lieut.. Nor
rill, who scored over Lieuts. Harold
Brooks and Jimmy Helms yesterday,
2-6, 60, 6E3. The winner of this
match was to play the duo Of Lieuts.
Dave Hedekin and Willard Lewis, which
swept over Capt. M. Spangler and Col.
K. Easton yesterday, 6-3, 6-3, in one
OF the semi-finalS today at 2 O'Clock.
The other semi-final was to bring to-
gether the duos of Majs. j. HUNTINGTON
Hills and Leland HOODS and Capt.
Crane and Lieut.. Moran at 10 o'clock.
The Hil1s-Hcbbs combine, ranking team,
defeated Capt. J. H. Drake and Lieut..
]. H. Poore yesterday, 6-1, Ga. Crane
and Moran downed Capt. z. J. House
and Capt. Gene Eubanks, 4-6, 60,
6-3.
In addition to the ANAL tomorrow Mt
O'CLOCK, two exhibition matches will
be en- the program. Lieut.. Stanley Rob-
inson, recently crowned Army singles
champion, will play Tom Mangan, vet
er3n local racketer, and Bob Considine
Will oppose Dolf Muehleiscn, Pacific
Coast netman.
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COLORED PITCHERS
PREP FOR TOURNEY

In addition to the 20 or more colored
Fairgrounds preparing for The WASH
ington Stars horseshoe tournament,
which starts July ~. number Of
neighborhood and industrial groups
have filed requests to hold their own
preliminaries. among them Coney Is
land, the Dupont Laundry. Elkwood
Courts, Kanns Drivers and the Govern
ment Printing once. Arrangements
are under way for an extensive sched-
ule for tune-up competition among the
clubs and organizations.
Not only are the District tossers
showing unusual activity, but the
pitchers from the nearby towns are
ready to 60. Reports from Colesville,
Nd. indicate that Edward Hill has
been thinking about the tourney for
some time. He sent in five entries and
a request for entry blanks Hill was
the Colesville chairman last year. Cat
bones Dunn reports every pitcher In
Rockville will be on line this Summer.
Regulation courts have been laid out
on the school grounds. East Arlington,
Va. under the leadership Of George VAL
lin. expects big tourney
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NETMEN IN SEMI-FINALS

Play in the Twelfth Street Y. M. C. A.
tennis tournament advanced to the
semi-finals yesterday with four favorites
lined up to battle.
In defeating M. Lancaster, s. Brown
earned the right to meet o. Murray for
honors in the upper bracket. Browns
fast-driving game carried him to q
Go, 6-3 win.
Perkins the other player to advance.
has met stiff opposition all along the
line. and he found plenty Of fight in l..
Cook yesterday. The first set was q
battle with Perkins winning 10-S. He
took the next, 6-1.
Tally Holmes, the third man in the
semi-finals, defeated H. Jones, 6-l.
6-1. Holmes played q steady game.
Oscar Murray is the fourth player. He
advanced by virtue of his victory over
Roscoe Lewis Saturday.
Doubles competition started yesterday
with victory for the Murray Holmes
combination over Hardy and Sewell.
Play in doubles will continue today.
The semi-finals will De played We'd
nesday evening on the Howard Univer-
sity courts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.

ToLEDO. Ohio. June 30.-A-
though Great Britain will
have IA of its best profess
SIGNALS entered in the United
States open golf championship that
starts over the Inverness Moors here
Thursday, there is only a slight prob
ability of the American title making
an overseas journey.
The American championship has
found a safe harbor in Its home
land since 1920, when Ted Ray seor-
ed the last foreign victory, and the
native and naturalized sons are too
strongly intrenched for an outlander
to win this year
In view of the performances Of the
British Ryder Cup players at Scioto
last week, not great deal may be
expected Of them when they 60
against such men as Tommy Armour,
Walter Hagen, Gene SaraZen and
others Of the American brigade. Con-
sequently, Britain will watch with in
terest the play Of Henry Cotton, its
brilliant young star, who refused O
place on the Ryder Cup team.
The writer watched Cotton in an
exhibition match with Bobby Jones
in Columbus Sunday and feels secure
in saying Henry is one of the best
players Great Britain has sent out
in many years. There is nothing
original to Cotton's style. Rather, It
is composite Of the best Of many
styles.
Cotton spent Winter in America
several years ago when a youngster
of 10. Upon his return home, he took
what he thought was the best of
Bobby Jones swing and the play Of
Hagen, Mac Smith and others and
adapted it to himself. He was inde-
fatigable in practice and often spent
as much as three hours on the tee,
hitting several hundred balls.
Today he has well grooved swing
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Alexandria Notes

ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 3o-More
chan 100 aquatic stars are expected to
take part in the water carnival to be
held here Saturday at the municipal
pool under the direction Of ]. F. Will
son, superintendent OF public recrea-
ton.
Special events will be held for men.
women, boys and girls.
Mechanical Department and Trans
fer Agents will tie up In Potomac
Yard Base Ball League game at Hun
ton Field Thursday at $50.
Ballston A. C. has booked two holi-
day games with the s. & r. Co.'S nine
to be played at Charlottesville, Va,
Saturday, 10 o'clock, and the nightcap
for o'clock. Ballston will return
home Sunday to entertain the Fort
Humphreys Engineers.
Nationwide Grocers were to face
Transportation Department Of the Po-
tomac Yards League at Hunton Field
today at 5 o'clock.
Plans for the organization of wom-
ems golf team to oppose fair golfers
ton are being, made at Belle Haven
Club.
Columbia Outlaws, all former mem
bers of the Columbia Engine Company
nine, are after weekday games with
senior clubs. Manager Padgett may be
reached at Alexandria 1774.
George McQuinn, former Cardinal
A. C. and Dreadnought A. A. player, is
performing at first base for the Scran-
ton nine Of the New York-Pennsyl-
vania League.
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Sened National Open Golf Peak Hangs Horseshoe Record

lost only one game out Of dozen. Mer-
ryman's percentage was 20 and he broke
even In six games. It was his first ex-
perience in important competition.
Henson was outstanding In the tri-
umph, but 1t remained for Reakc to
gain more lasting distinction. The
Bethesdan started poorly and continued
below form so long that Andy Casper,
his team captain, was on the point Of
substituting for him when the big fell
low suddenly found the range.
And up at Westminster they're still
talking Of what Peake accomplished
thereafter. He broke all known records
Tor this section Of the country for a
single game by shooting rs per cent
ringers. He pitched l6 shoes and IL
were on the peg. His opponent man.
aged to score one point.
The team match was decided on total
points, otherwise the victory would have
gone to Westminster, which won the
highest total Of individual games. Here's
. summary OF the Vic Sport Shop teams
performances:
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Here's LOwdOwn
On Shoe Tourney
THIRD annual metropolitan dis
i trict horseshoe championships,
sponsored by The Washington

THIRD annual metropolitan dis
i trict horseshoe championships,
Star.
Play starts July 81.
Entries close July IS.
Titles at stake: Neighborhood, d.
visional, sectional and city cham
pionShips Of Washington; town,
county and State championships of
Maryland and Virginia.
Tournaments in Washington I'M
der supervision of municipal play
ground department; those In Mary
land and Virginia under direction
OF local chairmen.
Entry blanks to be issued shortly
may be obtained from playground
directors and chairmen.
There Is no entry fee.
All prizes will be given by The
Washington Star. Town and neigh
borhood champions will receive
bronze medals. suitably engraved.
Divisional winners In Washington
and county champions In the neigh
boring States will receive silver
medals. Gold medals will 60 to
Washington, Maryland and Virginia
champions, trophies to East and
West section winners in Washington
and silver plate will be awarded In
the grand finale for the metropolis
tan district title.
Washington will qualify four
players for the grand finale and
Maryland and Virginia two each,
the eight to play a round robin.
Detailed Information may be OBJ
tanned by phoning or writing the
Horseshoe Editor, Washington Star
sports department. phone National
5000, branch 335.
For information on the colored
section OF the tournament, COM
municate with Arthur A. Greene,
Twelfth Street Branch Y. NJ C. A.,
1916 Twelfth street northwest, phone
North 1854.
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ONE U. S. YACHT SCORES.

LARGS, Scotland, June 80 (P.-The
American 6-meter yacht Lucie won
again in her class on the Clyde yester-
day. but Johnston De Forests Priscilla
III finished second behind the British
yacht Sasha in the e-meter class.
Caryl was third behind Priscilla.
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STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE
BY WALTER r. McCALLUM-

withdrew from the competition be-
cause he also left last night foe Toledo
and the national open, and thought
that . day Of rest would do him no
harm.
None Of the Baltimore professionals
came over for the tourney. Ralph
Beach and Cliff Spencer, Baltimore
pros, also are at Toledo.
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HINES DEFENDING TITLE.

ADMISSION, Ala, June 80 Op.-
More than twoScore of the South's lead
ing tennis players we're entered in the
Cotton States tournament as play
started. Wilmer Hines, Columbia, S. c.,
holder of the singles championship, is
defending his title.
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CREWS IN LIGHT SPINS.

HENLEY ON THAMES, England
June 80 OP).-The Harvard third varsity
and the Tabor Academy crew, the two
american Fights at Henley for the re-
gatta, had only light workouts yester-
day just padding on regatta course,
with some short bursts of rowing.
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80 50 75e 1875 ass i
IN the 4meantime preparations az

IN the meantime preparations are
i going forward throughout Washing
ton, Southern Maryland and North
ern Virginia for the metropolitan cham
pionships. The community events here
will be staged under the supervision of
municipal playground directors. Within
the next week or so all Of the grounds
will be equipped with regulation courts
and the public Is urged to use them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30
Big League Ball

The wind-up disappears with men
on first or second base and the
pitching problem becomes compl-
first would, Of course, be an invita-
ton to steal.
Runners or first or second are
frequent enough to worry o pitcher.
position changes. Instead Of stand
ing with both feet on the rubber,
the righthand pitcher usually stands
with his left foot forward, perhaps
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Cotton of Britain Is Threat
Game of Young Player, Who Refused Ryder
Team Berth, Is Rated Among Best.

that Is nicely balanced and an iron
game that Is crisp and straight. His
putting stroke may appear jerky to
the overcritical observer, yet he goes
so boldly for the hole that he gets
many long puts down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30
TIP FOR FISHERMEN.

HARPERS FERRY, West Va, June
30-The Potomac River was very
muddy and the Shenandoah was
slightly muddy this morning