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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20
Run,ors And Reality Gathered From This Sporting World The Grist Of Athletic Contest
 By JOHN A. CLUNEY
It Looks Like Kaplan and Bat from Here
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

After watching other lads wrong for few months the old determination flyer picking fight winners has returned In connection with doube-head Hartford tonight all sorts of opinions expressed regards the probable outcome of two main qoes One thing the match that Lenny will do himself good by
 mixing with Louie the Kids whether he wins or loses
 win for him put right up the front rank of lightweight contend for te If he beaten bet he will be beaten badly may get for long me Apparently Pete Reilly believes young Ralph will Kapan look bad it will be an easy matter oupont him. which belief shared by of fans Hartford recognized the of real class the youngse He probably Kapan look bad spots All good boxers do Lnny certainly of the best However it punching fights and that's thing Kapn do nceanty If his body attack Lenn kid will have tough time of it, though figure get away of the Kid left hooks Both boys swegant condition Lenny will be in there to oupoint kapan and the chances are there will be little fighting always when
 fighter As for Baino and Andy Martin hsure the champ again his home town and let go at that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20

Hartford. April 20 - The big State Armory here. which has floor area one-third greater than the old Madison Square Garden. promises to hold capacity house tonight for the second time in the many years in which 1t has been used for box ing shows.
 It was Kid kaplan who drew out the s. R. O. house to the big armory before 1t is the former worlds feath. erweight champion who will pull the fans tumbling to the Broad street arena tonight.
 On the other occasion it was the Kaplan-Petrolle fight and the great rush of fans was due to the fact that New York boxing writers almost to man had predicted that Petrolle would win on kayo and these fans wanted to be in at the killing.
 Can He Do It?
 To night there will be somewha: the same situation. A young light weight of rare skill, and, strangely enough, like Petrolle, an Italian. is picked to turn back in defeat the doughty little Connecticut veteran who was worlds champion not SC long ago and who is tough enough now to cause most of the headliners to give him a wide berth.
 Ralph Lenny of Jersey is this skillful youngster and majority of writers and of fans as well pick Ralph to win. Kaplan's answer to that is to dig right in at Waterbury for intensive training to be in the pink of one of the major essays oi his career.
 Bat Battalino. the worlds feather weight champion, and, as such, one of the successors to Kaplan, Is bat ting Andy Martin. resourceful Bos- ton featherweight, on this same card. but that bout is almost sub merged in the furore, over the clash between Lenny and Kaplan.
 Boston Figures Martin
 Battalino Is in better shape than he has been for his previous battles and expects to win decisively over Martin. who is ringman of wide experience and consummate smart ness, but Boston, after the outcome of the Callahan bout. sees Andy as the winner.
 Matchmaker Ed Hurley has as. sembled an undercard which should provide lot of rugged milling among boys of lesser reputation but 1t Is the Kaplan-Lenny and Bat talino-M Martin skirmishes that are monopolizing the attention of the fans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20
CITY'S AMATEUR BASEBALL LEAGUE ].
 MEETS TONIGHT

Indications that the combination Company G-Prospect Garage base. ball combination would be the sixth team accepted into membership of the 1881 City Amateur League Were strong to-day as managers prepared to attend the first meeting of the season, called by its new president, Joe Bropl1y for o'clock to- night in the park department offices. :, city hall.
 It is expected that the Company c outfit, if accepted into the league, will be managed by George Tracy, who piloted the. Prospect Chargers irto the championship of the Public Park league last season. Captain Pete Fox of the guardsmen has been very anxious. to have his ruOfit in the circuit and believes that he can pre- sent a team strong enough to com pete with the Sacred Hearts, Wash. ington Hills, North End Thomas. Brooklyn A. C. and Tribune A. c. which will comprise the leagues membership this year. The conncc- ticut Yankees have been. unable to organize a team, according to league officials, and. will probably not be represented. Jimmy Lee, newly elect ed league secretary and Matt Dun- phy who is back again as treasurer after a years absence will also be on hand tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20
HEEL LENE MAIDS ON BEST
 CHOICE FOR OLYMPICS


 j New York, April 20.-( UP Miss Helene Madison of Seattle to-day ioomed as the United States out standing competitor for wcmen's syimnaing honorsin the 1882 olym- plcsGahnes.
 The Seattle mermaid captured three individual champic in the National "A. "A. U. championship which closed, iii the Womef's swin- riatng assCciation pool yesterday and also was a member of the winning team in4 the 400.yard relay.
 sWcmen's Swimming association of New York took team. honors with sD points, while Miss Madison's Washingt6n A. e. team finished sec pnd with 27 points. Other team scores were: Los Angeles A. C., ID; scranton Swimming association [; Carnegie !, Library club, Homstead. Pa, c Hollywood. Fla, 4. C., c; Ill. noiS Womeiiss Az C., 6: Wtittinsville, Mass, Community Center. 2: Buffalo Wonien's Aquatic club, l 1; Worcester, Mass, w. g. "A, l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20

With half a million spectators, more 0ry1ess, lining the course. FPS long djstap nee athletes, including vir- trally every star of, this country and Canada, were to trot down the hill lock from Lucky Rock manor in Hopkinton at noon, and race 1t over the 20 miles and 3s5 yards of ma cadafn to Boston.
 DcNlar vs Record
 Tn this s5th annual Boston Athlet- ic association marathon there was one outstandtng favorite--C Clarence Harrison DeMar, who will be 43 in June but who has proved, no farther back. than last year. that age Is not going to prevent him from winning these grinds. should the, Keene, T.. H., normal school teacher and former typesef- Boston A. A. clubhouse in the Back Bay this afternoon. 1t would be his eighth victory in this event, It was 20 years ago that he won 1t for the first time.
 During an interview last week, De- Mar remarked:
 E ''If It's typical spring day, not too hot and not too cold, l should equal the record, anyhow, and may be better it."
 To-day.s weather seemed to be right for. the veteran, and with his wife and baby watching the finish line for the first time, he was expect cd to make brilliant showing. Miles Won Twice
 l. If DeMar, with seven, victories in I12 starts to his credit, were not in the field the favorite doubtless would be Johnny Miles, the appro- priateIy-named Canadian marathon. CT who has twice won the classic esta ablishing q course record of 2 hours, 33 minutes, 8 4-5 seconds in his victory of 1929. This 24-ycar- old athlete from Hamilton, Ont, may spring another surprise to-day. | It is fortunate for DeMar that he races against the record, not the neid, for Miles is only one of many men to be feared. There are Karl Koski, who never finished worse than sixth: Willie Kyronen, whose long record includes second, third "Bricklayer' Bill Kennedy of Port Chester, N. r., who won in 1917 and who has been trying ever since to repeat
 Other favorites included: Percy Wyer and John Cuthbert. both of Morach 4. C., Tortonton, ont: Jim my Henigan. Medford, A. A.; J. D. Semple, Lynn Y M c 4 and Gordon Norman, Maiden. .
 The field. larger than that of last year, Includes 209 Americans and 10 Canadians. Four former winners will try to repeat to-day: DeMar Miles, Kennedy and Carl Linder of l Quincy, victor in 1919.
 laurel Fr0n: Greece
 An; innovation this year will be the crowning of the winner with a laurel wreath fashioned from leaves | imported from the valley of Mar. athon in Greece. celebrated as the scene of militiades' victory over the Persians. The tap -breaker also will be. awarded a medal bearing the in- scription, "Nenikamen ("We are vfctorious',) ). the word which Phei- dippides, first Marathon runner, shouted in reporting Miltiades' tri. s a5.t 4.A | f45- . .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20

1.-two at the tape. The mile course was run in 1:35, full second
 faster than any two-ycar old ever
 had run 1t before.
 Vanderpool whipped Equipoise | in their first meeting, but he came right back to beat the Tennessee horse by four lengths in the Sara toga Special. Hard luck still rode his withers and he was disqualified for interference.
 All told, the races that he lost by less than length would have made his winnings for one year al. most $300,000. That would have meant that one or two victories this year would have put him well ahead of Gallant Fox as a money winner.
 Equipoise's best race was in the Pimlico Futurity, which he won. The opposition was furnished, in the main, by Twenty Grand and Mate. Equipoise was left far behind - almost sixteenth of mile-at the but he made up ground easily enough and moved to the lead q few yards from home.
 Tn Equipoise, Cornelius Whitney. son of the late Harry Payne Whit ney, has horse that seems to be superb at anything. He is proven mud runner. Weight. seems to be no factor. He can go any distance. has a brilliant change of pace. and sticks to the rail like a leach. He does not, seem to have suffered from his arduous campaigns, and, in fact, Is absolutely sound. t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20
U. l. P. BOWLING
 LEAGUE FINISHES WITH DINNER DANCE

Members of the Lithuanian 1nde- pendent Political Club bowling league brought their season to a mefeoric close Saturday night with q dinner dance at St Joseph's hall ir Brooklyn attended by more than 76 coupies.s Attorney Edward Bob- bin presided as toastnnaster. follow ing his introduction by John Jenu- saitis, chairman of the arrangement committee, who also explained the championship bowling team this sea- son which also ificiuded: Speakers we're Rev Joseph vaiantietus, Rev Arthur Smulkstys John A. Cluney and John Kairis, manager of the < The winning team was explained by John Jenusaitis. president of the league. Other members of his team were Edward satula. Edward Kaz. emakas. William Arnauskas, and oYfd highest team was won by Jo. sephs Stikiius' team. which was com. posed 7 of William Giosky, Johr Aiexaitis, Gus Kankal, and William Ker1ausis. The third team was com. posed of John vaitukaitis. Dr John Staneslow, Harry Kenausis, Josepl IaGrabbles, and John Bivainis.
 Tho high three prize for indivi
 duals was won by Victor Gaigot witt
 394. High single of 15G brought Joseph Yanay;ch first prize In thii
 division, and John Yanavich witf lIfO won the prize for high average
 Low average went to pr Edward Staneslow with 70.
 Consolation prizes were won bS
 Michael sheron, Anthony Dulskis
 Bruno Eutkus, John Stokes. Johr March, Stanley, Lingis, Charles Du
 bauskas. ;John Lesunaitis, William
 Lesunaitis, Edward Lasly, Fr. Jol1i Kazia uskas, Albert Francis, William Dubauskas. pr Walter l.. Selens. ant
 William Shukaitis.
 The league was directed during the year by the following committed Chairman, John Jcnusaitis; secre
 tary, Michael Sheronas, treasurer Joseph Gravels; Joseph Stiklus. VII lIiam Kenausis, William Arnauskas
 and William ritcavage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20
Last Period Rally
 Wins For Locals

The largest soccer football crowd 10 witness game this season in Waterbury braved the winds at Brassco Park yesterday afternoon and were well rewarded for their loyalty. For more than an hour they were well entertained by the Waterbury Portuguese and German Sport cluub of Bridgeport. the local kickers winning to 2, by virtue of a last period rally which netted two goals after the score was tied early in the second period. Individ- ually. Tauber of Bridgeport, and a former Waterbury Teutonia player was the best on the field. aside from the fact that he scored both. of the visitors goals. Brown, Hall. Parker, McQuade, Bowes and Connaghan. brothers all com bined their skill to assure q Portuguese victory. SCOT ing early to lead and putting On q fipal drive that sewed tip the con- test. Next Sunday the Portuguese play the Foresters tp BridReport.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20
NEW MARKS SEEN
 IN PENN, DRAKE
 GAMES THIS WEEK
BY LEO H. PETERSEN Limited Press Stan Correspond,


 New York, April 2o.-UP).- Americas two greatest relay car nivals, the Penn and Drake games, will be held Friday and Saturday with approximately 5000 athletes from 1000 colleges and high schools competing.
 At Philadelphia some 5000 ath- letes representing institutions in all parts of the United States and some from Canada will gather for the 3Sth renewal of the University of Penn sylvania relay carnival while the Drake relays, held at Des Moines, Iowa. will draw approximately the same number of entrants.
 Nearly Even
 The Penn carnival, the older of the two relays, and the Drake games are staged annually on the same days and are rated on par. Rec ords made in the different events on the program are usually nearly equal in both affairs.
 World records will be endangered by the athletes competing at both places More than sL score of relay marks probably will be shattered. Probably the outstanding event in the two relays will be the decathlon at Penn. Barney Berlingcr, consid- cred the outstanding decathlon star since the days of Jim ThorD heads a formidable list of athletes who will compete for the title. Berlinger has surpassed all of his old marks in workouts this spring and many expect him to set a new record for the number of points scored.
 I'm the Century
 Anothed feature of the Penn games will be the 100-yard dash which will gee such stars as Allen East of Chicago. Johnny Haas of Minnesota, Arthur Watkins of liar yard, Al Kelly of Georgetown and Armand Hutson of Denison vieing for the crown. Hutson finished sec ond to George simpson of Ohio State in the race last year.
 Einety-five events, many Of them for high school athletes. comprise the program for the Penn games. Four Western Conference schools will be represented. They are Chi cago, Minnesota, Ohio State and In- diana. The latter school will send John Hatfield, who won the 120- yard high hurdles championship In 1880.
 NOtrc Dame In
 Other schools from the mid west who have nominated men for the Penn carnival are Michigan State, Notre Dame and City College of De- troit. Representative from the south include Washington and Lee and North Carolina.
 In the high school section, two Canadian institutions will compete. They are the Delta Collegiate and Hamilton Collegiate, both of Hamll- ton, Ontario.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20
BASEB ALL IN LINE FOR GREATEST MOBS ! SINCE GAME BEGAN
Yanks-Athletics Drew SO,- 403 Yesterday For Ml- Time Record Cubs Prove Strong Attraction
BY GEoRGE RIRKsEY

iCnitcd Press Stan C0rrcspOndcntl
 Chicago. April 20--(UP)--Afater one of the greatest opening weeks in history. major league baseball looked forward to 4day to one of It's most prosperous years.
 Twice in the first six days of the 1891 campaign the two major leagues smashed all attendance rec ords for a single day. On the open ing day the two leagues attracted approximately 245,000, persons into eight parks, surpassing the former opening day record of 233,000 made in 1925.
 E. Just Another Record
 Yesterday the two leagues sur passed an old record when approx inately :40,000 persons, saw the eight games. The Yankees-Ath Athletics game at Yankee stadium. New York drew SO,403. an all time record crowd for baseball. 9s
 For the second time within a week, the Chicago Cubs played to ai. overflow crowd at Wrigley Field, with approximately 43.000 persons .ii attendance at the Cubs- Cardinals game yesterday. The Yankees played to about 200,- 900 persons in their first five games ct Yankee Stadium. The Cubs att tracted abou ,50.000 to their first six games at Wrigley Field. If these two teams--b0th for rnidable pennan't contenders---- should get into the world series. all attendance records for the post-sea- sen classic would certainly go into eclipse.
 Millions Attracted < With another great pcnnant race In the ofiing, the National League threatens 10 approach it's record of gbout 1-2 million spectators. the most prosperous since the .. league was founded In 1876. The Cubs are shooting for the in- Gividual record of about 1900, ,000, which they missed last year by about 30.0o0 and in 1929 by about l5,000. s .
 The smallest crowd in the two ma- jcrs yesterday was at St Louis. whefe 10000 saw the White Sox and Browns in action. Estimated figures for the eight games yesterday fol- low:
 Americal League:
 At New York, S0,4o3 (oflcial) ; at Cleveland, 20,000: at Washington 1?S.4os.
 National League;
 At Chicago. 43,000; at Boston, 3O.000; at Brooklyn. 2G.000; at sCin- cinnati, 14.O0O. Total 113,00O. <
 Weather conditions have played q prominent part in attracting the customers, as only. one game has teen postponed since opening day. The Carllnals-Eeds game at Cincin- nati Friday was rained out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20
BOUTS !. AT N. H. ARENA
 TOMORROW NIGHT

New Haven, April 2o-Wrestlins enthusiasts of this city are in for a rare treat at the Arena tomorrow night as Jim Downing, grappling promoter, presents hi sweekly mat card, one which consists of two feature finish matches and three 90 minutes sessions.
 Tn one. the main encounters. Johnny Supsie, Elm City. pride and joy, and undcfeated before his home town folks, will come into the ring against Leslie Crimes, of Australia, !, while the second finish bont will have Milo Steinborn. Herculian marvel, and Wee Willie Davis. Vir- ginia mountaineer, as it's principals.
 The three time limit sessions will have as principals. Blue Son Jen- nings, full blooded Indian who de- cided that there was more of thrill in grappling than doing tribal war dances, and Ivan Vakturoff, Russian giant; Billy Bartrush. who few year ago was on the gridiron for dear old Chicago University and Stanley Stickney. Hartford brilliant: and Adiolo Marchioni, who as an amateur held the New England heavyweight crown. and Jack Burke of Minneapolis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20
Methodist BOwlers
 In State Contest

First Methodist bowling team en- ters the semi-final matches Of the state elimination contest tonight. They bowl the Emanuel Lutheran team of Meriden in the Silver City Y. NJ. C. A.
 Last week the First M. r.. team scored victory over the New Haven entry by 51 pins.
 The members of the team are Steven Halloway, William Blair. Jo- |seph Schilling. Harold Wright, Ed ward Wright and Herbert Hoyt Thif team won the Y church league pen nant in this city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20
Crosby vs Winsted

enough class in beating the Alumni ia a seven inning contest, Coach
 Bill Schofield of Crosby has pre- pared his baseoall troupe for their first valley league game of the sea son to-morrow afternoon at Hamil- ion park. Giltert high of Winsted, will provide the opposition and q first class game Is looked for with Ike Kern cn The mound for the To-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20
Wilby.Lose.s

Five errors four of them by Crichton played major part in the first game. of the season which WI. by high schools baseball team lost to Aneonia high, Saturday by an 10 count, The locals got off to . good start with 2 run, In the first in- ming. gAneonia got even In the sec- ond and put through q four run pa. rade in, the fourth and three more runs in the seventh. Desmiarig, on the mound for gWilby had nine strikeouts while tiie losers Outhit their rivals also. N
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20
YESTERDAYS HERO

Yesterdays hcro-charley Root who pitched the Chicago Cubs to { to 1 victory over st Louis, allowing opy C hits and pitching shutout ball during the final 8 innings. It was the first defeat of the season for the Cardinals. 1930 National League champions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20
The Voice of Public Opinion

Latest dope rsm Hartford is that Harry Leavi extate policeman chauffeur will be given the appointment as assistant Com
 missioner Tom Donahue somebody wanted to toss another political plum lap but the fact that he has in way qua
 by knowledge of the boxing business holding back the appointment which apparently assured time ago Leavitt per- sonaly puted good fellow which O. with but he knows nothing job which he would given him. hen again there question whether another assistant commissioner is needed From what meage knowledge this good old om plenty of assistants officially appointed or not
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20
Slattery Returns

Buffalo, \. r., April 20.--- (UP)--- Jimmy Slattery, of Buffalo, was de- scribed as being in his best condi- ton in two years as he prepared 10 step into the heavyweight ring to- night against Tom Heeney, New Zea land.
 The fight, six-rounder, will Dc Slattery's first in year. Four six-round preliminaries and two four-round ones will precedc the Siattery- -Heeney match.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20
Did You Know That

year Rockne Tim Moynihan to scout Drake. hs tell the story himself Tim little tardy in avng
 the and learned arriving that Drake had played
 game night before Tim chgned expecting to be hrd when he got back to Nore Rock merely grnned at Tim ugubou face when he returned he had failed to scout the team Reaching of his desk Rckne took out an yeope and dumped and the table . With
 Dear Rock understand scout got hs dates and did sat down and secuted the game you myself We suckers for short pass lnced are diagrams shifts and The letter was signed by Oe Solem coach Of the southern and western racing plants Agpa Calnte the expensvey equipped OneEye Connolly says they Oriental there for the horses tc sleep on Some the retain their habits of sleeping at the post
 At Aqua Caen anyway Moorsh castles all the pae
 with thick rugs walk upon Thick nice when one ns Every day apane ecngnmenn of film folks arrive for sport which includes only hcfaeing but the Kind oi games got Nevada publicity for Clara Bow And If one
 inclined himself there is always place at one elbow mbbe of tequwhich the sort of stun that makes . rob bis trunk s4A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20

Jersey City 2, Rochester 6. Toronto 1, Newark 2.
 Baltimore 6, Buffalo 6. Montreal 8, Reading T..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20
= 2 STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Games Yesterday. Philadelphia 3, New York 2. Washington 8, Boston 0. Detroit 2, Cleveland 2. Chicago f2, St Louis 6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20
aror Arnory Dralos State Fistic 10 Double Heade
Johnny Miles, Canadidn Runner, Conceded Chance
 To Beat Veteran De Mar
]. By HENRY MINOTT

Boston April )-Marathon day dawned fair and weather for of Americas greatest road classics.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20
Lenny Too CleDer For Hailing Kaplan Many
 Fistic Fans Belieue
HARTFORD CARD TO.NIGHT

Dat battaEn0 vs Andy Martln--IO rounds.
 Louis (Kid) Kaplan vs Ralph Lenny-10 rounds
 Sx-rounders: Kid Bon Bon, Waterbury vs Romeo Dubois New Haven; Kayo Morgan Stamford Carmen Nachicco Brooklyn
 our-rounders: Harry Os Springfield, vs Marty Mar no Hartford Nick Chrsy Bristol Rene Peloqun Dan- ielson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20
PACIFIC COAST.
FIrat Gmsyles

San Francisco II, Missions 2. Oakland ', Portland 6. Sacramento ,, Seattle ]. Hollywood 5, Los Angeles o.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20

A Dublin. Ireland clothing dealer gave fl ticket for the grand national hospitals sweepstakes with every oYercoat
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20

The soap plant e q native Of Mex- ieo and Colorado. When Us roots are placed In water they form studs ike soap and may be used in wash lug.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20

Rev John Daniel. who died recent iy near PwIlhedi, Wales. could speak 13 languages.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Milwaukee 4, Toledo 2.
 Columbus 1, Kansas City 2. Indianapolis l2, Minneapolis 2. LnuIAvIlle S. St Paul [.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-20
Second Games.

Sacramento 16, Seattle II. Hollywood G, Los Angeles z. Oakland G, Portland 5.
 Mlhaionn II. San FrancIscO lO.