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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-23

While Connecticut's time law" forbidding the display of any but standard time on public buildings or on the streets is being observed throughout the state, a survey just completed by the Connecticut Cham Der of Commerce in cooperation with 55 local chambers of commerce discloses that business in all the communities will operate on day light saving time with the exception of Guilford. Kent and Windsor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-23
Harrison Appeals To Police To Check
 Gang Of Rowdies
Flowers Torn Up, Limbs Broken Flower Beds Tramped Upon Fulton, Hayden and Library Parks Suffer
 Severely, Superintendent Declares in Public State. ts ment

Classifying the vandalism now rampant in the public parks as the worst have ever seen," superin- tendent of Parks Irving w. Harrison said to-day he would appeal to the police in an effort to have this stopped before the parks are ruined to an extent beyond repair. "Fiow-
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STRIB BELIEVES

LOS ANGELES. Aug. 1s-fP-W.
i. CYoung) Stribling isn't apti-
mistic over the chances Of any pres
ent day heavyweight taking Max
Schmeling's measure.
The Georgian, mentioning here.
OF course believes he can whip the
German who scored a technical
knockout over him several weeks
ago TO retain the worlds heavy
weight boxing title but doesn't
favor the chances OF the rest. in
Guiding Jack Dempsey. Jack Shar-
key. Primo Camera. Mickey Walk
er and Tommy Loughran.
Il don't think Dempsey will ever
get back into a championship cam
paign," said Stribling. He always
could hit but he won't be as fast
as he used to be and II ne can't
land he'll probably be badly beaten.
IF Sharkey can't beat a fighter
Walkers size he can't expect Ia
beat a real heavyweight. Camera
is just a great big man and that
lets him out. Loughran. OF course,
merits consideration but he isn't as
spry as he once was. Walker Is too
small to fight a good heavyweight
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-18
DOCTORS WILL
LOOK AT EYE
Madison Square Garden Has
Guarantee Posted For
Primo-Max Fight

NE WORK. Aug. l8-tPl- On
behalf OF Madison Square Garden
OF Illinois, the National Boxing
Association will conduct an inquiry
into the seriousness Of the injury
Max Schmeling. heavyweight
champion. says will prevent him
from meeting anybody this year
The Investigation will be conduct
ed through N. B. A. afflliateS In
Germany.
william =. Carey, president OF the
New York Garden, said the In
veStigation was to be made at
Primo Cameras request. The Il
linois Garden has Camera undes
contract to meet Schmeling and
posted a 100000 bond 10 guarantee
that the match would 20 through
before the contract expires Sept
30. Schmeling recently cabled from
Germany that an injured eve
would keep him out OF the ring
for some months.
Carey revealed that the Garden
would make no effort 10 halt the
bout between Camera and Jack
Sharkey at Ebbets Field Sept. %
under the promotion Of Jimmy
Johnston. He said that II Schmel-
ing's eye injury vas certified by an
N. B. A. official, thus releasing
the Illinois Garden from the $780,
600 bond, the giant Italian would
receive a release from his contract.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-18
BY HERBERT ". BARKER

ASSOCIATED Press Sports Wrlter)
The Chicago CUPS, picked in
April to give the champion St.
Louis Cardinals a fight for the ma
tional pennant, apparently have de-
cided a little late to do something
about the runaway the Cards have
made Of the ace
Winning their second double
header with the Boston Braves III
as many days, the Cubs char gee
past the New York Giants into
second place yesterday eight ana
one-half games back Of the high
lying Cardinals. The Giants, split
ting a double bill with the champ
ions. fell back into third place q
full game behind the Cubs.
Home runs by Jim Bottomley
and Chick Hafey in the eighth gave
the Cards a 6-5 win over the Giants
in the first game but the Giants
took the second contest, Us. by
Smelling Paul Derringer from the
peak with a five-run assault also
in the eighth inning. Travis Jack
son, Giant shortStop. was forced
Out OF Ine EdINe WIFI Il DLOhcll
nose when he was hit by Gelbers's
drive in the fifth inning or the
nightcap.
Robins Beaten
Brooklyn lost more ground as
the Cincinnati Reds took two
games. Al and SO. behind great
pitching by Si;as Johnson and Owen
Carroll.
Larry French, Pittsburgh Pirate
soLthpaw, stopped the Phillies, l.
2, in the first game Of O double
header. allowing only six hits. but
Phil Collins gave the Quakers an
vel break by blanking the Cor
Sairs, 80. in the nightcap.
In the American league, the
New York Yankees. holding third
place. fell to a position I've games
from the Washington Senators and
is from the Philadelphia Athletics
by accepting an 80 trimming from
Detroit.
An early attack on Pat Caraway
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STECHER WILL
CRAPPLE WEST
Mantell Takes On r. Blue
Watkins, Fleming
To Meet

Ernie Stephens will give the
graphing fans a quantity as well
as quality card here Thursday eve
ming. The card. headlined by the
Young Stecher-Stanley Wee co,
contains five matches.
The semi-final brings together
Dutch Mantell and Robin Blue.
Other matches include Sailor Wat
kins VS.. Leslie Wolf Fleming. Silent
Rattan vs.. Jack Burns and Pancho
Vitena vs.. Bully Wakefield.
The Old Stomp
Fans will remember Stecher for
his rowdy work here two weeks ago.
The Greeks favorite hold seems 70
be an old-fashioned stomp. In his
match Thursday. however. he will
be meeting another rough and
tumble Scrapper in West, the husky
Oklahoma Indian.
Dutch Manteu, the one-man
circus, Is slated 70 tangle with
Robin Blue. the flying scissor artist
in the semi-flnal. Regardless o.
outcome, this viii be real enter
N1AAAAAA1AANs 1&At Vi a1aE Will OAAEA n
world Of contrast in tactics and
demeanor.
Sailor watkins, who can crawl OF
the mat in five different direction.
at the same time. Is 70 take or
Fleming. Watkins will likely spenc
the evening Scrambling for the
ropes.
Rattan Returns
Silent Rattan. popular dummy
comes back TO the Valley this week
Here he will wrestle Jack Burns. q
San Antonio grappler. Rattan really
is one OF the best welters in the
game. He new fails to make a hi
with the fans through his clever
mat work.
The opening bout viii pit Panch,
Vitella. Mexican weller, agains
Bully Wakefield, another San An.
tonic boy.
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FIGHTS LAST NIGHT

BUFFALO. ". Mickey walk
rr. Rumson. ". j., knocked out Jack
Gagnon. Boston. ~.
NEW YORK-Giacomo BerEom-
as. Italy. knocked out Jack Shaw.
New York. ~. Justo Suarez. Ar
rentine. and Emil Rossi, New York
drew. l0l.
CHICAGO - Dave Shade. San
Francisco. ~outpointed Willie Oster'
Boston. Cl0l.
NORFOLK. Va-Midget Wolgast
Philadelphia. outDointed Dies
Welsh. Norfolk. 1O).
MIAMI. Fla.-Relampo Saguero,
Tampa. knocked out Tod Smith,
DAYTON. O.. ON
LOUISVILLE = Jackie Stewart
louisville. outpointed Frisco
Grande. Buffalo, N. Y, G0). news
paDer decision.
SIOUX CITY. 1a.-Real villa
Tulsa, outpointed Babe Barnes,
Sioux CITY. C6).
HUNTINGTON. w. va.-Tommy
Rios. Chicago. outpointed Johnny
Roberts. Huntington. dO).
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WHITE BREAKS
TRIPLE RECORD

One 1880 Texas League record
went into the shadows yesterday
when Joyner White. Beaumont out
fielder. hit for his nineteenth triple
this year, beating last years record
of eighteen. White. who also leads
the league in stolen bases and home
runs, clipped the 1890 record in The
eighth inning, his only hit in Beau
mont's s TO 0 decision over the Dali
las Steers.
Buck Marrow limited Dallas TO
three hits, all singles. The Exporters
found Grady Adkins. Dallas hurler.
a puzzle for six scoreless innings.
but they got to him for two runs in
the seventh and showed over four
more in the eighth. II was Adkins
thirteenth defeat this season. He
has won eight.
Leon Chagnon pitched Fort Worth
TO a 6 to / decision over San An
tonic. his fourteenth victory this
season. He struck put eleven and
allowed seven hits.
Hits mean little in the wichita
Falls and Galveston game at Gal
weston last night. Wichita Falls got
FOURTEEN hits but the Buccaneers
won 7 to 6 on seven hits. Galveston
n rened with five runs in the first
ming. driving pitchers Terrell and
il orrid TO the showers. although Cal
weston got only two hits. Five walks
and interference by the catcher
allowed Galveston the runs An n
usual feature was Wichita Falls had
one runner left on base although
fourteen batters got hits.
George Washington Payne. second
ranking ace to Dizzy" Dean Of
the Houston Buffaloes. chalked up
his twenty-first victory last night.
beating Shreveport in the first game
Of a doubleheader, S 10 4. Payne was
complete master Of the Sports. He
held them tc nine hits and runless
until the first Of the seventh. Payne
has lost nine. Houston stumbled in
TO too much pitching from M0ulton
N the second game, losing 5 to 0.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-18
STARS KEEP
IN RUNNING
Only One Seeded Player Is
Eliminated In u. 5.
Tourney

FOREST HILLS. Y. Y, Aug. I8-
lP-The WOmen's national tennis
championships Iloved into the
second round today with Is OF the
IS seeded players still in the run
ming.
The only seeded star eliminated
in the first round yesterday was
the Baroness Giacomo Levi OF
Rome and New York, seeded eighth
in the foreign list. The baroness
had the misfortune OF catching
Virginia Hlleary Just when the
Philadelphia girl, No. 4 in the ma
tiOnal ranking. reached top form
The result vas q 6-3, Ga victory
for Miss Hilleary.
All the o-her favorites. including
Mrs. Helen Wills Moody Of San
Francisco. Helen Jacobs Of Bcr-
kelley. Calf. and Betty Nuthall and
Phyllis Mudford Of England came
through without trouble.
Mrs. Moody swept through Edith
SigOurncy ~ Boston without the
loss Of a game: Miss Jacobs drop
ped four games. two III each set. IN
beating Mae C%urtvorst Of Wichita.
Kae.
Miss Nuthar. who won the title
last year when Mrs. Moody elected
70 remain in California. defeated
Mrs. Bernard IT. STEM OF Garden
City. N. ". go. 6-1. and Miss Mud
ford eliminated Mrs. Anna Fuller
Hubbard OF Lancaster, Mass, 6-3,
Go.
Mrs. Moody was matched IN the
second roynd today with Mary
Greet Of Kansas City. No. Q IN the
rational ranking list. Miss Jacobs
rev Virginia Rice Of Boston rs
ler opponent: Miss Nuthall next
rs. presented itself in the person
VI Clara GreensDan NJ New York
'f.s1 Mudf0rd drew Cecil a Riegel
% Philadelphia.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Rochester l3. Baltimore 7.
Newark 3. Buffalo 4.
Jersey CITY %. Montreal o.
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Did You Know That

Back around 1909, Bob Wells
laid out a diamond here for a
year -. no one knew just why
Bob was relegated TO the non
paying job JUNE Cobolini
let the cat oft OF the bag re-
Gently -. 1t happened this way
:. the strong Brownsville semi
pro team engage an upstate
team in a series San Bell,
now a portly county commits
sioner, Wells and CO olini made
an agreement the one who
got the fewest hits would have
to lay out the diamond all the
next year Bob won" the
dubious honors Bob Carpen-
ter of The Herald advertising
staff was a member of the
Austin high football squad which
defeated a great Fort Worth
club for the state championship
many years ag) a.. on the Cow
town team were "Bo" McMillen,
Red" Weaver and others, who
later made history at Center
College 49,.
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Boy Visits Chicago
On Scooter

CHICAGO. Aug. lS-R-As
a scooter, Nicholas LpaS. .. or
Indiana Harbor. Ind, Is some
kind OF a champion.
He left home yesterday morn
Ing on his scooter and twelve
hours later arrived in Chicago,
having made the 20 miles on n
gallon Of water. furnished
through the courtesy of various
oil filling stations along the
route.
The police held him for hts
parents. He stuck 70 his story
that he lost his way In Indiana
Harbor when his mother sent
him % the barn for an armload
or wood and kept right ON
scooting until he got TO Chicago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-18
A. PLANS TO INVESTIGATE SCHMCLING'S
Fiue Mat Bouts Are Carded Thursday Nigh
WRESTLING LAST NIGHT

DOVER, N. J.-Sandor Szabo, 207,
Hungary. threw Fred Caroni, 200,
Italy. 20:3l.
MONTREAI-Henri Deglane. go,
Montreal. defeated Frank JudSon.
2O8. Boston. In two straight falls.
"a minutes and two minutes: Joe
Malcewicz. 205. Utica, N. ". de-
feated Nick Lutzke, 20S, Venice,
Calf, $500.
STOCKTON. Calif-Everett Mar
shall, 2i5. La Junta, Colo. defeated
Nick Velcoff. 223, New York. two
Of three falls CVelcoff first fall ls
minutes: Marshall second seven
minutes and third In seven).
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MAJOR LEAGUE

MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS
CBy The Associated Press
Oncluding Games OF Aug. I'D

80 -
National League:
Batting = Davis. Phillies, $50,
Terry, Giants, .34S.
Runs-Klein. Phillies. 100: Terry
Giants, Sc.
Runs batted in-Klein, Phillies
e5: OFT, Giants, 81.
Hits-Klein. Phillies; L. waner
Pirates, 100.
Doubles-Hornsoy, Cubs: Adams
Cardinals, 81.
Triples-Terry. Giants. Is; Tray
nor. Pirates: Herman, Robins, IA.
Home runs-Klein, Phillies, 81,
OFT. Giants. %.
Stolen baseS-Frisch, Cardinals
Is: Cuyler. Cubs. II.
Pitching-Haines, Cardinals. Wor
10, lost 2; Bush, Cubs, won II. lost
4.
American League:
Batting - Simmons. Athletics.
.3S5: Ruth. Yankees, 1892.
Runs - Gehrig, Yankees. 100:
Ruth, Yankees, l05.
Runs batted in-Gehrig, Yankees
100: Ruth. Yankees. I20.
Hits-Simmons. Athletics, TIA;
Gehrig. Yankees. 15S.
Doubles-Webb, Red Sox, 81;
Miller. Athletics: West, Senators:
Alexander, Tigers, SO.
Triples Simmons, Athletics:
johnson, Tigers. Is.
Home runs-Ruth, Yankees, SO:
Gehrig. Yankees. 80.
Stolen bases-hapman, Yankees.
A.: Johnson, Tigers, 80.
Pitchirg-Grove. Athletics. won
"a. lost ?: Marberry, Senators, won
IA, lost 2.
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San Benitans Are
Attending School

SAN BENITO, Aug. "a San
Benitans attending the football
coaching school at Lubbock con-
Quoted by Wallace Wade OF Duke
I'M Jersity. Durham. n. c. and
Jimmy Phelan OF Washington Uni
versity, Seattle. included r. NJ.
Aiken. former coach here. and Ezell
Darby who has been coaching at
Caldwell.
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TEXAS LEAGUE EADER

Runs: Selph. Houston. l04.
Hits: Stanton. Wichita Falls. 1856.
Doubles: Stanton, Wichita Falls.
As.
Triples: White. Beaumont. 10.
Home runs: White, Beaumont,
Is.
Runs batted in: Medwick, Hous-
ton, l0l.
Stolen bases: White, Beaumont,
40.
Games won: Dean. Houston, %.
Games pitched: Payne, Houston
A.
Compete games: Harris, Fort
Worth. "a.
Strikeouts: Dean. Houston, 239.
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The
Sports
Spade
~ A EUSTACK
= = = u u =

SETTLING for once and all the
dispute as to when whitening seas
on opens. shooting will begin on
the morning Of the goth. Local hun
tiers have been puzzled as to whether
n season opened in the morning
or at midday. A telegram to she
Batsell-Wells sporting goods store
here from the state game, fish and
oyster commission definitely sets the
opening time as in the morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-18

BILL CABLER. stellar halfback
OF the B. ]. c. Scorps. Is anxious to
see some amateur boxing IN this sec
ton. Ernest Stephens has promised
10 conduct a Valley-wide tourna-
ment In the near future. Ernie has
the plant and he could put himself
in right with the amateurs by con-
Quoting such a tourney.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-18
LEAGUE

Mondays Results
Boston 8. Chicago ?.
Detroit 8, New York 2.
Only two games.
Tuesdays Games
Boston at Chicago.
New York at Detroit.
washington at st. Louis.
Only three games.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Memphis II. Atlanta s.
1ittle Rock o, Birmingham l Gi
Innings).
Knoxville 9. Chattanooga 4.
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Tuesdays Games
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Mondays Results
Chicago 6-3. Boston IL.
St. Louis 6-5, New York ST.
Pittsburgh 40, Philadelphia 2-3,
Cincinnati 4-8. Brooklyn 1-3.
Tuesdays Games
Chicago at Boston.
st. Louis at New York.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
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Another Gridster.

DR.. HARRY KLOTZ, who recent
~ began practice in Brownsville. was
a whale OF a lineman in his day at
Rice. Red" Irvine. athletic director
OF the Brownsville schools, played
a. Rice with DR.. Klotz. Red" knows
Mis football players and he says the
Brownsville practitner was Of all
Southwest caliber.
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Cubs Pass Giants and Gain
On Loop Leading Cardinals

gave the Boston Red Sox a 80
decision over the Chicago White
Sox.
All other American league clubs
had an off day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-18

Just a word concerning our Bull
dogs under Coach A. M. Weir who
succeeds Cowboy Ogan. The boys
are getting ready to hop in the old
toys within a few days so when the
initial call ')mes they will be IN
good condition. With the exception
Of Penney FTisby, Bud Earnest and
Butch Stutsenbacker they are all
ready to 60. The loss OF Ray Nc
camp through ineligibility will likely
be felt. We were looking for his 10
use his 160 pounds Of fight to good
advantage this season. Earnest, also
ineligible. has showed a lot Of real
stuff and we hate 10 lose him. PEN
ney is entering Baylor university.
We wish them all luck.
A Trio OF Fans
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-18

DIZZY DEAN, Peck's bad boy Of
the Cardinals. has written a series
OF stories a la Chic Sale entitled
I'm a Great Ball Player-and I'll
Tell You Why" These stories are to
be carried by The Herald. Dizzy
begins h. yarn when he was a
country boy IN Oklahoma and comes
down to his recent marriage N
Houston. He has a truly remarkable
record and chances are he'll 90 down
In the books as the Right Handed
RUDE Waddell.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-18

THE printers must have their little
Jokes. Yesterday Old Spade was sur
prised TO learn we were in Biloxi
this spring with the Giants. II was
a case OF a misplaced head. Al1o
noticed where Dizzy Dean struck
out "All" batters in first five innings
instead OF I'll"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-18

I ALTHOUGH 1t Is a little pre-
pature. the boys n beginning to
&hirp over the coming football seas
on. Here we have a letter from "A
Trio Of Fans" McAllen high boost
erS:
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- The
TEXAS LEAGUE
Results

Results
Houston so, Shreveport As.
Fort Worth 6, San Antonio !.
Galveston 7, Wichita Falls 8.
Beaumont 6, Dallas 2.
Tuesdays Games
Fort Worth at San Antonio.
Dallas at Beaumont.
Wichita Falls at Galveston.
Shreveport at Houston.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Minneapolis at Louisville. rain.
Kansas City 3. Toledo 8.
Milwaukee II, Columbus 8.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-18

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Rochester Is. Baltimore 7.
Newark 3. Buffalo 4.
Jersey CITY -. Montreal o..
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STRONG GAMES
UP In BIG 10

CHICAGO. Oct. 81. R-The
Western conference will be looking
TO Michigan and Iowa Saturday TO
pull 1t up even with the rest Of the
country in i~ntersectional football.
In nine intersectional contests this
season. Big Ten teams have lost
five decisions, have won three and
tied one. Iowa which has suffered
two Of the five defeats. appears
about ready 10 win a game this week,
with George Washington University
Of Washington. ID. c., as its op-
ponent. while Michigan. which seems
TO have recovered from its dlsap-
pointing start. will be a long favor
tie over Princeton's Tigers.
Iowa has been beaten by Pitts
burgh and Texas A. a. M. Ohio
dropped a hair-raiser to VandelI lit.
Yale crushed Chicago. and Pennsyl-
vania upset calculations BY trounc-
ing wisconsin last week. wisconsin
previously had earned a TT draw
with Alabama Poly.
On the other side Of the ledger.
Minnesota defeated Oklahoma Ag-
gies. Northwestern walloped the Uni
versitv Of CALIFORNIA; southern
branch eleven. and Purdue outpoint-
ed Carnegie Tech last Saturday.
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Scorps Polish
Up Attack For
Friday Clash

The Junior College Scorpions are
putting on finishing touches for
the hardest contest they have faced
since their collision with st. Mary'S
University last season.
They = 10 play Schreiner's In
stitute under the floodlights at
San Antonio Friday night.
Coach Red" Irvine is brighten
ing up the clubs attack, seeking TO
perfect timing OF the wingback
plays. The team appeared a bit
sluggish against the Aggie Fresh
men last week and Red" Is driving
the squad hard to put snap into
its play.
II is likely that the Scorps will
show Schreiner a lot OF passing.
Maurice Pipkin, full. Is n Of the
best flat zone paSsers in the state
and he will likely see lots Of service
against Schreiner.
The institute puts out a strong
game every year. And this one Is
no exception. The Schreiner boys
looked particularly good in beating
Sam Houston Teachers.
The Scorpions will leave here
Thursday morning and will work
cut under the floodlights at Corpus
Christi that night. They are anxious
TO see how this night football goes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-27
COMISKEY IS
GIVEN HONORS
Old Roman To Be Buried
Thursday Morning
At Chicago

CHICAGO. Oct. 27-P- The
body Of Charles A. Comiskey. base
balls "Old Roman" came back 10
Chicago today 10 lie in state until
funeral services Thursday morning.
The body OF the owner OF the
Chicago white Sox. who died at
his summer home az Eagle River.
Wis. early yesterday. started last
night on a 30-mile automobile
Journey TO Rhinelander. Wis. where
l. was transferred 10 a train sched-
uled to arrive this morning. The
body was accompanied by the Old
Romans onlv son, j. Louis Com
iskey, and Hurry Gardiner, Secre-
tary OF the White Sox and Comis-
keys closest confidant.
Comiskey's last Illness came on
him while he still was trying to
build a club to replace his Amer
lean league champions OF 1919.
which he wrecked after the scandal
which followed the World series
that year. He retired 10 virtual
seclusion several years ago when
his health began TO fail.
II is expected that control OF the
White Sox. which belonged 70 Com
iskey-franchise. players and PIX
will pass to his sol J. Louis Com
iskey.
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OLD MAULER
MADE OFFER
Dempsey May Fight Primo
Or Campolo AT
Miami

NEW YORK. Oct. q. LP-If he's
really serious about that comeback
attempt. Jack Dempsey can have 40
per cent Of the gate receipts for a
match in Mani. Fla. next February
against either Victoria Campolo or
Primo Camera.
James j.. Johnston, Madison
Square Garden promoter, said he
had been informed the old manasSa
mauler was prepared TO come east
to discuss the proposition If neceS-
Sary. Dempsey, preparing for a
comeback with an extensive barn
storming tour Of the far west. now
is on a hunting trip in Nevada.
Observers here considered It I'M
likely Dempsey would accept the
terms Johnston has offered, point
ing out that the one-time heavy
weight champion almost invariably
in the past demanded and was given
a guarantee. He probably would want
half a million for a match against
Camera or Campolo who clash here
Nov. q.
Nevertheless. the Garden definite
" is committed to a boxing show
at Miami next winter. Johnston has
been working for some time with a
view toward getting Max Schmeling
TO defend his heavyweight title
against Mickey Walker.