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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29

For half a dollar or an ace, there's a great bargain to be bought at the Waterbury Arena on Phoenix avenue. Romeo Dubois, Joe Vignah, Jimmy Paternoster, Johnny Sims, Mickey Flahive and Tony Laverio, will all swing into action against various opponents. These young men of tried and true value as fighters should draw quite a contingent of fans to the d armory, for of the six bouts ar- ranged, there's sure to be plenty of action.
 Fistic Earrings
 Dubois meets up with Buster Hall, New York darky who made 8 first class showing in Golden Glove tourney down Gotham way last year. Vagnali is booked to take on Irish Jimmy Farley, last years 133 pound amateur champ in the metropolitan district while Pater- noster is billed with Al Manley of Stamford, who has been going full b ast in the smaller fight clubs of the state this past summer and fall. More FavOrites
 Then there's Johnny Sims of Naugatuck who made quite a hit last week in his first professional bout winning by a knockout in three rounds. Johnny pairs up with Gus Winkleman of New York in which should be a sizzling five round number. Mickey Flahive of Hartford was given spot on the card last night, his opponent to be Charley Badami of New York, and last but not least, Tony Laverio of Bristol hooks up with Harry Ry- der, the local negro with fistic aspirations. Of the proceeds. $150 goes to the City Amateur League to pay medical and surgical bi Is in- cured last summer by the baseball players at Hamilton park.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
MANA&A MAULER
 NOT READY TO GO


 Chicago, Oct 29. (UP)-Jack Dempsey has not been approached for match with Jack Sharkey, Leonard Sachs, business manager of the former heavyweight cham pion, said to-day in denying reports from Boston that a second Demp- sey-Sharkey fight would be staked in Chicago next June.
 Sachs said after a long distance telephone conversation with Demp- sey that the former champion was not yet ready to open negotiations for his second comeback.
 Dempsey is suffering from g. mild attack of intestinal influenza, Sachs said, and will rest at Salt Lake City for several days before resuming his exhibition tour. A scheduled appearance at Moline III, has been postponed from November to IS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29

HOPEvILLE DEBT WILDCATS
 The Oakville Wildcats are chal- lenged by the Hopeville A. C.. for a game this Sunday afternoon. If
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
K. OF L. BOWLING CHATTER

the mud, remarked Dutch Danf- savage. Yes, and I'll bet the sheriff clutters up the court room some- thing terrible, added Druggist Bill Kenausis. Better get a door mat. Jenusaitis.
 Captain Jonuk Lesunaitis got his squad into Alley Manager Kairis' private office for Q 15 minute pep talk with a resultant 2 game win over Ed Yanavich and company, and a tie between these two teams for 5th place now exists. Druggist Bill Kenausis rolled one of those before and after games - before, 10S; after, 1O5-with 70 sand- wiched in between for total of
 Advance publicity: the game of games for this evening will be on alleys 5-6 between the once famous Sheriff Jenusaitis quintet and his co-occupant of the foundation or cellar position Brony Bivainis. Come one, come all for the great est thriller of the season, see the two outstanding l.. I. P. bowling teams in the century's battle for supremacy. He haw, he, haw and a couple of has, remarked Doc Selens.
 By way of explanation, that smoke screen came from the cigars that Doctor Staneslow passed out to the boys. How is the family Doc? And your family Kasidas? And yours, Dan Stokes? And yours too, Hop SherOn? Have I forgot ten any? Oh yes, Anthony Dulskis, beg pardon Duke.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
Olin Injured

New York, October 29 - Bob Olin suffered a gash over his eye yesterday while working out with Joe Sekyra at Stillman's gym. As a resdlt his bout at the New York Coliseum next Monday night with Don Petrin, may have to be can celled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
WethersiieId In Lead

Hartford, October 29 = The Wethersfield High School soccer teams are leading the teams of the Central Connecticut Valley Inter- scholastic League in both the sem for and junior divisions. The sen- iors have a record of six victories and one defeat while the unbeaten juniors have three triumphs to their credit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
MURELLI BOXES TONIGHT

New York. October 29 = Benny Valger vs. .Lew Murelli in feature six-round bout at Lenox. S. C.. 107th street and Park avenue.
 Tony Canzoneri vs Phillie Grif- fin in feature ten-round bout for junior welterweight championship at Newark Armory. Newark, N. J.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
sTApEs PLAY DODGERs

New York, October 29 The football game scheduled for last night between the Stapleton team and the Brooklyn Dodgers was postponed because of indictment weather. The game will be played tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
New York Youngsters Oppose Nutmeg Boys
 On Six Bout Card

dozen young men from New York and Connecticut will do their level best lay out each other quickly possible this October evening part and parcel of benefit boxing show sponsored by the Waterbury A. C. and the City Amateur baseball league In the lot there's not tempera mental champion nearchampon contender for tte but there is 9 group of fighters, not financiers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
A Little knock-a little boost First it's me-then it's you;
 No harm done-it's all in fun.
(By Lotta Strikesanspares.)

The medal for the most im- proved bowler of the week goes to none other than Captain Ed Bob- bin. Eds scores of 100-101-8S for a total of 289 vindicated that adage of Everything comes to him who waits" and believe me you, Bobbin has certainly waited for this mo- ment. Step forward Ed and take your bow for you certainly de- serve it, incidently Eds team is now in sole possession of fourth place and won't stop until it rests on top, remarked Engineer Joe Stiklius.
 Boom ping bang -wham and a long series of explosions, busts or what have you. Yep, you guessed 1t, the total team score of AIS in- dicates that Captain Father Kaz- lauskas and his mates, Harry Las- Charles Dubauskas were floating on the bubble of success when along came Billy Ice Arnauskas and pricked the bubble with the natural result that whatever goes up must come down and when you hit terra firIna with a 3 game loss it sure am some jar.
 A consolation duet was sung by Al Kasidas and Charles Dubauskas which was entitled we had to lose three games or have our team broken up." Wonder what John Butch Stokes and Hop Sheron are snickering about, over in the cor ner? Dubauskas became so excit- ed over the loss of 2 games that he started the 3rd by throwing 2 balls into the Naugatuck river, I mean the gutter Ono difference) and got a mere pins with the 3rd and last ball.
 John Sexton Vaitukaitis with the aid of Sun Parlor Dan Stokes, Al Judge BrOnsky and Wally Pit cavage who rolled 318-255 and 32O ran rough shod over Pat Verbickas for three games and hoppcd into the plush lined soap box known as first place.
 vaitukaitis closest competitor. Fritz Dulskis and Sheriff John Jenusaitis clashed on alleys 9-10 and when the dust settled the sher- fir and his deputies were status quo, meaning same as before, (still tied for the cellar position). This makes nine straight games that the sheriff has lost, I wonder how it feels to be wallowing around in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-19
Big Three
Face Test
Helen Wills Moody, Jacobs
and NuthalI Still in
Net Race.
ByUnited press

BIZ United Press
FOREST HILLS, N. Y, Aug. 49,
Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, Miss Helen
Jacobs and Miss Betty Nuthall, the
big three of the forty-fourth wom-
ems national tennis singles cham
pionship, were faced with their first
real competition today as the tour
nament moved into the third round.
Mrs Moody, who won her first
and second matches with the loss
OF but five games, was scheduled to
meet Miss Joan Ridley, seeded No.
6 Of the visiting British delegation.
Miss Jacobs is booked to engage
Miss Virginia Hilleary of Philadel-.
phia. Miss Nuthall is likely to be
forced to the limit by Miss Jose
phine Cruickshank, one of the five
Californians still in the running.
California will line up against
Britain in two other of the days
matches, Mrs. Lawrence A. Har-
per of Oakland meeting Mrs. j. P.
Pittman, and Miss Dorothy Weisel
of Sacramento taking on Miss Doro-
thy Round, No. singles player of
the British Wightman cup team.
Other third-round matches are:
Miss Sarah Palfrey of Boston VS..
Miss Phyllis Mudford, Great Brit
ain; Miss Alice Francis of Orange
VS.. Mrs. Eileen Bennett Whiting
stall, Great Britain, and Mrs. Mar
ion z. Jessup Of Wilmington, Del,
VS.. Mrs. Shepherd Barron, captain
Of the British Wightman cuppers.
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Eric KrenZ.
Coast Track
Ace, browns

BIZ United Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10
Americas strength for the coming
Olympic games had been seriously
weakened today by the drowning at
Lake Tahoe, in the high Sierras, of
Eric Krenz, %, former holder of the
worlds discus throwing record.
A short time after he had eatenl
luncheon, Krenz and a girl COM
panion went out onto the lake in
boat. After rowing a short time,
Krenz lowered himself into the wa
ter to swim. He was seized with
cramps almost Immediately. The
girl attempted to aid him, but could
not. The body was recovered a half
hour later.
Krenz was captain of the 1880
Stanford university track team and
that season threw the discus 167
feet SIS inches, breaking his own
worlds record.
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TRIBE BATTING AVERAGES

baseball PAS ALL, Important high school and col
well as boxing and wrestling matches.
diamond Tuesday afternoon. They were
Leading, I to 4, in the seventh and then
necke lined one over the fence '' with Nc
Cam on base and Angley duplicated Koe-
necke'S wallop.
In the fourth sigafoos singled. Bedore
fee. Pitcher Prudhomme f1elded the
sphere and threw to third but the base
was uncovered, Hopkins went in on the
near the player gate. The Apostle pitcher
saw umpire Clayton near the sack and
believed he was throwing to Hopkins.
Rosie Rosenberg turned in a circus
catch on Saltzgaver in the seventh, taking
the ball with one hand while on the run.
Goldman also starred in this inning with
a one-handed stop on Paschal.
Walter Miller failed to cover first base
in the fourth when Mccain scooped up
Saltzgaver's. hot grounder back on the
grass. Anderson and Fitzgerald covered
gerald was caught mapping of of first
in the fifth after beating out slow roller.
Arch, Campbell was banished of of the
ming with umpire Johnson.
Chef Fowler, veteran infielder obtained
from the Texas League, has been released.
Kroner, the young infielder bought from
Oklahoma City, is ready to break into
the Tribe lineup.
The series with the Saints stands two
games to one in favor of the league lead
ers: Bill Burwell is slated to hurl for the
Tribe in the windup tonight. Park Of
flcials were Swamped with orders for seat
reservations today. The fact that women
and children will be admitted free Is ex-
pected to attract a throng. Action VIII
start at 8 o'clock.
In 1905 when Washington park opened a
circuit drive over the high fence seldom
was chalked up. Monte Beville an Indian
apolis man catching for Milwaukee put
one over the high left field barrier that
! season and it is said Danny Hoffman. in
1910. was the first pastimer to clear the
/ high right field fence.
The Indians Of 1905 finished sixth Some
/ OF the PLAYERS that season were Thoney
! McCreery. Zalusky. Martin. Crowley. Nor
/ gan. Reid. Massey. Farrell. Bruce. Moran
! Carr and Weaver. The teams best hitter
| that year was McCreery with a mark Of
/ 1903.
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f1Stic program at Fl. Harrison.
Captain j. R. Kennedy, match
maker, announced Wolgast would
start training here late this week.
Rain fell throughout Tuesday
nights show, but failed to slow
Jackie Brady. Syracuse IN. V,
welter slugger, who f1attened Marty
McHale of Cleveland in the second
stanza of the scheduled ten-round
main event.
Eddie Koppy, Detroit lightweight,
gained the verdict over Sidney Os-
born Of Cleveland in the eight
rounder. Both boys mixed it up.
Dick Porter put away Kid Lord,
Terre Haute lightweight, in the
second round, and Cecil Hurt.
local middleweight, bowed to Lester
Prather in six rounds.
George Downey outpunched Roy
Woods, local feather rival, in one
four, and Joe Monte had the better
Of Frank Rosenstein in the opener.
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The Apostles trimmed the second
place Indians Tuesday afternoon,
IA to 7, as the local mound staff
went to pieces. Leads piled up by
the home nine failed to discourage
the visitors and in the last inning
Lefty Leifeld's pacemakers rallied
for seven runs. w. Miller, Morrell,
Horne and Smith all were pounded
hard by the Saints and the hit to-
tai of the mortimer reached twenty
Jumping off to a lead of three
runs in the initial stanza, the Hoo
siers looked the part of champions,
but Walter Miller weakened in the
fourth and the Apostles walloped
him for three runs after two pas
timers had been retired. The Tribe
got a break in their half of the
fourth and scored twice when pitch
er Prudhomme threw the ball away
on play at third.
In the fifth the Saints registered
another marker and the locals tai
lied twice in the seventh. In the
eighth the visitors tied up the con-
test at 7 and 7 and in the ninth it
was all st. Paul, eleven hitters 60
ing to the plate.
-Four home runs were clicked off
during the Tuesday struggle and
Tom Angley, Tribe catcher, blasted
two of the circuit drives. Len Koe-
necke also crashed one over the
fence and Cedric burst of the
Saints hit one in the fifth. Angley
batted in three runs and Anderson
OF the Apostles batted in four.
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Washington Park Chatter
BY EDDIE ASH

Work on the tearing down Of Washing
ton park will begin after Sunday Aug. 30.
Tonight's action will be the last for
American Association pastiming there, but
there will be other events this month. A
boxing show, will be staged at the old
plant Thursday night ana on Friday the
A. B. C.s local Negro league nine, will
perform On Saturday night, two amateur
teams will use the diamond, the Woodsides
meeting the Western A. AS The A. B. C.s
will play again on Sunday and on Satur
day. Aug 30. the CITY amateur association
will use the park. The last event will be
on Aug. 80. with A. B. C.s playing. The
ground is owned by the Big -Four rail-
road.
Washington park was opened in 1905
and Ed Barrow was. manager of the In
dams at the start of that season. He is
now the business, manager of the New
York Yankees. The Indians won three
pennants on the West Washington street
diamond in 1903 under Charlie. Carr. IN
1917 under Jack Hendricks and in 1928
under. Bruno Bethel. The 1902 American
Association pennant waS\ won on the East
Washington and Gray street diamond.
Washington park has been the scene
of countless sport events in addition to
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Semi-PrO and Amateur Gossip

West Side Chevrolets would like to
schedule a strong state club for a game
Sunday. Chevies hold victories over some
Of the strongest teams in the state. Wire
William Rider. 1881 Belefontaine street
or call West Side Chevrolet Company, Be
35l9. ask for Clay Edwards.
Aided by heavy hitting and stellar pitch
ing. Little Flower Blossoms trounced
Lourdes in an indoor game. IL to 4. Davis
and Altman we're on the victors' firing line
while Beven and Monahan worked for
lourdes. Little Flower and st. Philips
tangle Friday at 6 D. m. at Flower dia-
monds, Saints are leading the east side
Catholic League.
Riverside Olympics turned in their sec
ond straight league win by downing Lincos
SUNDAY, 10 10 5. Murray. on the mound
for the winners pitched good ball and
was given good support. three double plays
being made by Olympics. Next Sunday,
0lympics play. Keystones in a Municipal
League contest at Riverside /. The club
Will practice Friday evening and all play
erS are requested to be present.
Jake REYNOLDS or Lefty Newbold will be
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The women at the Indianapolis Country
Club are getting ready to determine the
club champion for 1881 and from all ap-
pearances the toga again will be worn
by Mrs. James c. Patten. Only Tuesday
Mrs Patten rounded the difficult links IN
IS blows and that will beat most of the
men most of the time.
q
Women at Avalon already have decided
their club championship. Buff Abbott
usually the winner of the Avalon title.
didn't enter the championship event this
year making it wide open chance for
everybody. Mrs. E. w. Lee defeated Mrs.
M. j. Abbott, Bluffs mother. in the final
match. l up. 19 holes.
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on the mound for western A. AS when
they take on WoodSideS in a night tilt
at washington park Saturday. at .. IN.
Miss Boots Thompson will work for Wood
sides. Probable Western lineup: w.
Lakewood. SIS; Barker, CT A. Finchum. 3b;
L. Young. RI; Hicks. If; E. Finchum. lib;
bold. D. D. Mitchell, E. Lakewood and
r. Kirk are reserves.
South Side Turner's will practice at Gar
field No; Thursday at ,5:l5 p. m. in
preparation for Sundays battle with In
dianapolis Black Sox at Pennsy park
Turner's have scored impressive victories
over several strong state teams and would
like to hear from other fast clubs for
Aug 80 and September games. Write
Paul Miller. 1928 Bradbury avenue.
Irvington Troians would like to book
game for SATURDAY. An I. A. B. A. team
is preferred Last Saturday. Trojans
thumped Broadway M. E. to 1. Call Bob
GLADDEN.. Ir. 37o8.
Indianapolis Reserves lost a torrid tilt
to Elwood Boosters Sunday, s to Z. Porter
Mays pitched good ball but was given
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McLarnin Has
Weight Edge

By United Press
NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-Jimmy
McLarnin, Vancouver welterweight.
is expected to have three-pound
weight pull over Billy Petrolle of
Fargo, N. D., in their ten-round
bout at Yankee stadium Friday
night. Petrolle reported his weight
today as 140 pounds, while Nc
Larnin scaled slightly above 143
pounds when he completed training.
Betting on the bout is extremely
light despite the popularity of the
two fighters, with McLarnin quoted
as 6-to-5 favorite.
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BY L. S. CAMERON
United Press Shorts Editor

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-Rogers
Hornsby led his Chicago Cubs into
New York today for an eight-day
visit which is expected to determine
the Cubs final standing in the 1881
National League pennant race.
Trailing the st. Louis Cardinals
by nine full games, the Cubs must
make clean sweep of their eleven
games against Brooklyn and New
York if they hope to overtake the
leaders.
A 3 to 2 defeat by Boston Tues
day cut the Cubs lead over New
York to .OO2 points Fred Frank
house allowed the Cubs only five
hits and won out when Worthing-
ton singled with the bases filled in
the ninth.
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/ ALKING
IT OVER
by JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-It's quite
~ distinction to be in the major
leagues for seven successive seasons.
It's an even greater achievement to
stick with one club for seven semes-
ters. And it becomes a downright
event when player can boast the
accomplishment Of Lou Gehrig-the
trick Of having played in one thou
sand major contests without break.
It was on June /. 1925. that GehTig
took Wallie Pipps place at first base for
She Yankees. Since then. the New Yorks
have PLAYED 1000 league games and fifteen
world series competitions and the powerful.
durable Gehrlg has been in every one Of
them.
As records for long service 20. Gehrig's
IS not starting when YOU realize that Babe
Ruth has been in 2.047 American League
games But Babe has had repeated long
lay offs which in his thirteen years as
an outhelder. have kept him out Of more
than ESQ games.
Gehrig. on the other hand. has gone
right on playing without lapse. rarely
hurt and II injured. oblivious Of the handi-
cap. while he has strived for a record now
owned by Deacon Everett Scott.
II will be recollected that when Miller
Higgins benched Scottie on Nav 5. 1925.
the shortstop had PLAYED in 1907 straight
games. Last year. joey Sewell fell vic
tim to influenza after he had been in l.1o3
successive contests. 1t is interesting to
note that Scott finished with the Yankees
and that sewell and GehriR are teammates
on that club today.
YOU may suspect it-or perhaps
i you do. But, take it from the
ever reliable figures, the Cardinals
of 1881 do not like left-handed
pitching. Last year they made a
fine showing against southpaws.
But this semester they haven't done
so we'll in competition with crooked
arms, winning thirteen and losing
fifteen.
The decreased efficiency OF Chick Hafey.
who used to murder lefties. has had
something to do with this form reversal.
It's a trihe early to talk about the world
series, but this left-handed debate has
quite a bearing on what may be expected
when the Red Birds face Messrs Grove and
Walberg. or hasn't it2 Judge for your
self from this dope on st. Louis struggle
with National League Southpaws:
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BY United Press

By United Press
CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-Jockey Dave
Bryant, who rode one horse to VIC
tory after touting another to win
was under suspension today by the
Hawthorne stewards.
Judge Joseph A. Murphy, presid-
ing steward, said that BryantS
troubles were due to his "touting
tactics" and there was no evidence
that the jockey was run out" of
Chicago as he stated after appear
ing at Louisville, KY.
The jockey disappeared mySteri-
ously last week after riding Civ
anna, a 2-year-old filly owned by
j. w. Marchbank, wealthy Cali
fornian, to victory over At Sunrise
heavily backed favorite. Bryant is
said to have whispered before the
race that At Sunrise would win.
If Bryant does not appear at the
Illinois Turf Association by next
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ators, each pitched sixteen straight
victories in 1912.
The major league record for
straight victories is nineteen made
by Timothy Keefe, New York
Giants, in 1888 and equaled by RUDE
Marquard, New York Giants, in
1912.
Groves record before today's
game was twenty-four won and two
lost and he has a better than even
chance Of lettering Joe Woods rec
ord of the highest percentage of
games won in single season. Wood
won thirty-four and lost five in 1912
for an average of 872.
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Girl Pitcher
in Night Game

Miss Boots Thompson, local girl
diamond star, will be on the slab
for WoodsideS when they tackle
Western A. A. at Washington park
Saturday night at 8 p. m. Miss
Thompson has been pitching good
ball for Woodsides against state
teams, having won six and lost
one. She throws left handed and
bats right.
Woodsides have won twelve games
and lost four while A. AS have
triumphed in eighteen of twenty
starts. Women and children will
be admitted free.
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Eight Left in
Tennis Play
BIZ Unitcd Press

BIZ United Press
NEW PORT, R. l., Aug. 19.-
Frederick j. Perry of Great Britain
was the lone foreign survivor today
in a field of eight players qualify
ing for the quarter finals of the
Newport casino tennis tourney.
American survivors, counted upon
to turn back Perry in his attempt
to win a second American trophy,
include the entire 1881 United
States Davis cup team-John Van
Ryn, George Lott, Frank x. Shields
and Sidney B. Wood-national
champion Johnny Doeg and two
youngsters-Bryan Grant of At
lanta and Ellsworth Vines of Pasa-
dena, Cal.