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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01

the profession he did. His tastes and linclinations didn't seem to run that way.
 Mother Not Proud "Am I proud of him? No, not ex- actly. knew my son was a good man; raI;. And AT I,na that . Is , all any mother The Rockne family lived in the Logan Square section of Chicago in the early days, the same neighbor- hood that produced Johnny Coufon, former worlds bantamweight cham pion.
 Rockne himself. so the legend days. fighting at small clubs to help earn enough money to go to school. Rockne's flat and somewhat dis connected nose seemed to bear out this popular belief.
 He attended ola Northwest d. vision high school, now Tuiey. and worked in off hours. One of his first jobs was with the Chicago postofffce at salary of $5 a week. He asked for a raise and his pay was in- creased to $5.50 week. That was one of the reasons why he de- termined to get college education. Another of his jobs was delivering newspapers.
 Originally Rockne planned to en- ter Illinois, but was persuaded by friends at the last minute to go to Notre Dame. He did not go to Notre Dame as football player. His best sport was track. in which the quar- ter mile. pole vault and broad jump were his three best events. Priest AccaIIs Him Rev. Charles l.. O'DonnelI, presi- dent of Notre Dame, recalls Rockne as he was when he entered Notre Dame in 1910. Father O'Donnell waf prefect of Corby hall, where Rockne lived.
 "He was one of the shyest men in the dormitory," said Rev. O'DonneIl and nobody could have predicted for him his own personal success as a
 football player.
 Indeed. he was far better known | as a keen student of chemistry. He was offered and accepted an fnstruc- torship in chemistry upon his grad
 uation in 1914. But even in those days the yer'stility of his genius was apparent.
 Apart from his splendid academic
 record and his brilliant career as an athlete, he played in the university orchestra and was inimitably comic | in student vaudeville. His humor on the stage and off was original" Rockne played the flute in the col lege oschestra. In the production of
 .The Girl of the Golden West" he took the part of "squaw." Rockne was an end on the Notre and 1913 and was captain of the team his last year. His first bid for national athletic fame came in Oc- t0ber, 1913, when an unknown Notre Dame team travelled to West Point and defeated a powerful Arm,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01

They were undefeated, united na- tional champions with a record of 19 straight victories during 1929 and 1880.
 Idol of Boys
 Rockne was the greatest of all football coaches, but he was even more than that. He was unique. He had a dynamic personality which left an indelible impression upon every person thrown in contact with him. The hundreds of boys who played under him during his 13 years as head coach at Notre Dame wor- shipped the ground he walked on. He was famed throughout the land, not alone for his football gen- ius, but for his wit, his kindly phii- osophy and his vibrant personality. Don Miller. Ohio State backfieid coach and one of the famous -Four Horsemen," gives a keen insight into the sort of man Roekne was when he says: T wasn't much of player in high school and 1 wouldn't even make the freshman team at Notre Dame. was discouraged and ready to quit when Rockne astonished me one day by putting me in the regular backfield. And he kept me there. He had seen something in me that even I didn't
 
 finest friends man could have" Mil1er's case is only one of many. Rockne was judge of men and he was an inspirational leader. Players battle to exhaustion for him through the hardest football schedules any team ever played. They did 1t for Rockne,' not because he wanted them to. That's what they though of him.
 Just By Accident Rockne did not choose football for his career. After he was graduated from Notre Dame in 1914 he ac- cepted a place on the coaching staff under Jesse Harper, then head coach, as something to do while looking around for job" He became head coach in 191 and during his regime his teams won 108 games, lost 12 and tied four. Five of his teams were undefeated undefeated in 1919, 1920, 1924 and 1930. His worst season was 1928 when his team lost four games. Rockne was born at voss. Nor- way, March 4, 1888, son of MT. and Mrs. Lewis Rockne. His father was carriage maker. In 1893 the elder Rockne came to the United States to exhibit one of his carriages at the Worlds fair here. His exhibit won a medal and he was so pleased with this country that he decided to re- main. Two months later his wife, son and two daughters joined him.
 Mrs. Martha Rockne, mother of the football coach, is still living here, and to-day recalled her sons visit with her recently on the oc- casion of her 72nd birthday.
 Even Mrs. Rockne never dreamed that her son would become an ath- lete. much less the peer of all foot ball coaches.
 @Knute was a serious boy" she recalled. "He loved to read. had no Idea that he would ever follow
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
BRICK HANGS UP
 NEW ALLEY MARKS
 IN EAGLES LEAGUE

Johnnie" Brick, ace of the pin
 smashers in the Eagies bowling
 tournament climaxed a season of
 surprises and upsets last evening by
 wrecking several long standing rec-
 ords and chalking up few new ones. He not only put himself far
 out in front of his closest competi-
 tors but carried his team mates to the advanced lines for the seasons
 new high three-string mark. Brick rolled a total of 468 for three games, which is the greatest total ever made in an Eagles tournament and pos- sfbiy in any local fraternaI jaunt in Waterbury. His mark of 165 is also the best single contribution of the year. Captain Jim O'Rourke's team of which Brick is anchor man ap- in the American league. They turned in marks of 525, 537 and 646 for a total of 1903, which Is likely to survive all attacks for the remain- der of the season.
 Next Saturday Tho Eagles tournament will come to a close one week from this even- ing with the final games in the Na- tional league. On next Saturday ship of the tournament will be de- cided in the roll-off between Cap- tain Joe Seery's clan and the Out- fit piloted by Captain Art Enhorn- ing. They are the respective win- ners of honors in the National and American leagues. A crowd of 200 or more Is expected to witness the battle.
 Saturday evening, April Il. will witness the annual banquet, which officially terminates the season. The big affair will be held at Lakeside tavern.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
BROPHY STARS
 AS HILLIES TRIM
 EMERALDS 47-3O

The Washington Hill Hillfes won the championship of Washington Hli last night when they swamped Joe Bowey's Emeralds 47-30 in a onc-sided game. The Hillies took an early lead and at half time led by 12 points. The game was handled by referee and an umpire. Jimmy Tracy, Wilby high school star, refereeing and Charley Maloney, um mpiring. In the last quarter the Hillies lost two men on fouls, Tracy and Gladney being banisfled on four personals and the Hillics played the last four minutes with four men. Joe Brophy was the individual star of the game scoring six times from the floor and two less from the foul line for q total of sixteen points, while Jeeps Shiel with IA points was next high scorer for the Hillies. Captain Joe Bowey was the losers best bet scoring 13 points for his team.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
Runsors And Reality Gathered From This Sporting W World
 .~-~~~~~>~~~~~.~>~>~~---
 The Grisf Of Athletic Contesf
From Norway to Notre Dame
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

He has way of talking that you and ee Tommy Knnealy brilliant Crosby
 high quarterback years back speaking of Knue Rokne Noe Dame discussing with the writer the ported illness great that tme In those few summary from standpoint of the magnetic onaly which coupled with the keenest of analytical minds turned football Dame that far superior anything the defy Rokne he repeatedly explained interested in his boys individually proving continually oncusvey his contention foot ball. properly taught tends bring the best characteristics which spirited ve manhood is built and propgaed His
 timely death yesterday perhaps blessing disguise bringing end suffering which his individual and which he bore we'll Meanwhile all world that knew him. his passing His life began Norway Though commanding personality his spirit is immortal resth him!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
What's This Holdout Racket?

Why that after baseball and just ordinary tite always get the line telling world general they will will do they money playing with and such club One opinion good like the idea of that southern ing trip opens with exhibition games setting Being the for many every year makes lazy they don't believe bearing down until opens. Then again of the boys get off good when the regular and figure they might
 stale down south else great training slump when pennan drive As for the club believe way that just little publicity which keeps the fans in their particular section edge until the boys marching home Then everything is hunky dory
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
TROLLEYMEN SET
 RECORDS, CLOCK 1ST

In clinching second place of the current Industrial Bowling League, the Connecticut Com- pany pininen set two new league records las. night at the GcnlOt alleys. They hit 632 for the first game, passing t1Ie 624 mark held by the French rollers. For total they had f,752 supplantfng the 17O1 count of the Waterbury Clock team, the latter coming through to take the league cham pionship after setting the Patent Button outfit back three times fin q row. Benson of Inc Buttonmcn, hit q triple strike for 146 string Williams, Connecticut Company pinncr hung up high single of f48 and best three of 3SO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01

DUSTY TITLE GAME
 SET FOR YALE GYM

It was announced fo~day t1,at the Sfnfe Tndusfr1a1 League cham 1,iousIlip hssl<efbal1 game win no played Saturday night 1n tho Yale gym. The contest 1s slated
 The Tesephone Five of New Haven ana the American Brass team Of Waterbury. winners in fIse elimination series, will meet for the championship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
Just a Little Print

All hands goading themselves for the wrestling New Haven this Like all generals Bgader Jack Cuey General George Bow will direct operations from far behind the lines New York where they the human hulks loose gub public Incidentally wouldn't be great shock should the pahyderms right into Waterbury and the mosquito laden air of Lakewood with their phoney howls headoc With about hours training Kid Hershey jumped into spot New Haven Monday night his fight and then the other guys hand raised That Unknown Winston. who has stopped for spell will be very well known the he's going small d ton of Al Gaino you're foot hgh Cold weather kept Jimmy Lees high school baseball boys in the gym lately
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01

eleven. coached by Major Charles Daley, 33-13.
 Tho Forward Pass
 That game was significant for more than one reason. It was the first time a middle western team had travelled east and defeated an east. ern team on It's own field. It was the first big game in which the for- ward pass played the deciding fac- tor.
 Charley Dorais' long, accurate passes down the field to Rockne be- wildered the Army team and paved the way for Notre Dame's smastl- ing triumph. The Army was 50 im- pressed with the Notre Dame style of play that Rockne and Dorais were invited to remain several days at West Point and instruct the Army players in this new aerial weapon.
 (To-mOrrow:-- :--R0cl<nc's highlights as . player and his carly coaching 6ayal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
Brooklyn Roycrs

The Brooklyn Royers meet to- night with their club leader Harold Dayton, for a special party with a talk by City Boys Secretary. Bill Briggs. Entertainments will be served. The Rovers have one of the liveiiest younger boys clubs in the Brooklyn Y. Harold Dayton their leader, Is q member of the N Theta, Pi. Central "" club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
Complete Shock.

1 LOOK out OI my window and see men passing about the cam pus. Their step is changed, slowed down. Rockne is dead.
 There is a small group of us gath cred in my library in Sorin Tower. There are long siIences, then a little talk.
 Prof Ronay, once famous baseball player, is telling me how Rockne
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
Brooklyn and North End YMCA Notes
stunt Nights

Arthur Mahoney is getting his clubs in both branches lined up for two big nights In late April. The stunt night will be the big social event of the boys season in both branches. Operations, weddings, murders. circuses. and every kind of dramatic spectacle will be part of the stunt night programs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
Brooklyn Falcons

Fred MouIthrop, member Of the zi Theta Pi club of the Central Y takes charge of the Brooklyn Fal- cons for the first time this evening. most of them in high school and all are old members of the Brooklyn Y. Fred MouIthrop has had great deal of experience in club work havs ing formerly worked in the boys de- pertinent of the Central '.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
PROFESSOR FRIEND
 | OF ROCK WRITES | OF COACH, PAL

Editors Note: Professor Charles Phillips Of Notre Dame. poet of dis tfnctiOn and author of numerous books and plays, was intimately as- sociated with Knufc K. ROclrne, famous coach of Notrc Dame foot ball teams. At the request of the United Press, he has written the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
North End CoIonials

The North End ColoniaIs under the leadership of Fred Moulthrop and Richard Crane were the guests of the Meriden Y M c A Employed boys in Meriden last night.
 The colonials have the largest high school club at the North End Y with membership of IS boys. David Thompson is the president of the club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01

The Eagles meet Friday with their club leader Alfred Groielia. They are wearing their new shields made of red felt In the shape of a wide- spread Eagle with their letters IN. l.. Y." in white felt. They are the oldest boys club in the North End Y. Fred DeLeone Is the president of the club. They are getting ready for their spring baseball.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
Musical PrograIns

A series Of lobby musical pro- grams is being planned for Thurs day evening in both branches under the direction of the boys secretary. The program for this week starts at 2 o'clock with James Butler and a banjo quartet playing for an hour in each branch. James Butler, well known teacher of banjo and mando- In in the city, has assembled . quar- tct of banjo artists to play for the branch boys.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
Inaraigrd1t Boy Became
 CoIorfuI Figure In
 American College Life
By GEORGE KIRKsEY

Chicago April 1-(UP)Knute Kenneth Rocknes span of life him rise from immigrant boy become foot balls most dominant figure
 He 43 when airpane crash tragicaHy ended his career at it's very summit Memory still fresh with the achievements of the last two football teams coached him
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
BY CHARLES PHILLIPS Professor of English at NOtrc Dam

(Wrftten for the United Press.)
 South Bend, Ind, April 1.-(UP) The sun is shining to-day at Notre Dame. The campus lawns are greening with new spring life, but the old place is death house. The sunlight on the golden dome seems a amockery. All life here is suddenly stricken with cold shadow. Rockne is dead.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
BrookIyn E'lashcsI

Brooklyn Flashes met last night with their leader, Fremont Aiderson for business meeting and games. The Flashes are getting ready for summer baseball and expect to have night program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
Nonlad Juniors

The Nomad Juniors met at the Y M c A last evening with their ad- visor, Idris Aiderson, Jr, and City Boys Work Secretary, Bill Briggs. They are holding special executive committee meeting this afternoon at 1 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
Outdoor Activities

Under the leadership of Arthur Mahoney. branch work secretary, and City Boys secretary, Bill Briggs, the branch clubs are forming base ball teams both at North End and Brooklyn. Inter-club games are getting under way and are taking the place of indoor gym classes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
Athletic World Pduses To EuIogize Rockne, Greatest
 In Football Firn,an,ent
(By United Pressl

The passing of Knute Rockne footballs greatest coach brought hundreds of tributes to his genius to-day from the matched their against him and from the many famous gdron stars whom he had developed the field Nntre Dame.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01

Macon. Ga, April 1.---(UP)--Ed Roush. famous hoidout of 1880, who was recently purchased from the Giants by the Cincinnati Reds, joined the Reds here yesterday.
 The Reds will leave here to-day after their exhibition game with the Brooklyn Robins but Roueh will re- main and work out with the Robins until April 2 when he will rejoin his team.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
WfnneIl GWlme

The regular swimming periods will
 Do held at the Central Y Tnosdgy and Thurgday at ls30 for boys Of
 Brooklyn and North End who are interested iH swimming. Swimming
 instruction is Eiven 10 beginners,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
PHILs

Chattanooga, Tenn, April 1,--(UP) the Phillies on their trip homeward Is Bob Adams, 22-year- ton is confident the young semi-pro has the makings of a big ieaguer and will turn him over to Cy Wil- Hams, manager of the Richmond team of the Eastern League.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
TIPS FROM THE TRAINING
 CAMPS

Exhibition Games Scores Pittsburgh (N) Q; Chicago (N) 6. Detroit (A) 0; Mission o. Buffalo (IL) 8: U. s. c. c. q.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
TNDIANG

New Orleans, La, April 1e-(UP, --The Cleveland Indians, unable to practice for two days because of wet weather. met the New orlpans Pesi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01

cans Of the Southern Association, iI, an exhibition game here toa4Ays
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REDa

outright to the Richmond team ol the Eastern League.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
BRAVES

(UPl--Tili Walters. Boston Braves' recruit third baseman, has been lot out on option 10 the Nashville club of the Southern League. and Al Wea- ton, former Boston college star and
 recruit nrst sacker, has been sold
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
Liked Planes

Dr Edward J, O'Brien, famous football referee-"His loss leaves gap in American athletic circles which will not be filied for a good 5hany years 10 come. Rockne was hound for flying. At the Olympic games in 1928 he asked me Co fiy from Amsterdam 10 London. In Invitation which declined, much e ROckne's surprise"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-01
Brains and Brawn ain InhnI MnEApa f
"raihcr To Me"

New Haven, Conn, April i.-- (CP) Adam Walsh, Yale line coach and captain Of the 1924 Notre Dame football team which the '@our
 i0rsemen" made famous. was en- route to-day to south Bend. Ind. to attend the funeral of Knute Rockne. Rock was like father to me at Notre Dame; he was one of the best friends man ever had; the news Is such shock to me 1 cannot say more" Walsh said before departing.
 John M Gates. graduate director Of athletics; The sudden death sCf Knute Rockne is terrible shock. lie held q unique position in the t0nching world. the result of his own efforts and his qualities of sports fuanship eBdeared him to all who knew him, His loss is q severe one 4o the world of sport"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-26

received a letter from Lena Fry | lit.
 Julia Sanderson was so over
 come with emotion that she burst | into tears at the radio birthday
 party presented her during the Old
 Stager's Memories program over
 an NBC-WJZ network.
 Dad Pickard, head of the NEG hillbilly family heard each Thurs day night over an NBC-WJZ ne
 work, reports that his group of Tennessee entertainers have been "wowing" the gentry down in Pennsylvania. The Pickard Fam fly has been appearing at a Ste vens, Pa, pavilion during the sum-
 mer. Engaged at first for one ap-
 pearance, the radio group 50 pleased the local pleasure seekers | that the engagement was extended indefinitely. The family drives to
 New York once each week to broadcast.
 Although Jack Denny, now | broadcasting from the Mount
 Royal hotel, Montreal, over an | NEG WEAF network, went in big for music at De Pauw university
 in Indiana as an undergraduate.
 He was also an all-around athlete. Lowell Patton. Creator of
 moods" heard over station WIZ ] at early morning broadcasts, is a 1 member of the American Guild of | Organists and studied the organ
 in London, Paris, Rome, Berlin and Vienna.
 Ted Weems, whose orchestra Is heard each Sunday night over an | NEG WEAF network, started to be q civil engineer, but discovered his talents were better suited to trom- bones than transits
 If all of New York's power sup ply should fail, NEG could con tinue operation after only slight pause for throwing switches. The studios are equipped with storage
 batteries with sufficient capacity to run the entire plant, lights, con trol equipment and all. for twenty
 four hours. Only artists and staff
 mmebers would have to walk up
  vators operate on a separate sys- 1 tenn.
 Harvey Hays, kindly voiced "Old | Timer" of the late-lamented Elm pire Builders sketches, is demand | ing niche next to that of Paul /! Revere in the Hall of Fame. Hays has just returned to the NEG Chi cago studios after vacation in | Glacier National park and the
 western country typified In the ra-
 dio dramas. He reports having had great time but a rough one. He made a 400 miles tour on
 horseback through country he
 never dreamed existed.
 | Duci di kerekjarto, Hungarian violinist heard in recital over NEG | networks, recently received q | 1000 kronen note from an anany-
 nous admirer. The only drawback was that the note was of the now
 dissolved Austro- Hungarian em-
 pire and therefore worthless. un-
 less Kerek jarto restores the Haps- | burg monarchy so he can collect.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-26
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New York

5:00-Dance orchestra. b:45-Beauty Talk. 6:00-Going to Press. 6:15--Jack Miller, songs. s:30-Piano Pals. 6:45-Sketch. 7:00-Kate Smith. songs. 7:15--Denis King. songs; orches-
 tra. 7:30-Male quartet. 7:45--Morton Downey; orchestra. S:00-Pryor's band. S:15-Singin' Sam. S:30-Connie Boswell, songs. S:45-Gloom Chasers. 9:00-Quartet and organ. 9:30-Crime club. . 10:00-Nick Lucas, songs; orches-
 tra. 10:15-Hernande orchestra. 10:30-Nit Wit Hour. 11:00-Carpenter orchestra. 11:30-Osborne orchestra. 12:00--Bernie's orchestra. 12:30 a. m.-An Leaf, organ; Ben
 Alley, songs. 1900 a. m,-Orchestra. 1:3O a. m.--Abrams orchestra,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-26
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New York

 5;00-The Lady Next Door. 5:30-Tea Timers band. 5:45-Mountaineers. 6;00-Orchestra. 6:25-Baseball scores. 6;30-Fiftecn Minutes with F..
 Fl. A. 6:45-Sketch. 7:00-Snoop and Peep-skh. 7:15-Frances Aida. soprano. 7:30-Lee Morse. songs. 7:45-The Goldbergs-sketch. S:00-Quartet. S:30-Concert orchestra. 9:00-Symphony orchestra. 9:30-Concert orchestra. 10:30-String Ensemble. Interview
 with Mickey Walker. 11:00-Talk-Nellie Revell. 11:15-Lopez orchestra. 12:00-Blue Rhythm boys. 12:30 a. m.-Continentals music. APP m-WOR, Ncwark-71O kc 5:00-Orchestra. 5:30--Program Resume. 6:00-Uncle Don. 6:30-Sports Talk. G:45-Orchestra. 7:15-Organ. 7:45-The Strollers. 8:00-Orchestra; Boswell Sisters,
 songs. 8:30-M1rgaret Anglin, readings. 9:00-Sketch. 9:15-Footlights Echoes. i0:O0-The Mountaineers. lO:15-Thc Rhythmakers. 10:45-Globe Trotter. 11:00-Globe Trotter. l1:00-Timc; weather. 11:03-Diamond Entertainers. 11:30--Moonbeams