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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-14
Last Nights Fights
BY UNITED PRESS

At Pittsburgh Midget Wolgast 114 1-2, Philadelphia, defeated Archie Bell. 119 1-2. Jersey City G0; Nose Butch, 120 3-4, Pittsburgh, defeated Frisco Grande, IF 1-2. Buffalo; Lon Porter, 137 1-2, Los Angeles, defeated Young Zinnia. 40 1-2, Jeannette, Pa, O.
 At London Al Brown. 126, Panama. defeated Jack Garland. 126, Ireland, G5).
 At Brooklyn Lew Feldman. 12S 1-2, Brooklyn, defeated Fred Monte, 124 1-2, Brooklyn, (8); Jerry Johnson, 189 1-2,. Norway. de- fcated George Larocco, 189, Ford ham, (8); Paul Berlenbach. 173 1-2. New York, stopped Billy Henderson, 169, New York G).
 At New York - Johnny Lado. 114, Philippines, defeated Jose Can u, 120 1-2. Modico (5); Mike Sar- ko, 134, defeated Ramon Bordelies. 131 1-2, Porto Rico, (6); Abe Bier man, 103, New York, defeated Beezy Thomas. 10S, Italian Congo, (5).
 At New York - Herman Heller. 200, Germany, stopped Lou Tiger Flowers. POI. Jamaica, (5).
 At Newark. N. J. -- Pete Ausut. 151, Bridgeport, Conn. defeated Freddie Polo. 152. Silver Lake, G0)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-14
BASEBALL CALLS
 PRESIDENT TOSEE SENATOR-A'S GO
Hoover Strong Booster of Walter Johnson PreS= idential Arm in Good Shape For First Toss

Washington, April 14-CUP)- President Hoover heard the call o! the umpire to-day and led the way to the ball park for opening of the big league season.
 Like many another desk-bound fan, the chief executive found the opening day was perhaps his busiest 0. the year, but he arranged to get off a few hours between speeches for the first clash between the cham Zion Philadelphia Athletics and, the irinners-up of last year, the Wash ington Senator's.
 All Set
 A freshly sharpened pencil for the score card and few coins for peanuts were Tn his pocket.
 His arm was in good trim for toss ing out the first ball, according to his physician.
 The president is a strong sup porter of the Washington team. be- cause of his friendship for Walter Johnson, the old master.
 It was twenty-one years ago to- day that Johnson stood on the mound, a raw young kid, and took tbc iISI pdli pAINhSu o"S NJ A AS"' dent Taft.
 In that quarter century Johnson has established most of the existing records for big league pitching.
 The usual circus surroundings have been provided for the opening day. A band will march ahead of both teams to the flaGpole in center field. The star spangled banner will De played, as the flag Is raised.
 Grove vs Brown
 Connie Mack, veteran manager, of .he Athletics, will use his right arm," Robert Moses Grove, ace pitcher of the league. Johnson has virtually decided upon young Lloyd Brown, left handler of two seasons experience.
 Besides attending the ball game, President Hoover had the following engagements:
 G:30 a. m.--Medicine ball.
 1O:30 q. m.-Cabinet meeting.
 12:30 p. m.-Speech at the Pan- American Union to representatives of 21 republics, celebrating Pan American day
 5 D. m.--Radio speech at the White House on the anniversary of. Tuskegee Institute.
 8 p. m.-Dinner with Secretary Adams.
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It was two decades ago that this
 steel-limbed. long-winded school
 teacher and former printer first
 broke the tape in that classic, but he
 has dcfied the toll of time and feels
 he has "a pretty good chance of
 triumphing again on the goth anni- versary of his initial victory. Keen Competition. He will be up against a star-span- gled field this year. Among the ap-
 proximately 200 long distance men
 who vii run 1t out oyer the 26 miles and 385 yards of macadam between Hopkinton and Boston will be such
 hardy perennials as Johnny Miles, twice a winner and holder of the course record; Karl Koski, who
 never has finished worse than sixth; Willie Kyronen, who has second,
 third ard fifth in his record; and
 Iill Remedy, victory in 1917. But Clarence De Mar, master of the marathoners, never races against the field. He runs against time---
 against the record, which in this
 case happens to be the 2 hours, 33
 minutes. 8 4-5 seconds established
 by Miles in 1929. And De Mar ex-
 poets to equal. perhaps better, that record next Monday.
 He made this plain to-day to a
 United Press correspondent who vis- ] tied him at his modest little home
 on Applan Way. De Mar. lounging in gray bathrobe, explained that
 "there are two things you have to
 do to win a marathon--rest and run, T f..n~ C.. t1A
 moment"
 Just to Warm-Up. Two or three nights week, he
 said, he runs from here to Troy, N.
 H., and back, a round-trip distance
 of 20 miles.
 My times in these trials" he de-
 clared. Indicate that I will either duplicate or lower the record. If l equal the record I'll be satisfied, no
 matter who wins" In winning the event for the seventh time last year. De Mar came within minute and 80 2-5 seconds of equaling the record.
 Tn his younger days Dc Mar ran 150 to 175 miles week while train- ing for the marathon. This year he
 has averaged only 50 to 60 miles q week. Yet he feels that he IS at top form.
 Periodically. De Mar appears to
 grow younger every year. He is q
 slender, wiry fellow. rp-featured. with short brown hair and bluo- gray eyes and an cvcr-rcady smile. He has been running mara thons for 21 years just for fun" likes It Hot.
 The weather. he explained, would be an important factor as regards his showing.
 'If there's cold rain." he said, |"It probably will be a fast race with several runners. punched up front at the finish. If it's extremely hot, I'm likely to win because abnormally high temperature doesn't affect me so much as the rest of them. If its Il typical spring day, not too hot and
 not too cold. should equal the rec ord, anyhow. and maybe better 1t"
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193O MOUND MARKS

New York. April 14.-UP) = Here are few records turned in last year for the 1881 rookie pitchers to shoot at:
 Games won and 1ost-Grove (Phil- adelphia) 28 and 6.
 Earned runs per game-Vance (Brooklyn) 2.G1.
 Strikeouts-Grovc 214.
 Most complete games Lyons Chicago 29.
 Bases on balls-Earnshaw (Phil- adelphia) 139.
 Wild pitches-Bush (Chicago) 12. Eaters hit--Hubbell (New York ) II.
 Balks-Schoffner (Clcveland) 3.
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RUTH, WILSON OUT FOR BETTER HOMER
 RATING THIS YEAR

New York, April IA UP)- Hack Wilson of the Chicago Cubs and Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees began their duel for 1881 major league home run honors to- day confident that they would be able to surpass the marks they turned in last season.
 Ruth, who appears to be in the best of condition, relinquished his home run title to Wilson last season. The slugging Chicago Cubs out fielder hit SC circuit blows, four short of the record number Ruth hit in 1927. Babe had 49 last sea- son.
 MOdesty
 While he did not predict that he would break Ruth's record, Wilson said that he was confident he would better his mark of 1880.
 Ruth was more enthusiastic.
 q have been hitting more home runs this spring than usual" he wrote in a statement for the United Press. T will not say I will break the record by hitting more than 60. but, barring accidents, I believe I should be close to record figures when the season closes.
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teur tourney last year and his club mate John Forsman already have filed entries for the amateur tourney and will sail for England, May G. Voigt played abroad last year for the first time and gave Jones terrific fight before losing on the final green lin the semi-final round.
 Not So Many.
 wholesale invasion is unlikely. No other amateurs have filed entries, although Cyril Tolley. former British champion who now Is in this coun- try is expected to compete and may take several players with him.
 Joe Turnesa and Tony Manero. Westchester professionals, have made plans 10 sail April 29 and will compete in several minor events be- fore taeklIng the British open q; .carnoustie
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CLASSY RECORDS
 MADE BY MAJOR
 LEACUERS IN l93O

New York, April 14--(UP)--The outstanding records turned in by the best men in each position in the National and American leagues last season and which tho 1881 crop oi stars may find difficult to better follow:
 NniiOnal League. n@ Position Player and Club Bat. Ave. First Base---Terry, New York |. .40l Second Base--Frisch, St Louis 1. .SfG Thidd Basc--Lindstron, N. York .37J Shortstop--Jackson, New York .33o Righ Field--ITerman, Brooklyn. .3J3 Center Ffeld---L Wilson, Chicago .3Jj Left Field -ODoul, Philadcl tA) .3S3 Catcher Hogan. New York .... .333
 Pitcher -Fitzsimmons, New York, won IT, lost 2.
 American League. Position Player and Club Eat. Ave. First Base--Gehrig, New Yori; {. .373 Second Base-Hodapp, Cleveland .3o 1 Third Base---McM cManus, Detroit. .32D Shortstop--Cronin, Washington. .3a6 Right Ffeld--Ruth, New York 1856 Center Fieid--Combs, New York .342 Left Field-Simmons. Philadel.. .3Sl Catcher-Cochrane, Philadelphia .357
 Pitcher-Grovc, Philadelphia, won 2S. Lost 5.
 (A)-Now with Brooklyn.
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Telephone-POwer
 Night at YMCA

Athletics will be the main dish served to employees of the Southern New England Telephone company from this city and the local Connec- ticut Light x Power company folks mt a get-together scehduled for Sat urday night at the Central Y. M. c. A. A basketball game between the male teams of both companies and three tug of war events are on the program. Whltcy "Hunn" Anderson is expected to feature the hoop game while Tommy Flanagan's "pulr is the talk Of the Power company hired hands. which is why he's on the tug of war team, and anchor man at that. Incidentally, those in in attend ance will honor Jim Mclean, re- tired telephone man, who recently completed 45 years of service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-14
BROPHY SUCCEEDS SUMMA AS HEAD
 OF CITY CIRCUIT
Elections Held Last Night Derwin, Dunphy, Lee In Status of Yankees Un= certain

Managers of prospective entries in the City Amateur Baseball league failed to settle the size of the clr- cult this year. but they did com r1ete an important item of organi- cation for tho current season, with the election of officers last night at a special meeting held in tho park department offices. After ballots were counted Joe Brophy, baseball coach of the Washington Hills. and an cx-member of their pitching corps was elected to the presidency e the league to succeed Attorney Frank Summa. who has decided to devote more time to his law prac- tice. Brophy's election was general iy commended upon most favorably as his judgment in baseball matters locally has always been good, and his popularity should be the means of paving the way for a smooth rum ming league this year.
 Other Elections
 William j.. Derwin, the greatest amateur sports organizer since the Johnstown flood, was unanimously chosen to succeed himself to the post of vice president, while Matt Dunphy was the choice Of all for the treasurers duties, to succeed Jim Dillon, who did not care to be candidate for the post again. In the matter of a secretary, q surprise was enacted when Jimmy Lee of the Tribune A. C. received the most votes for the office, inasmuch as Ais name had not been previously men, toned In connection with the post.
 Soldiers COnsidprpd
 Indications were that Company G of the National Guard would be giv- CT franchise, with George Tracy as manager, though the matter will not be settled officially until Mon- day night. The Connecticut Yankees were represented las. night and in- tend to be in the league again Just HOW, it looks like six team affair with the Hearts, Hills Tribunes, Thomas, Brooklyns and Company G ;s participants.
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WEEKLY GREETING CARDS
 POOR SUBSTITUTES

Rochester. N. Y.-Greeting cards 10 the probation bureau will not take the place of personal visit, county authorities decided. Irving s. Davis, 36. who was re- leased from Auburn prison with half of his flve-year sentence for forgery still to serve, sent weekly greeting cards to the probation bureau in- stead of calling in person, as re- quired by officers.
 Davis was arrested and will face trial for violation of parole.
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CANADIANS ENTER

Boston, April 14.-(UP) The en- try list for the Boston A. A. mara thon, to be run next Monday between Hopkinton and this city, has grown to 136, with indications that the total will approximate 200.
 Among 19 entries received yester- day were the names of Warren Eyre of Toronto and Jack Maloney. H. A. Burley and Tom Carey, all of St John, N. E.
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Brass City Mail
 Team Cops Title

Rolling only three out out 15 strings less than 100, Waterbury's post office bowling team copped their third state title In four years last night in Bristol, taking the lat ter three straight, and toppling H. G95 pins to win by an SS margin. The Bristol boys only had one string below the century mark. Pat Lyons hit 134, which he preceded by a 126 string. but high single honors went to Jack Slattery with 140 in the final game. The scores:
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WRESTLING
fBY UNITED PREss

At Buffalo, N. N. -- Gus s0ll- nenberg. Boston, defeated Pat Mc- GiiI. Ireland; Stanley stasiak, Po- York; Don Koioff. Rumania, defeat Ec Abe Kaplan; Count zarynoff de- feated Jack Ganson.,
 At New York ~ Ray Steele, Call fornia, defeated Rudy Dusek, om. aha; Sandor 1zabo, Hungary. de. feated Jim McMillen. Chicago; Herb
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-14
 NIEMIC GETS THREE BAGGER VS BRAVES

Waterbury friends of Al Nicmcc, the likcablc yOunsstcr
 who pastinicd in the City Ana- tcuf lIcaguc for the past two sea- sons. will be glad to know that he made tlIe third base job for Holy Cross. Playing against the Bos- ton Braves. yesterday, Al crashed out q three base hit. scoring q run. and coming in later himself. However, tic Braves won, to z.
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VOICT, FORSMAN IN BRITISH PLAY
 FOR TWO TITLES

New York, April h. UP)--Al- though Bobby Jones will allow his British amateur and open golf cham pionships 10 go by default, the United States will be represented In both the British links classics this year.
 George Voigt of New York, who reached the semi-fnals in the anna
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THESE HORSES BELIEVE IN
 gI(.NG

st Paul. Mlnn. n.-- Horses with an eye for business are Doobin and Daisy, team of Verne McKane. ice man They have heen trained to watch for homes displaying ice card signs. The horses are careful to stop only before houses with the company sign and will pass up a regular customer if his sign is not displayed
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With the Amateurs
IIOtcyllIc Setback

Captain David Brady led his Tip Top Jrs., to a 11-9 victory over the Hopeville Stars yesterday afternoon. Brady not only pitched good ball for the winners but also hit n homer with the bases loaded in the fifth in- ming. Sondeman of the Tip Tops also hit a homer in the same inning. Mazzeralla was the losers best bet connecting for pair of triples and q single in three trips to the plate. The Tip Tops challenge any team be- tween the ages of Q and II. For games answer through this column or call 4377 and ask for Davey.
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EarIcs OrcanIzc

Nick Orslllo and his Town Plot Eagles have organized for the 1891 baseball season and issue challenge to the Jackson-Cohen Eagles for n game to be played Sunday after noon at any park in the city. The Eagles Is one of the first junior teams to organize and will seek a franchise in the American Legion league. which holds It's initial meet tnS of the season tonight. The Eagles also issue sweeping chal- enge to the following teams: Brook yn Indies. Thomaston Boys club. saugatuck or Stamford Legion nNBs. or any other 17-1s year old team in the city. For games answer through this column or call 3347-J between 5 and 6:3O and ask for Fibre.
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Lined with Russian sable and with a collar of sea-otter fur, a mans overcoat was recently offered for sale at $15.000 by q London tailor. who claimed the collar alone was out of money drawn from the dole, worth s6.0O0.
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PROBABLE BATTERIES
(By United Isrcss) NATIONAL LEAGUE

At Ch.cago-Chicago, Root and Hartnctt vs. Pittsburgh, French and Hemsley. At Cincinnati-Cincinna Lucas and Sukeforth .vs. St. Louis, Rhem and Wilson.
 At Boston---Brandt and Spohrer ys. Brooklyn, Quinn and Lopez.
 At Philadelphla--J Elliott and Davis vs. New York, F'itZsimmons and Hogan.
 AMERICAN LEAGUE
 At Washington Washington, Crowdcr and Spencer vs. Philadel- phia, Earnshaw and COchrane.
 At New York--New York. Ruling and Dickey vs. Boston, Moore and Berry.
 At Clcvc,and--Clavcla Terrell and Scwell va. Chicago. Thomas and Tate.
 At St. Louls---s;,t. Louis, Blachold- CT and Terrell vs, Detroit, Hoyt and IHayworth.
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When fl became known recently that ''detector" was being used to tons for licenses in three days
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DeMar, Master Mdrdthoner Out To Beat 26 Mile
 Mark At Age or 43
By HENRY MINOTT

Keene, N H., April Clarence De Mar, who will be 43 in June but who believes athlete is older than his egs will try to win the Boston A. A. marathon for the eighth time next Monday.
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Big League Remnants
 To Be Settled Among
 ' Teams Experts" Say
By L. s. CAMERON

% New York April 14-(UP)-Basebal's sixteen major league clubs started their season to-day. * Here is the American league schedule: Detroit at St Louis.
 Chicago at Cleveland.
 Philadelphia at Washington.
 Boston at New York.
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Freeman. New York, threw Jack Burke, Michigan; Earl McCready. Oklahoma. threw Willie uavis. Virs feated Sun Jennings, Oklahoma. Paul Jones, Texas. defeated .Jim Clinstock. Oklahoma.
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AIS 5s5 b1s-153'

High single---W. Grant, III. High Three--D. Papes 31e.
 Team single--Workers, 661. { Team Total---Workers 1861.
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THREE MILLION
 TO VISIT WEST
 COAST IN 1882

| San Francisco.--More than 3,00o,-
 900 delegates, visitors and tourists Including many of the nations most noted economic leaders. will visit California in 1882.
 Leland Cutler, president of the San Francisco Chamber of Com- merce, made this prediction upon his return from the United States Cham Der of Commerce convention at At lantic City. sg
 Some 10000 delegates are expect ed for the convention of the national chamber when 1t is held in San Fran cisco next year, Butler said.
 In addition, the Rotary Interna- tional convention in Seattle; the
 Olympic games in Los Angeles; the conference of business leadrs of Il
 western states, Hawaiia, China, Japan
 and Australia; and the mobilization of the United States fleet at San Diego and San Pedro, when 175 ships car irving 50,000 officers and men will be assembled, will all bring many per- sons to California.
 Cutler further stated that the re- publican and democratic national lconventions might be held here. lCleveland is the only competitor for the democratic conclave, he declared,
 while the g.o.p. meet is practically Iassllred
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courage travel by their sons and daughters among other peoples. The first attempts to take organized par ties of boys from one country to another have been very satisfactory. A party of boys from Hamburg was entertained last summer in the homes of Englishmen, and this sum- mer the English hosts will send their sons to Hamburg.
 Simple shelters for the night for youths on walking tour during school vacations have been estab- lished by many Rotary clubs. A camp is being opened in Switzerland this summer by the Rotary clubs to receive sons of Rotarians from other countries.
 In another conference, the actual methods of international commerce
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Group Division Of
 World Rotarians
Annual Convention at Vienna Divided Into Five Groups
 for Discussion in as Many Languages

Vienna, June 2S.--Division of the Rotary visitors here for their 22nc annual convention. into five groups for the discussion, in as many differ ent languages, of the economic topics brought forward by well known speakers, occupied the major part of to-day's morning sessions. In each assembly these problems were debated from a viewpoint of those speaking a common language, in various countries.
 A report by the chairman of each group to the plenary session paved the way for an hour of discussion of the international cooperation which exists among the scientists, artists, musicians and those whose contribu- lions to mankind transcend all na- tional boundaries.
 Scientists are the pioneers in peaceful intercourse between peo- ples," said Professor Axel F. En- strom of Stockholm, president of the International Electrotechnical com mission. International. trade for centuries has been mainly of the nature of an unarmed feud. To-day the connection between commercial pOlIICS anu udtlOAdl POlitlCS iS Stiti in reality extremely intimate.
 Not until very recently was it clearly understood that sin its in- most nature, the exchange of goods is and must be an offer of service for the benefit of the other party and it is to the credit of the Rotary movement that 1t has seized upon this conception. Its great task is to spread far and wide an under standing of the fundamental view of industrial life and it's functions.
 "The treasures of knowledge the scientist brings to light, he imme- diately places at the service of man kind. His production implies giv- ing and not taking, and this in- shres his reception everywhere in the world without distrust. Is there not in this a testimony of experi- ence to the practical importance of
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the principles which the Rotary movement has undertaken to pro- mote in every sphere of fife?
 There is now a widely ramified net of international scientific rela- tions through many scientific socie- ties which have come into being in the course of the years. Magnificent private initiative has brought about the foundation of such institutions as the Carnegie and Rockefeller foundations and the Nobel prize.
 International cooperation in the scientific field may be considered an object lesson for all such activities. It bears the stamp of an unselfsh appreciation of others and an en- deavor to devote the fruits of the work of the individual to the bene- fit of humanity.
 The primary importance of all international cooperation is to draw together the peoples of the differ 'ent countries so they may learn to know and understand each other. This in itself means much, but such international gathering is so much more valuable when it is stamped by the sincere desire of each and all to give something personal for the promotion of common interests. The experience gained in the field of science should be calculated to encourage the aspirations which the Rotary movement has wished to make its own.
 Even though, under certain con- ditions, the prospect of a lasting mutual understanding between peo- pie of different nationalities may look dark, yet I dare to believe that in course of time a sincere applica- tion of the principle of service will prove to be a powerful means for the creation of international under standing and with it happier fu- ture for humanity"
 An assembly for the promotion of the international exchange of youth met this afternoon for discussion of ways in which Rotarians could en-
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DE MILE TO VISIT RUSSIA

Philadelphia, (UP).-Cecil B. De Mile, film director, announced while here that he planned to go to Rus sia and study the country. He made this statement when in Chester to receive an honorary degree from the Pennsylvania Military college.
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SHOE COST HER FINE

Liverpool, (UP)-Because the shoe fitted her, woman accused of throwing it through a neighbor's window was fined 62 cents in court here,
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were to come under review, for the consideration of practices which should be eliminated in the intert1t of better commercial relations.
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