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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-09
To-Day's Sport
 P a r a d e
BY HENRY McLEMORE United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, January 9 - (UP) - Christopher (Bat) Battalino has done a lot of smart things in his life, such as hitting opponents hard and often on the profile, but his smartest piece of work came on Wednesday when he decided 1t was foolish, not to mention suicidal, to try and lose 15 pounds for fight.
 Having made this decision Bat talino slipped away from his train- ing quarters, gathered his loved ones about him, rolled up his sleeves and proceeded to wreck much havoc on such fine Italian dishes as minestrone, raviola, mac aroni. antipaste, spumoni, chaintl, and hog jowl and hominy. The feast cost him his featherweight title, but 1t probably added ten years to his life, so l guess the Bat broke little better than even, anyway.
 Had the Bat gone ahead and tortured himself down to the 126- pound class for the Feldman fight, he might have tried it again and again. And then one fine morn ing he would have awakened to find that there wasn't going to be any more agairs; that steady diet of Turkish baths, little or no food and little or no water had exacted its toll.
 Now that Bat Is just another good featherweight gone to waste, you may look for him to set out on the trail of Tony Canzoneri, the lightweight champion. only hope that Bat catches up with Tony, for when and if those two stout listed stouter- hearted babies get together, there'll be a fight tnatll be fight.
 Hattalinos decision to let the title go by the boards probably was a good break for the Garden, Jimmy Johnston now can get ready to hold one of those things that go under the title of a tournament. As a matter of fact, Johnston all ready has outlined such a tourna- Labarba, Earl Maestro, Freddie Miller, Johnny Fena and Lew Feld- man as the players.
 Johnston terms these six the leaQlHS IedtTcTWtlSnl5. l WI "Sth' ago Jimmy rated the ten leading featherweights for a New York paper and Feldman's name was not included. You figure 1t out, mister.
 The United States Golf Associa . tion gets together today and golf followers and golf players are praying that the association will do something about holding the national open during a month that isn't so hot. Last year 1t was so hot at Toledo 1t melted mashics into goose -necked putters, and or dinary citizens into distraction.
 If my brother, who is a pearl diver in the Antibos, gets out of work I am going to try and place him with Madison Square Garden as keeper with-the- he-subsidiaries. The Garden certainly needs such a man, for 1t soon will have more branches than q grade "A' Flu calyptus tree. It now reads some thing like this: The Madison Square Garden Corporation ol Florida which is d. subsidiary of the Madison Square Garden of Ohio, which Is a subsidiary of the Madison Square Garden of Illinois which is a subsidiary of Madison Square Garden of New Jersey which Is a subsidiary of Madison Square Garden of New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-09
Triple Bill at
 StJOe's Tonight

A triple header in basketball to be followed with a dance will be held tonight at the St Joseph's school auditorium, when three To- cal Lithuanian court teams swing into action. The main attraction brings together New Haven St Casmiir big five and the local k. of l.. Speedboys at S:30 p. m. In the prelimaries, the K. of l.. girls quintet clash with St Casimir girls, and the k. of l.. Reserves battle 1t out with Post Business college. The Reserve Business college game starts promptly at 7:15 p. m. Music for dancing will be furnished by Bob Stones Pebbles. and danc- ing will follow immediately after the main tussle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-09
Wilby vs Harding
 This Afternoon

With three straight victories un- der their belts, Jimmy Lees Wilby cohorts invade Warren Harding this afternoon for the first of q series of "here and there' games with Eddie Mead's Presidents. The game is scheduled for the Harding gym at 3 o'clock, prelim start ing an hour earlier. The contest is a Naugatuck Valley League game. The locals will leave the school at 12:30 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-09
Local Boys With
 Mass Teams Meet

Ernie Benevento, former West Side hoopster and now a Bay Path institute scholar, and young Pet ruccione, asother Brass City pro duct is studying at Bryant Stratton college, were opponents on the chalked surface in Springfield the other evening. Bryant losing to their rivals, AZ to 2S. Benevento, playing center. scored two foul goals while Petruccione went score less
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-09
Goodwin May Play With Naugatuck
 Following Injury

With George Goodwin expected 10 return to the lineup tonight, Pete Foley's Naugatuck quintet are highly confident of taking George Cassidy's New Britain cag- CTS over the hurdles at the bor- ough YMCA. To date the Grey hounds have won six straight, but to-niGhts game may be the most strenuous one to date as the Hard ware Cityites generally are repre- sented by a strong aggregation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-09
ARROWS VS EAGLES.

New Haven, Conn, Jan 9.-(UP) -Maury Roberts. who wasnt called back to tend goal for the Philadelphia Arrows this year, vii defend New Haven's net to-nigh when the Eagles meet the Phila' delphia Arrows in Canadian American league hockey game Roberts, one-time New Haver player, is substituting for Flat Walsh. regular Eagle goalie, whc was recalled temporarily by Mon treal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-09
WASHINGTON HILLS
 OPPOSE BROOKLYN
 A. (. TOMORROW
Traditional Tilt Tops. the Amateur League Triple Offering-Naugy Takes on CarringtOns
lRY G. DN

Four homemade radio sets on
 the window sills of Phoenix ave- nue wouldn't stand a chance to- morrow afternoon when "Sharkey'' O'Rourke gets believing Hold
 yoursown tickets" to the swarm of City Amateur league basketball fol- lowers expected to tax the Water bury Arena to capacity to witness the initial triple bill of the current
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-09
DARTMOUTH VS YALE

New Haven. Conn. Jan g. UP)-Dartmouth's hockey team, with considerably more practice behind it than when it lost to Yale
 3-1 last month, tackles the Ellis
 again tonight at the Arena. Yale
 may use a new goalie, Raynham Townshend, Jr, of New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-09
DRICCS CONQUER
 CROFT FIVE, 7-6

Jimmy Crichtons Croft quintet dropped it's initial grammar school league tilt yesterday afternoon on its home court to Driggs in an in- teresting encounter, ' to 6. Garner, colored center of the visitors, was mainly responsible for the victory, his all around play dominating the contest Croft missed countless shots which cost them the verdict. The summary:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-09
AMATEUR BASKETBALL
Y Collegians Defy

Ray Kozen's Y Collegians chal- lenge any junior amateur team in the city or state between the ages of 16 and IS. They are especially desirous of meeting the Reymohd Hillies, Boys club Cadets, Wash ington Hill Emeralds or Nauga- tuck Y Juniors. For games dial 4-2595 or answer through this column.
 WhirlOs After Games
 Joe Kliem's Whirlos are seeking games with any 12 to IA year old team in the city or vicinity. For games call Bill at 3-6369.
 Naugy Cubs Challenge |.
 The Cubs of Naugatuck would like to meet the Darlington Juniors on the latter's floor, also any other 15 to IF year old quin- tet in Waterbury. For games write Edward Doley, 263 Cherry street, Naugatuck.
 HilIies Trip Naugy
 George Minico's No. End Hillies defeated the Naugy Y Juniors Wednesday night in Naugatuck in an interesting game, 29 to 22. Car riero and Creedon with two held goals apiece starred for the Hillies while Rozint was the home clubs best bet.
 Hillics Win Another Last night at the Boys Club the Hillies defeated the club Flyers Is to 13 with Carriero and Creed on leading the scorers once more. At half time the losers were lead ing to 3, but once the regulars got into the fray, the Hillies went to the front.
 Pcricleans on Road Tomorrow afternoon the Sons of Pericles will invade New Haven to meet the Elm City Pericleans in the first of home and home series.
 SpcedbOys Top Bristol Bill Gaughan's Speedboys added the Bristol Boys club to their list of victims last night evening their series with the Bell City five by scoring a 46 to 29 victory at Wash ington gym. Bill Sweeney with 14 points and Abe Steinman with II starred for the locals. Boys Club Def The Boys club Tigers challenge any midget team in the city or val ley, especially the Naugy Y. Mid gets. Washington Hill Cadets, St Francis Aces and Y Whippets. For games diad Manager Thomas at 3-56O2 or answer through this column.
 Siglnas Lose | The sigmas played a wonderful ! game last night in losing to the 1 heavier and more experienced Ii- Theta-Pi five in the Y Interclub league, ST to 20. Red" Mcintosh and Howie Kraft starred for the Zrs while Johnny Noyakowski scored Ig of the losers points.
 Rccs Win. 2i.t3 Charlie Keiley's Reereations de. feated the North End Hiiiies Tnurr day night at Mary Abbott. 2i f0 lf3. Billy Sullivan and Jim Con lon starred for the winners seoF' Ing C points apiece.
 Chase Jrs Win
 Miss Mildred Dhnne's Cha q Park Juniors humblsd the iinBib, iers last night at Chase Park, Sa io 70. Jnfs0n.s starred sor ibf winners with nine points.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-09
Crean Stars in
 St Francis Win

"Zeke" Connors' St Francis quintet annexed their fuorth Par ochial League victory yesterday af- ternoon defeating the inexperienc- ed St Ann team at Maloney gym, 27 to 1. Ed Crean featured for the winners with 12 points, J. Smith scoring the losers only point.
 Standing To Date
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-09
SMALL CROWD SEES
 CHAMPION SCHMELING

New Haven. Conn, Jan 3.--(UP) Max Sehmeling got an enthusi- astic reception from 2,OOO fans when he appeared at New Haven Arena last night to box three pa lookas,
 He boxed three minutes against eneh, nil wearing l6-ounco gloves and all but one wearing head guards,
 Joe Jacobs. who acted aH an. nouncer along with his duties ns reforee and manager Of the heavy. weight champion, identified tho Teuton'a opponenis nH George panka, piiisburg; George idr0eeo. New York and Pedro Lopez of Cuba.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-09
BOYS CLUB LOSE
 TO WELLINGTON

Willington, Jan g. Wilmington scored a 33 to 24 win over the Wa terbury Boys club here last night. The Pospisal brothers contributed 20 of the 33 points and the Usher boys clipped in with the other Is.
 Summary:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-09

schedule off, c 1 a l l y bring 1 n E t h c fir. round of thu c 1 r c u 1 t to Il c o n c l Il s ion, with the well. drilled charges o f "Skiddo' D u m s c hott's most II k e l y f 1 r s t = h a l I champions.
 Hills Meet
 . Brooklyns
 Tn the fea- ture attraction at 3:45 o'clock the undefeated B r o o k 1 y n 7 meet their tra- ditioral f o c s, the Washing ton Hills, in what should be an interesting tilt. orOvidfn2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-09
,nding To Date
HE BELIEVED IN SIGNS

Larry Gilbert, manager of tho New Orleans Pelicans in the South ern Association, began his baseball career as the operator of q score board.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-09
ons First TripIe-Header On For Hoop Fans Sunday
Petrolle Preferred Stock Hottest Fight
 Tip Of New Year
By CLAIRE BURCKY

New York Jan 9-"A picnic-but of the toughest soft fights I ever got into."
 Lookers-on in Madison Square Garden dressing room the other night caught these words from batescarred Billy Petrole His latest victim, Billy the Kid Townsend out of Jimmy McLarnn's hometown of Vancouver, was coming out of it in another dressing room
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-09


 Referee: G. Dillon. Time: Two 10 minute periods.
 Webster, Slocum in Tie. At Webster gym yesterday after noon, Herb Colby's Slocum quintet Were held to an S-8 tie by Webster in an overtime period. In the session neither team scored.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-09
WI6st|ir)q
(By United Prcss)

New York-Gus Sonnenberg Boston, defeated Andy Brown New York; Mihaly Orgovanyi, Hun. gary, defeated Joe Cook, Australia; Carlos Henriquez. Spain, defeated Bill Garnon. Scotland; Dr Fred Meyers, Chicago. defeated Ghafooi Khan, Afghanistan; Casey Kazan- jan, California, defeated Tommy Texas, Dallas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-09

TOtuIS ..... ID IT
 Score at half tIme--Watertown 21, Leavenworth 13. Referee John Cluney. Time--Four S-min- ute periods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-09
Waterbury B. C.

Totals ....... 9 24 Score at half time, 15 all Ref eree-- Dissinger. Time 10 min ute quarters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-09

At Lowell, Mass.--Jack Ganson, Los Angeles. Cal won by default from George Saunders. New Or leans, when the latter suffered severe injuries in losing the first fall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-09

Briialn'n rayon production Ia rapidly Increasing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-09
siginas Lose

The sigmas played a wonderfuI game last night in losing to the heavier and more experienced Zi-
 Theta-Pi five in the Y Interclub league, 37 to 20. Red" Mcintosh and Howie Kraft starred for the Zrs while Johnny Noyakowski scored lg of the losers points.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-09

The Boys club Tigers challenge any midget team in the city or val ley, especially the Naugy Y. Mid gets Washington Hill Cadets, st Francis Aces and Y Whippets. For games diad Manager Thomas at 3-5602 or answer through this column
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-09
Rccs Win. 2i.is.

Charlie Keiley's Reereations de. feated the North End Hliiies Thurs day night at Mary Abbott. 2i t0 i3. Billy sullivan and Jim Con lon starred for the winners sGoF' ing G noinfa aDieee,
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-18

her very weak and pale. Her bow
els wouldn't act right, she had no
appetite and nothing agreed with her.
"Our physician told US to give her
some California Fig Syrup. 1t made
her pick up right away, and now she
is as robust and happy as any child
in our neighborhood. 1 give Califor-
mia Fig Syrup full credit for her
wonderful condition. 1t is a great
thing for children
Children like the rich, fruity taste
of California Fig Syrup, and you can
give it to them as often as they need
it, because it is purely vegetable.
For over so years leading physicians
have recommended it, and its over
whelming sales record of over four
million bottles q year shows it gives
satisfaction. Nothing compares with
it as a gentle but certain laxative,
and it goes further than this. 1t
regulates the stomach and bowels
and gives tone and strength to these
organs so they continue to act nor
mally, of their own accord.
There are many limitations of Cali
fornia Fig Syrup, so look for the
name California" on the carton to
be sure you get the genuine.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-18
FAMOUS KIDNAPINGS

1874-Charlie Ross. stolen In
Germantown, Pa, never recov-
cred and supposed to have been
killed.
1900 - Edward Cudahy was
kidnapped by Pat Grove, who
served a prison sentence. Cud.
ahy was returned.
1eoo-Billy Whitla, Sharon.
Pa, recovered after $4,000 ran
some was paid. Kidnapers i'm
prisoned.
1911-Baby Hencks, Chicago.
Believed slain. Abductors in
Joliet prison.
1911-LIoyd Trezke, CleVe-
land. Found in California after
fifteen years.
1913-Catherine Winters, kid
naped in Newcastle, Ind; never
found.
1915-Jimmy Glass, Jersey
City, still missing and believed
slain.
1917 - Baby Lloyd Keet,
Springfield, Mo-, slain.
1919-6iIIy Dansey, kidnapped
in New Jersey. Body found in
swamp months later.
1924-Roy Borth, kidnaped by
moron in Chicago. Found un-
harmed after a week.
1924-Bobby Franks, kidnapped
and slain in Chicago by Richard
Loeb and Nathan Leopold, who
are serving life sentences in
prison.
1927-Marian Parker, twelve
years old, Los Angeles. kidnapped
and slain by William Hickman,
who was captured and executed.
1927 - Billy Gaffney, four
years old, Brooklyn. kidnapped
for ransom and never found. Be.
lieved to have been slain.
1929-BiIly Ranieri, ten years
old, kidnapped but later restored
to parents. TWO kidnapers sen.
fenced to 25 years in prison.
193o-Adolphus Busch Orth.
vein, thirteen years old, grand.
son of millionaire brewer, kid
naped from home near ST. Louis
but released 20 hours later. Kid
naper sentenced to prison.
1931-Marian Mclean, six
years old. Cincinnati, kidnapped
and assaulted, and later found
dead in basement. Slayer cap.
tured and confessed.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-18
"Holy Thorn" Draws
Throngs of Devout

Visitors to Glastonbury at Christ
mas see the celebrated Holy Thorn"
which blooms at Yuletide. Romantic
tradition informs us that the thorn
sprang from the staff Of Joseph of
Arimathea, who came here bearing
the Holy Grail. The tired saint
stopped to pray at Wirral Hill
(WearyalD, leaning on his staff, and
$50, when the prayer was ended the
staff had taken rot and blossOmed."
And so the Holy Thorn" was rev.
erently tended till the Seventeenth
century, when it was hewn down by
a fanatic, who cut off his own leg in
the process.
But slips had been taken from the
parent thorn, and one of them is still
growing in the beautiful grounds of
the venerable abbey, while another
overshadows the Chalice well.
This is another legend-haunted
spot, for here men say st. Joseph
buried the Holy Grail, and immedi-
ately a spring gushed forth and was
found to be tinged with the holy
blood of the Redeemer, and has ever
since shown a reddish color.
Actually, it is a chalybeate spring,
and a redding fungus grows on the
surface, but it has been an object of
veneration for many centuries.
1t was visited by Saxon and Celtic
saints, ST. Patrick, st. Brighid, st.
Aldhelm and st. Dunstan, and by nu-
merous kings, while King Arthur
himself is said to have been buried
nearby.
There are traces of pre-Roman ma
sonry in this wonderful well, and
there is little doubt that it was a holy
well resorted to by the devout for
centuries before Christianity-Lon-
don Times.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-18

thorities. Acknowledgement Will
liam D. Mitchell hurried to the
White House for a conference with
President Hoover and Immediately
afterwards the Department of JUS
tice announced that every agency
Of the department would cooperate
to the utmost with the state au-
thorities.
Following second conference
between the President and his at
torney-general, it was announced
that the government had placed its
prohibition enforcement officers as
well as all of the other department
OF justice agents on the case. All
agents in the eastern section of the
country, acting under direct orders
from the President, transmitted
through the justice departments
bureaus of investigation in New
York and Philadelphia, were in
structed to be on the lookout for
suspicious characters. Between
these two offices the states of New
York. Pennsylvania, Delaware, New
Jersey and Connecticut, were i'm
mediately covered with a network
of investigation by the most skill
full sleuths in the service of the
United States.
Although kidnapping is a state
rather than federal offense, the
United States government officials
had justification for entering the
case because of the possibility that
the kidnapers might have violated
some other federal statute. But
one immediate result of this abduc
ton was to cause a widespread de-
mand for speeding action on bills
then before congress making kid
naping a federal offense.
One of them by Senator Roscoe
G. Patterson of Missouri makes the
transportation of a kidnapped per-
son across a state boundary an
offense punishable by death. An
other by Representative John j.
Cochran of Missouri making kid
naping a federal offense if state
boundaries are crossed and still a
third bill makes use of the mails
in kidnapping cases a federal crime
punishable by a maximum of 20
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-18
KIDNAPPING OF LINDBERCH
BABY STIRS WHOLE WORLD
No Crime in Modern History Has Aroused
Such Universal Indignation-Tops
Long List of Abductions.

near the Lindbergn home in New
Jersey.
Through the agency of the tele-
type the alarm reached the police
of New York, Newark, Jersey City,
Elizabeth. Camden and Philadel-
phia within a few minutes of the
receipt of the first news at Trenton
All Of them quickly swung into ac-
ton, as did the New York and
Pennsylvania state police.
Orders were flashed to every pre-
cinct by the police telegraph sys-
TEN TO be on the alert for suspi-
ciOus cars, while the new police
radio station WPEG flashed word
to the short wave station of the
patrOlling detective cars to join in
the watch.
Similar steps, though on a small
er scale. were being repeated stimuli
taneously in every city for many
miles around the Lindbergh home
Posses of motorcycle and bandit
squad policemen from Philadelphia
Pa, and New Jersey state troopers,
clamped down a heavy guard on
every bridge over the Delaware
river.
But the circle of activity soon
widened beyond state borders
Within few hours the news
reached Washington, the full coop
GRAFTON of the federal government
in hunting down the kidnapers was
offered to the New Jersey state au.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-18
WORLDS DEBT TO
WHITMAN AS POET
Modern Writers Fulfilling His
Prophecy.

American poetry in the still young
Twentieth century underwent mo-
mentous changes of mind and heart.
We have witnessed a renaissance, q
new birth, almost a revolution, which
is not concluded, but is in vigorous
process.
1t is a chapter in the complex
chronicle of thought, culture, life of
our time; it is a beautiful, vital,
heartening chapter in a record much
of which is not lovely, as many of the
poets have felt and sadly sung. They
have done much to interpret and re-
deem the evil and to glorify the good
Our poets are intensely American
without being provincial; modern as
this mornings sun, but not ignorant
of mans oldest traditions or unaware
of the timeless values. Even when
there is no visible trace in them of
Whitman's form and individual
thought, many of them are fulfilling
in their private ways the prophecy
which he made of poets to come after
him, the declaration of independence
which he pugnaciously announced
and of which he was in his own time
the solitary signer.
1t is our generation-nOt the dec
AIDES before US, not the men who
were children during his maturity
it is we and not our fathers who have
fully understood Whitman. He set
American verse free long before free
verse" was talked about. 1t was not
in form, but in substance that he
sought liberation for himself and his
successors.
He believed, and his successors all
believe, all take it for granted no
matter what their special subjects,
that anything under heaven or be-
yOnd can be expressed in the open
daylight of poetry. He protested
against bookish words and poetic
diction.
Our poets can be orotund and
rhetorical and swing through the
heavens with verbal voluptuOsities,
but most of them aim at simplicity
and find new richness in the old
words that are the life of us and can
never be worn out. The versifier who
uses a rubber-stamp phrase will be
pitied or laughed at by his brethren,
sent to the foot of the class until
he learns better.-John Macy in Cur
rent History.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-18
Black Locust Has MANY Uses

Black locust is a four-purpose tree,
says the United States forest serv-
ice. 1t quickly produces good timber
for posts and other uses; it roots
strongly, thereby checking soil ero.
sion; it's flowers enable bees to make
a good quality of honey; and it is a
legume. The nodules on its roots
store nitrogen in the soil, enriching
it for future crops. In addition, it
is tree of beauty and is valuable
for shade.