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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-26

It had been hoped to secure Ellsworth Vines or Frank Shields for the tournament, but the former will be in Europe at the time and Shields will be competing in the national clay court championships at Memphis. Tennessee. An effort is now being made to secure rank ing stars whose reputation closely approximates that of Vines and Shields.
 The Hartford tourney has been won by such players as William T. Tilden and Vincent Richards.
 Stubborn opposition is expected the visiting players from Hobey Hyde and Lee Wiley of Hartford. Francis Smith of this city, Tom Wilbur of Bridgeport, Ed Mc- Knight of Springfield and several of the other ranking state players. The Hyde-Wiley and Smith-Wilbur combinations will as usual be among the leading contenders for the doubles title.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-26
Annual NeD EngIand Tennis Championships Set For June
CROSBY NINE IN HARTFORD TOMORROW

At il o'clock this morning the chances of playing the Crosby Ansonia game in the Copper City looked dim, for a continued and heavy rain was falling, ale though Coach Schofleld of the locals was awaiting a phone call from the down statcrs at noon to determine yes or no. The Thursday game with St Thomas seminary of Hartford in the Capitol City has been moved up to to-morrow afternoon at the request of the Crosby mentor. Saturday the blue and white will tangIe with Gilbert at Win sted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-26
MAJOR LEAGUE SCOUTS
 AFTER TEMPLE STAR

Philadelphia, April 26 --. Len Gudd, star athlete at Temple Uni- versity and main stay of the hur- ling corps of the baseball team, has had several offers from scouts to join major league teams. Gudd. a right handler, has good fast ball, one of the best in college ranks according to Harry Hooper. former Red Sox star and now coach at Princeton. Len still has another year in school and won't accept any offers until he is gradu- ated. Gddd is also a star, basket ball, football and track performer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-26
Lucky strikes

The match was decided by total pinfall, the locals sporting mar gin of 53 pins. Following the games refreshments were served by Charley Harding. Those who made the trip from Waterbury in- cluded: Arthur Barker, Leaman Harvey, Carl Anderson, Henry An derson. John Gallagher, A. A. An derson. Joe Holmes, John Holmes, G.. Hubbard, Harry Kilbourne. Clarence Brown, Don Spender, AL bert Crandall, David Brown, Joe Bormolini, A. DiPietro, Sidney Cook, Burton Beecher, John Ogren and James Lee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-26
Ingeroll HooDmen
 Rendered Banquet

Members of George Schmitt's
 Clock Shop basketball team, cham pions of the 1931-32 Industrial League, were feted to, a delicious spaghetti spread Friday evening
 at Ernie's Place. The genial In gersoll pilot filled the capacity of
 master of ceremonies while ad-
 dresses were rendered by Cotton"
 Evans who emphatically stated that
 the best team in the state finals
 were eliminated in their first round wifi hold down the center berth
 again next year as his statement
 went over with his pilot like a mail plane.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-26
Wilbv Invades
 Naugy Tomorrow

Jimmy Lees Wilby nine, fresh from its 13 to verdict over Win sted, will invade Naugatuck tomor- row to meet Pete Foley's Grey hounds in the first of a "here and there" series at the Recreation Field at 3:15 o'clock. "Parch" Desmarais will probably be on the mound for the locals with Kozen on. the receiving end.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-26
BLOOMER GIRLS DEFY

The American Bloomer Girls baseball team, starting their sea- son in Newark on May 1st, would like to book a game in Waterbury on May 9th with any team offer ing reasonable terms. In reply to this challenge write Charles Smith, manager, PIP South Eleven. tn street, Newark, N. J.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-26

Second and third teams of both aggregations rolled while singles and doubles matches were also sponsored. Carl Anderson of Mill Plain defeated Hawkins of the I4.S. team by four pins. Summary: Anderson ..... 103 Ill 124 112-450 Hawkins ..... 106 III 121 10S-446
 Barber and Harvey Lose
 Andrews and Loveland of the Willimantic team defeated Barber and Harvey of the locals by 110 pins while Brown and Gallagher of Mill Plain set back Hawkins and Finer by 62 pins.
 Main Match Summary
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-26

Crosby mentor who will witness the practical demonstration of the new football rules to be staged at Thompson field, adjoining the Yale Bowl, tomorrow by Dr Nal Stew ems, Eli head coach. Two squads of Bulldogs will perform against each other, with four eight nin- ute periods of play agreed on and 15 minute talks on end, line and backfield play. A banquet will be sponsored for the 100 Connecticut football officials, high school men, tors and others who are expected to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-26
LAWRENCE, MASS, BOY,
 STRUCK BY BAT, DIES

Lawrence, Mass. April 26-tuto Anthony Belmo, 12. who was ac- cidentally struck by a hat while watching baseball game on Law renee Common yesterday. died to- day at Lawrence General hosp;ta.,
 Enroute to school, the youth stopped to watch the sandlot game. The bat slipped from bat ter's hands and struck Anthony in the back, rupturing kidney.
 Pauf Belmo, 24, submitted to a blood transfusion in an >effort to' save his brothers life.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-26
Connecticut Metnen Expected 10 Furnish
 Stubborn Opposition
Francis Sn,ith, Hobey Hyde, Lee Wiley and Ton, Wilbur Entered from Nutmeg Stnte -Vines and Shields Will Not Compete in Hartford Tourney.

2 The annual New England tennis Championships will be played on the courts of the Hartford Golf club the week of June this year. according to announcement made by Joseph T. Thuston yesterday MT Thurston has been in charge these journeys for now and has al succeeded in securing members of the first ten ranking players in the country to compete
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-26
MILL PLAIN BOWERS BEATLUCKY STRIKES
 AT WlLLIlNAN77C
Y. M. C. A. Champions Take 2 of 3 Games From Upstates- High Man for Locals Twenty-tuOo Make Trip and Par ticipate in Matches.

The Mill Plain Union church bowling team, champions of the M C. A. church league took two of three games from Charley Hardngs Lucky Strike duckpinners in spe cia match rolled in Wimanc Saturday evening. Twenty two men the church made the trip and all took part
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-26
SITS PETER AND PAIL'S
 NINE TO DRILL

The Sts. Peter and Paul Parish baseball team swiIl hold it's first workout Thursday 1yening at the diamond behind Yschool Man ager Bin Cieary win be in charge of the drgI. t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-26
AMERICAN LEAGUE
 Games Yesterday

Cleveland 10, St Louis 5. Washington at New York, cold. Boston at Philadelphia. rain. Chicago at Detfoit, rain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-26
Standing
Games To-day

Washington at New York. Boston at Philadelphia. Cleveland at St Louis. Chicago at Detroit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-26

Cannes TO-day Montreal at Newark. Buffalo at Jersey City. Rochester at Reading. Toronto at Baltimore (tWo).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-26

worth while will be for Sharkey 70. take off on a nonstop flight Tom the ring, and soar over their heads Being as this is about the only thing he never has performed in T ring. nass sistls fe 5e lt-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-26
Standing
Games Tod,

New York at Brooklyn. philadelphia at Boston. Pittsburgh at Chicago. St Louis at Cincinnati.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-26
Games Tomorrow

St Louis at Cincinnati. Pittsburg at Chicago. New York at Boston. (Only games scheduled.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-26
Games To-nlorrow

Washington at New York. Chicago at Detroit Cleveland at St Louis
 Boston at Philadelphia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-26
W STANDINGS
NATIONAL LEAGUE Games Yesterday

St Louis {, Cincinnati 2. Philadelphia 4, Boston Q2 innings).
 New York at Brooklyn, rain. Pittsburgh at Chicago, cold.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-26

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
 Games Yesterday Newark 1, Montreal o. Buffalo at Jersey City, cold. Rochester at Reading, cold. Other clubs not scheduled.
The Washington times., 1932-09-29
NOT WORRYING,
MRS, GRIMM
By MRS. CHARLIE GRIMM

By MkS, CHARLIE Gh1MM
NEW YORK, Sept. 81 guess
the Cubs had rather a bad start
yesterday but I don't see any
reason for anyone to be dis
couraged. I am not and Charlie
isn't.
If a couple of things had hap
pened yesterday-or maybe if
they hadn't happened-we could
have won the ball game. Charlie
thought that the ball Gehrig hit
won for the Yanks and I imagine
that this is what settled the
whole thing.
Everything looked fine in the
first inning when the Cubs scored
those two runs. The Cubs looked
like they were going to take the
Yankees right down the line. And
that's what the girls thought, too.
I was sitting close to Mrs. Bush
and she was as tickled as any
one I ever saw about the way the
game was going. Mr.. Bush had
been preparing Tor this game Tor
a long time. 1t was his chance
to win the first one in the World
Series for the Cubs. The way
Mr.. Bush was going it certainly
appeared that it was to be one of
his greatest days in baseball.
After Gehrig hit that home run
we weren't even worried because
we knew that the Cubs could
come back. But then when the
Yankees started to get more runs
we knew that it would be diff
cult to win.
When I came home with
Charlie after the game he merely
said this to me:
Don't worry. Just a bad
start. We're going to win to-
days game, and if we don't
I'll buy you a new hat"
The Washington times., 1932-09-29
Ruth Getting Through

Too. this bugaboo about
fan having to buy three world
series games tickets at once,
will be disposed of at the joint
meeting of the majors, come
December or January. Next
year, at this time, baseball bug
. will be able to walk up to the
wicket and pay for a single
world series game seat for the
first, second, third or fourth,
fifth or sixth game, just as he
sees fit.
Meanwhile we must tell you
about Babe Ruth. It is or
conviction he is not long for
this baseball business. The
old boy has slowed up like an
ice truck and we believe he is
being kept in the game more
for the atmosphere than for
any future it may hold for him
as a player.
To begin with, yesterday he
played with an abdominal
bandage a foot wide between
his waist and chest. He
couldn't stoop to handle Eng
lish's single in the first inning
and Herman scored the first
run of the game on the Babes
error.
Too, Ruth went to third stand
ing up, after Gehrig's single to
left in the seventh, luckily
beating the throw, but demon
strating he is taking no chances
with those ankles or that ap-
pendix or whatever it is that
has caught up with the Babe.
The Washington times., 1932-09-29
yank Southpaw
Hopes to Beat
Warneke
BY VERNON CLEFTY"D GOMEZ
Copyright. 1882, by International

(CODYrlRht,
News Service)
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-We
took our first ride on the World
Series merry-go-round yesterday
and came up with the gold ring.
If I can win today-and Joe NC
Carthy told it is strictly up to
me from 1::30 o'clock on-we will
be in what some of the boys call
an impreg-well. make it posi-
ton where we can't lose.
You probably have guessed by
this time that I'm starting the
game for the Yankees today. All
1 will have to do is choke off
the bats of Old Hoss Riggs Ste
phenson, who can sock them q
mile; make Kiki Cuyler throw
away his bat, and turn the steam
on for Gabby Hartnett. That's
all. It's just a breeze.
Warneke for Cubs
Grimm is sending chap named
Lon Warneke against us today.
He comes from a little town IN
Arkansas, but I'll bet that the sill
yer trumpet band of my horne
town in Rodeo, Calf, is better
than the Arkansas string quar-
tet. And maybe that proves that
Rodeo can beat Arkansas pitch
ing horSeshoes or baSeballs. Well,
that's my platform, anyhow.
Let's stop kidding for couple
of minutes. we got our first
bear steak, cutting it right off Of
Guy Bush. They told me he was
tough, but when he lost his con-
troll he was just a pitcher. He
got into the hole by losing Sewell
and then had to get it over Ruth:
That's always bad. Then he had
to get it over for Gehrig. That's
always worse.
Can Yanks Hit?
I'm glad Lou Gehrig is on our
side. He broke up the ball game,
broke BuSh's heart and broke the
morale of the Cubs with one belt
into the bleachers. For three
innings Bush set us down and be-
gan to think that some one was
kidding him when they said the
Yankees could hit.
But now they know, brother;
now they know.
The Washington times., 1932-09-29
BIG CONTRACT
Of STAR No
OBSTACLE

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-Connie
Mack's great Philadelphia Ath-
Ietics were broken up today.
Connie Mack has sold Al Sim
mons, the Milwaukee Pole, to the
Chicago White Sox.
With the fence-crashing out
fielder went Mule Haas, center
fielder of exceptional ability, and
Jimmy Dykes, who played with
the Athletics for the past IA
years. Dykes may have another
good year in his system, and If he
has will steady the inner works
of the White SoX.
The purchase price was not
made public. 1t was reported the
players went for $150,000.
Started Last Summer
The deal sending Simmons TO
the White Sox was initiated oy
Connie Mack last summer when
Simmons was spinning around IN
dismal hitting slump. Mack
sounded out Frank j. Navin, of
Detroit, and Alva Bradley, OF
Cleveland, on the subject of Sim
mons. He did not attempt 20
negotiate with the Yankees, as far
as is known at this time.
Neither Navin nor Bradley was
interested in the matter of obtain
ing Simmons and the deal did not
prosper. But Harry Grabiner. of
the White Sox, enterprising and
ambitious, heard that perhaps
Simmons could be bought.
The fact that AL has a contract
calling for $33,333 per year with
full year to run did not deter
Grabiner in the least. He put
the money on the line and is
tickled to death over the matter.
1--WE are going to make a
ball club out there in Chicago
and are on the way" said
Grabiner today. "We will do
anything to build up the White
SOx into a pennant winner.
We got three great men from
the Athletics.
Faith In Rockies
Sending Simmons and Haas to
the Sox is just one way of Mack S
expressing his complete conf.
dence in the ability of Cramer
and Coleman, his young out,
fielders. These boys both were
injured last year. Coleman broke
his leg in Cleveland, and Cramer
fractured his collar bone playing
against the Yankees in Phila,
delphia.
Simmons twice won the most
valuable player award in the
American League.
The Washington times., 1932-09-29
An APPALLING Situation

This condition was very ap-
palling to Colonel Rupert, the
Yankee owner, and must have
also been to the players who split
about so per cent of the take
of the first four games. This
donation will eventually reach
20 or 80 Washington hired
hands, who come in for what
is commonly called third place
money, as it will be Athletics
who take a piece of the gate
as the result of finishing Sec
ond. The fourth place Cleve-
land club also figures.
What yesterdays gruesome
attendance proved most con-
vincingly is that these are no
times to sell world series tick
cts, for three games instead Of
forcing games. 1t is said that
at the last minute the consent
of Judge Lands was received
to sell for one day only, but
at this writing that assertion
was not quite definitely estab-
lshed.
The answer, my friends, is
that ere another baseball sea-
son with it's all-conclusive world
series rolls around, the So-called
smart folks at the helm of the
sport will discover the error of
their way and make some very
sharp concessions to the dear
public which for years has sup
ported the game in a very lordly
manner.
For instance, at this winters
major league meetings, the mag
mates will agree to a general
grandstand admission price of
rs cents, tax included. We know
positively this is the plan in
Washington, and Washington
will not have a scale which
other cities cannot enjoy.
The Washington times., 1932-09-29
HOMER THRILLS
RUTH WINNER
BY ROBERT DWYER
Winner of Times Babe Ruth
All-America Contest

NEW YORK, Sept. 90 have
just witnessed the first world
series game with Mr.. Kirk Miller
who is accompanying me on this
trip, and am very pleased over
the result. Although I lived Is
years in Chicago I am an Am
erican League fan and therefore
I am pulling for the Yankees to
win.
Today's game had plenty of
action in it but it was far from
being perfect baseball. This was
due partly to the dampness of
the field. My biggest thrill came
when Lou Gehrig sent a terrific
drive into the right-field bleach
ers in the fourth inning with
Babe Ruth on base. putting the
YankS out in fronts to 2.
Mr.. Miller and myself are stay
ing at the Commodore Hotel, the
baseball headquarters here. He
has introduced me to many men
prominent in the baseball world,
among whom were Babe Ruth,
Max Carey, Colonel Rupert,
Charley Grimm, Nick Altrock and
Judge Lands.
am having a fine time seeing
all the sights in New York, for I
have never been here before, and
am enjoying myself fully.
don't want to appear selfish but
next year I am Eoing to try just
as hard to win the Babe Ruth
contest so as not to miss out
on this wonderful trip.
The Washington times., 1932-09-29
Resume Tennis Play
For Grounds Title

Raymond and GEORGETOWN play.
ground tennis teams will resume
their battle for the District title
today at Chevy Chase play
grounds interrupted by darkness
yesterday with Raymond leading
two matches to one. Two final
doubles are to be played.
Hop Lomax, of Georgetown,
triumphed over Maurice Rosen-
berg in a brilliant match. 60,
As, "a. PoretSky gave Ray
mond one win when he turned
back Lochte, 60, 60, and
Harrad accounted for the other
by trimming Sailor, As, 6-1,
IS,
The Washington times., 1932-09-29
CUBS A|R-T|GH7
CORPS BLOWS
By NICK ALTROCK

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.--I don't
know what became Of the air
tight pitching the Cubs were sup
posed to have but Charley Grimm
was looking around for a pump
to initiate his hurting staff for
today's second world series con-
test with the Yanks. The last
inning Buy Bush was on the
mound yesterday and started
walking the Yankees, I thought
he was promoting a six-day,
pedestrian race.
Fielding Poor
I wouldn't call the fielding of
either team gilt-edged, either. The
way even Babe Ruth let a single
go through him, you would have
thought the Babe had been suffer-
ing from pernicious gout instead
of appendicitis. Both sets of in
fielders handled the ball like they
were going into vaudeville as a
juggling act when the series ends.
Maybe it was the size of the
CIOWu Cl1dU AIldOC CAAC PAdJ JCA o
Wobbly. There were only about
10000 present. That just shows
how things go to pieces when
Jimmy Walker is out of town.
When you look around and see
$4,000 empty seats it's bad news
because an empty seat acts on a
world series player like an auc-
tioneer's flag on bull-at least
for the first four games.
Watched Mckee
Before Mayor Mckee threw out
the first ball he was surrounded
by a big mob. On account of him
running an economy administra-
ton. They thought he might try
to palm the horsehide and
toss out a ping-pong ball instead.
But from then on, as the Yam
KEGS pounded them, only Mickey
Walker would appreciate how the
Cubs felt. However, today is
another day. unless someone has
been tinkering with my calendar
and Charley Grimm hopes from
now on each of his boys under
stands how the we'll dressed ball
player should behave.
The Washington times., 1932-09-29

Only such terrible hurting OF
their own as to offset their deadly
aggressiveness could turn trick
against McCarthy's left-handed
pinch-hitting sluggers.
That guy Bush gave a perfect
example of what the YankS do to
boz: aces. They drive them crazy.
When Lou Gehrig, the steadiest
run deliverer since Ty Cobb,
laced the ball over the fence,
Bush's heart went with it. Ruth
had just huffed out a whizzing
single ahead of it, driving in a
run.
Couldn't Last
Bush had held the Yanks
tighter for three innings than
the best FINGERS of their own
league usually were able to. But
it couldn't last. No pitcher could
hold them.
The Yanks didn't yank him
out, at that. He balled himself
out. But-when? When the dread
lineup again faced him. Bush
couldn't pitch to SeWell because
he knew Ruth followed him; he
couldn't pitch to Ruth because
the great Ruth was up and Gehrig
was on deck; he couldn't pitch
to Gehrig because he was scared
dizzy. Bush is no busher. He
doesn't feed three passes in a
row to normal batters.
Hitting Will Count
The Yanks will bat in big
scores. There will be no 81 or
80 wins over them. Any outfit
that gets away with game on
the American League phenoms
must clout in plenty or runs.
The Washington times., 1932-09-29
SEEN
FOR CUBS BY
GRIMM
By FRANK G. MENKE

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-Cholly
Grimm, the banjo-playing man.
ager of lot of Cubs, came up
smiling from his downy couch
today, and spoke as follows:
"Well, well, if it amt an
other day. And it won't be a
day like yesterday. No, sir,
never again. You see, a ball
player is pretty sure to get a
slight case of jitterS sometime
or other during World Series
and this gang of ours figured
that the best way was for most
of us to get 'em all in one
afternoon, free our systems of
such pOisOns and be Okay all
the rest of the way and spank
those YankS.
so, we will be out there
this afternoon doing things a
whole lot different"
Which will please the populace
plenty.
If those 10000 who saw what
they saw in the opener ever have
to look at its like again, they
will become very daffy indeed.
eff we had won." added
ChOlly, 81 figured to pitch
Warneke. Maybe I'll do that
anyway. On the other hand, 1
may sic Malone onto those
Yanks. Who finally go in
there is something / will decide
upon after we get to the park
and the boys begin smoking
them along"
Marse Joe Mccarthy also was
not certain as to his pitching
selection.
with the first game stored
away in the satchel," explained
MarSe Joe. 81 can do a little
gambling. But 1 don't know
who I'll gamble with. Allen,
Pipgras and Gomez are ready.
Those Cubs did whack quite
a few of Red Rulings right
handed shots, when Red wasn't
striking them out, and maybe
1 will let them try their luck
against the sOuthpaw stuff in
which Gomez SpecialiZeS."
The Washington times., 1932-09-29
Series Slants
By DAVIS ]. WALSH

BY DAVIS j. WALSH
NEW YORK, Sept. 29-Charley
Grimm, the boss, was big enough
to shoulder part of the blame
for the failure Of Bill Herman.
the underling. to make a play on
anybody in that monumental mo-
ment of the seventh inning.
There's only one trouble with
that. Boss Grimm should have
Shouldered all the blame. He was
the only man in position to
handle Lazzeri's grounder for a
play at the plate.
This point apparently hasn't
occurred to Boss Grimm yet, for
his explanation was that he him
self was looking" the wrong
way and SO forced Herman to
hold the ball too long. Every
thing, in fact, was just splendid,
only both men were wrong.
Ruffing famed the side in the
first. But how the Cubs famed
Ruffing.
At that early juncture, the
press boys were beginning to
mutter vaguely about a repetition
of what the Braves did to the
Athletics away back in 1914.
Some of the press boys were
about at that time. Yessir, about
five years old.
Gehrig's home run had so much
authority that the State Depart
ment in washington is wondering
what it ought to do about it.
John McGraw says that Cros-
etti shouldn't get an error on
Cuyler, because he didn't touch
the ball. And in spite of John
McGraw. any time a young man
doesn't touch that kind, he ought
to get thirty Gays.
Pat Malone was around telling
one and all that. if the Cubs lost
yesterday. he'd pitch today. The
Cubs lost yesterday and this
afternoon Pat Malone probably
will sit on the bench.