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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
EX-MAYOR SCULLY INTERVIEWED THE
 RINCMAN-ACTOR
Hired of Chasing Ina { Red 2 Headed Fitzsim= mons" COrbett Told Democrat Reporter - Played H ere in "The Naval Cadet"
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

More than an ordinary amount of local interest was generated by the recent illness, death and burial of James J. Corbett, former worlds heavyweight boxing cham pion and conqueror of the great John L. Sullivan. For even in the busy days of the gay nineties, v Gentleman Jim, as he was best known to his admirers, was torn between the ring and the stage with marked leaning toward a theat rical career.
 Tn fact, it was because of his ap- pearance in Waterbury with a com pany playing "rhe Naval Cadet" that it was possible for the Demo- crat's representative to learn first hand his views on the boxing situ- ation of that time.
 Ex-Mayor Martin Scully, present city editor of the Democrat and its representative for more than forty years, met Corbett the champion at the old Scovill House and heard "Gentleman Jim" express keen con- tempt for "that red-headed fellow Fitzsimmons" whom he chased all over the country" according to his own declaration. Those were the days when champions chased chal- lengers. Now the situation is en- tirely reversed.
 In view of subsequent happen ings and the boxing records, per- haps Corbett was bit nasty in his opinion of Ruby Bob" as the freckled Cornishman was known, for Fitzsimmons knocked out Cor bett to take the heavyweight title on St Patrick's night, March IF, 1897, just fifteen months after being interviewed by MT Scully, for the Democrat. FitZsimmons was the worlds middleweight champion also, winning the title from Jack Dempsey (the NonparieD in 1891 and the heavyweight crown six years later, being the first double title holder in America. Fitz never weighed more than ITO pounds, was a physical freak in build and one of. the hardest hitters for his weight in the history of the ring. He was a blacksmith "by trade" and native of Cornwall, England.
 Following is the complete record of Corbett's visit to Waterbury on December 16, 1895 as printed in that days issue of the Waterbury Democrat:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22


 mental reasons, does not want to fight Maher-1f Fitzsimmons de- feats the Irishman, Corbett will again enter the ring and force the Australian to fight or leave the country.
 James J. Corbett arrived in Wa terbury on the 1:12 o'clock train this afternoon and was immediate ly driven to the Scovill House, where he was interviewed by a re- porter of the Democrat. Corbett is possesses happy manner of im- parting to others the kind of in- formation the public desires to know in relation to his future.
 "Is it true, Corbett," asked the reporter. "that you have retired from the ring for good?"
 Well, he said, Tt is true that I have retired temporarily; that is, until l can find someone who wants to fight me. don't care to lose my time running through every state in the union, and Mexico looking for a man who does not want to fight. That man Fitzsimmons had every opportunity to fight me, but he did not want to do anything of of the kind. Why, I built the ring at Hot Springs myself at an ex- pense of $194 and when the time came to pull off the fight he wanted It somewhere else. The fight could have taken place there without any interference from the authorities. To sum up, desire to say that am willing to fight when someone ap- pears who is willing to meet me, but have given up chasing men all over this country
 T saw that the only way could get that red-headed fellow to fight was to surrender the belt to Maher. but he would not take it. He want ed to fight for it. Now, let Fitzsim- mons and Maher fight for the championship and if Maher whips Fitzsimmons and then comes to me I'll give him the belt without a bat tie if he will take it and if he does not want to do that I'll fight him for 1t. But let me tell you, if Fitz- simmons should lick Maher, I'll show you all some excitement. I'll go for that bald-headed fellow and won't rest until drive him out of the country. Maher came from the same place in the old country as my folks did, and they were ali ac- quainted, but still if he wins l won't wait to have him call on me I'll go to him and offer him the belt, then, if he wants it and will not accept it in that way, why, we will have a fight for it."
 Asked If he had heard of the $3O,OOO purse which was put up in Waterbury to arrange for a glove contest here between himself and MT Fitzsimmons, Mir COrbett said he had not.
 (Which profession seems to have the greater charm for you, Cor bett?" asked the reporter. 'Why he said, "as a matter of fact, no man likes fighting for a living, and another thing, no man can keen fighting all the time. A man grows old fast in that work and then he has nothing to fall back upon. The other is something one can follow al his lifetime"
 Corbett said there was no truth in the statement that John l.. Sul- livan was to travel with his com pany, but added that there was some talk about himself and Sul- , Iivan going on a sparring tour, but nat in conenction with Corbett's present company.
 Turning back to the subject of the prize ring, Corbett said: If I
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
Crosby At Full Strength For Second
 Attack On Rivals

Not only the city high school championship, but, for Wby possibility of selection for the Yale nterschoastic tournament depends the outcome of tonghs second bas keba game with Crosby scheduled for the home court of both 845 D. Either of them win for there not enough difference of ability in both squads to make certain the positive selection of the victor in advance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
Y JUNIORS TOP
 BOYS CLUB SPADES
Rosa Excels s With l2 Points in 26 to B Win Over ClubberS

Tim Rosa went on a scoring rampage last night at the Central Y as the Y Juniors eked out a 28 to 23 win over the Boys Club Spades, scoring 12 points for in- dividual scoring honors. The box
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
Whippet Reserves
 Humble HOt-Chas

The North End Y Whippet Re- serves annexed their third con- secutive victory last night on their home surface humbling the Hot Chas 27 to 23. Solury was high scorer for the winners with 10 points while Place was likewise for the losers with the same num- Der.
 The box score:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22

Both Crosby and Wilby have rather sensationally within the past ten days, the Wildcats pumping off Naugatuck by a two point margin and Crosby losing to Hillhouse by the same count on the New Haven court, without the services of Wilbur Dunn, one of it's offensive main stays. Comparatively. Crosby is one up on the speedy Wilby com- bination having taken the first contest of the season several weeks ago by five point .margin, after a great start. Neither team rates the ranking of favorite this evening unless one figures on Crosby edge due to the first game result.
 Center Clash
 Should either Abe Steinman, Crosby captain or Howie Block. Wilby center, have a bad night at the center post, the ultimate win ner will probably be determined as 8 result, for the high-scoring players have been the hub of their team offense for the past several games. Block scored 16 points against Naugatuck last week be- fore he was lost on personal fouls, while Steinman was rolling up 17 against Hillhouse in New Haven.
 O'Donnell and Wilbur Dunn, the Crosby guards are expected to have their hands full keeping "Spuds" Spadola and Captain Jim my Crichton in check for both of them require very fast guards to hold them down. Should Dunn take a definite part in the Crosby offense as a running guard. his op- ponent will probably have plenty of opportunity to score, too. With both teams clicking a game sim liar to the Wilby-Naugy tussle last Wednesday night will result with speedy play and sharpshooting as- sured. Jimmy Coogan of New Haven will officiate the contest.
 Prclim Game
 Reserve teams of the two schools will meet in the custom ary preliminary game, which often matches the main go for action varsity lineups:
 CROSBY WILEY Wilnot, If ls, Sweeney Joyce, If rg, JacovinO Steinman, c c. Block O'Donnell, lg If, Crichton T,..-~ .~ lf Cpa dn1o
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
PENNOCK SIGNS

New York, February 22-(UP) Herb Pennock, dean of the New York Yankees pitching staff, sent in his signed contract thus embarking on his 11th season with the Tanks. This left only eight McCarthymen to enter the fold.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
KENT BEATS CHOATE

New Haven, Conn, February 22 - Rents hockey team yesterday defeated the Choate sextet. 2-l. Before a throng of enthusiastic un- dergraduates and alumni of both schools in the New Haven arena.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
VALLEY STARS LOSE

Ralph Raggs's Boys Club Enk- COTS defeated the Valley Stars yes- terday at the Boys Club gym in fast game, 20 to IS, before a large crowd.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
Bridgeport.

1OtdlS lf
 Score at half time: Waterbury 23. Bridgeport 3. Referee: J. Minor and M. Zeneck. Time: Four 10-minute periods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
Whippet Reserves

Score at half time: Hot-Chas TO-, Whippet Reserves 2. Referee Jim Bannon. Time: 4-S minute per- iods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
Paper Box

TOGalS ......'.' x .,, n
 Score at half time: Scovills g. Paper Box 9. Referee: George. Dil- lon, Time: Four 8-minute periods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
BABE TAKES A DRINK

Babe Ruth takes a drink dur ing every game he plays in. The drink is bicarbonate of soda, which is. always kept in the Yam kee dugout. The Bam says 1t aids his digestion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
Mill Plain Midgets.

Score at half time: 20-3, Trojans. Referee: Pedro. Time: Four S-min- ute periods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
Clock.

Score at half time: Clock 21, Chase 9. Referee: George Dillon Time: Four 10-minute periods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
CORBETT MAY FIGHT
Expresses contempt for That Red-Headed Fellow FitZsimmons".

The champion, through senti- mental reasons, does not want to fight Maher-If Fitzsimmons de- feats the Irishman, Corbett will again enter the ring and force the Australian to fight or leave the country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
WYO Juniors.

oCUTb dC UdII LTIIICs . JuHIOTb T Spades 9. R e f ee: Fitzpatricl Time: Four S-minute periods.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19

". Y. Stocks
BY ELMER C. WALLER
United Press Financial Editor


NEW YORK, April 10. = Stocks
scared l to IL points today in the
most active trading since Septem-
ber 13, 1892, adding approximately
50 2,000,0 100000 to the valuation of all
issues.
The DoW-Jones industrial aver
age swung to a new high for the
year as dozens of issues made new
1888 tops
Commodities scared, being stim-
ulated by the same impetus as the
stock market-trend toward infla-
tion of the dollar through govern
mental fixing of a lower rate for
that unit.
The dollar broke sharply, being
worth at one time 90 cents in terms
of the leading units of currency.
The trading began with squirt
on the stock exchange. Dealings in
the first half hour we're at a rate
of more than 100000 shares for a
full day Thereafter volume slack
ened slightly to a rate of about
100000 shares.
IlC oO-tdllCo
made first response to the indica-
tions of inflations. Silver futures
shot up the limit of 300 points or 3
cents an ounce at the outset and
silver company issues shot up to
new highs for the year.
U. S. Steel shot up to new high
for the year at 38, up AS points,
while the preferred jumped nearly
5 points.
Farm equipment shares followed
the commodities higher.
American Telephone came within
a fraction of its low for the year
touching 869s. Late in the day it
rallied to above 80 as the whole list
mounted to the best levels of the
session in a fast close.
Sales today totaled approximate
ly 5,090,000 shares as against 1,430.-
900 shares yesterday. Bond sales to-
day totaled 400,000-the highest
of the year.
Dow Jones averages showed: in
dustrials, 68.31, up 5.66; railroad
27.59 up LAT, utility 21.24, up 0.25.
Aggregate value of 10 leading is
sues was $5 1922, ,777,743 as against
$4,994, ,261,971 yesterday, an advance
of $298,515,7 ,772.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
ROUND TABLE.
MEETING SET
BY SAN DIEGO

Announcement of the annual
Round Table held each spring at
San Diego State college for educa-
tors of Southern California has
been received by C. B. Collins, coun-
ty superintendent of schools.
The conference will open Friday
afternoon, April %, when the
theme for discussion will be elm
plications for Education in the
Light of Our Changing Social Or
DER. Prominent educators from
various parts of Southern California
will be speakers as will Miss Helen
Heffernan chief of the division Of
rural education, state department
of agriculture.
Friday evening the annual ban
quet will be held in the Ell Cortez
hotel and feature of the program
will be the songs furnished by the
Brawley Teachers octette.
Saturday morning the theme for
discussion will be Experiences
Tending to Develop Wise Use of
Leisure Time on the Part of Boys
and Girls.
Local educators are always repre-
sented at this round table confer
ence and a number are already
planning to attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
De TIER TIMES
HERE ALREADY
BY DOC" ZINN

Everybody was saying at our sale
Monday for Joe Pedro, southwest
of Ell Centre, that it was the wind
lest day they had ever seen in the
valley during the past 10 years. We
have sold two sales on windier days.
The worst day for wind was the
Jacobs sale, eight miles southwest
of Holtville on Friday, February
26, 1920.
was blown off the block at that
sale twice trying to sell the first
two COWS. Then we moved the sale
into an old barn and sold the
highest priced red Durham grade
dairy COW ever sold in the valley
for $335 to Charles Forsberg at
Meloland. Some difference in prices
them days and now. The first 80
COWS in that sale averaged $172 so.
The same quality of cows now
would average about $47.50. Average
COWS then were about $105 per
head, now are about $50. Don't be
discouraged for that was the very
top in Imperial Valley.
Our opinion is the farmers are
going to see better days and they
are going to come faster than we
think. The rest of the country has
come to the conclusion we must
save the boat or all sink, and the
farmer is the boat.
Prices are getting better now.
Our sales are SIS per head better
than last fall. Horses are selling
better, machinery very good. And
best of all the farmer is in better
spirits. Begins to think he can see
daylight ahead.
We are bound to have initiation
one way or another and remember
our motto: 1.-THE idle dollar will be
the dwarf dollar" Things are
changing very fast.
Our next community sale is APP
ril %. Everything listed by Satur-
day will be advertised, and adver-
tised articles always sell best. Twen-
ty head of cattle, teams, big
loads of furniture are already list
ed
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
Interesting Items OF News
Written For The Press By
Ell Centre School Pupils

ing class time, but our new staff
has decided to get its own news.
Our next edition of the Spotlite
will show how this works.-Jean
Malan, 8-A-3.
The junior pentathlon, with the
cooperation of the boys at Wilson
and Mr.. Montgomery, should pro-
duce some good athletes. The prac-
tice is done at Wilson and real
meets are held at the high school.
So far, James Gianola is leading.
-Christy Plemons. 7-A-1.
Monday morning the tennis court
was deserted. The wind was blow
ing so hard that tennis balls would
sail away over on the other side of
the school.-Helen Tipps, TAI.
April
So soft and gentle falls the rain,
You cannot hear it on the pane;
For if it came in pelting showers
'Twculd hurt the budding leaves
and flowers.
-Akiki Hoshizaki, Tai.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
Mrs. King Dies
At Home Here

Mrs. Viola E. King, 81, wife of
John w. King, died suddenly late
yesterday afternoon at the family
home at 848 Orange avenue. Her
death was a great shock to her
family and friends.
She was we'll known in Ell Centro
and was active in church and w.
G. T. U. work, being Baptist church
vice-president for the temperance
organization.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed from Lemons chapel at 2:3O o.
clock tomorrow afternoon with Rev.
Carl c. Harwood, pastor O. the
Baptist church, officiating. Inter
ment will take place at Evergreen
cemetery.
Mrs. King was born in Drew
county, Arkansas, and had made
her home in Ell Centre for several
years. She was the mother of eight
children.
Her survivors are: her husband,
John w. King; four daughters, Mrs.
Vera L. Harris of Ell Centro, Mrs.
Irmarie Y. Angel of Brawley, Mrs.
Verba L. Aldrich of National City,
Mrs. Eudora Gray of San Diego;
two sons, Thomas A. King and Floy
w. King, both of Ell Centre; six
grandchildren, Glen Lee Roy
Couch, Wilson Wade Couch, Tho
mas Arthur King, Laurence Neil
King, Norman Eugene Gray and
Joan Yvonne Angel.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
Teachers VIII
Meet Saturday

Second general institute for teach
ers of Imperial county will be held
Saturday, April %, in Brawley ac-
cording to announcement made to-
day by Cornelius B. Collins, county
superintendent of schools.
The first institute was held in Ell
Centro in December and last month
local institutes were held in various
districts for the teachers in those
districts.
Music by the teachers octette of
the Brawley schools will open the
morning program at which Arthur
Cory, assistant county superintend-
ent of schools for Orange county
will speak on "The Teachers Jig
Saw Puzzle.'
In the afternoon musical num-
bers will be presented by the Cali
patria school orchestra and the
Westmorland elementary school. Dr.
Fred P. Woellner of the department
of education U. G. L. A., will speak
on "Modern Social Trends.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
BEACH
WILL ST ACT.
BIC FEST A

With Saturday, May 6, definitely
set as day for Rehabilitation
Celebration in Long Beach, on
which the seaside metropolis will
play host to the southland, prepara-
Giols are going ahead at a rapid
rate for "Neptune's Electrical Ex-
travagauza," the colorful Illumi-
mated maritime spectacle, which Will
climax the days festivities. 1t will
be staged in the Long Beach ma
rine stadium, with entire proceeds
going for earthquake relief, and is
being heralded as the most out
standing production of its kind ever
attempted In the past there have
been pageants Of Illuminated floats,
there have been water carnivals
with aquatic parades, but this will
represent a combination of all the
entertainment arts. There will be
the 2orGeodSly decorated floats
peopled with gaily costumed folk
Of all nations, and beautiful girls
galore to please the eye, but in
ADDITION there will be leading vocal
lists and instrumentalists, operatic
groups, musical comedy sextettes
and various other musical groups
to furnish ear appeal.
For the athletic minded there
will be famous boxers in action,
Wrestlers, and other sports expo
nents. Five floating fairylands will
be the stages upon which vaude-
vile headlinerS, operate stars, mo-
ton picture celebrities, athletic
aces, and figures pf world wide re-
nown flourish a symposium Of en-
tertainment never before achieved.
Evidence of the callhre Of the
event planned is given by the fact
that through the efforts Of the Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce,
Waldo T. Tupper, managing director
of La Fiesta de Los Angeles, and
q host Of other big civic events, was
drafted to produce this spectacle
extraordinary and to serve without
compensation.
Charles H. Tucker of Long Beach
is chairman of the executive COM
mittee, with Charles s. Henderson,
dictator during the quake, in charge
Of all finances. Mrs. Bruce Mason,
wife of the president of the Long
Beach Chamber Of Commerce, is
chairman of the woman's division,
which is taking an active part in
preparations.
The Los Angeles headquarters in
the chamber of commerce building
has been literally deiuged with Of
fers from artists, troupes, dancers,
singers, instrumentalists, motion
picture stars, vaudeville headliners
and sports celebrities who wish to
participate in the gigantic program.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
EAST SIDE SCHOOL

We got new books this week. The
name of them is "Jack and Jane. y
/ There are some new books on our
table. One is Animal Friend" and
the other is about Little Peter
Rabbit" We like both of them. Lu-
cile Culberson came to visit our
room this week. We like for her to
come and visit us.-Americaniza-
ton.
like the Easter cards that our
room sent to our parents and teach
ers.-Albert l.. Sapp, IA.
We are going to have an Easter
party today. We made our baskets
this morning.. T. Bell, IA.
We have a new girl in our class.
Her name is Mary Ann Keyes. She
came from Glendale, Ariz.-Soledad
Lopez, IA.
Jackson Wagner brought bas-
ket of flowers from San Diego for
our room. They are very pretty
George Galloway, IA.
Our room made Easter baskets
and Thursday afternoon just be-
fore we were dismissed our teacher
surprised us with a basket full OF
Easter eggs.-Fourth grade.
We went down to the park and
had an Easter egg hunt Thursday
afternoon. Some of us found eggs
and some of us did not. However,
there were eggs enough for all of
us. After the hunt we had game
of ball.-6th Grade.
The musical comedy "Toreadors"
that we have been working on is
going to be given during Educa-
tional week on the evening of April
27. We are working hard so it will
be success and hope big crowd
will be here to Sc it. - Seventh
grade.
AS the year draws to a close we
find ourselves facing the examin-
alton on the constitution of the
United States. We are really down
to hard work and hope that none
of us will have to take the test
over. Eighth grade.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
POWER GROUP
ADDRESSED ON
TAX SITUATION

j. r. Gabbert, former state real
estate commissioner and president
of the Riverside Realty board, spoke
last night at La Ramada to the
members of the construction de-
partment of the Southern Sierras
Power company, their families and
other employees on the subject of
the present tax situation in Cali
fornia and measures before the state
legislature in the form of constitu-
tional amendments, on some one
of which the people will probably
have to vote in a special election
proposed to be called in June.
The speaker, who is advertising
agent for the power company and
the Imperial Ice and Development
company, stated that neither he nor
the companies he represents are ad-
vocating any tax panaceas at this
time but that it is essential that
all citizens should know what is be-
ing done in the effort to balance
the state budget and avoid spe-
cial ad valorem tax to make up the
deficit the state is facing in its
finances.
The speaker reviewed the history
of taxation in California during the
past quarter of century and re-
called conditions before Amendment
No. l went into effect, separating
state and local taxation, stating
that there were many serious in
equalities existing in those early
days, "just as there are now and
probably always will be where the
human factor is involved
A special feature of the evening
was the showing of moving pictures
of the Hoover dam operations,
which were described in. detail by
Carl E. Ernst, assistant district
manager of the power company,
who has made four trips to- Hoover
dam since construction was under
taken there.
j. E. King district manager, dis
cussed the reduction of electric
light and power rates, which have
been reduced steadily since 1922 in
every schedule.
B. o. Mitchell, district construc-
ton superintendent acted as chair
man of the meeting and introduced
the speakers.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-19
Former Pastor To
Make Visit Here

Friends of A. E. "Bobn Worthy,
former minister of State Street
Christian church, will be delighted
to know that he and his family
will be present at the mid-week SER
vices Thursday night to meet and
greet them.
". E. Butterworth, present min
ister, announces that the Wednes-
day night meeting is postponed un-
til Thursday night in order to
give friends of Mr.. Worthy this op-
portunity.
Choir practice will consequently
be held Wednesday night instead of
on Thursday night. All choir mem
bers and members of the Wednes-
day night Bible class are asked to
take notice of this change.
The public is also invited to hear
Mr.. Worthy.