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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-13

AND WAS I HOT?

It's not the stupidity
But the humidity
That's driving us mortals
To seek cool portals;
A temperature insidious
And likewise invidious,
And believe it or not
Boy, was l hot'
On foot or in automobile
Full clothed or in dcshabillc
1t really is awful
And hardly seems lawful
To suffer in misery;
Oh, to feel shivery!
Come what may
Welcome the day
That alleviates sorrow
With news, cooler tomorrow
Evening star., 1933-04-13
r High Gear Early Going National Pastme Gets Oft Good Sa
President Among 1000 to See
Cronin Star in Debut as Boss
With Criffs Beating AS, Al

gled, so did Cronin, and Goslin doubled
before Claset knew he was on the hill.
After Schultz walked, q long fly by
Bluege scored Cronin.
That tucked away the ball game nicely
for the Cronin crew, fer Al Thomas,
successor to Crowder had pitched a
nifty eighth, and he wound up with an
equally nifty ninth.
LIVE AS made six hits during the
i game, and all off Crowder in the
seven innings he toiled. Cramer
was the one visitor to get as many as
two hits Six of the Nationals nine
blows came of Freitas. Schultz got
triple and a single off the Portuguese.
Cronin was the cnly National to hit
both Mack hurlers. He nicked Tony for
two singles, then singled off Claset in
the eighth. in addition to starring afield
with 10 chances faultlessly handled.
Kuhel put lot Of power into his
triple in the fifth. He drove the ball
missing a clearing homer by only a
yard.
Washington fielding was too fast for
the AS in the fourth. When his
grounder was fooled by Kuhel. Coch-
rane tried to make second on the error.
He was nipped by throw to Cronin
from Myer who had backed up Kuhel.
Cramer attempted to make triple of
a hit to left-center right after that. only
to slide into Bluege with the ball re-
layed by Cronin from Schultz.
Johnny KERR pulled fast one to
grab the ball the President tossed
out for the formal opening OF the
season. Umpires Dinneen and Hide
brand and Nick Altrock, veteran coach,
were lined up before the presidential
box, each hopeful Of catching the
coveted sphere. As the toss was started,
Kerr leaped from the Nationals dug
out and grabbed the ball almost out of
the hands of the waiting group. He
had it autographed by the President
later.
Two players are coming back to the
Nationals from the Chattanooga Look
outs, hut they won't linger long in big
company Ed Edelen, pitcher and
Walter Cazen. outfielder, are being re-
turned Griffith already is casting
about for other minor berths for them.
Winning an opening day game does
not mean the Nationals may lead a life
of ease in the forenoon. They were to
be out for batting practice this morn
ing at 10:30 o'clock. And Manager
Cronin says that's to be the order every
day during this home stay.
Evening star., 1933-04-13
Executive Enjoys Role of Fan
In Helping Nationals to Launch
New Deal in Base Ball Here

reformed member Of the, New York
Boxing Commission When Mrs.
Roosevelt, who arrived from New York
in the morning, left at the end of q
third inning to keep previous en-
gagement, Mr.. Big Jim, former Haver-
straw first baseman, hoped agilely
over two rows of chairs to obtain the
vacant seat near the President.
The Chief Executive came within an
ace of committing the first bean BALI
of the American League season.
AS he was about to release the new
horsehide, Vice President Jack Gamers
10-gallon hat popped up In front OF
the bevy of cameramen.
Whats going on here?" Garner
cried, instinctively ducking.
IN all probability the ball tossed by
i the President will find its way back
to him shortly. Johnny Kerr. who
leaped in front of Nick Altrock and
the umpires waiting for the pitch and
Franklin D. Roosevelt" penned on the
pill.
The President has the original Madi-
son Square Garden handclasp down pat.
Cheered to an echo as he was leaving,
he raised his hands over his head and
claSped and shook them Ia Jack
Dempsey.
Maybe. it's the Farley influence.
Joe Cronin made four hits, three in
the game and another big hit" that
won't show up in the American League
batting averages. Every time the
youthful pilot of the Nationals stepped
to the plate, F. D. r. applauded. And
cnly once was there nothing to cheer
about as Joe left the platter.
President Roosevelt was the sixth
President to unleash sincere but anemic
first pitches. His predecessors were
Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge and
Hoover.
Taft made the original initial pitch
back in 1911.
nNE of Walter Johnson's youngsters,
~ a tow headed, freckled-faced boy,
today is the proud owner of a pair
of base balls signed by the Chief
Executive.
In the seventh inning the boy scram-
bled out of the Senators dugout and
was at the Presidents side before any
of the small army of secret service men
could intervene.
When Mr.. Roosevelt autographed the
out, the only feature of the game that
escaped his eyes.
Although members of the presidential
party. as the shadows heightened over
the Griffith Stadium grenesward, shiv-
cred and frequently glanced at the
Chief Executive, Mr. Roosevelt was in
anything but a position to quit the ball
! park.
His eyes were fastened intently on
the game throughout except at the
completion of a particularly good play,
when he would turn to Mr.. Big Jim
Farley and comment vigorously with
! gestures.
There was no necessity among men,
beTS of the White House personnel to
/ frame the old base ball excuse of at
+ tending my grandmother's funeral"
! All were on hand.
i Others in the presidential party in
cluded Mr. and Mrs. Henry Morgen-
thau, jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Breckenridge
Long, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Early,
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Mcintyre, Miss
Marguerite LIE Hand, personal secretary;
Miss Grace Culley and Miss Melvina
Thompson of the secretarial staff and
Arthur Mullen, jr., Of Nebraska.
Evening star., 1933-04-13
Griffmen Sparkle in Opener
Play Championship Ball in Debut While AS Show Definite
Lack of Polish

w YITH the boss man, Connie
M Mack, playing politics at
v v Harrisburg, AL Simmons,
Mule Haas and Jimmy
Dykes batting for Mr.. Comiskey. Jimmy
Foxx nursing a sore shin and Eric
McNair favoring an ailing fin, most
everybodys choice for third place in
the American League this season looked
the part.
Your Uncle Griff's mixture Of young
and old players played first place base
ball behind General Alvin Crowder,
the pitcher, but the Athletics were not
the Yankees. So 1t remains to be seen
whether that top-notch article the
Griffs gave yesterday really was first
place stuff, or just good runner-up
base ball.
Whatever it was 1t was good
enough to make Comics youths ap-
pear to be year away from smart
base ball. The Athletics yeariings
did not have the poise in the pinch,
the nerve in the test nor the judg-
ment needed on the paths. Comics
kids appeared not yet nodded into
the kind of base ball machine the
tall fellow from Philadelphia usual
ly produces.
He has a club in the making, how
ever, sweet one. Cramer, Finney and
johnson may get moving before the
midSeaSon bell rings to prove the vet
eran manager as smart as he Is labeled.
Other clubs, carrying more brittle vet
Grams, may sag in the middle to permit
the energetic Mack youngsters to come
bearing down on them.
But the elephant yesterday was no
tornado from Texas. Without Foxx and
McNair he was woolly lamb. Mickey
Cochrane tried to make the elephant
snort few defiant bellows by daring
flights on the paths, but the kids were
too green to follow, with the result that
a Nationals reception comittee always
awaited them with the ball.
Comics young men pack dynamite
They may not explode in unison for
few weeks. but here and there they
will pop up to catch the headlines, and
with breaks and the luck that goes to
aggressive kids may show that, al
though they are a season away from
major league polish. they can get near
the top without shine and lustre.
However, your Uncle Grif'S layout
of players as they took their positions
yesterday is the busiest ball club on the
lot. 1t never played a moment of lazy
ball, it never missed chance, and but
for the nervousness which exists among
players at an opening day event, would
have produced a faultless brand of
sport.
Pass the orchids to Manager Joe
Cronin. the boy pilot. He, and he
alone Is responsible for the new spirit
possessed by club that bore a rep
utation for lacking color and punch.
If it previously had a sock it never
showed itself. And if there hereto
fore was color on the squad, Uncle
Clark must have kept his gray kelly
on top of it. Until this issue of the
Nationals came along, other than the
Mats of the winning years, it
was a nice, sweet ball club, with some
very fine fellows on the roster who
could hit run and bring in runs, but
rarely did 1t at a time when the runs
meant games at critical stages of the
race.
This Cronin array has spirit and
Evening star., 1933-04-13
TWO MISSED OPENERS.
SEEM CERTAIN TODAY

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 13.-Fair and
Y warmer was the weather prediction
today for two of the three major
league cities which had their base ball
openings delayed by rain yesterday.
The third Boston, looked for rain in
the morning and cloudy weather in the
afternoon.
Here are the prospects for the de-
layed openings:
American.
Boston at New York, Andrews vs..
Gomez, fair.
National.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia, Clark VS..
Moore, fair.
New York at Boston, Fitzsimmons
VS.. Belts, cloudy.
Evening star., 1933-04-13
BY JOHN b. KELLER.
)RESIDENT ROOSEVELT, Mrs.
- Roosevelt and some $4,000 other
shivering fans-the official count
was % 35Q maid not including

RES1DENI fLOoSENE ELL, MIS-
- Roosevelt and some $4,000 other
shivering fans-the official count
was 23,359 paid. not including
One-Eye Connolly-in Griffith Stadium
saw the Nationals upset the Athletics
of Philadelphia in 4-to-1 battle as
the lid was pried off the American
League season yesterday. But it might
have been different had Tony Freitas
the Portuguese pitcher, started by the
AS, worn the rubber overshoes Vice
President Garner did not want to
wear.
Clark Griffith. host of the occasion
had provided the extra foot covering
for use by the Vice President in the
pre-game march across the soggy field
for the flag-raising ceremony. Mr..
were worn in Texas where he men
don't bother about water, that he had
never worn a pair, but he was persuaded
to put them on for the parade.
Had he left them around Freitas
might have picked them up and put
them on. Then the pitcher probably
would not have slipped off the slab
in the second inning, and, as it proved
to his downfall.
WHEN Tony skidded as he was about
w to pitch to Goslin, a balk was
called and Cronin, who had begun
the round with a single, was waved
to second base by Umpire Dinneen.
Then Goslin walked, Schultz moved up
Cronin with a long fly and as Second
Baseman Bishop Of the enemy made a
wild chuck when trying to complete
a double-play the boy manager toted
in the first run of the day.
From. then on, the AS never were in
the ball game so far as an advantage
was concerned. They did make 1t un-
comfortable for Al Crowder, however, in
the seventh inning when. after they had
nicked him for run coming from two
singles backing walk, they had the
bases full with only one out. A double
play. though. got the frozen Crowder out
of the tough spot.
But the AS still were run to the
bad, for the Nationals had made sec
ond score in the fourth frame from
Schulte's triple and Blueges single, both
hits made after two were out.
In the eighth, the AS had the biggest
recruit pitcher in captivity the left
handed Dowell Claset. on the hill, and
the Nationals got to this 6-foot-3 boy,
weighing 228, for two runs. Manush sin
Evening star., 1933-04-13
Mack's 5O-Year Record Goes
Connie Misses Opener for First Time to Plead for
Sunday Ball in Pennsylvania.

also to major league base ball in
general.
Mack yesterday was in Harrisburg,
Pennsylyania's State Capital, to
urge Gov. Pinchot to approve the
Legislatures bill, recently passed.
'that would make Sunday base ball
in the State matter Of local option.
If the bill becomes a law. Sunday
games will be played in Philadelphia.
and Pittsburgh, both major league
cities. next year, for it is a foregone
conclusion that given an opportunity
to vote on the, question these munich
palities would favor Sunday play.
Should the Governor not sign the
bill by next Thursday it would
automatically become a law. At
present, however, strong influences
are endeavoring to bring about 0
gubernatorial veto.
Evening star., 1933-04-13
Minor Leagues

international League.
Baltimore, II; Toronto, 7.
Other games rained out.
American Association.
Kansas City. 2; Louisville, /.
Toledo, 4; st. Paul, /.
Columbus, 2; Minneapolis, 0.
Milwaukee, 4; Indianapolis, 3.
Southern Association.
Nashville, 81; Chattanooga, 4.
Knoxville, S; Atlanta, 4.
New Orleans, 6; Birmingham, l.
Memphis, S; Little Rock, 4.
Pacific Coast League.
Hollywood, IL; Los Angeles, 4.
Missions, g. San Francisco, S.
Sacramento, 9: Seattle, 8.
Portland, 8; Oakland, 3.
Texas League.
Houston, l; Galveston, 0.
Beaumont, 8: San Antonio, O.
Fort Worth, IL; Tulsa, 8.
Oklahoma City, 8; Dallas, 4.
Evening star., 1933-04-13

dash. 1t showed it in every move
in yesterdays lid pepper. 1t will
now be young Mr.. Cr0nin's task to
keep 1t afire during the lean days
as well As the warm ones. Which
makes Joe's dual task greater than
any other managers In base ball.
The old Mats, who boasted only o
defense, are just memory.
Evening star., 1933-04-13
WILL ALTERNATE LElBER
Terry Changes Mind About Using
Giant Rook as Regular.

BOSTON. April 13 OP.-An extra
day in which to think over the situa-
ton appears to have weakened Manager
Bill Terry's determination to use the
f1ashy rookie Hank Leiber, as regular
left fielder fer the New York Giants.
Considering Leiber's lack of expe-
rience, Terry said he probably would
break him in easily using Joe Moore
against right-hand pitchers and sending
Leiber in to face the southpaws.
Evening star., 1933-04-13
College Base Ball

Oklahoma, S; Missouri, 8.
Oklahoma City o., 4; Oklahoma Ag.
gies, 3.
Illinois, 13; Illinois Wesleyan, /.
North Carolina State, IL; v. M. T., 8
Western State, 8; U. of Iowa, 3.
Columbia iaPennsylvania, rain.
Evening star., 1933-04-13
A Running Start.

Phiiadc clphia ...... q q q q q h-i
WASHINGTON ... q o ] u X-4
Runs batted in-Buege 90. Higgins, Cos
lin. Two-base hits-Cramer, johnson, Cos
lin. Three-base hits-Clhocki. Scnulte
Kuhcl Double plays-Kuhel 10 Cronin TO
Kuhol. Bjrhop to Cihocki to Williams Crow
Philadelphia. 4 WASHINGTON. =. First base
on hails-Of Freitas. 4; off Claset. l. 9h
Crowder 3. Struck out-Bv Freitas. !; by
Crowder, ,; by Thomas /. Hits-Off Freitas.
in innings: of Claset. 3 in inning
of Crowder. g il Z innings; of Thomas:
pitcher-Crowder. Losing pitcher-Freitas:
Umpres-Messrs. Dinneen. Hildebrand and
Evening star., 1933-04-13

~ hn done as much as any one
thing in this country to keep
up the spirit of the people" +"
If base ball cherishes these recent
words OF the man upon whose energies
wisdom, talents and exercise Of vested
powers q depression-troubled America
has fastened its hopes, so must it doubly
so cherish the memory OF the President
turning Franklin Delano Roosevelt, base
ball fan.
If ever the appalling Roosevelt bur-
den of Office was nghtened for a few
hours it was yesterday when uncle
Sans new first fan of the land de-
butted in base ball and found the dia-
mond sport welcome relief from politics.
new deal" President launched a
new deal' ball club at Griffith Stadium
Yesterday. While cameras clicked, bands
played, and $4,000 opening day fans
cheered to an echo President Roosevelt
tossed forth a shiny new ball which was
snatched by Johnny Kerr who leaped
high to steal it from the expectant
paws of Umpire Hildebrand.
But when Max Bishop strode to the
plate to initiate play the President was
| forgotten. Even by Franklin D. Roose-
welt, it seemed.
In row 8, section c. lower grandstand, 1,
chunky, red-faced man. perfect
! model for cartoonists who would depict
, Joe Fan" furnished possibly the best
description of the sixth President to toss
forth the first ball.
Hes the kind of man who'd enjoy
this ball game out there in those
bleachers."
When Joe Cronin blasted out each OF
his three hits it was F. D. r. who led
the applause from the presidential box.
When Goose Goslin whipped long
throw from right field to Buddy Myer
the President was the first to comment
And when Gen. Al Crowder found
the going rough F. D. r. twice reached
in his pocket, found a cigarette and Lit
up.
s.VIIHERE'S Joe Cronin?" queried the
w head man as the twenty-seventh
Mackman was retired, giving
Washington the game. 4 to /.
The Nationals 26-year-old new deal
manager dashed in from shortstop to the
Presidents box Face crimson, Joe prof.
fered a grimy right hand.
Great stuff, Joe Keep it up" con-
graduated base balls new first fan.
Very much in evidence was Mr.. Biz
Jim Farley, Postmaster General anc
Evening star., 1933-04-13

INDOOR POLO TOURNAMENT.
112th Field Artillery. 10: New YORK
A. c., Tx (Class Co. Lawrenceville,
712: Hun School, 2k Qnterscholasticl.
Evening star., 1933-04-13
w YHEN Connie Mack failed
AA/ to put in an appearance
at Griffith Stadium yes
terdav he missed an

opening game for the first time in
so years. He regretted not having
seen his AS In action against the
Nationals here, even though they
were defeated, but said this morning
that business of great importance
prevented his attendance.
Although the elderly manager of
the Athletics did not mention the
nature of the business, it Is under
stood that it is Of great importance"
not only to Connie and his club. but
Evening star., 1933-04-13
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

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Evening star., 1933-04-13
Major League Statistics
THURSDAY, APRIL IS, 1888.
AMERICAN

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Boston-New York rain).
Cleveland. 4; Detroit. ! U3 innings.
washington, 4; Philadelphia, l.
Chicago. A. St. Louis, 3
Evening star., 1933-04-13

GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Phila. at Wash. (3.0O). Phila at Wash.
Boston at New York. Boston at New York.
Cleveland at Detroit. Cleveland at Detroit.
Chicago at st. Louis. Chicago at st. Louis.
Evening star., 1933-04-13
NATIONAL

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
New York Boston (wet grounds.
lyn-Philadelphia (rain).
Pittsburgh. I; Cincinnati, /.
Chicago, 8; st. Louis, o.
Evening star., 1933-04-13

This Crpnin array has spirit and
Nogales international., 1933-02-18
MARDI GRAS PAPER

Gel Gringo", Mardi Grass paper.
edited by D. F. Saracho and Rober-
to Pima, was profusely distributed
in Ambos Nogales Thursday.
Two thousand copies were issued,
800 of which were sent to various
cities in Sonora and Sinaloa. It
is reported that the paper received
a wonderful reception by all earn
ival fans. LEI Gringo". was printed
in the Nogales international shop.
Nogales international., 1933-02-18
NO CHANGE IN TOMATO TARIFF

No change was made in the to-
mato tariff at the hearing held in
Washington Monday. Among per-
sons at the hearing were E. r.
Jones of New York and A. j. Bryant
OF Nogales, of the Wells Fargo. Ex-
press Conf y;sarad JIM. Tarriva of
Culiacan, who appeared in behalf
of Mexico.
Nogales international., 1933-02-18
LAWSON FUNERAL

Funeral services were held Thurs
day at Denver, Colo, for the late
Mrs. Fred Lawson, (Matilda Beam) !,
formerly of Nogales, who passed
away the first of the week. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. R. Beam of Nogales, parents
of the deceased, were among those
present at the funeral.
Nogales international., 1933-02-18

DOUGHERTY TO
SHOOT WILD HOGS

Gel. A. j. Dougherty, former COM
manding officer of the 25th In
fantry at Camp Stephen D. Little,
was here Wednesday enroute to
shoot wild hogs on Beckford Kibbeys
ranch in Sonora.
Dougherty left here five years ago
and for four years was stationed in
indianapolis. He has been at Chey-
enne the past year.
Nogales international., 1933-02-18

Deputy Collector of Customs Her
bert Chatham returned Wednesday
from San Diego where he was
called by the death of his wife's
father, Willis c.. Brown.
Nogales international., 1933-02-18
MUSIC AND DANCING
MARK "HOT PEPPER

Motion picture devotees who are
demanding the return of screen
musicals will find enough music
and dancing in the Fox comedy,
Hot Pepper, to meet their de-
sires 1t is the attraction at the
Fox Nogales Theater Sunday This
picture depicts the latest adventures
of the immortal Quirt and Flagg,
the fighting and loving Marines
portrayed by Edmund Lowe and
Victor McLaglen.
Nogales international., 1933-02-18
NEW CAFE

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Field
announce in a display advertisement
in today's international that their
New Grand Cafe in the Bowman
building at 230 Morley avenue will
open at 7 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
This new restaurant is very at
tractive and it will be open day
and night.
Nogales international., 1933-02-18
FINED $50

The "hit and rum charge against
Jose Puchi, growing out of a re-
cent accident on the Tucson road,
was changed yesterday to reckless
driving, and Puchi was fined $50.
Nogales international., 1933-02-18
81 CHINESE

Thirty one Chinese, who had lied
from Mexico, spent yesterday in the
county Jail and will be deported to
China shortly.
Nogales international., 1933-02-18

Writ G.. Bowman left Wednesday
for Phoenix and Palm City after
a few days stay in Nogales.
Nogales international., 1933-02-18
ANOTHER DIVIDEND

Checks representing a seven per
cent dividend were issued this week
by the Estate of the Sonora Bank
& Trust Company, making the third
dividend to be paid since the bank
closed O year ago last November.
Charles FRAZIER will make bust
ness trip to Tucson Monday.
Mrs. Jack Wadford and daughter
May are visiting MI. Wadford's
sister in Ell Paso.
Nogales international., 1933-02-18

Maximum temperature the past
several days was II degrees on the
18th and 18th, and minimum, 28,
on the 18th.
Nogales international., 1933-02-18

Supervisor John A. Jones was IN
town Wednesday from Parker Can
yon.
Nogales international., 1933-02-18

Jack Cohen returned Wednesday
from a trip to Arkansas.
Nogales international., 1933-02-18

Charles Gardiner of Phoenix was
here Thursday.
Nogales international., 1933-02-18
SHERIFF BACK

Sheriff Harold J. Brown and
Charles Fain returned Thursday
night from business trip to Los
Angeles.
Nogales international., 1933-02-18

Judge c. E. Hardy was a visitor
at Tucson Thursday.
Nogales international., 1933-02-18

Maxine Gagnon was picked by
noted artists as one Of the twenty
most beautiful fashion mannequins
in the u. 8. s. Then in a later
judging finished among the first five,
and declared the model and manne.
quin with the most personality
Nogales international., 1933-02-18

Jean Armand of the Fox Nogales
Theater was a business visitor at
Tucson Thursday.
Nogales international., 1933-02-18

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