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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-05
Test Your KnolOledge

u T. What other two titles are much used for the Civil war in America?
 2. On what ship did the Pilgrims to Amer ca?
 B. What is the name for the science of antiquities? 4. Who wrote the tragedy, Macbeth? 5. Who said: Millions for defense. not cent for -tribute"?
 6. Name the third book of the Old Testament. z. Name the great battle between the Normans under William Duke of Normandy, and the English under King Harold.
 S. Where is the University of Maryland? g. In politics, what does the term recall" mean! 10. Who wrote Travels With Donkey?
 Turn to Page 20 for Correct Answers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-05
COLLEGES HONOR
 LOCAL STUDENTS

Elton Wilmot. son of MT and Mrs Ralph H. Wilmot, 10 Middle street. Waterbury, Conn. was elected president of the freshman class of Washington college. Chestertown. Maryland. at meeting of that class held recently. Elton is a very popular member of the first year class. and also was an out standing member of the undefeat- ed Washington college football team.
 Eighteen men who are major
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-05

ing in journalism at the universit4 of Kentucky were initiated lnzf
 Sigma Delta ChI. honorary journni Y ism fraternity for men. this Wef4. Among those initiated was JQ4N
 Reidy, son of Thomas Reidy, E
 Welton place, Waterburys Conn:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-05

peak borrowings of $61,5O0 in 1929-1933: a record of losses in 1929 and 1880. a profit in 1891 and losses in the two subsequent years, increased its employment from 3S to about 53."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-05
FULL WEATHER REPORT

Boston, Dec 5-(UP)- Weather forecast:
 Massachusetts and Rhode Island Fair, slightly colder tonight. Thurs day fair.
 Connecticut = Fair and slightly colder tonight. Thursday fair.
 Shortage of skilled labor in large cities of Brazil has forced build- ing contractors to raise wages.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-05

known minstrel director, will be on hand with several novelty numbers of entertainment in addition to sev- eral specialties from Worden's Min strel cast including Tom Stange, formerly with Neil O'Briend's Min strels; Ernie & Billies Ledger, the international dance team, big time vaudeville artists and Worden's Milky Way quartet singing all the
Evening star., 1934-01-08
20 YEARS AGO
NIALTER JOHNSON, famed pitch
w er of the Washington club. has
refused an offer of $4,000 for
IN THE STAR.

IIIALTER JOHNSON, famed pitch
w er of the Washington club. has
refused an offer of $4,000 for
three years and a $4,000 bonus to
sign with the Chicago club of the
Federal League. managed by Joe
Tinker. Joe Wood. crack Boston
Red Sox pitcher, also has refused
an offer from the same team, but
1910. has signed with the Tinker
managed club.
Cy Cummings, former George
town University all-around athlete,
and Zelpha l. Conther of Washing
ton were married today.
Representing the Central Y M.
c. A. in basket ball games tonight
against teams of the West Branch
Y of Baltimore will be Martin,
Phelps. Meany, Sanderson, Bingley,
Mckay. Duncan and Hoppe.
Trainer Mike Martin Of the Wash
ington ball club has returned from
Charlottesville, where he arranged
for the housing of the players dur
ing the coming training period.
Fat Men won two OF three sets
from the Climbers in the National
Capital Duckpin League. Rolling
for the winners we're McCarty.
Moore. Oehler, Keeler and Miller.
The Climbers used Griffin, Hardy,
Gates. Pierce and Wells.
Eastern faces Western tomorrow
at the Central Y. M c. A. in the
opening game Of the Scholastic
Basket Ball League. Western misses
Adams. star center last season, who
is unable to play because Of lack of
time. Eastern has lost H. Axle.
elected captain. who has quit the
game because of parental objections.
Wood has been chosen captain and
he and Manager Farnsworth are the
only veterans on the squad. Army
and Navy Prep, coached by Mike
Clancy. captain Of c. us great
quint last season, looms as a strong
team, as does Business. and East
ern's squad is expected to develop
Eastern defeated Friends Select
School basketers, 27-11. Wood and
Lawson starred.
Evening star., 1934-01-08

ing letters from a flock Of other
children-many Of them cripples.
It was a bad omen. .Artie- McGovern
as tough as a sheriff with an auc-
ton hammer-was there; so were
mess Of other funsters who enjoy
slaughter.
After Mr.. McGovern- had, deter
mined that Mr.. Ruth weighed
mere 231 and the pilgrim Scapt
ITO, with his mustache, he ordered
the couple, to the massacre.
"On to the mat with you," said
Artie. I'm going to put you through
the daily exercise Of the Babe"
First he pulled fingers and toes
and necks-in fact everything but
teeth. The Babe liked 1t. The
pilgrim was too polite to discuss 1t,
being a guest.
wrap your left leg around your
neck and say 'ah,'" commanded Mr.
The Babe "ah'd." The pilgrim
painted
Try it some time II you are 40 like
the Babe and 20 like the pilgrim
whose only exercise has been lifting
9 stein Of SudS on pay day.
Now we'll take q bicycle ride
two-mile sprint" McGovern
rubbed his hands like an execu-
TONER
"Wel," echoed the pilgrim, "wait'n
We get On our clothes.
Evening star., 1934-01-08
u. s. TENNIS HOPE
|. IN YOUNG PLAYERS
Average Age of Net Stars
241-3 Years-TaIent Well
Spread Over Country.
BY EDWARD b. MOSS,

Executive Secretary, United States Lawn
Tennis Association.
n YEW YORK, January 8.-The
M youth of the nationally
l Y high-ranking players and
the wide geographical dis
tribution of such honors for
1884 was one of the outstanding
features of the past year in ten
mis- and an encouraging sign for
the future of the game in Amer
lea during the coming season.
Twenty nine players were ranked by
the United States Lawn Tennis Asso-
citation in mems singles at the close Of
the 1888 playing period. The average
age of these players was 24ls years.
OF the 20, two were only II, and the
oldest 81. Eliminating five players of
80 years or older, the average Of the
remaining "a was 22la years. These
players were the pick of the country,
several Of them being winners of ma
tional championship honors.
"HIRTEEN were residents of the
i Eastern States, six registered
from the Pacific Coast, five from
the South, three from the Southwest
and two from the Middle West. A COM
parison with the same statistics of the
past several years shows a marked
swing from the Pacific Coast to the At
lantic Coast, a return to the standards
of past decades when Eastern players
ruled the tennis courts of the nation.
Included in the first Is in senior ma
tional singles ranking we're two juniors,
Frank Parker and Gene Mako. Their
right to these exceptional honors Is
fully justified by an examination OF
their principal tournament play for the
past season, which included, in the case
of Parker, victories over Junior Coen,
Robert Bryan, Frank Shields, Richard
Murphy, Sidney Wood, Mako and
Vivian McGrath Of Australia.
"URNING to the Junior rankings.
20 players were listed. not in
cluding Parker, who qualified as
under 18 years of age but who devoted
his entire 1888 season OF tournament
play to senior events.
The geographical distribution of these
Junior honors was just as wide as that
noted in the senior divisions. The Pa
cific Coast placed five players, the East
and Middle West were next In order
with four each. the Southwest and the
South third with three each. and the
Rocky Mountain section fourth with
one.
Evening star., 1934-01-08
Dynamite Mild in Comparison With Ruth in Training
Ehuesbt Rsprr Condition. Stunt

"Get on your clothes?" doomed
Mr.. Ruth, who takes such . ride
every day, you gotta take OF more
clothes
Which was quite embarrassing
and quite impossible.
. It developed that the trainees
straddle q couple of bikes and go
less than nowhere, with q belted
meter showing just how far you
don't 60.
Mr.. Ruth-always generous and
playful-gave the pilgrim half
mile handicap. At the one-and-a-
half mile post the pilgrim was SHOW
ing away with Mr.. Ruth still at bat.
the Bambino fused and fumed;
quarter Of q mile from home base
the pilgrim slid past easily, with the
Babe just rounding first.
He'll never know the Bantam
slipped of his registering belt, and
no matter how hard Mr.. Ruth
worked he got no reward In figures.
"Well play squash now" encour-
aged he who IS 40. but not fat.
That's q game, not q VEGETABLE.
You take q couple Of rackets and
try to hit a will-of-the-wisp. Mr..
Ruth struck out three times, took
six bases on balls and then clouted
one right between the Bantam's
MI. Mcoovern brought his guest
Evening star., 1934-01-08
H0YA, G. W. QUINTETS
FEEL LOSS OF STARS
Hargaden May Be Out Remainder
of Season-Stein Slow Shak-
ing OFF Injury.

doth Georgetown and George Wash
n ington basket ball teams will be
seriously handicapped for some
time by the loss of outstanding per-
formers. The Hoyas have lost Ed
Hargaden, star forward. who has an
eye injury that will keep him out Of
action for an indefinite period, perhaps
for the season. The Colonials will be
without Sammy Stein. high-scoring
forward. for at least two more weeks,
because his injured ankle has failed to
respond to treatment as expected.
Stein already has missed three games.
Hargaden was hurt in the first half
of the Manhattan game Saturday night
when someone thrust thumb into his
eye. Two stitches have been taken in
the eye ball. Doctors say he will not
lose the sight of the eye, however.
Neither the HoyaS nor the Colonials
will be busy for the. next, day or two.
Georgetown not playing until We'd
nesday, when it meets william and
Mary at Tech High, While George
Washington's first engagement Of the
week being against Long Island U.
Thursday at Long Island.
No games are carded for D. c. college
teams tonight. but games are slated
tomorrow. Catholic University meets
Western Maryland at C. u, American
U. engages Hampden-Sydney at A. u,
and the Maryland and C.. U. freshmen
face at College Park
Evening star., 1934-01-08
Recreation League.
Track Ace Masters Disability
Cunningham, Badly Burned in School Fire, Began
Running to Restore Shattered Legs.

by Brutus Hamilton In his sophomore
year. He developed rapidly, placing
fourth in the 1,500 meters in the
Olympic games In 1892 When Ham
ilton left Kansas to accept the track
and field mentors post at Stanford
University, II. w. Hargiss took over
the tutoring Of Cunningham.
Both indoors and on the cinders
in 1888. Cunningham has been q
sensation, setting . new record In
the mile run. When seen In Law
renee. where be Is spending the holi-
days training for the Melrose games
in Madison Square Garden, New
York. February 8, the first thing the
runner asked was that credit be
given to Hamilton and Hargiss for
his development.
I'm pleased" he said. "But give
the credit to Brutus Hamilton and
Bill Hargiss, will you, please?"
This is the second consecutive year
that the medal has been given 10 a
Jayhawker athlete James tAloysius
BauSch. Olympic decathlon winner
and world record holder, won the
trophy in 1882
lCopyright. 1893. by North American News
paper Alliance, fnc.)
Evening star., 1934-01-08
Not Requested, Says, Rice.


~ ISCUSSING the release today,
Rice denied he had requested 1t
~ as the Washington club president
infers in his communication. L did
ask him (Grifith) what plans he had
concerning me for 1884 and hinted that
there might be a job for me elsewhere
should he want me no longer" said
Sam. But he did not see fit to tell
me at the time that he intended to
release me. The news I got today sur
prised me more than mildly. He has
asked to see me today. Maybe there IL
be more to say after the talk"
Although he admitted he had no
lines out for another base ball job-and
the player long popular here, who was
honored by Capital fandom only last
year with a special day" at Griffith
Stadium says he wants to continue in
the game-Rice believes he will be able
to connect with some club before long.
"I still have little base ball left in
me- I'm sure" Sam remarked, and I
ought to be able to make deal for
myself"
Should he join another club, Rice
would like to continue his residence In
Washington. He has maintained a
home in the PetWortn section since his
marriage to Miss Edith Owen OF In
diana in 1920. 1T wouldn't be home II
1t wasn't in Washington, for I have my
warmest friends here" he said.
Griffith. asked if he intended to &C
ouire another outfielder to maintain at
five the Nationals squad of garden
patrolmen, said he hoped to find one
before his club goes to training camp
In March. At present. though, no nego-
tiations for fifth outfielder are under
way, he stated.
Evening star., 1934-01-08
BOXING SCENE SHIFTS
TO Dixie THIS WEEK
Rosenbloom and Goodwin Meet at
West Palm Beach Thurs
day Night.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 8-The box
~ ing scene shifts into the South
land this week
The twice-postponed non-champion-
ship battle between Maxey Rosenbloom
of New York and Bob Goodwin of
Georgia will be held at West Palm
Beach Thursday while Miami's fisti-
cutting season will get under way to-
morrow night with a heavyweight duel
between two ageing veterans of the
ring. Johnny Risko of Cleveland and
Jimmy Maloney Of Boston.
Rosenbloom's light heavyweight
crown will not be at stake In the r.
round match with Goodwin. but on Feb
ruary 1 the Harlem playboy will put it
on the block in a 15-rounder with Joe
knight in Madison Square Gardens
bowl at Miami
New York offers the only serious op-
position to the Southern program this
week with 10-rOunder between Cleto
Locatelli Of italy, European lightweight
champion, and Jack kid Berg Of
England in the Garden Friday night.
Evening star., 1934-01-08
NO "a tilt IN EAST,
SAYS STANFORD HEAD
Denies Little's Statement Regard
ing Another Game With
Columbia U.
By the Associa TED Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CTANFORD UNIVERSITY, Calf.
January 8.-Commenting on quoted
statements of Coach Lou Little OF
Columbia University that Columbia and
Stanford foot ball teams would meet
"in the East" next Fall, Alfred R. Mas
ters, general manager Of the Stanford
Board of Athletic Control, said today
there are no negotiations on now for
such a contest"
Masters said he discussed the pos
sibility of such a game with Little in
Pasadena following the Lions New Year
day triumph over Stanford. He ex-
pressed belief Little would not have
authority to schedule such game.
1T would not be practicable for
Stanford to go to New York during the
regular season" Masters declared, "and
so far as I know there is no talk of
a game next Fall.
"Of course Stanford would like to
play Columbia again, for Columbia is
high-class opposition in every way, but
there is absolutely nothing doing just
now in the way of arranging such a
game"
Evening star., 1934-01-08
hack to consciousness with q bucket

back to consciousness Win . puckes
Of water.
Catch the medicine ball"
whooped Mr.. Ruth and heaved.
It's not q medicine at all. but q
bale of cotton wrapped in COW hide.
The Bantam went down for another
long count.
Get on the gloves" directed Mr..
McGovern. They were as big as
the victim.
Black spots had appeared on the
horizon. The world was standing
on its ear. Mr.. Ruth looked as big
as an epidemic. He was in good
humor, like q polar bear.
He pushed the Bantam around
until we got sore. After all, guest
can be insulted So the mite reached
up-away up-and poked him IN
the chest.
And can Mr.. Ruth take It'll
The Bantam followed with q left
to the knee and Q right to the calf.
And Mr.. Ruth, grinning 50 big
that his ears almost caved in, calmly
stepped on his guests toes. pinned
him down and beat his head around
like q weather vane.
The last thing the pilgrim re-
membered was the pounding Of the
Babes voice:
"You amt the first guy I ever
sent 10 the showers"
Evening star., 1934-01-08
FAVORITES ADVANCE
IN MIAMI NET PLAY
Seeded Players Today Face Sur
vivors of Opening Round in
Florida Event..

By the Associated Press.
HIAMI, Fla, January S-The held
NI cut sharply by more than eight
hours Of rapid play yesterday,
seeded players in the Miami -Biltmore
tennis championships today faced sur
vivors Of the opening round.
All of the seeded contestants nego-
tiated the first round successfully,
with Frank x. Shields Of New York,
No. l U. S. L. T. Association player
and seeded one, drawing q bye.
Bryan "Bitsie" Grant, jr., Of Atlanta.
and Ricardo Morales. Cuban Davis Cup
star, advanced to the second round
without play through defaults by Ross
Mathews and Charles Burkett, both OF
Miami.
George Lott. jr, of Chicago: Clii
Sutter OF New Orleans, and Marcel
Rainville of Canada, won easily from
Miamians in love sets, and DR.. Gene
MaCaulir of New York, Arthur
Hendrix, Florida champion, and Car
roll Turner of Miami, former State
champion, likewise captured their
matches without extending themselves.
Evening star., 1934-01-08

date the minor leagues get under
way, much less rating serious con-
sideration for the permanent pay
roll, but really are essential to the
business of prepping for the cham
pionship campaign.
Three catchers are not equal to
the task Of enabling the moundsmen
to get the kinks out of their wings
worked. and with a number of the
more ancient fingers customarily
coddling their precious soupbones ad-
ditional talent is needed for the all
important business of providing tar
gets in the wand drills while extra
help for the unspectacular but neces-
the outfleld always comes in handy.
1T is assured the super
i numeraries will be adequate
for all purposes when the
actual grind of conditioning
gets under way, for free flop
and fodder with transporta-
tiQn thrown in never is lack
ing in lure, least of all in these
times. but in one respect the
Nationals may be a bit handi-
capped in their preseason
perSpiring.
This has to do with the matter of
competition afield while the team is
quartered at its base. Once the
club pulls up stakes and heads back
home, plenty of worthwhile oppo-
sition already is assured from the
Cubs, Braves, Dodgers and Pirates,
but at or in the vicinity Of Biloxi
itself the menu promises to be re-
stricted indeed.
Until Cleveland announced it's IA
game transforming trip with the
Giants, it was assumed the Ma
tionals and Indians would clash on
home-and-home basis in New Or
leans and Biloxi but with the world
champions naturally drawing the
Evening star., 1934-01-08
OFF NIGHT BASE BALL

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, January 8
P).-Texas Base Ball League club
owners have adopted schedule calling
for 154 games in 146 playing days, with
the pennant campaign to start Tuesday.
April II, and end Sunday, September g.
1t was the consensus of the club
owners that there would be a sharp
decline this year in night base bali.
Most owners who have their plants
equipped with flood lights said they
planned night games only once or twice
a week and not that many times If
fans would attend day time ball.
Evening star., 1934-01-08

Cleveland Clubs week end bookings,
nothing is left for the Capitalites in
the way of choice dates
It is significant that no training
camp exhibitions as vet have been
announced for Cronin's crew, but
it is possible a few clashes with
the Tribe still can be arranged, even
though they are for week days when
the box Office Is almost entirely
neglected For the benefit to be
derived from the big league oppoei-
ton afforded this is much to be
desired eventuality, otherwise the
Griffs may have to face the barrier
shy of the form assured by stacking
up against testing adversaries.
Evening star., 1934-01-08
HURDLE CHAMP IN RACE

NEW YORK, January R).-Unde-
feated last season either in the quarter
mile or the hurdles, Glenn (Slats)
Hardin of Louisiana State, national
400-meter low hurdles title holder. will
make his indoor track debut in Madison
Square Garden February 3. Hardin will
run in the classic Millrose 900.
Evening star., 1934-01-08
Varied Sports
Court Results.

Court Results.
Washington, 81; Idaho, 25.
Oklahoma City u, IS; Southwest
ern. 80.
United A. c. (San Francisco), IS;
Southern California, "a.
Utah, 48; Stanford. "a.
Flagstaff Lumberjacks, 81; New Mex
leo. 20.
Glendale Normal, 81; Minot Teach
ers. Al.
Nebraska "B," 27; Luther, 81.
North Dakota State, 80; Moorhead
Teachers. 20.
River Falls Teachers, 81; Hamline,
81 (overtip1e).
Buena Vista, 80; Upper Iowa, 81.
Pro Hockey.
American Association.
Tulsa, 8; Oklahoma City, l.
Kansas City, 2; st. Louis, !.
College Hockey.
University Of Manitoba. 4; Mime
sofa, O.
Evening star., 1934-01-08
Yale and Dartmouth


TN LOOKING over the mail there
seems to be a slightly disturbed
note from a few Yale and Dart
mouth followers regarding foot ball
for 1884.
The odds are that even the Yale and
Dartmouth Athletic Committees them
selves don't know just what is what at
this spot.
What both need is a quick and thor
ough return to fundamentals-andm much
smarter foot ball than they have played
lately.
Part OF this is up 10 the coaching
staff-and part of it is up to team or
individual spirit, willingness to pay the
price in time, hard work and training.
Fritz Crisler and his able staff. one
OF the best. helped to bring that spirit
back to Princeton. Columbia has known
it ever since Lou Little stepped in.
It has little to 90 with gameness,
which is the product of no one college
or section.
It has everything to do with love Of
foot ball, practice or play, and correct,
inspiring coaching.
No team can learn fundamentals in
the Fall. Spring practice is the main
highway to Autumn success. After what
happened last Fall, with eight defeats
distributed among the Blue and the
Green, We have an idea that Yale and
Dartmouth would like to go more than
halfway back to better years.
The Top Of the Vets.
sh is the the best s-svsd of all the the Sae Veterans
1888 and are still marching?
The list is a notable one-Willie
Macfarlane and MacSmith in golf, with
over 20 seasons to look back on.
Babe Ruth. Dolph Luque and Rabbit
Maranville in base ball-Alonzo Stagg
among the foot ball coaches peering
back A years: a complete eyefullE
runner in middle age-and there is Bill
Tilden.
Tilden rates at the top I still be
the world in a fve-set match-and
this goes for both divisions, pro and
amateur.
1t is quite possible that big Bill might
not have carried the stamina to survive
a weeks play at Forest Hills last Sep
tember But in a five-set match he
would have been favored to paddle Fred
Perry or Crawford, who ran away with
the show.
If you ask Winnie Richards or any
others who played against Tilden 10
years ago and 10 days ago, they will
tell you that Tildcn is just as good now
as he ever was. He still has all his
skill and craft, his full control of pace
and what is much more remarkable,
his legs still move him from spot to
spot with most of his old-time speed
intact.
Eight years age Tilden was worried
about bad knee; the hgaments were
popping in ard out after the manner of
a jack n-the-b He refused to spare
this wobbly knee. and instead of getting
worse it got well.
When Big Bill was overthrown by the
French assault seven or eight years ago
Evening star., 1934-01-08
BY a STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY Stan Correspondent OF The star.
~ ANSAS CITY, Mo-, January
8.-G1enn Cunningham
N University Of Kansas runner,
whose fiame-scarred legs
have just won for him the James e.
Sullivan, memorial award as the
amateur athlete who accomplished
most to advance the cause Of sports
manship in 1898, is an outstanding
example Of the triumph Of athletic
training over physical disabilities.
A school house fire when Cunning
ham was 8 years old took an older
brothers life and critically burned
the runner. His right leg was raw
aged deeply; the transverse arch in
his left foot was impaired. Cunning
ham fought death for weeks, and in
the years that followed, began run
ming to develop his shattered legs,
eliminating in many victories on
American and European tracks.
A great star in his interscholastic
schooling, Cunningham was coached