The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-18
HARRY CRIMSON

Best laughs Of the hot stove league thus far have been Clark Griffith offering $10o,oo0 for Bill Werber and $40,000 for Oral Hilde- brand. Griffith would sell the en- tire Washington club, and throw in a guit claim deed to Griffith Sta dium, for .$10O,O0o cash, and coh- sider himself 6 David Harnm. In- deed, the Old For outstripped David when he obtained $15.O00 and Lyn Lary in exchange for his Joe Cronin. The group over nocturnal baseball will testi- fly that lot of whole ball clubs aren't worth that much.
 St. Louis has developed a habit of treating New York like Max Bear handled Primo Camera. The Cardinals ran the Giants right in- to the ground. The St. Louis Eagles, newest National Hockey League entry, repelled the New York Rangers, and then dropped nine consecutive engagements be- fore breaking four game winning streak of the New York Americans
 Last seasons penalty race in the National Hockey League wasn't even close, Red Horner, of the To- ronto Maple Leafs, having a total of 146 minutes in the box, with his closest competitor trailing by nearly an hour, and Horner is 10 minutes ahead of his nearest rival. And they call him a defense man.
 Vincent F. Roland will sue Ely Culbertson, P. Hal Sims, and the American Bridge League for $200,- 900 charging that his system was barred from a national contract bridge tournament. Many a foot ball coach would like to have the same recourse when his system is banned.
 The White Sox seek to trade eke Bonura because the big first baseman refused to participate in a dauble-header that closed the season after edging into the 300 class of clouters the day before. Nobody ever will be able to say that young Bonura doesn't know how to let we'll enough alone.
 Louis D'Ambrosio is the real name of Lou Ambers. New York's No. challenger of Barney Ross, and for three years he piled his wearing trade under the nom de guerre of Otis Paradise. Wonder where the Herkimer, N. r., young ster dug up that one?
 Jimmy Wilson advises those worrying about Dizzy Dean getting no rest to go fishing with the Great One. ''I'll assure you that Diz won't rock the boat" explains the Phillies' pilot. He's too lazy. He wouldn't bait a hook or take a fish off one.
 Dick Reynolds, grandson of Single G, once more has decided to change his step. As a 2-year-old, of his age and a Hambletonian fa- vorite of parts, but then decided to pace.
 Max Baer says that his losing 20-rounder with Pauline Uzcudun under a blazing Nevada sun was his toughest fight, and that Max Schmeling hit him hardest in Round l.
 Howard Jones suggests q change from four todwn to five. 1t must be that the Southern Cali- fornia blocking doesn't look any too promising for next fall, either.
 Cincinnati led the fight for night baseball in The National League. Wishing to light up the cellar, no doubt.
 Banks failed in Detroit again, Newell Banks dropping his claim to the world checker championship to Asa Long.
 Knox having tied Hobart's rec ord with .27 consecutive defeats, Coach Lloyd Burdick is to return to professional football.
 Virginia Van Vie is consider ing an attractive offer to join Hcl- en Hicks as a business woman golfer.