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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-11
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BY HENRY McLEMORE (Copyrlght. 1884, by United Press)

London, July II - (UP) - TO Lady Plimsoll, wife of Lord Plim- soil, millionaire biscuit manufac- turer. belongs the honor of invent Ing the latest addition to England's roll of popular games.
 Lady Piimsoll's brainchild was the result of the drought which has made water such precious com modity here. To avoid extrava- gance, she ordered green lines pointed around all bathtubs at her home in Grosvenor-Crescent, six inches from the bottom, and ord- cred that water must not be drawn above the lines.
 For a while the sport of bathing In six inches of water was strictly a Plimsoll family affair. And as far as we know there was no inter- family competition to reduce 1t to lower level, six inches being con. sidered the dead maximum. But one day someone discovered (prob- ably by going without breakfasO that five inches would suffice for a bath. From that time on compe: tition grew hot and heavy until finally the line was considerably lowered.
 In some manner news of the "Plimsoll line" and the sport 1t nf- forded, reached the outside world. The game caught on immediately. Soon 1t seemed that half the pop ulation of London was attempting to lower the Plimsoll record, said to be two inches.
 Those whose tubs did not already contain natural rings, painted green ones in, and 1t was not long until the Piimsoll achievement had been beaten half dozen times.
 Tn fact, three days after the newspapers first carried the story of the "Piimsoll line" Mrs Elliott Digby of Chelsea claimed a now record for her daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Digby. The mark was recognized, and quite fuss made over Mrs Digby. until 1t was learned through a Jealous neighbor that Sarah Elizabeth, but four months old, weighed short of ten pounds.
 tablishment of classes according to weight, age and displacement. A baby of two now cannot compete with an adult without first grant ing handicap, and young boys, who have never been overly partic- ular about the cleanliness of their necks and knees. must concede three pints of water.
 Rules governing hundred other points also ha dto be drawn up. for example, in record attempts cake soap, and not the easier latin ering chap and flakes. must be used. Wash rags are compulsory. and 1t is Illegal to have Q friend scrub the back.
 It was highly fitting that Lady Plifnsoll should have discovered the sport, for 1t was her husbands g father who devised the original "Piimsoll line," the marking above which a ship, by law, must not be loaded. It is not unlikely that Lady Plmsoll will gain place in the next royal honours list, prob ably as first ranking lady of the hath
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-11
SEEDED PLAYERS
 ADVANCE EASILY
 ATCOUNTRY CLUB
Mcknight Draws Favor in Mems Play - Dora
 Eurell Faces Champ

Waterbury, Conn.,, July II. (UP) day play in the fourth annual Naugatuck Valley tennis tournament to-day found favorites still topping the list in both mems and women's divisions.
 Ed Mcknight, seeded No. l, was matched to-day with Douglas Wright of Hartford, in third round match. Mcknight advanced the first two rounds by virtue of byes. He is looked upon as possibly the next champion, succeeding Bob Heusted, Poughkeepsie, N. r., who is not defending his title.
 Interesting
 In the women's division Miss Olga Kallos, defending champion, faced Miss Dora Eurell. Water bury. She drew bye yesterday.
 First round results included: David Burt, Evanston, III, defeated George Robinson, New Haven, 6-2, 6-1; I. Dentssoff, Stratford, defeat ed A. L. Smith. Waterbury, 6-4, GA; Paul Guibord, Boston, defeat ed Henry Cieslewski, Naugatuck, 6-1, 6-1; Everett Collins, Long, meadow, Mass, defeated Dick Jen- kins, Bristol, 6-f, Gel; J. B. Morse, New Haven, defeated Clifford Peck, Bridgeport, so, 60; F. Whitbeck, Cambridge, Mass, defeated Milton Baker, New Haven, 60, 6-2.
 Results
 women's division results includ- ed: Argyll Rice, Hartford, defeated Thora Bird, Hartford, 6-1, 6-1 Anne Driggs, Waterbury. defeated Mrs Marnie Allen, Elizabeth, N. J., 1O-S, 14-16, 6-2; Marion Wiedlich, Bridgeport, defeated Helen Hurl- butt, Watertown, 6-2, 60; Mrs H. Heimsohns, Norwalk. defeated Helen Hitchcock, Waterbury, 6-2, 6-2,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-11
Around the Clock With the All-StarS
By DAN PARKER

12:sO capture
 l:0b F. M--Buck public mike Tor new bale of uperaives caught short after introducing
 1:15 P MA imported lenses squntng
 soneham reaches Brannicls aspirin m0ocer help the ball
 iS5 P U @ @ 4 n announcements Moro Elias the big batting average and earned run man, staegcdng under me his iecscopic cameras and then shakes hands with Mayor aGuarda like
 M-Bronx fans think it's Lefty Gomez and Csr G Hnbbe warm There is remarkable similarity in the build
 M-Bronx Home News cameaman snaps four umpes at the plate masng for radio that strayed the
 M-Frankie Graham, Sun, gives Hubbel the Giants bronze plaque Car being balpaycr looks
 140 P MPresident wifi Harridse, League, sa%s with wS
 i4s F. M.Irhoush supposed benefit game Hene
 eats lln,self striteout Polo ss ns , s
 14 MHeavy gloom in American trench
 of master.mindns by hitting homer into his avorite box in upper right field stand strikes making four in for Hubbcl until Cronn,
 2o Mg Dickey acting labor mediator far @ sG @ n Sp 1nsss sss ' s s Ss M for prx John Hsyde always on the lookout for economies
 pulls batting rally on %hn ans o neS wick hitter cracks into tho upper r1.ss % %oun % @ opsa s sns when I relief Cronin him with single Lnsie Mungo starts Durham hepartm
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-11

The American Leagues won--S to Tiff that means anything. It meant very little to the massed banks of uproarious customers who paid $6S,00O into the chest of base ball players fund, less expenses. It was not the score, but the way 1t was rolled up-the dramatic, stir ring cross-section of the game in every phase-that made a shriek. ing bedlam out of the Polo grounds, such as few world series have seen.
 Hurl and Hit
 Master -minding had virtually nothing to do with 1t. It was an epic of throwing arms and swing- ing bats-and nothing else. Across the chool of baseball history was written the glittering name of Carl Hubbell, left-hander of the Giants, who paralyzed the mightiest the modern game has known for three almost perfect innings. And carved in homeric figures below was the record of those laundering bats that blasted the air with a detonat- ing roar of base hits when the left handed witchery of the great Hub. bell was withdrawn.
 The first man to face Hubbell Charlie Gehringer. doubled. The next man, Heinie Manush, walked. It was a bad beginning, but Hub bell was equal. He bore down on Ruth, Gehrig and Foxx, striking them out In order-three of the mightiest long range hitters in baseball.
 He very nearly duplicated 1t the next inning. striking out Al Sim mons and Joe Cronin. Dickey hit safely ,and he famed Lefty Gomez. Four men faced him in the third. Ruth got life on walk; the rest went out. Meanwhile Frankie Frisch had homered on the second pitched ball off the delivery of Lefty Gomez; and Joe Medwick of the Cards had blasted Q second homer into the upper tier of the left field stands in the third with Frlsch and Traynor aboard. Rad News
 The four run National lead lock- ed safe but with Hubbell gone, the trouble began. Lon Warneke. fade ball specialist of the Chicago Cubs,
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who replaced him, awakened artll@ lery.
 Earl Averiil of Cleveland, batting fro Gomez. blasted triple to deep center and Cronin legged home
 with the second run.
 The artillery of the American
 League got into action again in the
 fifth.
 Ruth and Gehrig walked. War- neke resigned and Van Lingla
 Mungo of the Dodgers came in to pitch. Foxx opened with a screarn< ing single to center, scoring Ruths Simmons hooked one to short that brought Gehrig home, Jackson
 making a spectacular stop. Mnngo
 passed Dickel. Earl Averill blazed a long lit into deep right, scoring Foxx and Simmons. Gehringer waa passed for Ruffing, who whacked a blistering drive along the left field foul line, scoring Dickey and
 Averill. It ended there with six more runs.
 The Nationals never recovered but the American added a final run in the sixth. Dizzy Dean and Mel Harder pitched out the game with
 no further casualties, Fred Frank
 house taking up for Dean in the
 last inning. M Marvellous It may have been game of mass | ter minds, but to 48,000 roaring addicts 1t was more than a test of playing skill between leagues. What will stand out is the great Hubbelf that amazing pitching feat for three innings against the most destructive bats in baseball. ! And then the detonating crash with which those big guns brok0
 loose, battering down Lon Warneke
 and Van Lingle Mungo, two pitch-
 CTS who rank with any in the game l-completely destroying a defense
 that boasted as fine 8 collection of
 fielding talent as has ever been gathered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-11

Avcri simmons Klcn Tw0base hSimnons Ayeril Cronn hitsAverik Chapman Home bascGehngcr Manus Traynor Ott Dou- bass-Amcricans Nationals Iubbel of Warncke B. of Mungo on Frankhoue Struck Hubbc Gomez by Warnke by Mungo by Harder by J. Hubbc innings, on Warncke in l hfh), on Mungo in inning on J. Dean n on innings of fh) of Harder in innings Winning Umpires Stark eague) Time hours A minutes.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-11
Last Nights Fights

At Lake Spofford, N. H.-Walter Carley, Athol, Mass, outpointed Buck Tracey, Everett, Mass, (S); Hildreth Erickson, Gardner, Mass. knocked out Bill Mahoney, Tram ingham. Mass, CD; Eddie Robert, Milford. Mass. knocked out Red Russell, Athol CD; Timmy Burns, Gardner, outpointed Dean Cross, Milford (6): Pat O'Brien, Boston, knocked out William Mccarthy, Milford CD.
 At New York-Tony Falco, 141h, Philadelphia, outpointed Bobby Pacho, 137 IA, Los Angeles (l0); vittorio Tamagini, 125 IA Italy, outpointed Abe Wasserman. 126 1.4, New York, (1O); lazy Jannazzo, 142 1-2, New York, out pointed Mickey Paul, 140 1-2, Brooklyn, (e); Ken La Salle, 142 1-4, Los Angeles, outpoint- cd Young Firpo, Ia, Philadelphia, tlVJs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-11
AU-Sfur Game
 Brings $52,0S2

New York, July 1f.-(UP) Moro than S40,OOO will go to the professional hall play ers' fund for former players in need, from the returns of the all.stAr game yesterday. Tho crowd was 4S 363.
 Actual returns from the game totnlled $52.982, but expenses of bringing players hero will cut the figure by about $t2,OO0. The Polo Grounds was donated by the New York Giants.
 Tho gate exceeds that of last year, when 48,O0O paid 440,b01.O0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-11
Princetons Play
 Waterbury Team

Watertown, July 12. = The Princeton A. A. baseball team will play again tonight in the twilight game with the Waterbury News men. The newsboys have been going at a fast clip all season and boast of several stars in their line- up. However, they have suffered a great loss when Howie Croft broke his leg several weeks ago. They still count among their mem- bers two of Waterbury's most pop-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-11
DAVIES VS A. B. C.'s

Tomorrow night at 6 P. M. the South Field at Oakviile will be oc- cupied by the Oakville Davies and A. D. c. club of the Public Parks League, the teams having agreed on one contest. Boy" Pichette of Watertown will probably pitch for the Davies with Taylor opposing him for the Alphabet outfit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-11
BID ON MILLION PAPER CUPS

Austin. Tex (UP)-Bids on a million paper cups have been asked by the Texas state board of control. It is the estimated de- mand for 6 year for state build- ing4.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-11

the river near Dresden to more
 than "A feet below normal. Traf- fic to Czechoslovakia already has
 been interrupted and 1t Is fearedi that soon the whole Saxon part or the Elbe will be unnavigable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-11
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Games Yesterday. (No games scheduled).
 Games Today. Washington at Detroit. New York at Cleveland. (Only games scheduled).
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its chain Of IS state stores. The income included license and per- init fees. A gross profit of more than $400,000 was made.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-11

ular athletes in Cohen, an outfield. CT and Kirby. The game will start
 at 6:s0. The locals will play here again Saturday with the Bristol
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-11
STATE LIQUOR BUSINESS
 ee0O,00O

Olympia, Wash, (UPl-Thc State Liquor Control Board did more than S600,0O0 worth of bust. ucss the first month of operating
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-11
Hurng Of ubbeH Best Single Performance OfA Star Gan
Five Straight SrikeOuts
 Of BaSeball'S Greatest
 HitterS Electrified Fans
By THEON WRIGHT

Press Stan COrFespOnuentl M New York July Il-(UP) of baseballs seig6 guns resounded to-day in the of 4S0OO frenzied select but saddened group of pchersas the tumult of the second annual asar contest being pieced together.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-11
GERMANY SUFFERS DROUGHT

BerIln SUPPLEMENTARY, IIkc many other countries, is suffering greatly from lack of rain. In many places. craps are being ruined by the early heat and dryness. Nav.
 igation on the upper Elbe is in grave danger. The lack of snow and rain has brought the level of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-11
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

Games Yesterday. Rochester 5, Syracuse 1.
 Games Today. Newark at Toronto CD. Syracuse at Rochester. Baltimore at Buffalo. Albany at Montreal.
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[ok0- - STANDINGS
NoRTHEAsTERN LEAGUE.

Games Yesterday. Manchester 4, Springfield 3. Hartford 5, Worcester 3. New Bedford 9, Lowell 5. Cambridge at Watertown Ono gm)
 Games Today. Springfield at Lowell. Manchester at Hartford. Worcester at Cambridge. Watertown at New Bedford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-11
HEAT BUCKnED STREETS

sandusky, Ohio (UP)--June's re-summer heat buckled several streets here to such extent they required extensive repairs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-11
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Games Yesterday. (No games scheduled).
 Games Today. Chicago at Boston. Cincinnati at Brooklyn. St Louis at Philadelphia. Pittsburg at New York.
 Games Tomorrow.
 (All Double -headers) Chicago at Boston. St Louis at Philadelphia. Pittsburg at New York. Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-11

Games Tomorrow. Washington at Cleveland. New York at Detroit. Boston at St Louis. Philadelphia at Chicago.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14

star. There is pathos in her act.
ing and brave attempts at dra.
matte greatness; we say attem' i
because there is the consciousness
of her lines; every movement OF
which went into every utterance
of her lines; evrey movement Of
her mobile mouth, every gesture IS
studied. She has charm, but her
charm is the essence of a childish
effort to please, not only her pro
ducer, but that public she has been
told about. Poor. little Anna Sten,
she, too, must break through the
wall of expectation to find accom-
plishment.
Phillips Holmes, Lionel Atwlll,
Richard Bennett, Mae Clark and
Muriel Kirkland (delightfuD with
Jessie Ralph and Reginal owen.
make up the fine roster of support
surrounding the star.
The accompaniment to the fea-
ture includes a Silly Symphony
"Grasshopper and the Ants" a.
Tood and Kelly comic and Hearst
Metrotone neWSreel.
A balanced program you will, no
doubt, be curious to SEEK. Y.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
Green Bay Tree
Opens Monday
At Belasco

A moving study Of the disinte.
grafton of a weakling youth Is
offered in the presentation Of
"The Green Bay Tree" by Nor
daunt Sharp, which comes to
the ShubertBelasco Theater the
week beginning Monday evening.
The production proved to be one
Of this seasons outstanding sue
cesses on Broadway, where it ran
for a total of 1855 performances,
while London, too, acclaimed it
during a seven months run.
THE Green Bay Tree" tells the
story Of a young man who has
been reared by an elderly guar
dian, a rich, hot-house Sybarite,
to depend upon a life Of refined
luxury and who is confronted by
the greatest crisis Of his life when
the time comes for him to make
his choice between marriage with
the girl he loves, with its future
of ShabbineSs and auSterity Of a
life that is not heavily endowed,
and the continuation of the lux
urious, graceful, overcivilized ex.
istence that he has been enjoy
ing.
The cast assembled for this
performance is headed by Paul
McGrath, with the balance Of the
players comprising Robert Walls
ten, Mary Arbenz, Charles Fran.
els and Murray Stephens. The
play has been intelligently di-
rected by Charles Alan.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14

>tall, weighs 100 pounds, has brown
hair and brown eyes. These sta
tistics are submitted for the Ma
tional Theater's feminine fans who
like the facts on potential matinee
idols.
Although he is young, Mr.. Rob-
erts has had a wide experience in
the theater. Broadway produc-
tions in which he has taken prom
inent roles include: Zero Hour"
with Alice Brady; "The Inside
Story" an A. H. Woods drama;
the Robert V. Newman production
of "Old Man Murphy; Ragged
Army" for Crosby Gaige; Keeper
of the Keys" for Sigorney Thayer
and Broadway Boy" for H. M.
Tyler. In addition he has ap-
peared in musical comedy, playing
the juvenile role opposite Frances
Williams in the Shubert produc-
ton, 'Everybody's Welcome"
The opening play for the tenth
season will be a reigning Broad
way hit, Pursuit of Happiness"
It is now running at the Morosco
Theater and Producer Charles
Stewart is completing arrange
ments for an immediate London
production. BY special arrange
ment with Manager Cochran, the
comedy is released for this special
Washington engagement. It offers
Ruth Abbott, new leading. woman,
and Mr.. Roberts fine roles.
The time limit for those pa
irons of the National Theater
Players to renew the reservations
they held last year will expire
this Saturday, April IA. Begin
ming Monday, April 16, new
reservations will be accepted--no
advance payment being neces-
SarV.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
Jewish Picture
To Be Shown

'The Dream of My People," the
first talking and singing motion
picture made in the Holy Land
and featuring the late Cantor
Joseph Rosenblatt, will be shown
at the Masonic Temple auditorium,
New York Ave. and Thirteenth
st. N. w., for two days starting
today. The performances will
be continuous from 3 to II p. m.
Dialogue will be in Jewish, but
will be repeated in English.
It is rather a historic document,
this picture Of the building of a
new civilization on the ruins of an
old one, to a musical accompani-
ment that never fails. The late
Cantor Rosenblatt sings stirring
Jewish anthems and laments as
he stands on the historic spots to
which they refer.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
Anna Sten Makes American Debut
As Zo|a's "Nana" at Palace

The Soviet's gift to the screen,
in the person of Anna Sten, comes
to the Palace on veritable tide Of
publicity.
Mr.. Samuel Goldwyn, aided and
abetted by Dorothy Arzner, direc-
tor; Willard Mack, who adapted
the Zola novel to film measure
ments; Adrian, borrowed from a
rival company for costuming, and
an excellent cast containing we'll
known and well-liked names, has
done an excellent job with his very
blonde and agreeable protege.
In the title role of "Nana," the
Russian player, makes the most of
a story whaGh parallels in one in
stance, at leASt, her own story.
An ambitious Partisan youngSter,
destined to greatness on the stage,
puts herself in the hands of IA
nous impreSario, only to find that
young love cannot compete with
an artists desire to exhibit his
masterpiece; so Mana goes down,
deprived of her lover by his
brother, deprived of her fame by a
jealous master. In desperation she
accepts the offer of the brother to
put her back in her place in the
spotlight: of course trouble, mis-
understanding, and misery crowd
about her and she slips out of the
tragedy of life by her own hand.
Not a pretty synopsis. but then
there is much to be said Of the
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
Fredric March
As Death at
The Earle

Death Takes a Holiday" in
which Phillip Merivale starred on
the legitimate stage has been
transformed into a sensitive and
thoughtful movie by Paramount
and is the screen feature at the
Earle Theater this week.
This is a strange idea indeed,
that of having this impersonal
power become human and mortal
and roam the earth for three
days suspending his customary
grim activities.
Automobile accidents occur with
out fatal results, great disasters
become minor incidents, q man
jumps off the Eiffel tower and
escapes with scratches, fire claims
no victims. For Death is too
busy trying to find out why men
fear him and having a taste Of
real love.
March Heads Cast
All a little somber but it has
a certain macabre fascination and
it has been beautifully cast,
acted and directed. Fredric March
plays the strange visitor from
the unknown spaces, plays 1t
with just the right sort Of solemn
dignity and intensity, yet giving
his romantic moments the re-
quisite tenderness.
The ideal Grazia should possess
a spiritual quality. softness, grace
and charm. Evelyn Venable has
beauty but not great acting
ability and so Grazia is not the
touchingly helpless little girl who
just compels appeal by her pitiful
attraction that she was on the
stage.
Death Takes a Holiday" has
been exquisitely photographed and
there are fine performances by
Sir Guy Standing, Katharine
Alexander, Gail Patrick, Helen
Westley, Kent Taylor and G. r.
Huntley, jr. For the adult movie
goer who likes literate and intel
ligent stories the Earle feature
picture offers real treat.
Radio Stars on Stage
Fifteen minutes of high-class
microphone singing, well favored
with fun is offered by the Landt
Trio and White. headline stage
act this week. It is a well thought
out and cleverly presented song
idea and blessed with good talent
becomes as enjoyable a quarter
of an hour as anyone could wish.
Ferry Convey, the musical
clown, was so well liked the first
show he held up proceedings
while they were trying to find
him for extra bows. Clean comedy
and novel music. Madcap Nell
Kelly scored best with her i'm
preston Of Carlo in song and a
knockabout dance. Chester Fred
ericks is a fine eccentric dancer
and if he were half as good a
comedian would be in No. /
dressing room. Audrey Seiber, the
Immediately groomed Emcee,
functioned efficiently as usual.
The newsreel and shorts with
a Freddy Clark overture COM
pletes a program of good enter
tainment.
ANDREW R. KELLEY.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
Columbia Feature
Has BabyArIen

The screen version Of "The
Baby in the Ice Box" reaches the
screen of the Columbia this week
retitled "She Made Her Bed"
While in the making there was
much ado as to the final titling
of the picture, and certainly this
choice was not a happy one.
Little Richard Arlen, jr., makes
his screen debut in the film in
support Of his father. A beauti-
full, personable child he is, a good
ad for California sunshine.
The action of the story takes
form against the background of
a tourist camp owned by Laura
(Sally Eilers) and her philander-
ing husband, Duke (Robert Arm
strong). The mecca of tourists at
fair time, two in particular prove
the solution of the unhappy
welded life of the proprietors.
Eve (Grace Bradley and Wild
Bill Smith Orchard Arlen