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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-20

New York, Dec .S-It is with a feeling of apprehension that one scans Buddy Baer's record and bookings for the immediate future.
 There is no doubt that the younger and larger Baer's activ- ities gradually are revealing the 1934-'35 membership of the Amal- gamated Order of Resined Round Heels, yet to date the list does not include an old familiar name.
 Tiny Abbott, Max Brown, Jack Petric, Gene Garner, Frank Ketter, Johnny Baker, Red Fields, Mick ey McGoorty, Bob Cook, Jack Cerosky, Henry Surrette, and Gene Stanton-who ever heard of them?
 It is to be hoped that Pop Hoff- man merely has decided that the baby Baer is not yet ready for big league set-ups.
 Personally, I'll wait until read it in the Police Gazette before I'll believe that the .collapsible corps uncovered by Primo Camera on his Great America Sucker Tours of 193O and '31 has vanished alto- gether. With several holdovers from the Dempsey era as a nu- cleus, Primo assembled the finest collection of fallers that ever rocked on their heels at one time. Falling Also Lost Art It really is 8 shame If such fa- nous folder -uppers as Big Boy Peterson, Elizar Rioux, Cowboy Bill owens, Man Mountain Brick son, Farmer Lodge, Jack McAu!- fife II, K. O. Christner, George Cook, Pat Redmond, and Knute Hansen have disappeared from the ring forever.
 Surely, one or two of them will .bob up on their heels again. and show the Johnny-Come-Latelys lnow jack-knifing before young :, Baer how to do the swan, the one sand-a-half, or what have you Gs 1t should be executed.
 There is no question that boxing has gone way back, and the art of inhaling slag has disappeared with feinting and knockout wal iops. This was made quite clear
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-20
NAUGATUCK Y SPORTS
Afternoon League

Mrs E. Bassett's team defeated Mrs G. Lewis to 1. 1O27-97H Mrs T. Baxters combine took 4 straight from Mrs E. Reilly's. 1019-940. Mrs H. Zwick's team won out of from Mrs B. Math- ies'. 1050-1041. Mrs M. Miller's group defeated Mrs John Gar lands to l. 995-966. Mrs John Garland bowled 106 for high single and Mrs George Warner bowled 279 for high three strings. Mrs T.. Baxter's team is in first place with 31 out of 4S points won. Mrs H.. Zwick's group is second with 30 wins and Mrs B. Mathies' third with 28 wins.
 Twilight League
 Jane Bontempo's group took 4 straight from Mildred Hollands. Beatrice Keating's team split with Helen Lagownik's and 2. 1245- 1261. Mrs T. Dunning's combine defeated Ebba Langell's 3 to l. 1220-1182. Iva McGroarys group won 3 out of from Martha Mich
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-20
& HARRY CRIMSON

to me in Cleveland. the other night, when young Baer put lily in the hand of McGoorty with a dirty look and a vicious swing to the shoulder blade. :.
 As a faller, McGoorty doesn't even know how to get to one knee.
 How the newer customers would have enjoyed some of the old-time fallers, such as Bill Squires, Bom- bardier Wells, Joe Bucket. Fred Fulton. Lodge, and Quentin Ro- nero Rojas.,
 Nose Diving De Luxe
 Some of the more recent fallers, such as Phil Scott, Christner, Han sen, Peterson, and Victoria Cam polo were fairly accomplished, but none quite matched the artistry of the finest of the old school.
 Squires was called the Australian Quince because. he fell like an over-ripe one leaving the parent stem. @
 Beckett, the daddy of them all, never failed to live up to the fine old tradition of British heavy weights. Neither did Wells. Theirs was q permanent resin crash, and they fell straight forward.
 Fulton took nine on a scowl when he didn't fall automatically with his appearance. Lodge was awkwardly clever in falling. and 30 sincere. Rojas slid to the deck like an avalanche in his native Andes.
 Of the later crop, Scott's falling was marred by claims of fouE Phainting Phil got out everything, including injunctions, enroute 10 the floor.
 Christner was an obliging and thoroughly dependable canvas kiss CT, who seldom. kept the folks wait ing for any length of time.
 Hansen sIumped downward with a camp-stool effect. and the Danes breaking his falls with his knees counted heavily against him. Pet erson was a good workmanlika faller. with no frills.
 Campolo went down right smart ly, but made the mistake of shak- ing his head once all of him was on the boards. Quivering accentuates true forn, in falling, but a first flight faller simply does not shake his head.
 Boxing right now requires many things, not the least of which Is a finished group of folder-uppers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-20
Huey Couldn't Keep Up With This Jones
By DAN PARKER

BLoTHERsKITE HUEY antings parliamentary halls vassa state natter reveals who violates every rule of sporsmanshp decency
 he conducts himself on the field sport Huy doesn't want to play unless he makes gentleman wouldn't
 
 precpated the resignation Huey personal triumph over his but to the Long stands couldn't game Sss. MUEY ,ss+ .na the badly bruised players needed arnica, sal Y" THE LIGHTWEIGHT is s5 pounds Yet the Gar tse 4o sRe 5 rs bouts nd route pounds wise s right nt \, he sstisfaetery champion h @ consideration a challenger
 Bout at he G nsht 9 o Re sR ss @ % an to the out s ms ths aS aS but has decided T % its shucco would have unfit ih srouch and sacco would nave avoided lot
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 ONE OF THE ANOMALIES of hockey that, though the s os s snd the 3s e to ass s hen Sey as n encounter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-20
COACH REVEALS
 SYSTEM FOR {. STARCACE TEAM
Brigham Young Univer- sity Mentor Tells
 Court Secrets
By G. orr ROMNEY Director of Athletics and Basket ball Coach, Brigham Young
 UJntvePsity

University.
 (Written for the United Press)
 Provo, Utah (UP)-For specta- tor appeal, players fun, and pre- mature senility for coaches, the type of basketball played in the Rocky Mountains generally is con- coded to be in class by itself.
 It has been called the forty or-no-p play" system. It does Accu- mulate points.
 While the psychological empha- sis is all oensive, the game is built on a sound man-to-man, cover them-right-where-they-are defen- sive.
 Every Player a Forward
 Under this seemingly unplanned system, every player is forward when his side has the ball. There are five guards when the opposi- tion secures possession of it.
 The chief offensive aim is to out race and disorganize orthodox po- sition defenses. Both long and short passes are used to meet diff ferent situations. t
 Since practically every team has so-called back guard, we always have this man deep in offensive territory. When we start the ball down the floor we invariably have one to three men in vital offensivv positions. As often as possible 4 long hook-pass is used to advance the ball two-thirds the length ol the floor.
 Quick Passing
 If weN get the ball behind the defense, or so that we out-number the defensive men by two to one, or three to one, or three to two, we drive Tn to the basket-quickly. If the long pass is unsuccessful, we resort to deliberate attempts to break through for short shots. This is done by quick passing, clever bail manipulation, screening, and feinting.
 Plays are set. Principles are not.
 Skillful handling of the ball in the fingers, drastic restriction of the dribble, great versatility in shooting, every player must be a good marksman, every shot con- sidered an optional pass, and a re- lentless follow-up are vital to the style of play.
 [ Three very tall men and two of somewhat shorter and stalker phy- sique, all with good hands," fast and possessing stamina to carry on doggedly for 40 strenuous minutes, make the ideal team com bination.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-20
New Britain Gets
 WaskOwitz Trophy

New Britain. Dec 2o-The S. Folk Waskowitz trophy. emblem- atic of the state scholastic football championship, was awarded to the New Britain high football team at formal exercises during an assem- ply of the high school students Wednesday morning in the school auditorium. Last year the trophy was awarded to Chapman Tech of New London.
 Coach John Conway of Chap man Tech brought the trophy here for the exercises and presented it to Captain Michael Seich of the local team. Seich handed it to Coach Charles A. Shea, who gave Louis P. Siade of the high school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-20
PERRY DEFEATED

Sydney, Australia, Dec 20.-- (UP)-Vivian McGrath, Australian Davis cup player, to-day defeated Fred Perry, Great Britain, inter national champion, 6-1, 6-8,"11 in a triangular Australian British French tennis tournament.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-20
|ST SEBASTIANS
 ! EASY VICTIMS OF | PRINCETON CLUB
Hugret and M ates Set Back 67-3l-G Girls
 Game Good
Especial to The Dcmocrat)

Watertown, Dec 19-Expecting much more formidable opposition, the Princeton A. A. hooped a total of 67 points against the St Sebas- tian club of Middletown at the high school gym here tonight. The final count was 67-37. Bob Clair, with 19 points, Sheehan with 13 and Johnson with 10, led the Princeton pointers while Sugar" Hugret, former N. Y. U. athlete turned in nice performance with IS points, and a strong floor game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-20
BATTERY BOWLING
 NOTES

The Scrap Room team, after dropping the first game by 6 pins to the Shipping Room, came back strong to take the last two games The Laboratory team took a beautiful shellacking in the first from the Packing Room. They won the second game easy enough, but the last game wasn't decided un- til the last two boxes when the captain came through with two spares to take the game by close margin.
 Harry Hubert. after bowling two nice games took, nose-dive and rolled 8 rumptions 75.
 Bob I,ysatt, after two mediocre games came through with a beau tiful 118 to wipe out IS pin ad- vantage and helped a whole lot in winning the last game for the Lab.
 The singing troubadour. l.. Gre nier was in good shape and took his old friend Real over the hur- dles by 19 pins.
 B. Massicotte wasn't rolling against his brother last week and the blonde affected his bowling. How about it.. Billie? Ask Gus. he knows.
 J. HarmonH that nara SnOOtlnS boy of the Shipping Room. had a nice night. He bowled 'em over for nice 321. He was the only man who wasn't beaten by his opponent.
 F. Massicotte. captain of the Shipping Boom took a little drop last week. He got bad breaks throughout the last two games.
 T. Gismondi, leadoff man for the Packers. keeps hitting them week after week. He has peculiar de- livery but he gets the pins md marks. Nice work, Tony.
 H. Blondin. who has been with us for the last three weeks, hit over the 300 mark for three in a row.
 This Weeks Works
 High single-C. Trumbali, 121.
 High three-C. Trumbah. 343.
 High game-Packing Room, 5S3
 High three-I4aborator 1510
 The Honor Roll
 c. Trumbali 343: H. Schoenmehl S32; J. Harmon 321; l.. Sutherland SIS: R. Dion 304; H. Blondin BOA: c. Romano 302.
 The Big Five
 c. lTrumbali 121. B. Lysatt 11S. L. Sutherland 116, T. Gismondi IA, H. Schoenmehl 114--Total 573
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-20

southern colleges leadership this for Inc
 
  
 
  Alabama and North Carolina and  U (fullback) Minnesota
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-20
Jones May Take Nev Football .Jobs
Louisiana And Harvard
 Reported Looking For
 Successful Chicago Coach

Chicago, Dec 2O-(UP)--Plucking off successful Big Ten football coaches is old custom of colleges in other sectors seeking gridron renaissance
 Now Louisiana State has it's sights trained two Biz Ten mentors Clark Shaughnessy, Chicago and Bernie Bier man, Minnesota, only few years away from the south themselves 4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-20
Speed Girls
Princeton A. A.

Scores, half time-Speed Girls 10; Princeton A. All. Time - 8-minute periods.
 Refree-Cluney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-20

Middletown Speed Girls. one of the best female teams in the state, got quite 0 scare from the Prince ton girls, who paced them 11-l0 at half time, though the visitors won out 25-13 after strong third period attack. Summaries: dletown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-20

BAsEBAIL BROWNS upon an M alliance with dog racing but Three of the Natona Hockey eague teams both Here in New York Big Bill Dwyer the Americans and There has been any complaint that Big Bill and Joe whose track smyhe of the Maple Leafs his stable and lost realize that the sport of Kings they don't to em
 Features Syndicatel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-20
Princcon A. A.
St sebastian. MIddIctown

IOLalS .sss. lU IL ol Score, half time-Princeton A. A, -35; St Sebastian, Middletown,- 15. Time 10-minute periods. Refree-Cluney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-20

ols' 12SS-1197. Mary Shirley bowled 110 for high single and 289 for high three strings. Virginia Blades tam is in first place with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-20
CARDINALS
RED SOX
REDS

TOtals 5 U- Q Referee: Ted. .O'Donnell. Time: 4 6-minute periods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-20

Totals ..........4 0-4 s Referee: Ted O'Donnell. Time: 4 6-minute periods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20
FRENCH POLICE
 BEAT COMMUNISTS
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(Continued from Page 1.) march on the Hotel De Vile en masse. Approaching columns were divided into small units, easily handled.
 Thousands of citizens, attracted through curiosity and without in- tention of joining the demonstrants lined the banks of the Seine watch ing the struggle, but the atmos- phere was far more cheerful than during the February riots when in- ability of the police to control the crowd led to the shootings.
 At dusk, police operations had been so successful that the great square fronting the Hotel De Vile was wholly cleared.
 The crowd hooted the Mobile Guards, who were blamed by many for some of the shooting in the February riots.
 Fifty were arrested. Many would be rioters were searched for weapons. The police cordon was gradually enlarged, in @ fan-like maneuver, until all persons were driven at least half mile from the center of the disturbance. The Seine bridges, all streets near Notre Dame, and the Rue De Rivoli were completely cleared. It was in this vicinity that the worst of the communist fighting took place in February.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20
Prominent Banker
 Died This Morning
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tutions not only in Waterbury or Connecticut, but in New England as whole.
 Family at Bedside
 Mir Preusser was the son of Richard and Emma Preusser. The former died many years ago but his mother lives to mourn his death. Members of the family were present last night when Mr Preusser passed away. He was born in Wilkesbarre, Pa, in 1884. He came to Waterbury with the family when he was IA years of age.
 The deceased attended the old Waterbury high school and from there entered the old Fourth Ma tional bank of Waterbury at the age of 16 as a clerk. The Colonial Trust company of to-day is the firm which absorbed the old Fourth National bank.
 Youngest Bank Clerk
 When he was clerk of the Fourth National, MT Preusser held the distinction of being the young est bank clerk in all of New Eng land.
 From the Fourth National bank MT PreusSer went to the Dime
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20

(Continued from Page 1.) the mysterious John" to whom he passed the $50,000 Lindbergh ran- som in fruitless attempt to re- cover the stolen baby.
 Suspected Boston Man
 It was recalled that while Jafsie was in sachusetts shortly after paying the ransom he told a news paper man he had good reason to believe that John" was Boston, ian.
 Lardner's alleged connection with the Touhy gang and the disclosure that he wa sin or near New York when the ransom was paid, com bined to form the basis for Mar shal Murphy's suspicious.
 Murphy revealed that enroute to Leavenworth Lardner attempted to gain his freedom by bribing Charles Kenney, deputy U. s. mar shal in whose custody he was travelling.
 Deputy Kenney won Lardner's confidence on the way to Leaven- worth prison to such an extent that as the train was approaching Chicago, Lardner offered him a handsome sum If he would let him telephone friends in Chicago" Murphy said.
 Lardncr Was Refused
 "Knowing that Lardner was suspected of being a member of the Touhy gang. and guessing that he planned to have members of the gang rescue him. Kenney told him 1t couldn't be done, that it was against the regulations.
 "Lardner boasted of his connec- ton with the Touhy gang and semed anxious to have Deputy Kenney not think of him as a small-time counterfeit money passer. You've got to remember this. I'm in the big money Lard ner said once during the trip.
 When they arrived at Leaven- worth, Lardner said: 'Kenney, you've been good to me. They'll take everything away from mo here, and / want you to have my gold belt buckle. It's solid gold. and I bought 1t in switzerland for $30 while I was tl4ere."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20
Wall or Steel Will
 Be Built By Belgium
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side of the triangular wedge which Belgium cuts into the north of Europe.
 France already has laid down the foundations of fortified de- fense line on the French side of the Belgian frontier. After the Belgian forts are completed. an invader to reach France through Belgium will have to break through two separate lines.
 In the Belgian wall" will be guns capable of shooting entirely over the narrow strip of Holland that extends southward between Belgium and Germany.
 There will be separate forts, be. lieved impregnable, backed up by 9 continuous line of machine gun "pill boxes." artillery posts. under- ground passages and Qualifications. The Qualifications will hook up with the advance line of Frances two "walls" at Metz and Longwy. The Belgium second line will ex- tend from the Mouse River to the Scheldt. Two army corps will oc- cupy the frontier area.
 Forts of All Kinds
 Through the Belgian Province
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20

Savings bank where through his diligence he worked himself up the long and trying ladder to suc- cess.
 In 1917 he was elected assist ant treasurer of the Dime Savings bank. In 1928 he was elevated to the post of treasurer of the in- stitution. Last year when the West Side, Waterbury Savings and Dime Savings banks combined un- der the title of the Waterbury Sav- ings bank, MT Preusser was elect ed treasurer and director of the new combine.
 Bank officials Grieved
 Edwin c. Northrop, president of the Waterbury Savings bank, and Edwin s. Hunt, vice president of talked with showed their feelings worker. We have worked to- gether for 30 years," stated MT Northrop. Tt is hard to talk at Preusser. It would be like giv- of a brother. We were like broth Cl III oul lOuS dSSOCldllOH III IllC bank and I can say that the ab- sence of Mir Preusser will be felt. I and everybody else in the bank had held out the hopse that he would be back with us soon. The loss to me, personally, is greater than l can describe"
 Rev Dr John N. Lewis, rector of St Johns Episcopal church | a1a Ao k< hear of the demise of MT Preusser The deceased held the post of par. ish agent. He had held this post for the past 10 or 12 years. The post was distinctive one. It was one carrying the authority of the incumbent to decide matters per taining to the parish between the regularly schedule meetings of the congregation.
 Survivors of Deceased
 MT Preusser is survived by his mother. Mrs Emma Preusser; two brothers, Charles F. Preusser of San Francisco, Cal, and Henry E. Preusser of Waterbury; and two sisters, Mrs Marie F. Berry of Bristol and Miss Minnie E. Preus- seur of New York city. The funeral will take place Sun day afternoon from the home, 37 Central avenue. At the home prayers will be read by Rev Moses R. Lowell, pastor of the Second Congregational church. assisted by Rev Dr Lewis. Services will fol low at St Johns Episcopal church with Rev Dr Lewis officiating, the time being 3 o'clock in the after. noon. Burial will be in Riverside cemtery.
 MT Preusser was a member oi Harmony lodge of Masons and had also taken an active part in tho affairs of the Waterbury club and the Waterbury Country club. 4 delegation from the Harmony lodge will attend the church and grave | services
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Continued from Page 1.) such. However, he also will run in the republican and democratic primaries. California law states that man cannot accept nom- ination from one party if he fails to win the nomination of the party in which he registers.
 Johnson is going to accept Far ley's offer of the democratic nom- ination but will have the progress sive nomination if any last-min. ute switches deprive him of an- other place on the election ticket
 Cutting will run in the repub- lican primary and might also be 6 candidate as an independent. The him their support and the state central committee made a formal offer to enlarge itself and add 80 progressives, one-third of it's strength.
 Former Governor R. c. Dillon, Cuttings original sponsor for the senate, is backing the peace move He is understood to have senatorial ambitions and to aspire for the seat of Senator Carl A. Hatch, D.. N. M. Cuttings support would be needed for that.
 It was learned that Farley has offered cutting place on the democratic ticket. Cutting has not responded to the offer but was mol | expected to accept 1t.
 LaFollette, not on cordial term.
 with either democrats or regular republicans, plans to run as an in dependent progressive unless thu Wisconsin courts hold that a can
 didate may run in two primaries | at the same time.
 This decision is due May 8. If f holds that a candidate must re. strict himself to one primary, La. Toilette will not buck the regular republican organization. Under those circumstances he would take the progressive nomination and campaign under the LaFollette banner without regard to partisan politics.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20
NEGRO LECTURER
 AT FORUM SUNDAY
Rev James E. Mason to Speak at Second Con-
 gregatiOnal Church

Rev James Edward Mason, D. D. secretary and formerly professor of political economy at Livingstone college, Salisbury. North Carolina, will be the speaker at the forum of the Second Congregational church Sunday evening at 7:30 D. m. His subject will be "The Brother in Black"
 Dr Mason has risen from q mule- driver to first place among Negro orators and popular lecturer. He is cultured scholar and has a wonderful gift of natural oratory which is reinforced by years of training. During the past twenty five years, Dr Mason has addressed some of the largest churches in the United States and Canada, and also Rotary, Kiwanis, Exchange and other clubs. He will be ac. companied by Professor George Jones, the leading baritone of the Livingstone. college alumni of New York city. MT Jones has every where been received with enthus- iasm and delight by clubs and large mixed audiences. Returning from an extended tour abroad and of in- ternational fame, today, he is con- sidered by some critics the most masterful interpreter of Negro mel odies, and the equal of Paul Robe. son and Roland Hayes.
 Sunday, February II of this year. Dr Mason spoke at the First Church of Christ in Hartford of which Rev John Milton Phillips, D. D., is the pastor and in a let ter to Dr Mason, Dr Phillips says T wish many great pulpits might be opened for you-for you and your message together would do much to promote racial good will and to deepen the spiritual life of your auditors"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20

of Luxembourg, west of the Grand Duchy of Luxembough, there will be several hundred super pill boxes." Fortified casernes, to house troops, are under construc- ton at Bastogne and VfeIsalmn and are to be completed in August These troops will be highly mobile, and on bicycles, motorcycles and in automobiles and trucks can cover the whole frontier.
 Armored airplanes, Caterpillar. Tread Automobiles carrying guns Mobile Mortar batteries and Mo- bile 5-inch guns will occupy the area.
 Backing up the forts there will be the Belgian lowlands. At any time Belgian army engineers will be prepared to flood them too deep for horses or cars to cross.