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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
By HENRY McLIrMORE United Prcss Staff CorrcsnOndcnfl

Miami, Fla, Jan 25-(UP)- Since time began, and the furtiVe amoebn first lifted itself upon the slime, there has been only one man who, with his fists, could lick Max Baer.
 know this is true because MT Baer told me so himself. Leaning back in a barber's chair. and with fiuttcry young women working vio- lently on his nails, Mir Bacr talked of the business of box fighting.
 "A lot of people think think I'm the hottest heavyweight who threw a right. They think I'm MT Go. Well, they ain't right. I've been around 25 years, and I've met one guy who could get in q room with me, lock the door, turn out the lights, and work his way out.
 "The guy? Hell, the or man Jack. The day he licked Willard I'd n been lucky to last Q round with him. That's not because like Jack. It's because he could hit harder and move and think faster than l can. But boy, I'd a liked to have q shot at him, what with all the dough he could pull in that gate. What the hell did he draw with Tunney?"
 "Oh, a million or so." I said.
 "A million! Listen. I'd fight this room full of wildcats, sailors and Cameras for that"
 What do you think you would have done to Tunney for mill uon?" l asked.
 "The same thing I did to Car nera, Schmcling and Lcvinsky. All he had was Il left hand. and left hands don't hurt. I'd walked in there and plugged him with my right. and Polly would have had a pick up."
 The manicurists applied their buffers and MT Baer talked.
 He said the hardest lick he ever got was the right hand punch that Schmeling nailed him with in tht first round of their fight.
 q saw four guys right after hf hit me, and the only thing tha'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
WATERTOWN TEAM IS REAL OBSTACLE TO CHAMPIONSHIP
Teams Clash Tonight at Crosby Gym-ClOse
 Contest Expected

With fingers crossed, due to tho realization that some real Opposi- ton will confront their charges tonight. Coaches Louis Laun and Jake Reiger of Leavenworth high school will be hoping for q win over Al Dcland's Watert0wn In- dians,s if only for the reason of keeping their 1034-3B basketball record untarnished and bringing them a step nearer the Western Connecticut league championship. Nice Work
 To date the Mechanics have knocked over no less than five league opponents without a defeat marring their work in the mean time, but victory number six toe night will not ciinch the title for them as some seem to believe, for they have Mandy Greens Thom- aston boys and Johnny SuIlivan'B Litchficld Cowpunchers to reckon with yet and must beat either one of them before the title trophy will repose in the South Elm street school for another year. How ever, a win tonight, means that the worst Leavenworth can do is tie for the title. if they lose tho two remair'"% league games.
 Real Rivals
 Op the basis of the last game played between Watertown and Leavenworth teams in the Silk Town not so long ago, which ended 18.16 in Leavenworth' favor, the game tonight should be 8 hum- mer, as are most of the games be- tween the two outfits for the past coupe uf years. Right now, the Black and Gold gives promise of going through the season unbeatcn which is q bit too much to hope for at present with such strong op- position awaiting the TecherS as Watertown, Thomaston and Litch- field.
 Two interclass games will pre- cede the main event tonight start ing at o'clock, with the big game set for 8:30 p. m. League standing to date includes:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
TWISTED SKI MEET CN NEXT SUNDAY
 OFFICIALS SAY
lsnccinI to thc Dcmocrnt

Winsted, Jan 25.--Offocials of the Winsted Ski club announced today that tickets purchased at its meet, Sunday, January 20, hold good next Sunday, January 27, when the twice postponed meet will be held.
 The hill, while 1t was entirely too dangerous Sunday to permit any jumping, has firm base which the sleet of the past few days helped pack. Thus with Wednesdays snowstorm the hill is in fine shape.
 Sunday the run-in became so thickly coated with ice that 1t was impossible for the two daring jumpers, Casey Jones of Salisbury, captain of the All-American ski team, and Bert Wilcheck of Iron wood, Mich, to control their skis on the ride down. To make mat ters worse, the sleet blinded the men and cut into their faces like little glass particles. clones held his hands over his eyes to protect them. When he reached the take off he ran into cloud of mist which made 1t most difficult for him to even see when he hit the jump. Under these most adverse conditions, 1t is indeed credit to American skiing that these men dared 10 jump. Other skiers were at the top of the hill and Harold Mines, exhibition ace of Montreal, Can, was already to go down de- spite Wilcheck's terrifying fall when one of the club Officia Is shoutel at him to wait. It was immediately after this that the postponement was announced.
 However, given an even break by the weather gods next week, the American team declares that 1t will indeed give the public the showf or which 1t waited court cously and patiently Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
TO-DA Y,S SPORT PARADE

saved me was Dempscy's advice. Jack had told me that when I saw more than one guy, was to hit at the middle fellow. ] did, and my left nailed Max. slowing him down until could get the tears out of my eyes,"
 And it's Schmeling who could give me the most trouble right now. That so-and-so (and when say so-and-so I'm not quoting Baer) can punch. And he's got a heart. Which is more than 1 can say for Art Lasky. That I.asky can hit. and he's pretty tough, but he cman't take 1t here"
 As he said this, Baer patted his heart. Meaning. of course. that I.asky lacked what the boys call the old moxie.
 Max rates Hamas as tough.
 "Steye can hit. That gives him chance. But listen. fought Il guy in Tampa the other night by | the name of Tony Cancela and I'll bet thousand bucks on him l against Hamas or Lasley. never heard of the guy until I hit Tampa l but he can throw q right hand that will knock your head off. and he can take 1t. He's so good I broke a bone in by right hand when hit him."
 Baer thinks his first defense Of | the heavyweight title will be in Chicago. He has no use for the Garden and Promoter Jimmy John ston who./ according to him, has but two aims in life-larceny--- petty and grand.
 Baer denied reports he was en- gagged 10 be married.
 "I know many girls" he said. Many lovely girls. But think 1 shall order q Ia carte for a while | yet. Get me. kid?"
 | Of course. I didn't get him. The | man Is too subtle for words.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
BOSTON TAR BABY
 BLIND AND BROKE, TO LOSE ROOM
Sam LangfOrd, Once Weal- thy Thinks of Great Ring Past

New York, January 25 - (UP) Blind, destitute and forgotten. old Sam Langford wondered today how he will keep out of the snow next week.
 The Boston Tar Baby who fought the worlds best for 22 years faces eviction from his shabby Harlem tenement.
 One eye was battered out by Fred Fulton and the other is vitu- ally sightless from cataracts. He sits helpless In the dark, thinkln3 of departed greatness and what !s left fin its wake.
 He had been obtaining food from the municipal distributing station, but scarcely enough to keep him going.
 "rhey helps q lot." he said to- day, But ah has to keep hustlih' to live"
 Until 1924 when he retired he was the scourge of hcavyweights m half dozen countries. He fought and whipped most of the best or them and made money, which melted away. He hasn't had a penny In hands in two weeks, he said today. ,s
 Don't know what ah-ll do 1T they take mah room away nexl week." the old Negro said. "Aint much heat there, but it's bettefh freezin' in dooahways.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
PLAYOFF CALLOP |OF MAJOR HOCKEY; TEAMS WARM UP
By United Prcss)

tDy CHthu ETessD
 The Montreal Canadiens and the New York Rangers have moved up q peg in the National Hockey league to complicate further, the dash among the teams toward the playoffs.
 The Canadiens defeated the Mn. rooms last night, 2-1, and moved into n third place tie with the New York Americans in the Internn- tional division. The Americans were held to 2-2 deadlock by St Louis.
 The Rangers have begun to move out of the cellar and by holding Chicago at 3-all last night advanced to third place tic with Detroit in the American Division.
 The Ranger game was one O: the toughest played on Madison Square Garden ice in recent weeks. ROugbing and fist fights prevailed. Standing of the clubs:
 International Division
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
Motor Boating

New York. Jan. 25.-(UP)--- With the Oyening set for Jack sonville. Fla, Feb. 9-10. the sched- ule of the American Power boat association for the next eight months will include 34 regattas.
 The big features vii lbc the gold cup races scheduled at Bolton Landing, N. Y., July 27. the Ma tional Intercollegiate Champion- ships at Worcester, Mass. June 29- 30, and the Presidents cup race Ht Washington Sept. 28-29.
 The schedule. announced by the racing committee, includes compe- tition in nearly every classificn- tioD.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
ISOUTHINCTON TEAM
 FACES NORTH END VARSITY TONIGHT
Strong Visiting Club to Test Local Outfit at
 'sFIut''

Tonight at the North End Y, Couch Carl Lonso's North End Y basketeers will face the strong Sanitary Laundry outfit of South ington, before what is expected to be an even larger crowd than last week when the New Britain Boys club conquered the East Farm street boys before 800 odd fans.
 With Ralph SantopIetro, crack center, back in the lineup, Coacvh Longo expects to start his strongest team tonight. Reports from South ington's mentor, Sunny Nelson. for- mer Trinity college ace, have 1t that the Southington team will also be at full strength for the tusgle. The Laundry team will show three former Lewis high captains in Andy Aifano, Milton Badgley and Joe Tomasetti. Also other former Lewis high school stars in George Maco- Ia, Joe Alfano, Leo Mongillo, Jack Dalton, Joe Eibe and Ken Smith.
 All Set
 Coach Longo will have on hand all of his first stringers. Ralph SantOpietro will start at the pivot post, with Johnny Martin and Dom Spadola at forward. and Capt Sal Martino and Fred Jacoyino at the guard posts. Robbie Leece, Raincy Ricciuti, Hennie Jacovino, and Sonny Romeo will be in reserve.
 In the prelim, the Whipperts and Pals, two lntcrmediate league teams will clash in an important tussle. The Pals. coached by Ralph Santopietro and starring little Penuch Jacovino, are favored to upset the Whipperts. This game will start at z o'clock with the main game at 8, sharp. Dancing will fol- low the games.
 The probable lineups:
 North End Y-SpadOla, If; Mar tin, If: Santopietro, c: r. Jacovino. rg: Martino, lg.
 SouthingtOn-Smit If; Alfano, If; Eibe c; Badgyey rg; Mon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
EAGLES, ARROWS
 TIE FOR FOURTH
 PLACE STANDING
(By United PPcss)

The Quebes Bcaversc ut the Boston Cubs Canaan Hockey lengue lead to four points while consolidating their second-Diace position, as result of their G-2 vic- tory over the Cubs at Boston last night.
 The Beavers clinchedt he game in the first period with five goals, four oft hem coming in the last few minutes of the session. Abbey Cox, Beaver goalie, was knocked unconscious during wild scram- ble at the net in the last period, but revived, and was able to fin- ish the game.
 The New Haven Eagles went into a fourth place tic within e phila. delphia Arrows when Holmes and Jackson led the Eagles to Az victory on the Arrows home ice Holmes and Jackson were credited with two goals and two assists each.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
PEARL STREET HOOP NOTES
By Charles Gcrncc)

Hello Everybody:
 Back again with more notes from the Community House.
 "Buzz" McGraw, little guard Of the Fulton A. C. is one of the lehd- ing scorers in the House league.
 Wallace "Kid" Bush of the Vagabonds is a good crooncr when off the court. An imitation of Chick Webb.
 Willie Rhinehart of the BcaV- CTS went on q scoring spree the other night against the Pope Jrs. He scored 12 points.
 The Corsairs A. c. have the hor- TOT of having a barber in their lineup. Handsome Tony Guer- rera, and so whenever they win they receive shave and n hair cut free.
 Alfonso De Palma of the Bull dogs is a good wrestler. Watch out for your title Jim Londos!
 Chick Burke of the Mcteors has the makings of good basketball player.
 Chubby Moe of the Burkes five had tn eCommunity House in an uproar the other day when he scored his first field goal.
 That new team the Maroons, who is captauned by poppy Joe Marinara played a very good game against the Burke's five for be- ginners. The final score was l3 to in favor of the Burke's five.
 The other night Frankie Ed monds, star athlete of Naugatuck was up here for few moments.
 That snowstorm on Wednesday sure caused plenty of trouble. 1t showed out the Bulldogs and they were unable to play the Fultons. There were only about six specta- tors at the league games that night. ,
 The Fulton A. c. has won every game int he Community House league in the first round with the exception of the COrsairs for which they have to replay this game. And if they defeat the Corsairs they will be the first winner of the first round.
 Until next week at the same time I bid you all pleasant
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
SchOOlbOy Basketball

St Mary's parochial school bas- ketball team won as 1t pleased over the St Margaret cagers yes terday afternoon in Parochial league game which ended 31 to I2 and was scored l6 to 2 at half time. Day, wit hsix field goals stood out in the vim CTS scoring while Mccarthy got three baskets for the losing outnt.
 Tn the Grammar school league today at the Central Y court Slo- cum will meet Columbia in the opener nt o'clock. while Walsh will oppose Anderson half hour later.
 Tomorrow morning the follow ing teams will swing into Hciion nt 10 o'clock. Russell Vs Duggan: l0;30, Slocum Vs Hopcville; II o'clock, SDrague vs Webster and ll:30, Maioney vs Anderson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
LedDen1Uorth Figured To CLinch Western Connecticut 7i
Detroit CIolUns
 Play Princef0Ils

The famous Detroit Clowns basketball team, featuring the highly t0uted comedian "BusteF'' Kenny who has shown in this city with the Detroit Clowns baseball team, will play the Princeton A. A. of WatertOwn next Wednes. day night at tn WateFtOwn high school gym at 0:3O O'- clock in the feature game of . dOublcheadcr. n tine pre- Ilminary the Princeton A. A. girls will take on the fr Joe seph AIumnae girls of this city. Dancing will follow the games. The Clowns i'm the past two years have won 1e1 games and lost but thirteen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25

Linneus. Mo--(UP)-It's this way: The Bunker Hill Coal com pany is owned, for the most part,
 by miners sthemselves, and is oper- ated by W. E. Crandall, lessor, who has cOntractOed 10 produce 20 tons of coal day. So when the miners.
 AS miners, went out on strike, Crnndall was unable to fulfill his contract And when the miners, as owners of the mine, sued him, he brought up the fact as n mitigat- ing circumstance. The jury said he was right. /
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
CLOCK CACERS IN
 59-2O LOSS TO PRINCETON SQUAD
0air Sheehan, Stevens Count Heavily in
 "" Game

The Crack Princeton A. A. of WateTtown opened up in the second half last night and soundlv trounced the Clock Shop team Of the Industrial League before sev' eraI hundred fans at the Central Y, Be to 20, in the feature game of "cIock shoJ Nitc". Tn the pre- llminary the O'Fe's scored 20 to zz win over the Vikings in Y in- tercIub League contest.
 GaiF Runs Wild
 Bobby Gair, high scoring for ward of the visitors, kept up hls sensational scoring spree which has extended over period Of ten games or more and annexed SIX field goals and an equal mum Der or Complimentary awards. Patty Di- Biase dropped in eight of the los- CTS taliies.
 The box score:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
DARTMOUTH NAMES
 l936 GRIDIRON FOES

Hanover. N. H.. Jan. 25.-(UP) A nine-gamc schedule for the 1036 Dartmouth football team an- nounced yesterday, lists three ma jor games on the home gridiron. The bg teams that will come to Hanover are Holy Cross, Brown. and Columbia.
 The schedule follows:
 Sept. 26, Norwich; Oct. 8, Ver- mont; 10, Holy Cross; IT, Brown: 24, Harvard at Cambridge, Mass: 31, Yale at New Haven; Nov. r. Columbia; IA, Cornell at Ithaca; 21. Princeton at Princeton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
MIKE HAYDEN STARS ON
 TRACK SQUAD, TOO

South Bend. Ind. Jan 24--Mike Lnyden. younger brother of Elmer Layden. Notre Dame grid coach, Is figured to be as big help to his brother on the track squad as he was in football. Mike was re- sponsible for the grid victory over Southern California in 1894, and his hurdling is expected to be a large factor in the success of the Irish thinly-clads.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
Benge Signs Up

New York, aJn. 25.--(UP)-The Brooklyn DOdger front office lost that worried look for Ray Benge, who Joined Al Lopez in il holdOut siege last spring, has signed his 1935 contract. 1t was announced today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
CLUB CADETS
 LOSE 40 TO l7

Meriden, Jan 25-The Meriden Endees easily turned back the Wa terbury Boys Club Cadets. 40 to IT. here last night, Oliver and Hennie Zajac leading the scoring for the winners
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25

AGED PHYSICIAN DEAD
 Dover, o. (UP) ).-Dr s. E. Me- Guire, one of the oldest physicians in this section of Ohio, Is dead at TX
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
American Division

Last Nights Results: Americans 2. Eagles 2 Overtime tie); Canadiens 2,M aroons +; Rangers 3, Chicago Overtime tie).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25

O'Fc's Easy Winners
 Although the score indicated q close game the O'Fe's experienced little trouble in downing the Vtk- isgs who failed to score n field goal in the first half Eddie Lo- vesky and "Chief" Bender were the winners big point makers while Gordon Whittake and Johnny coxey did most of the losers tally ing.
 The box score:
 n-Eaa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
Meriden EDtjcPs

TOthIe ,,,..,.... . IT !, Score at half time: Endees l6. Cadets 12; refere, Phil Casman; lime, 10-minute quarters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
 STRIKERS HIT OWN MINE

Good evening
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25

Hello Everybody:
 Back again with more notes from the Community House.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
O,Fc's Easy Winners

KkgIUIND tOFbV IF"'' Four 10-minute periods.
, 1935-11-17
Circle Leader
Makes Speech
OUer The Air

There Is a distinct Relationship
between fraternaliSm and good cit
tzenship." Dora Alexander Talley,
Of Omaha, Nebr.. national presi-
cent of the woodmen Circle, de-
clared Tuesday afternoon in a radio
address. Mrs. Talley. who spoke
over station KRLD at Dallas and
a regional hookup OF Texas and
southern Oklahoma stations, heads
one Of the largest and most lnflu-
entail women's groups IN the world.
She Is In Dallas for the Texas
fraternal congress.
1T is q fine thing for any state
when q group Of fraternalists get
together" Mrs. Talley continued.
The goal of fraternaiism Is human
service and the fraternal societies
OF Texas are leaders In service to
mankind. Fraternal organizations
render service TO the community
through the character building. re-
lief and welfare work done by their
local units" Mrs. Tallev said.
Il think all must concede.s she
concluded. that the Fraternal ben
eft society Is one OF the greatest
forces for human welfare In The
world"
, 1935-11-17
Social Club
Entertained
Friday Night

The Trigenta Septem was enter
tanned graciously Friday evening at
the home home Of Miss Lillian
KENNY.
An autumn theme was carried out
throughout the rooms given ever TO
the at air. A large pumpkin sur
rounded with bright colored leaves
graced the mantle. Large bowls of
6lack-haWk chrySanthemumS were
placed about the living and dining
rooms.
During the early part Of the eve
ming the guests were entertained
With several games and contests. APP
prcpriste prizes were presented TO
Miss Zona Styles, Mrs. d. L. Coates,
Mr.. G. l. Cloetta, and Mr.. Harvey
Nuckols. Dancing was enjoyed later
in the evening.
At a late hour, an ice course was
served to members of the club and
Mr.. and Mrs. d. L. Coates Misses
Vivian Mathews. Jewel Hoover and
Messrs. Curtis Laurey and Harvey
Nuck0lS.
, 1935-11-17
SOCIETY
Mrs. Cummins
Is Speaker
For Group
From the Club Reporterl

Mrs. Howard Cummins read q
most comprehensive paper or
'sTranS-Appalachian before the Liter
airy and Arts Review club at the
regular meeting Tuesday morning
She described the pitileSS condition
Of the wilderness during the early
part Of the eighteenth century and
the gradual erection of a series OF
frontiers beyond the Appalachian
mountains by the Indians traders,
Adventures and backwoodsmen Of
Virginia and North Carolina.
Twenty years before the revolu-
tionary war was begun many bold
explorations had been made into a
new and unknown country by such
fearless men as James Herrod. Mi
chael Stone. Taylor, Hancock, Major
John McCulloch, John Finley, and
Daniel Boone. Major McCulloch on
one occasion when pursued by In
dams was forced to leap on horse
back from a cliff 500 feet above a
stream at Wheeling. West Virginia,
and to swim his horse to safety, a
feat which gained him everlasting
renoWn.
The opening up Of Kentucky by
the long hunters has no parallel In
the history of America. The re-
markable achievements of George
Rogers Clark in the old northwest
territory and the organization Of the
Ohio colony and the Pennsylvania
company paved the way for those
pioneers who later added many new
states to the fast-growing repub-
lie.
Mrs. Cummins also described the
Importance Of the Ohio and MisSis-
Sippi rivers to the trade Of these new
states, and the wisdom and fore
sight OF Thomas Jefferson In &C
curing, after much diplomatic in
tercourse with Spain and France,
the vast territory embraced in the
Louisiana Purchase. The paper
showed a vast amount Of research
and careful attention TO detail and
mo- interesting and instruc-
tive.
The club viii meet Nov. 26 at the
home Of Mrs. Howard CumminS.
, 1935-11-17
TroRonored
At Luncheon
And Bridge

Mrs. Dean Porter entertained very
charmingly at luncheon followed by
bridge at her home Friday after
noon, honoring three attractive
visitors, Mrs. Frank Goodrich, Of
Mexico City. Miss Nan Clune, Of
Miami. Florida, and Mrs. Lillian
Gillette, Of Tulsa, Oklahoma Mrs.
Frank Goodrich Is here visiting
relatives. Miss Clune Is the guest of
..er sister, Mrs. o. NJ. Brundage and
Mr.. Brundage. Mrs. Gillette has
been here for several months as
the guest Of her brother, Mr.. Carl
Gillette and Mrs. Gillette
Red and gold chrySanthemumS
made the reception rooms OF the
Porter home particularly attractive.
During the games Of bridge, Mrs.
r. r. Breeder was high and Mrs.
Frank Goodrich was second The
honorees were remembered by the
hostess with interesting souvenirs.
Mrs. Porter included in her guest,
the honorees and MesdameS Bur-
nell N. Goodrich, Herbert Thomas.
o. NJ. Brundage. Robert 5. Fergu-
son. Larry Lightner, Walter Gallo
way, Milton z. Wentz, ROBIN Pate,
Thurman A. Kinder, Jr, Vernon
Durrell, William winston and Carl
Gillette.