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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-04

their roadworlS along the dirt roads of Long Branch, N. J. Ketch- el and McGovern were buddies at Cannon's roadhouse. It made no difference, seashore or mounatins. You saw more fighting in their sparring than one sees in forty rounds of boxing at Madison Square Garden these days.
 Giants To Shrimps
 The fighters of another day were bigger and healthier than the pres ent generation. The lightweights dominated by Cans looked like light heavies. Today our 135- pounders are midgets in compari- son.
 There were no such things as dietary rules. They ate what they liked and as much as they pleased. Today the boys enjoy steaks, chops, vegetables and tea. The oldtimers would gabble a lamb stew at two in the morning and think nothing of it.
 Broken hands, caved in ribs--no cause for postponement. They fought with the injured limbs. If a fighter gets a cold today his man. ager must seek another date.
 They didn't have bathrooms, most of them bathed in the kitchen sink. so to speak. or in the dirty rivers. The only showers they en- joyed was when the old man put the hose on them in tine yards back of fhe houses. There was no foul fighting. lf one man hit below the belt tho other fellow would retaili- ate and that was that. They ceuldn't be snnevsd with tn cups.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-04
BROOKLYN "Y"
 SPORT SHOTS
(By Maurice Eterginio)


 The Brooklyn Acmes played the Bordeson Eagles Saturday at Ham, ilton park in a very thrilling en- counter. The Acmes who started a 8 run rally in the first inning held the Bordeson Eagles scoreless until the 4th inning W h n the Eagles, who through some errors received runs. The g m e was discontinued at the beginning of the 9th inning due to the fact that the diamond was requisitioned for use by the new Italian Federation league that was formed which had Its inception very auspiciously. A return game will be arranged in the near future with the Eagles.
 The Town Plot A. A. who played at Fulton park were beaten by the Paramounts to the tune of 1O-6. due to few errors of the Town Plotters. Nardozzi pitched a good game for the hill.
 Frank Berardi, Wilby's former baseball star Is playing outside ball with the leading team in the state.
 John Malaria, who played with WllDy VIII uOH suiI With s"S Acmes Saturday.
 The T. P. All Stars have been going pretty strong - they have won 5 games and lost l.
 Andy Purcaro, 2nd baseman of the Town Plot A. A. is a fast man on picking grounders and keeping enemies clear of his sack.
 Place of the Bordeson Eagles IS a mighty fine pitcher.
 A few words have to be express ed about the B. W. Tinker school baseball team who in the first year as an organized e m are looking ahead to the championship in the American league. They have won 4, lost O.
 See you next week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-04
SPRACUE CAPTURES GAM E ON H 0 M E RUN BY STEWART
Anderson Loses S-5 COn= test-Bunker Hill, Croft
 Easy Winners

Plenty of runs were scored in the grammar school games yester- day afternoon. Bunker Hill trounced Reidville 15-1; Croft topped Driggs .1O-5 and sprague beat Anderson S-5.
 Bunker Hill started right in and scored at the beginning with half dozen tallies. During the fray they blasted two Rockville hurlers off the mound and nicked third several times. Dunn featured for the winner and Steinmitz played we'll for the losers. The score:
 Bunker Hill 611 61-15 13 5 Rockville 001 00-- 1 4
 Desjardins and Dunn; Daniels, Kazlauskas and Steinmitz, Thurs field.
 Croft Tops Driggs Croft launched hard hitting attack in the eighth after having been hold in the minority 5-4. The eighth frame netted six runs on five hits, Lasalato Gibson and Genio excelled for the winners while Gurley of the losers hit a home run. The score; Driggs 101 III 000- 5 4 Croft 100 02O 16x-10 12 ? Jones and Smith; Eastwood and Evans.
 Sprague Cops Stewart led the way for Sprague in the fifth with a home run SCOT ing two markers ahead of him The win for Sprague was their sixth straight. The game was orig inally scheduled for last Friday, but was washed out. Sprague VIII face Chase tomorrow afternoon tt Waterville Park. The score: Sprague 102 131 O. IF 5 Anderson oil 900 g. 5 Wagner, Bernaca and Stewart; Leola and Kinch.
 Today's Schedule
 Hamilton park, diamond No. 2
 Webster vs. Walsh. Umpire, Chip man. Fulton park. Slocum vs. Mary Abbott. Umpire, Dobkins. Washington park, Duggan vs | Merriman. Umpire, Devino. Brassco park, Maloney vs. Bar nard. Umpire, O'Connor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-04
Handy Man

Joe Foley, boxing coach at Villanova will Dc remembered as athreat among the light. hcavfiics i'm the intercollegiate ranks during tine days of Steve Hafnas and that champion Penn State boxing team, of which Foley was q member. This year, Foley cropped up again as the developer of the 1885 intercollegiate light heavyweight champion, Tony Sala, whose victory over the reIgning Bernie Kaplan of Western Maryland was one of the upscts of the national meet. Sala is also a soh0mOre end on the V grid squad. Foley is q good teacher, because he's good boxer and can do
 'crythlng he wants his pupils to do. Just for experience and perhaps the fun of it, Foley is working ont with Max Baer these days during his drills for Inc Braddock bout, according to Ben Mal0ney, a Waterbury young man from Crosby who will resume hi strack activities with Villanova next season, am ! jury having kept him out of action this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-04
Alabama Pitts
 With Albany?

Albany. N. Y., June A. (UP)-Alabama Pitts, Sing Sing prisons versatile atll- lete, is a prospective outfield- CT for the Albany Senators of the International League club.
 But Alabama's mother, Mrs. Irma Rudd, now in New York City, wants to take her son back down south. She planes the lights and lures of the city for her sons trou- blcs.
 Pitts, born A years ago in Alabama, was sentenced five years ago on robbery charge. He was registered as Edwin Collins Pitts.
 In two years Pitts emerged as a hero at Sing Sing. He cx- celled at football, baseball. basketball and track.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-04
MIDGET SPEEDERS
 AT PARK CITY
 OVAL TOMORROW
lSnecial to The DemOCratl


 Bridgeport, June - The entire ensemble of midget race car deni- zens of speed will return to the Bridgeport speedway for another assault on time and space on Wednesday evening, June 5th. The field of starters may possibly be supplemented by the attendance of one or more outstanding speedway celebrities who last week were competing in the Indianapolis 500 mile classic.
 New Face
 Foremost among the new en- trants who are anticipating is Bob Saul, the Paterson, New Jersey speedway idol and 1893 east coast champion, who was up among the leaders of the Hoosier Five Gen. tury run until his motor blew up at 110 laps. Saul competed at Bridgeport in the opening race and while making what seemed to be a record trial, was forced out of the competition due to motor trouble.
 The unfortunate postponement of the contest of speed at the New field Ball park Speedway in Bridge port last Wednesday,, was occa- stoned by the fact that a new sur face had just been laid on the orig inal track and the deluge at 6:30 D. m. turned it into mud making it impossible for the cars to turn the oval without great danger.
 The weeks rest from the churn- ing wheels of the speeding mounts, will put the new oval in Al con- dition for Wednesday nights run and the addition of the consider able number of new cars and driv- CTS will bring the spirit of com petition at the meet to 8 white hot pitch, which is calculated to wipe out all previous records. The time trials will begin promptly at 8 p. m. and the fast car. heat will probably pass the starters flag on it's opening lap few minutes be- fore 9 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-04
TANK DAVIS CUP
 TEAM IN SHAPE

Forest Hills. N. r., June 4 - UP) - America's Davis cup team had it's final workout today before sailing for Europe tomorrow on the s. S. Washington.
 Don Budge, San Francisco. met Sidney Wood. New York, in one singles match and Gene Mako. Los Angeles, played John Van Ryn. Philadelphia, in the other. Tn the doubles Wood and Van Ryn op- posed Budge and Mako.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-04
TO-DAY,S SPORT PARADE

not been equaled since Charles Lambs pen was stilled. Some en- thusiastic critics have been hailed a few of Ruth's pieces as the equal of anything of Bernard McFadden when that master stylist was at his height and urging more spinach and babies in physical culture and the late lamented Graphic.
 l. Articles will continue to n"""" z under the Babes name, have learned. even though ne De out oi baseball entirely, but will they be the same? May we sensibly ex-. pect his dissertations. now that he is detached from his subject, to pack the same fire, to strike so deeply (and truly)? I say no. And I think all of those who have seen the shaping of Babe Ruth Says" will agree.
 say no because I don't believe that his ghost writers will have the same respect for him now. Ghost writers, contradictory as 1t may sound. are only human. They are no greater than their subject. Give them shapely blonde who was forced to endure the agonies of a court trial simply because she plugged her penthouse papa in a fit of anger, and they will stay up all night gathering data in order to tear your heartstrings with noble discourses on the inhumanity of man, the curse of the jury system and the sublimity of a woman who'll resort to a Roscoe to pro- tect her home. On the other hand. give them nothing more to work with than a sea captain who turned his boat around and, in a raging storm, rescued 500 souls from a singing ship, and they'll turn in mediocre work.
 WOtta Man!
 Ruth, as a player, a carver of majestic four-baggers with the bases loaded. was an inspirational subject. You had only to see him, still in his playing clothes and spikes, Ruth into the press box and converse with his ghost writer, to know that his very presence was a lift.
 I can see him now, after world series game, blowing breathelessly to the side of the Babe Ruth" of that day, eager to lend assistance in the birth of tomorrow's thesis.
 "Whatcha gonna say, kid?" he would ask encouragingly.
 "Oh, ah, thought you'd discuss Pennock's-"
 That's the stuff, kid, that's the stuff. Say anything you want me to, kid. Just keep it clean. I'll be seeing you"
 And the ghost-writer, thrilled by the very nearness of the great one, would flow into a deathless discus sion of astigmatic umpires, high ones inside. throwing arms, and ill., timed hit and runs.
 And, getting back to how Ruth's s departure from baseball will strike at the high standard of American litrature. there is this terrific dan ger
 With nothing to do, Baby may find time to write his own stuff.
 Then we will have to give our printing presses back to the In- dians.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-04
Rangers Finish
 Strong to Win

Though guilty of no less than six errors, the Cowboys were just nosed out by the Rangers last night at Hopeville stadium, timely hitting by Frank O'Donnell and German helping to win a 3-2 con test for the Rangers. Baker hit safely three out of four times for the Cowboys. Tomorrow night the Mohawks and Hopeville Hawks collide. Score by innings:
 Rangers 100 oil 0-3 5 ' Cowboys ....... 200 900 0-26 6
 Somers and Carron; Gilhooley and Blondin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-04
Last Nights Fights

Pittsburg - John Henry Lewis. ls0 1-2. Los Angeles. knocked out Tommy Patrick, 1855 1-2 Los An geles tl); Allen Matthews, 1b7, St. Louis. scored T. K. O. over Tom my Romano. iSs i-2. Cleveland (6).
 Paterson, N. J. = Steve Dudas. 1e3 1-2, Edgewater. N. J.. deci- sioned lazy Singer, iS3 1-2. Pater- son (10); Melio Bettina. I'll. Bea- con, N. Y., decIsionod Louie Le Page. is5. Paterson, (f0).
 Holyoke, Mass.-Tony Faico. li2 Ia. Philadelphia. outpointcd Nick Pastore. IA. New York (io); sn' Canata, 1is, Hoiyoke. stopped Jerry ReaIe. 1as i.s. Winduo tesiss Tees ss>
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-04
ND B,tai Girl Choice To Become NelD State Golf Chdmpion
This Sporting
 World
By JOHN A. CLUNEY
The Babe Is BIub6ering

= @AS e~~SASS ~
 "Pm through as regular, but wanta managers job" There, me hearties. in those few words of the greatest figure in baseball, Is the lowdown on all the fuss that has surrounded George Herman Ruth for the past two years. There were sinister whispers that the Babe was gunning for Joe Me- Carthy's job as boss of the Yank- ees, to which he figured he was wei lentitled to, and seemed to think the backing of the good col onef Jake Ruppert was his, even without the asking. However, when the situation got too sizzling Rup- pert talked him into taking over the Braves and Babe fell for the yarn like a ton of iron castings. once the idea began. to filter through his cranium that Joe Mo- Carthy still looked pretty good to Ruppcrt as manager, and much as he might like to do 1t, it was not good business. NO WONDER RUPERT LET RUTH GO TO BOSTON FOR THE PROVERB- IAL SONG. Now the blowoff with the Braves has come and appar- ently assed--a two day wonder with Babe left holding the bag because they would not let him run the Braves, come and go as he pleased, kick the morale of the club all over the diamond, even as he had done last year with the Tanks. In a huff, he quit the Braves, blaming Judge Fuchs for it all. But whose fault was it?
 Incidentally, wasn't it funny there was no army of big league cluub owners waiting to grab Babe in New York yesterday to give him that managers job he has his heart set upon? Men who know baseball know why, and they vii ltetll you that no one man is worth more than team anywhere at any time, if the teams success is considered paramount.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-04
LOCAL WOMEN IN
 TOP FLIGHT OF
 STATE GOLF PLAY
Mrs M. J. LawlOr and Mrs George Seeley Played
 Today

Orange, Conn, June 4-tU.P.)T- First round play in the 18th an nual Connecticut Women's Golf Association championship tourna- ment started to-day in a drizzling rain, with Miss Helen Bennett. New Britain, who tied for medalist hon. ors with Mrs. Edward Stevens. Round Hill, paired with Mrs. c. J. Downey, Springfield, Mass.
 Miss Bennett, runnerup in ,last years matches, was considered one of the strongest contenders for the crown of Mrs. George L. Austin. Hartford, whose S5 created a three-way tie for second place in the qualifying set.
 Pairings The championship flight first round pairings were:
 Mrs. W. l.. Cook, Hartford. and Mrs. c. G. Johnson, Meadowbrook.
 Mrs. George L. Austin, Hartford. and Mrs. I. l.. R. Browne, Farm ington.
 Mrs. Charles E. Brainard, Hart ford, and Mrs. E. D. Marcello, In dian Hill.
 Mrs. Edward Stevens, Round Hill and Mrs. R. L. Anthony, New Ha- ven.
 Mrs J. K. Arneill. Woodway, and Mrs. J. B. Kirby, Shuttle Meadow Mrs. F. w. White. Hartford. and Mrs. George Seeley. Waterbury. Mrs. M. J. Lawlor, Waterbury, and Mrs. L. c. Dubois. Wee Burn.
 All matches will be Is holes ex- cept the finals on Friday which will go 36.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-04
SCREWS SUCCUMB TO
 EYELET EXCELLENCE

Ten runs in the first three in nings of play gave the Eyelet Room a 10 to ' victory over the Screw department outfit in the Scovill Interdepartment league game last night at Hamilton park. Hassinger and Cerbasie were the hard -hitters of the opposing teams the Screws finishing up with a respectable count against big lead. Score by innings:
 yelet .,..... 532 900 x--10 13 3 Screws ..... 31O O10 2-7 3
 Demarais and Stokes; Levine and Kasidas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-04
This And That

Joe Sullivan, Tiger rookie pitch CT, is said to have control worthy of any of the American Leagues veteran hurlers He started off wild at the beginning of the sea- son. but Mickey Cochrane has made a sharpshooter out of him. !. Lon Warneke, Chicago Cubs star pitch CT, has IA suits besides the one he wears .. He comes from sec ton fo Arkansas where man owning IA suits is regarded as q fellow whose name finally reached the top of $50 chain letter. <. Joe Louis played considerable soc cer. .. and states that's why his legs are developed so well.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-04
By HENRY McLEMORE -1u,td press Staff COrresnOndent

New York, June 4.-(UP)-The most distressing part of Babe Ruth's recent and, gather, pro- fame departure from baseball, is, to me, not the loss of his magnificent home runs or the finish of a brave, heroic figure, but the definite blow it delivers to American literature.
 Word Juggler
 For many years Ruth, under the simple but challenging title-Babe Ruth Says-has contributed to the newspapers daily essays which, for directness, clarity and simplicity of style (particularly the latter) have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-04
GAMER TO MEET M'COY IN BOSTON

Boston, June - (UP) -S Al Mccoy of Waterviile. Me-. has been matched to meet Al Gainer of New Haven. Conn.,. in a -10-round light heavyweight bout at tho Goodwin A o. here Jvne 1s.
 It will be a return bout, Gather having won the previous encOun. taS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-04
CUBS HAVE STRINGS ON
 PEORIA SHORTSTOp

Peoria, Ill.--one of the best big league prospects in tho minor 10. .ucs is Harry Gsiston. shortstop for the Peoria Thrce- Eye ieam Tho yaungster, born in tho Bronx. is being watched with interest by the Chicago Cubs who expect tu elvs hiln q trial pext season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-04
Mutes Conclude
 PinOchle Season

Eddie Bellmay, winner of 54 of IA games played during the third season of the Silent Pinochle club took first prize, among the mem- bers, all of whom are detf mutes and play regular tournament games weekly from fall to summer. Harry Kelley and Anthony Wens- loves also won prizes during the season. The final standing follows:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-04
NO OVERHEAD HERE

New York.-A. J. Abel, once a famous jockey, owns, trains, and rides his own horses, now am- paigning on eastern tracks. That he has not lost his old-time skill was shown when he brought his Marmion from last place to win recently at Pimlico.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-04
Remember?

On Near Ag0-Lawrence Little. American golfer. faced James Wal lace. unemployed English carpen- ter. in the final round of the Brit ish Amadeus at Prestwick.
 Tive Years Ag0-Peter De faolo. 1925 and 1927 American auto race champion, qualified for the Indian apolis 500-mile Decoration day classic. averaging es.596 miles an hour.
 Ten YcaF1 Wilbert Robin. son. tor n yaers manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers. was elected resident cf the club. succeeding c. H. Ebbets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-04
OUT EAST TEAMS
 COP PAROCHIAL
 LEAGUE CONTESTS

Sts. Peter and Paufs team beat St. Joseph's 2-1 and the Sacred Hearts defeated St. Thomas's 12 to 6 in the Parochial league encoun- ters played yesterday afternoon.
 Sugden pitcher for Sts Peter and Paurs famed 13 batters and has rolled up a record of 53 strike outs for the nine games in which he has been on the mound. Until this time he has only allowed II passes and has one of the best records held by a youth twirler in many years. Sts. Peter and Paurs were trailing upon entering the fifth and registered their pair of markers in this heat, thanks to Bill Cleary, Jr., and Fallon who did some timely hitting. Steponai- tis pitched for St. Josephs's. The score:
 St. Joseph 01O 900 0-1 2 ?
 Peter-Paul 900 020 x-2
 Steponaitis and Rameikus; Sug-
 Sacred Hears Win
 The Sacred Hearts had five hits and few passes and as a result of neat base running managed to get twelve runners around. Kay, pitcer for the East Enders gave up three hits. The losers threat ened in the fourth, but their rally was checked after they had scored three times. Nolan stood out for the winners and Joyce excelled for the losers. The score:
 St. Thomas 1O1 200 l. 6 0 Sac'd Hrts 320 BOA x-12 3 0 Lockwood, Joyce and Grout; Ray and Nolan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-04

XHe McGOteEuss Alteiios 0iAOhs, Dundees, were of the sidewalks of New York variety. They trained ln dingy, small halls. and fought with bare fists, bare knuckles like their predecessors. There were no xolf courses. they swan and played baseball. In the days of Sullivan, Corbett. etc., most of the training was done in saloon back rooms. They drank their fool heads on but strangely the fighting was Of the most vicious in ring history. uhere'lI never be another genera fion like it. Some of them would go to bed in the wee hours of the znorning and with only one or two hours of sleep find them on the <oads pounding away. Attell was a zaan in point. For most Of hts im- soriant duels ho trained at the gaming card.
 E7zzzlmmons ana ceshsit did
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superintendent. The Primary de-
partment nc the First Presbyterian
church with Mrs. G. IL. Dodd ms
superintendent And the Junior
department mt the First Methodist
church with Miss Katherine Bader
In charge. Each superintendent
win have a. corps Of teachers and
helpers in their respective depart
ments. The First Baptist church
and the Episcopal church are also
cooperating In the school. Watch
next weeks papers for n more de-
tailed announcement.