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Evening star., 1935-03-24
All A. L. Clubs Are Carrying Ifs" Except Tigers


manager of the Browns, won't at
tempt to do any Unfolding himself
unless one of his front-line is hurt
or traded There's still talk that
oscar Melillo, second sacker. will
eventually land with the Boston Red
Sox, who baked at the previous price
nut on his service. Melilo is poison
at the plate to Vernon Oefty) Gomez,
Yankee Southpaw and ace of the
American League hurlerS.
Babe Ruth has a chance to break
two all-time records this year that
he didn't know about d. one is for
total runs scored, the other for total
bases on all hits, and both are now
held by Ty Cobb . The Babe must
score "a runs more than he did
last year-to pass Cobbs mark of
2.244, but he needs only 102 total
bases on the hitting side to exceed
Tys total of $3.50.
Clarence Rowland is looking over
possible training sites for the Chicago
Cubs, who plan to shift next Spring
from Catalina to Florida The
Giants probably will not return to
Miami Beach Jacksonville. with
new stands erected, is booking an ex-
tensive round of major league exhibi-
ton games for 1886.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
Hadley and Weaver on Slab
And Powell at Plate Poison
To Blues as Criffs Win, III

If this product of the Capitals
sandlots. who came to the Nationals
by way of the Albany club, totes his
burning bat into the championship
season it'll be just too bad for those
clubs with short left fields
In the second session the Harrismen
fell upon Niggeling with lot of force,
pummeling him for five tallies. Travis
started the inning inauspiciously by
rolling to the second sacker. but Kuhel
followed with fine fail to right for
two bases. Bolton, Kress and Hadley
singled in succession to account for
two scores. Then Powell rammed a
triple to left to send in two more
Jake rode home on Myers hoist to
the right fielder.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
CHANCE SUN 4 To |
IN KEARNEYS BOOK
Commonwealth Is Second Choice
for Kentucky Derby-Many
Is to l or Better.
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press
OF. LOUIS, March 23.-At odds of
- to l, Chance Sun, owned by JOS
eph E. Widener, is a strong IA
vorite to win the Kentucky Derby May
4, Tom Kearney, st. Louis bookmaker,
said today.
Commonwealth. owned by Mrs. w
NJ Jeffords. Philadelphia. is second
choice in Kearneys book at to /.
Other favorites and the prices quot
ed on them by Kearney: Omaha.
owned by William Woodward. New
York, 8 to /; Boxthorn, owned by E.
R. Bradley, II to l; Mrs. Dodge Sloan'S
Psychic Bid. Is to l; Mrs. Payne
Whitney's Plat Eye. Is to l; Warren
Wright's Nellie Flag. Is to l, and
Sachsenmaier and Reuters Roman
Soldier, Is to /.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
I5-Year-Old Bet
Paid by Bellamy
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, March ga Is
i L year-old wager on the 1920
world series between Cleve-
land and Brooklyn was paid today.
1t was a $40 bill, collected by
Thomas RickSon, New Orleans in
surance salesman, from Ralph Bell
amy. film actor.
stan CoveleSkie was pitching
against Burleigh Grimes" Rickson
said, "and I noticed the fellow next
to me was pulling as hard for
Brooklyn as I was for Cleveland.
We bet $40. In the excitement
after the game-the score was 3
to O-I forgot to collect"
He said he recognized Bellamy
several years later when he saw the
actor in the pictures.
Bellamy bought Rickson a new
hat for interest"
Evening star., 1935-03-24
BY JOHN B. KELLER,
;tar Correspondent of The Star.


NJ OBHE, Ala, March 23-1t
M shouldn't be long before
W Bump Hadley and Monte
Weaver are ready to do some
mean pitching for the Washington
ball club, judging by the way they
performed here today against the
Kansas City outfit. Between them
they kept the Blues away from the
plate so well that the Nationals won
in a romp. IL to l.
That one run was made of Hadley
in the fifth inning, his last on the
hill, and it was due to a wild chuck
by Lyn Larry. the new shortstop.
In his term on the mound the
chunky Lynn chucker looked about
only a week away from peak form.
He had a lot of speed, and occasion
ally broke curve that had the
Kansas City guys cross-eyed. He
yielded only four hits and three
passes, and, unlike the Hadley of old,
was better when men were on the
runway than at any other time.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
HARRISON SHINES
|. ON OPENING NIGHT
MinCey, Youngest Entrant,
Marks Up 145 to Start
Big-Time Career.
w yAsHNGToNs Arcadia

w 14sas'e@4',s ':.n' s',a 5.p' 1's; HANSON s's
v v leading the way, shot to
the front last night on It's
home drives in the opening night of
competition in the eighth annual
championships of the National Duck
pin Bowling Congress.
But the Arcadias occupancy of the
spotlight likely will be short lived for
their score Of 1910 hardly will live
through the pay-off.
Harrison rolled 4O6 for a promising
start in the all-eVents, but he was
topped for the evenings honors by
Sir Kent Of the Maryland Casualty
team of Baltimore, who went him two
sticks better.
The Motion Picture League team Of
Bethesda. with 1894, took the lead
in the booster" class. made up of
teams not shooting for the national
titles. Harry Bachman shone for the
film quint with set of 378.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
Gauer Has Big DaY.

DILL GAUER of the Boush Street
ID Bowling Alley team of Norfolk.
which won the recent Virginia
State tournament. grabbed the all
events lead with 1904. having 37l in
the singles, $40 in doubles and 3S3
with his team. which shot 1,675, be-
low its standard.
A conspicuous figure but not
shining performer was Jimmy Wallace
Of Norfolk, the only Southern college
pitcher ever to trim Harvard. Yale
and Princeton in the same season.
a feat he achieved while at William
and Mary. Wallace had a trial sew
eral years back with the Washington
GriffS.
Joe Read of Norfolk was high in
singles with 1893. None Of the doubles
scores was noteworthy.
Capt. Howard F. Clark, Assistant
Engineer Commissioner of the Dis
trlct, welcomed the out-of town
bowlerS, pinch-hitting for Commits
S1oner Hazen. The scores:
Evening star., 1935-03-24
Harrison All Alone,

NNLY 10 teams and small squads
~ of singles and doubles took part
in the opening program, with
Harrison the only bowler of national
note to see action. The bulk of the
Nations crack duckpin shooters will
take their turns on the next two
Saturdays. with the tournament
climax coming on the final night.
April 6, when the experts of Wash
ington and New England perform.
The Arcadia team was without
competition in the championship
class. all the other quints. represent
ing four cities, being in the booster
division.
With the paucity Of stars, the spot
light swung TO the youngest bowler
in the tournament. 15-year -old Leslie
Mincey Of Raleigh. N c.. a 6-foot
stringbean. Although it was Leslies
first experience in major competition
he fired away with the confidence of
a veteran and his opening game of
l45 was one Of the best of the in
augural. His set in the singles was
372.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
% Finer Trim Than Last Year Arcadia Bo,us Cain Tourney Lead
Help 10 Anglers
Is Cited by P.W.A.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
n w. A. today made bid for
L fishermen's support.
More than 100000 anglers.
it said, will find better angling
season after next, because more
trout minnows were made possible
by an allotment of $639,500 to the
Bureau of Fisheries.
Five hatcheries were built with
P. w. A. money.
This Summer, P. w. A. said, the
little fishes will reach the travelling
age and will be shipped to national
parks and forests to stock streams
for anglers.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
Cambridge Ahead in Series.

" S. DUNCAN, with victories in
n the 100-yard dash and broad
jump. and A. G. Pilbrow. who
won both hurdles events. gave the
losing Oxfords all their points.
Today's was the rubber meeting. ="
with the rival universities sharing
the Sc previous meetings-each with
33 victories.
The softened condition of the track
retarded participants in most of the
foot racing events. but the meet pro-
duced a new inter-varSity record for
the quarter mile. A. G.. K. Brown
of Cambridge sprinted the distance in
49 seconds to take the final event for
Cambridge.
Stothard, winner of the mile for
Cambridge. clipped two-fifths of a
second off the winnin time in last
years meet, in which LovelOck and his
teammate, A. B. Leach, ran dead
heat in 4:23.3.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
Thomas to Pitch
In Today's Game

BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
MOBILE, Ala. March 23.-Al
lvl Thomas, veteran right-hander,
will make his exhibition series
debut tomorrow when the second
string Nationals tackle the Albany
club in a game at Biloxi Thomas
will share the pitching burden
with sgd Cohen, left-hander. .
For the game here between the
Washington regulars and Kansas
City. Manager Bucky Harris has
nominated Henry Coppola, recent
purchase from Albany, and Ed
Linke.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
Rv the Associated Press

BY the Associated press.
CT. AUGUSTINE, Fla, March 23
Carl Hubbell and Hal Schu-
macher, New York mound aces,
hurled effective ball today as
the Giants defeated the Philadelphia
Athletics, to 3, to pull up to a 500
rating in l6 games played in the
Grapefruit League.
The Giant pitchers combined to
limit the Athletics to nine hits and
probably would have hurled score
less ball but for two errors.
Joe Moore led the National
Leaguers' l3-hit attack of Dietrich
and Cascarella. getting three hits. one
of them a triple, in as many times
at bat.
RHE
Philadelphia fA). DOL 0O2 O0O--:} 9 q
New York M. 0U1 10 20x-5 l3 :!
Batteries-Dietrich. Cascarells and
Foxx Berry Hubbell. Schumacher and
Mancuso. Danning.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
TRACK MEETS AT NIGHT.

CINCINNATI, March % (P).-Track
meets, under floodlights outdoors, will
enter the Ohio collegiate scene this
year. Cincinnati has announced that
three of the meets will be held at
night.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
BASKET STARS CHOSEN

Purdue, Westminster Place Two
Each for Charity Game.
PITTSBURGH, March % Op).-Two
stars from Purdue and two from West
minister were named today on an
"All-Western" team to meet an ALI
Eastern" squad in charity basket
ball game in New York next Friday.
Bill Kennedy of Pittsburgh, in
charge of the Westerners, named these
players: Frank Serany, Duquesne;
John Wilhelm, Westminster; Ray
Sweeney, Westminster; Hymie Gins
burg. Geneva; Norman Cotton, Purdue,
and Edward Shaver, Purdue.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
SETS DISTANCE RECORD.

MEDFORD, Mass, March % CP).-
Little Johnny Kelly of Arlington set
a new record of l hour SIS minutes 81
seconds today while winning his Sec
ond successive North Medford Club
20-mile road race.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
Illness Shelves Ruth.

OF. PETERSBURG, Fla, March %
y (P).-With Babe Ruth missing his
first exhibition game as the re-
suit of mild attack of ptomaine poi
soning, his former teammates, the
New York Yankees, blasted out a
7-to-2 victory over the Boston Braves
today to even their Spring exhibition
series at two games each.
A seven-hit. siX-run spree in the
fourth. topped off by Red Rolfe's
home run, was the high spot of the
Yank's l2-hit attack over three rookie
hurlers
Wally Berger accounted for all the
Braves runs. hitting a homer in the
fourth with Thompson on base.
RHE
New York (A)... 100 900 O0X--1 !" !
Batteries -Prim. Glenn. Neff and
Hogan. Lewis: Broaca, Tamulis and
Dickey. Jorgens.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
WISCONSIN TAKES MEET
Gets Six First Places Against

Gets Six First Places Against
Iowa and Wildcats.
IOWA CITY, Iowa, March % (H).
University of Wisconsin athletes
scored six first places and 5O1a points
to defeat Iowa and Northwestern in
the second annual indoor triangular
track and field meet here today.
Iowa, with 80 Is points, placed sec
ond. with Northwestern scoring 1873
points for third.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
Nifty Hitting
Totals 40 IA - 8 Totals 33 5 - Is
'Batted for Taylor in sixth.
tBatted for Olds in ninth.

TbdtItU tut OIOS III HITIVII'
WASHINGTON. O5O OO4 COIL
Kansas City ..... 900 OOI 600 l
RunS-Powell C). Travis C!l. Kuhel.
Larry. Bolton. Kress 2l. Hadley. Red
mond Schultz Errors-Bluge. Larry 90.
French Runs batted in-Kress C2). Had
ley, Powell 90. Myer. French. Redmond
C3). Two-base hits-Kuhel. CASTOR.
Three-baSe hit-Powell. Stolen bases.
play-Bolton to Kuhel. Left on bases
Washington. Kansas City; 10. Bases
of Olds. >. Struck out-By Hadley. ;;
by Taylor. by Weaver Hits-Or Mig
ceiling. in 3 innings % runs: on
Ior. 6 in 3 innings 70 runs. Winning
pitcher-Hadley. Umpires-Messrs. Cox,
Rasberry and Brown. Time Of game
Evening star., 1935-03-24
Schumacher Clever
As Giants S,cat A's, 5 to 3;
Yanks Get Eren With Brares

offerings of Timing and Haines, half
of them in the last inning.
The world champions banged away
at Wes Ferrel and Hockette for 10
safeties.
RHE
St Louis CN}.... OO0 100 colt 10 ]
Boston tAJ....... 600 600 Ou1-l .
Batterles-Tinning. Hsines and Davis;
W. Farrell and HInkle
Evening star., 1935-03-24
Dodgers Trim Tigers.

Dodgers Trim Tigers.
T AKELAND, Fla, March % LP).-
/ Showing no preference between
two veteran hurlers and rookie,
the Brooklyn Dodgers pounded out
a 12-to-4 decision over the Detroit
Tigers today.
Paced by Lonny Frey, who cracked
out a home run, double and single,
the Dodgers got to Fred Marberry for
six hits and four runs in three in
nings, found Eldon Auker for four
more runs in the next five frames
and then finished up by scoring four
runs off Rookie CeSnovar in the ninth.
Frey also f1elded brilliantly, starting
four double plays.
Tom Zachary and Watson Clark
held the American League champions
to nine hits.
r. H. E.
Brooklyn .No. M 0o4 ool-d24-l2 G l6 /
Batteries: Zachary. Clark and Lopez;
Marberry, Auker. Cesnovar and Reiber.
Indians Still Clouting.
NEW ORLEANS, March % CP.-
~ The Cleveland Indians contin-
ued their batting rampage in
an exhibition game against the Peli-
cans today, winning to 2. They
were led by Hal TroSky, who hit a
home run in the fifth.
Mel Harder, making his initial start
of the season, was knicked for two
runs before he retired in the fifth.
N. orleans Cs.A) oeo 600 oOO-S i
Cleveland "a. O20 034 OOx-9 IL o
and Autry, Fernandez; Harder, Wine
garner and Pytlak, George.
TAMPA, Fla, March % Lp).-with
free hitting the rage on both sides.
the Cincinnati Reds triumphed over
the bewhiskered House of David team,
l3 to 8, today.
A rousing seven-run f1fth-inning,
marked by Petosky's homer with the
bases loaded, ran up the Red total.
HE.
House of David. zoo O3O o40- Q 10 i
Cincinnati (ND. O2l or Olx-l3 IA .
Batteries Ramsey. o'Gradt and Rang.
now. Strenecke; Richmond, Frazier ana
Wrath. Erickson.
Bucs Rout ChisOx.
r OS ANGELES, March % R.-
Behind the three-hit pitching
of Cy Blanton and Ralph Birk-
ofer, the Pittsburgh Pirates pounded
out a 13-to-1 victory over the Chicago
White Sox in an exhibition game to-
day
Babe Herman and Cookie" Lava
getto hit home runs with the bases
filled, and, all told, the BucS touched
the Chicago pitchers for 13 hits.
R.HE.
Chicago CAD... O1o 600 600 3 2
Nd. 144 400 O0x-l3 IL U
Batteries-Michaels, Earnshaw. Phelps
and Sewell Caithemer; Blanton. BirkoIer
and Padden. Deweece.
SARASOTA, Fla, March % H).-
Bad base running and even worse hit
ting by the Boston Red Sox gave the
St. Louis Cardinals 4-to-1 decision
over the American Leaguers today.
The sox made only six hits Of the
Evening star., 1935-03-24
Cubs Swamp Frisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, March % lP).-
The Chicago Cubs. making their initial
1895 appearance here today, handed
the San Francisco Seals a II TO /
trimming.
The visitors were led by Augie
Galan, former Seal. who got four hits.
Chicago IN. L.. 200 O02 OO2-12 l6 l
San Fran. P. c. 600 I02 0l0-
Lee Byant and Hartnett. ODes: Bsllou.
StitZel and Woodall, MonZo.
Evening star., 1935-03-24
Browns Keep 1t Up.

Browns heep III Up.
VYyEST PALM BEACH. Fla. March
" % (Pt.-Shutting out Buffalo
to 0, the st. Louis Browns
today annexed their eighth Grape
fruit League" victory and their sixth
in succession. as against only one
defeat.
Elton Walkup and Bob Weiland
combined TO dish out the whitewash.
Buffalo GntD D...... 600 600 OOO-0 6 .
St. Louis tAJ...... or 200 1Ox-6 o l
Kline Lawless and Hayes; Walkup. Wei
land and HemSley. Heath.
CLEARWATER. Fla. March %
P).-The Phillies defeated the New
ark Bears. 4 TO 0, today. Todd, Watkins
and Sperry of the National League
club smashing out home runs. Each
of the circuit clouts went over the
right field fence.
Philadelphia tND.. 600 O2O IOl+ II l
Newark IntD -. 600 600 OOO-O 3 =
Hansen Wicker and Todd Miller Parks,
HumphTies ReYln and Reilly
Evening star., 1935-03-24

Totals ........ sos sol 565-l,5
BOUSH ST. BOWLING ALLEY.
fNorfolk We
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30
THREE FIREMEN
AREBADLY HURT

Lynn, Mass, July 30.-(UP)-
The condition of three Saugus fire.
men, including 65-year-old chief,
who were critically burned yester.
day when a series of explosions de-
stroyed the Saugus Public Works
Department garage, was reported
fair today at a Lynn hospital.
Their names were on the danger
list, however.
Those critically injured were
Fire Chief Mellen r. Joy and Fire.
man Norman Hull, q, and Warren
Newhall, 20, who were hurled some
80 feet and transformed into hu-
man torches by the explosions and
subsequent fire. Another fireman
and a garage mechanic were less
seriously hurt.
The five were injured when an
acetylene tank was believed ignited
by burning rags fired by short
circuit in an electric torch.
Explosions and fire which ac-
companied them destroyed the
one-story cement garage ana its
contents.
A general alarm brought appara-
tus from nearby Lynn and Everett
to the aid of Saugus firemen,
whose headquarters are scarcely
25 feet from the scene of the ex-
plosions.
Damage was estimated at
$4,000
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30
TEXTILE HELP
in LABOR PARTY

Hartford. Conn, July So.-(UP)
Striking from the bylaws Of the
Connecticut Council Of United Tex.
tile Workers q rule prohibiting
discussion OF political matters at
meetings, the council has endors-
ed labor political party to be
based on American Federation of
Labor Unions, Il was announced to-
day by William e. Kushnel, chair
man Of the Connecticut A. r. of
L. committee for the promotion of
such a party. The endorsement
was given at q meeting at New
London Sunday night.
Kushnel announced the Council
of Textile Workers represents SO
locals in the state with a member
ship of $4,000 workers and there
are 1853 trade unions affiliated with
the committee of which he is
chairman. He said plans are being
completed for a state wide labor
party" field day and caravan at
Charter Oak Park, Hartford,
August II.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30
Democrat Writer Is
First In East Africa
(contlnuea FROM Page y

Europeans in Djibopti said they
believed that of the thousands OF
Italian troops pouring into, Africa,
abut 20 were dying every day OF
disease or the effects of the cli-
mate. Italians were reported to
admit from six to ten deaths q
day.
On the way down the Red>sea to
Djibouti, Massawa, the port OF
italian entrance, presented q dif-
ferent picture. There, 256 ships
were waiting to unload troops.
munitions and supplies and port
facilities were overtaxed.
Speed OF Italians
The speed of the Italian prepar-
ations was evident at Suez, through
which, according to high sources,
the Italians have dispatched in
the last five months 9S passenger
ships, 81 freight ships, 100000
troops and 1900 civilians.
Djibouti itself has been changed
greatly. Years ago this important
French colonial port was peopled
with bearded veterans OF the serv-
ice, WIZ odI cAJOJihS thSh "AhSS'
Today one is struck by the youth
and energy of the white man, with
white open necked shirts. white
shorts, bare legs and white shoes.
The French women are smartly. If
simply, dressed in white dresses and
frocks.
From the heavily stated italian
consulate, there are frequent tele-
grams to Rome.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30
JEAN M'HENRY
EXPLAINS TRIP

Omaha. Neb,, July S0-U.P.)--
Jean McHenry. 15-year-old sister OF
Alyce Jane McHenry, the girl with
the upside down stomach, went
apartment hunting to-day and
guessed" all the furore about her
sudden departure from New York
via airplane was just q publicity
stunt. Miss McHenry denied she
had been shunted aside in New
York while her sister and her mo-
Their saw the city.
II didn't run away" she said
Mother knew was coming. de-
cided last week to come back. Mo-
Their gave me the money for the
trip" Miss McHenry, her chum,
Betty Hull, and Mrs. Winifred
Hull, Joined in the search for liv-
ing quarters. "Well need a place
as large as a barn to hold all the
present Alyce Jane received" she
said. Pm glad to be back here
with my friends, and Alyce Jane is
anxious to return, too" Jean added
a sentence which seemed to bear
out the publicity angle. "She has
to take. a screen test before she
leaves New York" she said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-30

Mrs. Webster asserted today thai
this was the only possible techni'
cality that might interfere with the
employment of a Waterbury en-
gineer on the job and now that
the codes were no longer in effect
there is no background whatever
for the statement that the practice
was illegal"
There Il Engineer
Furthermore, she maintained
the claim that there was no en-
gineer in the city not connected
with a heating firm, who might be
employed to do the job, was un-
true.
There is such an engineer in
Waterbury, formerly employed by
both local and Hartford firms"
she said. "rhis man is listed in
the city directory. He is considered
an excellent workman and UNI
derstand that he has been unem-
ployed for some time. II there Is
any valid objection to obtaining
the services of engineers actually
connected with firms which bid
Oh IHc JOpSp why Cuh'S SAtAS AAoh We
given the work 2"
Holds No Brief
Commissioner Webster explained
that she was holding no brief" for
any particular firm, but that she
was interested in keeping the work
in Waterbury II possible.
1--WE have enough intelligence to
decide whether the work Is good
or bad" she said.
Commissioner Vincent A. Miller
also strongly opposed the employ
ment of BEAMS at yesterdays
meeting, while Commissioner Louis
Bria suggested that the city en-
cheering department might draw
UP the plans.
At the previous meeting the
schoolhouse committee had been
authorized to have plans drawn
and call for bids on the work II
the money could be obtained. The
entire job, which entails the re.
placement of two boilers and the
relocation of the hot water boiler
at Duggan school, will cost APP
proximately $4,000.
President Walsh Speaks.
President Walsh informed mem
bers of the board yesterday that
the controller and board of finance