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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-11
BY HENRY McLEMORE

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 New York, Oct 11-There is one redeeming feature about the fact that am the worlds worst picker of winners in sports events. The re- deeming feature is this-I know I am. When you write letters telling me how awful I am, you are just carrying coals to Newcastle. The knowledge of my inadequacy as & selector has resulted in my adoption of 8 new policy in picking football winners" Knowing that my selections alone would not hold reader interest-and in my business if you have no reader interest the editor has no McLemore Interest, and you soon find yourself face to face with a PWA project--I have decided to offset each football se- lection with a handy bit of knowl- edge.
 For example: Let us take Holy Cross vs Harvard. I like Holy Cross by three touchdowns, but that in itself means nothing However, if at the time I tell you Holy Cross will win also tell you that the area of Siam, in square miles, is 2148, you're getting your moneys worth and I am holding reader in- terest. So, with each of my football choices, I am goin to give you suc- culent little bits of knowledge which if employed just at the right time, will make you a social success. From now on, folks, you can forget those French lessons and that damn piano which they always laughed when the man sat down to.
 Sanford vs U. c. L. A.-Sanford. Greece, in 1927, funded her war debt to Great Britain at 21, ,41l,- 500 pounds.
 Eli Looks Good
 Yale vs Penn-Yale (the average total number of Rhodes scholars at Oxford is about 196).
 Notre Dame ys Wisconsin -Notre Dame (On pay days admission for adults to the New York Geological park is 25 cents).
 Columbia vs Rutgers Columbia GA marriage is void if between an ancestor and Q descendant).
 Colgate vS Iowa-Colgate (The old living graduate of Yale is the Rev. Dr. Augustus Field Beard, age 101).
 Army vs Gettysburg-(Spain is bounded on the west by Portugal and the Atlantic ocean). Michigan State vs Kansas Michigan State (The 1910 wiseat yield of Canada was 132,075.082 bushels).
 Temple vs Vanderbilt Temple The rate for letters and written and sealed matter for other than local delivery is 3 cents for each punce).
 North Carolina vs Maryland North Carolina (The Bethany Dea- coness hospital is located in the borough of Brooklyn. Pitt vs Virginia-Pitt British In- | dia is divided into 15 administra- tions, each under Q goverhor).
 JN.Y.U. vs Carnegie Tech-N.Y!U. | (Three persons are necessary to ! plaee an injured person proberly on c 6tretcher).
 IadiAna vs Michigan-1ndiana (John Adarrs was the first president to live in the White House).
 Alabama vs Miss. State Alabama
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-11

KIDNAPERs' LOOT 6 CENTS
 Yaltham, Mass. (UP) - Two bandits kidnapped and robbed Al- phonse White, l3, of Watertcwn. Their only loot was six cents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-11
Odds on Saturday
 Football Games

New York, Oct. 11.-(UP)-fn- creased betting on football games was reported today by Ryan & Co.,. Wall street betting commissioners Heavy play is coming in from all parts of the country according to the brokerage concern. The following odds are quoted on this weeks end:
 Friday: Detroit, 2-1 favorite over Okla homa A & M.
 Temple, 2-1 favorite over Wander bilt.
 Saturday Holy Cross, 2-1 favorite over Har- yard.
 Fordham, 6-5 favorite over Pur- due.
 Pennsylvania, 6-5 favorite over Yale.
 The odds are 3-2 and take your pick of the following: New York U. vs Carnegie Tech. Minnesota vs Nebraska. Southern California vs Illinois.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-11
BOROUGH BOWLING

Frank Lobdell's team took 4 straight from Fred Faust's. 1142- 1l13 William Noble's combine de- feated William Galgots to 1. 1204- l119 Albert Kievman's group won 3 out of from c. T. Illings. 1201- ll72 William Noble bowled 139 for high single and 369 for high three strings.
 Albert Kievman's team is in first place with ' out of points won. Frank Lobdell's group is second with points won.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-11
Danno, "Strangler'' in Third Contest

Boston, Oct. 11.-(UP).-Danno O'Mahoney, young Irish heavy weight wrestling champion, will de- fend his title against the veteran Ed. (Strangler) Lewis, several times champion, in a bout at Boston Gar den tonight.
 It will be the third contest be- tween the two, Lewis winning the first contest in London when o. Mahoney was a comparative novice, and OMahoney winning here short ly before he became champion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-11

The King Comes Back
 King Saxon started out like Q whirlwind, winning nine out of ten in the early spring. Then, after a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-11
NUGGETS MAILED IN CANDY
 TIN

Seattle (UP) = The most valu- abls candy tin ever to reach Seat | tie arrived by registered mall from Dawson, Y. T. It contained sl7,-
 900 worth of gold dust and mug
 gets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-11
FIREMAN FoRGETs TRAINING

Defiance, o. (UP) = Freman lobe English has job which fol- lowed him home on his day oil. He dropped @ "dead" match in a waste paper basket and found the room ablaze a moment later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-11
REWARD FOR SLOT MACHINES

Bowling Green, o. (UP) - Prose- cutor Floyd Collier and Sheriff Ar mold F. Isch are so confident Wood county is closed up tight that they have offered a $50 reward to anyone finding a slot machine in operation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-11

Memphis, Tenn. (UP) - The in- fant mortality rate here, once the highest in the United States, has been reduced from 112.4 per cent to 8O.3 per cent.
The Washington times., 1935-03-09
LOUIS VICTOR
OVER BARRY

SAN FRANCISCO, March 9.
Joe Louis, Detroit's dusky destroy
er, had stepped another notch up
the heavyweight ladder today,
and soon will be clamoring for a
championship fight with Max
Baer.
The dusky destroyer convinc-
ingly polished off Donald Red"
Barry, a rugged and tough Irish
man from washington, D. c.,
here last night before nearly
10000 fans.
Louis was awarded a technical
knockout victory over Barry in
the third round, after Barry Wis
tied the resin four times.
Barry dropped under piSton.like
rights twice in the second round
for nine counts and was down
twice again in the third before
Referee Toby Erwin stepped in
and called a halt 2 minutes and
10 seconds after the third round
had started.
Louis proved himself a terrific
short puncher. Barry was game
to the core. Louis weighed 2OO'
Barry 1872.
Max Baer, the heavyweight
king, was not at the ringside'
due to illness of his father.
The Washington times., 1935-03-09
Pickups and
PutoutS
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON

Burton Shipley, Maryland
basketball coach, was captain
of the 1912 and 1914 Terp
quints, the only ones ever to
meet Georgetown in basketball
Country" Morris was a
member of the 1912 Maryland
five, while Dave Wetzel starred
for the Hilltop quint that year
=. what will it benefit Sir NAL
colin Campbell if he succeeds in
driving his Seven.tOn auto buggy
at 300 miles per hOur?. Ger
tainly, there couldn't be any
commercial values, because who
wants to steer an auto at that
dizzy Speed?. Catholic Univer-
sity track athletes were unable
to defend their open title in to-
days Southern Conference in
door championships owing to a
retreat at the school. that also
explains why the c. U.-Mary-
land boxing match and George
town-MaryIand basketball game
will take place Monday in the
Ritchie Coliseum instead of to-
night. Francis E. Sweeney,
Morristown, N. j., a Junior and
associate editor of the Cardinal.
the schools year book, has been
chosen manager of the 1885 C..
U. football team. he succeeds
Bob Ellerby, of Lakewood, Col.
The Washington times., 1935-03-09
N 'VEAN SHINES
FOR STEWARDS

Stewards Pharmacy tied
Scholl's Cafe for the lead in the
Community Center League basket
ball play-off by trimming the
Trinity quintet last night, 80 to 27.
McVean was the outstanding
player for the victors. He not
only scored II points, but he
played a great floor game.
Scholl's, Bovello Plumbers and
st. Martins Scored impressive VIC
tories in the District A. A. U. bas-
ketball tournament last night.
The Cafemen defeated the Ma
rine Barracks, SO to IS; the
Plumbers downed the Agriculture
Flashes, II to 3s, and st. Martins
outscored Falls Church'S Young
Democratics, 80 to %.
The Washington times., 1935-03-09
SH|FT TING JONES
. ROUTINE TASK

Orders transferring Capt: Law
renee M. "Biff" Jones, former
West Point football star, from
duty as military instructor at
Louisiana State University, had
no connection with Jones' re-
cent disagreement with Senator
Huey P. "Kingfish" Long, Army
officials disclosed today.
At the time the transfer or
ders were issued-early in 1884
"Biff" and the "Kingfish" were
on friendly terms. Jones had
completed two seasons Of foot
ball, coaching L. S. u, in both
of which the Bayou Tigers were
undefeated. The transfer was a
matter of Army routine, and 1t
was revoked at the request OF
Jones himself, aided and abetted,
of course, by q little wire.pull1ns
by the "KingtiSh."
The Washington times., 1935-03-09

in the case of the majority now
with the club.
THEREFORE,, IF / CAN
FIND A SUITABLE SALE OR
TRADE FOR HIM, will be very
glad to satisfy him by letting
him 20 to another team"
And that, my friends, is the
Stewart-Griffith angle from the
man whD hires, fires, buys, sells
and trades 'em.
Race Track Tax Up
Over the weekend, the various
Maryland Democratic cliques
are going to try to settle their
differences anent the Mulikin
measure which calls for reduc-
ton of daily horse racing tax
from $4,000 to $1,000 thereby
bringing much needed relief to
the financially harassed tracks
which are buckling under the ter
rifle levy.
Senator Millard Tydings, ever
a friend of all types of healthy
sports, will get together with
the politically powerful Howard
Bruce, Democratic leader; Kent
R. Mullikin, Trainer of the re-
duced taxes bill; William Cur.
ran, Baltimore City boss, and
John Kelly, Baltimore county
leader, and try to thresh out the
differences the various factions
hold.
Kelly is alleged to be the man
they must convince in order to
get the support of the Mary.
land house. There is expected
to be little or no trouble of the
bill passing the senate.
The Washington times., 1935-03-09

''We'n be a little better this
year." he said today, and then
added, a little hurriedly, "but
not much"
His first baseman, Irving
Burns, hit .257 last year. His
second baseman, oscar Melillo,
hit PAL; his shortstop, Alan
Strane, hit .233, and his third
baseman, Harland Cliff, hit 200.
Yet, if Sam West hadn't broken
a leg in the closing month OF
the season, he (meaning Horns
by) would have finished at the
head of the second division.
Down to Limit
It won't take long to tell about
the Browns. It doesn't even
take long to count them. In
cluding one man who isn't even
on the roster, they were practi-
cally down to the player limit
of % before they left st. Louis.
Why, they even have Heinie
Mueller, through with the Giants
seven years ago, named as one
of the outfielders, and Larry
Bettencourt, the old st. Mary's
football star, listed as another.
Bettencourt came up to the
Browns as a third baseman at
(Continucd on Page IL, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1935-03-09

"WhiIe it may appear on the
surface as though money were
the main thing standing be-
tween Stewart and the club,
the actual facts are that I
haven't pushed the matter with
Stewart, lest he sign at a fig
ure unsatisfactory to him and
thereby become a sullen worker.
Wishes No Laggards
"In the particular case Of
Stewart, l do not wish to stand
in the way of his bettering him.
self if he thinks he can, be-
cause he is one of the oldest
players of the game and one
of the unwritten rules of base
ball is that they should re-
ceive such consideration.
"I don't want anyone on my
club who isn't happy and con-
tented. Most especially ] do not
want anyone pitching for us
who feels he is underpaid, and
whose work might be impeded
by such q feeling.
Griff May Acquiesce
Harmony on a ball club is
one Of the vital essentials to
success in the field. LaggardS
have no place on teams which
hope to put up a stiff race and
there is such a thing as a play
er's efficiency being reduced by
dissatisfaction over terms.
"Therefore it is my policy to
offer my men what 1 think
they are worth and advise them
to take it or leave 1t, as / did
The Washington times., 1935-03-09

everyone undertakes the pitch
ing staff. Why, we have some
excellent pitchers, and they're
going to win.
"Manush and Stone, Schultz
and Alvin Powell are good out
fielders. Discount some of their
failures last year when every.
thing went entirely wrong. That
was a season when anything
could happen, and when just
about everything did happen.
"It is true that the club will
miss the bat of CrOnin, but we
will find ways and means of
making up for that. Things al
ways balance themselves.
SMART CATCHERS
"Cliff Bolton, HOlbrOOk and
Redmond are three smart
catchers. They form about as
good a staff as you will find in
the major leagues. Don't weaken
on them"
what about that young fel-
low from University of Alabama,
that boy Freddie SingtOn?" l
asked this raven-haired youth.
II can't tell yOu," he said and
his face Strengthened into a
mask. Il know this Fred Sing
ton is going to do everything
in the world to make the team.
If he can make 1t a winning
team, that will be just fine. But
his head off for the ball club.
/ just hope l make the grade
and live up to the expectations
of my friends in Washington"
Somehow or other when yol
heard this sturdy youth talk you
caught the deep determination o1
the speaker. He is man Of &C
ton, an exponent of power. He
drove in 147 runs in the Interna
tional League last year, and that's
a lot Of runs in any circuit. The
Washington club needs a hitter
of that type.
The Washington times., 1935-03-09

leather-swappers will battle the
combined 260th Coast Artillery
and Twenty-ninth Division Spe'
cial Troops at the Engineers
Armory at Sixth Street and
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest,
while Fort Myer entertalns Fort
Howard in a siX-bout lnterpoSt
match at Fort Myer. Opening
bouts are scheduled at both places
at $50.
Northeast Triumphs
The Northeast Boys Club tri'
umphed six matches to five over a
picked team of Washington and
Merrick Boys Clubs ringmen
thanks to the surprising showing
of two noviceS.
Particularly pleasing was the
work of lanky John Carroll, 100,
FOUNDER, making his debut in the
ring. Carroll, obviously green as
grass, still flashed a left jab
which was honey, twice drop
ping stocky and aggressive Jimmy
Koustinis. 1t was the best bout
of the evening.
The next most impressive show,
ing was that of red-thatched
Johnny Fowler, 85-pound package
of dynamite. Fighting his third
fight, Fowler plunged into John
Pope, of the Washington Boys
Club, continuously, slashing away
at him with both fists.
Golden Gloves Prospects
Golden Gloves entries who show
ed their ware last night were
Creighton Allen, Joe Davis
George Beach and Yoddi Geo.
chini, of the Northeast Boys Club;
Mike Morton and George Abrams,
of the Washington Boys Club, and
Billy Kemp, of the Merrick Boys
Club. Summaries:
7O-Pound-George Wineriter N. ED
defeated Buddy Cannon CMerEicb; ~
85.POund-JOhn ZanelOtti (W. B. c.
sS.Pound-Jchn Fowler IN. E) de.
s5.POund-Buddy Yukum (Merrick)
| defeated Eddie Kane IN. E.l.
1O5-POund-Eddie league IN. E) de.
feated John Kane (Merrickl.
11O.POund-Pete DeLisi wv. B. CO.
defeated S. CrOce IN. E.).
| 12O.POund-JOhn Carroll IN. E.( de-
feated James KOustinis wv. b. c..
| 135-POund-Mike Morton wv. B. c.
defeated YOddy Cecchini IN. E).
135POund-Joe Davis IN. E0 de-
feated Billy Kemp Merrick).
145-POund-Billy Winters (Merrick)
defeated George Beach N. E).
decentralization Allen IN. E0
defeated George Abrams wv. b. c..
The Merrick and Fifth precinct
Boys clubs boxers battled to a
three-all tie at the precinct gym.
The card was marked by two tech
nical kayoes. Summaries:
6O.POund Class-Henry RagsdaIe (MD
| deCisiOned Bruce Strong.
7O-POund Class-BOOts Cannon (MO
decisiOned Joe Morgan: POpeye Murphy
| (5) decisiOned Billy Works; Eddie Arnold
| (5) decislOned Terrell Roberts; Joe
Spinelli (G won on technical knockout
from Allen FrankO, 80 seconds of second
round.
115-POund Class-Jack Kane CM.) won
on technical knockout from Willie Er.
rico, AZ seconds of third round.
| Exhibition Bout, 135.POund Glass
Clarence ShackelfOrd (6) VS.. Ollie Nor
gan (5).
The Washington times., 1935-03-09

&DSOluG0 UGdUA1uS.
The contest has been offered
baseball enthusiasts for the past
week. It has been used on the
sound film. "Play Ball." which has
been shown at the various high
school auditoriums in the city.
Answer Questions
To enter the contest, all the
fan had to do was to see the film,
''Play Ball." then write out the
answers to three questions which
were treated upon in the picture.
The questions were:
/. Which of the batters shown
in the film reveal the smooth
est form in their swing?
2. When is the proper time to
put on a squeeze play?
3. With which foot is it cor.
rect to slide into a bag?
Now, baseball fans, you still
have time to write in your answers
to these questions. Only your skill
and knowledge of the game is re-
quired, and surely you were helped
by seeing the baseball film which
critics have agreed was the best
picture ever produced on baseball,
Your Play Ball editor hopes to
get in to all the letters on his
desk by Monday. If he is sue
cessful he'll announce the win
ners of the contest. If not, he'll
surely have 'em by Tuesday and
Wednesday at the latest.
The major prize in the contest
is a season ticket to all games
played at Griffith Stadium this
season. The next five prizes are
two tickets to the opening game
April Is at Griffith Stadium be-
tween the Griffmen and Phila'
delphia AS. The final 10 prizes
are in the form of a single ticket
to the same opening game. In
case of ties, identical awards will
be made.
Response Great
So far, the response has been
tremendous. Letters began pour
ing in as early as last Saturday
when the film was first shown al
the Palace Theater for members
of the Peoples Drug Stores Hot
Stove League club. Since ther
the mailman has thrown huge
piles of mail on the Play Bal
editors desk every mail.
The Times is more than graft
fled over this interest in the con
test.
The Washington times., 1935-03-09

sion demands.
That's a swift impression of
Fred Sington, the young hercules
from University of Alabama, who
is going to make everybody prove
to him that he has no right to
place on the Griffmen of 1885.
Hell be tough" said Earl
WhitehilI. "He has a short
swing that is always under con-
troll, but he hits the ball long
way. The first year I was with
the club we pitched against him.
Hit? Say, we couldn't get him
out. He's poison at that plate.
He should develop into an out,
fielder despite his SIZE"
II like him." said Bucky
Harris after a workout in the
drizzling rain yesterday. "He
is quiet but confident. When
he talks you know that he
means what he says. He thinks
he can make this team, and he
is a ball player at heart. That's
what 1 like"
'He has a lot Of sense, toO,"
continued Harris. eve all
know that SingtOn was a great
football player at Alabama. He
showed California just how
great he was. But he refuses
to play professional football.
He has his reasons and they're
sound"
PAY NOT OF BEST
"'Play pro football sington
told me-" said Harris. 4 should
say not. In the first place, a
line man can't get the money a
good back can get. You have
to play two or more games a
week and you get a terrific lac
ing. refuse to risk an in
jury that would jeOpardize my
chance to make a place in the
major league
"There's sense to that kind
of talk" Harris concluded, and
The Washington times., 1935-03-09

night, amateur
b o king circles
are plenty ac-
tive.
Last night a
triangular and
a dual m e e t
were staged at
t he Northeast
Boys Club and
Fifth precinct
G y m, a n d
t o night soldier
teams clash in
t Wo different
meets.
T h e 121St
z n q in q nr s
The Washington times., 1935-03-09

we can only
a ee with
his findings.
81 tn j n k
this ball club
has a fine
chance to win
the pennant
and certainly
a fine chance
v u SuA ~ AcC
t h e baseball
world" Sing
ton told the
writer. /" In
t h e firS I
place, / be-
1iAu &hof
The Washington times., 1935-03-09

suspended AS matter of fact, she prob
ably should have been expelled, but it re-
mained for Thurston to think of better
one. He used to saw the lady in half to the
accompaniment of great applause, mostly
from other ladies who had never been sawed
in half and were of mind to be jealous.
Anyhow, Keller was only living room
trickster, Thurston an arrant fraud who
probably never sawed lady in half in his
life, and Houdini man who doubtless was
bothered by the knots in his own necktle
They never made ball club materialize out
The Washington times., 1935-03-09
BOILING FIELD WINS

HEMPSTEAD, N. Y, March 9.
Boiling Field basketers, of Wash
ington, D. c., had Al to 80 vic
tory over the Monitor Athletic
Club here. Tonight the Washing.
ton team plays the Mitchell Field
five.
The Washington times., 1935-03-09

Win his attlLuue on Tne FlGCneE WaIIe4
Lefty" Stewart, hold-out situation.
Stewart, getting no younger rapidly, and
Griff, mellowing not at all in the contro-
versy are at logger-heads over the very
vital itern to Stewart, concerning salary.
'stew's" pitching record last season as
sumed the magic, crap-shooting charms, 7
and II, won and lost, which Griff thinks
nothing startling in view of Walters aging
arm and legs.
Silent stew" hasn't been heard from
since Griffs ultimatum to sign or sell HIM
aolf olneuhnre and while Griff ism t worry.
The Washington times., 1935-03-09

K. C. VS.. Masons. Convention Hail.
p. m.
Pig N Whistle VS.. Greensboro IN. CO.
Pigs, Temple s p. m.
Sholrs VS.. Norfolk Peninsular Busmen,
Lucky Strike, 8 p. m.
Lucky Strike Girls VS.. Norfolk Girls
Lucky Strike, s p. m.
Arcadia Girls VS.. Baltimore Girls, Ar
cadia, p. M.
SATURDAY NIGHT LEAGUE
Cochran VS.. Plaza; DeMolay vs, True
Blue, Convention Hall vs.. National
Smoke, Minson vs.. Book Of Washington,
at Convention Hall -
The Washington times., 1935-03-09
UNDERPINNING O. X.
JOE KUHEL

GRIFFMEN's first-basing
ace seems to have complete
use of his legs in this pic
ture coming up from the
Biloxi training base Of the
Washington Griffmen. Kuhel
suffered a fractured ankle
in the midst of last years
schedule, adding one of the
myriad injuries which beset
the team in its 1884 race.
No such bad luck this year,
Kuhel hopes, and so say we
all. Pictures by Avener
Beales, Times Sports Photog-
rapher.
The Washington times., 1935-03-09
Opening Game
Tickets Go on
Sale Monday

Opening day tickets will go
on sale at the ball park Mon
day at 8 a. m.
Reservations already made
may be called for, or will be
mailed upon receipt or money
order.
The Griffs play the Philadel-
phia AS in the opener this
year. The date is April 16.
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Whitehil[
Praises
Siington
BY FRANK BUCK NELL
Times staff Writer

BILOXI, Miss, March 8.
He looks like an athlete, this
road-shouldered young ath-
lete who rode to glory with
Alabama Crimson Tide a
few years ago in the Rose
Bowl.
He is six feet tall, broad of
shoulder and deep of chest. On
closer inspection you see that his
The Washington times., 1935-03-09
BOWLING TONIGHT
b. Y. p. q LEAGUE
Mems Section

B. Y. p. q LEAGUE
Mems Section
First vs.. W. Washington No. .. Pet
worth VS.. Bethany, Metropolitan No. 1
VS.. Kendall No. /, Temple VS.. Brook
nial, Metropolitan No. Q VS.. Hyattsville
Kendall No. VS.. Forfeit, Second vs.. Ma
tilonal, at Arcadia.
Ladies' Section
Second vs. Petworth, Kendall No. vs.
Forfeit, Hyattsville VS.. First, Temple VS..
Kendall No. /, w. Washington Metropoli-
tan. National VS.. Centennial. at Ar
cadia.
The Washington times., 1935-03-09
BASEBALL LOOP MEETS

Teams in the National City
League meet Tuesday at 8 p. m.
at the Atlas Sport Store.
The Washington times., 1935-03-09

hands are big
and his wrists
are tron G.
T h e " re t h e
sort Of wrists
that swish a bat
I h r o u g h the
fini S h of a
swing and ride
a ball long dis
tances. H i S
eyes are black
a n d piercing.
He moves with
a lazy smooth
ness that i'm.
plies ca t tlik e
agility if OcCa.