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Evening star., 1935-06-05
A Talk With Tommy Armour.

TOMMY ARMOUR, the sage of Me-
= dinah, won his first and only
United States open at Oakmont eight
years ago.
'Oakmont was the toughest course
then had ever played" he said, and
it is even tougher today. In that last
championship 1 recall playing the
second finest round of golf 1 ever had
known, and yet I finished with 78.
You know the real par at
OakmOnt, as figured by normal
standards, would be 76-not 7s.
There are three par holes here
more than 460 yards in length, and
one par 3 more than $50. There
isn't breathing spot on the course
not hole where you can rest few
seconds and get your breath. Your
drives must be long and well placed
your second shots accurate-your
putting touch almost perfect.
And above all you must use your
head and keep your heart. No one
easily discouraged even has an outside
chance. 1 never saw a course that
demanded more constant concentra-
ton through every hole. Few people
realize how this wears you down
through 70 holes. First a tough tee
shot-demanding thought and care
then maybe recovery-then a hard
approach - then still more worry
around the greens. That's what
finally wears most of them down."
The Leading Invader.
FOR the first time in many years
an invader has thrown his Shad-
ow across the United States open
His name is Sidney Brews, South
African champion, who has been one
of the most consistent golfers of many
years. Winner of the South African
open, runner-up to Cotton in the last
British open, winner Of the French and
Holland opens, runner-up in the Met
open, winner of the Philadelphia p
G. A.-always up there knocking at
the front door-with a good swing and
stout heart.
Brews has the forearm of q
wrestler. He has played Oak
mont we'll. ITS a great course"
the South African says, land In
no sense unfair. 1 like it. I've
found you can't afford to wan
der off the line from the tee.
That's the main test here
straight and far, il possible
but straight first of ALL"
When the British Ryder Cup team
played here last in 1927 only one in
vader, as I recall, finished the first
round. This was Ted Ray. The others
soon skidded from the scene, mclud-
ing Abe Mitchell, George Duncan
and Fred Robson. But Sid BreWs is
a distinct threat.
If you want another distinct threat
you can look to Henry Picard, the tall
Pennsylvania entry, who looks as loose
as ashes, with fine swing all along
the line of march, long, straight
hitter who can play his irons.
The first group named will be
hard to stop-Sarazen, Picard,
Dutra, Craig Wood.
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Evening star., 1935-06-05
DIZZY IS NO IDOL
TO BEATEN CARDS
Arrogant HurIer, MedWiCk
in Near-BraWI-DykeS Is
Hurt as Chisox Lose.
BY ANDY CLARKE,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

TIME upward path of the Brothers
Dean has turned to a rocky
road. The cocky pair have
found that big-league ball
players have little consideration for
their regulations and possibly never
have read their Scrapbooks.
Last year they hung up imposing
records topped with brilliant world
series accomplishments, but this year
things have been different. Dizzy has
won six and lost five games; Daffy
has won five and lost four.
Players also are beginning to resent
their attitudes. Yesterday Dizzy was
soundly walloped by the Pirates. and
the Cards, striving to overhaul the
Giants. we're defeated 9-5. In the
fifth inning, after they had returned
to the bench. Joe Medwick criticized
Dizzy's constant use Of a slow ball
which, he averred, was ducksoup to
a good batter.
nIzzY, nettled by this affrontery
~ to his pitching genius, told Med
wick what he thought of him and
the two assumed Warlike poses. They
were advancing on each other when
other players stepped between them.
Daffy was one of the first to rush to
his brothers side.
Perhaps Daffy was thinking of the
game with the Phillies on May 81,
when he was accused of throwing a
bean BALI at Lou Chiozza. When
Coach Hans Lobert of the Phillies
made the accusation, Daffy cooked
his right and made ready for battle.
Dizzy ran to his side and had to be
escorted from the field.
Later Daffy hit Al Todd with a
pitched ball. and that player dropped
hit bat and headed for the box. Again
Dizzy rushed to his brothers aid
Players from both sides swarmed onto
the field 1t looked like free-for- all
until police intervened.
Cy Blanton pitched for the Pirates
in defeating Dean and the Cardinals
yesterday, and the victory brought the
Pirates within half a game of St.
Louis.
TN THE only other National League
L game Gabby Hartnett led the Cubs
to a 1912 victory over Cincinnati by
hitting a homer, a triple and a single,
driving in six runs and scoring two
others.
81 johnson, on the mound for the
Reds, abdicated after Hartnett clouted
his triple with two on in the sixth.
In the American League the Browns
took the White Sox into camp ILL.
The White Sox lost more than the
ball game, for Jimmy Dykes, ener-
getic little manager, sprained an ankle.
Dykes, who was playing second base
in place of the injured Hayes, was
hurt when he collided with Jack
Burns, who was stealing second.
The defeat dropped the fading
White Sox back into third position
behind the Cleveland Indians.
Evening star., 1935-06-05

TIME only department in which his
Nationals really need bolster
ing. according to President
Clark Griffith, is the curving
corps, but unless Bucky Harris pinch
hitting staff begins to connect the
Washington ball club prexy may Short
ly instigate search for a part-time
hitter.
When Fred Schultz stepped to the
plate in place of Bump Hadley and
grounded out in the ninth inning of
yesterdays tilt with Joe CroninS Red
Sox, it marked the thirty-ninth time
this campaign that pinch-hitter was
employed by Harris. And out of 80
official trips to the plate-9 bases on
balls have been drawn by the Wash
ington pinch -batsmen-only 3 hits
have been realized.
OF the 9 Nationals to be used in
part-time batting roles only Ossie
Bluege can boast a respectable average
and Ossie has only tried twice. On
one of his two chances the veteran
infielder was successful. The re-
mainder-well, here are the figures:
Evening star., 1935-06-05
D. C. NETMEN MAY FACE
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. June 5.-Gilbert
Hunt and Barney Welsh, ranking Dis
trict of Columbia tennis players, were
to meet on the courts for the first
time today providing both players
come through their third-round
matches. Both we're favorites 10 win
their early matches il the Maryland
State championships on the Balti-
more Country Club courts.
Tom Mangan, veteran Columbia
Country Club netman. and Don Gar
Der, experienced public parks player,
advanced to the second round by vic
tories yesterday. All favorites came
through the early matches without
trouble.
Evening star., 1935-06-05

BY the Associated Press.
~ @ITTSBURGH, June SIT may
- have been a CLOSED incident"
last night, but today Dizzy
Deans squabble with Manager
Frank Frisch and his st. Louis Cardi-
nal teammates was wide-open affair.
Far from contrite. after receiving a
verbal whip-lashing from the manager
after yesterdays game with the Pitts
burgh Pirates, Dean was a clustering
peacock.
Can you imagine anybody telling
you he's going to fine you S10.000?"
Dean asked. Yeah, it wasn't $4,000,
but 10, that he threatened TO fine me.
Yeah, 10 grand
You know what I think? They're
trying to get me in bad so they can
take away a big chunk of the money
my contract calls for. That's what
they're trying to do"
Turmoil Prevails.
nISSENSION, disorder and near
~ fight broke out on the Cardinal
bench in the fifth inning of the game.
Irritated at the pounding he was TAX
ing, Dean charged his teammates with
quitting and was himself accused Of
laying down.
The angry words were climaXed
with Dizzy and Left Fielder Joe Med
wick "squaring of" in full view of the
cash customers. They were separated
CT
Here's the way Dean tells it:
When l got back to the bench after
the fourth inning was yelling at Um-
pire Rigler. Medwick says to me, lay
off Rigler and bear down in there.
I looked at Medwick and said, 'whatta
you mean. bear down, Ill punch you
on your Hungarian beezer.'
Then Medwick grabs bat. I was
ready for him. when the other players
rushed in. Then Frisch gets on me.
bawls me out about bearing down and
says he'll fine me $4,000. I told him
to go ahead and fine me.
After the game in the clubhouse
Frisch gave me another bawling out.
I waited until he was all through.
Then l told him something.
Il said, listen, Frank, you can say
what you want, but if you can thank
anybody for the job you have as man
ager you can thank me, and you know
it,"
Frisch Stands Firm.
EGARDLESS Of whom he has TO
~ thank for his job, Frisch showed
his authority in no uncertain terms in
a statement he issued after the club
house talk.
Asserting he will fine the pitcher
$4,000 and suspend him If the dis
play Of temper" is repeated, he said
Dean made slurring remarks about
the team, describing it as lousy ball
club. Naturally the fellows who have
been hustling their heads of resented
this and they challenged him"
Evening star., 1935-06-05
JUST THREE 1884
STICK ACES SHINE
II of 20 "Take Nose Dive"
Only Vosmik, Foxx and
Vaughan Staying Up.
BY PAUL NICHOLSON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

)HICAGO, June 5.-If it keeps
4 up, 1885 will be known in
" major league base ball as the
massacre year OF big-shot
batting averages.
How come and why, not even the
victims themselves can say. The gen
eral slump Of the batting stars is one
of the games greatest mysteries.
A check-up today showed that out
of the 20 batting leaders of the 1884
season, 10 in each Of the major cir
cults, only 7 were batting above the
300 mark as the season entered the
eighth week of play. SO great was the
general decline in their batting aver
ages that, as group, they were bat
ting 1909 points less than they were
at the conclusion of last years cam
paign. In the American League they
were shy 446 points per man; in the
National League the decline aver
aged $50.
Trio BetterS Figures.
ONLY three of last years leaders to-
~ day had batting averages in eX-
cess of last years marks. They were
Joe Vosmik of Cleveland, who is bat
ting .348 today, as compared with his
final mark of .34l last year; Jimmie
Foxx of the Athletics, .334 batter last
year and a 1862 batter today, and
Arkie Vaughan Of Pittsburgh, who IS
batting .399 today, or sc points higher
than his 1884 mark
Lou Gehrig Of the Yankees won
the American League batting cham
pionship last year with a rousing
average Of 1868. But today his av-
erage stood at .275. Paul Waner,
National League batting champion
last year at 1862, was batting .304.
Al Simmons of the White SoX was
another noted victim, batting only
1852 with a third place team today,
as compared with a finishing mark
of .344 with a last-place club in "a.
And so it went down the line OF
the batting greats, with Samson Pool
Of the Cincinnati RedS the greatest
sufferer of them all. Pool batted 1927
for the Reds last year. Today his
average was .176. The average OF
Pinky Higgins of the Athletics was
of from $3.50 to .2l1.
Some Other Comparisons.
OTHER comparisons, showing the
~ final 1884 average and the pres
ent marks, respectively:
Heinie Manush, Washington, .349
to .288; Hank Greenberg, Detroit. .339
to .284; Hal Trosky, Cleveland. $3.50
to .236; Kiki Cuyler, Chicago Cubs
1888 to .264; Rip Collins, ST. Louis
Cardinals, 1893 to .279; Sam Leslie,
Brooklyn, 1892 to .235; Joe Moore,
Giants, .331 to .268: Ethan Allen,
Philadelphia Nationals. $50 10 .286;
Mel OFT. Giants, 1926 to .3l2.
Evening star., 1935-06-05

than seven holes which range from
ATS to $40 yards in length.
OF the four short holes the eighth is
258 yards and the sixteenth 235 yards.
So obviously length is an i'm
pOrtant factor on at least nine
holes. But control is an inn
portant factor on all 18 holes.
Length and control from the tee
are especially important, as trapped
tee shot here leaves one looking into
the face of Sad-looking 6. You can't
hook-you can't slice-and you can't
be too short.
There still is another factor. This
concerns the speed and battling quail
ties of Oakmonts keen greens. Any
one who has left his putting touch at
home might as well have stayed there.
These Oakmont green's carry the
finest grass texture I ever have seen,
but in places they are as slippery as a
vat full of eelS.
They are true-but they de-
mand putting nerves and a put
ting stroke under perfect con-
troll.
So this means mastery with almost
every club in the bag-maStery plus
power on most of the holes. 1t means
straightness from the tee above all
else, for these deeply ridged bunkers
are padded cells SO far as any re-
coverieS are concerned.
Evening star., 1935-06-05
LITTLES TO JOIN SON

AtdFt % W dICH Id "oUA 4dy 4O1
British Open Title.
SAN FRANCISCO, June S LP.-
Col. and Mrs. William Lawson Little
we're on their way today to England
to see their son, Lawson Little, jr-
two-time British amateur golf cham
pion. play in the British open tour
nament
Unable to stand the strain any
longer of following their sons prog
ress by news reports and cables, the
proud parents left here last night.
They plan TO sail from New York
June "A.
Evening star., 1935-06-05
Official Score

'Batted Tor HadIey IN ninth.
Boston ........ 600 O12 OOO-3
Washington ........... 600 100 O0l-2
Runs batted in-Travis. Almada, Meli-
10. Schultz. Two-base hits-Manush. Stone,
Johnson, Hadley. Three-base hit-Bolton.
Stolen bases-Almada C2), Werber. Sacri
flce-Hadley Double plays-Bluege to
Myer to Kuhel. Melillo TO Cronin to
Dahlgren. Left on baSes-BoSton. q:
WASHINGTON. &. First base on balls-Of
w. Ferrell, 3; of Hadley. s. Struck out
BY Hadley. 3. Umpres-Messrs. MCGOWAN,
Summers and Quinn. Time-1:57.
Evening star., 1935-06-05
THE SPORTZIGHT
U. S. Open Winner Likely to Come From
Among Sarazen, Picard, Wood and Dutra.
BY GRANTLAND RICE,

OAKMONT, Pa, June 5.-Some
flew east and some flew west. Now
they're here at the cuckoo's nest.
Official membership in the cuckoos
nest belongs to any one who attempts
to pick the winner in the open golf
championship of the United States
that opens over Oakmont's 1000 yards
of trial and tribulation Thursday
morning.
On a roulette wheel you are asked
only to pick one out of 38 numbers,
including zero and double zero.
There are 160 starters here, approx
imately, the survivors Of more than
1,100 crusading, so the job of boiling
this list down to one lone club swinger
can be easily appreciated.
Locating a needle in a hay
stack is a set-up in comparison,
when you figure not only the
form of this field, but the dew
astating episodes that can
happen to any starter.
Here is the grouping that happens
to appeal to your somewhat bewll-
dered correspondent:
First Group.
Gene Sarazen, Henry Picard, Olin
Dutra and Craig Wood.
Second Group.
Paul Runyan, Johnny Revolta, Sid
ney BreWs, Harry Cooper, Horton
Smith, Denny Shute. KY Laffoon,
Byron Nelson. Victor Ghezzl and
Harold McSpadden.
Veterans Group.
Tommy Armour, Willie MacFar-
lane, Macdonald Smith, Walter Ha-
gen. Al Espinosa, Johnny Farrell,
Bobby Cruickshank, Billy Burke and
Leo Diegel
Amateur Group.
Johnny Goodman, Charlie Yates,
Harry Givan, Zell Eaton and Rodney
Bliss.
Evening star., 1935-06-05

THREE stolen bases in one inning
don't sound flettering to the
catcher, but take Clark GriflthS word
for it. Bump Hadley, not Clif Bolton,
Evening star., 1935-06-05
WILL REWARD ATHLETES

Woodward School to Give Letters
to "a Tonight.
Athletic awards will be presented to
"a athletes at the annual sports
presentation program at Woodward
School tonight in the school audi
torium. The following will receive
letters:
Evening star., 1935-06-05
Locating the Winner.

LUCdIIHg tIIt NIIIIIcI'
WHEN you begin to poke around in
w the human debris for the name
of the possible winner there are sew
eral details to be considered.
In looking over the yardage of the
Oakmont course you find no fewer
Evening star., 1935-06-05

~HICAGO, June 5.-If it keeps
up, 1885 will be known in
" major league base ball as the
massacre year OF big-shot
Evening star., 1935-06-05
|DEAN HITS At CLUB
AS 'CO|N-GRABBER'
biz Levels Charge Following
Threat of Huge Fine if
He Pops OFF Again.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
@ITTSBURGH, June Sit may
- have been a CLOSED incident"
last night, but today Dizzy
Deans snuabble with Manager
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-22
Polish Seeks Notice

Further representation of Polish residents of Naugatuck on political party tickets is the purpose of the surprising merger of the seven major Polish organizations in Union City, Stanley Zapatka, .dem- ocratic president of the Polish American Political club said today. MT Zapatka was instrumental in organizing these groups into a political combine, which, it IS claimed, would be potentially strong enough to swing an election in the borough one way or the other.
 There are easily more than 600 members in these groups he said and probably over 700. They will act under the name of the Polish- American Political club only as concerns political activities. Solid support by this group for one party or candidate of course would be a major factor in the election.
 MT Zapatka, is now a democrat but was formerly a progressive. Some political observers wonder whether the theory of solid sup port by all ,these- groups will work out in practice, and speculate what will happen if various factions dis agree on candidates and if in such a case would the majority rule and, would the minority assent to the decision of the majority.
 MT Zaptaka refused to commit himself on the attitude of the new group as to the candidacy of Bur- gess Victor Burkus, democratic third ward burgess, for renomina- ton. There have been rumors that MT Burkus Is strong among the Polish and other rumors he is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-22
EVERY ONE OF THESE CONCISELY WORDED ADS f
 ARE NEWS ITEMS OF THE BUSINESS WORLDI

STATE of CONNECTICUT: DIs- BATE COURT, March 1st, 1e35. ESTATE of MARY F. SHEEHAN, late of the Town of Waterbury, in Said District, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed six months from the said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts properly attested within said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are request ed to make immediate payment to
 MARY F. McGRATH, 3-21-3t Executrix.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-22
Irish Program Given

An entertaining Irish program was presented by pupils of seventh grade, Salemn school yesterday afternoon in the Salem school audi torium. Dances, songs, vocal and violin solos and playlet comprised the program.
 The opening number was an overture-''March Militaire" played by the seventh grade string ensem- ble, consisting of Charles Daly, Jr, George Wigglesworth, Florence Sweeney, Susan Chittenden with Phyliss Wolfe as accompanist. A reading on the life of St Patrick was then given by Helen Machnica.
 Marie Nolan followed with a well rendered solo dance and then the playlet "St Patrick's Day in the Land of the West" was offered by girls of "A, 7B and 7C. These were Ruth Zehnder, Patricia Toilette, Rose Cariello, Bertha Phillips, Gladys Hoppe, Margaret Sheppard, Frances Burke, Dorothy Harrison, Margaret Tuohy, Margaret Barto, Jessie Benson, Althea Oemcke, Ruth Beckling, Dorothy Hubbell, Gertrude Oemcke, Isabel Obst, E1eleHS fFcueTlCkS dIlO ANOTlid Widen. The acting in this was good and the members of the cast ac- quilted themselves creditably.
 Two songs, Danny Boy" and Come Back To Erin" were then rendered by the seventh grade choir, consisting of Frank Gruber, William Wyatt, Frank Anderson, Elmer Stauffer, Michael Connors, Ruth Zehnder, Patricia Toilette, Shirley O'Donnell, Rose Ryzitti, Ethel Schimon, Cora Ashe and Helen Machnica.
 Marie McSherry then showed how an Irish jig should be done and Charles Daly, Jr, exhibited talent in his rendition of medley of Irish airs.
 Helen Machnica sang sweetly the song Believe Me If All These En- dearing Young Charms" and the program closed with the singing of '"The Star Spangled Banner" by the assemblage.
 The program was in charge of Miss Dorothy Fitzgerald, seventh grade instructor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-22
Comnletes New Model

Carl Thompson, Jr, of New street has just completed a model of a new pursuit plane modelled after plans of Capt Edmund Cairns, local airp1ane manufacturer. This is @ model of the plane which Capt Cairns will offer in competition with others for purchase, by the government for army use. The plane constructed by Thompson will be tested in a wind tunnel at Dayton field. It is a 36 inch type.
 The local youth who is the son of former Borough Assessor Carl W. Thompson, is an aviation en. thusiast. The picture of a recent plane he constructed which made quite a lengthy flight and which was missing for about a day, and an article about him appears in the current issue of the Model Aeroplane News.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-22
Annual. Exhibition At Y.M.C.A. To Be
 Held April 26-27
S7OO to Be Spent for Gymnastic Costumes and Equip ment-Eastern Star Chapter InstaIs Officers; Kelly
 Denies Report as Democrat Registrar Nominee
NAUGATUCK
Win. D. Baxter. Oorrespondent-Phone Naugatuck O79-9

m. to-day where the boy has been a patient since the accident. 1t was worse than yesterday and ap- parently was quite critical as his father was called to the hospital early to-day.
 The boy has been in a semi- conscious state. The car that hit him was driven by Adolph Schlos- ser. The lad is believed to have run in front of the auto. Mir Schlosser was not held.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-22
Urges Tax Payment

An urgent request to local tax payers who still owe on the De- cember 1888 tax to pay their taxes before March 31 which ends the fiscal year of the town was made today by Tax Collector James Fitz- gerald. There are still many who have not paid.
 There interest is increasing at the rate of three-fourths of one per cent each month, he pointed out today, and by paying their tax this month, they will be saving money. It will have to be paid eventually so why not now, he asks. He asks the cooperation in this re- spect from the taxpayers.
 Local auto owners and there are many of them, whose auto taxes have not yet been paid may be in for some unfavorable publicity if a measure now before the state legislature is passed. It would re- suit in a town such as Naugatuck in its annual report the names of these delinquents.
 Last year. it will be recalled, a list of the uncollectable, uncollect- ed property taxes which were transferred to the suspense tax book as provided by statute was published in this report despite some opposition.