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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23
CUE STAR TO APPEAR
Rudolph, Three Times Champ, I

Rudolph, Three Times Champ, to
Perform at Arcadia.
A pocket billiard exhibition by
Irwin Rudolph, who three times has
held the world championship, will be
given at the Arcadia parlors tonight,
starting at 7:30 O'Clock.
Rudolph has challenged any local
billiardist to Hotpoint game. After
the contest the former titlehclder will
give an exhibition of fancy shots. He
also will give a brief instructive lee
ture for beginners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23

OFF" ~JhGtan...
Heinie Goes to Bat.

NONE stray phooeys and shifts
still are detected in connection
~ with the recent release Of the
- National Boxing Associations
ring ratings. and your correspondent,
a sort Of a connoisseur on such means
Of indicate expression. hastened to
get a reading of the District Boxing
Commissions squawk seismograph.
1t was from local headquarters that
the N. B. A. chose to file its rating
list this year and it is from this same
fortress that q fiery challenge is issued
to any and all critics. particularly the
sniffers and phooey-ers.
Naturally" observed Secretary
Heinie Miller, whose large thumb was
in the ranking pie, some rude per-
sonages would squawk. Usually the
ratings are filed out Of New York, .
city which does not recognize the
N. B. A., and the shift of ring i'm
portance to the Nations Capital natu-
rally causes no citation among man
ayers, fixers and stooges who are wont
to haunt the hotel corridors while
the ratings committee Is in session.
IF you were as good = connois-
seur as you say, 1t would be
easy to detect the chief sources
Of the phooeys as tight
managers"
Heinie's pride in the rating list,
needless to add. is well shared by all
concerned officially. The old town,
they figure, finally Is on the Rand
Mentally, and it is to the credit Of
the District that some furore was
registered when the release was made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23
OFT Second in Bases.

II
- fourth in the smuggling section,
with a percentage of SIT. He trailed
OFT, Dolph Camilli of the Phillies and
Johnny Mize, the Cards prize rookie,
but was not far behind any of them.
OFT. on the other hand, was a poor
second In total bases, with his aggre-
gate 314 and surprisingly close run
ner-up in runs batted in with 1873.
The various other divisions, coming
under the leagues miscellaneous"
heading, saw the Pirates doing most
OF the champion" producing. Lloyd
Waner struck out the fewest times,
chalking up a near-record minimum
OF five whiffs in 106 games. His team
mate, Bill Brubaker, was the strike
out king" tanning So times in las
games. Another Buc, Arky Vaughan,
led the league for the third straight
year in getting bases on balls. He
worked pitchers for 118 passes.
wal Goodman of the Cincinnati
Reds had the hardest time getting
away from bean ball" He was hit
nine times while at bat. The Giants
Jojo Moore and the Phils' Lou Chiozza
hit into the fewest double plays
three each. Boston's Hal Lee was the
goat in that department, stealing the
title away from Ernie Lombardi, Reds
catcher. by driving into % twin kill
lngs.
OFT popped up with q new league
record. By driving in 1875 runs he
passed the 100 mark for eight years
during his career. Previously he and
Pittsburgh's Pie Traynor had been
tied with record total of seven sea-
sons each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23
ACCEPT BRITISH Def
q. s. Net Leaders Set August
2O-21 for Wightman Cup Play.

NEW YORK, December % R.-
The United States Lawn Tennis Asso-
citation has announced acceptance of
Great Britain's challenge for the
Wightman Cup, and tentatively set
next August 20 and 81 as the dates
for the annual international play at
the West Side Tennis Club in Forest
Hills.
The cup has been in competition
since 1923 The United States has
been victorious in the competition. be-
tween teams Of woman players. since
1890.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23
MICHIGAN MAT VICTOR.

NEW YORK, December % R.-
Michigan's well-balanced wrestling
team repeated its triumph of last sea-
son by downing the New York Ath-
letic grapplers, 23 to IL, last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23
BY the Associated Press.

~LIFTON, N. j., December
23.-American foot ball ''is
. racket" George e. Little,
~ director Of athletics ut
Rutgers University, said last night
at Q testimonial dinner to Harry
J. Colester, Clifton High School
coach.
He was glad to see, however, Lit
tie declared, that I'VE have some
red-blooded educators who keep
foot ball from becoming . racket In
their colleges"
intercollegiate 20 mpetition,
where you work your way through
college, intercollegiate coaching
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23
LONE QUINT is PRESSED
K. of c. Beats W. P. A., 26-19.
N. P. s. and Aggies Also Win.

Only one of three victors in the
Roosevelt Community Center Basket
Ball League was pressed to win last
night, the Knights of Columbus win
ming the closest game, 26-1s, from
P. w. A. Rosenbaum and Caspar
scored 10 points between them for
K. Of c.
Peerless utterly routed National
Park Service by 1873 count, while
the Aggies had little difficulty in de-
feating the Alber-McNeil five, 29-16.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23

"OS COURSE some newspaper men
" have squawked in their COL
umns," coyly added Secretary Miller.
IT shall attempt to dissect these
squawks and prove that we know who
We are rating. From New York, firm
stance, criticism flares in print because
Tony Canzoneri is not rated among
the lightweights.
"One columnist squawked and
in the same paper there was an
item to the effect that Tony IL
retired now and has gone into
the bar business near Dempsey
and Mickey Walker. (Oh, We
see! He barred himself.)
Considerable criticism Is based on
the fact that all the rated f1yweights
are foreigners. The N. B. A. points out
that but for its Ratings Committee the
average American fight follower and
most of the fight writer's would not
know whether the fiyweights are from
America, Timbuctoo or the Aleutians.
(This Is point)
"One critic" continued Miller, "ridi-
cules the selection of Bob Olin as No.
l light-heavyweight challenger, point
ing out that Olin now Is q heavy
weight. Lewis, the champion, barely
can make the weight himself, 50 Clin,
who came in at 1873 against Everett
here, certainly figures to be able to do
ITS for title match.
michigan critics want to
know why Wesley Ramey Is
rated below an unknown like
Laurie Stevens?
"The answer Is that Stevens
knocked Ramey out, even though the
news did not percolate through to
Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo" (This
must have been q woodshed chilling.)
Don't Believe What They Write.
a BOSTON critic wires to inquire
why AL Mccoy, who three
months ago was rated Is No. l light
heavy challenger. Il rated away down
among the heavyweights now. The
answer il that Al, In his bout with
Tony Shucco last week in Boston,
right on the critics front doorstep,
weighed 1872 pounds and publicly an
nounced his debut as q full-fledged
heavyweight. maybe in Boston they
don't believe what they write in the
papers)
"A telegram from Florida chides the
board for naming Howard Scott and
overlooking Chino Alvarez, who de-
feated Scott. Since that victory, Al
varez was beaten by Len del Cenio
and also by Baby Miller, who showed
here tn four-rounders and who was
belted out in one punch by Norment
Quarles. The latter was twice beaten
by Scott but, in turn, defeated Al
varez. (Score- 20 far: Miller, g.;
critics. o.
"Censure also came to the
committee for naming Tony
Galento ~ Ne. 10 heavyweight
challenger. The COMMITTEES
had before II evidence that Joe
Louis. Arturo Godoy, Gunnar
Barlund and others had re-
fused TO box Galento when real
heavyweight money was offered.
Those who do not like Galento In
the first 10 might try the primitive
fighting formula Of removing Tony By
whipping him instead Of trying to run
him cut through IL medium g
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23
By sCOTTY RESTON.

n YEW YORK, December 23
nj @.-Jimmy Johnston, .
tranquil citizen who
4 ' wouldn't start q civil war
unless he thought it would stir up
. little publicity for his fighters,
Is accusing Joe Louis of drawing
the color line. He says Joe
wouldn't fight another Negro :. =.
Jimmy claims he offered Joe fights
with John Henry Lewis and Jack
Trammel, but Joe said no -.
Jimmy would like to make some
thing out Of it-even at Christmas
time Lounging in Dempseys,
: swapping lies today, Johnston came
up with one Of his goodo mes 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23
Long Island Worried.

7 Asst WEEK Coach Neil Cohalan
Of Manhattan was wondering how
to stop Indiana and he found he
couldn't. Now Clair Bee, who tutors
Long Island University's unbeaten five
is trying to figure out whether the
Blackbirds can maintain their three
year victory streak against Illinois
Wesleyan Saturday.
The Illinois team, which has won
something over Is straight itself, ar
rived Monday after a brilliant per-
Torrance against st. Thomas at
Scranton, Pa. Trailing. 3l-12, at half
time, they rallied to win. 48-42. Coach
Harry Bell has arranged scrimmages
with several New York colleges dur
ing the weeks practice and while he
belittles his teams chances, the coach
appears to be doing it with his tongue
in his cheek.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23
BASKET LEADERS SCORE
Loans and Currency Trims 0'Don-
nell's in Southeast Loop.

nell's in Southeast Loop.
Loans and Currency basketers,
leaders of the Southeast Community
Center League, recovered from their
first defeat Of the season on Monday
to defeat O'Donnell's Restaurant, At
10, last night at Hine Junior High.
Hail, Delinsky and Watson each
scored two field goals for the winners.
At the same time. Congress Heights
was being upset by the Shamrock
Cleaners, 1881. The losers were
among the contenders of the Center's
National League, while the victory
only raised the Cleaners to the 500
mark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23
COURT PLAY GIVES
TUTORS HEADACHE
Garden Twin Bills Gather
Money, but Injure Rep
of Some Coaches.
By the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press.
"A yEW YORK, December 23.-The
basket ball "double-header"
VI idea, which has caught on
4 tremendously in the East
during the last couple of years, has
been a fine thing financially for the
teams that participate, but it's caus-
ing a lot of headaches for the Eastern
coaches.
Until Promoter Ned Irish thought
of the idea of leasing Madison Square
Garden and booking strong local teams
against good outside opposition, inter-
sectional games were rarity so far as
Eastern quintets were concerned. Oc-
casionally one would take brief jaunt
into the Midwest, where the field
houses could hold paying crowds, but
they seldom took their nckings seri-
ously.
Now, with Midwestern, Southern and
even teams from the Pacific Coast in
vading the Garden and the Hippo
drome to play before large crowds, the
local coaches and players are finding
it hard to maintain their prestige.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23
CONNIE IS HEARTY
ON 74TH BIRTHDAY
Thinks Some of His Best
Years Are Ahead-Hopes
for Tenth Flag.
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne ASSOCIATED fIebb.
PHILADELPHIA, December 23.-
- Connie Mack passed his 74th
birthday today with the ex-
= pectation that before many
more have come and gone he would
have won his tenth American League
base ball pennant.
Before he quits, he said-and he
didn't think he'd quit for some time
to comet believe I'll be able to de-
liver at least another pennant winner
to Philadelphia.
The lean. spare frame Of the Phila-
delphia Athletics leader radiated en-
ergy as he made the prediction:
Darn 1t, think have some of my
best years left"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23
MEDW|CK LEADER
IN HEAVY BARRAGE
Hits for 376 Bases, Drives
Over 1856 Runs-PirateS
Lead in "TitIes."
BY SID FEEDER.
.;~A n.-~

BY the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, December 23.-You
nj couldn't have squeezed an eye
lash between Mel OFT AND
Ducky Medwick last base bal
season so far as slugging and timely
hitting honors went in the National
League.
The official averages in those mis-
cellaneous departments, released to-
day, showed the New York Giants
Little Melvin" and the St. Louis
Cardinals Ducky Wucky wound up in
q blanket finish to share whatever
glory was handed around.
As a team, however, the Gas House
Gang from st. Louis, paced by Med
wick's big bat, swept the boards. out
chasing even the heavy-hitting Pitts
burgh Pirates and the surprisingly
smuggling Phillies.
OFT took the individual smuggling
championship, finishing with a .588
average for the season by hitting for
Sl4 total bases in 534 trips to the
plate. Medwick, however, topped
every one in sight by betting the ball
for total Of 367 bases and by driv-
ing 1913 runs across the plate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23

printers Ink. Getting poisonal, nov
huh?)
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Hurts Him TO Sell Players.

- Hill W cSh - ySAos
VET. he added, he hoped he'd be
the first to know it" when peo-
pie become convinced that he's not
able to manage the team success
fully" any longer.
IF I could have but one wish" the
tall, elderly, blue-eyed man asserted,
''it would be wish that never again
would have to sell another ball
player.
You know it hurt me more than
anything to have people think that I
was something like robber in selling
players for big sums, like I did Cramer,
Fox, McNair and Marcum to the Red
Sox. But it was a business deal. ]
didn't want to sell them. Never wanted
to sell any player, but had to have
money to 60 on with the game"
Seeks Pitching Staff.
CONNIE MACK. who was borr
Cornelius McGillicuddy. son Of
Irish parents who came to this coun.
try in their teens. took his birthday
"in its stride" at his Germantown
home with his family and Connie
jr.. who has active interest in the
Athletics, too.
With five world series in his trophy
chest, Comics mind harked back tc
his one real ambition.
1T would be fitting note in the eve
ming of my life to come back with
another winner" he said. II old II
once when I was along in years and
I can do 1t again."
The Athletics finished in last place
last season, but their manager is not
dismayed.
MY job now Is to round out q
pitching staff. When I get that. the
rest Of the Job will be easy" he said
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08
DECLINE NOTED IN
SCHOOL COST HERE
City's Per Capita Cost Re.
garded as Unusually
L0w-Sl02 in 1895

Waterbury ranks we'll down In
the list for the New England states
In connection with cost per capita
for public school education, using
recent announcements from Hart.
ford and Boston, Mass, for COM
parison. The cost per child per
year In the city OF Waterbury for
the school year lo34-35 was $i02. 40,
In Hartford the cost was $ll5,42
and In Boston the cost was esti-
mated at Sll8 per year.
The local figure Of $l02.49 Is
higher than the figure here for
l933-34, when the board Of educa.
ton report stated that II cost the
city only S96.86 to send O pupil to
school for q year,
Cost In local high schools here
during the le34-3S session was esti-
mated at $i32.65 per pupil per year.
In the gramamr schools the cost
was listed at $9l.99. There is no
further division OF the costs com.
piled by the local board OF educa-
ton. In Providence and Hartford,
however, the cost per day was listed
as follows: Hartford, SO cents per
pupil per day; Providence IS cents
per pupil per day. The Providence
schools are operated under the
Strayer survey method, one which
has been suggested for use in sew
eral Connecticut cities where de-
partments OF education are con-
templating any expansion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08
POPULAR BAND AT
LAKE QUASSAPAUC
Jimmy Gums Orchestra
Big Sunday Night Dance
Attraction

Sunday night at Lake Quassapaug
Jimmy Gum and his colored band
will make their second appearance
ct this popular dance pavilion.
Jimmy and his band are on the re-
turn trip to the southland after
having played In all the leading re-
sort pavilions. The management Of
the lake have received many re-
quests to bring Jimmy and his band
back to the lake. While on the trip
through the New England states
they have played at Hampton
Beach, Old Orchard, Me-. Revere
Beach, and at several Of the leading
hotels on Cape Cod.
The new pedal boats at Lake
Quassapaug are certainly attracting
q lot of attention at Quassasand
Beach. They certainly are great re-
ducers for fat people as they work
just like bicycle and they are as
safe as walking on the street. They
positively cannot tip and you can
ride in them with your street
clothes on.
Dancing will also be held tonight
with Jimmie Groves Lake Quassa-
paug orchestra. Timmie's band now
boasts Of having the youngest drum
mer in the state In Tommy Morris.
He certainly can swing those
sticks. There will be dancing also
on Wednesday and Friday evenings
with the ladies admitted free.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08


This bank would act as o CEN
tral bank or q supervisory bank
over all private banks just As the
Reserve banks do now. It would
have the power to issue money, as
the Reserve banks do. But all
other forms Of paper money would
be abolished, All existing money
would be called IN and the notes
OF the Bank Of the United States
substituted for them.
Private banks would be permit
ted 10 exist, but they would be reg
ulated by the Bank Of the United
States.
Private banks would be deposit
banks, like those advocated by Pro-
fessor Fisher and the Chicago
university group. But Father
Coughlin would give them little
time to make the transition, That
Is, they would have to have 30 per
cent reserves at first and then each
year they would gradually increase
their cash reserves until those re-
serves were 100 per cent cash, The
Fisher plan proposes that the pri-
vate banks sell ct once oil their In
terest- earning assets to the govern
ment authority. But Father Cough.
lin would permit them to hold these
temporarily and liquidate them slow
~ over O period OF years, turning
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08
Twisters Kill 5,258
Persons In 20 Years
United States Suffer $225,OOO,O 900 Damages lorna.
does Strike Same Kansas Town for Three Years

being lighter, Is forced UP through
the colder, much as O cork "a forced
up In water, and It's movement Is
governed by the same law Of NOV.
Ing liquids that sets UP Q whirl In
q draining bathtub except that In
the case Of the tornado the move
ment Is upward.
The speed Of the whirling winds
In @ tornado has never been meas
ured but has been estimated ct 300
to 500 miles per hour. The de-
creased pressure In the whirl actu-
ally causes buildings to explode
when the normal atmospheric pres
sure inside 10 suddenly eAerted
against the lowered pressure outside.
Tornadoes travel along their paths
at what In these days Is considered
q moderate speed-usually 80 to 40
miles per hour, and seldom more
than 90 miles per hour. They can
readily be outrun by o person in an
automobile with an open road
ahead. It Is even possible to avoid
them onn foot, II they are seen IN
time, by running ct right angles to
their path.
Tornadoes usually travel toward
the northeast, and most commonly
form In the late afternoon; but
they have been known to approach
from almost every direction and to
occur at all hours. Conditions that
favor tornad .es are warm, sticky"
mornings, especially between March
IS and June IS, over an area located
to the southeast Of center Of low
atmospheric pressure, the familiar
"low" Of the weather map.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08

TornadoeS have killed $3.50 per.
sons and caused s226, 200, 900 damage
In the United States In the last 20
years, writes 8. D. Flora, Topeka
meteorological, in Modern Mechanic
magazine. Twisters are his hobby.
Cows sailing unframed through
the air, splinters driven through
plate glass windows and straws Inn
bedded In planks are among the
oddities listed from the 2702 tor.
nadoes recorded otacially In that
time.
There Is no regularity about visi.
tations of tornadoes. The town OF
Codell, Kans, was struck three
times in three successive years, 1915,
1917, 1918. Each time the tornado
occurred on May 20 and at almost
the same hour Of the day. The last
time the town was practically wiped
out. Residents stick close OF their
Easements on May 20 but the town
has not been struck since.
In the Gainesville, Ca, tornado Of
last April 9, an automobile was
thrown into O hole left by an up
rooted tree. A tree was snapped OF
and then replanted upright q short
distance away. A large hog was
picked up in the suburbs and set
down on q public square without
being injured.
A wood splinter was driven
through q large plate glass window
In the Santa Fe storehouse at We'll
lington, Kans.. during the tornado
Of Nov. 10, 1894. The splinter made
Q clean hole without cracking the
glass.
In q Louisville tornado, rooster
was carried several miles and set
down In another flock Of chickens.
In the Great Bend, Kans., tornado
of Nov. 10, 1915, an unmailed let
ter was carried IS miles to the
northeast. In another Kansas tor
nado, q herd Of cattle was struck
ard sailed through the air like birds.
In the great MurphySboro, Ill,
tornado Of May 10, 1925, q piece OF
house siding was blown entirely
through q Axe timber. The tongue
Of the siding cut clean groove as
1t passed through.
A tornado, still miscalled q cy-
clone In spite Of educational efforts
of the weather bureau, Is caused
urder certain conditions by abnor.
mally warm, moist air being over
run by colder cir. The warm air.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-08
Good Evening.
EN- EN-,

To the rescue. . The recent Tower Topic on famous
bands of another day including Bridgepors wellknown
combination of Wheeler and Wilson, brought few COM
mentS. One was to the effect why didn't we mention
Futon's American Band of this city Well, the real
reason was that the first item dare or challenge
to somebody locally to take up the baton for Waterbury
and It's American Band Of bygone and modern years.
years ago he recalls the day that Jim Fulton took his
American Band up to Springfield where at park called
Pney Ridge, the Waterbury outfit took second prize IN
Reeves Band Of Providence the Colt and Second Reg
ent Band Of Hartford and other noted brass bands OF
the day . Those the days when brass band was
the idol OF every young boy.