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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-11-19

company of pioneers, whose re-
igious fervor was so great that it
brought them reverently through
the snowdrifts each Sabbath
morning, every man carrying a
Bible and a gun, somehow APP
peals irresistibly to us at Thanks
giving time.
1--WE gaze upon Mr.. Boughton's
picture of the firm manner in
which the Puritans faced their
everyday perils with some de-
gree of thankfulness to those
there represented for having the
wisdom to establish a day upon
which we should recall our de-
pendence upon God, even before
we had the glory of establishing
a day upon which we should cell
citrate our independence of 9TH
er nations.
Boughton himself has left this
record of how this famous paint
ing came about:
''The first few small pictures
which I had painted under the
instruction of Edouard Frere in
rural France, and afterwards in
London under the same pleasant
but clinging influence, had al
ways been praised, when noticed,
by the kindly critics for just their
Frere qualities. This was agree
able enough but not quite salts
flying. I got rather tired of the
dividends that I did not feel
quite entitled to; so I left the
pleasant track, and bethought
me of the Puritans and the sad
but picturesque episodes in which
they played parts. To insure a
pilgrimage with another range
of subjects entirely, I chose a
larger canvas, and planned a
composition with a greater num-
Der of figures. The picture was
painted in the depths of an Eng
lish winter and a sufficiently
snowy one"
Real Atmosphere
That last sentence is significant
OF Boughton's method of putting
atmosphere" into his paintings,
especially when taken in connec-
ton with an incident early in his
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rather than the Puritans, so per-
haps his was the original error
in using the word Puritan"
rather than Pilgrim" in the
title of his famous painting and
we Americans unconsciously cor
rected that error for him in re-
naming it.
In regard to those other pic
lures, it is interesting to note
that Boughton painted one which
might better have been associat-
ed with Thanksgiving than his
Pilgrims Going to Church"
It is the one he called "The
First Thanksgiving in America"
Reproduced in this article) but
for some reason it has never be-
come so well known nor so pop
ular as any of his other paint
ings of life among the Pilgrims.
Perhaps the fact that there are
no women in it may account for
that. Boughton was especially
successful in painting female fig
ures and the appeal of most of
his pictures, notably his "Pil-
grim Exiles," 'The Two Fare
wells" Return of the Mayfiow-
err" John Alden and Priscilla"
and Priscilla" is due largely
to the women depicted in them.
Boughton was born in Norfolk,
England, in 1888. When he was
six years old his family came
to America and settled in Albany,
N. Y, where he passed his youth.
His parents intended him for a
business career but he showed
little interest in that and spent
most of his spare time making
pen-and-ink sketches. Once when
he went to general store to buy
fish-hooks his eye was attracted
to some tubes of oil colors and
he bought them instead. With
them he produced a painting on
an old piece of canvas and this
marked the beginning of what
was destined to become a dis
tinguished career as an artist.
From that time on he contin-
ued to paint, in an unsystematic
way, however. Realizing the need
for technical training, he sue
ceeded in selling several of his
paintings in Albany and with
the money obtained thus he went
to London to study. After a few
months he returned to Albany
and subsequently moved to New
York city where he remained for
two years and soon made HIM
self known as a landscape paint
er. He also worked as an illus
TRAITOR, one of his commissions
being the illustrations for Wash
ington Irving's Legend Of
Sleepy Hollow" In 1858 he ex-
hibited his first picture, winter
Twilight" at the National Acad-
envy of Design and was frequent
ly represented there, being made
an academician in 1871.
Returns to England.
In the meantime, however, he
had left New York for study in
Paris and travel on the continent
and in 1G he returned to his
native LAM and settled in Lon
don. But he took back with him
great fondness for the United
States, where he had spent his
boyhood, and this emotional at
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-11-19
Gift of Conversation

The pith of conversation does
not consist in exhibiting your own
superior knowledge on matters of
small Importance, but in enlarg-
ing, improving, and correcting the
information you possess, by the
authority of others.-Walter Scott.
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tachment included not only the
America of his own time but ex-
tended back to the romantic era
of the first settlement on the
shores of the New World. Those
adventurous days were very real
to him and because of his re-
constructive imagination and an
art with which to express it, he
has made them very real to later
generations of Americans. In
fact, it is not too much to say
that Boughton's paintings, more
than any other single force, have
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-11-19

passage in Bartlett's Pilgrim
Fathers" which reads: 'The few
villages were almost isolated, be-
ing connected only by long miles
of blind pathway through the
wood The cavalcade pro-
ceeding through the forest to the
church, the marriage procession
(if marriage procession could
be thought of in those frightful
days. was often interrupted by
the death shot of some invisible
enemy" Other Boughton pic
lures dealt with the Pilgrims
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Outstanding Qualities

1T is strange and mournful
truth, that the qualities
which enable men to shine are
exactly those which minister to
the worst ruin. Gods highest
gifts-talent, beauty, feeling,
imagination, power; they carry
with them the possibility of the
highest heaven and the lowest
hell. The shallow fishing-boat
glides safely over the reefs
where the noble barque stands;
it is the very might and majesty
of her career that bury the
sharp rock deeper in her bos-
om.-F. w. Robertson.
Talent is long patience.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-02
|OAKvILLE BOWS
 IN DONKEY TILT
WatertOwn Wins Comedy Tussle, } to 2, Before
 Capacity Crowd
(BY AGNES V. COsGROvE)

Watertown, June 2 - Half the town (those who watched) l1ursed sides aching with laughter last evening, while eighteen men (those who rode) nursed various bruises and bumps from rough contacts with burro and ground in, the don- key baseball game staged at Hem- inway Field between those rivals of long standing, Oakvllle and Water- town. The game was filled with fun and spills, but the promised thrills were rather lacking, for the meek CD little beasts could be neither persuaded nor forced to greater speed than @ very slow trot.
 The methods of persuasion varied from light switches and resounding srnacks to terms of endearnent and punches of grass, interspersed with much pushing, pulling and just hanging on. All means were about as successful. By some species of "black" magic, the redoubtable Freddie Ereeman, first man at bat in this comedy of errors, hit what proved to be Q home run and was able by dint of secret methods to compel his noble steed to complete the round of bases. Others were not 50 fortunate for the animals had the stubborn habit of stopping in their contented amble about two feet short of the bases and refusing to budge until they had been de- clared out by the umpire.
 Some mighty feats of riding were demonstrated by such valorous play CTS as Ned O'Connor, Bernie Mar coux, Sammy Fenn, Pat Martin Jim and Mort Keilty and others.
 As for the score, at the end of the game nobody knew pr cared. Wa tertown was declared the winner but in the opinions of ell present the little long-eared, meek-f faced quadrupeds scored with greater ease and frequency than either team.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-02
DICKEY AWAITS
 WORD TO PLAY
Yanks Will Win Pennant Star Catcher Says;
 Babisch Laid Up

Boston, June 3. (UP)-Bill Dickey, injured New York Yankees catcher, today looked forward to his release from St. Elizabeth's hospital tonnor- row and his early return to uniform.
 Injured exactly Q week ago, when Eric McNair of the Red Sox crashed him at the plate, Dickey has made rapid recovery from Q bruised kid- ney. It will be another week, how- ever, before he can join the squad, and then Q question of time before he can return to the li1e.up.
 Dickey, interviewed by newstnen yesterday, was confident the Xan- kees would win the pennant. He flg- ured the Detroit Timers their toughest rival, and, though respect ing their power, said the Red Sox were handicapped by having only two pitchers-Lefty Grove and Yves Terrell.
 Johnny Babich, Boston Bees pitcher, joined Dickey in the hospi- tai yesterday, undergoing an opera ton to remove Q bone growth in his pitching elbow. Dr. Eddie O'Brien, team physician, and pr. Tom Brod- erick performed the operation, and later reported Babich's condition as good" Success of the operation won't be known for weeks, and 1t is unlikely that Babich will be able to pitch before nnid-August.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-02
CROWN READY FOR FINAL TEST
 AS SOK PLAYER
Bad Hand Has Been Re- ported Healed
 to Be Benched
BIZ FRANK MURPHY

United Press Stan COrrespOndent)
 Boston, June 2-(UPJ-Manager Joseph E. (Joe) Cronin of the Bos- ton Red Box, whose leadership among major league shortstops was unchallenged before injuries com bined with managerial worries to impair his efficiency, was to start all over again today.
 Genial Joe, who cost Tom Yawkey Q cool $250,000 a couple of years ago and who gets tenth of that figure annually in his role as play- er-manager, expected to play his first full league game at shortStop since April IS as the battered but llnbowed red hose opened 8 13- game home stand against the Cleve- land Indians.
 Ready To Go
 Three innings against the New York Yankees last week, Q pinch- hitting assignment against the New Workers Sunday, and a complete exhibition game against Providence College yesterday have convinced Joe that his right thumb, broken in the second game of the season, Is at last it for full-time duty.
 Determined to squeeze every pos. sible ounce of batting strength into his lineup to offset spotty pitching, Crofin planned to rest the light- hitting Oscar Melillo and move Eric McNair, who has been doing the shortstopping, over to second base.
 Manush O. K?
 The shift was contingent on the expected return of Heinie Manush, regular left fielder who has been out of the lineup Q week with Q Charley Horse". Should Manush be unable to take his station Bill Wer. Der might vacate third base for the outfield, McNair going to third base and Melillo sticking to his second base berth.
 The prediction in some quarters that Cronin, whose fielding at shortstop has been slightly cratic ever since he broke his right wrist in teh closing days of the 1884 sea- son, might try outnelding himself was given some weight yesterday when Joe did a short trick in lef6 field as the Red Sox turned back Providence College, 2 to s. But the odds still seemed to point to Joe's return to shortStopping.
 The veteran Rube Walherg was slated for mound duty today as the Red Sox sought to increase their half-gane advantage over the third-place Indians, and to whittle down the { 1-2 game lead built up by the New York Yankees. Oral Hildebrand was expected to hurl for Cleveland.
 The battling Bees, whose rookie pitchers were hammered for Q 1928 defeat by Holy Gross College at Worcester yesterday, open today at Pittsburgh with Danny MacF'ayden tentatively scheduled for slab duty against Jim Weaver.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-02
VOTE BOY HEADS
 F|ELDFOR THEBIC M|D-WEEK RACE
HOlyOke Feature for ; Year OIds at Agawam
 Park Track
tspecial to The Democrat)

Agawam, Mass, June 2.-T. F Swords, Vote Boy, winner of the $l,50O Memorial day handicap al Agawam Park heads the list oi nominations for The Holyoke flea. ture race of the lnid-week card al the Western Massachusetts oval this week. The Holyoke will be con- tested over the l mile route for an $500 purse and wil run Wednesday.
 Vote Boy who found considerable favor with betting patrons at Agawam Park last Saturday prob- ably will not have his own way in this race facing the seasoned cam paigners who already have been nominated to go to post with him.
 Golden Fate
 Mrs. E. E. Russell, who shipped to Agawam from Rockingham has nominated Golden Fate for the We'd nesday feature and because of Golden Fate's bang-up second on Saturday to Vote Boy probably will furnish the greatest contention. F A. Smith whose riding has found considerable favor with Agawam fans had the leg up on Golden Fate on Saturday and failed only by half length to bring him under the wire on top.
 Other nominations include Mrs w. c. Weant's, Fair Sickle, which competed on Saturday, winning handily over It's field, and Aaror Keyfetz's, Package which paid tht first long price of the Agawom nee, on Thursday.
 Ready to Go
 Arthur Hulltoat who has his en- tire string at Agawam has nom. mated Synod which competed in tht top race on the closing program al Narragansett a week ago last Sat- urday. Hullcoat has been cam. paigning at Agawam since the open. ing of the meet last Wednesday anc has enjoyed considerable success winning with Ladogan an outstand' ing betting choice, and being iT the money three other times.
 Tn addition to Vote Boy, Colder Fate, Fair Sickle, Package, anc Synod other nominations which have been made for the Wednesday feature include Master Lad, which will be campaigning under the colors of w. E. Johnson and the entry of Richstrike and San Marine which will represent Phil Schwartz of Suffield, Conn.,, popular horse man whose entire string is stablec at Agawam. Phil had Richstrikt and San Marine coupled in the tor stake on last Wednesday wher Agawam opened its 37-day meet. ing but both were out of the money
 Racing Secretary Eddie Brennan who was at his desk today after 6 hurried trip from Hagerstown where he served in a similar capacity ex- poets that there will be other nom- nations before declarations art made today. Brennan, coming here from Hagerstown, brought witt him several carloads of horses tC fill out the barn complement al Agawam and fields for this weeks card are expected to show some oi the best campaigners in Maryland this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-02
| Yesterdays Results At Agawam Park

FIRST RACE - 4-year-olds and up; 3-4 mile.
 Lady Pal, 1O2 Cooper s60 2.6o 24o Curling, Ill Oeyland 2.40 2.20 Canana. 102 (Tucker) 280 Italian Harry, Prosecutor, Junior ity, Yenoor, Ira L. also ran. Time 1.13.
 SECOND RACE - 2-year-olds; maidens; 5-8-mile.
 Who, l14s (OMalley) 1l.80 3.80 2.60 Molasses Bob, IF Oynch) 2.60 2.2O Danarco, IF (Tinker) 2.40 quick Relief, Happy Host, Aquar- ian, Landscape also ran. Time 1:02 1-5.
 THIRD RACE-4-year-olds and up; S-4 mile.
 Manya, 106 (Munden) 5.S0 4.60 $40 Sweet Mollie, 102 (Tucker) 6.80 4.60 eerenabit, 1O2 (Coule) ...60 Ladogan, Adams Eve, Playoff Burning Pillows, Gritford also ran, Time-1:l3 1-5.
 FOURTH RACE-3-year-olds; 5 1-2 furlongs.
 Moriute, 9s Cooper 3.6O 300 2.40 Eddie O.. 108 (O'Malley) 6.80 3.80 Keyed Up, 1l2 (H. Tinker) 400 Highry, Molasses Bill, Draco, Bay Gift also ran. Time-1:07 2-5.
 FIFTH RACE-3-year-olds and up; s i-2 furlongs.
 Barbara J., 108 Coop
 er) 300 2.60 2.2C The MilIay, 100 (Tucker) $40 2.8O Sunny Tom, no (Murray) 4.2e Tambour, Maple Sue, Sainted also ran. Time-1:07.
 SIXTH RACE - 3-year-olds and up; 1-16 miles.
 Master Time, 110 (F. A.
 Smith) 600 2.60 2.60 Bright Bird, 109 Cooper 240 2.60 Race Craft, no Oeyland) 4.40 Home Work, Balmacan, Canpra also ran. Time-1:47.
 SEVENTH RACE - 3-year-olds and up: 1-16 miles. Lady Va Va, 109 Oynch)
 500 3.2O 2.6O Adamite, IA (Tinker) $40 3.8O Just Remember, 109 CMaschek) $40 Rutland, Popo, Idle Money, Light Action also ran. Time-1:48 2-5.
 EIGHTH RACE 3-year-olds and up; 1-8 miles. Sickle Hour, III Coop
 er) 7.60 400 $40 Rhodesia, III CMunden) 4.80 $40 St. Christopher, III (Baste) 4.4O Rertibution, Goldfin, Three Dag gers also ran. Time-1:54 1-5.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-02
| IERRY TO MAKE
 FINAL TEST AS
 STEADY PLAYER
Bad Knees May End Play. ! ing Career of Giant
 Boss This Season
ny LESLIE AVERY

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 kUnited Press Stan COrrespOndent.)
 New York, June 2.-(UP)-Mem- plais Bill Terry, manager of the New York Giants and one of baseball's Rreatest first basemen, begins to put aais creaking knees to the final test koday to find out whether he realy ns through" as ball player.
 Terry goes back into the lineup as eeguar first-sacker in an effort tC pull up his tail-spinning Giants a' klley begin their second western tn' wasion of the year in three game series against the Chicago Cubs. H. intends to stay in there as long ai he can stand up.
 "siambo" Leslie, also 8 Memphis product, who has been filling in fol Terry, has been playing a whale oi 0 game as far as batting is con Cerned, but his fielding is miserable end with his noticeable bay wndow ne never will be able to step around with the alacrity of Marse' VII Ham.
 Suffering from water on botf Knees, Terry has been told he Was washed up as Q regular, but he al- ways seems to return for short re. Bpites as brilliant player as ever 71e took Leslie's place against the Dodgers Sunday after a two-wecE layoff--his longest of the season and never played better. He moved around first base like three-yeal old colt waiting at the barrier oi the Kentucky derby, getting one hit md base on balls which was pretty good in view of Van Mungo's five hit pitching. Terry has played ir 24 games this year and has gotten % hits in 6l tries for an average ot .A20 to lead all National league bats- men.
 A week has been about the long, est that Terry's knees would stand the gaff this year. Twice he has been forced to managing the team from the bench after @ tenure of six or seven days at first base. The knee joints would stiffen up after each game and he would have to spend all of the following morning limbering up before he could play again. He said that he felt none of the usual stiffness after Sundays game, and had high hopes that the two week rest would allow him to direct his Giants from the playing field for the rest of the season.
 Terry also had other plans for Ihalting the teams nosedive, includ- ang replacement of Hank Lieber with Jimmy Ripple agains tright-handed pitching. Hank is batting about .314, but his response to Q benching usually is a barrage of timely base hits, and Terry figures 1t might be a good idea to get him good and mad now and have him already to turn looses against the St. Louis Car siinals next Friday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-02
JARLETT BEATS BOSTON BEES
 WITH SIX HITS
WatertOwn Boy in Rare Form as Holy Cross
 Wins l2 to 3

Worcester, June 2-Al Jarlett, star right hand flinger for Holy Cross let down the Boston Bees with six hits here today while his Crusaders were banging their way to 16 blows against three Boston beavers, stacking up Q 1928 victory that will be lasting in. the memories of the collegians long after their study books are dust laden.
 Get After Pitchers
 Ken Weafer, former Woburn high and Duke College twirler started on the Bees mound, but had to watch three runs skip across the plate on him in the very first frame. The confidence gained ir that rally spurted the Holy Gross players to their greatest efforts and when the lanky Al Veach was sent in to attempt to stem the tide ot Holy Cross runs, he, too, met a dis nal fate. Finally, in desperation the Bees sent the veteran, Bot Smith, to the mound and the Cru Saders had to be content with their dozen runs already gained.
 Wally Berger crashed a homer for the Bees but 1t was matched by the four-ply clout of Captain Joe Cu- sick, H. c. catcher.
 In the initial frame Nickie Morris walked and moved up on Red Daughters single, Specks Kelley scoring the pair with triple and arriving home on Dowd's single, The Bees got back a run in the third when Holy Cross offered its only shoddy baseball of the game. It was three up again in the last of the frame when Daughters got his second of three hits, Kelley sacri- ficed and Dowd again came through with a bingle. In the fourth Jar let's single, followed by Canty's sacrifice and Daughters third hit, accounted for another run.
 Cleans Sacks
 Weafer faced another harrage of blows and three runs in the fifth, Dowd beating out bunt, Brucato getting a bingle and Cusick clean- ing the sacks with ahomer to wind 1t up for the Woburn novice.
 Veach stopped the rally but bumped into another in the sixth when Morris opened with 8 single, Daughters sacrificed and Kelley singled. Conway same up with Q double, taking third while Kelley slid home and Dowd smacked his fourth his for the third run. Tn the first of the frame Berger connected for his homer.
 The Cross picked up the last tally in the seventh when Jarlett forced Cusick after Haslin's error at short, Canty sending Jarlett to third, from where he scored on Gene Moore's wild peg to the hot corner. Haslin's second hit scored the last Bees run in the eighth after Lewis walked and took second on @ wild pitch.
 The score:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-02
ST. LUCY'S BILLED
 FOR TWO GAMES

Due to a postponed game on the opening schedule, the st. Lucy team of the Public Parks league will play @ double-header. Water bury Mason Supply and the Wilson A. 0. each gave $5 to the West Memorial Trophy fund, while Dick Turcotte was announced as the new manager of St. Ann's All-Stars, rec placing Joe Garvey. Managers must sign their player rosters not later than June %, President Bob Kier- sted announced.
 Sundays schedule follows: Two games will be played at Waterville; the North End Hillies meeting St. Lucy's at 1:45 o'clock and St. Stans facing the A. B. O. outfit at 400 o'clock. The o. and O. Juniors will play St. Ann's at Fulton Park at l:45 and St. Lucy's will cross bats with the unbeaten Mason Supply nine at 4 o'clock. Umpires Greece and Foley will work the Waterville games, with Flaherty and Santopie- tro at Fulton Park.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-02
AMATEUR BOXERS
 WILL BE BARRED


 The list of amateur boxers, li- censed by tho Connecticut Athletic commission, to be barred from par- ticipation in bouts in this state will not be made public until late in the week.
 Lawlor sat at Q get-together hearing with Q group of amateur managers and matchmakers in the ofiices of the commission yesterday. He told them his views on rules to to protect the amateur boxers and to protect the sport and the public.
 Included in the group who sat in with Commissioner Lawlor were Fly Malley, president of Hartford's Garden A.C: Pete Perone, Hart fords amateur matchmaker; Dan Connell, team manager from Willi- mantle; Bob Mele, team manager from New Haven; Len Marello, handler and trainer of amateur fighters, and Jim Crowley of New Britain.
 It was understood that amateurs will not be barred from bouts dur ing this month, as their licenses do not expire until July 1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-02

Women overswing as a rule, yet many topnotchers take Q free full swing without the i'll effects of over- swinging.
 Mrs. Glenna Collett Ware says that in many cases the real source of trouble in the feminine swing is not overswinging but lack of wrist strength to control the club at the top of the backswiag.
 It is important that Q firm grip be maintained where the cooking of the wrists takes place. It IS here that many golfers loosen the grip with the result that the club falls over shoulders of control.
 There are exercises for building forearm muscles; and the player should shorten the backswing and be content with less distance rather than sacrifice accuracy.