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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-22
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS


 New York, Feb. 22-Glorifying the American Ghoul, Arthur Mayer has waxed rich on horror. MT. Mayer is proprietor of the Rialto, the Movie House for Men which stands smack in the middle of Times Square.
 Films of the murder variety are shown exclusively unless MT. Mayer happens to get reel-ful of exciting fight pictures. Last year be placed an iron boycott on the danity-dear type of picture. Love Conquers All is not in his business philosophy.
 All of it is MT. Mayors original idea. After taking toll of audience reaction over a long period, he de- cided that what New York needed was 8 movie house for menfolk. The Rialto was the answer. Smoking in the side aisles only. Ushers of 8 pugilistic variety. An informal at- r1osphere. And no picture eligible for the program unless 1t happens to have at least one violent homi- eide.
 So 98 per cent of Mir. Mayors clientele is masculine, although Q few women stragglers intrude upon the male sanctity. Sanguinary cel- luloids hold the spectators attention from morn to midnight but MT. Mayer says that the Rialto's ma tinee idol has been that Black Bomber, Joe Louis. Win or lose the film records of his fights draw far more male moviegoers than do Clark Gable, Frederic March and other screen idols.
 
 Versatile Crooner
 Lanny Ross, the crooner (ho relation), burst into the classics at Carnegie Hall and thus became the first of the dulcet minstrels to prove that he could warble without a meg aphone.
 Whats more, the music critics, -sleuths of a fallen octave or misplaced 0 found his concert sat- isfactory. s.
 Ross, in fact, has had easier &C., cess to other fields than most male minnesingers. A couple of years ago, Oscar Serlin, the talent scout, heard his voice over the radio and requested fan photograph by or- dinary mail. From his glance of Ross picture, he hired him for the talkies.
 Success Will Be Tragedy
 A while ago they were linking Whitney Bourne in probable mar riage with Prince David, last of the marrying Mdivanis, The young, blonde, social beauty scotched the runor with mere indifference.
 For the present. the lovely young Miss Bourne is welded to a career or the stage and in the movies. She was willing to be dropped from the Social Register two years ago for descending to the Tow" level of an actress.
 She was discovered by Ben Hecht and Charles McArthur for one of their talking pictures and then she grayitated toward Broadway. Light material. she says, is not her forte. When interviewed. she said, Above all things. I want to be q tragedi- enne."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-22
Selected Poem
THE BRIDGES
Edward A. Richards in the Christian
 Science Monitor.)

 Edward A. Richards in the Christian
 Science Monitor) I had to wait all night to see Two bridges grow to one, Each hanging too apart and free To know their unison. The bridge of cloud tied down the sky The bridge of steel the ground, Both sky and earth beyond the eye Though both so tightly bound. The line of cloud released star The bridge of steel light By which marked them though so far Across the neither night. The cloud blocked out host of beams, The steel cloud of sparks Unseen as when night of dreams Will leave no after-marks. So closely they their meaning shroud I wait till dawn to feel The light that glows behind the cloud, The fire within the steel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-22

The presence this season of ice on the Grand Banks just north of the trans-Atlantic steamer lane caused the Coast Guard to be sum- moned to it's annual ice patrol a month earlier than normally. A berg 50 feet high with a length of 200 feet on the water line was re- ported in latitude 43.32 north, lon- gitude 49.35 west. AS over four fifths of 8 berg is submerged, the bulk of this berg is obvious. It was accompanied by "garowler, " the seaman's name for sizable
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-22
ROCHESTER, CONVENTION CITY

Rochester, N. Y. (UP)-This Flower City" of western New York now ranks as one of the nations most popular convention sites. Last 213 district, state and national con- ventions met here, and the co1yen- ton bureau has already booked more than 2SO group events for this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-22

A proposed law in Kansas forbids "all beverages which contain any per cent or fraction of per cent of alcohol by weight or volume" What will that do to topers who like vanilla extract and Jamaica ginger?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-22
Test Y o UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
 1. Name the softest mineral sub- stance.
 3. What is a condor?
 3. How long is the term of U. s. Senators?
 4. On what river was the trial trip of Fulton's steamboat "Cler- mont" made?
 5. What and where is Tannu- Tuva?
 6.What is Q conduit?
 T. What was the head tax on alients entering the U. 8. in 1900?. 8. What is the middle name of John D. Rockefeller?
 9. Who was Thomas William Robertson?
 10. Did Joe E. Brown play two roles in Circus Clown?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-22

There simply couldn't be any such ami mals as some of these Scottish show dogs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-22
Daily Washington
Texas Vote Against Court
 Framed Bv Liberty League
ana R0BERF c ALLEN
N DREW PEARSON

Washington, Feb 22-The pilots who have been steering the White House the Supreme Court have n formation to which they attach great importance namely
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-22
A Thought for Today

.e But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. :, fro that wavering Is like wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.-James 1:l6.
 
 Faith must have adequate evidence, else 1t is mere superstition-A. A. Hodge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-22
Answers To Questions
By Frederick M. Kerby

Q. What European countries are rulel by dictators ? ..
 A. Italy, Germany, Soviet Rus- sia, Hungary, Portugal, and AL bania.
 e. Can the steamships, Norman die" and Queen Mary" pass through the Panama Canal?
 A. No; they are longer than the lock chambers.
 e. Did snakes ever have legs?
 A. Undoubtedly snakes once walked on four legs. It is believed that they lost their limbs at time whe;. they lived in dense vegeta ton
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-22

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR
 Never say, "Hc came in at about three o'clock" omit "at'
Evening star., 1937-05-25
)ehroned Here Pride Brings Komonen Back Marathon
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z&n TsHW W1 %

WORD is out among the junior
ranks to watch out for Doyls
Royal this year. The lad with the
Understanding name has Joined
Edgemoor, recruiting ground for all Of
the Districts players, and between
playing out there and on Roosevelt
Highs near championship aggrega-
ton, is getting all the training he
wants.
Incidentally, David johnson, Royals
teammate at Roosevelt, will play dou-
bles with Harry Heffner this season.
Heffner being the current ninth ma
tional ranking junior Of the land,
great things are expected.
Last year Davy won the local
junior doubles title with Allie
Ritzenberg, now past the age
limit.
In answer to many requests, juniors,
to be eligible for play in that classifi-
cation for 1897 cannot have reached
their 18th birthday anniversary as Of
January l last, while boys must not
have reached their 18th birthday an
niversary as Of the same date.
That Shrek you just heard in tho
Western High School corridor signi.
fed that the schools tennis team had
just heard that The Star tournament
for juniors and boys has been post
poned until June 49, The Red and
White racketers had been among the
most persistent advocates for the post
ponement, all of them expecting TO
enter.
Evening star., 1937-05-25
Dave = Grateful Soul.

bride, rather than the quest Of
glory and silverware, it is said,
brings Komonen back to the American
Capital after a years skip of The
Star race. In 1885 he was defeated.
He trailed Pat Dengis, Hugo Kaup-
plnen, another Finn, and Mel Porter
across the finish line at the Zero
Milestone and in the great throng
gathered on the Ellipse were nearly
all the Finrs in the city, come to
see another triumph of their hero,
but doomed to disappointment.
Among those Films was a man who
bore major part of the expense of
bringing Komonen from far-away
Sudbury-Emil F. Peterson Of Takoma
Park. Said Komonen to this generous
soul, after the race:
Il come back, run better"
A combination of causes prevented
Dave from returning to Washington
last year. He did little running any,
where and never did regain his old
form, but he's hot on the comeback
path now, it is reported, and pointing
Tor The Stars gallop, to be held
June II.
Evening star., 1937-05-25
CLEAR net RECORD
is ROOSEVELT GOAL
High School Team, to Reach It,
Needs Only to Win Over Wilson
After Beating Eastern.

r ROOSEVELT'S undefeated tennis
team will stack up against its last
obstacle in the path to an unblemished
season record tomorrow when it meets
Woodrow Wilson racketers in an In
terhigh match at Rock Greek courts
ut O'Clock.
The Rough Riders added another
scalp to their impressive string Of VIC
tories yesterday, trimming Eastern,
a, on the Rock Creek courts.
David johnson and Doyle Royal
each won singles matches and then
teamed to whip Richardson and Mat
thews, 6-1, 6-1, in doubles match.
slngles-Johnsen tRD defeated simp-
lon: 60, 6-2; Royal lR) defeated
Richardson. 64, 6-3: McNeill fRO de-
feated Matthews. 81. 6-3; Statsulli
(ED defeated Hutchinson 81, ID:
Groves tE) defeated Gundersheimer g.
lO-S. ~
Doubles-Johnsen- ROYAL (R) defeated
richardson nMatthews. 81. 6-I: NC
Eeill- -Gundersheimer IR) were leading
eimpson-Statsulli 9-S, in first set when
match was halted.
Evening star., 1937-05-25
Star Athlete at Illinois.

REFORE he drove a milk truck in
~ Chicago's South Side, Snyder was
a varsity foot ball and basket ball
player and sprinter on the track
team at the University OF Illinois He
later played professional foot ball with
a Chicago team.
He found his first driving success
in midget races at Chicago He
started cars in the Speedway races of
1885 and 1886 but was forced out each
time by motor trouble. Last year,
however, he drove relief for Emil
Andres and helped the latter finish
twelfth.
His riding mechanic is TAX Hir-
asthma. little Japanese. who is almost
dwarfed by Snyder's 1913 pounds. TAX
rode with Rex Mays, winner of the
pole position in 1885 and 1885, in the
last two races.
Evening star., 1937-05-25
Own Beef Chokes
Cards, Terry Tips

CHICAGO, May Is (P).-Man-
ager Bill Terry of the New
York Giants believes the st. Louis
Cardinals "are making a great mis-
take beefing about decisions.
Commening ON the recent fist
fight at st. Louis during a Car
dinal-Giant tilt, Terry said:
They wouldn't be like that if I
were managing them. They cry
about everything, and Manager
Frisch should know better. Its all
right to yell and holler, but that's
for the men in the dugout. The
ones on the field should be out
there to play base ball.
"Frisch has a lot of fine young
ball players and a good club, but
the Cards are only hurting them
selves acting the way they do"
Evening star., 1937-05-25
Scores Classic Double.

THE reporters called him the Finnish
Phantom following the 1888 race
IN which Komonen travelled the 26
miles 1886 yards, over a snaky route,
from Mount Vernon to the White
House, with so light a foot he seemed
to be prancing on eggs. He won with
out a struggle to lift the national
marathon crown from the youthful
brow Of Clyde Martak of Baltimore,
whose triumph in 1882 was the out
standing sports achievement of the
George Washington Bicentennial.
With as much ease Komonen de-
1eated another great field here in 1894
and was hailed as probably the fore
most marathoner extant. He holds
the distinction today Of being the
only runner to win both The Evening
Star race and the famous Boston
Patriots day run, which he accom-
plished in 1893.
Evening star., 1937-05-25
85-POund Class.

oo-Found CLASS.
fnalqrnnssr, n4qrmeter dash-Won by James Gilmour
',YWoxodridse); third. Eugene Iadurantaye
RunninE high ,ump-won by Bill H.sty
tom: third Herbert Porter 1Woodridse5.
Me1eban1s Runnins broad jump-Won BY Ernest
Davidson Woodridae> and James saanders
rrsmmdI s1amd1ns bro broad jump-Won by Robert
Hardy Hardy, Gangdon: third. Donald Grimm
naI11rw Throw for accuracy-won, by Junior
MGLean NML emery: third. Charles Conway
.Iso.mster relay-won by Burroushs
n4use 1ASsrt Ghspman' R.4nnaa PLY Sald
Bob kendalD; third. Emery lWilbur Tingle,
Ernest Ea nest,, Bertolini. William Daxis, Robert
100-Pound Class.
d1ss dKssns1; tS,lS second Wililsm rlS%msr Tans-
fnEaal9in nRunlnins high jump-Won BY John Hunt
esRESan1fne}b RSanins broad ,ump-won by Raymond
tEmery!: third. Maxwell Karmei Emery,
,,vsn STANDING ding .s broad jump-Won BY Joe Sui
tEnn Emery S}smeF''' second Eugene Tinsle
Throw, for accuracy-won by Carey
tSd ssansy sz M.nay sishs
Gangdon).
Wsrn.n 1Sam Wolz: Joe connelly: Buddy Flynn.
IJack watkins. Neil Darling. Edward Dob
bins. Pat KeEyl: third. Keene Gordon
Brown. Donald Pin, David Nitowitz, Roy
Duncan).
Open Glass.
st.in 5O-mster dashCWon by Harold ssper
e4 lBurroushs): third John Chapman
Running broad jump-Won by Joseph
Proudfoot lBurroughsl: second Arthur
Brommer Emery: third, Charles Mckay
dangdon)
Standing broad jump-Won by Paul
Farwick fLangdon); third, Dean Foote
Burroughs)
Throw for accuracy-won by Raymond
Laughton .(Woodridse): second. Dan VIII
liams tEckington): third. Sidney Alpert
Cage
2OO-meter relay-Won BY Woodridse
(Francis Wood. Earl Donnelly, Donald WI.
son; Trying Leyine,; second Burroughs
ette. Lloyd Van Kirk).
Evening star., 1937-05-25
Garden little Fight Sale On
"Schmelling -Braddock Bout Posters Up, Two
Tickets Actually Find Purchaser.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
n IEw YORK, May 25.-A-
nj though public interest 50
" far has just about equalled
4 that shown by Jimmy
Braddock, it has been announced
and confirmed that tickets are on
sale for the Braddock-Max Schmel-
ing heavyweight championship at
the Madison Square Garden Bowl
June 3.
In addition, the Garden has sent
out its bill-posting forces to paste
up the usual advertisements of the
affair which likely will not take
place.
Although these moves apparently
were made merely to give evidence
Of the Gardens good faith in pro-
noting the bout. curious reporters
who turned up at the arena yes
terday learned that Schmeling's
Evening star., 1937-05-25
LOUIS FILINGS FISTS
AS BRADDOCK JOGS
Champion, Ahead of His Training
Routine, Takes to Road Work.
Fight Tickets on Sale.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 25.-Tickets for
the world heavyweight title
bout June % at Comskey Park went
on sale today At Champion James J.
Braddock confined his training rou-
tine to road work and Challenger
Joe Louis again donned gloves against
several sparmates.
Braddock, ahead OF his condition
ing schedule, plans to box Wednes-
day and then skip two days before
working out at Grand Beach, Mich,
along the Lake Michigan shore.
Louis, who is drilling daily at Ken
osha, Wis, is following a plan of
boxing Tuesdays, Thursdays, Sat-
urdays and Sundays. Whereas the
titleholder has been boxing for al
most \ month, Louis donned the
gloves for the first time only last
Saturday.
Promoter Joe Foley said applica-
tions for seat reservations now total
about 100000 Printers have turned
out $4,000 tickets, with q top price
of s27.5o.
Evening star., 1937-05-25
SPEED|EST DRIVER
IS YET T0QUAL|FY
Snyder, Record Breaker for
Short Spurts, Hampered
by Motor Trouble.
Py the Associated Press,

Py the Associated Press.
7 INDIANAPOLIS. May 25.-H it
could be arranged to hold the
500-mile Speedway race May 81
4 sometime around dusk, jimmy
Snyder, former college athlete, milk
truck driver and midget auto race
driver, probably would win with ease.
In preliminary tests and speed trials
at the 21a mile brick and asphalt oval,
Snyders tactics have prompted other
pilots and mechanics to dub him "the
Night Rider"
When he established the all-time
one-lap record speed Of 130492 miles
an hour last Saturday darkness was
closing in around the huge racing
arena and Snyder pulled into the pits
on the fourth lap of his 10-lap qualify
ing sprint.
Evening star., 1937-05-25
Burroughs Trackmen Easily
Carry Off Divisional H0n0rs

LEMENTARY school athletes of
~ the New York avenue division
were to compete today in a
track meet sponsored by the
Department Of Fairgrounds at Tech
High Stadium at $3.50 o'clock.
Displaying power in every class,
John Burroughs easily annexed the
Mcmillan division meet yesterday at
Mcmillan playground, scoring SO
points. Langdon finished second with
53l2 points, while Woodbridge was
third with As points, barely ahead of
Emery with 421a, and Brookland,
with AZ.
Scheller Dobbins, James Gilmour,
Junior Darling, Harold Saperstein,
Joseph Proudfoot, Paul Thompson and
the 16O-meter relay team composed of
Albert Chapman, Billy Calderon,
Wharton Bruce and Bernard Irons,
captured first place for the champion
ship team.
Evening star., 1937-05-25

The Bureau Of Fisheries would restock
the basin at moments notice, but
this would be useless as the retaining
nets at both entrances were worn
away long ago.
1t used to be that on opening
day local sporting goods stores
offered prize for the largest
bass, but even this custom is no
more.
For fishing Tidal Basin, live bait
or underwater plugs are best. Your
correspondent has tried surface plugs
and peppers with little success, and
we have noted q few fly casters en-
joying the same lack of luck.
Evening star., 1937-05-25
Fast for Short Distances,

HE PUT his supercharged six
cylinder comet on the track Sum-
day and drove lap or two at better
than l27 miles an hour, but again
abandoned the attempt. Yesterday ne
went out both In the morning and eve
ming for unofficial tests and again
averaged around l27 miles an hour.
Despite the amazing speed which
Snyder has attained for short hauls
In the blue speedster built by Art
Sparks Of Los Angeles, Calf, the car
still is unqualified. And only two
more periods Of trials, from to 7
pm. Wednesday and to 4 pm. Sat-
urday. remaining in which Snyder and
some 80 other drivers may qualify for
the Is vacant places in the starting
lineup. Eighteen drivers already have
passed the 25-mile qualifying tests.
Snyders car. one Of six entered by
Joel Thorne OF New York, has been
beset with motor trouble. and almost
every day finds the Chicagoan and
his helpers working over 1t in track
garages In hopes Of ironing out the
trouble.
Evening star., 1937-05-25

name had been mis-spelled
"Schmelling," that ringside seats
can be bought for s23, although
they're labeled, because Of various
taxes, s2301, that the best seats
offered for inspection were in the
fourth row and that there actually
had been a couple seats sold and
one request for press reservations.
Joe Jacobs, Schmeling's American
manager, also dropped in from the
Germans training camp at Specu-
lator, N. Y, and announced that
Schmeling will come here next Fri
day for examination by Athletic
Commission physicians. He is re-
quired to do so five days before the
fight, but will do it in advance since
that date, May 80, comes on Sun
day.
Evening star., 1937-05-25
Fights Last Night
BY the Associated press

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO.-Milt Aron, 14s. D1.
ououe. Iowa: knocked out Frankie Sa-
gilio. AZ. Chicago lsJ.
NEW YORK Wesley Ramey. 1921,
Grand Rapids. Mich, outpointed
Cnariey Conner. 134l7, New York tsl.
BOSTON Sammy Fuller. l42l,,
Boston. outpointed Andy Callahan,
144. Lawrence, Mass. lOJ.
NEW JERSEY. - Billy Beauhuld,
1875. jersey City. outpointed Mickey
Duca, "a. Paulsboro (sJ.
BALT1MORE.-Tom Henry. III.
Philadelphia. VS.. Jim Schwemmer. lsq,
Baltimore, ruled no contest by referee,
who stopped bout in seventh.
IOLEDO.-Jackie Burke Ogden.
Utah. outpointed Sammy Chivas. De-
trolt I0l: weights unavailable
lRVINGTON, N. J.-Tippy Larkir,
l342A. Garfield, N. j.. outpointed Fred
die Red Cochrane. 1873. Elizabeth.
j I1Ol
Evening star., 1937-05-25

\ 4 AIRY GREASON, Just turned
M %. plays game strikingly
like that of the girl whose
4 a championship she's after
Marge Robinson. Unlike Edith
Clarke and Mary Cootes, who depend
more upon the dashing, colorful style
OF play, Miss Greason relies upon a
steady and basically sound game. un-
given to marked bursts Of speed. That
she is fast afoot and uses speed un-
noticed Is evidenced through her
rarely being found out of position, but,
like Ossie Bluege on the diamond, her
ability is just one Of those things
which will be taken for granted, once
one has seen her play.
She places the ball well from any
corner Of the court, seldom gets up
set, and is content to play each point
per Sc, which is as it should be. 1t
Evening star., 1937-05-25
4RLzB%,SzRE4R}(N&3l
By GEORGE t.HuBtR .

TINE black bass season in the
District opens Sunday. hav-
ing been closed since the end
Of March. Bass fishing in Dis
trict waters is not the most successful
branch Of the sport, but still enough
are caught to keep the anglers out
trying. The crappie season also will
open Sunday, and although not par
ticularly plentiful, there are, perhaps,
a few more OF these little fish around
here.
Some years ago Tidal Basin was
stocked rather heavily with bass, but
time, tide and fishermen have de-
pleted this stock until now two or
three is considered fair days catch.
Evening star., 1937-05-25
Stars Yesterday
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Roxie Lawson, Tigers-Pitched seven
hit ball to gain seventh triumph Of
year. over Senators by 81 score.
Spurgeon Chandler Yankees-Hung
up second straight six-hit shutout as
in 14-0 victory
Harland Cliff. Browns-Homer with
one on and ninth-inning single were
telling blows in s-6 defeat of Athletics
Jimmy Foxx, Red Sox-Belted homer
and two doubles to lead way in 9-5
trimming Of White Sox.
Dick Cof1man. Giants-Fanned John
ny Dickshot in ninth with three on
to save Carl HubbelTs winning streak
and turn back Pirates. 4-3.
Buddy Hassett. Dodgers-Got two for
three and scored winning run in 10
setback of Reds.
Lou Fette, Bees-Checked Cubs with
six hits, as homers by Deb Garms and
Gene Moore topped Chicago, 81.
Evening star., 1937-05-25
Homer Standings

Yesterdays homers-Ott, Giants,
! Moore, Bees, !; Garms. Bees, !;
Cliff, Brown, /: Foxx. Red Sox, l.
The leaders-Bartell, Giants, 10;
Medwick, Cardinals. 8; Selkirk,
Yankees, Z; OFT. Giants, s; Foxx,
Red Sox, 6; Greenberg. Tigers, s;
Bonura. White Sox, 6; Kampouris,
Reds, 6; johnson, Athletics, 6.
Evening star., 1937-05-25
SOCCER ACES PICKED
American League All-Stars Will
Meet English "Wonder Team"

e~~A~~~ ~~oA AASa6 VIC 044.oLdAS " Ill
Meet English "Wonder Team"
NEW YORK. May Is (P).-An all
star team. composed OF players from
American Soccer League clubs, was
named today to meet the Charlton
Athletic Club when the wonder team"
OF English foot hall begins its tour of
the United States and Canada at the
Polo Grounds May 30.
The American team was picked by
the Foreign Relations Committee of
the United States Foot Ball Associa-
ton, headed by Dr. G. Randolph Man.
ming. Erno SchWarcz, former star of
the famous Hakoah team from Vienna
and player manager of the New York
Americans, was chosen as manager.
Charlton Athletic finished second In
the first division of the English foot
ball league during the last season after
being promoted through the third and
second divisions in two previous years.
Evening star., 1937-05-25

Five years ago-Elsworth Vines
victory over Jack Crawford and
triumph Of Johnny Van Ryn and
Wilmer Allison in doubles gave
United States Davis Cup team VIC
tory over Australia.