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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-26
WaterviIlc Park
CEHRIC, MEDWICK
 SET HITTING PACE

New York, June 26. UP)-Joe Medwick of the St. Louis Cardinals and Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees continued to set the bat ting pace in the major leagues to- day.
 Both fell off two percentage. points. MedWick hit 12 times in 30 attempts last week for season average of .414 to lead the national. Gehrig got eight hits in 21 times at bat for mark of 1892 in the American. Averages include games played Thursday.
 Rixie Lawson led American league pitchers with nine victories and one defeat for a mark of 300 and Clay Bryant of Chicago topped the senior circuit tWirlers with six wins and one loss for an average of .857.
 Hank Greenberg of Detroit led both leagues in home runs with 16. MedWick was top man in the Ma tional with IS.
 Leaders in other departments:
 National-Runs, Medwick, 52; hits, Medwick, 89; two base hits, Medwick, 25; three1base hits, Floyd Vaughan and Lee Handley, Pitts burgh, 9; s-batted-in, Medwick, 66; stolen bases. Augie Galan, Chi cago, 10.
 American-Runs, Greenberg, 55; runs -batted-in, Greenberg, 65; hits, Walker, Detroit. 87; two-base-hits, Vosmik, St. Louis, 22 three-base hits, Joe Kuhel, Washington, and Earl Averill, Cleveland, 8; stolen bases, Ben Chapman. Washington, 12
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-26
Hearts Win

Torrington, June 25-The Sacred Hearts nipped a last inning rally by the Berkshires just in time to come out on the long end of an 8 to 2 score in city twilight league game at Fuessenich Park Thursday night. The largest twilight crowd of the season was on hand to witness the game. Although out-hit Il to 8 the Sacred Hearts came through with men on the bases by winning Thursdays game. The Hearts knocked the Berkshires out of a first place tie. and pushed them- selves up into tie with the Sum- rise Athletic Club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-26
STRONG RIVALS IN FEATURE OF PAUL DORIAN DAY
City League Rivals at Hamilton Park-HiIlS
 vs. Tribunes

Hard upon their recent clash of Thursday, in which the Thomas club won 6-5 game now clouded by an official protest, the defending cham pion Sacred Hearts and Mort End array meet again in the City League feature tomorrow afternoon at 3:3O o'clock at Hamilton park. Another victory for the Thomas club will give them 8 lead that will be diff ficult to overcome, even if the Wash ington Hills come through against their old rivals, the Tribunes, which is by no means 8 certainty, though the Hills are safely esconced in second place, at this writing.
 D0ran Day
 Paul Razor" Doran, veteran of IT City Amateur League campaigns will be honored by the league and his friends who have set up Sum- day as Razor Doran Day" at Ham, ilton park. A special program has been arranged for the event, in- cluding parade of youngsters from the Sacred Heart parish to Hamil- ton park, while special track events and music will also be added to the occasion, which the guest of honor promises to compete with a lusty hit or two that will help the Hearts win, as he has done so many time before.
 Manager Ray Tram was unde- cided upon his pitching selection, though it would not be surprising if he starts Charley Keeley, south paw slinger, who was the only hur- Ter able to do much with the Thom- as club batters last Thursday. Man. ager Harry Melvin of the Tommies will probably start Mandy Green again, the tall pitcher going well enough last Thursday for five in- nings, but was scored on for four runs in the sixth. s
 All Set
 Brooklyn A. c. and Recreation will play 1t out in the third game of the day, scheduled for 1:3O o. clock on the second diamond at Hamilton park. Manager Ray Tram filed official protest of the Thomas club use of Al Jarlett last Thurs day, the matter to be heard by the leagues protest board next week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-26
CATHOLIC TEAM WON SCHOOLBOY. CHI HAMPTON SHIP
SS. Peter and Paul Outfits Blanks Sprague Cham-
 piOns GO

Climaxing a great season on the baseball diamond. and its first as title contender, SS Peter and Paul boys, coached by Bill Cleary and winners of the Parochial school championship for the first time, added the city championship to their laurels yesterday in convinc- ing fashion. With the aid of four hit pitching by Dick Sugden, the east end Catholic boys shut out the Sprague school lads, of the Cram mar School league, by 60 margin to finish an outstanding year of baseball in which the fondest hopes of the players and their followers were realized.
 Bad News
 Five runs in the fourth and fifth innings settled the game, total of ten hits being registered, while Sprague players added to their woes by series of misplays. Sugden helped win his own game with 2 hits in three chances, while Shore and Larkin also hit well. SS. Peter and Paul has won 16 games in row. Summary:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-26

Madison Square Garden, the like able James spent all his working hours praising the then heavyweight champion now he insists Jim is strictly bum, never could fight a lick, and that Bob Pastor would butcher him in a round or two :.
 Will some psychiatrist reader please write in and explain to me why the New York Boxing Commis- sion refuses to allow 8 match be- tween welterweight Champion Bar ney Ross and Pedro Montanez? :. A fight for the title between these two boys would furnish the best att traction boxing has to offer right now, but the commission will not countenance it
 My guess is that the time is not far off when Joe Louis will be strongly challenged by Ralph O'Dell a Texas youngster who is owned" by a syndicate of wealthy sports men, and who is being brought along by Mike Cantwell, the veteran who trained MaXie Bear ODell, who spent a year in Stanfords cloistered halls, is fast, rugged, smart, and can really hit Cantwell says he is less than year away from the top
 Promoter Mike Jacobs never names date for a fight until after he has studied a farmers almanac and seen what it has to say about the weather
 When the Hambletonian was first run in Goshen, N. Y, in 1930, there were fewer than 15,000 customers in the stands on August 11th the Kentucky Derby of the harness horse world will be run before crowd of 50,000 the trotting horse, believe, is here to stay a Ally named Twilight Song, owned by Phil Strang, is the summer book favorite
 Sam Francis, the All-America Nebreska back, is about ready to cast his lot with the pro footballers after that Sam would like to take up sports writing know of no better way to prepare for the arduous task of writing sports than playing pro football two years of backing up line and one is just about soft enough in the head to start writing deathless prose got off on the right foot by falling from the top branch of a redwood tree at the age of eight.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-26
NEW CITY HONORS
 RADZEVICH TODAY

Torrington, June 26-This after noon will be "Vic Radzevich Day" at Fussenich Park when the Savitt Gems of Hartford Connecticut's leading semi-pro team, will play the new Torrington Athletic Club team. A capacity crowd is expected.
 Manager Lou Jansen is trying to acquire the services of Egbert Johnson to do the tWirling for the locals. Johnson who is favorite with the New City fans already has one victory over the Gems, having pitched Torrington team to vic- tory over them couple of years back.
 Time out will be taken during the afternoon when Vic Radzevichs CO., workers at the local plant where he works will present him with gift.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-26
ELI EASILY WON
 OVER HARVARD
Horton, Collins, Kelley Star in l3 to } Base=
 ball Victory

New London, Conn, June 26 - CUP)-Yale took the third and de- ciding contest of its three-game baseball series with Harvard here yesterday, 13 to 3, behind the seven hit pitching of Ted Horton, who three days ago pitched the Ellis to it's first victory in the series.
 Horton did not start the game. He was sent to the mound in the first inning after Moe Juhitz walk ed the first three men to face him. Horton set down the Cambridge team with one run in that frame.
 Eddie Collins, son of the general manager of the Boston Red Sox, punched out five hits for the Ellis, while Larry Kelley, playing his last game for Yale, got three for six.
 Ingalls went the route for Har- yard despite the heavy cannonading by the New Haveners, who totaled 16 hits.
 Harvard made nine errors.
 Score by innings:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-26
Philadelphia OOO0 O022 x-4 Brooklyn ..... % o O 0 900 co

Summary: Stolen bases-Niehoff, Whitted. Sacrifice hits-Niehoff. Sac. fiy-Byrne. Left on base Brooklyn 1: Phila. 3. Bases on balls -Off Coombs 9; of Alexander none. Struck out--by Coombs 2: by Alex ander 6. Hit by pitcher-By Coombs (Whitted). Umpires-Rigler and Hart.
 Do you know which pitcher per- mitted the least number to reach base on an 27th day of June !? (All rights reserved--Jarrett Sport
 Features)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-26
GEORGE ROTHCHILD NEXT FOR DUNLAP

Hartford, June 26-George Roth child, who won the pocket billiard championship of Greater Hartford Wednesday night after ten weeks of play in the local round-robin tournament, has accepted a chal- lenge from George Dunlap of Wa terbury. The conditions of the chal- lenge call for two matches to be played on home-and- home basis, each match will be 100 points each, with the player first reaching 200 points winning.
 The first contest will be played at the Wooster Billiard Academy Monday night at p. m, and the second match will take place in Waterbury Tuesday night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-26
PROBABLE PITCHERS
(By United Press) NATIONAL

Brooklyn (Hoyt l-3 at Chicago Gee 7-5) Philadelphia (Walters 7-4 at Pittsburgh Ducas 4-2) Boston Bush 3-3) at Cincin- natl (GrisSom 7-6) New York (Melton 5-4 at St. Louis (Winford 2-2)
 AMERICAN Chicago Lyons 4-4) at Wash ington (FiScher 3-3J Cleveland Harder 4-4) at Phil adelphia Caster 4-8) Detroit (Wade 2-4 at New York (Gomez 8-5) St. Louis (Knott 3-D at Bos- ton tMarcum 0-4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-26
WRESTLING

Brockton, Mass. Ted Germain, Boston, pinned Killer Murdock, Boston; Ed Olphus, Boston, tossed Tom Bullock, Boston; Dutch Schmidt, New York, drew with Tiger Rollins, Texas: Al Taylor Boston, defeated Suyleman Bey Boston disqualification; Ed McNeil Manchester, N. H., drew with Ted Miller, New York; Carmen Carone, Lynn, tossed Walter Lipson, Boston
 New York-George Lenihan, Bos- ton, matted Jack Donovan, Boston; John Swenski, Poland, beat Sid Marcus, Boston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-26
MIR. WILLARD POURED

New York-Jess Willard has joined the ranks of former cham pions operating restaurants along the Gay White Way. The former heavyweight titleholder will manage the Gypsy Tea Kettle at 50th and Broadway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-26
TORRINGTON

Runs-Colby, Fryer. Grady. Rich ards, Germano. Errors-Richards CaSalay. Runs batted ir--Silano Grady. Two base hits-Ahearn Home run-Grady. Stolen bases - Fryer Sacrifices Fryer, Doran. Double plays-Germano, DeLaurep- lio. DeBrot. Left on bases-Torring- on 1. Waterbury 3. Bases on balls )fT: Porter 1. Strokalaitis 1 Hits of /: strokolaitis 4 in 5 innings; of, :. jrady 0 in innings. Struck out, y Strokolaitis 6, Grady l, Porter 5. Winning pitcher-Grady. Umpires- fsorrissey and Rubino. Time--1 hour. 25 minutes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-26

"0 |"0oOU TUT I"VV TIT FOI'
 Score by innings:
 SS. Peter-Paul 70 l 0 2 3 70 x-6
 Runs - Thompson 3, Byrnes, Doran, Sugden. Errors-Dunn, Sizer, Doran 2, Ricard, Baker, Holmes, Cashin. Runs batted in Sugden ?, Cinciola, Thompson 2. Two base hits-Sugden, Shove. Three base hits-Platt. Stolen bases Thompson, Cinciola, Byrnes, Doran. Double plays-Dalton (un- assisted). Left on bases-Sprague ', SS. Peter-Paul 8. Bases on balls of: Sugden l, Ricard 5. Struck out, by Ricard 4, Sugden 6. Empires Hayes. Times-1:25.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-26
sLAM-BANG sLUGGING

Los Angeles-The Sacramento Seals and Los Angeles Angels set a Coast League record here when they smashed out 9 home runs in one series.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-26
BAU0H TURNS TO BASEBALL

Tampa, Tex x.Sammy Baugh, fam ous as passing back for Texas Christian, is playing semi-profes- sional baseball here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-26
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Games Yesterday Chicago 2. Washington 6. New York 8. Detroit 1. Boston 4, St. Louis 2. (Only games scheduled).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-26
The Five Leading Pitchers in
 Each League
TENNIS MATCH

The Overlook Tennis club of Wa terbury will match the Cheshire Tennis club Sunday at 2 p. m. at the Roxbury school courts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-26

Games Today Cleveland at Philadelphia. Detroit at New York. Chicago at Washington. St. Louis at Boston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-26
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Games Yesterday Philadelphia 10, Pittsburgh 5. Cincinnati 6. Boston 2. Chicago II, Brooklyn 2. St. Louis Q, New York 4.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-26

Games Today Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. Brooklyn at Chicago. Boston at Cincinnati. New York nt St. L0ulA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-26
Last Nights Fights

New York-Lou Farber, 123, of New York, outpointed Snooks La- cey, 126 1-2, New Haven, Conn. (6).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-26
GREAT DIAMOND FEATS
 THIS DATE
=BY BRACE E. JARRETT=

Zach Wheat Hit Safely in Eighth to Ruin Alexander's
 NO-FIit Game
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-26
Sunday Schedules Local League ues

Washington Park 2 D. m.-West Sides vs. Water town Aces. 4 D. m.-St. Ann Maple Leafs vs Blessed SacramentS. Empires, Ruggles.
 Hamilton Park 4 D. m.-Fairmounts A. c. vs North End Tigers. Umpire to be named.
 Public Parks League
 Fulton Park 1:45 p. m.-C. & c. Juniors vs St. Lucy's, p. m., St. Ann's vs. St Stans.
 Umpire, Greece; scorer, Meleski.
 Watervillc Park 1:45 D. m.--Mason Supply vs. Will son A. c. 4 p. m. A. B. c. Vs. Full ton A. c. Umpire, Gerace; scorer, Block.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-26
HUFFMAN TO JUMP
 REPORTERS, COPS

Honest Jack Rutman has clinched the umpire assignment for the base ball classic of the season, the Re- porters and Cops, next Tuesday aft- ernoon at Washington Park at 4:30 o'clock.
 The probable starting lineups will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-26
(By United Press) BATTING

lBased On l5O at batsl
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-08
J. P. Taking First
Vacation to States
Boosts Radio Field

j. p Harmon, known TO many Al
askans only as j. p, through his
daily broadcasts from ~ Anchor
age radio station for several years.
is now visitor in Juneau for the
session of the Legislature.
L am taking IN the Legislature
just to watch it in action and enjoy
it," Mr.. Harmon declared. Il have
NJ particular axe of my own to
grind, and plan to be just an in
terested spectator. l just recently
sold out my interest in the station
at Anchorage, and am now on my
first trip outside in 81 years. /
Just thought l would stop over here
,ong enough to enjoy this session.
A good many of my friends are in
Juneau for it."
Mr., Harmon is completely sold on
the value of radio to Alaska. From
the letters I receive in my role as
J.P,, l can tell just how much
daily word from other parts means
to the many isolated prospectors and
trappers," he stated. II feel that
the Territory needs some central
broadcasting station, not CONNER
cial, by means of which widely scat
tered Alaskans can communicate
with their friends. 1t would also be
of great assistance in sending out
n
station has been doing very we'll"
Going TO States
After remaining in Juneau for
the next two months, Mr. Harmon
will continue south to the States.
He is not at all sure just what he
will do after spending his vacation.
My mind is on this 27-year-old trip,
right now" he said.
In regard to his voyage from Sew
ard to Juneau on the Gen. w. G.
Gorgas, Mr.. Harmon had praise
lor the attitude of the crew toward
he passengers, though he could not
praise the passenger accommodate
ions. But then" he added, I'VE
knew what we were up against be-
fore we boarded the ship. and most
Of US, especially those who had been
oUt of the cities, had lived for long
periods under much worse condi-
yicns The fact that we we're served
good food and that the stewards
did what they could for the passen-
gers, eased our station great
deal. There were some instances
where we thought the crew might
suspend rule to our advantage
without harm.
Though / saw no incidents of a
crew members disputing with a pas
senger, it is true that the crew it,
self were split into factions and
there were frequent fights between
crew members" Mr.. Harmon closed.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-08
Sport
iSLlnfS
.Bv PEf'

The phenomenal growth of inter-
est in winter sports is reath-taking
Winter sports and ski clubs are
springing up like mushrooms every
where. Throughout the country,
where climatic conditions are ia
vorable to skiing, sporting goods
stores, railroads and resorts are
preparing to accommodate the addi-
tional thousands who have become
devotees of outdoor winter play.
Many persons have discovered
that snow can be a friend-a friend
that invites them to enjoy an ex-
hiliarating and interesting sport.
1t used to be that the word vaca-
ton meant only one thing-a hol-
iday at the seashore or in the noun
tains to get away from hot weather.
Skiing has opened the eyes of many
to the fact that vacation also has a
winter connotation.
There is nothing mysterious about
all this. Almost any individual can
learn to ski in short time, well
enough to enjoy the sport. One in
structor recently pointed out that
he could take novice and in a cou-
pie of hours, teach him to ski. At
ter acquiring equilibrium and con-
troll, there is no limit to the fun
an enthusiast can have on skis.
It's No Fad
Skiing has definitely caught on.
1t is no a fad. The thousands who
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-08
HAUCERUD ON
JUNEAU VISIT
Field Representative, Sons
of Norway, Arrives
in This City

A Haugerud, Field Representa-
tive of the Order of Sons of Norway,
arrived from Petersburg Wednes-
day on Skipper John Mowers boat
Excl. In the past year he has
visited about As Sons of Norway
lodges on the Pacific Coast, and
said that due to the generally i'm
proved economical conditions, there
is more activity and greater pro-
gress in eli sections.
Mr.. Haugeruds mission in Jul
neau is to visit the local Sons OF
Norway lodge. George Jorgensen,
President Of Syalbard No. 33, is call
ing a special meeting for Tuesday,
January IL, to welcome the visitor
On the following day the Princess
Norah will take the Field Represen-
tative south.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-08
NOTICE

The Estebeth will load freight
at nine am. and sails at / pm.
Saturday for Sitka and way ports.
adv.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-08
PREP HOOpSTERS
OPEN SEASON ON
ISLAND TONIGHT
Crimson Bears Favored to
Top Douglas High Gag
ers on Past Records

Opening the scholastic basketball
season on Gastineau Cha>nel, the
Juneau High Crimson Bears invade
Douglas tonight for the first of a
series of four cage games against
the Douglas Huskies tonight.
Though only four games are reg
ularly scheduled between the two
teams, two home games apiece, a
playoff game will be held on the
Douglas floor in case of a tie at the
end of the series.
From preseason records, the
Crimson Bears ranks as favorites
to take tonight's game The Jul
neau youngsters having taken de-
cision over the Douglas Eagles team,
winners of the first round in the
City League. The Huskies, however,
were losers in the game played
against the Eagles.
Bears Have Speed
Speed, combined with a fast
breaking, short passing attack, has
featured the play of the Crimson
Bears in several exhibition matches
they have played against the City
League teams. Starting slowly, the
Bears found themselves after their
first couple of starts, and then be-
gan to knock over their elders with
regularity.
The Juneau squad will have big
edge in experience this year over
the Island outfit, having playet.
five games against league teams,
while the Douglas Huskies have on
ly two games under their belts.
Besides their loss to the Eagles. the
Huskies recently scored win over
the Douglas Eaglets, the Eagles
second stringers.
Probable Lineups
Probable lineups for this evenings
game, find the Juneau team with
Henry Behrends and Harold Han
sen at forwards; John Krugness,
center; and Buddy Brown and Roy
Smith at guards. The Crimson
Bears have strong reserve strength
in DeVault, center, Harry Lucas,
and Vern Hussey forwards, and AL
Brown and Joe Smith, guards.
Smith, guards.
The Huskies are expected to line
up with Riedi and Shitanda at
forwards, Cashen, center, and Stra-
gier and Feero guards Douglas
reserves are H. Savikko and A. Sa-
vikko
Preceding the varsity battle, the
Juneau High super-varsity, or third
stringers, will oppose the Douglas
Eaglets. Tonight's double-header
gets underway in the Douglas Ma
tatorium at 7;30 O'Clock.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-08

Skis the mountain
Tennessee and is
them aside whirs CID hickory
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-08
UCRIN FAR OUT
IN FRONT, ELKS
BOWLING BOUTS
Mrs. Reynolds Inspires Va
liant But Futile De-
Tense for Drake

Allotted by the evenings top
scores, rolled by Mike Ugrin, Sy-
racuse managed to come out with
an odd game win in its opening
match with Manhattan on the ElkS'
Alleys last night. Manhattan was
represented for the evening solely
by Mrs Arthur Bringdale, who made
a noble fight of it, rolling asa.
Annapolis found Erie to its liking
and the Middies scored a clean
sweep over the canalboatmen. In the
final fray of the night, Mrs. Percy
Reynolds and Herb Redman put up
a valiant defense for Drake before
conceding the deciding game Of
the match to West Point by two
point margin.
Mrs. Reynolds led the ladies with
a total count of $40, while her team
mate Redman had one more pin
than she.
Washington is scheduled to tan
gle with Cornell at 1870 in the
Elks' bowling tournament tonight,
followed by matches between Har-
ward and Duke, and Richmond and
Rutgers, at $3.50 and $50 respec-
lively.
Last nights scores were: