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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23

Fitzmaurlce Tops!
 Eforts of the Bob McHugh com bine to oust John Fitzmaurices EhaInrocks from the top-spot of the st. Francis Xavier Holy Name So- ciety "46" tournament were met last night with the greatest reversal ever handed any team in the contest, The shamrocks took the game by q margin of IS points and advanced from aD eight point lead to one Of q over their nearest contender,
 The scores Of the games were as follows; Fltzmaufee 30, MeHugh 24; Creayen 37, B0Wey 26i coughlln 8, Fvageau 3Oi o'Donnell 2t, cp' stck 20,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
Note Holders of Closed Bank Sued by Perry
Democrat Offering
 Great History Book
World Events From 5000 B. C. Through Present Era
 Described in Wonderful Goodwill Volume

What mighty monument, visited by thousands of American tourists each year, did it take 100000 men 20 years to build? You don't know? But then, it happened a couple of thousand years, B. C., so it wouldn't appear in your everyday reading.
 This event and all noteworthy happenings from 5000 B. O., right up to the present, do appear, however, in "The Illustrated World History" which may be obtained from The Democrat. The offer is goodwill bargain for readers of The Democrat and your copy of this great book is available at the office of The Demo- crat.
 How to Get Book
 To obtain your copy of "The Illus trated World History" clip three consecutively numbered special cou- pons that you'll find in The Demo- crat and add to these 98 cents. This, for the standard volume, 1,152 pages, more than 1000 illustrations. For those who prefer, there is the de- luxe editions, available by clipping the three coupons heretofore de- scribed and adding 50 cents, that is, three coupons and $1.48 for the de- luxe edition, bound in beautiful art-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
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 Either book is a worthy addition to any library, no matter the size and character. Both editions have large modern type for the reading, remarkable illustrations, including some reprints of historical docu- ments which have not before been generally published.
 Never before mas such book been offered to the general public. Com piled by Sir John Hammerton, ed- itor of the Universal History of the World, and Dr. Harry Elmer Barnes, author of the History of Western Civilization, the book contains the findings of 130 authorities on world events.
 Concise, yet offering fine detail of important happenings, this single volume carries through with a graphic portrayal of all that we know of the path of mankind through the ages and into the pres ent. It is modern, it is timely, 1t is romance of the ages in picture which must impel an understanding of our world of today from the cau- sationS of the past.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
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including a large number of exper- fenced players.
 Supervisor Bill Shea intends to enter the winner and runner-up in a contest which will be staged short ly at the Chase Park Community House.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23

Henes, $2,360. First defendants note, endorsed by second.
 Leroy G. Howard and Helen ". Howard, Torrington, $50. Note made by first, endorsed by second defendant.
 Tamy Morganstern, $500. Note of John Morganstern for $425 to de- fendant, endorsed by defendant.
 Mike Pentino and Mary Pentino, $3,270. Balance on note made for $2,550 in January 1929.
 Gerardo G. Petrocelli, Teresino Petrocelli, and Joseph DiCorpo, $69O. First defendants note drawn in November 1881, endorsed by other defendants. Balance claimed due, $487, plus interest.
 Frank Rossi, Michael Rossi, and Louisa Rossi, $475. First defend- ants note endorsed by other de- fendants in December 1881.
 Louis J. Thibault and Elmire Thi- bault, $2,33O. Joint noe made in December 1891, for $2J50, for 30 days. Balance of $1,705.52 plus in- tereSt alleged due.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
Park Drum Corps To
 Be Honored Tonight
Members to Be Rewarded for Parade Competition in
 Last Two MOnths-Tribute to Late Robert Cairns
WASHINGTON HILL

The first annual private social of the Washington Park Fife and Drum Corps will be held tonight at the Community House. The entire complement of the corps will attend the affair which has been arranged as a reward for their untiring serv- ices in parades during the past two months.
 A program of dancing and enter tainment has been arranged by the committee in charge which IS head. cd by Advisors Bill daughan and Frank stugges. A buffet lunch VIII be served. Other members of the corps serving on the committee gre Gene Ford, Gene Donnelly, John Duigan, John MulllgaD. William Re- gan, Pat Murphy, and James Fltg' patrick,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
Testimonial

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
$56, 1000 Is Sought In Claims; 23 Are
 Named Defendants
Complaints Drawn By Asst. Atty. Gen. Walter w. Walsh; Action Taken to Collect Monies Due Mer-
 chants Trust Permitting Further Dividends

Suits for aggregating than $56000 were entered in the court of pleas today by Walter Perry receiver for the Merchants Trust Company against
 makers endorsers of notes held the defunct bank Several thousand dollars of this total represents interest unpaid balances figured at per cent since in most shortly before the bank closed six years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
Basketball DlTeeter

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 The officials decided IbRt tDe SeDl0T baskelball seRs0n would open DeeembeV z, and iDst there would
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-23
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The Washington times., 1937-12-29
Homeric Leap
ArcheOLOgist SustGi1os
55-FOOt Broad Jump

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2S
UN.S0.-The poet Homer's de
scription Of the "scaean gate" ir
his Had and an ancient sports
writer's account of a "55-foot
broad Jump" were verified today
in papers read at the Sixty-nintt
annual meeting Of the American
Pathological Association here.
The prodigious leap, recorded
at the delphic games in the fifth
century, was really a hop-hop anC
jump, according to DR.. Walter w
Hyde, Of the University of Penn
sylvania. The record for the pres
ent-day equivalent is SO feet, hi
added, giving credence to the story
Of one PauSaniaS.
At the meeting Of the Archeolog
ical Institute of America, held il
conjunction with the philologists
convention. DR.. Carl w. Blegen, oi
the University of Cincinnati, tolc
OF an aperture discovered by his
expedition, recently returned from
Greece.
DR.. Blegen said the gap in the
wall cloSelj fitted Homer's descrip
tion Of the gate through which
Helen Of Troy watched
The Washington times., 1937-12-29
In other semifinal engagements,

In other semifinal engagements,
Lubeseal Smothered D and H, 35-
90; Roosevelt Boys Club trounced
Northeast Boys Club, 29-15; Sal.
walton Army defeated Police Boys
Club, No. 10, 21-15, and Washing,
ton Boys Club won over George
town Boys Club, 25-11.
Results of play in the quarter
finals yesterday show the Wash
ington Boys Club Cardinals shell
lacking Roosevelt Boys Club, 40
IA; Northeast Boys Club topping
Stantons, 9-5, in a low7scoring
tilt; Langley topping Police Boys
No. 10 in another low-Scoring bat
tie. 10-6; Northeast Boys Club
defeating Police Boys Club, No.
10, 1913, in still another low-scor-
ing fray; Washington Boys Club
Presidents winning over Boys Club
No. IL, 20-18; Stuart Boys Club
defeating Roosevelt Boys Club, %
-16; Washington Boys Club drub
bing Northeast Boys Club, 16-8
and Georgetown Boys Club defeat.
ing Washington Boys Club, 1T.
The Washington times., 1937-12-29
CHARLEY KELLER
ADDS TO RECORD

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Charley
Keller, former star athlete at the
University of Maryland and who
captured the 1887 batting crown
in the International League as a
member of the Newark Bears his
first year in professional baseball,
dominated the assault on the Gov
ernor's Cup records, it was re-
vealed, following the release of
facts and figures Of the play-off
series.
In the eight straight games
which gave Newark the title, Kel-
Ter was the leading batter with a
mark of ASS. He tied with Joe
Gordon, a team mate, for the most
number of hits in the series with
Is safe blows.
Keller led the International
League batters with a season aver.
age Of 1853 and is slated to join
the New York Yankees in spring
training in February.
The Washington times., 1937-12-29
INJURY CHECKS
ILLINI GRIDDER

u.NS) Because Of an old
ankle injury sustained in high
school days, Lowell Spurgeon, 1887
Illinois University football cap
tain, has declined an appointment
to West Point, the office of Rep
resentatiVe Arnold CD Illinois,
announced today.
Spurgeon wrote Arnold that a
growth on his angle which forced
him out of action midway in the
football season Just completed, is
to be subjected to an operation
and that because Of it, h. felt he
would not be able to pass West
Points physical entrance exami.
nation.
Spurgeon's first alternate for
the appointment is Frederick Earl
Merritt, of Salem, Ill, Arnold'S
office said.
The Washington times., 1937-12-29
OWLS TO HOLD
SECRET DRILL

HOUSTON, Tex, Dec. 29.-The
Rice Institute Owls, preparing fol
the Cotton Bowl game at Dallas
New Year Day against the Uni
versity of Colorado, were to hold
a final secret scrimmage session
here today before leaving for the
North Texas city tomorrow morn
ing.
Light workouts in Dallas have
been planned for tomorrow and
Friday, so Coach Jimmy Kits
planned to devote today's practice
to special maneuvers designed to
stop the Buffalo attack, featuring
Byron "Whizzer" White.
Blocking and tackling were re-
hearsed again yesterday before the
fans.
FORT WORTH, Tex, Dec. %
G.NS0.-One last hard scrim.
mage session today and a shaping
up drill tomorrow remain on the
University Of Colorado's Fort
Worth schedule as they get ready
for the Cotton Bowl game New
Year Day.
Coach Bunny Oakes said that
his undefeated Buffaloes would
move to neighboring Dallas Fri
day, with another workout posi-
BILE that day in an attempt to get
in more preparation for the Rice
Owls. Intermittent rain during
much of the last fortnight have
seriously hampered practice, but
yesterday the Bluffs sloShed
through a full practice session on
Texas Christian University's field.
The Washington times., 1937-12-29
BASEBALL TODAY.
FASTER C A N E..
WEIGH OPINES.
By SID MERCER
International News Service
SnOrtS Writer

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The man
who pitched the first game for the
New York Giants is still around,
hale and hearty and willing to
admit that baseball today is a far
smarter game than it was in the
eighties when ne broke in.
There's far more inside play,
says smiling Mickey WEIGH, who
sees all the home games of the
Giants and Yankees. Fifty years
ago, Buck Ewing and I used the
waste ball to trap base runners.
It's a standard practice today. The
development of baseball strategy
was hampered for many years by
rule changes. Now the code is set
and the players know all the tricky
angles"
Only two of the original Giants
who opened in the National League
here back in 1888 are alive today.
MUTRIE IN HOSPITAL
Jim Mutrie, the manager, lies
seriously Ill in a Staten Island
hospital with the infirmities of
age weighing heavily against his
chance Of recovery. Mutrie is SO.
Mickey WEIGH, at rs, is still a
smiler, an alert old-timer. He is
employed by the two New York
clubs during the baseball season.
In 1876, as boy in Brooklyn,
Welch got the "knack" of the
curve ball from Terry Larkin, a
Chicago pitcher. In his 10 years
as a National leaguer-he quit in
1892-Mickey saw many changes
in the pitching deliveries.
'The pitching distance was IS
feet up to 1885," he recalls. "Up to
1884 the pitcher was not supposed
to raise his arm above the shoulder
level as he delivered the ball. That
made us all side-arm pitchers but
we used to cheat with an occa-
sional overland pitch. There was
so much trouble over this that the
league legalized overland pitching
in 1884. 1t ruined some good hit
ters who had formerly murdered
the old-style pitching.
COULD CALL PITCH
"In the early eighties the bat
ter could call for a low ball or
a high ball-between the knees
and the waist or the waist and
the shoulder-and you had to
give it to him"
Mickey'S smile broadened.
Imagine our good hitters to-
day being favored that way" he
said with a chuckle. They
could call for the ball they liked
to hit. Now the pitcher shoots
at the batter's weakness. But
the pitcher had some advan-
tages, too. He was allowed
seven balls before the batter
could take his base. One year
we had four strikes and four
balls"
The Washington times., 1937-12-29
U, S. PIN STAKES
ATTRACT STARS

Astor Clarke, of Arlington, Va,
will be shooting for his third Uni
ted Sweepstakes title and his Sec
ond in a row when he tricks to
Waterbury, Conn, January to
compete in the rich $4,000 event
against a field of more than so
of the country's leading little-pin
experts.
The king Of the duckpinners to
win the $1,000 first place prize
last January scored a sensational
one-pin victory over Nick Tronsky,
the Connecticut wizard, who, in
cidentally, was Clarke'S closets
rival when the Washington ace tri-
umped the first time here in 1884.
Nine other crack District shoot
ers will make the trip to the Brass
City. Ed Blakeney and Hokie
Smith who finished fourth and
fifth respectively, back Of Clarke
in the last classic, will be num-
bered among the stars of the
South lured by the big coin. Tony
Santini, Max Rosenberg, Joe Har-
riSon, Ollie Pacini, Howard Par
sons, Perce Wolfe and Jerry Cow,
den.
Bill Haskins' the Richmond
Health Center Bowling proprietor,
has nominated Chubby McNew and
Sammy Swami as his rollers. Armi-
stead Carter, Buck Crowder and
Jimmy Wallace will be Norfolk'S S
hopefulS. Headed by the former
champion, Ray Barnes, Baltimore,
will be well represented by Nova
Hamilton, Meyer Jacobson, Ray
Dryden and Joe Remeikis.
The Washington times., 1937-12-29

4dSGOu DOyS O1uUS
At II o'clock the first Of two
100-pound division quintetS got
underway with the Y. M. c. A
Hawks playing the Langley Boys
Club. One hour later, Merrick
Boys Club was slated to stack ur
against the Georgetown Boys Club
in a 100-pound argument.
The remainder Of today's Sched
ule follows:
115-Pound Class-1 p. M, Georgetown
B. c. VS.. Langley B. C. 2 p. m. Mer.
rick B. c. VS.. Washington B. C.
130-Pound Class p. m, Northeast
q. C. VS.. Washington 2. c. Presidents.
4 p. m, Stuart B. C. VS.. Washington B.
C. Fleetwings.
145-Pound Class-SSO p. M, Columbia
Beverage VS.. Starvation Army. 1889 p.
m, Senate Beer VS.. Roosevelt B. C.
Unlimited Class-S:3O p. m, United
Clay VS.. Lubeseal. $50 p. m, Bureau
of Investigation VS.. Senate Beer.
Stern competition marked the
thirteen games that were played
yesterday which closed at a late
hour last night, with Senate Beer
defeating the Merrick Boys Cluk
in the unlimited division, semi
final, 28-23.