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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-02
NEW MILFORD IS
 ATTACKING BUND

New Milford, Conn, Dec. 2-(Up) A petition signed by i2i residents of this and neighboring towns today called upon President Roosevelt, Governor Wilbur L. Gross and the general assembly, to prevent estab- iishment of Q proposed German American bund camp at southbury.
 Purchase of c large tract of land there recently was disclosed by the pro.Nazi group.
 we protest vigorously" the pee tition said, "against the setting up of e Nazi camp in Southbury, and the continued activities of Nazi camps elsewhere in our country"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-02
STAMFORD FIRM
 IS LOW BIDDER

Hartford, Conn.,, Dec, 2.-tUP)-- The construction firm of denoyese & Rich. Stamford, today was the apparent low bidder on c general contract for construction of Q new library building ct Connecticut state college. State Public Works Direc. tor Robert A. Hurley said the bid was for 93i3,00i. All other bids will Do checked again before contract is awarded, Hurley added.
 Other minor construction items brought the total sum Of bids to e300, ,820, well within the top figure of s460,000 set for this building, first project in the states $i4,000, ,0e2 institutional building program. Ap- proximately $80,000 will Do spent for book racks and equipment In the new building, bringing the total cost close to tho estimated $4b0,00,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-02

ton, It means the en dof "local self-government" in the terms oi a school district containing 21 homes.
 Know What You Pay
 Tax students suggest that the way out may be along the road that leads to centralized tax-collectine machinery, federal and state, which will filter back to local communities a justily determined share of what
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-02
Building Permits

The following permit has been Issued by the office of the build. Ing inspector:
 Morris Kosersky, to erect one- family dwelling on Altyre avenue. S4,OOO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-02

Is collected.
 Not only would the cost of col- lection and of paying be greatly reduced, but people would know more clearly just what they were paying In taxes, and until they do know and understand, there is no chance of realizing a rational, sem sible tax system instead of the jig saw puzzle that passes for taxation today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-02

With prices soaring, long -aban- doned lead mines in Wales are re- opening. ,.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-02

1a0w roads in Wales have q paths Way ioE pedestrians At one side.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-02

ItAiys largest auto manufacturer is tiiFAiug O6t only go sass q das.
Evening star., 1937-06-27

doubled the first time up. singled the
next, doubled the third time and
walked on his last trip.
MEL ALMADA continues to impress
As the best fielding center fielder
Warrington has had since the salad
days OF Sammy West. Many base ball
folk, in fact. think that Melo has IN
edge over Sammy because he is 4
crackerjack thrower. Almada is Ac-
knowledged to be the best throwing
fy-chaser on the Warrington club,
which includes a couple Of pretty fair
vingers in Johnny Stone and AL Sim
mons.
WHEN Stone went hitless yesterday
1t broke string Of six successive
games in which he has batted safely.
Not many times this year has stoney
been shut out.
CARL FISCHER didn't help himself
or his club much when he walked
up to the plate in the fourth inning
with two out and the bases loaded and
took q third strike right across the
heart Of the plate. Kennedy used only
four pitches to dispose of him. It
seems that you can't bat across runs
without swinging at the ball.
E,S.
Evening star., 1937-06-27

also was furled and she, too. took
. tow line.
The 30-mile windward .lesward
course took the yachts IS miles
before . light northeasterly to q
buoy of Block Island and they
sailed almost bow to bow the first
10 miles, with Yankee In command
most Of the way. The wind backed
= little to the westward. but both
kept spinnakers set and it soon
became apparent Yankees WAS
doing her more good, or at least
les harm, than Rangers.
About i've miles from the turning
buoy. Yankee surged into m Appre-
ciahle lead. and although . stay
sail WAS added to the great expanse
Of Rangers spinnaker. Yankee
continued to draw away and
reached the mark more than two
minutes ahead.
Ranger had trouble With her
Aeadsails, which ssnt Rcd etepA-
Evening star., 1937-06-27
Ranger Given Beating by Yankee, but Is Not Loser
az Vanderbilt Craft Is Outsailed First Time in Tests.

Such was the situation, with
Yankee steadily widening her lead,
when the contest ended.
Yankees windvard work pre-
viously had been her weakest point
Of sailing, but today 1t was her
strongest.
The records will not show YAM
kee won, but the series OF trials
which ended today are known as
observation races and the Cup
Committee cannot fail to be i'm
pressed favorably by her perform
Ance.
Chandler Hovey's Rainbow, the
third defense aspdrant, was idle
today. ~ were the two English
sleeps, Endeavour and Endeavour
II, one Of which T. o. NJ. Sopwith
must name In his second challenge
for the cup not later than July l..
The concluding series Of trials
70 name . defender will open o6
Newport July !.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
Helen Jacobs IdleS.

HELEN JACOBS, the defending
champion and top-seeded player,
and Nine. Hilda Krahwinkel Sperling
Of Denmark and Germany, reached
the fourth round several days ago. but
will not see singles competition again
probably until Tuesday
Miss Jacobs and Nine. Spreling
teamed up to win 4 second round
doubles match from Miss M. Baum.
garten Of Hungary and Mrs w. Mer-
ricks of Great Britain, 81, ST..
IS.
Mems doubles competition saw the
elimination OF Grant and Wayne
Sabin of Hollywood, Calf, after 4
spectacular duel with the crack
Csechoslovakian combination Of Hecht
and Roderich Menzel, ST, 81, 6-,
81. Parker and his Italian partner.
Giorgio de Stefani, won from L. D.
Andrews of New Zealand and Feruoio
Quintavalle of Italy, 6-4, Is, 6-3,
@3. and qualified for the third round.
In mixed doubles, Bulge and Miss
Marble won = third-round match from
D. w. Butler and Miss Round, 50,
As, 81.
Evening star., 1937-06-27

ems. member Of her afterguard, up
IN her rigging and delayed Van-
derbilt's start on the road home .
minute or two. However, after
everything WAS ship-shape again.
Yankee continued to extend her
lead and not until the yachts were
up along the south county shore
was it seriously threatened. There
Yankee lost considerable in 4 tack
ing engagement.
A fiat calm found the two
defense candidates almost close
enough together to toss . heaving
line from one to the other. They
drifted aimlessly nearly An hour,
until . light easterly sprang up and
they again shaped courses for the
finish line.
Vanderbilt tried unsuccessfully
to drive past In the windward berth.
but Yankee outpointed him and hs
was forced again to fan astssn.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
SUFFER- IS VICTOR .
AT COLLEGE NET
Cameron, Tulsa Racketer
Is Straight.Set Victim of
Tulane Player.
Ey the Associated Press

7 AVERFORD, Pa, June 2e.-
~ Ernest sutter of Tulane Uni
L L versity today retained his ma
tional intercollegiate tennis
singles championship by sweeping
through Germ Cameron OF Tulsa Uni
versity, ga, So. 60, on the turf
courts Of the Merton Cricket Club.
The house of Sutter now can place
the fourth college titular trophy on
its mantle. nntst's brother Clifford
won the championship on the same
court in 1880 and 1897. Ernest cap
tured his first title last year on the
clay courts Of Northwestern Univer-
sity.
The doubles championship was won
BY the University Of California team
Of Richard Bennett and Paul Newton.
They defeated Norman Bickel and
Norbert Burgess of the University of
Chicago in four sets, 6-3, 1e, 6-l,
-.
Cameron vas able to offer sustained
resistance only At the start Of the
second set when he carried his service
twice to square the set at tvo-all. In
the first and third sets he was left
ct the post. rallying only when Suter
oil but had them won.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
Yachts Fail to {
BY TOM HORGAN.
Associated Press Sports Writer

Associated Press Sports Writer.
NEWPORT, r. l.. June 26.-
Gerard 3. Lambert's Yankee today
gave Harold s. Vanderbilt's un-
defeated candidate for defenBe Of
the Americas Cup . severe trounc-
ing, but, because the yachts did
not complete the course. Yankee
was not credited with = victory.
It was the first time since trials
opened that Ranger found herself
losing Z stern chase.
Yankee, veteran Of the 1880 and
1884 cup campaigns, outfooted the
new defense aspirant on almost
every point Of sailing and was
drawing steadily away from her
rival when Ranger quit the contest.
The yachts then were about miles
from home, with IS minutes re-
naming Of the time allotted to the
raee.
Elys lkinu6es hter Yankees eanvas
Evening star., 1937-06-27
The rain creD hustles out the canuas.
The rain crew hustles out the canpa,.
Mile and Half Mark Is Made
ByCunninghom after Failure
To Crack Time for $50 Yards

break in two performances. He nm
ished second In the 300-yard run. a
yard back OF Jimmy McPoland Of the
New York A. c.. former Georgetown
runner, then won the 600-yard spe-
cial by three yards from Jimmy Her
bert, freshman sensation at New York
University. who ran for the New York
Curb Exchange, and Howard Borck
Of the 6sth Regiment.
Shore ran the 900 in the good time
OF 1907, 4 second and a half slower
than Eastman's offclal world record
McPoland's time for the 300 was 3l.4.
Only = small crowd turned out for
the carnival. which provided exhibi-
tions by local clubs OF every sport
sponsored by the Metropolitan A. A.
u. ranging from cross country run
ming to honneshoe pitching.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
BEATS DISCUS MARK.
BUT GETS NO CREDIT
Jersey High School Boy Tosses
Plate us Feet s, Finds He Is
in Wrong A. A. q.
the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
pAS5AIC. N. j., June 26.-An ls-
year-old high school boy. Archie
Harris Of Ocean City. cracked 4 world
record during the New jersey track
and field championships today, but
it didn't count.
He tossed the discus ITS feet 8
inches. compared with the record Of
l74 feet 2i2 inches held by Will
Schroeder Of Germany. The throw was
nearly 40 feet better than the next
best, but 1t wasn't of1icial because
Harris a 6-foot Negro, is registered
with the Middle Atlantic A. A. u, and
not the New Jersey association.
Because of that technicality. meet
oficials said. the throw could not be
offered for record consideration.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
R0agh Terrified Yanks.

THE Americans complained thst the
baked-out fairways. many OF them
Offering no more than 20 yards In
width and Allied with deceptive rolls,
made it almost impossible to keep tee
shops out Of the rough.
The bunkers on one Of the course .
most famous holes. 20 feet deep and
faced with blackened railroad ties.
gave the visitors many 4 practice
headache. Players who thought the
rough At Oakland Hills, scene Of this
years American open, was dificult,
have changed their minds since
tangling with the thick grass here,
Evening star., 1937-06-27
MARION MILEY'S HABIT
Takes Kentucky Golf Champion
ship for Fifth Time.

LEXINGTON, Ky, June Is R.-
Marion Miley Of Lexington won her
nth Kentucky women's gof cham
ptonship today, defeating Mrs. Willard
johnson Of Louisville, the defending
champion. 10 and ., IN the 36-hole
nnal match.
M1as MIlsy oarded . u On her
opening round Of the final match.
clipping four strokes from her own
course record. She Was up At the
half-way mark, and continued her
sparkling golf On the second round
to win the ehamptonship On the
tWsnty-seventh green.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
By the Associated Press.

\, the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, June 26.-Glenn
M Cunningham, holder OF the
worlds mile record, was sue
cessful in one-half Of his
campaign to annex two more records
today. when he ran = mile and one
half in 6:34 at the all-sports car
nival held by the Metropolitan A. A.
U. at Randalls Island Stadium.
Cunningham bettered the previous
record of 6:429, made by Paavo Nurmi
OF Finland in 1925, by more than
eight seconds. The mile and a half
standard Is not accepted as an off,
cial world record. however. being
listed with the other odd d-distance
races under the heading OF note
worthy performances
The speedy Kansan ran after 4
hurried automobile trip from Passaic ic,
N. j., where he had failed in an at
tempt to break the world half mile
record At the New jersey State cham
pionship meet. He ran 4 paced $50
yards in 1:57.S, as compared to Ben
EaStmanS record OF l.4o9
Cunningham Sets Own Pace.
CUNNINGHAM had the track all to
himself in the Ia mile race. Joe
McCluskey Of the New York A. C..
took the lead At the start. Cunning
ham trailed him for \ lap, then moved
UP to set his own pace. He had 4
three-yard advantage over McCluskey
at the half-mile mark and pulled
away steadily to complete the mile in
4;25. 80 yards ahead OF the former
Fordham runner. Ernest Federon Of
the Millrose A. A.. New York, and
Joseph 8. Alexander of the Passon
A. A.. Philadelphia, were third and
fourth.
They continued in that order. with
Cunningham easing up 4 trif,e ~ Nc
Cluskey spurted to cut Glenn's lead to
III yards at the finish.
Even Break fer Shnre
Evening star., 1937-06-27
Mats Hope to Halt White Sox
Today With De Shong on Peak;
Almada's Fieldin 2 Impressive

HEIR home stand success sud-
denly threatened by the White
Sox and that Chicago hoodoo,
4 the Nationals today will At
tempt to salvage one game from the
Pale Hose series by pitching Jimmy
De shong.
The fruits Of their fve-game win
ming streak largely spoiled as a re-
suit OF two successive beatings BY the
Chisox, about the only consolation
Of the Mats is that the fifth-place
Indians also lost yesterday and were
able to pick up no ground.
Ted Lyons, who always manages to
give 4 good account of himself against
Washington, will hurl for the Sox
More bad news to the Mats was word
that Luke Sevell, Who has been In
jured, will return behind the bat.
Johnny MIHALIC, who was in
jured when Tony Piet crashed in
to him while running out bunt Fri
day. helped out with the coaching at
first base yesterday. But he won't
be able TO play for . few days yet.
Johnny was shaken up quite q bit by
that collision.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
Nats' Last Gasp.

IN THE seventh the Mats fell upon
Mr.. Kennedy in more enthusiastic
fashion. Almada walked to start
things and Lewis tripled him across.
AZ he was pulling into third, Luke Ap-
pling took the relay and threw the ball
into the stands. letting Lewis cross
also and giving the Mats the 5-3 lead
they carried into the ninth.
You know all the rest, except that
Washington went out in 1-2-s order
when confronted with the task of
pushing across q run to tie in the last
half Of the round.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
atsAre Hubedi NINTH :Budge Won Crunn Looms
Sports Program
For Local Fans


Base Ball.
Chicago vs.. Washington, Grifiith
Stadium, ).
Dooley Mitchell vs.. Yelverton
Garnet, final, Grand National
tournament, Edgemoor Club, 3.
Polo.
War Department Whites. vs..
Sd Cavalry. West Potomac Park. 3.
War Department Blues vs..
Washington Polo Club, Norbeck,
Nd, 3.
TOMORROW.
Boxing.
John Henry Lewis, world light
heavyweight champion, VS.. Willie
Reddish. 10 rounds, non little, tea
ture bout, Grif1th Stadium, $50.
Tennis.
Final doubles matches. all-Army
tournament, Army-Navy Country
Club. $50.
District tournament, Columbia
Country Club, Al.
District junior tournament.
Washington Golf and Country
Club.
Georgetown in national inter-
collegiate tournament. Pittsburgh.
TUESDAY.
Base Ball.
Boston vs.. Washington, Grifdth
Stadium, 3:l5.
Tennis.
District tournament, Columbia
Country Club, 4-7.
Golf.
District junior tournament,
Washington Golf and Country
Club.
Georgetown in national inter-
collegiate tournament. Pittsburgh.
WEDNESDAY.
Boston vs.. Washington, Grifith
Stadium, Sis.
Tennis.
District tournament, Columbia
Country Club, ~.
Golf.
District junior tournament.
Washington Golf and Country
Club
Georgetown in national inter-
collegiate tournament, Pittsburgh.
THURSDAY.
Base Ball.
Boston VS.. Washington, Grifhth
Stadium, 3:l5.
Tennis.
District tournament, Columbia
Country Club, ~.
GEORGETOWN in national inter
collegiate tournament, Pittsburgh.
Wrestling.
Rudy Dusek vs.. Reb Russell,
feature match. Grifiith Stadium,
$50.
FRIDAY.
Base Ball.
New York VS.. Washington, Grit
nth Stadium, SIS.
Tennis.
District tournament, Columbia
Country Club, ~.
Golf.
Georgetown in national inter-
collegiate tournament. Pittsburgh.
SATURDAY.
Base Bali.
New York VI. Washington, Grif-
nth Stadium, 3.
Tennis.
District tournament, Columbia
Country Club, ~.
Golf.
GEORGETOWN in national inter-
collegiate tournament, Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
EUNICE DEAN VICTOR
Defeats Millicent Hirsch for Jbr.

~ -
ssy Net Honors.
HACKHNsACK, N. j., June IS
~.-Eunice Dean OF San Antonio,
Tex, won the annual New Jersev
women's singles tennis championship
for the second consecutive year to-
DAY. Miss Dean defeated Millieent
Hirsch Of New York In the final
round, SIS. IS, 81. The cham
pion was seeded second and Miss
Hirsch third.
Norma Taubele Of New York and
Grace Surber OF Jackson HEIGHTS de-
feated Mrs. Tokuko M. Nakano Of
Japan and Miss Dean, -, -6, In
the doubles.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
N'CARTHY TAKES TITLE.

CANTON, Ohio. June 2s P.-
Maurice J. Mccarthy, jr., Of Ctncin-
natl won Ohio's amateur golf contest
today for the second time In four,
years, defeating Clevelands Eddie
Meister, 4 and ). in the ANAL OF the
thirty-fourth annual championship at
Brookside.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
j. s. RYDER SQUAD
BAFFLEO BY LINKS
Narrow Fairways, Difficult
Rough of English Course
Check Star Pros.
By the Associated Press.

bS tLe AshOClAleQ fIeSS.
- OUTHPORT, England, June IS
Bounded by = graveyard and
terrifying range Of sand dunes
- and swept for the first time in
a week by a stiff wind. the Southport
and Ainsdale course frightened Amer
ica's picked professional golfers to-
day into full realization of the task
that lies ahead OF them If they are
to retain tho Ryder Cup against Great
Britain here Tuesday and Wednesday,
The sub-par scores that had marked
the Americans first tussles with the
day. Non playing Capt. Walter Hagen
divided his squad into pairs in prep
aration for Scotch foursomes play and
was far from satisfied with the re-
suits.
Only the combination Of Ralph Gull
dahl. United States open champion,
and Tony Manero. whom Guldahl de-
throned. shaped up satisfactorily. The
other pairs failed to click under the
wind conditions that prevailed.
Snead's Play b Wild.
GAM SNEAD, playing for the frst
time under the eye Of Hagen,
hooked his shots 40 wildly that his
partner, Gene Sarazen. was forced to
play nearly every second shot from
the rough.
Other combinations tried by Hagen
comprised Byron Nelson and Horton
Smith. Ed Dudley and Henry Picard,
Johnny Revolta and Denny Shute.
The American captain said definitely
he would make some changes before
the cup competition starts Tuesday.
Hagen will not make known the bat
ting order" until Monday.
In contrast with the Americans
dimculties in adjusting themselves to
less home like playing conditions,
Britain's Henry Cotton thrilled on
lockers with = remarkable practice
round Of 81. The ex-British open
champion shot eight brides and the
other 10 holes in par. He holds the
competitive course record. 66. but Ne
marked. I'm still not satisfied with
my game"
Evening star., 1937-06-27
SOCCER INVADERS WIN.

PHILADELPHIA, June as R.-
Charlton Field Club Of London Eng
land, defeated the Pennsylvania All
Stars. 7 to 0. at soccer today. Tor their
tenth straieht victory IA the Omitted
States, before q crowd e( S.o0A
Evening star., 1937-06-27
MRS. STERN HAS A "a
Cards $3.50 At Army-Navy
Course~ Over Mans Par.

Mrs. Charlotte g. Stern. 4 member
OF the Army Navy Country Club set q
new record for women's golf over her
home course yesterday when she shot
. 35-39-74. 4 strokes over mans par
She WAS playing in = private match
With Mrs. T. j. johnson and Mrs.
jerks when she established the new
low-scoring marx for members Of her
eek.
Her card for the Is holes follows:
~ S44 343-35
~ o65 343-3o-74
Evening star., 1937-06-27
AL MACKENZIE VICTOR.

Albert r. Mackenzie, we'll known
Columbia Country Club golfer, won
the trans Mississippi senior golf tour
ney yesterday at Denver. Mackenzie
won the Middle Atlantic champion
ship in 1923.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
.1atted for Shea In ninth.
tBatted for Kennedy in mint

CH1CAGO O----- 100 O2O OO3-6
WASHINGTON 200 O01 1905
ton @ e. 1GRH5s %.if:r stsp.' tsp' aysI asIn1
Lewis; sexeIl. Two-Saw hits-sinrton
t2.. Kreeyich. Myer. Three-base hit
Lewis. Stolen base-Piet. oacrifice-
Travis. Double plays-Hayes to Appiinx
to Bonura: Travis to Kuhel Left on
bases-ChiesEo: 7; Warrington. 8. Bases
struck out-By Kennedy. ): by Fischer. i:
BY Linke. !. Hits.on Fischer, 8 in
inninss; on Kennedy. 10 In innings:
none in / inning: Oh Cohen, in /, in.
ming. Winning Diteher-kennsdy Losing
pitcher - Cohen. UmpiIes AeeSrs.
ormsby. Hubbard and owens. fims-
Evening star., 1937-06-27
Foot Ball Head Visits

Joe CARR, president Of the National
Foot Ball League. was visitor
at Grimth Stadium. Carr was here
to confer with Jack Espey. director
of publicity for George Marshall's
Redskins, who will represent the Cap
ital this coming grid season.
Among other items Carr not only
approved but also encouraged the
idea of the Redskins using the Wash
ington Pros of the Dixie League as
farm" team. The Patterson Club
Of the American Association also is
anxious to serve Is Redskins farm
and this matter may be arranged in
the near future.
ARR thinks that pro foot ball can
not miss in Washington. Presi-
dent Clark Grifnth OF the Mats is not
20 positive. This town has to be
given = great spectacle" Grit told
Carr. IT It's good stun they'll 90 for
it here. That's the kind Of = town
it H."
CYD COHEN WAS charged with the
defeat ysstsrday. It was the fra
mark On his slate, win or lose. In
ctdentally, yesterday was one Of the
few times that Sgd Was something less
than adequate - relief pitcher.
Rich Day fer 9iastsa.
ERD SN0TON didn't hurt him.
=. oo3f With III peefkmAnoa H
Evening star., 1937-06-27
1t Didn't Rain Long Rnouxh.

THIS lead was held for fully an hour,
for rain fell heavily for 20 minutes
In the Washington fourth and time
was called. As things turned out, it
didn't rain long enough. Play was
resumed, and In the fifth inning the
Cox hoped on Fischer for two more
runs and took q 3-to-2 lead.
This Chicago rally started tamely
enough. Shea walked and Kennedy
beat out \ hunt to Fischer, but whom
the pitcher threw wildly past frst
base Shea attempted to take third base,
Buddy Myer, alertly backing up first.
recovered the ball and threw him out.
Then Radcliff forced Kennedy.
But with two out the Sox still were
dangerous. Krsevich doubled RadcliY
across. tying the score, and Walker
singled Mike home to put the sox In
the lead.
This lead didn't last long. In the
Washington sixth Sington doubled and
Cecil Travis sacrificed him to third.
from where he scored on a two-bagper
By Myer. This knotted the count 1t
e-S.
Evening star., 1937-06-27

Even Break fer Shore.
nEN1S SHORE. South African
Olympic runner, also got an even
Evening star., 1937-06-27
Rich Day fer 8iastea.

ERD Sn0TON didn't hurt him.
=. soaf With III psgfxmAnea. H