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Evening star., 1937-12-25
FROM THE PRESS BOX
Lyrical Lardner's Greetings of Season
Are Freely Written With Rhyme, Reason.

To Mr.. Doyle. the Irish lark,
And also Dutch and Potsy Clark:
To Buddy Baer and Whizzer White,
To Henry Armstrong The can fight)
To Thomas Farr. the British peril,
And Jimmy Foxx, and Madeleine
Carroll
(And with that last consignment, Joe,
A double round of mistletoe).
A passing hail
To Frank Of Yale;
A loud salute
To Charley Root;
A rousing toast
To Fielding Yost;
The seasons best
To Sammy West,
And Sammy Snead,
And Sammy Hale,
And Sam MCGEE,
And Sam McPhail;
To every guy
I know named Sam
I make seasonal
Salaam.
And to James J. Farley,
And his boss, Big Frank,
To Gehringer (Charley),
And to Greenberg (Hank);
To Casey stengel,
May his tribe increase:
To every ones mother.
And somebody's niece;
To Grantland Rice
And Bobby Jones,
To George Price,
And the Franchot Tones;
To Porky Flynn,
And George H. Ruth,
And two parts gin
And one vermouth.
Jingle bells. Jingle bells,
Don't bite the hand that's feeding Vol,
tCopyright. 1887, BY the North American
Newspaper Alliance Inc.)
Evening star., 1937-12-25
'Bama POlishes Passes.

A LABAMA'S Crimson Tide, after
reaching the Pasadena battle
ground. held its first workout on the
field at Occidental College, and from
the looks of things there was every in
dication that 'Bama would go in
heavily for passing against the Bears.
Stub Allison, California coach, feared
as much as he wound up practice for
the weekend yesterday with the state
ment that CALIFORNIA; weakest point
lis defense against passes"
West Virginias Mountaineers, at
Ell Paso to meet Texas Tech in the
Sun Bowl game, were doubly hard at
work. Coach Marshall Glenn planned
two workouts daily, although he con-
fided that the team won't scrimmage
much and would spend considerable
time "in blocking and tackling."
Passes were regarded as certain to
play large part in the annual East
West game. particularly in the Of
fense of the Pacific Coast gridders.
Coach Orin Hollingbery admitted as
much as he explained, with such pass
receivers as we have around, why
shouldn't We" Both the East and
the West squads worked out today.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
GRID TITLE TILT OFF

League Can't Agree on Northern
Team to Face Presidents.
b the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 25.-Due to
disagreement among American Asso-
citation officials over the team to rep
resent their league and the recent
injury of Gene Augusterfer, coach
and quarterback of the washington
Presidents, the North-South profess
sional football championship game
has been Cancelled.
The Presidents of the Dixie League
were to clash here January 2 either
with the White Plains IN. W team
or the Paterson Panthers, but George
Blume of the American Legion, spon-
sor of the game, said the Legion and
managements Of both clubs had
agreed to cancellation.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
Promising School
BY EARL FARR, Jr.

THESE high school coaches,
who have to hang around
the gymnasium until bed
Il time every night while the
Community Center kiddies have
their fun, aren't letting any grass
grow under their feet.
Although they are not permitted
to do any coaching while acting in
q supervisory capacity, there's
nothing to prevent their keeping
eyes peeled for talent.
Frinstance, one couldn't help
being impressed by the fatherly
interest displayed BY Coach Lynn
Woodworth q Roosevelt the other
Evening star., 1937-12-25
Bv JOHN LARDNER.

n YEW YORK. Dec. 25.-The time
nj has come for all of us to lay
our Christmas cards on the
1 Y table:
T was the night before Christmas,
And all through the house
Not q creature was stirring,
Including mouse.
And that's the way 1t is with
Christmas;
You can lead it to water.
But you can't make it drink
So a merry Christmas to Sammy
Baugh,
There's a guy who can really throw;
Or merry Christmas to Sammy Baw,
A forward passer without a flaw;
Or merry Christmas to Sammy Bow,
Or Bo or Bof-well, anyhow,
A merry Christmas to him (who cares?
Certainly not the Chicago Bears.
And to J. D. Bulge, the king Of
tennis,
And G. Won Cramm, the foreign
menace,
And Perry, who lobs, and Vines, who
hammers,
And that beautiful number. Katherine
Stammers,
I hope her Christmas won't be rainy
And If you like to pronounce 1t Kenny
That doesn't change my feelings any:
Again say
Here's luck to her.
And Gus Dorais,
And Andy Kerr,
And Tunney (Gene),
And Harlow Dick),
And Dizzy Dean,
And Ford G. Frick,
And Ginger Rogers,
And Barney Ross,
And the Brooklyn Dodgers,
And Santa Claus.
The fact is, Christmas comes but once
a year.
The French call it Noel.
They seem to have it confused
With something else.
Well, that's the French for you,
And 1t goes to show
That free verse Is easy
To write
Even at Christmas time.
So merry Christmas, snow or shine,
To Pittsburgh's backs. and Fordham's
line.
A prosperous and happy Yule
To Jarrett in her winning pool.
The very finest Of Decembers
TO all the 10000 members
OF all the all-America teams.
The best Of luck and pleasant dreams
Evening star., 1937-12-25
SOUTH GIVEN EDGE
IN DIXIE CONTESTS
Rice, Auburn, l. S. U. Bowl
Game Choices, Despite
Sturdy Opposition.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.
OS ANGELES. Dec. Is. Its
tough enough to crawl out on

r OS ANGELES, Dec. Is. - It's
tough enough to crawl out on
the end of one limb without
~ having it crack. 1t must be
four times as tough to crawl out on
the ends of four limbs and finish with
out broken neck or a cracked spine.
Yet this is the present quadruple
objective Of your correspondent.
There are eight main bowl teams
now facing their last week of train
ing. I'm picking the South to win
at Dallas, New Orleans and Miami
meaning Rice to beat Colorado,
Louisiana State to handle Santa Clara
and Auburn to slip by in a thriller
against Michigan State.
- I'll give California the edge against
Alabama, but only by somewhat
slender margin, for reasons that will
be named later.
These four predominant bowl games
will involve more than 270 football
players. they will attract more than
100000 customers and they will play
to something like 100000. They also
will pile up a travelling bill and a
hotel expense account, plus entertain.
ment on the side, above $2,000,000-
an important item for railroads and
airplanes and hotels in four enter
prising cities.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
RAILROAD FIVE IN LEAD.

AS play is suspended for the holidays
American Railroad cagers find them
selves pacing the Roosevelt Community
Center basket ball loop with two winl
and no defeats. replacing the Marine
Inspectors. who were leading after
Last weeks hoStjlitieS.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
California Apt to Proue Too Powerful Baa Rice Contends
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

CHARLES WEEGHMAN, presi-
dent Of the Chicago Cubs, was
bit surprised to find that Branch
Hickey, manager OF the St. Louis
Cardinals, would not accept q
$4,000 check for Rogers Hornsby.
Lieut.. Walter B. Schafer, former
star halfback at the University Of
Chicago, claims to have been the
first American soldier to 60 over
the top into mo mans land"
Col. Ruppert of the New York
Yankees could have used Lavan,
Shotton, Strunk, Bush and Schang,
but Griffith and Frazee evidently
had the inside track.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
Party for L. S. U. Team.

MICHIGAN STATE, after a tough
" two-hour drill yesterday, planned
no more hard scrimmage before the
Orange Bowl game with Auburn, but
figured to spend the rest of the week
in tapering of exercises, and probably
in polishing the overhead attack.
Louisiana States Christmas Eve
workout for the Sugar Bowl game
with Santa Clara was hard. but brief.
The particular reason for its brevity
was a Christmas party the L. S. U.
athletic department held for the
Tigers in their training quarters
complete with tree and gifts.
Evening star., 1937-12-25

Baugh got lot Of publicity
in 1886. his senior year in coll
lege. He filled the air with for
ward passes sometimes
throwing between 30 and 40 a
game.
This is lot of passes. The Nation
became mildly interested. On some
Of the All-American teams Baugh
either was selected or given honorable
mention. But he never was a real
Au-American. like Riley Smith was
at Alabama or Sam Francis at Ne
braska.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
GRID DATE SPURNED
Muhlenberg Bid for Oct. 26 Game
Refused by 28 Colleges.

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Dec. IS P.-
Muhlenberg College may have to ad-
vertise to fill that October % date on
next falls football schedule.
Registrar Harry Benfer said he had
contacted % colleges in a vain effort
to arrange q game for that date. It
looks like We'll have to insert ads in
the games-wanted column"
Evening star., 1937-12-25
YULE NO HOLIDAY
FOR BOWL TEAMS
'Bama Gets First Workout
on Coast-West Virginia
in Two Drills.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOR the most Of the bowl bat
~ tiers on the New Year day foot
ball front, the Christmas holi-
day was just another session
of hard work today.
In general. the teams, and particu-
larly those from the East and South
invading foreign fields. were given
practice drills Of varying degrees of
work. Some few. such as the Rice
Owls, who meet Colorado in the Cot
ton Bowl, and California's Bears, who
tackle Alabama in the Rose Bowl,
disbanded for the holiday, but others
got down to the serious business Of
polishing attack and defense.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
Best Under Pressure.

TO THIS inexpert observer Baugh
III 1887 was the best football
player he had ever seen. The chances
are that he will improve. Next year
he should run better. block better and
be more expert and experienced on
defense. He hardly could be expected
to improve his passing and kicking.
Baugh had that innate knack OF
being able to play under pressure. He
was on the spot from that opening
game with the Giants to the final day,
when he practically whipped the Bears
single-handedly. Marshall either took
q chance on Baugh's having that rare
ability or else he was wisely advised.
Anyway, the Redskins gam
bled on Baugh and they won.
II Baugh had done no more than
Francis. Washington wouldn't
have won the world title
or even battled for It.
Boiled down, Santa Claus came early
for George P. Marshall. He came
last October and delivered S.. A. Baugh
of Sweetwater, Tex. But that takes
nothing from Promoter Marshall The
guy took chance, as Mr. Espey point
ed out, and he won out.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
DESIGNS SLED COURSE.

Stanislaus Zentzytzki. the designer
Of both Lake Placid and Garmisch-
Partenkirchen bob-sldeding courses
for the 1882 and 1886 Olympics, viii
supervise the construction of the Jap
anese course at Sapporo for 1910.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
"POPPlNG ;r'S5
OftF"%JtGfo on@Zzzs&S..| s.: :
Promotion Lesson.

JOHN K1NGSBURY EsPEY who fair sort general
nu
George Marshall gambed
gamble said
business gambled liking
football and he played for stakes
You not only know the rest but Mr. significance
interpreted you'd like to
before. He made
But seems that Mr. Marshall gambed
In nnanclal gambled
ooa player and ne won He took chance anky
Christian
the
And without made money
Evening star., 1937-12-25
Skeptical of Effect,

NOV, Mr.. Frick knows q lot more
about the baseball business than
any press box expert. But, until new
evidence is introduced, am not going
to believe that an extra 1/12Sth inch
Of leather and an extra strand Of
Evening star., 1937-12-25

Five years ago.-Harry 8. Knox
OF Chicago nominated to succeed
Louis ]. Carruthers as president
q q. q l. Z, A. In shake.up
Evening star., 1937-12-25
PETWORTHS TRIUMPH.

Wainwright, with eight points. led
the Petworth Comets in their 23-l5
victory over the Roosevelt Boys Club
basketers. Pearlman and Kenney led
the losers attack.
Evening star., 1937-12-25

kicked. passed, bucked and ran through
broken fields. No All-America selector
passed up Sam Francis.
The Chicago Bears did not intend
to pass him up. either. In a mag
unanimous gesture last winter the
Bears gave End Bill Hewitt to the
lowly Philadelphia Eagles, who drew
Francis in the draft. In exchange the
Bears got Francis.
The Eagles won on that deal
-. won by plenty. Hewitt was
terrific. He easily Is the best
end in football. And have you
heard Of Francis since he left
Nebraska?
Francis still is with the Bears and
he has all the outward earmarks Of q
fine football player. He can kick and
pass and run, but he didn't make"
the Chicago club and he wasn't used
much in . reserve role.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
TOPS COL0RED SCHOOLS
Armstrong High Earns Six City
Titles, Conference Crown.

Armstrong High School dominated
local colored sports by capturing six
city titles and q Middle Atlantic Con-
ference championship. Armstrong
won conference and local basket ball
honors in addition to winning local
track, golf. swimming, tennis and
baseball titles.
Howard University was held to 6-6
tie by Miner Teachers College as the
local colored football teams clashed
for the first time.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
BULLETINS FOR SKI FANS.

Beginning next Friday, the National
Park Service Of the Department Of
Interior will issue weekly bulletins
concerning skiing conditions In nearby
Shenandoah National Park.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
NAVY IS BIG SCORER.

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. LP)-In its first
three 1887 football games Navy scored
two more points than the team made
over the entire 1886 schedule.
Evening star., 1937-12-25

Sam Couldn't Make" Team.
THERE is an interesting case &.
Francis. At Nebraska he was
rip-snorting terror on wheels. He
Evening star., 1937-12-25
STATE BOXING PLANNED

at All Weights.
BALTIMORE, Dec. Is R.-state-
wide boxing championships in all
weights are being considered by the
State Boxing Commission.
Stanley Scherr, commission chair
man, said the championships would
be decided by means Of elimination
matches governed by the rules Of the
National Boxing Association.
The elimination matches would
bring together teams from Cumber-
land, Hagerstown, Salisbury. Balti-
more and other cities.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
Tourney for 48 States.

AVuI uCy AVI 10 oSASOss
For the first time the tournament
next summer will take in all of
the 48 States. Speaker said. with
winners in IA States being certified d.
rectly to the national finals at Wichita
In August, while the other "a State
champions will meet in regional tour
naments.
The IA State champions going di-
rectly to the national tourney will be
California. Nebraska. Kansas. Okla
homa. Texas, Illinois, Alabama, Ohio,
New York. New Jersey, Indiana, Penn
sylvania, North Carolina and South
Carolina.
The championship was won last year
by Enid, Okla. Speaker said he ex-
pected to attend as many of the State
tournaments as possible and would be
at the national finals.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
new BAIL NOT APT
TO CURB SLUCCERS
Thickening Cover by 1-128
Inch, Adding to Seams
Seen No Handicap.
BY FRANCIS ]. POWERS

AsfAA~SAO o' 4 " w AASSs
~ H1CAGO, Dec. 25.-As BELTS
4 a good publicist, Mr.. William
Brandt comes forward with
~ the information that the Ma
tional Leagues 1888 model baseball is
going to put crimp in the manufac-
ture of cheap home runs, half hit balls
that previously have carried out of the
amphitheaters.
Now, by and large, I take anything
Mr.. William Brandt tells me as the
gospel truth. But, in this instance, I
am going to reserve opinion until next
July has rolled past. 1t seems rather
improbable that the addition Of
1-128th of an inch of leather and one
extra strand Of thread should slow up
the ball to any appreciable extent.
It may in the National League, but
I doubt it would have any such effect
on American League clouters. 1t long
has been my opinion that the Ameri-
can has more real muscle men than
its elder partner in the business. Joe
Medwick and Mel OFT are true home
run smackers, but. outside of those
two, whom does the National have to
compare with Lou, Gehrig, Jimmy
Foxx, Joe Di Maggie. Hank Greenberg,
Hal Trosky and Rudy York?
American League Satisfied.
CERTAINLY, it would take more
than an extra 1-128th of an inch
Of additional leather to slow up the
home-run production of those fellows.
Maybe it was for that reason the
American League decided to let well
enough alone. and keep the ball it has
been using for the past several sea-
sons Probably experts told Will Har-
ridge that, If the American wanted to
slow up the ball and curb the home
run crop, some variety Of pumpkin
must be substituted.
I notice that Mr.. William Brandt
does not say the new chassis Of the
1893 ball will be Of any material as
sistance to the pitchers. Several years
ago that was the argument on behalf
of a new ball, that the raised seams
and heavier cover would improve
pitchers grip and control Perhaps
that theory was disproved, for it is no
longer mentioned.
According to Ford Frick, National
League president, "in the air those
hard-hit drives won't travel as far as
they did with the ball in use by both
majors for the past four years.
Squarely hit drives will have just as
good chance to become homers as with
the old ball. The only change the
new ball will make in the National
League home run statistics is the
elimination of fluky homers-un-
earned home runs, you might call
them"
Evening star., 1937-12-25
SPEAKER BIG BOSS
Of SEMLPRO MINES
National Title Play Will Be
Directed by Former Star
of Majors.
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne ASSOCldt6Q fIeSS.
~LEVEIAND. Dec. 25.-Tris
Speaker, former manager Of
the Cleveland Indians and
one Of baseball's greatest out
fielders, announced today he had ac-
cepted the Craftsmanship of the Ex-
ecutive Committee in charge Of the
annual championship tournament con-
Quoted by the National Semi-Pro Base
ball Congress.
Serving with him, Speaker said. will
be George Sisler. former manager, Of
the ST. Louis Browns. and Fred Clarke,
former manager of the Pittsburgh
Pirates, while Hans Wagner, former
star Pittsburgh shortstop, again will
act in the Judge Lands" role Of
commissioner Of the semi-pro congress.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
They Gambled on Baugh.

They Gambled on Baugh.
RAUoH, publicised Is he was, was
- no Sam Francis . year ago.
Francis was No. on the list Of players
in the draft. Baugh was way down,
Is is attested by the fact that the
Redskins then representing Boston,
drew him. And the Redskins had
next to last choice year ago.
The pro scouts saw Francis do
everything at Nebraska. They saw
Baugh do only two things pass
and kick. He threw passes from
double wingback and stood flatfooted.
A lot Of fellows in the country were
punting as well as Sammy.
But when Promoter Marshall landed
Baugh he gambled. He left 1t up to
Coach Ray Flaherty to teach Sammy
how to run, block, kick better and,
believe it or not, pass better.
Baush was thrown into the
bost baekaald in the world 90
Evening star., 1937-12-25

Baugh, Battles. Smith and
Pinckert . and he developed
into the best football player
most people ever saw.
He learned to pass out Of . single
wingback and to pass while on the
dead run. He added 10 or IS wards
to his punts. He became q really
high-class ball carrier toward the
close and he was no bum as a blocker.
Evening star., 1937-12-25

YEW YORK, Dec. 25.-The time
has come for all of us to lay
" our Christmas cards on the
table:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-12
Methodist

FIRCT METHODIST EPISCOPAL Rev. Theodore c. Bobilin, pastor Choir = Charles w. Platt, direc- tor and bass; soprano, Mrs. Charles B. Toleman; contralto, Miss Eunice I. Hungerford; tenor, William M. Blair; organist Mrs. Edwin H. Jones.
 Children's Day, June 13
 Evening Worship 7;30 Organ Prelude Hymns--"The Spacious Armament on High, Dear Lord and Father of Mankind, Break Thou the Bread of Life" Responsive-Page 636- Prayer by Dr. Gaines. Ofertory- Quartet-"Lead Me Lord" :. Wesley Address
 By MT. J. Quinter Miller
 of Hartford Hymn--No. 72 "This Is My Fathers World" Benediction- Organ Postlude-
 Privileges of the Week Monday, June 14th-- 6:30 p. m.-The Junior Auxiliary
 will have 8 Hot Dog Roast
 at the home of Mir. and Mrs.
 William Latimer in Wolcott.
 Election of officers. 800 p. Unofficial Board meet
 ing. The last one of the sea-
 son. Tuesday, June 18th 2:30 p. n1.-Regular meeting of
 the w. c. T. U. followed at
 500 o'clock by a fellowship
 supper. Wednesday, June 16th- 2:45 p. m.-W. H. M. s. Devo-
 tions, Mrs. Louis Von Lott.
 Music in charge of Mrs. Her
 bert Taylor. Election of off cers.
 FOO p. rn.-Boy Scouts. Thursday, June 17th- 11:00 @. m. to 200 p .m.-Public
 Luncheon served by the
 Ladies Aid Society. T:30 p. rn.-Prayer meeting. Friday, June 18th
 FOO p. m.-Girl Scouts. Saturday. June 10th Church School Picnic at Lake
 QuaSSapaug.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-12
DOMINICA ROSA
 LEAVES SS,6SU
Real Estate and Bank Sav- ings Make Up Bulk of
 Inventory

Domtnick Rosa, of 224 Greenwood avenue, who lost his life June 3 while painting his home, left an estate of $o,608.O6, according to an inventory filed today with Judge Dennis J. Slavin in probate court. The estate includes real estate and bank savings.
 Mir. Rosa was painting his house the morning of the 3rd when he slipped from a scaffolding and fell onto a cement walk below. He was an employe of the Scovill Mfg. Go.
 Property on Greenwood avenue is valued at $6,2O0 There are two ace counts at the Waterbury Savings bank, one totaling $5l5.06 and the other $3,o29.67. Wages due from the Scovill Mfg. Go. are $53.34.
 MT. Rosa left no will. Joseph Rosa is executor of the estate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-12
Director.
Local Women Active
 In Conference Plans
Two=Day Session to Be Held Next Week in New Lon-
 Distinguished Women Leaders to Speak

Several Waterury women are in- cluded on committees arranging for the northeastern states regional conference sponsored by the wo- mems division of the democratic national committee which will take place at New London next Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. Henry A. Hayden is a member of the registra- tion committee which will check in delegates to the conference from every state in New England. Mrs. Beldina Tracy of this city is on the ticket committee and her daughter, Mrs. Ruth Tracy LaVallee, also of Waterbury, will be one of the ushers at the session.
 Patronage
 Among the principal speakers will be Mrs. Emma Guffey Miller of Pennsylvania. Not only will the New England states be represented but there will be delegates present, also, from New York state, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Mrs. Miller is one of the women vice. chairmen of the democratic nation- al committee as well as a national committeewoman from Pennsyl- vania. She will discuss equality in patronage.
 The Hotel Mohican will be the scene of the gathering. Another