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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29

Today's Sport
 Parade
By HENRY McLEMORE
 United Press Stan CorrespondeutD

he can do that, he can do anything. I happen to be a confidante of Tony's and I am very fond of him. Tony's wife-not that Cuban song is desperately i'll in Massachusetts. Manero's first and last thoughts are of her. Each morning he phones the hospital to inquire how she is convalescing from her mastoid op- eration. Each afternoon he phones her to tell Agnes how he is doing in the P. G. A. So far neither of them has had bad news, and earnestly hope they won't.
 Each time Tony sinks a putt he says to himself, "There is another eight bucks for the day nurse." Whenever he gets a hole up, he probably thinks, Well, that pays of the anesthetist." When he makes 8 birdie, he probablby whispers down the shaft of his butter, T hope everything will be all right" The gallery is roofing for Tony, because they know of his dilemma. I am roofing for him too because he is a grand person and deserves a break.
 Best Bet?
 Densmore Shute remains the hu- man icicle, and if I were a betting man-which I am not, thank heaven TT probably would stake my all on Denny. It is not often that you see the P. G. A. champ and the open king lock horns. Belasco could not have stage managed it himself. Yet this is what happens today, and it will be battle royal, I assure you. I am sorry that Laffoon did not have his wish and meet Henry Picard, whom Jug McEpaden folded up in three extra holes. There would have been a great human in- terest story Henry and Jug were rooming together and had been training and advising each other. When Ky heard that Jug had hand cuffed Henry, he said, Gee whiz; I wanted to knock off Henry my self in the finals"
 Olin Dutra, who had been finger ing about, wise cracked, Oh so you're going to get in the finals, eh?" Ky was nonplussed. He ad- mitted he had played in only five match tournaments in his whole ca- reer. The swarthy, stock Dutra put a headlock on 8 scotch and soda and concluded, The first fifteen years are the hardest, as Walter Hagen says"
 And who am I to disagree with such profound thinkers?
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
GROWN, MEDWICK
 HOLD BAT LEADS
Only Four Players in Major Leagues Hitting
 Better Than 400

New York, May 2s. 7 UP) Joe Medwick, St. Louis Cardinals out fielder, and Joe Cronin, Boston Red Sox manager-shortstop, held the major league batting leads during last weeks play which left only four hitters in the 400 class, accord ing to the averages released today and including games of Thursday, May 27.
 Medwick slumped from .437 to APT and Cronin from AT to .421. Buck Jordan, Cincinnati first baseman, with an average of 400 was second in the National League. Lyn Lary, Cleveland shortstop, with a mark of .409 was runner-up in the Amer ican League.
 King Carl
 Carl Hubbell, New York Giants southpaw, who won two games last week, continued to top all pitchers with eight victories and no defeats. Monte Pearson, New York Yankees and Willis Hudlin, Cleveland, were jed fo rthe American League lead, each with four victories and no de- feats.
 Leaders in other departments follow:
 Hits - (N) Medwick, St. Louis, 50; (A), G. Walker, Detroit, 48.
 Runs (N Medwick, 32; (Al Greenberg, Detroit, 28.
 Doubles - (N) Medwick, IA; (A) Bell, St. Louis, 17.
 Triples - (N - Vaughan, and Handley, Pittsburgh, ' each; (A Kuhel, Washington, 6.
 Home runs (N Bartell, New York 10, (A) Selkirk, New York, 8.
 Runs batted in (N) Medwick, 35; (A) Greenberg, and Bonura, Chi cago, 37 each.
 Stolen bases - (N) J. Martin, St. Louis, 8; (A) Appling, Chicago T,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
DETROIT TEAM
 FIGHTING HARD DESPITE BREAKS.
Double Win Keeps Them in Second Place; Lucas
 Beats Cards
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY

BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, May 29.-CUP) Ball clubs are sometimes inspired by ad- versity and that seems to be the case of the Detroit Tigers.
 When Mickey Cochrane, the Fig CTS pilot, was carried of the field at Yankee stadium last Tuesday, Detroits pennant hopes apparent ly were crushed. The next day Charlie Gehringer, the Tigers great second baSeman, went on the shelf with Charley horse." The Tigers looked like whipped team as they fel lbefore the Tanks on Wednes- day, 70.
 But the next day they scored a thrilling 13-inning victory over the Tanks, 5-4. Yesterday they grabbed a double-header from the St. Louis Browns, 6-5 and 7-2, and moved into second place in the American League only 1 1-2 games behind the Yankees.
 Eldon Auker, Tigers submarine hurler who hasn't won a game since opening day, picthed Detroit to vic- tory in the opener. Hank Green berg hit his 9th homer. Roxie Law son won his eighth game of the season in holding the Browns help less in all but one frame of the nightcap.
 The Chicago White Sox knocked Cleveland out of second place by taking 10-inning game from the Indians, 3-2. A walk to Radcliffe and double by zeke Bonura scored the winning run in the tenth.
 With Johnny Marcum pitching six-hit ball the Boston Red Sox triumphed over the Washington Senators, TO. The victory enabled the Red Sox to move within half game of the idle fourth-place Ath- letics. Eric McNair made three singles and drove in two Red SoX runs.
 First-place Pittsburgh snapped its three-game losing streak and picked up half a game on the idle Giants by blasting out 10-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals Red Lucas was the winning pitcher, holding the Cards to four hits in 1-3 in nings. Wait Hoyt fineshed.
 In the only other National League game, the Chicago Cubs scored a 1923 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
 The Yankee-Athletics game in the American League was postponed be- cause of threatening ewather.
 YESTERDAYS HERO - Roxie Lawson, Detroit's relief pitcher of year ago, who kept abreast of Carl Hubbell by winning his eighth game of the season-the exact number he won all last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
SHUTE, MANERO IN SEMI-FINAL
 OF GREAT MEET
LafOOn and McSpaden in Other Match of Super
 Iative Golf
Rx HENRY McLEMoRE

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Pittsburg, May 29-(UP)-The two top golf champions in this country, and the two most unflagging 'scramblers" in this or any other country, meet today in the semi- final round of the National Pro- fessional Golfers association cham- pionship.
 In the battle of champions Denny Shute, of Boston, who holds the P. G. A. title, and Tony Manero, the open king, are the contestants. In the other round of four fight Ky Laffoon, the Chicago Indian, plays Harold (Jug) McSpaden, from Win- cester, Mass.
 Not in the memory of the oldest critic has major tournament pitted the P. G. A. champion against the open champion, but Pittsburg was very indifferent. Despite five days of play between the nations finest shot-makers the total gallery has not surpassed 5000.
 But to the select the clash be- tween Shute and Manero offered the last word in golf. Both are magni- ficent golfers, but temperamentally different. Shute is a cold article probably the coldest article in cmo- petitive sport today. Nothing ruff f1es him, he never smiles, he never frowns. He always shoots his game and takes the consequences.
 Manero, with the blood of Italy in his veins, is mercurial. One mo- ment he's as high as a niblick pitch; the next as low as bunker lie. There's no telling what he will do. Take his match of yesterday, for example. An ordinary golfer for 27 holes, he turned four down to Harry Cooper, the best golfer, if the record books are not at fault, in the world. Then, with only nine holes to play, Tony caught fire" and with one of the greatest stretch runs in history knocked off Cooper-the same Cooper he beat out of the open championship last June.
 That was a great win for Manero, in more ways than one. In the first place, his wife is very i'll in a Boston hospital, and Tony has been so worried this week that he hasn't averaged four hours sleep 8 night. In the second, it Silenced forever those critics who said his win in the open was 8 thing of luck, and that Cooper could beat him eleven times out of eleven.
 The Laffoon and McSpaden match promises to be 8 blistering, every man-for-himself dog fight.
 Laffoon knocked off Byron Nelson, the medalist, yesterday, and Mo- Spaden dusted Henry Picard in 39 holes.
 The betting odds call for even money and take your choice in both matches. As for myself I like Shute and McSpaden.
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Pittsburg, May 20.-(UP)-Come into the locker room of the Pitts burg Field club with me. The vic- tors are exulting, the vanQuished are licking their wounds. We have the brides and mortified of the Profes- sional Golf associations tourney here! Let us listen to what they say as they stumble out from the showers and gloat or groan:
 Byron Nelson, winner of the Mas ters Tourney at Augusta, Ga., opineS, q had a hunch I should not have come out here this morning. I knew damn well Ky Laffoon was going to lick me. I've never beaten him yet. There is no reason to think I will, because every time I meet Ky he is sizzling hot"
 Laffoon interrupted, q beat a great golfer when stopped Byron. I don't know how I did 1t, but I did and that is what they pay off on"
 Disappointed
 LauOOn was nOplng FlcarO WOulQ triumph, so he could meet him in the finals Sunday, which shows you how far ahead Ky figures. This Kentuckyan has got himself hypno- tised. He thinks he is the greatest match player in the world, and maybe he is. When you can make those shots like Laffoon does, you've got something. Part of it is physi- cal and all other things alike and equal-the guy who wont be beaten, can't be beaten. That is true in baseball, football, golf or tiddlewinks. There is no explanation for it, but it is true.
 The guy I am roofing for in this P. G. A. is Tony Manero. He whip ped 8 Goliath in Harry Cooper. If
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
May 29, 1916, at New York

N1Ay SO, AOAV' ~V ANS" AV
 (This is the greatest individual achievement for any 29th day of May)
 Mathewson pitched the Giants to their seventeenth straight victory, 3 to 0, when he let the Braves down with four widely scattered hits.
 Dick" Rudolph was not any too liberal either, the Giants getting but seven hits off him.
 The game was really won in the first inning, when Kauff singled, to drive in Burns, who had hit safely and advanced on outs by Robertson and Doyle. The two runs which New York gathered in the eighth proved to be unnecessary, the way Big Six" was travelling.
 Three fast double plays by the Giants during the first five innings cleaned the bases, and it was not until the sixth that Brave was left on base, in fact, only two of them were left stranded in the en- tire game.
 NOTE: This game practically climaxed Mathewson's long and il- lutrious career on the mound. It
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
Fulton Lawn Bowlers Compete For Gold Cup

Two Amen teams, members of the Fulton Park Lawn Bowling Club, will go to Hartford, Memorial Day, to compete for the gold cup.
 The trophy is known as "The Dr. Johnstone Gold Cup" and competl- tions will be played on the green of the Fernleigh Lawn Bowling Club.
 To be declared a winner of the gold cup, team must win all Its games in the days tournament.
 The Waterbury aggregation should prove formidable contestants. There has been some very fine bowling displayed on the green at Fulton Park during the past week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
TRIBUNES MEET
 TOMMIES SUNDAY
Sacred Hearts and B. A. C. Paired in Early Game;
 Hills vs. Recs

Unless the Tribunes can prove themselves to be 8 very important fly in the City Amateur League baseball ointment, when they cross bats with the North End Thomas Club tomorrow, the Sacred Hearts who meet and should defeat the Brooklyn A. o. in an earlier game, judging by general form, will fin- iSh neck and neck down the first round stretch and that is about a week from now, when the all-im- portant playoff game rained out last week will take on the propor- tions of major calamity-to the loser. Washington Hills and Rec reations tangle in the other c. A. L. game tomorrow, the Tommies and Tribunes scheduled for D. m. and the other pair of games earlier in the day. Leno Costaldo and Arnold Polancer will umpire the major game.
 TOmmieS Set"
 How many, if any, new players VIII make Cnelr appearance COmOr- row is somewhat of a mystery, though the Thomas Club is be- lieved to be pretty well "set" with Mandy Green pitching. Bud Shaw of Meriden in the outfield and the Marc boys of Bristol on deck to hit hard when the occasion arises. There's talk about one more player for the Hearts who may prove to be somewhat of a sensation though he may not be sprung on the un- suspecting opposition tomorrow, Johnny Jablonowski probably get ting the pitching assignment, until the Brooklyns get troublesome Washington Hills are figured to add a win against the Recs, the team second in league batting power but yet to win 8 game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
GREAT DIAMOND FEATS
 THIS DATE
O-BY BRACE B. JARRETT--@ Mathewson Pitched Giants to l7th Straight Victory

was the last of his many 'great" feats. In less than two months time following this kame, he was destined to leave the Giants to become man. ager of the Cincinnati Reds. He pitched only a handful of games during the balance of 1916, which was the last year anyone saw his famous "fadeaway" in action.
 Thus we have seen in this series during the past week, the first and the last great" feats of this illus trious master-covering 8 span of sixteen years almost to the day.
 The score:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
Schoolboy Baseball
 Schedule
Games Monday (10 a. m.) ParOchiaI League

1@AVCuA0l AC06uO At Hamilton Park: No. 1-St. Marys vs. Sacred Heart. Umpire, Carney. No. 2-St. Joseph vs. St. Anne. Umpire, Bob Ray.
 At Fulton Park: St. Margaret vs. St. Thomas. Umpire, Kelly. At Washington Park: SS. Peter & Paul vs. St. Francis. Umpire, Hayes.
 Games Tuesday (4 p. m.) Public School League-Nati0nal
 Division.
 At Hamilton Park: No. 1-Duggan vs. Merriman. Umpire, Hayes. No. vs. Croft. Umpire, Kelly. At Fulton Park: Driggs vs Slocum. Umpire, Denicola.
 Games Wednesday (4 ?. m.) Public School Approximation
 Division.
 At Hamilton Park: No. HI. S. Chase vs. Woodrow Wilson. Umpire, Hayes. Mo-, &Reidville vs. Bunker Hill. Umpire, Carney.
 At Fulton Park: Anderson vs Mary Abott. Umpire, Kelly. At Washington Park: B. w. Tink- CT vs. Sprague. Umpire, DeNicoia.
 Games Friday
 Parochial League At Hamilton Park: No. 1-St Francis vs. St. Johns. Umpire Hayes. No. 2-SS. Peter & Paul vs St. Anne. Umpire, Kelly. At Washington Park: Sacred Heart vs. St. Joseph. Umpire, Car ney. . At Fulton Park; St. Marys vs. St Thomas TTmnire. nenicnla.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
CROSBY, NAUGATUCK
 TO CLASH TODAY

One of the more important Nau- gatuck Valley league games, and 8 renewal of athletic competition of many years standing was scheduled to be renewed this afternoon at Recreation field, Naugatuck, when Crosby's baseball squad hooked up in test with Naugatuck high in a game that probably would be played despite heavy rain last night. Jimmy Day and Joe Margolis may be the Crosby starting battery with Frank Shea and Farren showing for Nau- gatuck. Game is set for 3 D. m. !
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Summary: Two base hit-Doyle. Double plays-Merkle, Fletcher and Merkle; Doyle, Fletcher and Mer- kle; Wilhoit and Konetchy; Math- ewson and Merkle; Egan, Evers and Konetchy. Left on bases-New York 6; Boston 2. First base on errors N. Y. 1; Boston 2. Bases on balls Of Rudolph 2. Hits and earned runs-Off Rudolph hits and l run in g innings. Struc kout-By Mathewson 2; by Rudolph 6. Wild pitch-Rudolph. Empires - ODay and Eason.
 Do oYu Know Who Performed the Greatest Batting Feat on DecOra- ti0n Day?
 See This Column Tuesday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
FIELD OF l,4O4
 OUT FOR U. s. OPEN

New York, May 29. UP)-A rec ord field of 1404-127 more than last years all-time high-is entered in the U. s. open golf tournament to be played June 10-12 in Birming- ham, Mich, the U. s. Golf AsSo- citation announced today.
 The field for the, tournament will be ITO. The entry list will be brought down to that figure Tues day when qualifying rounds are completed at 30 points.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
ITALIAN=AMERICAN
 GAMES ON TODAY

Three games in the Italian-Amer- ican baseball league were on the book for this afternoon at Hamilton park, the Aviglianese and Civiltas to hook up in the feature game at p. m. on the No. 1 diamond with the Pontes and Frattalanzas to meet earlier and the Lourdes vs. Itams at o'clock in the second week of competition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
COCHRANE BETTER

New York, May 29. (UP)-A bull letin issued at St. Elizabeth's hos pital early today said that Mickey Cochrane, manager of the Detroit Tigers, was much improved and fears felt earlier for meningitis were about dispelled."
 Cochrane was "beaned" acciden- tally by Pitcher Irving (Bump) Hadley of the New York Yankees last Tuesday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
PROBABLE PITCHERS
(By United Press) National League

Cincinnati (Derringer 1-2 and Vandermeer 0-D at Chicago (Carle- ton 1-2 and Parmelee S-A two games.
 Boston (Weir 1-1 and Fette 4-D at Brooklyn (EiSenState 3-2 and Hamlin 2-D two games.
 New York (Fitzsimmons 2-1 and Melton 1-3) at Philadelphia (Pas- seau 3-5 and Mulcahy O-3 two games.
 Pittsburgh (Blanton Al and Bow man 5-D at St. Louis c. Dean 6-2 and Weiland 1-4) two games.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
Last Nights Fights
(By United Press)

IBy United PreSSJ
 New York. - Pete Cara, 143, New York, drew with Vincent Pimpinella, 145. New York Q0; Felix Garcia, 137, New York. outpointed Bobby Britton, 137 1-2, Puerto Rico (8); Indian Scattrone, 119, Canada, out pointed soldier La Grega, 118, New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
American League

St. Louis (Thonaas 2-3) at Detroit (Gill 1-O.
 Chicago (Whitehead To and Rigley O-0 at Cleveland Andrews 1-2 and Harder 2-D two games.
 Philadelphia (Ross 0-0 and Thomas 2-2) at New York (Ruffing 20 and Chandler 2-D two games. Washington Deshong 4-3) at Boston (McKain 1-0).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
FLUSHED UNSEEN

Jim Parham won twenty-two straight games for the Baltimore Orioles in 1923 and 1924, but never had a major league trial.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
Baer Finally Does
 Something Useful
By DAN PARKER

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Games Yesterday Detroit 6, St. Louis (1st). Detroit 2, St. Louis (2nd). Chicago 8, Cleveland 2. Boston z, Washington 0. Philade1phia-NeW York (rain).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
RUNS IN FAMILY

Ken Auer pitches for the New York Fire Department baseball team, while his brother, Roy, per- forms on the mound for the New York Police Department nine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
CREW CARNIVAL

Racing crews from England, Ire land, Germany Italy and France are expected to ecompete at the New York Worlds Fair in 1889.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Games Yesterday Pittsburgh 10, St. Louis 8. Chicago 12, Cincinnati 3. (Only games scheduled).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
GRUELLING RACE

The 4,50O-mile automobile race through South America is prob ably the most arduous anywhere in tt,N ss,Ns.lN
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Standing.
Games Today

Games Today Philadelphia at New York CD. Washington at Boston. Chicago at Cleveland CD. St. Louis at Detroit.
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Standings
Games Today

New York at Philadelphia CD. Cincinnati at Chicago (2). Pittsburgh at St. Louis (2). Boston at Brooklyn. CD.
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WRESTLING

Bridgeport, Conn, - Jim Austeri, 188, Italy, threw Billy Raburn, 189, Boston; Mighty Govro, PIP, f1atten- ed Henie Olsen, 215, Minneapolis; George Wagner, 191, New York City and Herman Olsen, 2l5, Minneapolis drew; Jesse James, 1855, Texas. downed Tony Siano, l80, New York, Gino Martinelli, 190, Italy, and liar ry Kulkowich, 192, Springfield, Mass drew.
 Boston = Danno OMahoney, Ire land, tossed Jack Marshall, color ado; Steve Casey, Ireland, pinned Wee Willie Davis, Virginia; Yvonne Robert, Canada, flattened Billy Bar lush, Chicago; Tom Kaviala, Fin land, f1attened Ernie Powers, Bos- ton; Rube Wright, Texas, drew with Bob (Bibber) Mccoy, Cam bridge.
 Brockton, Mass. Len Chang California, pinned Chief War Eagle, Oklahoma: Frank Eident, Boston tossed Walter Lipson, England; i; Johnny Lopez, Boston, drew with Dutch Schmidt, New York; Charles Diamond, New York. tossed Wild man Gould, Boston; Pat Schaeffer. New York drew with Ed McNeil, New Hampshire.