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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
SCRANTON TEAM
TO meet K. OF |.
HOOP HOPEFULS
Quaker State Champions
at st. Joseph Court To.
morrow Night

"Jopuk" Lesunaitis, the hard
working business manager of the
knights Of Lithuania gpeedboys, ~
making arrangements TO handle
another capacity crowd at the 81.
Josephs Auditorium. on Saturday
leading seTni~p!0 club from Gcran-
evening, when his club meets the
ton, Pa, the st. Joseph's Owls. three
time champions. The team Is man.
aged by Al Kicbauskag and coached
by ole Vaicaitis, former gt. Thomas
college star. The team Is also
called THE Purple Hurricane" due
TO the 90 victories scored In threC
years OF campaigning in Scranton
and vicinity towns.
A telegram was received from
Mgr. Al Klebauskas OF the Scran-
ton 81. Joes Owls yesterday aftcr-
noon, stating that his team Is due
TO reach Waterbury, late Saturday
afternoon. His team, he states. Is
In the pink Of condition and Is
highly confident OF defeating tho
local Liths. Eight players, coach
and Mgr. Klebatiskas will make I'D
the party Of two cars from Scran-
ton. Penn.
JOHNNY Cluney will officiate the
X. OF l.. Gpecdboys-6cranton st.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
Heavy Field Will Favor
Pittsburgh PantherS

vader. For the men In the blue and
gold uniforms were determined to
make up for three previous defeats
which other Pittsburgh players suf-
fered Out here. In addition, this
team, composed mostly of inspired
juniors and sophomores. was fight
ing mad because Of jibes by Los
Angeles sport writer's when Pitts
burgh was picked By Washington
over Louisiana State and Alabama.
Neither coach would predict VIC
t0ry-and neither cared TO figure
how o WIT field would affect their
chances.
Dour Jock Sutherland, who
coached all OF Pittsburgh's losing
teams out here, said, II don't know
who will win. But my boys are In
top shape. And don't know what
else ] could have done TO bring
them TO kecner edge than they
are"
Silver haired Jimmy Phclan, who
lis In the bowl for the first time as O
coach. said, pittsburgh will know
1t has been IN q ball game--cvcn If
We don't win"
The Huskies are well-trained.
They have excellent passing, partic-
ulariy that OF lcft-handcd Byron
Haincs who throws the ball like
bullet. Coast experts claim this team
liz one OF tho smoothest- operating
college clcycns ever TO step on
gridiron.
Pittsburg stresses straight ahead,
bonc-crushing power. 1t has q
rugged line mad q wealth OF hard
driving backhelld men who can
carry the mall through the middle.
on the tackles or around the ends
particularly Sophomore Marshall
(Biggie) Goldberg.
Both teams entered the game
with SCARED records. Pittsburg,
which hit the heights with victories
over Nebraska. Ohio State and
Notre Danes, has two black marks
"a scoreIess tie with Fordham and
o TO defeat by Duquesne. WASH
ington, which ciinchcd the. Pacific
Coast Conference title with O 400
victory over Washington State, pre-
yiously had been held 10 a 14-H tie
by Stanford and was defeated 14-7
by Minnesota In Its opening game
OF the season.
The east trails the west In the
series standing. The west has won
nine previous games. the east seven
and three ended In ties.
Probable liieups:
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
NAUCATUCK TEAM
MEETS STAMFORD
Leaders to Oppose Area
dams TOmOrrOw-Pals
Prove Victims

Naugatuck, Jan. 1.-The Nauga-
tuck ~" Leaders basketball team
Travelled TO Waterbury night and de-
feated the North End "Y" Pals rs
10 10 In very close game. The
brilliant shooting Of Russell Weav-
ing who scored six baskets for IL
points was the big reason Nauga-
tuck won the game. At the end ut
the first quarter the score was 4 10 2
In favor OF Naugatuck and they
still led at the half 9-B. At the third
quarter the score was l7-l6 still in
favor Of the Leaders and they came
through In the last quarter 10 win
the game.
This was the seventh straight
victory TOR the Leaders and they
will cndeayor 10 make IL eight Sat-
urday night when they play the
Stamford Arcadians.
Warmers Team Wins
The three league winners OF the
YMCA fall bowling tourney rolled
of last night 10 decide the cham
pionship team. George Warmers
team with q total pinfall OF 1885 was
the winner. Others on his team in
cluded Eugene Montanari. Walter
Brown and Fred Robinson. William
Mobiles team BOWED 1888 and La
mont Kinks 1853.
The Wincer leagues have been
made up and will start Monday,
continuing for ID weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
WINGS, MAROONS UP

The Detroit Red Wings and Mon
treal Maroons moved into undig-
puted possession Of second place In
their respective divisions OF the Ma
tional Hockey league as y result
OF New Years eve victories.
The Wings defeated the New York
Americans. 4 10 2, 10 decrease the
American division leading Rangers
margin 10 two points. The Rangers
were held 10 20 tie by the Bos-
ton Bruins.
Overtime goals by War dand Ora
Gle broke q III Tic deadlock and
gave the MaroOns n al victory
over the Toronto Maple Leafs 10
break n three-Way Tie for second
place In the International division.
The standings:
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
CUT OUT 7 TURNS
ROOSEVELT TRACK
(By NEA Seryice)

New York. Jan. Ito increase
possible average speed on the Roose-
vclt Raceway, where Tazio Nug0-
lari, Italian driver. won the Wander
bilt Cup In 1896, authorities are lop-
ping off seven of the dizzy curves
banking the turns, and making other
alterations. Average speed OF 81
miles an hour " expected 10 be pos
gible when the changes are made.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
ny HENRY SUPER
UNITED Press Stan Correspondent

tUnited RreAS btam COfrespOndent)
Pasadena, Cal, Jan. 1--(UP)--
Washington and Pittsburgh, O pair
OF powerful football teams that
have appeared here five times and
always left without winning, clashed
In the 10th Rose Bowl game today
before the largest crowd In the his
tory of the event and thu second
richest gate.
The playing field OF the huge rose
draped bowl in Arroyo Secco was
drcnched by intermittent rains that
began last Friday and only q bright
sun carly today could make II hard
and fast. Weather forecasters
promised the conteatants only o
$3.50 break.
Should 1t rain before the battle
starts at 2:i6 y. M, psf, II might
shove Pittsburgh into the post of
favorite. Washington, which had
been q 1913 choice last week,
steadily has fallen on In favor be-
cause OF the possibility OF O wet field
which would slow down the Huskies'
razzie-dazzlc attack.
The vanguard OF e7,ie6 persons
gee tho game, started arriving in
who will pay more than 4260, 900 to
this city at the crack OF dawn. The
previous attendance high OF 8l.736
was set last year when Stanford
beat Southern Methodist. And the
record gate OF 5000, 42i.l6 was set
In 1890 when Southern California
defeated Pittsburgh. The record
crowd this year is due 10 addition OF
bleacher seats.
The Golden Partners from the
east entered the game more sulien
and reyengeful than any other in
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
DUQUESNE I TO5
ON MISSISSIPPI
IN BOWL GAME.
Miami Crowd of $1,000 to
Witness Clash OF Crack
COllegians
BY HENRY McLEMoRE

United Press Staff Correspondent
Miami, Fla, December 81. - Cup
- A Ilear-capacity crowd Of 1900
TANNED Miami Stadium today a.
the Dukes Of Duquesnc and Missi-
sippi State Maroons FLASHED in the.
third annual Orange Bowl football
game.
Duquesne was q 7 10 5 favorite,
despite the fact that Boyd Bruri.
baugh, the triple-threat star Of the
Dukes, stu was under the weather
because OF o siege Of tonsilitb.
Major Ralph Saage, the former
Army coach, warned, however, not
TO count my Maroorls out"
The Delta team took the field
minus the services Of Vic Dixon,
first string back who underwent an
emergency appendectomy here
Wednesday, and Oscar Weed, o
guard, who Is out with o cold.
Tradition In this annual north
south fcud favored Duquesne - for
o southern school never has won IN
the three-year history OF the Orange
Bowl.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
PURDUE CAGE COACH
HAS FINE RECORD
(By NEA Eeryice)

Lafayette. Ind, Jan. 1,-Biilce
1920, Ward L. piggy Lambert has
complied an envious record as Pur-
due Uniyersity's basketball coach.
Not once during that interval have
the BoiIermakers finished out OF the
first division in the Big Ten. They
annexed the championship four
1922 0-32-34-and tied for
II IN 102l-26-28-36-36.
Lambert Is one Of the most SUPER
stitious coaches In the sport. moving
equipment all around the bench
during a game TO set UP winning
background for his team.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
CIGARETTE BAN IN ARMY

Peiping U.PJ--.So that foreign
guests and educated men" may not
come 10 despise the Chinese army.
Gen. Sung Cheh-yuan, North
China's war lord-dictator. has de-
creed court martials for of1icers
caught smoking cigarettes on the
streets OF Peiping.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
BATHTUB SINGER sILENCED

Toxic NU.PJ--Few people who
sing In bathtubs are 30 modest as
Ryutar0 Nagai. former japanese
overseas minister. He thinks 70
little OF his singing ability that he
has had his bathroom made sound
proof so he will not disturb others.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
SCOVILL DRILL

scoyille company basketball play
ers viii meet AT the Boys club TO-
morrow afternoon where they viii
90 through n diligent hoop practice
from 10 2 ., m. In preparation
Tor future competition in the Indus.
trial League. Coach Jarp O'Heil viii
be IN charge Of the workout.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
WELLS CHALLENGE

Wells challenge any hoop team
from IA 10 10 years old. Especially
the Fulton Midgets and the Gt.
Thomas All Stars. Call at Sonny
DUANE, 80 Pemberton street.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
tire Dame System, To Get Double 7out At Florida Today
by Harry
|Grayson
OTHERS HOLD TITLES, BUT
COOPER ~ RATED WORLDS
BEST GOLFER

COOPER rs RATED WORLDS
BEST GOLFER
Coral Gables. Fla, Jan. HAIRY
Cooper won neither the United
states, British open, the r. q. A. MOI
the MasterG tournament, but the
Engiigh-born professional generally
" considered the foremost golfer Of
the day.
Cooper IL rated by Tony Manero
the open champion who omits him.
sell IN listing Americas first 10 for
1875 IN this order: Cooper, Denny
Ghute. Ralph 0tihldahl. Henry Pic
ard, Horton Smith, Gene Sarazen
Ky Iaftoon, Jimmy Hines, Byron
Nelson and Paul Runyan.
Although he compiled the amaZ-
ing average OF 7iA strokes for "a
tournament rounds, hard luck
traiied Cooper like a faithful hound
right up 70 the finish. where he lost
the Radix cup for low average scor-
ing 10 0tildahl, who had q figure Of
7iye3 IN II less rounds than Light
Horse Harry.
Cooper was being congratulated
on taking the Masters tournament
nj Augusta IN April with 2s6 when
Horton Smith came roaring home u
capture that coveted fixture for the
second time In It's three-year spar
with 286.
Lighthouse Harry fairly had hi
right hand wrung of when he low
cred the open record TO 284 at Bait
rusol only 10 zee Manero sing thres
holes In birdie 3s and take 1t all.
Cooper Master Of Irons
Cooper Is the finest nervous
golfer In memory and the greatest
master OF iron play In the game to-
day." says Manero. now serving with
Ehute. Mike Brady, Ned Everhart
and Louis Costello on the Florida
Year Round Clubs professional
star. TT " his iron play that makes
III fathe man 10 beat In major tour
namentg throughout the year.
"Ghute, the imperturbable, gets
the No. 2 spot through his victory
In the r. q. A., and second money
sh0wings In Seattle and In the Au-
gusta open. He Is not spectacular
but q fine SHOEMAKER and cold steel
under fire.
"duldabl was the phenomenon Of
1885. pressing Smith for money
winning honors and bagging the
> western open with 274, the lowest
major tournament score OF the year
in the United States. He captured
tho Augusta open. and carried of
tho years richest nugget, the $1,000
first prize IN tho Miami BiltmOre
$4,000 open.
picard coryalled the North and
South, Charleston, and Hershey
Opeps, and the Miami four-ball In
partnership with Johnny Reyolta
He Us the finest stylist In the bust
ness, but his putting action is loose
and remains his one near weakness
"gmith is the smoothest puttei
ana recovery artist In golf"
Garazen brought back two titles
from Australia, but did not figure, 70
prominently IN American tourna-
inents.
Driving Is his most troublesome
worry explains Manero. who I'M
d0ubtedIy benefited no little by hay
Ing the gentleman farmer OF Con-
necticut as his playing partner
through the last 10 holes of the ma
ti0nAi open.
Laffoon has become the most
reliable wood club player OF all the
stars. He WAS well up IN all 1896
tournaments, with an average OIL
72.4e strokes for "a rounds"
ThonasOn Most Improved
Hires dominated the Pacific coast
ioon last winter. prevailing In the
~ Angeles and Riyerside opens
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01

difiicnlt for him 10 walk the mara
thon route. An operation corrected
that, and his fellow professionals
knew he possessed the necessary
equipment. competitive ability. and
temperament,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01

The "0id timer" pictured We'd
nesday evening WAS Herman
Schincei, who WAS a premier
baekstop In the old Connecticut
league, having been Waterbury
catcher for several years. lie now
lives In New Haven and runs 4
bowling alley In Derby.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
The lineup:

Reseree--Tom Thorp tCoiumbia).
Umpire Art Huchins tPurdue).
Head linesman -- Ted Arnold tAu-
burn. Field Judge -- II. b. Hac-
kett ARMY,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01

Referee: Bob Morris, Seattle; UNI
pire: Russ Goodwin, Washington
Jefferson: iinesman: George Var
nell. Chicago; fieId Judge: II. n.
Friesell, Princeton.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01

Chinese goss sticks ere fashi6ns
able luck iisaseots n London this
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nigh single stanton, 1877.
High thFee--Pape 900.
High team Hayes, SO.
high totai-Iiayes, 1893.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-03
$4,OOO,OOO IN CONTRACTS CARRIED
OUT ON CANAL. EXPERT REPORTS

presenting Gov. 'Rodolfo Sanchez
Taboada of the northern district
of Baja California. Governor Ia
boada was unable to be present.
Walter Havekorst, president of
the Ell Centre chamber and men,
Der of the associated clubs high
way committee reported that in
the negotiations between them and
a similar committee in San Diego
county. conflicting ideas on high
way matters were being solved to
the satisfaction of the two coun-
ties. Another meeting will be held
between the two highway groups
Dec. at San Diego Havekorst
reported.
County supervisor B. M. Graham
invited members to accompany him
and other supervisors on a trip TO
Riverside next Tuesday when a
conference will be held relative the
construction of that portion of the
4-States highway which lies IN
Riverside county.
Next meeting of the association
will be held in Calipatria Jan. 7.
On Jan. 26 Gov. Frank F. Mer-
riam will be the main speaker at
an outstanding meeting to be held
in Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-03
BOY, IS GIRL 13> ARE MADE
SIAMESE TWINS BY SCIENCE

that the so-called tube pediclc
method of grating would heve
TO be used. He believes that it
never has been used before un-
der such circumstances.
The donors side must be split
twice from the armpit TO the
hip. This 1s-inch strip Of flesh
is rolled i'm the form of a tube
and the two patients placed side
by side and grow together"
Although John and Clara are
distant relatives they do not
know each other. John was chos-
en- as donor because he has the
same blood grouping as Clara's.
During the "Siamese Twin" un-
ion their separate blood streams
will function as one.
Johns LETT SIDE already has
been slit. In few weeks the
flesh will be separated from his
body, except at tn armpit and
hip, and rolled into a tube"
Whenit is certain that blood Dr.
culation through the tube of
flesh is adequate, he will be
joined to Clara.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-03

Japan is waging losing battle.
The Duke of Windsor lost his
throne because he favored peace in
stead of war.
Women are largely debating the
government of Great Britain as
we'll as China.
These were few of the conclu-
sions and highlights of a staccato
rapid fire. address delivered before
the Ell Centre Rotary club Thurs
day by Hugh A. Matter, world trav-
eller, authority on international
affairs and widely known anthro-
pologist.
Matter in a 30-minute talk dealt
with twenty diversified subjects.
He spoke on a program arranged
by w. l.. Martin.
Photographs of the skulls of hu-
mans who inhabited the North
American continent 5000 years ago
were shown by Matter who said
that expert deductions indicated
head surgery had been practiced
by the ancient tribes. He recently
returned from a trip to British
Columbia where he unear.hed more
than hundred bodies in a single
location.
Commenting on Far Eastern af-
fairs, he said that though the mill
tarists in Japan were pushing their
campaign to an apparent military
success in China, the "payoff will
come when, in financial straights,
Japan must pass the hat to the
three great powers who have the
money and who have been against
the campaign Japan is running
for a fall"
No back-stage secrets were with
held when it came to giving the
inside picture behind the British
royalty situation. Matter said the
love affair of the Duke of Wind
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-03

More than S4,000o0O in contracts
on the All American canal are be-
ing carried out my eight construc-
ton companies, reported j. L. Fos-
ter. construction engineer on the
projects, in talk before the Asso-
ciated Chambers of Commerce
Thursday evening at the Planters
hotel in Brawley
Foster was principal speaker at
the regular monthly meeting. APP
proximately men and women
from all parts of the valley attend
ed.
Foster reviewed important
phases of the project and gave his
impressions of the engineering as
poets in the light of his 30 years
with the Reclamation service.
Printing of the canal will prob
ably start in the summer of 1899
he said, though the new system
will not be ready for operation un-
til 1910.
Earl Cavanugh of Calexico. vice.
president, presided in the absence
of Eugene Anderson, president,
who is i'll.
Among the guests present were
joaquin TerrazaS, Mexican Consul
at Calexico and M. F. Guerra re-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-03

The ten Judges of all divisions of
Jackson county circuit court met
secretly to discuss how far the
racket might have gone in clogging
the courts. Judge Ben Terte said
he believed that cases for the past
three weeks might be invalidated.
Two trails were stopped immedi-
ately, juries were dismissed and the
cases declared mistrials. After the
judges conferred, Judge Brown
Harris said Sheriff James l.. Will
liams would check the 600 odd
JURORS summoned for service Mon
day for possible 'spook" jurors.
T. J. Pendergast, dominant in the
city's Democratic organization, as
serted that IF any Democratic job
holder has been guilty of wrong
doing he should be dismissed sum-
marily."
Two deputy sheriffs, Leonard
Benanti and James Porter. who
allegedly used Andre, chief suspect,
to aid them in distributing sum-
mons, were discharged. City at
/ torney George Kingsley ordered an
investigation of all recent trials in
which juries had brought in ver-
diets against the city.
The six held were Carl Tays,
lunch counter operator at a tav-
ern; and Emmett Cobb, William T.
! Flanagan, John F. Reglin, Herbert
Daniels, Orville Schmidt, all jurors
Andre could not be found
The system by which the alleged
racket was accomplished appeared
to start with Andre, who. Porter
admitted, had been hired at 81
week to ring doorbells' and de-
liver summonses. Authorities charg-
ed that Andre pocketed the papers
if the prospective juror was not at
home. Then, it was charged, they
were sold-some through Tays. who
worked at the tavern where Andre
loafed
Tays admitted at judge Terte
that Andre gave him the summons
to give to anybody needing work,
that it was a chance TO make SO
day" Tays said the 81 went to
Andre.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-03


WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 tUP)-
Plastic surgeons prepared today
TO make artificial Siamese twins
of two. Negro children--a 16-
year old boy and a 1S-year-old
girl ..s. sst 49,.
The children will be Joined for
at least five weeks soon after
the first of the year by skim
grating operation in which they
will share ono circulatory sys-
tenn. They will be subjected to
all the difficulties encountered
by true" Siamcse twins. except
walking. During the time they
are Joined they will be confined
to a hospital bed. 5l5
The operation will transfer a
pound and a half of tissue from
John M. BOnner's body to that
of Clara Howard. Clara was SO
severely burned nearly a year
ago that it was impossible to
transfer any of her own skin
from a thigh or calf, the usual
procedure, to the parts Of her
body that needed it.
DIR. Robert e. Moran, who will
perform the operation, decided
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-03
$4,000 Damages
Sought i'm Suit

Damages in excess of $4,000 were
asked in a suit filed Wednesday
by John w. Yarbrough against Mr..
and Mrs. w. G. Bailey, parents OF
his wife, because he alleged they
were to blame for his wife suing
him for diVeree.
In the suit filed through his
guardian, J. L. Yarbrough, he al
legged his wife's parents alienated
the affections of his wife and were
to blame for their separation Aug.
27. He further accused them OF
preventing him from seeing his
child by taking it into their home
and refusing him permission to
visit there. He also accused them
of preventing him from talking 10
his wife.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-03
FLAX ASSN.
TO HOLD MEET
COURT HOUSE

Members of the Southwest Flax
seed Assn. will gather for their an
nual meeting at the Imperial county
court house in Ell Centre Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock.
Five directors, one from each
district, viii. be elected An audi
tors report for the fiscal year end
ing Oct. 81, 1887, will be read.
j. l.. Dubois, president, and Ar
gyle McLachlen. secretary-treasurer
will give brief reports of the busi-
ress and progress of the associa-
ton during the year.
A tentative plan for marketing
the new crop which will offset a
program desired by buyers will be
discussed.
d. B. Roberts will make short
talk on cooperation.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-03
Driver Will Face
Reckless Charge

s. T, Wise. So. Calexico. will be
tried in the Ell Centre police court
Monday for reckless driving be-
cause his pickup truck crashed
into a trailer parked In the 800
block on South Fourth street
Thursday night.
Wise was arrested on the reek-
less driving charge by Patrolmen
T. M. Sharp and T. J. Harris. His
car hit a trailer belonging to
George Hill, BAL South Fourth
street, police records said. Wise
had been drinking, the report said.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-03
CLOSEUP VIEW
OF A-A CANAL
IN NEWS REEL

Latest motion picture scenes OF
the All American canal were com
pleted Thursday when ground
crews for Pathe and Paramount
News Reels made closeup views OF
construction activity filmed from
the air Wednesday.
Ground shots taken Thursday by
crew in charge of M. G. McCar-
roll included views of the power
drops. the desilting works at I'M
perial Dam, general view of the
dam from the Arizona side, and
new sand dune photographs.
The news reel men were sent here
at the suggestion of the Imperial
County Board of Trade.