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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30
Stag Party

Francis Jeniolionis, a popular Brooklynite, will be feted at a stag party to be held tomorrow night at Venta hall, l03 Green street at o'clock at which time a large crowd is expected to be in attendance. The activities of the evening will in- clude a dinner, refreshments, vocal selections and brief speeches.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30
St. Patrick's Quoit League

WAL bC AlhQs
 St. Patrick's Quoit League
 Final games in the annual quoit tourney conducted among members Of the Holy Name Society of St. Patrick's church will take place to- tonight on the grounds adjoining the Lyceum at 2 o'clock, followed by a business meeting of all contest ants who participated in the league during the summer. Peter Fitz- Henry, chairman of the sports com- mittee, W Il be in charge.
 During the meeting plans will be formulated for the annual sports. mems dinner to be held at the Wa terbury Recreation Rod and Gun Club on Saturday evening, septem- Der 1lth.
 Fife and Drum Corps
 Members of St. Joseph's Fife and Drum corps will hold a special meet ing and rehearsal at their quarters "wednesday night in preparation for their appearance on Fifth avenue, New York city, as part of the Amer ican Legion national convention parade which begins Tuesday morn- ing, Sept. 2l, at 9 o'clock. John w. Stokes, director of the unit, is in charge of arrangements and is greatly interested at this time in the number of boys who will make the trip in order that housing arrange nents and transportation can be accounted for.
 Federation Meeting
 A report on the recent convention of the Lithuanian Catholic fedora ton which took place at Lawrence, Mass, last week. will be given by local delegates at the regular meet ing to be held tomorrow night at K. of L. club rooms at 7:30 o'clock.
 Choir Officers
 Oficers of St. Joseph's choir will hold Q special meeting tomorrow night at the K. of L. club at g o'clock, to make preparations for fall and winter activities, rehearsals and membership. The staff includes William Klimas, Albert Markevicius, Marcelle Andrikis, Joseph c. Coskie, Albina Stankevicius, Sophie Lukmi- mas, Chalres Kearnauskas and Jo- seph Marcelynas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30

Mt. Carmel Meeting , Preparations for future activities of the Holy Name Society of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30
Glee Club

Fall and winter activities of the Glee Club of the Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel will be rec stunned with 8 meeting of the chor- isters to be held at the parish hall on Monday, September 18th at 8 o'clock. Officers of the unit consist of John Jannetty, director; Pasquale Russo, president; and Angelo Miro, director of publicity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30

Barnes Testimonial
 All plans have been completed for a testimonial dinner to be given at the Bankers Grill tomorrow night In honor of James Barnes of Wilson street. Representative Daniel J. Ma nancy has been selected as toast- master and from present indication 1t is contemplated that good time will be had.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30

Church of Gu rLady of Mt. Carmel, will be discussed at general meet ing to be held tonight at the parish hall at 8 o'clock. Also included in the discussion will be the formula tion of plans for the annual bowl ing league which this season is ex- pected to be larger than ever. An thony Ficeto, president of the junior branch, and Salvatore Fazio, head of the senior division will be CO., chairmen of the evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30
Murphy in Race

Fritz Hansen of South. Cheshire will resume his work in Q few days. He has been confined to his home by an injury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30

< MT. and Mrs. Henry Hicock and
 family of Meriden road here re
 turned to their home after visiting in South Britain as fi1e eueets of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-16
ITALIAN LEAGUE
 TO OPEN MAY l5

Saturday afternoon, May 18th was selected at meeting which took place last night, as the official opening date for the local Italian American Baseball League. The cir cult will comprise six teams, namely, Aviglianese, Civilta Progresso, Fra tellanza, Itam A. C., Pontes and a new club to be selected from among several applicants, with final deci- sion to be made at the next con- claye of managers to be held next Tuesday night at the Central "Y".
 The opening ceremonies will be made more complete with the ap- pearance of the WPA band secured for the occasion with the assistance of the park department. The activ- ities will be held at Hamilton Park and a prominent local citizen will be among those present awaiting the call to toe the rubber.
 Among the important discussions to take place at the next meeting will be the appointment of umpires and scorers. Applications for the said positions must be mailed to Nick Zappone, president of the league, at 4 Ann street. It is expect ed that the officials who served last season in the league will be among those who receive consideration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-16
PAINTER, DRAGON
 ALSO TO SHOW !. THIS EVENING
Ace Gordon Has Tough As- signment- -HOrOsChak
 in Opener

Rating Bob Barnett the "Nova Scotia Tiger" good enough for main bout billing, though he has never shown in this city, Promoter Joe Zonsin has paired the 200 pound matman with the ex-Boston univer- sity athlete Stanley Stills, who al- ready has shown favorably on the last wrestling card at Buckingham hall. Tonight, the usual five bout program is listed with Barnett ana Stills scheduled to go 90 minutes or 2 out of 3 falls. Man the Pan- ther is to show in the Semi-final for half hour or one fall with Steve Brady an Irish-A American star in bout that should be productive of some real action.
 StandOut
 Ace Gordon and the Red Dragon will be paired in a bout that, on paper, looks like the standout on the card and for the half hour they are in action, the customers can be assured few dull moments. Both men are exceptionally clever, with the Dragons skill leaning toward the comical side, though he is able to show some real mat skill If the occasion requires for the Dragon is very strong and knows all the tricks of the trade.
 New Man
 Pat Murphy, 210 pound Buffalo Irishman and Steve Rose, the Maine woodchopper are scheduled for 30-minute bout which Is liable to finish really early If Murphy is not able to cope with the able Rose who has proved thorn in the side of many an opponent since the first of the year. Adam HoroSchak, the barefooted Ansonia clown is sched. uled to open the show with Lucien Rundeau, another of those famous Flying Frenchmen in 8 bout that ought to provide plenty of laughs from the time Announcer Jack Jack Freney attired in ensemble No. 3748 introduces the opponents and ring officials, about 8:30 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-16
LARGE FOOTBALL SQUAD OUT FOR
 TECH HIGH TEAM
Coaches Stress Game Fun= damentaIs in Spring
 Sessions

Forty-five candidates reported to Washington park Tuesday for the initial Tech spring football drill. Coach Jake Rieger was in charge assisted by "Jarp" O'Neill.
 Practice sessions will be held daily for three weeks with funda- mentals being stressed. Scrimmage drills will be held durnig the last week of practice. Eight lettermen from last years team are among the candidates.
 The students who have signed up are: Backs: Murphy, Slocum, Hill, Steinmetz, McAtavey, Rotella, Ba- ker, Augelli, Adamaitis, Blanchard Brown, Burns, Chabot, DcBlasio DeLeo, Guisto. Hardwick, In- sogna, Janusis, Kazlauskas, LaSal- ata, Mezanotte, Mongelluzo, Morri- son, Pinto, A. Rinaldi, w. Rinaldi Sfozza, Urchak, Vullette, T. Waitr and w. Waitr.. (Ends) McNam- ara, Blk, Daly, D. Manno, Du- hamel, Dutil, Garthwait, Moynlhan Richardson, Rompri, Ruby, Santoro Schuster, Semprini, Scopino and Spillane. (Tackles) Wander Eyk Daddona, Fisher, Guglielmi, Huni- han, LaFrance, LaPointe, Majeski Megin, Miner, RoZun, Stankus (Guards) Dougherty, Nigro, Diste- fano, Gluse, Ianucci, Jones, Jonai- tis, Knickerbocker, Linteau, Ofsiany and Stamates. (Centers) Krlpaitis and Theroux.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-16
Custom of Throwing Out the First Ball Was Started
 By President Taft in 1910
BY RICHARD MCCAIN NEA Service Sports Writer

T
 The fat man chuckIed an. wrapped his pudgy fingers around the white ball and heaved 1t int 4 the cluster of ball players.
 They scrambled for 1t the ia man chuckled some more, ana I Walter Johnson came up out of thu melee clutching the ball in his hant and holding 1t ttiumphantly ovel his head. es Fat and jovial William Howare Taft, president of the United States, then chuckled again and sal down in his box to watch the open. ing game of the 1910 baseball sea- son. f It was Thursday, April IS, and according to the gazettes of tho time, it was "thes most propitious day in baseball history for never before has the chief executive o1 the nation opened either game or a season in Washington by pitching the very first ball, and President Taft did both yester- day"
 The President was invited out |to, the ball park by Thomas O Moves. a Washington newspaper publisher and president of the Washington baseball club. MT. Moves was hopeful that the President $ presence would help attendance and increase interest in the national pastime all around the league. | It was doubly beneficial. The opener was success financially as a record crowd of l5.021 turned out to see the lowly second division Washingtons play, and il was an artistic success as Walter Johnson hurled a magnificent one- hit shutout victory over the slug ging Philadelphia Athletics. Home Run Baker got the only hit in the seventh inning when OutfieldeI Gessler misjudged his fly.
 Johnson's brilliant performance thrilled MT. Taft. The President stayed to the very end. rocking nervously back and forth (the management had provided the chair for him and applauding both teams quite vigorously.
  Mrs. Coolidge Enthusiastic
 Since then, five other presidents Wilson, Harding, Coolidge. Hoover. and Roosevelt attended 2b openers. The only time the PreS- ident didn't show up for the cere- mony was in 1917 when April was a Y,nnsf frnsIhIniis mGnth
 All of them haven't been such good fans as MT. Taft. Calvin Coolidge, for instance. hardly ever stayed more than few innings. However, lArs. Coolidge forced him to stay to the finish of the bitterly fought l2-inning deciding game ot the 1924 world series. Mir. Coolidge tried to leave In the eighth inning but Mrs. Coolidge tugged on the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-16
GROWN AND RED' BOXERS SHY ON
 PENNANT TALK.
Boston Boss to Start Sea- son at ShortstOp No
 New Pitchers
By ERNEST BARCELLA United Press Stan COrrespondent)

By ERNEST BAhCELLA
 United Press Stan COrrespOndent)
 Boston, April 16 CUP)-Joe Cronin brought his Boston Red Sox home today from. a f1ve-week southern training tour and asserted, among other things, that i've will go along this season with what ma terial. we've got"--which represents 8 mere $1,OOO,OO0 investment.
 This would seem to mean that the Sox have given up the idea of try ing to acquire another starting pitcher and a. seasoned, hard-hitting outfielder. But you never can tell. Why only yesterday, General Man. ager Eddie Collins, in announcing the sale of utility 1nfielder Johnny Kroner to Cleveland, admitted i've tried to make a deal for a pitcher"
 Anyway, Genial Joseph of the San Francisco Cronins is quite pleased with the business like manner in which his hired hands went about their training chores.
 On Their Toes
 "The boys buckled right down to their jobs," Cronin said. "There was not any of that pennant ballyhoo like last year. Which is a good thing, The team looked very. good in the sousouth. Their hitting has been god and we're better conditioned than last year. Jimmy Foxx is in Philadelphia being treated for cold and Lefty Grove also is there get ting an ailing shoulder steamed out But the'll be with us in day or SO Mel Armada, who was beaned in ar exhibition game is due in town in a couple of days"
 Joe admitted he would be back al shortstop when the season starts. h fact, that's where he'lil play this afternoon when the Sox tackle Holy Cross at Worcester in an exhibition game and tomorrow and Sunday ir the City series with the Bees.
 Boby Doerr, 19-year-old rookie sensation, will start the season al second, with Pinky Higgins at thirt and Foxx at first. This means that Eric McNair, who did most of tht shortstopping last year, and Oscal Melillo, who did most of the second. passing, will be held in reserve. Bot Daughters, formerly Holy Cross star will be farmed out for more season ing. >
 Good Setup
 Grove, Wes Terrell and Johnn. Marcum will be our starting pitch ers," Cronin said, land I expect tha Walberg, osternueller, Wilson ant McKain will help a lot. Rick Terrell of course, is our mainstay behin' the bat, but Gene Desautels will d. a lot, of catching, too"
 AS for the out1eld, Doc Cramer a fixture at center. Until Almad returns, Dominic D'Allesandro an Buster Mills will fight 1t out for on berth, while Fabian Gaffke vii handle the other.
 Cronin, who last year predicte the sox would finish at or near tn top, only to have them wind up il sixth place, isn't sticking his necl out this year.
 well just go along" he said ul tra- -conseryatively, land try to vii as many as we can"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-16

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

where the half-mile pole rearS Its peppermint striped head, and in the stretch still had Tintagel to catch and catching that hot-footed prop erty of Marshall Field, is no simple task. Pompoon turned the trick, but not until Richards, the best Jock& in the business right now, had givet him the works = the complete works No three-year-old anything, be 1t horse or human, ever took 8 more robust licking than did 'Pompoon in that drive for the tape. Hell be eating his hay off the rack for two weeks.
 When he flashed past the judges Pompoon, it seemed to me, had run all he wanted D for the day. Oi course, I picked Grand Slam, which would indicate that 1t is possible fol me to be wrong. So maybe Pom poon was just getting hot. But tc me he didn't look like horse whc wanted even so much as one more furlong. And the derby, don't for get, is for mile and then g quarter mroe.
 The Wood Memorial, in which Pompoon will go to the post, is fol mile and seventy yards. That was the race in which Omaha tipped his class as a stayer. I never will for get that race. Today won 1t, but at the finish awkward old Omaha who had been in the ruck most oi the way, was picking up horses, two at a time. In his drive to the wire that day Omaha came as near tt literally running over the oppoSl' tion as horse ever will.
 Those of you who like Pompoot for the derby mustn't forget thai none of Pompey's children are par ticularly fond of distance. They come by this diStaste naturally, fol the Old Gent, himself, wasn't ont to pick them up and lay them doWl for too long a time. When PompeJ was a three-year-old he, too, was ar early favorite for the Bluegrass classic, as sometimes refer to ths derby. He went to the post a short odds, but the route was tot long and he finished pantint fourth.
 Copyright, 1897. by United Pressl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-16

New York, April 16. = (UP) - That muffled roar you've been hear ing since sundown yesterday is the turf critics chowder and marching society a-beating drums and a. blowing trumpets for Pompoon, the big bay son of that gallant old gent, Pompey.
 The critics sounded the first rolls, the first shrill blasts, when the strapping three-year-old, with the bat of Jockey Harry Richards tear ing at his Hanks, churned up the loam of Jamaica's stretch to win the Paumonok handicap in a photo finish.
 I've got a drum and a trumpet, too, and I can play the daylights out of both of them. But this time I'm going to reserve my concert until after the wood Memorial on May l, when I'll know whether Pompey's handsome child can shoulder a stakeweight over a decent route. II he can, then his position as favorite fo rthe Kentucky Derby VIII pc a sensible one. If he can't = we'll then he might just as well stay at home and save his railroad fare to the bluegrass country, and that heart-buStin' mile and 8 quarter run at Churchill Downs.
 I'm not saying that the six fur- long dash that is the PaumonoK handicap didn't give some line on Jerry Loucheim's hope, because .t did. For one thing, it gave the lie to reports that Pompoon hadn't wintered any too well and was un- sound, especially about the feet. lie went to the race yesterday as haro as a rock. For another, 1t proved him a gam .ster from way pack. He's no quitter. He'll go all out when given the word. Pompoon was no better than fifth at the polnt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-16
| Gins Seem Sure | Of Beverage League Grown

Capt. Fred Delaney's Gins won three games from the Brandies last week and are now practically cer- tain to be labeled the champions of the league. There is only one more week to go and the schedule calls for the Gins to roll the almost last place Wines, while the second place Ciders are up against the Cham pagnes. One single victory for the Gins plus one single loss for the Ciders will insure the former team of the title for the 1936-'37 season: It was Freddie himself that did most of the damage last week to the Brady team by rolling neat Sol Daly clipped in with 8 329 while J B. Delaney had 320 and Schoenmell 318. For the Bradies Tommy Cor den starred with a $40 and was fol- lowed by Montory's 318.
 The Ciders really had no diftl- culty whatsoever in taking all three games from the Cognacs. The latter team had just gone to pieces in the past few weeks and haven't been able to hit decent team score, Last week they rolled a 1865 which is pretty close to being low for any team this season, at least for full team. Their high man last week was Dick White with BOP. For. the Ciders, Fritz Kern had 344 and Kennedy BOA.
 The Wines and the Whistles were rolling with four men each and the former took two games away from the latter for surprise vic- tory. John Murphy led both teams with an individual three game score of 3l4.
 The Beers jumped from last place to sixth place in the standing by taking all threegames form the Champagnes. Nelson 323, Maher 3l8 and Creem 315 stood out for the Beers while Moriarty's BIO was high for the losing Champagnes.'.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-16

1AmlllaE pOSS carrying Vut aM OAu familiar custom.
 presidential arm and made him sit down until 1t was over. Warren G. Harding. who once owned the Marion club of the old Ohio State League, had the best arm of the bunch. Most of them throw like schoolgirls, but he whipped the ball overland, true and fast.
 Mir. Harding was also an expert scorer, using the official baseball | writer's system of numbering play CTS and detailing each play.
 He was also something of a sport at the games. Ban Johnson, late president of the American League, asked MT. Harding for his score card after the 1921 opneer to frame 1t for league headquarters and was amused and surprised to find nota- tions indicating that the President and his party had been doing a bit of wagering on the game.
 One of the aotations read: "IIoover-minus $1," which sounds like MT. Hoover lost a buck to Mi. Harding. MT. Hoover, by the way, was the worst pitcher. Wilder than a let handler, he once beaned a pho- tographer.
 Wilson Liked Game
 The scholarly Woodrow Wilson was the most enthusiastic fan among the presidents. He was a frequent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-16

visitor at Griffith Stadium after he left the White House. Because he was paralyzed and unable to get about his chauffeur used to drive his limousine into the stadium and park 1t along the right field foul line, facing the field.
 Foul balls sprayed dangerously about the car, of course, and so Clark Grifi1th, Washington club president. deputized a player to sit on the Wilson bumper and spear these wild drives to protect the windshield.
 Great care, of course, is taken to protect the President from any at tacks at the ball park. The several hundred seats in the immediate vl- cinity of the presidential box are sold to friends of Clark Griftith ana government officials. A stranger couldn't buy a ticket within iive boxes or so of the President,
 Nor could he buy seat in one or two boxes in the upper deck imme- diately above the Presidents party,
 These are occupied by secret ser vice men and plainclothes policemen who scan the crowd constantly and so carefully that they can tell how many clgarets the fellow in Row l8, sectionlC smoked during the game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-16
This Sporting
 World
Yankee ol,utIook Not Too Good
By JOHN A. cLUNEY

With Charley Rung sn confirmed hOdOut for the of soOO thereby dsaeements between clubs players Dago out of action for about three of the season which training provides little Manager Mccarthy ponder about printed today Key United Press brings out another angle that completely fall apart There reported heeng between D1ago Cou mportattcns FTanciscos Telegraph I which supposed have been patched up
 with $1OOO which Charley wants his ability pnchhit blame him for getting what he for the truth Rng the best hitting pitcher in the major leagues,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-16
PREDICTION

Friends of Marlene Dietrich, now starred in the Lubitsch picture Angel" with Herbert Marshall predict that she will soon purchase home in Hollywood, now that she has tawen out citizenship papers and expressed her intention of re- maining in this country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-16
COOPER BACK

Several days before expected, Gary Cooper returned to Hollywood from New York and Florida, where he has been on vacation for several weeks, to resume work immediately in Paramount's Souls at. Sea-" with George Raft.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-16

The miserable in which lost to yesterday another the all the marked followed statements to possibly quake when THINKS of the week before he into beating him he must take and yellow would
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-16

Here's bit for of those basketball players who can't find the complaining about blackboard anything sucker" sho Omaha NebaskaJohn Abrahamson guard basketball during the despite the thaHe only
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-16

Would that the late Martin scuy could be here tonight the
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-16
A Little Of This And That

Elderly gentlemen inflicted with gout rheumatism and what not watching Adam the first bout the third bout of the wrestling tonight at Buckingham Hall Even MT Jack Feneys sciaca should benefit the of merely watching the comedians of the mat
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-16
THE STANDING
YALE AND ST. JOHN
 TEAMS PAIRED

New Haven, Conn, April 16- (UP)-Yale university's undefeated baseball team will play its third game of the season here today against St. Johns university of Brooklyn.
 Moe Jublitz will start on the mound for the Els in his first var sity game.
 In previous games, Yale defeated Springfield college, g to 8 and Col umbia university, IF to 2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-16

Pittsburg Pirates stopped here to- day to play the Hutchison nine of the Western association. At Kansas City, yesterday the Pirate suffered their sixth loss in the nine-game string with the Chicago White SoX. 11-3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-16
At The Training
 Camps
BY UNITED PRESS

Charlotte, N. C.,-April 17-Bob Teller was en route to New York today as the Cleveland Indians and the New York Giants stopped here for the 18th game of their series. Teller will appear on radio pro- gram in New York tomorrow night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-16

New York, April 17-New York fans get their first view of the world champion New York Yankees and the Dodgers today when the two clubs meet in the first of a three-game preseason series. Each hold a victory over the other in previous starts. The Tanks smother ed Norfolk, Va, 17-7, under bar rage of eight home runs yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-16

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