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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08

Allen Cooled Fine From Witt . Off By $25O
BY ROBERT WEBB


 Boston. June 8.--(UP)--Letting the sports chips fall where they may a1
 Johnny Allen, the Cleveland In- dians' temperamentaI rigilt-hander, may be a hard man to handle but his pitching record has always been good since he came up to the majors in 1882 =. During the four sea- sons he spent with the Yankees, he won 50 and lost l9 ~. He won 20 and lost 10 in 1886, his first season with Cleveland.
 In 1887, Allen enjoyed his great est success .. {. he led all pitchers in winning percentage at .938 ;. included in his victories were de- cisions over every club in the league .. only the Tigers were able to beat him and they whipepd him onl yonce Allen compiled the third highest earner run average . |. Only Lefty Gomez and Monte Stratton finished ahead of him.
 Empires have always found AL len such a powder box on the field, they have leaned backward in their efforts to treat him fairly .. but when the Red Sox complained about the performations on his undershirt, Umpire Bill McGoWan told Allen he would have to change 1t :. Old Dazzy Vance used to have a tattered shirt waving in the eyes of the batters until the unpires stopepd hlin. Pitchers. particularly those who throw a fast ball, have an ad- vantage if they wear slit shirt =. the batetr aWtches the shirt Instead of the ball and is often- times caught off balance In the instructions to American league lmpires Is the following rule: Pitchers will not be permitted to work with ragged or slit sleeves which have the effect of confusing the batter"
 AL this time, it might be pertin- ei1t to point out that Oscar Witt has done pretty fair managerial job to lift the Indians into first place =. In addition to Allen and Rollicking Rollie Hemsley, there are several olher players on the club who play good ball only when con- tented =. Witt has apparently got ten the best out Of all his men.
 Vitt showed who was the boss earlier In the season when he fined Rollie Hcmsley after the former St, Louis Browns catcher did A bit of conspicuous celebrating following A Cleveland victory .. the $25O fine on Allen for quitting the game will probably straighten Allen out Inc ballplayers pocketbook Is always a vulnerable spot.
 Allen, by the way, is in the midst or hls best season before yes- terday's Walkout, he had won seven and lost one, which puts him right up with the leaders his strike out record is good one He whiffed 45 men in ten games :. only Buck NeWsom, and Bob Eel Ter lead the stocky Allen in the matter of making the batter miss that thir dstrikc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08
LAWN BOWLING
Results. Tuesday. June 7th

Results. Tuesday. June 7th
 Pierce Carew "A, Alexander Cal braith 12.
 Robert Gardner. l8. w. Watt. IA.
 Tom Baker l9. Wm. CareW Sr. IS.
 Wm. Newton 20, Jas. Gardner IT.
 League games will be played on Tuesday nights promptly at 6:30 o'clock.
 In order to promote the game. in vitations were sent out to several ladies to visit the green with the Idea of forming a club. Sixteen an- swered the call and under the in- struction of Robert Mills, James Gardner, Harry Liebernan and Jo- seph Mackie made a creditable showing. Ladies games will be played Tuesdays, Thursdays. Sat- urdays and Sundays with instructors and bowls furnished by the club Just as soon as the ladies are qualified they will have bowling nights of their own and at times will play in competition with the men. The committee thanks the ladies for turning out in such num- bers for beginning and will dc all in their power to help form a club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08
The pAYO.I.Il-:
Henrys Smashing Win Over Ross Sets Him Up for
 Shot at Ambers Title

with everything but baseball bat for IS solid rounds, you wondered who used baseball bat on the 36 of the 38 opponents he knocked out.
 Ross had little left. His legs were gone, and as Armstrong kept swarming all over him, the erst- while lollapaloosa of the Loop couldn't even strike an attitude. Ross was on his own one-yard line the entire night. Barney was lit- tie better than the stumblebums and roundheels Armstrong tipped over en route to the top.
 But Armstrong must be put in the class of the good little men of his- tory until someone demonstrates that he doesn't belong there. At the moment the only thing in sight capable of checking the industrious Senegambian sthe national guard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08
Agawan1
 Horse Whispers

Horscmen at Agawam Park fell on the Brookmeade stable like a pack of hungry wolves .. what they didn't claim they arranged to buy at private sale, so now Elmo Shrop- shire haS returned to New York empty handed for another detach- ment which will probably head to the Belmont of the Berkshires for another tussle with the halter bridade. plenty of other sales and claims. too. . R. H. Sheldon swap ped BathSheba for Reliable Ann with E. Snyder on the other side of the deal. :. Paul Andoline pur- chased Flag Post from the Brook meade stable, and J. F. Besche sold the four year = old Ally, Brief, to J. II. Bell.
 Mrs. Randolph Scott got excited over the opening stceplechase al Agawam and has made arrange ments to ship several of her jump- CTS later this month---Mrs. Scott owns the grand jumper. Battleship winner of the Grand National what treat 1t would be if she could only be persuaded to shir this fellW to the local track fol a one-around over the brush .,.. Peppers" continue to school con vincingly ove rthe jumping course and there's no doubt but that this phase of the sport has come tc stay.
 Western Boy
 A new jockey makes his bow this week when L. GBedwell holst Ralph Placinto into the pilot seat -. the lad halls from Los Angeles where there's report that Santa Anita is doing quite well by itself .... when Vic Moves hurdled the opposing Army team back in 1920 as a great Navy quarterback he hao no idea that some day he'd be send ing murders to the post at AgaWan ... he arrived with a quartette oi cross country performers which race for M. B. Metcalf and Dr. Walter WickeS.
 Working Girl was scratched out of Tuesdays sixth race by permis- sion of the track veterinarian .... she will be on the sidelines for ten days. .. as she gets rest Jockey N. DiVito returns ot the saddle after serving short suspension for un- fair riding tactics :. however. it's good to see boy set down for try ing too hard.
 Jack Conway, prominent New England newspaper man, does yeo- man duty for a few days in the Agawam judges stand, taking the place temporarily of Maurice Met calf he's tops as a writer and a' an official.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08
WRESTLING RESULTS

New York Dropkick Murphy Boston. pinned Walter Percy, Eng land; Andy Olsen, Sweden. and Steve Zagursky. Poland. drew; Vic Weber, Germany, downed Juan Ola quiyel, Spain; Abe Coleman. New York, threw Angelo Sayoldi, Michi- gan: Reb Russell, Texas. downed sammy Menacher, New York; Jack League. Texas, s,andE dMesc gaoin League, Texas, and Ed Mcske. Ohio, drew; Hank Barber, Massachusetts, threw Ed White, Alabama; Walter Podolak, Syracuse. tossed Andy Brown, New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08
WILEY WINS!

Staging another of those Merj- well finishes, the Wilby High school baseball bunch came through In the ninth inning to grab 5-4 decision over Hamden High yester- day at Hamilton Park. A trio of hits and a juggle brought Wilby three runs, and the ball game, Magravsk going well on the Wildcat mount Hamden tied the game in the eighth led in the ninth but lost in the last half of the same inning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08

Her, shot sparklin l08. Ycster- day--a l26. My guess is that Mrs Martin Johnson, using her No. snake kit and her No. 5 quinine pouch, will win the tournament with 72 hole score of 358.
 That is, of course, unless the U. s. G. A, in 4 last minute rul- ing, allows the boys to substitute barbers for caddies. In all my life l have never seen golf course that needs hair cut like Cherry Hills.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08

| Tht WuterDury brmOerWts bVIS rhirt. enth Street, Washington. D. c.. enclosing a tkree-ceDt postage stamp
 THE EDITOR.
 Q. What are the fall I93B ,rac- ing dates for the four principa! Maryland race tracks?
 A. Havre de September l8 to 28 ell days); Laurcl-October 1 to % t25 days); Pimiico-Novcm- ber to Is l3 dayO; Bowie-No- yembcr 18 to 30 Q3 days)., c. Up to the beginning of the 1888 season, how many games had Carl Hubbell won and lost against the St. Louis Cardinals, and how many had Dizzy Dean won and lost against the New York Giants? A. Hubbell had won 30 and lost 18 against St. Louis; Dean had won 2l and lost IS against New York.
 Q. What was Notre Dame's foot ball record in l03i?
 A. Defeated Indiana 26 to 0; Drake 83 to 0; Pittsburgh 20 to l2; Carnegie Tech, l9 to o: Pennsylvania 40 to o Navy 20 to o; tied Northwest ern 0 to 0: lost to Southern Cali fornia IA to IS; lost to army 0 to l2, o. Please name the Cleveland Indian players who took part in the 1920 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
 A. Evans, If; Jamieson. If: Wambsganss. 2b: Lunte 2b; Speaker Of; Burns, 1b; E. Smith, If: Gard ner. 3b; Wood, If; w. Johnston. 1b: Sewell. ss; O'NeilI. c: Coveles- kie, p: Bagby, D: q. Graney. If. If; Uhle, p: Nunamaker. c: Caldwell. p: Mails. D.: Thomas c. Q. Within the last eight years, have the Brooklyn Dodgers been as high as second place in the league standings during the last 90 days of any season?
 A. Brooklyn finished third in the National league in l032, and they were in second place from August 20 to August 2s of that year.
 c. What are the religions of Wesley Fcrreli and Buddy Lewis of the Washington Senators7
 A. Terrell is Baptist and Lewis is a Methodist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08
BUSY RACEIIOSE

Seabiscuit has traveled 24,2G5 miles since he began his racing career in the Spring of l935. Dur Ing four years Of competition, hG has run at more than twenty diff ferent tracks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08
SPORT SALAD
INTRODUCED GATE

The starting barrier was first used In American horse racing in 1900. when Mars Cassidy employed a sin gle strand of rubber that sprang up when released.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08
BOYS CLUB SCHEDULE

The Boys Club hardball league games scheduled this week:
 Wednesday-Blesscd Sacrament ys. Reveler Cubs.
 Thursday-Scoyill Aces vs. Penn berton Flashes.
 Friday-Pine Hills ys. Scoyill Aces.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08
WORLD WIDE TOUR

Walter Hagen and Joe KirkWood, veteran golf pros, have completed fifteen-months' tour during which they played before Parsec, Mandar- in, Rajah, Samurai and other rep resentatiyes of race, creed and na- ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08
BROTHERS MUCH FASTER

The last fifty years have seen trotting horses lower their world record l2 3-4 seconds, as compared to , l-4 seconds for racers in the same period.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08
CIVILTAS DRILL

Ciyilta's ball players will gather tonite at Washington Park, for their regular drill at 500 pm. Man ager John Asetto, asking everyone to be on hand as the team has an important game coming Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08
WOMAN TRAINS HORSES

The Aga Khan's horses, which have led the list of British racing stables seven times since 1924, arc trained by Mime Vuillicr, widow of Colonel Vuillier. who used to have charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08
NO MERE YOUNGSTERS

The first three finishers in the last Albany-New York Outboard motor boat race were Ted Roberts, aged 42; Fred Jacoby, 3s. and Douglas Fonda, Al.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08
STRICTLY ORTHODOX

Although the Esster holidays came only a short tiFe before he was to begiN training for Henry Armstrong Barney Ross observed all the Pass over dietary regulations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08
ThisSpOrting
 World
This, That And The Other
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

angle relative to Lou Ghrg former college League the 3 who of big league baseball with the earning all again the hardy sobriqe o 2000 stretch averaged 3 better DiMaggo that thc guy for the best ball team world. Give a look
 Games 7s5 hits, 2559 base bi 5o8; baed in S37 sacrifice hits 97 batting .3a3
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08
SPREAD SWIFTLY

Greyhound racing only started in England in 1926. but there are now flfty-tour tracks in England, Scot land and Wales approved by the Ma tiOnal Greyhound Racing Club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08
JAPANESE GRID STAR

Art Matsu. assistant fooball coach at Rutgers University. is one of the fe wathletes Of Japanese descent ever to star on the gridiron.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08

John Henry Lewis board of boxing strategy has turned down Al Cialner New the Both Pitts burgh champ taking Jaine evils the title Caine would murder opnon which has good Of late.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08
GRUELLING RACE

The Maryland Hunt Steeplcchasc Is considered the most gruelling horse race in the world. The course includes 22 dangerous fences tc jump.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08
FIGHT RESULTS

New York Jackie (Kid) Berg. l46, London, outpointed Johnny McHale, l47, New York (8); Marty Marino, l48 l-2. New York. stopped Jack Garry, l49 l-2, New York @; Jimmy Walsh, 1894, New York, de- feated Jmimy Payne, 163 3-4, New York t4: Vince Dell Orto. l29, Italy, outpointed Paul Lee. 126, In- dianapolis (O; Yoshio Nakamura. l26 l-4. Honolulu. defeated Eddie Voccia. l26 IA. New York (6: Johnny Fernandez. IA l-2, New York, decesioned Jack Haggerty, l42,, Worcester, Mass, (6) Vince Rizzo, IA, New York, stopped Mickey Don- ohue, l4l l-2, Stamford, Conn. (H.
 ONLY ONE OF KIND
 "Ziggy" Spears is the only left handed umpire in the major base hall leagues
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08

Atkins regular guy from the drop of hat would xRay building thought could chronic his looking like and west curvature Harold Saett doctor out of wishes he where the ball going "Dr" Geoghegan at Meriden, boys
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08
EXPERT AT BOWLING

Henry Armstrong. dual boxing champion, is an expert bowler. He has rolled several 29S games and his average Is around 200.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08

training special series Tunney secretly boxing with the champ, and teaching hit hand duckyf the braincst alive the dark godtoothed of Jack Blackburn able welerwegh his and after
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08

football LeaVcnWorth matt Connecticut then playing like Crosby Wlby and tohers?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08

slick high school baseball Nuatck when Crosby scheduled to meet the yard. Crosbys makes Naugy anything but pick advance the game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08
BY HARRY CRIMSON Shorts Editor. NEA Service

New York, June 6. - Henry Armstrong's feat of thoroughly pummeling Barney Ross will seem greater 10 years from now than to- day.
 Armstrong always will be the featherweight champion who won the WelterWeight title.
 The broad-chested St. Louis Negro technically now has claim to three titles, inasmuch as Ross did not lose the lightweight lead- ership in the ring. Barney simply vacated the 35-pound throne to make possible this three highly prof itable engagements with Jimmy Mo- Larnin.
 Armstrong much prefers things as they are, however. He can make good use of Lou Ambers and will be an odds-on favorite over the recog- nized lightweight foeman at Yan- kee Stadium in July.
 Beating Ambers would make Armstrong the first fighter since Bob FitZslmmons to hold three world championships.
 Hammering Henry isn't the first feather ruled to repel boss of the welters. however. Abe Attell beat Buddy Ryan in Chicago years ago. The difference was that honest Abe got nothing more than a newspaper decision, which didn't make 1t off, cial.
 The fact that Armstrong really was a lightweight tackling light welter will be forgotten as the years roll by. As the dust cloud so thor. oughly demonstrated, the eight and one-half pounds between the Gar den Bowl combatants was vastly overemphasized.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08
YALE DEFEATED

New Haven, Conn. June 8.--(UP) California University's touring baseball team defeated Yale Uniycr- sity here yesterday, 9-3, making it l2 wins in l4 starts in the cast.
 The visitors made nine runs on nine hits.
 Score by innings California .,,.,,.,. 002 2l0 400 9 Yale ..,....,,,,..0 900 0l0 020 8
 Priest and Yombardi; Stevens, Crosby, Humphrey and Albinger, ( Burdctte.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08
Sports QUESTIONS Answered

Have you e Sports Nuestl0n you wnnt answereds The Sports fnn tlucsttOn MNn ia Ut your service. Write yOnr questions clearly. sign your name and nddress and mall your query tO Sports Fnn AGes- lion MHn. Sports service Durenu. Tine Waterbury De nsOcrnt, lOi3 Thirt. enth Street, Washington. D. c.. enclosing a three-ceDt postage stump
 ,IAE EDITOR,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08
SHOWING UNIMPORTANCE OF WEIGHT ADVANTAGE

But to get back to the frequent unimportance of weight advan- tages even among the little fel- lows. George Dixon. who came in at ll6 pounds. conceded crack lishtweights as much as 20.
 Terrible Terry McGoyern was another feather who beltcd light weights around That included Swiss made a weight below biA Frank Ernc, although the Buffalo class limit. In more recent years Jimmy Wilde weighed only l04 pounds when he repulsed llB' pound Joe Lynch in i6 rounds n London. It took Pete Herman it rounds to stop Wilde when the lat ter gave him similar pull In the weights.
 Seeing Armstrong swat Rosi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08
MANAGERS ANNOUNCE ROSS IS THROUGH


 Atteli scaled just li9 pounds when he bested Ryan, who came in with 23-pound bulge at l42.
 What should have been stressed before the Armstrong ROSS scraI! was tn epasting the Chicago en- trant took in repelling Ceferino Garcia last September, his pro- tracted layoff, loss of interest in fighting, and his marriage.
 He couldn't have been expect ed to go on forever" explained Ross managers, as they informed the pres sthat 1t was the kids last fight. After what happened to Barney. htsi appeared to be an altogether unnecessary announce ment. Ross handlers spoke as though their charge were an old man. As a matter of fact, he will not be 20 until December.
 It remains to be seen just what this sudden discovery of Ross dec- adence will have on the odds on Max Schmeling in his second edi- ton with Joe Louis, June 22 Schmeling is crowding 8.
 But whose who stick with the German will point to the fact that Bob Fitzsimmons was 34 when he undraped the solar plexus punch to double up Jim Corbett, and that Ruby Robert remained a right tough hombre for some years thereafter. Fitz gave away gobs of mainht fnO He scale OnlN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-08

c. What are the religions of Wesley Terrell and Buddy Lewis of the Washington Senators?
 A. Terrell is Baptist and Lewis is a Methodist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-29
RED TAPE CUT TO SPEED UP RELIEF
Hurricane.D e wa state d Areas Getting Aid-Day.
 light Time Ends Saturday

Hartford, Conn, Sept. 20 -- tU.P) Plans were being rushed to com pletion today to cut all red tape and make federal funds available to Connecticut flood and hurricane stricken areas as quickly as pos sible.
 State Coordinator Colonel Thomas Hewes, after conferring with heads of various state and governmental agencies, announced pamphlets would Do issued listing all relief di- visions and their functions. They will be sent to town ofiicials and in- dividuals, to be used as c guide in applying for aid, thus eliminating confusion by directing the proper channels through which assistance could be obtained for specific causes,
 While these forms were being conn piled, Governor Gross issued . pro- clamation, ordering oil state wood- lands closed aS Q precaution against extreme fire hazard" Similar action was taken yesterday in Massachu- sets. Hunting and fishing were pro- hibited until the executive lifts the ban.
 ] Assistant Adjutant General George A. Wardinski announced demobiliz- alton of the National Guard in oil communities except Norwich, New London, Old Lyme and Saybrook.
 Utilities companies were rapidly restoring power and communications to e normal basis, and virtually every division of the New Haven Railroad system was operating, al- though on curtailed schedules in several sections.
 4 canvass still was being made tc check damage suffered by farmers individual home owners and indus- tries. No figures were expected fol another few days.
 Governor Cross said that daylight saving time, extended for one week to facilitate clean-up work, would end Saturday night and the state would 90 on standard time ct 2 G. in., Sunday.
 He took no action on c letter from State Senator James R. Rab. bett, D., Windsor Locks, requesting c special session of the iegislature to aid hurricane and flood sufferers,
 The death list believed ct its peak, stood today at ei.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-29
BALDWIN ATTACKS
 DOUBLE OFFICES
Doesn't Want Legislators to Get Appointments;
 Seeks State Reaction

Fairfield, Conn, Sept. 2S-tUr)- Connecticut Republicans today awaited reaction to gubernatorial nominee Raymond Y. Baldwin's at tack on the system of permitting General Assembly members to hold other state ofiices. Baldwin, speaking at Q rally, said the c. o. P. platform piank to bar legislators from ap- pointments to other state jobs "is a most important plank"
 Baldwin hit the present admins tration by declaring that during the past four years particularly the prec- tice os general assemhlymen holding administrative state ofiices has been widespread.
 The practice also tends to change a lekislator's political ideals and principals" tho candidate said.
 If asman ciings to his political convictions and principles and at the same time holds his job, all IS we'll Baldwin said. However, when a man lets go of his political principles and convictions to cling to his political once, the smooth working of our two-party system receives . jolt and double machine politics oftentimes enters the scene"
 He concluded by expressing ap. proval of the merit system.
 A merit system was enacted In this state during the last session oi the iegislature.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-29

Mrs. Elliott transferred her loyalty to the Radio City Music hall.
 When the show bill changed Mrs. Elliott would appear at the music hall early in the morning. Her face became familiar to attendants and she acquired her special seat down front. M
 Mrs. Resale spatcher Kniskeru of the Music Hall ballet noticed the little old lady seated in the orches- trA during rehearSals and got in the habit of spending her time of stage chatting with Mrs. Elliott.
 Finally Reilly lost out altogether and became a e62-a- month atten- dant at the Veterans' hospital in the Bronx. Mrs. Kniskern continued in the Music Hall ballet. s'
 Last Thursday Mrs. Elliott, 70 years old, suffered stroke. on Eri- day she died.