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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20
Today's Sport Parade
BY HENRY McLEMORE United Press Staff C0rrespondent)

I told myself I felt fine, liked the course, and was ready to go. I didn't figure on that bunker at the fifth, that creek on the 10th, or that bunch of woods on the 18th. Ham Fisher, who I played across the borad, also let me down. Confident to the point of cockiness, Ham played like the Joe Palooka he draws.
 Bud Kelland was no better. A fine writer, Bud unfortunately couldn't use his skill at the type writer on the short second, and had to rely on his skill with six iron. The result was terrible.
 The only ticket I cashed was a show bet on Frank Craven. In hurry to finish and get back to the city to play the lead in the Pulitzer prize play, Our Town," Frank quit concentrating and started just hit ting the ball. The results were as- founding. He reeled off sizes after sizes, which is two under par in our club.
 I advocate mutuel betting in golf. After all if this country is in as good shape as some persons would have us believe it is, we need a few new ways to lose our money.
 Copyright, 1888, by United Press)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20
STENCIL GIVES HIGH PRAISE TO JOHNNY C00NEY
Versatile Boston Veteran Is Rated as "MOst
 Valuable"
BY ROBERT WEBB

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Boston, May 20.-(UP).-Manager Casey Stengel of the Boston Bees took time out today to praise Johnny Cooney, the young-looking veteran whose .313 batting average leads the team.
 The versatile Rhode Islander, who came up to the old Braves in 1921 as a pitcher, joined the Bees on their first road trip as a utility man. Last season he played 12O games in the outfleld wiht Brooklyn and hit .293.
 You fellers may not believe this," said Casey, "but this Cooney is one of the most valuable players on this club. He can play the outfleld and first base. Anl he's just as good a centerf1elder as DiMaggio.
 AIl-ArOund Man
 If anything happens to DiMag- gio, Cooney is our centerfielder. And don't you think he can't go and get 'em. He made some of the greatest catches ever seen in Brooklyn last year. He'll surprise you as a first baseman, too. He's just as good a fielder as Fletcher and I mean it."
 Cooney will play right field until Gene Moore is in shape again. Moore hurt his leg yesterday and was forced to leave the game. He may be out quite a while. Cooney is hitting 100 points better than Moore although his arm doesn't measure up to Moore's, regarded as exceptional.
 In the midst of his eighteenth season in professional ball, Cooney is one of the real veterans on the Boston team. During pre-game prac- tice, he's always talking the game with the younger players, particu- larly the pitchers who remember he spent ten seasons with the Braves as a pitcher before concentrating on first base and hte outfield.
 Stengel likes Cooney because of his ability to "do things" "One of our greatest weaknesses is our inability to sacrifice" the Bees manager said. But when Cooney, Lopez, Warstler, and Cuccinello are at the plate, we know they can bunt if we need it. They can also hit good behind the runner"
 Possibility
 There is no doubt Boston would be a share stronger if Stengel used Cooney in left field in place of Max West, a big, green kid from the west coast. Yet Stengel thinks that West will improve gradually until he's more valuable than Cooney.
 Cooney has already played in IA games. Many of his appearances were in late innings when the Bees were ahead and Stengel put him ill left field to strengthen the Boston defense. With Moore out of action, Cooney will be starting for the first time since the recent series at St. Louis and Pittsburgh.
 The 37-year- Cooney knows the sort of baseball that Stengel likes. He's always playing for runs up there at the plate" said Stengel. Some players think only of their averages. Yes sir, I'm glad we have Cooney. Did you know the Giants tried to get him but I beat Bill Terry to the punch?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20
B0STON'S BEES CLIMB TO THIRD
 PLACE STANDING
Lee Shuts Out Giants With Five Hits-Indians
 in Lead
By GEORGE KIRKsEY

United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, May 20-(UP)-Ths red hot American league pennant race found the Cleveland Indians back on top today but the National league was gradually sneaking back into the spotlight.
 The big. drama in yesterdays baseball all came from the National where four spectacular games were won in late innings.
 Top triumph was the Chicago Cubs 10 vicotry over the league leading New York Giants in 10 in- nings. Big Bill Lee emerged vic- torious over Harry Gumbert in 8 tense pitching duel which gave the Cubs the series by a two to one edge and chopped the Giants lead to Az games It was Lees first complete game this season, and it was 8 masterpiece. He allowed only five hits, all singles, walked none, and permitted only one man to reach second. The Cubs made six hits off their jinx, Gumbert. Two walks and Billy Herman's single won the game.
 The amazing Boston Bees surged into third place by winning their third straight victory over Pitts burgh by a one-run margin, 4-3, in Il innings. Al Lopez's double and the winning tally. Rookie Max West Rabbit Warstler's single produced led the Bees 13-hit attack with two singles and triple. Ira Hutchin- son, who relieved Lou Fette, pitched the last nine innings to get credit for the victory.
 Trailing Al going into the sev- enth Brooklyn staged two big rallies to break four-game losing streak and trim the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-. Ernie Koy's homer with two men on in the seventh tied the score, and Rosen's triple scored Durocher with the tie-breaker. Cookie Lavagetto had a perfect day at bat, "3 for B."
 A two-base huff by Lonnie Frey in the ninth enabled Pitcher Hugh Mulcahy, of the Phillies, to defeat Cincinnati, 54. After Ival Good man had homered with two men on in the first inning, Mulcahy held the Reds to two hits. Scharein and Corbett hit homers for the Phils.
 Cleveland busted the Boston Red Sox from the American league lead by laying down a barrage of B hits-including four doubles, a triple an dthree homers-to beat Washing ton, 15-3. Jeff Heath continued his timely hitting, driving in five runs and Earl Averill drove in three with homer and double. Willis Hudlin kept the Senators seven hits scat- tered.
 With Hank Greenberg hitting homer No. 6 and Rudy York clout- ing No. Detroit slugged out ca triumph over the Athletics. Green- berg, dropped from the cleanup spot to sixth place the first time in six years, drove in two runs with his homer. George Gill let the As down with six hits.
 The Boston Red Sox had their eight game winning streak snapped and tumbled out of first place as the Chicago White Sox won seven inning game halted by rain. 40. John Whitehead permitted Boston only thdee hits. Jack Wilson, who had pitched two shutouts in his two previous starts, was knocked out in the fourth.
 The Yanks-Brcwn game was rained out.
 YESTERDAYS HERO: Big Bill Lee, Cubs right-hander who pitched his first complete game this season after failing to finisht five, and checked the Giants with five singles. .I.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20

New York, May 20. (UP) - That celebrated man in the green coat, Jack Doyle. who is New York's most noted betting commissioner, did a bit of pioneer work yesterday when he conducted the first pari- mutuel betting on golf tourna- ment.
 He did it in a very playful man. her. choosing for his experiment the spring tournament of the Artists and Writers Club, an organization whose members wield the brush and pen much more efficiently than the golf club. Our average member shoots 90 or above, and when someone bet ters, that is, caddy is put through a third degree and his prize is held up until rigid investigations are completed.
 Yet, even with such a field, MT. Doyle's experiment was robust suc- cess and it was generally agreed that par;-mutuel betting on such tourna- ments as the national open, western open, and P. G. A. would be vel comed by the golfing public. In the Artists and Writers tournament, with such players as Grantland Rice, Rube Goldberg, Fontaine Fix, Bud Kelland, Ham Fisher, Frank CroWin- shield, Frank Craven and Gene Buck, the mutuels got play of better than a thousand dollars. It is not hard to vizuialize play of tens of thou sands of dollars in g big tourna- ment with Harry Cooper, Horton Smith, Ralph Guldahl, Johnny Re- volta, Jimmy Thomson, Lawson Lit tie, and all the other crack perform CTS entered.
 Can you imagine the rush the bet ting windows at Denver would get if pari-mutuels were allowed on the national open? And why not? They are allowed on horses and dogs, and those four-legged articles constitute much more of a hazard than hu- mans. After all, you can't ask a horse or a dog how he feels of cer- tain day, or how he figures to run in certain race. When you bet horses or dogs (and am speaking with the voice of experience, now) you .are guessing, and plenty. But in golf a fellow could ask the play CTS how they were hitting the ball, how they felt, how they liked the course, the names of the players they feared, before betting any money. Such information would reduce the hazards. Surely l wouldn't have bet on Bull Lea in the Derby and the preakness if that noble steed had been able to tell me that he felt lousey and didn't think he could pack 126 pounds for more than mile.
 Of course, the human is not always accurate. I played the mu- tuels at the Artists and Writers yes- terday, and wound up losing most of my bets. I even tricked myself With an 18 handicap I was placed in the field, and after talking tc myself wagered $2 on my chances
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20
Amateur Boxing
 Bouts On Tonight

Cool but threatening weather caused postponement of Waterbury first outdoor amateur boxing show from last night until this evening when fine ten bout pro- gram featuring four New York golden glove boxers will
 be presented The boys from the big city arrived schedule yesterday and disappointed when the bouts declared off until tonight, but they stayed overnight and ready to go All four clean-cut looking lads and appear to be in fine physical trim they packed it in last night at Mugans restaurant. Dick Walsh, Eddie Rahm, William Fully and Joe John- the names of the boys, Walsh being booked to box Tommy Ciarlo while Johnson will take Dick Fur cotte in the main bout Willie White and Frankie Buff other favortes will also show, starting at 80 D. m
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20
COLLEGE CREW

Ithaca, N. r., May 20-(UP)- Yale,' Cornell and Princeton crews meet today on Cayuga lake in their annual battle for the Carnegie cup. The race, over the two-mile course, marks a new departure in college rowing in that it will be rowed on a Friday. The date was moved up SO the race could be postponed to Saturday if bad weather prevails.
 Sentiment favored Yale, un- beaten this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20
Sports QUESTIONS Answered

Have you a Sports Question you want answered: The Sports Fan Question Mnn Is at your service. Write your questions clearly, sign your name and address and mail your query to Sports Fan Ques- ton Mnn, Sports Service Bureau. The Waterbury Democrat, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. C., enclosing n three-cent postage stump.
 THE EDITOR.
 Q. Who was the leading batter in the 1886 World series, among the players who appeared in all six games?
 A. Jake Powell of the New York Yankees, with percentage of .455.
 Q. What are the racing colors of Samuel D. Riddle, owner of War Ad- miral, and of Mrs c. s. Howard owner of Seabiscuit?
 A. The Riddle colors are black, yellow sash, yellow bars on sleeves, black cap: the Howard colors are red, white 'H' in triangle front and back, white sleeves, red and white cap.
 Q. What was the shortest price paid by a winning race horse in the United States in 1886?
 A. One to twenty-five, the odds paid on Discovery, when he won the Wilson Stakes at Saratoga, New York on August 5.
 Q. Were there any knockdowns ln the Joe Louis-Tommy Farr fight Of August, 1887?
 A. No; the fight went the full fifteen rounds, with Louis gaining the decision.
 Q. When did Jimmy Foxx have his best home run season? Was he formerly catcher?
 A. Foxx's best home run season in the Major Leagues was 1892, when he hit fifty eight. During his first few seasons in the Majors, FoxX performed almost exclusively as catcher.
 Q. What is the average age, height and weight of American jockeys?
 A. About "A years in age, five feet in height and 105 pounds in weight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20
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CARR AND CELL
 MEET TONIGHT

New Haven, Conn, May 20-(UP) Carr, Meriden heavyweight, meets Tony Celli, New York fighter, in the feature eight-round bout on the Arenas boxing card tonight.
 Johnny Compo, local bantam weight, will tangle with Harry Gen. tile, Hartford, and Snooks Lacey, local negro fighter, will meet Biff Lemieux, New Bedford bantam weight, in six rounders.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20
Pert Paragraphs Of Sport From Here And There
By STUART CAMERON Limited Press Sports Editor)

New York, May 20-(UP)-Brook- lyn baseball fans expect to attend some night sessions before the sum- mer is out. <. Larry MacPhail, gen. eral manager of the Dodgers, refuses to confirm reports that arc are go- ing to be installed, but he doesn't deny them either. .. You may guess anyway you want to-" he said. But you don't see anything going up over here. And we just haven't decided whether or not to give night base ball a whirl. Maybe we would have some more money to deal with if we tried it. But even if we did have more money to buy players with I don't know where I'd spend it. We just can't buy the pitchers we need"
 MacPhail said he didn't think that the matter of night aseball was one of great importance. :. Maybe he's right but the fans don't agree. .. They were talking plenty about that possibility today.
 The Swankier lawn tennis clubs of the Atlantic seaboard have been slow in bidding for three apparently attractive Davis Cup ties (meetings) .. In fact, they haven't bid at all. /. .. The challenge round in which the United States will meet the win- ner of the European and North American zones will be held at the Germantown Cricket club, near Phil adelphia, Sept. 3, 4, 5 or Sept. 2, 3, 5. :. But there is as yet no site for the tie involving Mexico and Austra- lia, for the North American zone final tie, nor for the interzone final tie.
 Here's the Davis Cup situation as far as this side of the Atlantic is concerned: Canada and Japan are dickering as to whether to play their North American zone tie, late in July, in Vancouver or in Montreal. :. . Mexico and Australia haven't agreed where they will play the other North American match. Mex ico wants 1t at Mexico City. Austra- lia says, we played there last year and it ought to be in the United States this year. No site or date for the North American zone final, presumably between Japan and Australia. No site for the interzone final, probably playable Aug. IS, 19, 20, and probably involving Australia and Jugoslavia or France.
 The Amateur Athletic Union, dis satisfied with recent showing by the United States in Olympic water polo, starts a campaign of education looking to improvement. '. Nothing wrong with U. s. water polo as such. :. It's just that we play a differ ent brand than they do in Europe and elsewhere. So when we go up against teams of other nations and our games are handled by foreign officials, we don't do SO well. Francis O. McDermott of the Illinois Athletic club (Chicago) is in charge of the movement.
 A midwestern sport scout reports a real tennis find in the college ranks. Name: Jimmy Cheng. Col lege:: Marquette. Home town: Tsingtao. 4a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20
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BY HARRY CRIMSON Shorts Editor. NEA Service

CpOTtS EultOT, NEA SeTVlcc
 Johnny Goodman sailed with his teammates confident that he would lift the British amateur champion ship at Troon, May 23-28, and that America would score it's 10th con- secutive victory in the Walker Cup matches at St. Andrews, June 3-4.
 Goodman believes that this will be his greatest year in golf, and looked in shape to make it SO. He weighed 167 pounds, or three pounds less than he scaled last fall, when he captured the National Amateur.
 The personable young man of Omaha is hitting the ball longer than ever before.
 When I won the United States Open five years ago, was hitting tee shots about 220 yards" related Goodman. Each year since then I've hit them a bit longer until I'm now averaging close to 240.
 I'm swinging faster than form erly, and it hasn't caused me to lose control. I'm still pretty straight off the tee"
 Goodman stopped off at the Me dinah Country club, Chicago, to play a round with Tommy Armour and have the gray Scot check his game. That has been his custom for several springs. Armour goes over the games of number of stars, including that of Lawson Lit tie. He is the daddy of them all on iron shots.
 Gets New Wood and Closes His
 Stance
 Armour corrects things here and there, and, in general, reduces even an outstanding performers margin of error.
 He gave Goodman a No. wood, and Johnny called it a sweet heart.
 I've always had trouble with my lofted woods," asserted Goodman. T can use l, 2 or 3 iron okeh, but I've had trouble with a or 4 wood. But not with this that T'ommy's given me. I can really do things with it. With this club and Tommy's advice to close my stance somewhat, I'm all set to do my best"
 Goodman has played the St. An dreWs course. Winds on the fa- nous Scottish layout shift lot, and are hard to judge.
 Courses are different on the other side. The greens are bigger than those on this side and the stand of grass on the fairways isn't as heavy.
 "A further handicap to an Ameri- can in the British Amateur is the ball." said Goodman. "The Bri- tish play with a smaller ball, and I find that this ball lights harder and doesn't roll as far. You have to hit approach shots about twice az hard. On butts the ball has a tendency to follow the slightest contour on the surface of the green"
 Armour'S Tip is to Listen to Caddy
 Yet members of the last Ameri- can Walker Cup squad that went abroad used the British ball found it better adapted to the winds than their own.
 Goodman said that Armour told him much about courses and conditions on the other side. and promised to follow his instructions to the letter.
 Listen to your caddy, and do what he says" was Armour's tip.
 Caddies on the other side are, for the most part, mature men who've been at the trade for years. They know every blade of grass, every hazard, and just what club a player should use.
 A player takes the caddy assigned nm, with no questions asked, but Johnny Goodman promised to listen to whoever he drew.
 He is counting on his caddy to help him to the British Amateur championship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20
A LOT OF TROPHY

Wichita Thet largest baseball trophy ever manufactured will be presented to the winner of the na- tional semi-professional baseball tourney here n August. The cham pions get an award weighing 100 pounds, and finished in gold.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20
KRIEGER 6 TO5

New York, May 2O-(UP)-Solly Krieger of New York was a 6-5 favorite to beat Glen Lee of Edison, Neb., tonight in their 10-rcund mid- dleweight bout at Madison Square Garden.
 Krieger won five o5 his lest six fl ghts by knockouts while Lee was outpointed less than two weeks ago by Ceferino Garcia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20
SUPPLIES swEEPswINGERs

New Y0rk-Since the beginning of April B, shells filled with more than 100 oarsmen have been embarking from the Kent school boathouse for practice on Connecticut's IIousatonic river. Kent long has been . source of material for college crews.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20
PROBABLE PITCHERS
(B United Press) NATIONAL LEAGUE

Chicago Carleton go at Phil adelphia Gamaster 0-3).
 St. Louis (Davis 3-D at Boston (MacFayden 2-D.
 Pittsburgh Gucas 20 at Brook lyn (Mungo 1-3).
 Cincinnati (Hollingsworth 20 at New York (Schumacher 20.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20
YMCA INTRIGUE TRACK
 MEET SET FOR TONIGHT

Tonight at T o'clock the H-Y In- terclub track meet will take place as scheduled at the Central Y. M. c. A. Rumors of the postponement of the meet were emphatically de- nied this morning by Physical Di- rector Seth Goodwin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20
LIVES UP TO NAME

Lou Highmark,, Dartmouth foot ball player, has had nothing worse than two points under straight As in his studies during the two and @ half years he has spent in college.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Philadelphia (Thomas 1-3) at Detroit (Rowe (0-O.
 Washingtonu Oeonard go at Cleveland (Allen 3-D.
 New York (Chandler 20 at Chicago (Dietrich 0-O.
 Boston CMarcum 3-D at St. Louis (Hildebrand 1-3).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20
MAYBE IT'LL WORK

Forth Worth - Texas Christian, which lost 18 straight games last season in finishing last in the Southwest Conference basketball race, has started to call Charles Mabry, captain-elect, Moses, hop ing he'll lead the Horned Frogs out of the wilderness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20

Run-Lee. Errors-Chiozza, Dan ming, urges. Run batted in-Her- man. Stolen bases-Reynolds, Bar tell. Double plays-Gumbert, Bar tell and Mccarthy. Left on bases New York 5, Chicago 9. Bases on balls-Gumbert 1. Strikeouts-Lee 3, Gumbert 2. Umpires-Parker, Moran and Magerkuth. Time-2:04. Attend ance-7,339.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20
NEYLAND'S NOD

Nashville = Major Bob Neyland, University of Tennessee grid coach, claims the Southeastern onference is the fastst in the land, and will continue as such as long as the league allows spring training.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20
VERY LONG SHELLS

The eight-oared racing shells made by George Pocock, famous builder. are sixty feet or more in length and are shipped in horse cars because the ordinary baggage car is not long enough.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20

Eddie Quinn stunt of hopping the ring night
 
 title against Won Robert when Robert disqualified because his managers actions in attacking the SA three shown at Buckingham Hall including Qunn substituted night when of his boys did show The stamped from Boston, but Robert
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20
IhisSborhng
 World
This, That And The Other
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

good weather oght boxing shapes up sport the proverbal flying sar both out of the city seems to be with nothing remaining but bamy spring evening style o of good fighting assured
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20

TOday's Games Cincinnati at New York. Pittsburg at Brooklyn. Chicago at Philadelphia. St. Louis at Boston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20

With good weather of the better golf exhibitions of the earl which will club, Medn should big the state combine Bobby against Eddie Burke Kosinsk All sections the with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20

provbal peacock but unwilling to talk about his Crosby yesterday Harold Dulac but did through with 5:13 effort against yesterday Through the medium of his Harold he will have nothing say publication minute for the mile
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20

presidency A. a athlete little burg plenty ambition and sports fault he plenty action half sports which probably will about that he head of the club which already the Naugauck Valley football fall
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results Cleveland IS, Washington 3. Detroit 6. Philadelphia 2. Chicago 4, Boston O. New York-St. Louis (rain).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20
CoNsISTENT SPEED

Glenn Cunningham, famous run ner, has covered the mile distance under 4:12 on twenty-two different occasions. 4. .,.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20
HUGE SUM WAGEAED

A total of $22,076,243 was wagered in the mutual machines during tho forty-six days of racing at the Hia- leah track last Winter, compared to $19, 130,10 the previous year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-20

TOday's Games Philadelphia at Detroit. Washington at Cleveland. Boston at St. Louis. New York at Chicago.