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Evening star., 1938-05-17
HOME RUNS MARK
UPSET OF GIANTS
Four Hits as Phi|s Chase
Schumacher-Bees, Tribe
Pressed in Victory.
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, Jr.,
Associated Press SPORTS Writer.

According to no less an authority
than Joseph Vincent Mccarthy, who IS
pretty sure his New York Yankees will
finish on top for the third straight
year, the West is the place to win the
American League pennant.
Joe'S reasoning isn't quite clear in
the light of current standings. for
Cleveland, in second place, is the only
Western entry in the leagues first
division. The Boston Red Seekers
head the parade, and the Yanks and
Washington are running third and
fourth, all within two games of the
lead Likewise, the Eastern clubs won
% out of 80 games during their recent
home stand against the West.
At any rate, the Western jaunt,
which finds the Red Sox facing Chi
cago's White Hose and the Yanks at
st. Louis after advance openings yes
terday, may have lot to do with
Strengthening out that close pennant
race.
Giants Face Cubs Again.
On the other hand. the New York
Giants have practically the same idea
about the National League flag, and
everything seems to bear out their
contention that they virtually can
settle the race in the next couple
weeks Breezing along under a COM
Portable five-game lead. the Giants
open their home stand today against
the Chicago Cubs, considered about the
most dangerous of the Western group.
Three straight from Cholly Grimm S
crew would make New York hard to
overtake.
Cleveland's Indians began the East
West series yesterday. turning back
the Philadelphia Athletics. 4-3. in 10
innings and moving into second place.
The victory put the tribe half game
up on the Nationals. who suffered
their fourth straight defeat at De-
troit's hands.
Successive doubles by Bad News"
Hale and jeff Heath in the tenth gave
the Indians their winning run against
the AS, who presented new pair of
rockies, First Sacker Siebert and Out
fielder Sam Chapman, the all-America
fOOtballer from California.
Kennedy In Trim.
Vernon Kennedy pitched seven-hit
ball for Detroit to gain his fifth
straight triumph with backing that
included a homer with bases full by
Rudy York and one by Charley Gehr-
niger with one aboard.
The Giants. idle for four days, got a
few bad plays out Of their systems
before facing the Cubs, as they took a
1873 lacing from the cellar-dwelling
Phillies. Hal Schumacher had prac-
tically nothing on the ball. and his
successors adopted his system OF
throwing home-run tosses. Chuck
Klein, Gene Corbett, Herschel Martin
and Pinky Whitney contributed four
ply wallops for the Phils.
Deacon Danny MacFayden pitched
and batted the Boston Bees to 5-4
victory over Brooklyn in the days
only other game. He limited the
Dodgers to six blows. and his double
started the winning rally in the
seventh.
Evening star., 1938-05-17
By EDDIE BRIETZ,
ASe0eiatAd Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, May 17.-Ross will
be the favorite. but if you get
any sort of odds on Armstrong,
take a fling Joe Vosmik OF the
Red Sox is engaged in working
out q three-year contract with
three Clubs-the Indians. Browns
and Red Sox While European
tennis writer's are breaking their
arms writing about the excellence
of the play of Mrs. Helen Wills
Moody abroad George Hudson,
noted tennis coach Of Berkeley,
Calf, comes right out In meeting
and predicts Helen will lose to
senorita Anita Lzana of Chile II
they meet in the final at Wimble-
don.
Eddie Mead, Henry Armstrong;
smart manager, has given his wife
Q new wedding ring, three diamond
bands set with rubies The
rubies spell out Il love you"
Evening star., 1938-05-17
BY STAFF Correspondent OF The Star.


DETROIT, May 17.-Second Base
man Johnny Mihallic, the little
Cleveland sandlot product whose boy
hood idol had been Buddy Myer, be-
longed to Minneapolis of the Amer
ican Association today after being
driven out of the major leagues by
the man he worshipped.
So impressive has been Myer in his
comeback this year that Manager
Bucky Harris announced yesterday
the release of Mihalic to Minneapolis.
The infielder leaves the Nationals on
option and is subject to 24-hour re-
call.
The passing of Mihallic brings the
Washington club down to the 23-
player limit. It is almost certainty,
Evening star., 1938-05-17
Major Leaders
By the Associated Press.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.


AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Batting-Di Magic New York. .413;
Trosky. Cleveland. 400.
,,d RSnsLcramer' .SIs &c; Boston IS: Lewis
Runs batted in-Foxx. Boston, 80;
GehrinRer: Detroit. 22.
Hits--Travis; WASHINGTON, Al: Lewis
Doubies-cronin. Boston, IL: Kress.
TriplesIKreevich. Chicago: cronin:
Boston; Knickerbocker. New York, and
Lewis and Almada. Washinston, 3
Home runs-Foxx, Boston 6; Green
Stolen bases-Lewis. WASHINGTON. o;
Kreevich. Chicago. 5.
Pitchirg-Grove, Boston, 60: Ken
nedy, Detroit, 80.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Batting-Medwick. st. Louis. .426;
RunsEott, New York. 25: Herman.
~. Runs Isl bsttea Vd in9oslan. n Chicago "a;
Hits.;McCor%ics; Cincinnati 40;
Doubles Cincinnati. lit
Hudson, Brooklyn: Herman, Chicago
and Cooke. Ginefnnati;s is., 9; &. oood.
TriplssM;Risiz;c' s.;Ia.i; Pittsoursn' .; oooo'
MAO Home s'nSimnesda rSnsmdoodm.n, Cincinnati. 8:
ot1d st and Mccarthy. New Yorf. 5.
Stolen hasesEkkoy; Srookisn' ana
Hubbsli. New York. 40.
Evening star., 1938-05-17
LORTONS GET BLUER.

Aided by seven errors, Rock Creek
Ginger Ale nine defeated the Lorton
Blues, 14-10. Center Fielder Wines
led the Blues at bat, getting a single,
double and a triple on five trips to
the plate. Fits, on first base, counted
with a homer.
Evening star., 1938-05-17
LANDOVER NOSES IN.

Landover A. c. downed Snug Har-
Dor A. c.. 81, in closely contested
game at Landover, Md. M. Shegogue
and j. Beall pitched for the winners
and were opposed on the mound by
Seidel and Jarboe Sheriff starred at
bat for Landover, getting five for five.
Evening star., 1938-05-17
Chae$ Failure on Slab Bon1ra at Harsh Bos Mats
WI, Lose or Draw
Tigers Blow Whistle on Johnny Aliens SpitboIls.
AItrock Holds HurIers Should Defend Themselves.
By FRANCIS E. STAN,
Stan Correspondent of The Star.

ETRoT Detroit Tigers serious in
Allen Of the Indians the other
complaining American that
is throwing a accused Allen Of
dioorng ball
running n mostening his pitches
the themselves with glory when
president
Mr. Allen and the
Grfs the whistle?
have trying do
his other
uavked the he stopped splitting and used the
off thing
gunted another
something themselves
ball minutes
snudge
the pitching is lousey'
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All Real Spitballers Are Gone.

formal against American
this
exaggerated technical the thing
ball
checkren him as it ball
splitter
the and the
ball
pitchers who allowed to continue their pac
l9s have passed into
retirement them
different Of major league base
recall tcklest pches
o White
Evening star., 1938-05-17

Runs batted in-York go. Lsabs Walker.
Greenberg t2l, Fox 90 Gehringer l2).
Two-base hits-Walker. Kennedy. Fox.
Home runs-Lewis York. Gehringer. Stolen
base-Lewis. Saerif1ce-Kennedy. Double
Roeell to Greenbers. Rosell to Gehringer to
Greenbers -. Left on bases-Washington
Chase. Z; OF -Kohlman, l. of Phebus. I:
of Kennedy. Z. Struck out-By Chase. 2:
BY Kennedy, j; by Phebus ! HitsEof
> iunines: of Kohlman. 3 in els innings
of Kelley. in | inning. Hit BY, pitcher
Ferrell Losing pitcher-Chase. Umpires-
Messrs Basil. Geisel and Greevs. Time
Evening star., 1938-05-17
Dave Danforth Helped johnson.

reminiscened Aok but lar
thing Coe dooed
Washington played the White sox
Shaw against Ceote.
thing did anything the
things
himself nearly beat Cicotte
tckiest Dave had place
half dollar said Bucky And
chemical preparation used to
behind
in
the ball into the calous
ball that did things all right
Walter
him fooling with the ball
thing he explained "Danforth
hite afraid to the plate
club johnson
Evening star., 1938-05-17
National League Still Veterans Haven.


With EIeni Waite
Hoyt wask "Schoolboy Wonder"
out Manlsh
National
and ball.
waived of the
thing he couldn't throw
had Brooklyn
las year Dodgers sugging
to
Waite
permitted himself be ghoed"
which compared the National League
he thoriud
exactly proving
old
we'll enough Now he all places
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(See STAN, Page ca
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however, that more changes will bt
made before the trade deadline fall
on June Is.
Evening star., 1938-05-17
Major League Statistics

AMERICAN
Results Yesterday.
Detroit. 13; Washington Z.
Cleveland, 4; Philadelphia. 3 90 in
nings).
Other not scheduled.
Evening star., 1938-05-17

(eee MYER, Page c-2.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-12

car parked on the street near their home at 1880 .. m. yesterday. They heard girl say: "0ive me my coat" Hersch said. He called from Q win. dow If you don't keep quiet I'll call the police" and the girls voice screamed: Please call the police I'm being hurt, terribly hurt" Hersch said he went outside to investigate but the car was gone and he did not cali the police.
 Doubts Her Voice
 Keresy doubted that it was Miss Coyle's voice because the medical examiner estimated that she had been dead since midnight.
 He said the police had . list of known degenerates in this region, compiled during drive against mol esters of children after the Levine boys murder, and that the list was being examined closely for men who might have known Miss Coyle.
 While authorities were investigat- ing the staying of Miss Coyle, an- other girl was assaulted across Long Island Sound at Elmont, N. Y. She was Wilma Crar.ose. ie-year old high school student. While walking along Q dark country road she was set upon by man who dragged her into the underbrush and taped her mouth and hands. She escaped after few minutes ran to a nearby store and collapsed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-12

(Continued from Page D him a new trial and freedom. He claims that the jury which found him guilty of second degree murder had been discharged before render. ing the verdict. Ills efforts for Q new trial have been directed in the superior court, the board Of par. dons and the supreme court of ere TOTS. Several lawyers have appeared for him.
 Peculiar Verdict
 At the time of the Leopold trial the jury returned c verdict of first degree murder, but an acquittal on Q companion charge which carried Q death penalty. The jury admit ted under questioning of the court that 1t did not understand the ver- dict. They were then allowed to re- convene, and the second degree ver- dict followed.
 Leopold claims that the jury had been discharged before reconvening
 Attorney Gruskay said that 1t is the desire of his clients that the matters be disposed of during the current year. He expects to argue on the merits of the motions during that time.
 druskay is the man who made tho last-minute efforts to save Frank Paika of Bridgeport from electrocution after conviction of the first degree murder of e Bridgeport policeman.
 States Attorney William B. Fitz- gerald will appear in opposition tc druskay ct the hearing Friday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-12
stalua of CouncIl

tNuNANNA4
 Hartford, Conn, october i2. - CUp) - Here Is the status today of Connectlcut,s legislative council and the majority and minority leaders in the general assembly:
 Representative Noah F. Swayne, Republican, Darien, majority leader of the house, defeated for renomina-
 Representative John D. Thoms, Democrat. Waterbury, minority leader of the house. not Q candidate.
 Senator E. 0aynor Brennan, Re- publican, Stamford, minority leader of the Senate, defeated for renom- nation.
 Senator Raymond J. Devlin, Dem- ocrat, New Haven, majority leader of the senate, not . candidate for re- election.
 Ala. Ali are members of the iegisla- tive council.
 The fifth member of the council Is Governor Wilbur L. Gross. He comes up for reelection November 8.
 Comedians Nominees
 Hartford, oCnn., october l2. - (UP) - If the voters are kind, the Connecticut state senate will not lack entertainment at It's sessions opening in January.
 Among the candidates were:
 A former well-known Broadway musical comedy star: J. Harold Murray, Democratic nominee in the 34th district, who will campaign as q "singing senator.
 A ventroloquist: Don Fraser, Salem, Republican candidate for senator from the 2oth district, whose dummy is known as "Elmer" and frequently cavorts in the house, where Fraser served as representa- tive.
 PIayboy Beaten
 Waterford, Conn.,, October l2. - (UP) - Philip M. Plant, well-known Hoardway playboy, world traveller and gentleman farmer. mourned . defeat to day in his first fling at politics.
 Plant was c Republican candidate for representative to the general as" sembly from this town in last nights caucus.
 There were two other candidates. Plant ran third.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-12

(Continued from Page D ished seventh this year compared to sixth last year, were l6 games nears or the top than they were in 1887. MacPhail apparently was not satis- fled with that showing and gave Grimes his notice on Monday.
 The Dodgers haven't been in the first division since they finished fourth in 1880 and 1881 and have won only two National League pen- nants, loi6 and 1920.
 Durocher, one of the best fielding shortstops the league hes seen, joined the club this year and was appointed field captain. He played in HI games and hatted .2lo.
 A product of Springfield, Mass, he had c brief tryout with the Yankees in 1925. He was sent back to the minors, spending 6 year each at Atlanta in the Southern associa- ton and St. Paul In the American association.
 He played Q full season with the Yankees in 1928 and during 1929 he was bought by the Cincinnati Reds in the National League on waivers. fEe stayed with the Reds until 1883 when he was traded on May to the St. Louis Cardinals. He stayed with trs Cards, playing in the 1884 world series, until last Oct. 5 when he was traded to Brooklyn for James Buch- CT, Johnny Cooney, Roy Henshaw and Joe stripp.
 Durocher was signed for one year. The salary he will receive as player manager we snot announced.
 Durocher said he would have two coaches and that they would be Chuck DreSsen, manager of the Nashville club of the Southern League last year, and Bill Killefer, who served aS manager of the Sac- ramento club last season.
 Babe Ruth, who coached at Brook. lyn during part of last season, will not be back with the club. Durocher indicated that Ruth could have re- tained his job had he wanted to. He said that in considering as- sistantS he had thought of Ruth and Jimmy Wilson, 1888 manager of the Philiies, but that neither was avail able.
 MacPhail said he thought the team would get along better under Durocher than Grimes. He said the players favored the appointment and that Grimes. when told he was through, had recommended Leo for the job.
 Durocher said his main problem next year would be to bolster the phail already had made plans for pitching stan and that he and Mac- doing SO. Durocher said that tenn peramentai Van Lingle Mungo would remain at Brooklyn and ventured that Mungo would be c 20 game win ner next year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-12
City Manager Form
 or Gout. Discussed
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Judge Reeves, Edwin o. Northfop, MT. Sperry and Patrick J. Healey. The meeting called by this group on request of c number who were aware that the commission had devised Q charter calling for city manager government in connection with the commissions survey; that the char ter Is available and practicable with few revisions at the present: voted unanimously to press for Hion-par. tisan consideration of the elector. ate's wishes in the matter.
 First step would be the seeking of approval by the general assembly in January of the adoption of the stipulated charter, subject, of course to referendum, either by special election, or next fall. But really pre-, liminary to this would be the setting up of an effective organization which would inform the voters of the entire pattern of the city manager form of government.
 Must Be Organization
 For this latter project there would have to be effective organization. money for the printing of literature and it's dissemination, . campaign, of sorts, to provide fullest under standing of the proposal before the referendum. It is with this organi. zation in view that the committee meets today.
 In connection with the commit tees background, 1t is reliably re- ported that the specified committee was chosen as representative of no group, wholly non- partisan, SO that no reflection of political aspect could be raised against 1t.
 Set It Before People
 Sentiment of the committee ap. pears to be that 1t can serve best the setting before the people of the new charter proposal by stressing It's non-partisan personnel. And this was Q principal consideration in selection of the committee, 1t is re- ported.
 That the Citizens Good Govern. ment association, the Merit System units here and elsewhere, have agi- tated for Q city manager form of government at one time or another is not the concern of the committee, is the understanding. Should any of these units seek afflliation, offer CO., operation, it is deemed probable that some of the leaders of these units may become members of the general committee of the new group with the understanding that the spirit of non-partisanry will obtain. Raising of Money
 Another designed factor in select ing the personnel of the new con- mittee apparently Is the considera. ton of the raising of money for whatever expense will accrue to the publicity program essential to spreading general understanding of the charter change proposal. It is obvious that such @ committee as that meeting today could under take and find response for any pro- posal based on non-partisan lines and offered for consideration of the electorate as c beneficial change in government.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-12
SHY, PIOUS GIRL
 BRUTE'S VICTIM

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 by an s0o-foot alley seldom used except by delivery truck drivers. Alexander Branzer, tenant in near by apartment house, found the body while exercising his dog in the lot.
 Graduated Last Spring
 Miss Coyle was graduated last spring from St Gabriels high school and the mother superior there, Sister Annette, said she had been deeply religious, meyer looked at a boy. Her classmates had known that she wanted to be a nun and said she had failed to enter a convent probably because she believed she was needed at her fatheriess home. Her two sis- ters had jobs and she helped her mother tend to the houseboat, which lies in the mud at low tide and rises on 6 few inches of murky water when the tide is in.
 The father, Frank Coyle, returned home today after an i8 months abe sence. He went away after . long period of unemployment to md Work in his trade as . stone mason and has been heard from only once when he was working in Ohio. Coyle told police that he recently had been working in Bristol. Pa, and that when he heard that his daughter had been killed he immediately came home.
 Regular Church Attendant
 Miss Coyle had attended church regularly on Monday nights. during Q novena of the Miraculous Medal. and when she had not returned home at midnight Monday, her z5.year- old mother appealed to police to look for her. The police had already broadcast e general alarm when Branxer. attracted by his barking cocker spaniel, found the body in a rocky clearing.
 Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer Hersch said they had heard screar from .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-12

protest not. only over the allegations of debt but over the amounts cited, various lawyers pointing to non-re. ceipt of "bills", of unawareness of the claims, of "excess" of the charg- es. In the last instance, it was cited that the entry fees set by charter at $50 had been charged at e; that the judgment fees, set by charter at $50, had been cahregd at $ii.
 Commissioner ooss, accepting at face value the figures of the con- troiler and his accountant, James P Purcell, was inclined to have the matter analysed with view to col. lection. Since then, 1t has been determined that the controllers fig ures not only were incorrect but his assumption that various of the law yers owed any debt to the city court was false.
 Hits Beck at Controller
 It was developed that a number of the lawyers who were listed among those owing the approximate S87 contracted" in city court costs this year, had paid their accounts. Thus, the burden of the controversy raised by the controller was thrown back in his lap, in Q manner of ex- precision.
 Surmise as to what transpired at last nights meeting might develop the thought that the city court judges and the corporation counsel told the two business men of the economy committee that the debts" were no such matter as taxes owed by Q corporation.
 Back in COP Days
 It might have been related that the amount cited by the controller goes back to the dim days of Repub- iican administration and that the bookkeeping shows only accounts rendered., nothing more. This last probably was a consideration inas- much as various of the lawyers named by the controller have asked for itemized statements and, in some cases at least. this has proved a terrific task for the city court employees.
 The statutes setting fees was a consideration. doubtless. and the customs of another era as related to city court costs probably pro- vided the light touch to the discus sion.
 Cemes Up at Beard
 But the result of the conference undoubtedly will be developed at the finance board meeting a week from Thursday and the committee report will not be one merely of progress, 1t is deemed likely.
 Meanwhile, there Is revision of the "list" of Controller Rowland. deletions of the ''dehts" many had paid before the controller gave his favorite newspapers "the dirt". And the situation where the controller is concerned shows that he has ceased to be any central figure iii Inc discussion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-12
VIENNA PRELATES
 ISSUES APPEAL
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(ConCinued 1TUm Rhko v leave his palace without an escort, and that for this reason he had not found 1t convenient to leave for Germany, as he had planned, to confer with archbishops and bish- ops there on the new conflict be- tween the church and NaN party elements.
 Late Developments
 Regarding developments since the rioting in st. Stephens square on Saturday night, usually reliable Catholic sources told the United Press the following:
 1. The papal nuncio to Berlin, Msgr. Cesare Orsenigo, flew to Vienna yesterday and inspected the damage to the cardinals palace.
 ?. Cardinal InnitSer permitted minor palace functionaries and serv- ants to sign a statement demanded by police, binding them to silence about the riots, although the car- dinal and his secretary refused to sign.
 3. Police confiscated photographs of the damage to the palace, made by the cardinal valet, who was among the palace attendants beaten on Saturday night.
 {. The cardinal now sleeps in a small courtyard room usually re" served for visiting priests.
 s. Fuehrer Adolf Hitler as well as Josef Buerckel, Reich commissioner of Austria, were understood to have strongly reprimanded certain state and party authorities, warning them that they will be held responsible for future outbreaks.
 6. Buerckel is expected back in Vienna tonight to call to account the leaders of Saturday nights riot- ing, as he did similarly early in the summer with persons responsible for anti. Semitic outbreaks in his ap- sence.