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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-18
.ELBY. FLETCHER
 HOPES TO SOCK
 300 THIS YEAR
Bees First Stacker Hit Bet= ter on Road Than at
 Home in l037
By ROBERT WEBB

II
 United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Boston, Feb. IS. (UP)-Twenty two-year -old Elburt Fletcher, 8 Boston Bee longer than any player on the club although still the teams youngest regular, is convinced he will bring his 1887 batting average of PAT up to major league standards this season.
 The smiling first baseman, whose fielding ability stands second to no one in either circuit, hit 1928 in 77 games on the road as compared to .166 at home. Because he hit so well away from Boston, he's convinced he can achieve the 300 mark for 1888.
 Everyone in Boston has always been aces to me-" said Fletcher, who made his first spring training with the Boston Braves before he graduated from high school, "but playing ball in my own home town hurt my Average last year. was trying too hard in Boston.
 This year, I'll be a lot smarter. I'm going to chop the ball between the fielders instead of going after those long hits. The best season I ever had was with Buffalo in 1886. I batted 1884 simply because tried to hit every ball through the pitch CTS box. didn't try to do that a year ago."
 Like all of the 1887 Bees-not 8 regular finished the season with a batting average higher than Gil English's. 289-Fletcher suffered from playing 77 games at spacious National league field were even batters like Ducky Medwick and Paul Waner failed to get their share of safeties.
 Visiting teams played only or 5 successive games at the Bees big park before leaving for other fields to rebuild their averages. But many of the Bees became afflicted with a defeatist complex as they watched their aoverageS move steadily down. ward during protracted home stays.
 Fletcher has a plan to make more hits at home. T intend to fol- low the ball much closer and cut down on my swing" he said. "In that way I can wait until the last moment before going after the ball. A batter wait long enough to see which way the pitch will break"
 That he was able late in the sea- son to hit pitchers who had his number in the spring and early summer encourages Fletcher. Pitts burgh's Cy Blanto, generally a pug gle to the Bees, fooled Fletcher un- til September but Elbie punched two hits to left and one to night in his last game of the season against the Pirates screw-baller.
 Fletcher has been working out for weeks at the Milton High school gymnasium. He weighs 190, 15 pounds more than at the end of the 1887 playing season and expects his playing weight will be 180 this year.
 "This season, my second in the big leagues, is my most important one" said Fletcher T know my fielding is all right and the only thing have to worry about is bat ting. With the experience of one year with the Bees behind me, I'm sure to hit 30 points better"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-18
BY HENRY McLEMoRE

United Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 New York, Feb. 18-Don't look now, but that baldish sort of fellow sitting over there in the corner with a bowl of chilli, is the one who is going about town telling everyone he meets that Jimmy Adamick is a bette. fighter than Jack Dempsey ever was.
 No, there's no guard with him He's not dangerous. In fact, he's entirely lucid. He just happens to be ol' Doc Kearns, who handles Adamick and who used to handle Dempsey back in the days when Jacks nose was as ugly as his dis position.
 AS Adamick's charge d'affairs Kearns has right to exalt the Michigan lumberjack's powers to the limit. The truth is, it is the manager who doesn't rate his fighter as an equal mixture of Attila the Hun, two setting hens, tiger with an impacted wisdom tooth, and three of the four horsemen, who is looked upon with suspicion.
 Better Than Dempsey
 So, when the good doctor says that AGamick, in his fight with Harry Thomas in Madison Square garden tonight, will show the customers more than Dempsey did against Firpo, everyone understands. He is just following formula of the fight managers code and hoping to high heaven he is one-tenth right.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-18
LARGE CROWD TO SEE NORTH
 END " GAME
Washington Hill Debs and Maidens Featured in
 Preliminary

All roads will lead to the North End "Y" tonight as both city and North End fans will flock to watch the Collegians and Wolves clash on the court to renew a bitter rivalry which is expected to draw the first capacity crowd to the North End hut in years.
 Teammates of two years ago will be playing against each other in this expected battle tonight. Two years ago the Wolves cleaned up the junior teams of the city and state, defeat ing teams from Washington Hill, Brooklyn and the North End and being undefeated in the city. Last year they did not get into action until late in the season. When 1t came to organize this year, the team was split, by a bitter dispute, into two sections, with every regular but Mike Haiday going with the Colle- gians. All year the Wolves have clamored for a shot at the Colle- gians who have compiled an enviable record against out of town oppo- nents. But the superior attitude of the Collegian management was a stumbling block to the booking of the game. Finally the tussle was booked and immediately tickets be- gan to go like hotcakes and the "Y" gym will be filled by an overflow crowd tonight.
 Freddie Jacovino of the Wolves, newly appointed coach, has been drilling his senior league leaders on block plays to shake league leading Stan Valeski, brilliant little pepper pot of the Wolves into the open. All year, Valeski has been a main SCOT ing threat with the Wolf crew. Ricky Ricciuti, ace guard of the | CollegianS has been handed the diff ficult job of halting the diminu- tive threat. Mike Haiday will be playing Bob Leece, the big scoring ace of the Collegians and captain. Lou Chestone will, in all probability, team with Ricciuti at the guard posts, but his cratic play of late has prepared Jim Horrigan, the Collegians' brain trust, to send in up and coming Jim Morris into the fray if things go wrong. Ken Kelly, youngster who may steal the whole show, and Herb Ieece, capable shooter, will round out the starting Collegian five. Jimmy Damelio and Ossie Petrone, back in action after an illness of two weeks, will be in- reserve. Haiday will play center while Dom Coviello and Tony Jazz will be in the backcourt. Flashy lit tie Valeski and Karl Eschenko will play the forwards with Phil Zadar- osny and Pete Kopcha in reserve.
 Because of the intense rivalry between the two clubs, and even though Santopietro's actions when rought plays are made has been con- sidered drastic, he is expected to handle the game with an iron hand to prevent the ill feeling to crop into something else.
 Secretary Clayton Brown, Ralph Cooke, and Ray Ouimet, president of the North End Branch, have made arrangements for extra seats for tonight's fray. The preliminary between the Washington Hill Debs and Hill MaidenS will start at $ D. m. with the main game going on immediately afterwards.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-18
Wolues CoHegians Clash Tonight

Of course, there is always the chance that Kearns will be proved 100 per cent correct. If he is, Thom- as will last just about as long as would the Russian caught stufing a dynamo with wooden shoes ano sand. And that's nothing flat. There isn't sporting man in our town who wouldn't like to see the doctor hit anothe bonanza. The gold that flowed into his hands when he had Dempsey ripping and roaring is nearly all gone now. A handy guy with that dollar, Kearns. He never could figure out how money was good for anything but spending and he never was at a loss when it came to figuring how to spend it He may have blown a million or whereabouts in his time.
 He may have something in the big and awkward kid from Detroit He can punch. Proof of that is right there in black and white in the rec- ord books. From January, 1886, to September, 1887, he knocked out 31 consecutive rivals, which is better than country punching, even if a goodly portion of the victims had no more qualifications than letters from their vestrymen and backs that were not allergio to canvas.
 Thomas is of a strata cut above any of Adamick's earlier opponents A shade better than one, that is refer to MaXie Rosenbloom, the old Harlem harlequin, who once wore the light-heavyweight mantle and who now is doubling in brass out in Hollywood Maxie fights one week and plays small parts the next. I saw him fight out there not more than six weeks ago and despite his age-he's now 104 or 106, I forgot which-he still is cutter than a ter- rier pup. He's known all the puglil- istic answers for the so long he's making up a new set now.
 Put Mike to Sleep
 Maxie gave Adamick a beating in their first meeting, but that's nc disgrace. He's made 'em all look a little foolish at one time or an- other. The second time they met Jimmy put Maxie to sleep.
 Doctor Kearns-and you muSn't interrupt this is sadism on his part part would like to see Thomas strike Adamick a resolute swat on the chin and put him on the floor. The doctor has never seen his young charge badly hurt. and as he says there is only one real test of fighter-what happens when he gets nailed.
 Copyright, 1888 by United Press)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-18
GREENWICH BOMBERS
 FACE LITH ARRAY

The Greenwich Bombers and the Knights of Lithuania will square of in the feature contest of 8 double header at g o'clock tomor- TOW night at St. Joseph's hall.
 The Greenwich club, with nine victories against two defeats, will strive to hand the Knights their first loss in four games.
 If records mean anything, the scorekeepers will be in for strenu- ous evening as the Knights have rolled up 754 points and allowed TAG in winning eight of IS games for an average of 50 for both the K. of L. and the opposition.
 The Bombers fit right into this plan as they pack mighty scoring punch in their own right and a 100- point total for the game should be reached before the final whistle blows.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-18
HOGAN, LASINSKl
 SCORE DECISIONS

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 18.-(UP) Johnny Lasinski, 167, Meriden, outpointed Tiger Roy Williams, 173, Chicago Negro, in a slow feature bout on the Arenas boxing card last night. It was an eight-round af- fair.
 Best bout of the evening was the one between Julie Kogan, 135, local lightweight, who absorbed terrific beating from Tony Fernandez, 131, Puerto Rico, for more than 8 round and then turned on him to win by technical knockout in the third.
 Julie Kogan, 1855, New Haven, stopped Tony Fernandez, 131, Puerto Rico, (3); Frankie Young, 149, New Haven, knocked out Joe Gale, 150, Worcester, Mass, (4); "Spotty" Spottswood, 143, New Haven, defeat- ed Joe Wosinich, 147. Thompsonville, (4); Joe Klemba, 173 1-2, Meriden, defeated Jack Riley, 174. New Ha- ven, (4; Jimmy Armstrong, 138, New Haven, decisioned Pete MakoW- ski, 134, Meriden, (4.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-18
BATTLES TO HELP
 LITTLE COACHING
Pro Grid Star to Be As= sistant Next Year at
 Columbia U.

New York, Feb. IS - U.P) - Cliff Battles, former star at West Virginia Wesleyan and twice lead- ing ground gainer of the National Professional Football League, aban- doned his pro" career today to &C., cept position as assistant to Coach Lou Little at Columbia.
 Battles, one of the greatest run ming backs of all time, will succeed Herbert M. Kopf as backfield coach of the Lions. Kopf replaces Chick Meehan as head coach at Manhat- tan College.
 Joining the Boston Red Skins in 1882, Battles first led the league in ground gaining the following year. He was named to the mythical all- league team in 1883, 1886 and again last year when he reeled of STA yards from Scrimmage to lead all other players. He is 28, a resident of Akron, O., he recently married Dor othy Kaufman of Lakewood, O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-18
WATR JOINS
 NEW LOOKUP
WMCA, WLW Wire Link Gives Local Station
 Added Programs

WATERS Associated station, WMCA in New York, and WLW, the nations most powerful radio sta- tion located in Cincinnati, Ohio, will be linked by wire for interchange of programs according to . joint announcement made this week by Donald Flamm, president of WMCAs and John Clark, head of the TranSs american Broadcasting and Tele. vision Company, representing tho Super-powered 10000 watt station
 While the connection, which be- comes effective this week, marks the extension of influence between the two outlets, there is no loss of identity involved in the deal, 1t was stated. Under the arrangements, WMCA, WATR and the Intercity System of independent stations cove ering the Atlantic seaboard, will have powerful outlet in the Mid. dlewest, while WLW will be aug. mented with an important New York program source.
 Also included in the agreement i9 station KQv, 1000 watt Pittsburgh broadcaster which is to be available for additional network coverage through WMCA, WATR and the Intercity System.
 Programs already set include: The Life of Mary Sothern" Spon- sored by Kinds Honey and Almond Cream, Mondays through Fridays. originating in New York and "The Mad Hatterfields" sponsored by Lions Brands. The latter program is currently heard on WLW and is to be fed to wMCA from the Cincin- natl station effective Monday, Feb- ruary 21st.
 The arrangement provides WLW with the most modern New York studio facilities, enabling them to add substantially to their program variety, it was stated. Five Star Final" "Gangplank" broadcasts, Original Good Will Hour" and other important WMCA broadcastS will be fed to the western stations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-18
Badn1intOn
 Exhibition

Mrs. Roy Bergman of Westport who is to appear at the YMCA March 1, in badminton exhibition with the worlds champion, Miss Thelma Kingsbury, won the District of Columbia championship and yes terday added three more eastern titles, distinction never before &C., complished.
 Her first triumph of the day was in the women's singles where she defeated her club mate, Miss Helen Gibson, metropolitan champion in a hard fought match 11-8, 11-4, 11-2. Later these opponents became part ners and won the double woman's title by overcoming the sturdy op- position of the unseeded team of Mrs. Paul Schaeffer and Mrs. John w. filling.
 Climaxing a day of brilliant bad hinton Mrs. Bergman paired with Gilbert Carpenter and won her third title, the mixed doubles. They de- feated another Westport combina- ton, MT. and Mrs. Lealand Gus lawson 15-12, 17-14.
 MT. GustavSon will also appear here with Mrs. Bergman at the night of the exhibition.
 Program for the badminton exhi- bition at the Central Y March | at o'clock:
 Chris Roth and Henry Cieslewski of Naugatuck vs. Donald Post and Herbert Pinter of Waterbury.
 Miss Thelma Kingsbury vs. Mrs Roy Bergman.
 Kenneth Davidson vs. Mir. Gus lawson.
 Miss Kingsbury and MT. Gustav son vs. Mrs. Bergman and MT Davidson.
 Winners of the first match vs. MT. Gustavson and MT. Davidson.
 Four of the best local players have been secured as part of the bad hinton exhibition. Henry Cieslewski won the city single and double tour nament last year in badminton and is also a top ranking tennis player. Chris Roth is one of the nest play CTS throughout Connecticut.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-18
NIEMIEC REPORTS

Meriden, Feb. 18.-Al Niemiec, minor league star and former major leaguer, has strengthened out sal- ary differences with Owner H. w. Lane of the San Diego Padres and will leave by auto today to join the club. Batterymen will work out February q at Carlsbad, near San Diego and a week later, the entire squad will begin regular training at Lane Field, home of the Padres.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-18

Carlos Salzedo, premier exponent of the harp and a brilliant com poser, will be a guest artist on the Sunday concert edition of Colum- bias Magazine of the Air." Febru- ary 20th heard from 500 to 5:30 p. m., EST.
 Salzedo will play two selections of his own composition, Song In the Night, and Military Barracks" followed by Believe Me If All Those Endearing Charms" an old Irish folk-song published in 1907.
 As 8 harpist, Salzedo's artistry and virtuosity, has won interna- tional applause in this country and abroad. He has appeared as soloist with the majority of Symphony or chestras, including New York, BoS- ton, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Kan sas City, Syracuse and Philadelphia. Many symphonic works of his own composition have been played by these orchestras, a distinction en- joyed by no other harpist today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-18
PLENTY OF "JOES"

There are six players named Joe" on the CanisiuS College basketball squad-three of them on the first team, which is quite confusing to Coach Al Seelback.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-18
2OO-.WDRC-.Hartford--l33O

T.. M. S:OO-U. S. Marine Band. 3:30-Current Questions Before tho
 the Senate. 3:45-Deep River Boys. 4:O0-Music from the Gold Coast 4:15-Between the Bookends. 4:30-Those Happy Gilmans. 4:45-Vincent Sargent-organist. 5:00-Ad Liner-dance program. 5:30-Stepmother. 5:45-Hilitop House-starring Bess
 Johnson. s:oO-News Service-United Jress e:15-Dinner Music-wDRC String
 Ensemble; Joseph Blume, di-
 rector. s:So-Winter Sports Weather Re
 port. 6:35-Eton Boys. S:45-song Time-Betty Grable and
 John Payne. 7:00-Poetic Meiodies-Jack Fulton.
 tenor; Franklyn MacCormack 7:15-Arthur Godfrey. 7:30-Margaret Daum--soprano;
 Concert Orch. 7:45-Boake Carter. S:00-Hammerstein' Music Hall
 Ted Hammerstein, master of
 ceremonies. S:sO-Paul Whiteman's Orch. 9:00-Hollywood Hotel. l0:00-The Songshop-Frank Crumifs
 master of ceremonies: guest
 stars. 10:45-Special Talks Program
 James F. BelI-"How Busis
 ness Gets Back.'s II 1:00-Sports--N resume of
 United Presg news. 11:l5-Gine Gray'e Orch. 11:s0--George Qlsen's Orch. 12:0O-Sammy Kaye's Orch. 1s:sS--Tsd H S Fiorlto'a orsh.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-18
BROOKLYN GIRLS
 BEAT WASHINGTON

The Brooklyn Alphas looked like a million dollars last ngiht as they de- feated the Washington Alphas, 13 to T. in Girls Club league tussle at Hopeville gym.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-18
Brooklynites Win

The Brooklyn Betas easily out pointed the Washington Betas in the other game, 18 to 6. The box score
 Brooklyn Beta OS)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-18

Proving that you can teach an old dog new tricks, Ernie Fiorito will make Bic Mir Bist du Schoen" leap through a hoop during his Studies in Contrast" program over WOR- Mutual this evening from to 8:30 p. m., EST. Featuring the fiddles instead of the glaSSy brass of trum- pets, Fiorito promises 8 softer, new presentation of this nation-sweeping tune. Other sweet, swing and sym- phonic standouts will be the tingling Whistle While You Work" from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," Missouri Waltz. in mod ern dress, a special arrangement of "Raggin' the Scale" and 'The We'd ding of Pocahontas."
 Budding talent, buried during
 the week in the press of busi-
 ness mechanics, will burst into
 bloom when boys and girls on
 the NEG roster stage the annual
 employees show tomorrow after
 noon from to 3:3O p. m, EST,
 over the NBC-Red network. A
 variety show of nine different
 turns will constitute the gambol.
 E. P. H. James, manager of the
 NEG promotion division, will be
 the master of ceremonies, and
 performers will include Paul
 Owen of the page staff, tenor
 from Los Angeles with dash of professional experience.
 The tale of 8 house that vanished brick by brick and board by board will be the hightlight of Twenty Years Ago-and Today" over WOR. Mutual tonight from 10 to 1o:3O p. m It all started two decades back ir Weston, Somersetshire, England when an elderly spinster developed the obSeSSion that the town was at- tempting to wrest her property from her. She vowed to block eternally
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-18
THE AIR WAVES

any such move, then vanished. And for twenty years fragments of hel house have also been vanishing uns til today nothing remains but thu foundation. Contrasts in valentine1 will be another episode, with 2 fasl1- back also included to show the ac- tivities of Thomas Edison during wartime days.
 With what he hopes will be
 astounding success-SOrt Of-
 Colonel LemueI K. StOOpnagle,
 making his first appearance on
 any program without the 'and
 Budd,'" will tell waiting world all about his new formula for
 comedy when he is heard on
 Paul Whiteman's broadcast over
 the WABC-C Columbia network
 tonight from 8:30 to 9 ?. ml.,
 EST. The comic colonel is to be
 abetted in his explanatory ef-
 forts by Oliver Wakefield, sem
 tence shattering English master of ceremonies of the program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-18

IOIdIs v 70 Score at half time-Brooklyn 10, Washington 2. Referee-Lucy M. Russo. Time-Four 7-minute per iodS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-18
New York Stations WEAF-sso - WOR-710 WJZ--76O = WABC-seo

WABC-Press-Radi News. 6:35-W Thornhill,
 Piano.
 wJZ-Revelers Male Quartet WABC-Eton Boys Quartet. 6:45-WEAF-Barro orch.
 WoR--Raymond Swing, WJZ-Lowell Thomas. Com
 mentator.
 WABC-Song Time. 7:00-WEAF-Amos n Andy,
 Comedians.
 WOR-Sports-Stan Lomax. WJZ-Mary Small, Songs. WABC-Jack Fulton, Tenor;
 Franklyn MacCormack,
 Reader. 7I5-WEAF-Uncle Ezra-Sketch. WOR-The Answer Man. WJZ-Instrumental Group. WABC-Arthur Godfrey and
 Organ. 7:30-WEAF-Norsemen Quartet. WOR-The Lone Ranger
 Sketch.
 WJz.Lum and Abner- WABC-Margaret Daum. so-
 prano. 7:45-WEAF-Bughouse Rhythm
 Variety.
 WJz-Craig Matthews. Tenor WABC-Boake Carter, Com
 mentator. S:00-WEAF-Lucil Manners, So-
 prano; Robert Simmons,
 Tenor; Choir; Black Orch. WOR-Fiorito Orch; Vocal-
 ists.
 wJz-Grand Central Station
 Sketch.
 WABC-Hammerste Music
 Hall; Reinald Werrenrath,
 Baritone; Joy Hodges, Ac-
 tress; Vergil Bingham and
 Al Ports, Blind Pianists;
 Alice Barton, Contralto. S:30-WOR-Philo ilosophy-Andrew
 F. Kelly.
 WABC-Paul Whiteman Con-
 cert: Oliver Wakefield,
 Master of Ceremonies and
 Others. S:45-wOR-Games for Every One. 00-WEAF-Lyman Orch.
 SoloiSts.
 WOR-Gabriel Heater. Com mentator.
 WJZ-Nola Day, Songs.
 WABC-Hollywood Hotel:
 Play, Swing Your Lady,
 with Humphrey Bogart,
 Louise Fazenda and Frank
 McHugh; Frances Lang
 ford, Jerry Cooper, Anne
 Jamison and Ken Niles,
 Sonfs; Ken Murray, Com edian: Paife Orch. 9:15-WOR-Arden Orch.
 WJZ-Howard Marshall, Comment. -WEAF-AleXander True
 Stories.
 WOR-Symphony Orch, Ru- dolph Gang, Conductro;
 Hortense Monath, Piano. WJZ-Martin Orch. 1:00-WEAF-Play, with Les Ire mayne and Barbara Luddy. WOR-Drama; Twnety Years Ago and Today. WJZ-Boxing: Harry Thomas vs. Jimmy Adamick, at Madison Square Garden. WABC-Song Shop; Nadine Conner, Soprano; Reed Kennedy, Baritone: Alice Cornett, Songs; Quartet and Glee Club; Frank Crumit. Master of Cere- monies; Haenschen Orch. 0-WEAF-Jimmy Tidler. WOR-Messner Orch. 10:45-W WEAF-Dorothy Thompson, Comment. WABC-How Business Gets Rack-James F. Bell, Chairman General Mills. Ii 60-WEAF-Dance Music Gro 1 a. m.) WOR--News; Dance Music w1z-News: Dance Music (To 1D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-18


 Score at half time-Wa Washington G., Brooklyn 2. Referee-Lucy NJ. Russo. fime-Four 7-minute periods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-18

The macabre strains of the March of the DwarfS" will be a feature of the U. S. Army Band concert over WOR and the Mu- tual Broadcasting system on Saturday (February 19) from 11:3O 8. m. to 12 noon, EST. The band will be under the direction of Karl Hubner, in the absence of Captain Thomas F. Darcy.