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The Washington times., 1938-03-26
Experience ON Flat
Helped BattleShlb to
Wln GRIND National
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Derby on February 10. However,
the best Battleship could do was
to finish fourth to Titus. Playfel-
lows Dream and r. H. Davis, jr. s
Politen.
After the Florida racing season
closed, Battleship was shipped to
Bowie and started in the first run.
ming OF the James Rowe Memorial
Handicap on April 5. He was a
mighty fit horse that day and de-
feated L. Rosenberg's Desmond,
H. P. Whitney's Frumper and the
Audley Farms Enid over the seven
furlongs.
After his triumph in the Rowe
Handicap he was freShened up and
his next appearance was at Havre
de Grace on April %, where he
was unplaced to j. L. Pontius'
Michigan Boy and the H. P. Whit
ney entry (Crazy Coot and SkirD
in the Chesapeake trial at a mile
and 10 yards. He was then sent
to Mereworth Farm to be given a
much-needed rest.
HITS STRIDE
BattleShip was successful in his
first start of 1881 when he de-
feated the Middleburg Stables
Sunny LaSsie and ]. ]. Coughlin's
Who Win on June in an allow.
ance race of one mile at Airing.
ton Park. The colt at last had
struck his stride and proceeded to
make his victories six out of ten
for that year, to earn $11,950 for
owner Salmon.
Probably the most spectacular
victory for Battleship in 1881
came when he defeated j. J.
Coughlin'S Karl Eitel and the
Reichert Brothers sensational
Broom Wisdom in the Great Lakes
Handicap over a mile and a six
tenth at Hawthorne on Au
gust %.
He came right back a week
later and defeated C. Morris Un
common Gold and Calf Roper in q
mile event at Lincoln Fields.
In addition to these six vic
tories of 1881. Battleship finished
third three times and was I'm
placed as many times.
In 1882 BattleShip was acquired
by Mrs. T.. H. Somerville (nov
Mrs. Marion D. Scott, and the
Virginia horSewoman Immediately
converted the son of Man O. Wal
into jumper. He was condi
toned thoroughly in this depart
ment of racing, but his activitie:
throughout that year were re
stricted to schooling. In the enc
his owner and trainer were unani
nous in the opinion that he was
destined to achieve a place among
the immortals of the timber top
perS.
AS 7-year-old in 1884, he wor
The Washington times., 1938-03-26
Crowd
Sees Club Fights

A sellout crowd attended the
amateur bouts in Shoots cellar,
headquarters of the Michigan
Park Boys Club last night.
Also in the audience were
President John J. Hurley, of the
Michigan Park Citizens Associa-
ton, and Marty Gallagher, former
local heavyweight battler.
Results of the bouts follow:
Fifty pounds, Terry O'Brien defeated
Bottles; 8 pounds, George Smoot de-
feated Frank Sheehan; Bill Sheehan de-
feated Larry Higand; so pounds, Tom
O'Reefe defeated Jim Costello; Joe La
belle defeated Junior Sullivan; so pounds,
John O'Keefe defeated Jewett Kline; IS
pounds, Bill Keelan drew with Ben Fitz-
patrick; IS pounds, Henry Boyce de-
feated Donald Harrington. Exhibitions
(Non6ecisions), Pat Wilson VS.. Red eau
tier, Buddy Robson VS.. Bud Sautier.
The Washington times., 1938-03-26
Vetoed
Private Fishernoan's
Project Banned

Fishermen's paradise has been
sandbagged, slugged and put
away. The proposed Catoctin
project at Thurmont, Md, is not
to be. A ruling handed down by
Director A. B. Cammerer, of
National Public Parks, said that
it is not consistent with their
policy for recreation for low
salaried groups.
Frank C. Bentz, of the Mary
land Conservation Commission,
has been so notified, and the
plan to restrict the five-mile area
Of Hunting Creek now stocked
with large brook and brown
trout is out entirely.
The proposed paradise will be
tried elsewhere at a later date,
it is stated. AS matters now
stand, the creek will be open to
all corners Friday next, open
ing day, minus the 50-cent fee
as was originally intended.
The Washington times., 1938-03-26
FBI Gains Cage
Test Semifinals

Three games we're played last
night in the Metropolitan A. A,
U. basketball tournament at Tech
High gym.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
moved into the semi-finals by
trouncing Lubeseal, 47-35; while
in the 145-pound division, w. w
Chambers defeated Washington
Boys Club, 1872, and Columbia
Beverage topped Merrick Boys
Club, 800.
1t was announced that play in
the tourney will be suspended
until Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1938-03-26

three of four starts and $2,295
His first start as jumper was
on June l when he defeated Mrs
F. M. Gould'S What Have YoC
(Which virtually was left at the
post in yesterdays Grand Ma
tionaD, and S. C. Clark's Junior
Sun Wrack in the Roslyn Steeple
chase handicap at Roslyn Park
Long Island, N. Y.
On June 8 his presence began tc
be felt over the steeplechaSe
courses as he easily took the meas
ure of The Lone Star Syndicate's
Inception, Northwood Stables Ar
goanut End and S. C. Clark, jr.'s
Sun Wrack in the Aiken Hunters
SteeplechaSe over the treacherous
Belmont Park course at two and
one-half miles.
He came back week later and
defeated Arundel and Our Friend
in the nineteenth running of the
National Hunt Club Handicap
SteeplechaSe over the three-mile
course at Brookline, Mass.
FAREWELL RACE
Battleship's farewell American
appearance was in the fourth run
ming of the Grand Nationa
steeplechase handicap at Belmon
Park over three miles on mudd!
track on September Is, 1884. Thu
son of Man O. War triumphet
easily over such stars as Joseph E
Widener'S Arc Light, Mrs. j. H
Whitney's Rocky Sun, Rigan Nc
Kinney's Canandaigua, w. Stone
Wrackon, and F. Ambrose Clark
Ridian. His time under IA
pounds in the muddy going wa
6:06 As.
BattleShip'S unrecorded victor,
of 1888 was brush race at Deel
Run in 1884 and the Richmond
Plate.
In his five years appearance OF
the American turf, Battleship wol
II races, finished second thre'
times, third three times and wa
unplaced nine time. His tota
earnings were $29.13O.
The Washington times., 1938-03-26
Weak Hitting EndangerS
EAStern'S Title Chances

This is the second of a series
of stories reOielDtng the baseball
prospects of the SeUen schools
that tDiI participate in the inter-
high series this year,
BY PAUL BEACH
Eastern's chances to retain
the baseball title it has held for
the last three years didn't look
so bright to Chief Guyon as he
was putting the squad through
it's PAGES in a practice session
yesterday.
The veteran Parker coach
was gloomy over the hitting,
even though he thought it
should top the performance of
a team that was known as the
"hit1ess wonders" last year.
Other things that are sources
of worry is the weakness in the
catching department and the
tendency of veteran players to
assume that they have their
positions cinched and to recline
a bit on their laurelS.
FIELDING GOOD
Despite all the dampened out
look, the team looks to have
quite a polish in the fielding
and all the vim that it takes to
fight its way over the opposi-
ton.
Upon the sturdy shoulders of
Bill Lewis and Eddie Giovanetti
The Washington times., 1938-03-26
Buckeye Nine Vies
With Rand.-M

ASHLAND, Va, March 26.
Pending favorable weather, Ohio
States baseball team will meet
Randolph Macon College here
again today. Yesterday the in
vading Buckeyes defeated RIM. 8
to 6. The game marked Ohio's
fourth victory in five starts.
The Washington times., 1938-03-26
Baseball
Roosevelt, Baltimore
Play Opener

Four-out-of-town games are
listed on the schedule of Roose.
welt Highs baseball team, with the
opener being slated for Wednes-
day, April 6, against Baltimore
City College in Baltimore.
The complete schedule follows:
April 6. Baltimore City College, at
Baltimore; g. Eastern, at Roosevelt;
26, Central. at Roosevelt; 80, Tome
School, at Port Deposit Md.
rett Park; 10, Briarley Military Acad-
envy, at Ammendale. Md; 10, Mckinley.
at Mckinley; IS, Georgetown Prep, at
Garrett Park; 10, Wilson. at Roosevelt;
81. U. S. Naval Training Station. at
Norfolk. Va; 81, Western, at Roosevelt.
June 3, Anacostia, at Eastern.
The Washington times., 1938-03-26
NUTMEG PINMEN
Invade D, c, FOR
WOOD SWEEPS

Connecticut bowlerS on their
way to the national tournament
at Richmond will add impetus to
the weekend duckpin card wnen
the Wallace Barnes team of Bristol
clashes with the Tribby All-Stars,
as an added attraction tonight to
the final block Bill Wood Dub
sweepstakes at the Lucky Strike.
To check the invading New
EnglanderS, who include such
stars as Art Levins, Carl Bradigo,
Art Neske, John Knoll, Sam Alkas,
Roger Robbins and Harold Bond,
the Capital team captain, besides
himself, will send to the firing line
Gene Hargett, Charley Phillips,
Dave Groth and Lou Ruche. The
match will start at 8.
Russell Parks, leading the dub
event by 106 pins, will have to
stump his toe pretty hard not to
finish the 15-game test a winner.
With sets of 625 and 638, the
Red Circle Food Shop pinmen has
a total Of 1858 for his 10 games.
James w. Justice, of the Ameri.
can Federation of Federal EN-
ployeS, having tackled together
sets of Sol and 500 is the runner
up with 1,157. A stick behind him
is C. w. thinner, Of the Income
Tax League, with 1,156. Walter N.
Haley, of the Post office League,
is running fourth with 1,151, while
the fifth position is held by Ray
Cullen. with 1,139.
The CoaSt-Ins marked their rise
as the leaders of the Ladies In
dependent League with an all
time record team game of SOB last
night at the Arcadia when
Georgia Hays, with 1890
starred in a sweep over the erst-
while front-running Peerless team.
Irene Scott, of the losers, rolled
top game and set in the crucial
match with 1886.
Bill NeiderStrusser had q big
night at the Lucky Strike when
he featured Miscellaneous No. Is
climb into second place with a
season record set Of 439 which
he achieved.
With invading Connecticut
bowlerS with games of 146, 1876
and 1853, the final count tying the
season record. NeiderStruSser Incl
dentally, shares another record
today as a result of Jamison, of
Sight No. 8 tying his flat game
with SO.
Sight No. l dropped out Of Sec
ond-place by losing three games to
F. & A. No. l which was led by
Charley Nicholson's 1862.
The leading Manor No. / team
despite Billy LaBille'S 140-374
were nicked for two games in the
Country Club League when Ralph
zuber featured Beaver Dam No.
Us win with 154 the heaviest wal
lop in GA team total.
Tonight with the national
tournament in full swing, two
Washington teams, the Balfour
girls and the mems National Saw
ings and Trust Co., will vie with
crack outfits from Norfolk, Rich
mond and other Virginia duckpin
centers.
The Washington times., 1938-03-26

ships. Also, of course, the 81 per
board fee won't hurt ReshevSky's
wallet.
Spectators will be admitted free
of charge. Toughest of Reshevsky's
opponents, whether or not any of
the 10 men now battling for the
District championship, sit in, is
Donald H. Mugridge. Mugridge
is Washington's ace chessman, but
is forced to say mo" to strenu-
GUS competition due to unstable
health.
Because of Reshevsky'S visit,
the seventh round of the District
championships was postponed for
a week.
The Washington times., 1938-03-26
Aheurn Denies Archibuld
Protected" for Title Go
Rumor Of Fixed
Bout Anglers
GoIdie
By BOB ADDIE

When joey Archibald does bat
tie with Johnny Sciebelli at Tur-
ner's Arena Monday night. it will
be a shooting match-aS always,
adds Matchmaker Goldie Ahearn
emphatically. 1t seems the usually
amiable Ahearn has been stung
by various snide rumors, fouling
the beautiful air inhabited at this
time of the year by cherry bios
SONS, that many of his enter
prises are not strictly kosher.
The finger-pointers insist that
Ahearn builds up a drawing card
and then protects his investment
with a variety Of stumblebumS
who couldn't outpoint themselves
shadow-boxing. Archibald has
been selected as the target in this
case because he is virtually
matched to box Sixto Escobar for
the bantamweight championship
of the world in Griffith Stadium
some time this summer.
J. GOLDIE GETS ANGRY
I "Now," reason the hammer.
throwerS, will Ahearn teSr a
chance of having A." r.4oald
beaten and possibly &c what
promises to set an all-time rec
ord gate for bout in the Dis
trict?"
We now turn the floor over to
Mr.. Ahearn.
ever since I been match
maxim, you understand, I been
bothered by these smart guys
who want they should run my
business. never promoted
anything but honest fights.
Look at Lou Gevinson. had
him going great and he was a
swell card. Along comes this
little kid Archibald and hangs
a kayo on Lou. So awright.
Gevinson's gotta start all over
again.
and how about George
Abrams. The kid takes the
duke II times. Everybody says
he's beatin' buns. So I give
him Jimmy Jones and you guys
grouse me of pickin' a soft
touch. So what happens? So
this. Jones hits Abrams like
he's just another guy named
Joe Puss and there goes maybe
half my plans for the summer
season. Do you think I would
let this happen if everything
was in the bag? I could tell you
q couple of dozen other cases
and you would lissen for hours"
HONESTY AND SUCH
Mr.. Ahearn has great con-
iidence in his conversational
abilities, but his rebuttal is well
put. While it is true Archibald
will lose his shot at EScobar if
Sciebelli wins Monday, we can at
least vouch for the purity of the
proceedings. Not so much that
we think Ahearn is beyond re.
proach-we like Goldie, but
wouldn't pin any halos on any
man Cat least live one)-but it
is bad business to be involved in
any homogeneous fights.
Archibald should win, because
he's going to fight as a bantam,
his natural weight, for the first
time in eight fights. Sciebelli, a
little French-1talian, halls from
Springfield, Mass, and will be
making his first appearance in a
District ring. He comes here
highly touted having met the
tougher punchers in the division
without swooning to the canvas
for even a breathing spell.
Archie will be making his tenth
start here. So far, every post has
been a winning one in Washing
ton for the Patent Leather Kid.
But Goldie fears something may
happen to the second star of his
intended midsummer attractions.
The quickest way to Goldie's heart
is through his pocketbook, and
loss by Joey will really break our
hero'S heart.
The Washington times., 1938-03-26
LoNDos PINS BABA

CHICAGO, March 26 G.N.sl.
Jim Londos, the old Greek Adonis,
today held victory over the
handle-bar mustached Ali BAHIA,
whom he tossed out of the wres-
ting ring in "a minutes and 10
seconds last night.
The Washington times., 1938-03-26
YANKEES, CARDS
FIGHT FOR CITY
CHAMPIONSHIP.

BATON ROUGE, La, March IS
U.N.S0 With most of the reg
ular men given a day off. while a
second team handed the New Or
leans Pelicans a to 2 defeat, Bill
Terry'S New York Giants today
were ready for the week ends re.
sumption of hostilties with the
Cleveland Indians.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-Some
what downcaSt by a 2 to l drub-
bling by their International League
farm club, the Newark Bears, Joe
McCarthy's American LIE ague
champion New York Yankees got
out against the st. Louis Card
inals here in the first of two week
end tusSles. The teams will be
battling for the "city champion
ship" of st. Petersburg.
CLEARWATER, Fla. - The
usual grapefruit league luck Of the
Brooklyn Dodgers was hoped for
today against the Rochester Red
Wings here, with Van Lingle
Mungo promised in the pitchers
box. Effective hurting in the
pinches by Forrest Pressnell and
Bill Posedel, two veteran recruits,
beat out the Cincinnati Reds, 4 to
2, for the Dodgers third straight
victory.
BRADENTON, Fla.-Lou Fette
and Dan MacFayden were manager
Casey Stengels pitching selections
today as the Boston Bees departed
for Sarasota, intent on making il
two straight over their intracitJ
rivals, the Boston Red Sox.
The Bees capitalized on tignt
defensive play and timely hitting
to defeat Indianapolis, ii.
PASADENA, Cal.-After three
straight defeats at the hands o.
the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago
White Sox today named Johnny
Rigney and Johnny Whitehead
to take the mound in an attemp
to defeat their hard-slugging cit!
rivals.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Thu
Browns will seek their seventh
straight victory in the GRAPEFRUIT
League when they oppose thu
Houston BuffaloeS Of the TexaI
League today.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-Si1
rockies today began their journe!
to the Knoxville farm of thu
Pittsburgh Pirates for further sea
soning as Manager Pie Trayno
began Slicing the training CAM
squad.
NEW ORLEANS, lathe Ath
letics must develop hitting powe,
to get anywhere in the American
League in 1898, Connie Mack de
clared today during the trip Il
Biloxi, Miss, to open a tWo-gam'
series with the PhillieS. YeSterda!
the Mackmen made only two hit!
while losing to Cleveland, IL.
BILOXI, Miss.-Gerry Nugent
president of the Phillies. toda.
was busy denying rumors that hi
club was contemplating a dea
with the New York Giants. on
yarn had it that Wally Bergel
and cash would come to the Phil
in exchange for Claude Passeau.
AKELAND, Fla.-Schoolboy
Rowe gets his second chance tt
convince Detroit Tiger bosses h
has come back" today as h
shares mound duties with Roxi'
Lawson and Boots Poffenbergel
against the Cincinnati Reds. Yes
terday Vernon Kennedy held thu
st. Louis Cardinals to two hits If
four ScorelesS innings as thu
Tigers won 5 to 3.
TAMPA, Fla.-The Cincinnati
Reds Smarted today under theil
second straight defeat from thu
BROOKLYN Dodgers. Although Man
ager Bill McKechnie's charges
outhit the Dodgers, II to 8, they
could only get two men across thu
home plate while Brooklyn scorec
four times.
II =
The Washington times., 1938-03-26
Michigan, Irish
Elves to Meet

ANN ARBOR, Mich, March 26.
Michigan will meet Notre Dame in
basketball next year. 1t will mark
the first game between the two
institutions since 1923.
The Washington times., 1938-03-26
ADAMIcK VS.. ETToRE

DETROIT, March 26.-Jimmy
Adamick, Michigan heavyweight,
has been signed to meet AL Ettore,
of Philadelphia, in a 10-round bout
here April 8, Promoter Jack
KearnS announced.
The Washington times., 1938-03-26
y. S. Chess Champion
Plays Forty d. G. Foes
By GINO SINH

AT &C. Samuel Reshevsky looks back Is years of erna
tona chess fame and look forward to maintaining the
fame two generations if jehovah is willing
Tonight the young gamb marvel will match his wits against
40 of Washngons brilliant chess minds at the Jewish
The Washington times., 1938-03-26
Chart of Grand National Steeplechase


yaFs SO 'uPs Tina ss IS Record ego Mile liz
Winner ch War-Quarantine, Sick
The Washington times., 1938-03-26

rests the responsibility of
whether or not it will be a good
ball team, according to the
chief, who is grooming them for
third and second bases, re-
spectively. If the latter hits.
Lee Lusby will be shifted from
his regular second sack spot to
The Washington times., 1938-03-26
Pdddocks Selections at Tropical Park

upward. One mile and
COMMENT
Looks like repeater
Can better last start
Has class: go well
May hold on better
Some good races
Been racing poorly
Much improved platter
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-13
Democratic Women's
Organization Host
AT Dinner Meeting
New Old Candidates to Be Presented way
Contain Eiirt Of Party's Plan Of Campaign
For Coming Election

General Charles ]. Mclaughlin, can
didate for reelection, State Labor
Commissioner Joseph M. Tone, and
Congressman ]. Joseph Smith.
with Mrs. Henry A. Hayden,
toastmaster, and Democratic State
Chairman J. Francis Smith at the
speakers table will be the Water
bury candidates, Attorney Patrick j
Healey, candidate for Judge Of pro-
bate, Senator George T. Culhane
candidate for reelection as senator
from the 18th district, Edward P
Egan, candidate for senator from
the 10th district, Representative
Daniel J. Mahaney, candidate foi
reelection as state representative
and Attorney Hugo Gustaferri, can
didate for state representative.
Mrs. Hayden Is president OF the
Democratic Women's Club and an
nounced today that more than zoe
tickets for ths affair have been sold
Blocks Of the tickets have beer
reserved in O number OF nearby
communities and delegations oil
Democrats from Ansonia, Seymour
Thomaston and other towns will at
tend.
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FUNERALS

The funeral Of Mrs. Irwin J. Chip
man was held this morning at 8:l5
o'clock from the Mulville funeral
home, 270 West Main street TO ST.
patricks church where q solemn
mass Of requiem was celebrated at
o'clock by Rev. William Wirkus as
sisted by Rev. william Meyers Of
Naugatuck and Rev. Albert Gala
han. A special program Of music
was rendered by Miss Mary Rice
and Marie Barnes as soloist. Burial
was In Calvary cemetery with COM
initial services by Father Wirkus
The pallbearers were: William Sui
Ivan, Charles Hubbell, Harry Nor
ris, John Kiely, John Dillon and
Arthur Tinkiepaugh.
The funeral Of Miss Elizabeth
Somers will be held from the home,
479 Willow street, tomorrow morn
ing at $50 O'Clock to st. Margaret's
church, where mass will be cele-
brated at 0 o'clock. Burial will be
In the family plot, old st. Joseph's
cemetery.
The funeral of Anna v. Keefe will
be held tomorrow morning at $3.50
O'Clock from the Bergin funeral
home, 200 East Main street to the
Immaculate Conception church
where solemn high mass will be
celebrated at 0 o'clock. Burial vii
be in old st. Joseph's cemetery
Friends may call at the funera
home this afternoon and evening.
The funeral or Henry G. Ouime
was held this morning at 8:3l
o'clock from the Lunny funera
home, Is Central avenue to st
Thomas church where a solemn
mass Of requiem was celebrated a
9 o'clock by Rev. John Culliton, as
sisted by Rev. John Kennedy anc
Rev. Joseph Donnelly. A nausica
program was rendered by. Prot
George Perreault who renderes
ave Maria, MY Faith In Thee
and "God OF My Heart" Buria
was In Calvary cemetery with com.
initial services by Father Culliton
The honorary pallbearers mem
bers of Schroeder Brothers firm o.
which Mr.. Ouimet was at one timl
production superintendent, were Ar
thur, Richard, Gustave and Ernes
Schroeder.
The bearers were Herbert Colby
Walter Colby, Harold Dunn william
Harnick, Joseph Mazzaferro an,
Thomas Carney
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-13
FIRST OFFENDERS
CLUB ON RADIO
Program to Emanate From
Bridgeport - Frank
Barry Director

Resumption Of the First Offenders
Club program, long a radio feature
In statewide hook-ups, will take
place Saturday morning, 1890 to
II o'clock, with radio program
emanating from Station W1CC, New
Haven, and broadcast throught a
local station, as well as other state
stations.
Frank Barry, probation officer Of
the juvenile court at New Haven,
will direct the program In place
of High Sheriff J. Edward Slavin,
founder and organizer OF the First
Offender Club.
Sheriff Slavin has withdrawn from
active participation in First Often
der Club affairs during the time OF
the campaign In which he Is seek
ing reelection as the Democratic
party's candidate for sheriff Of New
Haven county.
The First offender Club has at
tanned national prominence during
the years since 1t was organized
and now has many thousands Of
members in many Connecticut To-
calities. At programs and outings
of the club In Waterbury as many
as 5000 boys and girls have attend
ed.
II was started principally to pro-
vide recreation and social life for
the many youths who have not such
facilities available in their commun-
tiles, the purpose being to keep
youngsters of the streets thus pre-
venting attractions Of law leading
to crime.
The radio programs have been on
state networks for some time during
the school year and will be heard
frequently during the next several
months after the start Saturday.
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who called upon the surviving meme
bers Of the charter commission 70
devise some procedure BY which q
referendum might be neld on the
proposition.
Leavenworth p. Sperry Is chair
man Of the COMMITTEES and within
few weeks other meetings win be
held to name general committee
to provide groundwork for present.
ing the proposal to the legislature.