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Evening star., 1938-12-18

frowning unhappily after such a day
of athletic achievement.
whats the matter?" he asked.
''Aw. | lost" said Muzz. Il lost
the hurdles
His winning ways returned May
21, 1884, when he entered the Eastern
Canada Interscholastic Track and
Field Championships in Molson Sta
dium, Montreal, and won the half
mile and the mile runs within an hour
of each other.
And his winning habit continued
when he decided to enter the boxing
tournament of the Catholic Youth
Association in New York after the
finish of the 1856 hockey season.
Muzz won the championship in three
straight matches.
Boxing experts sat at the ringside
ofMadison Square Garden and nodded
their heads approvingly at the fight
ing style of the handsome black
haired young Canadian, and several
managers, clutching contracts, made
a dive for his dressing-room door
after he won his third match.
They could see that Muzz would
have little trouble hurdling much OF
the opposition in the ring game today
because he can punch and take a
punch: and he is fast and strong and
brave. There's not much more you
can ask of a fighter.
But Muzz's mother didn't like the
idea of her sons being fighter and it
wasn't long after that tournament
that she asked him to give up tine
beak busting business. Muzz promptly
Evening star., 1938-12-18

cease and desist. probably at the conf
mand of the alarmed Homicide Squad
of the Montreal police force. After
all, Muzz was a dangerous weapon
on wheels.
He was disappointed at confessing
defeat, but not disheartened. And
although he was kidded by his friends
when he returned from the wars. he
lust grinned back at them from be-
meath the gauze.
Il was one of the main advertised
features out there" he told his ribbers.
"You see, there was big sign out
front of the Forum that said, Thrills.
Spills, Chillsv Well. l was there to
provide the spills"
But it is no wild statement to say
that if he took up six-day racing
seriously, Muzz would provide the
thrills and the chills, too, and take in
exchange the championship. It's just
the winning way he has when he gets
interested in sport.
Take, for example. when he joined
the Victoria Blue Ribbons in 1883.
Right off the bat he became the teams
high scorer and led them to the basket
ball championship of Canada. Then
when his family moved to Montreal
the following year, Muzz joined up
with the Montreal Nationals, who
had never been able to win their city
title. With Muzz on hand. however,
they bagged the local. the provincial
and the Eastern Canada champion
ships and went to the finals of the
national tournament before losing.
Again Muzz was his teams high
scorer, collecting AZ points in the four
championship games. and as a result
was voted Canada most outstanding
basketball player.
And when he was going to high
school. he decided to take part in the
track and field meet. but he didn't
know which event to enter. So he
competed in all of them except the
dashes, and proceeded to win the 440,
the $50. the mile, the shot-put, the
broad jump and the hop-step-and-
jump. That night at home. Papa
Patrick was surprised to see Muzz
Evening star., 1938-12-18
WINCH ESS VICTORY
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= TOWNSEND :.
Drawn by Marvin Townsend
Il have q complaint to moke!"
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Il don't see why not. Go break the
news to him and tell him to see me"
Strange, Polly thought, how things
worked out. Red Gleason. few hours
earlier, had been rank poison; now.
with his racing plane and his hopes
lying in heap of wreckage, he was
fellow pilot out of luck.
Il crashed your ship, Red" she told
him bluntly. Pulled a wing coming
out Of bank at better than three
hundred. Salvage is sending truck
for what's left of it and III bet you a
new hat you'll find that those trick
Evening star., 1938-12-18

do you know. Mike. almost had to
fight some of those people to keep
them from cutting up the parachute
for souvenirs"
Lyford fumbled for cigarette. His
hand was trembling you ought to
have your pants padded, he growled.
Thank God you got loose from that
crate, Merry
There's not even junk left of the
ship, Mike. and I'm pretty sure Red
Gleason had his last dollar in 1t. He's
a good pilot - isn't there chance OF
finding him BERTH"
Evening star., 1938-12-18
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

CONFERENCE.-The gave way. | felt the
vibration first, and then the wing went
sailing. I'm sorry, Red"
Gleason proved then that whatever
his faults he was sportsman.
Thank God you had chance to
bail out. | can build another ship and
and I'm sorry as hell, Polly. You
know what for
Forget it, Red, as l have. Mike
Lyford wants to see you. You'd look
pretty good in a G-BAT uniform,
fella, and III bet another hat that
Alice would like it.
He stared at her for moment
"You did that. after you are
white man, Polly
"You didn't expect me to buy you
another foolkiller to play with, did
you?"
They laughed together. Gleason's
long fingers dipped into the upper
pocket of his vest and extracted
small chamois envelope. From it he
shook into Polly's hand tiny golden
caterpillar dangling from an almost
invisible thread of platinum.
"The Caterpillar Clubv' she ex-
claimed. "I'm a member now! l
hadn't thought of it before
you're member The most exclu-
sive organization in the world, Polly.
You completed your qualification and
paid your dues for life when you
stepped off into the climate and
reached for the release ring. No others
need apply - there's no one IN the
organization who hasn't made a COM
pulsory Jump from disabled air
craft" He touched the little effigy IN
her palm. "Pete Coana gave me that, y
he said Back in the days when two
ships made a transport line and every
COW pasture was an airport and the
machine shop was a jet-wrench and
pair of pliers in your pants pocket. l
bailed out of an old Anthony TR-7
when she took fire over Cajon Pass.
I've carried that little bug for luck
ever since and - and I'd kinda like
YOU to have it. Polly Alice knows how
much prize it, but / think she'd feel
the same way do. What do you
say?"
There was little that could be said
and Polly Meredith said it,
Thanks, Red - and happy land
ings."
The End
Evening star., 1938-12-18

Frey6ch flash. and entered the race
6spite the facts that until that sum-
mer he had not been on a bike for
three years. and that he had never
been in a six-day race, and that the
Forum. which he had
selected for his debut. is about the
toughest racing strip in the Western
Hemisphere. But Muzz will try any
thing once.
Now. as you know. bike racing is
Knot recommended for folks with
Rbumpy hearts and jumpy nerves -
even if they are just going to be spec
ftators. It's daring, hell-for leather
sport. And Nluzz hit the floor three
times trying to keep IN with the fly
} ing ribbon of riders. At that, he must
have been in the thick of the fight
because each time he went down he
took the whole field with him -
which would seem to indicate that he
was leading the pack.
That's just like a Patrick" dryly
commented Jean Pusie, the veteran
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-03-24
Help Your Community Grow!

You may think that you play but small part
in the integral life of your community. You may
yourself from participating in the affairs of
your neighborhood on the theory that one person
will not be missed in crowd. But suppose your
neighbor entertains the same idea-your theory
dissolves in thin air and the community is the
loser.
By all the inherent principles of our republican
form Of government we are obliged to support our
community life if we are to strive. Upon this
basic formula our churches, our schools and hos
pitfalls depend ALI of our institutions were founded
upon cooperation and closelyknit community spirit
This, on a large scale explains our County, our
State and our Nation.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-03-24

The business of our community is the greatest
force for maintaining prosperity among us. With
out our stores, our garages, our banks and our
other business enterprises-the community would
not be worth living in The growth and progress
of our small towns depends almost entirely upon
the success of our merchants and business men.
There is some excuse for not buying from
your local merchant when he fails to offer fair
competitive values BUT YOUR COMMUNITY
HAS THE ADVANTAGE OVER OTHERS IN
THAT EACH WEEK THERE ARE MANY
OPPORTUNITIES TO PURCHASE AT LOW
PRICES SPECIAL BARGAINS IN ROCKVILLE.
Read your ROCKVILLE SHOPPING NEWS and
take advantage of values where service is personal
and adjustments easily made.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-23
ANDERSON HEADED
 FOR IOWA BERTH?

Worcester, Mass, Nov. 23-(UP)- Dr. Eddie Anderson, Holy Cross football coach, admitted today he had discussed a coaching offer with a representative of the University of Iowa where Ira Tubbs is reported on the way out.
 "All I can say at this time," An- derson said, "is that Iowa has made me a very attractive offer. As much as I like it here at Holy Cross, 1t would be difficult to remain"
 Anderson's six-year record at the Worcester Jesuit College is surposs- ed only by Jock Sutherland at Pitts burgh and Frank Thomas of Ala bama. Holy Cross teams have won 46, lost seven and tied four during his regime. Four of the defeats have been by four points or less. one-point decision to powerful Car negie Tech for their only loss.
 Anderson's first coaching job was at Columbia College in Dubuque, Iowa, where he worked for three years after his graduation from Notre Dame.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-23
Down The Drives
 At The ElkS

Lee Harvey and Frank Byrnes turned in three very good games last week, Harvey hitting '375 for three games and Byrnes Just eog- ing him out with 376.
 John DeMasi of Lux's team turned in a score of 94 without a mark to take the lead in that de- partment. string last week with strikes and a spare but then settled down to bowl his usual game.
 Jack Holian is getting a pair of mittens for Jack York to help him with his gutter-ball.
 TOny Pope went out last week and secuted up Bart Quilter to replace Frankie DcBlasi who was severely burned in a recent fire, and with the replacement went out and beat Joe Harpins team for 4 points.
 Billy Cunningham's Milkmen looked like world beaters last week in taking three from Joe Mulville's Reindeers. :.
 Emil Mascolo has taken Mert Connor out of the moth-balls and is using him as first-string substi- tute.
 Harvey Pelle tiers team went to town last week and took four points from Chris Harmon's squad. :.
 Larry Ryan of Pat McPartland'. team tried out 8 new curve ball last week and will stick to 1t for the rest of the season as he rolled S3O for games.
 Connie Larson gave his boys spirited pep talk and then toppled over Emil Mascolo's team for 3 points.
 Lux's Team took nose-dive last week, dropping three to Warren Cooke's gang of pin busters.
 Bill Stanton's team showed the effects of their lay-off in dropping three to Jack Reilly's team.
 pr. Leonard and Bill Verriker's teams fought a tough match Fri day Night, each team emerging with two points.
 Billy Cavanaugh's Internationals lost absolute control of First Place in the American League dropping three to Mike O'Brien's outfit and going into a tie with Hal Hadley's pin-men.
 Frank Monaghan's Power-men went into the lead in the National Leaguge by taking over Johnny Spadaro's squad for 4 points.
 r.aa~uA Sfawd,ngc us nf Nov. IA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-23
Pitt Picked To
 | Spoil Perfect
 Duke Record
By HARRY FERGUSON Limited Press Sports EditOrl


 New York, Nov. 23-UP)-The dying gasp of the season for 8 guy trying to pick winners of football games on Thanksgiving and Satur- day:
 Army -Navy-The Army unless 1t rains and allows the sailors to launch destroyer.
 Brown Columbia Columbia to get going after lots of hard luck. Fordham-N New York University Fordham, but this one is not as easy as it looks.
 Cornell-P Pennsylvania Cornell's line does 1t.
 Holy Cross-Boston College-Too close for comfort, with Holy Gross having a slight edge.
 Midwest
 KanSas-Missouri-MisSouri in c game where the betting always should be even.
 Nebraska-Kansas State - Nebras- ka's sophomores in surprise. Oklahoma Oklahoma A. & M.- Oklahoma has the power but had better watch out for over-confidence,
 South
 PTTTSBURGH-DUKE-PITT AF- TER A TERRIBLE TUSSLE, BUT A TIE WOULDN'T BE A SUR- PRISE.
 Alabama -vanderbilt-Alabama 13, Vanderbilt 2.
 Tennessee-Kentucky = Tennessee bowls along otward a bowl. Auburn Florida = Auburn against a Florida team that is finally roll ing.
 Georgia Tech-G Georgia - Georgia Tech by not too much. Tulane-Louisiana State - Tulane, but awfully close.
 Mississippi Mississippi State Ms sissippi wins an old rivalry.
 Southwest Texas Christian-S Southern Metho- dist-This is not time to start pick ing against TCU.
 Texas-Texas A. & M.-Texas is licked again.
 Baylor -Rice-Baylor bounces back after losing to Southern Methodist. Arkansas TulSa-Arkansas against a tough little team.
 Texas Tech Marquette = Texas Tech goes on it's ur1beaten way.
 Pacific Coast Southern California UCLA = Southern California has a close shave.
 Dartmouth- Stanford = Dartmouth power does it.
 Santa Clara Detroit Santa Clara 19, Detroit 2.
 Washington Washington State Washington by touchdown. Oregon-O Oregon State Oregon in one of the toughest games.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-23
NEY TIGERS "TAKEN"
 IN NEW BRITAIN

Before capacity crowd, the Wa terbury N. E. "" Tigers lost their first road game of the current hoop season at New Britain, Monday night, when the New Britain Boys Club Res. set them back by 25-17 score. The tussle was a close affair until the last quarter when the Hardware City lads spurted and netted themselves seven points to sew up the game.
 Plazenskilg and Nappi, former New Britain high stars lead the up- stater's attack with g and 8 points respectively. Frankie Place was the only Brass City lad to score consist ently bagging of the losers 17 points. A return game has been ar- ranged with the Hardware City boys in Waterbury and the Tigers hope to gain revenge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-23
Chase Park BndMintOn

Tuesday night at Chase park tho Utopia club men and women en- gagged in a badminton tournament. Helen Murphy. Mary Bergin, Marge Harris and Mary Murphy featured in the women's division while the scintillating play of Ed '.Floy Floy" Bergin and Tom Tiny" Lyons fea- tured in the male division.
 In the women's play Helen Mur- phy came out on top when she de- feated Peg Rielly in the finals. Ed Bergin was victorious in the mems finals when he overcame an early lead to dispose of Tommy Lyons, 15 to l2.
 The mixed doubles team of Ed Bergin, Marjorie Harris defeated Mary Rergin and Leo Fox, IS to II.
 Summary
 H. Murphy and M. Murphy de- feated A. Barry and Peg Rielly, 15 to 5.
 H. Murphy and M. Bergin de- feated Peg Rielly and Cell Barry, l5 to ls.
 Rita Corkery and M. Harris de. feated M. Bergin and M. Murphy. 10 to 16.
 Mixed Doubles
 B. Bergin and M. Harris defeated M. Bergin and L. Fox, IS to II. E. Bergin and Dick Wolfe defeat ed R. Corkery and M. Murphy, 19 to IT.
 H. Murphy and R. Corkery defeat ed F. Bergin and T. Lyons, 15 to 6.
 Women's Finals
 H. Murphy defeated P. Rielly. IS
 Mems Finals
 E. Bergin defeated T. Lyons, IS to 12. ~
 At the conclusion of the matches E. Bergin was elected athletic super visor of the club for a One-yeal term. Mary Murphy. Marge liar his and Rita Corkerdy were elected to the advisory board. Plans for bicycle tour to Greystone were dis cllssed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-23
WATERBURY INDIES WIND UP SEASON

The Waterbury Indies football team has officially decided to close its season. Negotiations for g game with either the Ansonia Alumni or Naugy Gems fell through last night and 50 the Indies have decided to callI 1t quits for the year. The Indies enjoyed a banner season winning four tying one and losing two of their games. Next year the Indies win again put team on the field Friday night, at the Brooklyn, Y. M. c. A. the Indies will hold a meeting at TOO D. m. at which time plans for their club rooms will be con- pleted and details of their dinner dance Dec. 3 it0ned out. The Indies will put a basketball tenn on the court this season and will start practice early next week. Mike Hig- eisf0n VIII coach the court combine for the Indies
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-23
WILEY } TO 1
 FAvOR|TESAS GRID WINNERS
Wildcats Have Not Beaten Crosby Since go: Best
 Team Ever

Starved by nine consecutive years without victory over Crosby on thA gridiron, Wilby followers are making ready to celebrate tomorrow morn. ing over 8 win which they feel is already as good as won. Boosting what is said to be the greatest Wilby team of all time, a team which has run up 165 points while holding its opponents to 19, the Wildcats are expected to enter the Promised Land from which they have been turned back so often. Beginning with 1929, the Wildcat warriors have crossed Crosby's goal line only twice, scoring exactly 13 points in nine games. This season, however. Wilby seems to have ball club which should turn the trick if it ever is to be done. For which Wilby has been unusually strong, Crosby has been through tough season. With heavy losses from last year by graduation, with an amazing series of injuries, the Crosby machine has not been functioning as in other years. Five games have been dropped, and al- though but one was by . decisive score, the team has not won con- sistently. Sixty eight points is the total for the season, while the cppo- nents have rolled up 65. From every angle wilby rates the position of favorite by long odds. The Wild cats opportunity seems to have ar- rived at long last.
 Rood Boys
 WilbyiteS look to Fahy and ',Bus" McGrath to tear the Crosby line to shreds. Fahy is the finest plung- ing back Wilby has had, and Mo- Grath,s prowess as an all-around athlete has long been known. Switz and Mobilio, who round out an un- usually capable backf1eld, combined with 8 time which is said to block and tackle like none other in Wilby history, give the Wildcats a team which has made it's followers de- lirious with joy. 'The biggest score ever," "A record score, is what is expected from the Grove street team. Not only as Wilbyites antici- pate a great victory, but the feel- ing seems general around town that Wilby is due. The feeling seems to be that Crosby has won often enough and 1t ought to be Wilby's turn.
 Ready to Go.
 At Crosby, preparations have been made to give Wilby plenty of trou- ble. There is no intention there of giving Wilby the game without a battle. All the resources of the school are being mustered to turn back this Wilby threat, and before the folk of Waterbury sit down to their Thanksgiving turkey, thera may be one more upset in this year which has seen so very many up- sets all over the country. Crosby teams in the past have faced odds just as great as this team is fac- ing, and have come through. At Hamilton Park, Coaches Schofeld and Murphy are driving hard to put a team on the field Thursday morning which will stop the vaunted attack of Wilby. The student body is gathering behind the team as they have not gathered all year. Stop Wilby' is the slogan in the corridors and at the assemblies this week, and this spirit on the part of the studnet body may provide just the spark needed to kindle into flame the fighting spirit of thA Crosby team. Look for q flghtins ball club Thursday morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-23
Crosby Banks On Spirit To Beat Strength
PANTHER GRADS LEAP ON BOSS
 OF PITT PURSE
Bowman on Griddle From Two Sides; FrOsh Start
 "War"

Pittsburgh, Nov. 23-(UP)-The wall of Pittsburgh university fresh- men football players for gift schol- arships got action today.
 Chancellor John G. Bowman, atl- nounced university officials would investigate claims of freshmen players that they signed promissory notes for scholarship payments "as a mere formality" only to learn last week that they were binding and must be paid either in cash or by work.
 While Dr. Bowman at first an- nounced he had denied the request of the Varsity club, composed of for mer Pitt athletes, for appointment of a representative committee of stu dents and alumni to investigate the scholarship matter, he later said he was still studying the request of the "old grads"
 Bowman's announcement followed receipt of 8 letter from the Pitt Alumni Varsity club which charged that the university's ''iaon-profes- sional" football policy had been bungled so badly i've have to hang our heads in Shame" The letter added:
 Promises Made
 we have made sufficient investi- gation of the facts to convince us that the freshman athletes were brought here on certain promises o1 university officials, and these prom ises have not been fulfilled"
 Chancellor Bowman denounced the unofficial managers who are a damn nuisance" before com plying with the investigation de- mands. He said the university has never done anything unfair" and that Gin case of doubt" the fresh- men would win. Then he told the yearling athletes ''not to do anything those damn unofficial managers asl, you to-"
 The controversy arose last week when the frosh athletes complained they had been billed $150 for @ half years tuition and told by Business Manager John Weber to pay it in cash or added work around the campus. The freshmen said they didn't have the cash, wouldn't carry any more work and some threat ened to quit school unless they were given the athletic scholarships promised us,"
 Valuable
 The freshman squad is one of the best in Pitt history and Coach Jock Sutherland had counted on 1t for replacementS for some of his senior varsity stars.
 The football de-emphasis program known on the campus as Code Bowman" went into effect when officials announced, during this semester, all such aid to athletes would be prohibited.
 The alumni letter assured the chancellor that the Varsity club was not objecting to the Code Bowman but intimated it could be admins tered so as not to reflect on former Pitt athletes.
 To the student body Bowman de- nied charges that he was not inter- ested in football and that he did not appreciate Coach Sutherland.
 "I think Sutherland is a great coach," he said, land I want to win every football game we can"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-23
French BOwlerS Surprise Brassies;
 TatO Stands Out

French Manufacturing, next to last in the standing provided the upset of the Industrial league bowl ing season to date when they knock ed off the leading American Brass winners of the first round, by talk ing two of three games last night at the Mattatuck alleys. The F'renchmen won the first game by only six pins but took the second by A and lost 6 clean sweep of three games by 12 points in the final game.
 Chase Metal bowlers, dominated the evenings competition and came within a game of the leaders when they won of 3 games from Blake and Johnson, Bill Tato rolling the very impressive total of 405 for high three with singles of 133, 128 and IA, while the team hit 610 and 1,769 for high team single and total. Culhane and Scovill had a 148 high single. Scores:
 YAJDtYcTnrAT VrANTTr
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-23
Pro Football

All ten of the National Football leagues first negotiation list choices are making good in their first year of professional play. Two players, however, are not with the teams which originally selected them. Jim McDonald, Ohio State halfback, was chosen by Philadel- phia but sold to Detroit. George Automatic" Karamatic, Gonzaga halfback, was selected by the New York Giants on their first choice, but was traded to the Washington Redskins for Nello Falaschci, San- ta Clara blocking back.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-23
CANZONERI CLICKS

New York, Nov. 23-(UP)-For- mer featherweight and lightweight champion Tony Canzoneri spurred his campaign as a welterweight to- day after an eight round victory over. Howard Scott of Washington. D. c.
 He next will meet Eddie Zivic of Pittsburgh at the Hippodrome, Dec g.
 Although Canzoneri tired badly in the closing round, he had Scott in the resin three times for counts of eight and nine to win split decis- ion. One of the Judges called it 8 draw.
 Both men were bleeding freely at the end. Tony weighed 142, Scott 142M.