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Milford chronicle., 1938-07-22
NIT-WIT
NIC-N NACS

What do you think Of our two
candidates for mayor?
well, I'm glad only one can bs
elected"
Rip Van Wrinkle slept for twenty
years, but, of course, his netghbors
didn't have a radio.
A fisherman got such a reputation
for stretching the truth that ne
bought a pair of scales and insisted
on weighing every fish he caught, In
the presence of a witness.
/ One day a doctor borrowed the
fiesherman's scales to weigh a new
born baby. The baby weighed twen-
ty-seven pounds. 81
o.
She: 81 hear the Scotchmen are
trying to put an end to all the jokes
about them"
He: "And why?'
She: Every one OF them is at a
Scotchman's expense"
o.
Teacher: Isaac, what is the diff
erence between electricity and light
ning2"
Isaac; I've dunt hav to pay for
lightnin'."
what is an opportunist?"
zone who meets the wolf at the
door and appears the next day In a
fur coat"
Mrs. Beat: Tell the gentleman
I'm not receiving today. Nora"
New Maid: But he amt deliver
in. mum; he's collectin'!"
Insurance Agent: $50 you want all
your Office furnishings insured
against theft?"
Manager: "Yes, but you needn't
include the clock. Everybody watches
that"
SIS Sandy Mcpherson deafg'
THAT all depends on whether you
offer him money or ask for II"
%
Most of us started in on the de-
preston with shining faces and we'll |
creased pants and are winding up i
with shining pants and welI-cressed
faces"
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-22
TUESDAYS GAME
SALISBURY-I
MILFORD-S

Big Jim Conlan, Salisbury's slug
ging centerfielder, poled a homer
with the bases loaded and none out
in the ninth inning at Salisbury on
Tuesday night to give the league
leading Indians a 4 to victory over
Milford's Little Giants.
Conlan's blow saved the game for
Lou Briganti. former Milford pitch
er. making his first start for Sails
bury. His former teammates, Var
wick and Leider, held the Indians to
three hits.
The box score:
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-22

Error: Lapointe. Run batted in:
Todd. Double plays: o'Higgins to
Gruber to Lucaire, Benzenberg to
Gruber to Lueaire. Left on bases:
Salisbury 1, Milford 6. Bases on
balls: OF Brumbaugh 2. of O'Hig-
gins 1. Struck out: BY Brumbaugh
4, by o'Higgins 2. Umpires: O'Con-
nor and Taller. Time-1:05.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-22
MILFORD RECREATIONAL
BASEBALL LEAGUE

Games Played Last Week
Seniors
North Walnut. 6; Torsch A. c., 0.
Washington A. c., s.; Dynamiters,
Dynamiters. 4; North Walnut, 2.
Washington A. c., 8; TOrsch A. c.,
Standing OF The Teams
Senior League
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-22

Milford .OO1OO 900 ID
Salisbury 10000 5000 A
Errors: Leip. LapOinte. Meyers 2.
Deutsch. Runs batted in: Benzen-
berg. Gruber, COnlan 4. TwO-base
hit: Quimby. Home run: Conlan.
Stolen bases: Alexander, Todd, Mai
er. Leip. Sacrifice: Morales. Double
plays: Gruber to LucaiTe; Briganti
to Haneles to Deutsch; Quimbly to
Haneles. Left on bases: Milford 8,
Salisbury 4. Bases on balls: Briganti
5, Warwick 6. Strikeouts: Briganti 8,
Warwick IL. Hits: Warwick 2 in 8,
Leider 1 in O. Hit by pitcher: BY
Briganti (Yarwick). Losing pitcher:
Warwick. Umpires: Horsey and Gil
bert. Time-1:55.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-22

Sunday, July II
Milford, s; Pocomoke, 2.
Cambridge, 10; Centreville. ]
(firsD.
Cambridge, 6; CentreviIle. 2 (sec-
ond).
Salisbury. s.; Easton, 4.
fredericksburg, IL; Dover, 6.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-22
Eastern Shore League
GAMES PLAYED LAST WEEK

Thursday, July IA
Centreville, is; Dover, 2.
Salisbury, 5; Cambridge, 1.
Others postponed, rain.
Friday, July 10
fredericksburg, 8; Milford, 6, (12
innings).
Salisbury, 8; Centreville, 4.
Dover. 13; Pocomoke, 8.
Cambridge, 8; Easton, 3.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-22

Saturday, July 16
Milford, 12; Pocomoke, 1.
Dover. 4; fredericksburg. (first).
Dover, 5; fredericksburg, 1 (sec-
ond).
Salisbury. 13: Easton, 5.
Others postponed.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-22

Tuesday, July 10
Salisbury, 4; Milford. 2.
Dover, 10: Cambridge. 2.
Centreville. 8; fredericksburg, 1.
Easton, s; PocomOke. 8.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-22

Monday, July IS
All games scheduled postponed on
account of rain.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-22

"Is Sandy Mcpherson deafg'
THAT all depends on whether you
offer him money or ask for It"
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-22
wednesday, July 90

Milford, 1; Salisbury. 0 (called in
fifth, rain).
Others postponed, rain.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-22

Most of US started in on the de-
preston with shining faces and well
creased pants and are winding up
with shining pants and welI-creased
faces"
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-22
MILFORD
SALISBURY

*None out when winning
scored.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-22

What do you think of our two
candidates for mayor?'
well, I'm glad only one can be
elected"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-21
Corcoran, Former Caddy,
 To Pay Off $20O,OO0

1 dy master at l3, and five years later was golf secretary.
 Since 1919 he has covered 35 cham pionships for the United States Golf association, and was Massachusetts state handicapper in 1926. The Bel mont club made him member in 1882.
 Corcoran staged the richest golf tournament in the world, a $l2,000 affair at Belmont in 1887.
 He has handled open, amateur and women's golf tournaments for the United States Golf association, went to Europe with the Walker Cup team in 1884 and with the Ryder Cup squad last year.
 Ability Widely Praised
 Since January, 1887, Corcoran has handled the affairs of the touring professionals in manner that has won the respect and admiration not only of players, but of club mem- berS, sponsors and spectators.
 Last year, Corcoran managed tournaments and distributed prizes totaling $175,0O0 for 34 events. This is $3O,OO0 ahead of 1886 and $45 more than the touring professionals drew in 1885.
 This years program, under which IA tournaments already have been played, calls for $200,000 in prize money, with tWo-score titles.
 Corcoran has distributed every dime of this money, and is constant ly boosting the purses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-21
|SHUCCO FIGURES FITCH EASY IN
 BOUT TOMORROW
New Haven Negro H a s Tough Task - TrianO,
 Perry 10 Show in Prelims

Nv Haven, April 21.-Overcon- fidence may play 8 big part ill Georgie Fitch's claim for top rank ing in the heavyweight division to- morrow night. Fitch, hailed as the brightest prospect the amateurs have produced in years, will meet Tony Shucco of Boston in the ten round main event on the pro boxing card at the Arena tomorrow night.
 Shucco has been consorting with the best in the mit-slinging business for years. He's clever, hard to hit mad a master of all the tricks of the trade But les taking the Fitch fracas very lightly.
 Not So Bad
 Except for the fact that Fitch beat Buck Tracy and KO'd Eddie Co., dorre, his record boasts no name fighters even though it does contain 9 wins in 24 bouts. Fitch has been fighting his way to the top of a group of fast, inexperienced young stres. He has rapier-like left but Shucco's handlers believe that Fitch is being tossed to the lions. They point at ShuccoS three wins over Al Gainer and ask the same ques- ton Connecticut fans have asked ever since Fitch popped into the limelight last fall with two wins over Johnny Lasinski-namely, is Fitch as good as Gainor?
 Supporting the Fitch bide for grade A ranking, are three six round and two four round bouts. Topping the sixes is tn clash between Joe De- Jessus, New York Spaniard, who drew and lyost with Juli Kogan, and George Pope, Meriden's southpaw lightweight.
 PrelimS
 Another six will bring together Marshall Crosse, Alabama born Ital- ian, who now claims Hartford as his home, and Dick Hogan, sturdy Boston youngster who all but stole the show at the Mann-Louis affair in New York.
 Frankie Young will fight a rub Der" bout with Danny Buckley, of Worcester; Jimmy Wood, New Ha- ven, will meet Ken Perry, Water bury; and Joe DoWguillo, the Wor- cester novice who trounced Yale'S Spotty SpottsWood, moves up a notch against Joe Triano, of Nau- gatuck, in the opener.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-21
C|TY-W|DE LOOP
 NEARLY FORMED;. ACTION AHEAD.
Mercantile League Us 0 Planned - Meeting
 Next Monday

At an organization meeting last night, twelve teams agreed upon entry with 8 $10 fee for each out fit ill the newly-formed City-Wide League, sponsored by the Park De- partment through William J. Der win, as organizer. The managers will meet again next Monday, at that time to elect officers and formally set up at least a IA team league, with IS teams the probable number to be selected.
 On the List
 Teams anxious to enter the league last night were the Diamond A. C. Town Plot Crackerjacks, Waterbury Crackerjacks, Young Republicans Town Plot Rams, Pats Big Ten Waterbury Jays, Lourdes Holy Names, Silver Chalets, (good eve- ming, Patsy), Waterbury Boys Club Templeton's Terrific Ten, and Wa terbury Y. M. c. A.
 Very little expense will be needed for uniforms as an ordinary sweat shirt and rubber-soled shoes of any kind will make up the apparel nec- essary for playing the game.
 Because of increased interest ill the game, a Mercantile League may also be organized next week with Power Company, Telephone, store teams and others listed, such teams not being eligible for the Industrial League, which has given up base ball for the less expensive game, which features ten men on a side and gives much larger group a chance to play.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-21
SPRINGDALE CLUB
 WANTS BALL GAMES

The Springdale A. A., Community League champions for the past four seasons of Stamford and vicinity, is looking for baseball games for the coming seasons. Besides holding the Community League championship for four years the Springdale team has played and turned in wins over some of the states finest semi-pro baseball mines including: Rosedales of Stamford; Milford Wheel club; New Milford A. A.; St. Johns of Noroton; Stamford Gas and Elec- trio; Cos Cob; Old Greenwich and New Canaan.
 The Springdale A. A. desires travelling games, also can arrange for home games. Phone or write: Springdale A. A., care of B. G. Brown, 191 Post Road, Darien, Conn. Phone Darien 5-1273, to 6 p. m.' or phone Darien 5-0574 after 6 p. m., or Springdale A. A., care of Red Hickey, Hope street. Sprlngdale' Conn. Phone Stamford 3-6919.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-21
STATE S0FTBALL
 MEETING FRIDAY

The Connecticut State Softball league will hold it's bi-monthly meeting on Friday evening April 2 at 221 Orange street, in the city of New Haven.
 At this meeting the members of the league will hear from the state softball commissioner George w. Anger of Shelton who will be the principle speaker of the evening.
 The present set up in the state league will be expertly interpreted by MT. Anger. The relationship of the state league and the Connecti- cut association will be explained and other details will be ironed out by the states executive. News and the publicity department will be another matter disposed of. State Softball Commissioner George w. Anger will define the old and new rules in softball. Any club in the state in- terested in joining the league are cordially invited to attend this meeting. Radio Station WELL has turned over one of its studios for this get together.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-21
RECREATION LOOP
 WANTS TEAMS

Eight teams will see action in the Recreation league this season ac- cording to plans last night, which included reelection of Rocco Pal ladino as league president, Bill Steinmetz of Bunker Hill as vice. president and Bob Kiersted as treas urer. Two more teams than last season are listed, final arrangements for play to be made next Wednes- day at another meeting in the "Y". Last night, East End Arrows, Pond Aces and Bunker Hills were elected to the loop while the West Side A.. C., Watertown Aces and North End Tigers are asked to have someone at the next meeting.
 Eddie Cronk of the Blessed Sacra- ment Juniors will be league Secre- tary, who asked anyone interested to be at the meeting next week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-21
Rv GENE PLOWDEN

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Augusta Ga, (UP)-He attended and supervised 48 tournaments dur ing the last 15 months, from coast to coast and from Canada to the Gulf.
 In addition, he distributed $175,00C in cash last year and arranged events offering $200,O0O in prize money for 1888.
 All this makes Fred J. Corcoran not only one of the busiest men in golf but Santa Claus to every one of Americas touring professionals
 Corcoran's official title is tourna- ment bureau manager of the Profes- sional Golfers association, place he has filled since the beginning of 1887.
 Began as Caddy at D
 Corcoran started as a caddy at the age of 10 at the Belmont Coun- try club Belmont, Mass. He was cad-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-21
Wrestling

New York-Carlos Martinez, Pu- erto Rico, downed Renato Martinelli of Italy; Vanka zelezniak, Russia, pinned Juan Olaquivell, Spain; Bhu Finder, India, threw John Bognar, Hungary; Chief Thunderbird, Can- ada, tossed Ivan Vakturoff, Rus sia; King Kong, India, decisioned Jose Rodriguez, Spain; Sammy Co., hen, New York, defeated Mike Ki- lonis, Greece.
 Philadelphia-Jim LondoS, St. Louis, pinned Jesse James, Holly wood; Orville Brown, Wallace, Kan, defeated Man Mountain Jacobs, Los Angeles, Cal; Bobby Bruns, Chi cago, tossed Chief Sanooke, Chero- kee, N. C.; Ali Baba, Detroit, won over Luigi Bacigalupi. New York; ole Savoldi, Three Oaks, Mich., de- feated Herman Schultz, New York; Leon Michele, Italy, won over Jake Patterson, Syracuse, N. r., Dr. John Murphy, Boston, threw Tony Siano New York.
 Boston-Sandy Macdonald, Scot land, pinned Mickey T'ravers, Bos- ton; Dick Stahl, Germany, drew with George Dussett, Boston; Dy- namite Dunn, Boston, drew with Larry Astor, New York; Buster Jones, Boston, pinned Bull Bereni, Italy; Henry Wycoff, California, tossed Eddie McNeil, New Hamp- shire; Ted Germaine, Boston, flat tened Carmen Carone, Lynn; "Pasha the Turk" pinned Walter Lipson, Boston.
 Montreal - "Strangler" Wagner, Portland, Ore, pinned Danno O'Ma- hony, Ireland; Bill Middlekauff, Gainsville, Gla., drew Felix Miquet, France; Hill Rumberg, Spokane, Wash, tossed Jo-Jo Marsh. Chi cago; zim zimbleman, Livermore, Cal, won on disqualification over Indian Jule Strongbow. Shawnee, Okla.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-21
Boston Sports Salad
 Of Interest
BY ROBERT WEBB

limited Press Staff Correspondent
 Boston, April 21-(UP)-Lettlng the sports chips fall where they may:
 According to Mel Porter, fourth finisher in the recent Patriots Day plod. the B. A. A. route ls-ccntrary to general belief-"one of the easl- est of marathon courses only reason winners time is not 1aster' claims Porter, is that the race comes early in the year .. local boys usually go well because out siders seldom have any competition and New England has plenty ol distance races" he says.
 Porter thinks Dengis, who fin ished second, did well because he no longer has to do any physical labor physical labor is han dicap for any athlete" says Porter
 "If you don't think so, check over the winners of many races ln the past to win, you must be un- employed or on WPA" -. Porter, by the way, is tunnel worker and he thinks the compressed-air atmos- nhere interfered with his tramlng.
 Boxing
 yustin Sirutis, 218-pound White Hone" :" moves into Boston tomorrow for his ten-round go Monday night with Tiger Jack Fox, the popular colored light heavy from Seattle .. FOX has drawn well in his two ap- nearances in Boston :. the bout with Sirutis is a natural because Fox who won 15 of IT fights in 1o37 was given only a draw With the former intercollegiate heavy Tlweight champion last October.
 A device which shows the ruling Inf the official scorer on question shle batted balls has been installed in Sportsman's park in St. LOUIS, home park of the Browns and the Cardinals "a green light will in dicate a hit, red light an error there have already been some com- phints from ballplayers on the new system but Sam Breadon. Cardinals owner, says the light will flash at Snortsman's Park just the same.
 Rallplayers, of course, always know when they have made an er- TOT but many times the official scorer is unfair to the fielder be- cause he is not near enough to the nlav to call it correctly :. often times a ground ball hits a soft spot and skids yet the official scorer gives a player an error when he boots the ball.
 Evens Up
 Tn the long run, though, ball. n,avers know hits and errors aver ape LID some National League marks already indicate the official scorers verdict on a questionable hall by posting either an I'll" or an "FY' on the scoreboard possibly the day will come when every park has such a system.
 Umpire Bill Summers, who saw most of the Major League teams during the southern training sea- eon says Bill McKechnie has the C,;ncjnnati Reds on their collective
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-21

almost invariably in trouble at the start, and then had to improve himself as he raced along.
 Two Out of 12
 Bourbon King started 12 times last year, won two, was three times second, and twice third. He earned $12,985.
 He scored h ifsirst victory at Washington Park. winning an allowance race in the mud. He was then third to Tiger and Menow in the Washington Park Futurity. He was blocked at the start, and was too far back to catch such speed- sters as Tiger and Menow when he was free to run.
 Bourbon King graduated into the stakes ranks by winning the Rem sen Handicap, in which he beat Mountain Ridge, The Chief, Chaps, Pasteurized. He ran typical race, coming from far back, overcoming interference, and then won drawing away.
 He was blocked out of contention in the Pimlico Futurity, won by Nedayr, was then rushed too swiftly into contention, and tired in last quarter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-21

A disappointment in winter rac- ing, both at Hialeah and New Orleans, Bourbon King must still be considered as a possibility in the Kentucky Derby. His last winning effort at Keeneland 8 few days ago bears this out.
 Bourbon King is, of course, lesser known star in the stable which houses Menow. He was bred by Hal Price Headley at Beaumont Farm in the Blue Grass, is owned by him, and is trained by Duval Headley.
 If Bourbon King goes in the Kentucky Derby it will be on his own rating, for he appears to be too slow at the break to serve as good pace maker for MenoW. He disappointed both in the Flamingo and in the Louisiana Derby, but ill both races he seemed slow to get away and needed longer races.
 In this he does not appear to be like his sire, Whichone, horse which could get out in front at the gun and literally carry the wind. It was the same with Bour- bon King last year also. He was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-21

JOE D1 Monday directories rather than sign to play baseball wi with the Yankees at a mfaS s Se sign with pay would his cook and fill the job himself s6 on os weS dn a on 0 Wdnedsy he will sign for s2 O Jo h9aout make martyr out of ball player who asked to ever pance could muster sympathy for Joe The prevailing was that o o @ as1 m per stipend constituted fair treatment
 S % P3sn his vs s h n Msss
 FROM PARIS, JULES HnBoRN, member of American colony relays yarn the immortal Tim Hurst -
 the witty umpire walking down Fifth Avenue one day s s T sr %as sssa fH9ss' % pass
 which the Marines took part and t" this was the
 "How many klled?" asked umpire.
 shucks: snored Tim Every Day Scranton, where I picnic and if at least twenty aint killed, give out rain checks!"
 THE JERSEY Francois Aoysus the dirk he for political enemies and M spies ne umgng campaign odor of last ha opn 1n bu @ the whe the appq aG e sr @ % s u 6e I get ou n the 5 The Hague m M S hsayf ne 0u a So the @ ns tossing out the First Citizen Jersey o baseball troubles sny @ of the local sports writer's atrocities mtted of the late Abner Doubleday.
 DON'T KNOW thinks of his pitcher, boss after the Detroit Cubs series Dig BuIck sports coumnist Who eoton eo ou pek aet gD Ss
 ha yhe na sa@ D of the Cubs the dumbest manager in baseball
 society vacancies the the pas permitting himself be caught m couple % be may n amn hs sra Alter G @ Whitney scandal something the Sn ha oe and
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-21
ELS TAKE TRINITY

Hartford, Conn. April 2l-UP)-- Yale uniyersitys baseball team, be- hind the three-hit pitching Of Ho- race Schell, defeated Trinity collage, 5-3, here yesterday.
 Eddie Collins, Jr., blasted a double and triple, and Alter connected for three blows, one triple, for the Ellis.
 Catcher Peter Rihl hit a home run for Trinity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-21
SOCCER FOOTBALL
 MEETING FRIDAY

A general meeting of players and anyone interested in soccer football in Waterbury has been called for packers of the Waterbury Americans to be held Friday night in the Lord Kitchener post rooms on Scovill street, starting at 8 p. m. Plans for the coming soccer football season will be talked over. Clicky Clark invites anyone interested to be on hand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-21
LEAVENWORTH BOYS
 HONORED TONIGHT

Some 45 boy athletes at Leaven- worth high school will be given school letters or numerals this eve ming at the annual award night pro- gram scheduled for starting in the school cafeteria at 6:15 o'clock. The boys, some of the teachers and guests will be treated to a turkey dinner with a dance scheduled for the school gym later in the evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-21
CIVILTAS DRILL

Baseball practice for the Civilta progressa team of the Italian-Amer- ican league has been called for 6 o'clock Friday evening at Hamilton Park. All players wishing to try for positions on the team are invited to be on hand at that time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-21
Last Nights Fights
(Ry limited Press)

New York.-Nathan Mann, 193, New Haven, Conn.,, stopped Hans Maverick, 184 1-2, Austria (0; Abe Simon, 252, New York, stopped Al Hart 22O, Philadelphia CD; Phil Sommese, 188 1-2, Westbury. New York, outpointed George Masselli. l95 1-2, Mt. Vernon. N. Y., (6: Al Boros; 19O 1-2, Bridgeport, Conn.,, outpointed Cliff Custerbuck, 195, New York (6).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-21
WANT A GAME?

The Meriden Dexters, Silver City Intermediate baseball champions last year, would like to arrange games with any 16 to 20 year-old team in Waterbury and vicinity. For games write to Manager Edward Byczynski, 59 Veteran street, Meri- den.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-21
Three Senior SoftbaH Leagues Loom For Loc
Mainly About
 Cabbages and Kings
By DAN PARKER

GIUSEPPE IS POOSH 'EM UP! Last-a week, she's snow da beega, bliz, But-a now da sun shes-a shine. FineeSha all da monkey biz
 Cause Joe Di Madge is sign! Giuseppe is see da Tanks no win It's-a make-a him feel-a so sad, He's grabba queeck ad fountain pen, Now ColOnel-a Rupe is glad. So every barb is give-a thanks
 And lift-a her uppa da cup, Cause you nonga canna beat da Tanks When Joe is pOOsh 'em up!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-21
All. TIED TIP

Ann Arbor. Mich.-Ralph Neafus, member of Michigan's varsity wrest- ling squad in 1884, has been taken prisoner by Rebel forces in Spain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-21

toes "The club is hustling and hitting" Bill points out" and Dusty Cooke, the former Red Sox out fielder, looks fine in left field"