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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-23
DULSKPS TEAM W|NSL.I.P.PIN
 CHAMPIONSHIP?
Annual Convention of COn= necticut Department to
 Be Held May 2l

The 18th annual bowling banquet of the Lithuanian Independent Po- litical Club bowling league will be held Saturday evening of next week at St. Joseph's auditorium, featur- ing the Melodians Orchestra, who will play for dancing from 9 o'clock until the wee hours of the morning. Dinner will be served at Il o'clock.
 Rev. Joseph J. Valantiejus, pas tor of St. Joseph's church, John A Cluney, sports editor of the Democrat, John "Chick" Kelley, sports editor of the American, and John Kairis, manager of St. Jo- seph's alleys, will be glests of honor.
 Entertainment will be offered and prizes will be distributed. The league was made up of 10 teams, five men on team. The champions, captained by Fritz Dulskis, were made up of Edward Satula, Stanley Audietis, Edward Pultinas and Jo- seph Marutis.
 Anthony Jonikas won high single, 165, and John w. Jenusaitis took high three, 393. High average went to Anthony zupkus, l0726.
 The committee in charge Of the banquet includes: Chairman John w. Jenusaitis, pr. Matthew Colney, Deputy Sheriff Al Francis, John Bruzas, Walter Pitcavage, Anthony Jonikas, Fritz Dulskis, Anthony Zukus, Charles Lasky, Albert Val lonis, Michael Stokese, Edward Lasky and Joseph P. Alishausky.
 The prize committee consists of Joseph Alishausky, John Bruzas Albert Francis and Dr. M. J. Col ney. The ticket committee is made up of Messrs. Jenusaitis and Ali shausky, while decorations will be in charge of Albert Francis, John Bruzas and Edward Lasky.
 Officers of the league follow: John w. Jenusaitis, chairman; Dr. M. J.. Colney, treasurer; Joseph P. Ali shausky, secretary; and Deputy Sheriff Al Francis and John Bru- gas, trustees.
 Individual averagese and team c+o,dipoc for the year follow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-23
Wrestling

New York George Kondylis, Greece downed Harry Finkelstein, New York: Gino Garibaldi, Italy, pinned Strangler White, Alabama Lee Yat Wing. China, tossed An gelo Savoldi, Michigan; Charley Strack, New York threw Harry Graber, New York; Danno O,Maho- ney, Ireland, decisioned Rudy Dusek, Omaha; Joe Magyar. Hun gary, pinned Nick Eltich, Florida, Mike Mazurki, New York, pinned Hans Bauer, Germany; Reb Rus- sell. Texas, threw Walter Podalak, Syracuse; Tony Colesano. Italy, decisioned Joe Maynard. New York; Joe Dusek. Omaha, pinned Len Macaluso Buffalo; Floyd Marshall, Arizona, foored Frank Bruce, New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-23

New York, April 23-(UP)-The White House was silent today on the announcement from Norcross, Georgia, that man mountain Dean had thrown his whiskers into the political arena and would run for the Georgia legislature.
 Big Jim" Farley, had nothing to say. Neither did John Hamilton, Republican National chairman. Some well informed observers of the political scene interpreted this sing ular lack of comment as fear that Dean, one of Americas biggest men, would be third party menace in 194O.
 Man Mountains decision to enter politics came as distinct surprise. party leaders believing him satis- fled with his life as a wrestling referee and chicken fancier. Ger tainly his decision was shock to me, because when saw him a few
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-23
Boston Sports Salad
By ROBERT WEBB
United Press Staff Correspondent

Boston, April 23-(UPD-Letting the foul balls fall where they may:
 After Jim Turner turned them back the other day, the Giants agreed the Tennessee milkman hasn't lost any of his stuff. It won't be long now before we'll know whether Lou Fette, BoSton'S other 1888 20-game winner, is in top form again. Lou was scheduled to pitch yesterday until rain forced a one day postponement of the Boston National league opener.
 No National league pitcher made a better record year ago against the Giants than Turner, who beat them three out of four times. Fette couldn't whip the New Workers in three starts. |. We hope Manager Casey Stengel has the right dope on Fette and Turner. Before the Bees went south, Casey said both pitchers would win 20 games again unless their arms went dead.
 Hard Luck
 Our former friend Guy Bush, who twirled for the Bees year ago, was charged for the loss of game the other day even though he pitched to only couple of batters. One of them singled and eventually came home with the winning run. The Cardinals will lean on Guy more heavily than planned now that Dizzy is a Cub.
 One of the local writers points out that Stengels efforts to improve the Bees hitting already shows results in the first three games year ago, the Bpzzers scored one run made II hits . in the first three this season, the Bees made nine runs and 21 hits included ir this cluster of safeties were homerS by DiMaggio, West, Moore, and Cue cinello.
 It won't be long before some Bees will be leaving because MT. Stengel must cut his squad to g by May Is the addition of Johnny Cooney means one less utility player can be retained right now, the Bees have 28 men, five more than the league allows on May 15.
 The Bees have three catchers, F pitchers, five outfielders, and eight infielders it's quite likely that the Bees would like to trade for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-23
PROBABLE PITCHERS

New York, April 23-(UP)- Probable pitchers for today's major league games:
 National League St. Louis (Henshaw) at Chicago (French).
 Philadelphia (HallahanO at Bos- ton (Fette).
 New York (Vandenberg) at Brooklyn (HoyD. Cincinnati (Schot) at Pittsburgh (Blanton).
 American League Chicago (Lyons) at St. Louis (Newsom 1-O.
 Cleveland (Allen 0-D at Detroit (Wade).
 Boston tBagby 1-o) at Philadel- phia (Kelley).
 Washington (Chase) at New York (Gomez 1-0).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-23
PARKS LOOP CHAMPS : IN VALLEY LEAGUE

Waterbury St. Anns, winners of the Public Parks baseball cham pionship last season is moving up a notch in class, having been ac- cepted as a new entry in the Nauga- tuck Valley league last night with Winsted Boys Club being sought as the eighth team to play. Meriden Majors and Bristol Celtics resigned from the loop as did two umpires, Bill Stanton and Jerry Miller, who will work in Waterbury this sea- son. Nick Rubino of Torrington and Fred flielty of Watertown will re- place them. Dec Smith of Washing ton and one other ump will be named later.
 Bieners Sport Shop was given the baseball contract.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-23
Kingfish Levinsky On Arena Mat With Joe Cox

New Haven, April %-Kingfish Levinsky, the Chicago heavyweight who made a name for himself as a fighter, will make his eastern debut as a wrestler in the main event on the mat program at the New Haven Arena next Tuesday night.
 The Kingfish first hit the head lines as the "Hollering Hebrew" who peddled fish but a deep breath from Chicago's stockyards one place in the country where deep breath is hard to take. Ballyhooed by his sister, Leaping Lena, as a heavyweight fistic champion, the King forsook the fish and made a million dollars in the ring.
 His career includes being enter tained by royalty ill Europe as well as the royalty of the ring. He was a movie star and then quit the screen for the stage. Kingfish mar ried a strip tease dancer.
 After running into Joe Louis, the King decided to go back to his her. rings. But he decided that he'd rather break bones instead of play ing sucker in the fish business. As grunt and groan artist, the Kingfish has been the sensation of the midwest. So much so, that Promoter Sam Siegel is afraid to book him in New York without first giving him the once over. He has left trai lof broken bones behind him in Chicago and New York fans take their favorites too seriously to see them trounced by Chicago fish peddlar.
 New Haven fans won't mind, how ever. if the Kingfish breaks bone or two for luck. Dynamite Joe Cox the Kansas bad man. will be Leo vinsky's opponent and Cox is one of the most unpopular matmen ever to appear here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-23
Sports QUESTIONS Answered
Acme photo

Have you Sports Question you
 want answereds The Sports Fan Question Man is at your service. Write your questions clearly, sign your name and address and mail your query to Sports Fan Ques- tiOn Man. Sports Service Bureau. The Waterbury Democrat, 1913 ThIrteepth Street, Washington, ID. C.. enclosing three-cent postage stamp.
 THE EDITOR.
 o. Of what nationalities are Lou Gehrig, Bob Teller, Earl Aver i'll, Mickey Cochrane and Charley Gehringer descended?
 A. Gehrig - German Teller - German-French; Averill- Scotch German; Cochrane-Scotch- Irish; Gehringer-German.
 Q. What is the fastest mile ever run by human being?
 A. Four minutes four and four fifths seconds, accomplished recent ly by Glenn Cunningham on an in- door track. This time has not yet been officially accepted as the worlds record but probably will be-
 o. Are the spectacular spins executed by Sonia Henie in her skat- ing routines performed on the toes of the skates or with the skate blades flat against the ice?
 A. On the toes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-23
BROWN STARS AS WHITE SOx WIN
 13 INNING GAME
Dykes and Mates Tie for Lead on One Run Mar
 gins-Giants Win
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff CorrespOndent)

| United Press Staff CorreSpOndent)
 New York, April 23.-(UP).-Jim-
 my Dykes says to go ahead and look at the American League standings now before it's too late. He means
 look at his Chicago White Sox up
 there tied for the lead because he doesn't know how long it will last.
 True the White SoX are sharing first place with three ohter clubs, Washington, Cleveland and Boston, but even that's tribute to "the little round man" who leads Chi cago's south siders. He's had more tough luck this spring than any pilot. His leading hitter, Zeke Be- nura, was a holdout and had to he traded. Then Shortstop Luke Appling broke his leg and his No. 1 pitcher, Monte Stratton, contract ed lame arm. Those three blows were enough to wreck any club. Then Gerald Walker, new power hitter had to leave the club We'd nesday because of the death of his mother.
 But good luck or bad, fair wealth CT or foul, Dykes keeps his players hustling and fighting for all they're worth. Every game the White Sox have won has been by one run margin. They beat the Tigers twice, 4-3 and 5-4, and then came back yesterday to down the St. Louis Browns, 4-3, in 13-inning battle. Relief Pitcher Clint Brown, who's appeared in all four Sox games, was the hero. He doubled in the 18th, advanced on an infield out and scored on Henry Steinbacher's single. In getting credit for the vic- tory, Brown held St. Louis to three hits in the last 5 2-3 innings.
 While the White Sox have been winning games by one run, the De- troit Tigers have been losing them by the same margin. They've lost three times, each by one tally. Cleveland plastered 4-3 defeat on the Tigers yesterday before 54,500 persons, largest throng ever to see game in Detroit. Mel Harder kept the Tigers eight hits scattered, and started the winning rally with double Lary scored the winning run after Hale's liner to Cullenbine.
 Red Ruffing yielded only four hits as the New York Yankees handed Washington it's first defeat, TO. Frankie Crosetti led the Tanks at- tack with a double and two singles, driving in three runs.
 Pittsburgh kept up it's winning streak by downing Cincinnati, "A, for its fourth straight. Singles by Suhr, Todd, Brubaker and Young, an error and two walks featured the Pirates four run rally which proved the turning point of the game.
 Dick Bartells double drove in the run by which the New York Giants defeated Brooklyn, 3-2. before 31,154 fanatical fans at Ebbets field. Harry Gumbert outpitched Luke Hamlin in a mound duel. Camille drove in both Dodger tallies.
 Scoring four runs in the ninth the St. Louis Cardinals came from be- hind to beat the Chicago Cubs, 6-5, for their first triumph. Enos Slaughter tripled with the bases loaded to tie the score, and then tailed the winning run on an error by Relief Pitcher Bob Logan, cov- ering first.
 A total of 160,654 saw yesterdays six opening games. bringing the total attendance for the seasons openers to 416,273 with two openings still to be held-at Philadelphia (A) and Boston (N).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-23
Tanks Opening Is Political Rally
By DAN PARKER

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-23
SCHOOLBOY RELAYS

Storrs, Conn, April 23.-UP).- Thirty teams and more than 800 schoolboys will compete today in the third annual Connecticut State in- terscholastic relay carnival.
 There will be three divisions of competition. Manchester high which holds the state indoor track title was favored to win the class A re- lay award.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-23
POLO

Chicago, April 23-CUP)-The New York optimists. led by Winston Guest, will meet the New York Athletic Club tonight in the 124th Field Artillery Armory for the na- tional division indoor polo title.
 The optimists will start with Guest Merrill Fink and Billy Zimmerman. The Athletics will be represented by and Tommy Bradley. "
 The athletics downed the 124th Field Artillery team, IA to 8 and the optimists defeated the Chicago Ram blers, 15 to 2 to win their way to the finals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-23
NAUGATUCK NINE
 IN TORRINGTON

Naugatuck, April 23-With one victory in its belt, the Naugatuck high school baseball team will go to Torrington this afternoon to play the New City team in the second game for the Garnet.
 Naugatuck displayed real hitting ability Tuesday in its opener against Watertown high and local fans hope it will continue this bat ting power throughout the season. It is probable Ed Connolly will start on the mound with Bulka behind the bat for Naugatuck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-23

Prize winners include: Joe Evans high average, 106.4; Joseph Robin son, low average, 86.9: Jim Cronin, high single, 157; Blum, high three 378; Bankers, high game, 492; and Newsboys. high three games, 1910.
 Members of the league were: Oil CTS, Lyman, Creem, Bergin, and Demenske; Lawyers, Robinson, Kill bride, Corden, and Shove; Newsboys Bannon, Errico, Evans, and Holler- an; and Bankers, Daly, Joe Cronin, Jim Cronin, and Blum. &
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-23
MYSTERY TOURNEY
 AT EAST MOUNTAIN

Frankie Paul, golf professional at the Municipal course has planned Mystery Tournament Of 18-hole medal play over the East Mountain layout today and Sunday, he an- nounced this morning with an as- sured entry list of 30 to 35 golfers in action.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-23
YALE yS. PENN

New Haven, Conn.,, April 23-(UP) Value university's baseball team meets Pennsylvania in an Eastern Intercollegiate league game hereI this afternoon.
 Moe Jubitz or Gorden Hoover will pitch for the Ellis while Brickley was expected to take the mound fol Penn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-23
OILERS AND EVANS
 TOP K. C., LEAGUE

The Knights of Columbus bowling league members will hold their an- nual banquet tonight at the Colum- bus Club. The Oilers, explained by Ray Lyman. captured this years championship in the four-team league, while Dancing Joey" Evans, the agile-fingered printer, proved the best bowler among those par ticipating.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-23
SWORDSWOMAN

New York. April 23-CUP)-Helen Mayer, of Mills college, Oakland, California, swept through a field of 20 of the nations leading swords women to her fourth national women's fencing crown last night.
 Miss Mayer, tall blonde with 8 lightning wrist, won every one of her thirteen bouts.
 Olympic champion from Germany in 1928 she ist he present world title holder. Wit hthe exception of 1886 when she did not compete, she has dominated American women's fenc- ing since 1884.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-23
BREAK ICE

Durham, N. C.-Eric Tipton, half back, and Dan Hill, center, are the first co-captains in Duke university football history.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-23
Standing:
Games Today

Games IOUuy Philadelphia at Boston. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. New York at Brooklyn. St. Louis at Chicago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-23
(.nmes Today

Washington at New York. Cleveland at Detroit. Boston at Philadelphia Chicago at St. Louis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-23
Tho E Standings

Games Yesterday Cleveland 4, Detroit 3. New York z, Washington 0. Chicago 4, St. Louis 5. Boston Philadelphia (rain).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-23
Games TOnnOrrOw

Philadelphia at Boston. St Louis at Chicago.
 Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. New York at Brooklyn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-23
Cnn,ea irOmOrrOW

Washington at New York. Boston at Philad elphia. Cleveland at Detroit. Chicago at St. Louis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Games Yesterday

UNmeB hesteFuu! Pittsburgh 2. Cincinnati 4. St. Louis 6, Chicago 3. New York 3, Brooklyn 2. Philadelphia- Boston (raln).
Evening star., 1938-05-06


in Eastern Virginia, H. G. walker and
L. d. Anderson Of the Virginia Truck
Experiment Station and ID. w. Jones
Of the Department Of Agriculture re-
ported. The insect attacks all kinds
Of corn, Irish potatoes and beans. 1t
was almost eliminated by the hot. dry
spring Of 1886, but has come back
stronger than ever.
Leaf Hopper Fungus.
Appearance Of fungus which kills
the apple leaf hopper. \ dreaded pest
Of Shenandoah Valley orchards, was
reported by J. g. Harvey and L. I. Mil
Ter Of Virginia Polytechnic Institute. A
new spinach disease which causes an
annual loss OF 3 per cent Of the crop
was reported by Harold T. Cook and
T. v. Nugent. Two new pests Of straw
Evening star., 1938-05-06

Of the streptococci are left alive and
oil the bacilli. When 1t is heated
to above 140 Fahrenheit al the streps
are killed and many Of the baccili are
uninjured. Consequently. they have
no opposition to causing the peculiar
kind OF sourness reported.
Production Of synthetic lumber from
cotton was reported by Drs. H. T.
Bates and r. c. Villbrandt Of the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
1t now u proposed to SOW vazt areas
Of cotton broadcast. pay little atten-
ton TO it during the growing season
and use it only for the production Of
cottonseed oil and ceilulose. No at
tention would be paid to the quality
Of the cotton fiber.
Evening star., 1938-05-06

berries were reported by Harry O..
Walker and Lauren D. Anderson Of the
Virginia Truck Experiment Station.
They are web-worms Of the same fam
lilies as those which build their In
slightly nests on apple trees. These,
however, have developed the peculiar
habit Of feeding on the roots. They
live In silken tubes in the soil. As
soon ~ the Strawberries ripen they
climb the stems and bore holes through
them.
In the past four years more than
80 ,000,O0 barberry bushes have been
destroyed over an area of 800 square
miles in Western Virginia, it was re-
ported by G. E. Matheny of the De-
partment Of Agriculture. This has
been done to eliminate black stem
Evening star., 1938-05-06
Nv THOMAS r. HENRY,


BI.ACKSBURG. Va. May "a
ei1ost north star Is being sought from
. Virginia mountaintop.
The search for an invisible COM
panion to the great. bright Polaris in
the tail of the Little Bear which stands
over the North Pole and has been the
lode star Of mariners for 1000 years
was described to the Virginia Acad-
emy OF Sciences. meeting at the Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute here today
by DR.. Dirk Reuyl Of the University
Of Virginia.
The spectrum Of the light from
Polaris indicates that the star Is NOV
ing In a closed circle with q period
OF about 80 years This would be
probable only in case of two stars
close together and revolving around
each other, held in their circular
orbits by each others gravitational
attraction. DR. Reuyl will be salts
fied II he finds the North Stars in
visible afiinity in 80 years.
This search for an invisible COM
panion OF the polar star is part OF q
systematic study of l03 stars nearest
the solar system that will require the
taking Of $500 stellar photographs,
he said On nearly every clear night
the search progresses from an observ-
atory atop Mount Jefferson. in the
Blue Ridge near Charlottesville The
photograp phic plates are filed away
each night to be checked against
others taken years later.
IS Plates Comp pared.
The same sort of search, Dr. Reuyl
said. already has resulted in finding
one invisible double Of the star known
to astronomers aS, Ross GA. This re-
duired compariso Of IS Photographic
plates taken At the observatory over
. period Of nearly nine years. Al
though the photographs clearly indi-
cate the presence of this star, search
for more than two years has failed to
reveal it visuslly.
The ghost north star must be very
faint, Dl. Reuyl pointed out, since no
star in the heavens has been more
closely observed than Polaris for thou
sands OF years and nobody has reported
seeing the companion. This does not
mean. however, that it may not be
very large. Search for such invisible
companions has been greatly spurred
since about four months ago when
astronomers At the Yerkes Observatory
found one which has turned out to be
the biggest object in the solar system.
. million times bigger than the sun
and whose dimensions would include
the entire solar system.
Two types of mind in chimpa nzees
which probably have their parallels in
human beings were reported by Ken.
meth w. Spence, psychologist Of the
University Of Virginia.
Triai and Error.
The animals we're set to solve
series Of problems-that is, to find
food concealed In increasingly COM
plex arrangements of boxes. All
started by trial and error method.
Some after solving one problem, went
through almost the same amount Of
effort in solving the slightly more
complicated one that followed. They
apparently had learned nothing from
experience which made the solution
any easier. They presumably cor
respond to the petty detail' type OF
men and women.
The other type seemed to And the
problems increasingly easy They
rapidly began TO grasp the situa tions
As . whole. could apply lessons learned
In one setting to q similar setting, and