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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-04
IRISH SOLDIER
 IN SECOND GO
 ON LOCAL MAT
Clark, Scotch Giant, to Meet Tommy Rae;
 POdubuy vs Riley
BY HUGO HAMMERLOCK

It has, perhaps, been some time since that big broth of a boy from that dear little town in the ould County Down, Daniel O'Mahony had as tough and able an oppon- ent in a wrestling ring with him, as the Texas tornado, who will face him tcnight-Rebel Bob Russell. ex- sheriff and a starred gent who tanned some of the to ghest on the Panhandle-two of them suffering an acute case of lead poisoning. That, perhaps, is a roundabout way of telling you that Danno and Rebbo will tangle to- night in a mat bout that should pull the customers right out of their seats at Buckingham hall, but the fact remains that they are two of the "colorful" figures in the rain- bow-hued wrestling situation today.
 Background
 OMahony, a member of the Irish Free State constabulary, came to America not more than three years ago. on leave of absence. because he liked to Wrestle though he knew little or nothing about it. He stuck around long enough to learn some of the finer points of the game and got well paid for learn ing having piled up better than S100,000 in two years of exhibiting his now famous Irish Whip" which is a combination twist, twirl and heave that the Marty Bowes ances- tors used to subdue the Limerick men who got too tough at the county fairs over on the tight little isle. O'Mahony and Russell will go three falls if one of them does not win two in roW-Which is doubt full.
 Promising
 Another bout that ought to prove very much worth while will show George DazzleD Clark in action with the clever and able Tommy Rae of Springfield, half hour bout that might go the limit to a draw, as both men know their arm- locks and eagle-Spreads. Clark is 300 pound Scot who has proved somewhat of a sensation in Hart ford during the winter we still have with us.
 PrelimS
 Laughs-long, loud and lusty will be on tap from the minute John (Fist-Shaker) Podubny, the Rus sian rascal, clinks into Pat Riley, an Irisher from Texas( by way of HobokenD with plenty of rough and ready wrestling thrown in. Podubny is the gent who stopped one of Dr. Jack Fischman's best right-crosses with his two gold teeth on the last card and if Fischman is to referee tonight, Podubny will have to be very, very, very very careful lest he does not again arouse the ire of the ordinarily peaceful New Haven chiropractor.
 Maurice Robert, still grieving since his big brother Yvon's defeat last night in the old home town of Montreal, (sacre bleu), will try to get the family honor all even when he meets up with sub-rosa indi- vidual tagged "The Sheik". Just how much "shiek" there is to him, will be determined by my far east ern representative, Haik, the M. s. Malouf rug expert, who can spot a phoney Arabian between Water bury and the Sahara desert. Two years ago, Haik exposed the Pray ing Turk as an arrogant Armenian from Hester street, New York.
 Yes, folks, it shapes up as quite a show from top to bottom.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-04
x. F.. EaniI,lers
FED DEVILS AT
 BOROUGH TONIGHT

Naugatuck, March 4.-The bas- ketball game between the Nauga- tuck Uscoes and the Red Devils of West Haven, scheduled for tomor- row night, will be played tonight instead, H. Rabinovitch, local man. ager, announced today. The date was changed because of the Nau- gStuck high game against Weaver in the state tourney tomorrow. The Uscoes will play at 8:30 o'clock this evening at the local "Y' with a preliminary scheduled for 7:3O o. clock. A fine game is expected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-04
Sports QUESTIONS Answered

Have you a Sports Question yOu want ansvereds 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 Thirteenth Street, Washington, ID. C., enclosing q three-cent postage stamp.
 THE EDITOR. o. When did Pitcher Tom Zach cry have his best season in the major leagues?
 A. In 1929, with the New York Yankees, when he won 12 games and lost none, and had an earned run average of PAT.
 o. Did Stanley Ketchell score a knockdown over Jack Johnson in their fight at Colma, California, in October, 1909?
 A. Yes: he fioored Johnson with a right to the jaw in the 18th round, just a few seconds before Johnson knocked him out.
 o. How old is Helen Wills Moody, famous woman tennis player?
 A. She was born October 6, 1905, in Centerville, California.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-04
NANTUCKET FIVE
 OPPOSES LITHS

The PaWtucket ToWnies, one of the classiest basketball teams to show here this season, will stack up against the K. of L. Speedboys at St. Joseph's hall tomirrow night in the feature game of triple bill St. St. Joseph's girls will take on the Winsted Laurels in the 7:30 opener. DOC" Selens will pit his Brooklyn Business Men against 'Toots' Mc- namara and his Brooklyn All-Stars at 8:15.
 The Townies and Liths met six weks ago with the Liths emerging with a 69-66 victory after a thrill soaked contest.
 The Pawtucket clubs holds victo- ries over the New London Electric
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-04
HOPEVILLE BLUES
 ROUT RAMBLERS

After a two week lay off the Blues turned in another victory Tuesday night at the N. E. Y. to make it their 18th win out of 29 games. The Blues will play the Spar tans in return game Monday night at the hut" The Blues took the first game. With French from Cros- by and Alex Regior and Briguglio of Wilby, the Blues will again have their regular lineup.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-04
Gladney On The Gallop

cute little communication West Side spboys and their legion of followers which needs little should
 Red Gadney of the TIiies Speedboys that they Hlle the underway signed up Freddie Sullivan high of the Doughboys regulars the West Siders Ltchfed The Hles with the Speedboy but the o be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-04
Wiby And Derby
 At Yale Tonight

The luck of the draw" and Wilby's One-point win over West Haven may get the Wild cats into the finals of the state basketball tournament next week, the idea being to over come Derby High tonight at Payne Whitney gym, Yale Uni vcrsity, scheduled for 8 o'clock. Derby knocked out New Lon don Bulkeley as Wilby beat West Haven to furnish two of the ma jor surprises of the meet to date, which means that, against each other the winner is impossible to pick in ad- vance. Crosby and Naugatuck play tomorrow night against Weaver and Meridcn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-04
FEWER BUMPS

Chicago. - John Schommer, Big Ten cage official, thinks the elimi- nation of the center jump has made it easier on the referees because they don't get knocked around SO much for the scramble for the tipped ball.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-04
FROM BAD TO WORSE

Los Angeles Yankee Sullivan, first American heavyweight cham pion, wound up as an all-around bad man in the early California gold-rush days and finally was lynched by vigilantes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-04
JacOyinOS .JinXed

In the preliminary, the highly favored Jacovino quintet fell before the fighting Carrieros, 15-13, as Dom and c. Carriero scored 12 of the victor's total points to give them the tussle. N. Jacovino scored five points for the losers. The score:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-04
Standings
TOmOrrOW's Games Al Co moe

TOmOrrOw's Games
 4:15-Main Games Aces vS. Scorpions.
 3:30-Preliminary Consolation (for third place.. Eagles vS. Speedboys. Winner of Scorpions-Aces game to play for championship Saturday.
 Yesterdays Results Scorpions 4, Eagles l. Aces II, Speedboy 1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-04
WIELDS BIG STICK

Charlie Conacher, who led the Ma tional Hockey league in scoring for several years, carried hockey sticks that weighed four pounds each.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-04
Forgotten Stars

Winning team 10 18 34 43-43 Losing team .... 8 IA 25 34-34
 Referee: Briotti. Time: Four 8 minute peridoS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-04
IhSSpOrting
 World
A Little Of This And That
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

Cunningham mile in the fastest time Dartmouth college effort which will probably stand for RECOGNIZED by the INTERNATIONAL body of track and field mogus Why? Because that august body cones no the Cunningham Which TO BE LAW to band uemakers Devils of
 Canadian claimant the worlds his title aspirations last his skull him off hospital after bout with Vic Christie What made Ill the that Robert taken" in his home
 
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Evening star., 1938-04-03
BY HOFFMAN BIRNEY

ing progress; brightly illumined safety markers
to prevent other deaths. Polly Ann had shat
tered to bits the most rigid of the unwritten
rules of the airs unwritten CODE
20. K, Merry" he said at last. ''You ought
to know your own mind. Well miss you,
though, all of us here at G-BAT There are
plenty of good flyers but about once in thirteen
blue moons somebody comes along that's
natural. You can count EN- on your fingers -
the men and women who take to the air as
instinctively as young birds do Slim Lindbergh
was one, SO was Jimmy Doolittle. You're an
other. You haven't had the hours yet, or the
experience, and sometimes l wonder if you
really need EN- You were born to the air.
Now you think it S over. You're marrying
a druggist - Lord knows wish you joy!-
and you won't have worry in the world.
You'll know just where he is and what he's
doing - both of you on the ground and staying
there. Maybe it'll work. even if it does seem
like clipping hawks wings and claiming him
by one foot to post. You've got to do more
than clip wings, though, to turn hawk into
lovebird'
us that all?" Polly felt a little breathless, as
though she'd pulled too sharply from steep
dive.
That's ALL He laid her letter in the drawer
Your designations accepted and filed. If it's
any of my business, Merry, what are your
plans?"
Polly Ann breathed more easily We'll be
married in Chicago - the date isn't set. If Dad
can possibly get away from the laboratory - he
swears he can't - he and Fred and will drive.
Otherwise we'll 60 by train"
"Uh-huh. Maybe it's just as we'll to get
couple of thousand miles away from the port.
You wouldn't want any of us circling over the
church and dropping mourning wreaths"
The journey to Chicago was not made by
automobile. When Mike Lyford heard that
even Polly's wedding could not tear her father
from his mechanical research laboratory he
declared that Great Basin Air Transport would
make last grand gesture in the form of a spe-
cial plane to bear Polly Ann and her fiance
eastward "a special plane with Mike Lyford
at the controls.
There's no argument, Merry" he told the
girl. Lord knows when we'll see you again so
Evening star., 1938-04-03

port. She delivered it personally to
Mike Lyford, chief of operations, and
Mike read the letter twice before raising his
eyes.
Il expected this would happen some day, he
said slowly. but - Freddie Carpenter"
whats wrong with him?"
'Oh, he's respectable citizen - good in
come and all that, guess It's the idea of you,
Pclly, marrying man who doesn't know a spar
from tailskidr
I've known Fred Carpenter ever since we
were freshmen in high school, back in Oak
Park. Whenever I've been East I've stayed
with his mother and month or so ago he came
out here to see me- Doesn't it occur to you that
might be marrying him because love him?"
well >. maybe. l can't picture you tying
up with him for keeps, though"
mo? Maybe you couldn't understand" She
motored B-412 took off from the lower end of
the field. The Office windows vibrated to the
roar of thousand-horse engines. 1nstinctively
both man and girl listened to that song of
power, both sensitive to the slightest whispered
undertone The transport circled over the bay,
the roar died to muttering grumble, and she
continued:
You couldn't be expected to understand.
All you know is flying and it wouldn't enter
your thick skull that girl might like to know
that her husband was safe downstairs listening
to the radio and not pushing G-BAT trans
port through a BLIZZARD I've known pilots
wives -"
The mans lips parted but she snapped at
him fiercely. LET me finish - then you can
give your rally-round- -the-hag talk. I've flown
myself on passenger planes and I've always
come through o. K There's other kinds of
flying, though - the kind that doesn't carry
payload. How about the test pilots. Mike
Lyford, and the fellows in the Army and Navy
Air Corps? George Woodruff left a wife. So did
Paul Blake and Terry Linton and Bruce
Carver Children, too, some of them.
when girl decides to get married she
thinks about things like that. Fred isn't flyer
and I'm glad of it. His hair is black and I'm
silly enough to want to see for myself if it will
be gray when he's sixty
The mans face was grim. She had repeated
names that were lettered in gold in his memory
but never spoken. Men of the air services, like
soldiers, do not talk of their dead. Their
tragedies are milestones on the road of engineer
Evening star., 1938-04-03

all black and silver. It's like nothing
The Walker dipped to another bump al
an instant the propellers screamed sharI
they bit into thinner air. Fred Carr
twitched. What was that?"
What was what" Polly Ann was p,
for a moment. "Oh - just little bur
current of ascending air. Golly, Fred,
not nervous, are you?"
"Of course not I've flown before, Polly. n
night, though. and everything looks differ
"Sure" Polly's voice was that of ste1
ess soothing a frightened passenger. She to'
the switch and the cabin was in dar
except for the faint glow of the hooded bul
the instrument panel and above the door !
tiny washroom. then cuddled down at his
That's better, isn't it?'
"Oh, yes: Is it all right to smoke?"
''Of course Any time, except on
offs and landings"
He smoked steadily, lighting one cigal
from the butt of another. Sacramento pI
beneath them unremarked and Lyford not
the Walker into the long climb toward
mountains. Scattered clouds alternately
vealed and obstuIed the moon. CarperI
eyes had become adjusted to the darkness
could see - not the beauty of eternal
streaked with the black velvet of mouI
shadows, but craggy granite peaks, cruel
forlorn, that clutched like evil fingers al
silver wings that swept above them.
ahead was the beacon that marked the ma
pass of Emigrant Gap.
mike will kill nearly five thousand
between here and Reno she said with
familiarity of experience "Oh, Fred, isr
lovely?"
She did not hear Carpenters low-v'
reply. Lyford showed open the door in the
head and shouted. Hey, Merry"
"Yes? ?''T She leaned across the raised
half Her body in the dimly lighted cockpit
Il might sit down at Reno, just long en-
to get cup of coffee and maybe sh'
bicarb to settle my stomach
whats the matter, Mike"
"Ate too much, guess. Did you ever he
a farewell dinner without the guest of he
We had one tonight - three of us who reI
bered a green stewardess reporting for
FL Paso run, and Bill Mitchell who gave
her first flying instruction. Too much
salad, l guess, or it might have been tn
cream. feel kinda burpish."
YOU'RE the pilot, Mike. I'm just a {
head passenger on this run"
Its fifty miles yet, we'll see how | fe
lower altitude. Fred enjoying himself?'
"He's getting big boot out of it," she
stoutIy. His first night flight. She return
Evening star., 1938-04-03

you've got to let us take you and the WS
boy friend east in style - back over
the route you've flown so often - and
show Mr.. Fred Carpenter that G-BAT gives
the proper send-off to the best girl pilot
that ever laid her hands on a stick"
They took off at midnight. Mike pushed
the transports blunt silver nose into the
darkness over the bay, circled the port, and
headed eastward toward the winking beacons
of the Contra Costa shore 1t was an old story
to Polly Ann, this swift climb into third
dimension where the pilot became one with the
night around him, but tonight the man she
was to marry was at her side and she wanted
him to share her exultation. Her arm about his
shoulders. she pointed out the far-fung pano-
rama of lights that marked the bay cities from
Vallejo to San Leandro Behind them. over the
cruisers broad tail surfaces, was the more COM
pact cluster that was San Francisco, serene
upon its hills. Those lines of spaced lights were
the Golden Gate Bridge and the span to
Oakland; the little pin points on the dark bay
were the out-moded ferries.
There's San Rafael, Fred. and just to the
left, right at the edge Of the water you can see
the white floodlights at San Quentin prison.
Somehow - don't know why - they always
look different to me-"
He said Yes" absently, but did not turn
his head. He stared across the wing, through
the whirling silver disk of the port propeller
and into the darkness beyond. The clustered
lights were suddenly less numerous as the in
visible hills south of Mount Dabo swept
beneath the cruisers pinions The nose of the
Joseph Reddetord Walker - all G-BAT trans
ports we're named for the pioneers of the
Western trails - rose and fell in bit of bumpy
air above the hills. Mike Lyford eased back on
the throttles and the twin motors settled down
to the monotonous grumble of cruising speed.
Polly Ann glanced at the instruments mounted
on the forward bulkhead for passengers in
formation. Mike didn't waste any time getting
his altitude" she remarked We're at five
thousand already"
That - that's long way up
We'll have twice that and maybe some
more going over the Hump"
Hump" Fred repeated the word.
'"The Sierra Nevadas. The snow on the high
peaks will be beautiful in this moonlight, Fred,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-19
Committee of PIT
(NeW York Times)

(NeW York Times)
 Committee of l00' has traditional, patriotic and civic sound. That may have been in MT Hoover's mind when he proposed committee of that number to make national Republican platform to be adopted by an amateur national convention in time to get the benefit of it in the Congressional elections of this year. The national committee altered the scheme Eager for thoroughly representative body, having kindly chosen the members for each State, the na- tional committee entrusted to special committee the task of enlarging and strengthening what is to be the committee on program. Instead of building trial platform this committee, which consists of PIT members will from time to time give to the public its views public questions.
 Chairman John Hamilton has overcome occasion ally his natural reticence and sought to enghten his been deep. Still there may have been a feeling in the party that he wasn't thoroughly representative Persons of goodwill wish the committee well; yet because of the conflict of Republican personalities and opinions. wouldn't Committee of Correspondence a name rich in great memories have been preferable? At least correspondence kept private could cause open shortness of temper and sharpness of speech
 The committee program will meet in Chicago at the end of the month There too many lawyers it. if lawyers not better than high authority in Washington has told us; nearly twice many lawyers three housewives Only two doctors for the sick party only two cergymen to pray for it. Note seven bankers six insurance presidents. Can two cergymen and ten educators offset such "aristocratc chists?" Let us hope for the best.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-19
PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE
 CLOSING HOURS IN JUNEAU

It develops naturally enough that the matter of closing hours in Juneau is a highly controversial question There are sincere persons who see no par ticular objection to extending the time past the am hour now in effect and others, equally sincere, who are very much opposed to it.
 Tn the maze of argument to which we were prlvll- eged to listen night the City Council meeting which incidentally revealed that the Council could not change the existing ordinance by oral vote and thus the old closing hour of is still Tn effect one fact struck very forcbly That was the total absence of any reference to parental responsibility
 great deal was made of the bad influence drinking places have upon children, which is un- doubtedy true providing that children are permitted to frequent or be around such establishments. But the old-fashioned thought occurred to us: What are the parents themselves doing about it? Are they permitting their youngsters, boys and girls of imma- ture years to go to such places simply by shirking their own responsibilities and paying attention to what the children do?
 Responsibility it was charged at last nights meet ing is with the City Council for the morals of our young people" Well. is it?
 Maybe it's an obsolete fogy old notion picked up around the turn of the century after having our pants warmed few times for sraying just little off from where were supposed to be- but it has stuck with us that moral and every other kind of training which mouds the character of youth starts at home
 Of course, perhaps in this enlightened and fast moving age it is up the Police Department and the 4 City Council to raise children and tell them whether not it's good idea to hang around beer parlcr5 or get what the younger generation refers to e E.a5terc Ii u IS, we're out Of step with the moving scene, and feel sorry for the police and the city fathers. They have a job their hands to properly raise the children of this community.
 But out-moded apparently are, can't help but feel that little parental restraint, through the acceptance of parental responsibility by fathers and mothers, would have very beneficial influence these conditions talk much about, and wouldn't need to worry much about whether these places" open at or pm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-19
DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH
 By w. L. Gordon

Words Often Misused: Do not say, T am through eating" Say, T have finished eating"
 Often Mispronounced: Alias. Pro- nounce a-li-as, first a as in ate, i as in it, second a as in at unstress- ed, accent first syllable.
 Often Misspelled: Leopard. Ob- serve the o.
 Synonyms: Doctrine, dogma, the ory, tenet, creed, belief
 Word Study: "Use a word three times and it is yours" Let us in- crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: Embellish; to make beautiful as by ornaments; to decorate. The book was embellished by engravers."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-19
THOSE RUMORs ABOUT ALASKA JOBS

Just how unfounded reports get started in the States of fabulous work projects in Alaska where jobs always be had at handsome wages probably always will remain mystery. But that they do get around and cause many deuded persons to head north with out funds hopeful of coming to the promised land of milk and honey is evidenced in the constant queries and by the number of who have been arriving nearly every boat
 The following letter to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce in the last mail from man in Hollywood Cal, gives startling revelation of why individuals to Alaska with the idea of going to work imme- dately and too often wind up by becoming an un- employment burden to themselves and to com munities:
 This letter is written in the hope that you
 will be able to give me the information I
 seek. For the past two months have heard
 rumors to the effect that there is some road
 building or construction going on in Alaska
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-19
MODERN ETIQUETTE By Roberta Lee

Q. When invited to bridge par ty, where one knows the others are skilled, but one does not play well, should the invitation be accepted?
 A. It would be far better to de- cline then to accept and then apol- ogize for ones poor playing.
 Q. Should one in conversation, speak of a group of women, or a group of ladies?
 A. "A group of women is. cor rect; we must presume that the women are ladies.
 Q. When cutting grapefruit into halves for serving, should the core be removed?
 A. Yes, it is nice to do so if one has the time.