The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-29
Today's Sport
 Parade
By HENRY McLEMORE
United Press Staff Correspondent

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 Daytona Beach, Fla, March 29.- (UP)-If she hankers after money and really wants to get rich quick, Miss, Lillie Stoate, the 67-year-old ''rainmaker," should make us of her talent in the sports field.
 Miss Lillie, as you probably have raed, is taking personal credit for the rain that fell over most of a parched Florida yesterday. The citrus growers of the little town of Frcstproof, Fla, brought Miss Lil- lie from her home in Mississippi on the strength of her claim that she could bring rain merely by sitting near a large body of water. They parked Miss Lillie tbut not until she had raised the umbrella which she always carries) on the banks of Lake Reedy.
 After eight days of sitting under cloudless skies, and just when she was within reach of the worlds rec ord for continuous sitting by a lake on an uncomfortable camp chair at the age of 67, it started to pour. There were some skeptics who point ed out that if anyone sat in one place long enough there'd be rain, but Miss Lillie had fine Scorn for them and, as the rain spattered on her umbrella, graciously accepted the congratulations.
 "The bigger the body of water I'm sitting by, and the longer sit, the more rain there'll be-" she explain ed. Her tone of voice indicated that given Morris chair by Lake Erie and month of quiet, and she could put the United States under water. If her rainmaking gift is genuine one, and she can summon up rain- drops at will, Miss Lillie is wasting her time working on citrus jobs and should get into sports immediately. Just think of the possibilities for this lady of the lake in baseball, tennis, golf, and dozen other sports.
 There are a half dozen club in the American league who would hire her and build her little lake near first base when the Yankees come to town to play. In those games when the Yankees knocked pitcher or two out of the box in the first two or three innings for eight or nine runs, Miss Lillie could get to work and have the game rained out before it became official. In the last world series the Cubs would have met any price she set.
 Miss Lillie would be very useful in tennis too. It is no secret that when America challenges for the Davis Cup abroad the foreign courts are nearly always wet. The hose is turned on them on the grounds that the dust needs settling. But the real purpose is to slow them up and offset the America players superior speed. This artificial wet ting has threatened to bring about international complications on sev- eral occasions. Foreign tennis pow CTS undoubtedly would be glad to engage Miss Lillie to bring on a helpful shower and thus rid them of the unpleasant task of hand sprin- king. It would look so much bet ter, you know.
 Miss Lillie could really clean ID in the football season. A muddy field always works to the advan- tage of the weaker, slower team, and goodness knows how many coaches would pay her out of their own pockets to soak a gridiron foe Many coach has lost his job be- cause a certain game was played on a fast, dry field and his superior opposition could go to town with spinners and passes and laterals
 Racing owners would be clients of Miss Lillie, too. A stable with a good mudder would offer plenty for sloppy track on the day of a big stake. offer Miss Lille these sug- gestions free of charge. She is well come to them. Of course, I'd take ten per cent if she really pressed it on me. But only to provide for a rainy day.
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