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Evening star., 1939-04-05
Brook|ynRookie
Looms as Pain
To Bill Terry
Pitcher Evans, Going
Great, 'Swiped' From
Giants in Draft
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON,
Associated Press SPORTS Writer,

NEW YORK, April 5.-The latest
chunk of dynamite to get mixed up
in the generally explosive relations
between the Brooklyn Dodgers and
New York Giants is Russell Red"
Evans, a 3O-year- right-hander,
who acts like walking advertise
ment for his home toWn-Energy, Ill.
Any mention of this red-head
around either camp produces much
the same result-but with reverse
English-as Bill Terry's famous query
few years back as to whether the
Dodgers still were in the league. If
Evans goes as we'll during the regu-
lar season as he has this spring, Sec
retary Eddie Brannick OF the Giants
probably will begin ducking every
time he sees a telegraph messenger
for fear it's another ribbing wire,
sent collect, from his enemy John
McDnoald of Brooklyn.
Got Him for Low Price.
For Evans. who did a great job Of
hurting for New Orleans last sum-
mer, became Brooklyn property for
the exceedingly low price of $500,
because of Giant boner. Bill Terry
purchased him from the Pelicans
for about $1,000 more than that last
fall and sent him to the Giants No
l farm team at Jersey City. But he
neglected to put Evans on the New
York reserve list. thus leaving him
eligible for the draft. Last winter
the Dodgers grabbed him up by the
draft route, disregarding some not
especially subdued murmurs of rob
berry" and Brooklyn ethics"
Now if Red only can knock off the
Giants a few times next summer,
everything practically will be perfect
from the Flatbush viewpoint. And
so far there's no indication that he
can't do it. He has pitched II in
nings in the Grapefruit League and
16 of them have been scoreless. He
gave the Reds three runs in one in
ming of his second game. On Mon
day he blanked Washington for
seven innings with six hits.
Failed With White Sox.
Behind that performance is rec
ord of some eight years of minor
league hurting He got a trial with
the Chicago White Sox after a good
1885 season with Oklahoma City, but
failed to make the grade. Last year
he won 81 games and lost IA with the
weak New Orleans club and COM
piled an earned run average Of 2.83
That won him the nomination as the
Southern Associations most valuable
player.
Evans has fair curve, an effectiv.
screwball and plenty of control He:
a noisy, enthusiastic sort of guy who
refuses to be downed by anything
Even Coach Chuck Dresser. a no.
torious collector of goats" admits he
couldn't disturb Evans
At times Red even gets the better
of Manager Leo Gippy) Durocher
Leo started to rebuke him for max
ing the wrong pitch the other day
but he'd hardly started toward the
mound when Evans called out: Il
should be fined $50"
Durocher went right back to his
position.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Nv EDDIE BRIETZ,
A,.oe,ated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, April 5.-First
nomination for the A. P.'s ls40
ail-America: Jim Blumenstock,
Fordham back Tillie (Kind)
Herman, who has trained EN-
both, says Max Baer will kayo
Lou Nova :. Todays puzzler:
Name two guys you think could
beat Ralph Guldahl and Sam
snead in best ball match.
oregon us championship bas-
ket ball team will be invited back
into the Garden next winter :.
They're gabbing around the cafes
that the Fred Perrys reconciled
less than a month ago. are about
to break up again.
You tell 'em, Sam. Sam Taub
broadcasting day VS.. Arm
strong: 80 - the boys are maui.
ing eaeh other at long range
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Sports Program
ForLocuI Fans

TODAY.
Baseball.
Washington VS.. Baltimore, Day.
tona Beach, Fla.
Bethesda Chevy Chase at West
ern, 3:45.
Track.
Dartmouth at Maryland, 4.
TOMORROW.
Baseball.
Washington VS.. Brooklyn, Or
lando
Harvard at Georgetown, 3.
Lacrosse.
Harvard at Maryland, 4.
Wrestling.
District A. A. U. Tournament,
Junior preliminaries, Y. M. c. A.,
7:30.
FRIDAY.
Baseball.
Washington VS.. Boston Bees,
Orlando.
Dartmouth at Maryland, 2::30.
Wrestling.
District A. A. U. Tournament,
junior semi-flnals, senior prelim-
inaries, Y. M. G.. A.. 7:30.
Swimming.
Y. M. c. A. Pentathlon, Y. M.
C., A,
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Barte||, |njury5|ight,
Resents 5toriesof
Being Through
All Cub Needs Is Rest
For Swollen Ankle,
Declares Doctor

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 5.-Dick Bar
tell, the Chicago Cubs expensive
and ailing shortstop. is more than q
little bit irked by all that talk that
he's washed up after II years in the
big leagues.
Bartell, 81 years old and whose
$4,000 salary is the highest on the
club with the exception of Manager
Gabby Hartnett's, said today he
was sick of these stories about my
being through"
I'm not through by long shot,
he added, "and III be out there
playing a lot OF ball. These stories
about me being all washed up are
all wrong. I wish they'd stop"
The fiery shortstop, obtained by
the Cubs in a winter trade with
the New York Giants, may or may
not play a lot of ball this summer
but DR.. John F. Dayis, club physi-
clan, said yesterday all Dick needed
was rest to heal his swollen lett
ankle.
DR.. Davis said the ankle had been
bruised, but that there is no
rheumatism, and the ankle is free
from arthritis symptoms" He or
dered Bartell to bed for three days
of observation.
Bartell has taken very little stren-
uous exercise since the injury in
California more than three weeks
ago. But he still is hopeful OF open
ing the season against the Cincin-
natl Reds here on April ID.
1--WE just got to be ready for open
ing day." he said. 1--WE never
missed once since I've been in the
big leagues, and I know III be ready
when the season starts"
Evening star., 1939-04-05

what the experts call in-flght-
ing ."
New York Sun says not to be
surprised If Louis is l to 100
against Galento =. (but that was
before Tony built up a lot of
good will by canceling his stage
appearances) :. Clydell Castle
man Is languishing in the Giant
doghouse. j..
Freddie Steele, former middle
weight king, has been signed as
matchmaker for AL Morse, Spo-
kane promoter That preview
of Van Mungo Monday didn't re-
veal anything to write home
about >. You'll have to shell out
s11y50 for Baer-Nova rineside
pew.
Extra added attraction: Break
fast will be served at Churchill
Downs at noon on Derby dav far
only $3.50 per head . But this."
Evening star., 1939-04-05

volunteers Nixson Denton, in the
Cincinnati Times-Star, includes
q brief introduction to Col. Mat
Winn."
Harry Voiler has gone to
Beantown to try to sign AL Nc
Coy to fight Bob Pastor in the
Orange Bowl at Miami Sunday,
May % Those at the Augusta
ringside say Bobby Jones tee
shots were roaring as of yore, but
his putting was very, very sad.
George Blake, one of the best in
the biz, is the popular choice to
referee Louis VS.. Roper The
Los Angeles Angels now have Rip
Collins, a first sacker, and Rip
Collins, a catcher Eddie
Brink stopped Tony Canzoneri's
comeback cold, but has turned
down q return match Why?
Today's guest star, Bob Ray.
Los Angeles Times: Jack Roper
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Reach Quorter-FinoIs
In Sauosh Ruckets

William G.. Galliher, DR.. H. G..
Moulton and w. M. Macomber
scored shutout victories last night
as the District A. A. U. squash
rackets tournament reached IT'S
quarter-h final round at the Univer-
sity Club. John Pratt. c. E. Waldon,
H. L. Stinson and R. D. Graves were
other winners.
The closest match found Pratt
nosing out P. w. Snyder after five
fought games Pratt won the
first two by 1915 scores, but Sny-
der won the next two by l point.
Pratt staged a counter-rally to win
the decisive game, 1911.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
A. |. Film Given
Big Credit for
Renaissance
Nearly Half Of Loops
Rocks Now Hoi|ing
From Compuses
BY EARL HILLIGAN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

CHICAGO, April 5.-College and
high school baseball is racing up
the come back trail toward a new
and prominent place in the national
game.
Authority for that statement is
Lew FonI ca, one-time Chicago
White Sox manager and now pro-
motional director for the American
League. Since 1884 he's been pro-
noting the sport, largely through
the leagues annual motion picture,
and he reports that one of the most
pleasant aspects of his job has been
a first-hand view of the strides
which the college and prep school
game has made in the last three
years
Merely Tolerated Game.
"Only few years ago." Fonseca
said today, "a majority of colleges
merely tolerated baseball as just an
other minor sport. In 1884. when
this Office was created, we had diff
Guilty convincing many school au-
thorities that We sincerely desired
to help college baseball-that we
weren't coming around just to scout
or sign up outstanding youngsters.
Now it's a far different story.
Colleges in every State are flooding
us with requests for showing of our
movie and asking us to sponsor
clinics with their teams. Two years
ago only about $50 colleges in the
country sponsored baseball as
major sport. 1t will be a major
sport in 421 colleges and universi-
ties this season.
"One high school after another is
sponsoring ball teams for the first
time in years. Topeka, Kans., has
had no prep school baseball in -
years, but tl1I boys petitioned for
teams and probably will get backing
The same is true at Bisbee, Ariz..
which has been without prep school
baseball for 10 years.
Outnumber Football Teams.
There will be some $50 high
school baseball teams in Michigan
this year, compared with $50 prep
football teams. In the Iowa State
tournament alone, 700 teams will
compete"
Fonseca expressed the opinion
that during the last three years al
most so per cent Of the American
Leagues rookie material came from
colleges and universities. Never be-
fore, he said, has baseball produced
so many young stars such as Joe Di
Maggie, Bob Feller. Johnny Wander
Nicer and Frank Mccormick. He be-
lieves the steady increase in the pop
ularity of college and high school
baseball will keep talented boys COM
ing into the major leagues.
This years American League
movie, he said. will be seen by about
100000 people One hundred and
fifty prints of the picture. The First
Century of Baseball now are in cir
culation.
International American Hockey.
-
Evening star., 1939-04-05
DooIy Mitchell Named
Edqemoor President

Dooly Mitchell, one of Washing
tons best-known tennis players,
has been elected president Of the
Edgemoor Club, to which most of
the city's ranking netmen belong.
E. J. Gray is the vice president and
Richard Spencer secretary-treasurer.
Mitchell predicts a gala year. for
the club. AS last year, Edgemoor
again plans to play host to the
Middle Atlantic and a portion of
The Star tournaments, in addition
to staging club championships of
its own.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Capital Boys to Hear
Tunney Sport Talk

Boys between the ages of 7 and
16 will be invited to hear Gene
Tunney, ex-heavyweight champion,
speak at the Capitol Theater on
Saturday morning. April IS.
Tunney. who will be a guest here
of the Women's Auxiliary of the
Metropolitan Police Boys Club, will
speak on sports in general and
boxing in particular.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Varied Sports
b. the Associated PresS.

b. the Associated Pre6S.
College Baseball.
Maryland, -; Vermont. 5 (seven In
Michigan State. 6; West Virginia. 4.
Illinois Teachers. 5: burlington Coilese.
Georgia, 81; Clemson, 4:
Purdue, II: Louisiana Tech e.
Hampden-Sydney, II: Lynchoufe' o.
Rollins. 4: u. of Havana. .
Minnesota. g; Mississippi state Colleee 4
William and Mary, 9: washington ana
Northwestern. 6: Louisiana State, 2.
Elon, 10: Ohio Wesleyan, 8.
Wake Forest. Z: Cornell u; 2,
South Carolina, IL; Ohio u; ~
North. Carolina, 16: Harvard: u
Central Normal, 4; Indiana central 8.
ColIeEe Tennis.
North Carolina. 9: Yale, !.
Dartmouth. Z: ". M. l.
Virginia. 8: Michigan State; o.
Cornell u, 8; N. c. State. /.
College Golf.
Boston College. 8: Richmond, 2.
North Carolina. 13: Georgia. s. ,
North Carolina. 1871: Dartmouth. 1lh.
College Fencing.
Dartmouth, q: Northwestern, &.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Busketers Sturt Pluyoff

The final play-off series in the
Y. M. c. A.-Government Basket Ball
League begins tonight, with the four
top teams engaging in two games,
starting at $3.50 o'clock at the "Y'
gym. Bureau of Standards opens
against General Accounting, fol-
lowed by a clash between Library
of Congress and Patent Office.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Andy, Jacobs Pitch Today.

The Mats were here today to play
the Baltimore Orioles and to enter
their final stretch of exhibition
games. They loafed on schedule Tor
the last time yesterday, although
Harris commanded a brief workout
in Orlando.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Plan Maintained for Financial Reasons

balplayers like
the why maintained? The based
the economics of the
Financing when the club gets assistance
merchants of the the club
has its base is expensive proposition
Giants Cubs maybe
profit invested The others
lucky break close to it.
clubs training the transforming
exhibition naturally This doesn't
be played yield
approach keeping the the South
going be narrowminded about it.
sump trace
the players worked hard and too long and
of themselves down.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Some Think Three Weeks Is Enouah

The majority of the players particularly the Older think that
three weeks is all they needhee weeks
their
sharpen their batting them that
exhibition they would be fit At
think and inclined to agree with them
Remember ball player
middle April the first of October
fighter
grueng packed hour less
fighters could stand the the
training and retain all their stuff
The bapayer has to be ready roughly l54 succession
himself condition,
likely somewhere along
fall his
drags his team down with it.
talking night club ofncial
right" wouldn't want think
Evening star., 1939-04-05
COLLEGE and High School Baseball Reaching New Heights Sharp Comeback
Win, Lose or Draw
Sprind Baseball Truining May Be Too Lengthy
By GRANTLAND RICE.

Spring Baseball Training May Be Too Lengthy
5A spring training trips too long? Most Of
the
their of thinking
Many Hot Springs
climbing before moving to the
months by the time they reach
opening game
in other
hundreds thousands of miles
exhibition they feel
though played half
assorted climate the
beng heat the South March the penetrating chill
norherly April They have worked day
coudess Florida and like been raned
Mississippi Caroinas
the lost the
then have driven themselves hard regain
opening day.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
transforming Has Some Bad Faults

known food bad change of water almost
day in the latter stages of the long SIEGE
and difficult
have isn't precisely hardship At its better
than that the when the still
something think
getting athlete shape keeping
that
consisted of three weeks
in the South the the North
either side.
addition the that the clubs training
the exhibition circuit anybody
these
club oWnerkes his lose exhibition
than he likes them lose during the championship
clubs
suffered in spring exhibitions.
the players all the
keeping
Evening star., 1939-04-05

Internationa Al American Hockey.
Philadelphia. 5: Cleveland. 4 (three
OVertlmeSl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-09
SCOUT LEADERS
CONVENE TODAY
Waterbury Sending 80 to
Stamford Afternoon and
Evening Conference

Thifty or more scout leaders Of
the Mattatuck council B. s. A.,
will attend q scouters' ROUND up and
conference this afternoon and eve
ming at Stamford In which sew
eral hundred scout leaders from
other Connecticut councils will par
ticipate.
The theme Of the conference,
Troop to Success" will be devel-
oped In the opening session Of the
afternoon when four outstanding
scouters will present talks on the
troop committee, the troop stan, a
camping troup, and the troop bud
get plan.
The conference delegates will
then divide UP into discussion
groups to further develop the above
topics according to their special In
terests such as troop committees
men, scoutmasters, assistant scout
masters, commissioner, clubbing,
senior scouting, troop budget and
finance.
Cecil H. Grant, commissioner for
the Naugatuck district, will act as
chairman for the discussion group
for commissioners and will be as
sisted by District Commissioner
Frank p. Schwartz Of the west dis
trict as Secretary and Scout Execu.
tive David F. Babson as adviser.
The evening program will consist
OF supper followed by a summary
Of the conference to be given by
Reputy Regional Executive Chris
topher II. Gunderson from the re-
gion one office In Boston. Gunnar
Berg, national director OF training
for the Boy Scouts 70 America, will
be the key speaker Of the evening.
Scouters attending from the Mat
tatuck council are: Buell. Webster,
Frank p. Schwartz, Napoleon Char
bonneau, Ernest E. Wilcox, Thomas
Brennan Harold Fitzgerald, william
Lucian, Arol Charbonneau, Joseph
Ippolito, Robert Sturges, Howard
Sturges, Robert Croft, Robert Bro
deur, Francis Green, Robert Curtis
Hayden Nichols, e. H. Knutson,
Frederick Shattuck, all Of Water.
bury; Cecil Grant, Harry Grover,
Warren Mansfield and Cecil Matson
Of Naugatuck; William Jaskman Of
Beacon Falls; Frank Mercer and
John Hornbecker Of Middlebury:
Percy Savage and Allan Smith Of
Woodbury.; Scout Executive David
r. Babson and Assistant Executive
Henry Donohue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-09
Many Requests Made
In Crockwell Will
Pennsylvania Man Left $1,000 While Valuable Dia-
JnOnd Ring Goes to Angie 6. Stevens

Many beQuests are provided In the
lengthy win Of Lillian Crockwell,
former faculty member ct Westcver
School, Middlebury. The will was
admitted to probate today by Judge
Patrick Healey. 1t Is drawn In long
hand.
A diamond ring, with several
stones, IL left to Angle q. Stevens,
with the provision that II she is not
living IL shall 60 to her daughter,
Julia Vaughan. A coral pin and gold
chain with q diamond slide are left
to Ella Hicks johnson, with the
provision that II she Is not living,
they shall 60 to her daughter, Mar
tina johnson Wilson.
A diamond ring with seven stones
Is bequeathed to Paulin Kinkeod
Sontag, q diamond and platinum pin
to JuIla Kineod Laudrun, and an
amethyst ring and wrist watch to
Virginia Canine.
Lewis Sterling Kunkel, Of Harris
burg, Pa, Is to receive bequest Of
$1,000. Lucy B. Pratt and George
w. Kunkel are TO receive $500 each,
and Garter Lindsay Wilson, Jr., is to
get $500. Requests Of $500 are also
provided for Ella Hicks johnson and
Elizabeth M. Wheeler. The sum Of
$500 Is left to Ida Crockwell, with
the provision that II she Is not living
It shall go to Lewis Sterling Kun
KEEL, Jr.
Angle Gunstead Vaughan Is to re-
ceive Miss Crockwell's clothing. II
she Is not living the bequest rs to
60 to Mrs. Vaughan's daughter,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-09
Mulligan To Be Guest
AtDinner Tomorrow
Prominent K. Of c. Official Wilde Honored By Prom.
inent Officials Of State, K. of G., Clergy

the committee from Senator John
A. Danaher; RI. Rev. Monsignor,
Thomas 8. Duggan; Vicar General
Diocese Of Connecticut; Assistant
Supreme Secretary K. Of O., John 8
Conway; State Deputy Of Connecti-
cut william J. Shea; State secre-
tary John M. Phillips; Vice-Su-
preme Master, Thomas F. Locke,
Beddeford, Maine: State Master OF
Maine, Martin Cavanaugh: State
Master of Massachusetts,, John J.
Delay; Mayor Of Hartford, Thomas
J. Spellacy; Tax Collector, City OF
Hartford, James r. McCourt; State
Chaplain, Rev. A. ]. Plunkett; At
torney General, State OF Connecticut
Judge Francis A. Pallotti; State
Treasurer, State Of Connecticut,
Honorable Joseph T. Talbot.
Representatives from almost every
city and town In Connecticut as wei,
as friends from Massachusetts,
Rhode Island and New York will be
present.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-09
TWO POSITIONS
OPEN IN STATE
Examinations for State
Police, Prison Guard to
Be Held

The State Personnel Department
ct Hartford has announced that 1t
will hold merit system examina lions
January 10 for appointment to the
State Police Department and to the
staff Of guards ct the Wethersfield
state Prison. December Is Is The
final date for filing applications for
each OF the two tests.
state Police patrolmen salaries
range from $1,000 to 5000 O year,
maintenance included, and prison
guards are paid from $3.50 to 1900
q year, less maintenance. Strict
physical and character requirements
must be met by candidates for
either position.
State Police Commissioner Edward
J. Hickey announced there are five
vacancies IN his department, The
present employment list was made
up more than two years ago and
thus has lapsed. All persons who
qualified for this list in previous
examinations must take the new
test for appointments.
Applicants for the State Police
positions must be between the ages
Of 23 and 81, and those for prison
guard appointments, between Is and
and S5. Further particulars may b.
secured from the Personnel Depart
ment, Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-09

individual driver and pedestrian
you and I.
My position as Superintendent OF
Police naturally places me In close
contact with accidents and their
causes. AS a result OF this exper-
fence all people who become M
volved In accidents know the Diff
ference between right and wrong In
traffic conduct-and that includes
pedestrians as well as operators.
It has been definitely proven that
as long aS we have our minds on
the particular task which confronta
US everything rolls along smoothly
When we allow our mind to wan.
der away, however, trouble begins
We fail TO get the most out Of wha.
we are doing. That Is true Of the
use Of our streets.
Thoughtlcssness Stressed
We must learn to think about
the dangers Of which we are well
acquainted. The development Of q
safety consciousness Is essential.
Safety Is not q signal light, q jail
sentence or a divided highway
Safety, In my judgment, Is primarily
a state Of mind, under which all
people, realizing the iinminence and
the consequences OF accidents, are
willing to accept those restraints
necessary TO prevent them.
My purpose Of stressing the Idea
Of thoughtlessness Is that during
the Christmas season Our minds are
on what we are going to buy john
ny or Mary, or that fur coat for our
wife and not on our driving or
walking. But the right attitude
toward safe driving and walking Is
complete observance at all times Of
all rules and regulations, signs and
signals established for the protec-
ton Of traffic.
When we stop to consider that
many lose their lives and many
more are injured during this season
we are not truly celebrating Christ
mas In Its true sense. There Is no
rhyme or reason for these accidents
They can be stopped. They must be
stoppedl
How?
BY each and every one OF us using
caution and common sense. The
things that cause these tragedies,
again repeat, are haste and thought
lessness.
The Police Department calls on
Waterburys citizens to help stop
accidents during the coming
Christmas season by giving us your
whole-hearted cooperation. We will
do our part by increasing police
protection but the rest Is up to you
My advice Is to patronize your
local merchants and to do your
Christmas shopping early to avoid
the last minute rush. When you
shop In Waterbury you will be
guaranteed safety in crossing streets
and through this safety we will all
enjoy a true and blessed Christmas
SEASON.