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Evening star., 1939-05-02
Chisox Find Dir Easy
As Stratton Benefit
Nets Over $4,000
By thelAssociated Press.

By thelAssociated Press.
CHICAGO, May 2.-The famed
$185,000 right arm of Jerome
Dizzy" Dean is apparently no bet
ter than it was when he 'throwed
himself out" against the New York
Yankees in the World Series last
October.
That was the impression prevail
ing today after Deans first pitching
assignment of the year. He faced
the Chicago White Sox yesterday
in a benefit game that netted be-
tween $25, 900 and $4,000 for Monty
Stratton, one-time Sox pitching ace.
Until yesterday Dean had pitched
only two innings since the Yankees
crushed him and his performance
was anything but impressive. The
Sox whacked him for seven hits in
four innings to win, to l, and
unanimously asserted he didn't have
a thing.
Admits His Arm Is Sore.
Dean may be lost to the Cubs until
at least midsummer. The colorful
pitcher, after working four innings,
admitted that his arm was sore;
that it was weak and tired.
There's no use kidding myself"
Dean moaned, "it really hurts. It's
sore as the deuce up here" pointing
to a muscle over his shoulder. But
he hastened to add: 1T isn't sore
where it was last year, under the
shoulder blade. I'll just have to
take things easy, I guess. I think
1t Is just weakness. It looks like
III have to strengthen my arm,
that's ALL"
Dean complained he couldn't get
warmed up because of the frigid
temperature. His pitching cunning
failed, partly because his control
wasn't even close to perfection.
There was none Of the free-arm
f1reballing that made him famous;
there was more body than arm mo-
ton in his pitches.
Hartnett Is Downcast.
Dean was disheartened and ap-
parently so was Manager Gabby
Hartnett, but the latter declined
comment. Hartnett probably will
tactfully nurse the great one" along
until the hot weather sets in before
giving him another pitching chance.
II threw only a few fast balls"
Dean explained, "and never did get
quite warmed up. It was colder
than the North Pole out there.
That's why I threw as quick as I
could. thought I had a good
curve ball, but they began betting It,"
Chicago's baseball fans turned out
25,954 strong to raise q fund for
Stratton, who lost his right leg at
the knee In hunting accident last
November. All the gross receipts,
including concessions, were turned
over to the gangling Texan. Even
the baseball writer's, the players, UNI
pires and the ushers paid their way
into ths park.
Evening star., 1939-05-02
Aged Bees Buzz
In Rarefied Air
As Giants Bow -.
Bostons Take Four "
In Row; Bucs Quit
Their Losing Way
BY BILL BONI,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

If you'll take quick look at the
National League standings today,
you'll find them headed by the Bos-
ton Bees. You are urged to look
quickly merely because, this early
in the race, one or two games can
have such a far-reaching effect on
the lineup No disrespect is in
tended either for the Bees or their
ability to survive in this rarefled at
mosphere.
There's little percentage in being
disrespectful toward the Bees at
their present rate Of locomotion.
Bill Terry's New York Giants
wasn't that "the strongest club I've
ever had"-tried 1t, and where did
it get them? Right into the dog
house-or, to be specific, from sixth
place into seventh, just one game
out of the cellar.
In any event, as the National
Leagues Western teams come East
and the Americans Eastern clubs
go West for the first time today,
there are the Bees, a full game up
on the Reds and a game and a halt
in front of the Cubs.
Posedel Stops Giants.
From four right-handers, three Of
them 80 years old and the other a
mere boy of 20, Casey Stengel has
coaxed the loops best pitching.
From an infield that has 1898 out
fielder at third base and a rookie
up from Kansas City at shortstop
he has got alright fielding and
16 double plays in II games. From
an outfield that features AL SIM
mons, 35-year-old fugitive from the
American League, and Johnny
Cooney, 37-year-old ball hawk, he
has drawn just enough speed and
batting punch to produce four
straight victories on an average
turnout of nine hits per game.
They did it again yesterday. with
Bill Posedel making his first start
winning one and Tony Cuccinello
coming up with three-run homer
that clinched the To defeat of the
Giants. Posedel retired 18 men in
order, had a no-hitter until two
were out in the seventh, and wasn't
scored on until the ninth, when the
Terrymen broke through with three
singles surrounding a Boston error.
Bucs Snap Losing Streak.
This performance by Posedel and
the Bees, which left Terry even more
bewildered as to how to check his
clubs amazing nose dive, stood out
on foreshortened but important big
league program. In the other two
games the Pirates snapped their
eight-game losing streak with a 2-l
triumph over the Reds, and the
Dodgers tied for fourth place by
edging out the Phillies, 1912, in a
typical Ebbets' Field scramble.
Rip Sewell was the lad who pulled
Pittsburgh up by its bootstraps. In
gaining his first big league victory
he set the Rhinelanders down with
six hits, while Johnny Rizzo's two
time doubles were driving in the
winning runs.
Rain washed out the Indians
Tigers duel, only one scheduled for
the American League. The Junior
circuit claimed an extra -curricular
triumph, though, as the White Sox
blasted Dizzy Deans nothing BALI
for seven hits and all their runs in
four innings to beat the Cubs, Al, in
a benefit game that raised between
s25 900 and $50, 900 for Monty STRAIT
ton
Evening star., 1939-05-02
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, May 2.-Down at
Miami they're borrowing and
begging dough to bet on Techni-
clan in the Derby. Archie San
Romani is worrying because he's
heard the Princeton track meet is
going to give him the old go-by.
Fordham and Texas Christian
are signed and sealed for foot
ball game at the Polo Grounds
in 1941. Joe Mccarthy will shake
up the Yankee batting order if
they don't start hitting next time
out. Hudson Hellmich, Wash
ington U. Track coach, who went
out to show the boys how it is
done, is limping about with a
pulled tendon.
Sam Chapman is going to ask
Connie Mack for permission to
play pro football with the Wash
ington Redskins next fall.
Omtgosh. Giants, Yanks and
Evening star., 1939-05-02
Win, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS E. STAN
Sound, Fury and Futility
By FRANCIS E. STAN.
From out of the mail pouch

out OF mall pouch
Yankees Muderers Row, writes Mr.
Brothers SE maybe can enignten
me- For Powell D Mggo Gehrg
Murderers Row. but during the
named Joe removed from the heart OF
that batting been missing too
batting order-Ro1e Powell Dckey Genrg
Powell OF pretty gooo hters
he without Ruth D Maggie
Gehrg him. does not seem so
there nothing to aoout
was one of the Gallagher follows Gehrg now and
everybody rookie make good but don't you nk ne e
mothbals for the time that Joe
out think the Yankees without guy na1e
are hters and whose Initials are
usually precedS MIN
the lineup? A., .;o,.
Martin wouldn't you think the occasions
the Yankees ball orchard on
and and far betWeen or are ey
Evening star., 1939-05-02
Johnto Has Owners 7raine Pilots of Derby Rivals Uneasy Over Finish
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Baseball.

IODAY.
Baseball.
Washington at st. Louis, (.
Wilson Teachers VS.. Shepherd
Teachers, Griffith Stadium, 8.
Roosevelt at Western, inter.
high series, $3.50.
Anacostia at Tech, intsr- high
series, $3.50.
Landon at Rockville, $50.
TenniA
Wake Forest at American q, 3.
TOMORROW.
Baseball.
Washington at st. Louis, (.
George Washington Frosh at
Maryland Frosh. 4.
Roosevelt at Washington-Lee,
$3.50.
Tennis.
Georgetown at Navy.
st. Adams at Georgetown Prep,
$3.50.
Evening star., 1939-05-02
Minor Leagues

By the Associated Press.
International.
Toronto. 4; Jersey City. 8.
Newark 13; Montreal. 8.
Buffalo at Syracuse. cold.
Rochester at Baltimore, rain.
American Association.
st. Paul. 8; Toledo. O.
Minneapolis, II; Columbus, 8.
(Only gamesO
Eastern.
Wilkes-Barre, g.; Albany, 5.
Binghamton, 3; Scranton. O..
Springfield, 10; Williamsport. 7.
Elmira. Z; Hartford. 4.
Southern Association.
Atlanta. s; Nashville. 2.
Birmingham. 4; Little Rock. 3.
Memphis. Z: New Orleans, 8.
(Only Ramest
Evening star., 1939-05-02
Techs Batters Tuned
For Series Opener
With Anacostia
Swat in 13-to-0 Defeat
Of Bethesda; Central
And 6. w. High Score

Tech Highs diamond squad sharp
ened up its collective batting eye in
preparation for today's inter-high
debut against Anacostia by pound
ing two Bethesda-Chevy Chase
hurlers yesterday to win decisive
1870 victory.
An even dozen hits ratified off the
Maroon bats as it found the Offer
ings of Day and Toms much to its
liking, while Leoffler held the foe To
four widely scattered bingles.
Today big Eddie Vermillion prob
ably will 60 to the mound for Tech
in an effort to get the team off to
good start in the championship Sc
ries. Anacostia, with five lettermen
on the bench, will tetaliate with Art
Faircloth, who turned in neat ex-
hibition against Eastern in his first
start.
Other games on the inter-high
program are Wilson at Central and
Roosevelt at Western. Eastern. third
team in the eastern division, will be
idle. All games start at $3.50 o'clock.
Central may have more trouble
with Wilson this afternoon than it
anticipates, for the latter came
through with a 5run rally in the
fifth inning yesterday to defeat
Georgetown Prep, 8-6. Wimsatt
hurled creditably for the Prep, CIV
ing up only seven hits. but was the
victim of poor support. Bill Poore
received credit for the victory, al
though relieved in the seventh.
George Washington High of Alex
andria shut its traditional rival,
Washington-Lee, 40, yesterday on
the losers field. Johnny Nurnane,
husky right-hander, was the games
individual star, holding the Generals
to four hits and driving in two Of
the winning runs. Three runs in the
ninth inning clinched matters for
G. w.
Evening star., 1939-05-02
Di Moooio Must Be Cold -BIooded Character

Comment-After positive Mr. Naln cocuues "11 1oV
The Joe" to whom ne keeps
referring Maggie although the YANKEE squad
of JoMcCarthy Gordon Dl Magglo Gaagher anu M
club? Anyway MI Mrun nao
reference who hurt his leg last SATURDAY IN
off the bat of Bobby Esaa he must DC
cold bloodd fellow little Bobby haont mace
hit all wear licked off lucky ooper ID Magglo raced
process ne proke oo"h
with bad leg ,. - .u ;.o,,od IN
that what think but we are mclieo W
that the YANKEES seem
miss tribute to Dl Naageo II ueie Is any
without any single payer Is
New TOKEN 1t would be downright
disastrous any other Of the same caner any otels
taken but it is by no means all
of the Yankees All oalpayes
the best player IN the game we ieca
th down in Florida somebody Griffith to choose
rn sdes for an imaginary game Maggie first.
Evening star., 1939-05-02

Piedmont.
r,11a, Asheville. 1s; DURHAM . 90 in
Portsmouth. Z; Rocky Mount, 9.
Norfolk. 6; Winston-S Salem, i.
Evening star., 1939-05-02
BUD THOMAS LIFETIME RECORD
THOMAS, LUTHER BAXTER (BUD).

Complete Major League Totals.
sr'' 81 sss y 10 992: 99o2
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07
Chinese Woman F aces
$500 Fine Or Prison
Mrs. SuIey Pom Pleads Guilty When Arraigned on
Bench Warrant in Superior Court Today

nell said that he would impose sem
tence at two o'clock this afternoon,
MRS. pom, Attorney Pasternak In
formed the court, has been Q resident
Of waterbury for over . quarter OF Q
century and has enjoyed Q tine
reputation throughout the city. She
has performed many charitable acts
and Is widely known, he SAID, as an
extremely kindly woman.
Ernest Clyde, who has operated q
drug store at the corner OF Norm
Main street and Spencer avenue Ior
a great many years testified that
his drug store Is In the same build
ing with a laundry operated by Mrs.
Pon's husband and that ne knew
her extremely well.
He said that she was constantly
performing kindly acts and was
liked and respected by everybody IN
the neighborhood. "She has been q
splendid neighbor and cannot
speak too highly Of her, "Mr. Gyde
said.
Judge Cornell said that while the
crime Is q serious one, he would
take into consideration the respect
with which the woman was held ana
the fact that she had no previous
police record.
Attorney Pasternak said after the
court session that the $500 required
for the fine would be raised and
paid when court convened this
afternoon.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07
STARLIGHT GROUP
PLANS PLAY HERE
Pawling, N. Y, Thespians
to Offer Comedy at High
School Dec. z
WATERFOWL
Correspondent: Mary Cosgrove
Phone 875

Watertown, November 7 The
Baldwin Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton Is making arrangements to pre-
sent play, "Satan's In the Pantry"
by the Starlight Players Of Pawling,
N. Y. 1t is q comedy and will be
given In the high school auditorium
December End.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
Society Of the Congregational
church will hold q food sale In How
land-Hughes store, Waterbury, next
Thursday Mrs. Howard Farwell,
Mrs. Frederick ]. Baldwin and Mrs.
Eugene H. Lamphier comprise the
committee In charge. Mrs. Newton
B. Hobart and Mrs. Harold Smith
will be in charge Of collecting the
food and getting 1t to Waterbury
Cooked foods will be collected at 0
a. m, 10 q. m. and IL q. m.
The Parish Helpers OF Christian
Episcopal church will meet In the
guild room Of the church this even
Ing.
Past matrons and past patrons of
Watertown Chapter, Eastern Star,
will be guests OF the chapter We'd
nesday evening. A supper will be
served at 8 o'clock. Reservations may
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07
Domestic Business
Sought By Factories
Local lndustraists Not Seeking Foreign Work Fore
mems Association Told at Y

The heads of three of Waterbury,
largest factories, which are incident
ally three of the largest brass fac
tories in the world, Joined last night
at q meeting of the Waterbury IN
dustrial Foremen's association at the
central Y. M. G. A. In decrying war
and asserting that they were seeking
domestic business and not foreign.
The three men are John II. Goss,
president of the Scovill Manufacture
ing Co., John A. Coe, president of the
American Brass company, and Fred
erick s. Chase, president OF the
Chase Brass and Copper Co.
One Of the burning questions for
the past several weeks In Waterbury
has been What will the war mean
to Waterbury and the brass indus
try?" This has been intensified since
the lifting of the embargo and every
body has been wondering just what
the Developments would be.
Mr.. Chase was perhaps the most
direct In his answer. He said:
There will be no such boom as
occurred during the last war, when
we were shipping huge quantities Of
war materials to the allies. They are
at this time better prepared to pro-
duce for themselves the things they
need"
Mr.. Coe remarked: IF this is a
short war, there will not, Of course,
be much of a war boom here or any,
where else, but II 1t continues for
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07
POULTRY MEETING
GIVEN TOWN HALL
Several Speakers to Be
Heard Thursday; College
HOnOrs Mary Rice
CHESHIRE NEWS
Hubert Rigney
Cheshire Phone 334

Cheshire, Nov. IA poultry meet
ing will be held In the Town Hall
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock Rob-
ert G. Hepburn, assistant county
agent is in charge Of this county,
wide meeting. During the meeting,
which is under the direction OF the
farm bureau, several speakers will
address the gathering on poultry
topics. Motion pictures Of the re-
cent worlds poultry congress In
Cleveland will be shown by Prof. r..
II. Barrett Of Massachusetts, State
college.
The topic for discussion will be
National Poultry Improvement"
Professor Roy E. Jones Of the Uni
versity OF Connecticut will be the
principal speaker. The panel dis
cussion will be on Bringing New
England Up to Date" The meeting
is open to the public.
Miss Mary Rice. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. L. E. Rice of West Main
street, was one of the representa-
tives from the Women'S College of
New Haven at the New Haven Con-
ference of Youth and Youth Gov
eminent.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07

a year or two years or longer, there
Is no telling what may happen. o.
course we will supply the needs oil
our own government. If the United
States enters the war, we will do all
In our power to help by producing
the war materials the country needs.
1.-THE demands for war materials
during that period were tremendous
The brass and copper mills were
working at capacity, and If war
comes, they will do so again.
1--WE don't like war business. In
the last war we had to do what we
did, and what have been telling you
Is simply history. We want CONNER
cial business first, last and all the
time and I know Mr.. Chase and Mr.
Goss agree with me.
IF anyone says we want war bus
mess they are classifying. There is no
truth to 1t, and my colleagues will
back me up In this.
"All people have to do is to remem-
Der what happened after the last
war was over" he declared. I'VE had
good times for a while, but the result
was a tremendous depression. If we
concentrate now on war business the
result will be the same. We want to
build up our domestic trade"
Mr.. Goss spoke quite frankly about
the effect Of the war on his concern.
I'VE have already turned down a
great amount Of foreign ORDERS he
asserted. IT want to say that at
present we are not doing one penny's
worth of foreign war business. We
are holding our plant for Uncle
Sam"
1t is well known In Waterbury that
during past months representatives
Of the government have been study
ing local factories, and have been
making preparations so that II neces-
sity arises, the factories capable O:
manufacturing war materials, can
be taken over by the government at
a moments notice.
II want to say that If we get into
this war we will be better prepared
than we were the last time. I am
not saying that 1t Is inevitable that
we get into the war, but II we do get
in we will be able to throw a tremen-
dous force of properly trained mer
against the enemy. Our factories are
now to give our forces the
materials they need"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07
ONE YEAR IN JAIL
FOR HUNCERFORD

Sherman Hungerford, local sign
painter, was sentenced to serve one
year in the New Haven County Jail
on each OF two counts Of assault
when he was brought before Judge
John A. Cornell Of the Superior
Court on bench warrant this
morning. The sentences are to run
concurrently.
Assistant States Attorney Walter
w. Smyth sak,. that the facts In
the case were such that he did not
wish to speak them out In open
court and presented the facts to
Judge Cornell in written informa-
ton.
Attorney John F. Tobin, counsel
for the accused, said that he had
read the information and that It
was correct and that his client would
plead guilty. He said that the in
formation told the whole story and
that he had no comment to make.
Judge Cornell made no comment
In passing sentence. The woman in
volved In the case was "a years OF
age.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07
Legalize Pin Ball
Games Says Judge
Better Sometimes to Face Realization Of Inability to
\ Curb Gambling Instincts Comments His Honor

lions regarding instincts and whe-
ther they can be curbed by legisla-
ton,
IT believe there is q Biblical say
ing that the poor will always be
with us. I suppose It is probably
equally true about gambling. 1t
seems that there Is in every indl-
vidual q born instinct to gamble.
In some 1t is cultivated to a greater
extent than In others.
Cites Prohibition
IT sometimes wonder If we can
ever legislate inherent instincts from
individuals. I don't think that past
history indicates that we can. We
certainly were not able to legislate
sobriety into people during the per-
iod of prohibition. After a ten-year
trial Of that, or more, apparently
the public at large became vexed by
the lgislation holding penalties over
peoples heads, and found we could
not curb their natural appetites.
IF the desire to acquire sorne-
thing for nothing, or at least for a
small investment, which 1t seems to
do, wonder how we are ever go
ing to control this situation.
Legality With Safeguards
II sometimes wonder II probably
we wouldn't--I say we and I mean
the public at large-wouldn't be bet
ter off to face the realization of the
to curb instincts by legisla-
ton, and to legalize some things,
such as pinball machines pari-mu-
tuel machines, and then throw safe
guards around them.
For instance, II pinball ma
chine such as this was a legal
thing. but on the other hand II
there was a fee substantially large,
Of say $500 incident to a permit to
maintain one in the store, I Won
der II probably we would have a
more honest type of machine, and
secondly, If there wouldn't be fewer
Of them around"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07

A bench warrant was issued in the
Superior Court this morning by
Judge John A. Cornell for the arrest
of Mrs. Suley Pom, well known local
Chinese woman. The charge against
her is abortion.
Immediately upon the issuance Of
the warrant Mrs. Pom stepped before
the court and pleaded guilty to the
charge. Judge Cornell stated that
he would impose the minimum sem
tence of one year In prison or a $500
fine giving Mrs. Pom chance to
choose either. Attorney Irving W..
Pasternak, counsel for the Chinese
woman, told the court that he would
like a few hours to raise the money
required for the fine, so Judge Cor
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07
CHECK PASSER
NADBED TODAY
Woman Arrested in Hart
ford Admits Tricking
George BeIury

Chief Inspector Joseph p. Stevens
reported today that a woman sus-
pected of passing a bad check In
waterbury last week was arrested III
Hartford today.
Inspector Stevens said the wo-
man is believed to be the one who
passed bad check in a restaurant
operated by George Belury, 1495
Baldwin street. The woman gave
her name as Catherine Regain, OF
48 washington street, when she
passed the check, the inspector said.
Hartford police, Inspector Stew
ems said, cited the woman as adj
hitting she passed the bogus check
In Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-07
Frdtemal NeDs
Court Verdi

A donation to the American Red
Cross was voted last night at a
meeting Of Court Verdi. Forcsters
Of America, in Liberty Hall.
Plans for the seth anniversary
celebration Of the club were dis
cussed and q committee headed by
Past Grand Chief Ranger, Felix
A. Guarini was chosen. The affair
will take place Nov. 29th, In Lii
berry Hall. Michael Castaldi pre-
sided.