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Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-08-18

w HEN Miss Lillian Spalding was
w a girl out in Michigan, she was
not content with watching the boys
play baseball. She got into the
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-08-18
Escape Lung
Demonstrated

Members of the British parlia
ment, investigating the loss of the
submarine Thetis in Liverpool bay,
saw a working demonstration of the
Davis escape lung recently when
they visited the submarine Triumph,
sister ship of the Inflated Thetis. An
instructor is shown wearing the lung
after he had escaped from a flooded
hatch in a demonstration tank.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-08-18

game herself,
and won local
sandlot fame
as a first base
man who let
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-08-18

gray eagle" denied
the statement. It
wasn't so. said Iris.
In fact, he wasn't
sure he could name
even one better gar
dener. i've always
considered DiMag-
gio one of the great
est, and this year
he's shown the hit
ting power everyone
expected from him
the first two."
n.I -
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-08-18
Joe Is INDICATED

II EADLINES were made recently
: ! when Iris Speaker was quoted
as saying he could name Is better
outfielders than the New York YAM
KEGS Joe DiMaggio.
Peace was partially restored
throughout the nation when the old
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-08-18
Sport Shorts

HE highest number of stolen
I bases in any world series was. 10
in 1907 Mickey Cochrane, con-
sidered by many the greatest catch
er of all time, was fired for losing
his first game by poor catching
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-08-18

n abandoned hope
StiH mas Hopes that sometime
OF ContoctinR and somehow
N.;,bhor Me-. less negative
results win be
obtained. And, at any rate, the hon.
or is his for having been the con-
ductor of the first interplanetary
exploration ever attempted by the
American Museum of Natural His
tory, whose expeditions to various
remote parts of the terrestrial
sphere have been an important part
of the service of this institution.
DR.. Fisher is better known to the
Sioux as "afraid of BEAR" a SOU
briquet applied to him when he
was adopted by that tribe. His wife,
TIE Alta (Bearer of Light, is a full
blooded Oklahoma Chickasaw Indi-
an whom he met when she came to
the museum in 1894 as lecturer
on Indian culture.
Lying in the astronomers
background is the little red
school house whence SO many
eminent Americans have come
to take significant part In the
life Of this nation. This particu-
lar seat Of elementary learning
was in Ohio, and there at IL he
had graduated from student to
teacher. One summer during
his career as youthful peda-
gogue he registered for the sum-
mer course at Ohio Normal, and
= there an incident occurred des-
tined to affect his life. He
looked through a telescope. He
just looked, but that look lin
gered in his mind.
He became affiliated with the
American Museum of Natural His
tory in 1913, and while much of his
work was concerned with this earth,
its flora, fauna, fish and other man.
ifestations of nature, he found time
as president of the Amateur Astron-
omers association to search the
heavens, and is credited with having
done more than any fellow astron-
omer to popularize the science
through presentation in terms of lay
understanding.
His mundane expeditions have
included many remote and mys-
FERROUS regions. With Carveth
Wells he twice traversed little
known Swedish and Norwegian
Lapland, making valuable NOV
ing pictures. New Workers. and
untold thousands of visitors to
the metropolis will know him
best as curator of the Hayden
planetarium.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-08-18
Schooln,o'on1 to
Teach Her Boys
Art of Baseball

Teach Her Boys sandlot fame
Art of Baseball as q hrst base.
nothing of importance in the way
of thrown or batted balls get by her,
and poled out many a lusty drive.
When she came to long skirts,
as the saying used to be. she
had to give up baseball, but
love for the sport was firmly
established in her. As teacher
in an elementary school in
Three Rivers, she watched with
pain and with cumulative repug-
nance the efforts of her boys to
express the national pastime.
But, herself being a sandlot prod
uct, there was nothing much she
could do about it. Time then
came when she was elevated to
the post Of principal, and last
year she came to New York as
a student in the summer season
Of teachers college. Columbia
university, working toward .
masters degree in elementary
education. Appearing again this
year. she registered for the
course in baseball.
Now, under instruction from a di..
tinguished faculty consisting of Pro-
fessors Gordon, Selkirk, Gomez.
Pearson and Rolfe of the Yankee
school of thought and Professors
Gumbert, banning, urges and Ter
ry of the Giants, she expects to have
learned enough by the time she re-
turns home to take her boys in hand
and teach them the iniquity of
throwing to first when q runner d
bound for second on an inlleld poke;
the time and place for squoa1e
rlAys. and an sorts Of inside stun.
tcsassaidsssd Fsararss- u1Gu ossvkso.s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-11
PIONEERS REORGANIZE
 FOR l939=4O SEASON

The North End "Y" Pioneers will reorganize for the coming season Friday night at the North End hut. The meeting will take place at the club room, and all members are urged to be present, for this is an important meeting. Victor Abriola, prominent member of the North End has been appointed to lead the club. The Pioneers expect to engage in all social, physical, and economical activities to be held this year at the North End "Y'. Although being a young organization the Pioneers have shown many signs of progress in social activities.
 The Pioneers expect to have one of the leading junior basketball squads in the city, because of the experience acquired during the past seasons. They have with them this year such outstanding players as Hank" Tatar who last year was voted on the junior All Star team of the North End "" and Captain Johnny Haiday, who lead the team in points scored and also a member of the All Star team, Din" Calo a member of the Leavenworth fresh- man basketball team whom last year won the school title, very young promising player for the Leaven- worth varsity this season. They also have Butch" Storto, Hooker" Place, "Midge' Misenti, Joe Casa nova, Billy Jones, and John Guarino.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-11
"Indian Tom" |Stidham Named Coach of Week.
BY HARRY FERGUSON Limited Press Shorts EditOr)

New York, Oct. 11.-(UP).-He carries white cane for luck but he had lots more than luck on his side when his team trampled over North western last weekend, 23 to 0.
 The United Press noninates for coach of the week:
 Indian Tom" Stidham of Okla homa.
 Terrific tales had been coming out of Evanston, H., about the power- house that Northwestern had built. Players ere supposed to be three deep at every position and among a brilliant band of Sophomores was Bill De Correvcnt, generally recog- nized as the best high school foot ball player in the nation in the 1887 season. These tales terrified every body except Stidham who led the Oklahoma SoonerS into Evanston gave them a pat on the back and sent them out to perform the upset of the week.
 The lucky white cane that he car- ries brought about another upset in $ favor in 1888 and he has clung to it ever since. Somebody gave him the can just before Oklahoma play ed Rice last year. Oklahoma won that game, to 6, and went unde- feated until it encountered Tennes- see isl the Orange bowl game at Miami. Tennessee won, IT to g, but the defeat did little to tarnish the great coaching record that Stidham made in the Midwest. Other teams that Oklahoma defeated last year were Texas, Kansas, Nebraska. Tulsa, Missouri, Iowa State, Okla homa Aggies and Washington State. No team in the big six was able to score point against Stidham'S boys.
 Even Start
 This year Oklahoma opened the season by playing to 2 tie with Southern Methodist, team that is on the upgrade after several lean seasons. That tie did nothing to im- prove Oklahoma's chances against Northwest ern in the eyes of people who follow football.
 Stidham was born at Checotah, Okla, on March 27, 1905. He is one sixteenth Indian and fifteen-six- teenths Irish. From 1918 through 1921 he played high school football an, then drove a freight truck from Muskogee to Checotah for three years.
 His Indian blood entitled him to enter Ha3kell Institute and he was a member of that schools unbeaten te:m in 1926. Pop Warner vas sit ting in the grandstss1d when Has, kel, defeated the University of Ha- \. aii. Al to 6, in 1929.
 Down there on that field are the two finest tackles I have ever seen, Warner said when the game was over.
 One of them was Stidham.
 Stidham went to Oklahoma four years ago from Northwestern where
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-11

Today's Sport
 Parade
BY HENRY McLEMORE

BY HENRY McLEMOHE United Press Staff COrrespondent)
 New York, Oct. 11-(UP).-If you are thinking of buying 8 football expert, this week is the time to do 1t.
 After the game last Saturday, football experts have been reduced in price from a dime a dozen to seven cents a dozen. All over the country monster sales are being held. In the middle west you can buy marked down experts, slight ly damaged by their picking of Northwestern over Oklahoma: here in the east some of the greatest bargains are those experts who hailed Fordham as invincible and Holy Cross as even a little more than that.
 With SO many of the ranking teams on the west coast already beaten or tied they are holding lone cent" sales of football selec- tors. You pay the regular price for one expert and for penny more get another one thrown in.
 Having posed as football expert on occasions myself, it grieves me to report that the sales aren't do- ing very well. Buyers Are passing them right up in favor of more use- full objects such as antimacassar sets for backless chairs and vest pocket compasses for homing pig cons.
 Come to think of it, Just what is football expert?
 As far as I can figure it, he IS a baseball expert with heavy overcoat, or a tennis expert with a hat, or a golf expert with column to fill in the fall months. In short, he is a sportswriter whose guess is about as good as your, though not always.
 An amazing thing about a foot ball expert is his creduility. He will believe anything he hears or reads about a football team, even if the source is fellow expert. He averages 50 football selections a week, and he never has seen and never vii lsee 75 per cent of the teams he picks to win or lose.
 Upsets?
 The football experts are the men who are responsible for 90 per cent of the so-called upsets which ocur during the season. For instance, Alabama's victory over Fordham was hailed as an upset. Why? Be- cause nine-tenths of the sportswrit- CTS had picked Fordham to win. They were convinced that Fordham was the better team. and they had convinced their readres of the same However, the victor was no upset to the Alabama team or to it's back CTS who came from the south to see the game. Down there the experts had hailed Alabama as a sure vic tor, and had Fordham won, it would have been considered great upset in that section.
 Is there any such thing as true upset? Lou Little, coach at Colum- bia, is one authority who doesn't think there is. He is inclined to give the winning team credit for being the better team, even if for only one afternoon. And one afternoon is all that counts in football because two teams don't engage in a best two of three or four of seven series
 In case you decide not to buy g football expert to have in your house and for your very own, you will have to make your picks, SC let me give you tip: Football is a game divided into four quarters and | m sense
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-11

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-11
BULLDOG B-A-R-K-S
By Sammy Procopion

GoOd a1CernoOn.
 The two Bulldog basketball teams held their first workouts last Friday and Saturday at the Boys club. Coach Albert Damelio was amazed at the first workout of the Inter mediates due to the fine showing of Gerald Caulfeld, Jackie Ermida, Sammy Procopion, Alphonse Schia- vone and Tommy Red" Reardon. With the assistance of Joe Mullaly and Mickey Minicucci the Bulldog Intermediates should provide plenty of fireworks for other teams in that league at the Boys club.
 The senior team will suffer with out the services of Gerald Caulfield and Joe Mullaly due to their ages at the Boys club. Both players have not reached their 18th birthday therefore making them ineligible to play with the senior team. However the Bulldogs will be represented in the senior league an dsuch players as Star" Damelio, Jackie Traver, Tommy Griffin, Tony Snokis and Harp" Sullivan should give other teams in the senior loop a race for their money.
 As you know every year the south enders have several games in other cities as well as in their own. In or der to play these games an all-star team will be selected between the two Bulldog teams. This all-star team will be selected during the mid dle of next month.
 The Bulldogs who were undeter- mined wh ether to play volleyball or not at the Boys club voted that a team will be represented to play other volleyball teams. This will be the first year that the south enders ever played volleyball. During the summer vacation such players as Gerald Caulfield, Albert Damelio, Jackie Traver and others have had the experience in playing volleyball with playground teams. These play CTS will give plenty of competition to othe rteams in the volleyball league. The league will start for the Bull dogs on this coming Tuesday.
 A very important meeting has been called by President Albert Damelio for all Bulldog members. This con- fab will be held at the Boys club library at 2 p. m. Members who did not show up at the last meeting will please notice that the time has been changed. The following members
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-11
|CHALLEDON SETS
 WORLD RECORD
Brann Colt Shades DiscOv- cry Mark for Mile 3=l6
 With Pound More

Lexington, Ky, Oct. 11-(UP) = Challedon headed for Maryland to- day with a new world record of 1:54 3-5 for a mile and 3-16 to show for his one day stand in Kentucky. The Maryland-bred colt set the record yesterday in the first running of the $5,000-added Tanaer Stake at Keeneland, in what was the out standing turf performance in Amer ica this year. The new mark was 1 two-fifths of a second faster than the record established by A. G. Van- cerbilt's Discovery in 1884 and Chal- ledon carried pound more than Discovery.
 Packed with top weight of 12O pounds. Challedon was off to his usual sluggish start and for the first quarter mile nobody thought a rec I ord was in sight. Then the William L. Bran, colt began stepping out faster than usual. He moved to sec- ond and then took the lead at the half-mile pole.
 By Three Lengths
 There he stayed. Without a touch of Georgie Woolf's whip he spun down the back stretch and around the turns and came home with Greentree stables Hash, three lengths behind. Chief Onaway was third in the field of five three-year- oldS.
 The record was the first world mark set in America this season and was almost six seconds faster than the track mark for Keeneland. c. s Towards Sorteado ran to a new North American record in the Man. haitian handicap at a mile and a half two weeks ago at Belmont park
 The performance clinched Challe- don's claim to the three-year- -olo title and moved him up to 17tE among the all-time greats of ths American turf with earnings for two years of approximately $237, ,000. His mark for the season is $169,000.
 Backed down to 2-5, Challedon paid only $28O straight for his sev- enth triump in 13 starts this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-11
TURCOTTE GETS
 WHITE PLAINS Go

Dick Turcotte. Waterbury's popu- lar welterweight, who last night scored his 17th straight victory by defeating George Pope of Meriden at the Arena in New Haven, was matched yesterday to meet Jackie Murray, New York slugger, in six round bout at the Community Gen. ter, White Plains, next Tuesday night. Turcotte will be given a semi final spot on the card arranged by Matchmaker Joe McKenna.
 The bout will mark Turcotte's first professional contest out of Connecticut and according to re- ports, the South End Frenchman will be seem in action in Montreal Canada, before several weeks roll by
 Turcotte is also scheduled to ap- pear in a six round bout at Buck ingham Hall on October 27, his op- ponent will be named next week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-11

he had been q line coach under Dick Hanley. For two years at Oklahoma he was assistant to Major Biff Jones. When Jones left Oklahoma, the uni versity officials surveyed sentiment and found that among the players there was only one man for head coach-Stidham.
 This week, when most coaches would F relaxing after the great victory over Northwestern, Stidham continues to worry. He gulps little white pills to keep from getting nervous indigestion and he never lets that lucky white cane get far away from him.
 This weekend he tackles a tough Texas team at Dallas and the word from the West is that Indian Tom has worried himself down Co a mere 263 pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-11
DARTMOUTH

Hanover, N. H., Oct. 11-(UP)- Coach Earl Blaik of Dartmouth ordered another intensive session on navy plays today in prepartion for Saturdays road game. The squad held its longest practice of the sea- son yesterday behind guarded gates. Blaik and his assistants spent most of the time with the big Green line Ray Hall was promoted to second team halfback in the only change.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-11
AVER ST. EAGLES
 BLANK PEMBERTONS

The Pemberton Blues lost their first game of the season by score of 18 to 0. Del Pima and Nina Tata led the Ayers street Eagles attacks each scoring on long runs, the high light of the game was Del Pinna's 40-yard dash off tackle in the early stage of the game.
 George Evon stood out for the los- CTS by his great all around play. Ayers St. Eagles Pemberton Blues
 Left End Codinnina .......... Scannell
 Left Tackle
 Left Guard
 Center
 Right Guard Chemnkie ............ McKenna
 Right Tackle Matteo ................ Grynick
 Right End Del Pima ............... G. Evon
 Quarterback IN. 1dId d6dly
 Left Halfback ManncOni ........... E. Evon
 Right Halfback Haddad Cortez
 Fullback Score by periods:- Pemberton'S ........0 0 0 O. 0 Ayers St. ...........0 06 6 6-18 Touchdowns-N. Tata, Del Pima 2. Referee, Donnelly; umpire, Mur- phy. Linesman, Wrenn. (Four To- minute periods).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-11
SERVO, IVY WIN
 AT HARTFORD

Hartford, Conn. Oct. 11-UP)- Marty Servo, undefeated Schenec- tady, N. Y, lightweight, came from behind to punch out clear-cut de- cision over Jerry Zullo. Boston. in the feature eight-round bout on boxing card here last night.
 Bobby Poison" Ivy, East Side fighter, won an eight-round decis- ion over George "Dusty" Brown Fall River, Mass, is a semi-final.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-11
NOW LEADING TEAM
 OF THE EAST
Squad Minus Sutherland Surprises-FOrdham
 at Tulane
By LESLIE AVERY United Press Staff Cerrespondent)

United Press Staff Cerrespondent)
 New York, Oct. 11-UP)-The east looked to Pitts Partners to up- hold sectional football prestige fol- lowing the fall of Fordham and Holy Cross before the onslaught of south ern elevens last weekend.
 The de-emphasis movement lln- derway at Pittsburgh, coupled with the loss of Coach Jock Sutherland and 10 regulars from the great 1888 team, caused the Partners to be overlooked generally in the pre- season picking of the football powers.
 But, today the Partners have to be considered as the top ranking eastern team because of easy vic- tories over Washington and West Virginia. Carnegie Tech still is in the running for sectional honors, but the Skibos' 7-6 victory over Temple last Saturday was unimpressive.
 In the best intersectional game of next Saturdays football program, Pitt clashes with Duke, shooting for second straight trip to the Rose Bowl. Carnegie has setup oppo- nent in Case.
 The Partners were beaten TO in snowstorm down in North Caro- lima by Duke last year, but the Blue Devils have no such punter as Eric (The Red Tipton to boot the ball out of danger this season. They are voIo xyiv,r of piffcI,1rnh CntIIrdou op1d Pitt is geared for revenge. With a 27-6 victory over Washington after 2,500-mile plane ride to the west coast and 200 win over West Vir- ginia last week, Coach Charley Bow serm feels that his boys are ready for the Blue Devils from Duke, con- querors of Davidson and Colgate.
 Another Tough One
 Fordham, nosed out 7-6 by Ala bama last week, starts comeback at New Orleans aga:I1St another southern power, Tulane. The Rams didn't come out of the Alabama tus- sle in too good shape, and they have a long trip to the warm climate to combat in resurrecting their most ambitious schedule. Tulane has one of the most powerful teams in the south, three deep in almost every position, and has conquered two good Dixie elevens in Clemson and Au- burn.
 Holy Cross, humiliated 26-7 by Louisiana State, previous victim of Mississippi. also takes the road back against southern foe, Georgia. The Crusaders should go into this one a long favorite after Georgia's 200 defeat by Furman last week.
 These are the three games expect ed to put the big test to eastern foot ball, but there are several other in- teresting intersectionals on the pro- gram. including:
 Villanova vs. Texas Aggies; Cath olic vs. Detroit; Boston College vs. Florida; Temple vs. Texas Christian; New York University vs. North Caro- lima; Harvard vs. Chicago, and Rut- gers vs. Richmond.
 Army and Navy, who had a hard time beating Centre and Virginia, respectively, last week, may find the going tougher next Saturday. The Cadets tackle Columbia, and the Midshipmen meet Dartmouth, easy winner over Hampden Sydney last week.
 The so-called "Ivy League" gets going in earnest this week with Cor nell taking on Princeton and Yale engaging Penn. The eastern program will be rounded out with Syracuse vs. Georgetown, Colcate vs. Brown, DuQuesne vs. Manhattan, and Penn State vs. Lehigh.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-11
HOLY CROSS

Worcester, Mass, Oct. 11-CUP)- Holy Cross worked at top speed again today minus two backfield regulars in preparation for an in- ter-sectional clash with the Uni versity of Georgia Saturday. Full back Hank Giardi and Halfback Johnny Kelley probably will not make the trip. However, co-Captain Ron- nie Cahlll, the Purple passing ace, may face the southerners.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-11
GAMMA HEY SEEKS
 GRIDIRON CROWN

Gamma Hi-Y football team came through with a nlce win over the well drilled Fulton Redskins, 19 to 6, Coffey ce-'ing twice on passes for touchdowns. The Gammas are anx- ious to roll up win record that will enable them to challenge for the junior city championship. Wallin of the Gammas and Nolan of the Red- skins also scored touchdowns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-11

are especially urged to be there to- night: Armand Boucher, Tommy Griffin, Johnny Reardon, Louie Ruby, Jackie Ermida, Gerald Caul- field. Teddy Galucci, Jackie Traver, Louie Procopion, Al Schiavone, Mickey Minicucci, Joe Mullaly, Johnny Florio, Red" Reardon, Harp" Sullivan, Albert Damelio, Sammy Procopion, Joe Ciccio.
 At tonight's meeting will the three following please bring their baseball uniforms: Louis Ruby, Joe Ciccio and Johnny Reardon.