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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-09
ITINERANT PLAYER

Charley Mason has played with
hockey teams in Vancouver. New
York, Detroit, Chicago. Philadelphia
and Cleveland.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-09
IA Little OF This And That

When 500 men and women honor young
that be deserved
night when 300 friends of
jammed packed
the Bankers part A. to do him honor,
marriage At Chase Country Club
golf than $50 and
his welwishers
farewell LabutS
Florida golf this winter but will be back
G. q the He presented with
locally and half
the future true AL will be around
q
wterweght made quite impression
defeated Jackie Reed has
the November 16 when he takes Marty
Dorsey Walhngford.
Nowalk high school athletic mxup which
political football Demm and Repubs and
middle which Eugene Ike Kern coach of the high school team
A Principal Eric Mamqust be sin
discipline the detriment
r. Democratic member
meeting
failed
the athletic at the school, He
football the full
abolished of the game.
Republican specific
Ii William Tracey
should investigated by the schools
Charles Republican said ridiculous
the rules being enforced Frederick
with that the "the
proportion that the the allow
possible play and thai the should be
but disciplinary regulations should be observed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-09

welterweght who made quite mpess
New ago
again 16 when he takes Mar
Dorsey Wallngford.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-02-09
Pitching Arms

n AZZY VANCE, former Brooklyn
hurler whose feats are legend
airy, recently analysed the epidem-
ic of sore arms that has struck
some of baseball's topnotch hurlers
during the past year.
Discussing the situation with Ken
esaw Mountain Lands, high COM
missioner of baseball, Vance admit
ted that back when he was playing
ball there were no Clipped bones in
throwing arms.
81 believe" he told Lands, "sOre
arms are the result of pitchers try
ing to develop unorthodox deliveries
to cope with heavy hitting, and their
arms won't stand up to it."
Carl Hubbell started the unortho-
dox delivery trend just as Babe
Ruth started the free swing style
of American league hitters, Dazzy
theorized.
"Of course, anything but a fast
ball requires an unnatural delivery,
but the old-fashioned curves and the
like were accomplished with a snap
of the wrist that doesn't hurt the
arm," he said.
Dazzy agreed with those fans and
players who believe that the present
crop of pitchers is on a par with
the old timers.
Back when l was pitching" he
remarked, "you could get by with a
lot more-mud balls, spit balls and
emery balls-but now the umpires
call for new ball every time the
old one gets fly speck on it."
g Western Newspaper Union.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-02-09

Only once before has a heavyweight
championship battle ended so swift
ly. That was when Louis went into
the ring and disposed of Max Schmel-
ing in minutes and 4 seconds. No
fighter in the long history of pugi-
ism ever has won two successive
championship bouts in one round.
The fight should serve one pur-
pose. 1t should calm down the
cream puff contenders who are sure
that Louis is much Over-rated
fighter. Few, indeed, have claimed
that Louis lacked punch. But
many of them are brave enough, or
foolish enough, to admit that they
have "s0lved" the problem of his
boxing style, and are ready and
anxious to end his ring supremacy.
Even Tony Galento, king of the
stumblebums, seems to be losing
his enthusiasm for title bout. True,
he continues to call the champ a
bum, but his vocal delivery isn't as
sincere as it once was.
John Henry thought he knew how
to fight Louis. He thought he had
perfected style that would save
him from the Brown Bomber's le-
thai punch. And John Henry is
clever fighter, ring-wise and with
brains enough to know that he
couldn't stand up and out-slug his
dusky contemporary. Yet he lasted
less than one round.
This was the first of four cham
pionship matches Promoter Mike
Jacobs has planned for Louis in
1889. There are indications, howev-
er, that it will be increasingly diff
cult to find four men willing to risk
their lives in the same ring with
the Detroit lad. Joe Louis is un-
questionably the greatest piece of
fighting machinery this generation
has seen.
In regard to finding a suitable
contender for championship honors,
Jack Dempsey suggested that the
boxing commissions and the Nation
al Boxing association get together
and hold a regular tournament. In
it would be Toles, Farr, Galento,
Pastor, Reddish, Burman, Baer,
Nova and all the rest. The winner
to fight Louis.
It's great idea, and Joe would be
all set to polish off the winner. But
it's impossible. No one, not even
Dempsey, can figure out a way to
get two boxing commissions to
agree that the automobile is here
to stay, much less agree on tour
nament.
Maybe the fans are getting used
to second rate performers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-02-09


1928 witnessed the Minnesota-Illi-
nois basketball game at Minneapo-
lis recently, setting a new confer
ence record Cincinnati was
the only team in the major leagues
last season to outdraw it's popula-
ton. There are 100000 persons in
the city, while SIS, 1000 saw the Reds
in action Professional football
increased in popularity in 1888, with
nearly 100000 persons attending
the SIS regular games Ken
Strong, New York university grid
iron hero of 10 years ago, has been
chosen as model for the New York
Worlds fair statue of a gladiator
Saratoga Springs, oldest race
track in this country, had it's first
meet on August 2, 1854 An
Akron, Ohio, civic club has an
nounced plans for a Rubber Bowl
football game next season.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-02-09
Football the Goat

THE fact that Big Ten football
= receipts in 1888 amounted to al
most two millions of dollars has
tended to focus attention on athletic
departments of schools belonging to
that conference.
It's only natural the veteran
alarmist would view that fact with
misgivings. Where, he mutters, does
that money go? He, as taxpayer,
has a legitimate question, and one
that should be answered for the fu-
ture welfare Of the game.
To begin with, football is frankly
commercial. All college athletics at
which gate admissions are charged
are commercial. Anything that costs
money to conduct is commercial
And it does cost money to promote
and further college athletics.
Granted that it didn't cost the Big
Ten $4,000, 900 for football in 1885,
But every penny of the money taken
in at stadium turnstiles last fall is
going back into athletic programs
The only sources of income for the
athletic department are the receipts
of athletic contests.
OF those sources football is the
only sport to make any appreciable
profit. Basketball, over a course OF
years, may hold its own, or even do
little better than that. Occasion
ally at school some other sport
may end up in the black as a re-
suit of some unusual local condition
But the rest of the intercollegiate
program-track, swimming, wres-
thing, baseball, tennis, golf, etc.-are
almost entirely dependent upon foot
ball receipts for maintenance.
The sports dependent on football
for their existence are the ones that
provide competition and healthful
activity for the thousands of stu
dents who are not football players.
Many will answer this argument
by saying that those sports would
not be nearly as costly if they were
conducted on strictly an intramural
basis. This does not necessarily
hold true. Golf courses, tennis
courts, intramural football fields and
baseball diamonds must be built
and maintained for the benefit of
the student body as whole. In
many schools football also supports
the general physical education pro-
gram.
Commercialism is sometimes a
condition to be welcomed, even in
scholastic circles. Especially if it
results in nation more physically
fit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-02-09

Sox. Collins, a second baseman,
batted over 400 in three of the seven
world series in which he par
ticipated.
Keller, author of the still-famous
classic, "Hit 'em where they amt"
played with the Baltimore Orioles of
the National league from 1894 to
1898, with Brooklyn from 1899 to
1902, the New York Highlanders
from 1903 to 1909, and the New York
Giants in 1910. He died in 1923.
His 1872 average in 1897 is second
only to the all-time high of .438
made by Hugh Duffy in 1893. For
IA years Keller batted better than
200.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-02-09
In1nortals

r ASEBALL scribes of the nation
- in a recent triple play added
the names of George Sisler, Eddie
Collins and Wee Willie Keller to the
Cooperstown, N. Y, national shrine.
The addition of their names
swelled to 10 the list of yesterdays
heroes whose names will be immor-
talized in the Hall of Fame. Be-
tween five and ten more players will
be named between now and the CEN
tennial celebration at CooperstOwn,
June IL.
The names of Collins, Keller and
Sisler are included in every CONVEX
sation concerning baseball's all-time
greats.
Sisler, only As, is one of the most
active men in baseball as high COM
missioner of the semipros. He was
with the st. Louis Browns from 1915
to 1927, with Washington in 1923,
and the Boston Nationals from 1923
to 1880. An eye ailment ended his
playing career in 1880.
In 1922 Sisler hit .420, and became
the first player to win the official
honor of "most valuable player in
the American league" His lifetime
batting average was .341.
Collins, 81, Joined the Athletics
back in 1906, fresh from college,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-02-09
Speeding of Sports
Brown Bomber
Faces Lack Of
Real Brawlers
By ROBERT McSHANE

M HEN Shufflin' Joe Louis low
w cred the boom on heavyweight
contender John Henry Lewis recent
ly it merely gave added and unnec-
essary strength to the old adage
that a good big man can always
whip a good little man. Lewis, as
you remember, gave away almost
20 pounds, weighing in at 1904. The
champion scaled 200A pounds.
The fight was sad commentary
on the current heavyweight situa-
ton. Jack Dempsey's opinion of the
fight, stated before it took place,
was more accurate than c0mpli-
mentary. He stated that cts bet
ter than no fight at ALL" That, too,
is debatable.
When Referee Arthur Donovan
stopped the brawl after 2 minutes
and 20 seconds new record was
established for the dusky champion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-02-09

jor league per-
formers. They
were r o b e r t
Woehr, Johnny
Corriden, Vic Al
bridge Jr., and
Jimmy Middleton
Make Baer,
at present a hero
in H ii y w cd
n o r S e operas,
claims that he
has forsaken the
bright lights and
will really train
for his comeback
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-02-09

staying Will tIICIIl
until Connie Mack
broke up his 500, 0G0
infeld in 1914. Col
Inns then went to the
Chicago White Sox,
remaining until 1926,
the last two years as
manager. Returning
to Philadelphia in
1927, he stayed for
three years. At pres
ent he is vice presi-
dent and treasurer
of the Boston Red
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-02-09
Sport Shorts
Y 4 7 HEl

M HEN baseball practice started
W at Indiana university recently,
Coach Paul 'Pooch" Harrell had on
his roster four sons of former ma
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04

sending its armies to European
fields. At this moment there Is be-
ing prepared proclamation OF
American neutrality. This would
have been done even If there had
been no neutrality statute on the
books, for this proclamation is in
accordance with international law
and with American policy.
This will be followed by a procla-
nation required by the existing neu-
trality act. I trust that in the days
to come, our neutrality can be
made a true neutrality.
1t is of he utmost importance
that the peoples of this country,
with the best information in the
world. think things through. The
most dangerous enemies of Ameri-
can peace are those Who without
we'll founded information on the
whole broad subject of the past,
the present and the :uture, under
take to speak with authority. to
talk in terms of glittering general
tiles, to give 20 the nation assur-
ances or prophecies which are of
little present or future value.
Cannot Prophesy
myself cannot and do not pro-
phesy the course of events abroad
and the reason is that because I
have of necessity such complete
picture of what is going on in every
part of the world do not dare to
do so. And the other reason is
that l think it is honest for me to
be honest with the people of the
United States.
I cannot prophesy the immediate
economic effect of this new war on
Our nation, but I do say that no
American has the moral right to
profiteer at the expense either of
his fellow citizens or of the men,
women and children who are living
and dying in the midst of the war
in Europe.
Some things we do know. Most
of us in the United States believe
in spiritual values. The most OF
us, regardless of what church we
belong to- believe in the spirit of the
New Testament-a great teaching
which opposes itself to the use OF
force. of armed force, of marching
armies and falling bombs. The
overwhelming masses of our people
seek peace-peace at home, and the
kind of peace in other lands which
will not jeopardize peace at home.
We have certain ideas and ideals
of national safety and we must act
to preserve that safety today and to
preserve the safety of our children
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
Texas Girls
On Stricken
Ocean Liner

HOUSTON, Tex, Sept. 3. (UP)-
Six young women students of the
University of Texas, all of Houston,
were reported tonight to have been
aboard the British liner Athena
which was sunk in the Atlantic.
They were:
Helen Hannay, daughter of Dis
trict Judge Allen B. Hannay.
Rowena Simpson, daughter of A.
D. Simpson, banker.
Anne Baker, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Burke Baker.
Betsy. Brown. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Brown.
Dorothy Fouts, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Elwood Fouts.
Genevieve Morrow, daughter of
Wright Morrow. attorney and pres
ident of the Houston chamber of
commerce.
The young women were members
of a party touring Europe during
the summer.
Only Miss Baker was definitely
reported aboard the vessel. accord
ing to her parents who said that
they assumed the other young
women were with her.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04

in future years.
That safety is and will be bound
up with the safety of the western
hemisphere and of the seas adj
jacent thereto. We seek to keep
war from our firesides by keeping
war from coming to the Americas.
For that we have historic precedent
that goes back to the days of the
administration of President George
Washington. It is serious enough
to live in a world that Is torn by
wars on other continents. Today
they affect every American home.
1t is our national duty to use every
effort to keep them out of the
Americas.
Simple Plea
And at this time let me make the
simple plea that partisanship and
selfishness be adjourned; and that
national unity be the thought that
underlies all others.
This nation will remain a neutral
nation. but I cannot ask that every
American remain neutral In
thought as we'll. Even neutral
has a right to take account of
facts. Even neutral cannot be
asked to close his mind or his con-
science.
have said not once but many
times that I have seen war and that
hate war. I say that again and
again.
hope the United States will keep
out of this war. I believe that 1t
will. And I give you assurances
that every effort of your govern
ment will be directed toward that
end
AS long as it remains within my
power to prevent, there will be no
blackout of peace in the United
States.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04

the Siegfried line would protect
German soil.
The German people will make
every sacrifice in the realization
that in their number, their worth
and their historical past it has
nothing to fear. In all history we
have been beaten only when we
were disunited.
LET it be an oath that the Ger
man people and the German Reich
shall enter this war with hides
tructible unity. There lies the
highest task of the national social
ist movement"
Hitler promised that 1913 will
never return" and called upon the
people to destroy this new crime
against humanity
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
Lin er
Sunk

Continued from Page u
Kennedy reported to the state de-
partment from London today that
the British admiralty is unable as
yet to indicate whether the Athena
has sunk" or the fate of the pas
sengers.
A state department announce
ment said:
Ambassador Kennedy reports as
of m. British summer time mid
night, EST, Sept. that the ad-
miralty is unable as yet to indicate
whether the Athena has sunk or
rescue arrangements. One Glasgow
but the number not yet ascertain
ed"
The U. S. maritime commission
had announced earlier that 101
Americans boarded the Athena at
Liverpool.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
Millions Plunge
nto War On
urope Front

Soviet Russia, pouring thousands
of troops into positions along Po-
lands eastern border, held aloof but
watched her chances.
A new Soviet ambassador and
military mission arrived in Berlin
and Nazis proclaimed loudly that
the German Soviet pact of nom
aggression would be extended into
military agreement confronting
Poland with the menace of an at
tack on the east by the Red army.
When Hitler left Berlin at 8:45
pm. Sunday night to lead his ar
mies-after picking Field Marshal
Hermann w. Goering as his sue
cessor if he is killed-Britain had
not only declared war but had
started war against Germany.
Germany Blockaded
The admiralty announced that
the British fleet, dwarfing Hitler's
in everything except submarines,
had strung a blockade Of Germany.
Warships of the home and re-
serve fleet was strung out across
the North Sea and into the Skag-
gerak that dominates the entrance
to the Baltic and the big German
naval bases.
High French quarters In Paris
reported that British warships had
captured the German liner Bremen,
scurrying home from New York
where she had been detained for
inspection, but the British admir-
atty refused to confirm the report.
There were atrocity stories from
both the Polish and German gov
ernments, all of them unconfirmed
by any neutral eyewitnesses. The
Polish foreign office announced
that German planes were dropping
hyperite soaring gas on civilian
populations and "brutally bombing
and machine-gunning" crowds of
women and children refugees flee
ing burning towns. The Germans
countered with allegations that
Polish artillery was shelling towns
on the German side of the Silesian
frontier, killing women and children.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
hit|er's Personal Fear Of Death
Believed Responsible For Dashing
Europe Toward World War

is a mental payment" to balance
his megalomanic idea that he stands
close to divinity, we can only con-
lecture.
But it appears evident that his
fear of an approaching doom is
driving the world into war.
In his speech, his fear of death
was Interestingly linked with his
desire to go on after death, ruling
through his named successors.
Hitler is a genius at statecraft
and at sizing up his diplomatic
enemies, but nonetheless to psy-
chiatrist he appears as a disturbed
personality.
Many people state that Hitler is
insane. This is not justified by any,
thing that has come to my knowl-
edge Hitler achieves by saying the
right thing and doing something
else.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
Jews Viii pped
Britain to War,
Sdvs Hitler

BERLIN Sept. 8 (UP)-Adof Hitler charged to-
day that "our Jewish democratic world enemies sue
ceeded in whipping the British people" into decla-
ration of war against Germany
The grounds for Great Brtain's war against the
Reich "are exactly lying and specious as were the
grounds in 1914" the Fuehrer said in proclamation
to the Nazi party which followed closely an earlier
one to the German armed forces.
Nothing has been changed therein. But the pow
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
Roosevelt Soys u S hi('.
Will Remain Neutral y
Continued from Page u

Continued from Page u
press conference on Friday, it is of
the highest Importance that the
press and the radio use the utmost
caution to discriminate between
actual verified fact on the one
hand, and mere rumor on the
other.
I can add to that by saying that
I hope the people of this country
will also discriminate most careful
ly between news and rumor. Do not
believe of necessity everything you
hear or read. Check up on it first.
You must master at the outset
simple but unalteruble fact in mod
ern foreign relations When peace
has been broken anywhere, peace
of all countries everywhere is in
danger.
1t is easy for you and me to shrug
our shoulders and say that conflicts
taking place thousands of miles
from the continental United States,
and. indeed, the whole American
hemisphere, do not seriously affect
the Americans-snd that all the
United States has to do is to ignore
them and go about our own busi-
ness. Passionately though we may
desire detachment, we are forced
to realize that every word that
comes through the war, every ship
that sails the sea, every battle that
is fought does affect the American
future.
Let no man or woman thought
lessly or falsely talk of America
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04

nome ana overseas thlS message
spoken with the same depth of feel
ing for each one of you as If I were
about to cross your threshold and
speak to you myself" the king said,
I'VE have been forced into con-
flict," the king said.
For the second time in the lives
of most of us we are at war"
His Majesty said that Britain and
her allies were called upon "to meet
the challenge of principle which,
If it were to prevail would be fatal
to any civilized order in the world"
"It is the principle which per-
mits state in the selfish pursuit
of power to disregard its treaties
and it's solemn pledges; which sane
tions the use of force or threats
of force against the sovereignty and
independence of other stateS,' the
king declared
His Majesty said that if Britain
and her allies failed TO combat this
use of threats and power the world
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
Germans Mine
Harbor Entry

BERLIN. Monday, Sept. 4. CUP)-
The radio announced early today
that the German fleet has thor
oughly mined the 45-mile- wide en-
trance to the Baltic at the Katie
gat, between Sweden and Denmark,
to keep British or French warships
out of the Baltic.
The radio said that mines had
been laid in the sound between the
Skaw at the top of Denmark and
Gotebirg on the Swedish coast.
The sound can be navigated only
with pilots, it was said
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
PiIIaging To Bring
Death In France

PARIS, Sept. (UP)-The death
penalty for pillaging was decreed
officially today.
Paris police were equipped with
steel helmets and gas masks
Shop windows throughout Paris
we're criss-crossed by thick strips
Of paper to prevent shattering in
event of air raids.
Paris seemed deadly calm. The
civilian populace accelerated its ex-
odus to the countryside. Thousands
of retail shops were closed and
padlocked as owners responded to
general mobilization calls.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
Canada Assures
War Support

OTTAWA, Sept. 3. (UP)-Prime
Minister Mackenzie King of Canada
summoned his cabinet in emergency
session today shortly after Great
Britain announced she was at war
with Germany.
Canada, through the prime min
lister, already has assured Britain
that she will support the mother
country in event of war.
King announced that the min
listers would meet with him at 10
am. to discuss the dominion's posi-
ton in the war.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-04
Carries Mask

LONDON, Sept. 8 (UP)-A gas
mask and a steel helmet were on
the seat alongside Prime Minister
Chamberlain today when he drove
from his residence, No. 10 Downing
street, to address the House of Com
mons.