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Evening star., 1939-02-01
Eastern sChamps Due
To Repeat; Central
0uinf Improving
Anucostiu Is Victimized
By White Tide; Tech
Bows by II to l9
Standing of Teams.

Eastern's unbeatable combination
of players with experiences, ability
and height once again is proving
too much for the other schoolboy
basketers. Much as it did last year,
the White Tide is moving down all
opposition, and yesterday swept
aside a fighting Anacostia five, 1926.
Meanwhile Central's quint, lightly
considered month ago. is showing
unexpected strength. 1t lacks only
one win Of assuring itself a place in
the play-of. since. as yesterday, IN
the other half of the double-heade
at Eastern gym it took its second
game in three starts by sinking
Tech, 27-19.
Anacostia, in losing it's third sue
cessive series start, showed surpris-
ing strength, making battle of it
most of the way against Eastern.
1t blanked the White Tide in the
opening period while counting four
points, and although it was behind,
l4-7, at the half. it spurted to within
3 points Of tie in the third quarter.
Little Johnny Places, a demon from
the foul line, and the fighting
Robert Flash) Gordon, sparked the
Indians in their unsuccessful try for
victory.
Eastern's taller and heavier team
found itself after the slow initial
quarter when Soup Hancock potted
two snoWbirds to even the score.
Lenny Mills. the 6-foot 4-inch
center, played an important part in
the mother schools victory with his
ability to snag rebounds. A hot rush
in the closing quarter in which Han
cock and John Stasulli led in sweep
ing over exhausted Anacostia gave
the game its final one-sided char
acter,
Evening star., 1939-02-01
Nat Rockies Start Spring Troning-A|I Four Of Them
Slot Machines Hits Comp Life

misprint and really meant March
~"
A new ball park will be used
by the Mats during the first
two weeks of training. Prof. Joe
Strip, dean of Strip College,
still is running his baseball school
at Tinker Field and so Trainer
Martin has manicured the dia-
mond at the Exposition Grounds.
AS soon as batting practice starts
the Griffmen will shove Strips
gang out and move back to
Tinker Field.
Another and more serious blow
has been dealt to the Mats. Or
lando's slot machines, those iron
emblems of Illustration, have been
carried away by John Law. They
are illegal and up to now no sub
stitutes have been invented. So
it looks as if the boys will have
to thumb the magazines at the
newspaper stand and make the
best Of 1t.
Evening star., 1939-02-01
Win, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS E. STAN,
On GiIdnq the Greet American Athlete
By FRANCIS (. STAN,
Star staff Correspondent.

lit the North American custom
approximately the and chiefly
pban boys and
league rookie baseball In the metro
the recruit gded of athletic thorough
ball players fighters There
interested total readers prefer
depends the fast ball of
muscular whose will be backgrounded by
the from the
sports pages.
record straight from the beginning the baseball rookie
Sugg-
to making the
from unpaned North Carolina
the village he adds Its about oty otyfo miles
Raleigh" That Identifies the town.
training carrying brown
suitcase additional
transportation probably for bus The
stuck the dough his
lumberjack all the
school
pitched
semi ball he "amachoor"
Evening star., 1939-02-01

preparation. They laid out uni
forms and spread the word in
the local papers that today would
find the Washington Nationals
making their first 1899 appear
ance.
Calvin Griffith, adopted son of
the Old Fox, president of the
Charlotte farm" team and spon-
sor of many of the rockies, was
bewildered last night when he
visited the new boarding house
to count noses. He counted only
four, including Added-Starter Ro-
senberger from the Shenandoah
Valley League. Even if I null
tiplied by four" sighed Calvin, II
couldn't account for the entire
squad. I don't understand"
Dutifully, Calvin, Martin, Bax-
ter and the four clubhouse boys
drove to the railroad station to
meet the daily train yesterday
and welcome Harris and the in
vading recruits. The train pulled
Evening star., 1939-02-01
Fee |sLeft 10 Fans
Al Brewers Benefit
Game Tonight

A new high in attendance as the
result of a new high in generosity
should be set at the Heurich gym
nasium tonight as a record-breaking
crowd passes through the turnstiles
for an American Basket Ball League
game without being forced to pay a
cent admission.
Having designated tonight's
Brewer-Jersey Red game absolutely
free of charge, Owner Chris Heurich,
jr. advises that a box for voluntary
contributions to the Presidents
birthday fund for the paralysis fund
would be near the door but that
donations were by no means COM
pulsory.
It's no mean attraction, either,
that Heurich has chosen for his nom
pay game, for appearing as the
Brewers opponents will be the Jersey
Reds, defending champions OF the
pro league. and their league-lead1ng
scorer, Phil Rabin. No. l scorer OF
the loop for the past two years,
Rabin currently has a total OF 22l
points. The last time he played at
the Heurich gym he set a season
record with 81 points.
In addition, Bozie Berger-local
product, ex-Brewer courtman and
now an infielder with the Boston
Red Sox-will play a portion OF the
game with his old mates.
Scheduled to start at 8 o'clock, the
game will be preceded by a 7:3O
preliminary between Dapper Dan
and District of Columbia Firemen
and followed by 10 o'clock clash
between Bureau of Investigation and
Regal Clothiers. Both of the latter
are Heurich Cup League contests.
Evening star., 1939-02-01

into the station but only two
passengers got off. They were
Mrs. Joe Cronin, wife of the Red
Sox manager, and Baby Cronin,
in arm.
"Are you a pitcher?" asked Mr..
Martin, hopefully.
NO" said Mrs. Cronin. Tur-
thermore, I'm not even pausing
for long. I've just stopped of on
my way to Sarasota, where big
league club trains
Messrs. Martin, Calvin Griffith,
Baxter & Co. wandered back to
the hotel, bewildered by the turn
of events. This afternoon they
were to do the train-meeting
stunt all over again-with fingers
crossed. They still aren't sure
when training starts. May be-"
offered one of the clubhouse mas
ter minds, that we got every
thing balled up. It says on the
roster that we start training
February /. Suppose It was q
Evening star., 1939-02-01
And Then the Hitters Stort Catching Up

continues He winds faster and
learned that when photographer along
poised in front he looking for trick
throws his leg high in the air and
with than veteran
He all right for youngster After he finishes his term
the sidelnes and off with few
the sidelnes he looks faster
who succeeded him in the box.
Sugg who makes good there are Is who fail
hers catch the pitchers Joes fast ball
before break his wrists and catch
it. just fast faster but the hitter gets his
besides tell by the Joe grips the ball for his
just what is coming.
that Sugg would help the club
whenever
Some of fellows
the like they
good At least they know how to pitch They
don't drive they'll bak home
third base, either"
So packs shirt
the paper suitcase and washes
He's job back in Mlve and
h a lot of steaks free
Evening star., 1939-02-01
SIuoo Even Fools q Veteran Manager

would when the grabbed him 1t
How old Joe" asks the reporter
little bit yourself for piece for the paper
Coin o." Mrs. Sluggs boy
pitch last year?" prompts the reporter 1T
Springs, wasn't it?"
Mllvile"
"Millvlle Well, a record did have?"
remember what All lost.
Somethin' like eight nine All reckon
Pretty feel the big leagues?
That say a big league training camp"
"Umphh. Say, the steaks good, amt they?"
thanks lot joe you"
"Oke"
lot of publicity He doesn't know how to hold
ball is impressed
got plenty" publication polish
O Shucks better
had around last club can't get
fellows
living knowing baseball He
and looking forward
aging another, he
Evening star., 1939-02-01
Will Take Phi||ies
From Cellar, Says
Pilot Prothro
Insists on Fight, Holts
Sole Of Stors, Plans
Big Farm System
BY the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA Feb. 1.-The
Phillies' new doctor, who'll try to
revive the club which finished 24i2
games behind seventh place in the
National League last year, was in
town today with couple Of fight
ing-word prescriptions and decree
that the patient will get better
or else.
I'm the boss" proclaimed Dr.
James Prothro. the one-time dentist
from the Little Rock (ArkD club
of the Southern Association. And
1 say we sell no more star players
until we get something besides cash
in return"
The new manager declared the
Phillies' record last season was "in-
conceivable" but promised: 1T
won't happen again"
I'm not a miracle man." he said,
land 1 can't rub lamp and bring
pennant winner out of the bottom
of the pail.
But I can promise this-that If
VIC lldNC lliC iACPS wy d
will show, and the seriousness that
I expect to instill in them, we will
not be in the cellar. I won't boss
a losing club"
Prothro took cognizance of the
fact that minor league manager
coming up to the majors was ION
a spot" but, he said: Il think thats S
silly. There's actually not much
difference from managers view
point"
In the first step toward revitaliz-
ing the club, Prothro said the Phil
lies would get their own star ma
terial-young.
1--WE are going to build up an ex-
tensive farm system" he announced.
Every major league club has done
it. That's the only way we can
survive. Starting now, we are lin
ing up players four or five years
away from the big time"
OF his present working material,
the new manager said he had not
yet found out what I want to know
about the boys. Frankly, I don't
know exactly what I have"
Evening star., 1939-02-01
By BILL DISMER, Jr.

If Fod Cotton had taken Knute
Rockne seriously, Catholic Univer-
sity's basket ball teams for the past
eight years would have had as much
system as the figure 0.
According to Rock, under whom
Cotton made Walter Eckersall's all
western and Hugh Fullerton's all
American football teams as Notre
Dame tackle back in 1920-21-22,
there wasn't any such thing as sys-
tenn in basket ball.
"All you have to do" Rock used
to say lis blow up ball and throw
it out. The players will take care
of the system"
Maybe that philosophy explains
one reason why Notre Dame court
team only recently begun to ap-
proach the fame of their schools
football teams and it might also ex-
plain why Cotton didn't begin to
learn the rudiments of basket ball
until after he had graduated.
Sport Discouraged by ROckne.
"When I was at Notre Dame" Cot
ton said, basket ball not only was
a minor sport, it wasn't even played
under natural conditions. We had
play on dirt floor and candidates
were as conspicuously absent as the
students who turned out to watch
the games. Rocks chief opposition
to the game was that it hurt your
legs.
Il agree with him that it's hard
on the legs, but the ball-handling
that one has to do in basket ball is
great for prospective gridders who
would be ends or backs. 1t will
keep an athlete in condition, too
during those winter months when
Evening star., 1939-02-01
3y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ORLANDO, Fla, Feb. 1.-Spring
training for the Nationals-ear-
lest spring training in major
league baseball history-opened
here today beneath warm sun,
before gently waving palms, and
with an astounding shortage Of
talent.
Only four rookies-Pitchers Bob
Overstreet, Bill Holland and Joe
Rosenberger, and Catcher Jake
Early-pulled on uniforms and
went to work. The rest of the
No. / squad of II pitchers and
two catchers hadn't arrived. Not
even the manager, Bucky Harris,
was on hand for the morning
workout.
It seems that President Clark
Griffith and Harris set the date
for the opening workout without
notifying their staff. For a week
Trainer Mike Martin and Assist
ant Trainer frankie Baxter have
been grooming the ball field in
Evening star., 1939-02-01
Cotton, Cards Basket Mentor,
Learned Court Game After
Becoming College Coach

he tends to soften up If he starts
taking things too easy"
It wasn't until he became head
coach of football, basket ball and
track at st. Ambrose College in
Davenport, Iowa. that Cotton first
began to learn anything funda-
menta. about basket ball. Then his
knowledge came mostly through OBJ
servation of the University of Iowa
team and from comments of off,
cials who used to go to st. Ambrose
to work his games.
Fod started coaching C. U. quints
in the season of 1872 and three
years later produced a team which
defeated Navy and Maryland in the
same campaign. He can't remember
the teams exact record, but knows
that it finished with nearly an 300
percentage and lost only three
games. 1t was composed of Bernie
Lieb, Gene Augusterfer. Ed White,
Babe Gearty and Bill Rosenfield.
Student Spirit Undiminished.
One of the strongest aspects
about basket ball at C. U. is the fact
that while the caliber of teams has
decreased in the past few years,
there has been no diminishing of
its popularity among the Brookland
students.
I'VE don't bring boys in any more
simply because they're basket ball
players" says Cotton. IF foot
baller can play basket ball, well and
good, but there is no concentration
on the court game. Yet, we always
have pretty good crowds at our
games, students seem to get plenty
of kick out of them and we usually
manage to take in enough to cover
the guarantee.
"Who would want more than
that-outside of a winning team?"
Evening star., 1939-02-01
High School Loop Here May Have Two Sections With PayoH for Title
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball.

TODAY.
Basket Ball.
Jersey Reds VS.. Washington
Brewers, Heurich gym, 8.
Georgetown VS.. Army, West
Point.
Gonzaga VS.. Eastern Eastern
gym, $3.50.
Western VS.. Episcopal, Alexan-
dria, $3.50.
Swimming.
Central VS.. McDonough, Balti-
more.
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball.
George Washington High VS..
Eastern, Eastern gym, $50.
Staunton Military VS.. Episcopal,
Alexandria, $50.
Maryland VS.. Duke, Durham.
st. Albans vs. Baltimore Friends,
Baltimore.
Swimming.
Western VS.. Baltimore Poly,
Baltimore.
Wrestling.
Chief Little Wolf vs. Tommy
O'Toole, Turner's Arena, first
match, $50.
Evening star., 1939-02-01

CHICAGO, Feb. (P.-Jimmy
Dykes, manager of the Chicago
White Sox, checks in tomorrow
en- route from his Philadelphia
home to the spring training camp
at Pasadena. Calf. The main body
of players will leave three weeks
hence. Dykes plans to play a lot
of golf as part Of his training
program.
Evening star., 1939-02-01
Totals III 2 36 Totals

Central, coached yesterday by Phil
Fox in place Of Jack Ray, who was
out with cold, took an early lead
over its traditional foes from Tech
and steadily increased it as the not
too-exciting game wore on. Coach
Bruce Kessler of Tech started his
second team, but quickly put his
regulars in when Central showed
signs of pulling too far ahead
Harry Martin and Erwin Ornstein
accounted for the majority of Cen
trails points with four long pot shots
each. The game was marked by an
unusual incident when Referee En-
right called technical foul on
Techs cheering section and gave
Archie PanapO an extra free shot
Evening star., 1939-02-01
Hockey Results

National League.
New York RANGERS. 3: Chicago Black
hawks 2.
Boston Bruins. 2: New York Americans.
2 (oyertime).
American Association.
Kansas City, s. Minneapolis. Q.
Eastern Amateur League.
Hershey, 4: Atlantic City. /.
Evening star., 1939-02-01
Sacred Heart Again Wins

Sacred Heart Academy girls have
continued their winning streak by
downing the Holy Cross sextet,
1914, in a game that was heated
battle all the way.
Evening star., 1939-02-01
Rockville Girls Ahead

The girls basket ball team OF
Richard Montgomery High, Rock
vile, disposed of its county rival,
Sherwood, 26-16. in a game yester-
G.y at Sherwood.
Evening star., 1939-02-01
HoII Beots Jackson
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT. Feb. ALLEN Hall Of
Chicago won his sixth match in
IA starts by defeating Clarence
Jackson of Detroit, 50-48, in so
innings in the National Three
Cushion Billiards Tournament here
last night.
Evening star., 1939-02-01

Three years ago-Joe Mangan
won Wanamaker mile at Millrose
A. A. track meet In All, with
Gene Venzke second and Glenn
Cunningham third.
Evening star., 1939-02-01

Five years ago-HoWard (Jake)
Cam resigned as New York Uni
versity head football coach after
two years; retained basket ball
coaching post.
Evening star., 1939-02-01
DYKES BIozes Chisox Troll

Totals 10 727 Totals
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-02
Drum Corps Parade
 Saturday Attraction
Connecticut Fife Drum and Bugle Corps to Stage 54t
 Annual Field Day Convention Here

Third Division: Junior Modern Corps; forms on Cooke street, fac- ing east.
 Fourth Division: Junior Fife, Drum & Bugle Corps; forms on Will son avenue, between Cook and Tay- Tor streets, facing north.
 Fifth Division: Junior Bugle & Drum Corps; forms on Wilson ave- nue, in the rear of the Fourth Division.
 Sixth Division: Feminine corps: forms on Coe place, facing west.
 Seventh Division: Senior Ancient corps: forms on Spear street, facing west.
 Eight Division: Senior Modern Corps; forms on Freeland street, facing south.
 Ninth Division: Senior Fife, Drum & Bugle corps: forms on Park ave- nue, south of Spear street, facing south.
 Tenth Division: Senior Bugle & Drum Corps; forms on Park avenue, south of Speer street, facing north.
 Eleventh Division: Combination Corps; forms on Harold street, fac- ing west.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-02
RELIGIOUS QUIZ
 BY C.Y.0. UNITS

Tonight at 7:3o the Senior Unit of the immaculate Conception Cath- olic Youth Organization, will hold its fifteenth weekly meeting in the church basement. The unit will con- tinue to make plans for their social which is to take place August l7th at the Knights of Columbus hall. Norbert F. Henebry, president, will take the names of those who wish to take part in the citywide Catholic Youth Field Day program. This promises to be one of the many events in which the Catholic Youths of Waterbury will participate and sponsor during the year. With the coming of fall. the Immaculate Conception o. Y. o. promises to be the leading unit in the city. Both Junior and Senior basketball and volleyball teams for boys and girls are to be formed. Basketball and volle yball teams for boys and girls are to be formed. The membership drive is still open to all young men and women between the ages of la and 25. The feature program for the evening will be . religious quiz.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-02
WORKERS FIGHT
 | HEAT SICKNESS
Use of Salt Found Effec- tive Antidote to Sea.
 sonal Upsets

Heat sickness and cramps in cast- ing shops, foundries, forge plants other industries where workers are employed in hot work have been practically eliminated by the use of salt, Allan L. Coleman, Chief In- dustrial Hygienist, Bureau of Oc- cupational Diseases reported in the weekly broadcast of the state de- partment of health. By making is possible for these workers to re- place the salt which is lost from the body through precipitation, in- dustry has taken advantage of the practical application of this preven- tive measure and has avoided in- terruptions in the production pro- cess from this cause.
 Before the use of salt tablets was introduced in one iron foundry, MT. Coleman said that 1t was a com- mon occurrence for two or three of the 100 workers employed to stop work each afternoon during the hot weather because of cramps and heat sickness. Since these tablets were made available and dispensers conveniently located so that workers could take'a tablet or two whenever they went to the fountain for drink, no cases have developed in his plant in spite of prolonged peri ods of hot weather.
 Pocket dispensers are also avail able so that salt tablets may be car- ried by those who wish to use this effective method of preventing heat sickness. Persons engaged in hot work where the use of salt tablets has not yet been investigated were advised to communicate with the State Department of Health for such additional information as may be desired.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-02
PRESIDENT TO
 CHECK COMPLAINTS

Washington, Aug. 2-(UP)-Presi. dent Roosevelt today planned to investigate complaints of southern congressman and manufacturers that c minimum wage of 32 l-2 cents an hour for textile workers will force many mills to close.
 He said the southern group in- sisted that establishment of 8 univ ersal g Ia cent per hour wage and . southern scale of 30 cents an hour boils down to a difference of 20 cents a day per individual worker Although this is Q small amount. he said, the delegation informed him that many mills in the south can not afford to pay 1t.
 The chief executive reiterated his belief that there should be wage differentials between areas where the cost of living varies. He mentioned the deep south specifically.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-02
Stocks Strengthen
 After Mixed Opening
Volume Picks Up on Noon Recovery-Demand for
 Utilities Is Early Feature

feature. Preferred issues were es- pecially strong. Public service 6 per cert preferred made a new high at l2e l-2 up 2 1-2. New tops were made by Public Service Common, Brooklyn Union Gas, Engineers Public Service, American and For- eign Power preferred and United Gas Improvement.
 Western Union equaled its high. Brooklyn Manhattan preferred and Brooklyn Queens preferred made new tops.
 Chrysler rallied from si 6-8 to S3 1-4, the latter up 7-S from the previous close. U. 6. Steel touched 50 7-e and rose to b2 l-4 up 3-8. Copper shares made advances rang ing to nearly a point.
 U. s. Rubber, Safeway Stores, Westing house Electric and American Can were up 1 to more than 2 points. Oils were steadier and Mer. cantile issues had small gains.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-02
Con1pensation
 Agreements

The following compensation agreements have been approved by the compensation commis- sioner:
 B. F. vaill, Lakeville, and Louis Schlock, Lakeville, for an injured finger, cut on . wire fence ,on June IS payment of $9.2 3s week during the period of total incapa- city, beginning on June 23.
 Aerican- Republican, Inc., and the Eastern Color Printing O., and Fred Sechon, 66 Hill street, for an amputation of the termin. al phalanx of the left third fing- CT on May 19. Payment of $i4.5e . week for 6 1-3 weeks for the 100 per cent loss of the first joint of the third finger of the left, hand and payments to continue during the period of total disabil- fly.
 Georgina B. Murray, Salisbury and Alice Roby, Salisbury, for . sprain of the right wrist joint with a mild tear of the tendon, incurred on May 30. Payment of $12.50 . week for the duration of total incspacity, beginning June !.
 F. Kingsbury Bull, Litchfield, and A. John Miles, Litchfield, for poison ivy on arms and legs, in- cured on April 26. payment of $10 . week during total incapa- city, beginning May {.
 U. s. Rubber Co. NaugatuclI, and Mary Girulis, Naugatuck, for dermatitis of face and eyelids, In. cured on June 21, 1889, payment of $S.73 . week, beginning June go.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-02

that was it."
 "The refusal of MT. Purcell to be bought was characteristic of him." said Alcorn.
 Argues Six Hours
 With his young wife and mother in the spectators stand witnessing, young Alcorn argued almost six hours, calling upon the jury to in- fer that Mayor Frank Hayes had knowledge of the conspiracy, and that their conclusion should be that he participated in "kick- backs" from 8,400 series of lobby fees.
 Names of each and every one of the 19 accused on trial to the jury, and also Charles E. Williamson, who is on trial to the court, were brought into the word picture of conspiracy vividly painted by the young special prosecutor.
 Attempting to answer claims of the defense that the state had not proven single conspiracy, but sev- eral separate conspiracies, Alcorn, standing before the jury said, If 1t was not a single conspiracy why were all the acts, in the final days, pursued to cover the gigantic com- bination to defraud the city.
 Records Destroyed
 He claimed that the records were destroyed to hide all the acts, not a few. If all was on the level," he asked, "Why did they all rush to get paid before the new controller took office?"
 Only three times during the day was he interrupted. once by Attor-