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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24

Honolulu, T. H., Feb. 24.-(UP)- When you say luau you've really said a mouthful.
 Several mouthfuls, in fact, be- cause luau is Hawaiian for feast and when an islander sits down un- der the spreading banyan tree to eat he plays no favorites.
 I was asked to luau yesterday and we gathered in an outdoor din- ing room only slightly smaller than the Yankee Stadium and surround ed by approximately the same num- Der of servants as there are mem- bers in the American Legion, each of whom was in charge of separ- ate dish.
 If a man eats real fast, and allows nothing to distract him, he can fin- ish with the appetizers and Dc ready for the main courses in about three hours. The appetizer record is 2:42.7, established by Diamond Jim Brady near the turn of the century, and no one has come within r seconds of the mark since.
 The first serious course at a luau is fish. Not one fish, or three fish, or even IS fish, but an en- tire aquarium. By going to one luau, Dr. William Beebe could learn more about fish than he could ID ten years of living underwater al Galapagos and such places.
 I liked the octopus and lomilomi salmon best. I had always thought of an octopus as something dan gerous to pearl divers, but stewed in cocoanut milk 1t tastes much like a cloud looks, only better. Lomilomi salmon combines all the best fea- lures of money from home, @ par don from the governor, and the first ride on a ferris wheel.
 All the time luau guest is working through the appetizers and fish regiment of chefs is roasting pigs in underground ovens. The ovens are about the size of the entrance to the Holland tunnel and hotter than the Fourth of July in Purgatory. Each pig is filled with blistering hot stone, packed into the earth in bouquet of sweet pota- toes and bananas, wrapped in its leaves and a great burlap coat, and allowed to roast until just falling apart.
 There is no describing the taste of the pig when, with e fine cere- mony, 1t is brought out. Somewhere in the world there may be sweeter meat, but doubt 1t. Running bird tongues are bitter as quinine in comparison, and 1t makes you won- der why people will trifle with such coarse food as terrapin and pheas- ant and why they simply don't use them as book ends or door steps.
 After you have made a pig of yourself over your pig. the vege- tables start arriving. There are an the well known vegetables, plus an exotic assortment that would feel perfectly at home on a menu writ. ten in Sanskrit. Then there is pot, q dish which is as much e part of these American islands as baked beans are to Boston, hominy grits to Georgia. Poi is an acquired taste, and sometimes 1t takes main. flanders l5 or 20 years to love che
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
COAST L.EACUER FLOUTS YEARS,
 WINS 23 OF 45
Sam Gibson, AZ, Skips the Adage "YOuth Must
 Be Served"
BY PAUL SCHEFFELS United Press Staff Correspondent


 United Press Staff Correspondent New York, Feb.24 - (UP)-Youth must be served, but don't tell that to Sam Gibson. Detroit pitcher Of more than decade ago. Gibson now 42, won 2s games and lost 12 for San Francisco last year.
 Rookie outfielder Dee Miles bought by the Athletics from Chat tanooga for a reported $25,0o0, is picking a poor way ot making an impression on Manager Connie Mack. He has threatened to quit baseball and manage hotcl for his father in Butte, Mont, if he doesn't get into the big money soon. Other reports have 1t that Miles wants part of of his sale price from the Chattanooga club.
 Oris Hockett, rookie Brooklyn outfielder, is real serious about making good. Hockett, after weeks of playing handball in Y. M. c. A. to get in condition, has applied for permission to report to the Dcd- gers spring training camp a week early.
 Pro-Tackles in Police School
 Lou Gordon and Frank Butler, professional football tackles with the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears, respectively, have en- rolled in the Chicago police school. At the conclusion of the course, they will be eligible for appointment to the force.
 Bill Karr, star right end of the Bears, has enlisted for two-ycar term as member of the West Vir- ginia state police.
 Francis Ryan, Columbia's track captain and, on 1888 performances, the worlds No. shot-putter, has improved approximately a foot year since entering Columbia as freshman. His present mark is 52 feet 3-4 inches. Coach Carl Merner expects him to better than 53 feet this year.
 Talk about the ancient" Dod- gers-infielders Joe Kuhel, Minter Hayes, Luke Appling and Marvin Owen, cutfielders Rip Radcliff and Gerald Walker, catcher Tony Rensa, and pitchers Ted Lyons, Clint Brown. Thorton Lee, Jack Knott and Vic Frasier of the Chicago White Soy all will be past 30 before the new season begins.
 Baseball on Ice Tried
 Did you know that Henry Chad wick of Brooklyn, inventor of the boxscore, once eXperimented with winter baseball? In 1884 he laid out a diamond on a frozen pond and the players were on skates. Nobody knows what happened.
 Football men say that the word going the rounds in the Big Ten Football conference is, watch the Wildcats" Lynn Waldorf is sup posed to have the finest freshmmen squad in the schools history. in- cluding Bill DeCorrevont, former Chicago high sensation.
 Listed in the 1889 Preakness eligibles is horse by the name of Sportswriter, he's never started, but he is well-bred! His pedigree reads by Sir Galahad IT, -Chickadee, by Omar Khayyam.
 Jockey Barbee was the only rider to pilot the winning horse three times, coming home in front in 1873 1876 and 1883. Trainer R. w. Wal den conditioned the winning horse seven times, five of them in suc- cession, from 1878 to 1882.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
Amateur Basketball

North End Pals vs Seymour Alumni
 The N. E. Pals stack up against the strong Seymour Alumni tonight at the Webster school gym. The Alumni consists of former high school and college stars. They have won eight straight games and lost none. Coach Ventresca will have the same team that has won its last five starts. The Pals will be without the services of Joe Petrocine for the rest of the season. The Pals will be gunning for their twelfth win of the season. Coach Ventresca will depend on DeLucia and Carriero in the for word positions with Cal Stolfi in the center position and Mattolini and Krasnovsky in the guard positions
 Egan, Harvey and Benson will seek action also. The preliminary will show the Pal Coeds and the St. Stans Girls of Seymour starting at 2 p. m. Henry Jacovino will officiate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24

Seven cities and towns will be represented when a field of 75 to 100 bowlers from Waterbury and vi- cinity get under way in the first lo- cal Mattatuck Recreation sweep stakes, scheduled for tomorrow af- ternoon at the East Main street al- leys. Early entries in the event will get rolling shortly after o'clock, the immediate objects of all of them be- ing a $40 first prize to the man put ting together the best total pinfall for six games, which requires a two dollar entry fee.
 Keen competition is assured the Waterbury bowlers, some 35 of them from Industrial Mercantile, Italian Recreation and various other city leagues with men from Derby, Thomaston and Naugautck expected
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24

If Jaworski can approximate his present pace of 24.11 points per game, he easily will shatter Luisetti's four-year average. Playing on New England's best basketball team with @ record of 16 wins in 17 starts, the Rams captain should have little dif- flculty.
 Jaworski, who starts daily one- man practice in october, has scored over 20 points in every game but five. A physical education student with coaching aspirations, he att tributes his top-notch condition to regular exercise and non-smoking. He and his teammates, who include two of the casts leading five scorers have Q steak dinner three hours be- fore game time after two-hour afternoon nap.
 Luisetti's high for @ single game was 50 last year against Duquesne ct Cleveland. Jaworski, Q former Worcester, Mass, commerce high school boy, has approached this mark twice season. He netted A points against Arnold and 70 in a game with Springfield.
 Two sophomores, Warner Keany, six foot three inch 235-pound son of the teams coach, Frank Keany and Fred Conley, have furnished most of the help to Jaworski, who is defending the eastern scoring title which he has held for two years.
 But the boys insist they don't as e general rule feed" his passes SC he can create scoring records. Tn his two high scoring bursts. they admitted feeding" him as he neared Luisettis mark. They say, how ever, his play became ragged when they were attempting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
TIGERS TRoUNCE ACES

The N. E. "" Tigers trounced the Pond Aces 67 to 20 last night at the N. E. Y. court. Led by the sharpshooting Tom Santa Lucia who garnered 26 points on l2 field goals and 2 charity awards. Santa Lucia was helped in his scoring ways by Rip "Jesse" Guerrero who cut the cords for IA points. The Tigers stepped out in front in the opening minutes and were never headed. The Aces could not break a strong Tiger defense which was augmented by the work of Joe Coffee" Celentano and Frank Bull" Place.
 The Tigers who have won their last 18 out of 20 games, have erl- tered the Boys Club Tournament. Coach Pal Delucia will put his co- horts through Q workout before the beginning of the tourney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
Today's Sport Parade
By HENRY McLEMORE United Press StaH Correspondent)

pasted-like substance made from the root of the taro plant. To my palate 1t bears a strong resemblance to the paste I used in making kites.
 The beverage served at luaus is okolehao, a local article that goes down so smoothly that the first time you realize you have had any of 1t is when you find yourself in the top of a tree betting even money that you can fly, just as you are and without any mechanical aid whatsoever. The funny thing is that every once in while you win your bets.
 Say, what has all this got to do with sports?
 Copyright 1889 by United Press)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
Jaworski Better Basketballer
 Than Luisetti
By TOM NOONAN United Press Stan Correspondent

Kingston, R. T., Feb. 24-(UP)- The casts leading basketball scorer, Chet Jaworski of Rhode Island State, who misses shots as infrequently as a steel worker drops hot rivets, to- day was well ahead of the record average completed by Hank Luisetti of Stamford in 1888.
 Though he trails Luisetti's all- time high of 1,596 points for a four year career and has but four games to play, Jaworski has scoring aver age of over two and a half points per game better than the eagle- eyed Californian.
 The Rhode Island senior, who stands 5 feet 10 inches and weighs 165, has massed 1867 points in 73 games for a four-year average of 1872 plus. Luisetti's average for 98 games was 1892 points per game.
 Here Is the year-by-year record of the two:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
Close Games In
 Brooklyn Loop

Tri-Square, Danes and Rams tf the Brooklyn Hi-Y basketball league won league games last night in some of the best hoop play of the season at the Brooklyn "Y" court. Trf- Squares won then tightest game of the three, 6 31-30 victory over the Raiders, while the Danes took home an 18-1e decision over the Red Wings. Rangers were badly beaten by the Rams 30 to 13. Sugelli and F. Santora of Tri-Squares, Petit and Ragaglia of the Raiders, Pino of the Danes and D. Santora of the Rams were high scorers for their respective teams. Summary:
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
l6 KNOCKOUTS!

Buffalo, N. Y, Feb. 24-(UP)- Leroy Evans, hard-hitting Buffalo amateur heavyweight boxer, boasted his 20th successive victory today.
 The gigantic negro recorded his 18th straight knockout last night when he stopped Frank Chludinski 228-pound heavyweight from Hyde Park, Mass, in the second round of a scheduled five-round bout.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
C.Y.O. Sports
PARDON PLEASE By James Natale

The Lady of Lourdes manager James Natale wishes to retract the statement which was put in last nights paper about St. Lucy. It said that the Lourdes beat them in a hard fought battle. The two teams did not meet as yet. What was meant was that the Lourdes beat them by e forfeit earlier in the sea- son.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
Warriors Victorious

The Boys Club Warriors swamped the Thomaston Cadets 42 to 25 in a game played at the Boys club last night. Perugini was the Warriors main point getter, scoring eight hoops. Iannaccone was second witt, five hoops. Piazza was the losers best bet with six hoops. The War; riors will play the Brigades in a senior league game at the club Fri. day. This will be the Warriors fina' game before playing in the Nauga. tuck Valley tournament. The War. riors expect to be at their strongest for this tourney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
HOME STAR FIRST

San Francisco-Roy Mikkelsen, former Olympic star, will make the first official jump in the internation- al ski championships at the 1888 California Worlds Fair, for e mem- Der of the home club always makes the first leap.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
GRIZZLIES SEE FAIR

San Francisco University of Moii- tana football players, here to face the University of San Francisco pons visited Treasure Island, site of the l9S9 California Worlds Fair.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
MAKING IT PAY

Pittsburgh-Whizzer White, who led the National Professional Foot ball League in ground-gaining with 567 yards, earned $26.84 per yard on the basis of his $15 1000 salary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
TITLE BIKE RACE

San Francisco. - Plans for a worlds championship six-day bike race at the 1889 Golden Gate Inter- national Exposition are being for mulated, with title holders of many nations competing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
HOW ABOUT SIGHT?

New York-Bill Mcdowan, who has served as an American League official for l4 seasons, is conducting Q correspondence course for um- pires.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
SOME SACRIFICE

Los Angeles-A part-time Christ mas job prevented Buck Gilmore U. 0. L. A. back, from going with the Bruin squad on a holiday trip to Honolulu.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24

Spares-Pederson, Collins, Grace, Ames, Smith, Johnson, Herman.
 Spares-Lessard, F. Bournival Hoopi, Jones, F. McCleary, Schwartz, Chabot, Benoit.
 Penalties-S. McCleary.
 Second period scoring-Miller 4:00 (unassisted) Chabot 10:0l, 0. BournivaD Ames 17:00 (Grace).
 Penalties-Hlavarla.
 Third period scoring-S. McCleary 7:01 Thompson 1900 (Blake. Young).
 Penalties-Pederson, Havana, s. McCleary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
LAST OF FIRST A.B.C.

New York-Louis Stein, 8l, is the last surviving member of the group which formed the American Bowl ing congress in New York in 1896.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
Mattatuck Recreation
 Sweepstakes Saturday

to get away with a fair share of the prize money, the total amount of which is based upon the number of entries, though there is a guar anteed $40 first prize.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
TWO.LETTER MAN

Chicago-Charles Bidwell, owner of the Chicago professional football Cardinals, is president of Hawthorne race track,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
STAMFORD CLUB
 FACES B. (. CADETS

The Stamford Boys Club, who al- ready hold a victory over .he local club Cadets, come to town Saturday night for a return engagement. This team has a record of "A wins against losses. The visitors rank as favorites in the coming New Eng land Boys Club Tournament in Bos- ton. Last year they finished run nerup and with bigger and better club now look like sure things. The Lock Towners will be headed by Capt. Rickert, the high-scorer of the team. He will be ably assisted by Koules, Richiski, Jarosz, Pappas, Ogiba, Kurowski and Holowinko.
 The Cadets, confidence bolstered by their defeat of the Ansonia Blue Devils will be out to even the count and a good battle is expected A brisk sale of tickets has assured a packed house to see this epic en- gagement. Coach Crichton will pick his starting lineup from the follow ing; Damelio, Griffin, zenick, Howie Loughlin, Rinaldi, Cliff Loughlin, Sweeney, Murphy and Fisher. The Cadets who are to be entered in the State Semi-Pro Tourney, have won 12 and lost after a late start.
 Probable Starting Lineups CADETS STAMFORD Rinaldi .................. Rickert
 Left Forward
 Damelio ................. Pappas
 Right Forward
 Sweeney ................. Koules
 Center
 Griffin ................... Jarosz
 Left Guard
 Ii. Lougnlln .,,.....,..... ftlcnlSkl
 Right Guard
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24
BROCK -HALLS IN PHOTO FINISR
 OVER FRENCHMEN
St. Ann's One Man Short . When Third Goal Is
 Scored

Giving the defending state cham- pion Brock-Hall ice hockey team Q great rub" the St. Arns hockey troupe lost a 3-2 decision to the West Haven outfit last night in this city, but not before the winners had known they were in the puck bat- tie of their lives. Thompson, visit ing wingman scored the winning goal with only four St. Ann players on the ice, after Sam McCleary had won the second and tying goal for the Brass City club with nice inc dividual effort at the end of seven minutes of the third period. Mil- Ter and Chabot, opposing players scored a goal apiece to even up the game not long after the start which thrilled a huge crowd as the game was played under perfect conditions and proved interesting all the way. By their victory, the Brock-Halls won a final playoff game with the Waterbury Hockey club in Q state league contest which the defending champs, Brock-Hall will be favored to win, as they were runners-up in the national amateur champion ships last year. However, the Wa terbury club may give them as good a battle as the St. Anns and pos- sibly win the match in the bargain. Summary:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-24

FtelVfbU - K3U BIuDlU Nf<fitEkUKbW Time -Four o-minute periods.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
FOUR INJURED
IN OVERNIGHT
AUTO CRASHES
Two Women Hurt In
Laurel Collision

Four persons we're injured in
overnight traffic mishaps, accord
ing to reports made today to police.
Howard Berry, So, Of the 100
block Riggs st. N. w.. suffered a
fractured right leg, slight brain
conclusion and decorations when
struck by an automobile last night
in the 100 block Eighteenth St.
N. w. He is in Emergency Hos
pital.
Two women we're brought to
Garfield Hospital after the auto
mobile in which they were riding
crashed with another car on the
Washington-Baltim Boulevard
near Laurel, Md. Grace Elizabeth
Morris, 80, of the 1900 block Twen-
ty-eighth st. S. E., was treated for
lacerationS to the head and face
and Nancy Farrell, 81, Of Wilson,
N. c., suffered a broken leg.
While crossing Fifteenth and
East Capitol Streets, last night,
Thomas F. Fee, a Pennsylvania
visitor stopping in the first block
Sixth Street Southeast, was struck
by an automobile and suffered in
juries to the left leg. He was treat
ed at Casualty Hospital.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
POLICE DEF|ED
SAWED GUM
BANDIT STRIKES
Store HoIdup Is Staged
Near Headquarters

Washington's most elusive gun
man-the "sawed-off sh o u n"
bandit-once again headlined
the crime reports recorded today
by police.
The highwayman, who has a
prlce of $500 on his head, struck
last night within a stones throw
Of Police Headquarters. This
time he was accompanied by a
confederate-a tall, thin man, po-
lice we're told.
The pair victimized the night
manager and two patrons of a
liquor store in the 200 block Sixth
st. N. w. escaping with $50.
Brandishing the whitfield down
weapon which gave him his so
briquet, the bandit forced the
night manager, R. j. Kelly, and
the two patrons, Earl Dean, 400
block Sixth St. N. W., and Virgil
Davis, 200 block Seaton Pl. N. E.,
to face a wall while his companion
emptied the cash register, then
took Kelly's wallet, which con-
tained $40.
The holdup was the tenth at
tributed to the bandit. The Police
Department has offered 5000 re-
ward for information leading to
his capture and conviction.
Police announced the theft of a
$4,000 diamond ring from Mrs.
Gladys Keats, 3700 Reservoir Rd.
N. w., recently, has been solved.
A charge of grand larency was
lodged against Fred WitherSpoon,
delivery man for a neighborhood
grocer, after the ring was found in
his car.
Detectives H. H. Carper and j.
r. Nash searched the car and re-
ported they found the ring,
wrapped in paper, hidden beneath
the battery protection plate under
the front seat.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
CRASH SCARE"
HALTS REEDS

The scare" thrown into the
White House police when two 16-
year-old youngsters crashed the
gate" and obtained the autographs
of the President and Mrs. Roose-
velt Saturday was reflected at the
judicial reception at the White
House last night.
Justice of the Supreme Court
and Mrs. Stanley Reed became
suspects, and were held up by po-
lice at the door, because they had
with them two youngsters, whose
names were not learned.
Carefully guarding against any
more "crashers," the White House
police stopped the Reeds.
They we're kept waiting at the
door until they were identified by
members of the White House
staff.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
Hunt For DeputY's
SLAYER Continues

ALTA VISTA, Va, Jan. 6.
State troopers tonight continued
their hunt for Willie Bradshaw,
Negro fugitive alleged to have shot
and killed Herbert Boelte, Halifax
county deputy sheriff near Clover
three weeks ago. The suspect is
reported to have been seen near
here yesterday. State police de-
clined to discuss the clue.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
Gas Victim Dies

Fred M. Edwards, 5, of the First
block of Fourth st. S. E., who was
rescued from a gaSfilled room by
the Fire Squad December 81, died
today in Casualty Hospital.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
Business Group to Meet

The Board of Directors of the
Central Business Mems Association
will hold its first meeting Of the
year in the Denrike Building today
at q n m
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
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Brand New 1888 Dayton Eee Refrigerator so $6o25
ReEobIe EIee Washer, fully guaranteed 1885 Szess
Apex Spinner Dry Electric Washer 1o995 S59ss
The Washington times., 1939-01-06

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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-01-19

winged friends which remain in this
section the year around. The past
summer has been favorable to the
birds, they have become more pro-
fuse than last year. In cold areas
1t IS necessary to continue to feed
the birds until May, but however
long 1t is, the need of thoughtful
ness on the part Of all of us, is a
necessity If we wish to have these
creatures with us in the spring. In
doesn't make any difference how
poor is the table, everyone in Ken
newick can spare crumbs, for the
birds. Don't forget the water too!
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-01-19
COUNTING SHEEP

When you can't sleep at night anc
roll and toss about your bed give 6
thought to the elderly Mass. man
who hasn't slept in six years. There
Is something bothering you, you
can't close your eyes, your nerves
are jumpy, restlessneSs keeps you
keyed up and sleep passes you by. It
happens to all Of us here in Kenne-
wick. The So year old man who
has gone without sleep since 1888
is fit as a fiddle" he says, is hard
worker, walks miles, chops wood,
carries water, and gardens for liv-
ing in the summer. Lack of sleep
hasn't seemed to hurt him.
We would laugh, as children,
when the old man who slept in his
chair would nod and jerk his head
as he snored so loudly the women
folk would shake him to stop the
noise. He insisted he wasn't asleep
but simply closed his eyes to rest
them! We often fail to realize the
length Of time we do sleep, for five
minutes Of wakefulness while q
household slumberS seems like five
hours to the man who lies awake.
lnsomonia Is q demon and we have
not one good word to say for him.