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Evening star., 1939-12-13

might have had the N. L. mag
mates chiding the Judge by sing
ing:
1T is patent to the mob
That his being made a mob
Was effected by a job"
and the American Leaguers
Ginning in with:
And a good job, too."
The Smith brothers (not the
Hack, Hack boys are doing all
right at Minnesota. Bruce is the
soph football flash and Don the
soph basket ball sensation. Bos-
ton papers have sent staff writer's
to Clemson for close-ups of the
team which will meet Boston Col.
lege in the Cotton Bowl. Bernie
Bierman is denying he's had
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Mats Have AVERAGED Fourth Over % Years

In the of
pointing Second Baman Harris Bucky,
pilot won the the world championship
Thereafter
threats They
In 1880 they second In 1881 and 1882
In 1883 Griffith again surprised by appointing his
Cronln
feat He won another pennan, Wahingtons third.
Lean have followed the
the Mats
apologize ball club
AS for eight
20 the
despite lack
three
Today, his
be sold Not
not repeat And his
the successful
boased.
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Baseball Leader
In A. P. Poll 9Th
Straight Year
Trojons, Vols, Corne!!
Give Howkeyes Run
For Runner-Up Spot
BY SID FEDER,

NEW YORK. Dec. 13.-The boss
always said to put the news at the
top Of the story so this first para
graph hardly is the place to tell you
the country's sports experts picked
the New York Yankees of baseball
the No. l team of all 1899 sports.
Rather, it's the SPOT to explain
that the experts bailoting in the
ninth annual Associated Press poll
had tough time deciding whether
1oWa's comebacking football Hawk
eyes, or the undefeated teams of
Southern California, Tennessee and
Cornell rated the No. 2 slot. They
finally gave it to Iowa, with 37l2
points to "a for the Pacific Coast
Conference champions; 33 for the
other half of the Rose Bowl, Ten
nessee, and 26 for Cornell
Yet the combined vote for these
four gridiron powers was only
slightly more than half the total
the Yankees rolled up in winning
recognition as "outstanding team of
the year, amateur or professional"
for the fourth straight year, just
as easily as they skyrocketed to their
fourth straight world championship
with a woeful walloping of the Gin
cinnati Reds in October.
Yank Margin Sets Record.
Sixty-one of the 70 experts who
cast ballots from all parts of the
country picked the Yankees as un-
disputed No. l team. Another split
his ticket between the Yankees and
the Hawkeyes. Thirteen others put
the Yanks in second place There
were only four who didn't mention
them.
On basis of three points for
flrst-place nomination, two for Sec
ond and one for third, the Yanks
ran up the tremendous total of 21115
points for the most lop- sided edge
IN the nine-year history of the AS
soclated Press poll. Not only did
1t give the Yanks their fourth
straight win, but it gave baseball
record of eight straight years of
boastlng the country's leading team.
Not since the first poll, back in 81,
when Southern CALIFORNIA; football
TroJans won over the St. Louis Car
dlnals, has any except the World
Series baseball winner been voted
the award.
OF the II firSt-place selections in
which the Yankees did not figure
TINS year, seven went to Iowa's foot
baliers, two to Southern California
three to Tennessee, two to Cornell
and one each to the basket ball
teams of Oregon and Ohio State and
to the footballers of PENNSYLVANIA
State College.
Texas Aggies Sixth.
AS a sport, football led all the
rest, with nine college and profess
slona1 teams being nominated. The
Iexas Aggies, headingtor the Sugar
Bowl, were sixth on the list with
18 points.
Basket ball drew six nominees
headed by the University of Ore
CONS champions, in seventh place
with IL points. Baseball had four
on the list and crew three. South
ern California was mentioned twice.
IN track as we'll as football. The
voting:
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Hogerty to Be Speaker
At 6. U. Prep Banquet

Jack Hagerty, coach of George
towns undefeated football team, will
be the principal speaker at George
town Prep's annual football banquet
Saturday night at Garrett Park.
The only other speech will be
made by Joe Gardner, former Prep
coach who tutored the eleven on
which Tommy Keating, present
coach, starred several years ago.
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Boudinot Top Shooter
As D. 6. Guards Score

With Henry Boudinot topping the
scorers with 282 points and w. c.
Jense the only man to turn in a
perfect round at any stage, the
D. c. National Guards rifle team
defeated the Marine Barracks, 1886
1874, in shoulder-to-sho
match yesterday on the barracks
range.
Gibeau's 273 was high for the
loAArA
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Five Officials Chosen
For Hiqh Basket Boil

Five well-known local officials have
been appointed to work the inter-
high basket ball series which starts
next month.
They are Maurice Enright. Babe
Gearty, Dave Keppel, Joe Mitchell
and Dallas Chirley.
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nand and ran the score to 39-15.

Rallying late in the third period
after trailing to that point, George
Washington High basketers tied the
count at ISIS and then spurted to
deal the G. w. High Alumni team a
22-15 defeat last night at Alexan-
dria.
The game, first of the season for
the Presidents, presented embryonic
scholastic stars in Ed Snyder, Jim
Taylor and Amos Cliff.
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Chisox Spring List Heavy
By the Associated Pres,

BOSTON, Dec. 13.-The Boston
Red Sox management today an
nounced a 33-game spring training
schedule, including IA dates with the
Cincinnati Reds. The National
League champions will meet the
Red Sox twice during the regular
grape fruit" campaign and then
travel north with them from Tampa,
Fla, on March 30.
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Unhompered by Football Work,
Woodwork Promises Tough
Basket Team at Central

high quarterback on the grid team.
also is showing promise in a game he
| has had little chance to play. Stei-
ner is a guard.
Others expected to be useful are
Sam Di Blasi, all high end; Lewis
Lawrence, Leon Fisher and Teddy
Phomaibes. forwards; Jimmy Man.
des. Bill Kelly and Bob OLaughlin,
guards, and Morris Bisker, Wilbur
rock and Ebert Gaist. centers.
Phonaibes and Kelly have shown
the most ability among these.
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ScheeI Brothers Stor

With the Scheel brothers, Charles
and Grant, leading the way, the
Alpha Kappa Phis defeated the Cor
rigans in the Anacostia Community
Center Basket Ball League last night,
$500. The Scheels scored % points
between them.
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Sports Program For Local Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball.

TODAY.
Basket Ball.
Heurich VS.. Haymakers, at
Troy, N. Y.
Central VS.. Hyattsville, Central,
$50.
Wilson vs.. Baltimore City COL
leTe, Wilson, $50.
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Rainier outfit, 1921, at Gonzaga
gym.
Freddy Rice and Vincent Burke
were outstanding for the Purple,
pouring 7 and 10 points through the
hoops, respectively. jim OConnor,
with 8 points, led Mount Rainier.
Evening star., 1939-12-13
Gde Second Yans Roll Up Record Vote Nations No Team
Win, Lose or Draw
An Anniversary for Grondpoppy Griffith
By FRANCIS {. STAN.

Clark Griffith today
the Washington
ball
yellowed files the a bad
begun
first and last the American At
In New York Manager Griffith had
cf at the directors of the Washington
tightly
the club Since 1912 when he
had
the stock had his Montana
together his e savings But he couldn't controlling
without and he needed at least 100000.
December
friend William NJ Richardson
Richardson liked baseball
Richardson And
Manager Griffith Griffith.
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Show Wildcat Scores

Moving pictures of every touch
down scored by Northwestern this
year will be shown at the annual
banquet of the local alumni to be
held at the Kennedy Warren Hotel
tonight at $50 o'clock.
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Totals % 4S

Half-time score-Maryland. 10: Western
Maryland. 12. Free throws missed-Weid-
niger. MULTI (2). Faw (2). Garrett, stropp
~ .Biasi. Honeman 60. Personal fouls
Blasi' Honeman 90. Mopdorn, Mulitz (3),
Stropp: Weidinger co. Bengoechea. Rea,
Vannais: Referee-Paul Mention. Umpire
Jack Mention.
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Gonzaga, fondly anticipating it's
most successful season in years,
launched it's season toward that
goal, whipping a scrappy Mount
Evening star., 1939-12-13

Georgetown Prep unleased a sur
prisingly potent attack to trim
Rockville High, 1921, at Rockville,
displaying trio of scoring stars in
Ben Decker, Sport Barrett and Bud
Eckrich, who registered IL, 10 and
II points, respectively.
Rockville scoring was confined to
three players. Tommy Ray and
Norman Anders made points each,
while Slater Clipped in with more.
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Totals II 5 80 Totals 52l
Score at half-Georgetown Prep, 1f to 8.
Referee-Alderdon.
Bart Fugler loomed as an irritat-
ing subject for rivals who will be
assigned to check him as Wilson
routed the A. U. Jayvees. Fugler
collected IL points and played q
sparkling defensive game.
The Jayvees held Wilson to a 16-
13 margin in the first half, but early
in the second half Wilson took COM
mand and ran the score to 39-15.
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Three points each-Penn State, foot
baH q frstl; St. Louis Cardinals base
pail; Brooklyn Dodgers, baseball; United
states 1nternationalists. polo
Two points-Oklahoma A. and M,
>, One point each-Tulane u. football;
basket ball; Frankfort Ind) High School,
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TOMORROW.
Basket Ball.

Heurich VS.. Philadelphia Sphas,
Heurich gym, $50.
George Washington VS.. Culver
Stockton, Tech High, $3.50.
Georgetown vs.. American o. Ut
American o., Sis.
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Totals - IA 432 Totals g 517
Score at half-Western, 2O-s.
Referee. Mitchell Ca b..
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Totals 16 4 80 Totals 10 81
Referee-Keppell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-31
DUKE ELLINGTON
 AT ARENA SUNDAY
Gray Gordon on Same Pros gram-TWO PerfOrnl-
 ances Billed

Duke Ellington and his famous orchestra-only a week back from a lengthy tour of Europe-will appear at next Sundays swingsation musi- cal at the New Haven Arena, along with Gray Gordon and his radio swing band in another twin bill of entertainment for music lovers.
 In addition, the New Haven Arena will present an all-star revue of radio and screen personalities who will perform in front of the Gordon orchestra.
 Ellington appeared in London, Paris, Berlin and other big cities on the continent The Duke is known to radio listeners all over the nation for his arrangements of popular numbers in his own original style of swing.
 Gordon's orchestra has become one of the most popular radio com- binations in the country in the last six months. The Gordon band has been playing on radio and vaude- vile programs throughout the east with great measure of success.
 Both orchestra leaders will pre- sent a great array of talent with their bands. in addition to the top- notch numbers which will be part of the stage revue.
 The reduced scale of prices will be in effect for the afternoon show which will start at 800 p. m. The evening swingsation will get under way at 8:30.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-31

for children who are unable to leave their homes during the summer hol- idays.
 The training course for day camp directors includes the principles and practices of this type of camp ex- perience. The responsibilities and inter-relationships of camp direc- tors, local sponsoring groups, staff and community. Also, the methods of program building, sources for program material, business man. agement and special problems re- lating to various day camp situa- tions,
 All training courses given at Camp Macy and in nineteen other cen- 'ters throughout the country are planned by members of the Girl Scout national personnel division. Dr. Lillian M. Gilhreth, of Mont clair, N. J.. noted consulting engi- neer. is chairman of this division at headquarters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-31

man. Betty Bergin, Teresa Sweeney. Joseph Donahue.
 A special meeting of the Gents of the Hill will be held tonight at 8 o'clock, for the distribution of tick cts for the clubs annual dinner dance. The affair will be held June IS, Friday, at Waverly Inn. Frank Tehan is chairman of the arrange ments committee,
 Fireworks
 Another joint meeting of repre- sentatives of Waterbury's commu- nity clubs will be held Monday at the Washington Park Community House, to consider plans for single celebration of the Fourth of July, sponsored by the groups in collab- oratien.
 Those attending a meeting Mon- day night, for the initial discussion of the plan included: Paul J. Kul- kel, Joseph Broply and Harry Cor den of the East End: James Glad ney, John Dalton, Ted Donahue and William Kelly of Washington Park; V0AiCo N4 guy VI &1ORCtlllC, NOA4 6Q Ranney and Harry Mclean of Platts Mills.
 Memorial Services
 A wreath was placed on the Mar tin Scully Memorial at Washington Park yesterday, as the Washington Park Community club conducted its annual services in honor of deceased members. Speakers included Rev. William Sullivan, Rev. T. lLeRoy Crosby and William F. Kelly. Taps was sounded by Robert Sturges and John Dzick, buglers.
 Temporary Appointment
 Rev. William Sullivan, recently ordained to the priesthood, has re- ceived a temporary-summer ap- pointment to serve at the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at Meri- den, starting this week. The ap- pointment will be followed by permanent post, which will be de- cided by Most Rev. Maurice F. Me- Auliffe, bishop of Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-31

dents are chiefly due to carelessness or thoughtleSsness. With the ap- proach of summer there are added risks of accident and injury, the bulletin warned because of more freedom and time for children to play. Attention was directed to means which should be taken by the public to protect children from such hazards. These are:
 Drive carefully-to protect those inside and outside your car.
 Never let children play alone near deep water. Teach them to swim at an early age.
 Put guard rails or fences across windows or stairways, which are &C., cessible to children.
 Never leave matches around. Teach a child how to handle them. Keep utensils containing hot liquids out of a child's reach.
 Lock up drugs, household disin- fectants, I've or other poisons kept in the home.
 Never let children have small or sharp playthings, which may be swallowed, inhaled or cause injury.
 Prevention of accidents should be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-31
APPEALSFILED
 ON ASSESSMENTS
Property Owners in Pros- pect Ask Superior Court
 for Higher Valuation

Treat B. Hotchkiss, Nellie B. Hotchkiss and others, of Prospect. today appealed to the superior court for reaSsessment of their Prospect property which will be taken by the state highway department for the improvement of Route 69, the Wat erbury-P Prospect road.
 The appeals are filed by Treat B., Nellie B., Mabel and Ruth Hotch- kiss of Prospect and Frederick H. Hotchkiss of Paterson, New York, from the assessment as fixed by State Highway Commissioner Wil- liam J. Cox, as filed in the New Haven superior court.
 The appraisals as filed by Cox, fix the value of two parcels of land along the highway, totalling 2.51 acres as $500.
 In another appraisal of another strip of land, the value is fixed at $400 for .84 acres. The court is ask ed to reappraise the value of the land, due tto the dissatisfaction Of the petitioners with the amount set by the highway department.
 Similar actions have been filed by other landowners, whose property is necessary to the state for the im- provement of the road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-31
CHILD ACCIDENT
 RISKS INCREASED
Vacation Period Partly Re- spOnsible; ; Carelessness
 Takes Toll

Accidents to children would be appreciably reduced, advised the current weekly bulletin of the State Department of Health. if people would discard the false notion that accidents will happen" and realize that by teaching children safety first measures most of the accidents occurring in the home or on the road could be prevented. Study of the causes of accidental deaths show that automobile accidents, drowning, falls ana burns are the four main dangers and that acci-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-31
|EVELINA HAUSER
 STUDIES CAMPING
Bank Street Girl Taking Girl Scouts Course in
 PleasantviIle, N. Y.

Miss Evclina Hauser of 6s Bank Street. Is attending Camp Edith Macy. Girl Scout National Training School at Pleasantville, N. F., this week, where she is registered for the day camp directors course.
 This course, which is being given by Catherine Hammett, member of the Girl Scout national camp staff, was planned for persons who are in- terested in the administration of Girl Scout day camps. Day camps are sponsored throughout the coun- try by the Girl Scout local councils,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-31

C. Greer's Service Station
 666 East Main St. Waterbury
 C. De Bonis Service Station S20 East Main St. Waterbury chos. ByroIIy Service Station ls Spring st. Waterbury L. Formico's Service Station soz Congress Ave. Waterbury
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-31
Ladies Guild Plans
 Communion Services
Committee Announces List of Speakers for Sundays Event; Community Club Staged Memorial Services
WASHINGTON HILL

Speakers and guests for the first annual communion breakfast of the Ladies' Guild of St. Francis Xavier's church, to be held Sunday, were an- nounced today by the arrangements committee.
 Rev. John V. Williams, O. F., of st. Mary's church, New Haven; Rev. Paul Dillon of St. Johns Seminary, brooklyn, N. F., and Miss Mary
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-31

gin at birth. the bulletin added. Even baby may roll off 6 bed and be seriously injured if improperly protected, or he may swallow pins or other small objects if they are ac- cessible. Parents were urged to teach caution to a greater extent as children develop but were advised to instruct them in such manner that they would not become tirnid or afraid. Usually this can be avoid ed by teaching them how to be care- full in handling dangerous objects. If children are taught how to watch for traffic when crossing street, how to swim, or how to light and handle a match, much of the danger of accidents from these causes Is reduced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-31

IF YOU'D LIKE to cut down on the ! amount of your Stop-and-Go driv- ing, we Shell dealers have some mighty good news.
 We are local headquarters for the new Share-the-Road Club. It's big crusade against "Screwdrivers" and their traffic boners. Traffic authorities say that if we can get rid of Screw drivers" and get people to drive cour- teously, we can cut our Stop-and- Go 25%. That would certainly make it a lot easier driving, wouldn't it?
 Why not pull into any one of our stations, listed below, and join the Share the-Road Club today? We'll put that fine-looking Share Road emblem on your car FREE. Then everybody will know that you're for common-sense driving and against "Screwdrivers."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-31

Confgessions will be heard to- morrow afternoon and evening at St. Francis Xavier'S church in preparation for the first Friday of the month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-31
Guest Speaker

Dwyer of the faculty of Anderson school head the list of speakers Key. Charles w. Brennan, pastor of the church, and Rev. John F. Me- Teague, chaplain of the guild, will be guests. Father Dillon is na- tive of Waterbury. He recently ad- dressed 8 communion breakfast of the sodality of the Children of Mary
 A meeting of the arrangements committee will be held tonight to complete final plans. The meeting will be held at 7:30 o'clock in the parish hall. Rev. Finton $. Tehan who had been scheduled to speak at the breakfast will be unable to at- tend.
 The complete committee in charge of the arrangements includes: Katherine Healey, Mrs. Mary Cow Mrs. Katherine Kelly, Mrs. Teresa Conway, Mrs. Margaret Clark, Mrs Anna Bowey, Mrs. Margaret Park CT, Mrs. Margaret Kelly, Mrs. Kath- crime Bowes, Mrs. Anna Keefe, Mrs. Helen Shove, Mrs. Daniel Kemp, and the Misses Mae Mccarthy Mary Rice, Eleanor Kelly, Mary Gaffney, Anna O'Neill, Mary Reil- ley and Margaret Frageau.
 Confgessions will be heard to- morrow afternoon and evening at St. Francis Xavier's church in preparation for the first Friday of the month.
 More than 50 couples will attend the annual spring dinner-dance of the Children of Mary Sodality of St. Francis Xavier's church, at Wright's Inn, Plainville, this eve- ming. Patrons and patronesses have been announced previously by the committee.
 Miss Mary Joyce is chairman of the arrangements committee, assist ed by EStelle Whalep, Gertrude Murphy, Catherine O'Neill, Mary Mulligan, Katherine Fitzpatrick and Marie Kilbride. Miss Dorothy Dan- aher is president of the sodality.
 School Services
 Wallace J. Inglis, past comman- der of the Corp. Coyle post, Amer ican Legion was the speaker at a Memorial Day celebration Monday at the Mulcaby school.
 Children who took part in spe- cial program included:
 Mary Blacker, John Dwyer, Vir- ginia Hansen, Esther Sullivan, Eve lyn Beesley, Patricia Driscoll, Mar jorie Sonderegger, Florence Rein, Yvonne Matney. Shirley Cyr, Gladys Timms, Homer Halleck, William Sodin, Eugene Gilhooly. Russell Hansen, Lawrence Fallstrom.
 Also June Judd, Lois Timms, Elizabeth Martin, Elizabeth and Elsie Ruby, Jane Cone, Helen Ka1 lita, Rosemary Budd, Donald Maher, Elmer Archambault, Eugene Dwyer, Charles, Rita and George Promo vost, Joseph Amico, Richard Sturges, John Egan, Bernard Coffey, James Tehan, and William Conda.
 Anniversary Party
 MT. and Mrs. Bartholomew Shea of South street celebrated their third wedding anniversary last Sat- urday as guests at surprise party in their home. Those attending in- cluded MT. and Mrs. Edward Gill, MT. and Mrs. James ODonnell, Will tam O,Donnell, Mazda Hartung, Edward Curley. Alice Fox, William Johnston, Gertrude Dwyer, David Mccarthy, Rita O'Neill, Robert Cor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-31
FIRE BURNS ACROSS RIVER

Chicago tUP)-A grass fire had far-reaching effects when flames reached the surface of the Calumet river, ignited grease floating on the surface, which in turn caused ex- plosion of three large gas mains, one of which was leaking, running under the river bed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-31
PLATSBURCH, N.Y.,
 CETSARMY GAMES

Major Newton w. Alexander of this city and Lieut.. Co. Roy E. Rice of Woodbury will be umpires in the impressive army games at Platts- burgh, N. Y., this summer. They will report to the New York cantonment August 13. to aid regular army of- ficers. The games" will be the most extensive maneuvers held since World War days by U. s. troops. More than 60,000 regular army, na- tional guard and army reserve troops will participate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-31
CAPTAIN F. F. SANS F>l
 HAS REs1GlVE

Capt. Frederick ?. sansom oI Hartford, flight officer Of the lzf Division Aviation, c. N. C.. has Ie. signed his commission, and Is hor. orably discharged from the service according to adjutar1t generals o1. ders. Capt. Sansom is former Waterbury resident.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-31

John Carney of Roscrea, Ireland, has received 8 note of thanks from General Franco for a box of Sham rocks sent on St. Patrick's Day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-31

The favorite dish of Hiamese aris- tocrats is the whita wjra aa,an-.