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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
DISTRICT of WATERBURY.

DISTRICT of WATERBURY, ss. PROBATE COURT, Oct. 16th, A. D. 1889. ESTATE of EDWARD O'ROURKE, of the Town of Wa
 terbury in said District, Minor.
 The Guardian, having exhibited her account with said estate to this Court for allowance, together with her resignation as such Guardian, it is
 ORDERED. That the 2lst day of October, A. D. 1889. at 9:15 o'clock, in the forenoon, standard Stime, at the Probate office in Waterbury, be and the same is, assigned for a hearing on the allowance of said account. and acceptance of said resignation, and the Court directs the Guardian, to give notice there of, by publishing this order in some newspaper having a circulation in said District, at least three days before said day of hearing.
 Attest:
 MARGUERITE M. FAHY, l0-17-it Asst. Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
LIQUOR PERMIT NOTICE OE TVnN

This is to give notice that I, Dennis J. Reardon, of 565 Cooke St., Waterbury, Conn.,, have filed an ap- plication dated Oct. 9th, 1889, with the Liquor Control Commission for of alcoholic liquor on the premises, 313-317 Meriden Road, Waterbury, Conn. The business is owned by Dennis J. Reardon, of 565 Cooke St., Waterbury, Conn.,, and will be con ducted by Dennis J. Reardon, of 565 mittee.
 DENNIS J. REARDON.
 Dated Oct. 9th, 1889. 10-10-17
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
JACK DEMPSEY VERY CLOSE TO
 THIRD MILLION
Restaurant Partner Gives Financial LowdOwn on
 "the Champ"
BY JACK CUDDY

BY JACK CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent) New York, Oct. 17-UP)-Within 18 months he'll be a millionaire again-the great Jack Dempsey Right now he's worth more than $750,000.
 Therefore Dempsey has made the greatest comeback il, the history of pugilism.
 Six years ago he was broke. He ana his manager, Jack Kearns, had
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
LIQUOR PERMIT NnTuCE nES DDU IT TTn NI

Dennis A. Stack, of 261 River St., Waterbury, Conn, have filed an ap- plication dated Oct. 14th, 1889, with the Liquor Control Commission for a Tavern Permit for the sale of alcoholic liquor on the premises, 1S2 Baldwin St., Waterbury, Conn. The business is owned by Dennis A. Stack, of 261 River St., Waterbury, Conn, and will be conducted by Dennis A. Stack, of 261 River st., Waterbury, Conn.,, as permittee.
 DENNIS A. STACK.
 Dated Oct. 14th, 1889. 10-17-24
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
Automobiles
4 Service Stations, Repairing

FOR QUICK SERVICE on Tires ana Batteries call 3-590S. Batteries re- charged. soc: flats fixed 35c: road service 25c Somma Auto Supply 234 East Main St
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
DISTRICT of WATERBURY, ss
 PROBATE COURT, Oct. 18th, A

DISTRICT of WATERBURY, ss. PROBATE COURT, Oct. 18th, A. D. 1889. ESTA T E of RIT A O'ROURKE, of the Town of Wa terbury in said District, Minor.
 The Guardian, having exhibited her account with said estate to this Court for allowance, together with her resignation as such Guardian, it is
 ORDERED. That the Fist day of October. A. D. 1889. at 9:45 o'clock, in the forenoon, standard time, at the Probate Office in Waterbury, be and the same is, assigned for a hearing on the allowance of said account, and acceptance of said resignation, and the Court directs the Guardian, to give notice there- of, by publishing this order in some newspaper having a circulation in said District, at least three days before said day of hearing.
 Attest:
 MARGUERITE M. FAHY, 10-17-1t Asst. Clerk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
Financial
Business Opportunities

STORE - Neighborhood store, nice location. Owner must sell because of other interests. Ina. 99 South St.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
Employment
Men Wanted

ROUTE MEN WITH ARSWANTED to supply finest quality guaranteed auto, farm and institutional pro- ducts to regular customers. Pays $50 to $6o weekly. Savings Club Bonus Extra. Lifetime position with large progressive company. Write E. L. Dosch, Pres, 1880 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
You Should Advertise That Vacant Apartment Right Away If You Want It Rented By November 1st Dial 4212l
Announcements
Lost and Found

LOST-Child's hat, maroon, vicin- ity A & P opposite Beecher Ave. on East Main. Dial 3-2210.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
Rooms, Board, Hotels
Rooms and Board
For Rent Real Ectote
72 Apartments and Tenements

ATTRACTIVE-1st floor, 5 rooms Newly redecorated inside mad out. H. W. H. Garage. 268 Pine street. 4-3520.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
Personals
Special Notices

FUR COATS-Made-to order. Liber- al allowance for your old coat. l. Sternberg, 20 E. Main. Tel. 5-030O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
Automobiles
NeuU Car Dealers
Automobiles For Sale
COMPARE VALUES

COMPARE VALUES 215-1936 Plymouth 4 pr. Sedan $365 360-1936 Chevrolet Town Sedan $365 164-1938 Plymouth Town Sedan $560 277-1937 Chevrolet Town Sedan $465 Many other splendid values to
 select from.
 LOEHMANN
 CHEVROLET COMPANY 379 West Man. Dial 3-5l37 Lot-367 w. Main. Rear Cities Ser. Sta.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
Women Wanted

LADIES-How would you like to earn $10 week part time or more full
 time? Call 3-4418 for appointment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17

AT 164 W. MAIN ST.-Four rooms. Heated. Janitor, elevator service. $45
 McEVOY'S, INC. 51 West Main St. Dial 4-5118
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17

BATTERIES $S25-Oil. 2 gal. 60c. No rental or road charge. Georges Tire 6 Battery. l64S So. Main. 4-o467.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
Liue Stock

BIG SALE - Chickens 200 22c ID. Broilers. 17c lb. to 6. $1. N. E. Poultry Mkt., 27 Jefferson, 22a Baldwin. 3-3384.
The Washington times., 1939-01-21
Top Speed Needed

How much faster, then, and
more beautiful in speed and
execution is the double play
when three men handle the ball
in the same length of time and
retire two runners on the one
play, the man speeding to sec
ond and the batter heading for
first. Three seconds flat or
better, and yet the Shortstop
fields the batted ball, or rather
scoops it over to the second
baseman, who sends it on to
first. It would take a delicate
timing instrument to measure
the fraction of second that
the shortstop actually has pos
session of the ball.
The catcher has a pretty
problem to throw out man
who is trying to steal. A good
base-runner will take a lead Of
from two to three or four yards
from first base before he sud-
denly ducks his head and breaks
for second with every ounce Of
speed he can muster. He can
make it in something around
three seconds flat, or even a
tenth or two under.
Pretty, too, is the personal
duel between pitcher and bat
ter, or rather between the
pitcher and his alter or COM
manding ego, the catcher, and
the man who is trying to hit
The problem of the batter seems
The Washington times., 1939-01-21
CHAPTER K

Baseball can be the most fas-
cinating game in the world to
watch and also the dullest, de-
pending very often upon the
circumstances-that is to say,
the quality of the play, the cali
ber and situation of the compet-
ing teams, and also what you
yourself bring into the park. All
games are alike in form and in
tent. One man tries to beat an
other man, or one group of men
try to worst another group
through skill, courage and physi-
cal condition. 1t is merely the
materials with which they are
provided for this purpose, the
rules and the playing grounds
that differ. The more intricate
the game and tangled the rules
and complicated the materials,
the more difficult it is to under
stand, but the more fascinating
it becomes when you do under
stand it.
Baseball talk is a great bore,
baSeball-players are not exactly
intellectual giants, and baseball
figures, box scores and aver
ages even duller. But the things
that take place on the field in a
tight game played tc the hilt by
q couple of major-league clubs
can be completely captivating.
The Washington times., 1939-01-21
DO1Un the GrOOOe

The average baseball bat is
only about three feet long, and
the batter's arm permits it to
extend for another foot or so.
Actually, out of that entire dis
tance of 6O1a feet that is ira
versed by the ball in less than a
second, it is in position to be hit
safely by the batter for only
three feet of the journey. This
brings the time element in
which a ball remains in a posi-
ton where it may be met with
the bat close to an abSurdity,
an imposSibility: o m t h n 6
around two one-hundredths of a
second, which is cutting it
rather fine.
To assist the batter and to
strike a better balance between
him and the pitcher, the latter
is forced, if he wishes to reg
lister a called strike, to throw the
ball to the hitter down a groove
a little more than a foot wide,
the width of the home plate.
and if the pitcher throws four
of them outside this groove, the
batter, as everyone knows, is en-
titled to the equivalent of a hit,
a free passage to first base. The
batter is further permitted two
misses without penalty. If he
misses the third time he is out.
Thus, the activity centered on
home plate is really very simple
to understand; three strikes out,
four balls a walk. But the drama
that is packed into that simple
arrangement of figures, the
swift changes of fortune and sit
uation whereby first one and
then the other finds himself in
difficulties which with stunning
suddenneSS are liable to mush-
room into the loss of the game,
explain a good deal of the fasci-
nation of the sport.
The game is as full of sur
priSeS as a mystery play. The
plot and its ending may be per-
The Washington times., 1939-01-21
And That's That

The catcher calls for a sizzler
over the plate, loaded with spin.
The hitter will ground it to a
fielder and the game will be
over. In anticipation the pitcher
is already standing beneath a
cooling shower, listening to the
laudatory words of his COM
rades and reading the SHUT
OUT" headlines in the morning
papers. He winds up-let the
man on base go down to second
if he wants to. Now he is in
a knot. Now he unwinds. Now
he pitches. And now, too, it
happens. The pitcher has given
the same twist, the same flip of
the wrist, the same leverage and
folloW-through with his body,
,Nnly instead of slanting toward
NE batter with binding speed,
the ball comes floating down
the groove all stitches showing
and looking just shade smaller
than a full moon. The batter
doesn't have to be a Babe Ruth
to nudge that one. He laces it
into the grand stand for a home
run, and that is that.
The Washington times., 1939-01-21
SKIPPER TELLS HOW
JACKSON GOT NAME

when the Confederate army was
showing signs of wavering, Gen
eral Lee pointed to the troops Of
General Jackson and shouted:
There stands j kSon like a
stone wall"
The statement became a battle
cry and a half hour later the
northern attack had been turned
into a retreat. Throughout the re-
mainder of the Civil War and to
this day General T. j. jackson has
been affectionately known by the
nickname "Stonewall."
He was also known as the pray
ing General" because being re-
ligious man he would pray for
guidance before each battle very
much like all good club members
say grace before a meal and good
night prayers before going to bed.
KILLED IN 1862
General "Stonewall" Jackson
died in 1862, near Charlottesville,
Va, at the hands of his OWN
MEN. Being a man of determine.
ton, he started out on a scouting
expedition after a battle and il
the dark his own soldiers failed to
recognize him.
In the firing, before the mistake
could be corrected, General Jack
son was killed. Until tomorrow
when we meet at 2::30 over WJSV
Ship Ahoy.
THE OLD SKIPPER.
The Washington times., 1939-01-21
It's Worthwhile

I don't go to birthday parties
but I think I'll break my rule on
January Is and HE myself down
to the Agriculture Auditorium at
8 p. M, to witness the first birth
day performance of the Playhouse
:. You know, I am an aviation
bug, so I will enjoy seeing the
films Jack Wins His Wings"
Navy Wings of Gold" "Sky Fleet
of the Navy" and Gateway to the
Pacific" I will also enjoy hear
ing the only fretted string inStru-
ment orchestra in the East as
Papas' Mandolin and Guitar Or
chestra is scheduled for a 30-min-
ute concert. BY the way, did you
know that the current issue Of
The Federal Employe features a
story on the organization of sim
liar Federal Employees Playhouse
in New England, patterned after
our local playhouse There is
also a picture of Lee Shugar, who
puts on these shows for NFFE. {.
The picture flatters him some but
no article could flatter the fine
unselfiSh work of this organiza-
tiOn.
The Washington times., 1939-01-21
Everybody Helpless

The game is over. The pitcher
has lost, 2-1. All he could do
was stand there with his hands
on his hips, feeling his ears
growing long and furry, watch
ing the ball sail over the whiskey
advertisement affixed to the top
balcony. The fielderS cannot
even make a play for it.
There are hundreds of these
situations brought on during the
course of the game, and one
could write endleSsly of them.
don't mean to do so. But that
is why 1 have liked baseball and
always will. 1t is endlessly in
triguing, and when the human
element is added to the weird
mechanics of the sport, the wise,
foxy veterans, the braSh, cocky
young kids, the eccentric and
screwy characters who play the
game, it becomes truly a part
of the national scene.
But I like, too, the freedom
of baseball and the physical and
emotional simplicity of the re-
lationship between player and
spectator. It is the only game
in the world where thu e on
locker is permitted to heckle,
hoot, cheer and advise the player
to his hearts content. I am
not particularly concerned
whether it is sportsmanlike for
an individual concealed beyond
hope of detection in some Sec
tion of the crowd to howl, pur-
ple-faced, as a batter retires
from the plate with his tail be-
tween his legs after having
famed in a clutch: "Oh. you
bum! Go lay down, you bum,
yah yeller. Oh, you bum!"
The Washington times., 1939-01-21
St. Mary's

Should Married People Have
Children?" will be discussed by
the Rev. John P. Gallagher, S. j..
at st. Mary's Church, 727 Fifth
st. N. w., Sunday evening, Jan
uary %, at 8 o'clock. He will speak
on the general topic Domestic
Rights"
Following the discussion those
attending will have an opportunity
of submitting questions and en-
tering into a discussion.
This IS the second in a series
Of four Sunday evening lectures
at st. Mary's by DR.. Gallagher
The Forum is sponsored by Wash
irgton General Assembly, Fourth
Degree, Knights of Columbus, OF
which Francis McCann is Faith,
ful Navigator.
The Washington times., 1939-01-21
Reflects Every Action

He has established himself
as an expert and a critic. He
has hoisted something off his
chest. I know him, the poor
little man; not man, but mouse.
In the office he sits under the
thumb of his niggling superior
and at home under both thumbs
of his wife. But in the ball
park he can rise up on his hind
legs and abuse a player. It's
good for him, and it doesn't
hurt the player any.
So, too, the crowd as a whole
plays the role Of Greek chorus
to the actors on the field below.
1t reflects every action, every
movement, every changing phase
of the game. It keens. It re-
joices. 1t means. It jeers. It
applauds and gives great swell
ing murmurs of surprise and
appreciation, or finds relief in
huge, Gargantuan laughs. That
steady CLAP clap clap clap
clap :" Tight spot. Men on
base, crowd trying to rattle the
pitcher. A great roar turning
into a groan that dies away to
nothing-a potential home run,
with too much slice on it, that
just went foul. The crowd lives
the actions of the players more
than in any other game. It
is a release and something Of a
purge. 1t IS the next best thing
to participation.
(TomorroU'S article in the
Sunday Herald Times is de-
uoted to LdDn TenniS.)
Copyright, 1899. by Paul Calico.
Distributed by King Features. Inc.)
The Washington times., 1939-01-21
Church SerUlCeS

introduced by the Rt. Rev. James
E. Freeman, DID, LID, Bishop
of Washington.
The Rev. Horace e. Cromer,
president of the Washington
Federation of Churches and other
Protestant ministers will assist the
Very Rev. Noble C. Powell, DID,,
Dean of Washington Cathedral, in
conducting the service.
At the service of Morning Prayer
at IL a. m. in the Cathedral to-
morrow the sermon will be de-
livered by the Canon Precentor,
the Rev. William M. Bradner.
Other services tomorrow include
the celebration of the Holy Com
munion in the Bethlehem Chapel
Iof the Holy Nativity at 1880 a..
m. and $50 a. m.
The Washington times., 1939-01-21
Fraction of Second

The baseball diamond is no
diamond at all, but actually a
square set up on one of its
points, and the bases, home to
first, first to second, second to
third, and third to home, are
each exactly 80 feet apart. The
pitchers box is 601a feet from
home plate. The distance from
home plate to second base,
which is the line on which the
catcher throws in the attempt
to catch a man out who is
stealing, is a fraction over 127
feet. And the entire science and
thrill of the American game of
baseball developed from an old
English game called FOUNDERS,
lie tucked away in those mea-
Surements.
The infielders. for instance,
have a fraction under three
seconds in which to field a
batted ball and get it over to
first base ahead of the runner,
because the batter only has to
run a distance of thirty yards
to reach first. From a standing
start a fast man can do it in
three and two-tenths seconds,
and a left-handed batter per-
hapS one or two-tenths of a
second faster, because he is on
the right-hand side of the plate
and a yard closer to his goal.
If the fielder can get that ball
to first base in just under three
seconds, the runner is out. A
few tenths of a second over the
three seconds and he is safe
and a potential run is menacing
the DEFENSE, - So.
The Washington times., 1939-01-21
Christian Science

Truth" is the subject of the
leSson-sermon in all the Churches
of Christ Scientist, tomorrow.
The golden text is from Deuter-
onomy 32:3,4; "Ascribe we great
ness unto our God. He is the Rock,
his work is perfect: for all his
ways are judgment: God of
truth and without iniquity, just
and right is he" Among the cita-
tions which comprise the lesson
sermon is the following from the
Bible: And ye shall know the
truth, and the truth shall make
you free" (John $500.
The Washington times., 1939-01-21
Episcopal
Washington Cathedral

A service in the interest of re-
ligion and social work will be held
in Washington Cathedral tomor-
row at 4 p. m. under the joint
auspices of the department of
social welfare of the Washington
Federation of Churches and of the
department of social welfare of
the Episcopal Church.
The preacher is to be the Rev.
T. Guthrie Speers, DID,, pastor of
the Brown Memorial Presbyterian
Church, Baltimore. He will be
The Washington times., 1939-01-21
Congregational
First

A sermon series on Truthful
Paradoxes" will be started to-
morrow morning at II o'clock in
the First Congregational Church
when the Rev. Howard Stone
Anderson, minister, speaks on
Happiness Can Come Out OF
Suffering"
Lost Horizon" that imagina.
tive tale by James Hilton will be
dramatized for the evening serv.
ice at 7:45 o'clock in beautifully
colored slides and narrative. A
song service from the screen will
be another feature.
The Washington times., 1939-01-21
Farewell to Sport

fectly apparent UP to the ninth
inning and the last man at bat,
and then with stunning sudden
ness change entirely and go on
to a new ending. A pitcher will
often be the hero of a closely
fought battle in which his side
leads 10 for eight innings and
the rival batsmen have been
looking sillier and sillier as they
famed the air, clawing at curves
and drops, or standing with
their bats on their shoulders
while the ball broke across the
plate for perfect called strikes.
Even in the ninth inning,
when an obviously astigmatic
umpire, with two out and none
on base, calls what was obvi-
ously third strike a fourth ball
and a man reaches first base,
there is no cause for alarm. The
batters that day are Juggling use
less timber 20 the plate and have
had no more than three safe hits
the entire game. And the next
man up, the final hitter, is a
weak sister, relegated to the
lower half Of the batting order
because he has no reputation or
record as a dangerous slugger.
The crowd is already beginning
to head for the exits.
The Washington times., 1939-01-21
BY PAUL CALICO

tremendously magnified when
one considers what might be
termed the ballisticS and forces
under which he operates.
The distance between the
pitchers box and home plate, as
has been noted, is 6012 feet. And
a fast ball will make the trip
from the hand of the thrower
to the mitt of the catcher some
where between three and four
tenthS of a second. That doesn't
exactly give a batter much time
to turn the matter over in his
head and make up his mind
whether he will take a cut at it
or let it pass for a ball, though
it is true the average pitch Is
somewhat slower and the ball
takes four to five-tenths of a
second for its flight.
The Washington times., 1939-01-21

in 1924, 1l3 years ago. The ques-
ton for today is HOW DID HE
ACQUIRE THE NICKNAME OF
'STONEWALL'?"
LIKE A WALL
Delving deep into the answers
in our historical Treasure Chest"
we find that his nickname which
has so identified General Thomas
]. jackson through the pages Of
Civil War history. was a remark
of General Lee.
During the battle of Bull Run
The Washington times., 1939-01-21
Looks Like Her

My fran, I should be with the
FBI, I get around so much .
Anyhoo, I have definitely ascer-
tanned that the Patsy Perkins be-
ing Swained by that Indian comic
strip hero is not the General Ac-
counting Office feminine band
leader Doggonit, though, it
sure looks just like the GAO Patsy
The comic strip lad, by the
way, qualified for Ripley the other
day by riding in a Washington
taxi operating with a meter.
The Washington times., 1939-01-21

class IN 80; and 130-pound
class in '37, and last year =.
CHARLEY REYNOLDS, local
referee, is a judge tonight at the
Navy-C Cornell boxing matches at
Annapolis Here's some in
formation concerning TOM
BAKER, the Nat recruit, who
was landed in the trade with the
Giants for ZEKE BONURA. He
Led the I. L. in balkS with 4; won
8 games and lost %; and had an
earned run average of 4.27 I.
OUR BILL McGOWAN'S base
ball stories are being printed in
dailies in Detroit and Boston.
The Washington times., 1939-01-21

the approval of
b o t h members
and parents, so
grab your SciS-
sors for here's
another for the
Scrapbook.
Today is t h e
birthday of the
famous Confed-
e r a t e general,
T h o m a S j.
rs t on e W a IT,
jackson, W h .
was orn IN
TlarkShlIrp in
W h a t is now
West, Virginia
The Washington times., 1939-01-21
Lutheran
Church of the Reformation

At the Lutheran Church of the
Reformation tomorrow at the 8
O'Clock evening service. DR.. Oscar
F. Blackwelder. pastor, continues
mis- series on Master Pictures of
the Masters Face" using the
theme, Christ in GethSemane,"
by Hofmann.
"A Word for Human Needs" is
the subject selected by the Rev.
Ralph William Loew. assistant
pastor. at the Matin service. At
the IL o'clock service DR.. Black
welder will speak on The Woman
of Samaria."
The Washington times., 1939-01-21

star in six western movies bit grooming each of them
He starts February AZZAS knockout at the dukes
JOEY ARCHIBALD Monday night which started the 1Tor
knocked him % at RdgeWood Grove New
They that RONNIE CAH11L cocapain OF the Holy
Cross football for next VIII take over the ue OF Ce
Easts passer from LUCKMAN, ColumbaS dandy
PICKIN WINNAH-CahoIc u boxing team to NOV down
Temple Teachers whack Gaaudet in their
basketball Recapitulation Right g. wrong average SO
NEWS-The basketball team journeys to Bal
more game the Y M H. A. team The Ba'
qnt years o. champs The DDS earlier
in the season.
The Washington times., 1939-01-21

fishing t h a t
cartoon of me
in this corner
last W ek...
Well, here is
my revenge.
1 am including
with my memo
today a picture
which 1 found
in t h e files
showing you in
the uniform of
t he Washing
t o n Baseball
Club b at the
time you served