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Evening star., 1940-10-23
Trying Weekend Ahead
For Two Of Bio Ten

Incidentally, this Saturdays pro-
ram has serious implications for
the Big Ten. Two of her strongest
candidates-Michigan and Ohio
State-meet the two leaders of the
Ivy League, Penn and Cornell. Ohio
has been beaten twice running, but
not outplayed. In fact, they tell
me Minnesota was lucky to stand
'em off last week. That being the
case, it must be said that Ohio rep
resents Big Ten football at nearly
its best, and apologies are not in
order.
If Cornell beats Ohio and Penn
Ncks Michigan it will be a very
sharp blow in the teeth for the Big
Ten.
And it may happen. I've seen
worse parlays. But don't give odds
on either game. Remember, these
Big Ten teams are used to associat-
ing with much better company than
the Penns and Cornells can find.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
Cupid Nails Huskies
As Opponents Fail
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Oct. 23.-Cupid sue
ceeos against the University Of
Washington football teams where
their gridiron opponents fail. Tackle
Byng Nixon of Seattle just has dis
closed his engagement to Eudora
Britten, 20-year-old elevator op-
orator, giving Cupid a record of four
scores in three days.
Others engaged are Rudy Mucha,
star center; Dean McAdams, triple
threat halfback, and Lloyd Phelps,
sub back.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
BY the Associated Press.


Tulane, on a comeback after
dropping its first three games, is
expected to be at full strength for
the first time this year against
North Carolina at Chapel Hill Satur-
day. Two stars of last year, Guard
Tommy OBoyle and Bob Glass,
sophomore back, took over their old
posts in the Greenies' lineup yes
terday. OBoyle has been out with
injuries and Glass has been at right
half.
Bob Butch" Kendrick, husky
Louisiana State fullback, shelved all
season with q foot injury, showed
his old-time driving power in prac-
tice yesterday and is expected to
get into the battle against Wander
bilt Saturday.
Evening star., 1940-10-23

Farmed out by the Tigers in 1884,
Archie spent several years in the
Detroit chain before going to Seattle
as part payment for Pitcher Freddie
Hutchinson. He hit $3.50 in 1899 and
last season swatted 1924, blasting
46 doubles, nine triples and seven
home runs in addition to stealing
26 bases.
Archie apparently was destined
to be drafted by the Mats last year,
but the selection Of his teammAte,
Evening star., 1940-10-23
Popular Draw PIoyed
By Two Lost Yeur

Saturdays match will be a return
match. Harmon and Reagan met
! last gear, in Philadelphia, and came
of with, a popular draw, both boys
performing nobly while Michigan
took care of the minor detail of
winning the game.
Having seen them both I will make
. few dispositions:
l. Reagan is just as strong a run
ner, and practically as fast, as Har-
mon, but not quite as sharp cutter
or as deceptive.
2. Harmon is a better faker, which
accounts for some of the success of
his teammate Westfall last week
against Illinois.
3. Reagan is just as good fiat
passer as Harmon and better long
passer.
4. Reagan can outkick Harmon
by considerable, place or punt.
S. Neither is very good tackler
but Reagan, being an emotional
player rather than coolly consistent,
like Harmon, sometimes reaches
greater heights defensRely.
6. They both are worth seeing,
and when you see them together,
that's a. show
Evening star., 1940-10-23
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TOMORROW.

1OMOnhOWs
Football.
Georgetown Freshmen vs.
George Washington Freshmen,
Griffith Stadium, 2:15.
Football.
West Virginia VS.. George Wash
ington. Griffith Stadium. 8:15.
Maryland VS.. Western Mary
land. Baltimore. 8:15.
Wilson VS.. Western (series).
Western Stadium. 3:15.
Central VS.. Roosevelt (series),
Roosevelt Stadium, 3:l5.
st. Johns VS.. Eastern. East
ern Stadium, BIS.
Gonzaga VS.. Tech, Tech ?
Stadium, 3:15.
Landon VS.. Georgetown Prep. :
Garrett Park. Md, $3.50.
Baltimore Friends VS.. st. Al
bans, st. Adams field, $40. y,
Mount Vernon High at Fairfax
CVa) High, $50.
Dewitt VS.. Anacostia, Anacostia
Stadium, 3:15.
Maryland Jayvees VS.. Penn jay
wees, College Park, Md. 4. -
Maryland Freshmen VS.. Wash !,
ington and Lee Freshmen, Le-. Z
ington, Va.
SATURDAY.
Football. -.
west Virginia Wesleyan V.
Catholic. C. U. Stadium. 230.
Georgetown VS.. New York u.
New York.
North Carolina A. and I. vs..
Howard, Howard Stadium, 2;15.
Glass High VS.. George Wash
ington High. Alexandria, 8 pm.
Episcopal VS.. Gilman School
Baltimore.
Westinghouse High VS.. Ports
mouth, Portsmouth, Va.
Bulls VS.. Navy Plebes, An .
napolls.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
Duquesne EIuted Over
Regoining Ace Backs
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 23-Du-
quesne grid fans we're cheered today
by word that Halfbacks Allan DON
ELI and Bernie Semes have fully re-
covered from injuries and will be
ready for heavy duty in the game
with Manhattan College here Fri
day night.
The Duquesne squad got in hard
scrimmage yesterday and sharpened
its defensive play by q session Of
dummy -tackling.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
Dad Tops Tiger Squad
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBIA, Mo-, Oct. 23.-The
most spirited player on the Missouri
squad these days is Rayburn Chase
the blocking back, whose wife pre-
sented him with a daughter Monday
It's his third child.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
Spokane Gets Vet GouIie

SPOKANE, Wash, Oct. % (P).-
Manager Denny Edge of Spokane's
Pacific Coast Hockey League team
reports the purchase of the veteran
American Association goalie, Sam
(Porky) Levine from Tulsa.
Evening star., 1940-10-23

With approximately dozen Balti-
more, Richmond and Norfolk stars
swelling the field and Washington
bowlers determined to see the
daddy" Of all money duckpin
tournaments again enjoying its
proper spot in the bowling sun, one
Of the biggest fields ever to go to
post in the Howard Campbell classic
looms for the 18th annual event to
be rolled in 5-game blocks SUNDAY
at Chevy Chase, Lucky Strike and
Convention Hall.
Already three leading Oriole
shooters, Everett Gardner, boss Of
Baltimore's Lucky Strike; Kent
Lugee of Charles Bowling Center
and Nova Hamilton of the Recrea :
ton Center have entered. 1t is ex-
pected that Earl Campbell, Lee Seim,
Wilmer Robey. Ray Fiorentino and
TEMPLE Keene also will be among
the Baltimore entrants.
Virginians Likely to Shoot.
Prize winners last season, it Is
likely that Ray Barnes and Blair
Creedle, along with several other
Richmond stars. again will compete
Norfolk's Tick Thumm, Jimmy Wal
lace and Billy Gauer may be on the
firing line when the tournament
opens at pm. at Chevy Chase.
An officer of the Washington CITY
Duckpin Association stated today
that if a field of 80 rolled the top
prize would be s400 plus the usual
diamond medal purchased with
money for the cost of the games
turned back by the alleys.
While the $28 entrance fee is
rather Steep" one leading bowler
argued that some events in other
cities cost more in money and time.
Ed Mulvey, a leftover from the
old Coliseum days, was standout
last night in the Mems Elks League
with l66-407. His lusty counting
gave Charity top scores of 5S2-
1865 Sharing the spotlight at the
Recreation was Gertrude Skinner
VI lIlc ltdulllS SdI OllIdie. WIN Dpn lONs
l01-287 in the Ladies Elks loop.
With 1885 IDA Fitzgibbons of
St. Joseph's carried off honors in
the Catholic Ladies' League at
Lucky Strike. The leading Holy
Comforter c quint was hight with
1,413.
Johnny Fish Puts on Show.
Johnny Fish, Jimmy Moore's as
sistant at King Pin, was the whole
show in the Rhode Island Avenue
League when he featured the Null
Inns Cafe 81 win from Northeast
Electric with 420 to tie Fred Muir
phys season record Windsor Shop
knocked Nesline's off tie top perch
as Eddie Beech banged out 1898
in high scores of 600-l.689 United
Market, a 81 victor over Stanley
5 and 10. deadlocked first place
with the Mullins.
War No l maintained first place
in the National Federation of Fed
eral Employees League as John Ellis
Evening star., 1940-10-23
Reoson Greet Punter
Tiger TussIe Shows

1t may be a dangerous duel for
Harmon. Up till now, he has taken
public rank as 1940's official, one and
only all-everything. But Reagan
CAP pass him in an hours time, and
Reagan may.
You won't see many better backs
In a lifetime than Reagan" says
Mr., Elton Wieman, the scholarly
Princeton coach, who was exposed
to Reagan last week. Hes not just
a headline in the Philadelphia
papers. He really has the stuff"
Reagan ran to five touchdoWns
and passed for another against
Princeton, but what impressed many
a scout most was the way he dug
the Tigers grave with his toe. He
Is one of the great punters Of modern
times.
Penn is stalled near it's own goal
line. Reagan punts out to mid
field. Princeton punts back, Reagan
returns the compliment, and
Princeton kicks again. but by this
time the Reagan shoe has driven
the enemy right down the field and
Penn has moved from its own goal
line into Princeton territory, ready
for a score. That's what a real
kicker can do to ball game.
Evening star., 1940-10-23

Phil BrousSeau, scorer for the
Country Club League, had the
pleasure of writing his own name
beside the weeks high game of 1872
Manor No. l with Billy La Billie
popping $50 at the Lucky Strike rar
up an aggregate of 1,727 to trim
Capital No. 2 by 81. Congressional
moved to second place as top count
of COS decided a 81 issue with
Manor No. 2.
Evening star., 1940-10-23

Combining six spares and strike
Carney posted 143 for top string
in the Social Security League at
Lucky Strike as Carr with 384 COL
laborated in Employment Security s
highs of 603-1,678.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
Columbia Clerks on Ton.

Ann Vito and her Columbia Clerks
about garnered all the high scores
in the c. e. P. Telephone League
as the Lucky Strike with a nifty
342 and 521-1.505. McPherson's 1913
gave the D. M. Ms their lone win
from Dupont Myrtle Alder
ton was high for the victors with
121-312.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
Comeback of Campbell Stakes
Seen as D. c., Maryland and ,
Virginia Rollers Line Up

led 80 win from Navy No. 8 with
127-341. Dick Barnes BAT was tops
as Navy No. l whitewashed Veterans
No. 1. A third sweep was posted as
Garrett Van Hoesen aided Treasury
No. 3 to blank veterans No. 2 with
1924.
Evening star., 1940-10-23

With 1885 Ida Fitzgibbons of
St. Joseph's carried off honors in
the Catholic Ladies League at
Lucky Strike. The leading Holy
Comforter c quint was hight with
1,4l3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-17

an unbroken line along a street. But in the rear the houses are separated from those in the block behind by the length of two gardens, and often from those across street by small front gardens, in addition to side walks and roadways.
 Since week ago Saturday, when the terror raids began, 1 have been in a dozen London districts north and south of the river, containing every class from -iirnehouse dockers and small white collar workers of Brlxton to executives and society people in the quiet west end residen- tial squares. It is possible to travel mile or two without picking your road before you glimpse damage. Then there is apt to be one bomg crater, one house destroyed, a few hundred window panes broken. Even in the east end lock land where in some streets 10 10 dozen houses have been gutted and in others six or eight, there are whole blocks un- touched.
 This does not mean that no seri- ous damage has been done. It does mean that 1t Is often hard to find the effects, usually slight in the average street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-17

ures, MT. Blacker said, and they are then filed for period of one year.
 At the end of this period, If the articles have not been claimed, the postal officials must then dispose of them. Money and postage stamps are added to the local postal reven- use. Other small articles, like hand kerchiefs, for example, are sent from here to the Boston dead letter branch of the post office, and they are eventually sold there at auction. Where checks are enclosed in let ters, the sender can be traced through his signature, or through the bank upon whom the check IS drawn.
 Parcel Post
 Parcel post articles which cannot be delivered are handled through that department, not through the dead letter office. They, too, are eventually sent off to Boston for auction. Perishable goods are also auctioned off, with all possible speed, for obvious reasons.
 When the address and name of the sender can be ascertained, the letters are returned, and charge of five cents is made, unless the let ter in question is valued at more than $1, in which case it is regiSt- cred, and the registration fee is col lected as well, MT. Blacker said.
 Of the $500 letters which were sent to the Waterbury post office within the last year, HOO were Christmas cards, which are, as ev- eryone knows from experience, often serl off in something of rush, and carry no mark of Identification be- yond cheery Merry Christmas. and love from George and Flo". This sort of thing can not be traced.
 MT. Blacker said only very small proportion of the letters which reach the local dead letter office contain vaiuables of any kind. Of the $500 cited above, only contained money, and only 72 had other valuables en- closed.
 However, the fact remains that dead letter offices are frnctionistg UIl over the country, in every first and second class post office, as the direct result of the carelf ssness or negligence of those who send off let ters addressed incorrectly, and fail to adopt the elementary precaution of putting the return address on their letters, preferably in the up- per left-hand corner of the front o1 the letter. Even having 1t on the back of the letter is far preferable to emitting it entirely.
 Efficient System
 Up until Dec. 1, 1883, the only means of dealing with such letters was sending them to the dead letter office at Washington, whicl; was the only one maintained in the country On that date, however. sub-offices were opened at post offices through. out the country, to make the service speedier and more efficient. A long as persons using the mails con. ; tinue to be careless, these dead let. ter offices will undoubtedly con. continue to do business, adding oc. casional trivial sums to their posta revenues, and conducting their auc. ! tions from time to time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-17
STRANGE GIRLS
 AIDED BY CLUB
Mrs. Martha HOlcOmb to Supervise Project of LO-
 cal Girls Club

The Waterbury Girls Club is planning to enlarge and bring up- to-date its list of available rooms for girls and women coming into the city to work. Miss Kathleen Crow ley, director of the club, stated that Mrs. Martha Holcomb will be in charge of the project. Miss Crow ley said all persons having such rooms may write, not telephone, to Mrs. 5olcomb in care of the Water bury Girls Club, giving all informa- ton about rates, surroundings, use of the kitchen for cooking or wash- ing and 50 on.
 Mrs. Holcomb will call at each home for a personal interview with prospective landladies and will leave with them a list of the Waterbury Girls Club recreational and educa- tional facilities, available for girls and women.
 "In this way" said Miss Crowley, i've hope to welcome the strange girl coming into Waterbury both by helping her to find a suitable place to live and also by giving her an opportunity to join our classes and make friends"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-17
PLANS DISCUSSED
 BY STATE GUARDS
Temporary Officers Are Named - Quarters in
 ArmOry Are Obtained

Robert F. Birt was elected tenn porary president of Waterbury's state guard unit association at . meeting last night at the American Legion home. Charles Melville was elected secretary.
 Formal organization of the unit was effected, with plans being out lined by Capt. J. Peter CoStigan. The unit is being formed to take the place of the National Guard when the latter is called for duty outside the state.
 John R. Clark, George McDuff Walter F. Dews, Daniel J. Mahaney and Joseph Vachon were elected Q committee to make arrangements for quarters at the armory after the National Guard units here are called into active service.
 Those who have filed applications for membership in the state guard here are as follow: Samuel Aplrian Wesly D. Bayard, Irving Bisnov Robert Y. Birt, Eugene Boudreau VkAytoU 9KuWHt OAWk0AkgS Ais GHth1S William ]. CipFin, Mortimer J. Con. neg, Benjamin '. Curry, MI Cutler Michael L. Deiiar, Walter 2. Dews Michael Dezinnio, Thomas Bowling Charles Blweil, Robert Einiay, Le' Roy V. Foster, James !. 0aiuiic Fred HageF, Jehn ?. SIealey, Malpf !. Howlgan, John kaweekis, 0ott' Heb Knauf, Henry feDlAne, Donait Macdonald, DAniel [. Mahaney Frank Meta, M0WaF aMoEfis, @llvl MoFIF, Patrick |. Murphy, kolaI Nagdyman. Edward Y. 0conEoF Dlady 2. Pekook, 0Abfiel Price Duncan c, Roae, IgoeeF ?, Rose iIendeilo ffllns0, M0Ffia shapiro palll ". ntafetFoia, panisl iI. 6uili. ven. Henry Tata, William Tata Charles M Thomas, kaW9omee 10. bln, 5eseph 4, vaehen, Anthony 4 Vlolelte. paniel 4. vueei, fFyins c UalAo Hnemeald N, WAikeE, t0ll q oInEk. os1il HeFhlns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-17

How many letters arrive at the dead letter office at the Waterbury post office every year? How many of these can be returned to the sender? How many valuables are obtained from these letters, and what is done with them if they can not be returned?
 The answers to these and several other questions were revealed yester- day in an interview with Postmaster Charles A. Babin, and with Harold Blacker, clerk of finance in the To- cal post office. Both of them stressed the necessity for putting a return address on every letter sent through the mails, in order to insure either its delivery, or it's return to the sendeK
 Despite all the efforts made by postal officials, only a small propor- ton of the letters which find theil way to the dead letter office evel get to the person who sent them According to MT. Blacker's figures $500 letters went to the Waterbury dead letter office in the last year and of this total, only approximate. ly 1000 could be returned to tht senders.
 Held Ten Days
 When letters arrive at the post office, which are incorrectly ad' dressed, or which cannot be deliv. cred for some reason or other, i they bear a return address, the pro. cess of course is simple. In thal case, they are simply returned to tht sender. Without return address they are held for ten days, and theT they go to the dead letter office. Upon arrival there, they are open ed, and every attempt is made tt find out the address of the sender If his address is found, even withou any name, the letter can be re. turned. If there is no means o Identification beyond signature O Minnie" or Gus, the officials car do nothing, and the letter is burned A further question arises as t' the disposition of the contents O letters of this sort. Money orders stamps, bills, handkerchiefs, art other enclosures are frequently me with. The dead letter office main tains card record of these enclos
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-17
ROADS MEET AGAIN

Grace Mcdonald, now appearing in Paramount'S Dancing on a Dime," and Patricia Morrison, fea- tured in "Untamed," Technicolor drama at the same studio, were classmates in the New York singing school of Lehman Byck, Both were discovered for films while playing top feminine roles in Broadway mu- steals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-17
ENTRIES CLOSING OCT. 26 Camera Clan Offering Blanks for Six Days Ex-
 hibitiOn Locally

The Camera Clan of Waterbury is preparing entry blanks for the first open photographic exhibition in Waterbury in several years. The public is invited to take part in the exhibition, which will be held from Nov. 3 to g, at the Mattatuck Historical society building on West Main street.
 The event will be conducted along the lines of national photographic exhibitions with each exhibitor hm- tied to four prints. The closing day for entries will be October 26.
 Albert Reher, Jr., P. O., Box, 605, Waterbury, will furnish conn pete information Blanks may also be obtained at Wilhelm's at 139 West Main street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-17
London Is Bombed For
 1ODays, But Holds Out
Group of NeutraIs Got Together to Figure Out Just How Badly City Had Been Damaged
EDWARD ". BEATTTE, JR. Limited Press Staff Correspondent)

N London, September IT. -- (UP) - Sprawlng London, bombed 10 days by assed German pars showed to- day just hard is to paralyze great cen
 ter In 10 days every part of the city has been mt There mas been serious damage sections less important dam- age in others But as the picture shifts into it's proper
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-17
Dead Letters!

5000 of Elm Recorded Here Last Year-Only
 1000 Returned to Senders- Moral: Put Return Address on Your Envelopes-System Explained
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-17
Daily Statistics on Auto Accidents

Delayed 1940 reports-not ana lyzed-nOt included in traffic ac- cident and injury totals which are PROVISIONAL. 1940 inc creases higher than indicated above.
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Alexander Longs for Baseball
Post, but Old Star Bears Up
Under Toll in Honkey-T onk

ball." Grover said, IF there's a place
for me. But I don't feel that the
game owes me living. They paid
me we'll when I was up there
I'm working for a nice guy here.
He lets me off to see the games and
they treat me swell. I've made a
lot Of mistakes, I guess. but who
hasn't? And that idea of me. being
sick is out. I never spent a day in
a hospital in my life"
Fool Questions" Irk Aleck.
The toughest part of his job is
Sitting around the joint between
shows" and the toughest part of
his act is answering fool questions. I"
They ask me if Hubbeil is going
to win 20 or if Grove is going to have
big year or If Feller will be better
than I was"
Baseball enters another year, and
the Fellers, the Kellers and the Di
Maggios are the talk of the town.
But down where Broadway turns
honkey-tonk, the man who pitched
four one-hit games in 1915, who has
the third lowest all-time earned-run
average in the majors and whose
pitching feats put him in Coopers-
towns hall of fame is Giving of the
fleas."
"It's better'n having 'em live of
you," he says.
Evening star., 1940-04-19
|rote Fans Blasts Sweet Music to Walker
Griffith BIomes FeneI for Foxs Homer; Quick Goes Soon

hit and his base running In the
opening game on Tuesday.
Walker is a fan agitator from
way back a.. Il love EN-" he
said. Il never get mad at a
customer who pays his money. I
want to get million people in
those bleachers every day"
In his younger days. when he
was breaking in with Detroit,
Gee had a different slant
One bleacherite got into the habit
of giving him a verbal going
over daily and Walker got used
to answering him Strong
language, too Zone day."
Walker was relating, II walked
out to left field and, as usual,
I looked for this guy 50 that I
could call him something before
he started on me He wasn't
sitting on one of the benches,
but he was down in the runway,
with just the top of his head
showing He had his finger
to his mouth and kept pointing
up looked and, sitting In
the bleachers, was Frank Navin,
owner of the Tigers, who came
out to investigate reports that I
. had been cursing the fans /.
After that I felt q bond between
those fans and mySelf,"
The Mats and Utility 1nfielder
Hal Quick may be divorced In .