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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18
RIGGS FAVORED
in HOUSTON MEET

Houston, Tex, April 18.-UP)-
National tennis champion Bobby
Riggs held down the favorite's po-
sition today as play in the quarter
finals of the 10th annual River
Oaks tennis tournament opened.
Riggs, along with five other seed
ed players and two who were over
looked when the rankings were
made, entered the quarter finals by
eliminating Ed Brown Of Waco, Tex,
yesterday, 1913. 8-6.
Today the champion plays Tom
Kelley. 22-year-old Portland, Ore,
netma:- who beat Riggs in the quar-
terminals of the western indoor
tournament at Chicago last week
and then went on to win the title.
In the Women's singles, Mr.. Sarah
Palfrey Fabyan, ranked, third ma
tionally, entered the quarter-f finals
by beating Frances Heyck, Houston,
60, 6-1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18
ParOchial School
Baseball Games
Start April %

The 1910 Parochcial school base
ball league season will open Mon
day afternoon April 10Th as an
eight team circuit, under the SUI
pervision of the park department.
The entries include st. Mary's,
Sacred Heart, SIS. Peter & Paul, st.
Margaret, st. Thomas, st. Joseph,
st. Francis, and st. AIMS. st.
Francis is the defending champions.
The Hill scholoboys won the title
last year by winning II out of II
games.
The opening of the Catholic cir
cult will BE- featured by fitting
opening day ceremonies including
tile tossing of the first ball by a
city official, the raisig nof the flag,
parade of the players and Bolton
Memorial tribute. Games will be
played at 4 o'clock every Monday
and Friday afternoons and will be
of seven inning duration. Each team
will play two rounds or IA games.
Applicants for the positions on
the umpiring staff should be sent
in 70 Bill Derwin, director of the
league, at the park department Of
flee in the City hall as soon as pos
sible.
Following is the Parochial league
schedule for the season:
Parochial School Baseball Schedule
Season of 1910
April 20, May 24-St. Margaret VS.
st. Thomas; st. Francis VS. st. Jo-
seph; st. Mary's VS. st. Anne; SIS.
Peter & Paul VS. Sacred Heart.
May 3-May 27th-St. Margaret
VS. st. Joseph, st. Thomas VS. st.
Francis; st. Marys VS. Sacred Heart;
st. Anne VS. SIS. Peter & Paul.
May 6-May 31-St. Margarte VS.
st. Marys; st. Thomas VS. st. Anne;
st. Francis VS. SIS Peter & Paul; ST..
Joseph VS. Sacred Heart.
May 10-June 3rd-St. Margaret
VS. IS. Peter & Paul; st. Thomas VS.
Sacred Heart; st. Francis VS. st.
Marys; st. Joseph VS. st. Anne.
May 13-June 7th-St. Margaret
VS. st. Anne; st. Thomas VS. IS.
Peter & Paul: st. Francis VS. Sacred
Heart; st. Joseph VS. st. Marys.
May 17-June 10th-St. Margaret
VS. Sacred Heart; st. Thomas VS. st.
Mays; st. Francis VS. st. Anne; st.
Joseph VS. SIS. Peter g. Paul.
May 20-June 14th-St. Margaret
VS. st. FRAMES; st. Thomas VS. st.
Joseph; st. Marys VS. IS. Peter &
Pual; st. Ann VS. Sacred Heart.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18
DEAN SUCCESS
ON FIRST DAY
.PLEASES PILOTS
Champs Shy On Outfeld=
ers-List Five SOuthpaw
Sluggers In A Row
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

(Umted Press Staff Correspondent
New York, April 1S.-(UP)-"If
you have a left-hander, save him for
the Yankees"-that was the cry to-
day around the American league
ash rival managers studied Chubby
Deans opening day victory over the
New Workers and analysed the
worlds champions batting order.
The Yanks came back to beat the
Athletics, Al, in the major leagues
only game yesterday but those five
straight left-handed hitterS in the
Bronx Bombers' lineup invited the
opposition to try to southpaw them
to death during the next two weeks.
Consequently, Connie Mack will
come back at the Yanks with Her.
man (Aunt) Besse, his 6-foot, 2-inch
rookie southpaw from Memphis.
With Joe DiMaggio laid up with
an injured knee and Jake Powell
abed in Ashland, KY, recovering
from a brain conclusion, the Yanks
have only threeoutfielders on their
squad and all are left-handed hit
tiers. Their American leagues no
trade rule prevenest the Yanks
from making a deal for a right
handed hitter inside their own cir
cult and it's doubtful If they could
land a man elsewheer who would
help them at this time.
Five In a Row
After leadoff man Crosetti bats
right handed, the next five hitters
in the Yanks' batting order are
Rolfe, Selkirk, Keller, Dickey and
Heinrich, all 1eft-handed batters.
Then come two more right-handed
hitters, Gordon and Dahlgren, be-
fore the pitcher.
After the Yanks complete their
series in Philadelphia today, they
open the season against Washington
at Yankee stadium. In the three
games with the Senators the Yanks
are certain to face their old nemesis
in Dutch Leonard, and a pair of
lefties, Ken Chase and Joe Krakau-
skas.
Monte Pearson and Charlie KEEL
Ter combined to register the first
triumph for the Yanks. Pearson
pitched a 4-hit game and Keller
blasted out a homer and a single,
in t
driving in two runs. Nelson Potter
gave the Yanks trouble until the
seventh when they pushed across
runs to clinch the game.
Benny Mccoy, the AS $45, 1000
second baseman, scored the Macks
only run on his double and single
by Wally Moses in the sixth. Only
ether hits off Pearson were singles by
Siebert and Lillard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18
CROSBY SWIMMING
TEAM AT DINNER

Jack Plummer ard Bob Wakeley
were introduced as co-captains of
Crosby's high school swimming
squad for next season at the an
nual dinner to the team given last
ngiht at Patsy Browns Silver Cha
let. Coach =. o. P. Manherz, who
has produced many champion
swimming squads at Crosby pre-
sided as POSTMASTER, and was pre-
sented with a gift by his team
which this year won nine of ten
meets. Chick Kelley, sports editor
of the American, retiring captain
Jack Manherz, Jr.; captains-elect
Plummer and Wakeley and John
Kinney of the Crosby faculty were
among the speakers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18
ADAMS HORSES WIN
AT NARRAGANSETT

Pawtucket, r. L, April 18.-(UP)
-Narragansett Park entered the
second day Of its 28-day spring meet
today after horses of Weston w.
Adams, Boston hockey magnate, and
Rene A. Coward Of San Antonio,
Tex, scored double wins at the
launching of New England's friday
racing season yesterday.
Adams Whooper, a long shot, won
the first race of the season, and his
Warlaine, a IL choice, copied the
fourth event. Coward scored with
two favorites, Count Cotton and Sun
Antioch. The Newport, a six-fur-
long $1,000 allowance feature, was
won by Mrs. Charles G. Winters
Night Editor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18
Will Yankees Be "Soft" Against Southpa1us?
TODAY'S
SPORT
PARADE
BY HENRY McLEMORE

United Press Staff Correspondent
New York, April 18-(UP)-If you
are a sportswriter and want to find
out whether anyone is reading your
stuff or not, just do what did yes
terday.
Suddenly becoming International
minded I took The stand, for 500
words or more, that in the light
of what was happening abroad Bob
Feller's no-hit no-run performance
against the Chicago White Sox was
comparatively unimportant.
Now, scarcely twenty-four hours
later I would like to list few Of
the messages I have received by
telephone, wire, and mail. didn't
know that / had as many readers
as there were people who sent me
scathing messages of one type or an
other, and I certainly didn't know
that a no-hit game was so dear to
the hearts of Americans.
go jump in the Skagerrak, you
DOPE" wired an admirer from Chi
cago.
"You made no hit with me with
your story about the no-hitter, you
Norwegian" was another bit Of full
some praise from a chum.
These are just two printable sam.
Piles, but the whole reaction toward
my saying baseball at the moment
didn't seem quite as important as
world chaos, made me stop and do
thing that I hate to do-think.
Perhaps one of the reasons for us
not being part of the chaos is that
we are nation of people to whom
baseball, horse racing, golf and all
the other sports are important.
u. s. Sports Minded
Maybe there is a lesson to be
learned from Americas tremendous
interest in sport. No country is so
Sports-minded as this one. America
spends more money on sports, and
has more participants and specta-
tors than any other nation. And
we certainly are the most peaceful
of all the great powers. Perhaps
there Is something in being able to
let off our steam and competitive
energy in sports competitions. 1t
may serve as a safety valve that is
much more important than we real
ize. Certainly it is an amazing
thing when people feel deeply
enough about sports achievement
to grow indignant at any belittling
of it, even at a time like this.
Despite the fact that some of the
messages I got are intensely unflat-
tering, it is very heartening to
man whose business is sports to
know that games are as vital to
this country as they are. Appar-
emily there is no easier way to quail
ify for a free scalping than to ques-
ton the Importance of a sport or
the men who play it. With the po-
litical conventions coming up it
might be good idea for someone
to run on an all-sports ticket. More
no-hit games, more winners at the
horse races, more golf scores in the
sixties, more touchdowns runs, and
more aces In tennis. Such a pro-
gram might well elect a man and
we might have the novelty of the
president not only throwing out the
first ball, but pitching the whole
game, with the vice president win
ming the game in the 10th with a
double to right center.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18
brown, PAWSON.
SHOULD DECIDE.
HUB MARATHON.
Both Runners Sure They
Can Cop Famous Race
Tomorrow
BY TOM NOONAN

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Boston, April 18.-(UP)-A Dem
ocratic alderman from a Repubn-
can ward and an Indian, whose
business and hobby are highways,
were co-favorites today 10 win the
44th running of the Boston A. A.
marathon tomorrow.
The politician was Leslie Pawson
Of Pawtucket, r. L, who doubles as
a park foreman. Both Pawson and
Ellison (Tarzan) Brown of Westerly,
r. l., seek to become the second
runner in the history Of the tor
tuous trek to win the classic thrice.
Brown, a Narragansett Indian
who works as Rhode Island high
way department employee, won the
26-mile- 385-yard grind last year in
the record time of hours 28 min
uteS 81 As seconds. 1t was
minutes 8 As seconds faster than
the previous mark set by Pawson in
1898.
The lithe-1imbed and dark
skinned Brown has predicted he will
retain his title but is uncertain
whether he will crack his record.
Pawson is equally sure he will win
and thus join the famous Clarence
De Mar as triple titlist. The
35-year old PaWson, a former mill
weaver, sharpened his speed by
breaking indoor New England rec
ords in thetwo and three mile
runs. He also trounced fast field
to triumph in the 20-mile North
Medford "preview" race.
Hard to Judge
Brown, an unpredictable runner
who finished far behind for two
years before repeating last year,
started this season, quitting in the
North Medford race after IS miles.
But he has swung into high, win
ming two time prizes in 10-mile
handicap tests the past two weeks.
Chief threat to the Rhode Island
ers' quest for a triple Is Don Helm
icke, 25-year old Irish German
youth from Baltimore, Md, who was
second in his first try at the B. A.
A. course last year., Heinicke, a
foreman in a glycerine recovery
plant, sped to an easy win in the
recent Pat Dengis memorial mara
thon in his home city.
Though the 1910 Olympic games
probably will not be staged the U.
S. Olympic marathon committee
will follow its original plan by nam
ing team of three runners and
three alternates after tomorgow's
race.
Every one of the 1913 competitors
will have a chance to gain a berth
because the B. A. A. winner automa-
tically qualities for the team. If the
proposed Pan-American games are
staged, the team will compete as a
unit.
Principal "foreign" opposition in
the race will be offered by two Can
adams, Gerard Cote and Lloyd Ev.
ans of st. Hyacinthe, Que, whd
have performed creditably IN previ-
Gus B. A. A. marathons.
Johnny Kelley of Arlington, 1885
winner and four times in the first
five, has an auside chance of stay
ing with the leaders. Warm weather
will aid the chances Of Clarence Ce
Mar, seven-time winner Of the
event and Bill Kennedy of East Port
chester, N. Y, who triumphed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18
Sports
QUESTIONS
Answered

Have you a sports question you
want answered? Write your ques-
ton clearly, sign your name and
address and mail your query to
Sports Fan Question Man, Sports
Service, Bureau, The Waterbury
Democrat, 1913 18th street, WASH
ingtOn, d. c., enclosing Scent
postage stamp for personal reply.
Don't telephone: write as directed.
@. Who was the leading point
scorer in the Eastern intercollegiate
Basketball League for the season
ending in 1889?
A. Gus Broberg, Dartmouth for
ward, with 159 points.
@. After a fighter is knocked
down and takes a count of six,
starts to rise and falls to the canvas
again, how should the referee count
over the fallen man?
A. The referee should resume
counting where he left off. His
count should start at seven.
@. What is the bread line" spare
In bowling?
A. Pins l, 2. and z, or /, 8, 6
and 10, socalled from Its formation.
How old is Gerald Walker, the
new outflelder of the Washington
Senators?
A. He was born March 10, 1909.
Q. What sports game is the fast
est?
A. Jai alai, played on long in
door court with one side wall and
two end walls. Instead of racketS
the players use crescent-shaped,
baSket-woven bats, with one end
laced to the hand. A team of two
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18
BY JACK GUNTHER,
UNITED Press Racing Editor

New York, April 18-(UP)-Sun-
ny Jim Fitzsimmons stood in the
haze of a late Maryland afternoon
at Bowie last November and watch
ed horse he trains for Belair stud
win the endurance handicap by a
head. 1t was the bay colts first
triumph in 10 attempts and he paid
ISL on straight bets, but old Mr..
Fitz had this to say:
I'm going to win the 1910 Derby
with Fenelon."
Sunny Jim won the 1899 Derby
with Johnstown, the 1885 Derby
with Omaha and the 1882 Derby
with Gallant Fox, but this time rae
ing men thought he was overly OPP
timistic. Fenelon had run in the
money only five times in his first
IL races. But the Fitzsimmons
prophecy could have been recalled
with profit at Jamaica last Monday
when the same shoddy F'enelon
whipped the highly touted carrier
pigeon in his first start as three
| year-old.
Fenelon is a puzzling performer.
On one side, his record is spotty,
his earnings of $13,455 are not par
ticularly high, and his jockey, JIM
my Stout, says he is lazy. On the
other side, he has the backing of
Mr.. Fitz, the blood of Sir Gallahad
III and the general reputation of
Belair stud-Belairs are best as
three year Odds.
William Woodward's horses are
never whipped by a jockey as juve-
niles, so they seldom are urged as
much as their fellows. Omaha and
YOUNGSTOWN were just fair at two and
Gallant Fox did nothing. Yet all OF
them were great at three, and Fe-
melon may follow that tradition
Everything points to it.
Both his breeding and general
physique back up such SUPPOSE
ton. A rangy, racy colt, he should
improve with maturity. Also, he
has the gameness necessary to run
IN the stretch. His usual excuse Is
a sluggardly start; he almost always
gains from the final turn to the
finish wire. Because of this his
future book price has held firm al
30-1.
That price will be cut in. the new
issue OF odds late this week, be-
cause Fenelon'S triumph at Jamai-
ca on Monday was the best of his
career. He was away in a field OF
six-au Derby aspirants but one
and was held in that position fol-
the first half mile while Marogay
then Carrier Pigeon, cut the pace
He moved up to second on the turn
and wore down Carrier Pigeon in
the race for home.
In winning, Fenelon carried III
pounds against lib for the Pigeon
and finished six furlongs in 1:12 3-5
He defeated Victory Nor, Marogay
and a stablemate, Dusky Fox, among
others. For the present, at least. he
is a better choice than Foxleieh
Foxflame, Dusky Fox or Flarette to
carry the red Belair Spangles at the
Downs in an attempt to follow
Johnstown'S footsteps.
The colts first stake start is ex-
pected in the Wood Memorial, al
though he may go Saturday in the
new experimental handicap. He is
eligible as well for the Derby. the
Withers and the Belmont stake,
but was not named for the preak-
ness. II he should upset Bimelech
at Churchill Downs he would give
woodward tie with Col. E. r.
bradley IN Derby victories-four
apiece.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18

players must protect an area of T.
500 square feet. If the rebound is
close to the wall of the court the
costa, or crescent-shaped bat, must
be manipulated with the utmost
agility and skill.
@. What was the name of the
horse that won an important race
at Belmont Park a few years ago,
despite a broken leg?
A. DARK SECRET. For the
second year in succession he won
the Jockey Club Gold Cup, finish
ing the stamina testing distance of
two miles on three legs and had to
be destroyed, after it was discover
ed he had broken the other leg.
The date was September IS, 1894.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18
HI-Y TRACK

The first meet in the Hi-Y track
league Is scheduled for tonight at
$50 in the Central Y gym. Three
teams are competing in tonight's
meet, they are: The Pilgrims, the
Bulldogs, and the Tech. Twelve
other clubs are entered and will
compete in three more preliminary
meets. The winners of these four
preliminary meets will compete in a
final track meet for the champion
ship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18
1hiSSpOrting
World
Death Claims An Able Man
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

Waterbury friends acquaintance George
the National Duckpn Bowling Con-
disbelief they heard Of the sudden
popular organization executive which occurred
this morning Apparently in good health
of local to New
prepare Of the National Duckp Con-
Saturday. feeling we'll and developed
which developed into serious infection and with 06
fever caused his death Unexpectedly.
United States Sweepstakes held
1888 and last
aid
of the He smiling
doubt the bowling and its
him will be the better for his
passing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18

Here's what Thomaston say about
Yank and Red Sox this 1T that every
sport section OF
OF the Red Sox Williams and that's the
going beat the Yanks Please tell
club that not only onetWo Keller
wouldn't try to tell YOU,
Benny the Red can't pitchers
fall the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18
} The Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Games Yesterday
New York A, Philadelphia 1.
(Other m e postponed, rain,
cold weather.)
Games Today
New York at Philadelphia.
Boston at Washington.
st. Louis at Detroit.
Cleveland at Chicago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18
New York ....OO 90 1O1 2 o %
Philadelphia % o o 90 90 OIL

Runs-Rolfe, Keller 2, Dahlgren.
Mccoy. Errors-None. Runs batted
in-Gordon, Keller 2, Moses, Rofle.
Two base hits-McCoy. Home runs
keller. Sacrifice-Pearson. Double
gren; Rolfe and Dahlgren: Rubeling
Mccoy and Siebert. Left on bases
New York 8, Philadelphia 8. Bases
on balls-off Potter S; off Pearson
2; Beckman 2. Struck out-by Pot
ter 4; by Pearson 5. Hits-off Pot
ter, in 8 innings; off Beckman. 0
in I. Losing pitcher-Potter. UNI
pires-Quinn, Piggras and Summers.
Time of game-1:59.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18
TomorrOw-Prompt Pay.
EASY FOR DODGERS

Clearwater, Fla.-The BROOKLYN
Dodgers, who have beaten him 26
times and lost %, are the only club
to hold an all-time edge over Carl
Hubbell Of the Giants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18
Odds And Ends


the starring Thorpe who never had much
for ump baseball
umpire Ii a game.
St. AIMS A. minstrel and dance
south end
Joe Carney
- ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18
A Day At The Races

Despite cold opening at Naragansett yesterday
happy among Might
all
while entry
Bill Farnsworth Early Morn also
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18
FenlOn Is Belai1.
Stud Bidder For
Kentucky Derby

Following is the fourth in a Sc
ries Of H. dispatches high-lighting
the top coiitenders for the Kentucky
Derby.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18
PROBABLE PITCHERS
(By United Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York. (Hadley) at Philadel-
phia (BeSse).
Boston (Dickman) At Washington
(Haynes).
st. Louis (Auker) at Detroit
(Bridges).
Cleveland (Nfilnar) ut Chicago
(Rigney).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18

Circuses are doing record bus
mess In South Africa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18

would hand and right the Puet
appreciate
eliminating the
and allowing horse off evenly and jockey able
beat the gate"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18
NATIONAL LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE
PhiIadeIphia (SmolD ut New
York; Schumacher).
Chicago (Passeau) at Cincinnati
(Walters).
Pittsburg (MacFayden) Ut st.
Louis (Warneke).
(OnIy games scheduled.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18

Willie Prehm new rider at Ganset owner Weston Adams the
Boston hockey and trainer E. Russell
well the they through
their yesterday Prehm
OF the who bring the
expected Keep your good eye mounts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Games Today

Games Yesterday
(All games postponed, rain, cold
weather.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18
Philadelphia

IOCdlS 80 81
z-Batted for Lillard in Sth.
zz-Batted for Potter in Sth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18

Chicago at Cincinnati.
Pittsburgh at st. Louis.
Philadelphia at New York.
(OnIy games scheduled.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18

Of Man O. Wars lads,
charts showed nothing his mile
dropped him in frlong and that's all there lining
the windows where they
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-18

451 391 1872 1874
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-13
A World of Wars
Cincinnati Enquirer


The struggle in Western Europe is not world
war in the proper of that term. 1t is pri-
marily a European war, as was the great conflict rs
years ago. But when account is taken of other wars
now in progress in the Far East and in Finland, it
is clear that we see today world of wars. Hostili-
ties are under way from far above the Arctic Circle
to the South Atlantic, and from many points in
Europe half way around the world to Eastern Asia.
1t is also world of wars in respect to the popu
latons involved. China India and Russia, the most
popuous countries of the world are at war al
though China and Russia are not fighting declared
wars, and India had voice in her own declara-
ton of war. Along with these are many smaller
populations bringing the total of people in belliger
ent nations up to considerably than half the
worlds population. If the majority is decisive the
world is in a state of war, not peace.
How widespread the impact of the three wars
is to be- no one can guess. Already own trade
is profoundly changed, not by orders much
as the dslocaton of trade. Japan is larger Gus
toner because her European sources and markets
are reduced. Latin America bulks somewhat larger
as her normally large trade with Europe is ham
pered Our best customer of all, Great Britain, is
likely to remain so, but in different commodities.
1t would not be surprising if the bellgerents'
notions of international practice to override
those of neutrals on most counts. For as things
stand today, the neutrals are a minority of the
earths population, and apart from the United States
and Italy have no significant military power on
land or sea-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-13
WE'LL MISS LAWRENCE

Almost 40 years of service in the Courts of
Alaska ended this week for Lawrence Kerr, who re-
signed as Clerk in the office of the u S. Attorney
and took boat south Lawrence isn't going Out
side however, he going to enjoy his first days Of
leisure at Bell Island
Kerr to Alaska in 1901. AS Court Re
porter at Nome in the first decade of the century
he worked on the important mining claim litigation
which choked the judicial machinery of the Ma
tons farthest north Court In the years from 1901
to 1913 the position of Court Reporter at Nome was
probably the most exacting and exasperating any
where Cases in which enormous sums and impor-
tant principles at stake were before the Court
all the time. Virtually every case because of the