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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-19
STATE

There proved to be no time for anything but laughs at Warmers State theater yesterday where the hilarious hit "No Time For Comedy made its local bow playing to capac- ity audiences at every performance.
 Replete with sprightly dialogue, fine acting and delightfully."- humor- ous situations this picture is defi- nitely a must" for everyone.
 The picture stars two of theater- goers most popular players, James Stewart and Rosalind Russell. Stew art plays the part of 8 country playwright who comes to the big town and startles everyone by writ ing so underStaAdingly of the Park Avenue Crowd"
 Miss Russell, in the role of a suc- cessful stage actress who plays leads in Stewards plays, learns of his formula for writing hit plays. He claims that people are fundamenv- ally alike whether they come from Squeedunk or New York and that they would probably react the same in any situation. He gets out ot his clement however, when he al- lows the wife of a millionaire, play ed by Genevieve Tobin, to persuade him to write a play about world torn by strife and struggle.
 No Time For Comedy" was one of last seasons greatest Broadway stage hits and according to critics has become this years gayest screen hit. Plan to see it at the State be. fore the final performances Sat- urday evening.
 Mystery Sea Raider" which brings to the scren the startline story of the secret agents of the sea, is the second big hit. Carols Landis and Henry Wilcoxon head the giant cast.
 Coming to the State on Sunday is another giant new season show which will be headlined by Edwagc Small's action filled adventur, drama 'Kit Carson" with Jon Hal and Lynn Bari heading the cast. Or the same show will be Calling Al Husbands"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-19

welded Bonnet daughters and their scheming mother, the laughs begin.
 Besides the outstanding perform. ances of Miss Carson and Olivier, top comedy characterizations are given by Edmund 0wenn, and Mary Roland as MT. and Mrs. Bonnet Edna May Olivier as the crochety dowager Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Melville Cooper as her stuify librarian. Others in the cast inc clude Maureen 0'sullavan. Ann Rutherford. Marshal Hunt and Heather Angel.
 ''The Man Married" with Joan Bennett. Francis Lederer and Lloyd Nolan is the co.feature.
 Coming Co the Strand on Sunday is Flowing 0old" with John Oar. aeld, Frances Barmer and Pei oiHfiei1: and on tho same Gllow viii be Wayne MorTIs and NosemaFy Lane in Ladies Musk live"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-19
AVIATION EXAMS
 START TOMORROW
Physical Tests for Pros. pective Flying Cadets
 Set for Hartford

Physical examinations for appli- cants for flying cadet service in the U. s. Army aviation corps will be held Friday and Saturday, Septem- Der 20 and 21. There has been much confusion concerning the dates of ex- aminatiorJe.
 Candidates for the examination should have with them document ary evidence they have had at least two years at college, as well as letters of recommendation from three prominent citizens of their city. The examinations will be held at the U. s. army recruiting office, 40 Asylum street, Hart ford, from g a. m. to 4 p. m. Sep tember 20 and 21.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-19
LOCAL MAN NAMED
 CLEAN, N. Y. RABBI

The first Waterburian ever or- dained a rabbi, Rabbi Joseph H. Freedman, son of MT. and, Mrs. R. s. Freedman of $50 Cooke street, has left to take over the Congregation of B'nai Israel synagogue of Olean, N. Y.
 Rabbi Freedman was ordained by Rabbi Dr. Stephen s. Wise, presi- dent of the Jewish Institute of Religion in New York city, last June. The local man studied under Dr. Wise for several years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-19

The yellow in the plumage of a canary bird is the result of a care fully cultivated skin disease harm less to humans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-19

Waterville Sept. 19-Rev. Robert Beecher, who has been rector of St Paul's Episcopal Church since the resignation of Rev. Raymond M Adams last November, has been granted a leave of absence for Q year, during which time he will continue his theological studies ir New York.
 During the coming year, Rev. Ro- ger Warren Barney, of St. Johns Episcopal Church, Waterbury, will be the minister charge of St Paul's Parish, beginning with ser
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-19

We want to thank Herr Hitler rnqushing the channel battle Goeng the fight :. He has Julian Eagle drop ping something out of his plane looks like chops pork fos they're all tied parachutes resist those swervng them in, Julian escapes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-19

said that duel Julian the Ethiopian challenged of insults his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-08

back since Paul Revere, and that
Freddie Smith cuts one OF the sor-
riest figures since the now Duke Of
Windsor spent Saturday afternoons
falling off. There are some critics
of horseflesh who blame Smith. not
Bimelech. for the Bradley Colts de-
feats, and who say that with . star
rider fro:a the first Bimelech would
have lived up to all the rave notic-
es he got prior 10 post time at the
Derby In dear old Kentucky.
Well, we'll know better about that
around cleaning time on Saturday.
II Bimelech can head the big pa
rade at Washington park, he VIII
come might: close 10 rivetins Q
claim TO the three.year.old cham
plonship. All his rivals viii be IN
there with him-oAllahadion. Sir
occo, and Midland. 0ailahadion nip
ped the Bradley baby at Louisville
and eirocco whipped him IN the
classic. But II Bimelech can take
thin one. the victory, coupled with
his wins IN the preakness and Bel
mont stakes, viii make him the TOP
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-08

probably the last lot from that
famous old establishment. They are
by Sun Beau. Sun Briar, Neddie and
Hilltown.
August IA is Bull Dog night, with
26 offerings from the Coldstream
Stud, 10 by Bull Dog.
Mrs. w. Stewart Plunkett sells
seven colts by Milknan, August Is,
and will donate all the proceeds
to war relief. Included are brothers
Of Pasteurized and Buttermilk and
a chestnut colt by Milkman, out Of
Timely, by High Time.
Mereworth Farm disposes Of
youngsters by Ariel, Display, Discov.
cry, Bold Venture and Infinite on
August 10.
Buyers pay and take chance.
It is one Of the most intriguing
parts of a fascinating game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-08
Brooklyn Fans Among $4,000
Cheered For Giant Mel Oft

He has batted in 1,434 runs, more
than any other active National
Lacquer, and is crawling UP toward
Roger Hornsby's record Of 1882.
He won the 1888 World Series
from the Washington Senators
with a home run in the tenth in
ming.
He has been a batting practice
catcher, a right fielder, a third
baseman and second baseman
for the Giants and has done q
creditable pob at each position.
The speeches were brief last
night. Carl Hubbell presented OFT
with set of golf clubs from the
Giants; the baseball writer's gave
him a gold membership card in
the New York Chapter, and he is
the only player to hold one; the
fans gave him silver service set.
Otis voice was choky as he spoke
over the louspeaker - 81 want to
thank you all for these gifts and
1Or your loyalty 10 me.
Robbed" Camilli
Then the ball game was on. and
the Brooklyn fans called off the
truce and rooted their hearts out
against him. Tradition says that
any ball player who has a day"
is going to be the goat Of the
game, but OFT smashed that legend.
He got only one single in five times
at bat, but he turned in one Of his
typical fielding gems in right field
in the fifth inning. Dolph Camilli,
Brooklyn's husky first baseman,
powdered the ball for what looked
like triple. OFT broke for the fence
with the crack of the bat and ran
far back into the bull pen. It seemed
that the ball was about to hit him
in the shoulder when he whirled and
dragged it down.
The Giant fans reared and rumos
has it that there were even a couple
Of Brooklyn fans who forgot them
selves and let out cheer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-08
LEONARD AND SON
WIN AT WINCHESTER

Winchester, Mass. Aug. e.-CUP)
Tom Leonard Of Nashua, N. H.,
and his son Tom, Jr, both former
state golf champions. today held
their third father-and-son title af-
ter gaining top honors In the 22d
annual Winchester Country club
family event.
Young Leonard. runner-up In the
New England amateur championship
Saturday. and his lawyers father
carded Q record-equalling 70 to lead
field Of l27 pairs In the two day
competition that ended yesterday.
Though they missed Q new mark
by three-putting the 18th hole, the
seonardg finished four strokes ahead
Of their nearest rivals.
Tied FOR second we're Judge Jo-
seph Monahan Of Belmont and his
son, Joseph, Jr, and the ice CAL
Wins Of Brae Burn who carded 16S
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-08
Jacobs Wants Brooklyn
Dodgers All or Nothing

New York, Aug. 8.-(UP)-Mike
Jacobs, the country's leading box
ing promoter, was reported ready
today to assume a somewhat
smaller role in baseball as head
of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball
club.
Jacobs announced yesterday that
he was head of a syndicate which
would negotiate for the purchase
of the Dodgers, If and1 when he
would be given complete owner
ship Of the organization. Jacobs,
head Of the Goth Century club,
said that the controlling interest
in the club had been offered to
him by the Brooklyn Trust Co.,
reputed to hold 81 per cent Of the
clubs stock. H esaid that the deal
would be a $4,000 transaction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-08
SAM CHAPMAN
OF AS UPSETS
FOOTBALL J|Nx
Connie Mack's Gamble on
GridirOn Star Pays
sN
Dividends
BY PAUL sCHEFFELs

United Press Staff Correspondent
New York - (UP) - Few major
league baseball managers are willing
to gamble on college football stars as
future diamond greats, but Connie
Mack, keen old manager of the
Philadelphia Athletics, Is an OUT
standing exception.
On several occasions Mack has
shown willingness to give the head
liners Of the gridiron a chance on
his ball club and 1t appears today
that in outfielder Sam Chapman,
whom the Athletic manager signed
from the campus of the University
In California in 1888, Mack has a
player destined to obliterete the
Jinx that has pursued ex-pigskin
toters.
AS q diamond performer at Cali
fornia, Chapman was an infielder
for two seasons and then switched
to the outer patrol. When he came
TO the Athletics Che cost Mack ST.
5000 the Athletic pilot said:
Hes a more promising player
right now than AL Simmons was
when he first reported in 1924"
a. Recommended BY Cobb
The famous old Ty Cobb person.
ally recommended Chapman to
Mack as player ready to jump
right from the campus into a ma
jor league outfield. That, apparent
~, was enough for Mack, who ac-
quired him and placed him in CEN
terfield. Sam overran his first liner
In Cleveland and lost another in st.
Louis. But he settled down and
Mack kept him in there for ia
games and .259 batting average in
1888. He added 10 points In 140
games in 1889.
In his first II games this season,
he's hit only .272 but has clouted
out SO safeties and already driven in
40 runs. He appears, from all cur
rent indications, about ready to
crash the 800 circle.
Mack lists him as the only COL
legian to climb into an Athletic
uniform directly from college. He
has brought tremendous wrist-po
er with him and has proved hard
for pitchers to fool. He refuses to
"cut" at anything but good pitches.
Chapman is right-handed at bat and
in the field. He is "a, stands 6 feet
and weighs in the neighborhood Of
$50 pounds.
Aided BY Legion Post
Born in Tiburon, Cal, Sam owes
his start to American Legion COM
petition. He went to grammar school
in small town nearby and received
high school education at a local
institution. It was there the legion
gave him spot in the infield.
Chapman ran the opposition rag
ged when he appeared in the 1888
Rose Bowl game for California,
which makes it interesting to note
that his football coach at high
school was Roy Riegals, the South
ern California backfleld star, who
ran toward the wrong goal in the
Rose Bowl game some seasons ago.
The most successful of ex-foot-
ballers to play in baseball was
Charles Berry, all-American end
from Lafayette, who caught big
league pitchers for about six years
and then retired to coach the AS.
He never made headlines, though,
but at this time to line up with
Mack, Cobb and other rooters,
Chapman seems like sure thing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-08

Hustle On and New Broom never
won. Broadway Limited failed as
and 3-year-old and in the spring
of his fourth year dropped dead
after overtaking the tenth-place
horse as field Of platers swung
into the Pimlico stretch.
Fortune smiles on buyers, or not,
just as she pleases.
Man O. War set Samuel Riddle
back only 5000. Mrs. Isabel Dodge
Sloane got Cavalcade for $1,000.
Head Play was knocked down for
$3.50.
700 YEARLINGS TO BRING
MORE THAN $1,0OO.000
With racing still booming wher-
ever betting on runners is legal,
more than a million is expected to
be spent for TOO yearlings shipped
here from Kentucky, Virginia and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-08

BY HARRY GRAYSON.
NEA Service Sports Editor
Saratoga Springs, Aug.-Once
more the turf's greatest gamble is
in full swing. at the yearling
sales here.
The proven ability Of sires and
mares is the biggest factor in prices
paid.
But paying for a youngster is only
the beginning Of the risk. The race
course settles the score.
Hustle On cost william r. Coe
$4,000 in 1927. New Broom was
sold to the Eastland Farms for $75,-
600 in %. 1t was in those giddy
and golden days, when Samuel D.
Riddle refused million for Man o.
War, that w. T. Waggoner, the
Texas track operator, dug up $65, 900
for Broadway Limited, a son Of Big
Red,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-08
SAL TOPS FANTINI;
POLICE PROTECT 'REF'

Norwalk. Conn.,, Aug. s.-(uP)-
Kid Sal. 1856. Meriden. won an g.
round decision over Jimmy Fantini,
1856, New York city, last night and
from then on. 1t was Referee Joe
Curry's fight.
Irate fans. protesting the way
Curry handled the clinches, climbed
through the ropes to offer physical
protest. Police beatt hem TO the
punches and escorted the referee
10 safer QuaTters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-08

elsewhere with the speed and care
railroading gives perishable food
Stuffs.
The yearling sales last six weeks,
and refugees from England and war
torn Europe are on the block. The
horses-in-training auction is set for
August %.
Arthur B. Hancock, owner Of
Claiborne Stud at Paris, KY, and
Ellerslie Stud in Virginia, the
worlds most elaborate nurseries,
once more has shipped the largest
consignment to the Spa. A special
train of II cars moved 68 Hancock
yearlings from their Bluegrass pad
docks to the springs. Eight are by
Pompey, seven by imported. Sir
Gallahad III, three by imported.
Blenheim II, and others by Reign
Count, Chance Shot, Omaha, STAIN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-08

Runs-Swift 2, Laabs, Berardino,
McQuinn, Higgins 2, Corsica, Bartell,
Greenberg, McCosky, York. Error
Cliff. Runs batted in McCosky 2,
Higgins, Tebbetts I, McQuinn Q,
Cliff, Laabs, Radcliff. Two base hits
-Bartell, McCosky, Tebbetts. Hig-
gins, Bercardino, Swift. Home run
-McQuinn. Stolen bases-McCosky
2, Greenberg. Double plays = Cliff.
Heffner and McQuinn; Metha, Bartell
and York; Berardino, Heffner and
McQuinn; Bartell, Metha and York.
Left on bases-Detroit q; st. Louis
10. Bases on balls-off Corsica q;
or McKain 2; off Trotter 2. Struck
out-by Corsica 8. by Benton i, by
Trotter /. Hits-off Trotter IL In Z
innings; Off Coffman, . in 2: on
Gorsia, 10 in s (none out in 9th) I;
off McKain, 2 in 1-3; on Benton.
In 2-S. Winning pitcher Corsica.
Basil, Grieve, Geisel and Quinn. Time
-2:os. Attendance-1.0sl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-08
WINTER WINS TENTH
SENIOR GOLF CROWN

New Britain, Conn. Aug. g. AL
pheus Winter, Bridgeport, held the
state Seniors Golf association
championship today for the tenth
consecutive year.
Paying In the Glass @ group cages
IS TO 6o) he turned In q rs late
yesterday at Shuttle Meadow coun-
try club 10 lead @ local contender
w. II. Booth. by nine strokes.
r. d. Pryde. Race Brock. won the
class A title cages 70 TO 76) with an
IS. Winner OF Glass o cages 90 "a
eD was w. b. Price with an 81
while d. Q. Wheeler. Bridgeport
led Class q tages So 70 so with q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-08
TODAY'S
SPORT
PARADE
BY HENRY McLEMORE
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

New York, Aug. 8-The greatest
horse this country ever produced
with the possible exception of Man
o War, Exterminator, Seabiscuit,
Gallant Fox, Sysonby, Twenty
Grand, Discovery, Sun Beau, Cav
alcade, Reign Count, Hindoo, Oma-
ha, War Admiral, and some 5000
others-will take another shot at
the 1910 three-year-old champion
ship on Saturday.
speak of course Of that biblical
iy named branburrNr, Bimelech,
who started playing hell with us ex-
perts at Louisville in early May, and
hasn't stopped yet. BY blowing the
Derby, then the Withers, and then
the Arlington classic, he made our
faces so red that Boy Scouts mis-
took us for Indians and stopped us
to ask how to trap muskrats, the
best way to cure scalps, and If it
were true that you could trail a
bear by watching the way moss
grew on trees.
Bimelech, being a well-bred horse,
will try to apologize for his earlier
mistakes by winning the American
Derby at Chicago,s Washington
Park this weekend. He will carry
l26 pounds over the mile and one
quarter route, and most Of them will
be strange pounds to him. Because
los or SO Of the poundage will be-
long to Basil James, the jockey
chosen by Colonel E. r. Bradley to
replace Freddie Smith on Bime-
lech's back.
WIN He Notice?
Now wonder how he Is going to
react to this change In jockeys?
When Washington Parks paddock
fudge calls Rider up!" on Saturday,,
and James climbs aboard. it viii be
the first time since Birnelech felt q
saddle on his back that any other
boy but Smith has taken charge Of
him. Will he rebel against strange
voice talking to him. strange hands
l1adiiug his proud head and ten
der noutha Will he, somewhere
down In his thoroughbred heart feel
that he and Freddie came up to-
gether, and that he and Freddie
should 40. down together, II that be
the decision Of the racing fates7
The chances are that he won't.
thoroughbred horses aren't exactly
Phi Beta Kappas. and besides.
Jockeys look 80 much alike, what
with their walnut-cameo faces, that
even their parents must have troll
Die picking them out by means
other than their different silks. The
truth Of the matter Is, Bimelech
\ probably viii enjoy the ride BY Basil
James.
According 10 men who profess %
know about such things james u
enc q the cutest things On horse
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-08

Runs-Werber, Riggs, Frey, Dali
lessandro, Todd, Nicholson, Gleeson,
Hack. Error-Warstler. Runs bat
ted in-Herman, Gleason 2, Nichol-
son, Warstler, Frey, lombard. Home
runs-Gleeson, Nicholson. Sacrifices
-warstler, Goodman. Double plays
-Warstler, Herman and Leiber Q;
Nicholson unassisted; Frey, Myers
and F. Mccormick; Myers, Frey and
F. Mccormick. Left on bases-Chica-
go S; Cincinnati s. Bases on balls
off Lee L; off Raffensberger l; off
Derringer /. Struck out-by Lee 2:
by Derringer 1. Hits-off Lee, IL in
8 Ia innings; off Raffensberger, 0
in O.; off Passeau, 0 in 2-S. Winning
pitcher-Lee. Observation-Disclosures,
Campbell and KLEIN. Time-2:04. At
tendqance $3.50 pad, 1857 women.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-08
PROBABLE PITCHERS
BY UNITED PRESS
National League

Chicago (French 118) at Cincin-
natl (Walters 15-7).
Brooklyn (Hamlin $50 at New
York Uohrman $50.
Boston (Strincevich 2-5) at Phila-
delphia Mulcahy 12-1D.
(Only games Scheduled).
American League
Cleveland (Feller 1856 and Dobson
1-6) at st. Louis (Auker 8-8 and
Kennedy 10-9)-two games.
Philadelphia Coaster 4-l5) at
Washington CMonteagudo 2-4).
New York (Ruffing 1879 at Bos-
ton Clash 7-6).
(Only games scheduled).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-08
BY HARRY FERGUSON
UNITED Press Sports Editor

New York, August 8. - (UP)-
The artificial sun of the great flood
lights whitened the Polo Grounds,
53,997 persons were jammed into
bleachers and stands = and then,
in the cool Of last evening, the mira
Gle came to pass.
Brooklyn Dodger fans yelled them
selves hoarse for member of the
New York Giants! It never hap
pened before and it may never
happen again, for baseball's worst
feud RACES between followers of the
Dodgers and Giants But last night
there were a few fleeting minutes
of truce, for this was a very special
occasion
This was Mel OFT day
There he stood, nervous and en-
barrassed at the great wave of ap-
plause that poured down on him
from Dodger and Giant fans alike
He stood before a table at home
plate where fans, teammates and
baseball writer's had piled the gifts
they had bought - a figurative pat
on the back that has been overdue
these many years to one of the great
ball players of all time.
McGraw Said OK.
Not long ago someone recalled
that Mel OFT, now 30 years old, had
spent almost half of his life playing
baseball - and top-flight baseball
for the Giants. He was only 1f
years old when he came up out OF
Gretna, Louisiana, a raw, green kid
who had little to recommend him
except swing of fluid power at the
plate. John McGraw took one look
at him and said: There's a bal
player"
OFT was q catcher then, but Nc
Graw's sure instinct for baseball
talent told him the boy ought to be
an outflelder. SO an outfielder he
became and, although he has plugged
infield holes N emergencies, he
remains an outfielder. He is such
a good outfieloer that the GianI
fans across the years began to take
him for granted. Quiet, modest
playing the game to the hilt every
day, never alibing In defeat ant
never boasting In victory, OF
might have gone quietly out Of thu
major leagues some day II hi
friends hadn't taken charge Of thu
situation.
Fine Record
They went back to his record aIt
this Is what they found:
Up TO this year he has q majo
league batting average Of .3i5.
He has hit 378 home runs, NOR
than any other National Leagu'
player.