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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30
By JOE WILLIAMS

New York, Oct. 30-We regret to report Ohio seems to be a particular ly fertile field for angry squawks. If it isn't one thing, it's another. If it isn't baseball, it's football.
 You may recall paat time when the Yankees went out to Cleveland on their last road trip of the season to face the Indians. They were very much in the American league race at the time, only thin, feathery margain separated them from first place.
 There was dissension among the Indians. Everybody knew about it. Indeed, the Indians themselves made it a matter of public knowledge. Twelve of them walked into the office of Owner Ava Bradley and com- plained that their manager, Oscar Witt, was a rude person; he had called them unkind names in mo- mentS of stress.
 Neutral writers weren't too gra- cious. They began calling the In- dianS cry babies. Rival managers and players took it up. There was much razzing from various dugouts. Even out of town fans joined in. They brought baby pants to the games and waved them dirisively at the athletes. In Detroit the fans gathered in front of the hotel in which the Indians were staying and shang "Rock-a-Bye Baby in the Tree Top" until the fiat feet dis persed them.
 Well, to get back to that last road trip the Yankees made. When they got in town they were amazed and shocked to read in the papers an appeal to the home fans to come out adn abuse Arthur Fletcher, who coaches at third base for the Yan- kees. It seems that MT. Fletcher had directed uncomplimentary remaks at the cry babies when they were last in New York and this was the time to pay him of in kind.
 They did. They bombarded MT.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30
STATE BASKETBALL DINNER ON NOV. IA

New Britain, Oct. 3O-The annual banquet of the Connecticut State Basketball league will be held Thursday night, November IA at the Wonder Bar restaurant in Berlin, according to decision reached at meeting of the program commit tee. It is expected that at least 125 players, officials and guests will att tend
 A partial list of those who will be invited to the affair was announc- ed today as follows: Mayor George J. Coyle, Frank s. Coskey, state athletic commissioner; Lou Black, sports editor of the Associated Press in Connecticut; Jack O'Brien of Bridgeport, president of the Con- necticut Sports Writers Alliance; James Murphy, coach of the state championship Cremo basketball team last year: Burt Loomis, cap- tain of the New Britain basketball team that won the worlds cham pionship in 1895 and 1896, and Dr. Edward T. Fischer of Danbury, re- tiring league president.
 During the evening, the newly elected officers of the league will be introduced. They are as follows: President, Hyman Rabinovich, Nau- gatuck: vice president, William A. Garrett, Bristol; secretary, Gerald P. Crean, New Britain, and treasur- CT, Larry Balogach, Bridgeport.
 Thomas (Cy) Cosgrove and Ger l,ald Crean are co-chairmen of the ! committee on arrangements. A steak dinner will be served and en- | tertainment will be provided.
 RabinOvich Resigns The league will hold a meeting to- night in the east room of the YMCA at 7:30 o'clock to make arrangements for the coming season.
 The Hartford club, backed by Bill Savitt, is not as yet certain entry in the loop pending the securing of the Hopkins street gym, but will be represented at the meeting. Other clubs are Willimantic. New Britain, New London, Bridgeport, West Ha- ven, ,Norwalk, Danbury and Stam- ford.
 Stratford has filed an application which will be discussed.
 If the Hartfgord quintet can ac- quire the gym, it will have Charlie Blossfield as business manager, and Frank Strong as team manager and will call itself the Gems. Herb Peterson, former Connecti- cut university star, heads the list of likely players. Wally Urban, of Meriden, Larry Bernabeo, Sid Him. melstein, Obey" Obuchowski and Buck Bycholski of Manchester, also have been offered positions on the team.
 The club will play its games on Monday nights but the entire situa- ton hinges on whether it can secure the Hartford high floor.
 Heiman Rabinovich, of Nauga- tuck, president of the loop, has re- signed due to i'll health and the fact that he has not the time to devote to the job and his successor may be picked tonight at the meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30
CHASE, MOHICAN
 TEAMS LEADERS
 OF TWO LEAGUES
Dusty Top Teams Win Two Mercantile First Round
 Over-BuxtOn Hits 45S

Honors on the alleys were pretty well spread around last night, with no change in the standing of the h. dustrial League as Chase Metal, one game leaders and American Brass, runners-up, each won two of three games but Hamel of Ingersoll had a ITS high single, and Buxton of Waterbury Manufacturing wound up nice evenings work with 458 set for three games of 153, 161 and IA which is nifty rolling anywhere at anytime.
 Then, in the total team depart ment, Chase Metal had high single of 673 but American Brass had high team total of 1,940. Waterbury Man. ufacturing and U. s. Rubber were clean sweep winners of three games each over Oakville Pin and Water bury Tool. Seth Thomas took 2 of3 from Lux Clock; Chase and Brass did the same to Blake and Johnson and Ingersoll Scores:
 WAT. INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30
7hiSSpOrting
 World
Just For a Laugh
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

Ever hear Keysm? that we'll known Good Samar i R Angelo Kelly fighter fight and train for football spare time Sunday afternoons Here's Friday he angling around like the late aa which he wanted Georgetown against u o he worked it this way saying prospective client about bet on the CeorgeownN gamer" before the had chance to make up little down on Georgetown of kid who goes to school there the undeeated teams or the country and Y had Lafayette waoped by Syra c and Holy Cross nothing with Kys sentiment of wanting M becarse he ew chocol there As 1t turned out the wager the mental stage only.
 Last evening" heavyweight sportsman and politician
 ennie McCeay eatery, wearing Paul Cornell for Senator button dunkng dOughnut at the tme but looked up in button McClearys lapel Il
 ess vou got the right Kelly that Cornell has idea of Kelysm and-ts pad oaV when one or two of them not to the surface
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30
CROONERS HORSE. RAGING PLANT 'POISONS' JUDGE
Adams Made Special Trip To Get 70. K" After
 Deal Was Closed

Boston, Oct. 3O.-(UPl-Bill Cum ningham said today in his Boston Post sports column that Croonei Bing Crosby had arranged to pur. chase the Boston Bees but tha Baseball Commissioner K. M. Lan- dis "heaved the deal into the waste basket because of Crosby's connec- tions with horse racing on the coast"
 Crosby and Elmer Ward of Boston completed negotiations for the deaI here with 0. F. Adams, cnain-store magnate, who controls the Bees financial operations, the weekend of October 12, according to Gun ningham.
 "At this meeting" Cunningham said, "the .smous singer and the local textile tycoon met the Adams price without a bubble in 8 most harmonious and happy huddle. They all shook hands. The deal was made"
 Judge Landis refused consent, Cunningham said, despite special trip by Adams to Chicago.
 Deal Is Dead.
 Unless somebody can budge the judge" Cunningham said, "the deal is just as dead as If 1t had never been proposed
 Cunningham said Crosby first be- came interested in the Bees after watching the team play the Giants at New Yor1. Talking to Fred Cor coran, If Boston, P. G. A. tourna- ment manager, after the game, Crosby was so vociferous in his praise of their hustle that CorcoraD said Why don't you buy the club?' Crosby and Ward met at a goh match in New York and decided to become baseball partners if the deal could be closed" Cunningham said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30
BULLDOGS MEET

There will be an important meet ing for members of the South End Bulldogs at the Boys Club Library tonight at 7:S0. The following mem- bers in particular are asked to be present.
 Albert Damelio, Jackie Travers Paul Parker. Tom Caissee, Sammy Procopion, Teddy Galucci, Johnny Reardon, Lou Procoricr, Al Kova- lack, Tommy Reardon and Harold Paranteau.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30
Landis Kills Bing Crosby Deal For Bees
Anderson, 2Others
 Benched By Pond

New Haven, Conn, Oct. 3OA- (UP)--YaIe's head coach Ray mond ". lDucky) Pond brought up three secondary players to- day to bolster his varsity 1ine- mp for Saturdays game with Brown.
 Replaced were Ray Anderson, the squads backfieId ace; Bob Brooks, one of last years hon- orabIe mentions in the AII- American selection, and Joe ZiIly, right end.
 In their spots went Dave Rewick, Jerry Knapp, and Jack Reid, respectively. Remaining in the backfieId were Capt. Hal Whiteman, Ted Harrison and H0vey Seymour.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30
EASY FOR LOWRY

New Bedford, Mass, Oct. 30-U UP) Ted Lowry, 164, New Bedford ne- gro, scored unanimous decision over Larry Kellum. l66, of New York. in a 10-round bout last night. Kel- lum was dropped four times for nine counts in the sixth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30

High single, Hamel, 175; high three, Buxton, 458; high team sim gle, 673; high team three, Brass, 1940.
 Mercantile League
 In the Mercantile loop, Mohican Markets won the first round com- petition with 13 games won and 8 lost, taking of from Speedy Par eel last night. Walt Simmons of Fulton Markets had high single of 150 while Louie Piedmonte of Yer riker Paint had 43O set for three games, his team also winning high team single of 622 and total of 430, allowing them to finish in second place of the league standing after knocking off the defending champs, Fulton Bombers three straight games. Scores:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30
REDS AND EAGLES
 ON ICE TONIGHT
First Of l04O American League Hockey Games
 At New Haven

New Haven, Oct. 30-With five new faces in the lineup, and head ed by Coach Earl Bobby" Robin son, flashy winger, the New Haven Eagles battle their hated rivals the Providence Reds, defending cham pions, as the American Hockey League campaign of 1940-41 gets underway at the Arena tonight.
 Phil Stein, recently purchased from the Toronto Maple Leafs, will be in the nets for New Haven. Allan Shields and Vic Myles will work on one defense, with Jack Cain and Wifi Hoch on the other. The veteran line of Robinson, George Patterson, and Earl Roche will combine again, with Marcel Tremblay, Don Wilson and Gus Mancuso on another forwadr wall. Polly Drouin will center on the line for George Mantha and Peggy o. Neil, pair of wingers new to the Eagles.
 Providence comes here with a powerful aggregation, but Coach Robinson said yesterday: we have the makings of great club. In Myles and O'Neil to turn in some fine defense prospects, while I look for Mantha and O'Neil to turn in some fine hockey. Providence in my estimation is not as strong de- fensively as last year, with the loss of Lesieur and Doran."
 LineupS:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30
INDIE JUNIORS DRILL

The Town Plot Indie Jrs. will hold a practice session tonight at TOO, Manager Jim Nataie would like to hear from the Overlooks for a Sun day game. Please call 4-3769 be- tween 5:30 to 800 and ask for Nickie.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30

Australia is discouraging the ship ping of rabbit skins to other coun- tries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30

Walt high single, Simmons, 150. Louis high three, Piedmonte, 43O. High game. VerriRer Paint, 622.
 High team, Verriker Paint, 1884.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30
Standing For First Round

Team highest three games for season-Verriker Paint Co.--1834; Metropolitan Cleaners-1807.
 Team highest single game for eason-Metropolitan cleaners -645: Fulton Markets-639
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30

WHEY. STEEL BALL LEAGUE (Mattatuck Alleys)
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-30

Game starts at 8::30.
Evening star., 1940-12-01

Built Of genuine ma.
hogany weneers on
red cedar. Famous
Lane make with con-
venient Lift tray.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-13
BUTLER TOLD
TO OBEY COPS
COIOred Youth Placed On
Probation for WrangIe
Saturday Evening

Anderson Butler,l7, colored, Of 81
Griggs street. arrested Saturday by
Patrolman Joseph Dereskevice on
charges of breach Of the peace and
resistance, was given a suspended
sentence and placed on probation
for two months by Judge John l..
Gaffney in city court today.
Asked by Attorney Weisman
whether he was sure Of Buffers
identity because these fellows are
pretty hard to tell apart, especially
at night, Patrolman Dereskevice
replied that he was sure Butler was
the youth he was forced 70 club
after he resisted arrest.
I'm getting to have an unusual
ability to identify colored boys" the
offlcer said.
The policeman testified he told
Butler TO move on from Bishop
street Saturday night where he was
standing with two relatives, and
Butler seized his club. He was then
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-13
81 BUNKER HILL
PUPILS GRADUATE
All Planning to Enter High
Sch0Ols-Class Night
Exercises Tomorrow

The cast will include: Esther, the
Brainy, Ethel Elgines; Frances, the
basketball captain, Joyce Rogers;
Marie, the coquette, Justine
vanasse; Bill, q pcssiniist, Martin
Mcdonald: Tom. an optimist, Charles
Hcebner; Viven, the vivacious, Judy
Little; Sally Ann, who saves the
garne, Jeanne Truelove; Ted and
Jack, pals. Gerald Flynn and NAL
colin Burr; Miss Poster, domestic
science teacher. Betty Cleland.
F1fty.one pupils make up the
graduating class this year, 1t was
announced this morning by Princi-
pal Ralph Darlington. Twenty
eight will enter Crosby, IA Wildly, six
Leavenworth and three waterbury
Catholic high.
The list follows:
Crosby high: College course, l2--
Davis Anderson, Frederick Dauch,
Gerald Flynn, John Hathaway,
Charles Heebner, Edward Heimaii,
Gordon Lasher, Joyce Rogers, Eu-
gene Vahasse, Judith Little, William
ziegier, Justine vanasse; Technol-
oey Course e--Malcolm Burr, Ned
Croft, Henry Gebhardt, Stephen
George, James MacKcrracher, Mar
tin Mcdonald, Joseph Meehan, wy
dell Rood, Raymond Wedge; Classi-
cal Couse 2-Ellzabeth Mccarthy,
Edna Urbston; General Civis g.
Roger Pierpont, Edmund Webb,
Philip schnitt, Robert LeClair,
James johnson.
wildly high: Bookkeeping A.
Ethel Elgines, Justine Engvall, Rob-
ert Milne, Ralph Smith; steno-
graphic 10--Thias Branch, Bella
Brickett, Elizabeth Cleland, Marion
Famiglietti, Marion Fermonte, lola
James, Elaine LeClair, Joan Null
ligan, Rosina Peterson. Jeanne True
love.
Catholic High, Commercial 3-An.
ma Calabrese, Helen Krizinauskas,
Theresa LePage.
Leavenworth high: Vocational s.
Robert Bronson, Arthur Butler, Her.
bert Knutson, Robert OConnell,
Walter Thorr,e; Nursing / - Jean
Eustace.
A play entitled, "sally Ann Finds
Herself" will feature the annual
class night exercises Of the Bunker
Hill grammar school, tomorrow
night at 9 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-13
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-13
DRUGGISTS SET
TO FORM UNION
Endorsement Of edit
Group To Be Asked at
State Convention

James y. Moran. Of this city, ma
tional director TOT Connecticut Of
the National Credit Union. outlined
the purpose and function Of credit
unions at q meeting Of the Water
bury Druggists Association yester-
day afternoon at Paul Kunkel's sum-
mer home on Todd road.
The local association planes tc
organize q credit union, and preli-
minary arrangements were made
The group will ask the state con-
vention June 2e and n ut Eastern
point 10 endorse the formation Of
such unit both In waterbury and
the state.
Delegates TO the convention will
be headed by Louis =. Bria, local
association president.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-13

head punster with the Swede stolt
Band, and he brings down the house
at southbury Community Hall
dances every Saturday night. The
cowboy has travelled far, herded
sheep In Wyoming, punched cattle
In Newtown, and broken horses In
Woodbury.. His best work Is with
q dog-house fiddle and q musical
saw. Watch Variety for news Of
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-13

Cowboy Pickett. The New York
agents have their eye on him, Hol-
lywood listens IN on his broadcasts,
and Ringing Brothers Circus are
repeatedly planning 10 offer q con-
tract soon. His next local appear
ance will be next Saturday evening
when, barring accidents, the WV.
Dance will again hang out the
8. r. O. sign.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-13

forced to strike him, the officer said.
Butler, who denied SELLING the
policemans stick, was confined to
the hospital until yesterday with q
head wound. He was warned by
Judge Gaffney to obey policemen.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-13

ANY woman who thinks she can
reform drinking man had better
get that idea out OF her head. be-
cause after marriage he viii be
worse instead Of better"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-13
DIVORCE JUDGE is REALTsT

Portland, Me. - CUP -- Probate
Judge George l.. Emery is a real
list. Addressing a woman seeking
A divorce In his court, he said:
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-13

When the scouts report our wild.
cat Is really the Mccoy. maybe we
can get swede Stolts Cowboy Pick.
EFT to capture the beast. Pickett Ia
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-13

william Boyd. star Of the Hopa-
long Cassidy picture, "stagecoach
War" produced for Paramount by
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-13

Harry Sherman, was, at one time,
nigt clerk Of Q hotel In Havana,
Cuba.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-13
SOUTH
BRITAIN
BRIEFS
BY BILL dARRIoUs

Want a good dance band? /.
Check up on Bill Platt's outfit from
The Purchase. Bill plays the piano
and he plays 1t right. He never took
a lesson In his life. Richard Plat
can make banjo beg, and he
learned the natural way, too. John
Plat fiddles better than almost any
body we've heard since Charley
Light quit playing up there in sher-
man. Myron Pierce exerts an ex-
otto influence on his guitar. (You
can close your eyes and believe
you're In Old Mexico when Myron
strums the strings.)
Bob Plat, 300 pounds Of solid
muscle and bone, acts as manager
and keeps an eye on the music. No
body gets away with anything when
Bob Is around. Sometimes, when
folks need bouncer, Bob helps out
by shaking sense into belligerent
bystanders carrying too many
rounds Of felt-boot cider.
The Bill Plat Band has one
rather unique attraction In South
bury's top-ranking boy tenor, Tom
my Hennessey. When the melody
pours forth from Bills assorted In
struments, and Tommy pins back
his ears and does the calling, cou-
Piles who have never danced before
close their eyes and execute each
and every turn as beautifully as q
town Official avoids the discussion
OF expenditures. Tommy will 90 q
long, long way, II he sticks TO Bill
Platt's Band.
When that New Haven picnic on
the Shepaug ended up In Q fatality,
rum0r started In the village that
the man who fractured his skull by
falling OF the cliff was none other
than . member Of the Woodbury.
Fire Department trying 10 tougher.
up for the Burr0 Ball Game with
the Veterans Of Foreign Wars on
Sunday next. After oil reports were
checked and the body identified, To-
cal people wondered n IL would not
be Q good plan to erect Q fence on
Rattlesnake, just In case Q New
Havener wandered of the edge.
Caution! Watch out for wild catsl
A steam shovel operator who
has been camping In a tent at Bates
Rock recently had his wits scared
out Of him by wildcat that sang
q solo every evening from the deep
woodlands nearby. That cat made
more noise than q WPAster trying
TO prove that he didn't steal any
bath-tubs from the new State
Training School.
Smokey Jensen claims that rs not
q wildcat at nil. but one Of the zen.
glneers" from the State Job endeav-
oring 10 duck o board bill. Smoky
claims that chits have been signed
and not honored everywhere from
the Sam Pierce Cafeteria and Lake
Zoar to Main street garages. Things
have been going from bad TO worse,
lately. Men often leave the village
hurrledly without even stopping for
their laundry. 30 far, we've found
no abandoned cars or unattached
families on the loose but the Lone
Ranger was making inquiry about
a lady In o blue coat, early one
morning last week.
When the scouts report our wild.
cat Is really the Mccoy. maybe we
can get swede stolts Cowboy Pick.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-08-29
Labor Day Statement
M. ]. LYDEN
President, Ohio State Federation of Labor

The American Federation of Labor is the hope of
America AS long we have the American Federation
of Labor democracy in this country will survive. The
first step in the establishment of relationships in Eu
rope was the liquidation of the free and independent
Trade Union Movement and the confiscation of their
treasures AS long the free and Independent Trade
Union Movement exists in this country there be
dictatorship
There are individuals who would use the distress
of the unemployed and the low paid workers a
of elevating themselves to power to bring about
olution and dictatorship. They would make the unem
ployed part of their dictatorship army. appeal to the
unemployed and the low paid workers to be the alert
against any such movement
Standing ready to help the low paid workers
the 1000 600 members of the American Federation of
Labor The officers and organizers of the American
Federation of Labor at their disposal The Ameri-
Federation of Labor is sponsoring legislation that
will create work 1t is also sponsoring legislation to
improve the social laws that already the statute
books. It's whole energy is utilized in helping the
employed and low paid workers to improve their
omic conditions.
1t is up to low paid workers to take full advantage
of the strength and might of the 100000 members of
the American Federation of Labor. AS long
have a free and independent Trade Union that
sst them in solving their problems they have friend
in need AS long we have the American Federation
of Labor there be dictatorship in this country.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-08-29
Woman Hangs
Self From
Porch Rafter

Buelah Snyder, 81, wife of
Henry Snyder, % Norton aven-
ue, Newark, ended her life some
time after midnight Wednesday
morning, by hanging.
Reconstructing the affair,
authorities said that she arose
from her bed during the early
hours of the morning, cut off a
piece of clothesline, threw one
end of it over a rafter on the
back porch, tied the other around
her neck, then jumped off a
chair.
At A a. M, Henry Snyder, her
husband, got out of bed to go
to work and noticed the back
door was open. Upon investiga-
tion he found the body. Cutting
it down, he laid it on the bed and
called the police, patrolmen
Harold Markham and Rex Ritten-
house answering the call. Acting
coroner DIR. p. G. Keller was
called and rendered a verdict of
suicide.
The body was taken to the
Criss Brothers funeral home
pending funeral arrangements.
Deceased had been in i'll health
for the past six months.