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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-14

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Mack, Meyer. Runs batted in-Tros-
lsy. Corsica y. Campbell, Higgins ..
Mack 2, Bell 3. Two base hit-oreens
berg. Three base hit-D. Campbell.
Home Fun--D. Campbell. stolen base
Myer. Sacrifice - rytiek. Left on
bases-Detrpit ~, Cleveland :. Bases
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BY Benton u BY Harder 81 ~ Deb
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-14

Goshen, N. Y, Aug. 18.-(UP)-
If ignorance is bliss, then you are
reading a dispatch from the worlds
happieSt man.
You could beat the African jungle
with q stick for a month and not
scare up Hottentot who knows
less about trotting horses or pacing
horses than do. I am quite sure
that ! know less about this subject
than any other subject In the world,
and heaven knows my understand
ing Of things ranging from A to q
is lower case nil.
Yet, here I am, with press badge,
and other highly colored credentials,
fully authorized TO watch, discuss
and criticize, the 18th running OF
the Hambletonian Stake. See, there
I Cos making a mistake right at the
start. Nothing up here runs. Every
thing either trots, PAGES. or walks to
the nearest exit. In fact, In case OF
fire Goshen would be the model
town.
There are only one or two objects
familiar to me in this entire village.
which. if the Chamber of Commerce
Is to be trusted, was found by a
tribe which beat the Aztecs to this
country, and which still frowns on
a race track which George WASH
ington attended as something new.
tangled and show-offy.
The first thing that ] recognized
when reached Good Time Park,
scene of today's Hambletonian, was
q tote board. The tote board came
out Of Australia a good generation
ago, but the followers Of the trotting
and pacing animal look upon It as
something newer than televisioii,
something more revolutionary than
CONSUMPTION. This Is the first time
the Hambletonian has ever enjoyed
q tote board, which has replaced
the auctioneer and bookmakeF OF
yesteryear. The chances are that
It will be burned as o witch before
shutdown.
Curious
There are Pari-Mutuel windowk
ahaait ta0 and the farmofa and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-14
RACING SHELLS COSTLY

Eight-oared racing shells used BY
colleges cost about $1,000 each and
these delicately constructed boats
are seldom used by the varsity more
than one season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-14
oLDTIAaERs' REUNION

Arlie Latham. Mickey WEIGH and
Jimmy Caravan. octogenarians. who
played with major league baseball
teams In the eighties. met ct the
Yankee Stadium recently.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-14
FIGHT RESULTS
NV UNITED PRESS

New York--Lou Barsetta, i2o la
New York. outpointed Paul Lee, i26
indianapolis cd: else Basora, 1872
Puerto Rico, knocked out Emo IAN
noxzl, 100 la. Italy ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-14
THREE STRIKES


Ecu all know the specie-you've seen her around
The feminine wonder, the pro-baseba hound.
You met her at Charles, or Jmmie's, or Joe's-
soon talked Of baseball; the birth Of your woes
You're wild about BASEBALL she said she was too
She pratled of Giants and Dodgers she knew.
You soon got around to date for game
And later the fatal day came
You sheled out your pay for the very best seats
You armed her with pop and bag full OF sweets
The game important deciding first place
Your team was ahead in the close pennant
cheered and hurrahed when they came on to play
When all of sudden she ruined your day.
You couldn't believe that your hearing was true
But wasn't it She who emitted that boo?!!
You turned to her, startled; thought 1t q jest
she'd mentioned she thought them the BEST
And then the shock; dsllusion and STEAM
You found she roofing against the home teaml
For Lord, what a reason-she slew you again
Shed found that the others handSomer menl
Twas just the beginning Of all your chagrm
You weren't long finding she'd taken you IN.
Throughout your talking she'd left you no doubt
She understood all that you'd rambled about.
yourself soundly each inning passed
Each comment she made ratified than the last
With fans all around you beginning to stare
You'd loved slugged her but didn't quite dare.
The top of the Eighth on that sad afternoon
welcomed sweet death-woud have thought It boon.
The loaded and two men were out
The dear little girey, she started to pout
A hit and a would have tied up the score
Shed finished her candy and wanted more
With fans going crazy, the grandstands a-shout
She whined and tormented and made you go out.
You got her the candy, all spent and despaired-
team lost the game but you no longer cared
You left feeling aged and broken, and worn
Your lesson learned and to this you had sworn:
From now with you'll take no more chance
No ball games again; just dinner or dance
But fiance darling wish that you knew
The mis'ry I'm feeling and all over you!
don't care dancing-I LOVE good game
And why don't you take me?-because Of that dame
My heart busts in two, but smile If can
ana "a0n you ~ "a ~ game "''-' RosANNE No1I.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Games Yesterday
Cincinnati 4. Pittsburgh 3.
Boston I. New York I.
st. Louis 8, Chicago /.
Philadelphia1Brookly (rain).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-14

Totals ......... IS 10 80
x-Ran for lombard in 9th.
xx-Batted for Shoffner in 9Th.
z-Ran for Davis in 9th.
zz-Batted for Lanning in 9Th.
Zzz-Ran for Handley in 9th.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-14

New York at Boston (2).
Philadelphia at Brooklyn ca.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
Pittsburgh ut st. Louis (night).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-14

YESTERDAYS HERO - Joe Di-
Maggie, who made six hits, includ-
ing two homers, and drove in nine
runs as the Yanks blasted the Red
Sox twice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-14
IT NEEDED PAINTING

The grandstand at the Saratogs
race track was painted this season
for the first time in Twenty-Five
years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-14

THE MOVEMENT inauguated Smith Of Rockingham Parl
rid racing v clutter the tracks gain
Roadway Suffolk
operate with Rockingham will be asked to follow suit Tit
track collects from the
contribution Of the amount The money pooled
in fund to be retiring from the track horses
is willing to SELL buys 500 and either has de-
sroyed brands the
about the plan Even owners Of winning horses
they find the idea dae
But the will rid the
which keeping better class
Of competition
Copyright, 1910, King Features syndcae
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-14
PROBABLE PITCHERS
Maternal League

National League
Cincinnati (Moore $50 ct Chicago
(aPsseau 12-11).
New York Hubbell rs and Gum
bert 90 ct Boston (Salvo Us and
Erickson, 8-8)-two games.
Philadelphia (6moll 1-6 and Pear
son 2-o) at Brooklyn wyatt 1873
and Davis 3-e)-two games.
Pittsburgh (Sewell 10-O ct st.
Louis MCGEE e-s)-Nisht game.
American League
St. Louis (Whitehead l-3) at De-
troit Grove IT'D.
Chicago &c. Smith e-e) at Cleve.
land A. Smith i2-5)-Night game.
Washington (Chase e-i2l at Phil.
adelphia CROSS b-6).
Boston (Johnson SID ct New
York Ruffing i0-s).
EXPENSIVE MASCOT
II costs $3.50 Q year TO feed Mike.
the Bengal tiger football mascot OF
Louisiana State University.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-14

Locust armies are destroying crops
in Nicaragua.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-14
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CLEVELAND

vi out when winning run scored.
x-Batted for sullivan IN 9th.
s-batted for Hemsiey In 7th.
sz-Datted for Marder in 9Th.
xSz-Batted for Dobson In Sth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-14
. STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Games Yesterday
New York 9, Boston Qst).
New York 10, Boston s (2nd).
Chicago 4, st. Louis 8.
Cleveland 6, Detroit 5.
Philadelphia 6. Washington 8.
Games Today
Boston at New York.
Washington at Philadelphia.
st. Louis at Detroit.
Chicago at Cleveland (night).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-14
. League
Leaders
WORK AT WORLDS FAIR

About fifteen major league hockey
players were employed this summer
at the New York Worlds fair.
AUSTRALIAN CHAMPION
James Ferrier. six-foot four-inch
2o0-pound golfer. holds both the
amateur ind open championships
Of Australia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-14

Virginia verrn Walters Doghouse and Show Boat
perfect star, refusing
thinks it's darn sweet Of people" to ask
snooy those
Overnight Virginia definitely In
eight with than th0us
and members which without
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-14

There are Pari-Mutuel windows
about. too. and the farmers and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-14

WATR your MBStaion tonight 5:45 Bob Chester 6:lb
Jim Britt Fulton Lewis Jr New England Town Meet
ing $780, Serenade for Strings TO- Raymond Gram SWIM
1880, Winnipeg Summer Symphony
Evening star., 1940-04-21
FuIse Riot Call Sends
so Police to Purty

Approximately so policemen last
night were sent hurrying to the COL
ored Scottish Rite Temple, 1900
block of Eleventh street NV, on re-
ceiving false alarms that police
were being mobbed.
Calls went out in rapid success
sion over the radio call system and
available men rushed to the scene
Additional police were in readiness
when it was learned that no one
had been injured. A scuffle, In
volving several score Of colored
youths, started at a dance of the
Aesthetic Danes" The party was
terminated by barrage of bottles.
Benjamin Parrotty, colored, as
sistant manager of the building,
called police, it Is said, after all the
windows in a large back room on
the first floor had been broken.
The other calls for police probably
were made by pranksters.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Fortress
|Nedr Trondheim
|Defies Germans
By the Associated Press.

STOCKHOLM, April 20-A Nor
wegian officer. interviewed by the
Stockholm newspaper Dagens Nyhe-
ter, told tonight of little garrison
In Hegra for r.ress, just east of
Trondheim, which already has with
stood two German attacks and
has used its cannon to help British
bombers destroy the airport at rear
by Varnas.s
The fortress, past which a Ger
man troop train sped safely last
week by ruse, is cut into the noun
tain rocks and is so firmly placed
that only starve-out seige or the
heaviest artillery can subdue it, the
officer said.
The Germans already have given
up trying to master it from the air,
as the walls, to. 10 yards thick,
make bombings virtually useless, the
Norwegian asserted.
When the Germans invaded
Trondheim, he said, Hegra's COM
mander Maj. Holtermann, gath
cred a party of about 100 men, some
Of them his own gunners and others
volunteers from the Finnish war,
and took charge.
He had three days before the first
German attack, and spent the time
gathering supplies. Two German
infantry drives were stopped by
barbed wire, snow and the forts
guns.
Two days ago a German major
under a flag of truce asked Hegra's
surrender, but was sent back with
a firm mo-" .........~ ..-. d.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
frozen Sleep Fails
To Cure Cancer
BY HOWARD w. BLAKESLEE
Associated Press Science Editor


PHILADELPHIA, April 20.-The
frozen sleep" widely used as an ex-
pertinent for treating human cancer
has been tried on mice and failed to
cure cancer in the animals.
The experiments were announced
today In the annual report of the
international Cancer Research
Foundation, which describes the
work in the past year of 50 groups
OF cancer experts in the United
States, Europe and Japan. The
foundation gave them financial as
sistance.
1t appears that when a mouse is
subject to temperature Just below
freezing he goes into a state of sleep
resembling Information. It does not
last long, however, usually only
about seven hours. In these expert
ments Information was induced for
"a hours continuously but after that
the mice woke up.
This Is q much shorter time than
humans are able to hibernate under
conditions of frozen sleep. The
humans have slept for eight days.
In the mice the size of the mag
lignant growths decreased s.ter hi
bernation. The reduction In size
however, was only about what would
be expected from reducing the
amount Of food eaten. In hiberna-
ton the mice did not eat.
After a short time the tumors
grew again and no permanent ef-
feet was found from the frozen
sleep. The experiments were re-
ported by Fritz M. Bischon, Louisa
Long and ]. Jerome Rupp of Santa
Barbara, Calf.
A group of University of Chicago
scientists injected radioactive chlor-
Inc into the veins of q human being
with stomach cancer, and into two
others who were free from cancer.
These chlorine atoms can be traced
because Of their radioactive rays.
In the healthy people this chlorine
got into the stomach acids in less
than two minutes after entering the
blood. But 1t took them three min
utes to appear in the stomach of
the cancer patient.
The experiment suggests o new
method Of studying internal cancer.
The metabolism of the malignant
growth apparently affected the
chlorine.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Guegenheim Yacht
Finds Neutrality
Patrol on the Job
- Back From Southern
Cruise, Skipper Reports
Constont Surveillance

The broad beam of the trim III
foot Diesel yacht FirenZe snuggled
against the municipal wharf yes
terday bearing witnesses to almost
constant surveillance by hordes of
UniJed States destroyers and war
planes on neutrality patrol.
The luxuriously appointed ship
with her owners, Col. M. Robert
Guggenheim and Mrs. Guggenheim
aboard, cast off her mooring lines
at Maine avenue and Twelfth street
S.W. just four months ago for a
cruise in the South. Since then
scarcely a day passed without de-
stroyer on the horizon or patrol
plane overhead.
The Navy Is taking pretty good
care out there said Capt. S. w
Rousseau. But he did not add too
much detail.
In the Gulf Of Mexico, in the Car
ibbean. and as far as 200 miles of
the United States coast, the destroy
ers and planes were found.
Several times, said the 51-year-
old captain who has sailed the seas
for 80 years, destroyers steamed up
close for a "look-see," then quickly
sped away. Two hundred miles of
Hatteras patrol plane pounced low
to scan the ship.
Any submarines sighted?
"Tommyrot," said the captain.
The Firenze sailed within sight
Of naval maneuvers and smoke
screens, however, and at Miami the
skipper heard more Of war activity
1t was reported there, he said, that
g or 10" yachts designed for ex-
pensive living had been bought by
Canada for war patrol duty. On two
ships, he declared, the mahogany
fittings and carpets had been torn
out to At them for the more Spartan
existence.
The yachts Avalon and Arcadia
he said. left Miami ahead of the
FirenZe, presumably bound fol-
Canadian ports.
1t was also rumored along the
water front that Diesel engineers
were in demand for Canadian ships
but the neutrality law forbids
American seamen on belligeren,
ships, and that has provided horny
problem for unemployed engineers.
Only when performance of the
Firenze was the topic did Capt
Rousseau-formerly chief officer on
the largest yacht in the world, the
Orient-drop his taciturnity.
Il guess the Army engineers will
call me liar" he said, when tell
them she the yacht sailed down
the inland waterway from Norfolk
to Morehead City, N. C. I guess
she was the largest ship ever to
60 through there. We draw II feet,
but the pilot took us through all
right"
Evening star., 1940-04-21
New Russian Bases
Prompt Army Moves
For Alaskan Defense
Senators Will Question
Marshall on Point at
Hearing This Week
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Reports that Russia has estab-
lished naval and air bases near the
Aleutian Islands, congressional
sources said yesterday, are behind
intensified Army efforts to strength
en- defenses in Alaska.
Informed legislators said they un-
derstood the Army definitely had
confirmed that Russia has con-
structed bases on the Siberian Coast
less than 100 miles from American
owned islands in the Aleutian chain
which extends southwestward from
Alaska.
High Army officials were said to
take the attitude that the bases
were designed primarily for defense
against possible attack by Japan on
Siberia, but to feel that the United
States could not afford to assume
that such establishments would
never be used against it.
Marshall to Be Questioned.
1t was indicated that Gen. George
c. Marshall, chief of staff. would
be questioned on this point when
he testifies before Senate commit
tee. probably this week, on the
Army's request for $12,734,0OO for
construction of a strategic air base
at Anchorage, Alaska.
The House turned down the re-
quest. War Department officials
have made known, however, that
they will ask the Senate to restore
at least $6,000,000 of the sum to the
department supply bill.
The Army already is building one
air base in Alaska, near Fairbanks
but Gen. Marshall told a House
Military Appropriations Subcommit-
tee in February that extended study
shows definitely that the most i'm
portant strategic missions could be
carried out effectively only when
based in the area between the
mountains and the sea, with the
best location in the vicinity of An
chorage."
Larger Cruisers Planned.
He said the Fairbanks base was
necessary to provide the Air Corps
with training essential for cold
weather operations in the north.
Also bearing on national defense
was disclosure by Chairman Vim
son of the House Naval Affairs
Committee that the Navy contem-
plates building 20,0O0-ton cruisers
twice the size of its present treaty
type'-as soon as the pending $685.
100000 fleet expansion bill becomes
law and funds are available. Repre-
sentative Vinson mentioned this in
tention at a hearing on proposals
for reorganization of the Navy De-
partment.
The larger ships, 1t was explained,
would have greatly increased cruis-
ing range which would make them
more useful for missions in the
far Pacific or the South Atlantic.
They also would be better suited
for duty with the projected $4,000
ton battleships, designed to have
greater speed and range than any
now in the fleet.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Regular Veterans
Hear n. John Hines

More than so persons attended the
banquet of the Gen. Malin Craig
Post, No. 2, of the Regular Veterans
Association last night at 1903 Four
teenth street NV. in honor of H.
John Hines, newly elected national
adjutant of the association.
Mr.. Hines described the work of
the organization on Capitol Hill to
obtain pay increases for enlisted
men in the Army, Navy, Marine
Corps and Coast Guard. Other
speakers included Victor E. Deve-
reaux, national senior vice COM
mander, and Roy P. Hopgood, past
national commander. Walter p.
Boehm acted as master of cere-
monies.
The association, which was estab-
lished in 1884, consists of veterans Of
the four services and comprises 500
posts throughout the country.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
McNuh Halls Record
Of New Deal, Hits
g. 0. P. Promises
Makes Only Posing
Mention of Own
Presidential Aspirations
BY the Associated Press.

WICHITA, Kans., April 20.-Paul
v. McNutt, Federal Security Ad-
ministrator, tonight termed Franklin
D. Roosevelt, '"The Nations greatest
peace time President" but remained
silent on the third-term issue and
made only passing reference to his
own presidential aspirations.
Addressing q Jefferson Day ban
quet, he praised the New Deal ad-
ministration by contrasting what he
said were Its achievements" with
Republican promises"
OF his own prospective candidacy
for the Democratic nomination he
said only: .
What happens to me is not i'm
portant. What happens to all OF
us is. If I should become an in
strumentality to that end-be that
as it may"
Praises Democrats Record.
Mr.. McNutt asserted: THE Demo-
cratic party goes before the people
in 1910 with a record for fidelity
to the public trust that defies all
attempts to defile it."
Without mentioning by name
Thomas E. Dewey, New York Dis
trict Attorney campaigning for the
Republican nomination, Mr.. Nc
Mutt quoted a recent talk in which
Mr.. Dewey accused the administra-
ton of cynical disregard of the
principles Of common honesty"
That, said Mr.. McNutt, was an
all-time high in Republican effront-
cry"
Praises Administration.
when the chronicle of the past
seven years is written, 1t will be
that the Government Of the United
States never, in its entire history
has been administered by q more
sincere, honest and completely un-
selfish group of public servants than
during the administration of Frank
lin D. Roosevelt"
Asserting that the country today
is engaged in mighty effort to give
meaning to the Bill of Rights, he
added.
I'm seven brief years we have
established far flung Government
program to insure a modicum OF
freedom by creating an opportunity
/, to those who can work to make q
living and by providing relief for
those unfortunate citizens who are
unable to take care of themselves"
These efforts. he continued. nov
incur the violent attacks OF the dis
credited Republican party"
Points Out Debt Increase.
He said the increase in the ma
tional debt from June, 1888, to June
1887, was exactly $4,000, ,OO0, ,0OC'
and that the amount expended by
the New Deal for relief for tina.
period was exactly $14,20o, 900 900
adding:
In other words, the increase
is measured almost precise
ly by the amount spent to save mill
lions of our citizens from the slavery
that comes from dire want, disease
and idleness.
There is no doubt that Republi-
can administration would not have
done this. can readily believe that
no tory government would utilize
the credit and resources OF the Ma
tion to keep humble citizens from
starvation and want"
Evening star., 1940-04-21
First SeopIone Tender
Is Launched by Navy
By the Associ 4 ted Press.


CAMDEN, N. j., April 20.-The
U. s. s. Curtiss, hrst Navy vessel
designed and built ~ q seaplane
tender, was launched here today
at the yards Of the New York Ship
building Corp.
Named for the late Glenn H.
Curtiss, aviation pioneer, the ship
was christened by his widow, Mrs.
H. Sayre Wheeler Of Miami Springs,
Fla. Guests 1T the launching In
cluded high naval and municipal
ofncials.
The 8.000-ton seaplane tender,
built at cost of $o,o43, 900, got Z
taste Of real deep-sea weather as
she slid down the ways into the
Delaware River. A stin nor'easter
whipped . chilly drizsls Of rain
against her steel sides.
Evening star., 1940-04-21

The broadcast will take the form
Of dialogue between Col. Fleming
and Secretary Wallace, with the
object being to clarity details con-
corning application Of the Fair
Labor Standards Act to agriculture.
Col. Fleming last month an
nounced the extension of the act to
farmers living in or near an area
OF production. At the time he said
he believed Congress intended to
protect the farmer from any direct
adverse effect on his market by the
act