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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20
Joe Cronin Puts
 Accent on Youth
By DAN PARKER
SARASOTA. Fla.


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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20
D0zgm The DriveS With 7he EIks

With the 1939-4O Bowling Season going into the final week, we find first place in each league safely in the hands of the present leaders, namely Spadaro in the American League and Collins in the National Loop, but the second and third place winners will not be decided until the end of the present week.
 John Collins Automobile Men clinched first place in the National Loop by taking two games from Chris Harmon's Hillies.
 Herman Lux's Clockmakers re- tained tained their hold on second place by taking three games from Jim Cameron's Crew.
 Johnny Spadaro's Team had an easy time in clinching the American bunting by taking one game from Jim C0urtney's Butchers.
 Jack Raynor's Millwrights and Dr. Leonard's squad are putting up quite a battle to decide second place winner in the American Loop.
 Dick Hyland'S P0wermen took three games from Tony Pepe's Crew, who are making a desperate try for third money in the National League.
 Hal Hadley's Shoemen had little difficulty in taking three games from
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20
Today's Sport Parade
BY HENRY McLEMORE United Press Staff CorrespOndent)

pleasure of watching q batch of Minor League rockies. The Yank- ees are not the only offenders by any means. All the clubs are in on the swindle. Detroit played the St. Louis Cardinals here two days ago and the customers who paid to see Greenberg and Martin and the otf- CT stars were treated to such ar- ticles at Lake, Epps, Hopp, Sturdy, Orengo, Mullin, Secory and Harris.
 If the exhibition games were ad- vertised as a rookie style show there would be no complaint. But they aren't. The advertisements urge you come out to see the Tigers, the Giants, the Senators, the Reds, and the Dodgers play.
 Proof that the Major LeaguerS are not playing fair lies in the fact that the exhibition games are play ed solely for the money they make. There isn't a manager in the busi- ness who doesn't know that two hours of hitting and fielding and running by the whole squad would be more valuable than scheduled game in which only some twelve or fifteen players perform. So, if the games are played for money why not give the fans their moneys worth.
 All of this is going on when Judge Landis is only 20 miles away. At his age, I don't expect the judge to cover twenty miles quite as quickly as Sheridan did, but it seems to me that by now he has had time to take some action against such an unfair practice.
 Come on, judge, make the clubs announce in advance what players they are going to employ in exhibi- tion games.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20
Brooklyn Sure To Cause Plenty Of Trouble Ln Nati

St. Petersburg, Fla, March 20- (UP)-The American and National Baseball Leagues are currently eIl- gagged in the operation of 8 cheap Swindle, and while my white-plum- ed helmet is not at hand l feel obliged to ride into the aid of the victims.
 The swindle is a very simple thing, and even if not told about it the suckers would be bound to catch on before very long. But for the benefit of those who may be swindled this very day, I'll explain what's going on.
 During spring training and en- route to its home base for the open ing of the regular season each Major League baseball club plays some thirty or thirty-five exhibi- tion games. The prices for these games range from $1.75 for box seats to fifty cents for bleacher ad- missions. As these prices are prac- tically the same as charged during official season, a person who pur- CIldSS6 d IlChCV Aldo UAAC AA6AAV " SA pect a Major League game with Major League players in the line up.
 But does the patron of an exhi- bition game get that? Well, if you think so, just get yourself a copy of the box scores of the games now being played. The owners and the managers of the clubs give the GUS toners anything that happens tt be around with a pair of spikes ant suit. The Yankees played tht Giants the other day and the only Yankee regulars in the lineup were Charley Keller and Babe Dahlgren and the latter was playing short. stop and not first base.
 That's a fair and square deal fol you. When 8 man pays to see tht Yankees he wants to see Joe Di- Maggie, Bill Dickey, Joe Gordon Red Rolfe, and all of the othel members of basebal's mighties crew. He doesn't want to spend ar afternoon and his money for th'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20
DANBURY BLUE DEVILS
 IN CLASS "A TOURNEY

The Danbury Blue Devils, one of the leading teams in the Hat City, has entered the Connecticut Class A. basketball tourney which will be held at the Pearl Street Community Center, starting March 25.
 The Blue Devils lineups includes Mannion, Dadlon, Recine, H. Baran, Morgan, Keane, Ginty and M. Baran, one of the leading players in the city.
 The tournament has been moved over the Easter holidays and all entries must be in by Saturday, 10 p. m, March g. Application blanks may be obtained at the North End "Y", Boys Club, Central "Y" Brooklyn "Y", Washington Park Community House, Pearl Street Community House or from Director James Del Gobbo, 316 Orange street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20
Charlie Root, Al And Still Winning, Is Oldest of Lot
BY JERRY BRONDFIELD
 NEA Service Sports Writer

The old guy with the scythe never fails to get his man in the end, but he's having difficulty waving to the sideslines who just won't give up.
 Few ball players are very effec- tive once they get beyond 35 but both the National and American Leagues this year list 8 number of durable exceptions, most of which are pitchers.
 Oldest combatant is Charley Root, Chicago Cub pitcher of Al summers who broke in with the Browns in 1921. In IS subsequent years in the big-time, after spending two seasons each with Terre Haute and Los An geles, Root has won 577 games and lacks just two frames of having worked 5000 innings. He gained an even split year ago, with eight and eight.
 LYONS SPENT ENTIRE
 CAREER WITH ONE CLUB
 Lanky Bob Grove of the Red Sox, has been shooting his southpaw slants over the plate ever since he broke in with Martinsburg of the Blue Ridge League in 1920. Sore arm and all, 40-year-old Robert Nose won IS and lost only four last year for the Sox and indications are he'll dos just as well this trip.
 In 1923 the Chicago White Sox lured Ted Lyons away from Baylor University at Waco, Tex, and the -year-old right-hander has been with the club ever since. He was eff fective enough in 1889 to win IA while losing only six.
 Gabby Hartnett, also 40, spent just one year with Worcester of the Eastern League in 1921 and then hopped to the Cubs, for whom he has been catching for 18 years, a record for service with one outfit.
 At the age of 40 Sylvester John son is still dishing 'em up for the Phillies for whom he won eight and lost eight a year ago.
 Johnny Cooney broke in as a pitcher with the old Boston Braves when he was 20 years old, back in 1920. After shutting back and forth between the mound, outfield and first base he went to the garden for good in 1884 and now is rated one of the greatest defensive pickets in the game.
 Clint Brown is still winning for
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20

Connie Larson's Norsemen.
 Joe Harpin's Squad got a real surprise last week when they were thrown for four game loss by Joe Mulville'S ReindeerS. ... =. .. ...
 Warren Cooke'S Watch makers proved real headache to Emil Mascolo's Beed Barons by taking them over for four games.
 Pat Gribbon's Lumbermen had a picnic in taking four games from Bill Stanton's Wrecking Crew.
 Bill Verriker's Painters rolled in top form in taking three games from Dr. Cotterio'S team.
 Bill Cavanaugh's Internationals applied the whitewash brush to Billy Cunningham's Milkmen, romp- ing off with four games for their troubles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20
MRS. PAGE ASSURED
 OF MID-SOUTH TITLE

Southern Pines, N. O., March 20.- (UP)-Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page of Chapel Hill and Greensboro, N. O.. held a 14-stroke lead over the field as the annual mid-south women's golf tournament moved into the 10- hole final round today.
 Trailing her by IA strokes was Deborah Very, Worcester, Mass. who turned in an 82 yesterday to go with her first round 83 for a 165. Helen Waring. Pinehurst, card ed an 82 for a l67 total and third place.
 New Yogk-Jim McPoland, N. Y. U. track star, works all night as a doorman at a swank apartment house.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20

the White Sox at 37. The Giants Carl Hubbell at the same age, is the most respected southpaw in the National League.
 After kicking around in Chicago, Detroit, Washington, Boston and Cincinnati, 37-year-old Al Simmons comes back to the Athletics out field where he first attained star dom.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20
BEES

Bradenton, Fla, March 20.-(UP) Manager Casey Stengel decided to divide his Boston Bees into two teams for a full practice game today to give his big rookie squad chance to strut it's stuff. The Bees dropped a 80 decision to the New York Yankees here yesterday with the champions scoring all their runs in the seventh inning off rookie pitcher Frank Lamanna. Tony Cuc- cienello and Chet Ross made four of the eight Boston hits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20
At The Training Camps
RED SOX

St. Petersburg, Fla, March 20.-- (UP)-The Boston Red Sox arrived here for an exhibition game today with the St. Louis Cardinals. Denny Galehouse, Emerson Dickman and Jim Bagby were the Boston Iurling choices. The Red Sox were trouncec 18-5, by their Louisville farmhands at Arcadia yesterday. The Colonels pounded three Boston rookie pitch CTS for 20 hits. Manager Joe Cronin was the Sox best hitter with three for three.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20

Earl Averill, Detroit gardener, is 37. So is the Tigers Charley Geh- ringer. Charley Ruffing of the Yanks is 36 but still the best all- around hurler in the American League. Washington's, Sam West is 36. So is Pepper Martin of the Cards.
 Baseball isn't entirely young mans game,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20
JEAN BAUER EASILY
 WINS FIRST MATCH

Augusta, Ga., March 20.-(UP)-- Defending champion Jean Bauer of Providence, R. I. defeated Mrs. Dor othy Laird of Winnipeg, Can. ' and 5 in the first round of match play in the Tenth Annual Forest Hills Invitation golf tourney for women yesterday.
 Medalist Gace Amory, Aiken, s C., eliminated Janet Yonker, Elms- ford, N. Y., 4 and 2; Jane Cothran, Greenville, s. C., beat Mrs. Ruth Haley, Philadelphia, 2 and 1; Helen Dettweiler, Washington. D. C., trounced Mrs. Charles Harbrough Cleveland. O., ' and 6.
 England now has two persons named Smith for every one named prourIN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20
HOGAN SCORES SUB=
 PAR GO AT PINEHURST

Pinehurst, N. C., March 20-(UP) A six-under-par 66 for the first 18-holes gave Ben Hogan of White Plains, N. Y, second money winner of the season, a three-hole edge over the rest of the field today in the 38th North-South open golf tournament.
 Hogan, who has yet to "'j'' :" major golf tournament, tied the course record Wlun u>-, .-,- showed eight birdies, eight pars and two over-pars. The runner-up, Paul Runyan of White Plains, fired a 35-34-69.
 Chicago-Radio work will keep Charlie Grimm, ex-Cub pilot, from missing his first spring baseball trip in 24 years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20

Individual Weekly High Single Tony Masone. Charles DavinO, 137 Tony Masone, Charles Davino, i37
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20

Cubs the No. 2 man Christ Hartje and Herman Franks from the Cards are battling for the No. 3 job.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20

(Editor's Note: Following is the third of a series sizing up the ma- jor league clubs. Today, Dodgers Tomorrow, Browns).
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-05

troit Metropolitan area needs. 1t
may well be questioned II there is
any other dollar that we are pre-
pairing 10 spend on national defense
that would yield a larger return
than that required for these two
express highways OUT OF Detroit.
The national need and the local
need would be Identical in this
case. There are few other areas that
carry such traffic as that between
Detroit and Toledo and that be-
tween Detroit and Chicago@Express
highways have been repeatedly
recommended by the highest author
tiles. Also Highway ll2 to Chicago
is in bad condition and is too crook
ed for through traffic. Something
must be done to correct this situa-
ton soon in any case.
When we consider that this great
system OF highways of Germany
was built by a country impover-
ished by a great war. whose annual
income is only a little more than
$500 to our $4,000 and that they
were built to serve a military pur-
pos clone. it should not seem i'm
possible to this country, where they
would serve the triple purposes of
travel social indignation and de-
tense for this automobile center of
the world, which almost alone of
the great metropolitan areas of
America has shown a considerable
increase in business even during
these years of depression and
which seems OH the eve of another
great advance due TO a rearmament
orders. What has been possible
for New York, Boston and Los An
geles and is now going forward in
Cleveland and Chicago surely should
not be impossible for us.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-05
Express Highways Seen as
National Defense Necessity

send a navy across the continent
in a day or so, We might need only
one.
In the attack upon France the
French highways were so thronged
with refugees and other civilian
groups that they were almost closed
10 the French army. II France had
had such a system of roads. the
story might have been different.
But the beautiful thing about such
a system OF freeways as Hitler has
built is that they are quite as i'm
portant in times of peace as in
times of war. Such highways facil-
itate travel, and the visiting of one
part of the country by people from
other parts, so>that one may become
a citizen not of Maine or California
but OF the United States. They are
the ties that should bind the separ-
ate states into a union. II we seek
the cooperation Of the twenty-one
countries OF the Western Hemis-
phere there can be no better bond
than a Pan-American Road.
1t looks as though the Detroit
area might become the rearmament
center of the United States for the
building OF airplanes and airplane
engines, trucks and ammunition. 1t
may be absolutely essential in or
der to make these supplies quickly
available to have a limited access
highway leading to Chicago and the
West and another leading to Toledo
and { East. These are also the
two { st parkways that the De-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-05
Rites Will be Friday For
Louis H. BoeS, Musician

Ann Arbor, Mich. Sept. 5-Fu-
neral services will take place FRI
day afternoon at 1880 in the Much
Liz Chapel for Louis II. Boes, well
known musician, who passed away
at his home Tuesday evening. Rev.
E. c. Stellhorn will officiate and
burial will be in Forest Hill Gene
terry.
Mr.. Boes formerly taught in the
parochial school of the Zion Luth-
eran Church for % years and also
served as organist and choir di-
rector at the church for 35 years.
He was a former secretary OF the
Ann Arbor Chamber Of Commerce
and a former member of the city
welfare commission.
Surviving are son, Luther, New
York City, one daughter. Mrs
Frank Smith, Chicago. three sis
tiers, Mrs. Carl Beck, Detroit, Mrs
Albert Wuenker and Mrs. Howard
Thomas, both OF Richmond. Ind
His wife and one son preceded him
in death.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-05
Winfield Ream, Former
Resident, Dies in Iowa

Ann Arbor Mich. Sept. 5-Word
has been received here Of the
death in Sioux City. Ia. OF Winfield
z. Ream, IS, a former resident Of
Ann Arbor.
He was a son OF the late Mr..
and Mrs. Benjamin Ream. Ann
Arbor. and had attended the
schools here For the past 40
years he had resided in Sioux
City where funeral services and
burial will take place Friday.
Surviving are his widow. three
children and two grandchildren;
two brothers. John B. Ream, Metz
ger, Ore. and William b. Ream,
Bend, Ore; four sisters. Miss Re-
becca Ream, Metzger, Mrs. H. II.
Person. Portland, Ore, Mrs E. J..
Kenyon, Oakland. Calif., and Mrs.
o. T. Olbro, Whitmore Lake; and
several nieces and nephews, in
Guiding Gretchen and Robert
Ream, Ann Arbor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-05
County Officials Dodge
Paint Cans, Crawl Under
Canvas, Walls Decorated

Ann Arbor. Mich. Sept. 5-Of-
fees of the county officials are be-
ing disrupted in turn as decorators
repaint the interior of the court
house.
First It was Circuit Judge George
w. Sample who wcs forced to
dodge paint cans and burrow un-
der canvas in order to carry on the
usual work in his Office and now
it is County Clerk Lucia NJ. Smith
who finds file drawers covered with
ladders, desks invisible under COW
erings, and with her workers she
perches in first one clear spot and
then another in an attempt TO find
a place TO do uninterrupted work.
Rumor has it that the painters
have their eye on Probate Judge
Jay G. Pray's Office next, and es-
sential files are being rearranged
in preparation.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-05
By HENRY S. CURTIS. Executive
Secretary OF the Detroit-Huron.
Clinton Park and Parkway
Association

AllAAbu 4 al n anu al " a
Association
One OF Hitler's first official acts
as Chancellor of the Reich was to
order a system of express highways
built across Germany. He gave no
limitation as to cost, but stipu-
lated that they were to be built
in nearly straight lines across Ger
many from east TO west and from
north to south. They were to by
pass all cities; and all highways
and railroads were to be carried
over or under. They were construct
ed for speeds up to ia miles an
hour.
Forty-three hundred miles Of
these roads have been completed
and seventeen hundred miles more
are under contract. For most part
these speedways are double lane
on each side with a sixteen foot
parked area in the center. The
lanes have a width of 25 feet with
a seven foot strip on each side
which must be used in case OF car
trouble as no car may be stopped
on the roadway itself. In places the
roadway is developed into a ten
lane thoroughfare with arrange
ments to switch all traffic to one
side that the other may be used in
emergencies as a landing field for
airplanes.
All buses using these highways
are required to move at speeds
from 90 TO 100 miles an hour. II is
said that Hitler travels regularly at
100 miles an hour over them. In
time of military need all civilian
use Is prohibited, and they are
used exclusively for the movement
Of military supplies and troops,
who can be transported, 1t is
claimed, at the rate of 10000 an
hour each day.
These roads were built for mill
tary reasons, in which they have
served that rapid action on which
so much of Hitler's success has de-
pended. 1t has in effect doubled the
size of his army. For It is evident
that 10000 men who may be shift
ed in a few hours from one frontier
to the other may easily be as effec-
tive as 200. 900 men, who are tied
to a single locality. We are TO build
a two-ccean navy. but If we could
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-05
Ann Arbor Neu,s
Parking Changes Given
Approval of Council

Ann Arbor, Mich, Sept. 5-Num-
erous parking changes were ap'
proved at the regular meeting Of
the city council All changes were
recommended by the traffic COM
mittee OF the council!
1t was voted 10 install a sodium
light at White ST. and Stadium
Blvd.
Fifteen minute parking was
established In front of the Uniyer-
sity Hospital. Two-hour parking
will replace the one-hour parking
restriction on both sides OF Ann
st. from Clark ST. TO the hospital
and also on Observation ST. from
the hospital to Washington
Heights.
Councilmen voted to change
from one-hour parking to two-hourl
parking the following areas: Ash
ley ST. from Liberty st. 10 William
St; and Fourth Ave from Liberty
81. to William ST.
Two-hour parking now in effect
on the east side of State St. be-
tween william St. and s. Uni
versity Ave was changed by the
council to unlimited parking.
Parking was prohibited on the
north side OF f. Jefferson St be-
tween Maynard and State st. and
between the Michigan Union drive
way and the cross walk on May
nard St. on the south side of the
street and also for "a feet east Of
the Union driveway on L. Jeffer-
son st.
Councilmen voted TO restrict to
one-hour parking the 500 block Of
E. Washington St. on the south
side Of the street
The University building and
grounds department was granted
permission TO establish parking
restriction in the n. University
Ave.-Forest Ave. zone.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-05
COMPLAINS OF eYPsIEs

Ann Arbor. Mich. Sept. -
Sheriffs officers are investigating
reports that a group Of three gyp-
sizes, two men and a woman, were
operating between Dexter and
Portage Lake Wednesday. Frank
Doledzky. who lives two miles west
of Dexter. said they picked his
pockets Of SIP while talking to
him about directions.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-05
ATTRIBUTED 10 DRAFT

Ann Arbor, Mich, Sept. -
Washtenaw County officials today
attributed an all-time high in mar
riage license applications for Au-
gust, to congressional debate over
CONSUMPTION. officials said los
couples applied for licenses last
month. compared with Sc for Au'
gust OF the preceding year.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-05
GIVEN SO DAYS

Ann Arbor. Mich, Sept. 5 =
Lester Roberts. who admitted sim
pie larceny charges brought by
Jackson State Police In Justice
Jay H. Payne's court here We'd
nesday. has been sentenced to 30
days in county Jail. He can Sc
cure his freedom by paying an
alternate fiHe-ei-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-05
FACES ARRANGEMENT

Ann Arbor Mich, Sept. 5-Koa
Wayne. 81. Warsaw, Ind. was ar
rested by officer Charles Blanck in
Milan Wednesday on charges Of
driving while intoxicated. He is to
be arraigned in an Ann Arbor court
today. having spent the night in
county jsil.