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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-09

After kicking the All-Star game around for a few years, the mag. mates have decided to give the game a shot in the arm by returning it to the public. Both the National and American Leagues, in separate ses- sions yesterday, voted to allow the fans to pick the 1941 All-Star casts.
 General dissatisfaction over the game has developed in many quar- ters with the result that the players have followed the cue of the mag mates and developed chill toward it. Most of them had rather go fishing. In fact, the manager of one of the teams that stages the 9th annual here today confessed that he had much rather be tout fishing" From the looks of his lineup, it might be good thing if he was.
 Newsom Not To Start
 The player who most wants to play in the game is Buck Newsom, Detroit's big right-hander who has reeled of 12 straight victories and hasn'5t lost 8 game since opening day. Ironically enough, they won't let Buck start the game. But to most of the other players, the game is just a big yawn.
 Despite the fact that there's a couple of million dollars worth of baseball flash, more or less, on hand here, the city is somewhat bored by what should be one of basebalps most exciting extravaganzas. Most of the local fans lack of interest grows out of the fact that the man. agers ignored such players as the American Leagues No. hitter, Rip Radcliff of the Browns; the ever- popular Pepper Martin, of the Card inals, who's hitting more than any National League outfielder selected; and others.
 But it won't be like that in De- troit next year. If the fans have any voice in the selection of the team the Tiger stars will be on there. More than 25,000 fans signed a peti- ton requesting Buck Newsom, Tom my Bridges and Hank Greenberg of the Tigers to boycott the game be- cause Barney McCosky, sensational Detroit sophomore, wasn't picked.
 The National Leagues President Ford Prick said he hoped to enlist the aid of the baseball writers in working out a system for the fans to pick the 1941 team.
 Helmets Not Compulsory
 Other matters discussed by the National League in its meeting last night included helmets for players to protect them from bean balls and the 7-game limit on night games in the senior loop. They ap- proved helmets but will not make them compulsory. After comforting with physicians, Prick will consult with manufacturers and have an official helmet made. It was unani- mously voted not to consider chang ing the limit of seven night games. The American League will allow each player to decide for himself whether he wants to wear 8 head gear for protection.
 Two major league teams will play an annual game at Cooperstown, N. r., to perpetrate the game at the home of baseball's hall of fame.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-09
MOFFET AND BRONCO
 HEAD BEACH CARD

Milford, July 9-Red Moffet, the Devon Irishman who in six months has made the most rapid strides of any Connecticut fighter, boxes in his home town for the first time as a professional Friday night when he squares of against Ceferino Bronco, hard hitting Fall River Portuguese, in an eight-round battle at Walnut Beach stadium, on the initial out door pro show of the 1940 season here. L
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-09
MORE X-RAYS FOR
 INJURED DODGER

Boston, July g. CUP) -Dolph Camilli, first baseman of the Brook lyn Dodgers, who suffered 8 neck injury Sunday in a baseline colli- sion with Buddy Hassett of the Boston Bees, was to be x-rayed again oday at a hospital.
 Dr. Edward J. O'Brien, Bee phy- sician in charge of hte case. expec- ted Comilli would be discharged to- day CT tomorrow. Camilli's condition was reported good.
 Hasett, who was forced to retire after the collision, was able to &C., company his teammates to Toledo, O., for an exhibition yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-09
CHALLEDON- LAMAR
 RACE AT SUFFOLK
Fast Track Reported To- day for Match; Manage
 ment Puts Ban on Bets

Boston, Mass, July g - (U.Po = w. L. Brann's Challendon and Le Mar Stock Farms Many Stings met at Suffolk Downs today in a special match race which was the formers first start since last November and his inaugural tune-up for the $50,- 900 Massachusetts handicap to be run here on July 1T. Many Stings won the $50,000 Widener Cup race in Florida last March.
 Challendon, acclaimed as the best horse of 1889, carried 126 pounds against 118 for his rival. The dis tance was a mile and one sixteenth and the track was fast. Challendon was ridden by Georgie Wooh and Many Stings by M. Berger.
 The race, which was carried as a special event, was scheduled be- tween teh regular first and second races. The Suffolk Downs manage ment barred betting on the race, but Challendon was heavily favored among the handicappers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-09
TOURNAMENT DROPPED

Torrington will not send baseball team to the National Amateur tour- nament in Birmingham, Ala. this season, Twilight league officials vot- ing the trip down at a meeting last night. Last year the Ficcas con- peted winning one and losing two games.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-09
BURKE-MARCHETTI
 BEST BALL WINNERS

New Haven, Conn, July e.-(UP) Eddie Burke, Meadowbrook pro- fessional. and Cleeko Machetti, Fairchild Wheeler. posted best ball score of l39 tc win the Connecticut pro-amateur championship yester- day over the New Haven Country club course.
 The home team combination Of Jack, Williams and M. P. Warner was In second place with i40; and in third place was the team Of Floyd cuici. Mill River, and George strltch, Fairchild Wheeler.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-09
RED CROSS BENEFITS
 BY POLO GAME SUNDAY

New York, July e-(UP)-Both the Meadow Brook and BoStwick field polo teams which meet at Tn. ternational field on Sunday in an all-star polo match for the benefit of the Red Cross will come in at 32 goals as Q result Of three last minute lineup changes.
 Jimmy Mills replaced Ebby Gerry at No. 2 on the Meadow Brook team while Gerry took over Winston Guests No. 2 spot on the Bostwick team. Guest is unable to play be- cause of knee injury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-09

should De able 10 get hit and-run sign from hitters. Little things bat ters and base run ners do frequently tip of what they intend to do.
 The catcher is the most import ant man on the field even more i'm portant than the pitcher because he is in the thick of things day in and day out. " whereas a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-09
INSIDE BASEBALL-NO. Everything Generates From Catcher, Most Important Man on the Ball Field Day In And Out, Says Joe Cr0nin
By JOE GROWN

Manager of the Boston Red S0x
 The catcher is the quarterback of the club.
 He calls the pitches sees that infielders and outfielders are properly set.
 He must watch base runners ..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-09
ADVICE BY EXPERTS

Fourteen outstanding golf pro- fessionals are collaborating on @ book. Each wi llwrite the chapter on the particular branch of the game in which he eXcels.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-09

ANNA GENLLA WILL
 DEFEND '39 TITLE
 ON FULTON COURT
Event to Be Open to NOn Waterbury Resident for First Time; Match Play in Newly Organized Parks Tennis
 League Starts This Week; Fulton Event July Fl

The Fourth Annual Overlook Tournament, yearly stand out in local woens tennis tournaments will begin at the Fulton courts July 29 it announced today by some fine competition in womens tenns expected to provide even better play this they will be open fo of Waterhlrv for the first time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-09
PRACTICE PROHIBITED

There is a golf rule which prohib. lts any competitors from practieing on the course Of q tournament on the day the tournament is t0 be played.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-09

Ray Anisley Of s. Louis tcok nine. teen strokes for one hale in the V. C. Open solf championship et pen- yer in ie1e.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-09
DETROIT AWARDED MAJORS ALL-S7AR
 CLASSIC NV I941
Americans 8 to 5 Favorites Over Nationals Today at St. Louis Helmets as Protection From Bean
 Balls to Be Decided By Players
By GEORGE KIRKsEY

UnILed FreSS SLaM COrreSpOnuenL
 St. Louis, July 9-(UP)-BasebaPs big headache-the major league AStar game-wil be played in Detroit next year, and will continue to be played for years after that Yelled threats to ditch the game failed to materaze the midsummer meetings of the two major leagues here
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-09
ARMSTRONG FACES
 TROUBLE TO MAKE
 WEIGHT FOR BOUT
By HENRY McLEMORE

New York, July 9-(UP)-Kndy, generous and phil anthropic Eddie Mead who thinks little of money that he sold the "E" off the end of his to alphabet soup comnanv was faced with very perpexng problem today
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-09
HOT FORGE WALLOPS
 TIN SHOP, 20 TO 10

Three games were played in the Scovill softball league last night. The results follow: Hot Forge 6 681017 6I29 22 4 Tin Shop 70 0 6 % 3-10 15 8
 Stanley and Menturick; Felburt and Daly.
 Mach Room 2 6 0 2 o IS 20 l Button Tool 0 o 2 900 +6 II ?
 Gauriosi and Mclean; Baron and Hendricksen.
 Mach Room o 0 1 3 02 flo 16 3 A. s. M. D. 1000 80 l. 5 10 5
 Chestone and LaFreda; Gaursosi and Mclean.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-09

No catcher in the history of the American League ever has been able to win the batting championship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-09

West Ends
 021O20 0O1-6 12 1 L. c. P. G.
 l2OO2 0 0 0 O.0--5 g 3 Daversa and Morotto; Bliga and P. Alexander.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-09
LITHUANIANS LOSE
 lO=INNING CONTEST

Favorites won their games in the City-Wide softball league last night.
 Results follow:
 Valley Stars ......1 0 l 0 0 0 T-9 Pine Hills .........4 o 90 0-6
 Connolly and Calvin; Treppasio and Cabaleri.
 e. 70. ......0 3 5 0 2 5 0-15 IS 3 Autoyre .....O 0 0 2 0 & ' 3
 Bayoranias and Capone; Mazzu- lonyso and Kuska.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-09

N#'KXf IlRe AnlIelNs
Evening star., 1940-06-22

Baby looks so snug I guess I won't
glib her any oh these cookies muvver
doesn't know I took. Her would
gobble 'em down an then her con-
science would make her go an tell
on me!
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS

Peter Rabbit and Baby Possum,
hiding in hollow log, had watched
Shadow the Weasel follow their
tracks right down to the edge of a
puddle Of water through which they
had waded. They had seen the
fierce little eyes of Shadow the Wea-
sci grow red with anger as he ran
this way and that way with his
nose to the ground trying to find
out where they had gone. Finally,
with an angry snarl, he gave it up
and bounded away into the Green
Forest.
Peter Rabbit gave a sigh of re-
lief as he saw him go. Nov you
know how good a friend water is
sometimes. Not even Bowser the
Hounds wonderful nose can follow
a track through water. Just re-
member that, Baby Possum," said
Peter Rabbit as they started again
on their journey.
"Ah WILL" said Baby Possum.
Pretty soon they came to the
Laughing Brook, where it comes
down through the Green Forest.
Peter led the way across on a lot of
big stones which came above the
water. Baby Postum followed. He
shook as he jumped from one stone
to another, for he was a very little
fellow, you know, and he was dread
fully afraid of falling into the
Laughing Brook. Finally he came to
two stones so far apart that his
heart sank.
He looked this way and that way
to see If there was another place
to cross, but nowhere could he see
one. Then he looked down at the
Laughing Brook once more. What
was that between the two big stones
where Peter had jumped across?
Baby Possum rubbed his eyes and
looked again. There, just within
easy reach was a smooth looking
stone which came just above the
water. 1t was funny, very, very
funny that he hadn't noticed it be-
fore! Well. he wouldn't wait any
longer. Baby Postum hoped down
on to the newly found stone and
then-well, then something hap
pened. Peter Rabbit saw it happen
and it tickled him so that he laughs
even now whenever he thinks of it.
But Baby Possum didn't laugh.
My, my, no indeed! Baby Possum
was so frightened that he just held
his breath. The stone was floating
away with him! Yes, sir! The stone
was actually floating off in the
Laughing Brook with Baby Pos
sum hunched up on the middle of
1t holding on as best he could with
hands and feet. while his long fun
ny. slim little tail hung over in the
water. Tommy Trout saw it and
wondered if it was actually some
thing good to eat. Like flash he
nipped the end of it to see. Poor
Baby Possum! He pulled his funny
little tail out of the water in hurry
and curled it around him closely.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
POINTS FOR PARENTS

BY EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE.
1t is as necessary to teach some
children to stand up for their o,Dn
rights as 1t is to teach others to con-
slider the rights OF others.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
JOLLY POLLY

BY JOS. J. FRISCH.
L. P. E.-Salted nuts are eaten
with the fingers. Unless served in
nut cups, they are taken from the
nut dish with a spoon and placed
on the bread-and-butter plate. If
this has been removed. they are
placed on the tablecloth.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
WHITEVILLE CHILD.
FATALLY INJURED
Peggy Sibbett Dies In Hos
pital After Being Struck
By Automobile

WHITEVILLE, July %. - Peggy
O'Neal Sibbett, 11-month-old daugh'
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Sibbett
who live on the eastern outskirts OF
Whiteville. died in the Columbus
county hospital this morning as q
result of injuries received yesterday
afternoon when she was run over by
an automobile, allegedly driven by
B. R. Walker, of Brunswick.
Police officers said that Walker,
who is salesman for assorted house.
hold articles, drove up into the yard
Of the Sibbetts' and failed to see the
child who / i been placed on a pallet
under the shade of a tree in the
front yard.
The child was rushed Immediately
to the hospital. but succumbed early
this morning. Coroner j. D. Skies
was called to investigate the acct.
dent. Surviving are the child's par.
ents and two brothers, Richard and
Billy Sibbett. Funeral services are
to be conducted from the Honey Hill
cemetery, near Hallsboro, tomorrow
afternoon at 8 o'clock and burial will
follow in the family plot.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
NEGRO SUCCUMBS-
IN robson JAIL
John Robson, OF 'St. Pauls,
Dies While Awaiting Trans
fer To Goldsboro

LUMBERTON, July 23.-T h e
first death in the Robson county
Jail in 20 years occurred late yes
terday when John Robson, &c.
year-old negro of st. Pauls, sue
cumbed to uremic poisoning while
awaiting transfer to the State hos
pital in Goldsboro.
Robson, 6 feet II IL inches tall,
was examined by DR.. R. G. Town
send in St. Pauls, but became so
violent from mental effects of the
disease that he was brought to
Jail by officers.
Sheriff Clyde Wade said the
negro appeared to have fallen
asleep shortly after being brought
here, but when an attempt was
made to arouse him he was found
to be dead.
DR.. E. R. Hardin, county health
officer, said the negro's death was
the first at the Jail since he took
charge of the county health de-
partment 20 years ago.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
MRS. MARGARET T. THOMAS

Funeral services for Mrs. Margar.
ct T. Thomas, rs, of Winter Park
Gardens, widow of J. c. Thomas,
who died early Monday morning
at her home after a long illness,
were held at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning from the home of her
daughter, Mrs. C. D. Hatley, in Win
ter Park Gardens.
The Rev. R. H. Satterfield con-
Quoted the services. Burial followed
in the Bellevue cemetery.
Survivors are: four daughters,
Mrs. C. D. Hatley, of Wilmington.
Mrs. J.. C. Wescott, of Whiteville,
Mrs. Charles Hicks, of Raleigh, and
Mrs. P. w. Wilson, of Bolivia; two
n Grover C. Thomas, Of Will
mtngton: and Ernest Thomas, of
Meter, Ca; n brother, Luther
Wilson, of Little River, S. c.
Active pallbearers were: F. P.
OCrowley, Ernest Rogers, w. N.
Cox, John Verzaal, Tommy Baker
and Arthur Register.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
JORDAN BRANCH

Funeral services for Jordan
Branch, 50, of 2O3 Kidder street,
who died early Monday morning
at a local hospital after a long Ill
ness, will be held at 4:3o O'CLOCK
this afternoon from the lmman
uel Presbyterian church.
The Rev. F. S. Johnston and DR..
D. T. Caldwell, of Petersburg, Va,
will conduct the services. Irterment
will follow in Bellevue cemetery.
The remains will lie in state at
the church from 2 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon until time for the services.
Active %pallbearers will be elders
of the church, H. T. Wilson, John
Wolff, D. H. Williams, Norman l..
Mintz, Capt. J. S. Singletary, and
NAPOLEON Owens. Honorary pail
bearers will be: J.. M. Gregg, DIR. B.
r. Hare, DIR. v. T. Sullivan, ].
Holmes Davis, Whit Benton, W. V.
Butler, deacons of Emmanuel Pres
byterian church and members of the
Junior order.
Mr.. Branch was an employe of the
Gregg Hardware company.
Survivors are: his wife, Mrs. Fan
ny Branch; one son, H. W. Branch;
two daughters, Mrs. D. D. Walker
and Mrs. Addie Farrow; and one
brother, Captain Bob Branch, ali of
Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
Spanish Paper Claims
Havana Farley Doomed

MADRID, July % Up The
newspaper Ell AlcaZar in an editorial
today declared the Pan-American cor
ference at Havana is doomed tv
failure"
washington has forgotten or pre-
tends to forget that Hispano-Ameri-
a peoples already have reached a
mature age and Therefore have the
necessary intelligence to see through
the m~ischievous purposes Of Yankee
politicians the paper sid. This
time as on other recent occasions
the Yankee mask will net serve to
hide the abortionist aims of Wash
ington."
Another Spanish newspaper, the
Weekly La sSemana," charged that
the continental unity preached by
The United States is an instrument
Of servitude." it ~reasserted SPANS
right to make "her great, her enor-
NOUS historic voice heard" in Latin
America.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
MEET
STARTS TOMORROW
Continued From Page One)

afternoon a closed business meet
ing will be held.
At 9 o'clock Thursday night, a
bingo party and dance will be
held in the hotel lounge.
The second day will be opened
at $50 with a special breakfast of
the board of directors.
Another closed meeting will be
held from 10 o'clock until 12:45
O'Clock Friday.
At II o'clock there will be a
bridge party for the ladies in the
lounge.
Friday afternoon from 2:30 to
4:15 o'clock there will be an open
meeting.
Speakers and their subjects:
| c. L. Beddingfield, director of
the state apprenticeship council,
of Raleigh: Apprenticeship in the
State of North Carolina"
M'Kean Maffitt, superintendent
of water and sewerage, Whining
ton: Necessity of a Uniform
Plumbing Code"
R. M. Kermon, executive secre-
tary Of the association, of Whining
ton, and Raleigh: Cooperation"
Beginning at 7:45 o'clock Friday
night, the annual banquet will be
held, at which E. c. Brooks, Jr.,
of Durham, state senator-elect, will
be the principal speaker.
The banquet will be followed by
a dance at Lumina for the dele
gates. y
Officers will be elected during
the closed meeting Friday after
noon.
The meeting will be closed Sat
urday morning with a meeting of
the new board of directors.
More than $50 members from
throughout the state are expected
to attend the session, the second
consecutive meeting to be held at
Wrightsville Beach.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
r JOSIE Y. WRIGHT

Mrs. Josie Yonge Wright, widow
of John Maffitt Wright, died at the
home Of her son., DR.. Thomas H.
Wright, in Lexington, Va, Monday
night at II o'clock after having been
in failing health for the past year.
She is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. Eugene C. Hicks, Jr., two sons,
J.. Laurens Wright, of Charlotte,
and DR.. Thomas H. Wright, of Lex
ington, Va; two sisters, Miss Har-
riett NJ. Whitaker, of Wilmington,
and Mrs. A. H. Costin, of Asheville;
and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 5
o'clock this afternoon from the
st. James Episcopal church, of
which the deceased had been a life
long member.
Active ~pallbearers will be: Clayton
G. Bellamy, Henry j.. Macmillan,
Stephen D. Provost, G. S. LeGrand,
W. yelling Gayer, and R. H. Hol.
land.
Honorary ~pallbearers will be: T.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
SUTTON INDICTED
in GOODMAN CASE
Jury Acts After Hearing
Shep Holland, Doomed
AS Child Slayer

KENANSVILLE, July 23-LP-
The Duplin county grand Jury in
dicted Ralph Sutton today for muir
der in connection with the death
of three-year-old Raymond Good
man, June 7, 1889. The indictmen1
followed the testimony of Shep.
rose Holland, who now is in the
state penitentiary, awaiting exc.
cution for the death of the child,
He was brought before the grand.
jury.
DR.. G. v. Gooding. who per-
formed the autopsy on the boy, al
so testified today.
Sutton is the operator of the
water mill at which Holland, the
step-father of Raymond Goodman,
worked. Holland, at the time of his
trial, contended that the child
drowned in the mill pond.
Sutton was not in court and a
summons for his arrest was is
sued by Judge Walter Bone.
No details of Hollands or DR..
Gooding's testimony to the grand
jury we're made public. However.
the state bureau of investigation
at Raleigh has conducted a tho.
rough investigation of the case.
Holland has been on death row
at central prison in Raleigh I'm.
der death sentence for about a
year. His execution date has been
changed from time to time to al.
low the investigation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
TAYL0R.COLQUITT
DEFEATS CHEMISTS
Creosoters Score Isl Vic
tory; Spofford Ten Wins
Over Sunshine, lilo

A total Of 81 runs were scored
last night at the Robert Strange
playground with the Taylor-Col-
quit club piling up Is to the Ethyl
Dow Chemists one in the first
game, and in the late tilt the Sun
shine Laundry lost a heart-breaker,
II to 10, to the Commercial loop
Spofford Mills.
The twin bill of softball opened
with the Chemists taking the worst
Smelling in their history. They con-
nected for only two hits off OF
Creepy" Stokley, one of them a
double by Haywood Moore scoring
Ralph Horton, who had walked.
The last-place Creosoters finally
entered the win column for the first
time during the second half. In
the first they lined out five hits
for four runs. In the fifth the Dow
men took a terrible beating. Walks,
errors and high-spirited hits push
ed in 10 runs.
Ed. Hammonds collected two for
two in that frame, ditto for Fred
Singleton. OF the C%reosoters Is hits
nine were doubles.
Score by innings:
Chemists ......0 900 0 l. 2 6
Creosoters ....4 010-15 Is 3
Batteries, for Chemists, Brown,
High and S. McKeithan; for the
Creosoters, W. Stokley and Flora.
The nightcap was a tough loss
for the Sunshine boys. They start
ed out like winners. With a run in
the first and a power drive of eight
scores in the third it looked like
the Laundrymen were due for a
win.
But with relentless courage the
Spofford Mill bunch started cut
ting the lead down. Red" Bearden
got a homer with a man on in the
third to add two runs to the total
Of two in. The Spinners made a
couple more counts on three
straight singles in the fourth. By
the end of the seventh, trailing one
run and needing two to win, Theo-
dore Covington blasted a single at
the third baseman's legs. T. Ste
phens followed suit. Errors adj
vanced the runners, and "Lanky''
Horne pushed another grounder to
third, but it went for an error and
Horne, with three for four was
the Spinner's hitter; Smith, Davis
and Everett all picked up two hits
apiece for the Laundrymen.
Score by innings:
Spinners 022 230 2-l1 8 6
Sunshine .......108 100 DO 10 6
Batteries, for the Spinners, Har-
die and Fowler; for the Laundry
men, Evans and Casteen. Umpires.
Gieschen and Litchen.
Today's Games
E. w. Godwin's Sons VS.. Vert
heimer Bag company; second
game, American Bakers VS.. Com
pany A.