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Evening star., 1940-06-08

very good broadcast of the Conn
Lesnevich fight, Mr.. Sam Taub
unloaded this one: Conn is
standing his ground in the center
of the ring while circling to his
right" Oet's see you do it, Sam.
Not to be outdone, the co-com-
mentator Ca Mr.. Stern) con-
tributed this gem: g.. . 1t is very
warm in Detroit tonight but
that's not unusual, for summer
is approaching" Gentlemen,
gentlemen!
Headline headliners - When
Dizzy Dean departed for Tulsa
and points West, the Chicago
Daily News sped him on his way
with this headline quotation from
Mr.. Shakespeare's Henry VIII:
Farewell, a long farwell to all
my greatness" A bit more to
the pernt, the Chicago Times
passed 1t up with Dizzy spell
ended"
Selected shorts-Golfer Charles
G. Eberhardt et Tampa knows
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National League.
BY the Associated Press.

PRINCETON, N. j., June 8.-The
kings of the mile were missing but
the seventh annual Princeton Uni
versity invitation track festival still
carried in its seven well-balanced
races today threats to several world
marks.
For the first time since he inaug-
urated the carnival with a world
record 4:06.7 mile in 1884, Glenn
Cunningham won't compete. Abb
sent also was Cunningham's success
sor as the greatest of milers, the all
ing Chuck Fenske.
Thus the mile, usually the fea-
tured race on this star studded pro-
gram, became just another event
while attention focused on Fred
Wolcott's assault on sboth the 120
high and the 220 low hurdle marks
and Greg Rice's attempt to smash
Don Lash's 1888 2-mile outdoor
record set on the Palmer Stadium
track in the rain in 1886.
Lash, an Indiana State policeman,
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Track Marks Are Threatened
AT Princeton Despite
Ace MiIers' Absence

faces Rice in the 2-mile while Wo =
colt should meet substantial on I,
position from Boyce Gatewood G,
Texas and Marsh Farmer of Texas
Tech.
The 440 brings together the out
standing -milers of the land.
Charley Belcher from Georgia Tech,
who has the years best time Of 4s.7.
races Lee Orr of Washington State,
Johnny Quigley, Manhattan fresh
man who won the event last year
as a schoolboy, among others.
Blaine Rideout is favorite in the
mile. Last year Blaine caused an
international incident" when he
pumped" Englands Wooderson on
the homestretch. His twin brother
Wayne Is entered in the 2-mile,
The other events were the 480-
shuttle hurdles relay between quar-
tets from Texas and Yale and the
half mile with an evenly matched
field.
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Only Demoret, Of Big Fovortes, Eel! by Woyside

the National Open like any other
form counts OF golfers
ndous before play beganSnead Hogan Craig Wood Nelson
Ralph Gudahl and Jimmy Demareton the latter the
withdrew
qualified the final 36 holes had he plugging
couldn't fellows Gudahl
strokes
Nearly all Of
the follows dufer Walsh
anything
Hutchinson Lloyd Mangrum Gibson Jim Ferrie
large the contende the big leaguers.
belong, McSpaden,
Metz Armour the Snead shook off
Canterbury started.
the firing
against the field
another himself
fellow
eight Spring Mill completely
forgotten.
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He Came Back to Win the Miumi Open

Another angle was that Brother Sam didn't have the imagination
to that
would
hiding months gradually
like the Snead of old last December
But Suead hasn't finished the holes
Not this
"a Little Horton
he figured other
he Phiadelphiaou
the field and with the final neve-racking
AS it looked while the 66 the original
his bid redemption golfers
fourth Frank Walsh the best
they
Hogan
favorte with when the tourney
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Travis SporkIes on Ai|ing
Prop to Help Leonard
Notch Seventh Win

strength and became brilliant
shortstop the last month of the
season.
On a previous occasion Thornton
Lee sent him to the hospital with
an erratic fast ball which collided
with Travis head. Ten days later
Travis returned to the lineup
against the same pitcher and COL
lected five hits in as many trips to
the plate.
His return works hardship on
Rookie Jimmy Pofahl, who now
must fldget on the bench, but with
Travis hitting at a .346 clip and
Pofahl swinging at a 228 pace, it
seemingly won't cause the club to
suffer.
In the meantime Dutch Leonard
possesses his seventh victory of the
season, achieved through the ju-
dicious spacing of nine White Sox
hits yesterday as the Mats bumped
Chicago, 80, in the opener of a
three-game series.
Ken Chase TOday'S Pitcher.
Dutch. who walked only one and
famed four, was presented sturdy
opposition by Jack Knott. who linn
tied the Mats to eight hits.
Washington, which had taken the
lead when Travis and Bloodworth
collaborated, produced what proved
to be the winning run in the eighth,
when George Case walked, moved
to second on Buddy Lewis sacrifice,
to third on Johnny Welaj's infield
out and across on Gerald Walkers
looping double to right.
Leonard survived a ninth-inning
rally by Chicago which manufac-
tured one run.
Ken Chase, who whipped Cleve-
land in his last start, was to toll
for the Mats today as they sought
to inherit fifth place, with Bill
Dietrich nominated to pitch for
Chicago.
Evening star., 1940-06-08
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, June 8.-Canterbury
tales:
Bucking precedent and the law of
averages at the National Open golf
tournament is Frank Walsh, Rum
son, N. j., veteran, whose So yes
terday gave him 142 total-only
stroke off the pace Walsh is 81
The only man older than "a ever to
win the championship was Ted Ray
an Englishman, who turned the trick
at 43.
Mortie Dutra. the Royal Oak,
Mich. pro. believes in keeping the
gallery "on its toes" Pitching beau
tifully to within feet of the pin on
the 18th green yesterday. he turned
after moment and asked: Where,
please, is the applause?" He got it
Bruce Coltart of Haddonfield,
N. j., who entered todays list OF
final qualifiers by the skin of his
teeth after collecting the lowest
nine-hole score of the tourney
strangely is complaining about that
4-under-par 80. Had he not missed
two comparatively easy puts, he
would have broken all existing nine
hole records for the Open.
Evening star., 1940-06-08
By EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, June 8.-Man-
aging the Cardinals is getting to
be tougher and more uncertain
than coaching football at Florida
U. Joe Louis and Mrs. Joe are
wondering if it will be a little
champ or champerine in the fall.
Hottest baseball spot in the re-
public this week end is Cincy.
Dodgers and Redios play seven
games in the next nine days and
when they're over you'll have a
pretty fair working idea where
that bunting's going to fly. Pay
checks comeback" proved one
thing, anyway-Johnny actually
can raise his hands, which Gus
toners at the Louis fight doubted.
What's this! For the first time
in Is years, Mel OFT is missing
from the Giants cleanup posi-
ton.
Air lanes humor-Durtng his
Evening star., 1940-06-08
|Longshots Grab
Roles in Drama
Of Pressure
Name Linksmen Fall
As Little and Smith
Challenge Sneod
By EARL HILLIGAN,
AssocIsted press Sports Writer,

CLEVELAND, June 8. - They
"mobbed" the payoff window today
in the drama of pressure, failure
and victory that is golf's biggest
gamble-the National Open cham
pionship.
Promising what may be the great
est finish in the history of tourna-
ment we'll marked by heartbreak
and disappointment to favorites and
the sudden rush of longshots to
fame. 81 of the games finest stars
were within six-stroke leadership
bracket as the final 36-hole stretch
drive started at Canterbury course
Deadlocked for the 36-hole lead
at 141 strokes were two top power
players, "Slamming Sam" Snead
and Lawson Little; and one of COLTS
style artists, suave Horton Smith,
time Joplin Ghost" and boy
wonder Of the sport. Their battle
toward the games biggest crown
with almost a score of others ready
to take advantage of any slip-car-
rled the prospect of as colorful a
free-for-all as the event ever has
known.
Wind, Rain Bother Snead.
Snead, who lost his grasp on the
title year ago with a disastrous
eighth, turned in 2-over-par card
Of 39-35-H yesterday to add to his
Thursday round of St, five under
regulation figures.
Canterbury's tricky winds, dor
mant two days, roared over the fair
ways during rain squall which
sent Sam reeling at the sixth hole
He took l over par there and
over for the out nine. Coming
home, he picked up three strokes on
six holes, then ran into trouble at
the short 18th going over par.
The broad-shouldered Little, work.
ing on an opening 70, came in with
a 3-under-par card of 36-33-69,
playing the kind of golf which won
him the British and American anna
teur titles in 1884 and 1885.
Smith, tall Chicago professional.
had mines of 1916 to match par
as against his first-round SO. On
| the eighteenth Smith missed by an
inch 9-foot putt which would have
given him the lead and a slight
edge toward capturing title neither
he, Snead or Little ever has won.
Walsh Stroke Off Pace.
Frank Walsh, veteran Rumson
(N.JD professional, was just a stroke
off the pace at 142, going around
yesterday in SO. Sam Parks, jr..
Pittsburgh, and Ben Hogan, Dublin,
Tex, were bracketed at 143. Parks,
1885 winner. had a second-round IA.
Hogan a 73. Ralph Guldahl, two
time Open champion, was at IA
and in position to turn loose the
finishes which saw him win in 1887
and 1888. Also in the 144 division
were Len Dodson. E. j. Dutch)
Harrison and Vic Ghezzi.
Former Champion Gene Sarazen
had l45. along with Jock Hutchinson,
jr: Lloyd Mangrum and Craig
Wood Defending Champion Byron
I Nelson. whose 37-37-74 yesterday
gave him a 146 total, had the COM
pany of Jim FOULS. Henry Picard,
P. G. A. titlist; Harold McSpaden,
Leland Gibson, Ed Oliver and An
drew Gibson.
Jim Demaret of Houston, Tex,
big gun of the winter tour, ballooned
to Al going out after first-round
IA and then withdrew without
turning in his card. Jim Ferrier,
Australian champion, was low
scoring amateur, getting "a yes
terday for lat aggregate. Sixty
six scorers of 153 and ties qualified
for the final round.
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Baseball Crown Win
Gets CentraIites
Free Nat Game
Students to Be Guests
Of Griffith Monday;
Letters Awarded

Central High School students
down to the last boy and girl will
turn out Monday morning for the
big assembly and rally to celebrate
the Vikings second successive base
ball championship and the fourth
since Coach Jack Ray took over nine
years ago.
There will be a double incentive
for all students to show up at school
Monday morning. for not only will
they attend the victory celebration
but they also will receive tickets to
Mondays baseball game at Griffith
Stadium between the Nationals and
ST. Louis Browns. The students
$500 strong-will be guests of Clark
Griffith and the Washington club
for the afternoons game and will
be dismissed half an hour early so
they may attend the contest. It's a
big day for Central.
Griffith himself will be on hand
Monday morning to issue the invi-
tations. He also will present to the
school a plaque emblematic of the
high school baseball championship.
Meanwhile, Centrals schoolboy
athletes are sporting new letters re-
ceived at yesterdays athletic assem-
bly,. Forty-seven were awarded for
five spring sports with George Nor
ris, member of the Graduate &C"
Club and president of the Central
Alumni Association, making the
presentations. Members of the
championship baseball team were
given gold baseballs and those on
the championship track team re-
ceived gold track shoes.
This rewarded we're:
Baseball-Zello Lagos William Fisher.
John Whalen, Patrick Fenlon. Sam Di
Blasi; BENJAMIN Steiner, Richard Mosser;
aarold aolds zl;sn,s, Evans, Kenneth Mandes and
Track-Bruce Aaron, Steve Adams John
Bredbenner. Arthur Brasse. Mike Denikos,
Mike Dunn, Bill Edgerton Albert Hayden,
Emil Jettmar. James Kurz. Russell Lamar.
George Lavinder, Dan Magnuson. Don
Murphy, Clayton Norris Jim Porter. For
est Roberts, Jack Samperton. Hubert
Tucker. Bob White and Jim zuppa.
Swimming--Julian Rocha. Henry Craw-
ford: Bill McKelway. Louis La Fever, Har-
old cGifnan GHten and rn5h Ph,l IhompSGn WiS. sra
James Anderson Bernard Park and Robert
Kennedy.
Tennis-James Mccarthy. BENJAMIN
Rubin. Joseph Woodson and Jack Crowell.
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
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Western Boys Club Loop
Seeking More Teams

Applications from teams desiring
to enter the second half, which
starts during the next two weeks,
are being accepted by the western
division Of the Boys Club of WASH
ington Baseball League.
Paul Casassa is taking entries for
the two classes, from IA years of
age and under and Is and under,
at the Boys Club, Twenty-eighth
and M streets, Michigan 2122.
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Finest Open Golf Field Years Stages Bitter Stretch Battle for Grown
Win, Lose or Draw
Sammy Sneod
At Spring Mill and Canterbury
By FRANCIS {. STAN,

CLEVELAND SAs these
Samuel Jackson Snead Tipped
from Hot Springs Va found himself
open Coli championship the
self IN thee-wa for the lead with
with more rstclass contenders literally breathing
because
the and ongesthttng
ness he being regarded
this to
the other Philadelphia.
Brother Snead then
He Warded off
recall
1t interesting the experts speculated
future competitor This
crushed dad look Sned face and his
house, sounded highly
Evening star., 1940-06-08
By BURTON HAWKINS.

Somewhat akin to your next meal,
Cecil Travis isn't likely to be ap-
preciated until he's absent. The
Washington shortstop, lacking the
color or spark necessary to attract
more than passing attention, never
theless has stamped. himself as a
valuable chattel to the Mats.
There have been occasions when
Washington fans have yearned to
view the spectacle of an aroused
Travis, seething Cecil, who by
believing indignities into an UNI
pire's mask would give some indl-
cation he really owned interest in
developments.
BY now, though, fans have learned
they can't expect that any more
than they would fathom Hitler
swimming over here to request
Roosevelt's advice on his next move
Mr.. Travis simply refuses to be-
come irked outwardly, but in his
silent style the guys fighter.
Travis returned to Washington S
lineup yesterday after an absence
of II days due to severely gashed
leg. Protecting a deep wound, the
result of being spiked by the Ath-
letics Wally Moses, is strip of
fiber supported by generous ap-
plication Of tape.
Wound Still Hasn't Healed.
Perhaps he still shouldn't be play
ing. The wound hasn't healed, and
he worked out only two days, lightly
on each occasion, before resumlng
his status as a regular Although
he contributed an error on the first
ball smashed in his direction, he
also produced one of the finest plays
of his career in addition to smash
ing a single and triple.
1t was in the fourth inning when
Travis streaked far back of second
base for Mike Tresh's grounder
spearing the ball and Tipping it
backhand fashion in the same mo-
ton to Second Baseman Jimmy
Bloodworth. Travis toss forced
Eric McNair at second, and Blood
worth's throw to zeke Bonura COM
pleted the double play. It'll be
showing in August when that ladies
day crowd of 5000 will be privileged
to view a more beautiful play.
In the seventh inning, with the
score locked at IL, Travis lashec
a tremendous triple to the center
field corner. Ordiarily he woulc
have scored standing on that smash
but his damaged leg slowed him
considerably. 1t didn't matter, how
ever, for Bloodworth followed with
a sharp single to center to score
him.
What did matter was the fact
that Travis again demonstrated
he'll give his best, ailing or other
wise, and appear apologetic in the
process. He won't whoop and hollel
or rant and rave, but in his quiet
fashion he'll give Manager Bucky
Harris everything he's capable o1
giving.
Cecil Recuperates Rapidly.
Travis has happy habit OF
bouncing back miraculously after
being hospitalized. Last year after
being stricken with sieges of in.
fuenza and grippe he regained his
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Official Score

Runs batted in-Welaj. Applins. Blood
worth Walker. fresh. Two-base hits
Walker. Three-base hts-Appling. Travis
Sacrifces-Knott, Lewis Double play
Travis to Bloodworth to Bonura. Left on
bases-Chicaeo, Z: WASHINGTON. 6. First
base on balls-off Knott, 3: OF Leonard,
l. Struck out---By Knott J.: by Leonard
4 Passed ball-Ferrell Umpires-.Mc-
Gowan. Quinn and Pipgras. Time-l:54
Attendance. 5000.
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he have fun when he reaches
the time of life when fighters
start talking to themselves?"
Oh, No?
So there's nothing new under
the sun?
Well, no wabout Demaret's 81?
Ragtime News Review.
The Cards gave poor Ray Blades
the air;
Campolo was half killed by Baer;
The Giants denoted Melvin OFT
AS keeper of the cleanup spot;
Demaret shot an 81
(Which any duffer could have
done)
And Sammy Snead burned up
the course
While brides sang their fool
selves hoarse.
That's all the news that's fit to
print,
And SO we end this little stint. =
Evening star., 1940-06-08

VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Staunton. 8: Salem. 2.
Lynchburg. s: Harrisonburg, 8.
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PIEDMONT LEAGUE,

Richmond. 7: Portsmouth. 2.
Durham, 4: lem. 2.
Rocky Mount. q: Norfolk, 2.
Charlotte. 8: ASheville, 4
Evening star., 1940-06-08

(See McCALLUM, Page A-17)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
PROPOSE NAMES
FOR c. 0. RACE
Badger, Ryan, Rice, Wall
Listed as Candidates
for Congress =.

The name of Edward j, Ryan, OF
ThomaSton; was injected into the
battle for the fifth district Repub-
ican congressional nomination to-
day, being added to rapidly swell
ing list of seekers for the honor
Mr.. Ryan has been extremely &C
tive as speaker in G.. o. P. circles
in recent weeks.
Waterbury Republican leaders at
the moment favor Walter Howe Of
Litchfield, speaker Of the House at
the 1899 session of the legislature.
Mr.. Howe, member of a prominent
and wealthy family, is said to be as
sred of the votes of the Waterbury
delegation If he seeks the nomina-
ton.
State Senator Claude Badger of
Wolcott, has been campaigning
about the district in hopes of gain
ing an early lead over other con-
tenders. He is said to have lined
up support in some Naugatuck val
ley and Litchfield county towns.
Atty. Thomas Wall, ST., of Tor
rington, and his son, Atty. Thomas
Wall, Jr., are also being given con-
sideration. Another aspirant is Col
Roy Rice of woodbury., who ran a
close race against Congressman j.
Joseph Smith two years ago.
Waterbury Republicans seem re-
signed to letting the nomination GO
to someone outside the city. Town
Chairman j. Warren Epson, who
ran in 1896, is said to have no plans
to enter the race this year.
Mr.. Ryan is former newspaper
columnist, and state labor depart
ment employe.
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Suspended Prison Sentence for Thomaston Auto Deae
ROOSEVELT, JR.
FINED FOR SPEED

Wilmington, Del, March ~.
CUP)-FranElin D. Roosevelt, Jrs
son Of the president, was fined SO
and $3.50 costs for speeding while
en- route to New York, it was dlss
closed today.
Roosevelt, law student at the
University Of Virginia, was taken
before Magistrate william B. Davis
at New Castle yesterday by Etata
Trooper william Leach and pleaded
guilty to the charge
There Is no excuse for it, but J
was in hurry for an appointment
in New York and did not realize thu
speed" the magistrate quoted Roose-
welt as saying.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29

Irving Norton, "a, automobile
dealer Of ThomaSton and Plymouth
was sentenced from one to three
years in prison on one count of
obtaining money under false pre-
lenses and eighteen months in pris-
on on each of three other counts
by Judge Frank p. McEvoy in the
Superior court this morning. Sem
tence was suspended by Judge Nc
Evoy on all counts and the accused
placed on probation for one year
after Judge McEvoy warned the ac-
cused that he must change his
habits. The amount Of money in
volved was $5,326.75. Judge McEvoy
told Norton that it was statements
made by his counsel, Atty. John H.
Cassidy involving various circui1n-
stances that caused him to extend
his leniency. He said that Atty.
Cassidy must have gained the facts
he presented in his statements
from persons who knew the circum-
stances surrounding Norton's DIM
Guilty.
Changes Plea
Norton was arranged IN Superior
Court ON Jan. oath on the four
counts Of obtaining money under
false pretenses. He pleaded not
guilty on all four counts. On Wed
nesday of this week he decided to
change his plea and pleaded guilty
to two of the counts nolo contendre
~ the other two. Judge McEvoy de-
ferred sentence until today.
IN presenting his case before
Judge McEvoy on wednesday
states Atty. Fitzgerald told the
court Norton is "a, married and mas
one child.
reward the middle of 1899, add
ed FITZGERALD, Norton found him
self in financial difficulties. He
said Norton forged bills of sales on
non-existing cars and obtained cash
for them at the Walcott finance
company Of Waterbury.
The states attorney said that IN
all Is of these bills of sale were
uttered and $7,215 obtained from
the finance company. Some pay
ments were made, he added, but
there is still $5,326.75 due and since
his arrest no attempt to make res
titution was made.
Business Reflection
Atty. Cassidy pleaded for lenien-
cy for Norton. He said Norton was
a country boy" whose present dif-
ficulty is q reflection of the way
business is now being done in this
country.
Norton, added the defense lawyer,
found himself in the highly compe-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
SCHOOL CONCERT
TONIGHT BENEFIT
Musicians to Use Proceeds
for New Uniforms; Danc-
ing to Follow

The annual concert of the COM
bined high school band will be CIV
EN- at the Wildly auditorium to-
night. Dancing will follow the con-
cert.
The bands dress rehearsal was
held yesterday afternoon at the
auditorium, taking the form OF a
matinee for grammar school chill
dren.
Proceeds of tonight's performance
will be used for the bands uniform
fund.
The program follows:
Chorale: Grant Us to Do With
Zeal, Bach; I Marches: A. March
of the Boy Scouts, Grant-Schaefer;
B. Youth on Parade, Geof. O'Hara;
II, A. Largo from "Xerxes," Han
del; B. Sleeping Beauty Waltz,
Tschaikwosky; G. Ell Shoclo- Tango,
Villdoo; III, Clarinet slo: Concer-
tino, Carl Maria Won Weber, Ralph
Scozzafava; Nv, A. Themes from
"Mignon," Thomas; B. Barcarolle
from 'Tales of Hoffman" Often
bach; G. Finlandia, Sibelius; v.
Aria ("Wherever I Coz from
''Manon," Massenet, Blanche Ar
chambault; vi. A. Liebestraum
dreams of Love-, Charles Munson;
B. Chimes of Normandy, Planquet;
school-review, Under Escort, Medley
Of School Songs. Star Spangled
Banner.
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"for my church." Pressed further
the preacher was said to have re-
piled "for my own personal financial
benefit"
Officer Karpelman then said he
took Bobo to police headquarters
where Chief Inspector Joseph p
Stevens obtained from him the adj
mission that he needed the money
''for my operation" The operation
was scheduled to take place in a
few months, Bobo said.
Taking the stand, Bobo a six
foot, one inch, 253-pound pillar Of
strength told the court that in one
third of the United States you
don't have to be ordained to be
priest. He said he received his cali
while sitting around a stove with
bunch of friends in California, ano
had since then preached in many
places.
He said his operation was COM
ing soon and he needed the money.
No Rights?
Hasn't a preacher the permit tc
ask for help when he's poverty
stricken?" he aSked?"
But he received a fine for an ans
wer and today is apparently recall
ing proverbs:
''He that deceiveth the just in q
wicked way, shall fall in his own
destruction; and the upright
shall possess his goods"