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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-13

Los Angeles, Dec. 13. = (UP) - The more I think about it the more I am convinced that the four Marx Brothers could have gone into a ses- sion with an opium pipe and made more sense than the members of the Pacific Coast Conference have since their meeting was called to o~der at Del Monte a few days ago.
 You need only to consider two of their conclusions to suspect that the brethren checked their logic along with their hats before going into the conference room, and would have done much more C1od had they opened their conclave with an ad- journment and stuck to the golf course and swimming pool.
 Can you imagine adult and appar- ently normal men, who wear collars and ties, call Pullman porters George have trouble carving turkeys, and forget anniversaries can you imagine them voting the way they did on two certain proposals?
 They voted yes to the suggestion that those Stanford players who had planned to work during Christmas vacation, but who passed up jobs in order to play in the Rose Bowl, be paid $50 each for the sacrifice. Of course, that will make an out-and- out professional of any man who ac- cepts the none too generous offer. know that, you know that, and every one else knows that, including the Conference members. If they don't they are in happy spot, Del Monte, because they can be canned there.
 Public Is "Wise"
 Avery Brundage, past president of the A. A. U., has already said such a payment would cost the boys their amateur status, but even if he hadn't even if he had said 1t wouldn't you couldn't fool the sports follow CTS in this country. They have been brought up to believe, and rightly so, that a man forfeits his amateur purity when he plays a game for money.
 Mind you, I'm not trying to knock anyone out of $50. As a matter of fact, $50 is a pretty stingy wage to a man who contributes toward a show which brings in s40o, 900 gate. What stays me is the set-up: A body of men whose chief aim is to maintain amateur standards open- " creating professionals. If 1t makes sense, then so does the idea of cross ing a chicken with a pig in the hope or getting ready made ham and eggs.
 1T you come right down to 1t, the conference members, instead of vot- ing $50 to the players who needed the money, should have advised the boys to pass up the game and take the jobs. After all, amateur guar dians are supposed to be sound
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-13
BOSTON EAGLES IN
 HARD WORKOUTS

Newton, Mass, Dec. 13--CUP)-- Coach Frank Leahy, slightly dis. satisfied with Boston Colleges pro- gres in practice for the Sugar Bowl clash with Tennessee, sent the squad through its second straight scrim- mage today. Leahy added, however that a mental and physical let- down was to be expected after the strain of completing a l0-game schedule undefeated and united.
 The first and second teams bat- tied to a scoreless tie in a gruelling scrimmage yesterday. Ahe blocking of Henry Toczylowski and the all- around play of Chuckin' Charlie O'Rourke featured the drill. End Gene Goodreault was in uniform but failed to participate in the scrim- mage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-13
Kansas Favored To Annex Big Six Title; Oklahoma A. & M. Leads Missouri Valley
Oklahoma Will Be Improved Outfit, Creighton Strong
This is the fourth of six sec.
 tiOnal basketball round-ups.
BY DON SANDERS NEA Service Staff CorrespOndent

BY DON SANDERS
 NEA Service StafR Correspondent
 The Midlands' chances for a ma. tional collegiate basketball cham- pion rest pretty largely on the re- building job done at two schools which took honors in the section Kansas and Oklahoma A. & M.
 Both the Jayhawkers and the Oklahoma Aggies lost key men through graduation, but both have been top outfits for the past sev- eral yesrs, and will probably be strong again.
 Karls sas is favored to recapture the Fig Six title, with the principal oppo jition coming from Oklahoma. The Aggies should repeat as Mis- souri Valley Conference champions, with Creighton the big menace.
 Coach Phog Allen has three senior veterans back at Kansas. Big Hogben, a great practice play- CT who begged down in cornpeti- ton during the past two seasons, apparently has arrived. His pass ing and shooting are much iin- proved. In warrnup game with an alumni team, senior guard John Kline stood out on defense, hold ing the great Ray Ebling without a field goal
 Pairing with Kline at guard is Coach Aliens son, Bob, also a vet eran. Howard Engleman at for. ward and Bob Johnson at center complete the experienced lineup.
 Capable reserves include John Buescher, a sophomore forward, Marvin Sollenberger, 0 h a r Ii e Walker and T. P. Hunter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-13

Dr. Forrest O. Aliens team lacks height, but 1t works with smooth passing attack and may reach the form of last seasons quintet, which went to the finals in the national collegiate tournament.
 The Oklahoma squad lacks sea- soning, but should improve fast. Garnett Corbin, skillful forward Is expected to lead the offense. Hugh Ford, 6-foot, 6-inch center, is a threat under the goal, par- ticularly on turn shots. Three sophomores will round out the lineup: A. D. Roberts at forward, Allie Paine and Paul Heap at guard. Roberts has fine shoot- ing eye and Heap is big and ag- gressive enough to make him a good man under either blackboard. LONE REGULAR
 BACK AT MISSOURI
 Missouri, which wound up the regular season last trip in a dead. lock with Kansas and Oklahoma, was hit hard by graduation. Miss ing are John Lobsiger, Blaine Cur renee, Bill Harvey, Clay Cooper and Haskell Tison.
 The only regular returning is a guard, Captain Martin Nash, who should be one of the standout players in the conference.
 Lettermen are on hand to i'll the other four places on the team. Herb Gregg and Keith Bangert will be forwards, Arch Watson at center, and Loren Mills will pair with Nash at guard.
 Nebraska lost four lettermen, but should be somewhat improved. Don Fitz, a fine 6-foot, 4-inch center who was handicapped by injuries last season, is back. So is Sid Held, 6-foot, finch guard, Hartman Goetze, 6-foot, 2-inch forward, and Al Randall, 6-foot, 6 1-2-inch center.
 Kansas States prospects are bleak, with six lettermen gone. Returning lettermen are Chris Langvardt and Jack Horacek, for wards, Norris Holstrom and Ken- ney Graham, guards.
 Iowa State also holds out little hope of finishing in the money. IBA'S AGGIE SQUAD
 IS EXPERIENCED
 Coach Henry Iba turned out the best team in Oklahoma A. & Ms history last season, and while the current squad isn't as well bal- anced or stocked with as many vet erans, the Aggies will again be po- tent.
 Two starters are back from last years outfit, undefeated in con- ference play to win the title for the sixth consecutive year. For- ward Gene Smelser and center Vern Schwertfeger are the return ing first stringers. Other lettermen available are Harvey Pate and L.. J. Eggleston, forwards. Howard Francis. center, Leroy Floyd and Bud Millikan, guards. Pate and Smelser will probably shift to guard to strengthen the back line.
 Four talented sophomores and two transfers bolster the secondary outfit.
 Henry Iba has a lifetime coach- ing average of .020, and this years team probably won't pull it down any.
 Coach Eddie Hickory ata Creigh- ton has veterans Non Fleming and Brownie Jaquay at forward. and Gene Haldemaia at guard. Ed Beisser will be ct center and Dick Nolan at the other guard. Both are sophomores; Reisser stands 6 feet and shapes up as a stand- out, being effective under both baskets and on lip-in shots. JaQuay Is Q fine floor man and a threat on long and intermediate shots.
 creighton should be definitely
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-13

old Robert Pryde secretary of the conn e c tic u t Golf Association for many years, and an intefna- tionally known figure in golf; Louis "Kid" Kaplan, unde- f e a d worlds flea t h e weight boxing h a m- pion, who turn ed down $50,- 900 for a fixed" fight and then uovn in the title
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-13
Opportunity Knocks But Once?

That's but like all good rules there must aggressive Steve
 eoise mddeweg gets his second shot within weeks He within Sker winning title the hard by knockout last November he decision Overln 1t bothered him much that card tricks the street while waiting with battered his sixth round the floor and couldn't finish another crack tonight and +his time he and probably will he has
 what in the woda knockout punch! don't believe Overnn hold him off for 15 rounds
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-13

stronger, may be counted on to give the Aggies the best run for the title.
 New coaches taking over at st.. Louis and Washington don't have much to work with. Bob Klenck ct st. Louis has six letter win- ners on hand. but two key cogs are gone, including all-valley For ward Les Dudenhoefer. The new team will be built around Charles Mccarthy, forward, Ray Steitz, center. and steve Brady, guard.
 Robert Kinnan at Washington has seven lettermen back, includ- ing several of last years regu- lars The squad has plenty of height. and should be somewhat improved.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-13
HlLLTOPS NO MATCH
 FOR TECH HI-Y FIVE

The Tech lily swamped the Hill- tops Wednesday night at the Central Y 43-21. Ben Ratkweig and Sal Co., viello were high scorers for the winners with l6 and 12 points re- spectively. Davidson and Curtis stood out for the losers with 10 and 5 points. Joe Ciullo played an ex- cellent floor game for the Tech. The box score:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-13
DIAMOND VETS MEET

Hartford, Conn, Dec. 13-(UP)- The annual convention of the Vet eran Baseball Players association will be held at Torrington, January l2, 1t was announced today.
 The Litchfield county chapter No 8, with headquarters at Torrington, is the newest unit of the associa- tion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-13
ThiSSpOYting
 World
So It's Friday The Thirteenth!
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

Up way Charley SIGNAL hank Hea despite the fact that he burdened with the supposed hard-ck bad emblem for whether for numeoogy However Charley with haunting the nx number but fooba with the baseball tag Island not lucky, to Morrison in Golfers who
 At Long University they had back who named wearing 1S that ordinarily
 issued by the who dOes out the jerseys First time Dig Louisville had to be taken OutOr keeps suffered wrenched neck Against Toledo his shoulder but broke his At the alumni banquet he expects to with hOusemaid's knee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-13
SEA LIONS AROUSE TOWN

Pacific Grove, Cal. CUP)-Police have finally taken steps to rid the town of its most unweleome visi- tors in a long time. Mike Ctalter led detail to the beach to fire barrases in an attempt to scatter herd of believing sea Hons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-13
KAPLAN AND WEISS GET
 GOLDEN KEYS
Connecticut SpOrtswriters to Honor Trio on Jane
 uary 27, l94l
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

Three outstanding figures in the world of sport, two of them past their prime, but some the less hon. ored, were selected yesterday by Connecticut sportswriters as 1941 re- cipients of gold key awards for "meritorious service by Connecticut men to sports." The men are 75 year
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-13
BARRETT T0P PITCHER

eeattle-Kewple Dick Barrett Of the Seattle pitching staff not only Ted tEc Pacific CoRst LeaRiie with h|s Won-and -loat record. but vas first In etrike0nls and fourth in earned run average. He won 21 and lost five ln the regular season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-13
ToOTs FLUTE

John Qualen is the only Holly wood film actor woh ever played the flute professionally. appearing in concert before he went on the stage. He's currently enacting a character role in Paramount's Shepherd of the Hills"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-13
BY I. c. PINS

 comeback of the Yankees who came out of their slump long enough to pin . 2-l loss on the clouting Cubs. The fighting Red Sox shellacked the uppar bracket Braves who had been A little too cockey lately with their winning streak. The Giants, led by Freddie Cone and his 393 total, took the measure of the Plucky Pirates, and last of all the first place Tigers wero on the receiving end of a 2-1 shellacking at the hands Of the As
 Seeker Sullivan, the song and dance demon from the wilds Of the Square, hit the skids with his total of 254 which included a stingy 78 third game. Rumor has 1t that the great Tommo had too much tar on his hands.
 Farmer Brown road the rails and turned the COWS into pasture be- fore reporting and came up with a 335 total to capture second honors for his team.
 The Daddy of the Tigers, Jimmy Barber, threatened to sell the boys down the river unless htey pep up a bit this week. Great captain and coach is the Barb.
 Handsome Harry Hubert, the pride of the Moose, has decided to get a little more practice and can be seen anytime between five and six at the Grand Alleys warming up. Nice go- ing H. H. Hubert.
 Crisco Cattana went hunting a week ago and come back with his license and a cold and a hatfull or alibis. What! No deer, CattsyP
 Coppola and Chabon, the CC boys, are way of form, but should hit their stride shortly and watch their smoke. Harry Lauderman continues to be the man in the clutches and has won several games this round for his teammates.
 Plick Piazza, the bid with the golden smile, slunped a bit in the last game. but the kid is there when the chips are down.
 Fich Bresnahon won the 1927 edi- &ion of Who's Who in bowling and HOW to Bowl, donated by Ed O'Rieliy each year in Dec.
 Wynn won over his opponent and couldn't do otherwise with name like that, but the likeable Milt IS always a dangerous opponent.
 Riggles Rinaldi came back to form and left the alleys happy for the first time in weeks.
 Goose Outlet, crack Cub lead off man, is beginning to find the range and almose cracked the 3OO with more tougs luck than any bowler has had in many moon, Cumshoe German, Collars Colan- aelo. Noisy Mautino and Miggles Messina took their defeat like ma- iofs. but threatened to hand their opponents this week a nice shellack- ing.
 pokey posa, rolled 3l1 and wanted Ills ulcture in the paper, while the squire Of marblehead center Pump kins McGrath couldn't crack the il0 mark. pop HameI, Drums Tata and Cur rather paternoster rolled well for the team.
 Uncle Ezra Wooster has rolled aensaf|onally since joining up with ihe Red sos. Fsilieak Grove, Ccihk- en Desmarls. Hardy Hartwlck and unmpem Daly are going places.
 oas as you 50 McHueh had all the NIse money on him last Friday nite and Ihe boys were betting two to tne that Mac would make tne most 1|zF|suIi spares and tho great Mae 4z0Ie Ihfu each time. Fuller Foley lE@ E1etI11.s<s #oe c4 11uc carly tHH IeE|z'ffef marry marks thnt H|NE Ie laHsn a|eH9 Nnlla uran- NH MB|&|i4 M||o i& the oldest
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-13

Minnesota's Red Lake is the larg- est fresh.water body in any single state of the Union. 1t contains 314,894 acres.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-13
Recreation League Notes

vice and age came thru nicely, Cole and Cone were red hot.
 The great muscles saw a mouse in his cellar and came down so fright ened he couldn't bowl, the boys missed the popular Ralph, while the King Bunker Dulac lost four bottles of soda and a nights sleep when his team dropped 3 games. Enhorning furnished the abilis while Petey Byrnes went home in disgust.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-13

Farmer Brown road the rails and turned the COWS into pasture be- fore reporting and came up With 335 total to capture second honors for his team.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-13

The Daddy of the Tigers, Jimmy Barber, threatened to sell the boys down the river unless htey pep up a bit this week. Great captain ana coach is the Barb.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-13

Handsome Harry Hubert, the pride of the Moose, has decided to get a little more practice and can be seen anytime between five and six at the Grand Alleys warming up. Nice go- ing H. H. Hubert.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-13

NEXT: Ths east.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-13

Seeker Sullivan, the song and dance demon from the wilds of the Square, hit the skids with his total of 254 which included stingy 78 third game. Rumor has 1t that the great Tommo had too much tar on his hands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-13

Crisco Cattana went hunting a week ago and come back with his license and cold and hatfull or alibis. What! No deer, CattsyP
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22

Moving Gant TreeDon be surprised dumps giunt
Redwood from California in vuge OF these duys
There to be almost limit the which
transported now Shown here. board -
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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22

Earl Campbell and family were
recent visitors with their mother
Mrs. Jasper Stewart, and other rel
atives in New Lexington.
Several ladies from here attended
the Gasco cooking school in Nc:
Connelsville, Thursday and Friday.
Atty and Mrs. j. S. Phillis and
Mr.. and Mrs Willard Patterson and
two daughters of GAINESVILLE visited
over Sunday at P. w. Patterson's.
Miss Forest Bankes is slowly i'm
proving, and is hoping to soon be
able to resume her work in the Tri-
adelphia schools However, the
school is closed at present because
of a break in the heating plant.
We are sorry to hear of the death
of Mrs. Jennie Reed of Pennsville,
and want to extend our sympathy to
the bereaved ones. She was held in
high esteem by host of friends in
this vicinity.
George Combs of Coshocton and
Harold Combs of GAINESVILLE visited
Sunday at Ronald Finleys.
A. G. and w. l.. and Miss Bessie
Bankes were visitors recently IN
GAINESVILLE
Owing to the snow and bad condi-
tion of the roads the meeting of
the sewing club with Mrs. Freida
Bankes, was postponed until later.
Mrs. Helen Poleto and son Don
aid Humphrey of Columbus visited
Sunday at Ronald Finley's, and in
the evening went to the formers
sister, Mrs Fred Downing, at Bris-
toi, to attend the funeral of Fred's
father, Frank Downing, on Monday.
Roberta. the little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Jacobs is suffer-
ing with indigestion.
Mrs Ruth Mccall, whose illness
we have mentioned before, and who
underwent bad operation for ap-
pendicitis, in the Bethesda hospital,
recently is improving nicely. Her
husband Gail Mccall, visited her
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar James
also visited recently with her.
Mr.. Turner and family formerly
of Lima, have moved to their farm
here, the A. B. Cowan place.
We are sorry to hear of the I'LL
ness of J. B. Wallace and son
Clarence, who had lived in this
township for several years, and
made several friends, and at pres
ent are being taken care Of at the
home.
Charlotte Ann and Donald Eu-I
gene Finley visited last week with
heir grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. |
T. Price. at PortersvilIe.
Mr. and Mrs. Denzil Slater and
.wo children of GAINESVILLE visited
night and Sunday with
lone folks here.
Mrs. Anna Price visited Friday att
he w p. Ferguson home in Nc
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar James and
laughter Mary Lou visited Saturday
With their son Robert James, and
amily in McConnelsville, gettingl
with their new grand
on, who was born Friday.
Gail Mccall was at the Memorial
hospital in Marietta, Monday, wherel
lis brother Ernest Mccall of Ring
,old, was admitted on Sunday.
Their many friends are anxious tot
lear of Ernest's recovery.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22

which his ankle was injured For
several days he treated it as a
sprain, as it failed to respond to the
treatment, he had 1t X-rayed and
found there was a broken bone.
The following clipped from the
GAINESVILLE News, Of Feb. IS, may be
OF interest to some Of our readers:
Attorney General Herbert told Ohio
funeral directors Feb. II, that they
may charge only 5000 for the bur
lal OF old age pensioners instead of
the $3.50 rate formerly charged.
Herbert made the ruling to Welfare,
Director Sherwood in answer to
question on claims filed against the
estates of pensioners.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Embree and
Otto Grassierer Of Columbus spent
Sunday with the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Embree.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22
Deerfeld

! Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Mum, neal
Athens, visited one day last week al
A. w. Greueys.
Mr. and Mrs L. III. Nixon were
Sunday dinner guests at the Mrs,
Sarah White home, east of McCon-
nelsville.
Clarence Brock of GAINESVILLE
spent couple Of days last week
I with his brother, Harry Brock and
family.
NJ. H. Jacobs is in very poor
health.
Mr.. Sharkey and family, who
have been living in the Mrs. Elma
Campbell house, have moved to
Deavertown.
Howard Wilson and family were
Sunday visitors at the Gleason An
derson home, at Roseville
Mrs. Margaret Bankes and three
children visited over the week end
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Thos Potts near Santoy.
E. E. Price and family and Rom
aid Finley and family were recent
visitors with Ralph Finley and
family in their new home at Hope
well.
Mrs. Lettie Greuey was removed
to her home here recently, from the
Memorial hospital, Marietta where
she had undergone an operation for
gall stones. She is improving nice
ly. Her daughter, Mrs. Lorena
Masterson, and family, of Malta,
have been assisting at the Greuey
home
Quite few cases of colds and flu
are reported in this vicinity
Mrs. w. A. Forsyth is confined to
her bed and under a doctors care.
However, we are glad to say she is
improving. Her daughter, Mrs.
Meta Bankes, spent Tuesday with
her
Mrs. Ida Glass has not been in !
very good health for several days.
Mrs. Gusta Lane and son Stanley
Of Dale were Sunday visitors at
Ransom Lanes.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-02-22

Recently Congressman Robert r
Secrest received a telegram from
State Senator Walter G. Nickles Ci
New Philadelphia, chairman of the
joint legislation committee to inves-
tigate the Muskingum Conservancy
district. Mr.. Nickles released his
telegram to the press. Mr.. Secrest
believes that the matter is of such
Importance that the people should
have a complete explanation Of
what has been done and is being
done He sends the editor of this
paper copy of his reply to Sena-
tor Nickels, in which he sets forth
the complete status of the district
The letter follows:
February -. 1910.
Honorable w. c. Nickels,
New Philadelphia. Ohio,
Dear Senator Nickles:
| received your telegram concern
ing the Muskingum Flood Control
Project, and trust you will pardon
me if l inform you what has been
done
On March %, 1884. the Muskin-
gum Project was approved in Wash
ington. The Muskingum Watershed
Conseryancy District signed an
agreement providing that they
would buy all the necessary lands
and relocate the highways. The
Federal Government agreed to fur
nish the money necessary for the
construction of the dams The Con-
servancy District secured a promise
from the State that the Ohio State
highway department would relocate
the highways To raise the money
for the purchase of lands and the
operation of the district, tax was
levied on all benefited property
owners to be paid over a 80 year
period. This tax was unbearable
and threatened to destroy property
values in the whole Muskingum
Valley and in many tributaries 20
the Muskingum river.
Worked for Project
For five years, | worked consist
emily to get the federal government
to take over the Muskingum Prof.
ect. thereby making it unnecessary
to levy any tax fer food control up
on the people of my district and
other districts where taxes have
been levied.
DuIlnS JHe last COHSI6SS' CoI1
gresham Lewis and Congressman
Seccombe Joined with me and we
were successful in getting bill
through Congress providing that
the federal government would take
over the Muskin2um Conservancy
District and pay the full cost, just
as the government does in every
other section Of the United States.
The district owns some lands in fee
and on other lands the district
owns easement The government
stands ready to pay the same price