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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27
ThiSSpOrting
World

BIZ JOHN A. CLUNEY

At O'Clock could not md fight fan in the nato
who would pay good money meet Joe Louis again. afte
quit cold in the fourth
entered the ring At 1880 o'clock las
certainty clouds Of doubt to wha
happen and Louis meet again. for after his on
Comey another Baer-Iouis battle believed FOOL
hardy q weekag S q ear-cetanty And why?
decided in that mind of his that he could
young Comsey right out and did it,
ownng sparng around waving to friends sports
ringde punching that hung the
IisAmerican the such
stopped the fight in 2S9 of the
round allowing collect the rate Of $88 SECOND,
$4,000 bet himself according to ror and best Of ALL
another
there left to fight the
champ through the trnles Billy Conn.,
nght-heavy, Notwithstanding.
short, another chance quit Louis
Dempsey, begged pleaded
a third the
probably make Bae
enough punching
with Louis the fight will be another Dempsey Fpo affair." with Baer
conditions better than those
stopped the fourth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27
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@. Is Marvin Hart, who claimed
the worlds heavyweight champion
ship, still living?
A. No; he died Of high blood
pressure and other complications at
Fern Greek, suburb Of Louisville,
Kentucky, on September II, 1881.
@. What is the major league
record for home runs In a single
game?
A. The record Is 4, held Jointly
b yRobert L. Lowe, Edward j. Della
hanty, Henry L. Gehrig and Charles
H. Klein.
". III High-Low Poker, is q
hand containing the Z, 6, 4,.3 and 2
OF different suits lower than one
containing the 0, 8, 4. 8 and 2 Of
different suits?
A. Yes; these low hands are
called "Runts," and the lowest pos
Sible "Runt" is 7, s, 4, 8 and 2 Of
different suits. "Runts" are decided
BY the same rule governing fiushes.
In cases Of ties the tied hands
divide their half Of the pot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY
.akn.I mvn.e. C&oAR fyowwnr,n0v1s lny,

(UnlEe0 kreSS stan correspondent
Cleveland, Sept. ~ - (UP) -
The Detroit Tigers and Cleveland
Indians plunge into their pennant-
deciding three-game series at the
huge Lake-Front Stadium this
afternoon.
Manager Oscar Witt will stake
Cleveland's all on the mighty right
arm of Bullet Bob Teller. Despite
Feller's shoddy record against the
Tigers in previous games, he is a Us
favorite in local circles to stem the
Detroit pennant-parade.
But Manager Del Baker Of the
Tigers gave strong indications that
he would do a bit of master-mind-
ing and change from his original
pitching selection of Schoolboy
Rowe, who has tanned the Indians
thrice this season without losing to
them, and gamble with Hal New
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27
TODAY'S
SPORT
PARADE
(NEA Telephoto)
BY HENRY McLEMORE

By HENRY McLEMORE
United Press STAFF Correspondent
New York, Sept. 27-(UP)-Hell
hath no fury like Max Baer I'M
afraid.
Give the California butcher boy
a chunk of undressed beef and he'll
cut you a mes OF tenderloins, r.
bones, and porterhouses inside Of a
minute.
Max had little more than a min
ute last night, so he did even better.
He took the DOT pounds of Pat Com
iskey and pounded them into an
Irish stew. The official time Of the
knockout in New Jerseys fragrant
meadows was 2:39 of the first round,
and the finish found the harp all
played out.
Baer's last punch knocked Com
iskey> completely senseless and into
the ropes. He would have fallen
onto the apron, but as he sagged his
lantern jaw caught the top strand
and there he hung, neither up nor
down and a bulls-eye for Baer's next
blow.
Baer got set as If to punch but
then, as if remembering that he had
killed an opponent under similar
circumstances in California years
ago, looked inquiringly at Referee
Jack Dempsey. Jack was a man
without mercy when he was fighting.
but this was too much even for him.
He ordered Max to cease firing and
together they hoisted the New Jersey
boy of the ropes.
Last nights fight demonstrated
once more that Baer is a really great
heavyweight when facing a foe he
does not fear. From the time I left
the ringside until I was out of the
stadium I heard no fewer than 20
people say: IF Baer would just fight
Joe Louis that way, he could regain
the heavyweight championship"
And they may have been speaking
the truth.
Lost No Time
Baer answered the bell against
Comiskey with his cobble-stone fists
drawn back, and when the men met
he started throwing them. There
was none of the ridiculous effort at
boxing that he employs against
fighters he fears. No jahs, no feints,
no fancy footwork. Just plain, I'M
adulterated smuggling. He piled onto
Comiskey and belabored him with
roundhouse rights, looping let's,
chops, hacks and butts.
Never let anyone tell you Make
can't hit. He's been around q long
time, but there still isn't q more
fearful punch in boxing than the
Californian's full, 14-karat, up-from-
the-fioOr, right. It descends with all
the delicacy Of o safe from tenth
noor window, and the human law
never was meant to Withstand such
q shock. Comiskey was supposed tol
be Q youngster who could take q
punchy and keep coming. but once
Makes right landed on him Pat was
beyond the help Of Mother Machree,
the Blarney stone, Brian Boru, the
river Shannon, and even Mayor
Frank Hague. His feet began 10 do
> jig and his head kept step.
Baer took his victory iaodestly.
He stayed In the 'rliig only 80 MINI
utes after the fight, took only s6B |
bows, and posed for only las pic. |
lures. In addition 10 $4,000, Haer |
was given q belt embIematic Of the |
worlds white heavyweight cham |
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27
Louis Must Come TO Ne NolD, Baer Boasts
Feller And Indians rs
To Take Opening Game
Baker May Gamble With NewhOuser or GiebelI-ROwe
Ready-Tigers Need Two

houser, rookie southpaw, or Floyd
Giebell, right-hander recently up
from Buffalo.
Rowe is ready but Baker has
thrown out hints that he will save
him over for tomorrow's game
against Mel Harder. Baker appar-
emily doesn't want to run the risk Of
having Rowe catch Teller on one Of
his better days. The Tigers have
beaten Teller four times and lost to
him three times but Baker still rec
ognizes the Iowa farm boy as tough
to beat on any given day.
With 2-game lead the Tigers
need only one victory to clinch a
tie for the pennant with the Yanks
who must win all their four remain
ing games to gain deadlock. Two
victories and the Tigers are in.
On The Run
Cleveland's plight is desperate.
The Indians must win all three
games to insure q tie with the
Yanks, providing New York wins its
four remaining games. The only way
the Indians can win the pennant
without playof is to sweep the
series and have the Yanks lose at
least one game.
Almost everybody in Cleveland
has given up on the Indians except
the Indians themselves. They still
think they can do it-with Teller
today, Harder tomorrow and Milnar,
assisted by Teller, if necessary, Sum
day. Most of the fans in this town
have assumed a who cares, any
way?" attitude towards the Indians
in the past few days.
AS soon as the pennant-race is
over, new outbursts are due in the
Witt VS. Indians clash. The dope Is
that Witt is going to resign if the
Cleveland club is eliminated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27

Baer would mean approximately mo-
thing.
The pre-fight set-up being what it
was, sinister rumors drifted through
the press rows. It was ''in the bag. {"
Jack KearIls, the nominal promoter,
was too smart to let such q good
thing get away from him. He could
not make q quarter out of Baer but
there would be no limit to the ex-
ploitation possibilities Of o young,
new battler with fine Irish name.
Well. the fight hadn't gone thirty
seconds when 1t was evident 70
everybody that Caesars wife could-
mt nave arranged q less reproachftl
setting. II the anenlc heavyweight
division suffered another RELAPSE. the
good name OF prize fighting took on
added dignity. There never was q
more Inviting set-up for the mis-
chleFois frauds OF The llxers.
And N passing q few words about
4aef. A. we type these Ilnes NJ.
Jimmy Johnston sits by our aide
. {. that Baef ought 70 be snhnln-
o. % himself. II he had fought
against Louis, a. he dla against
shis ND tonight he would have
Knocked him QUE the same way Ia
Dllo round. / think 4 have fiflrad
him cut. iSe can WILD any man 81
nc world, once ie haN made ID ne
mind That lie can. And hNA a1tanllP
a0A Ana 2fslfI A. ~ M ~@4ft. "A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27
M0FFETT OPPOSES
YUCATAN KID MONDAY
(By United Press
FIVE LEADING HITTERS
NafiOnaI Tea ONE

New Haven, September a.. - Red
Motfet, Dey0fi's rugged IFlahman,
makes his bid for "blg time" fecoas
milton when he faces the Yueayala
ND. tOpsflieht Mexican lightweight,
~ one Of two eleht.Fonnd anels on
sop q = professional fleht eafd 81
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27
LOSERS LACK
OF EXPERIENCE
!. SAW EARLY END
Baer Earned $ISS Per
Second; Show Drew
$6S,575; Louis Next?
BY HARRY FERGUSON
UNITED Press Sports EditOr)

NOAAASSe4 = ACSS 0RUASS AduAbWAI
Jersey City, N. j., Sept. 2T-(Up)
-Op Make Baer-remember him2
lis back on top of the heap today
as the foremost challenger for Joe
Louis heavyweight championship.
Working at wage of $1S8 q sec
ond, Make scored a technical knock
out last night in 2 minutes and 80
seconds of the first round in his
fight against Patrick Edward Com
iskey. That victory made it almost
inevitable that Baer, badly beaten
by Louis five years ago, win get an
other shot at the title.
Comiskey, 10 years old and max
ing his first fight against top-fiight
competition, lost because he didn't
have the savvy that only years can
give to fighter. It ended with him
hanging over the ropes, bleeding a
bit from his left eye and out of this
world" Referee Jack Dempsey
stepped between Baer and Comiskey
and stunned crowd of 1878 got
up and left Roosevelt stadium.
It was short but while it lasted
1t was plenty sweet. Comiskey, a
rangy, hard-hitting youngster who
has great chance to be champion
some day despite his reversal, came
out fighting nicely. He jabbed Baer
with left and then hooked another
left to the head. Baer, dawdling and
putting on his famous snarl, paved
out with a right, but Comiskey shot
a left and q right to the head that
Jared Make and warned him that
he had better get up steam.
Crazy Clout
Baer got up steam in typical Baer
fashion. He started a right from
far above his head, sent it down In
a crazy spiral and 1t caught Comis-
key flush on the left jaw and drove
him back into his own corner. Then
and there the kid lost the fight. He
had no idea how to work out Of the
corner and slip along the ropes be-
cause he never had been in that po-
sition before. While he was trying to
figure it al lout, Make wound up
and let fly with another long right.
This one caught Comiskey up near
the eye and when it landed he lost
all idea Of making q smart fight. He
simply put his head down and start
co punching.
Inc KID really has wallop and his
tWo- nanded attack forced Baer to
break ground as the punches
thumped against his belly. Clear
across the ring and into neutral
corner Comiskey drove Baer and on
Inc way q lett nook TO the Jaw caused
MAKES knees 10 buckle bit.
But cagey old Make has been hit
beIore ana ne gave ground slowly.
covering up ana gathering strength
for . counter-attack. just as Pat
got SET 1or what ne probably thought
wouid De the knockout punch, Baer
ana Whammed that
long right on 10 Comiskey's Jaw. It
was terrinc punch and 1t was
square on the button.
ComlSkey's knees went rubbery, he
sank LOT 9 count OF Two and then
got up. In the din somebody in his
corner must have yelled good advice
LOT ne promptly sank to one knee
ana got ready 70 take 9 count OF
slgnt OF nine ana get his strength
OacK'
baer was paving lmpatiently at
dempsey eager 70 get IN Tor the Kill.
AZ tne count OF eight Comiskey got
lp ana baer iet MN nave right
ana 2 lett TO the head. The kid went
oach nlto tne ropes WIN Baer crowd
~ IN On Top OF MIN ana Dempsey
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27

YESTERDAYS HERO - Rookie
Ernie Bonham, who pitched the
Yankees to a 20, four-hit victory
over the AS in the nightcap to run
his clubs winning streak to eight
and register his eighth win since
coming up August 1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27
the Arena Monday nIght.

ueoFgIe Fitch, New Haven Negro,
clashes with Tiger "Red" Lewis,
hard-hittlng Richmond, Va. Light
heavyweight. In the other eight.
Twice conqueFor OF julie Kogon
and winner IN IS out OF 80 pFoges.
SIGNAL starts, Moffet u convinced
that he can reach the top. After
kogon drew with Lso Kodak and de-
feated Paul Junior, Mosfet decided
that II was about time he took 3
crack a. The best n the business.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27
} STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
New York s, Philadelphia (irst
game).
New York 2, Philadelphia (sec-
ond game).
Washington 6, Boston 5.
Only games scheduled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27

TOday's Games
Philadelphia at New York.
Chicago at st. Louis.
Pittsburg at Cincinnati.
(Only games scheduled.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Yesterdays Results
New York s. Philadelphia (first
game).
New York 2, Philadelphia / (sec-
ond game).
Boston 5, Brooklyn (first game).
Boston S, Brooklyn (second
game).
Cincinnati 4, st. Louis (drst
game).
st. Louis 5. Cincinnati 1 (second
game).
Pittsburgh z, Chicago 6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27

Health resorts Of nuesia estimate
they will care TOT leooOoo vaeallons
efh this yeaf.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27

euAFtn say tFtaimenis are keine
1'Fen iaeAkeya q TIE HDe IL Mes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27
SIGNALS IN SPANISH

The University OF New Mexico
football team calls its signals IN
Spanish.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27

Women of South Africa are CIV
ing their wedding rings to Red
Cross funds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27

TOday's Games
Detroit at Cleveland.
st. Louis at Chicago.
New York at Philadelphia.
Washington at Boston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27
AUTO DAREDEVIL

Flash" Williams, leader of the
famed thrill drivers and rated as the
worlds most daring auto driver and
stuntman at the tournament of
Stuntmen held in Philadelphia last
spring. has concocted enough SPINE
chilling acts in his "Cavalcade of
Thrills" to place him at the top of
the ladder as far as this type of
showdom is concerned. He win APP
pear in person with his troupe of
daredevils at the Cherry park fair
in Avon Saturday afternoon and
evening. September 20, rain or shine,
where he will conduct and particle
pate In thrill day." The three-day
fair win be held September rs, ~, 2s.
Evening star., 1940-10-22
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

In thinking about the life of Isaac
Newton, an old saying comes TO my
mind: The boy is father to the
man"
That saying has great deal OF
truth in it. The things boy does
will have much to do with the kind
of man he becomes.
In his boyhood, Newton showed
strong interest in knowledge, and
did things which many other youths
would not have thought of trying.
Often he made models of machines.
A small windmill was one OF the
products of Isaacs hands. He also
built a water clock-that is, a clock
which told time because OF the ac-
ton of running or dripping water
Water clocks were not new. They
had been known since the time OF
the ancient Greeks. When Isaac
made one, he did not produce new
invention, but added to his knoWl-
edge by testing what he had read
In books.
A sundial and mechanical
mouse" were other things made by
this English youth. We are told
: that the mechanical mouse would
"eat grain" which must mean it
had little mill inside to grind the
grain which was fed to it.
An uncle of Isaac Newton-a good
uncle-helped to pay his way at
college. Newton studied All Cam
bridge. and after he graduated he
became a professor there. He had
Evening star., 1940-10-22
Don't Take
My Word for 1t
Chiffon
Ry FRANK COLBY,

Noun A kind Of soft, sheer,
silk cloth.
The American way with words is
a wonder to behold. Among our
many peccadilloes is the adoption
of the French word chiffon and
giving to it a meaning that is
directly opposite TO its literal French
meaning.
To US, chiffon is a dainty and
exquisite silken material. To the
French, chiffon IS an old and worth
less rag (vieux moroccan d'etiffe), or
a trinket or ornament to be worn as
an accessory, as a bunch OF ribbon
OF lace. In French the literal
meaning of chlffonier is "a rag
picker
The pronunciation prevalent in
the United States. "Shif-FAHN," is
to be found in but few dictionaries
and only then as second choice.
"Shif-FAHN is not the French
pronunciation. In that language
the first syllable is "shee'; i'll the
Evening star., 1940-10-22

NeSI opened Iile dCe Oi liuIIIpo
and continued with his other trump,
South winning with the nine. De-
elarer then led heart, West played
the 10 and East took his king. When
Cast returned the Jack of diamonds
South made the mistake of fnessing.
And there. of course. went the
game, for another heart trick had
% be lost. South's excuse was that
he thought the hearts were badly
split.
That. Of course. was entirely be-
side the point. If the hearts were
badly split-that is, if three heart
losers were unavoidable-the con-
tract was unmakable But South
was not vulnerable and had not
been doubled, 50 his proper course
vas to disregard the risk Of being
set two tricks in order to preserve
the best chance for the contract.
South's correct play is to put up
the diamond ace, cash the club
queen. get back to his own hand by
drawing EastS last trump and dis
rard dummv's diamonds on the ace
and king of clubs. Then another
heart lead establishes dummys suit
and the rest is easy.
X X
Yesterday you were Oswald JaCo-
hv's partner and, with neither side
vulnerable, you held,
Ak @ So
OATS
y 80
1854
The bidding:
Maier Jacoby Schenken You
Pass !" Pass ~
Answer: Bid two hearts. You can't
be sure whether Your hand Is worth
one or two responses. The raise will
give Your partner chance to in
dicate whether or not he has good
hand.
Score, 100 per cent for two hearts;
30 per cent for one spade, nothing
for any other bid
Question No. 5S4.
Today YOU are Howard Schenken s
partner and, with neither side vul-
nerable, you hold:
a.
VQ532
Q Q654
LQ754
The bidding;
Jacoby Schenken Maer You
INT "a Pass 90
tRelessed by the Bell Syndicate, Inc
Evening star., 1940-10-22

second syllable occurs the French
nasal sound as in bon, mon. ton.
Best American and British usage
accents chiffon on the first syllable,
as:
SHIF- -ahn.
cSee any accepted dictionary of
the English language
However, if you ask your favorite
lingerie saleswoman for pair of
SHIF-ahn stockings. prepare your
self for sweet but firm correction.
Test your pronouncing I. @. For
free pronouncing test, send stamped
o3cy, self addressed envelope to
Frank Colby, care The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1940-10-22
70 : . -

Sir Isaac Ne1Cton, 1Cho 1CdS
qiUen the honor of knighthood
because OF his great york for
science.
only one lecture to give each week
and four hours to spend as tutor
for students. The rest of his time
was free to use in the study of
science.
Newton was Cambridge professo.:
for 26 years. That was the period
in his life when he gave the world
his greatest discoveries.
Newton made tests of sunlight,
and proved that white light is made
up Of many colors.
When he was only %, he made
a model of a new type OF telescope,
Evening star., 1940-10-22

Riddles, games and puzzles will
be found in the "Funmaker" leaf
let. If you would like a copy
send a Scent stamped, self-ad-
dressed envelope to me In care of
The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1940-10-22
Refusing q Finesse

Today's hand is really pretty ele-
mentary. but we happened to see
pretty good player "muff IL so
there must be more point to it than
We think.
South. dealer
East West vulnerable,
Evening star., 1940-10-22
Winninq Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.

Oavd Bruce Burnstone Mcrwn d Maier.
Oswald Jacohy, Howard SChenkeu. world 5
leadIns tcam-of-four, inventors Of the
system that has beaten every other sys
TEN Ii existence
Evening star., 1940-10-22
Answer to Yesterdays Puzzle
Newton as College Professor

and told about it in lecture before
the ROYAL Society of London. This
telescope worked on q different plan
from the kind Calico had produced
for study of the stars.
The largest telescopes of today
follow the general plan of Newtons
invention. If he, or some one else,
had not done such work, people
would not have the Mount Wilson
telescope, with its mighty mirror,
or others of the same type.
Newton's most famous ideas are
those about gravity. His theory of
gravitation' gave key which scien-
lists have used ever since to explain
facts about the sun and planets.
tFor Biography section of your scrap
book
Evening star., 1940-10-22
I~eAe Ia4

Do you kno,0 about the colors
IN ordinary Uhite light? Can
you name the main "colors OF the
spectrum" Uncle Ray ,UilI take
up light and its colorS in his merit
StOrV.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-04-25
M. & M. School Notes

Friday evening the Rotary club
entertained the All clubs at the
high school.
ing will be held.
Miss Bell has been i'll with flu.
Friday, Mr.. Turner attended a
meeting of the executive committee
of the O. E. A., at Columbus. Sat
urday he attended a meeting of the
high school principals of the state.
Tuesday the M. & M. tennis team
played Crooksville there. April "a,
,Roseville played M. & M. here.
The schools are still working hard
on the May day festival. Many Of
the state education and NYA Off
cials are planning to be present.
NJ. & NJ. Sth Grade Test
Pupils who are placed in upper 25
percent of the eighth year test Of
the Malta ta-McConnelsville schools:
Rank 1, score $50, Judith Ross;
2, 179, Philip Johnson; 3, IT'S, Mar
thalyn Sears, Jane Cronin; 5, 164,
Ruth Barrell; g. 1853, Janet Scott;
Z, $50, Patricia Riley; 8, 15S, Don
aid Miller, Edith Ross; 10, 157,
Leona Butterfield, Betty Ashton;
IL, 154, Eleanor Best; 13, 153, Carl
Baker.
Judith Ross, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Ross, of Malta, is highest
in county with score of $50; Phil
ip Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Johnson of this place, is sec
ond high with score of 179. Gre
port of county schools outside of NJ
& NJ, is published elsewhere).