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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-24
"KICKERS" TOURNEY AT
HIGHLAND SATURDAY

The Highland Country Club is
running Kicker" Handicap Tour
nament Saturday, May 25th, open to
all golfers. There will be an en-
trance fee of rs cents.
Pro- Mgr. Pete Petroskie, who has
had the course and the greens put
into the best Of condition, would
like to have the golfers use the
golfers use the course and see for
themselves what is being done at
Highland Country Club for the golf
ing public.
All receipts from the tournament
are to be used for prizes. The play
start sat 800 a. m. and closes at
800 p. m. Excellent food can be had
at the newly remodeled cafeteria.
The following committee Is In
charge Of the tournament:-Chair-
man, Don Burt of Meriden, Reg.
HUT Of Waterbury, Larry Froble of
Wallingford, Ralph Carter of New
Britain and To mHowley of Middle
town.
A sport dance will be held for the
golfers and their friends at the club
house Saturday night. June LIST. The
admission will be si.00 The COM
mittee in charge OF the dance are
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-24
Italian American League
Games Start Saturday

The Italian American Baseball
League will open the 1910 campaign
with two ball games tomorrow af-
ternoon ut Fulton Park.
President Peter ID Leo stated to-
day that Umberto Santopietro, pres
ident Of the Ponies Society and
Frank MaruccI, president Of the
Ciyilta Progresso Society, will form
the battery 10 officially usher In the
season. William Il. harrington,
donor Of the beautiful trophy that
will be given TO the champions, will
raise Old Glory to the breeze.
Ponies vs.. AvigS
Opening ceremonies Will take
place with the parade OF players
around the field, then the raising
Of the flag and the throwing Of the
first ball.
The first game OF the afternoon
will take place ut 1880 O'Clock with
those two bitter rivals the Pom
ties and MISUNDERSTANDING the
fireworks. The Pones are expected
10 show Joe Rinaldi, Joe Jannetty,
Felix Longo, Joe Petrocine, Al Casa
10y, Henry Chestone, Vim Ella and
others, Some OF the players ready
for the Aviglinese are Joe Vemo.
Leo La Russo, Gambogi, Basile,
Cipriano, Coatto, Frank and Bart
Martinelli, Dom and Jim Reno,
Dom CoViello and Others.
In the feature game OF the after
noon the Civilta Progresso, Defend
ing champion, will oppose the Fra
tellanza outfit. This game Will get
underway at 400 o'clock. The CT
Villa Is standing pat on It's lineup,
showing the same players that went
right through TO win the flag last
year. Ralph Juliano, Frank Pru-
scino, Charles Ferla, Place Polo, De
SAINTS and other. Against this strong
outfit the Frats will have Gam
bino, Di Fronzo, Colangelo, Jacon-
no, Latino, Di Leo, Lorbardo and
many others.
George Crocco and Charles Ger
ace will umpire both games. Pete
Polletto will do the scoring.
Officers for the season are: Pres
ident, Peter Di Leo; vice-president,
Dom Accousti; treasurer, John As
setta and secretary, Pete Polletto.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-24
DANBURY AUTO
RACES SATURDAY

Danbury, Conn, May ga Billy
Morrssey Of Newark, N. j., who has
been burning up the midget auto
race tracks OF New York State and
pennsylvania today entered the
opening meet here Saturday night
at G, Stuart McLean's new $40, 900
Speedway.
Morrissey has fast racing lob
ana he'll be one Of the wizards that
The other stars will have to fear this
Weekend.
Ira Vail, director of races, today
declared that he expected the best
field to ever appear on a Connecti-
cut track to be on hand Saturday,
Vail Is receiving entries with every
mail and he looks for q large field
OF pilots to tear at the fifth of a
mile racing strip for the $3.50 In
prize money
Vail Is today completing his list
OF officials headed by Starter Mike
Red" CollirS Of Brooklyn, who Is
the most colorful of all starters at
midget tracks in the country.
The lamps In the new lighting
system were focused last night and
the track is made as light as day
for the gas5uggy pilots.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-24
Mccarthy VIII Not Admit Anything Wrong With Champion.
Fifth COlumning
We Sports World
BY DAN PARKER

NOW KNOW WHY THE FRENCH ARMY sent out call for Primo
there conspiracy silence against WIN rsrS' not what's his
. ball club doing IN third placer Neither the yankees NOR the
written English then proceeds to
varying degrees The invasion Belgium was an Ill
sx-day team long
sa BY s s by wa s invading N Sn a a
which exactly what Fifth Comnis perform for the enemy
AFTER SUCCESSFUL JOURNEY through receiyershlp the
Bronx . out the Sarmn' and has been turned to
have a.: drop other that
the outdoor show can Be moved After getting load Of ns
m SnS. 1d Ss ,S M s IN his I'm afraid
den Saturday night The pmuue are raising havoc with
Of Ms horses piled winning others
won four IN row. AZ Jamaa not his spawned beauties
%ss s ssH writer G Tss SsS ~ c s s S e
s sses' pair Of A'p''' as ever '''''d a''"'d Canton
COL HEIN1E MILLER is to resign head the N B.
am cn"d Ws MP eoumn Ss r % %an
so s whose whs vSS "a, tn that peSy
n S tins match Let's consider the facts calmly Washington brethren
Se pounds Aed have to sve himself make as
Those Washington apparently clever
i% s's aSs his e M % not In s
y quote o the New Orleans States at doesn't quite plausible
and Jimmy Vaughn would do eatherweght
matc who's VINE s"m es ynS
sS hsh n and Harry ea who holds the other version
what Jess Burkett used to call the "diiugelty" ~ " ~ W
Make R0sENBLoOM In June with the Rudy vaec
ar show Makes fulhedged
syllable words But the boys
ing days st recall priceless malapops n WINS IN S.
Louis one night that Make "medm well doneU
ths waiter brought him what looked like Of charcoal
Naxe refused TO accept IL Anything mental
say there Isl! snapped Make TITS What hannend
y" he rams the ar-mutue machines going drag away
from the ball parks to the
edges baseball It's MASTER was moved ahead gro
ssy Thursday because unas a' isS"
Damon kunyons back from looking after than
favote StadivariuS Cunan Newark
promoter had his appendix few days ago ISne
injuries
M Browns What's holding nm IN" nrcmns p ~
Comb ~ S ''''''s" A''"S
I'm ooHAN Fordhams able pubc1er leaves Rose Hin 4,
Two weeks to join the WordTey
eany as baseball writer gazette jimmy carros 81
LOUIS pook lists the Reds at 10 National Ieare
na he xenS at to win In the American ox are now
o o. ana cleveland to l. Nomenclature
Mnates me no end Some be tried St tho Jc go
guy IN ne National u weight lifting championship meet re Two
press
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hahos shouaer and bent press and leg blceps curl "
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NOTES

Harry Cottrell. he of bowling fame
surprised Pitcher Thelin when he
reached high in the air to pole out
a clean hit on pitch that would
have been chalked up as a wild
pitch.
Our President Lew Thelin took
his turn in the box as the result
the Research team won their first
game.
Eddie Wixed who played ball in
the Northern New York league some
years ago, played second base for
the Research team
Frank Giancin No. 2 manager OF
the North End Tommies starred IN
short field for the CRM team.
Frank stayed long enough to see five
innings of the second game report
ing that he didn't see any material
for the team hfrom the North End.
Pat Winston all decked out IN
white played first base for the
Shippers.
Red McGrath. who we used to
see play basketball some years ago
sent Jack Grady TO the river for
one OF his long drives which by the
way went for three bases.
That Wire Mill gang certainly put
on Q pepper show when they play.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-24
NEWSOM BEATS
YANKS 3 TO q;
CUBS WIN IN IS
Phils Lose Game Under
Lights - Browns Take
Senators in Overtime
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

NUnlVou EreSS Stun COrreSpOnuentl
New York, May 24,--(UP)-Dld
you ever read Gulliver's Travels7
Well, the Yanks are like CULVER
They are tied down with ropes and
cords and strings and can't get up
But when they do, maybe the whole
American league world will tremble
and the Bronx bomberS will storm
back 10 their former regal splendor
but right now they are down-and
plenty.
The newsmen hustle 10 Nc
Carthy's cuEbyhole every day and
ask him, whats the trouble with
the YankS2"
Joe tells them, There's nothing
wrong with the Yanks that q few
base hits won't cure"
But six base hits couldn't cure
the Yanks trouble yesterday, Even
o Joe DiMaggio homer, his second
of the year, couldn't ease the Yanks'
pain,
Joe hit II with mate on base
In the first but Hank dreenberg did
likewise IN the same inning and so
the Yanks went clear to the ninth
before they were beaten.
Red Ruling was pitching his
heart out, Just hoping for one run,
but the Yanks couldn't give II TO
him. But the Tigers were able to
get that important run for Buck
NewSom Rudy York beat out an
inneld hit 10 third to start the
ninth with the score tied 20, Bruce
Campbell raped out q double. Then
Pinky Higgins was walked, Billy
Sullivan drove q fly to Joe DiMag-
gio and York beat DiMagg!o's throw
to the plate with the winning tally,
Browns Leave Cellar
The Browns climbed out OF the
cellar by struggling from behind to
beat the Senators, 81, In II In
nings, George McQulnn, an ex.
Yankee, started the Browns WIN
ming rally with q homer, Rip Rad
cliff singled and scored the tying
run Oh Chet. Laabs' triple Then
Don Heffner, another former YAM
kee scored LNabs with long fly,
with q l0-run burst In the eighth
inning when they trailed by one
run, the White SoX beat the Alh-
leties, 1874, Seven hits, including
Taft Wrights homer, md four AS
errors enabled the White Sox to
stage their terrific winning rally,
The Chicago Cubs shaded the
Philadelphia Phillles, 4-3 IN 10 In
ningS In the tlrst major league night
game OF the season which drew a
slim crowd Of 1900. Hugh Muleahy
went the full distance for the Phils
and was nieked for the winning
run In the 18th when doubles by
Bill Nicholson and AL Todd and O
single by Bobby Mattlok sent over
two runs The Phillies one-run
rally In their half fell short. All
other National league games were
postponed,
YESTERDAYS HERO Buck
Newsom, Detroit pitcher, who held
tho Yanks to six hits to win his
fourth game Of the season,
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are included In this group, the
same as last year They are An.
soma, Bristol, New London Bulke.
icy, bridgeport Central and Warren
HARDING, New Haven Commercial
ana Hillhouse, Waterbury Crosby,
East Hartford, Fairfield, Hartford
Public and Weaver, Greenwich
Hamden, Manchester, New Britain,
Norwalk, Norwich, Stamford, STRAIT.
lord, and West Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-24
AVlGS DRILL AT
WATERVILLE TONIGHT

Ali members of the Aviglianese
baseball team, members of the Ital-
n-American league has been call
ed for a practice session tonight
from 6 to o'clock at Waterville
park diamond. Manager Dom Ac-
cuoSti wants everyone on hand at
the time named as the team plays
it's first league game Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-24
BY JERRY BRONDFIELD
NEA Service STAFF Correspondent

Cleveland, May "a Hot shots who
compete IN the National open, June
6-8 probably Will discover the Can
terbury Golf club course presents a
mixture Of circumstances that
should make the tournament one
Of the most interesting In years.
The winner not only will have TO
beat the field but combination OF
high winds extreme yardage and
holes which are best described by
Waldo Crowder, the home pro, as
optical Illusions
Situated on the heights southeast
Of Cleveland, Canterbury long has
been noted for The merry manner IN
which prevalent winds from two
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-24
HILLHOUSE CHOICE
STATE TRACK MEET

New Haven, May 24.-The 18th
annual Connecticut 1nterscholastlc
Athletic Conference track and field
championships, tomorrow at Yale
Field have drawn an entry OF $50
boys from 40 Of the states high
schools.
Hillhouse high Of New Haven
a virtually perennial champion
was Q favorite TO capture the team
title In the "a" division, with Ston-
ington conceded q good chance To
repeat in the "B" bracket, and
Ellsworth ditto In the CD.
Twenty-Five class "a" schools
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-24
Canterburys Tricky Winds, Distance, Optical Illusions
Should Set Up Real Golfing Test In National Open
Club Believes Natural Hazards
Of 7,OOO-Yard Course Difficult
Enough For Games Best Shots

the pins at Canterbury will not
by placed In awkward positions on
the green.
We're going to place them az
near 10 center as possible" says
Crowder, I'VE think the course
with It's natural hazards is tricky
enough.
Nor do we intend 10 let the
rough grow unusually high.
PLENTY OF DOG-LEGs
TO OBSCURE VISION
Toughest hoie2 Let's see, now.
There's the 8l6-yard No. 10, q par
B, that's almost always played into
the wind And then there's q tough
par Of $50 yards on the 18th. IT'S
one-shot hole, II you don't make
the green with your wood you're In
trouble"
There are dog-legs on Nos. !, 2,
4, TO- u, 10 and H. No. 10 also
has water hazard which guards
the green on two sides.
The 18th has q plateau green
requiring q delicate approach
The 10th has a fairway which
dips, making II hard 10 see the
green on the first two shots.
Canterbury Is fairly easy trapped.
Hazards are more TO the shallow
than deep, but are strategically 10.
Gated.
There's no question OF the
course being true championship
test
Specializing on the likely win
ming card, Waldo Crowder believes
score OF 282 or 1888 can be posted
If the weather Is exceedingly good
Bad weather might send II close
10 300 and normal Canterbury
weather 10 around 1856.
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OPTICAL ILLUSIONS
HAVE QUEER EFFECT

'lVOV W bNth'iib " b'hlf' VI 'NN'
back,
OPTICAL ILLUSIONS
HAVE QUEER EFFECT
Crowder who has participated IN
five National Opens, says there Is
something about Canterbury which
rs almost insidIous,
"Some Of our members claim
we have holes that are optical H.
luslons when you sight them from
the toess," he points out, "They
have q queer psychological and
mental effect on you
1--WE toured the course we'll be-
low par says Crowder "but this
Is the only layout that I'VE never
really whipped since I've been
playing golf BY that mean
really giving par big beating"
Unless the u, 8, g. A. inter-
feres--and II lint likely IL will
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- - - -
WOLVERINES WIN

The Wolverines knock off the
Spartan Wildcats 4 TO 0 NJ Long
Hill baseball diamond. Gaigan
pitched two hit ball Joe Murray,
who runs up and down In n grocery
store hit q home run with the bags
full TO account for all IN Q runs.
The score
Wolverines 900 0 0 0 % "a ! 0
Wildcats, 900 0 0 0 0 90 0 y
Batterles--d again and Murray;
Lester and Woller,
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directions--north
and southwest
play over the
course.
Good golfers
have y ! q y e d
n II d whipped
courses before
but the winds
OF Canterb ury
are trio k Ter
than others.
+ h G course,
which actually
measures 1881
y u r d ., Y er y
likely will be
heightened to
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-24

THREE ERRORS; DRIVERS OUT

Columbus, o. (UP)-Minor trai-
iic violators will receive a ticket
punch on their drivers license in
stead OF being arrested. according to
new plan put into effect here.
Three punches, however, and you're
out.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-24
HOME RUNS
RUNS BATTED In

II. Hackbarth Of Meriden, Chair
man, Ken Hall of Wallingford, j..
Robiraon of Waterbury, II. Mill.vy-
ton OF Meriden, G. Houseman OF
New Britain, J. Doyle OF Middletown
and Cliff Benson OF East Berlin.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-24
Rnna-Rolfe. nlMngglo. Gnhrlngol

Runs-Rolfe, DiMagglo, Gohrlnger,
Greonborg, York, Error 49, Rolfe,
Runs bnttcd ln-DlMaggio 2, Green-
borg, sullivan. Two base hits
Higgins, Kellor, Campbell. Home
runs--Dl Maggio, Greonborg, Double
on bnscs--New York 0, Detroit 0,
Buses on balls--Off Ruling 3, Off
Newsom 3. struck out--By Rufflng
3, by Ncwsom Z. Pipgras,
Summers and Quinn. Time-2;02,
,d29.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-24

Runs-Leiber, Todd2, Marty, Ma
han, Mueller, Nicholson. Errors -
Herman, Klein. Runs batted in -
Klein, Leiber. Todd, Mattick, Muel-
Ter. Two base hits-Klein, Gleason,
Mueller, Nicholson. Home run -
Leiber. Left on bases-Chicago IL.
Philadelphia ~. Stolen base-Klein.
Base on balls-Off Olsen /. Struck
out-By Mulcahy 10. by Root /, by
Olsen /. Hits-Off Root 10 In 10 in
nings, off Olsen 3 In 2 2.3, Off Page.
l in Ia. Hit by pitcher-By Null
cahy (Nicholson). wild pitch -
Mulcahy. Balk-Mulcahy. Winning
pltcher--Olsen. MISREPRESENTATION
Pinelli, Goets. Time-2:37. Attend
ance-7,S sol.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-24
PROBABLE PITCHERS
(By United Pressl
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Chicago (French 4-3 at Pitts
burgh Bowman l-2.
Boston (Posedel 2-2, at New YORK
tSchumacher 1-4-night game.
Brooklyn tHamlin 2-2 at Phila-
delphia (Beck).
(Only games scheduledl.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit bridges 2-O at Chicago
(Rigney 2-5).
Cleveland Feller 5-0 at st. Louis
(Auker 3-I night game.
(Only games schedulcd)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-24
PHILADELPHIA

x-Batted for Root in nth.
z-Batted for Klein in 18th.
zz-Ran for May in 18th.
zzz-Batted for Atwood in 9th.
zzzz-Batted for Mulcahy In 18th,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-24
Chase Company
Softball
THE STANDING

Last Nights Results
Research IL, Warehouse Q.
Wire Mill IL, G. r. M. 4.
Lighting II, Shipping 8.
Tube Mill 10, Tool Room Z.
Machine 10, Eyelet O,
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
st, Louis 8, Washington :,
Boston-Cleveland rain),
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NEW YORK

1.-TWO out when winning run
scored,
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. League
Leaders

(By United Press
FIVE LEADING BATTERS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
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Score by innings:-
Chicago 49,. 6OI 600 Dol 900 "a
Philadelphia 100 600 col 900 Ia
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YESTERDAYS HERO -- Buck
Newsom, Detroit pitcher, who held
tho Yanks to six hits 10 win his
fourth game Of the season.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-15
Conveys Bob Grove Is
Greatest OF All Time

Although Allegany County has
long been adversely noted for ITS
inability to turn out real base
ball players 1t can boast one claim
anyway. that from within its con-
fines comes the greatest crooked
arm chucker Of all-timc. Robert
Moses Grove. And that's no Con-
fucious STUFF. either. since sta
tistics substantiate the claim that
Conveys native son stands out.
Like Finnish machine gun
ner. the elongated Grove has cut
down American League batters
with deadly accuracy. Since his
bow with the AS fifteen years
ago he has hurled 573 games. win
ming 2s6 and losing 1873 for an
aggregate OF sol. His three best
years give him a percentage OF
.Sl6 while Christy Mathewson.
who was second. has 1852. All OF
which stresses Bob's intrinsic
value.
Fans the country-over are Won
dering just how long ole Nose
will be able TO keep UP this amaz-
ing record since his fortieth BIRTH
day is Just around the corner"
Not Hoover's corner). Neverthe-
less. he's gone a long way since
the time he "toiled" on the local
B. g. o. railroad.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-15
Rocky Road Faces Two
Local Quinis Tonight

It's the road for Fort Hill and
LaSalle tonight and rocky road
It is what with such obstacles as
Martinsburg, w. Va. and Gallit-
Yin. Pa, strewn across 1t.
At Martinsburg. where pos
sible C. v. A. L. title hinges on
the outcome. cherubic Bobby Ca
vanaugh's disciples must triumph
to keep in the running and al
Gallatzin an alert and flashy Gal
latin High Five is eager to ex-
punge from the records an early
season % to 81 setback sustained
at the hands of dean Art Slocum's
subordinates.
Another resident array. - AL
legany High also faces storm
warning. AS already mentioned,
the ambidexterous Campers OPP
pose w. Va. Freshman tomorrow
night and tonight they buck
fine Beall quintet at Campobello.
But that's not all. Next Tuesday
night they stage another cage
drama on their home court. this
time with Fort High. Summed
UP. the basketball drums are beat
ing for the three Cumberland
teams.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-15
THIRTY.SIX HEATS

Promoters MauS and Yankele-
vitz have staged three shows in
the past but tonight's promises tc
surpass the others in action. class
and gate-receipts. Thirty SiS
rounds of rap are lined-up for the
estacy OF the public and Russia's
bombardment OF the Mannerheim
line will be mild. figuratively
speaking, compared to the she'll
ing that takes place tonight. Just
take a peep at this alignment.
Main 90, ten rounds, Cleo Nc
Neil. Canton. Ohio. and Charley
Ingram. Washington d. c. Semi
final Charley Brant. Somerset,
Pa. and Ira Hughes. Pittsburgh.
eight rounds. Another eight heat
hitfest. Bob Wilson. Washington.
d. c.. and Tiger jackson. Akron.
Ohio. Six rounds, AL Gilbert.
Washington. d. C.. and John
Fleming. Pittsburgh, Pa. Four
rounds. Kayo Shrout and Van
Meter. both Of Cumberland. Nuf
sedi
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-15
Present Day Court
Crowds Far Behind

Unlike the shady" eos and
embryonic sos. scholastic basket
ball games don't draw the crowds
Of old. Contrary to reports. those
tits way back" attracted as many
as 5000 patrons. In fact. It was
not an unusual sight TO find all
the doors closed at 2 o'clock. an
hour and a half before time,
Not only that. the boys used TO
take their lunches with them as
early as 5:45 O'Clock in world
series" style.
One veteran member Of LaSalle
Institutes unbeaten championship
team OF 1927. upon hearing that
1900 persons constituted the top
mark in local attendance, pulled
this pun. well. II 1900 Is the
largest crowd that ever witnessed
a scholastic game in Cumberland.
then when We played back in 81
all the ticket-takers at the State
Armory probably left town."
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-15
Exclusive
to
VOICE
Of
LABOR
E1Q.I;fEU
lands FARM PLANS
BLASTED BY RICKEY

COLUMBUS. Ohio. - Columbus
baseball fans rehashed with inter-
est a blistering attack on Commits
sioner K. NJ. Lands which was de-
livered here by Branch Hickey
general manager of the st. Louis
Cardinals.
Hickey. speaking to the Column
bus old-Timers Club. declared
that Lands proposed universal
draft system would ruin the game.
1t would kill every league in base
ball. except possibly the major
leagues" Hickey asserted. 1.-THE
farm system was and still is the
savior Of baseball. Without 1t il
will perish.
ITS socialistic. almost Commu-
nistic in its precepts. this new the
DRY Of Lands"
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-15
Protest Claims

Continued from page two
chisel the taxpayers. will now be-
gin to realize that the labor move
ment is not a purchasable COM
modify
The incidents quoted above
should certainly point a lesson to
the political fraternity. It is all
to the good
Added note: AS we go TO press
another protest appears in the
Baltimore Sun from Cumber-
land. this time Brother Buskirk
says. president McCurdy should
resign from the labor movement
or be removed from the State
pay roll"
Say. Mr.. McCurdy. what have
you got 10 answer 20 these COM
plants? Come on. speak up and
let us hear you.