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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-11

A few years ago he was privileged
to enter the gambling casino of a
night club where he dropped a few
dollars He evened matters a
few columns later by demanding
that the place be closed He
PANIED it bitterly Z. A louise In the
blouse of journalism if ever there
was one-and his miSstatements of
fact would bore you stiff When
some of us who do news columns
blunder and the blunder is harmful
and we are asked to correct 1t
we oblige d. . This bird has never
played that fair with his victims -.
When he carelessly accuses Oman
Hoover of grandstanding at the
Hauptmann trial-he doesn't correct
it by saying that he was in error
and that Hoover was never there
but that Mr.. Irey's Federal men tes-
titled regarding the ransom coin
And I'm bum reporter.
Not many years ago this mugg
had a dear pal who was being shak-
EN- down by Broadway heel
What to do? Everything looked
sour. -. Lets ask Winchell!" said
nv critic, che might know some
thing about this blackmailer and
help us trap him" Sure enough
-Winchell had a complete file on
the bum I turned it over to
the victim The sum involved
in the trumped-up lawsuit was $751;
900 When the no-good was
confronted with the Winchen low
oown-he dropped the suit and fled
Said my critics parent: my
son is terribly grateful to you.
Thanks-we'll never forget It'll" -.
And how do you think I was paid?
He published book OF his
stuff and omitted satire on my
my column 1t was a funny
burlesk, too But he felt that
it wasn't fair to make fun of me
after I had been such a Irregular
guy" etc. So what happened?
Well, every book critic in the
town said: "But where's that de-
lightful piece on Winchell? That
was the best one-better than the
travesties on Brisbane and Nc
Intyre!" In short, you see
this exponent of crouch journal
ism, who also charged John Edgar
Hoover with log-rolling and scratch
ing my back-is a feelthy log-roller
himself At any rate, I beg
admirers Of journalistic ethics to
see to it-that if I join Haywood
Broun before he does-he is elected
from my funeral.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-11

AL the richest, most luxurious fur
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-11

City departments remained we'll
within their budget appropriation
during the first quarter of 1910,
report filed with Mayor Vincent A.
Scully by Controller Thomas M.
Conlon disclosed today. Payments
and obligations during the period
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-11

and Mrs. Ludwig Carosella, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Stance, Catherine De-
Vito, Domenic DeVito, Frank Lom-
bard, Christine Lombard Dante Ci-
vitello, Gerard Sciarra and Marie
Melchiore.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-11
LONDON LOSES PET GIRAFFE

London UP) - Maudie, oldest
giraffe in the London Zoo, and pet
of thousands of children, collapsed
and died suddenly the other day.
The animal was 10 years old and
had been in the ZOO II years.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-11
STATE ENTERS WAR
ON CANCER

Columbia, Mo. CUP = The only
state supported cancer hospital III
the United States will open here
soon. 1t is named the Ellis Fischel
hospital after the first chairman of
the Missouri Cancer Commiss. on.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-11
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way in-unless they had to
Drama and movie critics are others
who accept free tickets and then
usually show their appreciation by
pannihg the show. It's tradition"
I guess 1t is also the softest
racket OF all Get on q news
paper-and night clubs beg you to
keep your coin in your bank. You
can't hurt them-but they imagine
whatever the coSt-it'S a cheap way
Of buying off your whole paper j.. :.
And SO when this bird raps people
(who permit joints to swap free
drinks for free mentionS) he should
add that on a certain Saturday
night a B'way spot (the damned
night of the week, yetD he forgot
his high morals and ethics and let
the joint pick up his check.
I could fill q column and q half
with some Of his phony exploits
. You probably never suspected
that an obscure reporter out In
Hollywood did all the real work in
digging up the evidence on labor
racketeer for which my superior has
been thefting all the bows But
that's a story for the trade-and
how they've been burning up about
it since Our Hero has been ac-
knowledging all the applause =.
Then when he brings up the sub
ject of high class journalism, he
neglects to add that he was schooled
by one who is notorious for being
fired from a newspaper for taking
the news.
Evening star., 1940-05-20
Junior League Players Barred
From Adult Diamond Clubs

A new league rule which will make
junior leaguers stick to their knit
ting and discourage them from
simultaneously trying their hand in
unlimited competition is the only
change in National City Junior
League regulations adopted by man
ayers at their organization meeting.
Eight teams. the largest turnout in
recent years, will compete for the
flag.
Playing split series, the two
winners to meet in a championship
playoff for the city crown, the
teams will launch their season June
2. President Vic Gauzza has an
nounced opening day games, but
diamonds will not be assigned until
June permits are issued.
In approving the iron-clad play
ers rule, designed to keep them
from jumping from junior to un-
limited ranks in midseason, a prac-
tice which has wrecked more than
one young team, the pilots also ap-
proved a clause permitting the re-
lease of men at the end of the first
half. This will give them an op-
portunity to play unlimited ball
Evening star., 1940-05-20
Texas Maids Strive
To Show They, Too,
Dominate Links
Lone Star State Sends
Three Strong Threots
To Southern Tourney
BY the Associated Press.

bS bne hSSOCidteu fEeSs.
FORT WORTH, Tex, May 20.-A
bunch of tanned Texas girls set out
today to show the golf world the
Lone Star States dominance of the
game laps over into the feminine
field.
Bashful Betty Jameson, the ma
tional woman champion of San An
tonic; Mrs. Frank Goldthwaite,
Texas titlist and one-time Curtis
Cup player, and Mrs. E. r. Hurry,
the terrific hitter from San Antonio,
comprised the backbone of Texas
attack on the Woman Southern Golf
Association title now held by Marion
Miley from Lexington, KY.
Here in Fort Worth, where the
fans worship two local boys who
made good, National Open Cham
pion Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan,
the natives solidly were behind Mrs.
Goldthwaite, only two weeks ago a
Sands winner over Miss Jameson
in the Texas tournament.
But the Texans will encounter
some Of the Nations finest tourney
players. Only Patty Berg, Elizabeth
Hicks and few others, all ineligible
because of Western residences, are
missing from a field of big names.
Match play starts tomorrow, one
round being played daily until Sat-
urday's 36-hole championship bat
tie.
Evening star., 1940-05-20
Fine Game Displayed
By Ben in 7 Rounds
Only | Over Par
Finishes With Plus q
After Choking Greet
Rally by Sneud
BY GALE TALBOT.
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, May 20.-The caliber
of golf played by Ben Hogan In
winning the Goodall round-robin
tournament the past week end at
Fresh Meadow is certain to place
the dark Texan among the prime
favorites both in the Metropolitan
Open this week and In the National
Open championship at Cleveland
June to 8.
The slight, young professional
practically made a runaway of the
Goodall, in which he played seven
match rounds against IA of the
worlds leading money players. He
took the lead with a great 68 on
his second round and never was
headed, or even seriously threatened
until right at the last. The pres
sure was on him squarely, but he
fought them all off and finished
breezing along.
Nearly Gave Up Game.
Hogan's star has been q long time
rising. Though famed as an ex-
ceptionally long driver for five or
six years. he didn't win his first
important tournament until the past
winter, when he suddenly knocked
over three successive money events
down South. He says that three
years ago he was considering seri-
ously giving up the game and SELL
ing brushes, or something.
He gave a dead-game exhibition
in the Goodall. He fell down a
fight of steps the night the tourna-
ment opened and cracked up his
left shoulder, so that a masseur had
to work over him before every
round. But his opponents never
would have suspected anything was
wrong.
Despite his clippings, Ben will
have to qualify for the open at
Cleveland if he expects to play. He
was terrible in last years cham
pionship at Philadelphia, finishing
right around the bottom.
Chokes Snead's Threat.
Hogan shot a very fine 50 in his
final round of the Goodall, to choke
off the last threat against his vic
tory. Sam Snead came up and
glared at him in the afternoon, but
that was as far as Sam got. Hogan
blazed around in SO to match Sam
stroke for stroke, and that settled
the issue.
Hogan completed the seven rounds
with total medal score of 491.
only one stroke over par-7Os, and
with a final match score of plus-23.
He had, in other words, won %
more holes than his IA opponents
in the course of seven matches. He
won 10 matches while losing 4.
Snead, with his great finish, took
second place with "plus" of 10
points. He took 498 strokes for the
seven rounds. Gene Sarazen was
third with plus Z, Dick Metz fourth
with plus and Paul Runyan fifth
with plus 4. Byron Nelson, the
open champion, was plus 2.
Evening star., 1940-05-20
Pro Golfers 10 Shoot
For $4,000 Next
Year on Coast
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
DEL MONTE, Calf, May 2O.-Pro
golfers will have $4,000 to shoot for
in 1941 California tournaments in
stead of the $4,000 available this
year.
Clifford L. Rawson, chairman of
the California Association of Open
Tournament Sponsors. said the purse
for the 18th Annual Los Angeles
Open. January 3-6. would be doubled
to $4,000, and that Sacramento
would hold $1,000 open tourna-
ment probably January 24-26.
The association voted to invite the
United States Golf Association to
hold the National Open in Los
Angeles in 1912 or l943.
Schedule adopted by the associa-
ton follows:
January 3-6-Los Angeles Open. $4,000.
January a-l2-Oakla nd Open. So, 900
January 15-19-san Francisco match
play. $4,000.
January "a 4-26-sacramento Open. So. 900
dates tentative).
February 1-2-Bing Crosby Pro-Amateur.
Del Mar. $4,000 tthis was q three-da
tournament this year,.
Evening star., 1940-05-20

he'll stick and aid the slab situa-
ton.
Hudlin, somewhat irked over his
unconditional release by the In
dians. will start for the Mats to-
morrow in the finale of the three
game series with Chicago, and his
performance has prospects Of lean
ing toward the dramatic. If his toll
is creditable it may serve as shot
Of adrenalin to the club.
Before signing with Washington
Hudlin held out for a guarantee he
would be kept with the team for
the remainder of the season. Har-
ris, with considerable sanity on his
side. limited to Hudlin that not even
Cleveland, whom Willis served for
IA years, had agreed to such a pro-
vision. He assured him, however,
that he would obtain a fair trial,
and Hudlin signed at Harris trial
terms.
Mats Sock Three Homers.
So Hudlin goes on trial tomorrow
and the result will be intriguing.
If he is unimpressive the Mats per-
haps will have taken mild gamble
and lost, but if he clicks there will
be occasion for rejoicing. The new
est Nat is extremely popular and his
mates are eager to help him over
the hump.
From swatting standpoint that
conquest yesterday was encouraging,
but from every other angle it was
disturbing. Catcher Rick Ferrell
twice allowed strikeout pitches to
escape his glove. Right-fielder
George Case misjudged three flies
and Leonard wasn't right, but it
had a happy ending.
The Mats compiled a SO lead,
which was whitfield to 5-4 as Chi
cago slammed Leonard for a single,
two doubles and a home run by
Mike fresh in the second inning.
Washington increased its margin to
rs in the third and added three
more runs on six successive hits in
the sixth.
Washington boosted it's prohibitive
lead in the eighth, when Jimmy
Bloodworth and Case followed john
ny SWelaj's first-inning example by
betting home runs, but the White
Sox reduced the gap to more re-
spectacle bounds in the ninth, as
homers by Eric McNair and Joe
Kuhel produced five runs. Wash
ington's 19-hit attack was it's most
sustained of the season.
The Mats shelled Ted Lyons from
the mound after three innings and
continued blasting Bill Dietrich.
Bloodworth, with home run, dou-
BILE and two singles, and Zeke Bo-
nura, with double and three sin
giles, spanked the Mats assault.
Evening star., 1940-05-20

Cost-$185, 900 cash. Victories
for the Cubs-14. Cost per vic
tory-$13,214.44."
Educational note - Rogers
Hornsby has been added to the
faculty of Ray Doan's travelling
baseball school. The Shelton
Comm High School baseballers
now have made II errors in six
games, including 24-boot streak
In one contest. The little birds
say Wichita U. is slated to replace
Washburn College in the Mis-
souri, Valley Conference. Wash
burn stepped out recently.
Fernando Garcia, star halfback
OF the touring Mexico City soccer
team, has been sold to Buenos
Aires outfit for the record price
Of $55,000. Fridays Jingle about
the Yanks should have been
credited to Bill Rudback OF
Pueblo, Colo.
Photography dept.-The cam
Evening star., 1940-05-20
Hogan Among Met National Open Golf After GoodaN Win
Eagles Cluster at Beaver Dam:
Stranger to Course, Treder
Sets Bradley Hills Mark

was composed of DR.. Noah Pomeroy,
G. Hill, jr., G. A Fergus and j. p.
Strong.
East Potomac -Anacostia Win.
Two public links matches we're
played. At East Potomac Park Tom
my Doerer, jr., and Charley Ficco
scored IA and rs to lead the home
golfers to 35h to 15h win over
visiting Lancaster, Pa. outfit, while
Anacostia won another team victory
with 25k to 16h score at the ex-
pense OF a visiting Rock Creek Park
team. Anacostia pro Bill Carson's
Ct led AL Price Of Rock Greek Park
by a stroke.
At Woodmont Ed Melnicker and
DR.. j. A. Friedman tied for the net
award in Glass A with net cards of
SO. Sam Wheeler and H. Strasser
tied at net 68 in Glass B. The gross
award went to Howard Nordlinger
with rs.
Volney Burnett continued his
streak of hot golf at Beaver Dam,
scoring a II. But he was allowed
to take of the three worst holes
on his card and thus had a 68.
The net award went to Charles S.
Range, with 79-17-72. Mrs. Clar-
ence Purdy won her way to the
final in the spring match play tour
ney, while Mrs. Elsie Fisher and
Mrs. w. F. Kerr finished even and
will play OF this week.
Vaile-Myers Finalists.
At Kenwood Charles L. Vale and
c. G. Myers Non their way to the
final in the Chamberlin Trophy
tourney. Winners in the other
flights were j. A. Thurston, E. M
Price, Costa Sjolin, r. M. Nash
and p. M. Lion.
A blind bogey event resulted in
a tie at net II and IS between
H. j. Cooper, j. S. Vance, Tom
Peyton and J. A. Phillips.
Winner of a handicap tourney at
Capital was Mrs. E. r. Ferguson,
jr., with 104-29-75. Mrs. H. E.
Davies was next with 108-21-77.
L. v. Boley won the buffers tour
ney at Indian Spring with a card
of 89-oo-69. G. l.. Huff was next
with 9421-73.
Prays Win Mixed FOursome.
At Manor DR.. and Mrs. L. G. Pray
won the mixed foursome event with
79-10-69. They also had the best
gross score. The second net award
went to Harry G. Pitt and Miss
Madeline Bost, with 85-1a72.
Mrs. r. P. Gibson won a blind
bogey affair on the inside nine,
with 47-12-35. Other winners in
cluded Mrs w. ]. La Billie. Mrs.
J. r. Whelan. Mrs. H. M. Ambrose
and Mrs. T. N. Beavers.
The Maryland State Golf Asso-
citation will stage an amateur pro
and medal play handicap tourney at
Terra Mariae Wednesday. The
Terra Mariae Club is the old
Rodgers Forge layout.
Evening star., 1940-05-20
Girls SoftbuII Leoque
Planned at Census

A girls softball league for United
States Bureau of the Census en-
ployes is being organized by Alvera
Hudelson of the Division of Geog-
raphy. A six-team league is ex-
pected to start competition the last
of this month.
All women employees are urged to
join. Contact should be made
through division representatives or
with Mrs. Hudelson, who may be
reached on Branch %, Anex.
Evening star., 1940-05-20

eramen say the most photo
genie" guy in baseball is Van
Mungo Of the Dodgers, who can
be snapped at any angle for a
pleasing picture. On the other
hand, the most photogenial is
Casey Stengel, who still can grin
into the lens despite the Bees
losing streak.
One minute interview DR..
Paul Davis, Stanford University:
"The 2-mile run should be
stricken from the regular track
events. It isn't human because
it has become so fast lately it
simply takes too much out Of q
boy. And, besides, it's the dullest
track event in any meet"
They'll be there
The Yankees are woeful lot,
But I am betting all I've got
That ere the sun sets on October
They'll split up the series clover.
g. M. T., Des Moines.
Evening star., 1940-05-20
Edge in. Comet Series
Gained by Nimbus,
bry|awski Boat 7
OutsoiIs Eight Rivals
In Opener Of Potomac
Fleets Title Roces % /

A chance at international COM
petition appears nearer today for. a
young Washington skipper well on
the way toward local comet suprem-
acy following victory yesterday in
the fifth race of the Potomac River
Sailing Association.
Henry Brylawski, skipper of the
comet Nimbus, in leading a field of
nine starters over q windy smile
course of Hains Point, took the
lead in the series which will decide
the boat to represent the Capital
at the comet championships in
September. 6
Fan Tan ~ in Running.
The championship series of three
races will be sailed at Huntington,
L. l., September 6, 7 and 8. The
Potomac fleet will qualify one entry.
Still rated, however, as potential
representative was Leslie Wright
with his Fan Tan w, which placed
second yesterday. after a strong
comeback from the week before
when Wright fell out with rigging
trouble. on
Prentice Edrington also staged a
comeback in the fast 20-foot diyi-
sion, leading his division by more
than a minute and half. His time
for the course-39 minutes and 1
second-was the fastest of the feet
of SO starters that found the fresh
southerly laying entries on their
ears at times. -.
Eleanor's Mast Breaks.
Hard luck befell snipe leader
leader Weston Valentine when the
mast in his Eleanor broke as he
moved into a second position. The
event was won by DR.. Evart Warren
in High Lama.
A second place for his Seabiscuit
gave Ralph Young top position in
the penguin series, although George
bankers in his Cat's-Paw was yes
terday's winner.
The final race in the associations
spring series will be held next
Sunday.
The Summaries.
20-foot Class-Won by Lady Avon lEh-
rington): second. Nolle Prose- II (Tram-
melD; third. Cricket II Bush). Time
0:3a:01
Comet class-won By Nimbus fBrylay-
skD: second. Fan Tan ~ WrighD; third.
Scuttlebutt Cochran, Time. O:44:oiS
Snlpe Class--Won by High Lama WAR
ren); second. Bobby-Dick tBender): third,
Joy Tos tHarrisonl. Time, 0:49 06:
Danfeps': Repp second Iwea seabiscait o tYounsa'
third. Judy (Heintz). Time, 0:29:16 lone
lapl
Handicap Class-won by Vayu
fWalter); second. Ssndpiper tGeiseri;
third Iris mot listed. Elapsed time.
0:46.52
fBarnhard): second GYPSY fWeiser): third.
Swan fKlinei. Elapsed time. 0:5T:2s.
c Handicap Class-Won by Flishty
fAleer) Time. 0:50:24 Zone lap).
Evening star., 1940-05-20
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, May 20.-Babe
Ruth has turned down a very fat
offer to front for a Worlds Fair
entry. There is a 5-buck fine
waiting for any Cardinal who
speaks to the opposition. This
came to light when Herman
Franks of the Brooks hailed an
old Red Bird pal and the guy
replied in the sign language. Joe
Gould's 100000 suit VS.. Mike
Jacobs is so near a settlement
lawyers now are sitting in on the
daily huddles. Eastern experts
who have seen both the Reds and
the Cards say Bill McKechnie's
crew will romp in by 10 games.
Arturo Godoy starts prepping for
Joe Louis at Carmel, N. Y, next
Saturday.
Add what's wrong with the
Cubs: 1870 men left on bases In
Evening star., 1940-05-20
Ruth Spurns Big Pay to Front for Restaurant at Fair
eeon Sold for SIS 900 High

"a games. Elon College winning
20 of 81 ball games is bush league
stuff down in Eastbank, w. Va,
where Coach Bill Calvert's Highs
have knocked of 81 in a row.
They can't remember when they
dropped their last one, but it was
some time back in 1897. Temple
and Tennessee are talking a
home -and-home football series.
At Ebbets Field, Lee Grissom told
reporters that whether he sticks
with the Dodgers depends on the
altitude (sic) of Larry MacPhail.
Bill Hargiss of Kansas U. was so
close to that Colorado U. coach
ing spot he spent a day hunting
up packing boxes.
Today's guest star.-George M.
Varnell, Seattle Times: IF Phil
K. Wrigley's pencil is as sharp as
mine, the Dean account on the
Cub books viii look like this:
Evening star., 1940-05-20
Record Of BimeIech's S
Jockey Discounts
Poor Ride AIibi
Prophets Begin to Feel
They Made Mistoke in
Rotins Bradley Ace
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 20.-Bimelech
was beaten by Corydon at Belmont
Saturday and almost Immediately
came the customary noisy explana-
tions, alibis and excuses from the
expert and amateur observers for
the amazing setback of q 1-to-5
shot.
The most convenient excuse
seemed to be criticism of Freddie
Smith, the little Cuban-American
Jockey who always has ridden Bime-
iech. 1t wasn't enough that he had
done his level best in finishing a
desperately driving second on the
pounding bay behind Corydon, an
$87-for-$2 shot.
Smiths Record Okay.
Freddie Smith readily will admit
that he Is not the best jockey around,
But In justice to the victim of a
great many unkind words it should
be pointed out that there are plenty
worse. And no more earnest bow
ever f1icked a whip or shook oil
verbal and printed punches.
The New York State Racing Com
missions figures for 1899 reveal that
the highest percentage mark for anv
Jockey on winning favorites went to
tnls same F. A. Smith, who clicked
Il times on % public choices for
a percentage Of .636. On all winners.
smith was second with 1876, as COM
pared with 224 for Basil James.
1t wasn't as If the dark-skinned
little guy had SO many "hot" mounts,
1or when you leave out his handful
OF successes aboard Bimelech it's
hard to remember any important
steeds he rode.
He Must Have Something"
Some critics don't think Smith
gets tied on" horse right, or helps
his mount enough in hard drive,
but he must have something or he
wouldn't be obtaining regular work
from such smart racing men as
G. B. Irwin. Tom Smithy, Ben Jones.
Bill Hurley and Bimelech's owner.
Col. E. r. Bradley.
MAYBE they Will change riders on
Bimelech now, just to see what
happens. 1t might be a successful
move and it probably wouldn't draw
any loud complaints from Smith.
Freddie has had only one alibi so
far-that Bimelech did not like the
track. He used it after the colt S
defeat by Gallahadion in the Derby
and again after the Withers Satur-
day. But personal observation and
the times made in some of Satur-
days other races fail to reveal any
reason for calling the track "cuppy." )"
Couldn't it just be possible that
Bimelech isn't quite the horse all
thought he was? A lot of the boys
regretfully are beginning to think so.