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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-23
SECOND DIVISION
PIN GAMES TONIGHT

Second division, Industrial league
bowling teams take to the Mattatuck
alleys again tonight, with IL teams
in action and standout matches APP
pearing to be Standard Brands VS..
Waterbury Paper Box and Somers
Brass against Oakville Pin. Scovill
rollers meet Benrus; Farer News and
Everybody's Market: A. H. Wells VS..
Tor, Notch and Lea Manufacturing
and Waterbury Clock are also paired
for matches this evening. starting at
o'clock.
Last week, Paper Box provided the
big upset when it took three straight
from Somers Brass, edging the latter
team out of first place. DiBiaSe took
high single of 148 but had to share
high three games Of 389 with Mer-
luzzi; while Oakville Pin rolled a
GOT game and 1913 for high team
total.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-23
FINAL BIG CAR AUTO
RACES, THOMPSON

The final big car race of the sea-
sen for the track championship of
the Thompson, Conn, Speedway, will
be held Sunday, Oct. 81. The pro-
gram will consist of seven big events
with over 100 laps of motor mad
ness. The feature race for the
speedway championship will be over
a distance of fifty laps, with the
twelve fastest qualifying cars to
start.
The New England crown will be
awarded the winner Of the event for
local dare6evilS. This event will be
q 80 lap grind with every N. E
driver eager for the title.
The asphalt surface of the tricky
oval is undisputedly in the fastest
condition of its short history.
Important
This big event will carry many
points toward the Eastern A. A. A.
point standings which Bill Holland
still leads, with Chitwood in Sec
ond position. With Holland retired
Chitwood has an eXcellnet chance to
win the Eastern A. A. A. champion
ship If he can cop the fifty lapper
Joie Chitwood, the Oklahoma Cher
okee, full blooded Indian, is really
on the victory warpath having won
his last six races in a row. Joie
has also established new track rec
ords at four of these six races and
with his car performing at its peak
of late, his chances of lowering his
own worlds record of 2436 seconds
established at Thompson earlier ir
the season, are excellent.
He will also make supreme ef-
fort to set a new record for the fifty
lap route now held by Bill Holland
Of New Rochelle, N. Y.
The largest and greatest array
of drivers ever at the oval will bt
present as the management pur.
posely waited until all other track.
ceased their seasons operations, tx
secure every big name in the racine
business for the seasons creates
big car race. Time trials will star
at p. m. The first race will ge
under way-at 2 p. m. sharp.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-23
CLASSY Hartford
Squad Here Sunday

Hartford Pros, composed of vet
eran professional gridsters, will
make their Waterbury debut Sunday
afternoon when they stack up
against Duke Delpo's Indies eleven
at Municipal stadium. The opening
kickoff is slated for 2:15 o'clock.
The Pros viii show such classy
performers as Johnny Calcaterra,
halfback, one of the best kickers In
the state; John Chopus, stellar de-
fensive performer: Larry Barrabeo,
a lanky end who rates with the best
In these parts, and Ed Welsh, q vet
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-23
GIRL FOOTBALL
PLAYER STARRED.
Alabama High Team Fea.
lures Female Kicker,
Passer
BY WALTER DUSTMANN
UNITED Press staff Correspondent


Atmore, Ala, Oct. 23.-UP)--
Luverne Wise, 1S-year-old blonde
who is the nations only football
playing high school girl, has devel-
oped into a double-threat backfield
ace.
She's passing as well as kicking
the ball in those point-after- touch
down plays.
Coach Andy Ellington, who last
year got the idea Of making Luz
verne featured player" on his At
more high school football team, has
made it pay out in attendance, pub
licity and point conversions. He
said today opposing players still
don't know exactly what to do when
they meet Luverne. It poses a nice
problem in chivalry.
Ellington, who drills Luverne for Is
minutes in place-kicking and pass
ing daily, said that his protege gets
better all the time and has amaz-
ing poise in front Of a group OF
hard-charging boys.
"It was only by accident that Luz
verne began passing" he said. 1.-THE
center threw the ball wild one day
She skipped back, picked up the
ball and, as the entire opposing
team enthusiastically raced through
she threw beautiful long lateral to
the captain. He made another pass
to the end. and we had another
point"
Popular
It makes little difference to the
crowds whether Luverne kicks or
passes. Her every appearance. in alb
breviated silver skirt and blue and
silver blouse, draws rousing cheers.
She only stays in the game for the
try for point and draws cheers even
If she misses.
In the first game this season, Luz
verne place-kicked two extra points
In two attempts. In the second
game, she missed the first place.
kick but on the next conversion
threw a pass and made the point,
Since then she has been mixing the
kicks and passes for an effective
change of pace.
Luverne makes good grades In
school and works as an assistant
cashier in an Atmore theater. After
she graduates next June, she hopes
ito get a job coaching a girls foot
ball team"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-23
Another st. Mary's
Team In New York
To Tackle Fordhaln
By JOE WILLIAMS .

new xOEk, OcL. ZS-4uereS al
ways something refreshingly I'M
abashed about the st. Mary's foot
ball team from Oakland, Cal. It's
like the circus. There's nothing Sc
cret about its arrival. It's all boom
boom, boom.
There is a football game to be
played. st. Mary's is on the one
side. Fordham is on the other. II
may be embarrassing to Fordham be-
cause they are In what Is called the
ivy or the ivory of the pure sector
That doesn't mean anything to st
Mary's. To be frank, it doesn't near
much to Fordham, either.
Anyway, the st. Marys have 9
bunch Of kids on their team ano
they are taking a trip to New York
That means something to kids from
Oakland, Cal. It wouldn't mean sc
much for Kids from Fordham to take
a trip out west. This is just a guess
and the advance man for st. Mary;
seems to think it is good guess.
What could we show the boys,
asks Dinty Doyle-how do you like
that for an advance mans name;
Dinty Doyle-"the bridge, anc
haven't they seen lot of bridges?'
Mr.. Doyle, of course, underesti-
mates the yearning of youth ts
travel. whether they are in Kanka-
kee or Alaska, but that's neither here
nor there. not even in Hoboken, Il
We may take the long view.
I'm not here to sell you about
the educational and cultural advan-
tages of travels" says Mr.. Doyle, i'm
patiently. ''We've played four games
and won three. We lost to California
8 to 6, and let me tell you how thai
happened :"
No Justice
Some Of the boys sat around and
listened to Mr.. Doyle. 1t was all very
narrowing. st. Mary's never should
have lost the game. One of the
younger members of the press drew
a carefully pressed white handker-
chief from his upper coat pocket anC
unobstruSively dabbed his left eye
We had to turn our old gray head
too. There is something about the
injustice of life that gets even the
most hardened of us.
But when we turned our head we
remembered something-we remem.
bered that we knew Mr.. Doyle. We
remembered him as a newspaperman
one Of the old school. legendary, fic.
tional, Richard Harding Davis schoo
guys. He had been a war correspond.
ent in China, an athletic director ir
the Philippines, a Pegler in Sar
Francisco politics. generally speak.
ing hell-busting guy.
You remembered the story about
him and two other American CORE.
spondents, one of whom is now 8
professor in a New York university
This was back in 1921 or 1922
The three American writer's were or
a train travelling with the command.
er of the southern army Of China
The annual fight with the northern
army Of China was on. This particu.
lar train was on the way to tn,
front.
Then, as now, it was not hard Il
sit down with the big guy Of Thu
army. It seems that the big guy wa
fairly Americanized. He dranl
brandy instead Of the typical nativ,
rice wine. The commander Of tn,
southern army was outlining hi
plans
How about the mug on the othe
side2" asked Mr.. Doyle. "What d.
you think he's going to be doing II
the meantime?"
The young man who Is now pro
fesSor in a New York university ha'
a practical idea. at last uractica
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-23
FAIRLAWNS DRILL

The Fairlawn A. C. will hold q
practice session Thursday evening
at z o'clock at Hamilton park IN
preparation for Sundays tilt with
the Overlooks. All members are
urged to be on hand. With several
players showing good form in last
Sundays Indies Jr., game, the Fair
lawns will have q very strong team
to the face the Overlooks at Full
ton park.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-23
TODAY'S
SPORT
PARADE
BY HENRY McLEMORE

BY HENRY McLEMORE
UNITED Press STAR Correspondent
New York, Oct. 23-(UP)-A few
private opinions made public:
Football is supposed to be a team
game in which the players, like sus-
pender buttons, are equally impor-
tant. But you'd never guess this
from reading the literature con-
corning the coming battle between
Michigan and Pennsylvania. The
other 20 men on the starting
elevens have been as forgotten as
Charles McNary in the excitement
over the duel between Tommy Har-
mon and Frank Reagan. A few
more days of reading about how
this duel is all that matters, and
I wouldn't be surprised If the other
players said to hell with the game,
let's get seats on tho 50-yard line
where we can see 1t.
You don't have to be o tree lover
to shuldder at the thought of the
thousands of stately pines which
have been felled to furnish paper
for the homemade statisticians
who publish and circulate their
ratings of the country's football
teams. None of them make any
sense whatsoever. They throw a
passel of decimal points at you, dress
them up with mess Of meaning
less words, and mail the whole darn
thing out with inadequate postage.
To prove I'm not biased allow me
to quote you a few lines from one
of the most respected Of these grid
iron einsteins.
Defeat of team may not cause
loss of points in the ranking unless
1t reveals basic weaknesses that will
have bearing on future contests -.
The rating numbers are not per-
centages but terse indices Of rela-
tive strength. -
One bad pass from center can
spoil all the statistics this side of
heaven.
What about having the first man
drawn in the draft lottery named
as manager of the Cleveland IN
dams baseball club? This would
work a two-way benefit. 1t would
eliminate the boring discussion Of
whether Oscar Witt is going to be
re-hired or succeeded by Bucky Har-
ris. Steve O'Neill, Babe Ruth Ruth,
Mickey Cochrane, Rogers Hornsby,
Mel Harder, Rollie Hemsley, Luke
Sewell, Kiki Cuyler, Bill Terry, Col
onel Rupert Julian, Noel Coward,
John Barrymore or the Boswell sis
tiers.
Such a plan would also make
every other draftee so content with
his lot that he would pay his own
way to camp, greet his top sergeant
with a red apple and volunteer for
kitchen police.
The sports name of the year is
that of the University Of Georgia
athletic department photographer
Buster Birdsong.
6pcdk1uS Vi ouotCI oA uoOAAS, ~
was his truSty camera that revealed
that the lateral pass with which
Columbia defeated Georgia last
Saturday was really an illegal for
ward pass. Buster now goes down
in history with the confederate sta
tistician who announced in 1866
that Sherman lost Is yards for
holding while marching through
Georgia.
Speaking of Buster Birdsong-I
just can't keep from it-those ath-
letic caineramen are making 1t
awfully tough on football officials.
Only q couple of weeks ago a
candid cameraman snapped the Red
faces Of the officials of the Pur-
duet Ohio State game when they
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-23

eran tackle of IL years professional
experience.
The Indies win rely on the same
team which !. has played as a unit
for the past three years, headed by
Jimmy Grove a d Lefty" the clever
backfield combination.
The Indies management is con-
tident of taking the measure of the
invaders and moving up in the
league race
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-23
7hiSSpOrting
World
WashingtOn Better Than Harmon?

you trying to make your mind that Tom Harmon o.
pair next Saturday that Harold Red Grange ne
both he OF eye
MIKE Fankovtch former quarterback who admits he threw
goo to IN his first year at ne
Mike some
nose BOWL games five for he's nifty raoo 1ootn
rn fact three best in the nation In the opinion Oh ne
writer
the movie star Mike finds himself In Hart
playing the stage in one OF those HOLLYWOOD revue
which Parsons counni
Here's what make interesting:
Kenny Washington negro UCLA is better anarOund
performer thanT Of Michigan
oreu Pennsylvania and Boston College standout eastern
teams this season superior anything the Pacific Coast
Frankoch really football college style gives washington
UCA player y
an eumnus the is far better on oeiee ~
kick well as pass and run
Almost baseball with the cleveland nolaS
gave up Radio called.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-23
BY HARRY GRAYSON
sNEA Service Sports EditOr)

Because he climbs into a uniform
with his players on Saturday,
George Munger is called eccentric.
But that's only one of the young
Pennsylvania coach's ways of stay
ing close to his boys.
And there is no way of getting
away from the fact that he has
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-23
CAME A LONG WAYS

Nine members Of the Arizona foot
ball squad are from California and
nine others are from Illinois and
Indiana.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-23
DARTMOUTH

Hanover. N. H., Oct. 2S.-UP)-
The Dartmouth varsity thoroughly
tested its offense and defense today
in a final scrimmage before Sat-
urdayy,s clash with Harvard al
Cambridge, Mass. Further lineup
changes loomed following the pro-
motion of Red Krumm, sophomore
end. to the varsity. Krumm played
well against Yale after entering the
game as a third-string sub. Back
Johnny Krol impressed Coach Red
Blaik in yesterdays scrimmage.
as far as military ideas went in the
Orient at that time.
"Why can't we stop the train and
go over and ask him?"
Strangely, at least SO it would seem
to the military mind, the COM
mander Of the southern army said,
.'That's a good idea. Why don't you
fellows 60 over and ask him?"
Unbelievable
AS Mr.. Doyle states today nobody
will believe this to be true but the
commander ordered the train stopped
it was some three miles out OF
Hankow-and the three correspond
ents accompanied by an officer car
rying a white flag of truce walked
across the lines.
What happened then?
Mr.. Doyle-and it's an old story in
YOUR memory-refers you to the I'M
named New York professor. Wen
cut it short. The rest of the story
is not very fiattering to the three
American correspondents. They
were warmly received by the COM
mander of the northern army. They
remained for the duration of the an
nual war. Why? "The brandy was
Just as good"
But Mr.. Doyle does not want to
talk about his exploits as a news
paperman. Get something in
there about the team. Tell 'em what
great forward passing team we are.
Tell 'em how we play the fourth
quarter first, that is we try to knock
EN- dead right of. We don't wait
until the finish to put on the fire.
works. Say something about the boss
Brother Albert, the finest little guy
| that ever lived. Say something about
Strader, our coach. There never We
finer guy. The first st. Mary's Eel
low ever to make the All-America.
Made it when it meant something
! too. Camp picked him."
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-23

High single-Zaza, 100.
High Three-Zaza, 419.
High Team Single-American
Brass, 6S5.
High Team Three-American
Brass, 1920.
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High single-Verriker-G Guerrero, 157
High three-Guerrera, AL.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-23

Speaking of Buster Birdsong-
Buster, I wish you'd write me let
ter.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-23

discovered that Mag, who kicked
the winning field goal for the buck
eyes, had entered the game illegally
and had no more right on the field
than Elsie, the Borden bossy.
The New York Giants, who play
ed such a great part in populariz-
ing professional football, now are
hurting 1t with the dullest eleven
in their history. The Giants keep
on winning but few spectators re-
alize 1t because they are asleep al
the finish. Now that Tuffy Leemans
is out you're advised to take your
own alarm clock to the Polo
Grounds.
II
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-23

Speaking Of Buster Birdsong-I
just can't keep from it-those ath-
letic caIneramen are making 1t
awfully tough on football officials.
Only q couple of weeks ago a
candid cameraman snapped the Red
faces Of the officials of the Pur-
due-ohio State game when they
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-23

The sports name of the year is
that of the University Of Georgia
athletic department photographer
Buster BirdSong.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-23

Ss4 5s2 GAS It'll
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27
BY State Highway Department

There is always something going
on in Mississippi, and paved roads
place them within a short and COM
Portable driving distance of your
home. The Mississippi Advertising
Commissions 1910 calendar of
events lists the following events for
the months ahead:
July, 1910
Summer Sports Carnival and Re-
gatta at Biloxi, Regatta at Gulfport
and Pass Christian, long distance
sailing races off Gulf Coast.
August, 1910
Blessing Of feet at Biloxi opens
shrimping season. Tenth Annual
Watermelon Carnival at Water VAL
ley. Sacred Harp singing and fid-
ding convention m Calhoun County.
September, 1910
Fair" month In numerous COM
munities of the state. Delta Cotton
Carnival at ClarEsdale. Fair and
Dairy Show at Meridian. Fall fish
ing season starts on Gulf Coast.
Snipe Glass races at Gulfport on
Labor Day. Lipton Cup series and
Governors Race.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27
Supt. Of Education Writes
Letter About Textbooks

The Mississippi State Textbook Rat
Rating Committee reassembled in the
office of the State Superintendent Of
Education last Friday and Saturday
after spending about three weeks If
an intensive study of the books be-
ing offered for adoption by the various
textbook publishers.
The board will meet on the 9th
Of June in accordance with notices
sent to publishers for the purpose of
receiving bids for all textbooks used
in the elementary schools, grades one
through eight. At that time selections
will be made for new material in all
subjects. 1t is the purpose of the board
to select the best material possible in
accordance with present day needs
for the schools of the state.
1t has been suggested by the board
that teachers Of the state make use
Of old books as supplementary, library,
and reference material. 1t is the opin-
ion of the board, after conferences
with various school supervisors and
teachers, that the use of the old books
in this way with the new books fur-
nished by the state will greatly enrich
the Institutional program in the
schools of the state.
The various publishers offering ma
terial for adoption have pledged to
the board their cooperation in work
ing out the program of distribution
so hat books adopted will be avail
able on or before September II.
The following members were pre-
sem in the meeting:
Z. S. Vandiver, Vice4chairman, Jack
son.
w. A. Roper, Tupelo.
Mrs. J. sgd Conner, Hattiesburg.
j. w. Fakes, Decatur.
A. F. Megehee, ~Pascagoula.
l.. A. johnson, Jayess.
r. G. Pugh, Senatobia.
C. S. Hudspeth, Executive Secretary,
Jackson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27
Holmes Formers Made
Soil Study Friday

Farmers of Holmes County visited
various communities of the county
last Friday, under the leadership of
Mr.. L. /. Jones, Extension Aronomist
from State College, and studied more
than twenty soil types. Holmes County
farmers had as their guests seven
representatives of the Soil Conserve
ton Service who were interested in
learning more about the soils of the
county in preparation for setting up
an active soil conservation program
in the Holmes County Soil Conserve
ton District which will begin July /.
About twenty stops were made on
different soil locations, and at each,
Mr.. Jones uncovered the profile and
gave information on 10Y to recognize
different soil types by their location
and characteristics, and thereby de
termine the agricultural value of the
particular soil being studied.
Those participating in this our
were: w. v. Frost, Ebenezer; T. A
Barrentine, lexington; E H. Fowler,
Owens Well; J. M. K~imbrough, Lex
ington; c. L. Downer, Acona; W. j.
Waits, Ebenezer; L. I. Jones, Exten-
sion Agronomist; L. A. Wilkins, Area
Agronomist, New Albany; S. j.. Ded-
eaux, Area Conservationist, New AL
bany; d. L. Williams, District Con-
servationist, Columbus; Ed Gully, Dis
trict Conservationist, Lexington; R.
j. Ross, Junior Agricultural Engineer,
Lexington; Bob Flanagan, Junior
Agronomist, Winona; r E. Simpson,
Junior Agronomist, Columbus; c. w.
Carr, Secretary and Treasurer. Fed
eral Land Bank, Lexington; w. r.
Thompson, Assistant County Agent,
Lexington, E. r. Trotman, Admins
~trative Assistant, Triple A., Lexing-
ton; 1. w. Carson, County Agent,
Lexington; Bonnie Cooper, Negro
County Agent, Lexington and G. W.
Williams, Negro Vocational Teacher,
Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-06-27

purpose of interviewing and ex
amlning young men from this
area who are interested in Joining
this world famous military organiza-
ton, according to an announcement
by Major A. M. Robbins, U. S. M. c.,
officer in charge of the recruiting Of
flee at 535 st. Charles St, New Or
leans, La.
Basic qualifications IRE: age 1s to
~, white, native born or fully natur-
allied citizens, of sound health and
good moral character, single and with
out dependents, and between GA and
IA inches in height. If between IS
and II they must furnish the written
consent of their paretns or guardians.
Applicants must also nave completed
at common or grammar school.
After passing the final examina-
ton at the recruiting office in New
orleans, the men accepted will be
transferred to the Marine Corps Base
at San Diego, Calf, where they will
be given basic military training. Upon
the completion of this training they
VIII be assigned to regular duty at
one of the naval stations within the
united states, on foreign shore, or a.
board n of the larger ships of the
u. s. Fleet.