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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-02
Rockingham Gets Ready For l8-Day Summer Meeting

Salem, N. H., July 2-The first of July has arrived, in case you were not looking, and the stable area at Rockingham Park has been opened to the thoroughbreds of the East and Middle West.
 The ninth annual summer meet ing at the stylish little track will get away from the gate two weeks from Monday, for an 18-day ses- sion, and the arrival of July coin- cided with the arrival of horses who will be rested and freshened up for the meeting.
 The racing strip, thanks to Su- perintendent Tony Silva and his veteran crew, already is in splen- did condition. The stake book, with 8 $2500 stake each Wednesday and 6 $500O stake each Saturday, has found its way around the country. The Puett electric gate is already on the grounds. And the condition book is in the hands of the print CT.
 Intelligent
 Racing Secretary John P. Turner, who ranks with the top men in America at his business, has writ ten an intelligent book. The name of each one of the 900-odd horses which will i'll the stable area to capacity has been listed. He knows how many 5000 selling platers. and how many handicap stars will be among those present. He knows how many sprinters and how many reuters will be sniffing the salubri- ors air of old New Hampshire. He is the match maker, and he knows his contestants. He's writing the conditions to suit the horses who will be on the premises, and fl Well-flled races are not the daily rule, MT. Turner will be surprised, not to say astonished.
 It is pleasant to report that the three outstanding New England- owned three-year-olds - John Ma. comber's Red Vulcan. Ben Listers Bull Brier, and Rocky Palladino's Little Beans-will be here. and since the willy MT. Turner knows it, it is reasonable to suppose that he will attempt to attract all three of hem into one and he same race.
 xNominations for the stake races will close at midnight next Mon- day, July 2, and the early returns indicate that the stake events. too. will draw large and well balanced fields.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-02
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CObb-Ruth USO Matches Stress That While Baseball Players GCIf Entirely Differen Types of Spectators
 Follow Two Games
BY HARRY CRIMSON fNEA SAavina 0nArfa EAhknrl

New york July 2-United Service Organizations would have fared better financially with Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth had they had the old baseball heroes hit golf balls over the center field stands of ball parks.
 The great majority of baseball fans, knowing little about golf, would have considered that amaz- ing.
 Expecting the ordinary baseball customers to travel far out in the country and pay to see Cobb and Puth slug 6 golf ball was like bringing Walter Hagen and Gene Sara1en into Ebbets Field for the purpose of swatting fungoes.
 I don't know how well The Hais and Sarazen could hit fungoes. They probably wuold do as well comparatively as Cobb and Ruth did on the golf course.
 But the average diamond filbert knows less of Hagen and Sara1en than he does about golf. He wouldn't be interested, and nc doubt would should: Throw the buns out!"
 It was the long built-up legend oE Mysterious Montague that at- t<acted some 10000 persons to Fresh Meadow four years ago for that supposedly fabulous character henelit exhibition with Ruth, Babe uidrikson and Sylvia Arnenberg.
 That it wasnt a golf gallery al mlI was quickly shown when many oz the boys climbed the fence, gan through the ropes and trampied nnaxshalS.
 They crowded in on the fairways leaving only . narrow strip for drives. You suspected they be- Ileved the participants were going &6 ron skee balls down 1t. It never occurred to them that the par &scspants might hook Or slice.
 There was anything but goli dee0rura. When Ruth was about t0 putt. they'd shout: Sink 1t, Hahe. old boy"
 Ihefs was serious danger oi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-02
Sport QUESTIONS Answered

Have you . sports questiom you want answered2. Write your qwes- tiOn clearly, sign your name and address and mail your query to Sports Fan Question Man, Sports Service Bureau, The Waterbury Democrat, 1913 18th street, Wash fngton, D. O., enclosing 6 Scent postage stamp for personal reply.
 e. How do Christy Mathewson'a and Eddie Plank's complete major leaguer ecords of games won and lost. compare?
 A. Mathewson won S7S and lost i88; Plank won 325 and lost leO.
 e. How many times was the Uni- lacrosse last year2
 A. They were undefeated aa in- tercolleeiate play and only lost one against club competition.
 e. How many National league baseball clubs has Bill McKechnie raanaged7
 A. Boston. st. Louis. Pittsbursh and Cincinnati.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-02
IhiSSpOrting
 World
Ruies Cave Keeler Edge Over DiMaggio
BY JOHN A. CLuNEY

Wee wnis Keller c the Baltimore @ so consecutive hitting streak m 1SeI reached ~ which tied y Yankee Joe yGsy wnsI the second 5s rnsn ad gox for single ed9 Wee Wie the old T best for his famous expression mt e Wner Ahsg sln&"
 Thouh KeeHer hits n those M games thaa D 1agsio 1897 Wee W sn expert bunesf t1enendous advantage because tho FOUL STRIKE effect untn 1se In ether words pitches and they woud not count strikes they today when DDdaggo comes te ea ue however counted strikes batter, au pitches the bah rolled eusssde the basees The by the National Leaguc in 1891 aso enapeEed stand directly behind the plate. For the above writer indebted fine friend He is Bill Socum of Wnsted Waterbury whose reference tc at yesterdays double Red Sox particularly timely and in thu on of the writer important angle at this time in making 
 
 nuay Soung pitches until right kind a
  games bated 4Oo Today DNaSsio fouls tive else
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-02
WEATHERLY AIRED

es. Louis, July 2.-lUP)-Roy weatherly, Cleveland, Cleveland indians centsrfielder was suspended indefinitely and fined $25 by Man. ager Roger Peckinspaugh here last night.
 Peckinpau9h said Weatherly was fined for loafing at bat and for not running out hits. He reprimaIided theh outfielder in the clubhouse before last nights game with the Browns.
 The incident broke the peace of the Indians for the first time this season. The Tribe pIayeds had been accused of insubordinaticn last year under Manager Oscar Witt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-02
"Spec" Shea Wins
 7 League Comes

Naugatuck, July 2-Frank Spec" Shea, son Of Frank Shea of Cherry street, Is continuing to twirl . fine brand of ben for the Norfolk, Va. baseball team in the Piedmont league. It wGS learned Shea has . rec. ce6 of seven wins and four lesSes SO far.
 The last game he pitched was q heart.breaker for the local young man, who was . star in high school circles. He allowed only i've hits and didn't per. nit the first IS men facing him to reach first, but his team lost the game by . 10 score.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-02
TIMELY TENNIS TOPICS
 By the United State Lawn Tennis Association
By the

xzzK BACKsWNG or THE DRIVE Eemr backSWing is impestant be- n1lzse it paves the way for 6 long, <sse forward swing.
 Start yeur backswing e seen as 9om can deteRmine whether the ball & e4tmfmg to yeur backhan6 er 3ere- Nn&. If you have to run for the kil. draw your racket back while
 g are running. Then you will be f*z63 @ swing your racket forward
 s9on @ you get in petition.
 k ysa vat until you get set for z<slt dxtve before drawing back your xSksts you may not have sufacient
 se to make the proper stroke. NH bnciESWing will then be hur- Eszd and your forward swing will
 kkeE accordingly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-02

more than one being hurt, and 1t was decided to halt the match st the ninth hole. where one exube1. ant follower made Q fine running catch of Ruth's approach shot, and kept right on going. He imagined himself, no doubt, a baseball star sprinting to the clubhouse with the last putout.
 Baseball players golf, but entire ly different types of people follow baseball and golf.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-02
Yeanls QnlE

Fhis question arose in the cham sliips at Forest Hills few fzSfs ago:-The first service was anlt. The second service was . eiS1 The third service was fault
 server claimed the right tc xs akaia un the ground that (al ss second service was q ''let" and
 Gh) q nles% cn service alanuls
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-02
GENTS MEET

All members of the Gents of the Hill baseball team. of the Public Parks league are instructed to be on hand tonight at St. Francis xavier's hall at 800 o'clock, for a very important meeting Of the club members relative to the remainder |of the baseball season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-02
OLDEST DERBY KING

Exterminator. now twenty-six years old, IS the oldest living Ken- lucky Derby winner. He Is in retire. nlent at Mrs. wills Sharpe Kilmer's farm,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-02
INTRODUCED SPORT

Field hockey was first played In the United States at Staten Island by a group of English women wiae formed the Livingston Field Hockey aSSociat tion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-02
THFFICULr FEAT

Only fourteen players in the enc tire history of major league base ball ever made more than 200 hits in their first season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-02

The United States has won every Olympiad siace the revival of the Olympic Games in 16o6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-02
HISTORIC SITE

The iWnged Foot Golf Club site was the scene of the encampEnent of French soldiers in the ReyoIu- tionary War under Gesnerai dee Rochaxnheasl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-02

Kings college, Halifax, Nova sco- tia. Is the oldest college in the DO. n1inion of Canadas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-02
FIRsr NEW c0nReE

FIRST NEW COURSE "A new golf layout 1t Nprthpoft, Long Island. $ the only course to be built in the New York area in the last ten yeaFa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-02

Six women have swum the Eng lish c'..snel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-02

the previous fault. was he right or wrong? The answer will be given in the next Timely Tennis Topics"
 The answsrs ts ths prsvieus
 Quis aEs:--
 1. See explanation to Rule %. A baIl hit with . shArp cut that bounds back over the net after hav- ing struck in the proper court is good. The layer may reach over the ct to return such ball, but loses the poin itf he touches the net in doing SO.
 3. IL Is 2 sced return.
 ,. It Is . fault. tsee Rule ss.l
Evening star., 1941-09-26

California Shipbuilding Corp, Los Angeles, Cal.
Oregon Shipbuiding Co., Portland, Oregon
Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pa.
Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp, Seattle, Wash.
Pusey & Jones Corp. Wilmington, Del.
Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, n. ].
Todd-California shipbuiding Corp, Richmond, Cal.
Todd-California Shipbulding Corp, Richmond, CAL
Consolidated Steel Corp. Ltd, Los Angeles, Cal.
ingalls, shipbuding Corp, Pascagoula, Miss
Western Pipe & Steel Co., San Francisco, Cal
Evening star., 1941-09-26

US. Maritime Commission
US. Maritime Commission
United States Lines Co.
US. Army
Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.
Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.
British Government
British Government
Alcoa Steamship Co.
Ameriean So1ab-African Line, Inc.
lstlmim Steamship Co.
Evening star., 1941-09-26

The week particularly eventu Bethlehem Within four DAYS
its hpbudg operations will have launched
M The bauep Massachusetts slid into the September
Liberty Fleet Day Bethlehem yards the launching the first Liberty Fleet
vessel SIS Patrick Henry
filming Company and the cargo sp James Mckay built for Lkes Brothers
Steamship Company Bethlehem vessels building U.
Navy In addition merchant ships scheduled for the Maritime
and other owners ~~f ~r
Bethlehem will launched vessels during the calendar
This but the beginning of the bdge of ships The schedule for the
Betehem-F launching
during r94 the combined yards will complete ship
every 315 working days. including heavy naval vessels
Evening star., 1941-09-26
Name

IOHN C.. FREMONT
STAR OF OREGON
SURPRISE
FREDERICK FUNSTON
ADABELLE LYKES
LOUISE LYKES
OCEAN VOYAGE
OCEAN VENTURE
ALCOA POLARIS
AFRICAN PLANET
STEEL ARTISAN
Evening star., 1941-08-02
Time to Sow
Grass Seed
On Terrace

Late July and early August are
considered very good time for SOW
ing grass seed on terraces. Cooler
nights and warm, sometimes in
tensely hot days, found at this time
of the year encourage the greatest
amount of growth.
When sowing seeds on a terrace,
the problems to face are first, that
the soil must be rich enough to sup
port life in the plants once they are
established; and second, that neither
the plant nor the seeds shall wash
away before they have had an op-
portunity to establish themselves.
A generally successful plan calls
for making the terrace free from
stones and other debris. Then
humus and soil are mixed together
in equal proportions and plastered
on the terrace one-half inch thick
while it is reasonably moist. Lawn
seed is then broadcast over the mix
ture, and the seed bound with the
soil of the slope by tamping them
in. Following this a light muslin
sheeting is stretched over the entire
slope. Tack this down here and
there with pegs or wire cleats.
Instead of watering with a hose,
it is recommended that a small
ditch shall be dug at the top of the
terrace, and this kept constantly
filed with water so that it may soak
down and wet the grass roots below.
Evening star., 1941-08-02

QudnJlly aS 70 Ol dll OuAlCC.
One pansy specialist says that 1t
is impossible to obtain results by the
same methods everywhere-that cul-
ture must be modified and adjusted
to meet local requirements-but
there are certain fundamentals that
will aid you in having success with
pansies.
Neither full sun or total shade is
desirable for panSies, but location
which provides sun in the morning
and shade the latter part of the day,
will give best results.
The site where pansies are grown
must be we'll drained. If the soil is
heavy and gets Soggy in wet weather,
raise beds at least inches above the
level of the surrounding soil; also
add sand to tighten the soil. See
that the soil contains plenty of
humus. Also, pan5ies require liberal
nourishment, so use complete plant
food. Soil used for seedbeds should
be fed as well as that for trans
planting beds. but the seedbed
should not be fed as heavily. There
must be sufficient nourishment pres
ent to produce a sturdy plant.
Propagation is ordinarily from
seed, although where you wish to
perpetuate a particular variety you
may propagate by cuttings. Cut
the plants back after blooming; the
young growth which follows pro-
vides suitable cuttings, which can
be readily rooted.
If propagating from seed follow
this procedure: Work the soil deeply
to a depth of 6 to 8 inches, pull
verizing it thoroughly. Firm well
and apply one heaping teaspoonful
of complete balanced plant food
per square foot of surface area
scattering it evenly and working
lightly into the surface of the soil
Now water the bed well, so that
the soil is completely moistened
even deeper than it has been
worked. This is necessary in order
that as much moisture may be
stored in the bed before seeding as
possible, as the less watering neces-
sary after seeds are sown the better
the results will be.
Pansy seed may be sown in spring
or fall. In the spring SOW seed in
April; in fall, SOW seed in July or
August. Spring-sown seed will pro-
Evening star., 1941-08-02
Roses Prepared Now
Will Be Ready for
Autumn Showing

Gardeners who are looking for
ward to the Fall Rose Show should
give their roses generous feeding
and cultivation. Early August is
about as late as one may safely
fertiliZe roses in this area. Late
feedings stimulate growth and flow-
ering, but they also produce soft
wood that is subject to injury by
early freezes.
Some rose fans prune their roses
at this time. This Is done to secure
longer stemmed and larger flowers
for the show. The success of sum-
mer pruning depends upon the
timing. However, growing condi-
tions between now and the date OF
the show will upset most calcula-
tions. Cool, dry periods retard
growth while hot, moist weather
speeds up the development.
Cultivation and spraying will do
much to Insure a crop of prize
winning flowers in September and
October. During periods of dry
weather an occasional watering may
be necessary. However, avoid wettine
the foliage. Wet foliage only serves
to increase the spread of disease.
The annual meeting of the
American Rose Society and the
Pan-American Rose Conference are
scheduled to be held at the same
time as the Fall Rose Show of the
Potomac Rose Society, September 19
and 20. Local rose growers, it is
hoped, win do their best to make
this years show an outstanding one
Evening star., 1941-08-02
Purcellville Club
To Give Show

At a recentJ meeting of the Pur-
cellville Garden Club Mr.. w. H.
Youngman was the guest speaker,
discussing the cultivation of plants
and the judging of flowers. Mrs.
E. B. Gregg, Mrs. Holmes Gregg
and Mrs. S. B. Welsh acted as joint
hostesses.
1t was decided to hold the clubs
annual flower show at the Purcell
vile Library on September 10, with
Miss Irene Wright appointed gen.
eral chairman of the event. Pro-
ceeds from the show will be do
mated for the benefit of the United
Service Organization.
Winners in the monthly exhibits
were announced as follows: Min
iature arrangements, Mrs. S. B.
Welsh, Mrs. j. S. Patterson and
Mrs. o. l.. limerick. Dainty ar
rangements, Mrs. Welsh, Mrs. j.
P. Hatcher and Mrs. limerick. Mis-
cellaneous, Mrs. Holmes Gregg
Mrs. Frank McComb and Mrs. Rob-
ert w. Kidd. Kenworthy special
Mrs. Holmes Gregg, Mrs. Welsh and
Mrs. Kidd.
Evening star., 1941-08-02

leReIlOS dDOuL us OTISln. According
to one story, when Venus wept over
the lifeless Adonis her tears turned
to roses. Another myth is that
Cybele, the Great Mother of the
Gods, created the rose and provided
nectar for its nouriShment. Bacchus
and Apollo are also credited with
bringing the flower into being on a
special occasion.
There are legends about the
thorns, too. One is that Cupid was
kissing a lovely flower when a bee,
busy in its heart, stung him on the
lip. The injured Cupid few back
to tell his Mother Venus and she
gave him a quiver of arrows tipped
with bees. These he slot at the
offending flower and the stings re-
manned as thorns.
The Importance accorded to the
rose by the imaginative Greeks was
inherited and increased by the mat
ter-of-fact Romans. Imagine Rome
on a feast day." writes Charles M.
Skinner, when the Shrines and
triumphal arches were garlanded
with roses Portraits, statues
and tombs were festooned with these
flowers. they were flung before re-
turning troops and tossed
into the chariots of the generals"
When Cleopatra banqueted An
thony she had the hall carpeted
with roses-to the depth of an ell
an old measure equivalent to As
inches.
1t was literally on beds of roses
that some Roman Sybarites slept. A
story has persisted down the ages
about one temperamental youth who
could not rest because a petal had
been crumpled, and his couch was
uncomfortable!
So much time was given to rose
culture among the Romans that the
Evening star., 1941-08-02

duce blooming plants by midsum-
mer and they will bloom until heavy
frosts: if properly cared for, such
plants will live over winter and
give very early flowers the follow
ign spring. Seed soWn early in fall
will also produce blooming plants
the following spring and such plants
will continue blooming all summer
if faded flowers are removed ano
if plants are well fed
Prepare the seedbed as described
Sow in drills, not more than one-siX-
teenth of an inch deep. Sowing tn"
seed in rows makes it easier to cul-
tivate and transplant the youn
plants. Sow thinly, as thin seedin
helps avoid loss by damping-ofI
and harder and stockier plant
result. Cover the seed lightly witt
fine sifted soil. or sand. or a COM
bination of both. Moisten the sur
face with fine spray of water anC
cover the bed with coarse un-
bleached sheeting or newspaper
preferably supported on some sort OF
frame. Seed terminates in from
eight days to two weeks. Do MOI
allow the Seedbed to become dry
during termination or the young
plants will surely die. Water and
shade the seedbed until the young
plants are up, then gradually ac-
custom them to full light. The
shading must be gradually removed,
as there is always danger of damp
ing-off with any kind of small
plants in close, warm and damp
situations. Too high temperature
in the seedbed is fatal to pansy
seeds and those seeds planted in
midsummer will not germinate
strongly if the thermometer in the
shade ranges for long time above
rs degrees. If the seeds are per-
mitted to dry after they have
sprouted their vitality is gone.
Damping-off causes some diff
Guilty. This may be avoided in some
measure by keeping the plants on
the dry side after the seeds are
up and until the third or fourth
leaf is out. Supply just enough
water to keep the plants from
injury, but do not keep the bed
soaked.
Covering seeds too deeply is
another cause OF loss.
Evening star., 1941-08-02
Hot Dry Days
Harmful to

BY Edu,in II. Perkins

Many gardeners rate the Japa-
nese anemone the verv best of all
fall flowers. Every gardener ac-
knowledges it as flower with
charm and refinement.
These lovely perennials, which
produce more or less saucer shaped
flowers varying from to 4 inches
in diameter on long stems, are gen.
orally seen growing on 5-foot-tall
or slightly shorter stems. The gar
deners who accomplish this are gen.
orally an exception. While most
start with the right plants, usually
obtained from nurserymen, it is
about at this time Cf the year that
the anemones die.
There are several reasons for this.
The first is that the anemones like
a slightly shaded situation. They
cannot stand The hot sunshine
ahead any better than they can
endure the dry soil If you are
particularly anxious about having
anemones this fall, apply water to
them in generous quantities; and
If they are not protected from the
MONDAY sun. try shading. Then
after having done all these things.
try to determine the reaction of
your soil. 1t should be slightly
alkaline
Unless the soil is alkaline, it will
be necessary to supply generous
quantities of lime at this time,
otherwise the plants cannot make
sturdy roots, and they will be un-
able to stand the coming winter.