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Smyrna times., 1941-01-30
PRESS GROUP
ELECT HEADS
Col. Clarence Il. Vincent, Edi-
tor at Snow Hill, Nd, Elect
ed President of Press AssO.
TOWNSEND ELECTED

sCol. Clarence L. Vincent, editor
Of the Democratic Messenger, Snow
Hill, Md, was elected president of
the Del-Mar-Va Press Association
at the twenty-seventh annual meet
ing of the organization Saturday in
the Hotel DUPONT, Wilmington. He
succeeds w. Murray Metten of the
lNews-Journal Company, who for
two terms has served as president
of the association of newspaper
men from all sections of the PENN
sula. Election of officers highlight-
ed business session which pre-
ceeded the annual luncheon meet
ing when Maj.-Gen. H. c. Pratt,
Second Corps Army headquarters
commander, discussed the para
mount phases of national defense,
its scope and effect on the PENN
sula.
Theodore Townsend Elected
Theodore Townsend of the Mil
ford Chronicle, was elected vice
president of the association, and A.
%. H. Grier of the News Journal
Company secretary-treasurer. Di-
rectors elected were: Roy S. Will
son, of the Record-Observer, Cen
treville, Md; Col. James @. Wickes,
publisher of the State News, Do
yer, and John G. Saylor of the
Labor Herald. Addressing more
than 100 members of the associa-
ton and their guests, General
Pratt stated that newspapermen,
because of their influence on public
thinking, hold great responsible
ity in the defense emergency. He
explained Indignation of the ma
tons military program and out
lined work of the Second Corps
Army. With Gen. Pratt were Col.
Carl A. Baehr, chief of staff of the
Second Corps Army, and Major
Ashby B. Land, assistant adjutant
general, and public relations officer
for the Second Corps Army who
also spoke briefly at the meeting.
Governor Greeted
Gov. Walter w. Bacon, Paul Mil
Ter, chief of the Associated Press,
Philadelphia Bureau, u. S. Senator
James H. Hughes, and Leo M.
Moore of Havre de Grace, president
of the Maryland Press Association,
also were among those giving in
formal talks at the luncheon. A re-
ception was given to the associa-
ton members and guests prior to
the luncheon program by the
News-Journal Company. The press
association, meeting with a large
delegation present from the Mary
land Press Association, which for
20 years has met with the Del-Mar-
Va group, went on record as in
dorsing the federal plans for de-
tense. Col Vincent also was elect
ed to head a committee composed
of Roy Wilson and Marshall Town
send to bring Peninsula newspap-
ers to the attention of national adj
vertiSers.
Memorial Resolutions
Other business at the meeting
included resolutions on the deaths
this past year of Charles H. Ten
Weeges, former president of the
News-Journal Company and long a
member of the association; Will
liam HI. Hill, guest of the associa-
ton on many occasions, who was
associated with the Morning News
for more than so years; G. v.
White of Snow Hill, H. c. Stewart
of Rehoboth Beach, and Herman c.
Taylor OF Dover, all well known
newspapermen on the Peninsula.
Colonel Wickes made at the lunch
con. eulogy for his longtime as
sociates, Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Ten
Weeges. Colonel Wickes has been
publisher of a newspaper In Della
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25

In the American Association.
 "Some day I'll find you 6 pitch- er," Donohue promised Evans.
 He certainly did.
 Out of professional baseball; Donahue uinpired semi-pro and amateur games in and around Des Moines, where he resides.
 Then, one early July afternoon in 1936, he saw Robert William Andrew Teller.
 The old backstop's eyes popped right out of his head, and when he got them back in place, he sat down and wrote Evans @ letter.
 "IIere," 1t read, lis the greatest pitcher since Walter Johnson" SCOUT sLAPNICKA SIGNS TELLER FOR $65 A MONTH
 Evans sent Slapnicka, then Q scout, to Van Meter to sign the l6- year-o1d phenomenon.
 This the one-time pitcher did for $66 @ month.
 That was all slapnicka had to do with Cleveland landing Teller.
 Everybody knew about Teller when, a few weeks later, pitching for the Farmers Union team of Iowa in the national amateur tour nament in Dayton, O., the blow boy struck out 18 in one game and 2l in another.
 A small army of scouts, two rep- resenting Cleveland among them, tumbled all over themselves try ing to sign Teller.
 Father will Teller, who suffered broken ribs in catching and de-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25
TRAINING CAMP
 BRIEFS
By United Press RED SOX

Sarasota, Fla, March 25.-(UP)- The Boston Red Sox entertain Kan- saS City today before breaking camp and leaving for a fcur-game trip to Havana, Cuba. The Red Sox lined out il hits yesterday to defeat the Baltimore Orioles, 4-3, when Paul Campbell scored in the ninth inning on Skeeter Newsome's long fly to left field. Charlie Wagner allowed Baltimore only one hit nj five in- nings-a double in the fifth with two out.
 San Antonio, Tex, March 25 - CUP)--wes Terrell, trying a come- back, gets his second chance today when the Boston Bees meet the St. Louis Browns at Austin. The Bees visited College Station to score a l0-5 win over Texas A. & M. yester- day. Southpaw Ed Carnett became the first Boston pitcher to go the distance. The five Texas tallies came in the eighth inning after Carnett had scattered four hits. Babe Dahl gren and Bama Powell homercd for Boston.
 TANKS
 St. Petersburg, Fla, March 25 - CUP)-The New York Yankees put the longest winning streak of the spring-seven straight-on the line today against the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Yankees blanked their Kansas City farm club, 1l-0. for their fourth shutout of the spring yesterday be- hind the six-hit pitching of Lefty Gomez and Steve Sundra.
 The Cincinnati Reds wailoped the Dodgers, 7-3 yesterday on . four run rally in the seventh inning fea- tured by Jimmy Gleeson's homer with tW0 on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25
Here's The Lowdown On The Real Story Of Bob Feller's Discovery
Pat Donohue, Old Catcher,
 Found Games Finest Pitcher
By HARRY CRIMSON NEA Service Enorta Editor

It. Myers, Fla, March 24 - For five years now, Cyril o. slApnicka has been peacocking around as the discoverer of Robert William An- drew Teller.
 This got Cyril elapnicka the job as vice-president and general man. ager of the Cleveland club.
 Meanwhile, the man who found Bob Teller has lived in becoming modesty c few miles from young Eeller's farm home in Iowa.
 He is Pat Donohue, who 90 years ago did considerable catching for the Athletics and Red eox.
 Cleveland obtained Teller through Donohue's friendship with Billy Evans, the famous umpire whom Slapnicka succeeded as head oS the Indians front office.
 Evans had befriended Donohue by helping him obtain employment as e minor league umpire last
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25
CASINO SWEEPS AT
 MERIDEN, APRIL 5

Meriden, March 25. - The states cream of the crop in competitive bowling circles will descend upon Meriden on Saturday, April 5, to battle for the $50 guaranteed first prize and several lesser awards in the sixth annual Casino tournament, a six-game, total pinfall affair.
 Steve Dyak, young willimantic star who won last year with a brilliant S99, is expected back to defend his laurels against such brilliant rollers as Joe Gacek. Nick Tronsky. Mike Bogino, Mac Carboni, Bozo Dete, Bill Tato, Wilbur Carmody, Jack White, Billy Wierdak, and many other classy pinmen.
 Among the Meridenites who will battle the invaders for fame and fortune are Larry Sjoholm, Gus Wollschlager. Freddie Teller. Chet Santora, Tony Gudain. Leo Borkow- ski, Joe Marelli, and Dick Andrews. The Casino entry in the Southern Connecticut League, of which some of the above are members. is spon- soring the tourney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25
By JOE WILLIAMS

Tampa, March % =. In Q sudden and surprising burst of candor which caused fourteen sports writers to fall into c swoon, Deacon Bill McKechnie who customarily is as vague as Q shadow in his public utterances said today, "the two big guys will have to do 1t for us."
 From left to right and in the order named he was referring to Bucky walters, Paul Derringer and the National league pernant.
 "They did 1t for us in '30 when they won 62 games between them and they did 1t again last year when they won a. I think they can do 1t once more. In any event, we are the ones the rest of the league has to beat. I haven't any opinion as to where our chief opposition will come from. It may be from Brook lyn, or St. Louis or Chicago or even Pittsburgh. I think the league gen. erally will be stronger. That will make for . tighter race. If we do make 1t three in 0 row 1t won't be 0 cake walk"
 This is one of the longest and most fortnight speeches MT. Me- Kechnie has ever made to the press. Always ainiable and pleasant enough, the gentleman usually swiyns around in ilnocuots phrases and feathery equivocations the net result of which is e large, graceful zero in stunning information. Tn his new attitude the deacon threatens to become known as Gabby or Lippy.
 Remember?
 The Giants of Mcdraw were the last National league team to put as many as three championships together hand running Asa matter of fact, they won four in & row from 1a to '24 before the Pirates snapped their skein. They were 6 real good club, better, most experts agree, than the current Reds, who had to 90 to the seventh inning of the seventh game to beat Q sub- normal American league team in the World series last fall.
 MT. McKechnie doesn't claim his reds to be one of the great teams of baseball But it's 6 good team. Inferior teams don't won pennants. They certainly don't win them suc- cessively. Ithink we were better last year than the year before and I believe we are going to be even better this year. For one thing we've got more insurance.
 Insurance is a relatively new ad- dition to the lexicon of the dug outs. It's another word for reserve
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25

veloping his son, had to keep a strong hand on the strapping lad to keep the foxy foragers from lassooing him.
 Even the Cleveland agents didn't know Teller was already Indian property.
 What Slapnicka did do was al- most to lose Teller.
 Replacing Evans as general man. ager of the Tribe, he couldn't have built a better case leading to free agency for baseball's finest pitcher had he tried.
 Under the sandlot rule in vogue at the time, Slapnicka, as 6 repre- sentative of the Cleveland club, had no right to sign Teller even to a contract of the Fargo-Moor- head club of the Northern League. That is why the Des Moines club of the Western League, which attacked Cleveland's possession of Teller, was awarded $7,500 in the Landis decision which kept the wonder boy in Indian livery. TELLER STAXS DESPITE JUGGLING AND BUNGLING Cleveland recommended" that New Orleans offer and Fargo Moor had accept $200 for F'eller's con- tract.
 It recommended" that Teller retire. Tt recommended" that he come to Cleveland, where he was given employment by the club in its concession department. It "recom- mended" him for semipro ball in and around Cleveland.
 It recommended" that he be gotten of the retired list after the Indians used him-ostensibly 8 New Orleans player retired" from baseball-in an exhibition game with the Cardinals. It finally recommended" that New Orleans transfer him to Cleveland for $l,- 500.
 While officially belonging to those outfits, Teller never saw Fargo Moorhead or New Orleans. He struck out batters right and left for the semi-professional Rosen- blums of Cleveland instead
 It is suspected that Commissioner Landis would have made Teller & free agent in the winter of 1886 had the wonder boy desired his free- dom.
 Judge Landis also feared the effect such tremendous bidding would have on one SO young.
 The Yankees and Red Sox were prepared to pay $l00,OOO or more for Feller's signature.
 So despite all of Cyril slapnicka's juddying and buneling, Bob Teller.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25
WESTENBERG AND ROBERT AT NEW BRITAIN

New Britain, March 25-Two for- mer worlds heavyweight wrestling champions, Marvin Westenberg of Tacoma, Wash. and Won Robert of Montreal. can., will clash in their rubber" match at the Stan- ley arena here Friday night in the feature bout on Promoter Lou Vin- cusi's 10th weekly wrestling show of the season. These two stalwarts of the mat game have been deadly enemies for c long time. They met three times recently with each talk. ing one verdict and the third bout going to c draw. Both are big men and they can be as rough as any of those now engaged in the sport. While Westenberg has appeared here several times this winter, Robert was here only once but he then defeated with ease. George Timothy Linnehan pf Boston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25
GIANTS

Miami Beach. Fla, March 25. - (UP)-Clydell Castleman and Jim Lynn pitch for the New York Giants against the Philadelphia Phillies to- day. The Giants had an open date yesterday and filled in the recess with routine camp drills. A pulled muscle and q severe coldput Mel Ott and Joe Orengo on the sidelines today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25
RADANO WINS

Bridgeport. Conn, March 25. - CUP) - Angelo Radano, l35, pound- ed out a decision over Lee Harper, l36. Texas, in an eight-round bout last night.
 Joe Genovese. l32, New York. de- feated Sammy Mammone, i35. Stam- mord, in a six-round semi-final.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25
Basketball Steals Play Away From Hockey
By DAN PARKER

THERE WAS ONLY game the opening round of the hockey payos and played Sunday night Yet there were many vecan seats On the other hand three of the four programs of the Nauonal Invitation Basketball Garden flowing on nights that weren't half as favorable for sports prooion:
 The explanation be that basketball definitely taken the play sway from hockey New York Nor this to be wondered a since basketa lis Americas undspued contribution sports whereas hockey is 0anada It only natural that Americans should show preference for their own game much as they may like hockey It more faithfully ineperts their temperament
 It b opinion that what American crowds to the side of basketball with hockey tangible results fans like action and results Hockey them the first basketball all tre
 games played examples
 illustrate Wings payoR sunday night represented its 3i
 four goals during hour of ceasless effort constitute Yet they spaced the thrills widely the other hand let's consider the City College University game the Garden Saturday night This hair raising thriller during each i forty minutes The 4
 tons didn't have minutes respite substantial yell after another with the most substantial of A coming from City Colleges ncomparab roofing seCon Almost brilliant sorte followed by Unlike in hockey the athletes didn't strain at . mountain and bring forth gnat
 Hockey infinitely subtle Yet subety carried too far as in the case of the wit who go subtle nobody bon mots but himself hockey greased which someone forever climbing and then sliding down precpate just while unless Canadian who has been taught to believe that to harbor thought that there could be anything wrong with the would be treasonouS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25
J, Deeley's Team Two Games Up In Post Office League

With three weeks of activity re- maining, the Post Offlce Bowling League championship seems to be headed in the general direction of captain Joe Deeley and his mates from the good ship Postage Due" though there are nine games yet to be rolled, and the Deeleymen have Q two game edge over Nash and com pany at this writing.
 This weeks rolling showed H. Deeley's 147 as high single, while Harry Melvin hit a 386 for high three and the Corden team won team single and total honors.
 POST OFFICE LEAGUE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25
MINOR CONVENTION

Durham, N. C., March 25-tUP) The three-day 1941 minor league baseball convention will open Dec. 3 at Jacksonville, Fla, President w. G. Bramham of the National Association of Baseball Leagues an- nounced today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25
OFFICIAL STANDING

Ice Man 0izzi pulled a believe 1t or not by rolling i22, l22, l22. That's correct weight.
 High single: Fusco 16S; Pettine without . mark 96; Cerisi high three 422.
 The Poker League has entered In the N. E. Y. M. O. Sweeps. Well here's hoping.
 Frank Veneziano will not enter Army; he's needed home. Boy, is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25
Poker Pin League Gossip

The end has come to the l940.4l season, March 20, l94l, Some are hanging up their shoes for good others are being sold outright. They are all waiting for the dinner ban- quet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25
Extra! Aces Cop Pennant!

The Aces closed the 1941 season with one of the fastest bowling sea- sons in Power history (l6 years) by defeating the Spades to three games, while the Jokers and Dia- mouGs were at each others threats for second place. Jokers take 2. Deuces keep the Jacks in cellar by taking games,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25
INHERITs POSITION

Thomas Maher. superintendent Of the Jamaica race track since lDie. inherited the job from his father who was there from its inception in 1908.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25
he happy.

Colucci, of the Diamonds: "Ann, shucks, I'll be alarmed, I thought we could do It."
 Lanese, of the Jokers: "Well, we're second best"
 We had 6 successful season; we wish our readers Q happy Easter and we will be seeing you in the papers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25
FENCING STRENUOUS

Ed McNamara, fencing captain at Northwestern University, looses four pounds every time he engages in a mtach.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25

The 25O-pound bear mascot of Baylor University escaped from his campus cage for a few minutes, but returned of his own accord.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25

If kept in the dark for three years, goldfish become totally blind. 0orillas have been known to zool- ogists less than Q hundred years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25

the pitching genius first recognized by old Pat Donohue, stayed with the Cleveland club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25
GREEN IS POPULAR

Fifty-seven colleges in the United States have adopted green as their school color.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25

ONLY ONE WHITEWABH Only one National Hockey League game resulted in . scoreless tie dur ing the past season, but they used to be common.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-25

5ST 46y o6U 10UU High sinele-Mazaika, 147. High three-Kaluaitis, 364. High game-Samoska, 58l. High team-Samoska, 1928.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-01

extoled by the Count has never been named
He only told me he was in love with this
woman and that she was blond and volup-
tuous," she testified
The Count had also told her he intended
going TO Mexico with the blonde-an artist
to study Aztec art for ideas to incorporate in
modern designing and, she said:
He told me he intended to live with her
and work with her. He said / couldn't come
along. but later said If did come l would
have 10 live apart from them When l re-
fused he suggested consult an attorney"
The Count naturally took into his marriage
many Old World beliefs. Those concepts,
upon which many an European woman must
close an eye, could not totally be accepted by
the Countess. also extensively reared but
taught in the conservative American school
that holds no brief for the average highly-bred
Europeans view on marriage
When the artistic engineering stylst tried
to streamline his Old World marriage con-
cepts and make them fit into his marriage
with the vivacious. st. Louis-born girl he
failed completely.
In endeavoring TO give his version of why
the marriage collapsed. the Count told his
wfes attorneys, James b. Salem and Vincent
A Marco:
"She was reared in mid-Victorian manners
by her grandmother (the late Mrs. Douglas
Knox Frasier. prominent in San Francisco
social circles) and this gave her a rather
queer idea as to what marital life really is"
The Countess took exception TO this
mark insisted her rearing by her parents was
that of an average American girl Of wealthy
family, then added
Perhaps European women Of distinction
would accept without comment his design for
marriage.
"To me- however found II wrought only
conflict. His ideas struck deeply against my
American regard Of marriage. have always
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-01
Culver Service

fH HAVE found the perfect, streamlined
blonde and have discovered stream
lined love"
Count Alexis de sakhnoffsky alleged to
have burst In upon his wife with this news
is an artist-engineer whose business is stream
, lining everything, from furniture 20 autOmo-
Hbiles II is a wife's business 10 encourage
Iand applaud her husbands work but Countess
Ethleene de Sakhnofsky admits that she
showed no enthusiasm.
The Countess, though a charming brunette,
knew she was neither blond nor streamlined
and could not any good news in the an
nouncement for herself. So perhaps there
was some justification for the impression the
Count says she gave him of an unstream-
lined refrigerator.
Anyhow something so offended his artistic
or engineering temperament that she says he
slammed the front door on this comment
"Of course you wouldn't understand You
American women are mere rockies at love.
choked with nhibitions"
Countess Ethleene, the former Phoebe Eth
leene Teddy Frasier, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs Darrell Frasier Of Chicago decided that
after five years married life. it was high time
to re-survey this thing called love.
First she took long look at a stream
lined portrait Of herself by her gifted hus-
band There was a strong hint in IL and she
had not taken the hint but why should she
even If she could? He had streamlined her
She knew that Claude Robert, the French
author had said
"Streamlining is TO the engineer what
strawberries are to cream. Everything to-
day is streamlined from the human chassis TO
the eggbeater."
True but her husband was also an artist
and why couldn't he do like Rubens, the great
Flemish painter When he married Isabella
Brant. in 1909 she was a streamlined crea-
ture, a slim. graceful girl with only imn1a-
ture traces Of curves AS she grew older so
did the curves.
Rubens kept right on painting her as she
was and was so popular that his paintings
made his wifes figure the style and envy Of
hall others Not many could eat themselves
'stylsh" and therefore had to make up the
deficiency with padding. That suggests what
the noble Count should have done for his wife,
instead Of finding a streamlined blonde.
From her portrait the Countess went 70
the kitchen of their Hollywood apartment.
and somehow looked in the garbage can. che
saw several scraps Of a torn letter.
mixture Of wonen's intuition and curios-
ity compelled her 10 gather them up, piece
them together. and read the note.
The letter was addressed to Dear Har-