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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-16
SPARROWS SILENCE
 CUPOLO'S CROWS.

Naugatuck, May 16--McSherry's Sparrows stole most of last nights spotlight in the Rubber Go. Bocci League when they took over the strong Cupolo's Crows in three straight games in a regular Thurs day night match. The sparrows showed 8 lot of ability and should be one of the dark horses contend ing for top honors.
 In the other top match of the evening the Rubber Avenue Ware house Warblers put the Nardello Nightingales through the paces by taking three straight.
 Deegan's Ducks continue to lead the League with an 8-l record close ly pressed by & 7-2 record by Mon- tones Hagpies.
 The standings follow:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-16

and had her strike out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig In an exhibition game,
 He would do anything to get his name and that of his club in the newspapers. He traded Shortstop Johnny Jones for a turkey.
 He purchased Big Chief Woody Arkeketa and as an opening day stunt staged fake scalping to avenge Custer.
 He put on an elephant hunt, the hunters wearing bustles to make them look like they were mounted and firing blank shots at two per- sons and a quantity of sheeting.
 He had a giant duck lay the larg- est egg in history on second base. HORNsBY GETS AN INEXPENSIVE HORSE
 When Rogers Hornsby made his home bow as manager of the Look
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-16

gel with the score.
 When Dizzy Dean refused to ap- pear in a scheduled exhibition in Chattanooga. Engel offered $l5,000 for the privilege of punching the ec- centric right-hander on the nose.
 But, after the customers had seen the sideshow, they wanted to see the main event-basebal
 With all his showmanship, Larry MacPhail of Brooklyn produces the goods.
 And he knows that even the most attractive ball club requires good competition to bring in the addicts in droves
 Circus stunts help, but profess sional baseball must stand on its own pins.
 When 1t no longer is capable of doing that, the noble athletes might just as well seek reinstatement as amateurs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-16
NORTH END SOFTBALL

The Moschella Tailors, led by Joe Piazza, opened the North Square Merchants SoftbaA League with a victory over the Waterbury Amuse- ment Machine Co. 8 to s. The Tai- iors went to work on the Oolucci- men in the early innings building up a comfortable lead and with the steady pitching of Pat Canese were never in danger of relin- cushing 1t. John DiVito starred in the field for the victors, while Pat Basta was the losers best bet. The batteries were Canese and Colan- gclo for the Tallors and Larry and Biscontini for the Music Men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-16
IOT FORGE DEPT, SCOVILT,S
WATERVILLE GIRLS
 FACING OVERLO OOKS

Waterville, May 16 - A softball game between St. Michael's 0. Y. O. girls and the Overlooks girls will be played tonight at 6:l5 o'clock at Waterville par.
 A baseball game will take place at the park tomorrow afternoon at l:30 o'clock between the Altar boys of St. Michael's and the Waterville All-Stars.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-16

outs, Engel burlesqued the old bat ting champions frequent run-ins over playing horses by presenting him with a refugee from glue fac- tory, jockey and all.
 Engel hung sweet-singing canar- les around the park to cheer the faithful when things were going badly. He had a crying cage for himself.
 When Atlantans paraded with sign, What Do We Care for Joe Engel and Clark Griffith? We Have l4 Millionaires," Engel drove into the Atlanta park in a broken-dow puddle jumper in a high hat behind liveried chauffeur with a sign Joe Engel, Chattanooga's Only Mill lionaire."
 Engel had as many as five uni- formed bands at inaugurals. A sympathy" band of four Negro
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-16
COURT VERDI TEAM
 TOPS HOT FORCERS

Court Giuseppe Verdi, Foresters of America baseball team won a close II to 10 baseball game from the Hot Forge Department of the Scovill Manufacturing company last night at Waterbury park. Seven runse In the first two innings gave the winners a great start, adding two more in the fourth, before the Forgers had one big inning which nctted seven runs with three more in the sixth, as the eVrdls picked up two more to win by one run.
 D!Nicolo with for 4 hits was @ standout batter for the winners
 GnInn NEnnI PARLIAMENTARY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-16

Perhaps aninsOmna complex by listening some those which before the school approval wee but the fact
 earlier this week for the express purpose Built Bob Teller pitch against the Yankees the call play bal and then sound sumber waking in the sixth inning inquiry: Whee I? What happened?" After detailed explanation pitching the Tanks hitting thrilling game satisfied his sleep before the next meeting of the Board of Education name?
 tell he's pretty nice and looking school janos job day. Who knows?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-16
HILLS DRILL TONIGHT

The Washington Hills baseball team will hold a workout tonight at 6 o'clock at Washington Park, The Hills meet the Sacred Heart Pals In the feature City League game at the Stadium Sunday Manager Red Gladney of the Hills requests that all members of the squad report at tonight's practice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-16
WANT GAME?

Naugatuck, March IS = The Naugatuck Highlander Junior Base- ball team wishes to arrange a home- and home series with any junior team in Waterbury and surround ing towns. Teams interested should write William McNamara, manager of teh Highlander, JTs., at Millville avenue, Naugatuck. .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-16
ThiSSpOrting
 World
Once In A Lifetime
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

pamiest your vivid magnaton you have which false when you sporsmnded fan becoming so dsnter asleep during the nst rounds of the hght World Series baseball game while walking in the or boppy saazen Sammy sned and Ben Hosanp Couldn't happen o yS school board well that he would go without cabbage just to good ball game by being supper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-16

- for their invest ment from the bleachers, are out $50,000.
 Engel,. base- balls foremost snowman, d 1 d everything, day and night, to attract paying ues ts, b u t found they in- sisted on good baseball, too.
 Engel signed q girl pitcher, Jackie Mitchell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-16

SNOWMAN Engel's FLOP Proves ODDITIES WON'T MAKE Fans Pay For BAD BASEBALL
Circus Is o. K, But They Also Want Game

Joe Engel's give-baseball-back- to- the-fans plan has failed in Chatta- nooga.
 The Southern League franchise returns to the Washington club, which held a $40,000 mortgage.
 Engel loses more than $30,O00
 Some 1700 lusty-throated Chat
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-16
LoNDos DEFENDERS

Athens, May-Eleven nephews and four nieces of Jim Londos, former world heavyweight wrestling cham pion, are serving with the Greek armed forces.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-16
JUNIOR DAVIS CUP

New York, May-Despite the dis- appearance of international conl- petition, the United States Lawn Tennis Association will continue it's junior Davis Cup development pro- gram.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-16

boys played jazz music between in- nings on banjo, violin, mouth organ and washboard.
 Engel gave away fully furnished and electrically equipped houses, lots, automobiles and washing ma- chimes.
 He had mems days as well as la dies. He had a knothole gang for youngsters with good grades in school and who attended Sunday school regularly.
 GAME MUST STAND
 ON ITS OWN FEET
 Engel threw the park open on Christmas and fed thousands of hungry men, women and children. He gave 7500 toys to poor children. When things were good, he gave two-thirds of the profit to charity.
 He took homing pigeons on the road. They flew home to Mrs. En-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-16
Wood Wins For Yale Again

l. Conn., May le-(UP)-YaIe Unlversitys baseball team
 to victory over the Georgetown nine here yesterday ing game with the Els connecting for IS blows and the
The guardian., 1941-06-21
SAINT MARK
BRO'HOOD OUTING
By Monroe Mason

An overcrowded attendance, chicken
dinners with fxings and enthusiasm
galore closed St. Mark Brotherhood
Forum season last Sunday at Green
Acres, SaXonville.
Records were smashed for attend
ance. A motorcade transported guests
and members from the church edifce,
Townsend street, on schedule. George
Davis and his outing committee did a
wonderful job seating guests, who
failed to buy their tickets in advance.
Many members of the Brotherhood
yielded their reservations in order to
give last minute ticket buyers prefer
ence when the "mess" bell rang.
All present ate a bountiful dinner,
prepared and served by "boniface"
Hawkins and his staff. New outdoor
amusement devices installed on the
wide area of Green Acres added great
ly to the entertainment of outing Wis
itors, before and after dinner. Baseball,
bowling, roche and table tennis con-
tests thrilled onlookers because of the
surprising skill of many who partici-
pated "Bea" Van Allen, a former
hostess of a Boston cafe, was in charge
of the corps of dainty mattresses. ar
thur Chase, an "old-timer" of "Tre-
mont boulevard" was here, there and
everywhere, as a part of the Hawkins
organization, wei com ng Boston
friends of long ago. Wade McCrea, of
the Chicago district Federal narcotics
squad, charter member of the Broth
erhood, was present, also guests from
Conn. and other sections of New Eng
land Rev. S. L. Laviscount, pronounced
the invocation. The inimitable Jones
brothers sang two songs. George Free
man requested the assemblage to stand
and pay homage to the late member,
w. T. NJ. Bradford. Louis Cambridge
and Thomas Center of the North Cam
bridge Community Club extended
greetings from their organization.
Police officer Harvey Yates and other
guests were introduced by President
T. E. A. McCurdy. Everett Yates, a
sub-master in the Boston public school
system, was guest speaker. "How to
get jobs for our Colored YOUTH" was
his subject. Chairman George Davis
of the outing committee made the
Brotherhood presentatin gift to the
Dean William T. Freeman, who is the
oldest member and much beloved by
the organization. After dinner the
guests and members renewed their
outdoor activities.
The guardian., 1941-06-21
MnHttal TRHttual
A 8tD SntrfHH

The Second Annual Music Festival
which was held at st. Bartholomew
Episcopal Church in Cambridge on
Sunday afternoon, June s, was a great
success. The attentive and appreciative
audience seemed to inspire the artists
to outshine themselves and the result
was very gratifying to the sponsors of
the affair. The organists, Ina Braith-
waite, Elwyn Barrow, Stanley Kirton,
and the choir of the church accom-
panied by Shelton Pollen, organist, all
contributed in a splendid manner to
the programme. Ruby Agnew, with her
golden contralto, sang with great rever-
ence and expression. Newman Smith,
as usual held his audience spen-bound
in his Arias from the Creation and
the Messiah. The Junior choir of Eben-
ezer Baptist Church was heard for the
first time in a concert of this calibre,
and they proved their right to be In
cluded on the programme. Their tone
attack and precision spoke volumes fol
the spirit of these young people and
their leaders, Thelma Chase and Ina
Braithwaite, while the beautiful bud
ding soprano voice of 16 year old Isa.
bella Vaughn of the Choir, was the sur
prise of the Festival.
The guardian., 1941-06-21
GRADUATES

CALVIN w. BURNETT third year
student at the Massachusetts School
of Art, was awarded a scholarship for
his final year at this years commence
ment exercises. A few weeks ago he
was elected chairman of the finance
committee of the Student Association.
He is also clerk in the school art store
where all students purchase their art
supplies. In the current school art ex-
hibition Mr.. Burnett was successful
in having dozen pictures hung. Two
of them in a special place of honor.
During the year he contributed to vari-
Gus school publications among them
the Year Book and the School Cata-
logue.
Among those graduated from Boston
Latin School last Thursday evening
was DANIEL KENNETH KEEL, Jr.,
nephew of Mrs. Elizabeth West, Hair
Dresser of 500 Columbus Ave. Young
Kiel has made his home with his aunt
for the past seven years.
CORNELIUS VINCENT, Jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Vincent was
among the number who graduated
from Boston College, Wednesday.
Members of the class of 1899 at Boston
The guardian., 1941-06-21
PLEASANT BAPTIST CHUk0n
Rev. Samuel HI. Bullock, Pastor

Everybody enjoyed the SpeS.a
Fathers day service last Sunday morn
ing when there were a number OF vlI, "
tors present. "a Fathers Blessing
was the subject of the pastors Ssl ~
mon. In the evening the Clover Lea 6
Quartet was heard at the First Day
tist Church, Jamaica Plain. Iney az, y,
peared very attractively attlred IN 'lSa 4S;,
brand new uniforms. Their recital 'as IL.
Sunday, June %, will be given al .aS !n'
Vernon Street branch of the SaLva45GiDi y 1T;ii
Army at 1O:3O am. Mr.. Harold o. Tl4 Tbe
will play the piano at this serylee nee ,liII LII
morning service at Pleasant Hlil sm W.
be conducted by the assistant paS.O.'
The Missionary Society IS planning giss !
very far reaching program at Feop1ov c',iSov
Church Chelsea, on the First ounuS, 90
in July. Sunday evening, june u ~, %s
Pleasant Hill with the quartet VIII ~ -
guests of the Union Service, BrocA'OD
Massachusetts.
The guardian., 1941-06-21
OrFra StttDfrH
6tur RFtrrttntt

Members of William Rhodes Opera
Society gave a reception in honor of
their conductor, William A. Rhodes. on
Wednesday evening, June IS, at the
home of Mrs. Sarah Mckenzie. 10
Savin Street, Roxbury. Special guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ. Bannister of
West Virginia, R. NJ. Epps and John
Moody. Members of the Opera Society
present were: Pattie Yates. Sarah
Mckenzie, Valeria Howard, John
Powell, Ann Wake, Ruth Morris. Ruth
Plenty, Ella Martin, Herman Carter.
Frances Pierce, Oswald Gilbert, Bea-
tress Moody and William A. Rhodes.
The members gave Mr.. Rhodes many
beautiful and useful gifts. The re-
ception was also in celebration of the
9th anniversary of the organization.
Among the members absent who sent
their congratulations were: Sarah
Nelson, Jesse Owens, Una Bell. Mack
Boatwright, Virginia Strother, Joseph
Stark, Grace Shelburne, Emma Brown,
Louis Pearman and William Callander.
At the end of the reception John
Powell, Business Supervisor of the
Opera Society, announced that in Sep
tember the Opera Society will begin
rehearsing on its 7th Opera, and will
take in only limited number of new
members who are talented singers.
The original fee to join this Opera
Society was ten dollars. Now there
are special joining fees for singers who
have unusual ability.
The guardian., 1941-06-21
Fight it

College celebrated their cla..
last week. Joseph F. Po~s.lf ,uss fepniq
master Of Boston Latin ScbeoSi SS head
member of this class. OOl was
Among the successful candia..
degrees at Boston UnivaruG;sat 10
year was Nathan L. Burnett ay y this
bridge, Mass. He received = r'aI u Tan.
arts in social ethics. Mr. Ip5aster per d
Undergraduate work was eorDSal nSllnetttts
Salem Teachers College wbarppi pisted S at
awarded a Bachelor of Science Il ne " Sa'
cation. His extra curricular in n Edl
were, membership in the BIZ IITli'Sleste S'ee
nary singers, the B. U. Cbo,.,S 0. Seii.
the Mount Vernon Student Assoo;s.a us and
He also sings with the Schola IriSsoa raaI
rum of st. Johns the Div;reo eall59' Y
Byars-Harris Operatic groun e, ~, a'
assistant organist in a local os Snu !
Mr.. Burnett is the son of Dr. and oii9iea "
N. Lowe Burnett of Cambridgal l'p M IlH
The guardian., 1941-06-21
Proud Grandmother

There was no prouder or happier
relative visiting June Commencements
than Lou Montgomery's grandmother,
Mrs. Melinda Stewart of Roxbury.
Her eountenance shone with pride and
joy as she sat through the long gradu-
alton exercises at Boston College
where she saw Lou awarded bache-
lor's degree and heard Cardinal O'Con-
nell praise the high standards of a
Boston College education.
LOUIS graduation eliminated years
of Grandma Stewards solicitous inter
est in LOUIS welfare and comfort. Dis
appointed because she was unable to
persuade her son, LOUIS father, to get
college education, she lavished her
affection upon his two children, Lou
especially as the oldest, and saw to it
that Lou had every encouragement in
needed money, clothing, books, and
recreation as he proceeded along the
road of education from grammar
school, through high school and now
through college. At last she could sit
back and proudly reflect upon a service
faithfully and we'll done
A determined little woman with
strong well-knit physique, she reveals
herself in conversation as a downright
courageous person who weighs an un-
dertaking beforehand and after adopt
ing a course pursues it to a successful
finish. Looking at her one can easily
conclude that Lou Montgomery comes
honestly by inheritance with the ply
steal strength and the stamina which
made him one of Boston Colleges fore
most gridiron heroes.
The guardian., 1941-06-21

small favors that mean so much to
them. '" ~
He acts as liaison between the men
and the church and other organizations
OF their home towns; finds books and
magazines for them to read; looksafter
their social activities, and participates
in the training of officers and enlisted
men alike.
The hospital is a regular stop on
the Chaplain's rounds; to cheer up a
lonely boy, to send out for cigarettes
Tor another, to arrange so that still
another man can get his mail quickly.
Maybe he has the payroll sent I'D for
a patients signature. It's all in the
davis work for the Chaplain.
The things and situations about
which the soldier goes to the Chaplain
Tor personal conferences, are as wide
and varied as the places from which
the men Of the 372nd have come
Sergeant "X" asks for audience on
the best wav to use his hours off d1tv
improving his ability to write: Private
"" has had wear in college and
wants to know what school he could
90 to or what course of studies he
might take up to prepare himself for
the ministry. Probably he has an eve
on the chanlain's lob
Private "Z" has been having some
domestic difficulties. He wants to know
whether he should 90 home to STRAIGHT
en- things out Mavbe the chaplain
writes letter to his wife or mother
stating the situation as he sees it.
offering a solution to the problem.
The Chaplain and the men are alone
in these personal conferences. The
mans condolences are respected and
the most sympathetic consideration
and the best advice the chaplain can
give are his.
The soldier with his problems and
difficult situations. finds a friend and
o'uide in the Chaplain. While the Chan
lain finds in these personal conferences
one of the best WAYS to serve helpfuIly
the men of his regiment.
The guardian., 1941-06-21
AFrFnt EAttnrtalH
A CHAMPION

Eddie Dugger has left the Tufts Col
lege campus at Medford, taking a de-
gree~with 2a&m. The story of his career
is inspiring to any who contend against
difficulties. He is one of the outstand-
ing American athletes by virtue of his
amazing success in hurdling, his re-
cord for the high hurdles being the
best ever made in this country.
Eddie is of African descent. That
makes him the champion of a people
who have never had much of the good
things of life. They are rightfully
proud of the young man. And all
Tufts, graduate or student, is also
proud of him. On the athletic honor
roll of the college no name stands
higher, and but one or two have gained
comparable distinction.
AS boy he came up the very hard
way, the going being made more diff
cult when his father died during the
sons sophomore year. But he had
worked in order to stay in school and
he worked to get through college, in
the cibrary and the laboratories.
Now he has an engineering educa-
tion and goes to the Middle West to
held in the protection of his country
Boston Globe
The guardian., 1941-06-21
Varied Duties of
372nd's Chaplain

FORT DIX, N. J.-Soldiers of the
372nd Infantry, stationed at Fort Dix,
N. j., marvel at the tireless energy of
Chaplain (Captain) Charles P. Win
throp whose work is far from finished
when he pronounces the Benediction on
the last religious service each
Sunday. He has to be father, big
brother, counselor, vocational advisor
and arbitrator to the men of the regi-
ment.
One of the boys may have been as
signed to the kitchen when he wants to
go to radio school. He asks the Chap
lain to help him make the change.
Another may have been somewhat lax
in his duty and is up for discipline. He
asks the Chaplain to intercede for him,
tell his company commander that he
will do better in the future. All day
long they wander into his Office, asking
The guardian., 1941-06-21
Mrs. Ell. A. B. Raynor
was 80 Years Old

Mrs. Henrietta Augusta Blanche
Raynor, wife of Aubrey Hilgrove Ray
nor of 3 Ebert St., passed away May
% in her 80th year. Funeral services
were held May 26 from the John A.
O'Brien Funeral Parlors, Rev. James
E. Crichlow of Grant A.M.E. Church,
of which she was a member, officiating
There were many present and many
floral tributes were in evidence. Mrs
Hilda Talbert sang and also the COM
bined choirs of Grant and st. Michaels
Church. Interment was at Mt. Hope
Cemetery.
Obituary
Henrietta Augusta Blanche Raynor,
the second youngest child of the late
Jane and Peter Iris was born Aug. g.
1860 in Devonshire Parish, Bermuda
On Aug. %, 1888 she was married to
Aubrey Hilgrove Raynor and to their
union were born ten children of whom
two daughters and three sons survive
She came to the U.S.A in the month
of May, 1916 and during the twenty
five years she has resided in Boston
the Dominion of Canada, New York
and Connecticut. During the latter
part of the 18th Century she Joined
St. Paul A.ME. Church, Hamilton
Bermuda, transferring her membership
to Charles st. A.ME. Church on heI
arrival in Boston, and later to Grant
A.M.E. Church.
Prior to her migration to the United
States she was actively engaged il
social and official activities in the Inde.
pendent Order of Good Samaritans anC
the Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds
She leaves to mourn a sorrowing
husband, stepmother, sister, two
brothers, five children, two daughters
in-law, thirteen grandchildren, ter
great grandchildren, nieces and neph
ews, and other relatives and friends
CARD OF THANKS
The family of the late Henrietts
Augusta Raynor extend their thanks
and appreciation to the many friends
and organizations who offered expires
sions of sympathy and other help dur
ing her recent illness, and for the
many floral tributes on the occasion
of the funeral.
The guardian., 1941-06-21
aarH. Onx 1ttrtrn

Mrs. Mary V. Cox of 25 Hammond
St., Roxbury, passed away on June II
1941 at her late home after a long
illness. Funeral services were conduct
ed from the Charles ST. Church by Mrs.
Matte L. Reid, funeral directress with
the Rev. o. w. Childers officiating.
She was born in Alexandria, Vir-
ginia anG lived for a time in Mem
phis, Tennessee. She came to Boston
in 1887 with her mother and father and
Immediately joined the Charles st.
Church at the time when Father Ben
iamin Gould was pastoring.
On June 8, 1897 she was married to
William G. Cox by DIR. Roberts and for
43 years was a faithful and loving
wife.
Her greatest joy was attending
church and up until the time of her
passing, she was the oldest living mem
Der of Charles st. Church.
She leaves to mourn their loss: a
devoted husband, a niece and nephew
in Cape May, New Jersey, two cousins
in Boston and a host of friends.
"Safe in the arms of Jesus,
Safe on His gentle breast
There by His love Ger shadowed,
Sweetly her soul shall rest"
CARD OF THANKS
The family of the late Mrs. Mary
Virginia Cox wish to thank their many
friends for the kind expressions of
sympathy shown them during their
recent bereavement.