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Evening star., 1942-08-04
olf'sGa||eriies,
Purses al Par
Despite War
Horbert, St. PouI Open
Victor, Among Aces
Produced by Era
BY CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


ST. PAUL, Aug. 4.-1ournament
golf Is about ready to end its war
year on a financial par with ether
seasons.
Pros will have collected just as
much prize money and will have
been trailed by just as many spec
tators as before.
That's the word passed clong by
Fred Corcordu. PGA tournament
manager
Like all seasons, this one has pro-
duced players who appear destined
to take places next to the immortals.
Chick Harperr of Battle Greek,
Mich. Is one such fellow.
Harbcrt Gives Par Wallop.
He won the st. Paul open cham
pionship yesterday in piayoff with
Dutch Harrison. the lean. crawling
Arkansan from Harrisburg. "a. He
won it sensationally by melting six
strokes off par ON the Keller public
links for 66. Harrison came in
with Is.
Harbert's 31-35 trick gave him
81 900 first prize. boosted his years
winnings to $4,691 for sixth place
among the top 10 headed by Ben
Hogan. $12,143. Harrison took $75e.
bringing his earnings to $4,100 and
seventh place.
While most of the other pros
high-tailed 1t to Toronto, Ontario,
today for the 5000 Canadian open
Thursday through Sunday, Harbert
was on his way home, planning not
to enter.
Following the Canadian tourna-
ment is the 5000 Rochester. N. Y.
open August 1916. Chick is plap-
ming to go to that one.
Meet Payoffs About Average.
There are six tentative dates set
after the Rochester meet before the
season ofiicially ends" Corcoran
said. $50 far the pros have collected
a total of $4,000 in prize money
and should reach the six-year aver
age Of $175,000.
Some 100000 has been given
to war relief through tournaments
| and Red Cross benefit matches and
in % tournaments thus far the golf
ers have played before 400. 600 per-
sons. as many as at any time in the
past"
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Marines, Typos Clash
Tomorrow for Lead
In Departmental

Marine Corps Headquarters nine,
which has been hanging back in
the middle of the pack all season,
now Is a definite threat for the
Departmental League second-half
crown. 1t is in a second-place tie
with Naiman Photo. only half a
game behind Union Printers.
Tomorrow the Marines have a
chance to take the lead when they
meet the Printers in a game on the
West Ellipse at $50. After that
only four more games remain to be
played to end the season, so each
victory now is doubly important.
The Marines moved into their
contending position yesterday by
defeating Ninth and New York
Lunch, IL. They started with three
runs in the first inning and coasted
home.
Evening star., 1942-08-04

No words wasted-Southwest-
ern Tech of Weatherford, Okla,
quit football this week and here's
the leason given by its to-the-
point president, G. S. Sanders,
who played football himself be-
fore the First World War:
We have a parachute that will
fit any pair of shoulders; they
can learn how to kick hell out of
Japs instead of footballs; we can
spend that $4,000 for training
planes instead Of training pants"
CTech has contracted with
Uncle Sam to produce 80 licensed
pilots and $50 licensed airplane
mechanics this year,
One-minute sports page-If
your tires won't take you to the
games, don't worry about a posi-
BILE shortage of football on the
air this fall. The networks al
ready are lining up announcers
for the big games and Mutual
is planning to bring back Mai.
Bill Slater from the Army and
1t. AL Heller from the Navy to
air the Army Navy clash. Santa
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Walters Weakness Was Tokinq 1t Easy

chances Walter didn't remember, hlmseH Big
probably oong around
making plans for the future they
another at the Maryland legislature
managed Johnson during the Big Trains greatest
another pitcher like Johnson I've
baseball 1886 he the
he wasn't careless
he thinks back to the 1913
under the Old Fox then
Washington In fact Grf had
least making year Ihs wouo
have rare a a
pitched consecutive innings without allowing run
April 10 and here it May a. We
st. Louis and got
telegram Detroit Sunday 1t said
Besides we'll
a
Evening star., 1942-08-04

Right now Toledo is in the midst
of another string-four in row
and does not play again until Thurs
day, when it opens at home against
Kansas City.
Two other former major league
managers now directing association
clubs also are in the thick Of the
fight They are Charley Grimm at
Milwaukee and Gabby Hartnett at
Indianapolis.
The current association scramble
came about after Milwaukee and
Kansas City first threatened to run
away from the rest of the league.
But Milwaukee ran into succession
Of injuries and slumped The same
situation slowed up Kansas City,
which only recently regained its
winning stride.
Milwaukee moved into a second
place tie yesterday on a combination
of Kansas City's loss to Indianapolis
and the splitting of a double header
by Columbus and Minneapolis,
Evening star., 1942-08-04
5keet Champs Tuning
For Syracuse Meet,
Opening Tomorrow
Navy Enters Two Teoms,
With 1t. Kerr as One
Of Title Defenders .>
E, the Associated Press.

e. tHe Associated PTeSS.
SYRACUSE, N. Y. Aug. 4.-Lt. A.
H. Kerr of Beverly Hills, Calf, put
In some practice shooting today pre-
pairing to defend his sub-small gauge
championship in the national skeet
championships tomorrow.
1t. Kerr, who won the champion
ship with a 99x100 score at the ma
tional meet in Indianapolis last year,
will shoot with a team of Navy
marksmen.
Bill Perdue of Mobile, Ala, also
was scheduled to get in some prac-
tice rounds for defense of the small
gauge championships he won last
year with 100 straight hits. Another
early arrival was Grant Ilseng, Chi
cago sharpshooter, who won the pro-
fessional sub-gauge title at Indian
apolis.
Among those here for the women's
events are Mrs. M. L. Smythe of
Aurora, Ohio, who will make another
try for the women's sub-small gauge
crown and Diana Boiling of Green
Wich, Conn, who won the title in
the small bore competition last year.
Mrs. Smythe and Miss Boiling also
were contestants in the 1910 national
meet here. ..r
Both are expected to find keen
competition in Mrs Potter Palmer,
Chicago socialite, who won the re-
cent Lordship Women's champion
ship. She has won every major
contest in which she has competed,
compiling an average of 81 per cent
on her registered targets.
The Navy has entered two teams
in the meet, one headed by 1t.
Comdr F. r. Kelley assistant direc-
tor of gunnery training in the Navy's
Bureau of Aeronautics In Washing
ton. and the other by Chief Special
ist C. r. Winterrowd, trapshooting
instructor at the Navy Pier in Chi
cago.
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Natisnal Ieague.
Hall, Last Ram in Line,
Said 10 Receive Top
Pay From Club
B. the Associated Press.


CLEVELAND, Aug. All the
Cleveland Ram regulars have sign
ed their football contracts, with
Parker Hall being the last man to
enter the fold.
The University Of Mississippi mad
cap, who has been the Rams star
passer, punter and runner for the
last three years, yesterday came to
terms which were reported to be
the most generous granted by the
local National League club this
year.
Hall came here in 1899 and in his
freshman year completed 106 passes,
which helped him win the leagues
most valuable player award for that
season.
Evening star., 1942-08-04

Six games out OF nrSt place ana
front-running Kansas City but one
game ahead of Columbus and Mil
waukee, who were tied for second.
Leaders to Go on Tour.
Adding to the prospects of a bit
ter finish fight was the fact that the
three Western clubs now dominat-
ing the first division all must take
to the road this week for extended
stays. And among the Fasteners.
Columbus has been almost unbeat-
able on its own lot since June.
Here are the latest standings on
the race in which only st. Paul
seems definitely sidetracked:
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Ump GeiseI Goes Home
From Hospital to Rest

By TIE Associated Press.
. CHICAGO, Aug. 4--Harry Geisel,
veteran American League umpire
confined to Mercy Hospital for five
weeks following an injury in a New
York Yankee-Chicago White Sox
game here June 27, has been re-
leased.
Geisel planned to return to his
indianapolis home to further re-
cuperate. He>suffered severe brain
conclusion in colliding with Yankee
Pitcher Spud Chandler on a play at
third base.
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Upoa After Gameag Dmout Brings Polo Grounds Twilight Game Ba
Win, Lose or Draw
Thirty-FWe Years Ago in Old Washington Park
By FRANCIS {. STAN,

would be interesting to know the 10000 10000 base
ball fans who think they Walter pitch his
league thoughtful this week to remember the
Big Train siding at Germantown Md Thirty years
Walter ambed pitching Griffith Stadium for the
first time big awkward country with speed control and
nothing else with which to combat his opponents.
his Detroit
Tigers and hunted bewidering defeat The official club
records show that 1000 turned watch the
fellow that
his % pitching Washington least 10000 people
have his pitching there when pitched
your first Walter"
laterAugust exactPresident Clark Griffith
promoted johnson Day. the inviting all Of those witnessed
special ribbon
distinguish Twenty knew that some OF
the original 1000 on recalls Gfth with sigh
all said they hand and
time out"
remembered this week?
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Shucco Decisions Blake
Through EorIy Leod
B, the Associated Press.

B. the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 4-Tony
Shucco, Boston heavyweight, won
unanimous 10-round decision last
night from AL Blake, Baltimore.
Shucco tired after piling up big
lead in the first eight rounds and
Blake was much the stronger at
the finish. The Baltimorean won
the third when the referee called a
low blow on Shucco.
Shucco claimed he twisted his
ankle IN the eighth round and the
ankle was bandaged before he left
the arena.
In a six-round semifnal bout,
Leo Mattricinni, Baltimore. decis-
ioned Horace Thompson, U. s. Navy.
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Few Students Fit,
Boynton Asserts
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press.
ATHENS, Ga, Aug. 4.-The need
for more intensive physical con-
ditioning In the Nations public
schools. colleges and universities
was emphasized by 1t Comdr.
Ben Boynton OF Dallas. Tex. ath-
letic director Of the Nays pre-
flight aviation school here.
He said 80 per cent OF the nom
athletic cadets reporting here for
training showed lack Of proper
training and conditioning.
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Sidot-Singh, Court, Stor
In Army Air Force

Wilmeth sidat-Singh is the latest
Washington athletic figure to Join
the armed forces.
A policeman at No. 13 Precinct
since January, Sidat-Singh left yes
terday for training in the South
after joining the Army Air Force.
A former football and basket ball
player at Syracuse, he played pro
basket ball here with the WASH
ington Bears.
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Aug. 3 Ends Come
Started on July 4
81 the Associated prssa.

By the Associated Press.
ALBANY, Ga, Aug. 4.-AlbAny
and Americus In the Georgia
Florida League started q game
here July 4 and finished 1t last
night.
An agreed time limit halted the
game July 4 with an official IL
tie at the end of the sixth inning.
League President w. r. Ander-'
son ordered the game played to
an end. The score-one month
later-Americus 6, Albany 4, 10
innings.
Evening star., 1942-08-04

Games behind leader.
Probably the surprise team Of the
lot is the Toledo club managed by
Fred Haney, former ST. Louis Brown
pilot. Two months ago the Mud
hens were in last place Then began
q sudden climb. augmented by
several winning streaks.
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Wants Mutmen SoIyooed

The Atlanta Crackers idea of re-
deeming fouled basebaus In War
bonds prompted the announcement
by Abe Simon. Atlanta rassling pro-
moter, that he would present a 500
bond to the fan who picks up a
grappler tossed out of the ring and
carries him to the front ONCE.
Evening star., 1942-08-04
After Cubun PIoyer's Goot

Julio Acosta, Richmond's peppery
Cuban, has been appointed a coach
by Manager Ben Chapman. He's
coaching Chspman-that Is, on the
correct Cuban slang to direct at Gil
Torres Of the Charlotte nine In an
attempt to upset him.
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Race in A. A. Seasons Tightest
With 7 Clubs in Mad Scramble
Kansas City, in Lead by Come, Has Only
6-Gome Edge Over Louisville Seventh
By ARNOLD DERLITZKI,

CHICAGO 4The American Association scene OF many
close fight againths time with teams
gtes league the 1912
baseball season.
The found seventh place Louisville only
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Fort Knox After Susse

1t. Col Ralph Sasse, former Missis-
sippi State football coach, is reported
likely to coach Fort Knoxs gridiron
outfit this season.
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Croucher, Claiming Arm Sound,
Would Face Yankees Tonight
Long -Ane Not lnfieIder Still Is OFF
Payroll; Hudson Slotted to Pitch
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

Frank Crouchr the Mats novel version the little who
wasn't there there tonight
ington tackles the Yankees at Gnth Stadium
Bucky Harris has cautioned the against selling
with that guarantee.
Seven weeks have elapsed
Evening star., 1942-08-04
When Chips Are Down

TOLEDO. Ohio R.-Byron Mel
son has never lost playon for .
major golf championship.
Evening star., 1942-08-04
When InfieIder Gedeon Tried to Save the Streak

showed telegram grnned He his
nnings-thats ball yknow-and
then got fastest pitcher that lived
Williams, the old out
Howard Shanks head for triple
but bothered and the rest OF the
fellow Gedeon
Billy Evans-he
third He scored y ball.
and that sell-out. Walter didn't
pitchers Griffith admits but
johnson Chry Mathewson wonder
He smoohe with that fadeaWay
fast But there only one john
his record"
his 1t Is enough 10
club that hopeless
pitched 13 shuouts struck out
s7 in strikeous for IL years.
Bio Truin in One Gloss, Others in Another
Griffith asked did anybody ever
approach approach him. Grifths
is ready and Never"
all the of the fasbaers belong
IN
Feer of two three ago
Of speed yknow long be-
went into the Navy
Then there Lefty wadde Lefty Gomez
they few years back
But Walter There's only johnson
Walter probably wishing that more people
this time he for ohce
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Sturs Yesterday

BY the Associated Press.
Dixie Walker and Dolrh Camilii,
Dodgers---Their home runs produced
seven runs for victory over Giants
Evening star., 1942-08-04
Games To-day.

Games To-day. Games Tomorrow.
N. Y, at Wash. $40. N. Y. at Wash. $50,
Phila. at Boston Phila. at Boston
Detroit at Chicago. Detroit at CHICAGO.
Clev. at St. L. (nite). Clev. at st. Louis.
Evening star., 1942-08-04

PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Charlotte. g: Norfolk. ;.
Durham. :; Salem. ].
Only games
Evening star., 1942-08-04
League Statistics

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1912.
AMERICAN.
Results Yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-13

lRabbls regarded as unfriendly ts
 the Zionist cause.
 The pronOuncement of the 1as rabbis was released by a group oi ministers occupying prominent pui- pits in various cities including Rabbis Philip S. Bernstein of Ro- chester, Barnett R. Brickner 0l Cleveland. Mordecai M. Kaplan oi New York. Israel n. Leyinthai ol Brooklyn. Joshua 10th Liebman oi Boston. Jacob R. Marcus of cincin- natl Abraham A. Neuman oi Philadelphia. Louis I. Newman Q. New York. David de Sofa Pool oi New York. Abba Hillel Silver oi Cleveland, Milton Stesnherg and stephen s. Wise of New York. The iS.gnatories listed include the great majority of the membership of all the national rabhlnical associations, Orthodox. Conservative and Reform
 The statement refutes the change that ZioniSm Is a secularist moge- ment and asserts that it has It's or- isinS and roots tn the authoritative religious texts of Judaism" and scores of anti -Zlonism as "a depar- ture from the Jewish religion" II defends the political program of the Zionist movement as an tndiepens- able means for assuring large scale Jewish colonization in the Homeland and affirms that "the settlement of a half million Jews in Palestine since the last war was made pos sihle by political action which cul- minated in the Balfour Declaration and the Palestine Mandate" It adds there can he little hope of opening the doors of Palestine for mass Jew .sh immigration after the war with out effective political action"
 Scouting the idea that the Jews in Palestine should he prevented from ultimately constituting a ma ioFisy Of the population, the rah- hlnlcal pronounce ment declares that
 these who are opposing the move. Ment render "a grave dlsseryiee end adds "it may well be that 10 the de- gree Co which their efforts are at all effective, Jews who might otherwise have found a haven in Palestine will he denied one" They also state to the Jews og Palestine facing the gEalest danger in their history ard llghling hand to maintain morale and hope in the teeth of the total, ltarlan menace anti-ZloniSi aglta- ton comes as . 'eFuel blow"
 Continuing. the statement de- slareS the nobless spirits in Amer lean life statesmen scholars, vFlt- CTS ministers and leaders of lahor and industry have lent their gym nashy and encouragement 70 the movement,
 Jews, and al non.JeNs who are SNmpathe1loa,ly interested in the plight og IewTy, should bear in mlnd that the defeat ot Hitler will not 0f Itself normallse Jewish He in Eu, rope An Allied peace which will not frankly face the problem ol the rar liaaal h0MeleSSness 0f the Jewish psople Will leave the age-old tragic status of European deWry uns The Jewish people b ln danger og emerging from thlS var N2l 0nly more lofn and broken than any 0,heF people but also without any prospect of a better and more
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-13
Laura Hope Crews Died ln Hew York

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-13
PETER ). CURTIN l
 SUCCUMDS AT T.
Retired U. s. Rubber WOrk- CT to Be Laid to Rest
 Monday

Nauaakanck, Nov. l3 Peter ,. Curtin. 77, . resident of this town fer SC years, died this morning st hks home. S2 HotchlgiEs street.
 Be wms born in County Kerry, Hre- lard. He was retired by the U. s. Ruhber Company 70 years ago. The Woodmen Of the World claimed him as a member.
 Besides his wife. Mary, he is sur. viyed by tEo danghters., Mrs. Ralph Goodrich of Newport. R. I. and Mrs Edward KeaFns of Hartford: two sons, Edward Of Hartford and Tnosaas of Naugatuck; two bro tiaerS, Edward and Thomas. both of Naugatuck: four sisters. Mrs, Mary Gilbert and Mrs. Catherine Etyne, both of Milford, Mrs. Esther Grant an6 Mrs. william Schmidt, both Of NaHgatuck: and Io grandchildren.
 The funeral viii be held Monday from the home. time to be ans bounced later. 4 solemn high Mass wsM he celebrated at St. Francis church and ipteFnaent will be in St James cemetery. Friends may cali at the home after 2 tomorrow evening. lbe inst. James cemetery. Friends
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-13
NEW OBSERVATION
 POST COSTS $500
Modern Structure Atop City Hall to Follow Army
 Specifications

The building Of Q modern obsefsa- tlon post atop the city hall for the Army Aircraft Warning Service NdB get underway shortly, lt was learned this morning. The proposed stTue- ture will cost about $500 and Nlll follow Army specifications
 4 eRtwalk will he bulk around the tower where the four air Taic slreGs now project Il wlB be er- closed with glass ane Nan contain teleph0l es and Army Air Corps equipment for determining direction and altitude of the airplalies sighted Its purpose is te protect esr watch CTS from the elements ane make 0bs seryation duty more pleasant.
 The observation post has beeD considered for some tune. Mayor Vincent A. seully said but has ceen held up because of difb aaltleg ip obtaining approval Of the Army fl.d the city 0ftieias 2 R'a9 he"r''Fe of pFi0rities, He asserted that the work will Dc hurried alQae ig l.A. that. Girplane observers may not be eSp5sed 70 win CT Reataer any lCase da4A necessary
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-13
Landlords Agreement
 Gets Court Approval
OPA Rent Control Proceedings Terminated By Incks;
 WiIdemere Avenue Property Involved

ven federal district court approved a stipulated agreement made by the landlords. The decision in effect upheld the rent administrators rul- Ing that all rented property must be registered with the OPA.
 The landlords in the case, Loretta and Thomas McGivney Of i46 Frost road, agreed to register their prop erty and also to refrain from lnak- ing threats or taking any action to evict their tenants. The action was instituted by Atty. Sidney Cassel and Atty. William ]. eesor of the local rent once legal stan, after repeated efforts to obtain reglstra- ton from the landlords failed. It vas believed to be the first case of it's kind filed.
 Property at 57 wildemere avenue. occupied by Arthur Weyman and James F1txnaur1ce, tenants, was in- volved in the action. The landlords entered into the stipulated agree ment with the rent ofilce on O.t. 26. The action against them had been filed Oct. s.
 Mir. Cassel said today that the ofiice continue to receive belated registration. No action is contem- plated against the late registFants unless serious violation Is involved. The ofiiee already has on file over s2.000 registration forms and q com- piete listing of all rented property IS expected to be effected shortly. Inspection will continue as in the past, the administrator. indicted. and any eases of non-registration will be prosecuted.
 The agreement made with the lo- cal landlords in the case settled to- day speclflces that they will not di- rectly or indirectly demand or re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-13
733 Ra5bis Rebuke
 Zionism Opponents
Heads of RabbincaI Bodies Stress Need for Jewish Homeland; Action Without Precedent

kR an action said to be without rrecedent tn the history Of Amer. lean 5ewry, T93 rabhlS including the heads of nll the national Fabbinical associations and drawn from all wings Of religious Jewry in Amer lea. yesterday Issued a joint pro n0uncement severely rebuking Jew a&h opponents of Zlonism as deal- ing a ~eruel blow" Co the Jewish people. The statement declares that -the defeat of Hitler will not nk itself normalize Jewish life In Europe" and points out that after the var Europe will be so Fayaged and war-torn that large masses of Jews will elect migration Co Pales- tine as solution Of their personal problems"
 Prominent among the SignatOTies are Rabbi James U. Heller of Cin- einnati. president of The Central Conference ol American Rabb.S, Rabbi Louis M tAyitsky of Newark, president og the Rabhlnical As- aemhly of America, Rabbi B. k, Ieginthal of Philadelphia, member ag tine Praesidium ol the Union oi Orthodox RahhiS, Rabbi Joseph N Looksteln ol New York. president oi the Rahhlnieal Council of America and Rabbi Israel dol0stein of New Y0rk. president ot the Synagogue Council og America, These leaders recently called On Secretary ol state Hull and presented Co him a memorandum ln support of Zion ism, on the oecaS.ou of the 25th Anniversary ol the baggour Declaga- ton which Is being observed this month throughout the country.
 The declaration nov made public. is a relolndeg Co a statement Fe- gently made by group ot Reform
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-13

ceiye excess rents or attempt to violate otherwise any Of the rent regulations. that they will not threaten to exclude their tenants from possession of any of their housing accommodations in viola ton of regulations. and that they will execute and file with the Wa terbury area rent administrator a statement identifying each dwelling unit rented.
 The case was brought to court despite voluntary efforts made by the landlords after the action was instituted to register their prop erty,