The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-08-01
WAVEL.ETS

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can any one guarantee anything IN
this world "forever2". How long
Is forever?
Just the other day I read Of a
professor, Samuel Noah Kramer,
curator Of the University
Museum Of the University Of Penn
sylvanla, who recently declphered
from many scattered fragments the
Oldest written story In the world.
The new books" prove TO be the
earliest written Bible. They are a
collection Of the recordings on clay
Of the sacred writings Of the SUM
erian people, whose civilization |
fiourished In the Valley Of the
Euphrates and Tigris Rivers from
get thas-4,OO0 10 1000 b. Q.
That's pretty close 10 5000 years
ago, and that's q long. long time
. And yet as against the for.
ever" 50 giibly claimed by the com.
mercial announcer in question. 10
Is less than a second In the meas
ureless tempo Of eternity.
WATR and the Blue Network, In
cooperation with a national maya.
zine and 20 Of the leading news
papers all over the country, will
broadcast over coast-to"coast
hookup and station WATR the FIRST
All American Boys World Series
baseball game at the Polo Grounds
on Monday, Aug. 2, at 3 p. m.
Bringing together the cream Of
the nations youthful baseball play
ers of pre-draft age representing
East and West all-star teams, the
contest win mark the first Of an
annual event with the net proceeds
to be donated to the Community
War Memorials Commission, the
National Committee on Physical
Fitness.
The Committee on Physical Fit.
ness not only directly benefits from
the game, but Is throwing its entire
resources behind It, making the
event the stellar attraction Of its
years program. Paul v. McNutt
head of the Federal Security Agency
Of which the Committee Is a part,
will come to New York from WASH
ington to participate in the cere-
monies. As a part Of this he viii
read q message on physical fitness
directed to the youth Of America
from General George @. Marshall.
Mayor Fiorello II. La Guardia OF
New York City, himself an ardent
advocate Of physical fitness. win also
speak.
Coaching the teams will be two
Of the outstanding figures In base
ball today-venerable and highly
respected Connie Mack, manager OF
the Philadelphia Athletics and pop
ular Mel OFT, leader OF the New
York Giants. Mack viii pilot the
Eastern Club and OFT the Western
aggregation.
This contest. which promises TO
develop into a yearly spectacle of
colorful proportions. will truly be
the All-AmeTican game. II win be
In fact the cumulative result of
thousands Of baseball games In an
elimination tournament Teeled of
this year.
Every section of the country win
be represented on the hallowed site
where such baseball tnmortals as
John j. McGraw, ChTisty Mathew
son, Rogers BTesnahan, Ross Youngs
George Burns. Arthur Devlin. Travis
Jackson. Bill Terry and Carl Hubbell
among other greats. once held forth.
Thirty Of the nations finest dia-
m0nd youngsters, each selected with
INFINITE care by various sectional
boards Of baseball expeFts-scouts,
sports editors, coaches and leading
athletic figures from thousands OF
entries win be paTaded before the
eyes Of Q gigantic audience,
In addition. the boys VIII have a
full week of entertainment IN New
York as the guests Of the magazine.
This Is one of the rewards for
winning the nominations. There will
be other awards In connection with
the contest including 0 college
Of four years to the
boy who Is voted the outstanding
performer IN the classic,
Accompanying the players as
and also coming N q
working capacity TO cover the game
will be the sports editors of the 70
which helped promote
the elimination contests that de-
teTmined each sections winning
nominee,
Prior to the game and the broad, |
cast, outstanding sport personals |
tiles, famous baseball stars, ana |
Of radio, stage and screen
VIII appear w . special program Tor |
The early arrivals,
Dunninger, the Master MeHtalist,
turns detective IN his broadcast
over station WATR on Wednesday, |
August Q, at Q p, No. when he tries |
70 read, mentally, the words and |
music Of en- unpublished song writ
Ten BY Nick Kenny, nationally |
famed song'wFlteF and as'Well'eS
known radio e0lumnlst as exists W |
all the land, Some time ago "
Fhe Tall Tower eolnmn-E told you
s0mething about MEX Kenny, and
all his ways and works, 1he radio
session between himself and Dun
niger has Rll the makines Of swell
entertainment, ] hope that after
DnnnlgeF hes read Mex kenny's
words, we win hear the song suns,
phls sh0nldn't be shonldn't DO diff
lleult tor joining Kenny on the
Judges bench WIll be Dick Todd,
eFeo0eg, Also el the bench Wll Pc
Aunt Daisy, New Zealand radio |
aammentatoF whose visit to this |
country, according 10 Earle FeTFis,
q causing enthusiasm along Radio
Row,
That RnpeFman Of earlier years,
John Henry" Is the subject eg 9
story In song, nFesentad hV Roy |