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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-05-15

V Francii Sc reakcja prizadeva Z vsemi slami, da MEN 81
stem ostane. Masa je S kakim miijonom glasov vecine odlocila,
Ga ustaVa, ki bi pomenila prerojenje francoske repubHke, nj spre-
JemlJlVa in poslanci, Xxi bodo izvoljeni drugega junija, Sc bodo
johll sestavljati novo. Strasno draga je ba Sola, skozi katero je
morala Franclja V minuli voni. A zdi Sc, da ne Sc dovoli draga
V ltahJi, V arabskih dezeah, pc vsi prostrani Kitajski, V In
dji, V latinski Ameriki in ma pacificnih otokih ter V kolonijah
mocno vre.
Ne samo tam, kajti mar nj industrialni nepokoj V Zed. drza-
Yah prav tako znamenje, da nekaj nj prav, da so ljudje nezado-
voljni, in da hocejo ne samo mir med dezelami temveG tudi So
ciano zaScito?
Da, vnanji ministri lahko govore o mirovnih p~ogodbah, toda
tako, kakor Sc o njih sedaj %prerekajo, bodo to Sc mani "mirovne'
pogodbe, kot pa SO bile tiste, XII so jih magnati kapitalizma in i'm
perlallzma kovai pc prvi svetovni vojni.
Doslej je Sc vsako konferenco diplomatov zapadnih velesil
spremlJala manila strahu, ali pa sovrastva do Sovjetske unije
oz1roma do njenega ekonomskega sistema. In ma sovjetski strani
pa spremJa diplomatic silicon strah, da kujejo zapadne sie proti
tiuslJl zarote - ne samo zarote ampak nacrte "a vojno prot nil.
Maj vnanji ministri teh sill Sc tako zagotavljaio, da Jim ie "a
= IN VerJetno je, da jim e res "a mir = vzic temu delujejo
tako, kakor da Sc DO tretja svetovna vojna prcela Sc predno Sc
lzkadi dim IL druge svetovne vojne.
Narodl pa lmajo vero v cudez, namrecd a Sc koncem konca
drzaVnlk1 lie sporazumejo, da Sc ekonomski toki posameznih de-
Eel vendar ma kak nacin usoglasjo in potem Sc pricne doba mir
rega razvoJa. In &c Sc ii upi uresniciio, ne DO mogla voditi nika-
NOR drugam kot V socializen v svetovnem obsegu.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-05-15
KATKA ZUPANCIC:
IVER I

minute pred osmo. Tedaj izne-
NADIA - Svcl - in je ugasnilo
razen rdecih luGi mad izhodi vse,
tudi tistih par, XII SO brlele vi
soko pod stropom.
Re pref je obcinstvo lezlo US
locenih hrbtov, zdaj Sc je plazi-
10 domala pc vseh Stirih. Bell
zajcki zepnih svetilk SO skakali
pc visokih crnih stenah. Semin-
tia je popolni tenn Sc zajokala
kaka struna, sicer bi utegnili
dvomiti, ali SO godci Sc tam ali
pa 81 Sc z odrom vred pogreznili
V brezno.
Ma mas balkon 81 je MOI s CO.
kolado prisvetil Z laterno pc
trolejko in izzval veliko smeha.
Ma uro smo pogledali, ko Sc ie
laterna majala mimo naju. De-
set minut cez osmo, pa Sc zme-
rom tema -.
Najbrz je nj bio V dvorani
med Vsemi tenn tisoci osebe, XII
il ne bi misli uhajale ma ladjo,
pripeto oh lid opernega poslop-
ia. Re reka sama, V kateri je Ia
dja usidrana, je svojeglavna. &c
il je proved dezja, Sc spunta in
zaobrne svoj tok. Pa Sc je NOR
da spuntala tudi ladja, XII SO 10
pripeljali, da bi, kakor pohlevna
kravica mleko, dajala operi vsaj
najnujnejSo kolicino elektricne-
ga soka, in vsaj toliko casa, do
kler metropolitanska opera 60
stuje pri mas, to ie, vsega sku-
PAL en- sam teden.
Ali kravi Sc kaj dopoveS, &c
ne z besedo, pa S pestjo otave.
Ladji pa ne prideS do zivega ne
Z besedo, lepo ali grdo, ne z ota-
vo, nit ne S Sibo. Re takoj prvi
dan, ko so jo privedli in pricvr-
still, je komaj cakala, da je mo-
stvo odslo z ME. Takoj Sc je spo-
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-05-15
Bill je Iep veeer...

Zgodilo Sc je, da naju je pri-
jatelj potegnil S svojo limuzino
do nadulicne, in je najina vecer-
ia ostala ma peel, Smarnice pa V
kozarcu -. Edino vstopnice "a
V opero sva pograbila in pa ku-
kalo seveda. S prometnimi I'VE
zami Sc zadnje dni nj "a saliti.
Bolje uro prezgodaj kot uro pre-
pozno!
V borbi "a svoje pravice, do
katerih je pc vseh bozjih in clo-
veskih postavah upravicen, Cd
lozi organizirani premogar svoj
kramp. In glejte, vse je vrzeno
S tira! Kaj je ma primer Ford in
njegovi milijoni, ali pa milijoni
raznih druzb, ako odpove delav-
ska dian, XII pole zivljenje v in
dustrijsko ollie?
SploSna omrtvicenost Sc cuti
pOVSOd, ChlcagO nj 1ZJema. Via
XII ne vozijo redno, radi tega Sc
mama je tako mudilo Z donna.
Bova re kje V mestu vecerja-
la -.
Hodila sva mimo kino gleda-
lisc, XII jih vse hoolywoodske
'zvezde' ne morejo nj "a hip
osvetliti, ako Sc premogarska
roka ne oklepa rocaja -. Pogle-
dala sva V to restavracijo, ono
in Sc V ono niti jedilnih listov
nj bio Vec ma mizah -. Pa sal
clovek ne zivi lie cd kruha 80. In
sVa lacna pricapljala do najinih
sedezev tam gori ma prvem bal
konu.
Kupila sva 81 bila besedilo, ia
kozVano libretto, in &c bi imela
macje oci, bi ga lahko citala l..
Medtem SO Sc sedezi magic pol
Mill. Godci so hiteli uglaSati
strune, kajti potekale so zadnie
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-05-15

rekla Z n~evsecno cikasko sapo,
Sc pr tenn odtrgala in pricela
r~ogoviliti naprej okrog mosta,
a ko Sc il ia nj udal, je silila V
poslopje, katerem Sc tiska
Daily News. Napravila je mad
deset tisoc dolarjev Skode, pre-
den Sc je dala zopet obrzdati,
cato nj cudno, da je nemara
vsak sleherni cd mas ugibal, kak-
she muhe SO 10 zopet prijele.
Vendar nj bio mic hudega. Bale
je izgorelo lie emo Cd vzigal
fuse. Malenkost, vidite, a prav
malenkosti je najteze odkriti! Z
glasnim odobraVanjem, cello S
ploskanjem smo pozdravili vr-
memo nam luc. Kak0 Sele so Sc
oddahnili oni "a odrskim zasto-
roml -
No in je ia crni odmor precej
zakrivll, da sva Z Japetom pri-
capljala domov Sele oh poll dveh
zarana. z vozilom sva imela Sc
sreco. Steer je priSla ena sama
Skatljica in mic kaj lahko Sc nj
bio nabetkati vanjo, toda priSla
je kmalu in Jape je nehal nami-
gavati, da bi Sla kar ma poStne
stopnice spat, GeS, dobro uro do
NOV, dobro uro zopet cd donna,
mar Sc spla6a til V pOsteljo?
Vendar sva oba prav zado-
voljna, da sva Sla gledat Clio
condo. Je to odraz zivljenia in
razmer, kakrSne so vladale V
razkrajajocih Sc, vendar Sc zme-
rom mogocnih Benetkah Snow
je MANFRED zajeta IL sedemnai-
stega stoletja, in prepletena ie
- kakor vecina drugih uglasbe-
nth dram rOmantiko in Splet-
kami, ljubeznijo in sovraStvom.
Ali V malokateri operi Sc Glove
Ska custva in obcutja poostru-
jejo do tolikih viSin ali pa glo-
bin, kakor has V TEL.
Pa pestrost V barvah in kro-
jih, V glasbi in petju, pa V see
n~eriji! Vrste Sc mnozicni nasto-
pi, zivahni, razgibani, a vselej V
skladju med sabo in orkestrom.
Bio je to naravnost gigantsko
delo "a dirigenta, In ballet - po
radiu YAM znani Dance of the
Hours! Re to samo je odtehtalo
Vse maine neprilike Z V~stopnino
Vred.
Najbolje pa sem pridrzala do
konca. MANFRED Zinko Milanovo
V glavni vlogi, pc kateri je ope-
"a dobila svoje ime "Gioconda".
Pela in igrala je izvrstno in zela
burno odobravanje.
Bill je V resnici krasen veGer!
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-05-15
RUsija- popUSSu Finski

Russia je bila cd zacetka V
mirovni pogodbi S Finsko jake
stroga, toda il cezdalje boil po-
puSca V zahtevah "a reparacije,
kar je posebno dobro "a BODICE
odnoSaje med NINA. Finska ar
mazda je V svoji invaziji zapleni-
la in odnesla veliko blaga ter
povzrocila unicenja, XII Jill je So
vjetska vlada ocenila in zahte-
vala odskodnino zanje. Koncem
aprila pa je finski vladi sporo-
ella, da 10 V tel postavki ne DO
vec tirjala, kar je Finski pri-
hranilo $11 500 1000.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-05-15
IosKo OVEN:
RAZGOVORI

valcev te dezele! Delavsko case
pisje, kjer je povedana poStena
beseda, kje SO in kakSni SO W.
roki-pa eta Same peScica ljudi.
&c KIDD potrebuje. poseben
fond "a pohabljence ter "a vdo-
We in sirote = ga potrebujejo
premogarji. Sploh je pa narod-
ne sramota, da SO V tako napre-
dni- dezeli kot so Zed. drzave
premogovniki last posamezni-
kov in ne last drzave. Ali to je
vpraSanje socializma
Pc SVetu
CloVek ne We ali smo v dobi
miru ali smo ma pragu move VOL
ne. Razni naSi odgovorni draw
Mkt govore odprto ''of show of
force, VojaStvo je popolnoma
rrevzelo izdelavo atomskih
bomb. V severnem ledenem
morju SO Sc vrsili manevri kot
Sc MISC Sc nikdar poprej. Pred
sednik Truman, govori o potre-
bi pan-ameriske vojaske alijan-
ce s standarizacijo orozja. -
Proti komu Isl ia priprava?
Wee kot deset m%ilijonov ljudi
je umrlo V tel vojni, Komaj je
minulo leto kar so kanoni zaca-
sno utihnili. Duh smrti Sc vedno
lei ma evropskih in pacifiSkih
bojiScih, kjer danes umira ma
milijone ljudi cd gladu - po-
sledica tie vojne - in re govore
gotovi ljudje, da je nova, Sc
st~raSnejSa vojna neizogibna,
Jugoslavija
Cemu bi omenial Trst in Pri-
morje?! Menda We vsak, katere-
ga zagovornika in prijatelja ina
Jugoslavija V tenn trenutku.
C1ovek Sc ne cudi Angliji in
Ameriki - angleSki interest so
V Jadranu in pa Vatikan. Ali
Francija, katera je bila pred vol
no menda najvecja prijateljica
Jugoslavije - in katera je oku-
sila isto izdajalstvo italijanske-
ga fasizma kot ga je Jugoslavi-
ia - Sc je pridruzila nepri-
jateljem. Ali Jugoslavija danes
nj tista kot je bila pred Sestimi
lett.
PrOletarec
Citali1 ste V predzadnji izdaji
lista 0 resignaciji upravnika
Chas. Pogorelca. Sodrug Pogo
relec je bill ne samo dolgoleten
upravnik ampak tudi njegov ne
umoren agitator. List ga DO zelo
pogreSal. Treba je namestnika.
zelel bi, da Sc oglasijo aplikan-
ii "a to sluzbo, XII so zmozni an
gleScine in slovenScine. Kogar
bi veselilo delo pri listu, maj pos
lie pismo mem ali pa ma naslov
prO1ptarca
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-05-15
Mnoqozensfvo

Pc porOcilu IL MoSkve zlvl V
Mongoliji pleme kjer imajo re
ne vec MOI in katere imajo "a
prte V haremih. To clovesko pie
me je razkril ruski raziskoValec
Kaslov, XII trdi, da ljudstvu Via
daio zenske in da 81 drzi vsaka
zena vec moSkih kot suznje.
NajslabSe kolo pri voZu della mai
VeC rOpOta.-Ben Franklin.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-05-15

PiSite pc novo knjigo "Slo-
vensko-ameriSka kuharica'1 V
Proletarcevo knjigarno. Cena
$500. Narcotic 81 10 Sc danes.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-05-15
JOSKO OVEN:

AOJOAAoAAA 1~SASbOL44 oS4@Ao
duhtece belle kamelije V njego-
VEN Vrtu tam V tropicni Cuer-
navaci in prav mic bi mi ne bilo
zal, &c bi bill mojo turo podalj-
sal Sc "a par mesecev = tistih
pet tednov je tako nitro minulo.
Bio bi ma mestu, da bi kaj
vec napisal o tenn kar sem videl
in opazil to pot Mehiki, kajti
V zadnjih par letih, cd kar sem
bill zadnjic tamkaj, Sc je precej
spremenilo. Ali to misel sem
opustil, kajti politicni trend V
Mehiki je Proletarcevim citate-
lem menda precej znan = in
drugo bonn pa skusal opisati V
prihodnjem Druzinskem kole-
darju.
Ali emo je gotovo. Mehiko Sc.
nahaja V slicnem spiralnem VIZ
tincu inflacije, kot sedai Zedi-
Meme drzave, Samo, da je tam
Sc slabSe, ker nj skoro nobene
drzaVne kontrole mad cenami
zivil. Politicno Sc nahaja Me
hika V PROFESSIONALISM volitvah,
katere pridejo vsakih Sest let -
in verjemite mi, da je kampanja
rrecej zivahna. Volitve bodo V
mesecu juliju.
Della je sedaj Mehiki v izo-
bilju. Place, kajpada V primeri
Z zivljenskimi potrebscinami,
pa so zelo mike. V Mexico City,
iu opaziS stavbinske aktivnosti
kot jih nj menda mixer tel
dezeli. Ne samo da SO podrli ma
desetine starih poslopij, kate
rib je bilo radi min zgodovinske
vrednosti Skoda, ter jih nado-
mestili z modernimi neboticniki
-ampak gradijo celia nova pred
mestja. Mesto Mehiko je nara
slo V zadnjih petih letih "a vec
kot million prebivalcev. Vkljub
tisocem novih poslopij pa Sc We
dino primanjkuje stanovanj in
hoteloV.
Turistov, posebno American
cev, hos naSel ma tisoce Sc pose
bno V glavnem mestu. Veliko je
tudi evropskih beguncev, kate
rim Sc mehiSka klima zelo do
pade. DobiS Sc vedno Stiri peso
Sc in osemdeset centavov "a
ameriSki dolar-ali Gene so boil
primerne ameriSkemu dolariu,
Sc posebno "a turista. Ali emo je
gotovo: ceprav SO Gene viSje in
kljub predsedniSki Rampant ter
agitaciji klerikalcev, tisto lepo
mehiSko solnce in pa melodiie
mehiSke pesmi je ostalo nespre-
menjeno. In &c ne bi bio nice
sar drugega, je bio re to vre-
dino cele poti.
Vseh pet tednov, ko smo bill
ma poti, nismo sliSali ne radija
in ne citali casopisov. Sele ma
povratku V Mexico City mi ie
rojak joe List omenil tisti ia
mozni Churchillov govor doll
nekje V Missouriiu.
Donna me je cakalo nekaj pi-
sem IL starega kraja ter eel kup
casopisov in revij - in zadaj
"a garazo pa lopata in grablje.
S tenn je bilo konec moth pocit-
mic. Vsaka lepa stvar ina svoj
kOnec.
Pozabili smo VISA politiCna
V~praSanja, Iran, Rusijo it'd. ter
gOVOrlmO samO o premogarski
stavki. Ne O premogarski stav-
XII, ampak 0 njenem inkarnira-
mem simbolu Lewisu. Kar Cez
noe je postal on tista sila, kate
ra je ustavila z emo besedo VISA
kolesa ~industrije ter napravil,
kot pravijo naSi burzvazni. ca
sopisi to, kar nj mogel napraviti
ne Hitler, ne Hirohito ali Mus
solini - zavrl je yes Industrial
nj zanos.
Sc kino SO nam bill zaprli
tn V Chicago SO i taxi ljudje,
XII namigujejo, da so naSi indu-
strialci silno radi zaprli ali pa
omejili obrat, prvic, ker jim dr.
Java garantira profit in drugic,
da lahko S prstom pokazejo ma
diktatorja LeWisa ter S tenn pre-
pricajo publiko O slabosti in IT,
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-05-15

Kako je mOgoce, da sedaj til
ste Wade, Xxi so v casu voine ia
ko hvalile partizanski odpor v
JugOslaviji proti Hitlerjevi
Nemciji in Mussolinijevi Italiji,
sedaj takO navduSeno pobijajo
vse pravicne zahteve Jugoslavi-
je pc ozemljih, XII SO pc vseh bo-
zjih in pOsvetnih postavah ME
ma, to mi nikakor ne gre v gla-
vO! In kan neki so potopile At
lantski carter, pa demokracijo
in toliko naglaSene Stiri svobod-
Seine, tudi tega ne morem do
umeti!
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22
VoIIeyCourt
Meet Ready

Hall Of eighteen entries IN the
annual Naugatuck Valley Senior
basketball tournament at the Wa
terbury Boys Club are local court
combinations Torrington making
four entries for the play which be-
gins next Monday night at the Cot
tage Place gym. Psirings:
Monday, FEB. 2S-
6:3O-TrojanS Va. TorTington
Braves.
7:So-Derby Rovers vs.. southing-
ton ~.
s:30-Torrinston TriangleS VS..
Pond Aces.
Tuesday, Feb. rs
6:So-Brooklyn oophers vs. Ca
diets.
7:3o-st. Patrick's VS.. Bristol
Bulldogs.
S:3o-warriorS VS.. Torrington
Servi Five
Wednesday, Feb. 81
6:30-West Sides VS.. Ives street
c. c.
7:30-Meriden Robins Va. Oak
vile Vets.
8:30-Bombers vs.. Torrington
Crowley Five.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22
CYO Teams
Share Leads

One close contest, a 1890 win for
st. Francis xaviers ovcf st. Thom.
as and a 3S-point scoring spree by
Charley Brasche, st. Johns Of Wa
tertown forward, featured CYO bas-
ketball play last night. Brasche, In
setting up the new league point
mark, got 10 more points than the
st. AIMS team, defeated 50-25 by
the WATERFOWL boys.
Immaculate Conception with 90
10 halftime lead, won by 28-2l over
IS. Peter and Paul, German netting
8 for the winners, Cream and Keav.
ehey 7-6-l3 for the east enders. st.
Francis of Naugatuck won from
st. Lucy's in the borough and Is in
a race with Eddie ODonnell's I-C
lads for the eastern division honors;
while st. Johns, st. Joseph's and
Our Lady Of Mt. Carmel teams are
the western division shareholders of
first place with wins in 5 games,
as the O'Donnell and borough
teams.
Brasche's spectacular scoring
against st. AIMS included sixteen
field goals; Mickett, q team-mate,
also scoring well with IL points.
Micheau, w. Langlois and Gelains
got 1856 points for the losers.
Mulhall OF St. Francis Xavier's
scG.ed IA Of his teams "a points in
a close game, O'Connell Of st.
Thomas netting IL and sforza 8.
Final score of the Naugatuck
game was not reported.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22
OMA FAVORED
over CHAMPION
GUSLESNEvICH

New YORK, FEB. 3a.--CUP)--ous
fsesnevlch, world lleht-heavywight
champion, will return 10 Madison
Square Garden tonight--after an
absence Of more than four years
and attempt 10 crash into the
heavyweight contenders' circle In a
iO-round bout with Lee Oma,
oma, q handsome, dark-haired
Detroit Russian, Is favored ct 7-S 10
beat the muffln-faced, fair-skinned
Russian from Cliffslde, N. j., who
co-lncldentally is celebrating his
3ist birthday along with washing
tons. Never before has the Garden
had an all-RuSsian rhapsody" for
q main event.
Iesnevich, who spent nearly four
years In the Coast Guard, hasn't
fought at the Garden since Jan. 80,
lo42, when he dropped q non.title
decision TO heavyweight Bob Pastor.
Similarly, his l75-pound crown will
not be at stake tonight because
both will scale over the light heavy
limit; OMA about 1877 and Gus
about 100.
This win be the champions sec.
ond bout since receiving his Coast
Guard discharge In october. On Jan.
IL, Gus knocked out young Joe Ka-
hut in the first round at Portland,
Ore. He looked like q killer" In that
non-title scrap, according to men
who saw IL.
Despite his long absence from
competition, Gus seemed to be in
excellent shape at Portland-prob-
ably due to his activities as boxing
instructor in the Coast Guard-and
he seemed to be hitting harder than
ever.
Oma Has Odd Style
However, oma Is q far more for
midable opponent than young Ka-
hut. On1a is the No. 4 heavyweight
contender, ranking after Billy Conn,
Jimmy Bivins and Tami Mauriello.
The 29-year-old Detroiter Is fast.
smart and a fair puncher. He has
an awkwardly elusive Slapstick style
that enabled him to beat Joe Bsksi
and to win one Of three bouts with
Mauriello. He has been fighting reg
ularly since last October, meanwhile
registering six straight victories.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22
Reds Smother
Leading Bisons
(By United Press)

The Providence Reds retarded the
progress Of the leading Buffalo Bis
onS in the American Hockey league
today, but despite q 4 to / victory,
still were Is points behind the East
ern Division pace-setters.
Providence spotted Buffalo q
first period goal last night when
Freddie Hunt Gagged a rebound shot.
Thereafter. however, the Bison
were kept strictly on the defen-
sive.
Bill Warwick tied the score for
Providence before the period ended
and in the second canto made ii
3 to on goals by Armand Lemieux
and Bingo Kampman. Lemieux
added the final goal IN the third
period.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22
TODAY'S SPORT PARADE

Patrick on as manager and coach
when they organized in 1925. Five
years later he was a vice president
Of the Garden, which operates the
tenn. It was a good choice, for Pat
rick developed some of hockey's
greatest stars and during his first
10 years with the club It finished
out Of the playoffs only once.
Frank Boucher. one Of Patrtcks
boys" now succeeds the old gray
eagle Of the Ice as manager But the
name OF Patrick etill will carry on
in the Steel-blade game.
Lester has two sons, Lynn and Muir
ray, both home from the wars
Lynn, q lieutenant, is back with the
Rangers and Murray, captain, is
fighting himself into condition with
Providence. So even with Lester
stepping out, the Patricks will be
with us yet q while.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22
NY OSCAR FRALEY

New York, Feb. 22-(UP)-Silver
thatched Lester Patrick, who was
born well off" and still raised the
ante, settled back today to enjoy the
fruits Of success.
Lester at 50 finally is off the ice.
For wherever ice hockey is played
the name Of Patrick is synonymous
with the game. It should be, too, be-
cause he has been a leading figure
in the sport as a player, coach and
manager for more than 40 years.
Patrick has done much, also, to
make hockey a major sport Str1ce
the day when he first played Skinny
on the ponds around the little
French Canadian village of Drum
mondville, Quebec, where he was
born. That he had the wherewithal
doesn't lessen the credit.
He was near the peak OF his play
ing career when, in 1910. his father
sold large tract Of timl0erland for
81 200, 900 cash on the barrel head.
Joe, the father, along with Lester
and another son, Frank, built
arenas at Vancouver, Victoria and
New Westminister--and the artificial
ice palace was q reality for the first
time.
Retired And Came Back
Meanwhile, Lester was playing
through l9 consecutive seasons in
which he captained eight Major
league clubs and won the Stanley
Cup seven times. He retired in 1921
and then, four years later. made
comeback at the age Of ~ to play Is
games and reach the cup finals with
his Victoria Cougars.
Patrick through those playing
years was rated as one Of the great
est rovers and defense men and,
even today, many OF the old timers
regard him as one of the best OF all
time. But he always was known as
a 'cagey" man, whether 1t was
hockey or business.
Proof OF this is one incident by
which Lester picked up q cool
quarter Of million dollars by smart
thinking. He was. at that time. in
the Pacific Coast Hockey League
and he saw the handwriting on the
wall which convinced him the
league was getting ready TO fold. II
the league had failed TO operate the
players would have become free
agnts and been available to the Ma
tional Hockey League for train fare.
Two Sons On Ice
Lester simply wert on selling
spree-before anybody had the idea
that his league was bowing out-and
sold his stars to the National
Hockey League for $4,000. The
league, as he suspected, collapsed
that year and N. H. L. owners had
shelled out for something that
would have been free had they sat
tight.
The New York Rangers appreci-
ated this business acumen and took
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Taft Easy Winner
OUer Canterbury

Taft Schoo' - -'etball SQUAD, un-
defeated this season in Tri-State
league competition turned in a
surprising margin OF victory 66 TO
10 at New Milford Wednesday over
J. Alden Writes Canterbury Prep
boys who had won FIVE of six
games played. Bean Sued. Sheldon
and Peters wee the high-Scorers
for Taft scheduled to meet Kings
wood next week wednesday after
noon at WATERFOWL.
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Team Topped

Once again, Hartford Public
High proved the stumbling block"
to the hopes Of Crosby swimmers
for a state league title, the Owls
winning q 40-35 point decision yes
terday afternoon in Hartford water.
The victory was number Q for
Coach Larry Amann's lads, Crosby
having won five straight meets be-
fore its important test with its
keenest annual rivals. The Owls
took s OF 8 possible first places,
including the opening 100 yard re-
lay, good for six points. In the 100
yard freestyle, Phil Costa OF Hart
ford tied the pool record In 1876,
Crosby'S Johnny Kelley finishing
right behind him for a three-point
second place. In the past IL years,
Hartford has won the state title IL
times. Summary:
100 yard medley relay: Won by
Hartford Campbell. Breaux, Mar
kovitz): second. Crosby ID. Skiff, F.
Lux, @. Gibson. Time l:075.
800 yard free style: Won by Ma
cauley (H), second, Dixon Co;
third, Lux Co Time 2:29.
20 yard free style: Won by Costa
III; second, Kelley Co; third, Viola
(H). Time 1875.
Diving: Won by Riccio (H; Sec
ond, Grechko I'D; third, Fecteau
CC). Points SIS
100 yard free style: Won by Costa
CID; second, F. Lux CO.; third,
Miller Co. Time 57.3.
100 yard breast stroke: Won BY
w. Skiff Co: second, F. Lux Co;
third, Breaux (H). Time 1:l2.6.
100 yard back stroke: Won by
Campbell (H): second, r. Skiff Co;
third. w. Steck &C.. Time 1858.
100 yard relay: Won by Crosby
Kelley, Bates, Miller Gibson
Time l:227,
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Pitcher Shea in
Balboa Hospital

Naugatuck, Feb. "a - New York
Yankee baseball club officials mott
fled the family OF Frank (Spec)
Shea that he is resting comfortably
in a Balboa, Canal Zone hospital,
following an emergency appended
tony performed by Col. W. NJ. Faw,
chief surgeon az the U. S. Army post
where the Yankees are in training
for the 1915 season. Shea was sched-
uled to pitch against a Panama team
yesterday.