The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-26
Til. Sporting World
Monday Sport Wash
By JOHN a. CLUNEY

game of golf, flock of chasers for
Bobby Grants Connecticut am
ateur title got off the tees at the
Waterbury and WATERFOWL courses
this morning with hopes of con-
quering the long layouts in close to
par figures. Grant, who turned in
practice round of 68 at Water
bury yesterday apparently will lead
his challengers a merry chase,
though Dom Soccoli, the New Brit
ain linksman who recently. copied
the New England public course
csown Is considered to have a good
chance Of reaching his objective
a double crown.
Unfortunately, none of the
Thomas Club players could
bring the hit out of their bats
that would score a win and tie
with the Waterville Oilers for
first place in the City Amateur
League yesterday. However,
Billy Schofield showed 'cm
how it's done. Unable to con-
meet for WaterviIle with a will
low from the willie, Billy bor-
rowed a Tommie bat in the
eighth and ninth innings and
both times hit safely, his Sec
Ond bingle winning the game
by 6-5 margin.
Ryder Cup players from these
United States proved that golf is
won and lost around the greens, by
putting miserably, and finding
plenty of trap trouble this morn
ing. At the end of the first Is
holes of play, no Yankee team
could gain lead, while all sbut
two of them were three and four
holes down to British rivals. from
whom may come another Honor
able Michael Scott. Sc year old
linksman who recently won the
British amateur title from classy
field, including George Dunlap,
American favorite.
Enjoyment in the extreme is
nightly balm OF the East
End Improvement society
members, who pitch quOits for
n couple of hours after supper
by the side of the Hamilton
Park tennis courts, with all
participants strictly amateur,
ringers not being allowed ex-
cept when they say II with
quoits.
That the House of David boys
are still able to entertain q base
ball crowd was evidence Saturday
when 1000 customers kicked in
$1O6 to see them toy with an all
star team from the Catholic Par
ish league. Any collections that
go over a century note at the park
are considered eminently success
full. The split-up brought nearly
$50 to the rescue of the Parish
league while the Bearded Boys
earned themselves $45.S0 for the
afternoon.
When Jack Sharkey and
Primo Camera tangle Thurs
day night for the worlds
heavyweight champion. do not
be too greatly shocked II the
title changes hands. Sharkcy Is
all through after September
anyway, but will make q
strenuous bid to take Camera
SO that he can wind mp his ca
reer with q shot mt Max Baer
which will earn him close TO
half.million dollars to add to
his already large bankroli.
Right now, Camera, IN my
opinion, is. able to defeat Shar-
key, and the odds may be on
him to do 1t Thursday. Which
will be q strange situation.
For the first time this season,
the Yankees have something 70
worry about form baseball point
of view, with their chief worry pc
ing Babe Ruth rather than the
washington Senators who are now
a game and half in front. after a
logged uphill fight. Manager Joe
McCarthy's big problem now is to
figure out a combination that will
click without Ruth in there, for
the Babe seems to need plenty OF
rest with but two hits in II Trips
to the plate as his latest effort.