The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-31

Good Evening '!
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 What a scramble, what a scram- ble. Ray Mills was knocked into a cooked hat last week and lost the lead to Jack Moriarty, who is on top by a mere point. It will be interesting to see how long Jack stays up there. With five weeks to go and all the top teams to be met, he'll have to be good to come through.
 Joe Galipeau stayed in the run ming by taking three points from Jim Kiely's Golfolians and is only two points out of the top spot so the little iron man has a chance of coming through. His team has been doing some fine work even though they have been without the services of their anchorman the last couple of matches. With him back this week they expect to go places. We'll have our telescope trained on them to see if they will.
 CO!ucci's Hopes Blasted.
 J. Anthony Colucci received the shock of his life when the best his team could get was an even split with Tom Flanagan's bunch. Mill lionaire had counted this match as all sewed up in the well-known bag and even went to the extent of figuring on four points and be- ing in first place before the match started. But what an awakening. He found Toms gang the toughest they had yet met. Well, we warn ed him.
 This column has proven so in- teserting that many of the league members have flooded us with contributions to be published. We will do our best to give them our undivided attention and will use as many as we possibly can. However, keep them coming as it gives us a splendid chance to keep our finger on the pulse of the league. There are some gathered here and there.
 George Smith missed his hat af- ter the matches and went home la student style. Any one who grabbed the wrong Fedora may re- turn same without any questions being asked. It Is said that it was plot with Colucci's team being the perpetrators as Georges bow ling was the big factor in grinding Combo's gang in the dust.
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 Bob Lagerquist ended his hun ger strike by taking the high kick. CT prize for the week.
 New members of the Meter De- partment include Jack Roberts, Howard Humphries and Jack Rob- inson.
 Frank Hook Ball Byrnes fioored old man la Grippe and returned to the matches, but his scores showed that he was off form.
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 Bob Nelson had 8 tough night rolling an 89 in the first game. Reason: Ed Mclean.
 Eddie Imbert and his troupe of Real Estaters took on ten mark makers representing the Meter De- partment in a little special get together after the regular league games were rolled. If you don't believe the meter gang showed Eddie's outfit q thing or two about pin upsetting, check Major George Barton, who remarked during the heat of battle. Those meter men must be related to the pin boys the way these spares and strikes are being marked up."- We don't blame the Major for the Meter gang were in torried shape. Total pinfall was the ruling factor and the Real Estate were set back to the tune of 236 pins.
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 Howard Humphries (The Bom- bert to those of you who know him real welD proved to be Big Chief Pin Polisher." The "Bomber" went on a spree of marks in the second heat that had the real estate men asking for aspirin. His total for this frame was 153. Not so bad, Howard, and many thanks.
 Jack Robinson, a new lad in the meter ranks, gave Howard quite q run for high single honors. Jacks score sheet totaled 150 for the middle string.
 Nothing to report this week on the egg situation. Scouts report that there was no switching of hen fruit for dummy fuses the past few days. Maybe we'll have something to tell you next week.
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 Whats This We Hear.
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