The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-21
This, That, And The Other
 By The Man Around ToUn

hole means a drive of 200 yards, straight and true, to keep out of the rough. Time was when the greens fee there was five dollars q day. Depression has brought tt down to two dollars The Mansion house at Greenfield now has bar-something which could not be found there in pre-prohibi- tion -. Waterbury now has quite few who attend horse rac- ing of all kinds Scarcely a day passes that some party is not on its way to Belmont, Rocking ham, Avon, Goshen, Windsor, Aqueduct, Empire or Jamaica. Next month of course Saratoga will be the popular spot for horsemen, while elaborate preparations are under way for the opening of a track in Pawtucket Wonder if Marshal Lahey will have the old Brass City jumper in the firemen's parade. Don't suppose that Bill Mccarthy has any of his horses left The Fordham boys seem to be doing very well in New York politics. John Dooling, the new leader of Tammany, is the latest to arrive The big house on Randolph avenue where Berlin W. Tinker and Mrs Tinker lived for so many years now looks forlorn and deserted. It has not been oc- cupied since vacated recently by the Rev MT Todd and family
 Anyone who intends to try
 their luck at the gambling
 tables, while on their summer
 vacation should remember the provcrbial odds on the many games of chance. It is said that the house has the following odds on the various games:
 Dice 1.41 per cent
 Roulette 5 5-18
 Chuc-o-Luck 45-54
 Hazard 2 70
 Faro Bank
 If you should be fortunate or
 unfortunate enough to find your self in a "crap" game, the odds against making 4 are 2 to 1;
 against a 5, the percentage is 8
 to ?; against making a 6. the
 odds are 6 to 5; 6 to is the
 gamble that you won't 8, while
 the odds against a 9 are 3 to 2.
 Also remember that the wise gambler of there is such per-
 son) claims you never should try to buy them at the bottom O.
 sell them at the top. If you have
 a fair profit cash in and wait
 another day.
 The Rev E. J. Brennan leaving town-It seems hard to realize. Not only the members of his own parish will regret his departure, but practically the whole town will miss him. It is twenty-four years since he came to town. It does not seem that long since the Dallas hot houses were located on the church property. Very few Irish-Ameri- cans had yet moved to the so- called Cracker hill" district. The big barn owned by George H Cowles had just become the Boule- yard garage. Roger Connor and his wife were living at the corner of Roseland avenue and Crescent street. MT and Mrs owen Carey with their growing family were across the way on Crescent street MT Carey had not yet started his | houoC OI ANohuSAph oNNhoSy "hNA the Horans now live. The beloved Stephen W. Wilby was principal a Crosby and there was no though of building a school on Grow street to be named after him. Bil Hotchkiss was mayor but Franl Reeves and the democratic part. were preparing to oust him in tn fall. Tho Y. M. c. A. tennis court were alive with players where thu Waterbury club now stands. Int Elks tennis courts had not beer constructed. They breathed theil last this spring and are now GOV. cred with dust and weeds. Johr Hurley was still king of the fifth ward and not peep had been heard of commission form of gov. ernment. The Martini, the Bronx the Manhattan, the sloe gin fizZ the ssy-cafe, Burton's ale sherry Hips, high balls of all kinds and other assorted drinks were to be had at Hodson's. the Elton Drescher's. Mike McEvoy's-and nobody ever dreamed that the day l would come, when they had to SC