The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-09-05
Local Champions To Shoot The Works" On First Game
RumOrs And Realty Gathered From
A Little Of This And That
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

Somebody affiliated with the Waterbury A. C. boxing
show tomorrow night at Buckingham Hall made smart
in shifting the show indoors in the face of such
rainy weather would make the staging of a show at
Lakewood almost impossible this week. It is expected
the indoor of the bouts will increase the
ticket sales considerably for many fans hesitate going to
Lakewood regardless of weather conditions Johnny Pile
New York Hungarian who will battle Leo Salvas in
Of three eight round battles is already in Waterbury and
in fine shape for the tough tusse that confrons him.
Not substitution has been made yet for any reason
which indicates fine card of eatherpushing tomorrow
night at "the Buck.
With that fiery infield and fleet as well as hard
hitting trio of outelders, the Sacred Hearts feel their
chances at Cleveland quite good this season, if their
pitchers can hold the opposition reasonably safe and
that's about the size of the situation Beans Muesky
who held the Washington Hills to four hits Tuesday
will probably get the starting job to get the Hearts off
to flying start in that first game Saturday afternoon
and with any sort of performance approaching that of
his last should win with to spare for he will
get plenty OF support and possibly two to work
on early in the game
Pictures of Max Baer and Joe Louis decorate the fight
publicity sent around the country by the Twentieth Gen.
fury Sporting Club, but what wanted to tell you was
that Baers Photo in fighting pose shows him LEADING
with his RIGHT hand Should he do that with Louis, it
will be of asking, "Is there undertaken in the
house?"
Wonder if Frank Shields, in his schoodays at Rox-
bury ever thought he would see the day that he would
compete for the worlds tennis championship by meet
ing the number player of the universe? Yet that
what just ahead for Frank who meets Fred Perry of
England in the quarter-fnas at Forest Hills today or
boy at heart spoiled his great for year more
but is making pretty good comeback since returning
from Hollywood Don't say told you, but Franks
real ambition is to be another Clark Gable!
Young Hank Gagain is home from the bush leagues
but seems to be coming along in leaps and bounds His
team Greenburg of the Penn State Association finished
second in the league, with the Waervie boy coming to
bat only 81 times since his recent transfer from one St.
Louis Cardinal far at Marnsvile another at Greens
burg, but his wound up at 1897 getting an even
dozen hits in his 81 attempts Next year he looks like
regular outfelder for Greensburg and will then await
the day. when like AL Niemec, he will be called to the
big show.
Due to crop conditions, the location of Watertown
Hunt meets each Monday Wednesday and Saturday
cannot be determined at this time though the opening
meet was held Labor Day at the club kennels to start
what is known as the clubbing season" among the
folks who ride to hounds.
Oronoke Rifle Club is local organization that is do
Ing quite bit to keep the great sport of shooting in the
lmeght hereabouts. If of the big Shots in town
could only the boys do real shooting their ego
tism would be punctured like balloon target hit by
5000 shell.
Old Timers who followed the great national
pastme of baseball in the early part of the century will
recall rich memories of John D. MCGOWAN, 70 year old
native of WATERFOWL, who THE authority on base
ball in this vicinity for many years. The father of
Walter and Bill MCGOWAN, the former fine ball player
IN his own right few questions of kind concerning
baseball asked him that he did not have immediate
answer to. Players records, team oddities and an
almost uncanny knowledge of the game and it's partc
pants MADE Mr.. McGoWan reputation baseball
authority that was second to around Waterbury,
Born in the old Porter homestead at Watertown, he
umpred Taft schoolboy games for many years. later
giving to E. L. Maloney, Democrat sports editor of
30 years ago, and present Telegraph Editor of the