The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-31
Rumors And Reality Coshersd From ThiS Sporting World
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The Grist Of Athletic Cont
Passing in Review During 1885
By JOHN A: CLUNEY

Passing in Review During 1885
 Waterbury patrons and participants in half dozen sports had plenty to cheer about throughout the past twevemonth which to close at midnight, when millions the world will the old year out and try to get composite picture of Young 1886 as he walls his way in with the aggreSSiveneSS of uggernaut One year ago this month Brass City boxing baseball football baS ketba and winter sport fans were interested in the o lowing
 Mickey Genaro was signed for "tune-up" bout with Baby Arizmendi the Mexican Hot Tamae of the ring, Mickey to do the tunngup for the little dark boy who has his bright eyes the featherweight tteand still has for he mixed with the champ with the lz0 pound crown on the block At Scranton, the technical knockout scored by Eddie Babe RSko when he stopped the mddeweght champion Teddy Yarosz of Pittsburgh in seven rounds had local rngwormS in father not to mention the entire boxing world. In basketball the Crosby-Naugatuck tilt January 5th the Merlden En- 3431 win the Prnceons at Watertown and the play of the newly uniformed Princeton Girls caused plenty excitement Harry FleiSher spending something like $500 to equip both teams for the court season The 29 to ls college football victory of Alabamas Grim son Tide the Stanford Indians had the boys buzzng for week so while billiard fans perked up with the publication in The Democrat of series of Free Billiard Lessons by Charles Storer of the National Billiard As socation ski meet at Wnsted kept the Waterbury out door fans on edge
 Knights of Lithuania and the Red Devils of West Haven the Irish-Amercans and Brooklyn A. c. 48-45 basketball battle by the IA lads managed by Bill Gaughan and Jack Dwyer and the Tribunes, Sacred , Hearts, Carringtons, Naugatuck Emeralds and North End Thomas Club play in the City Amateur League pro- vided Sunday afternoon action that was incomparabe
 Then, Chase and Worden's put on a stirring Ss-24 hoop tilt by the factory outfit while the of trip to Worcester for their annual scramble with the Bay State Knights January events of more than passing mention In bowling Neil Maloneys l1O was tops in the Knights of Columbus loop which threw party for the champions at which Joe Tolomeo provided more than little fun at Lunnys Lift the Latch Inn Tom Lunny and oyed by all though before the year out all three were called to their reward The Holy Name Bowling League also particularly active in it's first season. which also proved to be its last.
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 Nat Holnans series of articles in The Democrat on "How to Play Basketball of the early peaSan- tries the year. while in the Naugatuck Valley league, Pete Drangns of Torrngton led the scoring for the first three games with 32 points, Joe Joyce of Crosby and Freddy Sullivan of Wby having 19 and 20 points up to that time Harding High of Bridgeport came through with day a 1 ct ovef Which suited in the bringing of Elmer Layden, famous Notre Dame coach and of the Four Horsemen to this cy as well as developing sporting movement TOT the Catn olic youth of Waterbury that highly commendable
 During the month of March, Crosby hung double defeat upon Wby for the mythical city hoop champion ship, young Henry Koch running wild both times get ting 16 points in the first game and in the second tlt The Irish-Amercan and Brooklyn A. C. series of three games for the City Amateur League title was something to sit in on the Brooklyns coming through in the odd game Waterbury Clock the local Industrial League Championship but lost out in the bid for state honorS
 BOXING
 Irish Eddie Hogan's eight round test against Un- known Winston which went to Hogan on decision that was hotly disputed took its place the standout boxing bout of the year. having been staged at Lakewood Park Another slambang battle in which Winston stopped Frank Waracks, sparrng partner of Hogan was also sc treat and the development of Ken Perry Frankie Buff and Al Sanlo in the amateur rings of the state plus the professional comebackS of Charley Eagle and Jack Sharkey something that kept Waterburans, happy The 'hard luck' of Promoter George Mulligan reached degree of sodity when Joe Louis sensa- ona Brown Bomber of Detroit drew only 492 paid ad- missions to the state arory in his only Connecticut appearance crowd of 5000 confidently expected. In December the Yankee Division Veterans Association tried to revive amateur boxing in this city with show at Buckingham hall, which was crammed with action, but not with patrons who paid to see the sport
 BASEBALL
 Once again. the Sacred Hearts were headed into the city championship by Harry Melvin went to Cleveland to try for National honorS and home after the third game losing to the Fisher Goods and Cannonsburg Pa outfits They the trip by defeating the Washington Hills in City Amateur League playof game at Hamilton Park which drew $500 fans the Hearts taking to decision which by the way was the identical score that put them out of the national tournament at Cleveland Watertown won out of games from Lchfeld for the Naugatuck Valley League championship while the of Juniors repeated Public Parks League champions and St. Ann AStars winning the Recreation League honors North End Giants Italian American league winners and the American Brass took the Industrial League pen nant A. Jarlett of Holy Cross but Waterown boy came home in time to help his home town team win top honors in one of the liveliest seasons in years.
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