The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21
A Little of This and That

Vic Baylock one of the best al-around athletes to come out of New Britain where they grow 'em big ana able is an ideal athlete in every way He has speed sk strength to burn and fine physical specimen of man. hood, towering just six feet and weighing 190 pounds playing basketball having learned m II the fundamentas of the game at Roxbury last year from Alden White. . The Syracuse boxing team by the way rated among the best in the east will show against the Coast Guard at New London February 29th for the first time They are coached by Roy Simmons who was an al-around Syra- athlete in l92425 excelling in football boxing and lacrosse.
 While on the subject of boxing reminds me of the night in the old auditorium many years ago when Joe Shea boxing Freddy McGure One of our towns gay blades Jackie sayTes got so excited rom the action m cops drumming they thought of those free for alls" had broken out
 One of the most attractive ntersectional college foot ball schedules of the 1936 season will be put on in New York where Southern Methodist, Georgia, Purdue and that sizling St. Marys outfit will meet Fordham and Columbia will kick off against Virginia Military Institute and Stanfords Indians, winners of the Rose Bowl game on New Years Day, and North Carolina TarheelS di- rected by Hunk Anderson.
 Among the past golf seasons unsung heroes was 72 year old Dave Meth who toured the Mattatuck nine hole
 a @ ue ns s sy U for the effort for he gave up his own game on the third hole to watch the sporting phenomenon
 Before me, for reason is golf card which tells golf H chamDon toured the Waterbury Country Club in 68 strokes being out in 35 and back in B for 68 that set new tournament record something. The same
 man lost the club championship by to margin, after blowing through the field though he all alone Such is the joy and sorrow that goes with the game
 Not many of his fellow legislators aware of the fact but 72 year old Ludlow Meus of Warren Wal ter Camp AlAmerican in the good old days when Car nege reports concerned steel not football injuries or recruited athletes. From old picture of game at hand it the boys used their elbows for something else besides bending bar. Ted Liley remniscing about the late Ted Coy will tell you about the day when Teds hardrunning alone knocked down four would be tackers Coy operated upon for hernia September 3rd and PLAYED against ARMY on October 17th Llley and Jim Sheldon playing ahead of him the Yale line At Hochkss school where he prepped for Yale Coy was known ''one man track team" but it was football that put him among the athletic immortals.
 Barney Ross kid brother George is all set to step into the weterweight champions shoes when Barney
 tires of these days to take of prosperous Chi cago jewelry business. Hugh Fontaine, new trainer for Isabel Dodge Sloanes stable says that it will take plenty to beat Cavalcade in the Santa Anita Handicap. -. The Cubs thinking of putting more permanent bleacher seats in Wrigley Field probably figuring on playing the 1886 world series in Chicago Ace Parker, star passer of Dukes football squad is just accom- pilshed basketball passer He's one of the mansays of Coach Eddie Cameron's squad this season. Freddie Miller is going another of his foreign tours having signed to fight Baby Casanova, Mexican feather cham pion, in Mexico City, New Years Day