The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21
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 Sports Parade
By HENRY McLEMoRE


 United Press Stan Correspondent)
 Miami, Fla, Jan. 2i--(UP)-Put. ting the sports shot here and there: Davis Cup scouts can forget about Arthur Hendrix, the unknown Lake, land, Fla, boy who upset Wilmer Allison and Bitsy Grant in c space of two weeks, for Q while, anyway. because Arthur ig dangerous only on clay and that surface Is erl. played in cup competition only when France is the defending na. ton. Gene Sarazen agrees with Jerry Qlynn, professional from Chi- cago's olympic fields, that the great improvement in clubs and not in tho golfers, accounts for the amazing number of sub-par rounds the class golfers have been shooting in recent years. "You can no more com. pare the clubs of today with those of five years ago." opines dlynn, ono Of the games finest teachers, "than you can compare ie30 automobiles with those of 1D30" Just SO that c prophet won't be entirely without honor in his own country, allow me to quote to you from Q boxing column written two weeks ago by Jack Curley, former manager of Charley Retslaff, and concerning that fighters chances against Joe Louis:
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 That fight won't last two rounds" wrote Jack. T say two rounds in order to be conservative. It won't last one round. Charley hasn't any more business in the ring with Louis than I have. He can't take Q punch and he wouldn't if he could. He Is in the game because he can make more money ct 1t than any thing else he knows" And l picked himi A few more months and I won't be able to pick the right way Up Q one-way street. Joe Knight of Cairo, Ca, the most beloved fighter the south has had since the death of Young Gtribling, has with drawn the color line and announced he wants Q shot at John Henry Lewis, the colored boy who holds the worlds light.heavy title. Shades of John J. Mc0raw and Uncle Rob. bic Robinsonl Paul Waner and Paul Derringer swapped their baseball flannel for the silk and satin of O chorus girls rig to dance--yes, dance--in an amateur musical com. edy at Sarasota, Fla. Mc0raw would have fired guy for that even though he was Q 20-game pitcher or Q $50 hitter. The top ambition of Q serious sailtish fisherman is not Q giant one, but a baby sailfish of two or three feet in length. |. They're rarer than thrift measures in Washington.
 If someone gives you Q greyhound pup it will cost you about $20O to prepare him for his first race. If he is as fast as 50 of each grey- hounds sent to the track, he'll cost you lot more before you decide to quit backing him ct the pari-mutuel window. :. He must be able to cov- CT around 45 or SO feet Q second to keep up with the champions. :. Kid Chocolate. the greatest fighter of his weight in the world Q few years ago. is fighting for haircut money in Havana now. He's washed up. burned out, and broke |. 1 wonder how many of the fighters who say they can whip Louis would fight the Brown Bomb CT on winner take all basis? {. If 6 few months from now Max schmeling will be announcing how he can lick Joe. and after Schmel- ing it will ke Braddock. They wouldn't fight him winner take all for one cent less than their purse. Copyright. 1886, By United Press)
 Because of lack of time on q re- cent occasion, an inquirer was given haphazaTds information rela- tive to the work of Lefty Gomez of the Yankees during the io36 season. It seems . couple Of fans had quite c clscussion as to whether or not Lefty won or loet more games dur- Ing the year. He LOST lb and Won i2 games. turning in his w0rs tsea- son with the Tanks, but will not set e salary cut because he holds a two year contract nt e20000 a sea- son, which was good business take Ing care of poog pitching.