The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-05
C. L. P. Mixed Bowling Notes
(By I.efty)

The perfect picture of dejection was Pat Dwyer last Monday night and his mien reflected the sorrow In his soul.
 wherefore art thou sorrowful. Oh Patriots. me foine moyeen?' asked Peg Reynolds.
 Alas and Alack" replied Pat, and whoa Is mel It's the averages. I am sore and depressed, and dishearten- ed and downcast, and sorrowful and sad. and I don't feel happy besides. Sometimes l wonder"
 "Why you spend the lonely night dreaming of song?" interrupted Doris Cosgrove, very melodiously in- deed.
 No" replied Pat. sometimes l wonder whither tis nobler in mind to bear the slings and arrows of out rageous fortune or to take arms against sea of troubles and by opposing, end them."
 Hamlet said that, Pat" declared Ruth Bowen.
 Who's Hamlet Pat wanted to know, that new guy with the Sparks?"
 "oh no, Pat said Rita Shea. "Thats Ray Watts
 What's that you say?" asked Pat an inveterate punster.
 Hamlet was a Dane, said Mada- line Murphy.
 "The dogl" said Pat, still punning. "The Danes are all right. have nothing against the Danes" said Alice Benson. but the Swedes are the creme de la creme of the Scan- dinavian peoples"
 Est ce vrai?' asked Marie Dalton. "Je ne sals pas" replied in Duff that perpetual neutral.
 My wordl" wondered Peg Dunn. Does everyone in this league speak Swedish? Maybe we should call our selves The Stockholm Stars"
 It was at this precise moment that Pats woes became unbearable and from his big brown eyes tears fell ir steady and profuse stream.
 Ru Hicock observed Pats weep ing regretfully. Darn itl" said Russ. If l only had towel and some soap could take 8 nice warm shower.
 But that keen strategist, Helen Duguay. recognized crisis so in c voice that Marie Chapin described as a mess a soprano. she sang:
 "Ah, Patty mine; we know why
 you pine
 We know it's the averages that
 make you blue.
 The darn things are fixed, and our
 chances mixed.
 How can that Mambruno do this thing to you?
 But you know it's true, the Sock
 cts will come through
 They'll be in there fighting, Patty,
 all the time.
 So please don't sigh. and please
 don't cry.
 Just keep smiling while the Sock
 cts start to climb.
 Listen to me, Melancholy Patty, Try 10 smile and don't be blue. If those averages should drive
 you batty,
 Tell me, Pat, what would the
 Sockets do2
 Every team must get the tough
 breaks sometimes,
 Bu tthe Sockets will pull through. So just be of good cheer.
 Pat and brush away each tear Or else we'll all be melancholy too. But Pat would not be comforted: taking Dillon by the arm, he strode from the alleys leaving the three girls to face the enemy alone.
 Deserted by Pat and Carl. the three girls on the Sockets fought valiantly but to no avail. They drop ped four points to the Bulbs in spite of Helen Duguay's 97 first string. Russ Hicock continued his fine work of the previous week and rolled 388 Just because Win Duff had an of night the Switches were mean enough to take three points from the hapless Fuses. Ruth Bowen had good night, missing the hundred mark in her second game by a sim gle pin. Marie Chapin's 109 in the second game saved the Fuses from a complete rout.
 Rolling a 5l9 second game, the Sparks halved their matSh with the Plugs tof they took pinfall by one pin. The heroes of the contest were Gwen Burton who contributed ll8 pins tc the Sparks 519 .ntal and George Beckley who rolled 37l for the Plugs.
 Doc Leonard and Joe May, who were hot against the Sparks week ago, were just as hot against tke Kjlly's therefore. the Jets tcol: tour pjnts. The match was dull and list- less and so were the Killy's (The | mR An