The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-24
Today's Sport
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By HENRY McLEMORE United Press Staff Correspondent

New York, June 24-(UP)-Put- ting the sport shot here and there: Wonder what sort of action a fel- low would get if he took $1,000 say, and walked into Tony Galento's camp and said: "Okay, boys, put up or shut up. You've been yelling for a month that Galento would beat Joe Louis, so I'd like to do some bet ting. You can have any or all Of this (business of thumbing the $1,000) at 5 to l that Louis knocks out your man." My guess is that you couldn't get it covered with blan- ket. .. The Jersey boys may talk a Galento victory but they're betting the other way, if any. .. If some one will lend me thousand I'll be glad to go over and make the test.
 The newspaper estimates of what Byron Nelson figures to make on his victory in the national open golf championship are bit high. :. It won't run anywhere near $50,0O0. but will be closer to $20,000. Johnny Farrell made more in one year from the title than any other winner be- fore or since, and Johnny didn't reach $50,000, even with the help of a $11,000 gift from his club.
 Out vote for the luckiest man of the year goes to James Brooklyn Deshong, the pitcher. :. With the Tanks a cinch to take the winners end in the next world series, they buy Deshong from the Senators. The Tanks added Deshong as re- lief pitcher, something they need about as badly as Myrna Loy does a face lift. He spends three or four hours a day at his desk, but Monty Stratton of the White Sox still is some 12,000 letters behind in his answers to the folk who offered coincidence when he lost leg in a hunting accident last winter.
 Counting his earnings in seven world series, Lou Gehrig has drawn close to $400, 1000 in salary since he joined the New Workers in 1925. [. His porest year was in 1925 when. as a rookie, he drew $3,750, and his best was in 1888 when his paychecks for the season totaled $39,000.
 His managers say that Joe Louis vii lbe retired from the ring (and bright green suits, pork chops, turned out to graze in a pasture of hominy and ham gravy, I suppose) the instant he shows signs of wear and tear. It is hard to believe but according to the London Daily Mail the biggest drawing card in English boxing is-knock me down with a Ripper, boys!-that dear old Irish thrush, Jack Doyle.
 Winnie Richards, an old Davis cupper himself, things Australia is a cinch to take the cup to the land of the kangaroo this year. |. Richards, who coached the Aus tralians before the challenge round a year ago, has had word from Aus tralia that Jack Bromwich is a tre- mendously improved player and is hitting his two-nanded. lefr-handed, right-handed and all-sorts-of-hand- ed shots so perfectly that he can't miss winning two singles matches in the cup play, no matter who op- poses him.
 Bromwich undoubtedly is the No. 1 amateur in the world today, and the Davis cup nearly always follow the champion. 4. Before the Wrig- leyites start growing over Dizzy Deans comeback. I want to see them throw him against the Reds and Cards. .. Two wins over the Bees and one each over the Dodgers and Pirates don't mean he Is going to earn his salary this year.