The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
| Ebbetts Field Attendance May|
 Reach 1,25O, 900
By LESLIE AVERY

! United Press Stan correspondent,
 New York, May l-(UP)-Sports- spray:
 It didn't take the Dodgers long to annex the Yankees favorite nick name the erstwhile dafiiness boys now call themselves the Brooklyn Bombers" Wonder what they'll be dubbed when they get back from this western swing The clubs great start already has started talk of q new attendance record at Eb- bets field The Dodgers drew bet- ter than q million last year and cx- pcct to top the l030 high of 24o.0o0 easily this season. Dodger hurlers allowed the opposition only IA runs in winning their first eight games and that kind of pitching is not 50 easily laughed on n,,,
 The new pari-mutucl gold rush in New York has horse lovers worried They arc afraid that the breed will suffer because of huge influx of the iron mem. They foreSee two-bit race tracks spring up at every cross roads in the state and wonder what they will use for horses. There are not enough good nags to go around now. If all this happens 1t is sure to lower the standard of racing Past perform anccs prove that when the accent is on betting instead of on the horses, 1t is time for the legislators to begin crusading against this So- called sport of kings There are lot of $2 kings these days -. Statistics show that nearly 80 per cent of the nations mutuel handle comes from two buck wagers Two weeks of mutuel betting at Jamaica already has insured new stream lined grandstand accommodating 25,- 900 and many, many more wager windows Last Saturdays $l000,- 900 handle would have been 10 per cent better If the fans had not been glued to their seats. A trip to the betting cages was not worth stand ing up the remainder of the after noon and those who had a place to sit. sat-.
 Record interest in the Cincinnati Reds has caused the club to install new downtown ticket office. Vince DiMaggio entertains his Cin- cinnati teammates with rich bari tone. The 1940 American league baseball movie, Touching All Bases" with sound is available without cost to any organization wishing to give its youngsters some valuable instruction. Jimmy Brown of the Cardinals once was dropped from the roster of a kids team in North Carolina when he got too big to ride on the bus for half fare. The turtle back in- field has ben removed from the Polo Grounds. Jimmy Thom- son hit a 286 yard tee shot to outdrive Sammy Snead in the Texas Open. Snead's best poke was only 282 yards. The pros think Horton Smith is the most consistent butter of them all. Frankie F'risch has ordered the Pirates to button their collars and put on a necktie before entering hotel din ing rooms. The Cubs have in- stalled an automatic sprinkler Sys- tenn in Wrigley Field. ..
 Gordon Cobbledick of the Cleve- land Plain Dealer registers com- plaint against cowboys, Indians, bands, floral horseshoes and chorus girls at opening day game. T have always supposed that people went to the ball park to see base ball played" he says. I'd like to see the season start in Cleveland as it does in Chicago where the umpire simply yells Play ball' and the home pitcher goes to pitching. ..
 One solid vote for that plank in your platform. Mir. Cobbledick.