The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-30
St. Thomas Holy Name Sportographs
(NEA Telephoto)

An item that may be of city-wide interest is an argument that eman- ated from the club rooms last week concerning the differences in dis tance to the various athletic fields in the city. Finally with no-one knowing the exact distance we had Al Colgan, ST., scale the various dis- tances on the city map and his cal- culations are as follows:
 From the center to Municipal
 Stadium is 13,200 feet or 25
 miles
 From the center to Hamilton
 Park is 8,400 feet or 1.6 miles From the center to Fulton Park Is
 $500 efet or 1.3 miles.
 No records are expected to be shattered this coming Sunday at the clubs fifth annual outing at Sulli- vans Grove in Southbury in the several races that are planned but everybody will get a lot of laughs from the events and after all that's what we are after. A softball game between Jimmie Ohicer'S married men and Chick Carney's single boys will be one of the feature attrac- tions of the day. Father Donnelly and Father Culliton, co-captains of the single mems volleyball team will attempt to shut down Eddie Fitz- geralds Bay Windows" composed mostly of married men.
 The St. Francis Holy Manners who were defeated last week by our quoit team last week are still raving about the excellent treatment that was accorded them at the hands of Marin Crean and his assistants. And so Martin, if was Winchell I would give you an orchid" but since am not I'll just say that was swell job.
 The clug volleyball league gets of to flying start this evening. Tuesday at p. m. with six teams in the race for the championship. The captains of the teams are Officer Byrnes, Dow, Father Don- nely, Blacker, Bowes.
 Cuff Notes
 Barney Burns is trying out a new hair restorative in an endeavor to grow more hair so that there will be no mix-up of signals with his pin. nochle partner, Charlie Roller Father Donnelly has resumed his quoit pitching after spending two weeks vacation away from the club the fellows were more than glad to hear that Paddy Fitzpatrick, popular North End athlete, is on the road to recovery after his recent illness c. MacGregor Hamilton has decided to return to the sport of his first love, "tiddley- -winks" :. Frank Blacker, ST, gets big kick out of watching the volleyball teams in action but still says that the players of his day were much more Skillful than they are today .. :. Since Timmie Shea's picture ape peared in the papers last week he claims that he has turned down two Hollywood offers Dennis Coroner" Hickey, the dandruff king, is still endeavoring to take the measure of Eddie Coughlin in golf but as yet has not succeeded ;. Bobby Blacker high diver extraor- dinary says there's no truth to the reports that he is going to join the Acquacade at the Worlds Fair this season Bill Weir, ex-Litchfield dog warden, is still trying to win his first quoit game this season. Better hurry up Bill, there is only two more months left "Red" Byrnes has been carrying Pen" McDonough around on his back this past week in an endeavor to get in shape for his stay at Plattsburgh with the National Guard Messy Moriarty and Freddie Rap pelt were interested ringside specta- tors at last weeks local fight cara !. It is expected that with Q lit- tie more coaching Father John Cullitop will develop into top- notch volley ball payer.