The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-30

Bobby Blacker, chairman of the smoker committee announces that everything is in readiness for every man to enjoy himself this evening at the parish hall when the Holy Name Club stages its annual smok- CT. -Four boxing bouts, five acts of vaudeville straight from the white way" and refreshments that really refresh and plenty of laughs are all on the excellent program that Blacker and his committee have arranged for everybody's pleasure.
 Martin Crean done such good job selling the smoker tickets last Sunday that one way was heard to say that Martin could sell ice cream to the Eskimos.
 By his attendance at the Con- necticut Sportswriters Alliance din- ner last Monday night at the Hotel Bond in Hartford, Father John Gull hton is privileged to second guess the Louis -Burman fight tomorrow evening. Father Culliton is picking Burnan by a knockout.
 Eddie Fitzgerald, owner of the saddle horse Silver Boy" hitched the animal to his steel runner sleigh and took Billy Moher up to Hartford with him where they both represent ed the North End at the sports writers dinner.
 Due to the smoker this evening the Senior and Junior Holy Name basketball teams will remain idle until next week; but Joe Perry's Boys brigade team took the measure o fthe St. Paul team from West Haven Tuesday evening by the score 31 to 12.
 Earl Rossi, Jimmie Officer and Dennis "Crooner" Hickey, had an addition last Tuesday in an effort to have their harmonious trio secure a spot On the entertainment portion of the smoker this everi ing, but Bobby Blacker, chairman, turned his thumbs down and the boys at the club that heard the trio are giving Blacker lot of credit for his cour- age.
 Freddie Rapplet's bowling team is just one game behind Jack Hanlon's league leading team and it looks like the R" men will move in to the top spot after their anticipated vic- tories this coming Monday night at the Chase alleys.
 Eddie Coughlin who plays flair" game of gold used to be one of the city'S best billiard players, having had matches with such fellows as Billie Hoppe, Jake Schaef or and Ralph Greenleaf.
 The "Kidoodlers, city and state wide radio performers are on to- nights entertainment program and for harmony of the best kind don't miss these lads this evening.
 Jack Hanley, 8 new member ot the bowling league, but certainly not new to any of our club members is carving himself an enviable mark on the bowling league with an aver age of something lige 108 for IS games which serve as a warning to Georgie Miller and Jackie Grout the present pacesetters of the bow ling league.
 Pen" McDonough will be on hand to greet his many friends, but we shall hasten to add that each friend must have a ticket or the money or Pen" won't greet them because he will be in his usual role of ticket seller and taker which he has done so nobly in the past.
 Clarence Ace Hamilton is all set to give all those on hand tonite an exhibition of weight liftnig, the likes of which have never been seen in the North End before or for that matter anywhere else.
 The wrestling bouts that have been arranged for tonite by sports committee should catch the approval of everyone as the artists engaged to show their stuff in the burning