The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
A Little Of
 This and Thot
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

A Little Of
 This and Thot
 Recommended for your listening pleasure: The Los Angeles Time Na- tional Sport Award to be made at a dinner in the Biltmore Bowl Monday evening, Dec. 27, two days after Xmas, which will come through Wa tercury over WATR, as the broad cast will be handled by MUTUAL. Bob Hope, the EngliSh-born comic, who has done so well in American movies this past year, will be honor ary M. c. of the show during which awards will be made to individuals such as Angelo Bertelli, Otto Gra- ham, Bill Daley and Bob Odell in football; Stagg, Leahy and Hinkle, as coaches; Lieut.. Joe Hunt and Pauline Betz in tennis and Sammy Baugh, Don Hutson, and Sid Luck man in pro football. Grantland Rice, dean of American sportswrit- CTS, is a member of the five man board of selection. The TIME of the BROADCAST has not been set as yet, but you should not miss 1t, If you like sports. North Ends Herb Colby may soon blos- som out as an OFFICER. Lefty Kane, former Dusty basket baller, is in England with the U. s. Army.
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 Chuck Mccarthy, former Bris-
 tol Press sports Ed, is reported
 in tough shape on a South
 Pacific island, where he is hos
 pitalized with malaria. Said to
 have lost 35 pounds which he
 could ill afford. .. Some of the
 Sheas and Sullivans from far
 and near will get together next
 week, Monday, for the wedding
 of Ensign Bill Shea, Jr., son of
 William J. Shea of the Park
 Department. and Maureen Sul-
 livan, daughter of the late Wa
 terville Dan" Sullivan.
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 One of the most interesting of Colonel Bill Shanahan's trips down Memory Lane, concerns the time the late and great John L. Sullivan (Boston Strong Boy) came to Wa terbury to umpire a BASEBALL game between two teams of DOC TORS and LAWYERS. John L. great fighter, with matchless cour- age, featured PLUG HAT, handle bar mouStache and loved to ride down the main stem in an open hack. During his stay here, he was presented with big black walnut baseball BAT, and pearl l-handled REVOLVER, just before the ball game which the doctors won, over the protests, Writs of replevin and few habeas CORPULSCLES by the lawyers who were going to SUE their own pitcher for throwing HOME RUN BALL to Doc Arthur Mcdonald. Harry Fliescher of Watertown. Tom Wagner and Alhie Booth might be interested to know that Christian (RedO Cagle, famous Army All-America footballer, died after a mysterious accident, ONE YEAR AGO yesterday. Pal Moore, the famous lightweight of the 1915-1920 era, who boxed Leonard, Attell and Bat Nelson, died in Philadelphia yesterday. He was of GERMAN percentage, and leaves SIX children and his widow. .. United Hunts Racing Association had its most successful charity meet at Belmont this past season, the state of N. Y. collecting $103 GOO in taxes. Among the beneficiaries will be the SEEING EYE, ING. the association which trains DOGS to guide the BLIND; Red Cross, United Hospital Fund; Seaman's Service and N. Y. Infirmary for Women and Children. In addition, $10,000 was held out for War Bond purchase when the next drive gets under
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 Among the latest group of friends to send Christmas and New Year greetings is: Art Mckinley, able and interesting sports Ed of the Hartford TIMES; Pat Doran of OUT EAST, a grand old guy whose spirit never grows old; Art Very of the Boys Club; Joe O'Connor, football and baseball official; lovely card from Waterburys Dick Grey, older brother of Crosby's famed Penuch Guerrero, who has been in New Haven for the past 20 years; big Jim Kiely of CLIP; pleasant Pat Slattery. football, baseball and bas- ketball official whose regular boss is UNCLE SAM; Bud Geoghegan, West Hartford golf professional and war worker; Lou Cronan of Har- winton, one of those Old Timers who can make one realize that it's