The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-10
This Sporting World
Spinning the Wheel
By JOHN A. CLUNEY


 their sports (eXpertS, tool big Bob Stack the mayor of Maple street, has a STUMPER which goes like this: Who hit the first home run out of the Cleveland municipal sta- dium? Ruth and Gehrig had a crack at it in 1892. but neither could turn the trick. The answer is KALOSKY, Polish American high school boy from Collingwood, a suburb of Cleveland Later on, Johnny Burnett, Indian shortsop, hit one INSIDE the stadium, scene of some of the Waterbury games in 1886 when the North End TommieS of the City Amateur League went to the national tournament I remember looking down at the huge stadium field from a BABY BLIMP during the progress of a ball game. The players looked like GREMLINS
 One for the BOXING BOOK .. under the scoring system used by Massachusetts referees and judges, it is possible for one boxer to get 450 POINTS, which, for example, in the case of Willie Pep last Tues day night, would represent the GRAND TOTAL of the scores of all three officials; each using a maxi mum of TEN POINTS PER ROUND. Over the fifteen round route, if Pep got maximum point credit for each round, he would get 150 points from each official or 450 from the trio Which makes it all the more AMAZING, with a com plicated scoring system such as that how in the world one boxer could win ten round bout as Pep did from Bartolo last April by score of 285 to 284 points. the points and judgment of THREE MEN to be considered Bumped into Jack Watson. the former Connecticut re- fierce, who explained the system to me. He was the official who voted for Bartolo against Pep last April, in the Boston Garden. The same referee, Johnny Martin was inside the ring for both Willie Cal battles. Bartolo looked so bad, in compari- son to his April showing that those who saw both bouts could hardly believe their eyes Wonder what millionaire Mike Jacobs of New York had to say when he heard the FIGURES? Expecting to do at least $70,000 and with a 5000 ad- vance sale of tickets announced the Braves field bout drew less than $43- 900 NET; Jacobs, incidentally stop ped the making of movies of the Boston battle, by a certain company on the threat that they would take no more movies in New York if they handled the Boston contract, all ready signed Loquacious Leo Bradley, manager of Jackie Callura, NBA sat right behind Loarge Looie Viscusi, the heavyweight manager of the featherweight champ, Pep. during the bout. Leo, always good for a laugh has blown" two deci- sions when his champ was beaten by Tony Costa and Lew Hanbury in over-the-weight bouts, but he is still holding out for a KINGS RANSOM to fight Pep for the title. However, he pulled this little JIM DANDY right after the Pep-Bartolo workout; when some nosy news paperman asked him if he had signed to fight Pep: why should F" said Leo: "let him go out and GET A REPUTATION. My boy is champ in 46 States, but Pep is champ in only TWO" Cal llra may box Lulu Constantine in New Orleans soon.
 One of the grounds for CRUELTY filed by Mrs. Elizabeth Hicks Newell in her divorce action against her husband was: he criticized my activities as golfer. She is the former national champion, Betty Hicks :, There are surprisingly large number of local people inter- ested in DOGS AND DOG SHOWS all of whom will be interested ir the sudden death of the Westmin- ster champ, My Own Brucie, dead within three days, of a kidney and liver ailment Very sorry tc hear of the passing of Naugatuck's young Dick Neary, who has beer working in Hartford war plant Ruptured appendix was the major contributary cause of his death Dick promoted several basketball tournaments and other sports events and was natural born hustler who could get many things done in g short time. My sincere condolences to his family, particularly his father Dick Weary, whom I have had the pleasure of meeting Water burys Johnny Thompson reports "s few sore bones" from his Jefferson Barrack Air Corps camp, which is very hot and with dam. climate with plenty of work, eats and sleer Twenty years ago. the north ends Harp Dunn played an in- fielder's position for the Cadets ir the City Amateur League. Today, ht is a United States RANGER on ac- tive duty in NORTH AFRICA, al about 35 years of age, and 15( rl k~..