The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-13
This
Sporting
World

By JOHN A. CLUNEY

So keen was the interest n .
proposed state industrial basketbalI
league, dreamed up by w. J. DeTwin
Of our park department, aided and
abetted by Henry L. Brophy q
Bristol New Departure, that IN
original six team loop that WAS
planned for may blossom out to en-
eight or ten team circuit, including
Waterbury which was not repre-
sented at yesterdays meeting In
Bristol. Teams from as far south
as Stratford (Chance- Vought) were
on hand with Pratt Whitney Of
Hartford and Bridgeport sikorsty
plane plants also anxious to get In
the league. A local playing surface
has most of the teams stumped.
Brother Elks and many other
friends were handshaking Francis
Mulligan over the weekend, on the
occasion Of his second experiences
as PROUD PAPA. It's another
baby GIRL! Judges John r.
McGrath and Dennis Slavin, friends
and neighbors for years, died within
a few hours Of each other last FRI
day, could nearly always be seen
at the ringside Of local bouts in
Buckingham hall and Randolph
Gloves stadium, with Mike Elavin.
a brother of Judge Dennis and Dr..
Joseph Slavin, usually on hand with
his brother and Judge McGrath.
After the bouts the trio would sit
down uptown somewhere and dis
cuss the merits Of the various fight
erS for an hour or 50. Two more
popular men were never associated
with public life in Waterbury. Judge
McGrath's natural good llumor was
as bracing as rare wine, while
Judge Slavin was the essence of
genialty and good will. To their
families, my sincere condolences.
Their friendship was something Of
which I was always proud.
WV WV
Lulu Constantine and al Guido,
both Of New York have consistently
refused to meet each other in the
ring. because they are firm friends;
but tonight they will get together
in the the main bout at the st.
Nick Arena, which is to be aired,
local followers of Lulu will be glad
to know, over WIN (1050 on the
diaD at 10 p. m. with Don Dunphy
to do most Of the talking /.
Basketball officials written exams
tonight in New Haven, New London,
Hartford and Bridgeport with floor
tests to follow in a week or so.
Pat Slattery and Al Mont will take
the New Haven tests Cheshire
academy lads got off on the wrong
skate in their first hockey game Of
the season at New Haven Arena
Saturday night, when they
dropped . g.. decision to West
Haven.
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Wildly Is said to have CLEANED up
$4,000 for its end on the Crosby and
Leavenworth football games at
Municipal Stadium. Crosby foot
ball dinner, by the way, Is set for
Thursday evening Of this week In
the school cafeteria, with ]. r.
Boland in the role Of POSTMASTER.
Whether or not he will repeat his
between the halves radio spiel with
permission of King Lear) was un-
certain at press Lour today. The
$l.65 tickets for the N. II. ice show
Saturday night, Sunday matinee
and night and Friday night have
already been s. O. Christmas
Greetings from the MIDDLE EAST
are at hand from Capt. G. B. (CaD
Marsella, now with the Goth Service
Squadron of the 43rd Service Group
ITALY. Dated October 80 the card.
sent V-Mal arrived last weekend.
=. More good wishes from john
ny and Rita Moore Of Sarasota;
Rocco Mara and Corporal Johnny
Petersen now of Camp White. Ore
gon; Pfc. Bobby Madnic!S from
ITALY, where he Is stationed with
field artillery unit: and from VIII
lie White. the MP at Springfield.
helping 1t. George Moore, former
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