The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-26
This Sporting World
Monday Sports Wosh
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

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 Good stories pop up from the most unusual sources, in this news paper business, which makes it all the more fascinating to the cub or veteran reporter. It's the places you gU, and the people you meet and what you see and hear, that, to my mind, accounts for the axiom of the PRESS: "Once you get the smell of printers ink, it's hard to get away from it." For instance, have known George Banfe "by sight" for a good many years, also know that he is most capable workman in his daily business of restoring health, and re- lieving misery and pain. Yet, he is a quiet, soft-Spoken man and just by chance did I find out what I did not know that he is a wounded vet eran of World War l, holder of the DSC Distinguished Service Cross) has been gassed and had his back broken by the butt of a Ger man rifle, swung by husky Hun, yet, is solid physical specimen TO- DAY, despite ten operations. His comeback, which involved a HIKE FROM NEW YORK TO MIAMI, FLORIDA and after that, WRIST LING, began after his honorable discharge from the Army some 20 years ago, when, broken in health, he was about ready for the morgue. But, 1t was not his turn to die, and because he wanted so much to live, he fought his way back to robust health, and today, can help others to get what he once had, lost and won back again.
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 Though the shock of reading it, may be little too much for Wilbys NUTMEG PETE, whose literary es- says with and against Crosby's Jeff Roland (the big idea being to get the cash customers into Wilby gym, Municipal Stadium or Hamilton Park he might be mildly interested in JEFFs current Sports Profile" or Wilby'S Buggy" McGrath, caster at Chase Metal, and due for the Army July "A. Boland's current article appears in the Chase News, and is quite a just tribute from Crosbys greatest pen -wielder to standout Wilby athlete; only Jeff" would never admit IN PRINT, what he now writes for Chase News, when McGrath was an athletic thorn in the side of Crosby competitors every time they came up against him on court, diamond or gridiron Leo Manganaro, or Mickey Genaro' as he is better known to Chase folks, when he worked for Pat Winston, made" the Chase News this week, with a picture that flatters him more than a little. In fact, it is the best photo l have ever seen of the most-traveled boxer who ever hop ped freight or rode Cadillac out Of Wa terbury, accompanied by George Raft, the movie man, who is particular friend of our hero, be- lieve it or doubt. Yet, what I wished to report, to the Chase News is that Mickey has not taught boxing at Great Lakes for many months hav- ing been to the South Pacific area and back again; now reposing in Naval hospital in Seattle, prior to medical discharge, as Chief Boats wains Mate .. Before being shipped out" he was at Great Lakes for nearly two years.
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 Waterbury's Tom Collins gets an- other chance to break the long win- ming streak of Wethersfield'S Billy Kearns, when the pair meet tomor- row night at Hartford in a return go. Collins lost verdict, in a six round bout, which included foul, on the Pep-Kogon card, a number of fans believing that the colored boy should have had draw ...
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 IF section: victory for Hendricken school tonight over Slocum for the grammar school championship, and the crowning of Sts. Peter and Paul Parochial school team as league champs, if St. Mary'S defeats St. Francis Xavier this afternoon, will create an ALL EAST END playoft fer the schoolboy city title; some thing that has not taken place since Bones Calvin and Joe Phelan were co-mascots for the Hamilton Parks of 1894 One of the best-liked men in the east end, tremendously interested in sports, was George Boyle, whose sudden death occurred Friday night of last week. He and his buddy, Joe Cosgrove rarely miss ed big sporting event in New York and were familiar figures around the Abbey at World Series time.