The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-24
This
Sporting
World
Monday Sports Wash
By JOHN A. CLUNEY


A meeting of those concerned has
been called for the ONCE of state
athletic commissioner Frank Coskey
tomorrow morning at II o'clock with
Referee Dan Buckley of Bridgeport
and Manager Bobby Gleason, New
York pilot Of ex-NBA champ Phil
Terranova, Joe Bennett and others,
as the principal figures. The con-
verSation will concern Buckley's
scoring Of the recent Benny Will
hamS-Joe Bennett scrap in Hart
ford, when Williams got the nod,
to the echo Of the odds-layers yelpS
that they WIZ robbed. Gleason's
actions relative to the referee are
apt to come in for some pointed
comment from Coskey. who is not
one to stand for managers of box
erS, especially New Workers, getting
tough with his referees. Not long
ago, New Haven Charley Brown ran
to the commission, demanding that
a decision against his fighter in the
Arena be changed, because news
papers agreed the referee booted"
one.
OF course the return bouts that
the managers get for their boys be-
cause Of disputed decisions, rather
helps them forget the injustice"
they think have been done. So don't
be alarmed If Gleason's Joe Bennett
and his recent conqueror, Benny
Williams get together again at Hart
ford before the month of May is two
weeks old.
Georgia's Yankee Peach. Spurgeon
(Spud Chandler has been called
for Army induction later this week,
which will prevent the famous right
arm with It's LIMITED MOTION,
from pitching the Yanks to another
pennant, which is why Chandler was
classified for limited service when
examined by his Georgia county
draft board, who have, apparently
decided to get him in the Army, de-
spite the fact he Is Is or better, and
has arrested motion of the right
arm" the same arm which made
him a winner of two world series
games last fail and the 1913 out
standing pitcher in the American
league, with the lowest earned-run
average. Benny Singleton'S par
entS send word direct to the Hart
ford promoters to keep the colored
boy off the pro boxing card to-
morrow night. as he is not yet 10
years of age, and they wish him to
complete his high school education
before he begins throwing left hooks
for livelihood . Al Paul, Crosby
High school teacher, after a very
serious illness, has recovered quickly
and may be home this week, accord
ing to east end reports .. A
Washington, D. G. duckpin bowler,
Ed Nash moved in" on Meriden
with 1888, IS game total to cop
500 first money in the classy Silver
City Sweeps Saturday; beating
Bridgeport's Tony Iannarone by Is
pins, poor Tony winding up with
only $3.50. Waterbury's George Simp-
son won $40; with 1925; while block
prize money went to Bill Tato. $25
for TIC set; and Sammy Zaza for
a 159 single, $25. Thomastons Ted
Lumpkin won SITS for third best
score of 1870. . Rollicking Ralph
Smith, nearly II, will be on exhibit
ton of Biener's Sport Shop all this
week, as the recent winner of ex-
pert rifleman rating by the NRA
Junior Division. He will autograph
Crosby, Wildly and Leavenworth
BLAZERS, bobby sox and Latin
books from 3 p. m. to closing on
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
As a member of the Crosby rifle
team, Ralph was one Of a very small
number Of boys throughout the USA
to gain an expert rifleman rating
hits year. Orville Lawlor Of the
U. S. Navy is now somewhere in
England, but wants to be remem-
bered to his many local friends, &C
cording to word received from him
by his parents, former Senator and
Mrs. Joseph H. LaWlor. Brother
Marvin L.awlor is an Army man at
Camp Edwards, but will get new liv-
ing quarters soon -. FLASH:
Harvard won the DINGHY cham
pionship of the eastern waters, from
Coast Guard Academy Of New Lon
don, but not until TWO PROTESTS
AND A DISQUALIFICATION had
been heard and ruled upon accord
ing to our boating expert, Senior
Carlos Hassell, dinghy is 1--WE
talk for a small boat, used for