The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-26
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Short Shorts

With the morning mail came a
note, relative to Gleason, Coskey
and myself, signed "a Sport Fan"
who wants his views published. That
can easily be arranged II he will be
manly enough to sign his correct
name and address, which will not be
printed II he objects, but which
much accompany every communica.
ton to any newspaper. You see,
chu1n, it's just . little guarantee
OF good faith, telling me that you
have the courage Of your convic-
lions, which you say Is what the
people want butt before that, your
name and address Is what want
and insist upon. Isn't that FAIR?
Bob Steele, VITO radiocaSter
looked like a SWORDSWALLCW-
Err, as, nnicrophone in hand, and
apoplectic with excitement, he wav-
ed the mike around while stand
ing up to give the listening au-
dierce his eyewitness version Of
the thid round Of the Kogon- Fanc-
is fracaS, when Jewish Julie knock
ed Leo Of Panama down then went
after the negro, as the latter re-
gained his feet. ''Your good friend
AND MINE" as Brother Bob signs
himself off the air. each day, came
up with LITTLE DAISY this
1920 A. M. when he intoned: "1n
few minutes I'll give you the LAT
EST baseball scores" Then. APP
pare11tly as an afterthought, he
added: that Is, the LATEST scores,
as of YESTERDAY Technically,
of course, he was quite correct,
though giving Tuesdays baseball
scores on Wednesday morning, must
have seemed to him in need of a
little explanation, when he used
the world --latest" Gus Brown,
the new matchmaker for the Hart
ford boxing club opearted by Lou
ViScusi, Is a New Yorker of the type
all too seldom seen these days. A
manager Of boxers, he Is man who
has been around the resigned rings
for 30 years or more, and as pleas
ant. soft-spoken and on-the-level
individual as one could possibly
meet. Quite the exception to the
rule Of boxing business men these
days. Those who know him were
TICKLED PINK that his first Hart
ford venture was q complete sue
cess.
Sergeant Beatrice White the Port
land, Connecticut girl WAC now In
Italy, is alive today because she was
working a short distance away from
her living quarters, which was hit
by a German BOMB, the first she
ever heard, not knowing that 1t had
struck her own apartment until she
started HOME a half hour after the
"all-clear" sounded. She might be
remembered In Waterbury as
standoUt member of the Middle
town SPEEDGIRLS, several times
opponents of the st. Joseph Girls
of this city and Harry F1iescher's
Princeton Girls of WATERFOWL dur
ing the past five years She also
bowled with a Hartford Capitol al
leys team that made the semi finals
Of o national tourney In Washing
ton, y. G. She has FIVE sisters,
which 10 mentioned because her
heaviest sentimental loss was
COUP photograph Of the six White
girls which was lost In the air raid.
thousands Of miles from home
New Haven Johnny Attell was buzz
Alng around the Hartford auditori-
UNI like the proverbial BEE last
night, with an "offer" Of 10000 to
Willie Pep to box Julie Kogon at
the New Haven Arena which can
be scaled from 81 to $40 ringside,
to do" $4,000 says Mr.. A. who add
ed that he has discussed the mat
ter in detail with Nathan Podoloff,
general manager Of the Arena. Ask |
ed II he believed Connecticut fight |
fans would "go' for $40 per ring
side seat, Attell claimed that he was
already sure Of 500 New Haven Gus
at that figure BY the
way, Pep is nearly ready for his best
effort against Kogon, II the ma
tural" of the year in this state can
be arranged. In another month, or
70, the match should be made
As soon as Kogon classified Army |
I.A) is called for INDUCTION. the |
match ay be made in q hurry to get |
L on and over within the II days
allowed after notice Of induction.
Kogon has q mortgage to pay On his
New Haven home, bought with his
ing earnings for his parents, who
nave something to remember him
~ when be nneR off IN war tn iniYa