The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-11
C. L. P. Mixed League
By LEFTY Active Week

Monday night was regular league bowling night and Tuesday night we bowled return match with the combined Meriden-New Britain Mixed leagues, on the Meriden al- leys. Our league chalked up it's second victory over the lads and lassies from the other side of the mountain, out most of the credit for the win must go to our babes. Our gals were so much better than their Silver and Hardware City sis ters that the lead they piled up was too much for the opposition's menfolk to offset. So we came out on top by more than 200 pins.
 To show they held no hard feel- ings, our opponents treaNed us to 8 swell party after the match. There was food, drink, dancing, games and more hilarity than would result if the CIO should hear that Pegler had broken leg. Doris Cosgrove, the Plumbers Daughter, showed that she is still without peer in our set when it comes to treading a syncopated measure. She and Rose Mix of the Meridens gave out with bit of bogie which was rhythmic, graceful, and very impressive. John- son F. Platt showed that he, too. was not unacquainted with ball. room technique, leading Paul Jones which had the dancers going around in circles. Literally! His circular approach to terpsichore was the high spot of the evening. It was Wednesday morn when the party broke up.
 X Marks the 18th
 Speaking of matches and good times thereafter, brings up the sub- ject of Scovill'S. The two Rays. Kearney and Klobedanz, have com pleted negotiations for the return. joust on the 28th. This time we battle at Sena's. The latest issue of the Scovill Bulletin carried an item which said that the brass fabri- cators would be out after revenge. On their home grounds it might be. a different story, at that, if we're not careful.
 Bull Market
 If we accept all the challengea which are coming our way we'll end Up with more matches than a guy needs when he smokes pipe. The City Hall would like to bowl against us; although the rumor that Mayor Monagan has had alleys installed in the Marble Palace cellar to hold secret practice is nothing more than Republican propaganda.
 Chase's, too, are looking for 8 match. An, Chase's! Last year they gave us a worse golng over than the youth of today gets from the olo maids sewing circle. Helene Fibre Leary bowled so much that somebody thought she was George Simpson wearing dresses.
 | The real problem about accepting all these challenges is that of get- ting alleys on some night other than Monday. Monday is our reg ular bowling night and every Mon- day we bowl match means that our leagues ending has been postponed a week. We could carry the thing to the point where wed finish our season the week before Labor Day. However, I certainly hope some soli- tion to the problem can be found, because these outside matches cer- tainly are fun, and it would be too bad to miss any of them.
 Jeanie With the Dark Brown Hair
 Maybe Jeanie Peck can solve the problem. She certainly has solved the problem of how to learn bowl- ing in hurry.
 Jeanyabury Xanathine Peck is her full name and she is one of the Watertown Pecks who are very spe- cial peckS indeed, because 1t takes only six of them to make busEel. She has been bowling only a very short time, but already she's climbed so far above her starting average. that any minute now she should give out with a Swiss yodel. This past week especially, Jeanie has knocked down more maple than tank going through Vermont forest. She con- tends it's all a matter of rhythm and that previous experiences as q teacher q. ballroom dancing has en- abled her to master the art of boWl- inC so quickly.
 Instead of knocking 'em out eight to the bar, knock 'eM oown eight to the ball." is Jeanie's explanation. Her grateful teammates. Ted Ely. Bob Nelson and Rita Tierney, assert emphatically that although Mistress Peck's dresses are several shades darker than the girls In the song. the noise our Jeariie makes as she knocks over pins is sweet enough music for them.
 64 youngsters are enrolled ih me