The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-06
This
Sporting
World

By JOHN A. CLUNEY

MondoY Sports Wash
when Kid Chocolate, Lou Ambers
and Tony Canzoneri and Henry
Armstrong were battling around for
the lightweight title, I wonder II any
Of them accomplished the feat Of
Phlladelphia's Bob Montgomery who
WON THE TITLE TWICE FROM
THE SAME MAN IN THE SAME
RING WITHIN TEN MONTHS9
Montgomery won 1t from Bean Jack
last May, lost 1t In November and
won 1t back last Friday night, and
now gets a chance to clean up the
lightweight division by o title bout
with the MIA champ, Sammy An.
gott on March 81 Sammy the
Clutch from Washington, Pa, has
not been beaten by O lightweight
IN FIVE YEARS, but do believe
there Is always FIRST time for
nearly everything and THIS is 1T
v v v v v v
Remember Pete Dunno, orig
inally from Bridgeport, but o res
ident OF Fairlawn In this city for
several years; during which time
he managed the Hilton clothing
establishment, Bank and GrandP
Now Mr.. Bond OF Boston, living In
Wellesley, Mass, and doing well,
but happiest Of all for his lad,
Pete, Jr,, q radio gunner In o Mar
Inc Air Corps dive-bombing
squadron Marty Lucas Of Union
City, q malaria victim after two
years In the South Pacific, has
been medically discharged after
months OF treatment at Halloran
hospital, Staten Island and In
North Carolina at Moore General
IA prominent Waterbury bust.
ncssman paid the bill for 80 Of the
Halloran Hospital boys ut New
York's Diamond Horseshoe not 80
long ago and has o letter OF
thanks that few but very close
friends have seen.
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joey Nunzio's recent one-roud
Knockout ut the hands OF Chick
Santos Of Bridgeport, an expert
enced ringman was the result OF the
local lads inslstence on going
through with the bout against SAN
toS, who was not originally sched-
uled to box him. Against the adj
vice OF his handlers, Nunzio felt the
boys back home" would think ne
was AFRAID OF meet Santos. though
Nungio has had but two or three
professional bouts Meriden's
Bee Amann won the $50 skating
race ut Boston yesterday because
Carmelita Landry Of Eitchburg, her
principal rival who already won the
40 race, did not compete; due to n
fall after crossing the finish line
In the quGrter-mile event Yale
Is trying It's best 10 get Great Lakes
Bill Smith to compete against Yale'S
Balboa Bullet, Alan Ford In the
Swimming Carnival set for New Ha.
ven Saturday March 18th. Smith
beat Fords SOL mark for 100 yards
but does not get credit due TO q
flying start. Smith, 10 o native Of
the Hawaiian Islands; his father
being Honolulu John Law (not IN
the Charley Chan department, how.
ever) Ingersoil and ZephyrS Of
Naugatuck should provide O bang.
up basketball game tomorrow night
at the ~" proceeds to go toward
expenses for injured Johnny Minor
OF the hoop squad -. City League
baseball teams will take time to de.
Gliding which Of two national fed.
erations II will join for 1914; Pres"
ident Bill Derwin having connec-
lions with both. The NABF tour"
ney next September will BIO In
youngstown, Ohio for the fourth
successive year Navy beat Army
at football and swimming but the
West Pointers diSned " out on the
basketball court, 10 complete m un.
defeated season. Captain Bob Nun.
ger OF Waterbury Is stationed at the
Point; while Jack Manherz, son OF
the Crosby swim coach, helped beat
Army Saturday with O new 200 yard
breast stroke mark OF 1884 for the
Annapolis pool lowering his own
record for tho event. set last season
. One OF the most improved bas-
ketbali players, locally, Is Stan Grey
who seldom scored as q guard for the
West Side speedboys but has learn
Cd to use his natural speed and haS
developed scoring power Can out
Jump taller opponents more often
than not, and best Of oil, from the
referees angle, never squawks about
. foul or getting benched when he
mas four. When he learns to con.
troll his temper, he will DO some.
thing 10 depend on for 10 10 IS
points per game New Ravens
Jimmy Coogan has made" the New
England high school tourney ut
Brown University which shows what
IAN be done when one knows the
tight people. But then, Jim Is q
gent ana can make friends
quicker than the average person In
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