The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-22
This
Sporting
World
In Cose You
Did Not Know
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

New Ravens Julie Kogon, mar
ried, and father Of two children
passed his Army physical exam yes
terday having been reclassified from
2-B to LA since April. After watch
ing him blow the chance Of q
lifetime in the ring, when he met
world feather champ Willie Pep In
Hartford last month--the thought
occurred to me that he will have one
big edge on the Army lads Just COM
ing into the U. 8. Service; for he
knows how to RETREAT, like a bat
e-hardened NaA veteran Of ROM
mel's famed Afrika Korps Fun
ny thing about Pep and Kogon as
boxers. One has everything but
PUNCH; the other has everything
but HEART. Remember the story
Of David and GOLIATH
WV WV
Black Yankees In Bristol Friday
for a night game at Muzzy field,
under lights at 8:45 p. m. Stand
ing Of the Negro Pro baseball loop
shows the By boys not near the
classy club they were when show
Ing In waterbury q few years
back. The New York Cubans, COM
ing here Saturday are rated much
better than the Yankees this sea-
son, at least >. wouldn't you
think that q baseball league, such
as the G. Y. o. with so much BEN
Eft OF CLERGY would get q
better break from the Weather.
man, than four wet nights Of six
on which games were scheduled
st. Thomas and Blessed Sacra-
ment paired tonight. Four games
postponed from last night.
WV WV
New Haven pals say Tommy Shee-
han has now realized O burning am
bition Of his baseball career; having
been elected to captain the 1914
Notre Dame baseball squad. He Is
q catcher on the team, and Navy
Via student. Tom and his brother
will be remembered by many local
baseball and basketball fans :.
TEMPUS TUGrT Department: next
July 4th, hard upon us, will mark
IS years, since the SLAUGHTER Of
the giant Jess willard by Jack
Dempsey at Toledo Most fight
fans believe that Jack johnson took
the heavyweight title from Jim JET
fries chat was July 4, tool but Jack
defeated TOMMY BURNS for the
championship Local Elks, some
$50 Of them are interested in q card
tournament to get under way soon
with set back, As, pinochle and crib
bage as the principal games Of COM
petition Showing that New
York's Pete Reilly, still has plenty
on the ball when It comes to get
ting work for his leather-pushers
that's HIS Cleo Shans who Is box
ing Ike williams in the MISC mair
bout tomorrow night. williams
whom Promoter Mike Jacobs Is hop
ing to build up into another Beau
Jack, Is q 4 to favorite to win
and will probably do 1t the hard
way-by a kayo, though Shans Is
tough enough.
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Jack Margolis, the soda pop man
who was q PRIZE WALTER when
Woodrow Wilson was president; but
always interested In sports, partic-
ularly BOX FIGHTING, Is the dad
dy Of Kingsbury's winning pitcher
this season and will probably be
somewhere near the first base line
when Kingsbury and Hendricken
square off tomorrow night at Ham,
ilton Park Summer meeting at
Narragansett opens August l4th
and runs for AZ days Winner
OF the American Legion medal al
Wildly for scholastic ability and
leadership Is John Thomas Kelley
whose dad Is the well-known Cap
tain Joe (Shooty) Kelley of the Fire
Department incidentally, thu
winner Of the Legion medal Is us
ually identified with sports; though
Kelley is not a member Of any Will
by athletic team.