The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-29
This N Sporting World
Fvidoy Fish And Chips
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

Wllie Pep, tile Hartford boy who holds the worlds featherweight championship, having twice beaten the NBA "ehamp" Sol 4artola of Boston is 10 to 10 years younger than Chalky wright, the Los An- geles Negro from whom Willie won the title ln November of ie42, when he was 20 years of age, though the New York commission rules say Q boxer must he 2l to box 0 ib round title contest, However, when Mike Jacobs runs the show, tho boxing commission is just three guys named John, Walker and Gillian tPhelan, Wear and Powell) ., Tonight, Pop rates the i3 to 5 odds in his favor, which may rise to S-l by Q PM, though Wright is still Q knockout puneheE when hO wants to be" Pep Is so hard to hit with Q "solld" punch most eauliflower oonoiSseurs figure the aging Wright will never catch up with him. About tho only way for Pep to lose his title is to else his head, start Blugging it out with Wright, in which case Willie will get al the worst of it, if Wright, b trying to win,
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 Tony Diorio, back home, after
 32 months in the South Pacific
 area, is 4S pounds lighter than
 when he went to Camp DeVens,
 2iB pounds of heft to lug around,
 which is down to 0 streamlined
 i7o, and he looks fine, Roeeos
 eyes get Q bit misty, every time
 he looks at his lad, which has
 been plenty this past week, Junior
 Cgoee from the Brooklyn section,
 who has worked for Rocco piorlo
 before his Army life, has been Q
 buddy of Tony's through most of
 the tough going, and is home with
 him now. Both expect to go to
 Drew Field, Tampa, Florida when
 thelr fuFloughs are completed,
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 Tn three Madison Square Garden starts, Willie Pep has drawn more than 0200000 with another e90,ooo expected tonight when he meets Wright for tho second time, With Chalky in ie42, tho bout drew s72,. 900; against Allie stelt1, Pep at. tracted ee0,000 worth Of fans and there was e7l,o0o in the house after his only losing bout in 70 starts, when Sammy Angott, strong, tough, bodyspunehing, wrestling LI0HTs WEIGHT, deeisioned him ., That man in white" some of you may have seen on Bank St. now and then Is pr. Bill Spain, our newest refugee from Lltchfield; and Q VII" lanoVa soetballer in the days of grlds iron greats, many of whose fame has not yet been forgotten. pr. bill fol- lows most sports closely when he can spare the time from his daily practice of dentistry. Can't seem to stay off that PepsWright title go tonight, The Chalk, as nc is known around Stiliman's gym, ib quoted as saying: speaking of Connecticut, that's going to De a dull place to live after Friday night, The state went have no Pep. But I'll be 2 champion again, even though, as l always say, I'd rather be Wright THAN CHAMPION" Coms to think of 1t, that's tho way he felt when he lost his title to Pep, which he now explains by saying: T just wasn't myself In our first fight" .... Leavenworth's transportation prob. lem should De helped out by some Of the fathers and uncles of players, who have automobiles, aS 1t Is in other cities and towns of the state where Father and Son clubs are regular parts of the high school athletic program. 30 why can't the men get together and give Coach Bill Tracy much-nesded help. He hes enough to do trying to win foot. ball games, without worrying about how his lads are going to get to and from the field of play.