The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-26
This Sporting World
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

A Little of
 This And Thot
 With the American League race for the i0AA championship and pen- nNnt closer than the hands of the clock at half past six, some of the lads who have small wagers ara wondering what happens if one of the two teams is rained out of ac. ton before the final day of tho sea- son schedule Sunday, october one. The answer is that oil postponed games must be played on or before the final day of the season (Oot, n SO, its possible Detroit or st, Louis could play Q double-header, or with enough rNin, both clubs might have to do SO to settle the flag, unless they finish ALL EVEN, which is the case as of noon today; each having six more games to play.
 Judge LNndis would rule on playoff in case of tie, but if one of them is rained out next Sunday, it's Just too bad, for the other would win the American League cham pionship of ieAA by half c game, provided 1t WON the Sunday game. Otherwise, the team that got the tough break by being rained out could BACK INTO the champion ship and the World Series, if the other team was defeated In tlS last game of the season, In short, mo postponed games after the last day of the regular season (Oct. D but Q tic between st, Louis and Detroit would NEED c playoff game, the time and place to be decided by Lar dis, after a huddle with presi. dents of the two clubs and theiI managers,
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 sugar" Hugret, one of the fi- nest of many fine football players
 Co tear up the turf in Bristol, Is
 the i044 coach of the Bristol West Ends, scheduled for q 7;S0 drill
 tonight at MuS2y field, Hugret's end play ct DNnhury and NYu
 was about as nice as you could sec anywhere, and best of all he would have an off" day about every third SEASON : Promo.
 tor George Mulligan back from
 New York since yesterday left for
 Boston this AM to talk football
 business up thataway and will
 take in the Boston YNnks-Philly Eagles pro debut tonight As mat
 ter of course, Incidentally. tho far famed Boston POST did not carry a SINGLE LINE on tho game on it's ONE Sports page, though it Is one Of the most important sports events in years from Q stand. point of NEWS. However, the Post accepted paid AD for pub-
 lloAtion One Of tho players reported that the final golf match of the season, Reds and Blues at Chase co last Sunday wound up in Q KNOT each team scoring 28la points Joey Nunsio local me. ehanlo whose boxing was worth watching in New Haven and Hart.
 ford rings, Is reported ready to "come home" from his native New
 York where he has been for six weeks or SO,
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 One of the many interesting and eoloriul sights Ut the Woleott East ern Grand Championship field trials for hound dogs last Sunday, was 250 pound Dan Cole of shelton, AUCTIONEER who sells" tho de. erepld- looking but intelligent and speedy long.eaged mutts to those who think they can pick tho win. her of the tree tnd line races; where the dogs are strictly ON THEIR OWN, Cant fix those races" said one hard.bltten rogue lar, who scoffs at horse and whip. pet racing, Cole does not take dime for his able services; but gets Q box Of cigars when the sponsors of the field trials remember his part in the success of their functions.
 Asking the owner of lS year old entry (one of the favorites) how his dog could keep up with the younger hounds over Q mile or two of rough, tough, terrain, ditohes and ledges, I was told: T watch his food very closely; give him certain VITA. MINIS, rest him on certain days and run him on other days" . An. other owner was sad because he had to leave his dog home, recuperattng from SNAKEBITE of 6 copperhead, which means DEATH if Q human or animal does not get attention with in Q half hour after the fangs pierce the body. Nice to hear that Tome my Ciarlo was not wounded serious ly in France, having been hit by shrapnel in the hand; which put him In an English hospital for a while. Tommy is the former state lightweight champ, who had the memorable battle with his stables mate, Dick Turco @ at New Haven Arene, Dick winning q TSO decision when Tommy suffered a bad eye