The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-31
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Sporting
World
Just a Few Lines
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

just a Few Lines
Ringside "tops" for the Willie Pep
Julie Kogon ten rounder next Tues
day night in Hartford is said to be
$4,000 with the promoters expecting
to handle $4,000 fans from all parts
of the state; outdoors, behind the
present indoor arena or Auditorium,
which once was the old Hartford
CARBARNS on Wethersfleld avenue.
Death Of Walter B. Spencer
of New Haven today may be the be-
ginning Of breaking up the arbitrary
group Of high school principals,
officially known as the Connecticut
Interscholastic Athletic Conference,
who know little or nothing about
high school athletics, aside from Mr..
Spencer, and does not represent all
the high schools In the state, as
might be assumed. A CLOTHING condi-
ton, which has affected his general
health for some years past, devel-
oped into q coronary thrombosis, the
immediate cause Of death Of Secre-
tary Spencer, who was also principal
of Commercial High school in New
Haven. -. He would have been
66 years Of age in November.
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Dick Wilkinson, Jr., known as
the Singing caddy" because of his
Sinatra complex while Juggling a
leather golf bag, Is headed for the
Navy, June %; following in the
deckwalk of his Uncle John,
known to his Railroad Hill Glen
tele as butcher Smith," a U. s.
N. man for ~ years, now stationed
in New York. Dick, an 10 year old
Leavenworth Junior, Is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Wilkinson
who celebrated their 10th we'd
ding anniversary this week.
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Mark Edmund Mulvey, aged three
weeks, Is just beginning to take no
tice that Daddy Dan Mulvey New
Haven Register) has not been so
happy since the time he was one
number off winning horse in the
Irish Sweepstakes. Tom m y
Flanagan Is confined to his home
for while to get his second wind,
after slight illness. He should be
vastly improved when he gets a de-
tailed report Of the SETBACK
SCHOOL organized by Professor @.
Probst, victim of Is IN THE HOLE
going over in recent siX-handed
game, which is something of rec
ord or other. Lew Brown, the
New Haven salesman and boxing
impressario is working for Water
bury concern which specializes in
LAUGHING WATER. In all
probability, TWO REFEREES will
be assigned to the first outdoor box
ing show Of the Hartford club next
week Tuesday, as the State Athletic
Commission feels that a main bout
Of such Importance as Willie Pep
VS.. Julie Kogon will require every
thing that ONE MAN has to prop
erly handle the bout, without taking
on four more bouts ahead Of the
big job. Billy Conn. the Pitts
burgh Kid, is with us again, via the
motion picture of that name, which
represents his well-publiciZed Holly
wood effort as an actor. The movie
shows at the Plaza, Thursday and
Friday, and If you have never seen
it, the experience is worth while.
And besides, there will be friendly
Freddie Hall to greet you on the
way in, which is one reason, hope
to see the picture again. Lulu
Constantine drew almost $500 fans
to see him box rings around joey
Peralta at Buffalo yesterday, the
latter getting some notice a year or
so ago, when outpointed Chalky
Wright at Wilkes Barre . =. New Ha-
ven's Bobby Barthelson, carried to
the national tourney at Youngstown
last year by the Washington Hills,
got himself a nice Al win over
Newark, on Decoration Day causing
Manager Tomato-Face Hartnett to
expand more than usual for his JIG
Giants are now at the top of the
init. loop. . Every team in the
major leagues is going to start feed
ing its players multiple vitamin
pills, accoring to a pill factory, the
idea being that Is of them are TAX
ing leaf from the baseball book
of the st. Louis Cardinals, who took
the pills, won the pennant and got
in the world series last year, and
are the team to beat this year. Rela-
tive to the four games the Yanks
beat them in the World Series of
1913, the story goes that the Cards
were overloaded with 'em at the
start. case of TOO MUCH, TOO
SOON. Little Pascoag Park, II
miles from Providence drew $780,
900 in mutuel wagers Memorial Day,
causing the track to increase the
purses to the horsemen. ala Maria
gansett. B. A. Dario. horse owner
himself, operates Pascoag, which
draws quite a few local patrons to
its small but satisfying confines.