The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-14
This Sporting World
Helle, Asoin!
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

seSeNe ~SSuNus
 It's just fine and dandy to be back to work again after Q two week re. spite that was featured by the al. most daily thumbing of the schnozzle at the alarm clock, considerable golf and a dip or two in the anti-crystal clear waters of Hitchcock Lake, where men are men but outboard motors and Ice are at a premium |. that is, it would be fine and dandy getting back and all that, if the hu. midity of this morning were any. thing like reasonable. which even some heavy thinking Of FDR's spiel on the Aleutians and Alaska failed to eliminate or allow one to ignore for more than Q few minutes.
 And now to regale you with c
 few August "reminiscences such as
 the sight of Joe Shugrue and
 promoter George Mulligan togeth-
 CT at ringside of the Pe9-Costan.
 tino bout, with Joe, despite poor
 eyesight. marveling at the boxing
 displayed by both boys: Pep glv-
 ing him a ring treat he has not
 had in many years. Joe. no
 SLOUGH as Q boxer in his own
 reyday really appreciated the
 skill exhibited by the two young
 men. whose boxing styles and fac-
 ial features are so similar that
 more than a few fans mistook one
 for the other. ...
 Country Club of Waterbury has It's amazing senior golfer, Attorney N. R. Bronson, who scores in the eighties at e4 years of age: while Chase Country Club also has its Charley Platt and Cap" Bingham. who are well past the three score and ten mile stone C70D but can give old Man Par quite an argument by action, not words-It must have been somewhat of a lctdown for the Brooklyn Royal Giants, never beaten in previous Waterbury showings to 90 home to Dodgcryille with a i9-2 setback Saturday night, the reputed extra-ba sluggers given but three hits by Randy GuInpert. ex-Philly moundsman. Eight runs in the sec ond inning settled the game which went but seven innings Tor rington golfers were in rare form over the weekend on a foreign" field. the New ity co team defeat ing Green Woods (WinstedD Satur- day while the Torrington Elks were Sunday winners over the WinSted Elks on the same course Sunday. Prank Starowslki scored a 67 for the Winsted team Sunday and a 66 Sat- urday, won the junior NATIONAL AAU mile swimming championship at Pleasure Beach Sunday and fin- ished second in the finals of the no yard backstrolEe event. He is the I7 year old protege of Alec CGumbo) Sullivan of the borough "Y" and Will be remembered as the kid who was stupidly barred from the Con- necticut state championships be- cause Nnugy High does not have swimming team: so he went on to Trenton. N. J- to cop Q national title Waterbury Tool and U. s. Rubber are OK for local softball competition. but in the state title play at Stratf0rd Sunday, both were defeated Tn EasatOn baseball fans have not had much to cheer about this season, but the Legion club pulled Q surprise with a 6-4 Central Connecticut League win over New Haven yesterday. Billy Berg of COllinsyille twirling a sweet three- hitter to the batters Of the second- place team, which has won 8 Of i2 games. Pct. George Guistiani of the East End is nov a SERGEANT because Of his progress in physical training work in the Army. He is now stationed at Woodward air field, Oklahoma Bobby Kelly, well-known N. 4. T. lmaD-about. tognl is painting New York a light CEIaISE because the weather at Att lantlc City reminded him of his Navy days ip Alae.a-Dg. Joe May and the Mrs. are enjoying AsbuFy Park where the downtown dentist Is digging a few diy0ts on Jersey golf courses Tommy cugno, newspaper salesman IS syelterlng a bit at the Yankee Stadium these days, but enjoying t, especially that s-3 going over handed the once "un- bearable" Yankees by the st. Louis Browns WrIC Tadi0caster Bob Steele of Hartford tS autographlng hatbandg this week, since his PRE- SEASON selection of the Browns to sin the A, L, flag, seems to have come true,