The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-06
This Sporting World
Frldoy Fish And Chips
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

As long As hs remains In his own back yard" pitcher Mort Cooper of the Sc, Louis Cardinals will do well enough, but his World Series record makes him just ordinary when weak k-hlttlng team such As the Browns can beat hlm--And with two hits, usually good enough Co win any series game, MortH mound work in the All-star games also has been nothing to make the front pages Of st, Louis papers, either, and yet when e pitcher throws Q nome run halr to Q batter such as Cooper to Moaulnn, nothing but the worst can Do expected =. Busy Bil powney hes had c few days respite on Well ton 90, from regrets to late Water bury applicants for Hotel Abbey rooms for the Army-Notre Dame game weekend; and made the rounds" among his many local friends, Ono Of them was big Bill Parker, bArkeep At Rocco Dlorlo'S who worked with Mir, Downey In the Bridgeport Strattield many years ago You should have heard the two Bills gabhlng about the good old days" Buck Private Freddie Sehuster, on ardent Chase country club golfer untll the Army called him three weeks ago, postcards from Camp Clalhourne, Louisiana and wants to be remembered to the gang at the club, He was aeeept- cd for tho Navy pool several months ago, but wound up As Q c, I, Joe, Het 90 miles from golf course but can't get there because he's con. fined to camp, Freddie's in on En- glneeFs' outfit and hopes to go to . government school after basic training Latest word from Marine Pvt, Vincent (cemmando) Kelly ls that the Jap war won't last too long, once he ia shipped out from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina whore he iS now stationed since hiS boot" Rt Paris Island
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 So you think the names Of
 those various government agencies
 such As SEC, WIRE, OWf, etc.;
 are tough to Identify as to full
 Lnd correct nameS Tn Connecticut
 there is an organization listed by
 letters aS URHTFPAC tho kid.
 din )and it means United Rae.
 coon Hunters Field Trial and
 Protective Association of Connee-
 tleut. If you are inclined to doubt
 page cliff Warner or Harry Coe
 of Woleott United states
 Rubber of NaugAtuek is making
 an effort to secure Waterbury's
 Dan Parker, sports editor Of the
 New York Mirror as c special
 speaker on sports" for testi-
 monial dinner to USR athletes,
 men and women, tentatively
 scheduled for Thursday, October
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 From oil lndicatl tlons, United Press Jack Cuddy, author of "Today'l Sports Parade, got Q very BUM STEER relative to the Hi.Ho Silver VS, Cabey Lewis fight in Hartford last Tuesday. Either that, or Jack has lent on attentive ear to Bridge ports Billy Prince, manager of Sil. yer. who fought Q draw with Buddy Garcia last Friday night in MS0 on the Wright card; then out- pointed Lewis in Hartford last Tues- day, 46 to 4%, the rounds being all even on Referee Kid Kaplan's card Cuddy boosts Prince today as the NEXT state athletic commissioner after writing that Silver defeated Lewis so DECfSfVELY that Prince has offered Willie Pep S25, ,00C through his New York agent Bill Daily" for Q bout in ANY ring, but prefers, Madison Square Garden Jack conveniently omits or did not know that Pep knocked out Lewis in eight rounds, for the first KO oi record against the clever, hardhit- ting Cuban colored boy, the same boy that Silver defeated BY AN EYELASH, according to the official score Prince, e strong Republi- can worker in Fairfield county has been cunning for the post of boxing commissioner for some time, as he is Q former state featherweight promoter and manager Whats in c Name department: would you believe that there are actually towns in the USA listed by the Post Office Department as follows Horse Heav. en, Kentucky; Speed, Illinois; Bay Horse, Montana; Nags Head, North Carolina; Horseheads, NEW YORK Hl..aa Horse wyoming. Those WHISTLE STOPS must be full of win. place and show bettors or jockeys but never appeared on the official list of the late "Flipper" Sweeney, the Waterbury whitewing, who never would admit that he was c little weak around the CORNERS.
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