The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-12
This Sporting World
Kicking The Gong
By JOHN A. CbUNEY

TnefeS cerLaM gent III CtllS clCy who seems to be lucky enough to sell ice-boxes to Eskimos. Because of the fact that he plays cards as pastime quite often he sent a @ bill by @ friend who was going to the Jamaica track last week, when he say that a horse tagged CARD GAME was listed to run. It ran so well that 1t paid well over $l00 for his deuce last Monday, the same horse was scheduled to run again at the same track. So what2 So our friend went down himself with friend, and his" horse won again, though paying but $l6.00 this time for a two buck wager. On top of that, one returning plunger re- ported that the same gent Init" the 3,30O Daily Double last Monday, before Card Game went to the post. However, that's nobody's business but the Internal Revenue Depart ment. Rev. Francis Murphy, or just plain good-natured hale and hearty Pete" to those of us who knew him from Crosby basketball days, is of to the jungles of BOIL VIA next month as Maryknoll missionary priest. May the God whom he has served so well since childhood days, protect and coln- fort him in his hours of tribulation which he knows lie aheadl
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 Aside to City League managers: how come youse guys passed up such colorful character as Jake Banks who hit home run, single and double for P and w Mems Club last Sunday to bat in four runs2 A left-handed batter, his HR cleared the left field wall by plenty.
 Then again, maybe he is tied up with the Hartford club Sunday afternoons and could not come to Waterbury even if he wanted to, for he has a WAR JOB to protect .. Dr. Nal Stevens. former head foot ball coach at Yale and NYU is a It. Com. of the Navy now in Eng land, operating on INVASION cas- ualties; because he is an excellent orthopedic (bone) surgeon. A brand new daughter, Jean Hill Stevens was born to Nal and his wife last Sunday at New Haven hospital His father is Dr. Calvin Stevens of Har- winton.
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 GLIDER CONTEST-Arranged for all ages at Brass Hill Pond, Sunday, July 16, 9 AM to 2 PM eight prizes in four classes to be awarded. Small entry fee of a dime or SO with s. A. Selby, Jr., and Morris Dibner to judge the various m 0 d els ... Edward Walsh of Woodside, L. T., a nep- hew of the Welfare Departments Ed Doyle, is now in Woodlands, England, 1t is believed where the former Manhattan track star tried his spikes against some keen competition, in a 2 mile harriers' race, in which about 40 took part. He was led for about half-mile by an Englishman, but passed him to win. On June A, last, he ran against the world-famous one-time holder of the mile run record, Sydney Wooderson of New Zea- land. From Woodside, L. l., to Woodlands, England is quite a COINCIDENCE is 1t not? .. Tennis, golf and bowling will be supervised by the I. R. A. commit tee in August and September, 1t is expected, as their work in sports for local industry has been so Suc- cessful thus far that 1t may be copied in Hartford, Bridgeport and New Haven |. It. Pete Apple ton (JablonowskD of Terryville, a major league pitcher for several years will take his Quonset Pliers to Hartford for double-header with the Savitt Gems Sunday afternoon. Manager Fred Davi wants him to pitch for his Brass cos, next Saturday night or week thereafter. A Hartford paper says Pete changed his name to ease the burden of the linotypers."
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 The double battery of Ed McDon- aid and Doc Godfrey, Tom (Galla) Lally and Rollie Bernier was much too much as Coach Tom Murphy's Neversweats wno hung an 10-4 soft ball defeat on Phil (Babyface) Cas- mans Beach St. Bombers last eve ing at Donovan field. Casman and his star boxman, Nip Tiernan, had too much to contend with and no support; for, with 'Jiggs' Donahue, Mike Hayes, Joe Mufville and Ray Snyder as an infield. ono man was enough behind second base to cover left, center and right fields; it was that easy. However, after flaming twice off Tiernan's delivery, Wilby's sports lace" of the 1920 era: had a two hour date with a trio of OCU- LISTS today. When can't hit softball, it's time to get me a tin cup and some pencils" says modest Miquel -.
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 FLASH-Pe p-Costantino tickets at Mulligan's THURSDAY, and there's going to be quite a rush from outside Waterbury before the week is out. New Haven customers can get 'em at LIPS on the main stem; Hartford fans at Kaplan's and AIS Ringside grill Ar- engagements are being made for Promoter George Muliigan to ap- pear on the air from Connecticut's n nationally-known radio station, WTIC, Hartford. later this month.
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