The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-30
This Sporting World
Friday Fish And Chips
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

THooy TISn Ana SnIPS
 Fairly good indication has come once more that Boston is not, and maybe never will be a good flight" town. Last nights eastern unveiling of Manuel Ortiz, the little Mexican fireball from Fl Centro, California, worlds bantamweight champion, who has not lost a decision in more than a year, has defended his title almost once a month, and paired in Boston with a standout New Eng land featherweight, Larry Bolvin of Providence, drew but 3,299 paid ad- missions to BRAVES FIELD .. John McCloskey, a Via student at University of Pennsylvania, has created some sort of college sport record, in winning his FOURTH VARSITY LETTER within II MONTHS, 8 record never before equalled in Penns long athletic his- tory. Two of the letters were for baseball, in which McCloskey, a Mahanoy Township boy, played shortstop, first base and pitched oc- caSionally. He is now in the Pre- middies school at Asbury Park. Win ming two varsity letters in the same sport in the same year, is also quite a feat.
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 Park Department is looking for
 two good SWIMMERS, over 2l
 preferred, to work part-time in
 the local pools, controlled by the
 city . Just how 'Goldie' Distiso
 and Sam Sena came to switch
 from horses to horsehides, in the
 form of baseball at Slocum school,
 is something for Butsy Cosmo to
 figure out, but the fact remains
 that Goldie is coach and Sam, ad-
 visor of the Public school champs,
 the latter particularly interested in the north end schools TWIN battery of Vinny any Johnny Syn cowicz, who are pinboys at the Sena alleys, in season the
 Waldorf sitter-uppers will tip you
 that Goldie really gets his inside
 baseball dope from J. B.-that certain individual
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 Phil Casman's rating in Hoyle's as the championship cribbage player of Savin Rock, has dropped consider ably since a visit from pr. Ed God frey, our health officer, who gave Pheelop an injection of champion ship form on the board with the holes and pegs, that ought to do hlm for quite while {. New Bri- tain papers, please copy. It seems that Baby Faces best game is bas- ketball, not cribbage Sergt Jot Stevens, Chase club golf champ two years ago, is home for a short fur tough from his Madison, Wisconsin Army medical detachment, and VII get together with his three brothers Walter, Al and Dr. John for week end foursome over the course ht knows best Yales ALL HOME GAME football schedule for 1944 < the first of its kind since the las world war Eddie Mack, partner of Jack O'Brien as the Boston box ing promoters behind the Andy Cal lahan A. o. send out nifty greer and white letter-head with a pic ture of a global map of the world and the inscription below their names international sports pro- moters." Tn the middle of the sheet is a head view of the late BoStor fighter, killed in action during the Sicily campaign sports Pro- ducts, Inc Mickey Genaro calls the last word INK, which he also uses in reference to GASOLINE) has been awarded the Army-Navy "E' pro- duction merit badge. Men and wom- en workers of the company, in Gin cinnatti, put out Goldsmith sports equipment Manager Fred Dav of the Brasscos, paid for a compli- mentary souvenier program for the Slocum-Sts. Peter-Paul champion ship game tonight. so that fans can more easily follow the game, and know the names of all players, who are listed Given good weather the Black Yankees, with Dave Barn. hill on the mound, may attract 5000 or E,ore fans to Municipal sta- dium tomorrow night. Many are coming up from New Haven to see Tommy Sheehan play, in his first game since election as Notre Dame io eahau no ,Ataia of 1oAA