The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-26
This Sporting World
A Little of
 This and That
By JOHN A CLUHEY

waterbury's Willie white gave up a three-month luxury tour of South America as a swimming coach for the Chilean oiympics. which includ- cd orders 10 stay at the best hotels. breakfas, in bed. etc: SO that he could come home from Panama with the g year men" Among his swimming pupils is the oolonel's daughter. but Willie believes she will not learn too soon, because she's SO pretty Q. Incidentally, Terry Moore, the St. Louis Card outfield- CT who has been in Panama for a couple of years. now. is working like a beaver to take off % pounds. be- fore Spring training rolls around. He can still run in second gear and the hits that will get by him in cen- ter field can be counted after full season of play on the fingers, not the thumbs of both hands. the state basketball league put on 8 couple of net-swishers this week, Herky Rubinsyein's Ref Devils win ming 52-50 game from the Bridge port Springwoods; while Nauga- tucks tough-luck Zeahyrs were nicked 60-59 at Middletown, in a game that produced 43 field goals and B successful free-throws. Among the hoop fans who took in the Watcos surprise package last Sunday at the "" when modest Matty Sheehan's kids knocked off 1O-1 favored American Brass; was Herman Mitkowsky and his six-year older, Jerry. Charles Benjamin Rodman, who lives but short chip shot away from the "Y" likes the I. R. A. hoop action occasionally. ''The game has changed more than some what, since I used to hoop 'em from mid-court for dear old Siwash, be- fore the turn of the century, and I say, son, that's THIS century I'm talking about, you know, and that's not joke, son, not by jugful, that is." said Uncle Ben, in an exclusive holiday interview for this depart ment. . At least 500 men, women, graduates and students are expect ed to attend the Sacred Heart High vs. Alumni basketball game Friday night at Wilby gym. John Dial will be most happy to see many of his former pupils, many of them home on furlough from the armed forces Thomaston American Legion has hoop squad that has been go- ing along we'll, coming from behind a 4-8 score recently to trim Terry vile 39 to 19. Why not games with Waterbury's West Sides or Nauga- tuck's Purple Knights just to keep the valley competition going on high?. One of the Chase Park Saturday games last weekend showed total of but 16 points, the Atomic Aces defeating the Bobcats by 9-7. Knaves were 20-16 winners over Keystones while the Jaspers had everything their own way in defeating the Migdets 26-8. [. One of the many Christmas cards to the writer is signed: Dear Old Donegal with no other name, but if that is
  Thrush, Bill Cavanaugh, III be more surprised than Senator Claghorn If Fred Allen doesn't knock on his door next Sunday night. It took the Christmas season to find out that Waterbury's Jack King" All man is summing himself at Miami, Florida. the morning mail also brought seaso n al remembrances from Johnny Brickel, the Construc- ton Bowling league; Joe Mobile. Paul Glickstein of NY; Gus Browne, Hartford fistic matchmaker; Felix Jager of Look Mag; Donna Atwood of the Ice-Capades, Tom Carmody of Waterbury Tool; genial Jack Holihan, Joe Brophy, Gabe Paul Of the Cincinatti Reds; big Jim Kiely of CLIP; the Slocum Boys, Jack Charley and Bill, Jr.; three fine sons of fine father; Bob Kiersted sad his boss, Governor and Mrs. Charles A. Templeton.