The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-09
Pertinent Observations

Red BarDcr, lanCuS SpJLlo aH- nguncer, who Is better known aS "The Verce Of Bro oklyn,' will match l.s wits and trade blows with the cApcrts on Information Please, Mon- day night, March l2th. Red who has made a name in the sports world for himself, handed his audience n set. back once before when he proved himself an expert, Cn classical music as well as the exploits of his be- loved Dodgers,
 U is not very often that a sports writer gives movie a plug unless iL is good and of interest to his sports clientele, But we think that Here Come the Co-Eds' starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello is picture that will put everybody from giX to sixty on the edge of their chairs in laughter. This picture has pul Stern, one of AmcrlcaS top flight sportscasters giving blow by LlpN account Of one O. the ScreWlest basketball melees that you, Bill Stern or l have ever W..deSSeu, we decidedly recommend Here Come the Co-Eds' as the best in enter ta!rment for all.
 The announcement { hat Howie Schultz, slugging Dodger first base mn, has been accepted for service in tn Armed Forces ought to be a hint to some of these baseball mo- guls who have been on the ience Tor $, me time as to just how the wind is blowing and will in the future blow down in official Washington In regards to the manpoWer problem' This Is not by a long shot the only case in which the Army and Navy rtgula tions and qualifications have been stretched one way or the otLer in regards to prolessional athletes. Thus, the only conclusion trat ono might draw from this iS that baseball better have suliici- ently large pool of manpower rom which to draw as the season goes on
 Many NiI0 Saw and read about Jim Rafferty beating Gunder Hagg in the National AAU indoor track championship at Madison Squart Garden last Saturday night are lay ing their money on him to do IL again in Columbian mile this Sat- urday night. Of course, Rafierty iH to be considered one of the Western Hcmisphere's greatest milers but we are of the opinion that he wont beat Gunder the Wonder more than once. And his victory the first time being laid to the fact that Hagg had just finished q strenuous tWo-WeeK ocean voyage and was out Of shape We're not trying to alibi him, but we are trying to bring out the fac' that none of our runners or today are in the same class with the Swed- ish athlete. IL isn't impossible that Rafferty will beat Gunder twice but 1t isn't very probable.
 Not Too Many Waterburians will remember Hugh Devore when he was an assistant to Ank Scanlon at Holy Cross some years back, bu' we will wager that he will have . large following when he steps aside for Frank Leahey at the duration as boss of Notre Danes football interests. The line coach at South Bend last season succeeds Ed Mc- Keever who has signed as head coach at Cornell. We are sure he VII carry on In tie true Knute Rockne' fashion boosting the stock Of ths Fighting Irish"
 Sports Writer John Cluney'i cousin Eddie Keenan is looking for ward to next fall with high hopei for another good football season Eddie's hopes are very high when h' discusses the possibilities of ths Yale-Holy Gross tilt scheduled fol Yale Bowl next fall. He sees hart