The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-28
This Sporting WOrld
Spinning the Wheel
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

St. Johns blowing" of 2l point lead in the second half of its Mon- day night game with R. I. State, to go three points down, and then come on to win oy points was the WIERDEST performance this bas- ketballer has ever seen. You should see the Saints taking the ball out of bounds at midcourt, WITH A FIVE POINT LEAD, rather than try for points from the free-throw line. Latest price" on the game was St.. Johns 5-7; meaning that the book" gave you 5 points If you liked" Rhode Island State, but you had to give points if you wanted the fav- ored St. Johns. So, the final score, 64 to 57 shows that the book" col- lected all the Rhode Island money at 5 points; but got a STANDOFF on the 2 point difference which those who wanted St. Johns had tu give the money-men. If St. Johns had won by points, the gamblers would have collected BOTH WAYS, which is what they call fin the mid. dle". One of the late field goals wa; ruled out' when the ball hit WIRE supporting the basket anc then went through the hoop.
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 Unwilling to increase the popu-
 lation of Watertown by the addi-
 tion of Waterbury City Amateur
 Baseball league managers; would,
 however, like to see a nice kid and
 good ballplayer get a chance to
 play this season in this city. He's
 Gene Brooks, 8 French-Canadian
 boy who can pitch and play the
 outfield, is feet tall, scales 17O
 pounds; batted over 700 in the
 CYO league last season for St.
 Johns; pitches right, bats left;
 mostly extra-ba his. Just turn
 ed l9, can't play in CYO any more
 (due to Is year rule) and wants to
 play Waterbury GAL. AS for the
 Army draft, he's already baen
 classified 4-F. Yeah, youse guys,
 you can have his address too for
 it's right on the Silktown main
 stem.
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 Rev. Ed Conlan, native of Water bury will direct a state girls baS- ketball tournament at Hartford au- ditorium, which opens April 6; pro- ceeds to the Hartford Times and Courant FARM FUND for under privileged kids. Entries can reach him at 5 St. Johns court, CROM- Connecticut. BOYS RULES will govern tourney play. Father Conlan is the son of MT. and Mrs. Conlan of. Wilson street. =. Maloney schools Sal Cardella is the grammar school FREE THROWER champ of the city, when he netted 27 of 40 losses at Chase Par; house; scoring with his last 12 throws in succession. Al Napoli is directing the tourney; with, high school cagers to compete to6ay at 4 PM. Never did most of us expect to see baS- ketball team including Torrington AND Naugatuck players on the same outfit; but Franks Barbers, last night in the Boys Club, meet has Win and Joe Healey and Jack Stiuson of Naugatuck | High; Carmen Mele of Torrington and Cheshire Academy; Ray Swey- koWski and Rubino of Torrington High. The N{hiz Kids, winners last night include York, Liakos, Bu- Iette and Walsh of Waterbury Tool and Anthony and Mike Rinaldi, Johnny Slason and Al Monti of Brass of our I. R. A. league. Max Kase, sports editor of NY Journal American has been named national chairman of the sports committee for the National collection for overseas relief Max, an Al guy, asks all sportswriters to do what they can to help clothe starving MILLIONS in Europe. Staff Sgt. Tom (Chick) Carney has 8 new APO number, but | he's going strong with Mechanized Cavalry unit somewhere in the Eur opean theater.