The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09
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YIN MALOINEI (Staff Writer)

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 A campaign will get under way in
 Waterbury shortly to send Sports
 News to the boys and girls in the
 service all over the world. This
 movement was originated in New
 York by Alan Corelli and a com
 mittee of prominent Sports Scribes
 who have pointed out time and time again that the boys on the battle
 fronts want all the latest Sports
 news.
 When note on the campaign was
 interposed in this column about two weeks ago many of my benevolent readers let out 8 big yell to the ef- feet that this Is circulation cam paign on the part of the national sport magazine which Is to be sent to the boys. But want to say that's not the case. Sports Week was chos- en by a committee including Dan Parker of the New York Mirror: Lester Bromberg, NY World Tele- gram; Leonard Cohen, IVY Post: Bill Corum, Journal American; Harry Keck of the Philadelphia Sun -Tele- graph; Sylvia London; and Win Ma loney of the Waterbury Democrat. It was chosen after due considera- tion of the writers, on overall cov- craze and unique makeup AS Com mander Gene Tunney, Physical Fit ness Director fthe U. s. Navy says: Sports Week is not only popular in this country but with the fighting forces in other parts of the world" Commander Tunney's statement about sums up in few lines what the boys in the service think of this publication, which has been chosen as the model sports newspaper to be sent to the fighting fronts all over the world. For further information on this campaign watch this column. We hope that the public will get behind this worthy drive when it starts and that it will be spread | throughout the state Ask your boy if he wants Sports-News?
 Sports Crumbs
 Strange indeed is the incident | which occurred the other night in- | voiving the arrest of Willie Roache | after he had dropped decision to | Hartford's Willie Pep at the New Haven Arena. The fast moving Del | aware slugger was held by officers | of the U. s. Army Provost Generals | office on charges of being A. w. O. L. Roache claims that he had re- | ceived an honorable discharge few | months ago. Arm yauthorities at this | writing have as yet made no con- men.t Things like this should be | given more than the once over by the State Boxing Commissioners off, flee.
 Cpl. Jimmy Poulsen of this city is recuperating in his Grandview av- enue home after seeing action with Gen. Courtney Hodges Army in Germany. Jimmy prior to entering the service was an ardent tennis participant and spectator. Jimmy expresses the hope that the war will be over soon but that while 1t is being fought we should do our best to make our fighting men feel that the sacrifice they are undergoing is appreciated.
 Jimmy Casanova" Shell has just finished painting the town bright coat of red on a five-day furlough following the finish of his boot training at the U. s. Naval Training Station at Sampson, N. Y. When asked to comment on how he liked the Navy way after his entrance into the service in November, he said, "Bo-Boy it's cold up there but I like It." Jim reckons he will be moved out for further training soon but as yet his destination is nili- tary secret.
 Johnny Shell former Providence College student and at present a member of Georgie Graham's U. $. Time basketball squad is quietly the proposal that he take over the coaching spot of the Bless e6 Sacrament hoop squad. As yet he good natured sporting man has not reached decision but an ulti- matum is epected hourly. (P. s. Take 1t JohnnyD
 Green vs Ref
 The Harold Green Moriss Ref bout scheduled for Madison Square may not come up to the Bobby Ruff1n-J Johnny Greco en- counter but it can be stated that both boys will be in there with all they are worth. This writer is in- clined to give the nod to Ref in tonights battle which may and may not produce the epected results. . The writer stuck his neck out on the Crosby -Wilby hoop thriller of a week ago by giving Wilby and four teen points but now that neckS are we will have to take a little better of the one and only one In our possession. And that In our opinion is just what we are doing when we predict Connie Donahue's Red Raiders to knock off the Lee men when they clash for the sec- ond time in Torrington on Saturday night. Although the Blue and White to nose out the Upstate boys in their first encounter we dout if they are on a par equal to that in the first clash. No doubt many Crosby boosters will be after our scalp but from now on we are going to call them as we see them not as we want to see them. Besides We could use new scalp about now , anyway.