The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-23
This Sporting
 World By JOHN A. CLUNEY
Monday Sports Wash
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

Though the football season is not a week old, it seems that Army, Notre Dame, and Alabama: the Kaydets, Ramblers, and Crimson Tide, if you like the monickers; will be the big 3" to reckon with once more in the east, middle-west and south. At least that's the con- sidered opinion of pigskin prognos- tlcator Francis Wallace, one of the best-informed and most able writers in the nation. The Democrats Paul Williamson, who will pick 'em for you every week, Is owner of the remarkable record of correct selec- tions; 87% over three seasons of play. .. Taft football team opens its home season with Crosby Sat urday, Oct. 5; with Coach Adams expected to field a formidable foot ball club to test Coach Jim Lees wel-balanced outfit
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 General sympathy from every
 sportswriter in the state and from
 his hundreds of friends goes to
 New Britain's Jerry Crean. sports. .editor of the New Britain Herald;
 whose wife, Mrs. Mary Kelley
 Crean died at New Britain Gen.
 eral Hospital Friday of last week
 at the age of 46. Hopeville Eagles and West Side A. c grid
 ders are paired for a game at
 Hopeville stadium next Sunday
 afternoon at which time Coaches Bill German and Armand Mag
 Zarella of the Eagles and Floyd
 Wells of the Siders will have a chance to see just what they have
 in way of football talent, tested
 for the first time in an early sea- son game of importance . Red Devil A. c. of Meriden wants road games with Waterbury teams of seni-pro calibre averaging about 100 pounds They are coached by Dwight Burr, former Pawling Academy coach; and Dom Man cino who also shows at quarter back. The Red Devils have a chartered bus used for travelling. Contact Henry Lapuc, 112 Broad Street, Meriden; or call 5231 between 5:30 and P. M.
 Just by way of no harm and try ing to dope out main boxing bout that might attract local patronage, and, assuming that the managers of the boys could come to an agree ment on terms; how about Middle towns Tony Falco and Waterbury'S Tommy Ciarlo at the state armory? Both are about equal in weight, and, as Falco has defeated Bos- toms Dave Golden Boy) Andrews, who took the New England welter title from George Martin week or so ago; while Ciarlo won g ot 10 fights in New Orleans, and his first Connecticut bout at Hartford last week since his return from the south; they should be able to pro vide some real fistic entertainment; though I know full well a match is easy to make 'on paper but when a promoter starts talking weight, terms, percentage, guarantee and other conditions in boxing con- tract it's far from easy to make a main bout or semi-final most ot the time. Both George Chaney of Baltimore and Billy Walker, who licked the 5 to l favored Clancy In New Haven last week have shown on Waterbury A. c. cards at the stadium this summer. |. Of 4 bouts as professional, Rocky has knocked out 32 op- ponents; won Il on decision, got draws and lost half dozen mods
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 That Ted Williams baseball col .1mn, which pats all the ballplayers on the back, even Stan Musial of the Cardinals, is GHOST WRIT TEN by Fred Corcoran, Professional Golf Association tournament mana ger, according to a report last week in a national magazine.