The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-12
This Sporting World
Commentary
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

Tt has now become a bit clearer aS to how Henry Lustig was able to operate racing stable; which is quite a luxury, even for those who can afford it. The New York res taurant chain owner, who specializ- ed in keeping the tips intended for his help. was not above clipping" his Uncle Samuel either, for about S6,500, 900 of income tax including penalties; but poor" Henry was charged with only S2,800,000 in ac- tual tax frauds for which he must now spend years in jail and pay $115.000 fine: while his lawyer, the famous Lloyd Paul Stryker of Haupt- mann-Lindbergh fame has assured the court that all back taxes will be paid to the government. Most of his horses ran in the money" too!
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 Sam Snead's comment about the world-famous St. Andrews golf course in Scotland is interesting to most people who have swung brassie or clipped stiff to the pin from 50 feet out. Arriving home with the British Open trophy. Slammin' Sam expressed the belief that his drives over the windy course, which gave birth to the tee, fairway and green game, in addition to steady though not Sen sational putting, won the B. o. 6that,s British Open, som, for him. He added those greens are entirely different from the ones them are doublegreens with pins at each end for different holes. You can be on a green and still be I25 YARDS from the cup. On one green l hit ball with my butter as hard as I could, with the wind against me, and finished 30 feet short of the hole, One of the best and toughest golf holes in the U. $. A. featuring DOUBLE GREEN is located on the 9th hole at Yale course in New Haven; where it takes a l90 yard drive OVER WATER to hit the front part Of the double green, and there's no shortcut way of reach- ing the green. There must have been thousands of golf balls plunked into the water on that Yale hole during the past 10 years.
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 After the performance of Ted Will hans in the All-Star game at Fen way Park last Tuesday, the Red So, will be much shorter favoriteS to vii the WORLD SERIES, which mos fans insist is all theirs for the ask. ing; though their lead on August 3t will really tell the story-After all Tom Yawkey is entitled to ONE pen. nant, after spending s 5000,000 O more to win one, paying S250, 900 fo Joe Cronin in only one of many deals-Patsy Brown, the Bostor Bull and boxing fan, will be an aex pert" once more. as judge at tht Providence Kennel Club B. T. (Bos ton Terrier show on Sunday. Aug HS5 1l-NoW that the Begna oIOAIl 0tAD ADltS dIlQ MulILS all AQlt are all even in their Softbau series the third and deciding game Shoult be one for Pathe News. They go al the way to Rockville to play, so tn Sqlawks will not be heard nor than five miles: the Begnals havirI banner and drum major in a par ade around the field; said majo wearing Forger Blake brown derb, found in Mulligans barn, after tn Forger tangled with much too abl adversary more than a few year ago. Said major domo is MT Ra tcall me Alderman) Begnal who's home run with one on base won al Il inning game from Mulligans B. Wednesday night. Funny but tn losers won an II inning game iron the Begnals on a home run b, 6 George Mulligan. Jr, last week. would like a detailed report iron Umpire Stubby Shea, before tn playoff game, for which my compli ments and 1911 rule book for bad hinton will be given him in returl for his cooperation.