The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-17
! This Sporting
 World
This, That And the Other
By JOHN A. CLuNEY


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 Warren Cooke, captain of an Elks league bowling team for 90 of the a yeaIw the league has been in ex- istenee. feels that the current sea- son will be -bigger and better than ever" which is expert opinion from Q man who has seen thousands of bewlers come and go at the West Main Street alleys--Upsets and unlocked for results are common place enough in the sports world every since the Boston Braves of 1914 came from last place on July { to win the pennant that season; but the side Of the beef this week goes to John Excelsior Graham. the only private in any Connecticut fire department ever to become presi- dent of the State Association. John was a captain last Sunday at the annual BPOE. outing at Quassa- paug, for he rounded up Gene Sul- hvan, Warren Cooke and a couple of other guys to roll the Italian game BOCCI, against a picked team led by Jimmy Saginario; the FRESHMEN winning f6 to IA, which cost the losers a round of clam broth and setback that Sag" and his boys will probably hear about for the next few weeks.
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 One of the better pitching jobs turned in this season around these parts has been turned in by Ralph Bradley, the west end soldier who was used regularly by Manager
 Pat Quilter of the Washington Hills. Ralph's latest triumph was in behalf of the New Milford Townies, in the form of fve-hit, 80 shutout over the New Preston Hillies last Sunday - Tommy Ciarlo's opponent tonight at Hart ford in welterweight duel is Joe Ross, a Boston t45 pounder who has boxed in Connecticut rings several times - Pnoto finishes are common enough at racetracks: but the one in the Chase Sunset Golf league, which has been run ming for 15 weeks found the first three teams separated by only & single point. Larry Shea and Raoul Beaudette won it with 46h: Ernie Dyson and his partner, Sic pei had 46 points and the Frank Byrnes-Hart team 451k points to it's credit according to final figures Of Secretary Maurice Fitzgerald
 -University of Connecticut plans local extension course in athletics, to be in charge of Earl Killian of Williamsyille, N. Y, who won his B.S. degree in physical ed at University of Alabama 1938- A; also CollAmloia grad of 1946 with a Master of Arts degree in physical education. In high school and college he took part in foot ball, baseball aud basketball: and has had semi-pro baseball experi- ence since 1941 - Pond Hill Speedboys of V1insted want foot ball games with 14-165 pound teams in this vicinity. Gail the team manager at Totos, High land Lake, WiJlsted 624.
 o-O-o First anuaI watertown Open win | bs held at the Watertown golf club | on Monday, September 30, with club | pro Johnny Wysocki in charge. A 36 | hole MEDAL play tournament has been planned with $10o to the win- her, cash to a professional, merchan- disc to an amateur. A fin" will get you in; and all contestants are asked to "bring tsaddy if possible"
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 A rare treat for the Wilby High School football squad, readying for tS first game with Plainville on Sept. T, has been made possible through thss invitation of Manager Paul Klingler of the Strand thea ter. who will have the Wilby grid dsrs and their coaches, Tom Purcell and George Mulligan, Jr., as guests this evening, for showing of Pete Smiths Football Thrills of l945." Action shots, including slow movies of some of the outstanding plays in college games last season will be shown to the local lads, who may learn a thing or two about football before the movie is concluded.- George Fitch of New Haven, recent ly appointed a Connecticut boxing referee has been helping train Champion Joe Louis for the Tami Mauriello title bout tomorrow night; will have a six round prelim spot on the card, against Cleo Everett of Detroit. Fitch has been on the champs spar-mate staff for 3 or 4 years.-Bobby Clarke, the Water town golf caddy, player, Taft School and Yale wrestler, home from the war in China, Is e resident of New Haven, watched the Yale football scrimmage yesterday. He was surprised to learn that George Swentor, a former Water town player, is the new Country Club of Waterbury golf champion.
 
 Dick Holhngshead, Yale football 4AF1& q fvT VvAApe $hA ,.,sy,.ka.. e1 ....-s |