The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-15
This Sporting World
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1y Jom 4. CLUNEY

.EElEItI 1U0It3tloB o1 Ofat toCaA interest created by announcement af the Waterbury Democrat Sand lot Baseball Federation came early yesterday on e call from the Brook side Diaries, Waterbury business concern headed by Bert E. Bowen owner Of the national 19l5 cham pion jumper, Magic Luck, and sponsor of . bowling team in the Mercantile League, which won the title two of the past three years.
 Management of the BroolEside .orRanization has made an unsolic- tied offer to present a suitable trophy or individual awards to members of the champio onship teams in The Democrat Sandlot leagues, which will begin play in June, continuing weekly through the summer months. To MT. Bowen, his general manager, Tom Bane, and sales manager James Avert, our sincere thanks and apprecia- tion for splendid gesture of eportsHnanship and cooperation which will be appreciated by all concerned.
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 Garrison finishes, sO-caIed, come up in practically every snort, but . few million balls may be rolled down local bowling alleys before high average hOnOrs in two leagues are decided by four pins over . season that in- cluded 105 games in one league and 99 games in the other; dur ing 3S weeks of competition for one division, B weeks for the other. Such is the situation in eIne IRA. mems league, scheduled for its annual banquet tomorrow night at the Blue Moon in Union City. Fax Healey of American Brass finished with an average of l23.62; just two sticks better than Mike Sharon of the major division Chase champs, who had l23.6O. In the minor loop, won by Ingersoll, the high average bowler was Carlo of Eyelet with 112.S2 against 112.3O for Barsi of the winning IngersOll pin com- binatiOn which won just one game more than Lux Clock, over the 90-game, 33-week season. Chase, winners of the major division title, won three games more than ScOviII ERA. after 1O5 games rolled for 35 consecutive weeks at the Mattatuck alleys.
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 As long as we are in the photo finish department, would you b' surprised to know that the marglr of victory for Wilbur Shaw owe! Ralph Hepburn in the 1897 Indian apolis Speedway 50O-Mile Memo rial Day race was TWO SECONDS St. Peter, hand me my wings!
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 Inasmuch as the U. s. has beer off the gold standard for some tim' now. one can understand the dela! in arrival of Individual COLI FOOTBALLS, for members of tn city : championship Leavenwortl High school grid team of 1945 win ners over Crosby and Wilby, which however, will be given to the boy tonight during Sports Night din ner and entertainment at tn L.3.o. C&4CtCI1d Ht F. @SA' @OA rington's Ed Longhi, Notre Dam All America end will be the prin cipal speaker; while movies of i'm portant college and pro games O last season will also be shown.
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 New Haven fight fans, solidl! behind heavyweight Nate Mann O Hamden and featherweight Eddi' Compo, the 1S-year-old Hillhous High student; were given dis pleased eyeful of New York's class. Dennis Patrick Brady, who easil, defeated a game but outclasse' colored boy, Billy Alexander O Philadelphia on Monday night. Il their more lucid moments, base on what they had seen of Brad in his first New Haven showing some of the fans admitted that battle between Brady and Compc their favorite would be the "flgh of the year" in Connecticut, espe cially if it could be held outdoor such as within our own Municips Stadium.