The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-12
WATER WILLIE
BASEBALL INTEREST
 STRONG IN VILE
Crescents May Not Or. ganize-Parent-TeaC
 erS' Assn Meeting

Amateur baseball has always hnd n strong grip on the Water vile sporting public and except for the short post-War period when all amateur sports suffered g0me- what, has always had excellent teams. WnterviIlc hns furnished organized baseball with several ex- ccIient players who received their first experience on the local sand lots. Outstanding among them are George "C2ndy" Lachancc, whose performances for Boston many years ago arc legendary, Johnny" Moore. now performing with the Chicago Cubs. and Hank" Gn- gain, whose ability as n catcher In tho former State and md Eastern League left little to bc desired.
 During inc past few years the local interest has been at q high pitch with WntervilIe teams con- nistently taking the honors in the Public Parks League. This season there seems to bc h question AS to whether or not the championship CreseaDts or the other teams will be represented in tho Park Lenguc, If thej ncceBshry finances can ba assnrcd and the players lined up n ttuH' UIHy D' b'tH IH J'"hu' 'vH petition; otherwise tho baseball be of m independent nature.
 Already the town team. under Fred Frnzlcr, hnB played n home game and Charles Bells Ramblers are booking contests.
 Interest to date hns been shown in the work Of tho local youngsters who npe entered az tho Water. ville Juniors in the American Lc- zion Junior Baseball League. The locals have won all three contests played 10 date and are tied for first place with the Hopeville Jun iors. These two teams meet on next Saturday and n most inter- esting contest should develop, Last night at the Wntcryillc Park the Juniors hit inc ball hard and Of- ten tO gain Il 12.lO victory over the North. End Colts. Young "IInnk' dagnin with n perfect day nt bat gathered four of his teams sixteen hits, hitting a ee.bngger, n pair of doubles and Il single m four trips to the plate. He stated the game in tho box for the local team and hnd fnlr smiling for four Innings. During that period his teammates scored four runs tn the opening frame and gave their ops pOnsnts n single run in the second. With n 1 10 1 lead things looked safe, but in the fifth n barrnge of hits and some ragged support drove "IIank" and Royce, who succeeded him from the box and tho Colts had scored Q runs to take a 10 to { lend The WaterviIle team aided largely by Gngain, but came back with Hlx runs in inc last of the some inning t0 tie the score and added another pair or runs in tho sixth and fjnni inning Manno, who finished the game hs pitcher for Wntcryille had no dif- flculty ih retiring the opponents in rapid order. Randolph, inc Colt pitcher, was hit hard but was also given poor support, hlB mates max Ing seven errors. Tho visitors touched Inc tbrec Watorylllo plt- chcrs for n total of ten hits.
 There io 0lsO q grent deal or l0- cal interost in the Chnse md bc0. will factory leagues which opened their season thIS week, Lntt night at Hamilton park tho PlumbcrB' IirDss Goods Division team of WHtsfVIlle, bWhnlpeu Ihc ChkvlIih Company Division team GO in q HcovblI league game. CnrangeI0 pitching for the Waterylllc team gave but four hits while hls mates gathered fourteen off three oak. Vile pitchers. Kraft of the Wa tervIIle 0utHt led the batting at' tack with a triple, n double and q single. The victory ties the Plumbers with the Clerks team for first place.
 The Chase league opened on Tuesday night at Fulton park with works manager Fred Jackie throwing out the first ball to start the first game between the Rs. search team. Inst years cham. pi0ns and the Factory team. Tne Research, managed, by Charles Denehey IT, of Wht.ryillr, wer' unable 10 adequately support the ef alInF Work of lheIP Difnner. pnkf