The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-28
Washington Park Hoop Highlights
BY JOE DONAHUE

Four of the eight teams entered in the Washington Park circuit will swing into official action Monday night, December 5. At that time, the court of public opinion will get a glimpse of what sort of action will be offered this season at the Hill court. Schedules will be released af- ter a meeting of the directors Thursday night.
 Indications are that the league will be faster and classier this year than last year. And last years acc tion was of the type that filled the bleachers and kept the crowd on its toes. Practically every team will have revamped lineup.
 The St. Ann'S A. A. will make
 its debut this year, and sports
 fans are of the opinion that the
 addition to the loop will be to
 the benefit of all concerned. A
 bylaw will force Russ Weaving,
 their stellar pivot-man, out of
 the lineup, however. Russ is a
 resident of Naugatuck, and no
 players from outside the Water
 bury city limits are eligible.
 The Gents of the Hill would have benefited, along with the St. Ann's had that bylaw been rescinded Babe" Sweeney and Tommy Ed monds, standby of the Naugatuck Keds in the state tournament were all measured for uniforms with Gents labels.
 Tommy Walsh will make an able successor to Larry Mullen, as direc- tor of the senior league. Larry, who did an ultra-super job last year, finds business engagements too pressing to participate this year.
 The 15-man board of directors
 will be headed by President
 Frank McGrath, ice-President
 John Dalton, Secretary Slyvio
 Monte and Treasurer William F.
 Kelly. New members of the
 board are Danny Kerwin,
 Charley Martin, Art Maloney
 and Dan LaI3onne, rotund may
 annaise man.
 The league this year will be com posed of the Championship Rev. mond Hillies, whose manager, Red Gladney, recently took unto himself a co-manager; the Tribunes, Welles, Baldwin Props, Gents, Sacred Hearts, Robbins, and St. Ann's.
 St.. Ann's, are taking the franchise vacated by the Community club. App plications for admittance have been received from the Brooklyn Indies in the person of Duke" DelPo, and the East End Community club, rep resented by Joe Maloney.
 The directors are of the opinion that the Robins might withdraw. In this event, one of the applications might be honored.
 Speaking of financial cOndi-
 tions, the board of finance will
 come in for a slice of the pro-
 ceeds this year. Because the
 Community house is on the we'll
 known crimson sid of the
 ledger, and possibly because Sir
 Griffenhagen has been recOm-
 mending g per cent of the gate
 will be earmarked for the city.
 Last year all the proceeds went
 into the league award chest, and
 was given to the winning team
 for . trip to New York. It will
 take lot of extra patrons this
 year to make the trip possible for
 the winning team. But 1t will be
 dOne--take 1t from Wee Willie
 Shea.
 Glass of the league will not be confined to the roster of players. It is expected that this season will find every team outfitted in fiashy new uniforms.
 The opening whistle will be blown by either Jim Tracy or Johnny Mo- CorAnack, who won the praise of the fans last year for their impartial decisions. And you can take 1t from several experts that the Washington IF ' ll