The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-04
NORTH BINDERS CLICK FOR THIRD
 CHAMPIONSHIP
KisskO Holds Brooklyn A. C. SIuggers to } Hits;
 YOksa's Throw Costly

Though they looked like anything but defending champions week ago, when the Brooklyn A. c. base ballers plastered them with 8 ' to setback which created a tie and playof for first place and the City Amateur League championship North End Thomas club was very much there" when it had to be. Using the same pitcher, Modest Mike KisSko of Torrington, who was not much of 8 mystery to B. A. c, batters Sunday, July 27, when six of the nine Brooklyn players hit safely against his delivery, KisSko turned in masterful job yesterday, with three-hitter that shut out the Brooklyns 80 as the Tommies turned on the heat against Steve Wood in the sixth inning, scoring three runs and sewing up the ball game, the championship of 1941, the Joe Miller trophy and half of the big chance to represent the city in the national amateur tournament at Youngstown, Ohio, in September.
 However, the TommieS must now win the four-team round robin starting next Sunday when they meet the Tribunes, while the Brooklyns. though losing the title are still "in there" and will meet the Washington Hills, the two win- ners to meet the following Sunday in "best of three" series to decide the Waterbury team that goes to the national tournament. Under the setup, the league champions will not necessarily represent the city at Youngstown, unless it can win the playoffs and needs to take three more games to do so, one next Sum- day and two more in the series of three.
 Both Blew" Chances
 Though the TommieS diSregarded Old Man Opportunity in the first inning and the Brooklyu1s gave him the brush-off in the second inning, neither team scoring with men on bases in the right places, nothing happened in the run department until the sixth, when Torrington's and Dartmouth'S Gus Broberg hit single toward centerfield. DeVito bunted, attempted to sacrifice Bro- berg to second base, and not only did so, but Broberg scored when Benny Yoska, ordinSsely 8 top-line player, was in too much of a hurry for a double-play or something, as he threw the ball into the outfield, as Broberg kept coming, scored 8 run and DeVito wound up on third base, when he should have been an out. Broberg's run did not count, because of ground rule, so he went back to third base and QeVito had to shuttle back to the second sack. Up came Lefty Silano, the able sticker for the Tommies. He was purposely passed, filling the bases, in order to try for a double play on Greatorex, but Captain Bobby belt ed one of Woods pitches into righ field, though only one run scored. Fred Pollack, Torrington boy play ing Saortstop for the Tommies, then singled, scoring DeVito, and 1t took another single by Larry Mullen to score Greatorex for the third run. Q. Pollack popped up with Mullen on base, and it was 80 Tommies then, there and thereafter.
 Steve Wood, believed to be much the best pitcher, gave but six hits, but three of them were punched for three runs, while Kissko stopped all Brooklyn batters except the George town captain, Malanyarski, who got two hits, both doubles, and Steve Wood, single.
 Stranded
 In the second inning, Malynarski doubled, and with good stickers such as JaSilunas. Naiday and Stella coming up, the B. A. c. looked like a cinch for at least one run, but that was not to be, as the three sluggerS were retired, and rather easily, too. For the Tommies, Bro- berg and Silano got on first and second base in the first inning, then pulled of 8 double steal to get on second and third, but Harnick had famed, DeVito flied out, and with Greatorex up, an infield out ended the therat Summary: