The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-09
TRIBES, HILLS TEST LEADERS IN |DOUBL E HEADER
Both Games at Municipal Stadium Two Winners
 4 ye ts, Play } Games Series

The big city amateur league playoffs, anxiousiy awaited by many of the local fans for many weeks, finally get under, way Sum- day afternoon at the Municipal Stadium with two games on the docket. Tn the four o'clock feature game of the afternoon, the North End Thomas Club, the champions of the regular schedule of play, take on the fourth place Tribunes while the second place Brooklyn A. c. and the third place Wash ington Hills square of in the two o'clock tilt. The four o'clock game should not really be called the fea- ture game because both games will be featured from the spectators point of view. All four clubs are in tip-top condition and both tiltS will be pretty close for each team will shoot the works" in an effort to stay in the picture but all of the clubs can not stay in the face. Two of them will be eliminated while the other two who manage to sllr- vive will face each other in the best two out of three. series begin ming one week from tomorrow.
 New Pitcher?
 The Tribunes plan to spring a surprise at the expense of the Tommies in that big feature game. Dom Guerrero, who has done most of the hurling to date may be sent to the hill against the North End- CTS and then again, he may not. The Tribes have on their eligibility list three outstanding pitchers in Lefty PerShing of New Britain, Frankie Edmonds, the colored flash from Naugatuck and Hop Hopper, another New Britain product, and may send one of these to the mound in an effort to stay in the race. The Tribe infield will consist of Lefty Farrar, Benny Daley, Joe Hannon, Bobby Ray and Mickey Bowen, who will be back in action after a vacation of many weeks. In the Outfield there will be such stars as Buzzy McGratl1. who is up near the top of the race for the batting crown with .395 average, Dixie Hyland, Paul Doran, the Razor himself, Henry Koch, along with another one or two.
 The Tommies will depend upon the vast amount of stun that Mike KiSsko can get by the rival Tribs batSmen. Mike limited the hard. hitting Brooklyn team to only three measly hits last week to give the Tomnlies the championship The TommieS may be called tho Torrington Tommies for tomorrows game for no less than six of play. CTS on the Tommie bench will hail from the, New City. Beside KiSsko, other Torrington stars that will see action will be first baseman Lefty Cantadore, catch Omar Pol lick, shortStop Freddie Pollack, and outfielders Gus Broberg and Lefty Silano.
 HuHndinger
 Z The early game of tue day be. tween the B. A. c. and the wash. ington Hills promises to be .llum- dinger." Both clubs are well forti- fled and a close battle is expected. The Hills have added the venera. ble Hennie Darlington to the coach. ing staff for this important game and Hennie's vast experience in the baseball world vii help the Clad neymen no end in their quest of this game. The Hills have alWays been tough customers for the Brooks and this game will be nc exception. The Baldwin Streeters will throw their famous Bridge port battery against the Brooks wsth diminutive Lefty Ziggy Bros ka doing the hurting while his fel- low townsman Chuck" Downey will do the catching. Swan" Dwy- CT Is slated to hold down the first base bag with Delaney at second, Selego at short and Mike Mobilio at the hot corner. The outer works will be well taken care of by Bobby Sugrue, Lefty McGrath, Bill Nc. Cormack, Jansi, Dooley and others,
 The Brooks will bank on big Joey Jay to pull them through. Jay has not done any pitching in the league to date but plans to make LID for lost time in tomorfow's tilt. Steve Wood, who has done most of the B. A. c. hurling thus far, was in- ducted into the army this passed week and may not be able to Rt. tend. No matter who does the pithing, Mike Haiday, the best catcher in the league, will be be- hind the bat. The infield will be In the hands of Bobby Wood, Eddie Mack. Mike Mlynarslxi, Lud Jasi- lunas and Benny YoIksa, while the outfield will show Johnny Stella. Buddy Banks, Martino, and Crush er Krushaila, the leagues leading hitter.
 This game gets underway at 9 p m. sharp and must go nine in-