The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-09
Chase Rolls Blake 6 Johnson Pinn1en Ionight
Yips From Youngstown, Ohio
(By JOHN X. CLUNEY)

sA0SSOWS
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 Mack walked, and Mclzugh hit to first base where an error allowed two more runs to score, but, on the ttarow-in, Mack was caught at home run trying to score Che eleventh run of that one inning. when the scorers had checked their books Q few times, Waterbury had 2I runs with one inning to go, New York had 6 and the two managers of the metropolitan Industrial three year champs had headaches that made the last World War seem mild by comparison. In short, the Wilson's Packers couldn't bring - home the bacon" from Youngstown.
 TherefOre, kind folks it now bOh0Oves me to write that it'S Sunday morning, with the wea- ther clear, the track fast and St CoIombO's church just around the corner. After that, it's Waterbury vs Dearborn, 60 here's to the 3. A 0. . team whose real strength has yet to be tested, for the pltch- ing is good, the hitting better and the confidence enough but not too much that the Brooklyn entry ls Gas good as anything in this tour. lAament". And by the great Horn Spoon, its going to take some super. .duper, baseball to beat on attitude Nike that, for, after ell, this team can hit, and hits mean runs, runs mean ball games and enough ball games means, in thls case, national recognition sS- champions.
 Pitcher Joey Jay of the Brook lyn A. 0. came up with the prize 'retort supreme" of the national tournament that carae within hear ing of the writer, when he put the squelch deluxe on Q Dearborn root or Sunday In the following manner:
 The one.man cheering section for the Michigan entry Is 6 tall, anenlic- looking individual, with stopped shoulders, sallow complexion, some IS pounds underweight, but with a rasping voice that got under the skin" of MT. Jay, who listened to him riding" the BrooklynS because of their kicking the ball around, aS run after run dented the plate dur ing the early innings of the game. Finally Jay, on the B. A. 0. bench, ahouted across the diamond to the paperwelght Dearborn rooter, "Hey, you skinny looking tramp. GO to Q hospital and get yourself BLOOD TRANeFUSIoN."
 That BirmlnSham- M Gnphls all. south game Saturday Twas played at Bailey field, located in the Negro section of Youngstown, and, as luck would have it, the game went ii innings, Birmingham, dee tending national champs of 10aO, wlning out { to 2 ever their s0uth- eFn rivals from Memphis, the home Ok "C00l Papa" Bill Terry, field boss Of the New York Giants.
 "Sunny Jim" powney, of Birming. ham, known to many of the Water bury boys, before and since he be. came president of the NABF, is still making friends as fast as he meets people, and. one day, could easily be elected mayor, senator or even governor of the sovereign state of Alabama in the opinion of his legion of admirers on hand ct Xoungs. town.
 Benny Harris, proprietor of the Ringslde cafe in Youngstown, has one of the most interesting c0llec- tions Of photographs of boxers, wrestlers and baseball players col- lected over the past 50 years, many of them autographed as personal gifts from prominent figures of the sporting world such as the late Les Darcy, Australian heavyweight fighter wko died of . broken heart because he was called . "sIacker" during the World war of l914; John L. Sulli- van, pictured in civilian clothes and featuring 8 fancy vest that would turn Al We'll green with envy; Jim Jeffries, Bob Roper of California who lasted 8 matter of minutes against Joe Louis; K. O Martin GA. E. F. champ); Benny Willie LoughliR (bet you never heard of him); Ad Wolgast, Bob Leonard at the age of 19; Harry Greb, Dave Shade, Roger Bresna- han, famous New YOrk Giant catcher who hit well over 300 i'm "Smohey Joe" Wood, father of these grand and good old days; Steve Wood of the BroOkIyns, who pitched the Sunday game, shown i'm uniform during the days when the present Yale coach was listed
 with the Boston "Americans"; Pete Herman, the former bantam champ, now blind; Kick ChOco- late, Gorilla Jones, Gene Tunney of 1894; Rocky Kansas, FFitxie Zivic, Midget WoIgast, Primo Camera, 260 pounds, between Pete Sanstol and Fidel Labarza, . couple of 16S pounders; Johnny Dundee, Walter Johnson of base.
 bail fame, rated by many "the greatest pitcher of them alp; Jim Thorpe, Internationally famous Inc dian athlete and Olympic cham. plon, in his New York Giants uni. form; Mickey Walker in eivvies and when he was fin the ehlps"; "Iron Man" Joe McGlnnity, Rab- blt MaFanvilIe, 'sPe~ PerEitf, Tony Galento, Johnny Kilbsne. Tom Gibbons lTemenaher Dempsey Gibbons At shelby, Montana7Ds and many eheFs. tn he Ringside hesteiFy Is aiso hung 8 boxing chart, giving the ceFFeet name, ring asae, date ana place eg birth el aIl hexeFE ever a period ef 1e years trom before ieee through i0so.