The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-25
FANS HAPPY AS CLUB CAPTURES
 TOURNEY TRIP
Late Inning Rally Smoth- CTS Thomas Club 9 to 1
 as Favorites Win

North End Thomas Club, three times champions of the City Ama- teur Baseball League and the 1941 winners in the bargain, looked for all the world like a winner once again in the seventh inning of Sun days playoff game with the Brook lyn A. c. which had taken the first contest week ago. But, when yes- terdays game was over, Brooklyn won again, and by the surprising score of g to 1, as the Tommies fell apart in the seventh and eighth in- 'nings when all nine B. A. 0. runs Wer scored.
 As result of the victory, which was hard-earned, everything con- sidered, the Brooklyn A. c. entry will represent the city of Waterbury at the National Amateur Federation Tournament at Youngstown, Ohio, starting September 9th. The "On to Youngstown" financial campaign to send the Brooklyn A. c. squad to Ohio has passed the $1,000 mark with about $500 to $1,O0O remain ing to be solicited.
 Left On Base
 In the early innings of yester- days game, the Tommies wasted golden opportunities to score, at one time having a runner on second and third base, with none out, but were unable to sscore. Another time, after Mike Kissko, Tommies pitcher got away with a triple into right field, the hit and run signal on, with Greatorex at bat, fizzled, when Bobby fouled of an attempted bunt with Kissko well in toward home plate, as he would have SCOT ed easily if the bunt had landed on fair territory. With Kissko car rying most of the burden, the Tommies backed him up well, began to hit early and combined with Brooklyn errors had men on bases three times before the fourth in- ming. Young Jackie Travers came up with the bases loaded in the fourth inning, Silano being pur- posely passed after the second out had been made, but big Steve Wood famed the shaky youngster, who later came through with nice sim gle, stole second, went on third on Harnick's long fly ball and scored when Malynarski fumbled Steve Boroway's grounder in the sixth inning.
 That run looked like Hike a mil lion" for one full snning, after which the Tommies fell apart at the seams, when Catcher Pollick had Malynarski, trapped between home plate and third base, but, in the rundown Pollick threw hard over the head of the runner and another team mate the ball bounc- ing of a glove into left field, Maly- narski scoring on the play. Banks, in back of Malynarski, was caught at the plate, Harnick to Silano, but ruled safe by third base umpire Costaldo, who charged Catcher Pol lick with interference as Banks came around the hot corner and tried to score. DeVito of the Tom mics was also ruled out at third for deflecting the ball with his el- bow when he was caught between bases.
 It was a tough game for Pitcher Mike Kissko to lose after his mates finally got him 3 run to work on which he richly deserved, then that run melted before nine run onslaught brought about by poor work behind the plate and, on the bases. Consensus of bleacher opin- ion seemed to be, that, if a team can't score one run witr second and third base occupied and none cut, it hardly deserves to win a baseball game much less go to a national tournament. zieven L. O. B. Cleft on basel is the real low down on the Tommies defeat.
 Manager meet tonight at the YMCA for a regular session and Youngstown discussion, everyone concerned asked to DC on hand by President Joe Brophy.
 Trophy Presented
 Joe Miller, local sportsman pre- Sented' handsome trophy to Cap- tain Bobby Greatorex of the North End Tommies in recognition of the winning of the 1941 championship over the regular season. After the presentation, MT. Miller promised another trophy to the winner of the playoff. which means the Brook lyn A. c.
 Malynarski and Haiday for the Brooklyns, Kissko and Fred Pollack for the Tommies were the game standouts at bat and in the field Pollack cutting of two B. A. C. scores with fine stops and perfect throws to first base.
 Summary
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