The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-15
The Standing

The l94l-92 edition of the Blake and Johnson Pin league got under way last Thursday night with an entirely new set-up. There are two more teams in the circuit, lots of new faces and keener competition than @ year ago. The names of the teams also have been changed in the renovation program.
 The Pirates and the Red Sox jumped off to flying starts, both coming through without loss while the Indians and Dodgers copped two out of three matches. The Tan. kees, of whom big things are ex- pected did not a thing to Gncour- age their supporters and fiopped nliserably in three games against the Red Sox, Ditto for the Reds.
 Captain Mike MendlllO paced
 his team, the Pirates, as they ap-
 piled the whitewaSh brush to Ray
 Singles Reds. Mendillo came
 through with the weekly honors
 Of l26 high single and $40
 high three. It was no fault of
 Capt. Singles that his team failed
 to crash the victory column as he
 came up with a 332 total. Ray
 received little support from his
 mates however. Mil D'AngelO
 served notice on the rest of her
 female rivals that she is to be
 . much improved bowler this sea-
 son and her 93 score In the Open-
 ing match was bettered only by
 Cert Gangloff's 9S high score.
 The Dodgers and Cards got to- gether and the result was the same as 1t was out in St. Louis the past week. The Dodgers taking two out of three matches Ted Coughlin, captain of the Red Birds, return ing to active competition after a two year layoff paced his team to vic- tory in the first game, but Nick Carosella's charges came back strong in the final matches as Billy Foote went wild to steal the show and spark the "Team from across the Bridge"
 The Yankees were no match for the Red SoX who bowled in mid-sea, son fashion. Ralph Rinaldi anG Bill German posting scores of 120 and ll9 respectively with the latter throwing in the nights only double strike, were too much for Capt. Pal mer's Bombers (who, incidentally never exploded) Frankie Albonsky and Johnny Gaurino were the only two Yankees who did anything to resemble bowling score.
 Freddie Carosella's gang, nee the Indians had an easy time in the first two matches against the White Sox but Old Man Adainchick's team got hot in the last game and walked away with an easy win.
 Judging from last weeks warfare, it is going to be merry race again this year. There does not appear to be any weak sisters in the league. True the Reds and Yankees were shutout last Thursday, but in each case, the bowlers on the los- ing side were hitting way below their average. Had any of the Reds (Ray Single exceptedD came any where near their usual form. the result would no doubt have been re- versed. We heard some voices of protest coming from members of the Reds that the Pirates were too strong. There is no foundation to any such argument. There were no spectacular scores racked up by the Pirates. They bowled only fair and you howled very poor and SO did the Yankees. Remember that 1t was the first night and most of us were off form. so get set for a long and thrilling race and keep plugginl
 One Of the most irritating things that we have to endure every year is the sending out of an sos eyery- time lt comes time for certain ones to bowl. Tt is very antagOnizlng to your team captain to have to chase you all over the premises and some. times even across the street. So let us get down to business and cut out the kid stuff.
 Last season Jackie couehlin was the man in the gallery but come