The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-17
CHASE OFFICE 10
 AND CLOCK CLUB SCORE VICTORIES
Babin's Five.Hitter Beats Benrus 2.l = Boxers
 Beaten "A

Conforming to the well.known axiom of the sports world-"t there's always first time"-both previous undefeated division leaders of the Industrial Softball league came up against the reality of some slick pitching, hard hitting and good and bad fielding last night to suf- fer first defeats of the season.
 Specifically, Johnny Babin, Chase Office twirler, tossed a hve-flit per- formance at Benrus and It's Pete Yarnell to win an extra inning 9 to 1 decision for the best-played game of the year. Yarnall hit Q homer in the seventh to keep his team lin there," but the c. O. boys won out as Babin was nearly invincible. The popular softball pitcher and arna- teur golfer leaves Waterbury to. morrow for Washington where he will be a Navy man flor the dura- ton" with the expected rank of lieutenant, junior grade. His per- formance against an unbeaten team, and the leagues standout pitcher thus far, was a grand final effort before he leaves his team, his friends and the company which employees him.
 We'll Done
 Out of the depths of fourth place, Don Lesard and the Waterbury Clock team rose up in all its wrath to slap down the previously un- beaten Paper Box combine by the convincing margin of ' to 4, three Boxer erors contributing to the teams downfall. Lesard, on the mond for the winners, outpitched the able Johnny Kulman.
 Tn the eighth and decisive inning of the Chase-Benrus game, Jackie Travers and Steve Boroway singled off Yarnall, then worked a two-way steal that put TraverS in scoring position for Cronin's outfleld fly which scored him.
 Waterbury Manufacturing was Q s to 2 winner over Brock-Hal1 in the best of other games played, the winners getting an even dozen hits.
 Easy Wins
 Starting with six runs in the first inning, American Brass had no difficulty defeating SomerS Brass 10 to 1, while Scovill Ten, featuring home runs by Fradette and Jaco- vich, coasted to another victory, l4 to 5, over Mattatuck Manufactur- ing. French was Q 10-3 winner over Lux Clock and Waterbury Tool scored steadily, behind three-hit pitching of Hardy Brownell to de- feat Waterbury Button, 6 to l.
 All managers of teams are asked to attend a special meeting called for 8 p. m. tomorrow night at the YMCA, by President Tim Nolan. Chase ........ 900 100 Ol-ra B 8 i Benrus ....... 900 900 10-- 5 %
 Babin and Cronln; Yarnall and Albanese. Umpire-Crichton.
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 Lesard and Grout; Kulman and Carroll. Umpire-Bianco.
 American Brass 600 400 O--io il { Somers Brass 900 900 l. H. O'Loughlin and c. OLoughlin; Miscavage and Riddle. Umpire - Kenny.
 soovili Mfg. ... Sso so1 x-ii is ni Mattatuck .. OO3 0O2 0-5 8 9
 Fradette, Grofe and Grove, Mar cellus; Ellis and Burns. Umpire Cocco.
 French Mfg. 2. 300 250 0-10 IF
 R. Kietly and Gynick; Korowotny and Macardo. Umpire-Russell. Wtby. Tool ... 201 POI O. 10 l Wtby. Button 900 900 1-1 3 4
 Brownell and DroZnick; Bartolo- meo and Fresell. Umpire-Stanco.
 r. h. e. Wtby. Mfg. .... 100 103 O. 5 IF Brock Hall .... 100 O10 0-2 6
 Romanas and Haiday; Murray and Smith, Umpire-Gerace.