The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-06
THOMAS CLUB 9
MEETS planners
TRIBES, HEARTS
League Officials Expect
Record Crowd at HanliI-
ton Park Sunday

Another banner turnout is eH
pected at Hamilton park again to.
morrow afternoon when the City
Amateur league presents its fourth
week Of activity with four contests.
The feature game of the after
noon will show the champion
Brooklyn A. G. meeting the Wash
ington Hills on diamond No. ] at 4
o'clock while the Overlooks clash
with the Aviglianese in the OPEN
ing contest of the day on that field.
The two No. diamond contests
will bring together the North
End Thomas Club and the Mill
Plain A. G. in the four o'clock main
attraction while the Sacred Hearts
and the Tribunes meet in the 1:45
contest.
The Tribes and the Brooks, tied
for the league leadership with three
wins each, are favored to win their
contests, moving them right along
in step with one another down to
the wire where the pair will have 1t
out for the loop crown. The Tribes
will have Joe Lenzi, New Haven
youngster, on the hill against the
Hearts with Joe Rinaldi behind the
plate. The Hearts, after making
poor showing against Brooklyn ir
the opener, then went out ane
acquired a number of top notch per-
formers and upset the Overlooks g.:
the following week. However, last
week the same Heart team bowed
before the Mill Plain aggregation by
an Ill count. The Hearts did not.
however, have Lefty Colopinto, the
Southpaw ace who let the Look;
down the previous Sunday on the
hill but are expected to have hin.
back on the firing line againSI
Packy Shea's boys tomorrow. Boil
Martle, younger brother Of Benny
who starred for the East Enders
number of years back, will be be
hind the plate.
The Brooks, on the other hano.
will be really up against it tomor'
row for fair. During the past twU
weeks, Coach Eddie DiNapoli Of tho
defending champs, has lost two bril-
liant performers during the past
two weeks to high company, Catch
er-O utfielder- First Baseman AleA
Shemkovich joining the Boston Red
Sox chain while Lefty John Nc
Kenna, the leagues most talented
pitcher, signed with the rival Boston
Braves.
DiNapoN will have another pitcher
on hand to toss at the Hills In the
feature Of tomorrow'S card. The Hill
lost tough one last week, losing
out when the OVerlookS scored four
times in the last of the ninth to
cop a 7-6 decision. The Baldwin
Streeters will be rearing to go in
the contest to avenge last weeks
setback and will have Long Junior
Carroll ON the slab with Pop Doyle
doing the backstopping. Veteran
Mike Haiday will catch the new
Brooklyn moundsman.
The Overlooks, just game behind
the league leaders, will meet the
Aviglianese for the first time in his
tory In the opening game Of the
day on diamond No. /. The Avigs
beat Mill Plain In their first test,
but bowed to the Tribes 10 in ten
frames two weeks ago and 7-3 to
Brooklyn last week, Frankie Place,
who went the full ten frames with
the Tribes will take the hill for the
Avigs tomorrow with Leo LoRusso
doing the catching. Bob Malone,
who won both contests to date, will
start for the Looks with Felix Longo
behind the plate.
The other game Of the day will
send the North End Thomas Club,
the champions Ut the regular sched.
ule last season, against the Mill
Plain nine. The planners dropped
their opening pair Of the games be-
fore upsetting the Hearts last week.
| The Tommies will probably SEND
diminutive Harp Sullivan ou'
against the planners with Joe Vernt
doing the catching. Ray Dunn, herG
of last weeks show, will probably
start again for the planners with
Frank Burnes or Bill Cleary behint
the bat.
The largest crowd Of the season
is expected to be on hand for the
| four-star show.