The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-15
OvERLOOKS and
BROOKLYNS TOP
CITYB B. SLATE
Four Good Games Sunday,
Two at Washington
Park

For the first time IN years the
City Amateur League viii operate
half of its schedule at washington
Park Sunday afternoon while the
Hamilton Park diamond the usual
scene Of one Of the double headers
is being conditioned with q coat of
oil to combat the dust.
This Sunday, therefore, there will
be o double header at the ball
orchards. The Stadium contests
bring together the Overlooks and
the champion Brooklyn A. @. in the
4 o'clock feature attraction while
the Tribunes and the Mill Plain
A. G. meet in the early afternoon
contest slated for 2 o'clock. The
Washington Park games will bring
together the Sacred Hearts and the
North End Thomas Club at 2 o'clock
with the washington Hills meeting
the Aviglianese at In the feature
contest.
Looks Good
Sundays double bill at the sta.
dium is really q natural attraction.
The Overlooks have q very much
improved team this year and should
give the champions plenty Of
trouble like they did a year ago.
The Looks wound Up in the base
ment last year with nary q triumph
during the entire season but they
did scare the Brooks plenty one af-
ternoon. Johnny Brickel, the former
Wildly star. was on the hill for the
Looks and really had his stuff that
day. He set the Brooks down inning
after inning with the worst team in
the league behind him until the sew
enth frame when his mates cut loose
with a batch Of errors to put him
three runs down. In the eighth
frame Brickel himself came to bat
and laced a double with the bases
loaded to tie up the game again.
He continued his steady pitching
until the 18th frame when o single
and a pair of consecutive errors let
in the winning run and cost him q
4-3 decision.
Whitley" zubras, manager Of the
Brooks, later stated in q radio app
pearat1ce that Young Johnny
Brickel Of the Overlooks Is the best
pitcher that we have faced all sea-
son long,"
Brickel win take the hill again
Sunday afternoon for the Looks
with Felix Lorgo behind the bat.
The former wildly star collected
four hits In five trips last week
while playing in the outfield against
the Thomas Club. He will be faced
by Lefty McKenna, Arnold College
ace, who pitched batting practice
for the New York Yankees two
weeks ago. Lefty was one OF the
best looking pitchers In the Ma
tional Amateur tournament IN
Youngstown last September and
had o number Of scouts looking at
him. The two youngsters, both q
whom are the same age, should
make another great pitchers battle
this year after last seasons fued.
The early afternoon contest Will
show the Mil Plain A. o., Thomas
VS.. Thompson, one Of the tw0 new
teams In the ieague this year, ana
the Tfibunes. The Planners teu
apart In the field last week 20 toss
away their opener with the Avigll@-
nese but will be back strong toEaog'
row for smother crack, Bud Thomas,
former American Legion tWlrler %
Lynn, Mass, will be on the hill tog
the Tribes IN an effort 70 halt the
victory determined PlalneFs. Thomas
tossed a three-hitteg at the hills last
week ana showed q world OF stugf ~
doing so. he viii be opposed bg
Junior ThOiDpsoip who pltenen
coed bali last week but failed 70
receive the proper support. = large
crowd Il expected 70 turn oMt Sog
the twin bill, -.
The washington pagk twin PHI
should prove 10 be another NJ
teFesting affair for the xsill resi-"
dents viii have an txceIlent oppors
tunlty 10 see their eWn team we
Washieton Hil|f, "a action ~ tne
seatlFs game aSalnst ~ Ay's''A'