The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-17
CRABECK and
NAKENT|S IN
MOUND BATTLE

While four Of the six entries In
the City Amateur league race are
turning into the stretch Of one Of
the hottest races in the loops his
tory at Hamilton park tomorrow
afternoon, the league leading Wash
ington Hills and last place Sacred
Hearts will be taken care Of some
unfinished second round business
which has plenty of appeal. 1t Is
the playoff of game which was
rained out several weeks ago when
tn Hearts were leading 3 to 2.
Oddly enough, although Johnny
Towards crew is occupying the eel
lar, it is probably the most feared
outfit in the circuit. The caibre
of ball which they have been dis
playing ever since the very first day
of the season when they lost to the
Hills to in complete game,
the Howardmen have been playing
in hard luck, losing no less that
five games by one run.
Tomorrow, with the incentive Of
beating the Hills and cutting their
lead another game, the Hearts will
go call out" to prove that Manager
Howard wasn't kidding when he
said after the last meeting of the
two clubs that "the rains saved the
Hills from defeat.
BOIstered
In anticipation of trouble, Man
ager Pat Quilter of the Hills an
nounced early this week that he
had acquired some hitting power in
the signing of Junior" Decker.
brother of pitcher Dizzy" Decker
and leading hitter in the Bridge
port Twilight circuit land more de-
fensive strength in "Buzzy' Nc
Grath who joined the league lead
ers last week and helped himself to
a couple of hits and scored two
runs against Naugatuck.
AS an able opponent to Decker
on the mound. the Hearts will show
stretch" Redmon, the sensationa!
Bristo; high school moundsman
who is recognized as one of the
pitching finds of the season. The
game is scheduled for No. 2 field
at 4 o'clock with Bill Stanton cal
ling the balls and strikes, and Joe
O'Connor working the bases.
Naktenis VS.. Grabeck
While the league leaders are al
ways the center of attraction each
Sunday, the team to watch now 1s
Tony Romaniellos second place
Aviglianese, the only club to take
the measure of the Hills this season.
The Avigs are two games out OF first
place but with little help from the
rest of the league and some extra.
luck tomorrow against big Pete Max
tents and the Middlebury uotfit, sun
down may find the north end Ital-
ians a little closer to the top.
Manager Jack DAILY is pinning his
hopes on the American association
finger to stop the Romaniellomen
who also have pitcher of extraor-
binary ability in Tied" Grabeck who
has had more than his share of bad
breaks this season. The game will
be companion feature to the
Hills-Hearts contest and has been
placed in the top-spot, No. 1 at 3
o'clock.
Naugy Still Has Hopes
Although dealt a bad blow to their
pennant aspirations last Sunday by
the Hills, Manager Milt Weissman
still believes that where there's
life, there's hope" and that with q
little help from the other clubs, his
Highlanders may yet be back in 3
position to do some real damage to
the Quiltermen whom they meet
again in the last game of the season
The borough club will have to go
at top speed tomorrow to beat the
newly altered Scovill nine with
"Packy" Shea at the helm. The team
from the mile-long plant looks like
the goods" now with one Of the
best defenses in the league and
dangerous gang of hitters. Johnny
Hartenberg, who numbers among his
victims the Black Yankees, will dc
the pitching for the Shea aggrega-
ton tomorrow probably facing Hal
Smullen or Albie Gurske. The game
is scheduled for No. field at 1:45.
Fay Vincent and Jim Mobile will
ofhciate.
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