The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-05-07
GALA PROGRAM
FOR CITY LOOP
43 INAUGURAL
presidents Day" to Be
Sunday Feature at Ham,
iltOn Park

Opening day in the City Amateur
league at Hamilton park Sunday af-
ternoon will be the occasion of a re-
union of past presidents, the seven
heads of the circuit who have pre-
sided over the popular loop since its
organization back in 1923 having
been invited to participate in the
ceremonies which will be known as
presidents Day" Harry x. Cashin,
chairman of the Presidents Day"
committee reports that five of the
seven former pilots will be on hand
including Johnny Brickel, Ed Fitz-
patrick, Ray Fran, George Casey,
and H. x. Cashin. Joe Brophy, last
years president who is now in the
armed forces and Clarence Cassin,
the first league president and now
member of the Daily Mirror sports
staff in New York, will be unavail-
able but sent their regrets of inabil-
lty to be here and extend best wishes
to the league for the new season.
The Presidents Day" feature is
one OF the several which is planned
for the inaugural. Invitations have
also been sent to Pres. Tom Pember-
ton of the N. A. B. F. at Youngstown,
O., and to several big league scouts
who are well known to Waterbury
players and officials in recent tour
naments, to attend as guests of the
league. Former City league players
a In, no i
of the country and are to be home on
furlough over the week end are in
Vited to participate in the opening
ceremonies which are scheduled for
3:45 Immediately following the early
afternoon game between the Avig-
llaneSe and the Middlebury clubs.
Mayor To Show
The season will be uShered in with
more color and fanfare than has
been seen at Hamilton park in many
seasons. Mayor John S. Monagan
has already signified his intention of
being present to assist in the send
off of the City baseball circuit.
One of the biggest contributions
to the opening day program will be
the entering of the Scovill Mfg. COM
pany'S famous sweater girl" group,
color guard and drum corps, COM
prising IS people. They will march
from Exchange place to the park
where they will be joined by the
various city and league officials,
sports writer's, the Fulton American
band, and the six teams including
tho MO oh in tn,, Hill H.
direction of Pat Quilter; the Sacred
Heart A. c. led by Johnny Howard;
the Scovill Employees Recreation
squad with association president
Edmund McGarth, coach Howard
Kraft, and Allan Curtis, Frank
Smith, Russell Hickman and other
company officials; the Aviglianese A.
G. under Anthony Romaniello; the
Naugatuck Highlanders piloted by
Mlt Weisman; and the Middlebury
A. G. under the direction of Jack
DAILY, George Track and other Off
Gals of the town of Middlebury
which sponsors the club.
Following the parade at the field,
the flag will be raised, the 1912 pen
n.
C. and the first ball tossed by Mayor
John S. Monagan officially setting
the season underway in the game
between the Scovill Manufacturing
and Naugatuck team.
Smullen To Pitch
Manager Milt Weisman in tele-
phone conversation with Pres. Bill
DerWin of the City league last night
paid his respects to the exceptionally
strong Sacred Heart club which
beat his team last Sunday in a prac-
tice game and announced that Hal
Smullen, the sensational Notre Dame
pitcher, will do the hurting for his
Naugatuck entry in their league de-
but against the big Scovill nine Sum-
day afternoon.
The companion o'clock co-fea-
ture will witness a clash between Pat
CUTTERS Washington Hill A. C. and
the Sacred Hearts managed by
Johnny Howard