The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-05-08
TRIPLE HEADER
AT HAMILTON
PARK ARRANGED
Naugatuck Team Lists
NOtre Dame Mound Star;
First Game LAS

The l943 City Amateur baseball
leaguge, in the process OF reorgan.
cation for the past six weeks dur.
ing which time 1t encountered NAM
setbacks,> has successfully hurdled
all obstacles which beset 1t and |,
ready. TO pry off the lid at Hamilton
park tomorrow afternoon at Ham.
llton park with all the fanfare be.
lifting IA major league opening.
The program will feature three
games, two at o'clock and one al
;45. The first contest scheduled
for LAS on No fiel6 will Lring to-
gether Jack Days highly touted
Middleoury A. c, champions OF the
Pomperaug league, and Tony Ro-
maniello's greatly strengthened
AViglianese A. G. On No. / at 4 o.
clock, the game which Is attracting
more interest than any other opener
in years, will be the one between
HOWE Krafts Scovill team and the
Naugatuck Highlanders with Hal
Smullen, crack Notre Dame mound
ace on the hill, The companion four
o'clock feature will bring together
Pat CUTTERS Washington Hill A. G.
and the Sacred Heart A. c., both
OF whom arc reported to have sur
prisingly strong entries.
All eyes vii be conferred on the
Scovill team which according to
rumors from inside the plant Is be-
ing groomed as a championship
club which may carry the name OF
the mile-long-p into the nation
al tournament at Youngstown In
september In quest of the highest
Sandlot honors IN the country and
of course win all the nation wide
fame attendant TO such triumph.
Smullen to Show
However, Manager Mlt Wcisman
OF the Naugatuck club Is intent on
stopping the Scoylll team IN its
tracks right at the outset by turning
one OF the best pitchers in college
baseball loose against the factory
club IN the person OF Hal Smullen
Of Notre Dame. Smullen returned
from Notre Dame University early
this week after winning three out
OF four In the South Benders' alb
breViated schedule. His only setback
was at the hands OF Mickey Coch-
rane's Great Lakes club, although
the Irish outhit their opponents 10
to 7. In this game Smullen struck
out Johnny Mize three times and
made him ground out fourth time
at bat.
Manager Weisman has assembled
a we'll drilled organization around
Smullen and really has eyes on the
title also.
Pilot HOWE Kraft of Scovill's
hasn't been doing much Boosting as
to the chances OF the big factory
team, but with some SO ball players
turning out for initial workouts, in
dications arc that the Kraftmen are
willing and ready TO give a good
account Of themselves.
Surprise?
Johnny HoWard'S Sacred Hearts
is another club that followers of
the out east organization claim will
be the surprise outfit OF the league.
Howard is importing practically the
entire New Departure team of Bris-
tol intact to represent the Heart
N'Np shi'd i'NPNc W biNC ~ viz lhoO
pennant winner since the days Of
Harry Melvin. The true strength
O the Howardnen will be tested
against the Washington Hills which
1t is reported is a we'll rounded cg-
gregation with an exceptional bat
terry which promises to create few
surprises Of its own.
The. complete schedule for the
afternoon and the assignments of
umprise as announced by President
Bill Derwin today is as follows:
No. /, 1:45 p. m.-Avi5 .ianese VS.
Middlebury A. c. (Umpire Crichton)
No. l, A p. m.-Scovills VS. Nau-
gatuck. (Umpire SlatterU.
No. 2, 4 p. m.-Sacred Hearts VS.
Washington Hills (Umpire Gerace).
The gala opening festivities are
slated to get underway promptly at
3.45 n m on Diamond No