The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-05
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Paging George Mulligan! Jack
Farrell in a recent communication tC
your truly sends to you his best re-
CARDS. Mr.. Farrell might be better
known as Publicity Director for the
New York Yankees, who at the
present time are in Spring Train
Ing at Atlantic City. New Jersey
While training at the well-known
summer resort, the Yanks are
quartered at the Hotel Senator.
The calibre of play in the Dusty
League witnessed by local court
fans over the weekend was well
worth the price Of admission. This
was especially true Of the cahher Of
play set forth by the U. S. Rubber
aggregation when they met Chance.
Vought of Bridgeport on Sunday
afternoon. Even though the Rub
Der City boys were eliminated in
the Semi-Finals as the score vouch-
ed for 1t was very close and excit-
ing. This game was in the bag as
far as the Waterbury entry went
up until the latter part Of the third
period when the set shots Of the
Chance-V ough combination began
to claim a disastrous toll. In my
opinion these boys from Bridgeport
put up a stiff fight to win this In
dustrial League championship but
even in these days there Is a limit
to human endurance.
The Yankees open their season
around the Goth Of April at the
Yankee Stadium by meeting the
Washington Senators in a 4 to 6
game series on their home diamond.
This will be the first test Of the
Yankee Championship form this
year. Many of the New York
Sportswriters who are really sup
posed to know the "if's" and the
"where-forS" of the sport world
favor the Senators as one Of the
teams to beat in the American
League If this is true, one who is
interested would be wise to attend
OF course you have that new tax tC
plague your already overburdened
pocketbook.
The possibility of the Waterbury
City Amateur League being secuted
on its opening on Sunday May 18th
is not too far fetched as some peo-
pie are apt to believe. 1t is very
probable that some OF the Big
Leaguers, such as the Washington
Senators will send a few of thei
choice men around to look over the
situation, and If it compares ever
half favorably with that Of formel
years there are liable to be some
big doings in the works. Contracts
Big League contracts, or something
huh!
Immediately following an item II
this structure last week Friday, or
big league baseball and 4-F men
the New York sports scribes started
giving the opinion of organized bal
on that subject. The thing that ]
wish to stress is that some of the
managers Of the big New York clubs
gave the idea that if baseball were
to be endangered by the enactment
of such legislation, it would take
place as a matter of course.
OF course I would rather put the
issue more bluntly and it turns out
that if this legislation is passed
baseball is out for the duration
Whether the war effort will be
hindered or advanced by such legiS-
lation is a matter of opinion. But
the general concensuS Of opinion OF
those who know what they are
talking about including the sports
minded Mr.. John @. Public, Is that
if this 4-F labor bill IS passed, base
ball will fold.
averaged men will perhaps put
on a good show for about half a
season and then in all probability
they will crumble under the strain.
The American public would rather
see baseball fold than see it de-
grade itself trying to put up a bad
fight.
All that seems to remain for the
time being is to wait and see what
is going to happen. Who can tell?
Nobody knows!