The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-18
Branhan, Blasts Calamity James Of Baseball
.ARMY.NAVY HOOP.
TEAMS SHOW AT
WILBY' SUNDAY

Next Sunday is going to be red-
letter day for sports in the local
Tnfantile Paralysis fund campaign
according to an announcement today
by Chairman Bill Derwin Of the
committee In charge Of the all-sports
division Of the local drive. Basket
ball and baseball will join hands in
an all-day program which is ex-
pected to net goodly sum to the
local campaign. A basketball double
header at the wildly gym In the aft
eInoon featuring the Navy Pre-
Flight coaches from Wesleyan Uni
versity and the Army Air Corps team
from Yale University, and the City
Amateur league mid-winter dinner
at the Hotel Elton at $50 p. m. will
provide some Of the highest type
sports entertainment that Water
bury has been treated to in many
moons.
The basketball card In the after
noon at wildly will get underway at
2:30 O'Clock with the Wesleyan Navy
Pre-Flight coaches quintet showing
such outstanding intercollegiate
court luminaries as Yves Fesler, all
American footballer from Ohio
State; Ernie Blandin, another all
American lineman from Tulane uni
versity; Earl Ruth, all Southern
brilliant from North Carolina Uni
versity; Steve Lenich, all-Illinois
star from Milliken University; and
host of others will clash with AL
den Whites league leading Chase
team Of the Industrial league.
Yale-Army VS.. Zephyrs
In the second half of the twin
bill, the Yale Army Air Corps outfit
led by Irving Keller, all-Southern
Conference star from the Univer-
sity of Mississippi; and including
Joel Berryhill of Oklahoma A g. NJ,
AL Wooler of Syracuse University,
Herb Bettinger Of Cortland State
Teachers, Bill Graham Of University
OF Pittsburgh and many others will
display their wares against the crack
zephyrs, strongest semi-pro club in
the Naugatuck Valley.
Admission to the basketball bill
will be so cents to all, the entire
proceeds going to the Paralysis
fund.
In the evening at $50 o'clock
sharp, the City Amateur league will
hold its mid-winter dinner, another
affair from which the Paralysis fund
should benefit handsomely. Among
the guests of honor will be Mayor
John S. Monagan, George Stirn-
weiss Of the Yankees, George
''Pinky" Woods Of the Red Sox, 1t.
r. j. Lillard, officer charge of
the vs. program at Wesleyan Uni
xersity; and Billy Sheehy, former
City Amateur league star who will
be presented with the leagues first
annual award OF merit" plaque.
Other prominent sports notables
have been invited and will be an
nounced during the week. Other
features Of the dinner program will
be showing OF the American
leagues 1913 world series film and
several acts Of entertainment. DR..
John Frenzy will preside as toast
master.
Few More Left
Although the original issue OF
tickets for the dinner has been ex-
hausted, President Bill Derwin stated
today that block of 25 additional
tickets were being printed and
would be placed on sale at the park
department Wednesday noon hour.
Both the Wesley Navy Pre-Flight
and the Yale Army Air Corps bas-
ketball squads will attend the din
ner as the guests Of the sports COM
mittee of the Infantile Paralysis
campaign.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the dinner and may purchase
tickets as long as the supply holds
out.