The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-08
WATERBURY HAS BATTING DRILL
 IN SHORT GAME

AsNatAAAtoANl asAAtl @OpNt VI -fA 0@at~AA Of school kids representing Butler, PA,, Junior League Victory All.9tArs were butchered by the Avlgllanese A. O., City Amateur League cham plons Of Waterbury, Conn, % Co q, In Q seven-innlng game opening the first annual All.AmeFlcan Amateur Baseball tournament here yesterday,
 The Avigs did not have Q workout prior to the tourney opener, due to rnln, but they certainly did not need one, for their Pennsylvania oppoSi- ton afforded them 0 batting prAos tloe yesterday. It was 30 lop-slded . contest, ofileial heroleally called Rn end to the slaughter ct the end of seven frames,
 Waterbury racked up i7 hits and Butler helped them along with six errors. Bobby 0reatorex, who has played in more journeys than any player on either club, walloped Q homer as did starting pitcher Teddy "sailor" 0rabeck, who worked the first four frames.
 Manager Tony Romanlello then gave Ted rest and used Alden Quintard of Bridgeport Chance Vought for two innings and Mum Chamberlain for one. Neither Alden or Mum could be reached for safeties by the outclassed l6.i7 year-old Pennsylvanians.
 Tho Avigllanese will meet the Amsterdam, N. Y. club, whose play. CTS average i0 years of age, ct S;S0 today ct Municipal stadium. The Bristol New Departure Cfo nine faces Elmlra, N. Y., at i,30 o'clock, Elmira was defeated by New ned- ford, Mass. ii-b yesterday and Am. BterdAm drew Q bye.
 Amsterdam won i2 and lost two in city league play, Lefty Roger Bowman, who will face the AVigs, hasn't lost 6 high school game in three years and has chalked up Sev- eral no-hit efforts. Three major league hines are said to be bidding for his service. 0ulntard A the likely AvigS' moundsman.
 Other pairlngs follow; Washington vS. Bendix Aviation, Philadelphia 1; Baltimore vs, New Bedford, Mass, !; Martin Bombers vS. Schenectady, N, F.; Elkton, Md, vS. Philadelphia, |, Connie Mack league; Butler VS, zanesville, Ohio.
 Other results yesterday were Washington 8, Zanesville 1; Bendix 2, Elkton, Md, o; New Bedford ii, ElmirA 5; Martin Bombers 2, BrlS. tol 5; Baltimore 20, Philadelphia Connie Maeks, 0.
 orabeck gave five hits. two ts the first two batters to face him but he deserved 0 shutout. Ar attempt to pick 0 runner of thir6 in the first inning giving Butler its first run, and Rn error bS Shorty" Eisenlohr in the thirt producing the other. 0raheel struck out eight, six in succession from the first to the third innings
 Hank Doneski led the i7-hlt at tack on the three kid Butle hurlers with four safeties, but Ora beck and 0reatorex accounted fo seven runs batted in and figureI In the scoring of seven others,
 Fourteen Avigs went to bat 1, the big second inning which pro, duced e home run, two triples anc three singles for nine runs. AndS santillo doubled, Hank Donesk beat out Q bunt and Bob SantillS hit Into the left field stands fol an automatic double, scoring bott runners.
 Cunjey Romeo walked and Bot Santillo stole third, and on the next pitch, Romeo stole second Sabia's fielders choice brought santillo home. Grabeck ther tripled down the right field line scoring Romeo, and 0rabeck tai. lied on Al Delvecchio's hoist tc center field. The attack con. tinued as Shorty" Eisenloh, singled and Bobby Greatorex belt. ed a long drive to deep center field for a home run, the bell driving Pitcher Jimmy Winters tc cover. Lefty Labauc, who took over, failed to halt the attack Andy Santillo, who opened the in. ming with doutle. walked, anc Doneski tripled to right Bob San. tillo singled the Romeo walked before Saba was retired for the third out.
 Doneski's single. passes to B 6antillo and Bobby Ray, Sabia's f1elder's choice and Grabeck'S three-run homer to deep center field accounted for four runs ir the fourth. Seven more in the fifth completed the rout. Andy Santillo was saf con Laconi's CT. TOT, Doneski singled to right fol his fourth hit, Bob Santillo walked Bobby Ray tripled and Sabia singled off the first baseman's shins and advanced on a balk Quintard reached first on a field CTS choice and advanced when Sabia tried to score. the latter being trapped between third and home. After Devito grounded out Eisenlohr tripled, Greatore singled and Andy Santillo. up for the sec- ond time. hit what should have been a triple, but failed to touch sec- ond base.