The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-16

Bunker Hill grammar school com- bine closed its baseball season earlier this week losing to Walsh on the bottom end of a g to 3 decision. The Hillites were under the super vision of Davey Fairbanks, Crosby junior and sports editor of the Bun- ker Hill News. Assisting him was Wilmont B. Ebbs, one of the many Hill sports enthusiasts.
 Off the local grapevine is word that the Silver Stars managed by yours truly last year are again this season under a different mentor. The Stars last season sported on its roster some of the best Junior league talent in the city. On the list were: Jackie Sullivan, Fred Thorn ley, George Lathrop, Flats" An- derson, Winnie Petteway and many others. Whether or not the team will prove an equal of last years or not remains to be seen. Probable mentor this season may be Russ Gilligan, former Silver Star coach and Crosby high athlete.
 Orchids this week belong to Nicky Sciarretta, nifty little Walsh hurler on the beautiful pob he did on Bunker Hill in his final assign ment. Nick allowed the Hillmen three runs on two hits. And he struck out g men.
 Congratulations to Kirk Hatsian on his election for the second suc- cessive year as sports editor of the Connecticut Campus. Kirk man ages to hold this position with nifty line, pleasing personality, and a masterful vocab. AS they would say: Hes got it!"
 Yankee Fans Attention! Big Bill Johnson former Yankee third sacker and le43 rookie star of the World Series will make his debut in Waterbury in his old position, on Saturday night at the Municipal Stadium, but this time he will be playing with Manager Fred Davis' Brasscos. Johnson who has been ab- sent from baseball for more than a year has been doing bigger job for his country in the capacity of Ath- letic Instructor at the U. $. Mari time Base in New London. The former big-gun in the World Cham pion Yankee batting order will in short while report to the U. s. Army after having passed a perturbation physical at New Haven. It is expect ed that the fiawless fielding plus the heavy hitting of the Rookie Won der" will bolster the Brasscos con- siderably. My odds on them to win are to l.
 The tentative plans for the bout between Lulu Constantine and Will lie Pep of Hartford at the Munich pal Stadium in July have caused much speculation amongst the Sporting Public of Waterbury. Cause if such bout were to come of as the odds are at 2 to l, that it will. as it is being sponsored by one of Connecticut's best known and best liked matchmakers, George Mulligan, it will perhaps be the thing which will set of the long decadent fuse that will one again turn Waterbury into the Sporting Paradise which 1t once, long time ago, had the reputation of being.
 Highlighting more the campaign which is getting under way in an efforf to draw more of the younger generation into the great American pastirne, baseball, the Rev. Father Shea League for Teams similar in age to Grammar school hines. will open on or about July first accord ir.g to Bill Derwin, supervisor of Recreation. This league was started as sort of forerunner to the parti- cipation of youth in the Junior, Amateur, Semi-Pro, Pro, and Big Leagues in time to come.
 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
 Bonds bought on the Home Front today. assure the Success of the Second Front. tnmnKxoW.