The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-27
BrasscosAUaitT TestV1i Yanks
PHILLIPS 1S-3 SOFT TOUGH
 FOR DAvL CLUB
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY


 m all probability, the New York Yankees will provide the sort Of baseball opposition for the Fred DaH Brasscos Friday afternoon at Municipal Stadium that will obliter4 ate memories of a somewhat dubi- ous, 13 to 3, victory over the Plail- lies of the Naional League yes. terday, the local lads winning over an aliegedly major league combina- tion. the like of which very easily explains why Philadelphia Is an annual cellar tenant of the N. L, standing. It's good thing that Apner Doubleday, inventor of the game, Babe Ruth or Iron Man" McGinnity were not sitting in the stands yesterday, to watch a sup poseoly major league club ankle on the field an hour late for the game and then start with Mgr. Ben chapman, an ancient outfielder by trade on the pitching mound. After S-2 Brassco lead, on six hits, Mgf. Chapman ran for the club house, allowing Jimmy Foxx, -basen1an and former catcher, to take over as Q pitcher. Four runs off Foxx in the next three innings, indicated that Jimmy, as pitcher. Is a good but fat, slug ging first-baseman who can't get up to Cambridge, Mass, soon enough to take over his new job, having announced his retirement from baseball to take effect this week.
 Nice Gift
 When Foxx first came to the plate, he was presented with 4l00 BenrllS wrist watch, by Leroy J. Begley. personell manager of the local watch company, who wished Foxx the best of success in his baseball venture for the day and in his future business venture, which will also include radio broadcastine from Boston, starting Sunday.
 one "Curly" Leon finished up as . pitcher for the Phillies. He gave up" to put it mildly six runs in the eighth inning, Craig, Griffin and Pitcher Lee Davis hitting home runs in that inning.
 Outfield errors by the major 1eaguers made the club look extra. amateurish at times, as the buzz went through the stands "they're not trying" Actually they could have tried much more and still be 10 runs behind as they boarded @ bus for Philadelphia; decidedly over- paid if they collected more than 59S of the 1000 attendances which saw the game and will be back with many more Friday and Satur. day when the Yankees and Dodgers come to town.
 For the .Brassoos, local fans watched Lee Davis, of the West Haven Sailors, who was blasted with c line drive last Sunday on his home field, where the Brasscos shut out the Sailors, 17-0. to wind up Q 90 run total in two days against the same team. Davis was superb for the Brasscos yester. day. spreading g hits, and hitting a home run and single. The game was finished under lights from the sixth inning on.
 "Spec" vs. Tanks
 Frank (spec) Shea of Nauga- tuck and the Kansas City Blues (AA) and Al Jarlett of Watertown and Toronto (IL) sat on the bench yesterday; principally because Shea wants to start against the Yankees, (who own his contract) tomorrow afternoon, 4:30 p. m. His speed, for | four innings last Saturday night | was exceptionally good. Jarlett was not used yesterday because he was not needed, Davis standing the ] Phillies on their noggins from start | to . dark finish, when they got | four of their 9 hits to very dark outfield. Eddie Strubel, S, Jimmy Griffin, | cf. and Red O'Niel, lb, got three | hits apiece, while Ken Craig, 0rif- | fin and Pitcher Lee Davis hit eighth i inning homers off pitcher Leon, Griffin also making some nice l catches in the outfield. Score: