The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-07
TRIBUNES FACE HAMDEN;H HILLS
 MEET EAGLES

WIlll6 CIlG 1GdSuG-lCduA11S Tribunes are enjoying a sup posed-to-be "breather" to- morrow in meeting Einar RobertSon's Hamden Town ies, the interest of City Anna teur league fans will center on the other two games on the days bill-of-fare which call for meetings between the second-place Aviglianese and Brooklyn A. c. outfits on No. l at 4, and the Eagles and Washington Hills on the same field at 1:45. The es-Hamden setto goes on at 1:45 on No. 2.
 With only 8 game separating them from the Tribes, Joe Rinaldi and his defending champs will have to be in top form when they run up against Billy Magro's giant killers from Brooklyn. The Magro- men won themselves a lot of pres tige through their triumph over the Tribes two weeks ago, and they expect to add to 1t with a win over the north siders.
 Although things loom as compar- atively quiet for the Tribes, com- bination of an upset at the hands of the Hamdenites and an Avig win would throw the league into a tie. The champions were loaded to the hilt last Sunday showing a trio of new servicemen stars in Jimmy Brown, Joe Leblanc and Collins who really stole the show as far as the downfall of the Hills was con- cerned.
 With Yosh Kimel twirling stel- lar ball for the Avigs, their big fol- lowing have all but forgotten Teddy Grabeck and figure that with the club hitting as it has, the champs will catch the Tribes the next time they meet and that a playof for the title will be required.
 However, the Brooklyns are loathe to back water for the Avigs loathe to back water for the Avigs or anyone else and with Bridgeport Chuck Althusen ready for duty, the game promises to be one of the most interesting of the campaign. It's do-or-die for the Avigs and that's exactly how Bill Magro feels about his Brooklyn charges.
 Hills vs. Eagles
 Still Squirming as the result of being dealt out of victory over the Tribes last Sunday by the weatherman, Pat Cutters Wash ington Hills will have to have re- gained every bit of the fight for which Hill teams are known, to cope with the powerful Eagles. Neither can afford to lose and still expect to have more than an out side chance of winning the pennant.
 Big George Woodend, former Savitt Gems hurler, will be on the slab for the Quiltermen again today with Gerry Flood very likely to get the pitching assignment from Roy Murphy. The Eagles won back much of the prestige which they lost week ago by their 11-4 win over the crack Brown Bombers of Vest over Field, July Fourth. Both teams will be at full strength for the bat tie.
 You can't convince Coach Harry Melvin or Mgr. Packy Shea of the Tribunes that the Hamden club is going to be pushover. Both of them know the capabilities of the visitors and they have a lot of re- spect for their schoolboy southpaw, Billy Loos, who famed IT last Sun day in turning back Branford. AS a result, the flrst-string Tribe line up will no doubt be at their battle stations when the umpire calls play ball" at 1:45.
 Jim Crichton and Joe Mobile will handle the Tribes Hamden game; Leno Costaldo and Paul Barone will team up in the Hills-Eagles clash; while Crichton and Costaldo do the honors in the all-important Brook lyn-Avigs game.