The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-01
Tribunes Top  Hills Lose


 A. C., defending City Amateur League champs, behind the five hit performance of Billy Loos, former Hillhouse baseball mound ace and basketball luminary, bounced back into undisputed control of first place in the GAL standings by downing the Franco-American Club, to 3, yesterday at Hamilton Park. For the Tribes, this is a fifth triumph in six starts and puts them on the top of the lead by approximately 200 percentage points.
 In other contests yesterday the North End Thomas Club upset the Washington Hill array, which is coached by Pat Quilter, by to ' score. The Avigs beat the Brook lyn A. C., 6 to 4, and the Hearts nosed out the Florio Post. to l, to chalk up their first victory of the season.
 Tribes 8: Frances
 The Tribes took advantage of every hesitation by their opponents to score two runs in the second in- ming. one in the sixth and five more in the seventh to clinch the con- test. Bill Kufta, the Frenchy hurl- CT. was driven from the mound in the seventh in favor of Roy John- son who was in turn relieved by Ken Ketch in the eighth. The Shea out fit bolstered Loos's position in the second as they gave him to margin as Hap" Hefferman was walked and Bobby Greatorex sing led. plus an outfield out aided the Tribe cause.
 In the seventh inning the Tribes scored five final tallies on four hits. :: double by Billy Moore, a single by Johnny DeVito, Johnny Mich aels and Charley Horvath, two walks to Jim Sheehan and Heffer- man and beal ball to Luddy Jas .lunas. The Tribes nicked the three opposing hurlers for eight hits with way with two apiece while Lock Moore and Greatorex leading the hart collected two of the five Franco hits off Loos.
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 The North End Thomas club by beating the Washington Hall con- bine, g to T. knocked the Quilter- men into a three-Way deadlock with the Avigs and the Frenchies for sec- ond place in the league standings. the Hill hurler. for seven runs in the first and third frames and two The Tommies nicked "Iggy" Miller, more in the fifth to send him to the ehowers in favor of Dick Redman. The Thomas Club collected their nine runs on ten hits. four bases on balls and five Hill miscues. Johnny White collected two of the Tommies 10 hits, both doubles. while Joe Mccarthy garnered two hits for the Hills.
 Avigs 6, Brooklyn
 The Brooklyn A. C. rally in the seventh inning. in which the Brooks scored four runs. fell short of the six piled up by the Ayigs over the seven inning route which gave them q to 4 decision.
 Joe Hannon and Ray Decker led the attack for the Avigs as they col iected two hits apiece while Johnny Reardon, Jim Piersall, and Benny Yokaas got pair of hits apiece for the Brooks, Although the Brook lyn outfit collected eight hits of Ray Decker, the Avig hurler, to out hit them. the Avigs pulled through with two point decision.
 Hearts Win First, 2 to
 The Sacred Heart A. C., behind the two hit twirling performance of Bill Wales, nosed out the Florio Post 2 to 1, for their initial triumph of the season, The Hearts scored their two runs in: the fifth as Wales and Lefty Santoro of the Florios battled it out for Sour and one half innings without a run scoring on either side.
 4 free pass tA Nicky Ruhno, a passed ball and hard hit single by Jackie Thompson and Jack Slavin produced what turned out to be the 1, winning tallies. Tae Florio Post scored their only run in the seventh sJanza when Wales passed four bat ters in row to squeeze in the run. Standing