The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-27
Sporting World
 By JOHN A. CLUNEY
Democrat Champs SolD Great Game
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

SolD Great Game
 With the New York Yankees going nowhere in particular this season since Manager Joe Mccarthy retir- ed to his Buffalo estate, the most feared club in organized baseball fol more than a decade, occasionally gets up on it's collective haunches and puts on rally that warns the cookies of the heart. Such as yes terday, when nearly 50 Blue Jays Scorpions and Town Plot Crusaders Waterbury Democrat Sandlot Base ball Federatio champions in theil respective age groups, sat in on the Yankee Stadium thriller -diller te witness run uprising in the eighth inning that turned seem ingly 4-3 defeat into a scintillatine 10-6 victory.
 The Waterbury boys were part and parcel of nearly 10000 lads from Connecticut, New York and New Jersey who were guests of the Yankee management; the trip to the Yankee-Detroit game hav- ing been arranged by the Demo- crat for them, as champions of the three leagues which played weekly sandlot baseball since last mid June. Blue Jays, senior champions were undefeated in 10 games; as were the 10-l2 year old Town Plot Crusaders; while the 1915 Junior League winners, Joe Aufiero'S Scorpions lost but one game of league competition.
 Joe DiMaggios long triple, made good when Detroit left-fielder, Dick Wakefield dropped DiMaggio'S liner as he tried to catch the ball witt his gloved hand only; Manager Bil Dickeys infield out when he hae himself announced as pinch hlttel with the bases loaded; the early in ming going over with which tht Yankee star pitcher Spud" Chand- Ter was greeted as half-dozer singles were punched between Cor, don and Etten at first and Seeone base, Manager Steve O'Neil rushing out of the Tigers den with three O. his players to protest d third-bast decision of Umpire Bill Summers the sparkling infield play of De- trcit's Webb and Kell around sec ond and third base; these, and many other eye-fillers gave everyone pres ent a fine afternoon entertainment
 Umpire Ell Summers, ss5pping 10 chat minute be-o-e doaning his blue for the game wished to be remembered to his many Wa terbury friends; MT and Mrs. George Mulligan in particular and the City Amateur League lads who have had him in Waterbury as an after dinner speaker who provides royal entertainment for any base ball fan lucky enough to hear him.
 Many local lads anxious to se' George "Snuffy" Stirnweiss in ac ton were disappointed; Bill John sons last seasons Brassco infielde and slugger when he was stationed at New London navy base showing his stuff at the hot corner
 The surprising ease with which to; firct two innings opened many eyes; Spad being followed by "Cuddles" Marshall, Lefty Joe Page and F!rsman Johnny Murphy while the Tigers, starting with Virgil Fire Trucks, who had the game well in hand for ' innings; gave way to Studdy Overmire and then Cscsge Caster. Hank Greenberg had a bad day around first base acd at bat, but made one fine stop and douole-play resulted in which he also had part.
 A dozen members of the Leopard! losing finslistS in the Roger Como Conference in 2-l game with tn Crusaders, also made the trip a guests of business men and resident Of their neighborhood. Arrangement may be made for the two teams t play again this week-end. just settle their respective ci.ms 3 each team is very anxious to mee once more before they return school.