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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30
Junior Net Meet

Hurry-Hurry- Hurry All Tennis enthusiasts! The first Junior Ten his Tournament to be held here ir several years will get underway or Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at Hamilton Park. Jim Lord, Director of tennis for the Park Dept, will be in charge All players under II years of age who are interested can qualify if they make their applica- ton to MT. Lord or any Park Dept Supervisor before 6 tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30
Pirates Beot
 Brosscos 8-5 In II Frames

Mgr. Joe Samoska may well be proud of his Brasscos today after their brilliant showing against the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League yesterday.
 The locals dropped an Thinning 8-5 thriller when the Pirates comb- ed the fast tiring Hank" Sellens for four solid blows in the 11th after the Brasscos had come from behind to tie the score on two occasions. Burgess Whitehead, former St. Louis Cardinal star, opened the 1lth by bouncing out but Bill Baker tripled to left and scored what prov- ed to be the tying marker on Mau- rice Van Robays' single. Charley Workman then tripled to deep right scoring Van Robays and scored him. self on Al Gionfriddo's fourth hit, double to short center which Billy Moore got glove on but couldn't hold.
 Jimmy Sheehan singled with one out in the home half but Edson Bahr, who relieved Starter Ed AL bosta in the ninth, frightened up and retired the side without further damage to receive credit for the vic- tory
 The Pirates nicked Sellens for their first run in the fourth on pass es to Bob Elliott and Ralph Kiner plus Gionfriddo's single. Two more in the top of the sixth increased the lead to 80 before the Brassco attack began to function. Then with two out in the home half, suc- cessive singles by Moore, Johnny Devito, Tony Cuccinello and Al Cuccinello produced pair of mark CTS to put the team back in the ball game.
 Extra Innings
 Both teams scored in the seventh to keep the teams a runs distance apart. Then after choking off a Pirate threat in the eighth, the Brasscos knotted the score in the home half to force the contest into extra frdmes since neither team scored in the ninth.
 Johnny DeVito opened the eighth with a single and took second on Tony Cuccinellos sacrifice. Al Cuc- cinello then doubled to deep left to tie the score. Red Sheehan lined a single off Bakers glove at third but Pitcher Ed Albosta bore down and retired Whitey Kunkiewicz and Bobby Create to retire the side.
 Pittsburgh pushed across run in the 10th to take the lead once more on singles by Jim Russell, Gionfrid- do and Bahr but the Brasscos again eyened things when Tony Cuccinel- 10 trlpled and scored when Charley Workman turned in a sensational catch of Eddie Sheehan's bid for 8 triple in right center The play was the fielding gem of the con- test
 Heavy Hitters
 However Sellens weakened in the lith and the Pirates climbed on him for the deciding markers. Gion- friddo was the heavy hitter for the Bucs with four hits including dou- ble while Al Cuccinello hit two dou- bles and 8 single for the Brasscos
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30
Legion Teams at
 Thomaston Tonight

The American Legion. Jr., base ball Club will play the Winsted American Legion Jrs, this evening at 5:30 o'clock at Reeves Memorial field in Litchfield County Ameri- can Legion League play-down game Should the locals win they will play Canaan in Canaan Wednesday evening at 5;30 o'clock.
 The winner of the Canaan game will play Stratford in Stratford on Thursday at 5: 30 o'clock. The Canaan, Winsted and Thomaston teams are tied for first place with one loss apiece. All local players are requested to be att he field al o'clock this evening,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30
Aheorn Blanks Pirates 80

Ned Ahearn, pitcher for the Cracker Hills of the Senior League is the Waterbury Democrat Sand lot came within a loud foul of a perfectly pitched baseball game, as he shut out the Pirates 80 Satur- day afternoon. A first inning Pi- rate hit spoiled Ahearn's fine per- fornance as he held the losers hit less thereafter, with l2 strikeouts also to his credit when the game was over.
 Studs" Bergin and Bob Berg hit home runs for the winners, Sul- livan and Brown getting triples off Jack German. Score:
 R. H. E, Cracker Hills 3l2 POO O. 8 10 Pirates 900 900 000- 0 l 3 Batteries: Cracker Hills--Ahearn and Berg. Pirates--J. German and B. German. Umpire-Jim Brennan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30
Hartford Loses Protest Game

Hartford, Conn, July 3o-(UP9-- President Thomas H. Richardson of the Eastern league notified the chiefs today that he has upheld a Wilkes Barre protest of Hartfords 5-3 vic- troy June 5.
 Richardson ordered the game re- played from the fifth inning when the chiefs were leading Al. He al- lowed Wilkes-Ba run to count which had been disallowed by the umpireS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30
Kennedy's 66 Gains Third P.G.A. Title

Methuen, Mass, July 30-(UP)- Defending Champion Les Kennedy of Pawtucket, R. T., held his third consecutive New England P.G.A. title today as result of a sparkling 66 on the final round for total of 139 at the Merrimack Valley Golf Club
 Tied for seventh place with 73 after the first 18 holes yesterday Kennedy turned on the heat and passed his rivals to win the title by three strokes Babe Hackney of Lowell was second with 142, while George Morrison of Fitchburg fln- ished third with 143.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30
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Communication From Canada

Roland J. Brady an Irlshman whose b'l ness is in Canada is just itching t ct even with a Montreal sports-w1 who has been belabor- fns Billy h of Pittsburgh with . printers il. ever since Conns sor- " showing against Joe Louis at sl0o : per ringside customer So he has written to promoter George Mulu- !; gan for little boxing information, so that he can prove the Montreal writer is as wrong as Gromyko, when the Russian took 8 walk" : For MT. Brady'S elation, the follow ing is submitted:
 Bob Pastor went 10 rounds with Joe Louis at New York City, Janu- ary 27, 1887 in non-title bout; while Farr and Godoy went the dis : tance in title-bouts (15 rounds) Louis stopped Pastor the next time out in Il rounds. Whether or not the Mon .treal writer is wrong, depends on whether or not he said Godoy and Farr were the only boxers to "go the limit" with Louis in title bouts; be- cause Matte Brown and Patsy Per- rone went 10 rounds each with Louis in 1885; 2 years before the Brown . Bomber won the heavyweight title on June 9, 1937.~
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 On the second question, MT. Brady you can give 1t to your Conn Man with both barrels, for Jersey Citys Young Joe Shugrue Ga resident of
 Waterbury for many years) certain ly did stop Benny Leonard in New
 York City on March 5, 1912 in four
 rounds; according to Nat Fliecher's
 bible of boxing. Old Timers tell
 me the fight was held at the old
 Manhattan Casino opposite the Polo
 Grounds, Oddly enough, the
 KNOCKOUT Of Leonard does NOT
 show in Leonard's record; either;
 but it Is right there in black and
 white under Shugrues list of ring
 battles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30
Somers, W-M Win at SoftboII

Somers Brass and Waterbury Manufacturing were winners of two IRA Mems Softball league games last night by the margin of one run; Somers edging U. s. Time 3-2 while VIM won thriller -diller from Scovill 10-9; each team scor- ing runs in the last inning. Steve Barones triple in the final inning scored three runs.
 U. s. Time batters got but hits off Miscavage of Somers, while Q pair of walks led to the winning run in the seventh inning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30
Keeneland Sales Hiqh This Year

Lexington, Ky, July 30 - (UP) - New spending records appeared in the making at the second day of the Keeneland race course sales to- day as racing stable owners spared on expense to acquire blue blood yearlings.
 The average purchase price was already far above the l945 figure after yesterdays afternoon sales in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30
PiersoII Goes We'll at PhiIIy
Special to The Democrat

Philadelphia, July 2s-Watrebury's Jimmy Piersall and his National All-Stars were nosed out 6-5 by Connie Mack's Stars in the nation al addition boys baseball game at Shibe Park here tonight before l0,- 900 fans; but the boy from the Brass City acquitted himself well at bat and in the outfield. In the first inning, the Waterbury boy from Leavenworth High and Brooklyn A. c. teams hit long triple, with no one on base and two outs but he was left on base. On a walk in the third inning, Piersall scored later on Kings singe which tied the game. Though the Connie Mack Club won they got but hits against ' for the losers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30
Cheshire Golf

Jack Ennis, Art Schiaroli, Mrs. Dorothy Steere, Joe Schiaroi and Cy White were winners of Cheshire Golf Club Kickers' Handicap golf events over last weekend, Satur- day and Sunday on numbers 67-6S- 69. Ennis posted 87-20-67; A. Schiaroli, 10l-34-67; Mrs. Steere 96-27-69; J. Schiaroli 85-l6-69 and White 80-I2-68.
 Jim Dwyer, chairman of the so- cial committee has scheduled a meeting for P M. Wednesday eve- ming; for the purpose of naming plans for another dinner-dance at the club. A similar event of few weeks ago was very successful.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30

my idol when I was kid, yet i've never had the pleasure of meeting him I hope I can be half as good
 After washing out in an at tempt to be an Army combat pilot in the early days of the war, Der ardino enlisted in the Navy where he spent three years, being dis charged last October.
 Well-posted Charley Dewitt, travelling secretary of the Browns, definitely regards the young man
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30

Veteran New Haven feather weight, now resident of New York City, who will meet Eddie Compo of New Haven Thursday night at Municipal Stadium. Compo has decisioned Iannotti at New Haven, but has been beaten by Tomas Beato of San Domingo, P. R.. whom Joey defeated in New York in a return bout. Off the Compo- -Iannotti showing in New Haven six weeks ago, the encore this week should be a fine fistic treat for every fan on hand; and there will be plenty according to advance ticket sales to date.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30
Fr. Sheo League Results

Action galore studded the four Father Shea League baseball con- tests which were run off yesterday as Rose Street registered a 2 to 0 shutout over the Plainsmen; Club '333" downed the Dixies, 10 to ?; Ridge Street whipped the Warren A. C., Il to 4; and Fairlawn edged the Texans, to A. In the National division.
 Carpenter hurled two hitter for Rose Street while OLeary paced the Club 1888" to a victory with a dou- ble and a single. The Dixies have the game under protest because the ball hit a base coach. Andrades double and brace of singles gave Ridge Street the advantage over the Warren A. c. while Poudrier famed Il on behalf of the Fairlawns. The scores by innings:
 I h e Rose Street ..... 02O 900 0-2 0 Plainsmen ...... 900 900 0-0 0 Carpenter and Venstrusa Smith and Jones. Umpire, McIsaac. Club "333' ....., GOA 1o3 2-1o 0 Dixies ........ 200 900 00-2 6 4 Koslo and Meyer; Sullivan and Rosato Umpire, Geary.
 r h e Ridge Street ... 25l 2l0 0-ll 3 Warren A. c. - 900 GAO O. 4 Soucey and German; Santilli and Futile. Umpire, Geary.
 h e FairlaWn ....... GOO 230 0--5 6 4 Texans .......... 200 100 IA 6 2 Poudrier and Poudrier; Festa and Moore. Umpire, Fitzgerald,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30
Montgomery Wins Ouer LoRoUer

West Springfield, Mass, July 30- tUP)-World's lightweight champion Bob Montgomery, l36, of Philadel- phia unanimously decisioned George La Rover, Al, of Philadelphia in their 10-round feature bout before APP fans at the dog track last night
 La Rover appeared to have a slight edge over Montgomery for seven rounds but was unable to weather a fierce rally by his op- ponent in the late rounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30

wait until he comes up against some of this fast inside pitching, then will be the time to pass judg- ment, and only then. Maybe that's the way things will work out and maybe it's not.
 The fact still remains that in baseball as in any other line of en- deavor you have to be on your toes or some up and coming rookie" will overtake you and eventually edge you out. It now boils down to Et- ten versus Soschock or the Sur vival of the Fittest."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30

as promising managerial timber.
 The Browns and American Leaguers in general laugh at Berardino being left off the American League All-Stars. Joe Gordon and Snuffy Stirnweiss of the Yankees were riding the board when they went to Boston.
 If he doesn't hit slump and the Browns strike winning streak, Johnny Bersrdino may get some share of the fan adulation he so richly deserves.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30
Tool Wins

Bristol Company batters got but two hits of Hardy Brownell last night as Waterbury Tool won 9-4 softball game for its second win over the Bristolcos; Tool now sched- uled to meet U. s. Rubber for a state tournament place. Sexton homered In the first inning last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30

pld tl Ol bI1t game.
 Johnny Der ardino is tha six - foot, 190- pound bundle ot bustle at sec ond base fol the St, Louis Americans,
 The Brown haven't b e eT going anywhe@ in particular thi. season, but tha hasn't stoppee Berardtno.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30
5 p o rts SIonts
BY YIN MALONEY

Dickie Howard, second baseman for the Leavenworth High city base ball champs of the past season, is in bed nursing broken ankle which he sustained while playing sottball. Howard had intended to play second base for the Bunker Hill All-Stars in the Democrat Sen- for League but the accident prevent ed him from carrying out these ar rangements Our best wishes for a speedy recovery, kid!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30

Berardino belted the ball or of the park with the bases flu against the Yankees early in th season and has been going eve since with the result that he Is I the American Leagues first if with an average of .32S
 Before the war I was alwa5 trying to hit the ball into tn next county" he explains "Il Spring practice at Anaheim. Calif this Spring, Luke Sewell suggest ed l swing a little easier, concen- trate more on meeting the bal That's what I've done. and 1t ha worked fine I'll leave the hon runs to Williams and Greenbel our outfielders has hit lick.
 OUTFIELD RETARDS BROWNS
 In addition to his hitting, Bel ardino is the spark of the Brown infield With Junior Stephens, h gives the Brownies a superlatiI double play combination.
 "The Browns are an unusua story this year explains Man ager Sewell. Our pitching da. been excellent, the infield play highly satisfactory but none 0, our outfielders has hit lick.
 They couldn't get Al zarills out during Spring training bu when the season got under way he couldn't get base hit, Wher put him back in the other day l had some hope that his bal might give us the mid-season If it did In l944, when he contribut. ed so much toward batting us tt the pennant, but so far no dice With a little help from the out field, we'd be tough, but we can stir up too much trouble witt Heath batting .262 zarilla 25t and Judnich 255."
 BERARDINO MATINEE IDOL
 Getting back to Berardino ht is a handsome, dark -haired chaI of 29 with twinkling black eyes He'd pass for matinee idol, ant no wonder. He is. He has beer an actor since he was child, Wher he played in Hal Roach Our Gane Comedies, graduating from that tx the Pasadena Community Playhouse
 Berardino, a Los Angeles boy was plucked from the University of Southern California campus 1T his junior year by Jack Fournier
 The old first baseman sold th' youngster on the fact that he'c crash the majors quicker as member of the Browns. ther habitual cellar tenants In tha respect, Berardino got a good con tract, for he was a regular afte. two seasons in the minors.
 Asked if he patterned his styl after anyone, the modest Berar dino replies: Tony Lazzeri wa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30
Brovns Nominate Berardino as Games
 Most Under- Publicized Good Ballplayer
By NED MILLS NEA Staff Correspondentl

New York, tNEA)-The Browns nominate their John Berardino as the most under -publicized good
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30
Managers Mart

The Seymour K. of c. is interest ed in booking games with outstand- ing baseball clubs in Waterbury and vicinity They have field on Tuesday and Thursday nights and draw a pretty good crowd, For in- formation cali Dick Canayan at Seymour ITO
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30

which 55 head changed hands for a total of $547,l0o Opening afternoon. average in l945 was $6,135 corn- pared with this years $9,947.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30
CYO Baseball Game Tonite

Mt. Carmel is still riding high in the Western Division of the CY.O. league. Mandillo and his mates from Highland Avenue have gone through seven games without de- feat, five in the first round and two in the second. Fine pitching and timely hitting have been the secret of Father Rivardi's team success. Tn the Eastern Division, St. Lucy's St. Francis of Naugatuck and SS. Peter and Paul have been engaging in dogfght for top honors. St.. Lucy's won the first round but in the first game of the second, St. Francis Xavier defeated the North End Team. Last week, St. Lucy's came back to defeat St. Thomas and get back in the running. SS. Peter and Pauls and St, Francis of Naugatuck battled to seven inning tie and left their standing unchang- ed. This game as well as the one between Immaculate Conception and St, Francis Xavier will be played at later date
 SCHEDULE
 Eastern Division
 Tonight-6:00 P. NJ.
 St Thomas vs St. Francis, Nau- gatuck tNaug.) LaChance1
 Tomorrow Night-6:00 P. NJ. SS. Peter and Paul vs. St. Francis Xavier (Washington) 6Ahearn)
 Immaculate Conception vs St. Lucy's Hamilton No. D (Monti1.
 Western Division
 Tomorrow Night-S:00 P. M. St. Joseph vs. St. Ann's Hamilton No. 9 (Evon.
 St. Johns vs. St. Michaels. Wa teryillel (Barone)
 Mt. Carmel vs. (Bye1.
 The last named team is the home team and bats last).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30

The locals meet the strong Mount Vernon Red Caps here tomorrow night in their next contest and Mgr. Samoska will send Hard Luck Mike Kissko to the mound in hopes of getting back into the win column. The Caps have one of the strong est teams in the New York area and will show Nick Tremark, Bill Skiff Jr., Bill Wheeler, and others in the lineup. The famous Spring field Grays will furnish the oppo- sition Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30
BRAsSCos

Runs-Gontriddo ?. salkeld, Elliot Baker, Van Robays, Workman 2, DeNito 2, Moore T Cuccinelo, J. sheehan. Er- rors-T. Cuceinello. R. sheehan, A. Cuc- cinello, Gionfriddo. Runs batted in-Jar- wis ?. Workman, Van Robays. Gionfriddo 2, Baker, Bahr, Cuccinello ?, T. Cuc- cnello, R. sheehan, Sellens, Two base hlts-Brown. A. Cueeinello 2, Gionfriddo Three base hits-Sellens, T. Cuccinello, Baker, Workman. Stolen bases-Rahr Whitehead. Sacrifices-Albosta ?, T. Cue cinello. Double plays-Brown, Gustine and Fletcher; Brown. Whitehead and Salkeld; !; on bases-Pirates 13, Brasscos 8. Bases Sellens, Jasilunas and Kunkiewicz. Left on balls-off; sellens A. Albosta 3. Hits off: Albosta 12 in innings off: Bahr 3 in innings. Struck out by Albosta S.. wind pitches-sellens. Winning pitcher Bahr. Umpires-Schroder, Quilter and Kelley. Time-2:5S.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-30

It has been rumored that the West Side A, C. of the Public Parks Loop was paid s25 guarantee for playing the Sunrise A. c. of Tor rington last Saturday afternoon. This outfit is run by Connie Don ahue, director of athletics at Tor rington High School. By the way, the local aggregation was beaten 2l to o
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-11-09

There, in very short, is the
state Of this nation on this No.
vember of 1916 for the 8Oth
Congress to consider. Not good,
not SO sound - but not beyond
the strength Of the people to
repair. No easy times are
ahead - but when have we
known = gentle future?
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-11-09
Rubber union asks
z5-cenf increase

SOUTH BEND, Ind.-(FP) -
A 25c hourly wage increase for
workers in the nations rubber
and allied industries will be de-
manded by the United Rubber
Cork Linoleum & Plastic Work.
ers Union (CIO), it was an.
nounced here.
URW Pres. l.. S. Buckmaster
said negotiations would be opened
on Big Four basis as soon as
possible, in accordance with
terms of union contract with
the Goodyear, Goodrich, Fire
stone and U. S. Rubber compa-
MES.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-11-09
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two children on forty dollars q
week?
The social interplay of the
many peoples of this land also
concern us, when we consider the
state of the nation. Never before
in all our history was there such
a cruel and calculated outbreak
of racism as we witnessed during
the first twelve months of peace.
A southern labor organizer told
me that in his opinion at least
two hundred unreported lynch
ings have taken place in the
South = and I'm inclined to be-
lieve him. Anti-Semitism is on
the upswing, and organized, big
business backed fascism = such
as. American Action - is swing
ing into high gear.
Another factor in considering
the state of the nation = and, it
seems to me, the most basic and
central factor - is the condition
of organized labor. Very few in
telligent people, at this late date,
refuse to accept the fact that de-
mocracy and the state of orga
nized labor are inseparable con-
ditions Of modern society. Orga-
niZed labor is the backbone Of
modern democracy, and one can
not exist without the other.
THEREFORE it becomes SUI
premely important for us, in this
November Of 1916, to recognize
that not since the infamous Pal.
mer Raids of the early twenties
has there been so determined and
ruthless an attack upon organic
ed labor. From within and from
without, the enemies of labor
are hell bent to wreck. From the
extremes of an unprincipled and
social democratic David Dublin
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-11-09
By TRAVIS X. HEDRICK

Observation-Disclosures
experts of mumbo- jumbo, the eco
nomists, are in disagreement
again. This time most of the
trend & statistic jugglers agree
on the decimal point and its sig
nificance, but can't get together
on timing.
Along with everybody else in
the field, save those who issued