The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-06
This Sporting World
Odds and Ends
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

Billy Brown, the Manchester nfauler signed to box Ellis Morgan of Hartford Friday night at the Municipal Stadium, is the former local leather-pusher managed by Modest Mike Genaro; who is now down south doing businses chores for Benny Montabana, the Birming- ham better not long out of the Army The Naugy Rangers sure got revenge" from the Highlanders, whom they had to defeat twice to make the decision stick; as Milt Weissman's outfit won a protest on a 4-2 game won by the Rangers a week ago Sunday bases on an um- pire's ruling. The teams replayed last Sunday. Final score: Rangers Is, Higtlanders ZERO. Boy, hand me my Louisville sluggerD At Beacon Falls, St. Mikes pinned one on the favored St. Francis team by & 6-4 score in a second round NAL. game.
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 Naugatuck Grays, in the Pom peraug valley league, were just good enough to take an 8-7 deci- sion from Sandy Hook,-Mid- dlebury had a six run last inning to stop Southbury ll-5-A bor- ough team, Naugatucks American Legion Juniors did not score until the last inning, gut came from be- hind a 20 shutout to win a 3-2 nod over Willimantic, and now gets in the finals against Strat-. ford game winner for the state championship this Week-Two new finalists will settle the Tor rington Country Club golf title
 next weekend when Art Matriello and ziggy Krulicki match drives, chips and butts over 36 holes. Art had to go 20 holes to edge Bobby Murray l up lost Saturday; Kru- licki gaining the finals with 3 and 2 win over P. J. LapatoSki-- A pro- amateur tournament will be played next Sunday; the CON- NECTICUT OPEN next week Monday.
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 Most optimistic sportsllne of the week is the Torrington report: Sun rise A. c. smothered the Warren Tow1lies 27-s in a Litchfield County CONTEST at FuSsenich Park" Bat ting practice. I calls it--Nearly as decisive was the OakYille Red Sox IT to victory over Wingdale, N. Y, al Judd field. Sunday. in an Inter state League game-Doug Lunan'S T Saturday and 75 Sunday at Coun- try Club of Waterbury indicates that that tall, Soft-spoken golfer will have to be reckoned with in the club championship later this month Diamond merchant big Bill Pierpont IS also well-pleased with his golf game of recent weeks, after a few valuable psychological pointers from Jolly Jack Creedon, tall Tom Mag ner and affable Al Martinson- Chances of Naugatuck's Montanaro- Rado American Legion Post of Naugatuck and the Florio Post, Italian American War Veterans of Waterbury getting together for an- other softball tussle are very good in the light of the 8-7 game last weekend at Linden Park. won by the borough men. The "Op pitchers for the winners were Elio, Mono and Rado who gave up dozen hits against 13 for the winners, off Des- chino and DaverSa.-J 0 h T T y White, West Haven Sailor first base man signed by manager Joe Samos- ka for the Brasscos, to play against the colored world champion Cleve- land Buckeyes Wednesday night at the stadium, got 3 hits against the New York Bremen last Sunday, the Sailors floating to an 11-3 win Gents of the Hill, encouraged by a 15-3 win over Millville A. A. of the Naugatuck Amateur league last Sat urday wish to take on any City Amateur league team as soon as possible. Call Manager Bill Curley at 4-7038. Joe Mccarthy and Me Cam hit home runs for the riya teams last weekend.