The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-11
Derwin
 Denies Row DeoI'


 In answer to the claim of ''raw deal" recently charged by Manager Nick Augelli of the Acme Cleaners in the City-Wide softball league; the league director, William J. Derwin, supervisor of recreation of the Park Department and director of the league, issued the following request ed statement; which will be his one and only statement relative to the situation, he told the Democrat to- day.
 MT. Derwin's statement follows:
 Dear MT. Cluney:
 In answer to your request for a statement regarding the fantastic claim of 'raw deal" by the Acme Cleaners softball team in a letter which appeared in your sport page Monday night, I herewith submit the other side of the matter and in clude few actual facts which were omitted from the letter for effect:
 When the final standings of the City Wide Softball League were re- leased several weeks ago, the man. agement of the Trojans notified me that they had not been credited with 8 forfeit victory over the St. Joseph H. N. team when they should have been. The only means I had oi checking the situation was with the umpire who had been assigned to the game. In a signed statement, the umpire said that St. Joe's had show ed up without sufficient eligible players to field team and the game had been awarded to the Trojans by forfeit. No one at the time reported it that way, although an exhibition game was played and lost by the Trojans, 5-4. This score was reported to the newspapers but no mention made that the originally scheduled game had been forfeited to the Tro- jans.
 No Protest
 With the evidence submitted in the umpire's report, naturally, the game was placed in the win column for the Trojans, which meant that they fi- nished the season In tie with the Acmes. This of course didn't set well with the Acmes and they demanded 8 hearing on 1t. It was not a pro- test and couldn't be regarded as such in the light of the rule book because there is no rule in the book covering such 8 situation.
 At any rate, CONTRARY TO MIR. AUGELLI'S CLAIM THAT HE COULDN'T GET A HEARING, a hearing was arranged at which the Trojans and AcmeS were represent ed. The sponsor of the Acme team also demanded a hearing at another time and he too was accommodated.
 At the hearing at which the Tro- jans and MT. Augelh were represent ed, we went over the whole matter the session continuing until well after P. M. MT. Augelli, still not satisfied with the outcome of the session, asked if I would let neutral party settle it and he suggested the famous Tim Nolan of IRA. fame and high commissioner of softball for this district. said 'okay', and ar- ranged hearing with MT. Nolan, in the park department office in City Hall.
 AcmeS' Manager Approved Piayoff With TrOjans I was called out of the office be- fore the final 10 minutes of this THIRD hearing was completed, leav- ing MT. Nolan and MT. AugelH to discuss the matter.
 Finaly when the meeting conclud- ed between MT. Nolan and MT. Aug elh (and I'll wager MT. Augelli one years dry-cleaning order at Metro | politan, CapozZi'S, Puritan or Montis that this is the truth IF he will own up to it). MT. Augelli stepped into my office and said, (and I quote) "Go ahead and schedule the game with the Trojans." Contrary again to another state- ment by Augelh in his letter to The Democrat,at no time, nor by anyone was MT. Augelli told that If his team didn't show up that the Trojanf would win by forfeit.
 I did tell MT. Augell, and his sponsor, that rather than have any controversy over softball cham pionship (which with one dollar will get your suit dry cleaned and press ed at Tom DeI,eo's at East Main and William St. would rather forget about any playoff and recognize the champions of each division without any title playoff.
 For time though that the dis tinguished MT. Nolan had done the City Wide Softball league a great favor by settling the issue, but the worst was yet to come.
 The AcmeS and TrojanS were scheduled to meet for the American division honors in the first half of a twin bill the following Saturday afternoon while Red Radke's Bomb CTS were to meet Rocco Rinaldi's Cadets for the National section laur- l els in the second game. The winners were to meet the next afternoon (Sunday) in 8 double-header, the first two games of best-of-three playoff.
 well, the Trojans didn't help the cause of peace" any, because they took the Acmes to the cleaners, 14-4 the victory putting the Trojans in the championship series with the Bombers who defeated the Cadets. I was at Hamilton Park following the Trojans- -Acmes debacle Gas MT Augelil will remember?) but nothing was said to me about protest. learned later that neither was any thing said to the umpire during the game or after the game about pro- test. Naturally, the series between the Bombers and TrojanS opened next afternoon (Sunday) as planned Each team won one game forcing the series to three games with the rubber" set for the following Sun- day.
 Acmes Still In A Protesting Mood All was well until Monday after A