The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-03
SPORTS
 SIonts
By WIN MALONEY

tickets to the Yankee Stadium for a week from Sunday, May 12th.
 Bill Rado, one of Naugatuck's leading sportsmen, is putting the finishing touches on his plans to operate Amateur Boxing shows at Recreation Field in the borough during the summer months. Bill will announce complete plans in the very near future.
 
 Russ Hansen, Bernie LawlOr and Gene GilhOOIy, Crosby base ballers are now being commonly referred to as WaterbuPy's Triple Threat, in local scholastic base- ball circles. The title was stuck on these three after their sterling performances in the ToEringtOn game this week.
 Johnny Davis, Bunker Hill All- Star second baseman, is referred to by one local baseball manager and coach as "an all-around good play er." Johnny, besides being crack er-jack fielder, can sub as relief hurler besides working behind the plate.
 Phil Riley, Asst. Manager of the Prince George Hotel in New York City, is Waterbury's contact man and genial host for Waterburians who visit the big city. Phil, is al- ways only too glad, to help a Wa terburian find a place to stay, in the big city, should the need arise. He is a native of this city and enjoys rubbing elbows with old friends.
 Bill and Mary Tracy are plan- ming 8 visit to the Big City over the weekend. Besides taking in a few of the big stage shows, Bill hopes to see the 1946 version of the New York Yanks in action over the aveekend.
 Just in case you don't know it Sam Roth, often referred to as Broadway Sam" in Dan Parker's Broadway Bugle," runs ticket agency near Broadway in the heart of "Ole" New York.
 It is this writer's opinion that Coach Bill Tracy may give Joe Aufiero, freshman baseballer at Ieavenworth, a chance on the mound before, the season ends. Bill had hoped to let Aufiero get some real experience in the outfield for year or two, but the way it looks now he may be forced by existing circumstances to give this possibility a whi11.
 As far as that goes, it would not be too much out of the Ordi- nary to give Jimmie Piersall a whirl at the hurling assignment. PiersalI, besides being a veteran Outfielder, can handle almost any other position on the team. Big League ScOuts-On your toes!
 
 Al Napoli thinks that the Sacred Heart track squad is going to shapt into some real competition for thet local and state rivals, this season This is the East Main StreeterS first venture into the field of track anc Napoli has been appointed by Rev John Dial as coach. NapoH feels that he has some championship ma. terial in milers Pup" Doolan and Georgie Quinn. Next Wednesday the Hearts will meet the Western Con- necticut titliSts from Ltchfield al the latter's field. The first home encounter will be against CrosoJ against Crosby at the Munlc1pa Stadium on Friday, May 10th. Fina tryouts for the Sacred Hearts array will be held today and tomorrow according to Coach Napoh.
 The Narragansett Special from waterbury on Saturdays is certain ly being accorded public support according to our little birdie" Dur. ing the last two weeks the specia train has played host to nearly So' horse-lovers.
 "Csay' Steck, the basketballer and now first baseman for Jack Manherz's Crosby High School baseball nine, looked like good prospect fer J. F. BOland's track team, if the two coaches could Set together on a time schedule. Steck hit 8 hOme-run in the Am sonia game at the Stadium, yes- terday. and we will vOuch for the fact that he rounded the bases m 2O seconds flat. PAGING MT. BO- land! o,
 To date, this writer would no1 venture a guess as to who VIII oe the NaugatucE Valley League pase. ball champion. But after seeme Crosby against Ansonia. Watertown and Torrington, Crosby is the team which looks as if they "have wna' it takes" ....,
 It is going to be very interestlnt to observe the reaction of the CBUi to the GALS announcement Una four of the associations members Paul Barone, Charles Gsrace, Lent Costaldo, and Shorty" GuglielmS have bolted the organization ant work the Sunday afternoon base hall contests at the leagues figure It is the contention of the four @ ol ficials that the CBUA should pro vide them, the officials, wlol enough assignments during the reg ular season, to keep them satlsfieo And they further contend that tn' association, as it now stands IS Q no value to them.
 The CBUA. through its president Bill stanton. veteran baseball of- ficial. takes the stand that it Is up to the individual coaches as to
 inst which officials in the ass0cia- : ton, they want to contract to work their games. And that all the members of the association, in cluding these four, agreed 70 ah;Se hv the vote of the CBUA,