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Pago Six NAUGATUCK DAILY NEWS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. 1 i i fltf Curtain Rises On Local Football Season At 3 P. M. Garnet Meets Anxious Derby Club At Recreation Field Probable Nangy Line-Up Has Heavy Backfield Large Crowd Expected The Garnet and Grey footballers will take on tho charges of Coach r.eo Ryan of Durby high this afternoon at Kectvution Held at 3 p. in.

The Greyhounds will bo wearing new Jerseys, and that alone prevents us from giving our readers the playors numbers as thu up pur coverings have not yet been assigned, The line-tip for Peter J. Votcy's men in nil probability will be Gone Kovit, and Jack Stlnsun on the ends. Mild Stihcr, and Billy Niito wich at tackle, Joi- Santore anc Harlow on (lit 1 guard posts Kay Kucv.inskl at ci-ntor, with Che Yacuk at ciuarter. Walt Arninuaitis at full, find Jack Cuddy and Wil" Phillips at halves, lid and Jack Lent will be rcservi back, who ought to plenty action also, Tho probably suu-ti bncktleld averages '175 pounds. Derby Is expected to I'-e on hand with a largo I'uKowlng.

it WHS reported that a special car be attached to tin- -Vrw Tlavcn R. Co. train fuming up from iho valley allow Lli-rby high stu- dutUs to take in the game. Xallgy has whipped Pi-rliy for the past four years, doing the trick last fall with a 1 score. navt' bivn riveted at the Held am! a fairly iai'go crowd is expected 10 attend tho of the local season IHIIHIITUW.

IOOF Pin League To Start Oct. 6 AMKKICAN TJOAGU1S lie.siilt.s St. Louis -I. New York 1 (1st). St.

Louis New York 0 Detroit Washington li (1st), Washington 0. Detroit 2 (2dl. I'hiladelpliia -I. Cleveland 2 (1st) Philadelphia Cleveland 1 -J, Boston 3. The Tho Odd Follows will start their fall rind leairue next l''riday at I lie Y.

M. C. A. alloys, it was announced this The cnniniitt'-e in charKo the k-aLrue consists ot I.ieberman. Clans Josh Al Miller and Ollie Tt-ask.

The schedule will be Iritf'i: all made up and i-fiidv to Ar.y Odd fr'i-llow wish- to bowl in the leairue. is -iskod to in touch with any member of the committoe, St. Louis rvtroll New York Cleveland Chicago W. L. Pet.

ST or; S7 r.n S3 09 75 7U 72 70 si fill S2 03 Si) .477 Tmiav's GiiiiibS I'ltoliora York at St. vs. Galcliouse (S-U1). Washington at iS-G) vs. Newhouser (-8-9).

at Cleveland tujihcr ilS-l-t) vs. Moving CS-2). at tG-10 Gros'o U'l-l-li. "News" Experts Pick Them! Predictions made by the five News experts arc pretty consistent as nine names completely agreed on. Harry "The Red" Ingram agrees all the way down the list except for one with Al Brew-, or, -our Number 1 may have to give the rest a hundi cap before the season is too and thul game is the Wisconsin- Northwestern game.

iDick Murphy, Ihe seer of School street, who has been staying up each night this week, forecast a terrific upset in the College of the Pacific-Southern Cal game. Brother Joseph Smilh went individualistic in the Kentucky-Tennessee game, insisting that Kentucky will win. Duke criiK.v hunch that Wisconsin and Northwestern would play i scoreless tic. Scoring- will be done on Ihe allowing basis: Three points for being picked correctly, and inly one point if any frame comes ait a tic. A bonus of throe poi vill be awarded to a score cor- ect on both sides, 'and one point only one of the scores is c-jr- ect, With two of the tilts Friday anies, our predic.ors started out rctiy rugged as Wake Forest de- Pinky Higgins Got 12 Hits In A Row In 1938 Brasscqs, Contelcos Fight About Yankees' Bill Johnson NATIONAL T.KAGUK VosltTilay's JlosulU New York 11, St.

Louis Cincinnati 1U, liroultlyn 2. Philadelphia 3, I 'itlsbu: j'oston 3, Chicago 1. The i. I.ouis Almost varieties of apjiles arc frrnwn in the U. S.

'ineinnatt Chicago New York Huston Brooklyn Philadelphia L. JO-I -IS SO tl'J SO OK Cti SO (13 SS ni GO .337 Today's Games, S't. IAUIIS Now vs. FJi-ondi-ll lO-O). Cincinnati at ilS-fn vs.

Chapman I-1-3). Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Strincevich vs. Schanx (J3- Chicago at v.i. 'L'-bin (17-10). IJONDS AND STAMI'S STAND BY FOR FUN! "SENSATIONS OF 1945" StarriiiKK ELEANOR POWELL Sydney took one made anv either.

Naugy JIlTll.V Vulc CHUM. Guard Not iv IJami' I'illslmrgli iMaryliiiul Ci-iirgiji Ti-cli CU-mson MlnncMXa Ni-lirnskii O-orgia Forest Kc'Mtiirky Tl'llMI'SSCI' California I N. .1 TP- Flight Marvhiiul points L. JX (i li 7 2K 7 (i 7 1) II .211 7 7 (i IX (i II 11 7 7 7 IS II (1 i 1 2 fi .21 IH 1 7 .27 21 li IX (i 0 7 IX 1 a 2-0. No thu dea J3 i je 7 12 13 i) ti .13 7 2-1 (i (i 12 20 770 21 7 (i 7 1-1 13 2-1 7 0 1 .1 1 12 2(1 (J 7 1) 0 ii 1.1 21 20 .13 li (I 12 3-1 IS 32 7 0 12 7 7 l.s 27 1-1 J4 7 14 (I 'I 1 21 JS fi (1 0 ''U ft Twenty-six thousand fans in Briggs of the Detroit' Pinky Higgins cross first base for a sliiffl" one afternoon in 19138.

Most of the crowd knew that Pinky was in a hitting streak. He was playing third base for the Boston Red Sox against the team an important member of this scti- son. That single came in the sixth inning of the Kccond game at doublohuadi.T for his third safety ut the But few of the fans knew just what that single meant until the park announcer his throat iind told them that that single was Pinky's llth straight. hit. They stood silent in amazement first and then cheered as the announcer went on.

He told them that those 111 straight hits tied an IS-year-old record. Tho great Tris Speaker set the mark in and none of the famous sluggers sinr.o had been able to touch it until Pinky rapped out that single. Higgins opened his ytrcak whilo the Red Sox played a doubleheail- or at Chicago. He punched uuu a single in ninth inning. In the.

second Bill Dietrich on the'mound for the White Sox--. Pir.ky slapped out a single, a double, and another single. When he came up for his last'turn at bat he WHS walked. After Chicago the Red Sox'went a "decide Detroit. Pinky's infant batting St.

Louis, Detroit Tied Again For League Lead '(Hy Unlled PI-IJSK) The St. Louis Browns and the Detroit TifjerH it out with two other American league teams and ended up in a two-day tie for league leadership. Detroit started out to keep the driving pace they have set for themselves by downing the Washington Senators in the first game of their doublcheader. But Nats came back in a vengeful mood to take tho second, 9 to 2. Rufe Gentry went tho route for Detroit in the first game and wa.s credited with the win.

Trout, Jake Boom Boom Beck, amd Keb Eaton all had a hand in tho hurling of the second game but failed to holt the Nut tide. At St. Louis Jack Kramer pitched his 15th victory of the season while yielding eight scattered hits to the New Yorkers in the opener. The second game turned into a pitching duel between Potter and HankBorowy. Borowy pitched two- hit ball while Potter yielded but one loac run by Don Gutter- id the game for St.

Both Teams Expect Him To Play With Them; Time Alcne WiU Tell Dennis O'KEEFE Sophie TUCKER with W. C. FIELDS Eugene PALLETTE C. An.brey SMITH David LICHINE AMKKIC.VS TWO TOT OKCIll'XTKAS Wo-cdy HERMAN and His Band Cab ALL 0 WAY and His Band use Col. of 'Pacific Waterbury Boys On Arena Card 2nd HIT A M.ASTKU1MKCK OK THE FALCON IN MEXICO with TOM CON WAY MONA MARIS NOW FIRST WATERBURY SHOWING NOW "S-SP! PRIVATE yjfa iKilllod ior povror, end love.

SHIRLEY in. Hfpiililie wHIi Dan BURYEA-Ray WALKED SJepftanie MCHEi.0!? 1 Tommy BOKD tt em SOttW.SWS trllh a AU AN Now Haven, SojJt. pail- of youths -who Josi last Monday niRht, hut in "manner valiant," will return to the here next night to in prelims to the 10-round feature between Bobby Ruffir. of New Jersey and Leo Francis of Panama. Bobby Snow, who was ahead up to late in the fourth and final round and then knocked out by J'rnnki'e of Brar.ford, Kcts another chance against the shore town boy.

In another four-heat bout Pat Carrcnti of the Brass City, loser by an eyelash to Eddie Compo of Haven in a toe-to-loc will oppose Andrews. Andrews, like C-ompo. is just making lis start and Current! shapes up as a. run! test. streak didn't attract any morn at- I tenlion than a drop of water in ri rainstorm.

Pinky didn't think any. Ihing of did anyone else. Hundreds of ballplayers had collected four straight -base hits. Tho Sox and Tigers opened with a doubloheader, and the Tigci's led with crafty Tommy Bridges in Uie llrst game. Tommy was one of the most skillful curve-ball pitchers in the game.

Jiut he couldn't stop Pinky Pliggins that day. Pinky drew a walk in his first. trip to the plate. And then he opened up on bridges. Pinky doubled in tho fourth, singled in the sixth, singled in the eighth, and singled onci- more in the ninth.

ICiglit straight in a row for Pinky as he headed into the socond time. Roxio Lawson came to the mound to pitch the second game for Detroit. Pinky steppe'd up in tho second inning and bangod out another nine. Then in the third he collected the in the sixth game the blow that tied Tris Speaker's iS-ycar-old record. Whon Connie Mack heard of Pinky's work that day the old master of the Philadelphia Athletics smiled.

Higgins was Connie's boy when came up to the majors. Hi; had been' a football and star at the University of Texas, and more than ten major league clubs wanted Pinky. But Pinky signed with the A's for an father's expenses in a campaign unusal sort of bonus. They paid his for which he lost. Pin ivy cam i) to the A's in 1033 and stayed there until he went to Boston in .1037.

But on that afternoon in 133S Pinky Higgins had one more He rame to bat hi the eighth and faced Lawson again. The pressure was hit. would mean a new record. Lawson missed the plate with his first two pitches. Ho had to make the next one good if he didn't want to get into trouble.

So Roxie himself to throw to Pinkv's curve ball, Tho Philadelphia Athletics and the Cleveland Indians tangled in a double bill at Cleveland that ended with the ylthletics taking Ihe opener to 2, and tho sucond being called by darkness. TliL- Tribe scored one lone tally i in the second game while tho Ath- letics did likewise to lio the score i when the game wits called. Jn a ton-inning night frame at Chicago tho White Sox shaded the Boston Red Sox to 3 on the four-hit pitching or" Thornton Clem Dreisoword pitched live-hit ball, but took his fourth loss in six staris. In the National league the St. Louis Cardinals dropped a close pno to the York Giants 3 to 2.

The Giant victory ended their losing streak at four. The Boston Braves trounced iho Chicago Cubs 10 1 in a game at Boston, while in Philadol phia tho Phillies shut, out the Pittsburgh Pirates 3 to 0 on the hurling of Ken Raffensberg-cr. Big Leaguers Are Shipped Overseas Bainbridpc, Sept. former major leapruo Players are On the way from the low over the outside corner of the plate. Lawsor, wound up and delivered a perfect pitch.

But Pinky Hi si- Kins couldn't miss that day. He drove a steaming ball inside second base. Charley Gchrinn- er dove for he missed and Pinkv on with his 12th straight hit for a new record. AWAKDKD MKDAL Washington, Sept. Navy awarded the Broir-tc St.tr' medal to Lieutenant Stowell S.

Bainbridge Naval Training Station to other to be overseas. The players had served as physical instructors or in recruit training and wore members of the Bainbridge Commodores baseball team that won Crf and lost "fi ball games to win the Eastern Service championship. The Commodores also played eight exhibition games with major Ic-aguc clubs and took five of The eight transferees are: Elbie Fletcher of the Pittsburgh Pirates: Bud Blattncr of St. Louis Browns: Freddie Chapman of the Philadelphia Athletics; Sherry Robertson of the Washington Senators; Muxie Wilson of the Philadelphia Phils: Mike Budnick of the IS'ow York Giants: Truck Fernandez of tho Yankee farm system; and Bartcll of th Now York Giants. The battle for the pro baseball championship of the will be decided tomorrow afternoon in Municipal Stadium, Wa.lorbiiry, when Fred Dnv'i'n Era-sscos 'tackle Johnnie Pullie's Mcriden Contcl- cos in the third and deciding between these two leudins teams.

Both managers have been in a conflab all week reKarding- BiTl foi-iricr New York Yankee third basoman. But Davi staled In recent, statement: "Johnson's our man; we have had him all season and will have him in our lineup on Sunday, regardless of what Pullic claims." Other stars that will appear in the Brasscos lineup are 'Jimmy Glecson, ex-Cincinnati Red outfielder; Ernie Koy, of the Dodycrs; Grysk.il, former Brown; Kobinson, another Yankee, Reds Walsh, of the American Asso. Meridcn has announced the acquisition of Lefty Peto N.ik'lcnis, of the Hartford Laurels, leadinc pitcher of the Eastern League, who will start in place of Randy Gumpert, ex-American Icayucr. It is rumored that Mcriden will be on hand with a larso following of fans to hack thcii team to the limit on Sunday but the' Davi- alt-o expect to have a few backers also. Manager Davi, of NauRiUuck will rely on Johnny Taylor, Negro lad from Hartford to pull the Brass- cos through this important, battle which is already causing plenty of news throughout the en- tiro state: Local fans are to be on hand early so a.s to the best seats.

The Kates will opon at 1:30 p. m. Gome time is 3:13. The lineup: Watcrbury Bras.scos: Sklandy, ss: Shoplich. rf; Johnson, 3b: Gleoson, cf: Gryska, 2b; Koy, If; Walsh, Ib; Robinson Taylor, Thompson, p.

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