The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-02
MANY IMPORTANT
 SCHOLASTIC GAMES BILLED THIS WEEK
Prices Cut for HiIIhouse- New Britain TiIt-Mur. phy Fired at Samuel Johnson
(By GEORGE DTLIONl

(By GEORGE DILLON
 Indictment weather gave the gridmen of Crosby, Wiiby and Naugatuclk high schools a day Of
 lelyure yesterday. The rest was , l welcomed as each team will face formidable foes this week, Crosby meeting Bristol Saturday in the Bell City, Wilby showing in West Haven Friday, and Naugatuck playing hosts to Torrington Satur- day. Prices SIashed In extraordinary efforts to se- cure a a.capacity crowd, New Britain high school authorities have sliced the admission price for the New Haven Hillhouse fray Saturday at Willow Brook park, New Britain, to IS cents. These tickets must be secured at the high school office, for all gate purchases Saturday will be 25 cents.
 The prices, low for Hardware City fans, were brought so low in view of the success of the New Britain Yale frosh game two weeks ago when a price of 10 cents attracted 5000 fans and even shamed those who would ordinarily jump the fences in preference to purchasing ducat, so that the cost of policing the field was con- siderably reduced. New Britain broke away from the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic conference about six years past, but will be- come a member again, 1t was an- nounced yesterday by Principal Louis F. Slade.
 New Samuel Johnson Coach General incompetence and fail- ure to live up to expectations yes- terday caused Headmaster Kwasnik of Samuel Johnson academy, Strat- ford, to rid Ray (Fido) Murphy of his duties as athletic director and appoint Ray O'Eeary, assistant di- rector of athletics at Massee Prep and Samuel Johnson since 1926, in his stead.
 Release Was Expected
 Trouble between the disposed mentor and school officials had been brewing since the grid season opened and his release came not as a surprise. It seems Kwasnik drew the final straw yesterday on learn- ing that a scheduled game with Iona prep was not listed on the schedule.
 O'Leary Has Prelim Training
 The new mentor was a three-. sport luminary at New Bedford high for four seasons. He prepared for Providence college at Dean academy where he majored~ in football, baseball and basketball. \ Three years later he excelled in all three at Providence, explaining the Islanders hoop team in his senior year. On receiving his sheepskin he took over his duties at Massee prep.
 Three Local Boys on Squad
 Herb Colby who was hailed as one of the outstanding signa1-bark- CTS to wear a blue and white uni- form of Crosby high and who was understudy to Rocco Palladino of Southington, under Murphy, may now be heard of more often fin the Academians backfeld. Joe Bagley and Joo Butler, Wilby grads, are also stationed at this institution, but the former is the only one who made the varsity squad. Bagley was an end at Wflby, but under Murphy held the pivot post regu- larly.
 Wow! What Team { Thanks to Pete and Ray Foley, upset the dope Satur- day, and the fans the bleachers. by soundly trouncing Warren Harding, 26-0. The Greyhounds certainly must have taken plenty out of Eddie Mead's bunch of huskies, for the President mentor practice Monday, the first time a "wash-day workout ! was postponed. The Greyhounds, and united in five set- tos, have scored 109 points to 25 of their opponents.
 What q Year! ssSchOfield,
 It seems that after every game this season, the entire Crosby squad are sporting bandages, etc., Billy | the blue and white men, tor, claims the 1892 campaign was the hardest one he has experienced in his years of coaching, and is still at loss trying to decipher his boys are soft or just l plain unfortunate.
 Tuckey Gaining
 Dick Tuckey, outstanding full- back of the state and mainstay of Pete Foley's Greyhounds, crept up on Albie Gurske of Bristol the past | week for individual scoring honors. The plunging Union City lad Is but | 13 points in the rear of Tommy | Monahan's veteran ace.
 The leading individual high | school scorers follows: