The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-25
CROSBY FINE IN
 TIE GAME WITH
 WILBY WILDCATS
Farley and Barnes Tally in
 Mud-Duel That Ended. < Six Al-Classi sicaI
 Team Worked as Unit
By JoHN d. CLUNEY

Their blood fired by a pep talk that had the windows shaking when Coach Billy Schofield com pleted his final instructions just be- fore the start of the game, Crosby High schools ''scoreless wonders" of the present season tore into Jim my Lees Wilby Wildcats yesterday morning in a manner that delight ed old grads and provided more than a mild shock to those who have failed to see Crosby score point all season.
 The city championship game wound up in 8 6-6 tie, but Crosby looked by far the better football team from the first to the last whistle. If ever there was such a thing as moral victory" that was 1t, for the East Main street lads showed a complete reversal of form, scored nine first downs to Wilby's five and had the ball in commercial territory most of the morning.
 Let Down?
 For a team which has been go- ing like the proverbial house anre in its last three or four games, Wilby was a complete flop. On three occasions, due to line plung- ing by Johnny Barnes and Pete Gallulo, the ball was in scoring position, but almost immediately lost either on fumbles or because the line could not hold until the backs got under way on the slip pery, muck-spread field.
 With the words of their coach ringing in their ears, Crosby lost little time in tanning the Wildcats by dint of good quarterbacking by Mickey Sheehan. A good selection of plays, with Ned Farley and Will bur Dunn doing most of the ball. carrying, plus a line that moved forward on every play as fast as it could, had the ball on the four yard stripe at the end of the first period. High tackling by Wilby forwards and backs allowed the Crosby secondary to gain much more ground than it should have. Farley slid off tackle for the first score of the game, and the first of the season for the Blue and White. The line rush for point after touch- down was short.
 Green Scores
 The high school rivals played evenly and scorelessly in the sec- ond period, with Wilby showing a little more class in stopping run ming plays coming at them, while Barnes, McEvoy and Stroberg seemed to threaten they would get somewhere. In the third period, they clicked beautifully, but only long enough to score a touchdown, which came when Gallulo and Barnes made forty yards on three plays. There Wilby was stopped dead for three downs and then took a long chance which was good because a Crosby back allowed Barnes to run past him and take a perfect peg from Stroberg Tor a touchdown. Stroberg failed on a line rush for point, the count was tied and ended that way.
 Air Attack Good
 Wilby started a passing attack that looked very good in the last period, but there was not near enough of it, considering Crosby's inability to stop it. Some AZ yards were gained on forwards, after the play. With the ball on the Crosby 40 yard line, three line plays failed to produce any yard age of importance, so another pass was tried, and though 1t worked. Crosby took the ball on downs, as the toss was not long enough to reach the required ten yards. '.
 For Crosby, Ned Farley was out standing, though aided consider ably by Dunn and Bartolini. while Sheehan at quarterback ran the team exceptionally well. Mike Di- Napoli, Captain Frank Egan and McNeliis were strong and fast in the line. Johnny Barnes was the standout for Wilby, with Pete Gall lulo giving very good account or himself while he was in there. and Stroberg playing a steady game. The score: ,, .> Crosby (6) Whny Sol Egan, le .......ssssss re, HctoH Homick, It ........... Tt, Masone Sullivan, lg .......... rg' sweeney DiNapoli, ..........'., z, isiae. Belury, rg .... lg. A. Churchelow McVerry, Tt .......'.... ", Lel1 !.