The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-12
THON[ASTON TEAM LEAVES HOMELOT
 SUN. AFTERNOON
Ponies to Show in Bor-
 ough Against All-Nau.
 gatuck Eleven in Im- :, pOrtant Game
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 Naugatuck, Oct 12-The major football conflict along the semi-pro battle front of Naugatuek valley on Sunday afternoon will be waged at Recreation field here between the Ponies of Thomaston and John J. Daly's Alb-Naugatuck aggregation. The game is billed to start at 2:30 o'clock.
 This fray looms as one of the big semi-pro attractions of the state this season. The Naugatuck tribe was the only outfit last season to spoil the record of the "Galloping Gridmen" on their journey to the state championship, and naturally the Thomaston eleven will be at Naugy Sunday determined to score revenge over the Rubber T0wn eleven.
 Much Interest In Game
 Plenty of interest surrounds the important conflict and prospects are that the biggest crowd to see a semi-pro game in the valley thus far this season will occupy seats at the vital struggle. Officials se- lected last night, all of whom are central board arbiters are: Referee, James Murphy, Waterbury; um- pire, Eddie Goodridge, Bristol; head linesman, Jake Vreeland, Water bury.
 The All-Naugatuck outfit prac- ticed last night, while the Ponies were going through their pre- game paces at Thomaston. Al- though it has been decided by each team management to refrain from including ringers" in their lineups for the contest, it is rumored that scouts from each camp were pres ent at the workouts last night, unbeknown to either team.
 Ponies Arc FavOritcs
 Thomaston will go into the battle as the favorite by virtue of its ex- ceptional good showing to date against state elevens. The Little Horses" have been beaten on only one occasion this year, but the set back came at the hands of the Steam Rollers in Providence, which was expected, but not until after the Clock Town eleven had held their heavier opponents scoreless through the frs half.
 Thomaston has beaten the New Britain Pawnees, Springfield ln- dians, and All-Hartford. The lat ter team was conquered by Tor rington TO whereas, the Ponies put on the power last Sunday and completely routed the Insurance City eleven to the tune of 25-0. Naugatuck has participated in two scoreless ties and has met defeat in three games thus far, being held to scoreless deadlocks by the North Sides of Bristol and Ansonia Acorns, following the victory later of the latter squad over the Blue Jackets of New Haven. The defeat was administered by the All-Tor- rington eleven, considered the cream of the state this season.,
 Naugy, ThOmastOn Jinx
 The Naugatuck combine is confi- dent that it can flip the trick which it did a season ago in de- feating the Ponies, GO at Thomas ton. That victory of the local clan came entirely unexpected and caused. considerable surprise. not only in the ranks of the Clock Town team, but among it's ad- mirers as well. In the return tilt the teams tied at 6-6, but the Ponies were lucky enough in this engagement to block punt in the last 50 seconds of play and then register a touchdown. Naugatuck has always been the jinx to the Thomaston team, and the Daily managed team believes this season is to be no exception to the rule, despite the fact that Thomaston has a great gridiron club. How ever, Thomaston believes there is. a sure victory in the offing. That was their belief a year ago too.