The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-23
.NAUACTUCK TEAM
HOSTS TOMORROW
TO WLBY CACERS
Anxious to Turn Tables on
Locals in League Tilt
New Britain Game Erased
From Records

Naugatuck, Feb 90. - Without
sonny" Connell. former Union
City native, the wildly high quintet
of Waterbury will invade Nauga-
tuck tomorrow night to meet
Coach Peter J. Foley's Naugatuck
high champs in the second tilt of
their annual series. The sorrel tos-
seled sonny" speedy forward of
the Green and White outfit, con-
cluded his athletic career at Wildly
high leading his team to an i'm
pressive 1922 victory over Torring-
ton highs huskies in the New City
Saturday night. Connell has reach
ed his goth birthday and is ineligi-
BILE to continue playing in high
school athletics. He was able to
play until Saturday due to a check
in birth records madet Wo months
ago by Town Clerk Louis Schiller
Jr, of the borough, which revealed
Connells birthday was February
81 and not February 2 as was
thought at that time. Naugatuck
fans regret that the flashy young
leader will be unable to play against
the Garnet and Gray Wednesday
night.
Hope to Even Matters
Captain Frank Balinsky and his
champions are confident they will
avenge the sensational 30-26 defeat
they suffered in their initial meet
ing with Coach Jimmy Lees
charges in the Wildly gym month
ago. Naugatuck maintained a sub
stantial lead throughout that fray.
going into the final period in the
van. Failure of Coach Foley to re-
place Trask at center sooner than
was done has been cited as re-
sponsible for the Naugy defeat. Jim
Tracy, Wildly center, enjoyed an in
dividual scoring bee that turned the
tide in favor of the Green and
White.
Elatcd Over Tuckcy
Borough fans, elated with the
1918 victory of the locals over
their arch foe-Crosby, in Water
bury Saturday night, are singing
The praises of the rookie guard
Dick Tuckey, whose feats this year
are proving the latest Foley athletic
school sensational. In his first year
in varsity football and basketball,
the modest, retiring son of the
former Eastern league pitcher, has
developed into coming satellite.
He has stood out in both Naugy
hoop wins over Crosby despite eff
'orts of various sorts to stop him.
marked man, he has on his own
ZONE through in a fashion that has
won the admiration of the thou
sands of fans who have seen him in
lotion. He Is expected to maintain
his sensational pace against Wildly
ind if he does not experience a
dump such as have hindered other
ocal players at intervals this sea-
ION, Wildly will have it's hands full
ryinS to halt his scoring.
Only One Defeat
With Naugy seeking revenge for
he only defeat in Naugatuck VAL
ey league play it has suffered,
Wildly is in for a busy session to-
night. New Britain had an
,ver-age player participating in its
overtime win over Naugy. Princi-
,al Charles r. Slade of Naugatuck
high having been informed the
,ame has been erased from the rec
,rds. AS a result Wildly has been
he only team to beat Naugy and |
he meeting here tomorrow night |
will bring out all the natives. Re-
erve teams of the schools will meet |
n preliminary game at 1880 |
'clock.
Next Saturday night Naugatuck |
will entertain the Ansonia high |
Iuintet in second league game |
md the second game Of the season
or the two clubs. Naugatuck is
expected to win this game by a
vide margin. although 'Ansonia has
evealed a treat of having mediocre
cams beat highly-touted Naugy
outfits of late years.