The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-26

Tommy MOnahan'S Br1Stol High
school basketball tossers will en-
deavor to score their 18th win Of
the season, this evening in the local
gymnasium when they face Fred
stones green and white tossers
representing Weaver High of Hart
ford.
A preliminary game between the
reserves of both respective schools
will precede the main attraction at
1880 p. m. with Clyde M. Waters
Of the Central Board Of Officials
calling 'em.
The locals have played fifteen
games to date dropping but one
decision to Pete Foley's garnet and
gray tossers of Naugatuck High in
n benefit tilt staged in this city a
few weeks ago and which resulted
In "free-for-alr' fight.
Coach Monahan Will start his
strongest team against the Capitol
City hoopsters with Andy Palau
and Mickey Pavelchak pairing up
in forward positions, Captain
"Dikes" Hall at center, and Able
Gurske and "Sparky" Di Giocvan-
nj and guard berths. Frankie La
Ponte, Joe Marc, Wally Utke. Alex
Zebrowski, Mike MatukaitiS and
Louie King will be held In reserve.
In a game played earlier in the
season the Monahanmen managed
to score 1873 decision over the
lads from the Blue Hills section Of
Hartford, on the latters court.
Probable Weaver Lineup.
Coach Fred Stone Of the green
and white hoopsters will probably
start his strongest team in hopes
of over throwing Captain Hall and
his mates with Kaplan and Sher-
man In forward positions, "Twirl-
err" Phelps at center, and Guriano
and Di Lorenzo in the back court.
The Weaver five IL at present
tied with Hartford Public High for
the inter-city championship of the
Insurance city, both having sub
dued some of the strongest school,
boy five around that section OF fhe
state.
Following the comming tussle
with Weaver, Bristol will meet
staged In Waterbury the early part
schedule by playing Frank Barni-
kow's Merlden High school COM
blnation In the Silver City on
March 4th.
Bristol can drop all Of the COM
Ing games and still qualify for the
Yale tournament to be held in New
Haven on March 8. 10 and nth.
To date the Monahan charges
have rolled up a total Of 511 points
to their opponents 257.
For the fifth time In six seasons
Coach Monahan's tossers have
managed to regain the Central Con
Connecticut Interscholastic league
title, which they lost last season to
Manchester, runners-up to Nauga-
tuck In the State Championship
tourney last season.
Monahan's athletes have been
cleaning house" In the Central
league. They started things right
last summer by capturing the
league title In baseball and came
back strong during the football
season to capture the league hon
ors and kept up their showing by
adding the basketball champion
ship to their list. trophy they
have held for the past five years.
MOnahan Gets Results.
The reason for so many cham
onships in different sports goes
none other than Tommy Mona
an. whose attitude In coaching
thletes is great deal different
chan that Of other mentors about
teh state.
Coach Monahan has brought to
Bristol three state championship
In five seasons and has captured
the Central Connecticut Interscho-
lastic league title in basketball for
period of five out Of SIX years.
Among some of his pupils who
have gained considerable recogni.
ton in college sports are Sugar
Hugret, right end on New York
Unlversity's football team last sea-
son and captain OF this years court
team. Hugret was named on the
honorable mention of the All-Am-
erican team last year and IL expect
cd to go farther into the heights
Of fame within the ensuing years.