The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-19
SCHOOL MERMEN
SEEK HONORS in
new HAVEN MEET
Nine Connecticut Schools
Entered in State Event
To-day - Mon a G a n,
Crosby Star, May Not
Compete

with Tom Monogan, Crosby's
outstanding baclxstrol<e per-
former and member OF the re-
lay team out OF to-day's Yale
Interscholastic swimming COM
petition, the chances of the
Manherz troupe defeating the
defending champions, HillhOuse
high of New Haven are about
as good as paying of the ma
tional debt In German marks.
Monogan, with q nicely devel-
oped case of sinus, has been
forbidden by DIR Edward jack
son from taking part in the
meet that Manherz has been
pointing his boys for all year,
= the Blue and White fish wind
Ing, up with eight victories I'm
nine swimming meets. Hill
house has won all its meets this
year, ten OF them, since taking
the state title last year, and be.
ing the only team to defeat
Crosby this season.
The natatorial supremacy of
Nutmeg State mermen will be Of
ticially determined to-day in New
Haven where the tenth annual
5testG
meet will be sponsored with Hill
house, defending champions, Cros-
by, runnerups, Central, Harding,
Buckley, Manchester, Commercial,
Bristol and Hartford public seek
ing 1882 schoolboy laurels.
Watch Bob johnson
Advance reports have 1t that the
best group of aquatic performers
ever turned out In Connecticut
high schools will participate in the
preliminaries this morning and the
finals this afternoon. Crosbys
chances of upsetting Hillhouse
rests on the events the New
The Hillhouse blonde will probably
day. He hopes to take the 50-yard
laurels, but he faces keen COM
petition from Revill Fox, 17-year-
old Crosby luminary, Wolosz, a
teammate, Gynowicz of Central
and Nash of Harding.
Diving Possibilities
Captain Pagnotti and Moriarity
should be able to place Hillhouse
up on top of the heap in the diving
event although they will receive
plenty of competition from Leg
gett of Crosby who placed ahead
OF Moriarity when their two teams
met here recently. Kellere of
Harding Is also a likely contender
In this event.
Walker Won I'm 1891
Both Hillhouse and Crosby have
had first rate performers for the
brcaststroke event in Johnny Me-
Qu!ggan and Bob Walker, re-
spectively. Walker won the title
last year when McQuiggan was
swimming freestyle but because of
the teams need for a breaststrok-
er, Coach Kipruth OF Hillhouse
changed the husky Blue and White
star over to fill this need. McQuig-
gan has made fine times this year
but when Hillhouse and Crosby
met, McQuiggan was suffering
from n bad case of sinus, and he
was unable to compete against
Walker but the trouble responded
readily to treatment and he is now
in fine condition to make a bid for
tho title.
Monaghan Ill?
The backstroke event will be a
hard battle between Tom Monagan
of Crosby, who is reported bother.
ed with sinus trouble, Franz or
Hillhouse. Lithwinsky OF Man
chester and Lillis of Central. In
Hiilhouse's dual meets. Franz was
lust able to win over these men by
finishing spirits but whether or
not ne will have the strength to
come through In four races In one
day is q question. as the other
swimmers are much older than he
and more able to stand the strain.
As a team basis rating Is con-
oerned Hillhouse should repeat as
Il holds victories over HARDING
Central, Hopkins, Commercial !,
crosby, Alumni. Roxbury ana
Canterbury. Bristol and Manches-
ter are not considered as much
threat to the team title although
they both have some me swim s
mers that may gain points In the
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