The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10

Saturday. Two of the finest hi old and keen rivals, meeting in thing to each team.
 The winner will certainly have as strong a claim to the Mythical State Championship title as any team we know. The loser - well, why talk about the loser. With both teams confident, it doesn't seem as if there can be any loser. By the same token, there may not be any loser = or winner either. So closely matched have these two old rivals been in recent years, that tie games have resulted twice 1929 and 1881, the score on each occasion was 6-6.
 As further proof of the closeness of these battles, the 1925 game was a 60 win for Crosby. The Blue won again in '26 and in '27. 12-7 and 13-7. Thus in five games out of eight, two were ties, and one touchdown was the margin in three others.
 Crosby Handicapped
 Saturdays contest is already looming up as another slashing bat tie. Up to last Saturday there was absolutely nothing to choose be- tween the two. Each had lost one game, both losing to Warren Hard- ing High of Bridgeport. Last Sat urday, however, Crosby lost by m i'm in Dric nf its strongest players. Dolan, right half, and Mistura, left guard. Both boys were outstanding, and Crosby has unquestionably been weakened. Captain Dunn has been moved from end to the half back position. His place will be filled by either Joe Joyce or Francis Null ligan. More than likely both boys will see service.
 In Mistura's position, Stevens, a very capable linesman will start.
 This has been the lineup Coach Bill Schofield has been grooming all week. The time has been short. however. If Crosby can still beat Naugatuck, even with patched up lineup, well there will be re- joioing on East Main stret. There. isn't vehy much doubt that fol- lowers of Crosby get a great deal more satisfaction in whipping Nau- gatuck than any or all other teams combined. On the other hand, Naugatuck returns the compliment
 StandOut
 Vincent Renzo has been Crosby's triple threat all season, and is cas- fly one of the greatest football players ever to represent the Blue and White. Standing about feet, 8 inches, Renzo packs ITO pounds of real power. He has been the dynamo of his teams attack. He runs fast and hard. He can, and what's more, he does, kick high and far. The ends have plenty of time to get down the field and smear the receiver. And how he can smack 'em on defense. Some of those Naugatuck boys are going to think that they have been tossed about by young bull, after Renzo has hit them a couple of times.
 Then there is Dave Bartolini, the best defensive fullback in the state, and we don't make any ex- captions. If he doesn't hit as hard as Renzo. it's because he hits harder. Yes, indeed, Bartolini, six leet tall, and scaling 180 pounds, Is some football player. BarfGlini will be backing up one side of the line, Renzo the other, and no other than Joe Bagley. six fet four, and with 196 pounds draped over his chassis, playing a rowing center. There are going to be safer places Saturday than the territory just behind the Crosby line.
 Line Does Job
 The line itself. of course. are the forgotten men of football, that is, so far as publicity is concerne d.. But, believe me, the ball carriers who have to make their way through those lines,1 never forget them. Crosby has slashing line this fall. With the exception of a few minutes in the Harding game. that line has been impregnable all year, and Crosby followers predict that it will be tomorrow. .Neubert. Stevens, DeVito, Laudisi, Murphy. Joyce, Mulligan, Bagley. They'll be in there tomorrow making plenty of trouble for the wearers of the Garnet and Gray.
 A rally was held at Crosby this morning and the team given a great greeting. Supeeches were de- livered by Coaches Schofield and Murphy, and J. F. Roland. There was no note of gloom, but rather a supreme confidence once more to turn back Naugatuck. If Crosby stops Naugatuck tomorrow, it will mean that at least a decade will have passed without Naugy foot ball victory in Waterbury. Not since 1923 has a Naugatuck team come to Waterbury and downed Crosby. That fact was stressed by the speakers, who pointed out that even when Crosby was experience ing only fair success against other teams, it was usually able to get tigether and turn back the pride of the borough.
 Special to The DemOcrat)
 Naugatuck, November 10~"Beat Crosby" echoed throughout the halls of the Naugatuck high school auditorium as the most stirring