The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-14
INUTMEG TEAMS
 IN LIGHT DRILLS | FOR N. E. PLAY
Bristol and Central Have Good Chance to Meet
 in MedfOrd Finals

Bristol and Bridgeport Central Connecticut's hopes in the New England. scholastic basketball tour nament which will be held tomor- row, Friday and Saturday at Tufts College in Medford, Mass. are both practicipg leisurely, Coach Tom Monahan and Coach Eddie Reilly believing that their teams need lit- tie work after their exhausting bat ties in the Yale Tournament, to keep them on edge for their first round contests on the Tufts court Thursday.
 Spaulding high last night won the right to represent Vermont, de- feating Orleans high school, win ner of the Green Mountain junior championship and the Vermont standard bearer in last years tit ular series at Newport. The score of the game, played at Montpel- fer, was 29 to IS.
 The list of entries, now complete, is as follows:
 Bristol, Bridgeport Central of Connecticut; Chelsea and Westfield of Massa husetts; Manchester West High of New Hampshire; South Portland of Maine, and Spaulding of Vermont. Small Edge
 While Spaulding is undeniably | stronger than the Orleans team which failed to make an impression last year, it will probably take it's place among the "under-dogs" with Manchester and Portland, in the pre-tourney predictions. Bristors f1ashy team survived the fire of the Connecticut Tournament | with all it's members proving con- clusively that neither stage-fright or other forms of nervousness can ruin their play in "big-time" com petition and the Bell City squad will take the floor for its first game with world of confidence. Coach Tom Monahan plans to start the same smooth-c clicking combination which successfully de- tended it's Nutmeg State champion ship at New Haven. Captain Walter "money" player, will, of course have his regular place in the Ma room lineup.
 With Utke, when the ball is flung up for the first jump, will be Alex ander Zebrowski and John DiGio- | vanni, veterans of last years bril- liant drive for the first New Eng land championship ever to go to the Bell City. Joe Marc and Waffle Sonstrcem, who proved their cool ness and courage conclusively in the New Haven tournament last week. will complete the Bristol lineup.
 Bridgeport Central is not dis couraged by its 35 to B defeat by Bristol in the final game for the | Connecticut title. Coach Eddie Reilly and his Central players have swallowed their disappointment gamely an dare quietly preparing for a tooth-and-nail fight for 'Bris- ] toPs New England scepter. Maybe
 Should Bristol and Central meet | in the final game the champions would surely face scorching oppo- sition stronger than any they faced at New Haven. Central, facing Bristol, would be fired by a desire to prove that it's New Haven de- feat was a stroke of bad fortune. Central's taking Bristols crown to the Park City would wipe oue every disturbing memory of it's heart breaking defeat in the New Haven classic.
 Central, like Bristol, will start the identically same lineup and the New England champions, if they have to face the Bridgeport team. can count upon finding Captain Ken Richel. Johnny Schick. Belzer and the rest of the Park City aces pitted against them.
 Westfield and Chelsea, Massa. chusetts representatives, still loom as the most formidable out-of- state challengers for Bristops crown.