The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-12
NAUGATUCK SPORTS

Naugatuck, Feb. 12-Overhand
serves that shot across the net with
plenty of speed and which had
more curves that Mae West, were
the major factors in the triumph
of the Perth Amboy, New Jersey,
volley ball team here Saturday in
q meet against some of the best
teams in the state. Perth Amboy
trimmed Waterbury In play-off
match after each had won two
matches and lost one. Games were
played at the local "Y" before
good crowd.
Incidentally, each member of the
Perth Amboy team took home with
him a fine new pair of Keds ten
mis- shoes, which was the gift of the
u. S. Rubber company here to the
winner. 1t was announced this
would be awarded the victors just
before the play-off between Water
bury and Perth Amboy.
Consolation
Although Naugatuck and South
Manchester, champions last year,
finished in tie for third place, the
locals had the satisfaction of being
the only team to defeat Perth Am
boy This game was the surprise of
the tourney. In the first match of
the afternoon, Waterbury was too
strong for Manchester, winning 10
~, 1916 and 1874. Manchester
came from behind in the second
game with the score 14-1O against
them to trim the Brass City team,
but the powerful offensive Water
bury showed with Hasse1l, Hollo-
way and Merkle pounding the ball,
was too much for the up-staters.
Perth AmbOy Smooth
Manchester then took on Nauga-
tuck, coming from behind to trim
tho locals 17-16 in the first game
and staving off Naugatuck rally
in the second game that fell one
point short of tying tho game to
win 1913. Perth Amboy then
played Waterbury and 1t was case
of the boxer against the slugger,
with the boxer winning. The New
Jersey team had a smoothness of
play, of passing the ball and of
handling it which no other team
on the floor had. The Waterbury
attack was about as strong, IL not
stronger than that of the New Jer-
seyites. but they had trouble with
tho vicious twisting overland serves
of their opponents. Most of the
members of the Connecticut teams
serve underhand.
Perth Amboy won this match,
1873, 15-9. A supper was then en-
joyed in the "Y" cafeteria by play
ers, guests and officials. Naugatuck
as host, supplied the supper.
When play was resumed In the
evening, Manchester met Perth
Amboy and ran up lead in goth
games but could not hold 1t, al
though displaying fine defensive
game. 1t lost to the New Jerseyites
1913, a5-7. Naugatuck then was
defeated by Waterbury in two close
games 1911, 1919, dropping one
OF these games after taking a big
lead.
Naugatuck Surprises
Everything pointed to q sure
Perth Amboy victory over Nauga-
tuck in what was to be the last
match of tourney. And things GER
tainly looked that way in the first
game for the visitors had no trouble
in trouncing Naugatuck 1874. The
locals lineup was changed and In
the second game Naugatuck began
to click, coming from the short end
to win 15-13.i In the last game Maui
gatuck played as 1t has not played
in years and demorallzed the
Perth Amboy team with its drives,
winning 15-9.
Waterbury and Perth Amboy
then played Off with the New Jer-
sey team winning. In the last
game Sharp, OF Perth Amboy,
scored 10 points partly by his over
hand serve. The officiating of Reid
of Torrington, Chick Waters of
Perth Amboy, was fine. Some of
the Perth Amboy team remained
in Naugatuck at either the "Y" or
at homes of local players Saturday
night, returning home yesterday.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Makeup of Teams
Following Is the makeup of the
teams: Waterbury-Hassell, Hollo-
way, Post Gaming, Ashmore, Mer-
kle, Pinter.
Manchester---W Wilkinson, Metcalf,
Schubert, Gibbons, Mordavsky and
Busch
Perth Amboy--Lnpo, Roseboro
Evans, casete, Reybok, Sharp, os-
lislo, Waters.
Naugatuck--Durr. Baxter. Lutte,
Abramson. Anderson. Baker,
Klambt, Day, Bender and Wyatt.
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