The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-26

teams of the two schools did T
 Matters were smootlied over in 1924, however, and in that year the game, postponed from the pre- ceding Saturday because of rain, was played for the first time on Thanksgiving Day. It has been a Turkey Day attraction ever since.
 A review of the series shows Crosby with seven wins, two ties, and three defeats-Wilby has won three, tied two and lost seven. George Taylor was the Crosby coach and Fred Wiedorn was handling Wilby, when that first game was played back in 1922. The Blue proved too strong for the Green and Crosby won 26-3.
 In 1924, Taylor had taken the year off to complete his studies at Springfield, and James Murphy, a former Brown player who was a luminary in that constellation made famous by Fritz Pollard, had taken over the deStinies of Crosby. Messrs. Morrison and O'Rourke were coaching Wilby, and much to the astonishment of local fans, Crosby took an unexpected 1920 defeat. Maurice Connors and Mike Hayes were outstanding in the Wilby vic- tory.
 Ray And Freddie
 The next year, 1925, found Ray Hanson coach at Crosby, and the irrepressible Freddie Wiedorn back in the saddle at Wilby. With Tommie Kennealley calling signals for Crosby, the Blue and White won, 20-0.
 The following year, 1926, saw Still further coaching changes at the schools. Ted Bullen had now been appointed athletic director at Cros- by and remained until 1929 Jimmie Lee had assumed the direction of affairs athletic at Wilby, and al- though Crosby, with an unusually powerful team, boasting such play- CTS as Eddie Sutton, Ray Fregeau, Fred Morganstern, Johnny Hart nett and others, took the football game 25-0, there at once began a period of Wilby ascendency which lasted until Bill Schofield took over the reins at Crosby Those years, 1926-29 were bitter for Crosby. Out side of that one football game in 1926, and one baseball game in 1929, Crosby lost every engagement with Wilby. The Blue and White were defeated on the gridiron in 1927, 8-6, and in 1928, 60. The basketball series was lost in 1926, 1927 and 1928, Wilby taking all six games. Of five baseball games, Wilby took four. That was the Golden Age of Wilby athletics, but like all Golden Ages it came to an end, and this time rather abruptly. William K. Schofield was appointed coach at Crosby, and Wilby's reign was over.
 Since 1929, Crosby and wilby have met on the griGiron six times, and although the Green has eked out two ties, not once have the Wilby oorters been able to really en- joy their Thanksgiving dinners The only part of the turkey ever dished out to Wilby in those years. was the foot, which does not make such appetizing eating. Crosby eel ebrated Schofleld's appointment by taking Wilby 27-0 in 1929, ran up a record 45-7 count in 1880. In 1881, with Ike" Kern, George Mulligan and other Crosby stars riding the bench with injuries, Wilby held their rivals to 8 scoreless tie, al- though Crosby always believed that the officials on that day failed to call Q safety, which would have given Crosby tn, game 20. The following year, poor Crosby team held a better Wilby eleven to a 6-6 tie, and again there was grumbling from the Crosby camps that ar- other safety missed by the officials cost them the game. In 1888 and in 1884, Crosby won decisively, $40 and 18-0.
 Wilby Favored
 This year the signs and portents are that Wilby is due to stop this avalanche of Crosby victories and put dent in the record of one MT. Schofield. A glance at the records of the two teams shows Wilby en- toying it's best season in years, whereas Crosby has had one of its worst. Wilby has won five straight games, tied one and lost one. The loss was at the hands of Gilbert by a 7-13 score. As Wilby had had but four days practice while Gil- bert had played two games, it is only fair to admit that Wilby was under an unfair handicap. Likewise the GO tie which Wilby played with Ansonia, can likewise be ex- plained in the same fashion. The game followed immediately after the Gilbert game, when Wilby was still at the very beginning of its practice, whereas Ansonia had been out five weeks. Since those two opening games, Wilby has beaten Naugatuck, Lyman Hall, Roxbury Seconds, Torrington and Commer- cial.
 Crosby on the other hand has had a tough season. Starting bril- liantly, with 8 28-0 victory over Torrington, the team immediately ! begged down and has won but one game since, a 1920 victory over Bulkeley of New London. The team lost a 7-O game to Central. a 31-O affair to New Britain, a 6-0 contest to Norwich, and was held | t0 scoreless ties bv Naugatuck and