The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-27
AHEAD IN CLASSIFYING
 TOURNEY TEAMS
Some Class "A" Eligibles Want Lower Rating;
 Committee to Meet

The Connecticut scholastic bas- ketball leaders have fallen into Iinc with the Nutmeg State Conference nearly ready to announce the qual- ifiers for the A and B Tournas ments at New Haven and Middle town and the CD Tournament which is to be held in the Weaver High School gym in Hartford.
 The standings have already taken form and the leading six in each division practicable decided-but with the opening of the tourna- ments (March 5) only about week away, there is some hazy un- certainty concerning the ratings of some of the leading teams.
 Stratford, a sure Qualifier Tn Classe A. is, Conference officials report, objecting to its classified man Tech and Norwalk, two of the top-fIighterS in the "B" division, have places among the schools Of smalled enrollment.
 The Conference moguls VIII meet Friday, probably to decide which teams have earned the right to compete in the A. B, and CD tournaments - and to decide in what class the crack Stratford and Chapman Tech teams shall be def initely rated.
 May tumble Standings
 Should Stratford be given a place in the "B" division, Norwich Free Academy or possibly Bristol, mighe step into the "A" tournament at New Haven. Conference officials reported yesterday afternoon thai, with the "deadline" only . few hours away, the Norwich squad had not filed its record and that Bris- tol had.
 If Stratford Is given the "B" label Friday, leaving an "open spot among the A qualiflers, Bris- tol, which had practically relin- quished hope of going to New Ha- ven to defend it's state champion ship, may at last return to the scene of It's traditional triumphs-- provided its percentage of .6SO IS not shaded by some dark horse.
 Other "A" Teams Set
 The "A" Tournament set-up, ex- cept for the uncertainty regarding Stratford, is practically welded with New Britain, Bridgeport cen tral, Meriden, Hartford Bulkeley, the dubious Stratford team. New Haven Hillhouse, Bridgeport Hard ing and West Haven getting the Conference accolade.
 Paul Bitgood, Norwith Free Academy coach, stated, at the Weaver game last night, that the record of his team had been sent to Walter B. Spencer, of New Haven, president of the Connecti- cut Conference, instead of to the conference secretary, pr Charles Prohaska, of Hartford, with whom the records are officially filed. Un. doubtedly this mistake will not af- feet the chances of the Norwich team. and Bristol will probably be outside the fence and Norwich Tn, if stratford is admitted to the B division.
 Stratford, if 1t is classed in the "B" division, will tumble tho "B standings by supplanting Norwalk as the No. 8 team and pushing one of those on the ragged edge on the qualifying list.
 Until this matter and others are settled Friday. the A and B stand ings will be uncertain. Indications now are that the Hartford Traae school and East Hartford may be Greater Hartford's representatives, in the first B" tournament in Con- necticut history.
 Four sB" Teams Sure Windsor, Norwalk, Branford. and Naugatuck are cirtually sure quan, fiers and the Hartford Trade scnooI and East Hartford will be fin" un- less a few unhonored and unsing squads, which have been pillng up "B" victories without their prowess being exploited, above them out when the Conference stamp of qual- fication is put upon the records. Glass A Teams