The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-11
Strong, Highest Paid, Fails To Make List o
Run,ors And Reality Gathered From This Sporting World
 By JOHN A. CLUNEY
The Crist or Athletic Contest
Pert Paragraphs Of Sport
By JOHN A. CLUNE1

I'M c. A. activity in regard to keeping alive gram mar and high school basketball in this city commend able Last the Grammar School boys played at the 'Y" under proper supervision, at time when It looked like the finish of the league insofar as playing m the various school gyms concerned lack ot money TOT uniforms and very light patronage at dme aamsSlon M being the principal for the situation which de veloped into headache for most of the principals NOW the Y has taken that off their hands and heads) ana the kids are happy to be playing.
 Tonight high school league will start at the " which provides spot for boys who would like to play and cannot make the first second teams in their re- spective schools It's venture and should develop some fine hoop talent as well provide the continued recreation desired.
 AMcClelIands Providence College Friars are good as rated so early in the season. Yale has picked tough set of opponents to open the season under its new coach, Ken LOeffer tonight at Payne Whitney gym Last year, the two teams were only one or two points apart at half time but Larry Keeys play and leadership in the last half helped Yale pile up lS point edge at the final whistle and that situation was one of the surprises of the early season.
 No one who knew young Mike Martone, Crosby boy who Succumbed to head injuries last night in St. Francis hospital Hartford after two year struggle knows qte what to say The usual condolences seem out of place. somehow particularly the part of Coach Bill Scnoneio of Crosby who did not feel he could make any statement about the boy liked well and has visited many times during the past two years Mike injured in the 1851 Crosby Naugatuck football game, and again at Connec- tict State Where he played following high school grad uaton, both injuries to the skull according to report As cocaptan with George Muigan on the 1881 Crosby WelSnGQ ton so well that his exploits comparable in smaller degree to those of Bert Metzger the famous watch charm guard of RockneS immortal Notre Danes of l93O
 His head injuries were such that nothing than relief seemed possible to give him despite the best surgical attention
 Mike played the game to the bitter end, com paning has earned his letter from the Great Coach on the Gridron of the Great Beyond. God rest him!
 It's encouraging, if true to learn that an ice hockey rink will be in regular operation and condition throughout the at Fulton Park which will make night games possible according to plans which call for the installation of lights above the rink Not only that but the players will have the use of stone field house the rink for dressing purposes. Good work, Waterbury Rangers!
 Ike Kern and Tommy Kenneally at Colgate and Rutgers, but former Crosby backs will oppose one another tonight at Boston where indoor football game showing Cardeo, OConnor, Bril- OBrien, Sheeketski, Ranas and others will be put on Kern and Wasieck from Colgate to be in the opposing backfeld
 Good old Mike Jacobs has the Garden laid out for Friday night we'll that his price scale it's possible for the Louis Pauline thing to gross $163OOO Wonder if it's done with mirrors?
 Dusty League basketball teams will play Sunday afternoons at the Y M c. A. after al doubeheader each week being the books on and after December 22nd The Princeton A. A. situation is tangled up with club giving up the "" court for Sundays to play out of town games.
 l If Bob Quinn get the Braves out of the red ink at Boston, bucking the Boston Red SOx for patron age, with FOxx member he's the all time miracle f man of baseball.
 ] Bud Mignault who fought in Waterbury several times within the past year took hardearned win from Freepor Harry EbbetS last night the fans went for him in big way Ebbets quite fighter few years back,