The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-07

night while roller polo comes back tomorrow night What about the fans? Will they back too? It certainly looks promising
 Ladies' Red Letter Day!
 Oddly enough it's seldom that this department
 is garnished with comment or complaint from ferni-
 nine sport fans but yesterday was THE day for the
 avalanche when no less than TWO missives, both
 complaints, reached my desk From one of them,
 nenty l pleasedMbut is my face red3 From the
 other signed "A Reader, the sincerity of the com
 ity that surrounds it. However, my fair play and
 sportsmanship is challenged, so here goes: ..,.,,
 T read your little comment on the recent Wilby-
 Torrington game and as Wilbyite (class of 2D am
 disappointed in your interpretation of loyalty and
 school spirit? Do you recall the words of your scnoo
 song flight, fight with all your might for Wilby High?"
 That's what those three members of the regular team
 were trying to do when they were benched Do you ex
 pect them to retain their school spirit? Would you! N I'll answer for you
 .I remember when you Biancardi ct al; were bas-
 ketball heroes to the rest of your classmates Fritz
 Wedorn was coach and good square shooter. You
 acted ssG bit M as To mfh ks ee rood om to have
 professional (your experience with the Boys Cup
 team would put you in that cass play with amateurs
 which no doubt explains why you were not allowed
 more than three minutes to scare the life out or your
 opponents. You would be showing more loyalty if you
 gave these boys little encouragement in your sports
 Column instead of such dsparaging tribute, which
 Go my mind casts more reflection on our alma mater
 than on the team. Yours trliy-CLASS OF 2l.
 Editors Note: Dear '21-From what have seen of
 
 1t would be from heaven If only few of the boys had the old Wby spirit that characerizes every line of vour letter Believe sincerely when tell you that the eanns in general at our school compared to Crosby and Naugatuck and Leavenworh seem to nave losC the spark which pulls games out of the fre The reasons TOT this rather sad situation many and as graduate you are entitled to know few of them or at least my opinion if you for it. shall be glad to talk over the situation with you at any time though this is hardly the time nor place for the washing of soed spoiled sport linen that is more concerned with undergraduates Alumni and those in charge than with the public in general Inv Association and so is the fire of athletic competition among Wioy teams which proudest boast and only consolation in the face of loss after loss by big scores in basketball baseball and football years ago. One of the reasons there fore Gin my opinon), is handling with kid gloves at ttde the part of the coaches the playing of avorites and other things which you female of the species might have little difficulty understanding
 You suggest that would be showing more loyalty if encouraged the boys instead of writing dsparagng trib ues To that end let quote you my story of the Wby Naugatuck game of January 18th, captoned "Wlby In Fighting Mood Await Valley League Leaders" In part 1t would be sweet to Wby which showed Saturday night that CAN bear down and win when the chips are down. Another line wasthey did themselves proud In par tcular should like you to read apparenty for the rSt tme) my closing paragraph: Naugatuck was not tough test but Torrngton will be- so-come on Wby-get going and don't stop until the LAST whlstle US great cnance so shoot the works Saturday."
 That dear Glass of 21 is my idea of encouragement and tribute to the same Wlby that complete " outclassed by Torrngon and honestly given because thought they deserved it. AS for of the boys being "sore at the coach because they were benched-that IS quite rue and natural enough though it would not have made much difference in the Torrngton game who played for Wby after the first ten minutes Torringon was that good! One player the Wilby team alleged to have threatened the that unless he action the var sy team he would not out for football next season He happens to be good player Of course that would be officially denied for the reason that one in au thorty knew anything about fight between two of the players but the fight DID take place.
 In the past ten years plenty of boys ruined by too much encouragement praise in the newspapers You see it creates dislike pits one boy against another flo linocn Whic coach gets wise to what's going on We had notable ex- ample of that stuff in Wiby just few years ago. Now adays the boys have fine uniforms large motor buss es for travel assistant managers rubbing their aches and pains and banging them up with enough mercurochrome salye arnica poutices and what not to float hospita Tn other words they've gone soft in big way and look at most contests just another game, staying the team for the privileges accorded them including two good trips out of town The kids getting the racket idea in big way Then again, it's not entirely their fault.
 Believe me again. when tell you that there's nothing more disgusting to any one who has played any game to see bunch of boys go through the motions of game in ahearted that shows only too clearly that they have quit and have not what it takes to play any game