The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-26
NINE TEAMS SET
 FOR BASKETBALL LEAGUE OPENING
Banquet at Browns Is Among Many Features
 of Inaugural

OASlNohAb SSSNAAaG oSSASA ~@@ the New Britain Industrial League, and Chris Klimas, speedy forward of the United Aircrafts of Hart ford, made their debut with Coach Hennie Carrington's Ashley Club cagers last evening at workout at Barnard School gym from 2 to g o'clock.
 Others on hand for the drill were Sam Lucitti of New Britain, Wally Utke and Albie Gurske of Bristol, Joe Runividge, Paul Clear, Gen Damelio, Bobby Ray and Jackie Bannon of this city, Johnny Gre- bauskas and Russ Weaving of Nau- gatuck, Charley Paddock, Bobby Orentlicherman and Eddie Roman of Meriden, and Sam Mandauci, Tony Ghiatto and Bill Carroll of Bridgeport.
 The Ashleys, members of the newly organized State Basketball League, will open their league sched- ule at the Central "Y", Sunday af- ternoon, November 20, against the Naugatuck U. s, Rubber team, now known as Che Keds.
 Parade In Bristol
 Up and down the circuit, mana gers of State Basketball League clubs are making elaborate prepar- ations for spectacular home open ings.
 A street parade led by a band and including cars bearing state, city and league officials will serve as a prelude to the first league game at Bristol Saturday night, Mo- vember l9. Mayor Joseph W. Hard ing will toss up the first ball, inaugur- ating the West Ends season, as well as that of the loop, as they test the Bridgeport Springwoods. Enthusiastic celebrations are planned in the eight other cities. Mayors. and city fathers will have a hand in the premiers, exercising their prerogative of getting things off to an official start.
 The first big guns will be fired at the leagues inauguration banquet Tuesday night, November l5, in Patsy Browns Silver Chalot, Wa terbury. Here the wheels managers, coaches and players, with scores of basketball officials, sports writers and fans, will hear talks by Frank Monke, sports statistician of wide renown; Neil Cohalen, basketball coach at Manhattan; Ken Loeffler, basketball coach at Yale, and Lou Black, state sports writer of the Associated Press. Dr. Edward T. Fischer of Danbury, league presi- dent, will be toastmaster.
 Player contracts have been dis tributed among the managers by Secretary Bill Garrett of Bristol and it is probable that most of them have by this time been signed and sealed although delivery may be postponed until the night of the banquet.
 Good Coach
 Latest "big news" in the circuit is Torrington's signing of Bill Szesz- kowski as coach of the Full Fash ions. Szeszkowski, winner of ale State and all-American honors when he performed with the Torrington High Quintets in Chicago at the na- tional interscholastics and former Fordham star. succeeds Andy Paw licovic, retired.
 Among those who have been working out under Bill In the New City are Joe Joachym. captain of the Notre Dame court forces in 1928 and 1929; All Dankin. varsity sager at Yale for three years: Del Knox, Litchiield High coach who starred at Springfield College, and Frank Dranginis, captain at Hebron last year.
 All in all, it appears that the league will supply she hottest com petition seen in this state in a de- cade. Virtually all available tale ent ia the Connecticut area has been absorbed by the nine clubs. none of which could be placed in the weak | sister" category.
 The league clubs are the Water bury Ashleys, Naugatuck Keds, Mer- iden Endees. Danbury Guards. Bridgeport Springwoods. Ansonia | Blue Devils, Bristol West Ends, Tor rington Full Fashions and West Haven Red Devils.