The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-11
Pemberton Pickups
(By "Chic" Donnelly)

The Wells basketball team de- feated the highly-rated Statesmen, at the Boys Club last Monday night before a capacity crowd, the score Wells g, Statesmen 16.
 Flash Murphy and John Sugrue stood out for the Wells, as both tallied with seven points.
 John Sugrue another one of Talent Scout Spellane'S - finds proved too much for the States men defense.
 Steve Rock lived up to his repu- tation last Monday night by talk ing part in the hard fought last period rally, as he accounted for two well executed field goals.
 Timothy Quaine and his team mate Joe Hooks Mullaly played the ball beautifully off the blackboard as well as their usual splendid de- fensive work.
 Under the great coaching of Henry Draznick, the Wells have won five straight games, and are lead- ing in both junior leagues at Wash ington park and the Boys Club leagues.
 The Wells remain undefeated in the Washington Park Junior league, as they trounced the Community club by a score of 32 to 12 last Friday night.
 Joseph Mullaly, known to lis \ teammates as Hooks" accounted for ten points to help in the Wells vic- H tory. This is Mullaly's first year II playing with the Wells basketball II team and he is going great.
 John Wrenn continued to lead the II Wells team in the scoring column by accounting for 52 points in seven games, as he took advantage of the Wells riot over the Community club by tallying with ten points.
 The Wells undefeated record at Washington park will be up against a real test as the Wells meet the the powerful Mustangs next Friday night.
 The Mustangs have such stars as William Delaney, Frank Grasso and "Fitz" Fitzgerald.
 Injuries have invaded the Wells lineup as Flash Murphy was absent from the Wells lineup Friday night as he was out with bad cold. Michael Talent Scout" Spellane will be lost to the Wells for the re- mainder of the season on account of an injury suffered in the be- ginning of the season.
 The Wells won their sixth straight | victory by defeating the Vikings at the Boys Club by the score of 27 to IT.
 Stan Grynick starred for the Wells by dropping in two beautiful | field goals to put the Wells in the front in the late rally started by | Chickee Mccarthy and Curtin. ''Talent Scout" Spellane made an- other great discovery in the find- ing of Stan Grynuick, who played the leading role in the Wells vic- | tory over the Vikings. Manager Donnelly has strength ened the Wells attack by acquiring | two new players in Joe Lombardi land Chickee Mccarthy. At the ||present time the Wells have IS players in their lineup, namely sucn ||stars as Murphy, Rock, Quaine, Wrenn. Mobilieu. Mullaly, Caffrey land Sugrue.
 Since Draznick took over coacf- l ling the Wells, the boys have gone lon the warpath to bring home six Straight victories. Beef" Draznick has called stiff workout this week ! in order to strengthen the Wells l flor the big attraction Friday night against the powerful Mustangs. The wells had meeting Monday night. | ht the clubhouse when the boys praised the great coaching of Drag Riick and Spellane's great talent hunting, which are the big reasons why the Wells continue their ur- hefeated record.
 George Evon, star bowler on the washington Hill has organized basketball team made up of young sterS between the ages of 10 to 13 years of age. The team will be