The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-29
RIVAL COACHES
MEET OFFICIALLY
FOR FIRST TIME.
Crosby Squad in Initial
Test of Season as a
Team; Kickoff 2:l5

BY two strokes Of good fortune
and q great big smile from Lady
Luck, the prize football game of the
early season viii be Witnessed tomor-
row afternoon at the new Municipal
Stadium, when Crosby and Norwalk
come together for the first time, in
a football game that marks sport
relations between the schools that
had never before occurred. This,
despite the fact that the rival ath-
letic directors, w. K. (BilD Scho-
field Of Crosby and E. E. Qke) Kern
Of Norwalk, both Waterbury men,
graduates of Crosby high school,
student and teacher of football in
1929-30 and fast trends are hand
ling the athletic programs of the
two high schools.
Last Saturday Norwalk defeated
Stafford Springs $40, whine Crosby
has not played as a team, aside
from grid drills, most of the players
getting into the combined Crosby
Wilby-Leavenworth squad last Sat-
urday, beaten by st. Johns Prep of
Brooklyn, N. Y, IL to 6.
Tomorrow, Norwalk was booked
for Hampton, Virginia, and by this
time would have been away down
south in the land of cotton, had not
the Virginia director sent a can
collation. telegram.
With Billy Connery restored TO
good standing, Kern will lhave an
even stronger team tran steam
rolled Stafford Springs, though
Crosby is ready to provide plenty
of keen opposition with such kids as
Captain Bill Mancini, a halfback
Margolis, fullback and the speedy
Georgia Brown.
Facts, Figures
Kickoff, 2:15. Officials, F. T. VIM
cent, John Chick Kelley and John A
Quincy. Entertainment-130 high
school students. girl drum majors
from Norwalk and a so piece band
Wanted-good weather.
Tickets-35 kopeks at Biener's and
Templeton's down town. A half
dollar If you want to buy 'em a,
the field.
Analysis
At quarterback, Boland should
develop into a good field general
! He was understudy to Peter Nc.
Sherry last year and got into
many games. In the All-Star game
last week he ran the team thu
first half and gave indication
that he should be able to handle
the Job. He has good voice
runs the team with confidence ant
last Saturday made no mistake
~ A Ssfa; ITS pound back, ca,
play almost any position IN tn
backfield. Strong and fast, h
should play q lot of good footbal
this year. He showed fine torn
against st. Johns.
On the line Schofield has Kann,
and Goggins on the ends, T. Crues
and Bill Margolis at the tackles
Roberts and D. Cruess at the guard
and Sugrue at center. There are sew
eral others about on par with thi
group, but yesterdays practice say
this group on the A squad. This !
q IuBScQ 1ulC dAi0 AVA WoAN - 90
have to be plenty good to pierce
tomorrow. Kanny played a bang VI
game against st. Johns as d.!
Sugrue, T. Cruess and Roberts. BIZ
Margolis did not play this game, bu
1t was not because he didn't rate
position. In Margolis, T. Crues
) and Holmes, Schofield Is well-forti
fled in a position that looked wea
before the season opened. All thre
are aggressive. All three are big an
; strong and like the game. Roberts
at guard, and Sugrue at center, haV
been outstanding in every practic
session, and both were conspicuou
by their brilliant defensive work 1
the All-Star contest. -.
Crosby will be decked out !
brand new uniforms. White shirt
with blue trimmings, blue sn
pants, and blue head guards VIII .
the regalia. Norwalk, likewise
!, brilliantly arrayed, and with tn
Norwalk high school drill squad
$50 boys and girls doing their stun.
between the halves, colorful con
, test should result.