The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-19
FLASHY DOUBLE HEADER OPENS
 LOCAL SEASON
SchOfielders at Pawtucket Tonight; WiIby Ready
 for Saturday Start
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

It's been many Q season If ever, since Q basketball attraction of the class, size, and magnetism to tho followers of the court game has been put together ard offered to the gen. eral public, such as that which will inaugurate the i04l-42 local season for Crosby and Wllby high school squads Saturday night at the Grove street gym. Frankly and Ion paper" it's colossal, gtupendous and almost unbelievable, with the mere announcement of the contestants sufIacient, under ordinary circuEsl- stances to i'll every seat and stand Ing room available.
 At 7:45 o'clock, Crosby's appar- ently classy combine, based on itg work ia Meriden Q few nights ago, stacks up before the home folks against e Holyoke, Mass. high school club that, if only aS good as the average Holyoke high team Of tho past 20 years, should he well"worth watching.
 At 9 o'clock, Wilhy's Wildcats, fresh of on undefeated football season, have been straining ct the leash held by Coach Jim Lee to show their stuff before the home folks, and lt better be extra good, for in Westheld high of Massachu- getts, the Wilby club, admittedly A good one yet to get under fire, the wildcats will be facing team that has won 30 games in succession and is very much the monarch of all it's surveys, at least In the western part of the Bay State.
 As Q sort of conditioner, Crosby, winner of c % to 24 opening game of the season game in Meriden last Tuesday night, will have it's hoop forces in PRwtucket, R. l., tonight and should the Schofleld squad come through that test with c yin, 1t will be in rare form, if not Stale for its start against Holyoke to- morrow night in the Wiiby sym.
 Two referees, Gus LoneTgan and Ralph santopietro will handle the double. .header, which, for the money, is tho basketban bargain Of all time. Holyoke, has Shapiro good for % points against Crosby last season, and 20 in Torrington last week, that will need handcuRs or chloroform if he is to be kept In cheek but the Crosby combina. ton, led by Kelly and Fisher is not exactly on the slow side, either, tho former getting i5 points in Meriden earlier this week.
 Talent to Burn
 Wilby's lads, led by Eddie salva. tore, ali-gtate football back, has some hoop hopefulS that will bo well able to find the range early and often, workouts of the past two weeks indicate as Red Walien, Billy 0verton, Buddy KaloSky, Pete Yars nell. the boy who threw the payofg paSS against Crosby, Jackie SigeT, the kid who caught it and was named one of two co-captalns for next grid season: Johnny AI,AsauS- kas, . St. Joseph bagketeer who as about due for Q "big" year: Jackie Wallace, last seasons SS. Peter and Paul basketball captain; Keane, Thomas, Courtney, Mario Rinaidi, brother of Sonny Rirslda who made more than his share Of points for Wilby on the court; Collucci, Qiam- petruzzi, tho other ioA2 co-captain of football; and Necunas round out the squad which should make quite q showing on its home floor when the whistle blows. There are few giants on the squad, but they gre aS fast as Q Tllongooss, when that little animal "gets his dander. up." |"
 All in all, there's quite Q baSlset- ball dish to be served with the add- cd incentive for Crosby and Wilby players, to say nothing Of the coaches, getting 6 Tine" on each other before their first meeting on January 10 Of the coming year.
 Merry ChristnlaS and Remember Pearl HarborI