The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-17
BLUE AND WHITE. .TANKERS TAKE. .3S-36 THRILLER
SpallOne Rests Tevald in in Diving Event; Plunl-
 mer, Brown, GO We'll

When the Monitor defeated the Merrimac in the battle of the iroT. boats during Civil War days, the victorious crew was hardly more iubliant that the Crosby high school swimmers of Waterbury, Connecti. cut, U. s. A. who, on Saturday last, brought their fine season to @ smashing climax by pinning a 30 to. 36 defeat on Hartford High tank. CTS, the first setback in seven years of interscholastic competition for the visiting water-splashers.
 The victory was truly @ great one for Crosby. For one thing, 1t tossed the state swimming league among high school teams into three-way tie, with Crosby, Hartford and New Haven Hillhouse each sharing the top honors of splendid cornpeti- tive season, which eliminated so well for the boys coached by J. O. P. Manherz Saturday night in the Crosby pool.
 Surprise
 The local lads, already defeated by Hillhollse, for their lone loss of the season to date. faced a Hart ford squad, coached by Larry Amann, who has seen his teams win in monotonous fashion for seven years, so it must have been more than an eyebrow litter for him to gaze upon his prize diver, Tevale defeated by Crosby's Dom Spallonc, and his 100 yard breast strokers do not better than third as Crosby's Captain Jack Hummer and Lux finished one; two: and the Crosby Brown and Webster due finish in chat order in the 100 yard back s.roke event.
 Hartford gained points for of11, three finish in the 100 yard sprint, as Jacobs stroked the century" in 56.8, but Crosby started well tak- ing the l20 yards medley when Brown, Lux and Romanauskas coi71- pleted their tasks two yards ahead of the first Hartford finisher. How. ever, Hartford was right in the swim all the way, capped the 220 with a one, two finish and led the meet Il to 2 and the visitors, Jacobs and Anderson were one, three in the 40 yard spring. Spal- lone's diving, splendid all season. was never better, as 1t had to be when he shaded the previously ull- defeated state champion Tevald 74.4 to I'll while Holmes of Crosby gained the third spot in diving, though Hartford still led 20 to l6.
 Fine Finish
 When Jacobs and Anderson took s l~A lea fnn KNNHNtAVP was well behind in points 20 to 19, but came back so strongly that 1t was l-2 in the 100 yard breast, that tied the score to 27 all and then Q surprising sophomore, Bill Webster, put the clincher on the meet for Crosby when he finished second to his teammate Brown h the 100-yard backstroke. Hartford wound up with the l60 yard relay, but 1t was too late to win.
 l20-aryd medley relay: Won by Crosby (BroWn, Lux and Romans auskas). Time 1:07.7.
 220-yard free style-Won by Bor.. zinski GID; second Kulpanowski GID; third, Lombard co. Time 2:32.
 4O-yard free style-Won by Ja. cobs GID; second McCleary co; third, Anderson GID. Time l9.6.
 Dive-Won by Spallone co TIA: second, Tevald GID 7l.l; third, Holmes co 59.
 l0o-yard free style--Won by Ja. cobs GID; second, Lombard co; third, Anderson GID. Time 56.S.
 l00-yard breast stroke-Won by Hummer co; second, Lux (C); third, Hawley GID. Time i:i4.4.
 l0o-yard back stroke-Won by Brown co; second, Webster CO; third, Yedsiniak GID. Time i:i0.2.
 l60-yard relay-Won by Hartford (Sanko, Borsynski, Tevald, Kulpa. noWskD. Time l:i9.3.
 With the Yale Interscholastics for state honors coming up soon, 1t iS doubtful If the three teams in a tie will have a chance to swim off for the league championShip.