The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-28

Roberts, Kretowicz, Murphy and McNannara, all experienced, and Buster Mills and Fritz Korzilauskas, well recommended sophomores. When the coach mentioned in juries where they could least stand them, he was referring to his guards and tackles for here his replace mentS will notsbe as deep. Zeno and Alberghini loom up as the starting guards, with Ford, Conroy, Quinn and Sartoreln the only re- turning men from the 1940 squad It is possible, however, that the gap will be well filled by Melvin Downey big 240 pound sophomore and Walter Hoar, a rugged guard from the Boston Latin School.
 stronger with Brennan, Fitzgerald, DigriS, Potenza and John Sweeney returning and Broni Macy coming up. Though few in number, they are mighty in size for they average about 210 pounds.
 With the assignments that the Crusaders are facing this fall much will depend on the strength and depth of the reserves. Plunging i'm mediately inte a mid-season game when they travel to Baton Rouge to tackle Louisiana State, they then return to Fitton Field for the Friars of Providence College who boast a heavy team. Though they have nev- CT vet defeated the Crusaders, their weight and apparement improve ment from last years game figures to give Sheeketski a busy after noon. Their next encounter is in Syracuse where they play Syracuse 1 University for the first time since 1920. On that day the Purple forces l eked out a 80 victory over the highly favored Orangemen on Lou Smiths drop-kick after four pre- vious unsuccessful attempts by Chich Gagnon.
 Harry Mehre and his harassing H.boys will next appear on Fitton | Field and here the Crusaders are guaranteed of a busy afternoon, for who can forget little 150 pound feinting, passing Junie Hovious and the bigger, twisting, plunging, back breaking charging of Merle Hapes. Nal Stevens then brings his Violet jerSied outfit to Fitton Field for the first time and will be gunning to even up the score, for the Purple 1 took the Violet by the narroweSt margin last year at the Yankee Sta dium. To Hamilton, New York, then for the Red Raiders and Andy Kerr's magical carpet. But for Andy Natowich's brilliant display of ter psichorean technique when he boot ed punt after punt with 8 soggy ball the score might have been much greater. But the Crusaders will be stronger this year and figure to reverse that decision. Brown is next and here the Crusaders have job to do. After @ hard fought contest the Bears ended up on the ! long end of 9-7 victory last year, but that just can't happen two years in a row. Herb Kopf and the great l Supulski will ext invade Fitton Field. That game was perhaps the most thrilling played at Fitton Field last year for 1t was not won until the last few minutes of play. Su- pulski passed the Crusaders out oi position all during the second hali and as the sun hid behind the western hills made his passes more and more effective, until Johnny Grigas, under cover of darkness slid over the line for a touchdown to put the game on ice. A mighty aggregation, and. with Supulski on hand again to do the tossing, one to be highly respected.
 Rarely One- -Sided
 Ray Morrison and his Temple Owls come to Worcester next from the land of hrotherly love. Only or occasion were the Crusaders ablt to decisively defeat Temple and the only with the All-American greatness of Bill Osmanski ana Ronnie Cahill when they spurret their mates on to c 33-0 victory. I'm series now stands ct two all witt two ties.
 Then to Renway Park for the an. nuai fracas with Boston College