The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-26
WILDCATS WIN GREAT GAME BY
 SINGLE POINT
Roach, KalOsky Brilliant In 36=35 Hoop Test
 At Arena
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY Shorts Editor

DA OOAA1N 6As OAONAA
 Sports Editor
 New Haven, Feb. 26-Wilby high school basketeers from Waterbury, went into the 194O-41 playdowns of the state tournament at New Haven Arena here last night, 5 to 2 un- derdog against Hartford's city champs from Bulkeley high, and came out of the game 36 to 35 win- nerS of a hoop thriller -diller that will match anything that the meet can produce what may.
 Baked bit On it's entry into the meet by the premature announce ment of Connecticut Interscholastic Conference officials, relative to a "technicality" which actually did not exist, Wilby had little to lose aside from the game when it took the floor against a Hartford array that has plenty of "class" outside it's School-rooms within the Insur- ance City.
 For one thing, it has Dick Kelly, a smart, aggressive running guard, tricky, sure of himself, a fine ball. handler who could run by a jack rabbit ill pinch, and has the pro- verbal eye of an eagle". His 16 points against Wilby was matched by Wildcat Jim Roach, husky, steady player who plays as smooth as silk and is just as good to look at. However, the unsung hero of the Wilby game, in the opinion of the writer, was West End Willie Ka- losky, a stoop- -shouldered speedball who could use a haircut before spring sets in. He is the Wilby captain, and though held to single hoop, and a free throw, you can wager all the shamrockS in Ireland that the lion-hearted BritonS' de- denfse of the English channel last October was mild effort, com- pared to the bangrup floor game that Kalosky played for dear old Wilby high this fine February eve ming. He must have recovered 40 shots under the hoop, fought like a tiger to "get loose" and was off like shot out of gun to get the ball down the floor and feed" teammates Roach, Wallen and Ri- naldi. With Wallen and Kalosky held to one field goal apiece, one can imagine what sort of a game Wilhy had to play to beat a team rated sixth on the "A" list, the Hartford city champs to boot, and with no one combination that could match the duo of Turner and Kelly, center and guard Wilbys defensive game was also good enough to hold the able Turner, Buikeley center, to single hoop and it's good thing Roach was able to match Kelly's 16 markers or there would be little to the game except the margin of winning. But then again, that's where Willie Ka- losky came into the picture. Time and again he spoiled what looked like sure Hartford hoops just as the shooter was ''in" with the ball in his hands and sending it at the nets from a very short distance.
 Quick Start
 Wilby got the jump, two hoops by Roach giving the Wildcats a quick four-point edge, but, before you could say Alacazam Afghanistan, Bulkeley's Dick Kelly tied the count, all by himself. Then it was touch and go game, each team scoring with little between them, Wilby scoring on long passes down court and then short passes from within its own foreoourt. Hartford's ball. handling seemed to be better but the short shots were spiked by Wilby defenders. Removal of Kelly late in the game and Turner when he had but two personal fouls, meant the difference between win- ming and losing the game, for Turner. in particular, makes a great deal of difference in the Bulkeley team play, while Kelly Is invaluable at all times, as he is one of the classiest high school hoopsters the writer has seen in ten years.
 Bulkeley led, 21 to 19. at the half, but Wilby came through nicely aft CT the rest period and at one time owned 7-point edge which looked like the ball game, but, in two min utes of the final heat, it proved just cIlSuSu 10 VIII lIlG game, as k1dTG- ford picked up the six points like picking up pin.
 Action Galore
 That fourth period, which opened with Wilby holding nice five point edge, 30 to 25, was a heart stopper as the kids scrambled for that bag of wind Wallen was off form and finally went out on four fouls, Over ton replacing him, but Roach, Kalosky, Rinaldi and Began, who also played a neat floor game be- sides scoring six needed points were able to hold on until the final whistle found them tired but most happy with their place in the tour nament still secure, having beaten a team that was figured several points better than them; ill fact, sixth best in a field of thirteen. Im- proved free throwing by Rinaldi, and elimination of silly bounding pass when on top of the hoops, will make Wilby a real threat in the tourna- ment on the basis of its play here NN