The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-20
State Champs and Rum
ners.Up to DO 1t Again
Tonight
AZ Munn MOOKRHOT


On the strength Of It's "goine
away" win over Springfield, Vermont
with one Of its ordinarily outstand-
ing players spending much Of the
game time on the bench, Nauga-
tuck Highs well-balAnced, speedy
and super-aggressive basketball unit
figures to dispose OF ats natural rival
and state title opponent Of last
week, Crosby High for the second
time, and thereby gain shot at
the New England hoop title Satllra
day night at the New Haven Arena,
worcester North Of Massachusetts
and Portland, Maine viii provide
the opposition.
Frankly, crosby looked quite
"sour" last night against o favored
Pawtucket West team, which went
through the first period 90 If 1t was
20 points better than the Echofield-
ers who started with Kenny Belts at
center and Albie Kelly at forward.
Kelly, apparently Is not forward
but does his best work down the
middle. The six points that Paw.
tucket was ahead at half time, 1928
does not begin to indicate the SUI
periority Of the r. I. team over the
local lads, but a 40 point third
period In which Crosby "came to
life" brought them from behind,
then ahead and finally to a hard
won victory. The same kind of o
sudden drive barely missed getting
them q win for the state title over
Naugatuck, which opposes Crosby
tonight in q 9:l5 game that may
be 'one for the book"
GO96 Start
Springfield, Vermont came up
with o clever, fast, play-making
team that was every bit as good as
Naugatuck until the Naugy drive
caught up with them. After that, as
the boys say when Whirlaway gets
to the top Of the stretch 1t was
Katy bar the door,. Naugy won 81
TO Al.
Early in the game, Springfield led
IS to 8, due to SOME slick dribbling
and passing by Blrsky, but not for
long as Naugatuck was just Q point
behind at half time 1925 and, af-
ter a little rest, Naugy came arunnin'
once more, found the hoops, picked
up five point lead ~ to 81 and
in the last period, built up It's
lead In the last quarter, and won
in hand" by l6 points 81 10 Al.
Il may be that Crosby has an
other game left TO compare wits
Its play against Manchester. If 90,
1t is going OF be tough to beat,
Last night, It's play was far below
that form, yet Crosby won as Kelly
and Fisher contributed 80 points,
but the play OF Feitelson and D.
Agostino, especially the latetr helped
about as much az anything to bring
about victory which, many times
during the game looked like certain
defeat. With Kelly at center, Cros-
by's attack much better as the work
Of Fisher improves, too, while Belts
seems to be q spot" player, good
for a period os so now and then
when his heishtn will do the most
good. Reynolds usually good guard
work was not UP to par last ngiht,
but Boucher looked godo during the
short time ne was used, as he came
in fresh and moved fast when he
got the ball.
Dunn and Fogarty
For Naugatuck, Dunn came To
life with 10 pointsf, but Ryan and
F'urs were good for but five hoops
between them, as Fogarty played
his bang-up defensive game, max
ing a flock Of interruptions and
scoring 7 points, as Captain Ed
Mariana got 10 markers and was
"all over the floor"
Pawtucket's Bussey looked at one
time as II he could win the game
all by himself, for he got behind
Crosby players time and again for
six hoops Until the second heat
when he was held to one hoop but
den at this point, and was going
Schultz took up the scoring bur-
great guns, until Crosby had that
big third period.
Portland, Maine, outpointed 9
favored Rindge Tech team in the
afternoon 80 to 90 and meets Wor-
cester North tonight the latter stop
ping Dover, New Hampshire, 80 to
%. Scores: