The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-22
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Nougy Rangers Hold New Haven
Annex To Sc Tie In Crucial Test
By Vim MAL0NEY-


The highly touted Flying Circus
from the Rubber City came through
its Baptism Under Fire" with col
ors flying, after handing the great
ly favored New Haven Annex its
first setback of the season, by hold
ing them to tie in four periods Of
play by a score Six to six.
In the opening minutes of the first
period of play in this clash for the
State Semi-Pro championship, the
Flying Circus, unleashed an Of
fensive on the land and in the Air,
(and If they could have they would
have unleashed one on the sea-,
which was spearheaded by the
Three Horsemen," of the afternoon
Lefty Ferrar, frankie Ednlonds,
and Pete Zewenski, who through
coordinated effort managed to catch
the Annex flatfooted, and scored
against them.
Cannady kicked off for the An
mex, with Lefty Ferrar receiving for
the Rangers, and running it back
about Is yards on beautiful run
without much interference except
from the Annex. Ztewenskl went
through the line setting up the
first down, and on the next play,
with Ferrar following it up by
executing beautiful break around
right end of the Annex line, netting
about Is yards, putting the Rangers
on the Annex 4O-yard line, but on a
holding penalty, Naugatuck was
pushed for a loss of about IS yards.
But it was second down, and the
Ranger scoring threat was still to
be reckoned with-because on the
next play, Ferrar heaved beautiful
pass to Edmonds, who was partially
in the clear, good for about 10
yards, bringing the Rangers to the
Annex 3o-yard line, once again to
be a potential scoring threat. On
the next play, Ferrar once again
heaved pass to Swirbitewicz, the
Ranger left halfback, who went 9
yards, and then on another aerial
play from Ferrar to Edmonds, the
Rangers went to the Annex 3-yard
line. On two plays through the line
they were unsuccessful in finding a
hole, but on the third plunge, that
Annex line buckled, and the first
touchdown went over in favor of
the Rangers, with Capt. George A
len. carrying the pigskin. The try
for the point was no good. The An
mex received the ball on their 90
yard line, with Cannady running
the ball back to his own At yd. line,
run of about q yards, but in the
following four downs their plays
seemed helpless against the Rubber
City combine. Thus ended the
first period which saw the Maui
gatuck Rangers out in front Of the
New Haven Annex by score Of 6
to O.
In the second period which was
studded with quite few brilliant
plays found the Rangers in pos
session of the ball, and Lefty Fer
rar again got off beautiful aerial
bombardment, when he heaved a
long pass to Allen which was good
for about 20 yards. On the next two
plays the Rangers netted about 4
yards, and lost the ball on downs,
almost, but fate stepped in, in the
form of Is yard holding penalty
against the Annex, giving the Maui
gatuck eleven their hard fought
for first down. Ferrar again moved
into action via the air route, when
he tossed a beautiful forward pass
to Edmonds who went yards, the
complete play netting the Rangers
about Is yards. Once more the
Rangers were deep in the New Ha-
ven territory, and once more po-
tential scoring threat, but again
fate INTERVIEWED, in the form of a
five yard penalty, this time against
Naugy for holding, making 1t about
Is yards for first down. Ferrar
trying perhaps little too hard, tried
to skim around the right end of
the Annex line, but on the try
fumbled the ball, which was re-
covered by New Haven, thWarting
this third scoring threat of the ball
game.
When New Haven finally got hold
of the ball after this dangerous
march down the field by the Rang
ers, Calamita and Pameronne drove
via the ground route to the first
Annex first down of the ball game,
and then on an aerial attmpt,
which was aimed at Pammerrone
by Calamitta, the Naugy captain,
George Allen, who was right on his
toes, jumped up and Snagged this
Annex aerial attempt to score.
On the next play which found
Naugy in possession of the ball,
Ferrar again began to function,
! when he threw pass netting about
IA yards to McDermott, but on the
next play, a repeat was pulled by
the Annex when Pammerone was
in there to snag a pass from Ferrar
on the 26 yard line, about 2 minutes
before the end of the first half. And
to set Naugy back more, two is yard
penalties were inflicted on the
Rangers, simultaneously, one for
clipping, and one for holding, with
this the half ended, finding the
Annex on about the Ranger 2S-yard
line. With the score still remain
ing to in favor of the Rangers.
On the whistle in the third period,
Annex kicked off t. Naugy, and Ed
monds received the ball on his 12-
yard line and ran 1t back to the
27-yard line, after which a 15-yard
holding penalty was slapped on
Naugy for holding, following which
they lost the ball on lack of driving
power. The Annex elected CAL
anita to lug the ball, and he went
to the Naugy 10 yard line, setting
up potential scoring opportunity,
for the Annex. But on pass by
Calamita, Edmonds intercepted 1t
and ran 1t back about IS yards; the
Rangers in the next few succeeding
plays drove about 40 yards but
wound up considerably short of the
goal line, and another score. The
third period ended with the Water
bury fans on pins and needles, as
to the outcome of the game with