The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-01
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AS Saw It
By Vim MALONEY
Precision Aerial Offensive Gives
Rubber City Team Victory Over CHS

watching it from the stands, Bill?
1T feels kind of strange. I would
like to be out there on the bench" At
this 1 left as the second half was
starting.
There's the whistle. Naugy kicks
off to Crosby starting the second
half of the ball game, Crosby's
Rosa took the ball and is nailed by
fast Naugy tackler after a runback
of about eight yards. Then in a
series of plays the chief one being
pass from Hummell to Rosa good
for about IL yards and first down,
this put Crosby out of a hole at
least for the time being. On the next
series of plays Crosby did not click
and it was finally after four desper-
ate attempts by the Blue backfield
to get moving, the Rubber Citys
combine ball on the Crosby %. They
tried two passes in row both fail
ing to click, Heating at the heaving
end on both trips, with Schiller re-
ceiving. But Naugy managed to
on the third down drive 10 yards for
a first down to about the Crosby IL
yard line, from there they unleashed
two more unsuccessful aerial threats,
but finally on the third try, Heating,
the "Bertelli" of Naugatuck, dropped
a sinker right into Schiller's arms,
he galloped thirteen yards for the
touchdown, making 1t Is to 0, the
kick for the point was good changing
the score TO Naugy IA, Crosby 0.
On the kickoff Crosby ran the ball
up to their 40 yard line but In the
four succeeding plays failed to click,
thus turning the ball over to Naugy.
The Naugy combine drove back on
rushes to the Crosby Is yard line,
but Crosby drove out in their forth
coming turn to their 25, where Naugy
received O IS yard penalty, putting
Crosby out OF danger for the time
being at least. But Nauey on their
next try, broke hole in the Crosby
line, Schiller going about five yards,
then Crosby expected a pass, but
caught completely of guard, Keat-
ing made beautiful broken field
run around end to score. chalking up
20 to 0. The kick sailed squarely
between the uprights making 1t q
to 0, Naugy's final tally in the ball
game.
In the early part Of the fourth
period Naugy received the kickoff
and did not run 1t back, forced
back by the Blue tacklers behind
their own goal line before getting
an attempted pass of, Rucchio was
tackled In his end zone, giving the
Waterburians their first two points
] In the ball game, on safety, max
| ing II 81 to 2. At this interim Rosa
started a fight with Naugy's Masters
and was put out OF the game, re-
placed by Jimmie Dunn, who imme-
dlately, supposedly on orders from
Coach Lee uncorked series OF
passes, attempting To stage Crosby
rally, to no avail. In the final
stages Of the ball game on passes
from Hummell to Latimer, which was
good for IL yards, Crosby in sheer
desperation heaved another pass,
from Hummell to Dunn, which COM
pletely caught the Rubber City COM
bine mapping, because Dunn alluded
his tacklers and adversaries, to score
points on a 65 yard run, the best
in the ball game. This was the
final score of the ball game, Crosby
8, Naugatuck 81. In the final two
minutes Of the game Heating rushed
total Of as yards In about four
plays and two first down, creating
another potential threat. which was
thwarted by Crosby, holding the
final score to 81 to 8. A precision
aerial offensive against n ground
attack which cost Crosby another
victory, strategy over the bookies
odds, which were to l on Crosby
at the start OF the contest.