The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-22

NAUGY RANGERS
BLOW CLAIM TO.
BY TIE.

Coming from behind in tie final
quarter, thanks to the superb pitch
ing Of "Larrupin' Lou" Calamita,
the indicated New Haven Annex,
coached by George Sonny" Cough
lin clearly demonstrated to an es-
timated crowd Of 1000 highly parti-
san fans at Hamilton park yester-
day afternoon that it is the rightful
claimant to the 1913 state seim- pro
football championship by holding
the heavier Naugatuck Rangers to
a 6-6 tie. The victors already hold
an 10 to 6 win over the borough
club from earlier in the season.
For a time in the first half, the
favored Naugatuck aggregation was
proceeding to show all and sundry
in attendance that the first victory
was all mistake. Throughout the
first quarter the Rangers had pos
session of the ball for all but few
minutes. During that time, with
fullback Eddie Selinskas emulating a
battering ram, they ripped off first
down after down. But in their many
excursions towards the Annex goal
line in which they rolled up 16 first
downs, only once did the borough
That was in the first period through
the medium of two yard plunge
by George Allen.
Although bitter rivalry had
sprung up between the two clubs
this season, the crowd, largest to
witness a semi-pro game II the
state this season, remained orderly;
and while the play, was bruising and
hotly contested, the game was kept
well in hand by the inflicting of
several disastrous penalties at cru
cial moments.
Nearly Cancelled
1t was a "home" game for the
Anl4ex but one would never think
so by the demands of the Naugatuck
club who threatened to cancel the
game Saturday morning unless the
New Haveners conceded to their de-
mands and played under profession
alsrules. The Annex had played I'M
der the pro rules in their first meet
ing here, thereby giving the Rangers
a decided edge because it permitted
their flying circus to function more
freely. Still the Annex slammer a
defeat on the Naugy crew by a de-
cisive margin, 10 to 6.
In Yesterdays meeting the Annex
felt that intercollegiate rules should
be in order but Manager Allen OF
the Rangers fatty refused to agree
and in spite of all the advance pub
licity, cancelled the game Friday
night. Rather than let the fans
down however, Manager Maurice
Burke of the Annex, following a
meeting with Coach Coughlin and
the New Haven play rs, decided to
again give the Rangers their way
and play pro rules.
The Rangers completely dominat-
ed the play in the first half but the
resumption of hostilities in the third
quarter saw the Annex playing in
inspired football and not only stop
ping the highly touted Naugatuck
aerial game but also hating the line
smashing tactics which had given
the losers decided edge from the
outset.
It was midway in the fourth per-
iod however before the Annex could
get anything which looked like an
offense underway. Their they did 1t
with a vengeance and some nice
pitching by their passing ace, Lar
rupin' Lou Calamita. Ia, ing over on
their own 30 after an exchange OF
punts, Calamita threw a pass to
"Bruising Bill Pannerone which
was good for 20 yards and advanced
the ball to the midfield stripe. On
the next play, he dropped back,
carefully picked his arget, and dir
ected one for ten yards into the
waiting arm of Eddie Russo, sub
stitute end, who raced an additional
ten to plant the pigskin on the
Naugy 30.
Pass And Run Scores
BY this time the big crowd was on
it's feet as the Nargatuck defense
spread-eagled the field in Vain en-
deavor to stop this sudden taking OF
the offensive by the Annex. But Mr..
Calamita was not to be denied. AND
a third time he cooked his arm, this
time his bomb sight finding the
speeding form of "Swingin' Sammy"
Cannady, the speedy Annex half
back, who had circled the Ranger
line. Cannady reached up and pull
ed down the heave on the 70 ana
then lodging his way through the
opposition which faced him, swivel
hipped his way across the goal line
landing up. He failed in the at
empted placement try for the con-
version which would have given his
team a margin of victory.
The deadlock was the second OF
the season for the Naugatuck club
which had been tied TT by the Mer-
ider Contelcos and beaten only by
the Annex. For the Annex, it was It's
| first tie, not once this season have
the New Haveners, coached by
George Sonny" Coughlin, former
Providence college lineman, tasted
defeat. In fact only twice in seven
games has the Annex goal line been
crossed, both times by Eaugatuck.
Following the game Manager
George Allen of the Rangers at
tempted to arrange or a thlre game
to be played here next Sunday ouV
nothing definite was announced as
to the pleasure of the state cham
pions from New Haven. Our boys
are willing to call it season after
a hard seven game schedule said
Manager Burke, land besides Naug-
atuck likes to have their own way
too much to suit me-"
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