The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-26
Final Score 19 to IA

An estimated 620O gr1diron fans packed the Municipal Stadium yes- teroay morning to witness tho play ing of the Annual Turkey Day con- test, between Crosby and Wilby, which usually decides the City championship.
 This crowd which mobbed this ball park to witness this game, had no idea that they were going to glimpse such stirring, and dramatic climax to this contest which has .lwP ys been so closely contested; but to their surprise, joy, and astonish- ment, they were treated to a ball game far beyond their widest ex- pectations.
 The whistle blew, starting the first period of this traditional and Age old Contest, with Crosby choosing to receive the kickoff, which they did. In the first series of plays in a well executed ground offensive CroS- by spearheaded by their star backs, Johnson, Rosa, and Mcdonnell, moved up to the enemy 45 yard line, aG which point they lot the ball to their Green" opponents on lack of driving power From here Pandolfo of Wilby hit the line in the forth coming two plays for about yards, and then Ciccio, Wilby backfield star tried to skirt the end of the Blue line but was nailed before pick ing up much yardage, by the very fast Crosby tacklers, losing their first chance to score on la, . of driv- ing stamina. Thus the two rivals blew their opportunity, the first in the ball game, to chalk up score. Ill the next series of plays with Crosby in possession of tn ball Rosa hit the line picking up about 10 yards with Mcdonnell running the end of the line to bring the Blue combine Is yards, to the Wilby 19 yaru line and into scoring position. Rosa hit the line again and with the help of Johnson and Mcdonnell brought the Pigskin' to the Wilby four yard marker, at which point the Green line began to dig in. In the next play which was a lincbuck, by Johnson, the Blue combine found their ground attempts fruitless, and then resorted to e aerial attack, which on its first workout, on pass from Hornbecker to Shukaitis made good for the first touch down of 6 to 0.
 The try for the point sailed neatly between the croSSbars, uplifting the score to ' to 0 in fa1or of Crosby.
 The rest of the first and second periods found no score forthcoming from either of the two opposing combines, both trying to make the lead decisive but it was all in vain.
 In this period when Crosby was ln possession of the ball, McDoneu making his final appearance on the Blue combine made beautiful 15 ward run but this effort was once again thWarted by lack of driving power.
 As for Wilby in the first half they showed little if no power what-so- ever. but managed to fight through the half holding Crosby to her one and only score of 2 points in the first half of this ball game.
 In the opening minutes ot the third period, Wilby once again was to find herself in deep water, as It were. because after receiving the kickoff Whalen after running the ball back but about yards attempt ed to fade back and heave a pass, but was hit by the Speedy Blue taoklers for a five yard loss. Then Little Frank Ciccio of Wilby tried to run the right end of his line, put on trying to elude tacklers, he had to move back of his defense, and on being hit by the opposition, fumoleo inc ball on his eight yard line, where the ball was recovered by Prescott of Crosby. Once again Crosby hao a chance to score and perhaps put the game on Ice. But on a pass from Rosa, which was inten1ed for Prescott. Johnny Quill, Green eno intercepted this pass and ran gu wards for the touchdown, ohe long es1 broken field run of the oay, to make the score Crosby 2 Wllby b with this contest being anyones ball game now. But the point was no good, making the score stand to b in favor of Crosby.
 After the kickoff Crosby men ran the ball about ten yards back, put met A stone wall face to face, ana failed to get past it. in the follow inc four downs. Wilby took posses sion of the ball on their own AZ yard stripe, from where Clcclo m and end run went tc the Crosby 4O ward line, ending the 3rd period.
 But in the opening minutes o1 the fourth period, Prescott tass Blue end intercepted a pass from Tom Murphy, Wilby back, but Crosby was thrown for a loss when a b yard penalty was inflicted on them TOT clipping.
 Crosby then sparked with in creased determination, drove into scoring territory once again and then on a beautiful pass from N'lller to Prescott, put the game on Ice apparently, as Presc ,tt went over making it 13 to 6, the point was good. posting the sore at IA to 6 ln favor of Crosby.
 In the next few minutes however, it was apparent that Wilby Vas go- ing to fall back on an Iron Clad, aerial attack, to pull the game out of the fire for them. And when Pan- dolfo heaved a pass to Johnny Quill who was once again in the clear, the crowd gasped, held their hats and said, mot again; but it happened the pass was good, and Quill gal loped 55 yards to make the score IA to 13 in favor of Crosby. The point was attempted as everyone held their breath and their hats, but it was no good: could Crosby have the game on Ice by one little point?
 Crosby received the kickoff with about three crucial mir uteS remain ing in the ball game, Crosby ran the ball back about 10 yards but lost the ball on their 45 yard line through lack of drive, once again. With Will by in charge of the ball the signal I-E