The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-18
AII-PoweFfuI Crosby Team
Downs Tech Tigers via
Shuiouf Route 100

ShuiOut Route, $50
Two very dangerous teams "a the
clinches kept up the traditional
rivalry yesterday afternoon when
they met ia the Municipal Stadium.
to try TO determine who was the
victor and who was the vanquished
In 1913, but Crosby, the pre-eame
favorite, proved that 'their bark
was as bad as their bite" by trina
ming Leavenworth in g 10 TO Q
shutout.
In the early minutes Of the flrst
and opening period Of this bitter
clash, Crosby after kicking on 70
Tech. held the Tigers down IA their
end zone, where on an attempted
kick, the big Red fumbled and re-
covered, but 1t was Croshy's bah
on the Tech 10. In the ensuing mo-
ments Red Mcdonnell star Blue
back rushed down to the eight
yard line In series Of 2 plays d
gain Of eleven yards, and from the
eight on line buck wedged against
the Red line Rosa went over for
the first score Of the game. The try
for the point was unsuccessful. But
the score was to 0 as the fiSSt
blood Of the quarter-old feud went
to the Blues array. In the opening
minutes Of the second period Crosby
pushed itself bodily, mainly through
rushes and q series Of first downs
to the Tech. l0-yard line, then
tried pass which was from Rosa TO
Mcdonnell who went over, but the
tally was useless because Of an 0ff~
side penalty inflicted on Crosby. In
the next down which was Crosby's,
the Blue array tried once again
vainly to score, on an attempted
pass. Metropolis Of Tech inter-
cepted this aerial thwart to score
and downed Crosby's early threat
to score in the first part Of
the second period.
But through q neat variation iza
plays Crosby drove down the fleld
for 4 first downs to put them IA
scoring position once again, this
yardage gained mainly through
rushing, also through . neat re-
verse play. But then from the Big
Red 12-yard line Dom Rosa, the
stocky and very aggressive. Blue
back, bucked through Q hole In the
right end Of the line TO 60 over Tor
the second score Of the game, mnlE~
ing 1t IL to as the whistle blew
terminating the hall. ~ gs yan'
In the second half Of the BAN
game the Blue array kept up that
fast and furious pace which they
set In the first half, pushing down
every forward toward the Red goal.
But in this half through Q COM
pletely revamped aerial and ground
offensive spanked by Red McDon~
nell, Dom Rosa and Tommy Mcp
Hugh, sub back, Crosby put the fiEl~
ishing touches to this oEe-sidcd bat
tie by scoring on neat reverse
play, from the Tigers own territory.
The ball being recovered By Crosby
on the 20-yard line on q Tech. flixns
BILE, Mcdonnell running It down -
the i2-yard from whence he went
over, standing up to score the third
and final touchdown Tor the Blue
combine. The try for the point wns
successful, making the score 10 TO Q.
This touch down brought the game
into the fourth period, and It's finak
stages, with both teams, nuticenbly
Crosby driving deep into pay dirt
territory, but with not Just orCu8h
power to score again.
These boys were out there Sailing
for time In the last few minutes q
the game, not wishing to iu1iict too
realistically the pains Of defeat upon
one Of their deadliest rivals. Crosby
by q few new plays plus . line Qe
dynamite, plus o rejuvenated eerlnk
offensive which was noticeably oce
flcient In previous contests, eSpe~
cially Central last week, down the
first arch city rival in that tgiilna-
virate Of Crosby, wildly and Leayens
worth. The final score was 10 30 o.
Showing for Tech. was Bobby
Henne star back the only outstand-
ing player on the Tiger squad this
season. as was shown IN this contest
Tech needs more aerial plays, plus
play in general.
Victory was sweet for the vlct0ES
and bitter for the vanquiEhe0 who
really wanted this contest, bus
Crosby had the boolies' baclin&
and just like the Yankees b base
ball they paid or.
Crosby ought to have good sea-
SON from here In playing Taft next
week and Naugatuck the following
week, but with q constant
variation in offensive plays plus an
above par aerial attack. this Blue
array ought to be second to none.