The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-17
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 Touch Football League Started

kA ttAAAAAAWA 0GAAVVA b4t9AA AV0tkNhA tournament got underway yesterday with one game at Hamilton park In which II. @. Chase and slocliin tied 6 to 6. A single contest is also sched. iled for today At Fulton Park where Spraguo and Webster will clash ct { o'clock with Paul Barone ofhciat- ing.
 Fourteen schools are entered in the tourney, the first of It's kind ever staged in cooperation with the school department. Drawing for the opening games was made yesterday in the park department office. Teams will remain in the competi- ton until they lose two games and will then be eliminated, Winners play winners and losers play losers until two teams remain. The two flnalists will play q best two out of three for the championship which will carry with it Q beautiful foot. ball trophy donated by the Park Dee partiment.
 The complete schedule for the opening round is as follows: Today
 epFague vs Webster at Fulton
 Park, (Referee, Paul 4arone) {. Tomorrow
 Woodrow Wilson vs Walsh at
 Hamilton Park, (Referee,
 4arone).
 Bunker Hill vs Driggs ct Bunker
 Hill Stadium. (Referee, Al Nd.
 poli,)
 Thursday
 Maloney vs Duggan ct Hamilton
 Park. Referee, NapolD. Friday
 Russell vs East Farms ct Bunker
 Hill Stadium. (Referee, 4a-
 rone).
 Hendricken w B. W. Tinker ct
 Hamilton Park. (Referee, Al
 NapolD.
 All games will get underway ct { o'clock and will consist of two per. iods of lb minutes each. Rules pro. hibit tackllng or roughlng Of the ball carrier In any way. The carrier is "downed' when he iS touched or tagged below the hips.
 Five Sports
 Touch" football Is the fifth sport to be promoted by the Park De. pertinent for the grammar school youngsters. Baseball and baskethall leagues have been sponsored for many years. Boys track and girls softball were added to the slate last spring and now comes touch" foot bal. Supervisor of Recreation Bill Derwin, director of the various acc tivities, stated today that permission will be requested from the school authorities shortly to conduct c girls basketball league in which only girls rule: will Dc played.
 B. W. Tinker and Russell schools, which have not been entered In schoolboy competition of any kind the past several years, have entered teams In the touch" football tour. nanient.
 Russell schools squad Is coached by Fred Carey, LeRvenWorth sopho. more, and iS comprised of the fol- lowing players; Bob Hoxley, center; Fibre DiNapoli and George Smith, guards; Dick 0rodenough and Bob Hoyt. ends; George Ofiicer, quarter; and Tony eaiomita and George Law Tor at the halves. Other members iil. clude Joe Schmidt, Mike solomita, Charley Deegan, Tom DlVersa, Joe Zappone and Mike Manjik.
 
 Tournament games will be played At Hamilton, Fulton and Bunker HI Stadium. The Park Department has erected goal pests and marked the various fields for tho schoolboy games which have aroused unex. pected interest among the various teams,
 Al Napoli and Paul Barone, who have given Invaluable assistance in officiating the basketball and base. ball games in the grammar school leagues, will be on hand to help in the staging of the touch" football tournament NnntaakR