The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-01
Chicago CZub Picked 7o Win World Seres
Crosby, l9-0 Winner, Awoits Toft Eleven

On the strength of It's excellent 10 point shutout over Torrington last Saturday out of town, Crosby's ls46 gridiron machine will rate Q favorite to take over Taft Prep next Saturday at Municipal Stadium. The Watertown boys nave only recently come back to school and have had little football practice and no sehed- uled games, but arc due for hard drilling this week, directed by Coach Gerald LeGrange, to ready them aS quickly as possible for a tough test against Coach Jim Lees city champions,
 Wilby, defeated in its first test at PlainVille by c 6-l4 score, goes to Naugatuok next Saturday for It's second game with Greyhound squad outpointed by Derby l2-e last weekend,
 Leavenworth highs Tech Tigers have been practicing steadily in- doors and out, for Its first game Fri- day afternoon of this week at New Haven, against 0 classy Commercial high team, that shutout favored Hillhouse high 7-0 last Friday.
 Crosby's victory in Torrington, opened the eyes of everyone on hand including It's own coaches, Jim Leo and Jim Murphy, for, after Q shaky first period. the Blue and White lads started to roll. with ex- cellent line play clearing the way for fast and speedy backs, who had alertnesS with their speed, Bernie Lawlor, Crosby quarterback, intereepting . Torrington aerial on the Crosby 70, to get co yards for the second touchdown of the game.
 Fine Line
 Crosby'S line. with Rigoupolous, Bird and Castano on the hop, blocked Q Torrington kick, deep in the latter teams territory but could get no further than the l0-yard line, where the Donahue- coached lads had to kick out of their end zone.
 In the second period, Crosby got the first of the three touchdoWns on 0 nice 40-yard toss, Lawlor to Pickett, which brought the ball to the 2-yard stripe, after which Pick cit hueked over. An attempted drop-kick by Noonan was n. 6. for the point after touchdown.
 LAwlor's intereeption and 60-yard run provided the third period touchdown, but Noonan's drop-kick missed again for the extra point. Fine blocking by Crosby backs and ends was c solid part of touchdown runs by both Lawlor and. In the fourth period, by Jimmy Latimer. who went to his right and "toe- danced" some 47 yards just inside the Sideline, dueking would-be Tor- Fington tacklers oil the way, mak- ing c final plunge as he was side. swlped inside the five yard line. Mike Noonan. on his third try for point, made good, neither team SCOT. ing thereafter,
 Using c T.Sormation, Crosby showed on offense particularly dif- ficult to figure out quickly, while it's line play and blocking was oil that could Do hoped for, after several weeks Of practice and one or two practice games. The Leemen seem to be particularly strong through the middle of the line, including Joe Pcrrault ct center, Rigoupolous and Castano ct tackle, Bird and Pie- mental ct guard. while the backs are exceptionally fast and alert.
 Against Taft, next Saturday Crosby'S collective ability will Dc on tap before c home town crowd, though the Taft boys, off their own field for the first time against & high school team, are expected to provide the very best of opposition. Score: