The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-26
LOMBARD AND PERRAULT MAY NOT START
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY


 again, perhaps not as effective as they were against Ansonia two weeks ago, but a lot warmer than they were against Leavenworth last Saturday; Crosby's talented football squad awaits the arrival of Coach Peter J. Foley and his 1o45 collec- tion of grid Greyhounds tomorrow afternoon.
 Given good weather, the game could develop into an fashioned football thriller-diller such as many, many Crosby and Naugatuck teams have put on in the past. For that reason, alone, a good big crowd may be on hand-first to see for itself If Crosby is really as bad as 1t looked last Saturday, secondly, to expect four periods of ding-dong competi- tion, and lastly to see how Foley and his lads will do against the Crosby T-formation.
 Foley Shuns TT"
 The Naugatuck mentor, by the way will have no part of the TT" as high-school football plan, especially early in the season, for 1t is his con- tention that the system made na- tionally-famous by the Chicago Bears and Notre Dame teams is too complicated for high school boys to be consistently effective on success sive Saturdays. Perhaps he has c great argument, too, for Leaven- worth defense held the Crosby T. formation attack to just three downs In the entire game last Saturday at Municipal Stadium, and just one down in the first three periods, and that on a 42 yard forward pass, Ber- nie Lawlor to Johnny GirdzauskaS.
 Against that, however, is the bril- liant 19-16 win for Crosby with its TT" attack against and in Ansonia, which had not been beaten since 1942; the Jarvis Lavenders losing against last Saturday to Stamford High.
 Even Up
 Ordinarily, Crosby, despite its ter- rible showing last Saturday, would be pre-game favorite ct Municipal Stadium tomorrow afternoon; inas- much as Naugatuck has been beaten by Derby 12.6; blanked 26-O by as weak Torrington team as Connie Donahue has had in years; and held to a 19 point Mexican Satndoff last Saturday by Shelton, despite 8 19-6 Naugatuck lead at half time.
 However, two important cogs in the Crosby grid machine, halfback Joe Lombard and center George Perrault may not play at all, or at best, see limited service. Gene Gil- hooley will replace Perrault if the latter starts, or will start If Coach 1 Jim Lee keeps the Crosby first-string | center on the bench, until he ab- solutely needs him, and then as. suming Perrault's last play of the game injury against Leavenworth allows him to get into action. Lom- bard has hip injury that has not | responded too well to treatment, for | 1t was aggravated again in prac- | tice session earlier this week.
 Big Boy |. In Chester Uszakiewlcz (Yuscav- age) Naugatuck has 8 100 pound | plunger of the Nick LoRusso type | who is apt to give Crosby plenty of l trouble through the middle, lln- i less the Lee line is Q lot tougher | than 1t was last Saturday. Capt. Wally Armonats Is the passer, use ually to halfback Win Cuddy or end | San Angelo with Kraus, Naugy left | end a sleeper" who will bear plenty ] of watching. Tn Frank Szezsciul (Sesh-uD and Santore, Naugy has < pair of linemen who can learn their l salt" in any high school game; but | Crosby has Chris Rigoupolous, Nick | Casertano, Carl Bird and left end Noonan who can and figure to play much better football than a week ago; in fact. duplicate their splendid line play of the Ansonia game.
 In Bernie Lawlor, Crosby has as classy forward passer as has worn the Blue and White in many sea- son, in the opinion of the writer. Short or long, bullet or "lob", Law Tor can get the ball to moving tar- get very, very well: so, if dat deb- bil Fumbelaitis, is not lowering over Lees lads, they should do well in the aerial part of the game.
 Then there's the Crosby jackrab- pits, Jimmy Pickett and Jimmy Lat Imer. With half a step start, Nauga- tuck will have its troubles catching hem; though, like all speedy backs, they need a strong line up front. until they get under way. And, by he way, there's not a Naugatuck pack or end who can Hook 'em in he eye" as far as hard-running Is concerned.
 Incidentally, Crosby defense for- ward passes better be greatly in- elsei
 All in all, 1t should be quite Q ,ame. Kickoff-2:30.
 WILEY AWAY
 Coaches Tom Purcell and "Tip- ger" Conley go to Torrington in Iuest of an initial victory for the vilby Wildcats having lost to Plain- file, Naugatuck, Lewis of Southing- or. and New Haven Commercial ince the season started. Off Tor ington's 26-0 win in Naugatuck, the 1onaaueS must De favored to win, specially on their own field, Fus- enich Park; though Wilby is about ue to break loose with a scoring nree which was thWarted three