The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18
VARSITY HOOP,
 SWIM TEAMS PLANNED FOR "

A varsity basketball team at the Y. M. c. A. will be inaugurated in January, after lapse of several years.
 This has been prompted by many mmebers now returning from the service and wishing to represent the local "Y." The schedule of play will be with other Y. M. c. A. teams and outsiders and will be from January through March. The day of play has been tentatively set up for Saturday.
 Pete" Jarina, associate physical director of the Central Y. M. c. A., an ex-collegiate luminary of Springfield College will be coach and in charge of all candidates trying out for the team. All must be Y. M. c. A. members and meet the requirements of the National and State Y. M. c. A. regulations. The team will represent the Wa terbury Y. M. c. A. in the State championship which at the present time is being planned fro the last week in March or the first week in April. Candidates wishing to try out for the team can either sign up with etc Jarina or Joe Rimany of the physical department staff.
 Hi-Y League
 A sixteen team lily Basketball league has been setup by the Hi-Y Physical Council at the meeting last week. Besides this league, two others have been planned, one for young men, clubs, and a house league for regular members. All members wishing to play on either one of these leaues are asked to get their names in before the first of the year. Four club teams have already definitely signed up.
 Tn the Saturday morning, Gray league that has been planned al- ready four teams are "raring" to go and room left for eight more to sign up before the first of the year A twelve team leaue can be ac- commodated each Saturday morn ing. Boys interested between the age of 12-15 in grammar school can play in this league. Eight or more boys must make up the roster for play.
 All basketball activity this year is sponsored and sanctioned by the Health and Physical Education De- partment committee of the Y. M. c. A. of which William s. Curtis is chairman. Chairman Curtis also an- nounced today that the winners of the Hi-Y basketball championship locally will aain represent the Wa terbury Y. M. c. A. in State tour nament. For the past two years, the Lancers Hi7Y have won this cham pionship.
 Swimming
 Other teams competing and repre- senting the Waterbury Y. M. c. A. will !be-a boys junior and inter- mediate swimming team; try outs for this team will also start the first full week in January. Irving Hurley and Dan Boardman are CO., coaches of the team. Practice ses- sions will be held Monday, We'd nesday and Friday, T to 8 p. m. Wltli tilc UCelillllllk Ol tlle We6k Set aside for extensive coaching. AL ready in action nj the Health and Physical Education department are three mixed doubles badminton teams in Class A, B and c competi- ton. After the first of the year both men and women badminton players will be competing in State league competition sponsored by the Conn. Badminton Association. On January 12 and IS, 8 State Mixed Doubles tournament is plan ned and offers have been made that the Waterbury Y. M. c. A. sponsor this tournament. At tonight's meet ing of the Health and Physical Education Department committee it will be decided whether the local "Y" will sponsor this tournament A meeting of the committee is to take place at '7:30 p. m. where sev- eral important items of business are to be tranacted. Nineteen men