The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-03
CROSBY RALLY
 NEEDED TO TIE LEWIS AT 13
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

ugnJ put paCh-TaDDlJ SdlueQ squad of yellow -jerseyed youngsters from Southington came within an eyelash yesterday of humiliating a Crosby High school squad that seems to have been vastly over-rated on the strength of it's 1916 win against Ansonia. The game ended in l3 point tie. AS it was Lewis High, coached by Joe Fontana, looked like the Green Bay Packers against Crosby in the first half, going 70 yards on the ground for a touch down from the opening whistle, pil- ing up a 10-0 lead at halt time and holding it's own fairly well in the final half, when Crosby came on with a touchdown march of its own. With about three minutes left in the final period Bernie Lawlor com- pleted a 27 yard pass to Jimmy Pickett who tried hard for the touchdown but was bumped out of bounds on the three yard line. On the first play thereafter, Crosby's fullback Latimer was stopped one yard short of the goal, after which halfback Joe Lombard made the six pointer, Pickett plunged for the all- even point and Crosby came off the field defeated but not quite disgrac- ed.
 Lewis made a whale of a try for a quick score in the final minute of the game fullback Ted Johnson taking the Crosby kickoff, with all his -mates shifting to the right for interference. A naked reverse play or two was tried, but the ball got no further than midfield. On the final play of the game. with the ball in Lewis possession, quick pass on the referees whistle was made by center Chalmers to John ny Kuseck who got plenty of inter- ference but was finally stopped on the 37 yard line.
 Early Start
 Some 800 spectators were thrilled by the speedy Lewis YelloWjackets in the first minute of the game, as they moved through the Crosby line with little or no effort; Johnson and Kuseck carrying the ball most of the time, with quarterback Feola a con- stant threat on his passing ability. Kuseck scored from the Crosby 32, on a reverse play, taking the ball from halfback Wallace; the latter passing to Feola for the seventh point.
 An exchange of kicks gave Lewis the ball again near midfield in the second period; Johnson and Kuseck gaining ground repeatedly; the lat ter scoring on some neat blocks by teammates, which began between the 25 and 30 yard lines. Johnson tried a kick for point after touch- down, but the ball hit the wood and the scoreboard read Lewis, IS, Cros- by 0.
 A considerably different Crosby squad took the field for the start Of the second half. Lewis kicked off and for the next five minutes Cros- by students and coaches had some thing to be happy about; as the local lads clicked like a well-oiled machine; with the highlight being a 40 yard run by Pickett after a nice opening had been made Tor him in the Lewis line, with the fun- ner on the go until he reached the Southington l5 yard marker Agalh Pickett took the ball picked up six and from the 10, Lombard scored on another nice line play, An att tempted rush through the middle of the line by Pickett got nowhere. Lewis led, l3-6 at this point,
 Air Attack
 Coach Jimmy Lee sent a Crosby end into the game to order q pas ing attack, as time was running out and the Leemen needed ' more points for a tie, As things turned out that's just what they got, Law lors pass to end Johnny Gifdzaus- kas on the Lewis 3h was a honey Latimer made 10 more on two at- tempts, then Lawlor passed 10 Pickett who crossed the Lewis sec ondary from the right side, caught the pass, tried hard to score but was pushed out 2 yards short of pay- dirt. A score resulted after Laiimer and Lombard had q try, with Pickett making good on line plunge, al- most the same play that Lewis stopped cold at the opposite goal line after the first Crosby touch- down in the third period,
 statistlcally. Crosby gained first downs to ! for Lewis, but the Lewis lads went back home over the noun tain with one of those moral vic- tories that do not appear In the re- cord books.
 Crosby goes to West Haven next Friday. and fl the Lee Lads haven't another 'Ansonia game left In their