The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-06
Eastern States Hoop Meet Opens Here 7oday
TWELVE NEWS AND GIRLS' TEAMS COMPETE
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

An even dozen competing teams for two Eastern State Industrial basketball championships were scheduled to begin play this after noon at the State Armory which. on Sunday night will wind up the most active season of local basket ball Waterbury has seen in many years.
 Eight mems industrial teams, most of them champions or run. ners-up of their particular states or districts are listed for action; Republic Aircraft of Pennington, L. I. and Metropolitan Life Insur- ance Company of New York having entered teams in both mems and women's tournament play. Edward T. McGrath. director of I. R. A. basketball in this city for the past three years will be in charge of the tournament, aided by Edward Readel, IRA. league secretary.
 Waterbury'S entries are from American Brass Company and U S. Time Corporation. local cham pions throughout the past season in male and female competition The braSSies meet L. Bamberger Company team of Newark, N. J. to- night. SIS. while the U. S. Time girls are paired with Republic Air craft in the opening game Of the two-day play, at 1:30 this after noon.
 State Champs Ready
 Five states are represented by the 12 teams entered in the All-EaStern Tournament: Bridgeport Brass men. winners of the state dusty title last week to meet General h. strument Company team of Eliza beth. N. J. at 9:30 tonight.
 Jerome Engineering of Worcester, Mass. are state champions, sched- uled to meet Metropolitan Life of N. Y. men at 4 D. m. today, while Sun Oil Company. Marcus Hook, Pa. are paired with Metropolitan Life girls at p. m. this evening. These two girls teams are New York City champions and Pennsyl- vania Industrial title-holders. Metropolitan Life mems team, re- organized after a lapse of three years, due to World War II. Most of the players are servicemen vet eranS and has won 22 straight games, including the New York industrial championship, defeating Schrader Valve for the title: and has already won one game in the Metropolitan AAU tournament. Standout players include John Foul schet, a U. s. Navy man in the war at Norfolk Naval Base, | leading scorer, good floor man and an excellent set shot Dick Arndt. 78th division sergeant and former New York A. c. player; Cliff Or Selli the latter a good defensive player and good scorer are also with the Nets.
 The Metropolitan Life girls team won the eSatern state title last sea- son. Leading scorer is Mickey Crawford
 worcester's Jerome Engineering Company hoopSquad includes sev- eral sx-college players and Stan waskiewicz. formerly of the Wor- ceSter Norton Grinders; Smokey Joe MiloSz, ex-Clark University player. Paul F1drych of Colby Col- lege, and Adam Prchek, formerly St. Johns High and Holy Gross player. later with the Nortons.
 MoSanto Chemicals 'Santonians' are Springfield AAA industrial league champions: won 4 of 5 play off games; defeating Simmonds of Fitchburg for Western Mass, title: losing state title to Jerome En- gineers by 52-50.
 SCHEDULE Saturday Afternoon 1;30-U. s. Time vs. Republic Air craft (Girls' Semi -Finals). 2:45-MonSanto Chemical vs. A. Schrader (Men's Quarter Finals). [ 4:O0-Jerone Engineering vs. Met ropolitan Life CMen,s Quarter Fi- nals).
 Saturday Night ] 7:OO-Metropolitan Life vs. Sun Oil Co. Girls Semi-Finals).
 S:15-L. Bamberger vS. American Brass (Men'S Quarter Finals).
 9:3Q-General Instrument vs. Bridgeport Brass (Men's Quarter Pinals).
 Sunday Afternoon | 1:30-Two teams losing on Satur- day Girls Consolation). | 2,4S-WinnerS of Game vs. winners of Game CMsn's Semi FinalS).
 ! 4;00-Winners of Game vs Win ners of Game 4 (Men's Semi-Fi- aals).
 Sunday Night | 7:o0-Two teams winning on Sat- Jr6ay (GirlS' Finals.
 S:15-winners of Sunday after | noon Games CNHen'S FinalS)