The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
By YIN MALONEY

ddates in their football camp at the "golf" lots on Thomaston Ave nue, Coach Tom Purcell and his assistant, George Mulligan, Jr., ex- pect to field a grid combine which will give two intra-city rivals good run for their money" At least this is the outlook which has been instilled in the minds of the players themselves by the two able football mentors.
 To bolster the Green and Whites potential scoring chances, Co-cap-- tains Jack Spider" Rush and Frankie Datelle will be back at their respective quarterback and halfback posts around which Coacn Purcell can mold his backf1eld. Other potential starting backs are: Jimmy Ahrens at halfback; "Jake" I,awlor or Jerry "Tex' Beccia at fullback; and there is a very gooo possibility that Don Belanger may get a starting post in the backfield as result of his passing ability. In the line the Green and White mentor has Sullivan, Knight, Leg zotte, and Santulli working out TOT the two respective end berths; while Brennan, Paolino and Brown are battling it out for the two guard positions. Blacker and Darlington have been working out in the tackle slots while it seems to be toSsup between Bowler and Codlan TOT the center spot.
 Possibility
 Although the regular procedure is to use only four first string backs it is entirely possible that one or more of the local High School men, tors may rely on one man as an offensive back and then alternate another candidate as a defensive back. This possibility cannot be dis counted and if such procedure were to be adopted there could very easily be more than four first string backs. At this time the Wilby back field looks fairly strong while the line is the big question mark. IT the Green and White can come up with a strong line they will very definitely be rated as the Dark horse" in the local Scholastic Grid iron picture. -.
 Football Chit Chat
 Coach Bill Tracy's Leavenworth High Football combine will under go its. first real test of the season tomorrow, when it meets Torring- ton High in a scrimmage game at the Bunker Hill Field at 3 o'clock. Co-captains Nick LoRuSSo and Steve Perrone will be counted on to spearhead the Big Red offense against the Donahuemen. Joe Man cini, Joe Massotta, Ed Bowman, and Frank Ciampi will in all prob ability see action in the backf1eld in this first scrimmage session.
 Dom Martinelli, former West Side A. c. footballer, is trying out for a post in the Leavenworth backfleld this season. To date he has looked pretty good in the practice sessions.
 Local football fans who were out to the Municipal Stadium every Saturday afternoon last season to witness the High School football games, really got big kick out of watching Middletown play Leaven- worth towards the end of the sea- son. Although the local gridsters were beaten, all who watched the game said that they had not seen a football team to equal Middle town all season. The precision like accuracy with which all the Mid dletoWn Plays were run off, gave the local spectators thrill a min ute. Leavenworth plays MiddletoWn again this season but at Middle town this year. I'm sure that loca1 fans would like to see the Mlo- dletown outfit at the Stadium agam this season. How about 1t coaches!
 Don Lorton and J. Jeremiah" Troendly, two of the Bunker Hill Bows out for posts on Coach Jimmy Lees Crosby football squad, get such a kick out of the practice seasons held at the Stadium every after noon that they wish there were drills on Saturday and Sunday too. Congratulations to the coaches TOT installing in the boys such a liking for the game.
 Coach Bill Tracy is still wonder ing about the disappearance of Sherman Thurston, the transfer student from Coventry, Rhode Island, the boy who was going to fill an end post on the Tech foot ball squad and possibly the center berth on the hoop combine. Thurs ton showed up for the first practice and since then nothing has been heard of him. Could be that cer- tain school down the line his had their scouts working. Could be!
 The conditions under which the Wilby mentors are trying to drill their grid candidates at the Gun Lots on Thomaston Avenue aren't very favorable, to say the least. The Grass on the field is about one foot high and I am told that it was much worse last year.