The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-30
Sports SlQnts
By YIN MALONEY

ue llISL ulSllL 1OOGUdlI COlAGCoG played by LeavenWorth against Manchester last Friday night under the lights at the Municipal Stadium was a financial success. Besides be- ing a financial success it gave some $500 fans present game well worth their money Leavenworth flattened Manchester, 12 to O, and the fans went wild. Next Friday night Leavenworth meets Commer- cial under the lights in it's second and final night game of the season. And at the present time there seems to be only one thing wrong with the all-around set-up at the Stadium for night football; that being the lights. Although the players were visible from the stands it was al- most impossible to tell one player from another because of the bad glare which the lights threw off. Even the reporters who intend to cover the game from the press box had hard time distinguishing one player from another even from the sidelines. Coach Bill Tracy of Leavenworth informed this writer that he was going to try to improve on the lighting system for the next contest. If the lights are improved upon the setup, night football at the Stadium will be a natural" As spectator at last weeks Tech game remarked, i've will support High School football if it is held at time when we can get to it." This seems to indicate that Leavenworth will have another banner crowd at their game with Commercial next Friday More power to them for leading the way.
 Stan Kaloski, the freshman | flash from Manchester, who made several impressive yardage gains for the Big Red against Leaven- worth last Friday night is out of action with a broken collar bone
 which he sustained in the Leav- enworth contest. This sub-ful-
 back pulled oil several brilliant end runs for some important yardage for the visitors. Coach Tom Kelly told this writer before
 the game if this boy got loose he would look good and he did.
 A former Massachusetts sports
 scribe, who is now residing in Waterbury, tells us that when he | was writing sports in Mass. about four years ago night football was
 strictly taboo" But according to
 latest reports Wrom the home
 town night football is all the rage up htere now
 Our informant tells us that
 Eddie Salvatore former Wilby High backfield luminary, will not play pro-football this season as
 was previously reported. But that
 the local Ace" back will try to
 go to college. It was reported earl
 fer that Salvatore would play the
 Torrington Pros, but that rumor
 has been checked, and found
 wanting.
 Coach Bill Tracy and his assist
 ant, Mike Pappa, witnessed the
 Hillhouse Commercial game in
 New Haven last Friday afternoon
 and have concluded that even
 though Commercial was shut out
 by 20 points, they will be tough nut to crack. Mike Pappa tells us
 that the Commercial backfeld is
 very fast and deceptive besides
 having a very large line. But from where we sit Tech looks pretty snazzy too.
 FLASH - Because of some me- chanical difficulties Rocco Mara was unable to use his PA system for the Manchester game but he has assured us that he will be all set to go on the Commercial contest.
 Ed. Note: Beginning today this
 department will pick high school
 football player from the three
 local schools and name him the
 Man of the Week." This player
 will be chosen for his all-arOund
 playing performance in the games
 last Saturday or Friday. We also
 award honorable mentions for the
 above qualifications. The man re-
 ceiving the most votes will be picked for his respective position on
 The Democrats All-City array at
 the end of the season.
 Man of the Week.: Nick Lo- Russo of Leavenworth for his all- around performance against Man chester the other night. The Tech fullback besides executing some beautiful plays played a very nice defensive game He is our man of the week, HONORABLE MENTION goes to: Bernie Lawlor, Gene Gil- hooly. and Nick Barone of Crosby for their good play against Torring- ton. While Jimmy Ahrens, Frank Datelle and Tom Brown of Wilby were outstanding for the Green and White against Plainville. Dom Mar