The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-18
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Crosby Wins 20 Contest
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play gave crosAs . % vsseoEy ever Wslng ae alsA Municipal ssaesuA laAA Saturday aEsmnosA eeaose ap- proxamaAsay eUoo gFaa sAns ln wA> sesSuEys No. | scholastic eootAAll rivalry. Only onoA, sance tAe sonools N,Ar4ea tl1osr esa6f1onA1 Eapa1Ee tnI athletic cunpelzllon back lA 1e11l has O mfelg provided the mArfln oe victory for elther sohool Tnat Woel ln aeSs when why oeleaAea creshg e-e. For CroSAg. this k the aSthI win in the past aa years wAlle lnl khR Eskue of time there have been four 6leR and Wz1ng came thgwash ao win SlveA sanaes. T1as victory forl the Blue. and White gave them their thlre triumph ln seven starts and handed the wildcats eheir Nth setback ln eaRht starts for Q sea- son average of SO. Taaas wAs the final game cf the season for WAing while Crosby wfa meet feasenwoFfh et the SiRolam ca ThankzKixing Day morning h tae ''ruEeeg Day" clAsslc.
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 AS a result of It's victory on sat- wlay the Blue and Whlae have moved into a tAe with Wslny for the Al Relic Memorial Trophy, each team having been credited with tol points. When the Evy clashes with Tech on ThnnksRarane Day. the f,eemen have a RoAoen opportunity to cllnch the football championship if they can beat the Red and White. However. should Bll Tracys En- raneers edge the Crosoyibes, . three- way tie for scholastic football hon. ors would exist ln Waterbury.
 wElny entered the Crosby tllt al eeyen-point favorste to whip thel rvy. on the basas of their superior record. however, they muffed seV. eraa scoring opportunities and found thaa two points an the flrst period were to spell thear defeat.
 m the opening minutes ot the first quarter Crosby marched From Otheir own ss-yard line so the WElhy three where thsir orave Efalled, The wuaca3s took pos- session ug the ban when pass from Bernie Law1or to Russ Hansen failed to click.
 On the first play Jimmy Ahrens, Wilhy's speed merchant. tried DO cut through tackle but slipped on tlhe grass and fell ia the end gone for Che automatic safety. This concluded the actual scoring ot the game although both teams had op- portunity to score later in the con- test.
 For the duration os the first period Crosby dominated the field as they again took over the nAll and drove ao the wI1hy a yard line where their offensive was once arain halted by the big Green and white forward wall
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 Early tn the second period Frankie Datelle intercepted . Crosby lateral on the Ivy @ yard line to staxt tne firsk WYldcatch drive. DAtene ana Jcrry Becchia then teamed up 70 drape to the Crosby ii where the Leemen took over as snort pa@ from Beecaaia intended for Knight was ruler incomplete.
 WiIby received another chance on the next play as Becchia recovered NICK Rarones tumble on the Ivy za yard line. The Crosby line dug in however. and thgar1e6 Wnbys scoring try. Johnny Fsammias oean- tiful sa yard punt to the Wiiny 22 ward line pulled the Blue and - -. = sa...t. s.,..s4fsaEzamsrA
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 In the third quarter Crosby came haclr with an aocelerated drive which brought them to the WlAny three yard line but a tumble caused their undoang. Barone took Wilby's kack on his 2D-yard stripe and moved it up to the ss. On the next play Chick McWillisms reeleo OH eight yards to wilby's zs-yero line.
 On the next down Joe Macary. the biz Crosby fullback. cut through tackle and with excellent blocking raced to the WIlbg il-yard line before he was doEned. Barone drove to the three yard line on the first first play but McWiiliszns fumnseo on the IOACNANB pA14 n&sA WDsy recovered. Becchia booted the baal out to the sI from where Cr0sDy again started to roll with their drive lstalling on the WiIby ii yard mark CT. The wildcats kicked out oi the hole as the third period ended.
 Kiclxs Well Done
 Tn the fourth quarter a kicking ldnel between Becchis and Flammia took place with both boys doing some beautiful go0ting. Neither team penetrated deep into the others territory during this final stanza as Crosby was in posses sion of the ball as the game ended, ! Immediately after the game end" ] ed q free-for-aii got under way lwath both teams swinging ct one nn~ other. The police geBe called upon [ to finally break the slugfest up. Crosby rolled up nine first downs : to four for WiIby and gained 1oz yards from the line of scrlmmege as against iis for wiiby. Lewlor, McWilliamS, BaEone end Maeafy