By Tom Rowe

Sun Contributing Writer

Editor’s note: Today we complete the profiles of the 2012 Norwich Sports Hall of Fame induction class with the second part of the 1937 football team article.

Scrimmage (13-6) – Tuesday, Oct. 26: In an effort to keep their team sharp before Saturday’s trek to Binghamton North, the second sub-par club to face the Purple in succession, the Norwich coaching staff held a practice game, played under regular-game conditions at Alumni Field.

When the dust had settled, the Tornado varsity came away with a hard-fought, 13-6 triumph over their second-team counterparts. Scoring first was the varsity, but the second team tied the score early in the third quarter – the only time their grid was invaded all year – on a pass from Tom Mirabito to Annesi. Who else but Toots Mirabito put the varsity back on top for good, with a fourth-quarter run.

After the contest, head coach Beyer said the game was close and hard fought throughout all four quarters, and that the work of Caezza in the second team line was outstanding. Beyer added that Byrne played a bang-up defensive game in the varsity line.