Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-01
THE BAsKER BALL TEAM
Makes Record OF Seven Consecutive
victories at Home,

The basket ball season closed Wednes-
day night. More than 500 people witnessed
the two contests and went away enthusiast
tically praising the game. The results of
the games were Brattleboro Y. M. G. A.,
10, Fitchburg Y. M. G. A., 8; second Y.
NJ. G, A. team, 3, Estey Guard, 2. The
halves of the two games alternated, the
Estey Guard and second team taking the
floor first An especially pleasing feature
was the music by Leitsinger's orchestra,
which played while the crowd was gather
ing and between the halves.
The first half of the Fitchburg- Brattle-
boro game closed with the score to 2 in
the latters favor. In the second half
Brattleboro scored eight baskets to three
for their opponents, making the final score
10 to 3. The Fitchburg team, which is &C
customed to a small gymnasium, played a
short passing game and when they had the
ball about their goal made quick and ac-
curate passes, some of their tricks being
remarkably good. There is also no doubt
that the team played in hard luck, but they
took the bitter with the sweet and won
many friends by their gentemanly playing.
For Brattleboro Dunlevy and Cundiff filed
the basket, each being credited with six
goals, one of Dunlevy's being long clean
throw, which won him rounds of applause.
Captain Daniels ran away from the Fitch
burg men every time he had the ball, his
long running plays being one of the feat
ures of the game. Howe and Sanders
also put up good games. The team needs
no other praise than that each member
''played the game" from beginning to end.
The teams lined up as follows:
BRATrLEBoRo. FlTcHBuRG
Howe RI Downes
Dunevy II McKiniry
Cundln Cushing
Daniels rg Sprague
Sanders lg Harley
summary Brattleboro, Is, Fitchburg 5; goals
from field, Howe J. Dunlevy g. Cundiff g. Dan
iels z p e l. Mckiniry !, Gushing I, Harley i
cree, c. b. Crowell Umpire, f. +. Taylor Of
Fitchburg. Timekeeper, Capt. j. Gray Estey.
The Estey Guard and second team game,
while 1t pleased the crowd on account of
the close score, was in marked contrast to
the other game, showing the difference be-
tween sharp, quick team play and the
hard though Intellectual go-as-you- please
style. For the Guard Henkel and Dunk
lee put up the best game, while Flagg
and Plimpton carried off the honors for
the second team, the latter's Brownie-like
stature making him strong favorite
Norris made the winning basket for the
\ M. Z. A., but it was purely uninten-
tional. The lineup follows:
EsTEY GUARD. YIN. c. A. 2HD
whitney RI Plimpton
Cressy II FiaRg
Swift Parkess
Henkel re Norris
Dunklee IL Mellen
Summary NJ c. A 3, Estey Guard 2; goals
from field, Henkel ?, Parkess /, Norris /; goals
from foul, Flagg /. Referee, +. E. Taylor Of
Fitchburg. Umpires, H. S. Cushing Of Fitch
burg and c. B. Crowell, Tlmekeeper, Capt, ].
Gray Estey,
After the game the members of the four
teams and the officials were given a opread
at the Brooks House, at which Secretary
Austin presided. Several short speeches
were made by different members of the
teams and others. The Y. NJ. c. A. team
and Mr.. Austin, who has done much to
make the game popular, were congratu-
lated on their success by Capt. Henkel
and Fred Cressy of the Estey Guard team
Secretary Austin and Capt. Daniels ex-
pressed their thanks to the Guard for their
many courtesies. Among other speakers
were E. E. Taylor, who spoke of Fitch
burg's appreciation of the treatment here,
and c. l.. Stickney, who advocated the
formation another season of a local league