Bridgeton pioneer., 1897-03-11
A GREAT GAME.
The Bridgeton A. A. and Caledonians
Break Even-Bowden's Dirty Ball

The Bridgeton A. A. and Caledonians
Break Even-Bowden's Dirty Ball
Playing.
good, large audience assembled in
the Broad street gymnasium Thursday to
see game of basket ball played between
the Bridgeton A. A. and the strong Gale
donian team of Philadelphia.
Each team played five men and the
teams went in from the start to try and
outdo each other for points. AT the start
1t was quite awhile before either side
could find the basket many Intellectual
attempts had been made to locate it, but
it soon dawned on the spectators that
Felmey for the home team made beauti-
full play landing difficult goal from the
field.
A foul was soon allowed the visitors
but they failed to score on it. The game
was then getting exciting and both sides
showed more vim. Presently Wolsieffer
made goal from the field which brought
forth tremendous applause from the
spectators. 1t was difficult one to make
but he laaded it all right. 1t looked as if
the visitors would not score in this half
as the time was about up. They should
not have scored, but they made goal
from the field while the home team was
standing still. Felmey had called time,
but the referee failed to hear him and i
was then that the visitors scored. 1t
should not have been allowed but it was,
thus making the score q to2
Rhul. of Philadelphia, and Paullin. of
Bridgeton, were referees and Shaft, OF
Philadelphia and Lessig, of this city,
were time keepers.
In the first half the visitors, especially
attack Bowden, played rough game.
While they were taking their rest between
the halves Bowden was warned by
Referee Rhul not to play SO dirty ball,
but it was seen in the last half that he was
worse than at first.
The last half started rather mild, but
it soon became apparent that the visitors
were determined to win, if not by fai,
means to resort to foul means, in order tc
accomplish the defeat of their opponents
1t began to warm up. Bowden soon made
goal from the field followed by another
one quickly. This put the visitors two
points ahead of the home team. This
seemed to give Bridgeton more deter.
mined effort. Soon Wolsieffer got the
ball from the extreme end of the Gale
DOMAINS territory and ran like deer
down the field, bouncing the ball all the
while. Fleetfooted Felmey ran the fielc
opposite Wolsieffer and about the time
the opponents pounced on Wolsieffer he
quickly passed the ball to Felmey who
made goal from the field. 1t was slick
piece of playing and the crowd went wild
over it. This tied the score. Then the
excitement was great as it was nearing
the end.
When time was called the score stood G
to 6. 1t was agreed to play it out and
both teams went at it to win. The ball
came into the attacks territory and Eel
mey got it. Bowden attacked him and
both men went down. Felmey passed
the ball, and just as the two men arose
Bowden struck Felmey in the mouth with
his clenched fist. Felmey lay on his
back for awhile, and the crowd left thei1
seats, jumped over the railing into the
field. Cries of hit him! Kill himl A
rush was made for Bowden and it looked
as if Bowden would be mobbed. officer
Betchner rushed into the crowd and kept
them off Bowden with his raised club and
he was taken in the dressing room. II
was a cowardly attack on Felmey and
Bowden was reproved by the Caledon.
ian's own referee, who told him of his
warning before the last half was played
telmey was taken to the hydrant and his
face bathed. His face was swoolen and
two teeth loosened. This of course
stopped the game
Bowden is dirty ball player. The
time he was here with the Penn. Wheel
men he struck Ebner in the mouth and
loosened three teeth. He would have re.
ceived his just dues last night had not the
officers interfered. The men lined up as
follows:
Bridgeton A. A. Position. Caledonians
Wright, Attacks. Mannheim
Wolslefter, /" Bowden
T. Femy. Center, Geiger
Elmer, Defense. Morris
Garrison, Hony
Umpires, Paullin and Ruhl. Time
keepers, Lessig and Shaft.
He Was Discharged.
William Werchyski, one of the sup
posed horse thieves who have been oper-
atlng between this section of Jersey and