The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-08
SECURED FIRST BLOOD.
MiIIbury Basket Ball Team Defeated
the Worcester Team.

Millbury Oct. 1.-THE Millbury basket
ball team played it's first game tonight
with the c. Y. M. u. Of Worcester and
won by score of IL to 8. The game
started at $50. Burt, Millbury's big
centre, took the ball and tried for a
basket, but missed. Howe secured the
ball and began dribbling and Connolly
fouled, Howe getting basket on a free
try.
Howe again fouled Connolly, but
Sheehan missed on free try, Ashton
taking the ball and running. Sheehan
got the bali again and Ashton fouled.
Sheehan missed again. Connolly got
the ball and ran the length of the hall,
and Howe fouled, Horan missing
again. Ashton got the ball away from
Donovan and threw a pretty basket. A
foul was called on Buck, and then he
threw two baskets in succession. A
foul was then called on Horan, and
Howe made the basket. Time was then
called with the ball near the west goal.
In the second half, Burt got the ball
away from Burt, tried for basket, but
missed. Crossman getting the ball
found the basket after ~ minutes
play. Paine fouled Connolly, Connel-
ly getting the basket. Time was called
after FIVE minutes play, Horan being
injured. Paine got the ball from a
big fnix-up, and threw for the Worces-
ter goal, and came near throwing ii
in. Sheehan then got the ball and threw
basket, and after one minute play
then threw another basket Time was
then called with the ball near the Mill
bury goal
The features of the game were the
playing Of Connolly, Sheehan and Dor
man for the Worcesters and Crossman,
Paine Horne, Ashton, Williams and
Burt for Millbury. The lineup:
P. Y. W. L. MILLBURY.
Koran, e.. ;...................... .....c, Burt
Connolly, !. f...........r. b., Horne (Paine)
10 Holmes, !: b.-''..............l f, GRESHAM
h Referee Charles white Of f. M MIIt1a@s
time keeper. Denis Buckley of Millburv.
Fouls called on Connolly 2, Ashton 2,
Horne, Sheehan, Burt 2, Koran 3, Paine,
Horne 2, Connolly. Sheehan Burt: bas-
kets thrown, Connolly, Sheehan 2. Burt 2.
Crossman, Ashton. Time, 2O-minute
halvessno1c-minute intermission. Attend
ance, 600.
The drug store Of B. Frank Aiken,
Elm street. Millbury, has been pur-
chased by E. D. Burlington of Worces-
ter. Mr.. Burlington intends to put in a
new stock of goods and open the store
as soon as possible.
James Branagan has the contract b
paint the house of w Cunningham of
the west side, and will begin work
Monday.
Alfred e. Jones of Webster ard J. w,
Glazier of New York are registered at
st. Charles hotel.
Thomas s. Burns of Providence. S. r..
Harskell of Boston, C. C. Heigar of
Boston, Peter Warten of Worcester
james Kegan of Worcester Roy Oes-
mond and Peter Desmond of Spencer.
Myer EDstine and Michael Common of
Springfield Con Murphy of Worcester.
P. H. Murshell of Worcester, Andy 30.
Ian of Clinton, and Peter Dean Of Wor-
cester, are registered at the Tourteliotte
house.
Patrick Burns of Millbury received q
letter from his brother Joe, who enlist
ed in the y. S. cavalry and is stationed
at Fort Slocum N. Y, telling that he
is enjoying army life and is having 4
fine time having nothing to do but keen
fires and drill. He expects to be removed
to California and then to the Philin-
pines.
e. D. and w. M. Hovey of Sutton
shipped a car load OF cattle TO the
Rhode Island state fair today.
Louis Boucher has secured a position
With the Btek Bros, Rivilin works.
Thomas A. Dcwd left today for a