The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-10
WON BY ONE POINT.
Millbury Defeats Thorndike
at Basket
Ball.

Millbury, Dec. 9.-The Thorndike B.
B. A made its first appearance in Mill
bury town hall tonight, lining up
against the crack Millbury team, and
was defeated by score of 20 to 10.
Thorndike did not bring it's regular
team, but brought some of the fastest
basket ball players in the state, Boyle,
Martus and Davis.
The Millburys played a fine passing
game, and at times fooled the Thorn
dixie players. This is the first exhi-
bition game played in the hall since
the league season opened.
Burt. who played centre, played the
star game of the evening, getting four
baskets on the Thorndike centre. At
times, Burt played three men at a
time. The playing Of Crossman was
feature of the game. Williams, who
played right back, put up stiff game,
and threw two baskets from the field
at which the crowd nearly went wild.
Howe had the hardest man to play
against-Boyer-b succeeded in get
ting a basket from the field and a
free try.
The playing of Boyer, Martus and
Thorndike team. Boyer has appeared
in Millbury before with the Ware team,
and was well remembered by the Mill
bury rooters who cheered him Justify.
A little fight occurred at the end of
the game, on account of basket be-
ing thrown by one Of the Thorndike
players, which put them ahead by one
point but Referee White declared
Millbury the winner by a score of 20
to 49,
The lineup:
THORNDIKE. MILLBURY.
Boyer, |. f..................r b., Horne
Welsh. +. f..............l. b., Williams
DAVIS. c..............,.....', Burt
Martus. l. b............-r. f., Crossman
Ohlsson. +. b......l f., Wood, Mclean
Score, Millbury 20, Thorndike 10.
Goals from field. Crossman 1, Williams
2. Burt 4, Horne l, Wood l, Boyer 2,
Ohlsson 1. Davis l, WEIGH 1, Martus
2; goals on free tries, Boyer 5, Howe
l. Crossman l; goals missed, Boyer Z,
Horne A. Burt 3, Crossman l; fouls
called. on Burt 2, Horne 3, Crossman
g. Mclean l, Williams g. Martus 6,
Boyer 2, Davis 1, Welsh l. Timekeep-
ers. James Dufrene of Thorndike, d.
J. Buckley, Millbury. Referee, Chas.
White, Millbury. Commute halves;
10 minutes intermission.
The fourth entertainment in the Uni
tartan course will take place Monday
evening, Dec 18. Fred H. Hanson of
Boston will give the following mono
logues: THE Christmas possum, 'An
order for a picture THE proposal"
1.-THE Christmas dinner invitation"
David Copperfield and his child wife. 3"
Readings: His word of honor"
"The old nanny" Eugene Fields and
James Whitcomb Riley's poems.
The readings will be varied with mu-
sic by ladies' quartet composed of
Mrs. H. NJ Goddard, Mrs. w. T. Whit
ney, sopranos, and Mrs. E. E. Howe
and Mrs. C. B. Perry altos.
James Kinniery died at his home, on
Gould street, this afternoon at o'clock.
Mr.. Kinniery was born in county Wa
terford Ireland, 66 years ago. He came
to Millbury about 46 years ago and
worked in West Millbury as a farmer
Mr.. Kinniery has been i'll for the past
year, and died of complication of dis
eases.
The funeral will be held Monday
morning, at st. Bridget's church, where
a high mass will be celebrated by FIR
Brosnihan. The burial will be in ST.
Bridget's cemetery.