Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-26
MANAGER DIXON IS OUT.
Basket Ball Not a success-New
 Workers Left In the Lurch.


 Yesterday, in all probability, saw the finish of professional basket ball in Waterbury for this season at least.
 Manager Dixon's new venture was not a bowling success even at the begin ming and matters have been growing worse since. The people absolutely refuse to take to the new game, two
 game of polo a week were sufficient to satiate their sporting tastes. In the New Britain game both ends barely
 met While in the Danburw game the debit column appears to have been the | larger. No salaries had been paid to any of the players, money was owed to Manager Parsons, who has charge of the auditorium, ushers were minus their salaries and Billy Snow had not been recompensed for fixing up the | auditorium for the game. It was | clear that a crisis was impending and
 that something would burst if money was not forthcoming. Yesterday was
 anxiously awaited by all. A strong at
 traction had been booked, but it was
 of no avail. Only a small crowd was | present. Everything sailed along | smooth until the last half of the pro- | fessional game, Manager Dixon was called from the floor to the ticket office. There he was informed that Man.
 ager Parsons had levied on the box
 
 two nights of Jacques auditorium.
 Dixon could do nothing, but take what remained. He then went back to the floor and finished the game.
 After the game he hurriedly dressed
 and told the manager of the All New
 York; team he would meet him out side at the box office. When the New
 York manager had dressed and went out~to the box office, there was no Mir e-i,r To hn1 ,1-
 was not sufficient money to pay the expenses of the New York team, amounting to something about $40, and
 he did not wish to tell them so. So he hed himself away and left the
 New Workers to take care of them selves. Luckily they had money with them and they took the 6:0o train back to New York, carrying with
 them q poor opinion of Waterbury. MT DiXon'S action in thus treating the New Workers was condemned on all sides. Those who knew said that everything would have been all right if Dixon had explained the financial situation to the visitors. But in acting the way he did. he made himself q
 target for all sorts of knocks. But the knockers ought to remember that Mir Dixon deserves great credit for his t push and energy in venturing to make q success of professional basket ball. | It is true it proved a failure and that
 he is so much poorer and wiser now than when he started, but it was not his fault that the game was not success AS said before professional
 basket ball is dead in Waterbury. Present appearances would indicate that basket ball isn't destined to be extremely popular in Waterbury, for, ,ln hn ntt a meagre attendance was present at the auditorium yesterday afternoon to see the All New York team contend | with the local boys. Two teams were
 never more evenly matched and they furnished a beautiful article of sport and gave those present several chances to enthuse.
 Fisher filled Waterbury's basket in thirty seconds. and a few minutes later Mcfarland gladdened the Waterbury rOoters by doing the same trick to the ed in two minutes. The game waXed
 warmer and warmer. The New Works making some phenominals stops but all ways missing by an inch. Fisher l finally caged another for New York. | Next Dixon, in thirty seconds, on pretty shots, enlarged the. Waterbury score. Two minutes elapsed and Fisher scored again. Ryan then even- ed it up, making four for New York
 Both teams went in to win and the game grew rough and the shooting
 wild. When Dews in 2:3O caged the next and broke the tie a mighty shout
 went up. On slick individual work
 Miles shot in two more. The New 1orkS began to play the faster and 1 Fisher succeeded in getting the fifth lli 1:4o. The first half ended with 1 both teams playing desperately and
 the score 6-5, in favor of Waterbury, | The second half commenced with both teams playing fast and in two
 minutes the willy Fisher had populated | the Waterbury basket. The same fel- low put another in in 30 seconds as did McMahon. Thirty seconds and Ryan 1 made another. Reeves presently took
 hand and made it one more for Wa | terbury. By pretty passes and accur-
 ate shots it looked as though New
 York would bury Waterbury, Their | teams work began to show and very
 easily took the ball down the floor
 unblocked. Mcfarland lessened the
 agony by tying the score in six min
 utes. And in ten seconds Miles made
 it 10. Ryan then tied the score again. | Farley broke it ill minute and Miles 1 tied it on a beautiful shot from the
 center. Dixon piled on another in
 fifteen seconds and Dixon called again
 shortly. Fisher came in thirty seconds
 and Ryan tied in thirteen seconds. But Dews broke it in an instant with only
 minute to play and Mcfarland
 came in fifteen seconds.
 Score, Waterbury 15, New Works 13 I Both teams played beautifully and each individual deserves credit. one
 no more than another. It was one of the most sensational games ever play l cd in Waterbury. | The teams lined up as follows: l Waterbury. All New York