Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-05
NAUGATUCk NUGGETS.
Waterburys Left the Floor and Re
 fused to Play.


 The first annual dance of the Ladies and Knights of the Maccabees was held last evening at Columbus hall. The dance was attended by goodly num- Der of people, and while the hall was not crowded still one of the most so- ciable gatherings ever present in a local hall was present and a good time enjoyed by all. The members of the order wish to publicly thank the Naug- atuck drum corps for so kindly parad- ing and furnishing music for the pa rade and doing so much towards mak- ing the dance success.
 The sopranos i'll the chorus of "The Aikado" held a rehearsal this after noon in the Salem school.
 Are we to have base ball in town this season? If not why not? There is plenty of good material for team, | and for two or three teams. If a team is to run in this town this season let the promoters and lovers of base ball get together and get the candidates cut and not wait until it is too late The High school boys are to have q team and intend to start practicing right away Base ball always took well in
 
 towns in the state thaN can turn out a 1 team one bit better than Naugatuck can. It now remains for those who want base ball to push the matter and then we will have good base ball this season.
 The Waterbury High school basket ball team and the local High school team fought one of the finest basket ball games of the season at the opera house last night. The game was char acterized by many fouls, some rough playing, and near the end of the sec ond half by miserable, uncalIed for and ussportsmanlike dispute. Up to the time of the wrangle the game was fast and exciting, both teams playing line ball, especially so the locals, who gave the visitors q rude shock by the game they put up. The score at the end of the first half was B to 19 in I Waterbury's favor, and in the second half Naugatuck was from one to two points behind their opponents up the time of the dispute, at which time the score was 26 to 27 in favor of the wis 1tors. At this stage of the game Cook or Waterbury started in to have q l:t tie fun in his own gentle way with I Clifford, but the referee was not dead easy, so he called a foul. This brought Cook to his senses and he walked over 10 Anderson of the locals, who was about to throw the basket. and he tCook) raising his right arm above his head in true kingly style, turned and made sign to the rest of the Water bury aggregation, and they walked of the Hoor and thus forfeited the game Tor the rules say that the referee sbaI when one side goes off the floor aware the game to the opposite side after three minutes. Cooks action in taISins ms team off the floor was a poor one Tor he could not find one atom of iusti haDle fault in the referees decision when that official called a foul on him Tor he (Cookl had pinned Clifford agalnst the wall, and holding is strict " against the rules. But nevertheless. the visiting team left the floor and 6if so To the music of the sneers and fisse. coming from their own supporters mlngled with the cries of ssQuittars Qu1tters! Just like Waterburyr' whicl came from the small boys present. I IS plainly evident from Cooks and Ill, rest of the Waterbury teams actio1 that they, swelled with pride from thei defeating the locals so badly Wedues day evening, came down to Naugatucl last night with the idea that the, would be beaten, and took this matter as an excuse, and a miserable excuse to get off the floor. because they wer, afraid of losing the game, and thus Ie the people of Waterbury know, ant especially some of the critics wht write up the games. that the local hoy, can play basket ball. The Waterbur, boys played good game, and can pla, good game, but such boyish actions as they put up last night will do then no good and the sooner the Waterbur, boys learn this the better it will be fo them. Another incident which goes t, show that the Waterbury boys intend ed to kick is that in the afternoon Man ager Stringer received word from tn | Waterbury boys that they were al , used up from the game Wednesda, night and that they could not come but finally admitted that their real req . son for not wanting to come was be ; cause they were afraid of being de feated. The occurrence last night ma, , and may not put an end to all athleti ; games between the two schools, but } is to be hoped that harmony will b. again restored and the disgraceful If fair of last night and the bad result . which are sure to follow be wiped GU } and forgotten.