Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-03
THEIR FIRST GAME.

THEIR FIRST GAME.
 Rough and Tumble Play, and Hill-
 house Girls Won.
 t'We agreed to play with non-inter- ference, but we did not agree to play hanging onto our opponents like cals and dogs" Such were the remarks Of Miss Katherine c. Glynn, captain of the Waterbury High school girls basket ball team, at the end of the first half of their game with the HillhoUse High school girls of New Haven. The score stood 5 to 3 i'll favor of the wis ftors. Miss Glynn's remarks well ex, pressed the feelings of the other n4en- bers of the local team. Before the game both teams agreed to play with non-interference in the first half. That IS the regular game of the visitors, but the fair young ladies from New Haven persisted in interfering. Perhaps they were unconscious of the fact, yet they did. Consequently the local girls felt rather sore and downcast at the end of the first half.
 But in the second half the game was rich in comedy and rough and tuun- ble tactics prevailed The regular rules prevailed in this half. Interfer- ence there was. The play was rather rough. Side combs, hair pins. ribbons. were flying around in all directions. Every other minute there was a nightly collision between the opposing players, who were squabbling all over the floor and holding the ball at the same time between their knees. The game was too rough for the visitors. They protested to the referee '.Why," one of the visiting girls remarked. with q mournful sigh, i've never played in sueh q way before. The idea of pulI- Ing the ball and grabbing it right out or your hands, Il is ridiculous" But thelr protestations were of no avail. The members of both teams were rather tired out at this time. the rlay having been fast and rough; but still the game went on and the local tenn was increasing the score. The visitors made four or five fouls, and Miss Bes sle Burton, one of the stars of 1he game, caged each goal. The score WAS now r. to II ill favor of Hillhoase. when the last foul was called on them the pretty little misses from Hiliaonsa became incensed. How could the ref. cree De so mean. He was cruel He looked very nice, but he wasn't nice. Tor he called many fouls on them. but | none on the home team. Two or tbraa or the visitors said that they wodlf1 not play any longer. One of the visit Ing team said at this point where she was resting herself in one corner Of lne gymnasium: We have been play- Ing basket ball for three years and We came up here to play these girls yho nave only been playing six weeks, aud they think that they can tell us now 10 play the game" The Waterbury girls were satisfied, however, IS they were playing under the rules Finally the Hlllhouse girls were persuaded 10 play, and they caged another goal ne- fore the end of the game. The final score was b to Il in favor of IIill- house. The visitors were in, great zee and gave their yell with much enthusi- asm. But Waterburys defeat was 10 disgrace. Their showing was a sur prise to their friends. It was ehc,r first game, while Hillhouse has been playing all season and yet they were beaten by only four points.
 The game was witnessed by crowd of about 400 persons. who never en- joyed so much fun before The oiris. especially the Waterbury girls, looked pretty and attractive in bloomers and sweaters. The boys thought they looked all right. The Waterbury team played well for the first game. Their only fault is that they have not as yet mastered the proper manner of passiug the ball. Miss Gussie Siviter played q good game but she is rather aggrcs- sive. Miss Bessie Burton is a star m fok kpStN Nn hnn T five of them and missed none. Misses Bernice Burton, Elsie Humphrey and Katherine Glynn made a good showing. The star of the game. however was Miss Edna Waldeck of the visiting team. Her playing was beautiful. Miss O'Connell also played a niee game. Miss Alicia Gamble knows a thing or two about the game, while Miss Jeanette Flelschner and Oracle Taylor made good Robert Platt was referee. Some of his rulings were ob- iected to by the visitors. The lineup: Hillhouse. Waterbury. (Captl Jeannette Fleischner r.g.
 Bessie Burton Grace Tavlor ...Lg.. .Bernice Burton Alicia Gamble. ..c.
 Katherine Glynn (CaptD Edna Waldeck. If =. Gussie Sivitnr May O'Connell ...lf Elsie Humphrey
 Baskets thrown. May O'Connell 1, Edna Waldeck 3. Jeannette Fleiscnner l. Bernice Burton 1, Bessie Burton 1; fouls thrown. Bessie Burton ,: referee, Sandford of Ansonia. Yale 1901; um- pire. Robert Platt; substitutes. for New Haven. Miss Fessenden; Waterbury, Miss Henderson.