Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-09
BASKETBALL LEAGUE OPENS
FIRST GAME IN THE RACE FOR THE TOWN
CHAMPIONSHIP.

Three Hundred People Gathered IN festiVai
Hall to See Them High School Defeats the
Catholic Union, Hildreths Printers Win
from the Wheel Club First Contest Espec'
tally Exciting.
Unusual interest attended the open
ing games of the Brattleboro basket
ball league in Festival hall Wednesday
evening, over 300 people gathering TO
watch the High school boys battle
against the Catholic Union five and
the Wheel club try conclusions WIN
the Hildreth a. Co. printers. On tne
whole the games were more than satis'
factory and at times excitement ran
high, especially during the game be-
tween the High school and the Union
which was finally won by the former
Sc o
Play began a few minutes after .
o'clock and when the High school and
Catholic Union teams responded to the
referees whistle they we're greeted with
loud applause. About % school boys
sat in a body and cheered their team
to victory by means of different yells.
AS soon as the play began it was evi-
dent that the teams were very evenly
matched, although the High school eX-
celled slightly in passing. When the
first half was nearly finished Clune Sc
cured goal from foul and O'Leary
followed Immediately with goal from
the field making the score 80 lmme-
diately afterward Mack made the most
of free try by caging the ball ana
lust before the close of the half Crowell
tied the score by pretty basket from
the floor
The second half was even more eX-
citing than the first. Soon after play
began Guiheen threw the ball into the
basket from nearly the center of the
hall and was cheered to the echo by
the Catholic Union supporters. Di-
rectly afterward by series OF pretty
passes the ball was given to Mack be-
meath the basket and he tied the score
again. The next point for the Union
was made by Guiheen on free throw,
Mack making similar score few
minutes afterward and tying the score
for the third time. Mack made another
free throw but it was not allowed by
the referee who claimed that High
school man stepped over the line while
| the ball was in the air. just before
timers whistle blew Mack Gagged the
ball again and made the winning points
for his team.
The game demonstrated that both
teams are composed of promising ma
terial and may be depended upon to
| take care of themselves in the league
/ race. The work of Mac on the school
team was especially noticeable and the
spry little guard was frequently APP
plauded. Another diminutive player
who played fast and clever game was
Dunlevy of the Union five.
| The lineup:
| HIGH school Catholic Union
Frost, lf............,....... g.. Mctiraw
Wallen, ri ........,.....,.......Lg o ieary
KANE, nuineeh
Mack, r. g..........,............. f., Clune
Score High school s, Catholic Union 6; goals
from field, Mack 2. Crowell. O'Leary, Guineen
3. on Guiheen 5. on Dunlevy2 2, on o'Leary 2. on
McGraw /. on Mack /. on Walien /. Referee,
| Crowell, umpires. Sanders and Ferriter; time
keepers, Dunlevy and Foster; scorer, Hemin-
way
The Printers-W Wheel club contest was
won by the former ll-6 after two halves
| in which some of the players were in
clined to introduce a bit of rough
house. Brooks of the printers team
was the worst offender in this respect
and some of his intentional roughness
should have been stopped. Most OF
the fouls called, however, were COM
mitted through ignorance and not be-
cause there was any i'll feeling between
the teams. The first half ended with
the score of A in favor of the print
ers, f. Cundiff having Gagged the
ball twice and Cooley once. The play
was fast but the men were covered so
closely that there was very little chance
for any passing.
In the second half the printers APP
peared in much better condition than
their opponents and showed a good
deal more team work. brooks made
the prettiest shot of the evening, catch
| ing the ball as soon as il left the cen
ter and caging it on a long high throw.
For the Hildreth team the Cunditf
brothers excelled in passing and
/ showed their experience in the game.
Both of them have played on the Y. Nj.
C. A. teams in former years. Cooley
and Stolte play the best game for the
Wheel club.
! The line-up: