Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-18
SEASON OF BASKETBALL.
Y. NJ. c. A. sterlings Came Out the
 Leaders.

Leaders.
 With the playing of the final games in the Y. M. C.. A. basketball league on last Saturday night and the holding of the annual banquet of the league on Thursday night the local basketball season, it may be said, was brought to an end.
 Waterbury has had plenty of basket ball during the past winter. Besides the teams in the three Y. M. c. A. leagues, there were teams representing Companies G and A, the Sterlings of the Y. M. O. A., the North End Athletic club and the High school. In addition to these there were number of minor teams,
 Basketball paid only fairly we'll dur ing the early part of the season, but towards the latter part the interest seemed to increase and fairly large crowds witnessed the more important games. But as whole there was not mint of money in the game as the managers of the Sterlings, Go G and Go A teams will attest. But the fact that basketball is increasing in popu- larity was manifested by the enthusi- asm which prevailed among the large crowds present at the games between Go G and the Sterlings, Go c and the North End Athletic club and Go G and Go A teams If Waterbury has good team in the state league next season and there is no reason why she should not the game will no doubt pay for itself.
 AS to the relative merits of the local teams the Sterlings deserve to be class ed as the best. Go G defeated Go A, the, North End Athletic club and the High school teams and in turn were trimmed twice by the Sterlings. The Sterlings consisted of J. Curtis, cap tain, McWilliams and Chapman, for wards, Kenealey and Reeves, center, Sanderson, Danaher and W. Curtis, manager, guards. The record of the team for the season is as follows: Sterlings 1T, Hartford Alumni associa ton 16; Sterlings 34, Y. M. c. A. picked team 10; Sterlings Il, Middletown Y. M. c. A. 32; Sterlings 9, Winsted Y. M. c. A. 16; Sterlings 21, Go G, Dan-. bury, IA; Sterlings 28, Go c; Water bury II; Sterlings 39, Go c, Waterbury, IS; Sterlings IT, Cyclones, New Lon don, 20; Sterlings IA, Go G, Danbury 19. Tn the last game the team was minus the services of Reeves and J. Curtis, while in the New London game J. Curtis was injured seven minutes before the end of the game. Other wise they might have won the game. Only two games were played on the home floor.
 Manager William Monahan's Go G team made good record during the season and they claim the champion ship among the military teams in the state. This claim is disputed by Go c of Danbury. Early in the season the boys were not in form, but once ill form they put up. a good article of ball Their team work was good and their individual work better. The team consisted of F. Lawlor. center, M. Con nor, captain, McPartland, Egan, for wards, Stein, J. Kelly, F. Kelly, guards. The teams record for the season is as follows: Go c, 2, Go G, Danbury :kassSea G IA, North End A. c. 1a. Co q ', GOA F; Co c 26, Grove A. g., Thonaston, IS;, Co G 26, Go q, Danbury 12;;sC Go c 35, Go A 16; Go c IS, High school 10; Go e II, Sterlings 28; Go G 32, North End A. c r; Go G [, Grove A G. Thomaston, 24; Go G 16, Sterlings 39; G 15, Hartford Alumni association 12; Go G 19. North End A. c. 16.
 The Go A team was by no means weak one. as the opposing teams all ways knew before the game was over. The boys played a good, consistent, game and their team and individual work was full of snap and vim. Ser geant Morrison, who managed the team, will manage the local profession -,I f&x,, fn0r <sOr1 sisted of Selby, center; McKeon, Reeves and Spencer, forwards; Arm, bruster and Sickmund. guards The record of games is as follows: Co A II, New Britain 26; Go A IA, Go e, Danbury 19; Go A 12, Co G IT; Co A 8, S,Norwalk 10; Go v, Meriden 31; Go A 32, Winsted 8; Go A 17,sCo G, Dam bury 20; Go A 6, Norwalk 13; Go A p, High school 6; Go A 15, Meriden 12; Go A 36, Naugatuck 14; Go A 24, Sem ecas, New Britain 6; Go A 42, Wintsed 2S.
 The High school team didn't win a game, but suffered defeat at the hands of the Middletown and Nauga- tuck High school teams and the Go G and A teams, It was poor season for the High school team, due no doubt. to LHe eAlSLeuCC ol LWO OppOSlHg laC- tions in the athletic association. As result of friction between them the best players in the school didn't play on the team. If there had been no trouble, the chances are that the High school would have had a team which could beat any High school team in the state. The team consisted of Thompson, center; Guilfoile, cap tain, Nichols, forwards; Daly. Blans- field guards.
 The Eagles who won the champion ship Of the Y. M. c. A. league by win ming 13 out of 16 games, were fast team. The players were Malsch and Sanderson, guards; Selby, center; Chapman, captain, and Rogers for wards.
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