Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-05
BAsKE'TBALL.
First Game Of the Season to Be Played in This City To-Nlght.

in This City To-Night.
 The first public game which the Wa terbury professional basketball team 1Sill play takes place tonight at the Auditorium. The opposing team will be the strong Mohawks of Meriden which is one of the strongest amateur teams tn the state. The Mohawks come here tonight full of confidence in their ability to defeat the state league team Tonight the entire Asbury Park team will play their first game as the Waterbury team. It is star aggre- gation and made an enviable reputation last year. If hopes and expectations are realized the local team will he crackerjack. The public will have their first opportunity of Judging the merits of the new players. large at- tendance is expected.
 Springfield. Nov 5.--The appearance of Henry and Charles Martens and Florence Haggerty I'm last nights games of the Western Massachusetts Basket [ ball league will give the followers of l this game something to think over for the next few days. There is every
 
 these players. and Jim Kennedy, who has been with them on the Meriden tean, will remain in this league, for they are wondering as to the future of the American league.
 Manager Mike Hickey of Springfield says he still considers Charlie Martens his property. So far az basketball Is concerned, and that be has given Man ager M. W. Hullivan of Thompsonville permission to do business with Henry Martens. Any member of the league is at liberty to engage Florence flag gerty. as Hickey understands it. The American league season opens Monday, and if the players see fit to go to Con- necticut then, it will be different story.
 The rules are practically the same as last season, with the exception of scoring, which has been changed. A goal thrown from the floor will count one point and a free throw will be al lowed on every second foul, and If caged, will count one point.
 Captain Cakes of the Hartford bas- ketball team completed his team yes terday by signing Colton, who was guard ir last years Yale team. Sew eraI clubs were after him, but as his l residence is in this city he preferred to play here. Gladding of last years New Britain team was also signed yes terday. Hartford Courant.
 l The American league basketball | championship game will be t1shered in at the Casino Saturday evening, says the. New Britain Herald. Hartford will be the opposing team and they are represented by a very fast quintet
 -Horan and Dornan, a fast pair from The Massachusetts league; Colton of l the Yale team, Oakes of Hartford, and' l Chladdins of New Britain. The New ] Britain fans will see tour of last years l team in the game again--L Lawton of MiddIetown, Prelle. Sperl and O'Don- nell Eugene Stockholm, the new man, halls from Poughkeepsie. and comes highly recommended by the 23d street, Yonkers and Cooks teams. He I is expected to make valuable addi- tion to the local team. Bert Loomis, the old favorite and king of dTibblers, l is practicing with the team and seems | to have fegained all his old time form and has 1his eye on the basket. He will be given trial. Dick Giersch will be tried at center and gives prom l ise of making good. The management has the applications of several fast men from Massach chusetts, New York and New Jersey, and they will be. held fin reserve. The uniforms will be here from Spaulding FTiday, and will be light blue shirt and stockings, with flight gray padded pants and suction shoes, for the home games. The team will wear red shirts and red stockings | in the out of town games. The team is practicing every afternoon and even l ing this week and no doubt will be in the pink of condition for Saturdays