Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-10
THE BOYS OBJECT
To the ANGRY Basketball ARRANGE.
ments As They Now Stand.

At the meeting Of the city fathers
held last Tuesday evening, there was
evident disapprov1l of the idea of al
lowing the members of the Waterville
High school to have the use of the
Arm"ry for the purpose of practicing
ard playing games of basketball The
following is letter written by some
member of the school. explaining the
situation from the students point of
view:
We. the undersigned do submit a
letter to the people of Waterville, to
inform them that we are still awake
over the High school and that, al
though the building is of age and not
much good. it is no sign that the peo-
pie in it are no good. by any means
We wish 20 call your attention TO
basketball which is being played more
and more every year. We raised the
sum of Sl2 to be aided to ST. raised
Ivy Co. H, for the fixtures needed for
basketball in the Armory that old
fnrsaken building which is doing no.
body any good. AMI after fixing it up
we think we ought to have the privi-
iege Of playing there. After the baS-
krts We're up and every thing done
We began to practice and practi,.ed
about a week, when. one afternoon.
Mr.. Chase. manager of the Opera
house, came over and told us that
''yrlS Davis had just telephOned down
to him to stop us from practicing
there. and saying that we SCARED the
floor. If we did. how about Company
H? 1t is very foolish to think that we
would scar the foOr with tennis shoes
on.
Well. we went about a week without
any practice. just at the time when we
most needed it. ami then Mayor Davis
told us. through Company H. that We
might have it again. We had secured
two or three of the city governments
men to place the matter before the
city government, az The next meeting
and so it went in ana it was told them
what we wanted by Mr.. Harris and
we thank him very much for taking
so much pains. The petition was laid
on the table until the next meeting
some one saying that, if we We're Civ
en- the privilege, the school children of
the Grammar school would want some
place to play in. Did you ever hear of
u Grammar school basketball team?
Something new to us. All of us had to
wait until we got into the High school.
before we ever saw basketball. Why
shouldn't they be made to do the
same Are they any better than we
are? We have played three games so
far. and have won two of them, and
would have stood Il great deal better
show abainst Fairfield High school,
| Thursday evening. had we not lost a
| weeks practice. Those who practice a.
the Armory now, are: Co. H. Colonial
and Columbia. and nobody has ever
said anything to them about not prac
| ticing We think it is funny that all
| these teams can practice in q city
building two of the teams net having
paid anything toward fixing it up and
the High school Of the same city not
given that opportunity. Even the lit
lie town of Fairfield has Il basketball
team in the High school and has even
| furnished it with suits.
The Armory is a fine place for bas-
ketball. and we could add a good sum
to the High school treasury by having
games there. this winter.
We only write this to show the pub
| lie how Wcll we are being used over
at the High school. Don't forget thai
you may have a boy who would Xix"
to go to the High school. some time.
w. II. S., 01.