Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-01
BASKET BALL. BIG CAME
 LAST. NIGHT
Winsted T. A. B. Defeated Strong hiddletown Five in a Rough Game at the Eagle Hall.

" ID plCLty cUlC IO Sdy tAlttI tAt III ehS future any sporting events are con, ducted in this city where the contest ing parties are outsiders, Waterbury people will be certain that they will be used little better as to accOmmO- dations than they were last evening. The visitors received all the attention last night at the big basketball game between Winsted T. A. B. team and the Middletown Y. M. c. A. team for the amateur championship of the state. Waterbury people for the most part were forced to stand around and see the best seats in the house gObbled up by the out of town people. Even some of those who had purchased reserve seats were no better off than those with the -ruslr tickets, and ali in all it was a badly bungled affair in that re- spect.
 The house was packed to the doors before the game began, and q wildly. cheering and singing crowd was in at tendance. Both teams had brought along big band of rooters and they whOOped things up in great style. The betting began as soon as the visitors were seated and Middletown money was much in evidence. In fact as one Middletown sport put 1t, they had come over here with $500 to bet on their team, but all they could put up vas $40, for the Winsted money was az ,gravatingly scarce. Much of the local money, too, was ready to be placed on Middletown, but the .Winsted packers evidently did not have the fullest con- fidence in their team, and it was learned that the reason was that there were no side walls and Winsted was accustomed to play on floors with those walls and use them when Occa- sion demanded for bounding the ball back.
 Mfddletown had the south goal and Winsted the north in the start off. The former team took the lead at the start and backed up the confidence of their admirers, but the Winsted boys were to be reckoned with and when the first half was over both teams were tied with the score of 10 to 10. Dur ing this period and in fact during the whole game the referee and umpire were kept pretty busy, for fouls were innumerable. When play was resumed again the battle became even tiercer and the friends of each team became almost frantic with excitement Win sted took commanding lead in the second half, but Middletown soon pulled it down. c. CarlSap. .Qf Winsted was hurt by fall during the game which caused a delay of few min utes. With the score 23 to B and a few seconds to play another foul was called on MiddletOwn and OCOnnell of Winsted threw the basket which gave the game to Winsted by the score of 24 to 23. The lineup:
 Winsted. Middletown. McKeOn .... .... If ........ FOurette Dessereau .. .... If. e. Carlson (captD Wheeler (capt) .. ........... Hoff OConnell ....... lg COCO. F. Carlson
 Score Winsted T. A. -B. "A, Middle town Y. M. C. A. B; baskets from the field. O'COnnell 2, C. Carlson 2, Wheel CT, McKeon. Ahearn and Dessereau; foul goals. c. Carlson 17. O'Connell IA: referee. MetzdOrf of the Springfield Training school; umpire, Finn of Hol- yoke.
 The Middletown Y. NJ. c. \. basket ball team, which has held the amateur championship of this state for three years. has this season played. previous to the game in Waterbury last night, twenty-fOur games. of which twenty two were victories. Besides playing leading teams from Canada, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts, 1t has won from the best state teams, such as Waterbury, Hartford. Neriden, Bridgeport. Stamford, South Norwalk and Winsted. This enviable record has been made with an extremely light team. the heaviest player weighing only 143 pounds in uniform. while the lightest tips the scales at 132.