Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-31
BASKET BALL
CROSBY HIGH TEAM GOT TWEN,
 TY.THREE.
No Chance for the Bows to Show Their Merit-Nucleus for Next
 Seasons Team.

The record of the high school bas- ketball team during the season which is about to close is fairly good one. and if they had arranged series with MiddletoWn and Gilbert thes might have had look in for the championship. In the greater part of their games they beat their op- ponents decisively, but seemed to lose their nerve when they played out of town. In the early part Of the season they played the Sterlings at the Y. M. c. A. and were only de- feated by the score of IT to IA. This was perhaps their best game of the season, more team work being dis played in that contest than in any other. Waterbury made some big Meriden, defeating both by about 60 points. As an instance of the man ner in which the five fell down out of town: New Britain defeated the local quintet in the Lock town by about ten points; in this city New Britain was showed under. Water bury's last chance for the champion ship was knocked into cooked hat when the team went to Naugatuck couple of weeks ago and were trounced to the tune of 23 to 8. This was the final straw and Crosby was not any longer regarded as an aspir- ant for the championship. If they had not played that game, or if they had won, Gilbert could not have had any excuse for crawling out of a game.
 Beach, who played on last year's E team, is a strong player, but he is not the right kind for a captain. He does not go at the players in the right way to get the work out of them. AS captain he cannot be compared with Wilcox of Bristol, yet as a player he is as good if not bet ter. Benedict, who in the early part of the year was only sub" deyel- oped into a good man, and his ab- sence was missed in the Naugatuck game. Morse, Larkin, Stahl and Beecher are all fair players. the lat erjack guard, being willing to mix up, the only player on the team of which that can be said. There is a difference between rough work and getting into the mixups. True, If a player gets into the game he may be trifie rough, but nevertheless that's what counts in a close basketball game. If the Crosby boys had mixed 1t a little more during the season they would not have lost the few games which they did. Crosby should have a good team next year as Benedict will be the only player to graduate, and there are many sub- stitutes who should be good next sea- son. s7.h William Stahl has proved capa- ble manager for the five and did his best to get Waterbury in line for the championship. Manager Stahl has given up hope of arranging game with Winsted and consequently has announced that his five has disband- ed for the season. He claims the championship of the state since Gii- bert has refused to play for the title after promising the local team a game if Middletown should be de- feated. It was the general opinion that Manager Chapin and Captain Wilcox of the Gilbert five would not consent to a game after getting a good claim on the championship and no one can blame them for so doing. The trouble is, Waterbury got frozen out and it has to take its medicine. that's all.
 Gilbert is now endeavoring to ar- range a game with Holyoke high school. which is regarded as the champion of Massachusetts. Win sted is willing to play three games. one fin each town, the third, is neees- sary. on a neutral floor. Holyoke is not likely to play a series of three, as it's schedule is not yet finished, but in all probability will consent to play one game on a neutral floor.