Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-20
BASKET BALL
MIDDLETOWN DOWNED TWISTED
 LAST NIGHT.
Game Was Played in Hartford and the Winsted Quintet Was
 Easy,

Hartford, April 2O.-The basket ball team of the Middletown Y. M. c. A. won the championship of the state from Winsted in the First regi- ment armory last night, 20 to 12. We'll have the band out tonight when he get home," said the Middle town rooters as they surged on the floor after the game and carried Cap tain Carlson off on their shoulders. About 800 turned out to see the game, half of this number coming from Middletown, while Winsted fur nished 200.
 Before the game began there was a wordy warfare between Manager Spain of Middletown and Manager Sullivan of Winsted. The managers had verbal agreement, reported in the newspapers at the time, that when the deciding game should be played that neither team should have a player signed after March 31. This was to prevent either team from ringing in outsiders. When the Win sted team appeared on the floor Kane of the famous Twenty-third street team of New York was with them. There were cries of Twenty third street" when he was seen and trouble was scented at once.
 Manager Sullivan refused to throw Kane out and rather than declare the game off the Middletown manager consented to having the New York man play, Jerry Connell,u the New Haven base ball player, who is a member of the Winsted basketball team, was not on the floor. Both teams showed up we'll in practice, the work of the Middletown men being more showy than their rivals. Both officials were accepted as i'm partial and men who understood the game.
 The game had not been in progress long before Captain Carlson worked the ball towards the Winsted goal and was preparing to shoot when Harding, the Winsted left guard, gave him shove that sent him head long on the floor. There were cries of "dirty work" and put him out" and Harding got in a mixup with spectator. The referee awarded a point to Middletown and also gave Carlson try at goal.
 Kane, the Winsted left forward, made the first goal, the ball being passed to him when he was close to the basket. The first goal was made in five minutes. A few minutes later Hurlburt of Middletown made long shot that was safe and tied the score. Captain Carlson followed soon after wards with an easy goal. The Mid dletown captain scored three points in rapid succession on goals from fouls. Harding then made goal for Winsted, Alearn made one for Mid dletown, ah just before time was up Captain Garrison made another goal from 3foul. The half ended with the scte Il to { in Middle towns favorl
 The playet were rubbed down during the lntermission. Winsted played peter passing game than Middletown ald seemed to have bet ter team worl But the Winsted men were pot shots and missed most of their rec tries for goal. In the last half larding missed several in succession. Once a double foul was called andboth captains missed.
 Moakler of Einsted shot the first goal in the sednd half and Harding followed with three goals from fouls. This nae the score II to 9. and the Middlelwn people began to get worried. Qptain Carlson soon boosted the Misletovn score up with an easy god and then made one | on a foul. Thd pson was the next | player to score Id Harding got an- other on a foul. Hurlburt made a | difficult goal thataused the Middle town fans to cha and Ahearn fol- lowed with one akost as good. Cap i tain Carlson maj the last one, which made the bre 20 to 12.
 There was a grt waving of ban ners and cheerintat the close and | the MIddletown Bple took posses ion of the floor. ne enthusiast be- gan to. pound an q fire trumpet on the floor until a cs chased him of. Quite a number O the Middletown fans came up in aumobiles and they had a parade thSph the streets after the game. wing the orange and blue flags. 1re were more celebrations in the railroad station before the special filed out. The lineup and score:
 Middletown- Winsted- C. Carlson ..... rf -.... Moakler F. Carlson. n .. .... Kane Smith .... ....c .... Burke Ahearn .....- rg .. Thompson Hurlburt ...-. lg -.-. Harding
 Score. Niddletown Winsted 1z:
 goals. C. Carlson 2. learn 2. HurI- burt $. Harding, NkIer. Kane, Thompson: goals froRouls, c. Carl son $, Harding {: oue1int awarded to MiddIetovn for foShg: referee. Nr Metzi0rf of the Orge. \. J.. '. N- C. A: umpire. Nr zters of the FIfeAburz '. M- C. A-ssne. .e-nin- ute halves.