Putnam patriot., 1914-11-27
High School Notes.
Putnam High SuIl Willing to Play k.H.S,

The statement emanating from Put nam High school basket ball circles to the effect that the local team had been turned down in it's overtures to ar range games with killingly High school of Danielsou has stirred things up to considerable degree. State ments have come forth from the borough to the south giving AS the rea- son for refusing to meet Putnam that Putnam Is not gentlemanly team and h nspoftsmanlike. On what ! killinSly bases it's claim is rot set forth, but that song from the borough Is always their death cry when defeat ed in battle and has been heard so often that it's effect is nil Putnam also has something to say along simi- lar lines and points out specific in. stances. For instance they point to an article in the Hartford Courant sent out from Danieson following the game Christmas night last year when Put, nam was accused of most everything
 
 Putnam claims was wholly without foundation. The Putnam manager Is also asking why, if killingly wished to register a protest against Putnam's method of play, it did not do so in ac- 1 cordance with the rules of the Quine- baug Valley League so that the evi- dence could have been heard and the matter disposed of openly, that he who runs might read.
 But perhaps what has occasioned the most surprise in Putnam Is the fact that Killingly's protest comes from what Putnam thought to be a cloudless sky and for this reason: Fol lowing the season of 1913 IA a banquet was held in Putnam, when the captain of the defeated Kilingly team was called upon for remarks ,and respond ed. In closing these remarks the cap tain said he hoped that the next sea son with Pntuam would be as pleas. ant a one as the one whose closing was being celebrated. This remark was greeted by prolonged applause and cheering and it was apparent that al this time killingly was not hafboring any ill feeling and AS this was the lasl word of the past season Putnam was astonished that kiIlingly had perform ed such grand metamorphosis dur ing the intervening months. Putnam is also ehticising Killingls because their manager side-stepped the over. lures for games by saying the dates Putnam offered were unsatisfactory instead of coming out at once and stat. ing that they did not wish to play Put nam. Notwithstanding killingly' < peeved attitude Putnam is willing tc arrange a series with their old rivals and will give them any date of the present playing season the games to bt played under neutral conditions.
 Putnam High basket ball team losl the first game Of the season last Fri day night to the Tourtellotte High o North Grosvenordale. The score wa, 26-25. The game was one of the mos exciting ever seen on the Tourtellott, floor.
 As the school had one session las Monday the debates that should hav' taken place that afternoon were post poned to Tuesday afternoon.
 Miss Pierce, Mr. Backus and MT Mowry neted as judges for the Junio debate on the resolution: That publi, school should Keep eight hours day six days a week, and eleven months [ year. For the Freshmandebate on tn resolution That Monday should be th' weekly holiday of public school winch took place swhiie the judge were eorferfing on the Junior debate it was decided by the club al large. II each debate the affirmative side won