Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-03-25
BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS.
sullivan Wins the Title for Season
In Hancock County.


Standing room was at premium in
Hancock hall last Friday evening when
Sullivan A. A. and Bar Harbor Y. NJ. C. A.
basket ball teams battIed for the title of
Hancock county champions. 1t was the
most exciting game OF the biggest basket
hall season Ellsworth has ever had.
Each team had won one game in games
played on their home floors. The Ellis
worth basket ball team invited them to
play the deciding game here. Each team
was accompanied by a crowd OF loyal
"rooters", while Ellsworth basket ball
"tans" swelled the chorus, principally for
Sullivan.
i-a fast game between we'll matched
teams, but with Sullivan having little
the best OF it from the start, winning out
BY the score OF 1923. The lineup:
sAA 1897 BHYMcA (2s)
Havey, RIA Alley, ib,l
AAbel,lf,I spratt. b, 1q)
Newman, c, 90 Leighton, c.
Clark, b, w Arata, Z, 2
G Abel, b,4 G Arata, 1850
Umpire, Flanagan. Scorers, Robinson
and Paine, Time, 20 minute periods.
A Sullivan s'rooter", inspired by the
game, has broken out into verse. He has
been placed under restraint, but not until
after he had succeeded in getting the fol-
lowing through the mails to THE AMERI-
CAN:
Time, $50; place. Hancock hall,
Occasional game of basketball.
LIne-up-Bar Harbor's deadly Ave-
Versus sullivan, and all alive.
When the Bar Hsrbors first appear
They are greeted by q sickly cheer,
But when sullivan takes the floor,
The crowd bursts out in deafening roar.
The whistle sounds family through the din,
The game is on-each bound to win.
See the sturdy stone-cntters take their knocks
without tremor, they're hard as rocks.
They start their good work right away;
IT'S plain to see they're in to stay.
Each play they make Is strong and clean,
They move like parts of one big machine.
The referee sticks to his job like glue
Gives every man his honest due.
Fair plays" his motto-it can't be beat
To. Sullivan. it seemed bully treat.
The hrst half ended as twas sure to do
II to %. In favor OF whoG
Sullivan, Sullivan. Rah! Rah! Rah.
The noise they made was heard afar.
After brief rest in they went;
Bar Harbor's brows with frowns were bent;
They played a good game-whats the use.
They'd found their match, sure as the deuce!
No subs were needed by these brave lads.
Wiley, the center. played like mad.
And Galen, who can say enough
For this fast player, small but tough.
Arthur and Wallace made good, all right;
Their opponents were q sorry sight.
Quick as fash twas tit for tat,
And one for good measure, too, at that.
George found his man a red-hot "brick";
The limit for them was not too quick.
Let George do 1t" is heard once more,
with meaning it never had before.
But where's the good of telling all,
They say pride goeth before q fall",
II was proved in this case, far too we'll
With q sickening thud Bar Harbor fell.
The morning dawned on a happy place.
brightest of smiles ON every face.
Where are Bar Harbor boys? Every one
Has vanished like dew before the sun.
All welll Who blames them il cast down,
rive homesick boys in a hostile town,
mop In their autos ere break of day
And like the Arabs steal away.
Primrose.